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Differentcountrieshavedifferentgreetingcustoms．Nowlet'slearnmoreaboutthegreetingcustomsindifferentcultures．

France

Francepeoplegreeteachotherwithahandshake,butclosefriendskisseachotheronthecheek（面颊）whentheymeet．Theydothiswhenmeetingandbeforeleaving．

Korea

InKorea,itisasignofrespect（尊敬）forpeopletobowwhengreetingeachother．InKorea,abowisfollowedbyahandshake．However,Koreawomendonotshakehandswithwesternmen,instead,theybowslightly．

Brazil

Kissingwomenonthecheekisacommonwayofgreeting．Inaformalsituation,ahandshakeisoftendonetoshowrespect．Menshouldshakehandsbeforeandaftermeeting,andoncetheyhavebecomefamiliar（熟悉的）witheachother,alighthugisoftengiventoeachother．

Ghana

Inasocialsituation,it'spolitetogreeteveryoneintheroom．Ahandshakeisusedingreeting,andthepalmmustdirectlytouchthepalmoftheother．It'sconsideredimpolitetotouchthebackofthehand．

1．TwocloseFrenchfriendswillkisseachotheronthewhentheymeet．

A．hand

B．cheek

C．neck

D．arm

2．InBrazil,itisverycommontofortwomenwhoknoweachotherwell．

A．touchthepalm

B．kissonthecheek

C．bowoneachother

D．givealighthug

3．WhichisprobablytheBESTtitleforthepassage?

A．GreetingCustomsinDifferentCultures

B．HowtoBehavePolitely

C．AllBadWaystoGreetPeople

D．FriendsShouldGreetEachOther

TheOlympicflame

TheOlympicFlameisasymbolcarriedoverfromtheancientOlympics,whereaflameburnedatthealtar（祭坛）ofZeusthroughoutcompetition.Itwasfinallyreintroducedatthe1924AmsterdamGames,andagainburnedin1932.

CarlDiem,chairmanoftheorganizingcommitteeforthe1936BerlinGames,proposedthattheflamebelitinGreeceandtransportedtoBerlinviaatorchrelay.Theideawasadopted（采纳）andcontinuedateveryOlympicGamessince1952.TheflameislitattheancientsiteofOlympiabythenaturalraysofthesunreflectedoffacurvedmirror.Itislitataceremonybywomendressedinrobesresemblingthoseworninancienttimes,whothenpassittothefirstrelayrunner.

TheOlympicmotto

“Citius,altius,fortius”isaLatinphrasemeaning“swifter,higher,stronger”,whichBarondeCoubertinborrowedfromFatherHenriMartinDideonofParis.DideonwasheadmasterofArcueilCollege,andusedthephrasetodescribetheathleticachievementsofstudentsattheschool.HehadpreviouslybeenattheAlbertLeGrandschool,wheretheLatinwordswerecarvedinstoneabovethemainentrance.

TheOlympicoath

“Inthenameofallcompetitors,IpromisethatweshalltakepartintheseOlympicGames,respectingandabidingbytherulesthatgovernthem,inthetruespiritofsportsmanship,forthegloryofsportandthehonorofourteams.”

WrittenbyBarondeCoubertin,theoathistakenbyanathletefromthehostnationwhileholdingacorneroftheOlympicflag.Theathletes’oathwasfirsttakenbyBelgianfencerVictorBoinatthe1920AntwerpGames.Ajudgefromthehostcountryalsospeakstheoath,withslightlydifferentwording.

4．TheOlympicflamewasfirstburnedat_______inmoderntimes.

A.the1920Games

B.the1924Games

C.the1932Games

D.the1936Games

5．TheunderlinedwordinParagraphTwocanbereplacedwith.

A.ordered

B.insisted

C.suggested

D.requested

6．Fromthepassagewecanlearn________.

A.thefirsttorchrelaywasheldatthe1936BerlinGames

B.before1936,noflamesburnedattheOlympicGames

C.CarlDiemproposedthatflamesshouldburnattheOlympicGames

D.TheOlympictorchhasburnedsince1924

7．TheOlympicmottowas.

A.writtenbyBarondeCoubertin

B.fromGreek

C.fromtheancientOlympic

D.borrowedfromFatherHenriDideonofParis

“Folksingersaremorelikepoetsthansingers,”LiYahe,amusicbusinessman,oncetoldChinaYouthDaily.

ThatsayingperfectlydescribesZhangLei,the34-year-oldchampionofthefourth“VoiceofChina”singingcompetition,whichendedonOct7.

CriticsthoughtZhang’ssuccessasavictoryforfolksingers.TheVoiceofChinausedtoattachgreatimportancetosingingskillsandvocaltechniques,whicharenotnecessarilywhatfolksingersaregoodat.“Folksongsaremoreaboutemotionsandstorytelling,”saidLi.

Folkisoneoftheoldestmusicalstyles.Itdatesbacktoancienttimes,whenpeoplesangabouttheireverydaylivesandthesocietyaroundthem.

Apowerfulcomeback

FolkmusicbecamepopularagainintheWesternworldinthe1960s.Duringsocialrevolutions,manyyoungWesternersturnedtothesimplerhythmsoffolk.PioneersincludedUSsingerBobDylan,whosesongsarereflectionsofsomesocialissuesliketheVietnamWar.Singersatthattimeusedtraditionalfolkinstrumentslikethebanjo,theuprightbass,themandolinandthepiano.

Inthelate1970s,folkmusicwasintroducedtoTaiwan.TheriseofsingerslikeLoTayuandChyiYupopularizedfolkmusic,particularlyamongyoungChinesepeople.

Atthattime,folktuneswerebasedonsimplesongstructures,withpleasantchordprogressionandprettylyrics,justlikeduringoldtimes.Buttheyfocusedmoreonthedreamsandsorrowofyouththanonpolitics.

Thiscontinuedtobethecasewhenthefolk“wave”sweptChinesemainlandinthe1990s.

Folkpioneers

Sadly,itdidn’tlastlonginChina.Folkgavewaytopopinthelate1990s,whenpeoplestartedlivingmorefast-pacedlives.Butthatdidn’tmeanfolkmusichaddisappearedfromthemusicworldentirely.

“Thedropinthepopularityoffolksongsisbecausethebusinessmodeofthemusicindustryisoutdated,notbecauseofthemusicitself,”folksingerSongKeoncesaid.

Hewasright.Recentyearshaveseenfolksongsgainingpopularity,withtheappearanceofsingerslikeLiJianandSongDongye.

“ThepopularityoftheInternethasshockedthetraditionalprofitmodelinmusicindustry,”LuZhongqiang,managerof13-Month,amusicrecordingandpublishingcompany,toldTencentEntertainment.

“Not-so-well-knownmusicstartsshowingitsstrengthwhentheproductionofmainstreammusicisdeclining,”headded.

8．Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheHistoryofFolkMusic.B.FolkMusicPioneers

C.TheFolkMusicIndustry.D.TheVoiceofChina

9．Theunderlinedworld“it”inthelastbutfourparagraphmeans________.

A.thepopularityoffolkmusic.

B.thefocusoffolkmusic.

C.thetraditionoffolkpioneers.

D.thenewmodelofpopmusic.

10．Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheVoiceofChinaisverypopularamongyoungChinesepeople.

B.Folkmusiconcewasawaytovoiceopinionsaboutsocialissues.

C.Folksongsaremoreaboutexpressingemotionsthanstorytelling.

D.Outdatedmusicmodeiswhatleadstothedeclineoffolksongs.

11．WhichwordcanbestdescribetheattitudeofLuZhongqiangtowardsfolkmusic?

A.ObjectiveB.Confident.

C.Critical.D.Worried

Healthinsurance（保险）canbeveryexpensive.Someworkingpeopledonotmakeenoughmoneytopayforit.IntheUSthereisaprogramcalledHealthyFamilies.Thisprogramofferspeoplehealthinsuranceatalowcost.

Familiesarechargedabout$7.00amonthforeverychild,and$10.00foreveryadult.Itcostsmuchlessthananyotherkindofhealthinsurance.Havinghealthinsuranceisveryimportant.Withthisinsurance,peoplecanseeadoctorwhentheyaresickorhurt.

Theprogramisnotexpensiveatall,butmanypeoplearestillnotenrollinginit.Peoplesaythatitstillcoststoomuchmoney.Theyneedalloftheirmoneytopayforthingslikefoodandrent（租金）.

Itwouldbegreatifeveryonecouldhavehealthinsurance.Peopleareworkinghardtocomeupwithwaystomakethishappen.OneideaistomaketheHealthyFamiliesProgramfreeforsomepeople.

Itisimportantforpeopletoseeadoctorwhentheyneedto.TheHealthyFamiliesProgrammakesitpossibleformorepeopletodothis.Manyideasarebeingconsidered.Hopefullysomeofthemwillallowevenmorefamiliestogethealthinsurance.

TheHealthyFamiliesProgramismadetohelpthosewhodon’thavewelfare（社会保障金）andcannotearnenoughtopayforprivatehealthinsurance.Itisanimportantprogram,butofficialssaythattoomanypeoplearesigningupforitandthendroppingout（退出）becauseoftheHealthyFamiliesProgram’scost.

12．TheaimoftheHealthyFamiliesProgramisto__________.

A.helppeopleearnmoreandpayfortheprogram

B.makeitfreeforpeopletoseeadoctor

C.helpmorefamiliesgethealthinsurance

D.helpfamiliespayforprivatehealthinsurance

13．Ifacouplehastwochildren,howmuchwouldhealthinsurancecosteverymonthinthefamily?

A.$34.B.$40.

C.$28.D.$24.

14．Whyisitveryimportantforpeopletohavehealthinsurance?

A.Theycanseeadoctorfreeofcharge.

B.Theycangetspecialmedicalcare.

C.Theycangotoseeadoctorassoonaspossible.

D.Theycanaffordtoseeadoctorwhentheyneedto.

15．InthepassagewecanlearnallofthefollowingEXCEPTthat__________.

A.healthinsuranceisveryimportantforordinarypeople

B.peopleshouldmakemoremoneytopayforprivatehealthinsurance

C.theprogramisstilltooexpensiveformanypeople

D.manypeopledon’tmakeenoughmoneytopayforhealthinsurance

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二、完形填空

Sincethepopularityofsmartphones,peoplespendlotsoftimeontheirphones,eithermessagingotherpeople,

______news,orplayinggames.___________Ithinkcellphoneshavemadelifemore_________,Idon’tthinkspendingalotoftimeoncellphonesisagoodidea.

Firstly,spendingtoomuchti