New Year is very important in Japan. Everyone cleans his or her house and starts the year with some new clothes. Pine branches
（松枝）are hung on the front doors of Japanese homes for good luck. This is a time for visiting in Japan, and it is very festive（喜庆的）. There is usually no one at work for about three days.In many parts of Africa, New Year is a celebration of new water. It comes at the end of the dry seasons in May, when the heat has taken all of the water from the land. The new season will bring rains, and thus life to the land. The people give thanks for water which is to come.
(1)________ is very festive and important for people in Japan.
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A ．May |
B ．New Year |
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C ．Pine branches |
D ．To wear some new clothes |
(2)On New Year's Day, people ________ in Japan.
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A ．give thanks for water |
B ．work for about three days |
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C ．visit many places |
D ．don't go to work |
(3)In some African countries, people celebrate New Year ___.
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A ．when winter comes to an end |
B ．in January |
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C ．in May |
D ．when the dry season arrives |
(4)The people give thanks for the water which is to come because they ________.
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A
．think water is very importantB
．have toC
．think rains may bring them lifeD
．think the season will bring them good luck(5)People in Japan and in some African countries ____.
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A
．celebrate the New Year in the same wayB
．celebrate the New Year in different waysC
．are busy visiting friends on New Year's DayD
．stay at home and watch TV on New Year's Day
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Sony 4 to say more about its sales plans for the silver round-eyed SDR-4X to reporters last week. "This robot was designed to live with people in 5 , "said Sony only.
"The SDR-4X has sensors on the bottoms of its 6 so it can walk on carpets and other uneven surfaces. It even knows 7 get back on its feet when it falls, "Sony said.
The 58-centimetre-tall SDR-4X is equipped with two 8 , allowing it to see better than its predecessor. It can 9 the difference between the edge of a table and patterns on the floor. The SDR-4X will be more expensive than the Ambo which 10 for 180 000 yen(US $ 1 400) in Japan and US $ 1 500 in the US. The SDR-4X can carry on simple 11 (It knows about 60 000 words. ), and be taught to sing by inputting music. It can also recognize faces, 12 and names.
Entertainment robots have grown into a fad, and toy makers are coming out with 13 imitations. Mitsubishi company 14 two entertainment robots to a museum. They can talk with children, play simple games and draw pictures. Yashawa Electric Corp has developed a 13.8 15 yen(US $105 000) bed-shaped robot that can help patients who need to strengthen their legs.
1.( )
A. as many as B. as much as
C. so many as D. so much as
2.( )
A. before B. later
C. ago D. after
3.( )
A. ever B. every
C. even D. never
4.( )
A. continued B. used
C. forgot D. refused
5.( )
A. families B. houses
C. homes D. offices
6.( )
A. hands B. feet
C. arms D. legs
7.( )
A. when to B. how to
C. what to D. why to
8.( )
A. umbrellas B. bands
C. telephones D. cameras
9.( )
A. talk B. speak
C. say D. tell
10.( )
A. sales B. sells
C. buys D. borrows
11.( )
A. diaries B. conversations
C. competitions D. dialogues
12.( )
A. noises B. bodies
C. voices D. entrances
13.( )
A. cheap B. cheaper
C. dear D. more expensive
14.( )
A. sold B. have sold
C. has sold D. will sell
15.( )
A. hundred B. thousand
C. million D. billion
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One afternoon ____4____ would be the biggest football match of the year in America. Jim ____5____ to watch it on TV very much but he couldn't. They would have a physics test the next morning and he had to get ready.
“Can we have a video recorder （录像机）, Mom?” Jim asked ____6____ he went to school. “Then you will record the football matches ____7____ me.” “I'm afraid we can't buy ____8____.“said his mother. But the next afternoon Jim came in, with a ____9____ video in his arms.
“How on earth （到底） did you pay for that, Jim?” the woman asked in surprise.
“That's ____10____, Mom,” answered the boy, “I've sold our TV set.”
（ ）1. A. too B. only C. also D. never
（ ）2. A. has to B. must C. never D. won't
（ ）3. A. often B. always C. never D. has to
（ ）4. A. if B. he C. here D. there
（ ）5. A. wants B. wanted C. is wanting D. will want
（ ）6. A. before B. after C. if D. when
（ ）7. A. with B. for C. by D. to
（ ）8. A. a B. that C. one D. this
（ ）9. A. long B. short C. old D. new
（ ）10. A. right B. all right C. easy D. OK
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Many people in the United States worry about their looks. For many people, looking nice also means to be 5. Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good.
Most people want to find a faster and 7 way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular.
These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are 8. Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.
Losing weight can be 9. Some overweight people go to health centers, like La Costa in California. Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers. People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All this works for losing weight.
12 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $400 a day, she spent $320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still 13 to do so.
Health centers, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all 14 a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing 15, too.
1 .A. less B. more C. nice D. fast
2. A. For B. So C. Or D. And
3. A. good B. useful C. hard D. easy
4. A. why B. what C. how D. when
5. A. high B. short C. thin D. fat
6. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell
7. A. dearer B. harder C. shorter D. easier
8. A. taken B. given C. written D. copied
9. A. cheap B. expensive C. easy D. safe
10. A. pay B. cost C. take D. have
11. A. making B. taking C. playing D. using
12. A. Before B. In C. After D. At
13. A. sorry B. angry C. sad &nbs Vp; D. glad
14. A. need B. have C. use D. get
15. A. health B. time C. food D. money
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For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some __1__ countries, people can turn on their __2__ and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and __3__ things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. __4__, the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French __5__ about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels.
In Germany, __6__ last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can __7__ for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German __8__ are hoping these will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without __9__. With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans __10__ like this new way of buying things. They call __11__ “junk on the air.” Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things __12__ on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things __13__.
The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be __14__ the American companies. They will have to be more careful about __15__ of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves.
1. A. European B. Asian C. American D. African
2. A. lights B. switches C. radios D. TVs
3. A. some else B. another many C. the other D. many other
4. A. Such as B. For example C. For teleshopping D. It is like
5. A. takes B. cost C. spends D. spend
6. A. to B. until C. unless D. by
7. A. begin B. leave C. open D. turn on
8. A. people B. women C. businessmen D. officials
9. A. to go out B. going out
C. to buy things D. buying things
10. A. still B. don’t C. even D. won’t
11. A. teleshopping B. TV C. radio D. telephone
12. A. appearing B. coming out C. for sale D. to buy
13. A. in the shop B. on TV C. they bought D. by this way
14. A. the same with B. different from
C. as big as D. larger than
15. A. the number B. the quality C. the places D. the buyers
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Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary 31 of the learning process. But too often as parents and teachers we deny this same right to our children. We convey(传达) 32 by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but 33 performance pleases us.
34 I see a child under this kind of pressure ,I think of Jack. He is a shy, nervous perfectionist. He 35 answered questions—he might be 36 .
I try my best to 37 his self-confidence. And I repeatedly 38 God for direction. But 39 changed until midterm, when Mary, a student teacher, came to our classroom.
One day we were working with math problems. Jack had copied the problems with care. 40 with his progress, I left the children with Mary .When I returned, Jack was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.
At that time, Mary got a box 41 with pencils from the desk we shared. “Look, Jack ! I’ve got something to show you.” she said.“ See these pencils, they belong to Mrs. Green and me. See how the erasers are 42 ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try 43 . That’s what you must learn to do, too.” Jack looked up with 44 in his eyes---the first time I’d see on his face that year.
Jack gradually believe him that it’s all 45 to make mistakes – as long as you erase them and try again.
31. A. life B. part C. game D. show
32. A. neither B. nor C. either D. or
33. A. high B. bad C. top D. big
34. A. When B. While C. As D. Although
35. A. always B. sometimes C. ever D. seldom
36. A. right B. wrong C. mistake D. fail
37. A. start B. set C. establish D. build
38. A. told B. asked C. said D. spoke
39. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
40. A. Kind B. Nice C. Great D. Pleased
41. A. filled B. full C. deal D. do
42. A. broke B. new C. good D. worn
43. A. once B. again C. too D. either
44. A. disappointment B. sadness C. fear D. love
45. A. right B. OK C. well D. good
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