As an old sailor, he has ____________ in most...

As an old sailor, he has ____________ in most parts of the world in his time. He must be interesting to listen to.

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In most parts of the world, as far back as anyone can remember , there has been a puppet（木偶）tradition. Although some of us think of puppets as children’s entertainment, they were----and oftenstill are used to tell serious stories to adult audiences. Even in these days of special effects, the puppettheatre still has a special place in many cultures.

The best known puppet characters in Britain are Punch and Judy, glove puppets with woodenheads. In summer, one basic play of about half an hour is performed on beaches all around Britain .Mr. Punch, who has an enormous nose and wears a curved hat, gets into trouble and has argumentswith his wife, Judy. A policeman , a crocodile, and a hangman, and all of them run after Mr. Punch .He ,of course, invariably manages to survive to fight another day .

In Belgium wooden puppets first appeared in the 1820s in cities like liege . The liege puppetsare in fact string puppets without strings！They have a single rod（棒）attached to their heads, whichmeans the puppeteers aren’t able to raise the arms and legs, but can move the body up and down and the head from side to side. Many of the stories used to be historical or religious but it is Tchantches,a comic character wit patched trousers and a big black hat, who is the best loved character today. LikeMr. Punch, he is a simple man who is also greedy, quarrelsome and lazy. He makes fun of everyone, but is often warm--hearted and tender.

1.We can learn from the first paragraph that______________.

A. puppets are much more popular nowadays .

B. people prefer puppets to special effects

C. puppets were mainly intended for children

D. people used puppets to make fun for adults

2.The underlined word “invariably”in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to___________.

A. constantly　　 B. naturally

C. immediately　 D. bravely

3.The biggest difference between puppets in Britain and puppets in Belgium is their___________.

A. performing time

B. operating ways

C. producing material

D. decorating characters

4.The passage is mainly about__________________.

A. different kinds of puppets

B. how puppets came into being

C. why puppets are popular

D. story---telling through puppets

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Shoulder pain is common. The shoulder has the most range of movement of any part in the body. 1.  Furthermore, shoulder pain sometimes comes from other areas of the body. Here are some tips to help reduce shoulder pain.

2.Often, the root cause of shoulder pain is simply your overdoing something. If your problem is work related, change to a different activity. If the shoulder pain is exercise-related, then you may be working out too aggressively or with bad form – turn to a personal trainer for help.

Ice your shoulder. The application of ice is useful for almost all acute Injuries. 3. Apply ice for 10-15 minutes every hour, then reduce the frequency as the pain and swelling become less strong.

Do some light shoulder stretches(拉伸).While standing or sitting, reach around the front of your body and seize the opposite elbow(肘).  4.Reach behind your back towards your shoulder and hold it with your other hand. Slowly pull on the hand with the painful shoulder until you ~eel a stretch.

See your doctor. If your shoulder pain is especially severe, and long-lasting, what else can you do?  5.Your doctor will discuss a treatment plan according to your pain.

A. Seek medical help.

B. Rest your shoulder.

C. Build shoulder strength.

D. Consider surgery if necessary.

E. That's why it's so likely to suffer from injury.

F. The cold treatment works well when applied to the most painful shoulder.

G. Gently pull on the back of the elbow until you feel a stretch in the shoulder.

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In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. Now this is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during of the birth a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.

Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we send them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally (晚期的）in patients— even when those patients are their parents. This deprives（剥夺）the dying patient of family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.

Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed about 500 terminally in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.

It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communication in order to truly understand their needs, fears and fantasies . Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their great need to be informed, to be kept up - to - date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the coming of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance before death.

1. The elders of today's Americans _______ .

A. are often absent when a family member is born or dying

B. are unfamiliar with birth and death

C. usually see the birth or death of a family member

D. have often experienced the fear of death as part of life

2. Children in America are deprived of the chance to________.

A. visit a patient at hospital   B. visit their family members

C. learn how to face death    D. look after the patients

3. The need of a dying patient for people to accompany him shows________.

A. his wish for communication with other people      B. his fear of death

C. his unwillingness to die             D. he feels very upset about his condition

4. It may be concluded from the passage that________.

A. dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition

B. dying patients are afraid of being told of the coming of death

C. most patients are unable to accept death until it can’t be avoided

D. most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need

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In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. Now this is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during of the birth a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.

Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we send them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally （晚期的）in patients— even when those patients are their parents. This deprives（剥夺）the dying patient of family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.

Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed about 500 terminally in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential（潜在的）outcome.

It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communication in order to truly understand their needs, fears and fantasies （幻想）. Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their great need to be informed, to be kept up - to - date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the coming of detach and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance before death.

1.The elders of today's Americans________ .

A. are often absent when a family member is born or dying

B. are unfamiliar with birth and death

C. usually see the birth or death of a family member

D. have often experienced the fear of death as part of life

2.Children in America are deprived of the chance to________.

A. visit a patient at hospital

B. visit their family members

C. learn how to face death

D. look after the patients

3.The need of a dying patient for people to accompany（陪伴）him shows________.

A. his wish for communication with other people

B. his fear of death

C. his unwillingness to die

D. he feels very upset about his condition

4.It may be concluded from the passage that________.

A. dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition

B. dying patients are afraid of being told of the coming of death

C. most patients are unable to accept death until it can’t be avoided

D. most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need

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The government has proposed to spend money developing wireless charging roads in the UK as part of a ￡40 million plan. Wireless charging roads could be developed to recharge electric cars while they drive along to solve some problems about limited equipment to encourage ownership of these vehicles and ensure better air quality. The government has promised the money to developing both on-street and wireless charging to help transformation from internal combustion engine(内燃机)cars to electric cars.

These systems work similarly to a Scalextric toy car. Wireless charging uses a process called electromagnetic induction(电磁感应)to move energy. On the ground is a pad in which electricity is passed through a set of wire to create a magnetic field. It is then moved to a receiver on the underside of the car. Once the technology works, it could mean that drivers can fill up their cars as they drive along, meaning there could be longer periods between charging.

The proposal was made in Department for Transport (DFT) and could also see charging points positioned at service stations and car parks. New homes will also, where permitted, be built with some points. David Martell, of the electric car charging company BP Chargemaster, said, "Wireless charging will make driving an electric vehicle as similar as possible to driving a petrol car but without going to the petrol station frequently."

This is not the first time that wireless charging roads have been proposed as a number of firms have developed technologies. Renault partnered with Qualcomm and VEDECOM Tech to develop a road to test the technology's capability. The 100-meter test track was said to be capable of a charge up to 20 kilowatts at speeds up to, and over, 62 miles per hour (nearly 100 km/h).

1.What's the attitude of the UK government to electric vehicles?

A.Supportive. B.Unfavourable.

C.Indifferent. D.Objective.

2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.How a Scalextric toy car functions. B.How the electric cars get charged.

C.How the wireless road systems run. D.How the electric cars benefit people.

3.How does David Martell find the new technology?

A.It gets petrol cars unfavourable. B.It saves drivers' trips to petrol station.

C.It gives rise to many new car parks. D.It makes electric cars difficult to drive.

4.Why does the author mention the figures in the last paragraph?

A.To show the experiment of some firms.

B.To announce the progress of the new technology.

C.To show the efficiency of the wireless road systems.

D.To encourage the cooperation among different firms.

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In the countries of South and Southeast Asia, the elephant has been an important part of the culture, economy and religion for centuries. And nowhere more so than in Thailand. Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated（驯化）. The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the power of royalty (皇室)to its rulers，and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background. To the early Western visitors, the country's romantic name was“ Land of the White Elephant".

Today, however, the story is very different. Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it. The elephant has found itself more or less deserted by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a society in the western part. And while the elephant's problems began many years ago, now it has a very low national advantage.

How does the national symbol turn into ignored animals? It is a story of worse environment and the changing lives of the Thais themselves. According to Richard Lair, Thailand's expert on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the last century, there may well have been as many as 100,000 national elephants in the country.

In the north of Thailand alone, it was estimated（估计）that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen.

This was at a time when 90 percent of Thailand was still forest---a habitat that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people. Nothing ploughs through thick forest better than lots of sure-footed elephants.

By 1950 the elephant population had dropped, but still to the number of 13, 397. However, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another l,350 wandering free in the national parks. But now, Thailand's forest covers only 20 percent of the land. This deforestation（采伐森林）is the central point of the elephant's difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of work. This century, as the road network grew, the elephant's role as a beast of burden decreased.

1.What can we know about African elephants from the passage?

A. It is of little value to domesticate them.

B. It is hard to domesticate them.

C. They are living a better life than Asian elephants.

D. Their fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants.

2.Thailand was once called "Land of the White Elephant" because ________.

A. white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s

B. white elephant is rarely seen and thus very special

C. white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authority

D. this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors

3.Why is the Thai elephant "out of work", according to the author?

A. Because there are too many elephants but too few jobs.

B. Because the elephants can't do labor work any longer.

C. Because the government pays little attention to the problem.

D. Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners.

4.The passage is most probably from ________.

A. a travel guide

B. a history book

C. a popular science magazine

D. an official announcement

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As he has worked in the army as an electrical engineer for many years, he has every ____ for the job.

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He is one of the students ______ selected to take part in the context.

A. whose is　　 B. which are　　 C. as is　　 D. who are

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As an experienced journalist, he always has a nose ______ a good story.

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