On December 24， kids around the world waited for Santa Claus （圣诞老人）． They thought that the fat， white ﹣ bearded man would bring them gifts． But do you know that some people would rather keep Santa out of the door？
Last month， 10doctoral （博士的） students from Tsinghua， Peking and Renmin Universities said Santa Claus wasn't welcome in China．
"Foreign holidays like Christmas are now very popular in China， while fewer and fewer people celebrate traditional Chinese festivals like the Dragon Boat Festival，" said the students in a public letter．
They asked people to stop sending Christmas cards and giving gifts to their children． Instead， they said， Chinese should spend more time on traditional festivals．
They have lots of support． In Hunan， several people went out on the street on Christmas Day． They made poems and wrote Chinese calligraphy （书法）．
"Rather than spending money on Christmas， we should care more about our own culture，" said one of them．
But others have different ideas． "Celebrations of foreign holidays help us know more about foreign cultures． It is good for us to make friends，" said Liu Yang， a 14 ﹣ year ﹣ old boy from Shanghai．
Sun Long， 13， from Beijing， sees the celebration as a way to make people happier and closer． "My school held a big party on Christmas Day． We played games and shared gifts with each other． I think we have got closer，" he said．
56． Why did some people not like Santa Claus？ Because ．
| A． |
he was fat and white bearded |
| B． |
he was kind |
| C． |
he stopped some Chinese from caring more about their own cultures |
| D． |
he had lots of presents but usually stayed out of the door |
57． Which of the following is true？
| A． |
Some college students wanted Chinese people to pay more attention to traditional Chinese festivals． |
| B． |
All students are interested in foreign holidays． |
| C． |
More students want to stop spending more time on Chinese cultures |
| D． |
Fewer people like the Dragon Boat Festival． |
58． What did people do in China after the 10students' letter came out？
| A． |
They stopped sending Christmas cards and giving gifts to their children． |
| B． |
They made poems and wrote Chinese calligraphy． |
| C． |
Few of them cared more about their own culture． |
| D． |
Many of them supported the students' idea． |
59． What did a student called Sun Long think of foreign holidays？
| A． |
It was good to make friends． |
| B． |
It was helpful to know more about cultures． |
| C． |
It was a happy time to relax and get closer． |
| D． |
It was a good time to get gifts． |
60． The best title for this passage is ．
| A． |
Santa Claus |
| B． |
A Public Letter |
| C． |
Foreign Holidays |
| D． |
Celebration of Christmas |
A survey by baidu.com showed there were 16 million bloggers (写网络日志的人). Xu Jinglei was one of the first famous people that the website sina .com. invited to open blogs.
The web log written by Xu Jinglei is now the world’s most popular . Xu , an actress-turned –director, became famous overseas when she won a Best Director Award for the film. A Letter From an Unknown Woman in 2004.
Her blog has broken the domestic (国内的) record with more than 10 million visits .
Xu updates (更新) her blog every other day . But if she feels very good she sometimes posts two or three articles in a day .
Visitors leave thousands of messages about each of her articles , praising (赞扬) her open, free writing style, commenting (评论) on films.
( ) Now Xu Jinglei’s web log is ________________ .
broken by hacker B.written by an unknown woman
C. the world’s most popular D. closed by government
( ) How many visitors does Xu’s blog have ?
| A．About 16 million . | B．About 36.82 million |
| C．2004 | D．over 10 million |
( ) _________ invited Xu Jinglei who was one of the first famous people to open blogs.
| A．The website baidu.com | B．The website sina.com |
| C．The website Yahoo.com | D．The website blog.com |
( ) From the passage we know that ________________ .
a survey by baidu.com showed there were 16 million bloggers writing in English
Xu Jinglei was the only one that the website sina.com invited to open blogs
Xu Jinglei always posts one article in a day
Visitors leave lots of messages about her articles in her blogs
Dear Annie,
I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.
Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.
I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up (带大)children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.
But now I have a serious problem:the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Tnternet every day , He chats with pelple that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.
I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldomdoes his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.
What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I
wonder how the Internet is so attractive(有吸引力的).You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!
Yours,
Ellen Smith
( ) Mrs Snith wrote to Annie because .
| A．she often asked others for help |
| B．she thought she was a great mother |
| C．she didn’t know how to stop his son surfing the Internet |
| D．she didn’t know how the Internet was so attractive |
( ) What might NOT Mrs Smith’s son do on the Internet?
| A．Send e-mails to his friends | B．Prepare for his lessons |
| C．Chat with strange people | D．Read the news |
( ) What does the phrase “he sees red”mean in this passage?
| A．He feels sorry | B．He feels happy |
| C．He becomes frightened | D．He becomes angry |
( ) What do you think of Mr.Smith?
| A．An irresponsible(不负责任的)father who nerver taught his son |
| B．A very excellent doctor who was busy with his work and had no time to teach his son |
| C．A very kind man who loved his son |
| D．A man who always made his son be afraid of him but failed |
Parents today also worry about their children’s diets. Some doctors give the following advice:
( ) According to the doctors’ advice ,what does junk food include ?
| A．milk and vitamins. | B．Fruits and sugar. |
| C．Vegetables and salt. | D．Fat, oil, salt and sugar. |
( ) In this passage, doctors think that teenagers should eat more ______ .
| A．food with no vitamins. | B．fat and sugar | C．vegetables and fruits | D．salt and oil |
( ) The best title for this passage is ______ .
| A．Bad Habits | B．junk Food | C．unhealthy Food | D．advice on Healthy Eating |
A funny thing happened to my sister Tina last month. She lives in Japan and teaches English. In Japan, people don’t usually wear their outdoor shoes in the house or in school, and a lot of buildings have places for shoes. So her school ahs a special place for shoes.
Tina teaches English in the evening. One Friday, she went to school, and she put her shoes in the shoe box—as usual. Then she had an interesting spoken English class with her students.But to her surprise, her shoes weren’t in the box. There was only one pair of those there, and they weren’t her hoes! She had to get home in a hurry.
On Monday, at her next English class, her shoes were in a shopping bag on her desk! There was a note that said, “I’m so sorry. I took your shoes by mistake!”Somebody felt a lot of shame!
| It’s a shoe box. Tina is my sister. So she put on the shoes and left. After class she got ready to leave. But there was no name on the note. |
In the West, some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was bor. From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one’s personality. In the past century, a new belief ahs arisen: the idea that personality is related to one’s ABO blood type. People with blood type A, for example, are considered more likely to be serious, hard-working, and quiet, while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and outgoing, yet often unable to finish what they start. Though this belief continues to be strong, some people question whether it is true.
The blood-type personality theory(理论) started in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takehi noticed personality similarities and differences among his workers. This idea soon went out of fashion, but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection. Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory, for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken too seriously.
Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely dismiss the belief as a modern-day superstition(迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality. Generally, scientists warn against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory. The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain ________.
| A．the difference between to two blood types |
| B．the relationship between the two blood types |
| C．the influence of blood type on one’s behavior |
| D．the connection between personality and blood type |
What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
| A．It was lightly believed. | B．It was brought to them. |
| C．They liked and accepted it. | D．They stole the idea from others |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Most scientists in Asia don’t believe in the theory. |
| B．The blood-type theory began in Japan in the 1970s. |
| C．The blood-type personality theory is about blood type. |
| D．People don’t change their personality to match the theory. |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Is the blood-type theory poplar? | B．Is the personality changeable? |
| C．Is it in your blood? | D．Is it in you mind? |