Wedding Customs around the World
| Finland |
| Brides(新娘) will wear beautiful golden hats. After the wedding(婚礼) , girls dance around the bride. Her eyes are covered. All the girls are waiting for her to put the hat on someone's head. The woman who gets it will be the next to marry. At the party, the bride holds a sieve(筛子). When the people put money into it, their names are read at the wedding. |
| Korea |
| People bring ducks with them in the wedding group, because ducks live together for life. In the old days, the groom(新郎) went to the bride's house on a little white horse with a pair of ducks. These animals love each other for life. |
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| Malaysia |
| Children carry the groom's presents to the bride's home. They also carry baskets of food and paper money. The money was made into animals or flowers. Everyone in the wedding is given an egg. It means he will have a baby. |
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| Mexico |
| During the wedding a "lasso"(一串珠子) is put around the bride and the groom's hands. That means the groom and the bride will always stay together. Friends at the wedding will dance around the bride and the groom in a large ring at the party. The ring is like a heart. |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Why do people bring ducks with them in the wedding group in Korea?
| A．Because ducks are people's favorite animals in Korea. |
| B．Because it means the couple will have a baby soon. |
| C．Because people think ducks can bring them good luck. |
| D．Because ducks are good choices for wedding dinner. |
In which country is everyone in the wedding given an egg?
| A．In Mexico. | B．In Malaysia. |
| C．In Korea. | D．In Finland. |
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．In Korea, brides will wear beautiful golden hats. |
| B．In Finland, the groom always holds a sieve at the party. |
| C．In Mexico, people will dance around the bride and the groom after the wedding. |
| D．In Malaysia, children carry baskets of food and paper money to the bride's home. |
People in ______ always dance at the wedding party.
| A．Mexico and Malaysia | B．Korea and Finland |
| C．Malaysia and Finland | D．Finland and Mexico |
What will happen if someone puts some money into the sieve held by the bride in Finland?
| A．He or she will be given an egg. |
| B．He or she will be the next to marry. |
| C．His or her name will be read at the wedding. |
| D．He or she will receive presents from the bride. |
The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurant, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.
There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburgers, French fries and so on. They are popular among Americans. Besides, fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.
Fast food restaurants are popular because they reflect(反映) American lifestyle. Customers (顾客)can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurants, food is not expensive. Therefore, people often buy and eat at a fast restaurant, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.In the United States the favorite food is ____.
| A．Chinese food | B．Mexican food | C．French fries | D．the hamburger |
Americans like to go to fast food restaurants because they _______________.
| A．can easily find fast food restaurant |
| B．like to eat hamburger and French fries |
| C．are too busy to want to spend time preparing or waiting |
| D．are so rich that they don’t want to do cooking themselves |
_______ of fast food restaurants sell hamburgers and French fries.
| A．All | B．Most | C．Few | D．None |
The food in fast food restaurant is ____ ready before the customers order it.
| A．always | B．usually | C．seldom | D．never |
The best title for the passage is ______.
A. The Fast Food Restaurants in the U.S.A.
B. The Hamburger in the U.S.A.
C. American Life Style
D. All Kinds of Food in the U.S.A.
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost everything.
When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say. “It’s cool.” You May think,“He’s so cool,”when you see your favourite football player.
We all maximize(扩大)the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words, such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her student to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On the student’s paper was just the one sentence,“It’s so cool.”Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性).Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.We know that the word “cool” has had ________.
| A．only one meaning | B．no meaning |
| C．many different meanings | D．the same meaning |
In the passage, the word “express” means “_______”.
| A．see | B．show | C．know | D．feel |
If you are ________ something, you may say,“It’s cool.”
| A．interested in | B．angry about | C．worried about | D．unhappy with |
The writer takes an example to show he is ______ the way the word is used.
| A．pleased with | B．strange to | C．worried about | D．unhappy with |
In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示)that the word “cool”___________.
| A．can be used instead of many words | B．usually means something interesting |
| C．can make your life colourful | D．may not be as cool as it seems |
Everyone believes that colours can affect our moods，but do you know food can also change our moods and make us feel happy or sad? Food can affects our moods. Scientists have already made some reports to explain what effects the different food can bring us.
When you feel blue or a little sad, you may try the food with some sugar in it. (1)Scientists find that a banana can help people get out of sadness. But when you eat the banana, you'd better eat it slowly. Don’t you think it's quite interesting? So next time, eat chocolate when you are in a bad mood. If you are feeling stressed, you should eat some green vegetables or oranges. They can help you feel relaxed. (2)If you are angry about something and want to ______ down, _______ to eat some sunflower seeds.将(1)句译成汉语。___________________________________________________
在(2)句空白处填上恰当的词使句子意思完整，上下文通顺：_______、_______
回答问题：If you are feeling stressed, what should you eat?
________________________________________________________在文中找出与下列句子意思相近的句子。
We should eat bananas slowly._________________________________找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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My interest in Chinese food started many years ago, when I had my first job. I was a young reporter for the Daily Journal in San Francisco. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown. I usually managed to arrange my time so that I could go there at least two or three times a week for a good meal.
The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it. And since then, it just tastes better and better to me. The first thing I noticed was the fresh tastes of the meat and vegetable. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why it has this special feature.
About 5000 years ago, China lost much of its wood because of over population and poor management of its forest. This loss was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to learn how to use it better.
In order to use less wood in cooking, they started to cut their meat and vegetable into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel. The food prepared in the manner kept its fresh flavor(风味)--- and its this flavor that attracts people to the art of Chinese cooking.
I often wonder if the Chinese appreciated their solution to that ancient energy problem as much as I do now --- whenever I eat Chinese food. This passage is mainly about ___________.
| A．why Chinese food tastes fresh |
| B．what Chinese food tastes like |
| C．how Chinese food is cooked |
| D．what makes Chinese food special |
The author got to know Chinese food _______________.
| A．when he worked as a reporter in China |
| B．from a news story in the Daily Journal |
| C．after he got a taste of it in the Chinatown |
| D．before he got his first job in San Francisco |
The author thought the Chinese cut meat and vegetable into small pieces in order to _____________.
| A．keeping its fresh flavor |
| B．saving their hard –to-get wood |
| C．producing a different kind of food |
| D．attracting westerners to their food |
The word “ fuel” in the 4th paragraph most probably means ____________.
| A．fresh flavor | B．meat and vegetable |
| C．hot oil | D．firewood |
According to the passage, the special freshness of Chinese food is the result of _______________.
| A．the wood used to make the cooking fire |
| B．the fast speed at which it is cooked |
| C．the high quality of Chinese meat and vegetable |
| D．the well –developed art of Chinese cooking |
One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.
Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”
“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.
“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.
“Mum, do you have courage?”
“Certainly.”
The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.The girl walked back because __________.
| A．the bathroom was too far away. |
| B．her mother wouldn’t go with her |
| C．she was too afraid of the dark |
| D．the bedroom door was locked |
We learn from the reading that ___________.
| A．the girl went to the bathroom by herself |
| B．the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing |
| C．the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath |
| D．the girl’s mother was very proud of herself |
To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.
| A．held out her little hands | B．clenched her fists |
| C．talk to her mother | D．held her own breath |
The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.
| A．adults are always brave enough |
| B．children learn to be brave quickly |
| C．the fear in one’s mind is the real problem |
| D．the mother can deal with anything with breath |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．The Fearless Mother | B．One Lonely Girl |
| C．One midnight | D．The Breath of Courage |