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ThecrisisoftraditionalChinesefestivalsthatarelosingtheirattractionmaybelinkedtotheculturetraditionandbackgroundofthefestivals.MostChinesefestivalcultureisrelatedmoreorlesstoreallife.“Thecountryisbasedonitspeoplewhilethepeoplearereliedontheirfood”.

Butthewesterncultureshowsmuchofromance.Somefestivalshavetheirreligiousbackgroundwhileothershavemuchtodowithcultureandpeople.Atthispoint,foodseemstobetooordinary.Flowersandchocolatesaremorewelcomed.

ForeignfestivalsinChinaarecelebratedforfun.Theygivepeopleopportunitiestorelaxandcelebrate,toshowappreciationandgratefulness.Theacceptanceofforeignfestivalsgenerallydependsontheopennessofthepublic,thefamiliaritywiththewesternculture,andmostimportantly,onpeople’seconomicsituation.

1．Fromthesurveyweknowthatamongthepeoplesurveyed______.

A．manypeopleareworriedthattraditionalChinesefestivalswilldisappearsoon

B．mostthinklittleofcelebratingforeignfestivals.

C．halfthinkcelebratingforeignfestivalsmakespeoplenotgooutoffashion

D．somethinkitasignofbeingafterforeigngoodnesstocelebrateforeignfestivals

2．ThewriterthinksthatforeignfestivalscelebratedinChina______.

A．arethesameasthosecelebratedintheWest

B．havelosttheirreligiousbackground

C．cangivemorefunthantraditionalChinesefestivals

D．mayreducethehungerofpublicpeople

3．WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenforeignfestivalsandtraditionalChineseones?

A．TraditionalChinesefestivalspaymoreattentiontoculturetradition.

B．ForeignfestivalsattachmoreimportancetofoodthanChineseones.

C．ForeignfestivalsareromanticwhiletraditionalChineseonesareconnectedwithreality.

D．Chinesefestivalshavelosttheirattractionwhileforeignonesareinfashion.

4．WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethereasonwhysomanypeopleacceptforeignfestivals?

A．Peoplecanrelaxthemselves.

B．Peoplecanshowtheirthankstoothers.

C．Peoplehaveknownmoreaboutthewesternculture.

D．Foreignfestivalscanmakeshopowners’pocketsfilled.

B

Foralongtime,aboywonderedwhyhisnext-desk-palwasalwaysthefirstintheclass,whereashecouldonlyrankthe21st.

Athome,heaskedhismom:

“AmImorestupidthanotherkids?

HowcanIalwaysfallbehind?

Ijustcan’tcomeupwithananswer.”Momwasawarethatherson’sself-respecthadbeendamagedbytherankingsystem,butshedidn’tknowwhattosaytohelp.

Sheintendedtosaythatintelligencediffersandthatyes,herson’sfriendreallywasthesmarterboy.Butthatwouldsoupsetherson.Thankgoodnessshekeptherselffromsayingit.

Hersonandhisfriendwentontohighschoolthatyear,butalthoughhetriedashardashecould,herson’sfriendstilloutdidhim.Butshewasproudofherboyforhishardwork,sincerelyproud.Itwasaroundthistimethatshedecidedtotakehimonatriptotheseaside.Onthetrip,sheatlastfoundananswerforhim.

Todayhersonnolongercaresaboutrankings.Hedoesn’thaveto,forhehimselfisnowthetopoftheclassatthetopnationaluniversityheattends.Afteruniversityhisteachersandpeersfullyexpecthimtohaveabrightfuture..

Invitedtospeaktohisoldhighschool,hementionedavaluablechildhoodexperience.Itconcernedthatholidayhismotherhadpreparedforthem:

“Once,onatriptothesea,mymotherandIwerelyingonthebeach.Shepointedtotheseaandsaidtome:

Doyouseetheseabirdsfightingforfoodoutthere?

Whenawavecomesnear,thelittlebirdsrisequickly.Theclumsy（笨拙的）seagullsarefarslowerandhavetostruggletogetawayfromthewave.Buttheseclumsybirdsprovetohavethebiggest,strongestwings,whichallowthebirdtotravelthefurthest.Whentheseasonchanges,theyleaveforforeignshores,leavingthelittlebirdsbehind.Son,Ihaveafeelingthatyouareoneofthoseseagulls.”

5.Thestorymainlyconveysthemessagethat.

A.competitionbetweenstudentsisgoodfortheirdevelopment.

B.Rankingsystemdoesdamagetostudents’self-respect

C.onlystrugglingcanhelpyousucceed

D.parentsshouldbuildupchildren’sself-respect

6.Fromthe2ndparagraph,wecanseethat.

A.thesonwasmorestupidthanotherkids

B.themothersawthebadeffectsoftherankingsystem

C.themotherknewhersonwasweakinhisstudy

D.themotherfeltsorryforherson’sbadbehavior.

7.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.thesonknewintelligencedidn’tmeaneverything

B.thesondidnotrelyonhismotherforhelp

C.thesonwouldforgethisrankingssoonafterleavinghighschool

D.themotherwascarefultoprotectherson’sself-respect

8.Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningwiththeunderlinedword“outdid”?

A.didbetterthanB.wasequalto

C.playedtricksonD.workedharderthan

C

Ascomputersbecomeallthe

morepopularinChina,ChinesepeopleareincreasinglyrelyingoncomputerkeyboardstoinputChinesecharacters（汉字）.Butiftheyusethecomputertoomuch,theymayendupforgettingtheexactstrokes（笔画）ofeachChinesecharacterwhenwritingonpaper.Expertssuggestpeople,especiallystudents,writebyhandmore.

Doyouwritebyhandmoreortypemore?

InBeijing,studentsstartusingacomputerasearlyasprimaryschool.Andcomputerdependenceismorewide-spreadamonguniversity

students.Almostalltheirwritingsaretypedonacomputer.

Allthestudentsinterviewedsaytheyusuallyuseacomputer.

It’sfasterandeasiertocorrectifusingacomputer.Andthat’swhycomputersarebeingusedmoreandmoreoftentomoderneducation.Butwhenpeoplearetakingstockincomputersincreasingly,problemsappear.

“WhenI’mwritingwithapen,IfindIoftencan’trememberhowtowriteacharacter,thoughIfeelI’mfamiliarwithit.”

“I’mnotinthemoodtowritewhenfacedwithapenandpaper.”

Manystudentsdon’tfeelthisissomethingtoworryabout.Nowthatit’smoreconvenientandefficienttowriteonacomputer,whybothertohandwrite?

Manyeducatorsthinkdifferently.ShiLiwei,theheadmasterofafamousprimaryschoolinthecapitalsaid“Chinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaesthetic（审美的）value.Butthosecharacterstypedwithcomputerkeyboardsonlymaintaintheirpracticalvalue.Alltheartisticbeautyofthecharactersislost.Andhandwritingcontainsthewriter’semotion.Throughone’shandwriting,peoplecangettoknowone’sthinkingandpersonality.Beautifulwritingwillgivepeopleabetterfirstimpressionofthem.”

Toencouragestudentstohandwritemore,manyprimaryschoolsinBeijinghavemadewritingclassescompulsory（必修的）andinuniversities,someprofessorsareaskingstudentstoturnintheirhomeworkandessayswrittenbyhand.

9.WhichofthefollowingcanBESTserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.ToTypeorToHandWrite

B.TheImportanceofHandwritingandTyping

C.WritingByComputerWillReplaceWritingByHand

D.PracticalandAestheticValueofChineseCharacters

10.Thestudentsinterviewedprefertowriteusingacomputermainlybecause.

A.theycancorrectthemistakestheymakequicklyandconveniently

B.theyareusuallyaskedtoe-mailtheirhomeworkandessays

C.theyfinditnoteasytorememberhowtowriteacharacter

D.computershavebecomeatrendandfashioninChina

11.Theunderlinedexpression“takingstockin”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans.

A.gettingboredwithB.gettingdependenton

C.becomingcrazyaboutD.lookingforwardto

12.Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat.

A.moreandmorestudentswillgiveupwritingonacomputer

B.writingbyhandwillgivewaytotypingbycomputeroneday

C.moreandmorestudentswillpayattentiontohandwriting

D.thetypedarticlebetterexpressesone’semotionandquality

D

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