The most important holiday in spring， especially for Christians （基督徒）， is Easter. This Christian holiday is not on the same date every year， but it‘s always on a Sunday. It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one another to celebrate the day.
But the holiday is more than new clothes and good things to eat. On Easter， many people go to church to celebrate Jesus‘ resurrection （复活） from the dead.
Most people color them. Some people hide them. Others just eat them. But no matter what one does with Easter eggs， they are an important Easter tradition throughout the Western world.
People from many different cultures celebrate Easter. In both America and Belgium， children look for Easter eggs hidden on lawns and in bushes. In America， children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny （复活节兔子）。 But in Belgium， the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from church bells. In Bulgaria， red Easter eggs are lucky in churches； Bulgarian families also hit these Easter eggs together to see whose is the strongest. The winner looks forward to good fortune that year. Still dozens of other Easter traditions exist. In parts of Austria， for example， children sing from door to door and are rewarded with colorful eggs.Easter comes _______.
| A．on Sunday on April 25 |
| B．on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25 |
| C．on the same date every year |
| D．on Sunday on March 22 |
To celebrate Easter， people ___________.
| A．go shopping， hide colored eggs and children hunt for them |
| B．give Easter baskets filled candy and goodies to one another |
| C．buy new clothes， hide colored eggs and children look for them around the house |
| D．both B and C |
For Christians the more important thing to do on Easter is________.
| A．going to church to celebrate Jesus‘ resurrection |
| B．buying new clothes |
| C．eating delicious food and paint color eggs |
| D．exchange beautiful gifts each other |
People from different cultures have different ideas about Easter egg， _________.
| A．In both American and Belgium， children hunt for Easter eggs hidden in rooms and in bushes |
| B．In Belgium， the hidden eggs are thought to have fallen from doorbells |
| C．In America， the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from doorbells |
| D．In American， children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny |
In some places of Austria，children sing from door to door for_______.
| A．Easter bunny | B．Blesses |
| C．candy and goodie | D．Easter eggs |
A film was at the Circle Five Ranch to film a Marlboro commercial. This is in 1868, before they prohibited cigarette ads from American television. Darrell Winfield was watching the crew set up the equipment. The scene included an actor crossing a river on horseback, but when the time came to shoot, the man was too drunk to ride. Someone from the crews saw Winfield and asked him if he would ride the horse for 50. “Hell, ” said Winfield, “for 50 bucks, I'll jump that damn horse over the moon!”
To people in many countries, Winfield is just a familiar but nameless face, a simple cowboy with an advertising message about a connection between the West and a brand of cigarettes. Few people know that he is advertising message about a connection between the West and a brand of cigarettes. Few people know that he is 55, a family man who’s been married to the same woman for 37 years and has 5 children and 7 grandchildren. Most surprisingly, he’s a real, working cowboy who raises horses in his ranch in Wyoming.
One of the most striking things about the Marlboro Man is that success hasn’t changed him much. He says that complete strangers sometimes come up to him and say, “I’ve met you. know you from somewhere. ”Whenever it happens, he says that he gets embarrassed.
Which of the following statements is true?
| A．Cigarette ads were prohibited in America. |
| B．Cigarette ads are prohibited on television in America. |
| C．Marlboro commercial was prohibited on television. |
| D．Marlboro commercial was produced on television. |
What does the word“prohibited”in the first paragraph mean?
| A．broadcast | B．forbidden |
| C．produced | D．provided |
When they filmed the ad, ________.
| A．Winfield was too drunk. |
| B．The actor in the ad was too drunk. |
| C．Winfield was setting up the equipmet. |
| D．Winfield was riding a horse. |
From the passage, we know that Winfield was ________.
| A．an ordinary man |
| B．a superstar |
| C．an actor |
| D．a rich man |
China’s position on the World Trade Organization（WTO） issue has not changed, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said yesterday at a routine press briefing.
However, the atmosphere surrounding the WTO accession talks has been spoiled by NATO’S bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade （贝尔格莱德）, he added.
Zhang stressed the US - led NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia had aroused the strong indignation of the Chinese people, and put Sino - U. S. relations into difficult straits. （困境）
The bombing incident has affected the atmosphere surrounding the two sides’ negotiation on the WTO accession, he said China demanded prompt, adequate and effective compensation（赔偿） for the Chinese loss of lives, injuries and loss of property.
Shen Guofang, China’s acting permanent representative to the United Nations, said on Wednesday that “Kosovo is Part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and it is not the United Nation’s trustee territory”.
Shen, who took the floor at an international conference on Kosovo as the senior representative of Chinese Foreign Minister TangJiaxuan, called on the international community to respect the sovereignty （国家主权）and territorial integrity （领土完整）of Yugoslavia.Which of the following statements is right according to the passage?
| A．China’s view point on the entry to WTO has changed little. |
| B．The atmosphere surrounding the WTO accession talks was not at all influenced by NATO’S bombing. |
| C．The U.S. - led NATO must answer for all the loss caused by the bombing incident. |
| D．It is reasonable for the strong countries to control the weak countries. |
“Take the floor”in the last paragraph means to“________”.
| A．make a speech |
| B．occupy the floor |
| C．make use of the place |
| D．attend the meeting |
Which of the following statements is NOT right?
| A．The U. S - led NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia made us very angry |
| B．Sino- U. S. relation got into trouble as a result of the bombing. |
| C．It’s wrong to stich one’s nose into the home affairs of other countries. |
| D．The U. S. - led NATO would like to compensate the loss caused by the bombing of the Chinese Embassy. |
We can draw a conclusion from the passage that ________ in the world’s foreign affairs.
| A．all the countries should always have their sovereignty respected |
| B．we should help other countries for our own purpose |
| C．the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all the countries must be greatly respected and be put in the first place |
| D．there always exists respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all |
America is growing older. Fifty - eight years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. To day, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect（影响）American society in many ways—education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society—one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior（行为） is suitable（合适）at various , ages.
A person s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29 - year - old university president or a 35 - year -old grandmother, or a 70 year - old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.
Many people say, “I am much younger than my mother— or my father— was at my age. ”No one says“Act your age” any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America ________ .
| A．has made people feel younger |
| B．has changed people’s social position |
| C．has changed people’s understanding of age |
| D．has slowed down the country’s social development |
The underlined word “one” refers to ________ .
| A．a society | B．America |
| C．a place | D．population |
“Act your age” means people should ________ .
| A．be active when they are old |
| B．do the right thing at the right age |
| C．show respect for their parents young or old |
| D．take more physical exercise suitable to their age |
If a 25 - year - old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text would most probably consider it ________ .
| A．normal | B．wonderful |
| C．unbelievable | D．unreasonable |
The following are four forms about medicine. How to use the medicine is very important. Never take any by mistake.
1）Take the medicine with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For further night - time and early morning, take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in 24 hours. For Children six to twelve years old, go to your doctor for advice. Reduce dosage if nervousness, restlessness or sleeplessness takes place.
2）Each pill of the medicine taken three times every day for fourteen years old. As usual, a pill 6∶00 a. m., before breakfast, one before 11∶00 and one before sleep. Not for children under six years old and old persons with heart attack.
3）The medicine for a person with a fever. Once two pills a day before sleep for adult. Not take the medicine without fever. Half for Children under 12 years old. Children with a high fever, go to see a doctor.
4）The medicine taken three times a day, once five pills for adult with a cold. Half of the pills for children 10 years old. Take the medicine before breakfast, lunch, supper or before sleep.
Obviously a kind of medicine can’t be proper for ________, judging from the information.
| A．children over twelve years old |
| B．some old persons with a fever |
| C．some old persons with heart attack |
| D．neither adults nor heart attack |
When a person has a cold, he had better ________ .
| A．have about more than fourteen pills a day |
| B．have twice a day |
| C．have four times a day |
| D．have nine pills a day |
How many kinds of medicine are used for the children six years old?
| A．All of them． |
| B．Three kinds of medicine. |
| C．Two kinds of medicine. |
| D．Almost not any medicine. |
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| A．Apollo. | B．The Week. | C．New Internationalist. | D．The Guardian Weekly. |
It is possible that most of the readers of the four magazines are ____.
| A．men | B．women | C．children | D．grown-ups |
Which of the following would you most probably read if you want to get information from the world’s most popular newspapers?
| A．Apollo & The Week. |
| B．Apollo & New Internationalist. |
| C．The Guardian Weekly & New Internationalist |
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