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81.



Holidays


in


the


United


States


usually


occur


at


least


once


a


month.


Most


months


have


a


national


holiday


that


has


been


arranged


to


be


celebrated


on


a


Monday.


The


holidays


have


all


been decided to be celebrated on a Monday so that the workers may have 3-day weekends--- that


is, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in order to rest or travel or do things with their families. Major


holidays in the United States such as New Year’s Day or Christmas Day or the day, when we


remember the first settlers of the United States, called Thanksgiving Day are celebrated all over


the


country.


During


these


holidays


most


businesses


close


and


the


workers


stay


home


and


celebrate with their family.


Vacation


can


be


from


2


weeks


a


year


to


4


weeks


a


year.


This


usually


depends


on


how


long


you’ve been working for a company, what type of position you have, whether you have a very


high position or a very important position and it’s difficult to find someone to replace



you. In this case, you might take a few days at a time rather than taking one month all at once.


Usually


the


more


time


you


spend


working


for


a


company,


the


more


time


you


may


get


for


vacation.


1.


The


government


of


the


United


States


makes


it


a


rule


for


workers


to


have


a


___


weekend


almost once a month.


A. 1-day


B. 2-day


C. 3-day


D. 4-day


2. Workers in the United States sometimes work from___.


A. Monday to Saturday


B. Tuesday to Sunday


C. Thursday to Friday


D. Tuesday to Friday


3. Which statement is not true according to this passage?


A. Only a few shops remain open on New Years Day.


B. Most of the workers needn’t work on Christmas Day.



C. Days on vacation must be more than all the holidays in a year.


D. All the workers have a half month vacation at last.


4. The reason why someone has to divide his vacation into several parts is that ___.


A. no one can be found to take his place


B. he hasn’t a most high position



C. he plays an important role in his work


D. he hasn’t been working for his company for a long time



5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?


A. Holidays in the United States


B. Vacation in the United States.


C. How do the workers spend their holidays.


D. Something about the holidays and vacation in the U.S..




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82.



Why don’t birds get lost in their long migratory flights? Scientists have been puzzle


d over


this question for many years. Now they’re beginning to fill in the blanks.



Not long ago, experiments showed that birds rely on the sun to guide them during daylight hours.


But what about birds that fly mainly at night? Tests with artificial stars have proved conclusively


that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the star in their long-distance flights.


One


such


bird---a


warbler(


鸣禽


)---had


spent


its


lifetime


in


a


cage


and


never


flown


under


the


natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn ability to use the stars for guidance. The bird’s cage was


placed


under


an


artificial


star-filled


sky


at


migration


time.


The


bird


tried


to


fly


in


the


same


direction as that taken by his outdoor cousins. Any change in the position of the make- believe


stars caused a change in the direction of his flight.


Scientists think that warbler, when flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But the stars are


apparently their principal means of navigation. What do they do when the stars are hidden by


clouds? Apparently, they find their way by such landmarks as mountain ranges, coast lines, and


river courses. But when it’s too dark to see these, the warblers circle he


lplessly, unable to get


their bearings.


1.


The reason why birds don’t get lost in migratory flights



A. have been known to scientists for years .


B. have only recently been discovered.


C. are known by everyone.



D. will probably remain a mystery.


2. The experiment with the warbler indicated that


A. birds have to be taught to navigate.


B. a bird that has been caged will not migrate.


C. some birds cannot fly at night.



D. some birds seem instinctively to follow the star when flying at night.


3. Under artificial stars, the bird in the cage


A. tried to fly in the same direction as birds not caged .


B. changed direction when the position of the stars was changed.


C. would not fly at all.



D. both A and B.


4. Warblers migrate


A. from North American to the Falkland Islands.


B. only once during their lifetime.



C. using what is apparently an inborn navigational ability.



D. when they are freed from their cages.


5. This article is a good example of the way scientists


A. jump to conclusion.


B. discover workable answers to general questions by studying particular cases.



C. formulate a law and then carry out investigation.





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D. are frustrated by the habits of animals.


83.


Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many


years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behavior for a


man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a


fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.


Customs


also


differ


from


country


to


country.


Does


a


man


walk


on


the


left


or


the


right


of


a


woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners? Should you use both


hands when you are eating? Should you leave one on your lap, or on the table?


The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number


of


social


customs.


For


example,


in


both


America


and England


people


shake


hands


when


they


meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer


their seat to a woman, and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and


in America. That is, if a dinner invitation is for 7 o’clock, the dinner guest either arrives close to


that time or calls up to explain his delay.


The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that


might


make


other people feel uncomfortable, especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a


man who gave a formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat


his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or shocked, but the host calmly picked up


his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest


feel foolish or uncomfortable.


1. If one has accepted a dinner invitation, what should he do if he is to be late for the dinner?


A. He should find an excuse.


B. He should ask for excuse.


C.


He should say “Sorry”.



D. He should telephone to explain his being late.


2


.


“It


would


have


been


bad


manners


to


make


his


guests


feel


foolish


or


uncomfortable.”


“Bad


manners: means ___.


A. ugly


B. dishonest


C. impolite


D. shameful


3. Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?


A. Social Customs and Behavior


B. Social life


C. American and British Customs


D. Promptness Is Important


4. According to the text, the best host ___.


A. tries his best to make his guests feel comfortable


B. makes his guests feel excited


C. tries to avoid being naughty to his guests


D. tries to avoid being foolish


5. The author of this article may agree with which of the following?


A. The guest who ate his peas with a knife.


B. The other guests who were amused or shocked.



C. The host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same way.


D. None of the above.




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84.


There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live. The first great


invention was that is still very important today --- the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy


things and to travel long distances.


For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel.


Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the


world. People didn’t have to explore much anymore. They began to work instead to make life


better.


In the second half of the 19


th


century many great inventions were made. Among them were the


camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today.


The


first


part


of


the


20


th



century


saw


more


great


inventions.


The


helicopter


in


1909,


sound


movies in 1926, the computer in 1928, and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new


material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear.


The


middle


part


of


the


20


th



century


brought


new


ways


to


help


people


get


over


disease.


They


worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live long lives. By the 1960s most


people could expect to live to be at least 60.


By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made.


But man now had a desire to explore again. The world is known to man but the stars are yet.


Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States


took a step. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their steps into


space.


In 1969 man took his biggest step away form earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is


certainly just a beginning though. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have


never yet dreamed of.


1. ___ inventions had had as much effect as the wheel before the 19


th


century.


A. Quite a number of


B. Some


C. Few


D. Many other


2. Nylon came out nearly at the same time as ___.


A. the radio B. the camera


C. jet planes


D. the movies


3. People can live longer lives because ___ to help cure diseases have worked very well.


A. doctors


B. new methods


C. medicines


D. new hospitals


4. This passage talks mainly about ___.



A.


how inventions affect people’s lives



B. when the electric light was invented


C. which country made the first step into space D. why cars were very important


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. We can safely come to


the conclusion that people’s lives


will be


made even better through


___.


A. new discoveries



B. greater inventions


C. better ways to help get over diseases


D. all of the above


85.



The


whole


body


is


covered


with


skin.


The


surface


of


the


skin


is


dead


(like


the


hair


and


nails), but it is made from a living layer just under the surface. The outside dead layers wear off


all the time, with new ones replacing them, and the body forms a totally new skin every three




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weeks.


The skin protects the body from the outside world and it passes in information from the outside.


It helps to keep water in the body and to keep the body at the same temperature. Bacteria (germs)


cannot get in through the skin unless it is damaged.


If the weather is cold, the blood vessels on the skin squeeze (


挤压


) down, or contract, so that as


little blood as possible comes near the surface. This means that less warmth is lost to the outside.


This makes the skin look pale, or even “blue”. At the same


time, the hairs on the skin are pulled


upright by tiny muscles.


When it is hot, the blood vessels expand, or get wider again, to allow plenty of blood to run near


the surface of the skin. This helps the body to loose heat, and the skin may look red. At the same


time, The sweat glands produce more sweat, which cools the skin down.


If


the


skin


has


ever


been


numb,


you


will


realize


how


important


the


feeling


from


the


skin


is.


Nerves in the skin are sensitive to heat and cold, sharpness, hardness and softness, wetness and


dryness and pain. If one is not able to feel these things, which can act as warning, he is likely to


be burned, cut or hurt in other ways.


The color of the skin depends on special color cells. These are just below the top layers of the


skin. They are needed as protection from some of the harmful rays of the sun. The stronger the


sun, the more important it is to have a dark skin. People with pale skins may “tan(


晒黑


)” in the


sun. This happens when the body produces extra color cells in the skin for protection. In the sun,


the skin produces a vitamin (vitamin D) which is needed for strong bones.


1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?


A.


There is skin all over one’s body.



B.


The skin of one’s body will be completely


different in three weeks.


C. The surface of the skin is made of a living layer


D.


One’s hair and nails are dead.



2. The second paragraph of the passage mainly talks about.


A. the functions of the skin


B. the temperature of the skin



C. the information from the skin


D


.


the water in one’s body



3. When will bacteria get in through the skin?


A. When one is ill.



B. When the bacteria are strong enough.


C. When the skin is cut.


D. When the temperature is very low.


4. When the weather is cold, the skin will contract in order to


A. make more blood come near the surface.


B. keep warmth.


C. make the skin look pale.


D


. help the body lose heat.


5. The color of the skin is determined by.


A. the top layers of the skin.


B. vitamin D


C. the rays of the sun



D. color cells.


86.



Many of the world’s pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups


of people into the cities. Supply for the needs of the people leads to further pollution by industry.




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