Russian tradition orders that men should kiss each other three times on the cheeks at official functions. Now, a new ruling in Moscow is calling for politicians in the capital to stick to the old handshake. According to Britain's The Telegraph newspaper, politicians in Moscow have been told to stop kissing each other when they meet because the “kissing ceremony” takes so long.

Leonid Brezhnev, the general secretary of the Communist Party from 1964 to 1982, was famous for treating male colleagues to a full lip-lock. One photograph of him kissing Erich Honecker, the leader of the Democratic Republic of Germany, was used for a protest painting on the Berlin Wall with the caption: "Oh, God, help me survive this deadly love".

Kissing three times on the cheeks at official occasions is a Russian tradition. The practice has been revived among high-ranking officials in past years. In the distant past, a kiss from the tsar (emperor) was the highest sign of recognition. The Moscow ruling, however, has prompted authorities in other cities to consider banning the practice.

Alexei Kleshko, a parliament member in Siberia, said: “Single-sex kisses should be avoided, including at official meetings. It's enough to shake hands. Of course, if one is talking about a long friendship or fatherly relations, it might be OK to embrace. But that's the maximum that should be allowed.”

Another MP Vladimir Gorlov, said he only allowed himself to kiss the hand of a woman at work: "There are informal relations and there are meetings governed by protocol," he said. “When a man is kissing another man at an official event, I have a negative attitude towards it. There are rules of decency.

5. Moscow is calling for politicians to stick to handshake because ________.

A. it is popular at home and abroad   B. it is their tradition

C. it saves time                   D. Russian women have a strong love of it

6. By mentioning Brezhnev, the author ________.

A. wants to show his respect to Brezhner

B. admires Brezhnev for his skills at kissing

C. just shows the media made fun of pictures of politicians kissing

D. praises Brezhnev’s good relation with Honecker

7. If the tsar kissed a Russian woman, she would feel ________.

A. nervous        B. proud            C. shameful        D. curious

8. We can infer from the last two paragraphs that ________.

A. Kleshko is strongly against any kind of kiss

B. Kleshko is a man out of date

C. Gorlove shares the same view with Kleshko is single-sex kisses

D. Gorlove won’t kiss any man in any form

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

　 That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 26 me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. __27_ , on this special morning, I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking(眺望，俯视) the _28_, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something _29_ in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I 30 an old man on a bicycle with a bucket（水桶） _31_ on its handle(把手) and pieces of old and used cloth in a basket and bottles on its back-carriage(后座). He 32 from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already 33 washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts 34 my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) 35 T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern 36 would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed 37 with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, 38 passers-by(过路人) and stopping to have a free talk now and then 39 elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable sense of 40 in the way he seemed to be doing things— 41 the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to look at it proudly; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and 42 , standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a 43 to learn, I felt. One doesn’t have to beg for a 44 at any age if one is in good health and willing to work hard. For a while I felt 45 of myself. Though I am young —just sixteen, and there was this old man before me who must have got up very early and been busy working so hard and actively.

26．A．forces 　 B．allows　 C．causes　 　　D．prevents

27．A．Or　 　　 　　B．So　 　　　 　　C．However 　　 　　D．Besides

28．A．parking lot B．bus stop　 　　　 C．school　 D．market

29．A．interesting B．surprising　 C．terrible 　 D．useful

30．A．noticed　 　　 B．recognized 　 C．called 　 D．helped

31．A．hanged　 　　　 B．hang　 　 　　　 C．hanging　 　　 D．hung

32．A．searched　 　　 B．left 　　　 　　　 C．moved 　 D．wandered

33．A．stopped　 　　 B．started　 　 C．intended 　 D．finished

34．A．crossed　 　　 B．went　　　 C．disturbed 　　 D．came

35．A．beautiful　 　 B．shiny　 C．simple　 D．expensive

36．A．repairmen　 　 B．businessmen C．drivers D．cyclists

37．A．busy 　　 　 B．satisfied 　 C．careful　 　　　 D．bored

38．A．saying hello to　 　 B．looking at　 　 C．laughing at 　 D．pointing at

39．A．about　 B．for　　 C．with 　　 D．like

40．A．worry　 B．respect　 　　　 C．pity 　　　 D．pride

41．A．cleaning　 　　 B．fixing　 C．replacing 　　 D．covering

42．A．still　 　　 　 B．yet　 　　 　 C．again 　　 　　D．soon

43．A．lesson 　 B．subject C．skill 　　D．fact

44．A．business　 B．living　 C．success D．right

45．A．tired　 　 B．doubtful (怀疑的) 　　　 C．fearful D．ashamed(惭愧的)

　　

Russian tradition orders that men should kiss each other three times on the cheeks at official functions. Now, a new ruling in Moscow is calling for politicians in the capital to stick to the old handshake. According to Britain's The Telegraph newspaper, politicians in Moscow have been told to stop kissing each other when they meet because the “kissing ceremony” takes so long.

Leonid Brezhnev, the general secretary of the Communist Party from 1964 to 1982, was famous for treating male colleagues to a full lip-lock. One photograph of him kissing Erich Honecker, the leader of the Democratic Republic of Germany, was used for a protest painting on the Berlin Wall with the caption: "Oh, God, help me survive this deadly love".

Kissing three times on the cheeks at official occasions is a Russian tradition. The practice has been revived among high-ranking officials in past years. In the distant past, a kiss from the tsar (emperor) was the highest sign of recognition. The Moscow ruling, however, has prompted authorities in other cities to consider banning the practice.

Alexei Kleshko, a parliament member in Siberia, said: “Single-sex kisses should be avoided, including at official meetings. It's enough to shake hands. Of course, if one is talking about a long friendship or fatherly relations, it might be OK to embrace. But that's the maximum that should be allowed.”

Another MP Vladimir Gorlov, said he only allowed himself to kiss the hand of a woman at work: "There are informal relations and there are meetings governed by protocol," he said. “When a man is kissing another man at an official event, I have a negative attitude towards it. There are rules of decency. "

5. Moscow is calling for politicians to stick to handshake because ________.

A. it is popular at home and abroad   B. it is their tradition

C. it saves time                   D. Russian women have a strong love of it

6. By mentioning Brezhnev, the author ________.

A. wants to show his respect to Brezhner

B. admires Brezhnev for his skills at kissing

C. just shows the media made fun of pictures of politicians kissing

D. praises Brezhnev’s good relation with Honecker

7. If the tsar kissed a Russian woman, she would feel ________.

A. nervous        B. proud            C. shameful        D. curious

8. We can infer from the last two paragraphs that ________.

A. Kleshko is strongly against any kind of kiss

B. Kleshko is a man out of date

C. Gorlove shares the same view with Kleshko is single-sex kisses

D. Gorlove won’t kiss any man in any form

 阅读下面短文并回答问题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

  {1}It’s said that exercise is important for our body because it helps us feel relaxed, full of energy and healthy. Similarly, reading is important for us, as it gives lots of advantages to a person and it’s like a source to feed our mind.

  {2}Firstly, it can help us explore words that ___________: we can travel into the past. We can find out how people lived and how they dressed. We can also read about the future and science fiction books can offer us an interesting view on this matter. The world of books, magazines newspapers and so on offers us a large variety of areas we can explore and come to understand. It’s like a way of escaping from real life as it allows us to travel to places we might not ever get to in real life.

{3}Secondly, reading is cheap. It comforts, it distracts, it excites, and it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. When one enjoys reading a book he is strongly attracted by what he is reading and he hardly takes a break. He wants to finish it very rapidly because he is very cautious to find out what’ll happen till the end. That’s why he feels relaxed, excited and tries to somehow participate in the book’s action. Then, think of the knowledge one can obtain with reading: he’s be able to take part in dialogues on certain subjects. He’d feel proud of himself to give others some information they have no idea about.

{4}We can’t see everything on TV. Then, reading a book can offer more than the Internet, for example, even if it is time-consuming. That is why I believe books are a future, and a past I hope that the Internet won’t make people stop buying books.

76. What is the text mainly about? (no more than 6 words)

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77.   Complete the following statement with proper words. ( no more than 4 words)

If one is really fond of a book, he will ______ the book from which he couldn’t tear himself away. 

78. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. ( no more than 5 words)

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79. What information can we get when reading books about the world in the past? ( no more than 8 words)

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80. What does the underlined word “it” ( line5 , paragraph 2 ) probably refer to? ( within 10 words)___________________________________________________________________