In Africa, Christmas Day begins with groups o...

In Africa, Christmas Day begins with groups of carolers (欢唱颂歌的人) walking to and from through the village, along the roadway, by the houses of the missionaries (传教士), singing the lovely carols known to the world around. Often people may be awakened by a group of carolers beginning to gather at the house of worship(敬神活动). They return home to make final preparations as to the clothes one must wear and also as to their offering for the Christmas service.

The most important part of their Christmas worship service is the love offering. This is the gift in honor of Jesus. At about 8 or 9 o’clock everyone goes to the celebration of the birthday of Jesus. Everyone who attends the service goes forward to lay down their gift upon the raised platform near the Communion table. No one will attend the service without giving a gift.

Christmas in South Africa is a summer holiday. There is no snow, but it has many flowers, many beautiful varieties of wild flowers being in their full pride.

In Ghana, most churches show the coming of Christmas by decorating the church and homes beginning with the first week in Advent, four weeks before Christmas. This season happens to be the time of cocoa harvest, so it is a time of wealth. Everyone returns home from wherever they might be such as farms or mines.

In Africa, it is the traditional dinner of turkey, roast beef, mince pies, or suckling pig, yellow rice with raisins, vegetables, and plum pudding, crackers. In the afternoon, families go out into the country and usually there are games or bathing in the warm sunshine, and then home in the cool of the evening. Boxing Day is also a proclaimed (正式宣布的) public holiday usually spent in the open air. It falls on December 26 and is a day of real relaxation.

1.The purpose of this text is to ________.

A.persuade us to have a holiday in Africa

B.describe some important holidays in Africa

C.tell us how people celebrate Christmas in Africa

D.introduce to us when Christmas came into being

2.What is the most important part of Christmas worship service?

A.One must sing a carol on the platform.

B.One must appear in fantastic clothes.

C.Food is shared among carolers.

D.Everyone carries a gift to the scene.

3.If you visit South Africa on Christmas Day, you’ll find _____________.

A.the church and homes are being decorated

B.there are flowers all over the country

C.everyone returns home to harvest cocoa

D.it is snowing heavily everywhere

4.The correct time order of the following festivals should be __________.

A.Christmas→ Boxing Day→Advent

B.Boxing Day→ Christmas→Advent

C.Christmas→ Advent→Boxing Day

D.Advent→Christmas→Boxing Day

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In Africa, Christmas Day begins with groups of carolers (欢唱颂歌的人) walking to and from through the village, along the roadway, by the houses of the missionaries (传教士), singing the lovely carols known to the world around. Often people may be awakened by a group of carolers beginning to gather at the house of worship(敬神活动). They return home to make final preparations as to the clothes one must wear and also as to their offering for the Christmas service.

The most important part of their Christmas worship service is the love offering. This is the gift in honor of Jesus. At about 8 or 9 o’clock everyone goes to the celebration of the birthday of Jesus. Everyone who attends the service goes forward to lay down their gift upon the raised platform near the Communion table. No one will attend the service without giving a gift.

Christmas in South Africa is a summer holiday. There is no snow, but it has many flowers, many beautiful varieties of wild flowers being in their full pride.

In Ghana, most churches show the coming of Christmas by decorating the church and homes beginning with the first week in Advent, four weeks before Christmas. This season happens to be the time of cocoa harvest, so it is a time of wealth. Everyone returns home from wherever they might be such as farms or mines.

In Africa, it is the traditional dinner of turkey, roast beef, mince pies, or suckling pig, yellow rice with raisins, vegetables, and plum pudding, crackers. In the afternoon, families go out into the country and usually there are games or bathing in the warm sunshine, and then home in the cool of the evening. Boxing Day is also a proclaimed (正式宣布的) public holiday usually spent in the open air. It falls on December 26 and is a day of real relaxation.

1.The purpose of this text is to ________.

A. persuade us to have a holiday in Africa

B. describe some important holidays in Africa

C. tell us how people celebrate Christmas in Africa

D. introduce to us when Christmas came into being

2.What is the most important part of Christmas worship service?

A. One must sing a carol on the platform.

B. One must appear in fantastic clothes.

C. Food is shared among carolers.

D. Everyone carries a gift to the scene.

3.If you visit South Africa on Christmas Day, you’ll find _____________.

A. the church and homes are being decorated

B. there are flowers all over the country

C. everyone returns home to harvest cocoa

D. it is snowing heavily everywhere

4.The correct time order of the following festivals should be __________.

A. Christmas→ Boxing Day→Advent

B. Boxing Day→ Christmas→Advent

C. Christmas→ Advent→Boxing Day

D. Advent→Christmas→Boxing Day

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The youngest of five children in a poor family, Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day 1821 in Oxford. Before the Civil War, Clara’s most famous achievement (成就) was the establishment (建立) of a free public school in New Jersey. Her only medical experience before the war was when she cared for her sick brother for ten months.

During the war, Clara soon devoted herself to saving the wounded soldiers who needed medical supplies. Because of her successful operation, she was praised by the U.S. general, William Hammond, and was allowed to travel with army ambulances.

For the next three years, Clara traveled along with the army operations throughout Virginia and South Carolina. In addition, she also formed a program at Camp Parole, where she attempted to find any soldier who was missing in the war.

Upon the war’s end in 1865, Clara set up an information center to aid in locating missing soldiers. Meanwhile, she made lectures quite frequently, and as a result of exhaustion (筋疲力尽), three years later in 1868, she suffered a breakdown and went to Switzerland to recover. Clara Barton was truly a great American who devoted her life to human beings.

1.Clara Barton was born in Oxford in 　　　　　　　　 .

A. 1821　　　　　　　　　　 B. 1824　　　　　　　　 C. 1865　　　　　　　　　　 D. 1868

2.What can we learn about Clara Barton from the first paragraph?

A. She was born in a rich family.

B. She was the only child of her family.

C. She established a free public school.

D. She had lots of medical experience before the war.

3.What is the right order for the following event?

a. Clara set up a program at Camp Parole.

b. Clara established a free public school.

c. Clara went to Switzerland to recover.

d. Clara traveled with army ambulances.

A. abcd　　　　　　　　　　 B. abdc　　　　　　　 C. badc　　　　　　　　　　 D. bdac

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Clara Barton’s family.

B. Clara Barton and her achievements.

C. Clara Barton’s army life.

D. Clara Barton’s program at Camp Parole.

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The youngest of five children in a middle-class family, Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day, in 1821, in Oxford, Massachusetts. Although she was educated at home, Clara began teaching school herself at the age of fifteen until 1854. Later, before the Civil War (内战), Clara’s greatest achievement was the establishment (建立) of a free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey. What’s more, her only medical experience was when she cared for her invalid (病弱者) brother for two years.

When the Civil War broke out, Clara soon learned that many of the wounded soldiers had suffered from lack of medical supplies. So she asked for donations (捐款) to buy those supplies and began her own operation to hand out these supplies. In 1865, Clara built an information centre to serve war-torn families and often gave speeches. With so much work, she fell ill in 1868 and went to Switzerland to recover, where she learned something about the International Red Cross founded in 1864. But the United States could not take part then. Barton, returned home and began to establish the Red Cross in America. She worked hard, travelling to Washington for support, gave speeches and wrote articles to win the support of the public. She told people the Red Cross was not only important during times of war, but also useful in peace time. This got the attention of both the public and the politicians, and thus the American Association of the Red Cross came into being in 1881.

1.What did Clara Barton want to do during the wartime?

A. Advise the government to buy more medical supplies.

B. Help some families to rebuild their home.

C. Collect money to buy medical supplies.

D. Treat the wounded soldiers by herself.

2.According to the events in Clara’s life, which of the following is the right order?

a. Travelled to win support for the Red Cross in America.

b. Offered medical supplies to the army.

c. Established a free public school.

d. Stayed in Switzerland to improve her health.

e. Worked as a teacher at school.

A. e, c, b, d, a　　 B. e, c, a, b, d

C. e, b, c, d, a　　 D. e, b, a, c, d

3.Clara Barton insisted on establishing the Red Cross in America because ________.

A. it could stop a war breaking out

B. it was a sign of a powerful country

C. it could keep America at peace

D. it could help to overcome unexpected trouble

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the woman do at the beginning of a day?

A. She deals with post.

B. She sends out photographs.

C. She visits artists.

2.How often does a new exhibition take place?

A. About twice a week. B. About twice a month. C. About once a month.

3.Why is the woman pleased with her job?

A. Her life is nice and calm.

B. She spends time dealing with artworks.

C. Her boss is easy to get along with.

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Since the beginning of time, man has been interested in the moon. The Romans designed a special day to show admiration and respect to the moon. They called it “Moonday”, or “Monday”, as we know it today. Later, the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the moon and designed a machine to carry a human to the moon. Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honor to the home where it was born. Four and a half centuries later, Leonardo’s idea was realized. Apollo II took three Americans, Collins, Aldrin, and Armstrong to the moon. The mission (任务) did fill the whole world with great surprise, as Leonardo had said it would. Numerous essays, articles, and books were written about man’s first moon mission. But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the event over 100 years before. In 1865, French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon. His story was very similar to the 1969 Apollo II mission. Verne’s spacecraft also contained three men—two Americans and a Frenchman. The spacecraft was described as being almost the same size as Apollo II. The launch (发射) site in Verne’s story was also in Florida. The spacecraft in Verne’s story was named the “Columbiad”. The Apollo II command ship was called “Columbia”. His account of sending the spacecraft into the space could easily have been written about how Apollo II was sent into the space.

1.Leonardo da Vinci said that a great machine bird would ________.

A．bring great honor to the moon

B．fly toward the sun

C．explore the heavens

D．take people to the moon

2.Jules Verne wrote his story of a man’s visit to the moon about ________.

A．100 years before the Apollo II mission

B．10 years before the Apollo II mission

C．four and one a half centuries ago

D．100 years ago

3.Verne’s story is very similar to _____.

A．the first U.S. space mission

B．the Apollo II mission

C．Leonardo da Vinci’s story

D．numerous other books on the same subject

4.The underlined word “spacecraft” probably means ________.

A．a kind of rocket                         B．a kind of plane

C．a kind of train                          D．a kind of bus

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Though he is in his late sixties, the well-known biologist begins each day ____ a sense of adventure and a sense of curiosity.

A. in                      B. with                        C. of                   D. at

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Every summer, the Serengeti plains (平原) of Africa are worth visiting. Millions of wild animals begin their 1,800-mile journey northwards on their annual migratory (迁移的) route.

In the month of November, polar bears in their thousands cross the Canadian Arctic, as they head towards the ice sheets of Hudson Bay. The sea ice that forms every winter is the key to the bear’s managing to exist, for here they hunt for seals (海豹).

The Great Bustard, one of the heaviest flying birds, migrates each year across Europe and Asia to its wintering grounds. Unluckily, these and other migratory animals are in danger from human activity.

We have written several articles on climate change and the effect of rising ocean temperatures. Since 1979, ice sheets in the Arctic have gone down by 30 percent. What does this mean for polar bears? They are forced to stay on land for longer periods of time, which delays their search for food. As a result, bears today are 60 pounds lighter than what they were. Besides, smaller bears also produce weaker babies, and their chances of survival are at risk. In the plains of Africa, migratory animals like gazelles are traveling long distances for food, just to avoid falling prey (牺牲品) to humans who hunt them.

In an unusual step, experts from 120 countries have agreed to protect 31 migratory mammals, fish and birds. The United Nation’s 11th annual Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) was held in Quito, Ecuador. For the first time, 900 experts attended the conference, and the enthusiastic support shows the world is united in conservation (保护) efforts.

What does getting on a protected list mean? Countries that have signed the agreement will be required to pass laws locally and work with other countries that fall within the animal’s migratory path. Only one animal did not make the list. The African lion was rejected (拒绝) for lack of information of the countries where it lives.

1.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The Great Bustard is one of the largest flying birds.

B. The weight of polar bears today is lighter than what it was.

C. In the 1970s, ice sheets went down by 30 percent.

D. 120 experts have agreed to protect 21 migratory animals.

2.Why was the African lion not included in the list from the passage?

A. We don’t know which countries it lives in.

B. It isn’t a migratory animal.

C. Experts were not interested in this animal.

D. It was not traveling long distances for food.

3.The writer writes this passage aiming to __________.

A. let us know about the animals

B. prevent the rare animals from dying out

C. inform us of the effects of climate change

D. draw our attention to helping the migratory animals

4.All these factors have probably put the migratory animals in danger EXCEPT _______.

A. some human activity　　 B. the enthusiastic support from experts

C. rising ocean temperatures　　 D. climate change

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The history of modern art begins with Impressionism, a movement started in Paris in the mid-1800’s. At that time many artists painted in a very traditional way that involved spending hours in a studio, painstakingly (辛苦地) creating paintings that were extremely detailed. These paintings were sometimes of people or landscapes or historical events. In 1863, Edouard Manet exhibited his painting “Dejeuner sur l’erbe” at the Salon des Refuses. The painting caused a commotion (骚动), thus starting the Impressionist movement. Although Edouard Manet is the declared leader and founder of the group, he was not present at the first group exhibition or any of the other eight collective Impressionist shows. The movement gained more attention in the April of 1874 when Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and Jean-Frédéric Bazille formed Society of Artists, Painters, Sculptors, Engravers and began exhibiting outside of the official salon. The same year, the term Impressionism was invented by criticizing (批评的) journalist Louis Leroy to describe their paintings, who worked for the magazine Le Charivari.

The Impressionists often paint out of doors and want to show how light and shadow fall on objects at particular times of the day. Their works are sometimes described as “captured moments” and are characterized by short quick brushstrokes (笔) of colour which, when viewed up close looks quite messy and unreal. If we step back from the Impressionist paintings, the colours are blended together by our eyes and we are able to see the painters’ subjects which often show colourful landscapes, sunlight on water as well as people busy with outdoor activities.

1.Before Impressionism, the works of artists were ________.

A. quite abstract                     B. very confusing

C. very detailed                D. quite controversial

2.Who first started Impressionism? ___________

A. Claude Monet.                 B. Edouard Manet.

C. Auguste Renoir.             D. Alfred Sisley.

3.The works of the Impressionists are best viewed ________.

A. with imagination     B. at a distance

C. outdoors                  D. in a studio

4.The second paragraph is mainly about ______.

A. the painting style of the Impressionists

B. how to describe the Impressionist paintings

C. the influences of the Impressionist paintings

D. the subjects of the Impressionist paintings

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Language learning begins with listening.Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking,and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will“obey”spoken instructions some time before they can speak,though the word“obey”is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child.Before they can speak,many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.

Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties.It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight,pain,friendliness,and so on.But since these can’t be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate,they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language.It is agreed,too,that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment,and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store.This selfimitation(模仿) leads on to deliberate(有意的) imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people.The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.

It is a problem we need to get out teeth into.The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world.Thus the use at seven months of“mama”as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father,his dog,or anything else he likes.Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself,I doubt,however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.

1.Before children start speaking________.

2.Children who start speaking late________.

3.The problem of deciding at what point a baby’s imitations can be considered as speech________.

4.The speaker wants to tell us that________.

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