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Do you know Roma people?They were called Gypsies (吉普赛人) by Europeans. Because they thought they came from Egypt (a country in Africa).About a thousand years ago, the Roma people left their homeland. They are known as nomads because for hundreds of years many of them have lived in large groups that travel from place to place. They have no real homeland.
Today, the Roma are now living all over the world._______________(他们保留了他们的语言和风俗) For example, it’s important for Roma to marry other Roma. It's also a custom for parents to choose the person their children will marry. Roma people get married when they are young, sometimes even as young as 14.
Romany is the language of the Roma people, which was written down only recently. Because the Roma are nomadic and have moved all over the world, their language has developed in many different ways. It is sometimes hard for Roma in one part of the world to understand Roma from another part.
Roma music is famous all over the world, because many Roma throughout history have been musicians. Their music has influenced many other kinds of music, like classical and jazz.
Roma don't usually assimilate (同化) into host countries. Over many centuries, governments have forbidden them to marry each other, travel or wear their traditional bright clothes. They have their gold taken away from them—treasures (财富) from their parents and grandparents. They have been taken as slaves (奴隶),and have been forced to change their names.
But today, the Roma are finding ways to live in peace with others while keeping the treasures of their culture.“There's a will within us to continue to live as a people,”says George Kaslov,whose family arrived in New York from Russia a hundred years ago.“All the other ethnic (种族) groups who came to America assimilate gradually with time going;they lose their customs and language. But not the Roma. We hold out.”
Why were Roma people called Gypsies (吉普赛人) by Europeans?
把文中括号部分翻译成英语。_______________________________________________.
把文中划线部分翻译成汉语.________________________________________________.
Do Roma people have no real homeland?________________________
选出文章的最佳标题______
A.Brave Roma Travelers |
B.Famous Roma Music |
C.The Roma:Past and Present |
D.Changing Countries,Changing Cultures |
I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric(怪癖的) farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then I could make out that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I hadn’t the slightest(轻微的) idea who she was but I obviously had to go.
It had been snowing so heavily that I didn’t know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyone… even my own wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal (丑闻) . I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn. “I wouldn’t leave her out in the cold!” he said.
Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. “She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone but a doctor touch her !” he said, and burst into tears again.The underlined phrase “make out” in the first paragraph means____.
A.expect | B.understand |
C.see clearly | D.hear clearly |
What do we know about Milly from the story?
A.She had met with an accident | B.She had caused a scandal. |
C.She was seriously ill. | D.She was hidden somewhere. |
The farmer wished that the writer might ____.
A.look into the matter | B.bring Milly back to life |
C.free him from a scandal | D.keep the whole thing a secret |
The person who told the story is probably a ____.
A.farmer | B.policeman |
C.country doctor | D.newspaper reporter |
It helps us understand the world better if we know a little geography and have some maps at hand. But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events. Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner. For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly.
I wish maps with various languages, like those used in the United Nations, would come out and be sold in all bookstores open to Chinese.The writer is mainly talking about ____.
A.geography | B.maps |
C.Chinese names | D.the opening of the country |
Knowing a little geography and having some maps in Chinese only, a foreigner ____.
A.can study world events easily |
B.can study world events without misunderstanding |
C.can’t study world events without misunderstanding |
D.will feel joy in studying world events |
What are the difficulties for a foreigner to use a map in Chinese?
A.A foreigner has nowhere to buy a map |
B.All the bookstores only open to Chinese. |
C.The names of Chinese people are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning. |
D.The names of places on a map in Chinese are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning. |
In the United Nations people use maps in ____.
A.foreign languages only | B.Chinese only |
C.various languages | D.English only |
Imagine that you are going on a trip to Ireland. The first three days of your trip are planned below. Read the schedule and use it to answer the questions below.
Day 1 Morning: Your trip begins in the capital city, Dublin. There you will visit Temple Bar, an area famous for its brightly colored buildings, busy stores and restaurants. Stop by the outdoor market for some cheese and homemade bread. Afternoon: Walk to Dublin Castle(城堡). Visit the Throne Room to see the golden chair where the kings and queens from England once sat. Evening: Watch an Irish step-dance performance. |
Day 2 Morning: Ride the train to the city of Limerick. Take a tour of King John’s Castle, which has built about 800 years ago. Afternoon: Ride a boat along the River Shannon. Evening: Enjoy a nice Irish meal. |
Day 3 Morning: Ride the train to the city of Cork. Walk along St. Patrick’s Street, known for its many stores. Feel free to buy souvenirs. Afternoon: Take a bus to nearby Blarney Castle. Climb the tower to see the famous Blarney Stone, which is thought to give those who kiss it good luck. Then return to Cork. Evening: Watch a Gaelic football match. Rest for the next day’s horseback riding lesson. |
Where can the tourists see the golden chair?
A.At Temple Bar. | B.In Dublin Castle |
C.On St. Patrick’s Street | D.In Blarney Castle. |
What kind of transportation will the tourists use during the trip?
A.Train, bus and boat. | B.Bus, train and plane. |
C.Horse, bus and bike. | D.Boat, car and bus. |
How many days will the trip probably last?
A.Only one day | B.No more than three days. |
C.Exactly two days | D.At least four days |
E-book is short for electronic( 电子的) book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some mobile phones can also be used to read e-books.
Earlier e-books were written for a specific group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development of the internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e-books. This is why the e-book business is increasing quickly
E-books have many advantages. First, they save time. We don’t need to go to a bookstore to buy books, besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e-books on similar topics. Second, e-books save money. Some e-books cost a little money, and there are millions of e-books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e-books don’t need to be printed(印刷) on paper. Fourth, e-books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e-book reader (电子阅读器) without worrying about their weight.
But e-books have certain disadvantages. They need a personal computer or an e-book reader and the information can be lost if its file format (文件格式) is not supported or changed in the reader’s computer.
However, e-books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。Why is the e-book business increasing quickly? Because _________.
A.earlier e-books are about only a few subjects. |
B.people don’t like to read any paper books any more. |
C.most e-books have been written for a specific group of readers. |
D.the development of the Internet makes e-books more useful. |
How many advantages do e-books have according to this article?
A.Three | B.Four | C.Five | D.Six |
Which of the following is true according to this article?
A.E-books can’t be red on mobile phones. |
B.All the e-books on the Internet cost lots of money. |
C.E-books can make reading more convenient. |
D.You can’t read e-books without a personal computer. |
What is the disadvantage of the e-books?
A.You’ll lose the information if its file format is not supported. |
B.You can carry hundreds of books in an e-book reader. |
C.You can buy cheap e-books anywhere. |
D.You can read e-books at any time. |
The author mainly tells us __________.
A.you don’t need to buy paper books in a bookstore if you read e-books. |
B.the information can be lost if its file format is changed. |
C.the development of e-books can help save the environment. |
D.e-books provide us with a new way of reading. |
Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit (赢利的) organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too.” Said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers.” said another volunteer at the age of 18.
If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www.activol.com.
请根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。When do the volunteers help others?
A.In their spare time. | B.At weekends |
C.On weekdays. | D.In the evenings. |
_____ can be a volunteer.
A.Children | B.Old women |
C.Anyone aged 12-70 | D.Young people |
Volunteers want to get _______ when they help others.
A.money | B.computers |
C.everything | D.nothing |
Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with ______.
A.animals | B.children |
C.computers | D.older people |
We can read such a passage ______.
A.in a newspaper | B.in a storybook |
C.in a picture book | D.in a textbook |