(2014·温州质检)It is________tradition for people ...

(2014·温州质检)It is________tradition for people in this country to pay in________cash when buying things.

A．the；/　    B．a；/

C．；/the　    D．a；the

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India is traditionally a tea-drinking country. But, it is now gaining a new taste for coffee. This has led international coffee companies to consider opening businesses in the huge market. Local business people are also hoping to profit from the country’s tea-drinking habits. They want to open new stores that offer tea.

It is ten thirty in the morning in India. Two cafes are within meters of each other, near a college in New Delhi. And they are selling a lot of tea. Their main customers are undergraduate students.

“We have a lot of break between classes, so whenever we get time, we just go and we enjoy ourselves. It’s a lot of fun, especially when you are with people you enjoy spending time with.”

In the past ten years, cafes have become increasingly popular in India. The country’s huge young population have quickly taken to the coffee culture.

Coffee stores have spread from major cities like New Delhi and Mumbai to smaller towns. Coffee use has doubled in the last ten years. It is the success of this market that has gained the attention of companies like the American-based coffee chain Starbucks. The company will open its first store in India later this year. Other companies like Lavazza and Costa Coffee are already there.

Yet, the growth of coffee will not reduce the popularity of tea. Indians drink eight times more tea than coffee. They have been drinking tea for more than one hundred and fifty years. India is one of the world’s biggest producers of tea, which is known locally as “chai”. Outside homes and offices, it is mostly sold by small businesses on the street.

1.Why do international coffee companies consider opening businesses in India?

A. India consumes very little coffee.         B. India has a large population.

C. People in India now prefer coffee to tea.    D. Indians come to like the taste of coffee.

2.Which one is correct about undergraduate students?

A. They only have tea in the cafes.

B. They are the main customers in the cafes.

C. They like enjoying coffee with friends in cafes.

D. They like to go to the cafes to escape lessons.

3.What can we learn about coffee in India?

A. Coffee is consumed more than tea in India now.

B. Coffee is much more welcomed by young Indians than tea.

C. Coffee consumed today doubles that of ten years ago.

D. The growth of coffee will reduce the consumption.

4.Which statement is wrong according to the passage?

A. Coffee stores have spread to small towns in India.

B. Some foreign coffee companies are trying to open Indian coffee market.

C. Local people worry about losing profit on tea.

D. Indians drink eight times more tea than coffee.

5.What is the text mainly about?

A. Undergraduate students are main coffee consumers in India.

B. Indians mainly consume both tea and coffee.

C. India is traditionally a tea-drinking country.

D. India is becoming a big new coffee consuming country.

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It is the custom for people to bow to one another in Japan. When Fred visited that country he bowed too, even though he felt ________ doing it.

A. innocent　　 B. awkward　　 C. elegant　　 D. stressful

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Every year more people recognize that it is wrong to kill wildlife for “sport.” Progress in this direction is slow because shooting is not a sport for watching, and only those few who take part realize the cruelty and destruction.

The number of gunners, however, grows rapidly. Children too young to develop proper judgments through independent thought are led a long way away by their gunning parents. They are subjected to advertisements of gun producers who describe shooting as good for their health and guncarrying as a way of putting redder blood in the veins (血管). They are persuaded by gunner magazines with stories honoring the chase and the kill. In school they view motion pictures which are supposedly meant to teach them how to deal with arms safely but which are actually designed to stimulate (刺激) a desire to own a gun. Wildlife is disappearing because of shooting and because of the loss of wildland habitat (栖息地). Habitat loss will continue with our increasing population, but can we slow the loss of wildlife caused by shooting? There doesn’t seem to be any chance if the serious condition of our birds is not improved.

Wildlife belongs to everyone and not to the gunners alone. Although most people do not shoot, they seem to forgive shooting for sport because they know little or nothing about it. The only answer, then, is to bring the truth about sport shooting to the great majority of people.

Now, it is time to realize that animals have the same right to life as we do and that there is nothing fair or right about a person with a gun shooting the harmless and beautiful creatures. The gunners like to describe what they do as character-building, but we know that to wound an animal and watch it go through the agony of dying can make nobody happy. If, as they would have you believe, gun-carrying and killing improve human-character, then perhaps we should encourage war.

1.According to the text, most people do not seem to be against hunting because ________.

A. they have little knowledge of it

B. it helps to build human character

C. it is too costly to stop killing wildlife

D. they want to keep wildlife under control

2.The underlined word “agony” in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A. form                B. condition                C. pain                D. sadness

3.According to the text, the films children watch at school actually ________.

A. teach them how to deal with guns safely

B. praise hunting as character-building

C. describe hunting as an exercise

D. encourage them to have guns of their own

4.It can be inferred from the text that the author seems to ________.

A. blame the majority of people

B. worry about the existence of wildlife

C. be in favour of war

D. be in support of character-building

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(2014·兰州名校阶段检测)Many people believe that hunger is only a problem in the developing countries.________，it is a problem all over the world.

A．For one thing　    B．In addition

C．As well　    D．On the contrary

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It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has effect on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others a catastrophe(灾害) or even a wonder.

　But there are countries between these two kinds that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year. Britain is one of them, for which the arrival of snow quite simply causes problems. Within hours of the first snowfalls, however light, roads are blocked, trains and buses have to stop in the middle of the way. Normal communication is affected as well: telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. And almost within hours, there are also certain shortages----bread, vegetables and other things-----not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly because people are frightened and go out and store up with food and so on…just for fear that something bad should happen.

　But why does snow have this effect? After all, the Swiss, the Austrians and the Canadians don‘t have such problems. It is simple because there is not enough planning and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow-ploughs(扫雪机) and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain does not buy snow-ploughs is that they are used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospital, education, helping the old and so on..

1.According to the writer, Britain is a country ________.

　2.After a few hours’ snowing there are often some shortages of food because ______.

　A. shops have closed down B. people buy as much as they can

　B. farmers cannot produce any more D. people eat more vegetables in winter

　3.The words "two kinds" in the passage mean the countries ______.

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The desire for a better life is sometimes so big that it makes people leave their countries and their families and work in other countries. They know that they will have to face difficult moments，that they won’t be able to communicate with the persons around them，and that maybe they will have to work in illegal conditions to get the money they need for their families，but they all take these chances and they hope they will succeed.

On the other hand，there are people who immigrate(移民)just for the sake of the people they love. They leave their families to make other families with the people they love. Women go to meet their men who have chosen other countries to start a new life，even if they miss their families and friends. Maybe they don’t have a place to work but they are able to wait to see what destiny(命运) has for them.

There are also the cases of the people who are forced to leave their countries because of a war which threatens their lives. They’d rather start from the very beginning again than risk putting their lives in danger.

When well­developed countries see that their homeland is being “invaded” by lots of immigrants，they set new laws that make immigration harder. As a result of this，many illegal immigrants cross the borders and are eager to work，although they are paid only half the amount of money native workers receive for the same kind of job.

The opinions of the local people are varied and they range from total refusal to complete acceptance. Immigrants in countries which have large communities of them are fighting for the recognition of their social rights and for equal treatment.

Many immigrants have managed to be fully accepted by the communities where they live and have managed to change the opinions of the local people about them.

1.Which of the following reasons for immigration is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Escaping from a war.        B．Being reunited with the beloved people.

C．Seeking a better life.        D．Studying a foreign language.

2. What’s the usual response to immigrants in well­developed countries?

A．To accept them.            B．To put limitations on immigration.

C．To refuse them.            D．To encourage them.

3.The passage implies that ________.

A．culture shock causes great anxiety in some immigrants

B．illegal immigrants cause great damage to developed countries

C．stricter laws should be set to prevent immigration

D．many people go to other countries with great determination

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—Do you know eggs are traditionally sold by　　 dozen in this country?

—Yes. And in some bookstores, the second-hand books are sold by　　 weight.

A. 不填; 不填 　　　 B. the; the

C. the; 不填 　　　　 D. 不填; the

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(2013·成都部分高中高三质检)How can Margot ________ from her illness in this room when it is so dirty and dusty？It will only make her worse.

A．suffer　 B．recover　 C．discover　 D．return

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(2014·温州高三质检)—He admitted________in the exam.

—That’s why he was not admitted________universities or colleges.

A．to cheat；by　    B．cheating；to

C．to cheat；to　    D．cheating；by

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