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Passage4
December25thisChristmasDay.Inmostcountriesitisthemostimportantdayintheyear.Allthepeoplecomebacktotheirhomestohavethedaywiththeirparentsortheirchildren.OnChristmasdaybellsringeverywhere.TheringingbellstellpeopleChristmasiscoming.Peoplesinganddancedayandnight.Theyhaveagoodtime.
MostfamiliesbuyaChristmastreesfortheirchildren.Andtherearesomepresentshangingfromthetreehereandthere.Peoplealsoputpresentsinchildren’sstockings/inmanyplaces,FatherChristmashimselfbringspresentstothem.Heisakindmanandinredclothes.Thereisabigbagonhisback.Inittherearealotofpresents.
Christmasisalsoadaywhenpeopleenjoyallkindsoffood.Butsomepoorpeoplehavenohomesandhavenofoodtoeat.Theydieofcoldandhunger(饥饿)onChristmasday.
1.Christmasisaveryimportantdayinsomecountriesinayear.(F)
2.manypeoplehaveagoodtimeonChristmasDay.对
3.FatherChristmaswearsredclothes对
4.therearealotofChristmastreesinFatherChristmas’bag.(F)
5.somepoorpeopledieonChristmasDaybecausetheyhavenohomeandnofoodtoeat.对
Passage5.
OnceuponatimetherewasagreatGreekhero,Hercules.Hewastallerandstrongerthananyoneyouhaveeverseen.Onhisshoulderhecarriedaclubandinhishandheheldabow.Hewasknownastheheroofahundredadventures.
Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainandagainhesenthimondifficulttasks.OnemorningthekingsentforhimandtoldhimtofetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenoftheSingingMaidens(歌女).Butnooneknewwherethegardenwas.
SoHerculeswentaway.Hewalkedthewholedayandtherestdayandthenext.Hewalkedformonthsbeforehesawmountainsfarinthedistanceonefinemorning.Oneofthemountainswasintheshapeofaman,withlong,longlegsandarmsandhugeshouldersandabugshead.Hewasboldingupthesky.HerculesknewitwasAtlas,theMountainGod.Soheaskedhimforhelp.
Atlasanswered,'
Myheadandarmsandshouldersallache.CouldyouholduptheskywhileIfetchthegoldenapplesforyou?
'
Herculesclimbedthemountainandshoulderedthesky.Soontheskygrewveryheavy.WhenfinallyAtlascamebackwiththreegoldenapples,hesaid,'
Well,youaregoingtocarrythemountainforever.I'
mgoingtoseethekingwiththeapples.'
Herculesknewthathecouldn'
tfighthimbecauseoftheskyonhisback.Soheshouted:
'
Justoneminute'
shelp.Myshouldersarehurting.HoldtheskyforaminutewhileImakeacushion(垫子)formyshoulders.'
Atlasbelievedhim.Hethrewdowntheapplesandhelpupthesky.
Herculespickeduptheapplesandranbacktoseetheking.
1.Herculeswasthetallestmanintheworld.(T)
2.Herculeswasgivenmanydifficulttasksbecausethekingwantedtogetridofhim(T)
3.Atlaswasthegiantwhoheldupthesky(T)
4.AtlasgotthegoldenapplesforHerculesbecausehewantedtobethekinghimself.(B)
5.HerculesfinallymanagedtogettheapplesbydefeatingAtlas.(B)
Passage6
“Getup,thewateriscoming.”YanXinzhi,directoroftheneighborhoodcommitteeofChaoyangStreet,Taiyuan,capitalofShanxiProvince,wouldknockatthedoorofeveryhouseholdatmidnighttohavepeoplecollectwater;
otherwise,thetapwaterwouldsoonrundrywheneveryoneinthecitygotupandjoinedthe“waterrush”inthemorning.Yan,anelderlyladyabout60,hadservedascommitteedirectorformorethan20years;
hermajorworkwastorouseherneighborsfromtheirsleeptogetwater.Astimewentby,residentscouldnotgotosleepbeforeoneo’clockinthemorning.
ChaoyangStreetwasnottheonlystreetinTaiyuanthatlackedwater,andTaiyuanwasnottheonlycityinChinawithwaterinshortsupply.
NiuMaosheng,MinisterofWaterResources,toldChinaTodaythatmorethan300citiesnationwidelackwater;
in108citiesthesituationhasbecomecritical.Theannualdeficitofwaterhasreached6billioncubicmeters,leadingtoalossofRMB200billion(approximatelyUS$24billion)inindustrialoutput.
1.Asneighborhoodcommitteedirector,themajorpartofYanXinzhi’sjobwastowakeupherneighborsatmidnighttogetwater.(T)
2.ThepassagerevealsthatallthecitiesinChinasufferfromwatershortage.(F)
3.Thepassageiswrittenbyawaterexpert.(F)
4.ThelackofwaterhasleadtoalossofUS$24billioninindustrialoutput.(T)
5.Xi’anisanothercitywithwaterinshortsupply.(F)
Passage7
Peoplewhocannottellallcolorsapartaresaidtobecolorblind.Mostcolor-blindpeoplecanseeyellowandblues,butconfuseredswithgreens.Itisveryrareforapersontobeblindtoallcolors,buttheymayseeeverythinginshadesofblack,white,andgray.
Itisinterestingtonotethatmanycolor-blindpeopledon’tevenrealizethattheyarecolor-blind.Theydon’tknowthatthecolorstheyareseeingandnamingarenottheactualcolorsthatpeoplewithnormalvisioncansee.Thiscanbeparticularlydangerouswhenacolor-blindpersonconfusestheredandgreenofatrafficlight.
Colorblindnessisthoughttobeinherited(遗传).Andalthoughdoctorshavethoughtupteststodetermine(测定)colorblindness,thereisnocuretotreatmentforit.
1.Acolor-blindpersoncantellcorrectlyredandgreen.(F)
2.Manycolor-blindpeopleareunaware(没意识到)thattheyarecolor-blind.(T)
3.It’sespeciallydangerousforacolor-blindpersontocrossastreetwhentherearenotrafficlightsatthecrossofthestreets.(F)
4.Apersonwhoiscolor-blindisnotallowedtodrive.(F)
5.Uptonow,doctorshavefoundawaytofreeapersonfromhiscolorblindness.(F)
Passage8
Lilyis70yearsoldandshetakescareofher91-year-oldmother.Shetoldusaboutcaringforhermother.
Iwakeupearlyeveryday,it’susuallyabout6.30am,andwaituntilIhearTilly,mymum,movingabout.ThenImakeheracupoftea.Atabouthalfpastsevenshegetsupandwehavebreakfasttogether.Wenormallyjusthavetoast,butonSundayswealwayshavebaconandeggs.Afterbreakfastshereadsthenewspaper,thenshesitsbythewindowandwavestotheneighboursastheywalkby.
Shehardlyevergoesoutbutsheisveryproudofherpersonalappearance,soshegoestothehairdresseronceamonth.
Shedoesn’tlikebeingleftonherownforverylong,soIalwaysarrangeforaneighbourtocomeandsitwithherwhenIgoout.Nowandagain,myfriendandneighbour,Joan,comestospendthedaywithher,andIcangoandhavelunchwithanotherfriend,May,wholivesintown.
Ihaveabrother,Syd.Hecomestostaytwoorthreetimesayear.Heisverygoodandkeepsintouch,buthelives300milesaway.Onceayear,hecollectsmumandtakeshertostaywithhiminLondonforaweek.Shedoesn’treallylikegoingbecauseit’salongjourney,butIneedtherest.
Sally,thenurse,comestoseemumregularly.Mynext-doorneighbour,Jack,oftencallsin.IntheeveningweusuallywatchTVandwesometimesplaycards.Mumisfantasticforherage.ButIcanneverdecidetogoanywherespontaneously.Ialwayshavetoplanit,soIfeelabittrapped.ButwhatisthealternativeAnoldpeople’shomeIcouldn’tdothattomymother.
1.Lilywakesbeforehermother.(T)
2.Tillyissatisfiedwithherhairdresser.(F)
3.JoansometimesspendsthedaywithLily'
smother.(T)
4.Lily'
sbrothercomestovisiteverythreeweeks.(F)
5.LilyandhermotherplaycardsmorethantheywatchTV.(F)
Passage9
BenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister,said,“Londonisnotacity,itisanation.”Todaythisisanunderstatement;
London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnicgroups,isaworld.
Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld.ThecitywasfoundedbytheRomansandsincethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity.
Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups,includingthegrowingnumberofLondonersofmixedethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.ChildrenofCaribbean-ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian-Irishcouples.NoneofthemwillbeEnglish,butallofthemwillbeLondoners.
MostofBritain'
sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300languages.NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainliveinLondon(83%and58%respectively);
39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%oftheAsianpopulationofBritainliveinLondon.ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000people,3.8%ofthe