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Japanese and Kites

　　Kites have flown in Japan for more than a thousand years. The 1 of Japan love to make and fly their own kites.

　　The kites are 2 many shapes and sizes. 3 look like hats. Others are of circle 4 square shapes. Pictures are painted on most of them.There are many 5 tales about kites in Japan. One story 6 of a thief who used a kite. He planned to steal some gold from the top of a 7 tower. The thief and his friends 8 it into the air. Then they 9 the kite near the top of the tower. The thief was 10 to steal the gold.

　　Another tale tells of a father and his son. They were stranded(困在) on an island near 11 . The father made a large kite. His son 12 it back to Japan.

　　 13 the boys fly kites. For the New Year and on 14 Day the men fly kites. They 15 their sons will grow up to be strong and brave, like a kite flying into the sky.The young men of Japan have kites 16 . The men form groups and each group makes a big kite. Some of the kites are thirty feet long. 17 is needed to raise the kites into the air. Sometimes cars are used to 18 them along.

　　When the kites are 19 , the battle starts. The young men try to 20 one another's kite strings. The last kite left in the sky is the winner.

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People have flown kites in Japan for more than 1,000 years． There are different kinds of kites there． Some look like bats（蝙蝠）；others look like birds． Most have pictures on them． There are many interesting stories about kites in Japan． One story tells about a thief（小偷）who used a kite． He wanted to steal（偷）the gold（金子）from the top of a high tower． The thief and his friends made a large kite． One dark windy night he caught hold of the kite． His friends raised（使升高）it into the air． Then they moved the kite near the top of the tower． The thief was able to steal the gold． Another story tells about a father and a son． They were in trouble on an island near Japan． The father made a large kite． His son flew in it back to Japan．

　　The young men of Japan have kite matches． When the kites are flying, the match starts． The young men try to break each other’s kite strings（细绳）． The last kite left in the sky is the winner．

1．Most kites in Japan________．

　 A．are very large　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B． are very small

　 C．look like hats 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． look nice with pictures

2．In the kite match the young men try to________．

A．make their kites fly high　　　　 　

B．stop each other’s kites from flying in the sky

C．make very large kites themselves　　

D．draw beautiful pictures on their kites

3．The father in the passage made a large kite to help his son to________．

　 A．return home　 　　　　　　　 B．fly over the island C．fly over the sea D．steal gold

4．The passage mainly（主要地）tells us________．

　 A．how to fly kites　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．how a kite match starts

　 C．something about the kites in Japan　 　　　 D．what the kites look like

 

Every pet owner loves his pet. There is no argument here.

　　But when we asked our readers whether they would clone （克隆， 复制）their beloved animals, the responses（反应） were split almost down the middle. Of the 228 readers who answered it, 108 would clone, 111 would not and nine weighed each side without offering an opinion.

　　Clearly, from readers’ response, this is an issue that reaches deeply into both the joy and final sadness of owning a pet. It speaks, as well, to people’s widely differing expectations over the developing scientific procedure.

　　Most of the respondents who favored the idea strongly believed it would produce at least a close copy of the original; many felt the process would actually return an exact copy. Those on the other side, however, held little hope a clone could never truly recreate a pet, many simply didn’t wish to go against the natural law of life and death.

　　Both sides expressed equal love for their animals. More than a few respondents owned “the best dog/cat in the world”. They thought of their pets as their “best friend”, “a member of the family,”“the light of my life.” They told moving stories of pets’ heroism, intelligence and selfless devotion.

　　Then the loss is so disturbing---and the cloning so attractive. “People become very close to their animals, and the loss can be just as hard to bear as when a friend or family member dies,” says Gary Kowalski, author of Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet. “For me, cloning feels like an attempt to turn death away…It’s understandable. Death is always painful. It’s difficult to deal with. It’s hard to accept.”

　　But would cloning reduce the blow? This question seemed to be at the heart of this problem.

1.So far as the cloning of pets is concerned, a recent survey shows that, of all pet owners, ____.

A．a lot more of them are for it

B．a lot more of them are against it

C．very few of them are willing to tell their opinions

D．about half of them are for it and the other half against it

2.While talking about the respondents from the readers, the expression “final sadness of owning a pet” refers to ____.

A．the death of one’s pet

B．the high cost of owning a pet

C．the troubles one has to deal with in keeping a pet

D．the dangers about the cloning of a pet

3.From what Gary Kowalski says, we can know that he ____.

A．has never thought about the problem of cloning

B．is going to write another book on pets

C．is in favor of the idea of cloning pets

D．is all against the cloning of pets

4.What is the key question at the heart of the problem of cloning pets?

A．Can cloning make the pain one suffers less when a pet dies?

B．Can pet owners afford the cost of cloning?

C．Does cloning go against the law of nature?

D．How reliably does cloning produce an exact copy of one’s pet?

 

　　Most British telephone cards are just plain green, but card collecting is becoming a popular hobby in Britain and collectors even have their own magazine, International Telephone Cards. One reason for their interest is that cards from around the world come in a wide variety of different and often very attractive designs. There are 100, 000 different cards in Japan alone, and there you can put your own design onto a blank card simply by using a photograph or a business card.

　　The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and. now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are attractive, small and light , and they do not need much space. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some French cards cost up to 4, 000 pounds. The first Japanese card has a value of about 28, 000 pounds. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors magazine.

　　The text is mainly about ________ .

　　A. the history of phone cards

　　B. phone card collecting as a hobby

　　C. reason for phone card collecting

　　D. the great variety of phone cards

　　When did people in Britain begin to use phone cards?

　　A. In 1971.　　　　　　　　　　　B. In 1975.

　　C. In 1976.　　　　　　　　　　　D. In 1981.

　　The main mason for most people to collect phone cards is that ________ .

　　A. they find the cards beautiful and easy to keep

　　B. they like to have something from different countries

　　C. they want to make money with cards

　　D. they think the cards are convenient to use