D
　　As the country's economy continues to steam ahead,once popular forms of entertainment,such as Karaoke(卡拉OK),card games and even boxing bars,appear to be losting their attractiveness.Stressed out white - collar wokers are camping out on rooftops,smashing(砸）up restaurants,pretending to be children and even visiting cemeteries in a effort to ease the pressure of modern life.
　　Consider the members of Shanghai's Cat Rain club.By day,this group of young women work executive (决策管理的) jobs,but by night they climb buildings so they can spend the night on the roof."You feel relaxed when you're sitting on the roof,looking up to the sky and chatting with friends," said Gong Ying,25.
　　The stress of work is not just limited to people in Shanghai.A recently opened restaurant in Beijing encourages customers(顾客) to smash plates --- as long as they are willing to pay to replace them.Some workers even wish to return to their childhoods.Recently,hundreds of people took part in a festival in which adults pretended to be children.It was an adultsonly event,and participants could read comics and eat sweets all day.
　　Scenic places such as parks and rivers can also help people relax and put things in perspective.But a cemetery?
　　Cemetery companies in Shanghai organized visits to local graveyards for stressed - out workers in March.The participants were taken to quiet spots in the cemetery where they could think about life and their futures."Pressure may bring us unhappiness,but it doesn't mean we can't find ways out,"says Chen Bin,a rooftop camping fan with still some other interests."Life should be imaginative."
　　68.Peopel are going to those new activities mainly for ______.
　　　A.recreation   B.new ideas   C.physical refreshment   D.psychological relaxation
　　69.The underlined phrase "put things in perspective"in the 4th paragraph possibly means______.
　　　A.have a good rest          B.get over negative feelings
　　　C.take physical exercise      D.judge things correctly
　　70.When Chen Bin says:"Life should be imaginative",she means______.
　　　A.life should be lived in imaginations
　　　B.the dead can be alive in our imagination
　　　C.people should create new ways of life
　　　D.we should view life positively

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　　As the country's economy continues to steam ahead,once popular forms of entertainment,such as Karaoke(卡拉OK),card games and even boxing bars,appear to be losting their attractiveness.Stressed out white - collar wokers are camping out on rooftops,smashing(砸）up restaurants,pretending to be children and even visiting cemeteries in a effort to ease the pressure of modern life.

　　Consider the members of Shanghai's Cat Rain club.By day,this group of young women work executive (决策管理的) jobs,but by night they climb buildings so they can spend the night on the roof."You feel relaxed when you're sitting on the roof,looking up to the sky and chatting with friends," said Gong Ying,25.

　　The stress of work is not just limited to people in Shanghai.A recently opened restaurant in Beijing encourages customers(顾客) to smash plates --- as long as they are willing to pay to replace them.Some workers even wish to return to their childhoods.Recently,hundreds of people took part in a festival in which adults pretended to be children.It was an adultsonly event,and participants could read comics and eat sweets all day.

　　Scenic places such as parks and rivers can also help people relax and put things in perspective.But a cemetery?

　　Cemetery companies in Shanghai organized visits to local graveyards for stressed - out workers in March.The participants were taken to quiet spots in the cemetery where they could think about life and their futures."Pressure may bring us unhappiness,but it doesn't mean we can't find ways out,"says Chen Bin,a rooftop camping fan with still some other interests."Life should be imaginative."

　　68.Peopel are going to those new activities mainly for ______.

　　　A.recreation   B.new ideas   C.physical refreshment   D.psychological relaxation

　　69.The underlined phrase "put things in perspective"in the 4th paragraph possibly means______.

　　　A.have a good rest          B.get over negative feelings

　　　C.take physical exercise      D.judge things correctly

　　70.When Chen Bin says:"Life should be imaginative",she means______.

　　　A.life should be lived in imaginations

　　　B.the dead can be alive in our imagination

　　　C.people should create new ways of life

　　　D.we should view life positively

阅读理解训练

　　More and more often we hear people talk about Karaoke (卡拉OK) , But , what on earth it is about , still remains a question for many people .

　　Karaoke is a sort of acoustic equipment (音响设备)which was originally invented in Japan around the middle of the 1970' s . It means “a band without people ” in Japanese. In fact, it is just a music tape without words. This equipment first appeared in some public houses and snack bars (快餐店), and was mainly for the customers to enjoy and relax themselves. Most of the music in Karaoke was popular music . Therefore , at times , then anyone felt like it , he might sing songs to the accompaniment (伴奏) of the music that came from the equipment .

　　Shortly after its invention, Karaoke was spread to the whole world . It was introduced to China and was welcomed by many people . Although you are not a good singer, or even sometimes you may sing out of tune(走掉), you can always enjoy yourself by singing Karaoke.

1．In this passage“band”means“group of persons ________.”

[　　]

A．who play games on the sports ground

B．who play music together

C．living in the same neighbourhood

D．doing things together under a leader and with a common purpose

2．Karaoke is just ________.

[　　]

A．a cassette tape with only music

B．a cassette tape recorder

C．a band from Japan

D．a voice recording equipment

3．The Japanese invented Karaoke about the year of ________.

[　　]

4．People went to public houses and snack bars with Karaoke ________.

[　　]

A．to have a good time

B．to have something to drink

C．to relax themselves

D．both A and C

5．Karaoke was quickly spread to the whole world because ________.

[　　]

A．it could turn you into a good singer

B．people wanted to make lots of money out of it

C．it was a popular way to enjoy oneself

D．this kind of acoustic equipment was very cheap

阅读理解训练

　　More and more often we hear people talk about Karaoke (卡拉OK) , But , what on earth it is about , still remains a question for many people.

　　Karaoke is a sort of acoustic equipment (音响设备)which was originally invented in Japan around the middle of the 1970' s. It means “a band without people ” in Japanese. In fact, it is just a music tape without words. This equipment first appeared in some public houses and snack bars (快餐店), and was mainly for the customers to enjoy and relax themselves. Most of the music in Karaoke was popular music. Therefore , at times , then anyone felt like it , he might sing songs to the accompaniment (伴奏) of the music that came from the equipment.

　　Shortly after its invention, Karaoke was spread to the whole world. It was introduced to China and was welcomed by many people. Although you are not a good singer, or even sometimes you may sing out of tune(走掉), you can always enjoy yourself by singing Karaoke.

(1)In this passage“band”means“group of persons ________.”

[　　]

A．who play games on the sports ground

B．who play music together

C．living in the same neighbourhood

D．doing things together under a leader and with a common purpose

(2)Karaoke is just ________.

[　　]

A．a cassette tape with only music

B．a cassette tape recorder

C．a band from Japan

D．a voice recording equipment

(3)The Japanese invented Karaoke about the year of ________.

[　　]

(4)People went to public houses and snack bars with Karaoke ________.

[　　]

A．to have a good time

B．to have something to drink

C．to relax themselves

D．both A and C

(5)Karaoke was quickly spread to the whole world because ________.

[　　]

A．it could turn you into a good singer

B．people wanted to make lots of money out of it

C．it was a popular way to enjoy oneself

D．this kind of acoustic equipment was very cheap