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Forexample,Koreanshavethecustomofthrowingthefallentoothontotheroofofahousesothatamagpie（喜鹊）cantakethetoothawayandbringanewtoothforthechild.ThiscustomisalsofollowedbysomeotherAsiancountries,suchasJapanandVietnam.

Othercountries,though,havetoothcustomsaboutotheranimals.InMexicoandSpain,forexample,itisthoughtthatamousetakesafallentoothawayandleavessomemoney.ButinMongolia,itisdogsthattakechildren’steethaway.DogsarehighlyrespectedinMongolianculture.Itisbelievedthatthenewtoothwillgrowstrongifthebabytoothisfedtoadog,soparentsinMongoliawillputtheirchildren’sfallenteethinapieceofmeatandfeedittoadog.

InFranceandtheUSA,achildwillputafallentoothunderhisorherpillowbeforegoingtobed.Itisthoughtthatintheearlymorning,whenthechildisstillsleeping,theToothFairywilltakethetoothawayandleavesomethingelseunderthepillow.Whatshewillleaveishardtoknow.ItissaidthatinFrancetheToothFairymayleavesomecandies;

however,intheUnitedStates,shemayleavemoney.

1.InVietnam,ifachild’stoothfallsout,heorshewill__________.

A.throwitontotheroofofahouse

B.feedittoamouse

C.putitinapieceofmeatandfeedthemeattoadog

D.leaveittotheToothFairy

2.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthatinFranceandtheUSA_________.

A.achildwillputhisorherfallentoothbesidethepillow

B.theToothFairytakesthefallenteethawayatmidnight

C.theToothFairywillleavesomecandiestothechildrenaftertakingthefallenteethaway

D.NooneknowsforsurewhattheToothFairywillleavetothechildrenaftertakingthefallenteethaway

3.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.

A.customsaboutfallenteethinwesterncountries

B.customsaboutfallenteethindifferentcountries

C.storiesabouthumanteeth

D.storiesaboutsomeanimals

B

AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart.Theywill,inalifetime,pushthechrome-platedcontraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow—oreventhinktoask—whoitwasthatinventedthem.

SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugginggroceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.

OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.

OnJune4,1937,Goldman’sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.

ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren’tusinghiscarts.“Don’tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket?

”oneshopperreplied.ButGoldmanwasn’tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!

Seeingthis,therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephonycustomers.

AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocameboughtmore.Withlarger,easier-to-handlebaskets,customersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbefore.

Today’sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman’soriginalmodel.Perhapsthat’sonereasonAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937—beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart.

4.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“chrome-platedcontraptions”inthefirstparagraphreferto?

A.Baskets.B.Privatecars.

C.Suitcases.D.Shoppingcarts.

5.WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman’sinvention?

A.Itwastoprovehimtobeagoodinventor.

B.Itwastoreducetheburdenofhisemployees'

work.

C.Itwastomakeshoppingeasierandattractmorebusiness.

D.Itwastohelpthedisabledmakeshoppingeasilyinhismarket.

6.Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketinorderto

A.attractpeopletobuythingsinhismarket

B.encouragepeopletousehisshoppingcarts

C.makehismarketdifferentfromtheothers

D.keepthegroceriesfrombeingstolen

7.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Goldmanwillbecomeveryfamousbecauseofhisinvention.

B.Goldman'

sinventionwillberegardedasthegreatestoneinAmericaC.SupermarketbusinesshasbenefitedalotfromGoldman'

sinvention.

D.TherewillbenothingthatcanreplaceGoldman'

C

TheExterminatingAngelDirector:

LuisBunuelCountry/Date:

Mexico/1962（blackandwhite）Introduction:

Apartyisorganizedinahighclasssocietyhouse.Manypeoplearedrinkingandeating.It’sgettinglate,butnobodyisleaving.Eventhoughthedoorisopen,peopleseemtobelockedinthehouse.Theycan’tleaveeitherthedayoronthefollowingdays.Soarescuebegan.

TheNet

Director:

IrwinWinkler

Country/Date:

U.S.A./1995

Introduction:

AngelaBennetttisacomputerprogrammerwhohasdevotedherlifetocomputersandtheInternet.Shespendshoursandhoursinfrontofthescreen.ShedoeseverythingovertheInternet,andshehassomeclosefriendsinachatroom,thoughshehasnevertalkedtoherneighbors.

KungFuPanda

Director:

MarkOsborne&

JohnStevenson

Country/Date:

U.S.A./2008

TheleadingcharacterisapandawhosenameisPo.Heislazyfirstbuthehasagreatdream——tobeakungfumaster.Tomakehisdreamcometrue,hegoestoafarawaytempletolearnkungfufromamaster.However,oneofhisbrothers,TaiLongwantstobecomethekungfumaster,killingmanyofhisbrotherseventhemaster.SoPofightsagainstTaiLonganddefeatshim,Thefilmisgoodespeciallyforkids.

LifeisBeautiful

RobertoBenigni

Italy/1998

In1939,duringWorldWarⅡinItaly,Guido,ahopefulman,themaincharacterfellinlovewithDora,andtheygotmarried.Fiveyearslater,theirliveschanged.GuidoandJoshuaweretakenbytheNazistoaconcentrationcampandDoraalsowenttherewithherhusbandandson.Atthatplace,Guidotriedhisbesttosavehisson’slifeinaspecialway.

8.WhoisthedirectorofTheNet?

A.LuisBunuel 

B.IrwinWinkler 

C.MarkOsborne 

D.RobertoBenigni

9.Whichfilmisespeciallyfitforkids?

A.TheExterminatingAngel. 

B.TheNet. 

C.KungFuPanda. 

D.LifeisBeautiful.

10..WhatcanwelearnaboutLifeisBeautiful?

A.It’saboutarescueofpeoplewhocan’tleaveahouse.

B.ThestoryissetinWorldWarⅡ.

C.ItwasmadeinAmericain1995.

D.Themaincharacterisabsorbedincomputer.

D.

Peopledonotanalyzeeveryproblemtheymeet.Sometimestheytrytorememberasolutionfromthelasttimetheyhadasimilarproblem.Theyoftenaccepttheopinionsorideasofotherpeople.Othertimestheybegintoactwithoutthinking.Theytrytofindasolutionbytrialanderror.However,whenallthesemethodsfail,thepersonwithaproblemhastostartanalyzing.Therearesixstagesinanalyzingaproblem.

First,thepersonmustrecognizethatthereisaproblem.Forexample,Sam’sbicycleisbroken,andhecannotrideittoclassasheusuallydoes.Sammustseethatthereisaproblemwithhisbicycle.

Next,thethinkermustdefinetheproblem.BeforeSamcanrepairhisbicycle,hemustfindoutthereasonwhyitdoesnotwork.Forinstance,hemustdetermineiftheproblemiswiththegears,thebrakes,ortheframe.Hemustmakehisproblemmorespecific.

Nowthepersonmustlookforinformationthatwillmaketheproblemclearerandleadtopossiblesolutions.Forinstance,supposeSamdecidedthathisbikedoesnotworkbecausethereissomethingwrongwiththegearwheels.Atthistime,hecanlookinhisbicyclerepairbookandreadaboutgears.Hecantalktohisfriendsatthebikeshop.Hecanlookathisgearscarefully.

Afterstudyingtheproblem,thepersonshouldhaveseveralsuggestionsforapossiblesolution.TakeSamasanillustration.Hissuggestionsmightbe:

putoilonthegearwheels;

buynewgearwheelsandreplacetheoldones;

tightenorloosenthegearwheels.

Eventuallyonesuggestionseemstobethesolutiontotheproblem.Sometimesthefinalideacomesverysuddenlybecausethethinkersuddenlyseessomethingneworseessomethinginanewway.Sam,forexample,suddenlyseesthatthereisapieceofchewinggumbetweenthegearwheels.Heimmediatelyrealizesthesolutiontohisproblem:

hemustcleanthegearwheels.

Finallythesolutionistested.Samcleansthegearwheelsandfindsthatafterwardshisbicycleworksperfectly.Inshort,hehassolvedtheproblem.

11..Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.SixStagesforRepairingSam’sBicycle 

B.PossibleWaystoProblem-solving

C.NecessitiesofProblemAnalysis 

D.SuggestionsforAnalyzingaProblem

12.Inanalyzingaproblemweshoulddoallthefollowingexcept:

A.recognizeanddefinetheproblem 

B.lookforinformationtomaketheproblemclearer

C.havesuggestionsforapossiblesolution

D.findasolutionbytrialormistake

13..