Lu Xun was an excellent writer and thinker of modern China．He took part in the May Fourth New Culture Movement of 1919．He could be said to have laid the foundation（基础）of modern literature（文学）in China．You couldn't believe that he almost became a doctor!So how did Lu Xun give up the study of medicine and take up writing？
When he was young，his father fell badly ill，and little Lu Xun bought medicine for him．But the medicine bought from a quack doctor（庸医）did his father no good at all，and his father died．With a deep sadness and great anger，Lu Xun promised to study the most modern medical skills and help people through medicine．He studied hard，and was accepted to study in Sendai Medical College in Japan．
However，one event changed Lu Xun's life．One day，the teacher played a film of news in class．In the film，Japanese soldiers were preparing to kill a Chinese while some Chinese were watching it with great interest，as if it had nothing to do with them．After that，Lu Xun thought he should treat the numb（麻木的）spirits of Chinese．
For this reason，he gave up the study of medicine and moved to Tokyo．He produced a magazine with some friends there．As a writer．Lu Xun hoped that he could save Chinese people with his pen．Many of his works were translated into the leading languages，including English，Russian，German，French and Japanese．
（1）In 1919，what movement did Lu Xun take part in？
（2）How did Lu Xun feel after his father's death？
（3）Where did Lu Xun study medicine？
（4）Did Lu Xun produce the magazine by himself？
（5）How many leading languages were Lu Xun's works translated into？
A survey of young people around the world looked at their ideas of today's teenagers．It shows how different they are to those of their parents and grandparents．The survey wanted to try and understand the next generation （ 一 代 人 ） of adults better and these are some of the results．They show that there are many more （A） similarities between young people around the world than differences．
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Gap years （ 间隔年 ） between school and university are becoming more and more common．Today's teenagers want to travel to different countries and experience different cultures．They regard this as an important part of their character development．
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For most teenagers，family and friends are the most important side of life．According to the survey，60 percent of British young people said their relationship with their family was of the highest importance to
（B）them．
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75 percent of teenagers in Western Europe expect to have enough money to live when they are adults．They are a happy generation．Eight out of ten believe they will have a good profession with a job they enjoy．They also expect that they will be happy and healthy．
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Young people now are hungry for all kinds of information on mass media.57 percent of teenagers in the UK read at least one magazine every week，which is one of the highest totals in the world．
任务一 根据文章内容，把相关的信息匹配．将答案的字母代号填入对应的横线上．
A．Hope in the future B．Crazy for information
C．Discovering the world D．Family and friends
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任务二 根据上下文，猜测文中（A）处划线单词 similarities 的中文意思．
任务三 找出（B）处划线单词 them 所指代的内容．
任务四 请从文中找出与They have strong interest in learning about all kinds of information from radio，television，Internet and so on．意思相近的句子． ．
阅读下面短文，按要求完成各项任务．
Everywhere in the world there are different ways of behaving．When we meet someone，everything we say and do expresses our cultural background．So if you want to get on with someone from another culture，it helps to understand something about these differences．
Even how we stand depends on our culture．English people talk to each other at an average （平均
的） distance of 130 cm，while Italians chat at an average distance of 80 cm．So Italians can think that
English people are unfriendly because they stand too far away!And English people can think that Italians
are too close．
Touching is also cultural．The French touch much more than Americans．A French couple may touch 100
times in half an hour while an American couple may only touch twice!And French teenagers touch each other much more than American teens．
任务一请将划线句子 When we meet someone，everything we say and do expresses our cultural background翻译成汉语．
任务二请根据短文内容回答问题．
1．In which country should you arrive on time for a meal？
2．What do French people do when they eat out？
任务三请根据短文内容，完成下面的句子．
According to the passage，Italians stand （51） than English people．American teens touch（52） than French teenagers．
Ray Charles，a black singer and pianist of the USA．He had won 12 Grammy Awards （格莱美奖） and performed at 10，000 concerts around the world．Many musicians called him simply"the Genius"（天才）．
Ray Charles was born into a poor family，without a father．When he was 5 years old，his younger brother died，and around the same time，Charles started to lose his sight．By the age of 7 he was completely blind．He had already been learning the piano for a year，and when he went blind，his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future．All his life，Charles remembered her saying："Do it right，or don't do it at all．"
Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children．There the teachers also encouraged him to study music．Sadly，while he was still at school，his mother died．He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players．He sang，played the piano and wrote music．
He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles．
In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made．The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx．The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles．After they had been playing together for
two hours，Charles，then aged 73，jumped up and said："He's the one…he can do it．"A year later Charles died aged 74．The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles'music will live on．
（1）What can we learn from Ray's childhood story？
A．His father died when he was 5 years old．
B．He started to go blind at the age of 7．
C．He was born in a rich musician family．
D．He started to learn the piano at the age of 6．
（2）Ray Charles'mother encouraged him to play music because ．
A．his father was a musician as well
B．because it would help him get used to being blind
C．it was a good way for a blind person to get money
D．his teacher thought he was a genius
（3）Ray Charles went to a school for ．
A．normal children
B．deaf and blind children
C．talented children only
D．children without parents
（4）Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx ．
A．was the right person to play him in the film
B．was a good film maker
C．was the wrong person to play him in the film
D．was a good director
（5）What is the main idea of the last paragraph？
A．Becoming a musician．
B．Childhood story．
C．The film of Ray's life．
D．Master of many styles．
Uncle Sam
Do your children enjoy interesting stories，funny games and exciting dances？Uncle Sam will be ready to teach children of all ages all these things at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10：00．Free．
Walking Tour
Forget your worries on Saturday morning．Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history．Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9：30．Wear comfortable shoes!
Movie Time
Two films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre．See March of the Penguins at
1：30．Kung Fu Panda will be at 3：45．For further information，call 4987898．
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day？Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world．Delicious and not expensive．Noon to 5：00 p．m．
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
It's October，and this Saturday night is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year．Get your tickets at the gate．It might be cold．Don't forget sweaters and jackets．
Do You Want to Hear The Zoo？
The Zoo，a popular rock group from Australia，will give their first US concert this Saturday night at 8：00at Rose Hall，City College．
（1）You probably eat Chinese，Italian and Indian food at．
A．City Hall
B．Central Park
C．the City Theatre
D．City College
（2）We can see movies at．
A．10：00 a．m．
B．9：30 a．m．
C．3：45 p．m．
D．8：00 p．m．
（3）The Zoo here is a．
A．music group
B．US concert
C．popular park
D．museum theatre
（4）From the passage，we can know
A．if you are 8 years old，you have to pay to learn exciting dances
B．you can call 4987898 to get a ticket to go to Rose Hall
C．you can learn local history on a walking tour on Sunday morning
D．the Redbirds'last match this year will be held outside
（5）The passage is mainly about
A．city news．
B．weekend activities．
C．music week．
D．food festival．
Once upon a time there lived a king called Minos．He ruled the island of Crete．And he also had a terrible monster （怪兽） called the Minotaur．The Minotaur lived at the center of a very large maze（迷宫）．It had the body of a man but the head of a bull．
Minos was a cruel king．Whenever he was bored，he would attack（进攻） a nearby island called Athens．In order to get peace，King Aegeus of Athens made a deal with King Minos．If Minos didn't attack Athens，he would send seven boys and seven girls to Crete every nine years to be eaten by the Minotaur．
It was time again to send the children to Crete．Theseus，the son of King Aegeus，could not stand this situation，and decided to go as the seventh boy and kill the Minotaur．He promised his father that if he was successful，he would use white sails（船帆） instead of the black ones to show he was alive．
When arriving in Crete，Theseus met King Minos'daughter called Ariadne．She fell in love with him and wanted to help him．So when the children were sent to the Minotaur，Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of string （细绳） and a knife．Theseus left a line of string behind him when he entered the maze．After he killed the monster，he followed the string and got out of the maze．Ariadne was waiting outside．They quickly ran away together before Minos could catch them．
However，on the journey home，Theseus was so full of joy that he forgot to change the color of the sails．As soon as King Aegeus saw the black sails，he was so upset and jumped into the sea．Since then，the sea has been called the Aegean Sea in memory of King Aegeus．
56．Who had the Minotaur，King Aegeus or King Minos？
57．Where did the Minotaur live？
58．How often would King Aegeus send seven boys and seven girls to Crete according to the deal？
59．How did Theseus get out of the maze after he killed the monster？
60．Why did King Aegeus feel upset and jump into the sea as soon as he saw the black sails？
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