A Festival for the Dead is held once a year i...

A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially­made lanterns(灯笼) are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle(景象，场面), for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.

1.The festival is a cheerful one，because________.

A．people specially make some lanterns

B．all night long, people dance and sing

C．people make much delicious food

D．the dead are said to return to their homes and are welcomed by the living

2.Specially­made lanterns(灯笼) are hung outside each house to________.

A．help the dead to find their way

B．add the cheerful atmosphere

C．welcome the dead to go home

D．help the dead to find the food

3.What happens to the lanterns at the end of the festival?

A．The lanterns are put away to be used next year.

B．They are thrown away.

C．They are placed into the water.

D．They are hung outside all the way.

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33. Is this hospital ________ you once worked for 10 years?

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The Warwick Cheese Festival takes place in June every year. This annual event is the biggest cheese festival in North America, 1. (attract) tens of thousands of Canadians and　 2. (visitor) from all over the world. They can try over 100 kinds of cheese made all over Quebec at the festival. And they 3. (invite) to vote for the People’s Choice Prize of the year.

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The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai is_____ to any other fair held in China this year.

A. important     B.superior          C. senior         D. significant

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The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai is_____ to any other fair held in China this year.

A. important     B. superior          C. senior         D. significant

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For Chinese,2008 is ______special year, ______ year when the 29^th Olympics were held in China for the first time and ______ one that saw so many natural disasters.

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For Chinese,2008 is ______special year, ______ year when the 29^th Olympics were held in China for the first time and ______ one that saw so many natural disasters.

A. a,  the,  the    B. the,  a,  the    C. a,  the,  不填    D. a,  a,  不填

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A recent experiment held in Japan shows that it is almost impossible for people to walk exactly straight for 60 metres. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology found 20 healthy men and asked them to walk as straight as possible to a target 60 metres away at normal speed. Each man had to walk on white paper fixed flat to the floor wearing wet colored socks. The footprints revealed that all walked in a winding rather than a straight line. Researchers found that people readjust the direction of walking every few seconds. The amount of the winding differed from subject to subject. This suggests that none of us can walk in a strictly straight line. We walk in a winding way mainly because of a slight structural or functional imbalance of our limbs (四肢). Although we may start walking in a straight line, several steps afterwards we have changed direction.

Eyesight helps us to correct the direction of walking and leads us to the target. Your ears also help you walk. After turning around a lot with your eyes closed, you can hardly stand still, let alone walk straight.

It’s all because your ears help you balance. Inside your inner ear there is a structure which contains liquids. On the sides of the organ are many tiny hair-like structures that move around as the liquid flows. When you spin (旋转) the liquid inside also spins. The difference is that when you stop, the liquid continues to spin for a while. Dizziness is the result of these nerves in your ear. When you open your eyes, although your eyesight tells you to walk in a straight line, your brain will trust your ears more, thus you walk in a curved line.

1.The experiment held in Japan proved that _______.

A. the participants kept readjusting their direction of walking

B. all the participants had a good sense of direction

C. the experiment was done in different ways

D. none of the participants finished the 60 metres

2.The underlined word “subject” in Para. 1 refers to ________.

A. a person with a functional imbalance

B. a person chosen to be studied in an experiment

C. the subject one studies at school

D. the direction of walking

3.The purpose of writing the article is to ________.

A. prove that ears and eyes help us to walk straight

B. explain why we can hardly walk in a strictly straight line

C. point out the importance of noticing everyday science

D. give background information about a latest study

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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of 　　 1.　　 (excite) just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. 　　 2.　　 most unusual car was a Benz 　　 3.　　 had only three wheels. 　　 4.　　 (build) in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions(轰响), the race began. Many of the cars 　　 5.　　　 (break) down on the way, so some drivers spent 　 6.　　 time under their cars than in them! A few cars, 　　 7.　　 , completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour — much faster than any of 　　 8.　　 (it) rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and the driver had a lot of trouble 　　 9.　 (try) to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different 　　 10.　　 modern car races but no less exciting.

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It is the third time so far that such a festival________in my hometown.

A．is held 　 B．has been held　　 C．will be held 　 D．had been held

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