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”Iaskedhimtolistallofthethingsthatheenjoyeddoing.Hesaidreadingwasatthetop,followedbydrawing,writingandplayingSuperMarioBrothers.SoIaskedhim,“Whatcanyoudotocombinesomeofthosethingsthatpeoplewouldenjoywatching?

”

HedisappearedintohisroomforawhileandIbegantogetalittleworried.Iknowhowembarrassedhegotperforminginfrontofthebigcrowds.Iheardhimrushingdownthestairswithexcitement.

“Icandoapuppet（木偶）show,Mum!

”Heshowedmewhathehadcomeupwithwhileinhisroom.Hecalledit,YoshiGoestoAfrica.WhatagreatideaIthoughttomyself.Ifoundapuppetshowtentonlineandcleanedupsomeoldpuppetfriendsforhim.Mysonwastheonlyboywhoenteredthetalentshowathisschoolandhewonthesecondplace.Iwassoproudofhim.

1.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Theauthorfeltsorryforherson’sexperiences.

B.Theboyforgotallabouthismother’sjournals.

C.Theboyrushedoutoftheroomafterfinishingastory.

D.Boththeauthorandhersonwereinterestedinwriting.

2.Whichofthefollowingdidtheboylikemost?

A.Writing.

B.Drawing.

C.Reading.

D.Playing.

3.Hearingwhattheboyhadcomeupwithaboutthetalentshow,themotherwas______.

A.pleased

B.discouraged

C.embarrassed

D.nervous

4.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat_______.

A.themotheraskedhersontojointhetalentshow

B.theauthor’ssontookgreatinterestinthetalentshow

C.itwasthesecondtimefortheboytoenterthetalentshow

D.theboygotnervousinfrontofthebigcrowds

B

Gettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt.

Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstobl

ockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhadittha

twashingoffdirtwithhotwatercou

ldopenuptheskinandletillsin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout.

Thoughthebeliefinthemeritofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18thcentury.Scientificallyspeaking,cleaningawaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventing

disease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarⅡ.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:

clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter,surfacestoshine.Hasthehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar?

Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays.Manyfirst-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenofftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease.Onthecontrary,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmunologist（免疫学家），encourageschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.Andthelatterpositionisgainingsomeground.

5.ThekingsofFranceandEnglandinthe16thcenturyclosedbathhousesbecause.

A.theylivedhealthilyinadirtyenvironment.

B.theybelieveddisease

couldbespreadinpublicbaths

C.theythoughtbathhousesweretoodirtytostayin

D.theyconsideredbathingasthecauseofskindisease

6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesHenryIV’sattitudetobathing?

A.Uninterested.B.Curious.C.Approving.D.Afraid.

7.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?

A.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.

B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byprovidingexamples.

D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.

8.Whatisthe

author’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Tostresstheroleofdirt.

B.Tointroducethehistoryofdirt.

C.Topresentthechangeofviewsondirt.

D.Tocallattentiontothedangerofdirt.

C

Theworld’sstrangestcompetitions

Camelhairdressing,Bikaner,India

InRajasthan,India,camelsarekings.Theycarrygoods,workatwellsandarenecessaryforgettingfromplacetoplace.Soathree-dayfestival,celebratescamelswithafur-cuttingcompetition.Ownersspenduptotwoyearspreparingtheircamels’hairforthecompetition.TheythencutthefurintobeautifultraditionalIndianpatterns.

Tuna（金枪鱼）throwing,PortLincoln,Australia

EveryJanuarysince1961,theTunaramaFestival—acelebrationofthesandwich-friendlyseacreatureinthefishingtownofPortLincoln—hasattractedupto25000visitorsforthetunathrowingcompetition.Twenty-poundfisharetiedtotheendsofarope,swungaroundtheheadandthrownasfaraspossible.

Nut-treeclimbing,Indonesia

Indonesia’sDutchcolonisers（殖民者）couldbecruel.Ondaysofcelebration,theywouldtieawheelofprizestothetopofanut-tree,coverthetreewithoil,andinviteyounglocalstotrytoclimbit.Indonesiahasbeenindependentsincethemid-1940s,butthetraditionofpoleclimbing,knownasPanjatPinang,isstillpopular.Sinceit'

snearlyimpossibletogettothetopofapolebyyourself,peoplenowworkingroupstoreachtheprizes.

Theverticalmarathon,Singapore

The73-storeySwissotelisthetallesthotelinSoutheastAsia,sothebestchoiceforgettingtothetopisthelift.ButsinceNovember2004,athletictypeshavebeengoingtothebuildingonceayeartoraceupits1336steps.Thewinnersarerewardedwithabreath-takingviewofthegardencityofSingaporefromthehotel’sroof.

9.Thefur-cuttingcompetitioninBikanerisheldto______.

A.showrespectforcamels

B.increasetourisminBikaner

C.protecttraditionalIndianart

D.encourageIndia’sfur-cuttingindustry

10.WhatcanwelearnaboutPanjatPinang?

A.itwasinventedbyIndonesians.

B.itisforyoungpeopleonly.

C.itrequiresteamwork.

D.itwasonceapunishment.

11.Ifyouwanttohaveabird’seyeviewofacity,youshouldwin____.

A.thecamelhairdressingcompetition

B.thenut-treeclimbingcompetition

C.thetunathrowingcompetition

D.theverticalmarathon

You'

rebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureallyneed;

let'

sassumeyouonceactuallycompletedacoupleofyearsofcollegeworkoreventhatyoucompletedyourdegree.Isn'

tithighlyattractivetoliejustalittle,toclaimontheformthatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvarddegree?

Orthatyoufini

shedanextracoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?

Moreandmorepeopleareturningtocompletedeceptionlikethistolandtheirjobortomoveaheadintheircareers,forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools.Ajobapplicantmayhaveagoodeducationanyway,butheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghiredarebetterwithadiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.Registrarsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.

Personnelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationforms,then.Ifit

turnsoutthatanapplicantlying,mostcollegesareunwillingtoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthemimpostors（骗子）;

anotherreferstothemasspecialcases.Onewell-knownWestCoastschool,inperhapsthemostdelicatephraseofall,saysthattheseclaimsaremadebynosuchpeople.

Toavoidoutright（彻底的）lies,somejob-seekersclaimthattheyattendedorwereassociatedwithacollegeoruniversity.Aftercarefullychecking,apersonnelofficerma

ydiscoverthatattendingmeansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethatbeingassociatedwithacollegemeansthatthejob-seekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootballweekend.

Ifyoudon'

twanttolieorevenstretchthetruth,therearecompaniesthatwillsellyouaphony（假的）diploma.Onecompanywillputyournameonadiplomafromanynumberofnon-existentcolleges.Thepricebeginsattwentydollarsforadiploma,whichseemsratherhighforonesheetofpaper.

Jobseekers’lyingisasocialphenomenon,andtherefore,thewholesocietyshouldtakeitsresponsibilitytodealwiththeproblem.

12.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.

A.employersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnow

B.lyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblem

C.collegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasily

D.employersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegrees

13.Accordingtothepassage,specialcasesrefertocaseswhere________.

A.studentsattendaschoolonlypart-time

B.studentslieabouttheirdiplomasontheirapplications

C.studentspurchasefalsedegreesfromcommercialfirms

D.studentsattendafamousschool

14.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A.performanceisabetterwaytojudgeabilitiesthanacollegedegree

B.experienceisthebestteacherforjobseekers

C.pastworkhistoriesinfluencepersonnelofficersmoret