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Nowadays, people in China are increasingly interested in celebrating foreign festivals, especially those western festivals.
A survey conducted recently by sina. com. showed that among the 18,222 people surveyed 63.90% said celebrating Christmas is just another way of recreation, nothing serious while 17.85% surveyed considered the festival as a fashion act, showing they were not “out”. These two parts clearly indicate the general opinion of the young. 10.45% people involved said the celebration of a religious western festival with so much enthusiasm is absolutely ridiculous pursuit of foreign goodness. Only 7.80% of people define Christmas as a kind of festival colonization(殖民).
The arising of celebrating foreign festivals clearly has something to do with the advancement of China’s economy. In my point view, Christmas and other festivals celebrated in China have difference from the origin. They have lost their religious background and turned into a big occasion to have fun and enjoy life. Shop owners’ pockets are filled, the public’s hunger for happiness is filled, and that is enough. Foreign festivals in China are more like carnivals giving people pleasure and enjoyment.
The crisis of traditional Chinese festivals that are losing their attraction may be linked to the culture tradition and background of the festivals. Most Chinese festival culture is related more or less to real life. “The country is based on its people while the people are relied on their food”. But the western culture shows much of romance. Some festivals have their religious background while others have much to do with culture and people. At this point, food seems to be too plain. Flowers and chocolates are more welcomed.
Foreign festivals in China are celebrated for fun. They give people opportunities to relax and celebrate, to show appreciation and gratefulness. The acceptance of foreign festivals generally depends on the openness of the public, the familiarity with the western culture, and most importantly, on people’s economic status.
1．From the survey we know that among the people surveyed ______.
A．most think celebrating foreign festivals is ridiculous B．many fear that traditional Chinese festivals will disappear soon
C．some think that celebrating foreign festivals is a sign of foreign goodness chasing D．half think celebrating foreign festivals makes people not go out of fashion
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2．The writer thinks that foreign festivals celebrated in China ______.
A．have lost their religious background B．are the same as those celebrated in the West
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C．can give more fun than traditional Chinese festivals D．may reduce the hunger of public people
3．What is the main difference between foreign festivals and traditional Chinese ones?
A．Foreign festivals can make Chinese shop owners’ pockets full quickly. B．The food at foreign festivals is too simple.
C．Chinese festivals always have something to do with culture.
D．Foreign festivals are romantic while traditional Chinese ones are connected with reality.
4．Which of the following may NOT be the reason why so many people accept foreign festivals?
[来源学科网]A．People can relax themselves.
B．People can show their thanks to others.
C．Foreign festivals have longer histories than Chinese ones. D．People have known more about the western culture.
参考答案 C A D C
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In Singapore, most of us love window-shopping while some others enjoy having a picnic at East Coast Park or Changi Beach on sunny days. Singaporeans are never bothered by the occasional thunderstorm. However, we know that if it rains for long continuous periods, there will be more serious effects. Just recently the main shopping street of Orchard Road was flooded and some part of Bukit Timah was impassable to traffic. People reacted by writing in to the newspaper
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to complain about this! We forget that other countries suffer much worse effects. Elsewhere, heavy tropical（热带的）storms often result in floods that ruin crops especially in Thailand and Malaysia. This in turn usually means that the price of rice and vegetables here in Singapore will rise because we import these products from them. If there is a typhoon or tsunami, thousands of lives are lost too. This happened in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand in 2004 and it serves to remind us of how Mother Nature can cause great damage.
Weather patterns in general have changed dramatically in recent years. Scientists believe that global warming and the resulting melting of the polar ice-cap has caused the level of the ocean to rise. This in turn causes flooding of low-lying areas in countries where the land is rather flat and some parts of which is below water level. It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger, so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities, for example, illegal logging（伐木）or irresponsible forest-burning to clear land for farming.
56.From Paragraph 1, we can see that most Singaporeans love________. A. making complaints
B. going out for picnics
C. doing window-shopping D. traveling along the coast
【答案】C
【解析】根据第一段第一句可知。
57.What will happen in Singapore if there are floods in its neighboring countries? A. Heavy tropical storms will follow shortly. B. The price of rice and vegetables will go up. C. Many people will write in to the newspaper. D. More rice and vegetables will be imported.
【答案】B
【解析】根据第一段倒数三，四句可知。热带风暴导致的洪水会毁掉庄稼，新加坡的蔬菜和大米是从这些国家进口的，所以会导致蔬菜，大米的价格上升。
58.The underlined word“it” in Paragraph 2 refers to___________. A. the arrival of heavy tropical storms B. the import of rice and vegetables C. the rising price of rice and vegetables
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D. the loss of lives in natural disasters
【答案】D
【解析】上句提到台风和海啸会导致成千上万的人死亡。这在2004年在印度尼西亚和泰国的普吉岛发生过。自然灾害到这人死亡这件事用来提醒我们大自然可以带来巨大损害。
59.Which of the following shows how the low-lying areas are flooded? a. global warming
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b. the rise in ocean level c. harmful human activities d. the flooding of low-lying areas e. the melting of the polar ice-cap A. c→a→e→b→d C. c→a→b→e→d
【答案】A
【解析】根据最后一段可知。
B. a→c→e→b→d D. d→a→c→b→e
60.What should we do in order not to make Mother Nature angry? A. Clear more land for farming. C. Bring down the price of food.
【答案】B
【解析】根据最后一段It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show
B. Reduce harmful human activities. D. Improve the quality of weather.
her extreme anger, so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities,“人们认为是人类的活动导致了大自然极端愤怒， 因此，现在我们真的应该团结合作减少有害活动。”
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BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Chinese workers and army soldiers were racing to sweep snow-covered highways and unclog railway routes for millions of travelers trapped by cold weather. More than 67 million people have been affected by the weather and economic losses are expected to reach as much as $3 billion, Chinese officials say.
The snowstorms have damaged power lines, houses and farmland, causing fears of food and
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