“Happy New Year!”Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet over the next couple of weeks．But it wasn’t always January l that marked the New Year．

　 At least 4，000 years ago the ancient Egyptians and Bahylo-nians(古巴比倫人)marked the changing of the year．In Egypt, the year started when the Nile River(尼羅河)flooded，enriching farmers’ fields with silt(淤泥)．This happened at the end of September．

　 The Babylonians held a festival in spring，on March 23,to kick off the next farming cycle．The Babylonian celebration lasted for l l days．

The date January l was picked by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 4 6 BC．The month of January was named after the Roman god，Janus(雅努斯)．He is pictured with two heads．0ne head looks forward and the other back．They represent a break between the old and new．That new calendar was in time with the sun and it has been used until the present day.

　 Around the world，different cultures have their own traditions for welcoming the New Year．The Japanese hang straw rope across the front of their houses to keep out evil spirits and bring happiness and good luck．They also have a good laugh as the year begins to get things started on a lucky note．

　 In India people like to wear pink, red ,purple and white flowers. Women favor yellow，the colour of spring．Hindus also leave shrines next to their beds so they see beautiful objects when they wake up．

　 Canadians enjoy the traditional polar bear swim．People of all ages put on their swimsuits and jump into frozen lakes．

60. Which ancient country has a great effect on the New Year we are celebrating now?

A．Egypt．　 　　　　　　 B．Rome．　

C．Babylon．　　　　　　 D．India．

61. What’s the main idea of the last three paragraphs?

A. In different countries people celebrate the New Year in different ways

B.People in different countries celebrate the New Year in different times of the year．

C. Which country has the best tradition for welcoming the New Year?

D. In different countries people play different games to celebrate the New Year．

62.What can we infer from this passage?

A. Everyone will greet each other with “Happy New Year” for several months．

B. Women favour yellow flowers in Japan when they celebrate the New Year．

C. Canadians like swimming in the lake to celebrate the New Year though it is very cold．

D. Human beings have been celebrating the New Year for no more than 4．000 years．

　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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Pub Etiquette in Britain

英國的酒吧禮儀

在公共場所，英國人講究先來后到，但在生意興隆的酒吧里看不到排隊的現(xiàn)象，整個酒吧井然有序。如果有一天你到英國酒吧消遣，你應(yīng)該注意些什么呢？

Amazingly for British, who love queues, there is no formal line-up－the bar staff are skilled at knowing whose turn it is. You are permitted to try to attention, but there are rules about how to do this. Do not call out, tap coins on the counter, snap your finger or wave like a drowning swimmer. Do not scowl or sign or roll your eyes. And whatever you do, do not ring the bell hanging behind the counter－this is used by the landlord to signal closing time. The key thing is to catch the bar worker’s eyes. You could also hold an empty glass or some money, but do not wave them about. Do adopt an expectant, hopeful, even slightly anxious facial expression. If you look too contented and complacent, the bar staff may assume you are already being served.

Always say“please”and try to remember some of the British bar staffs hates. They do not like people to keep others waiting while they make up their minds. They don’t like people standing idly against the bar when there are a lot of customers waiting for service. And they do not like people who wait until the end of the order before asking for such drinks as Guinness stout which take considerably longer to pour than other drinks. If you follow these tips you should be able to buy yourself a drink. Speaking of tips, you should never offer the bar staff a cash gratuity. The correct behavior is to offer them a drink. Pubs pride themselves on their egalitarian. A tip in cash would be a reminder of their service role, whereas the offer of a drink is a friendly gesture.

Notes

scowl v.　怒容；皺眉　　　　　　　　　expectant  adj.  期待的

complacent  adj. 自滿的　　　　　　　 idly  adv. 無效地；懶洋洋地

stout  n. 烈性黑啤酒　　　　　　　　  gratuity  n.　小費

egalitarian   n.　＆ adj. 平等；平均主義（的）

Which statement is true?

A. The British bar staffs dislike people who make up their minds immediately.

B. They like people who can wait in line.

C. They hope people who want to have another drink ring the bell hanging behind the counter.

D. If you offer them a drink to express your tips, they will feel happy.

 

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The Pentagon

五角大樓

    美國號稱世界頭號軍事大國，其武力干涉幾乎滲透到全球，有人開玩笑說：“只要五角大樓打個噴嚏，整個地球都會震動。”五角大樓是什么? 讓我們揭開它神秘的面紗，好好地認識一下這座建筑的運作職能吧。

    The Pentagon，or the headquarters of the US Department of Defense，is one of the largest office buildings in the world，taking up a total land of 583 acres．The five-sided structure itself occupies an area of 29 acres．Each of its five outside wails is 921 feet long．It has three times the floor space as the Empire State Building or half again as much space as either of the New York's World Trade Center towers．

    Working inside this huge building are over 25 000 employees，one half of them being civilians and the other half members of the U．S． armed forces．During the last year of the Second World War there were 37 000 people，both military and civilian，working inside the Pentagon．In the Korean and Vietnam War periods，31 000．The employees are scattered among hundreds of offices that occupy a floor space of 3705793 square feet．

While inside the building they tell time by 4 200 clocks，drink from 685 water fountains，utilize 280 rest rooms，consume 30 000 cups of coffee，6 000 tins of milk and 5 000 bottles of soft drinks of various kinds every day，with a total staff of 600 persons preparing and serving food and drinks to the Pentagon employees，daily．

    Notes

    Pentagon n．五邊形；五角大樓　　  civilian n．平民

    military n．軍人　　　　　　　　  scatter v．分散

    utilize v．利用；應(yīng)用　　　　　　 consume v期待的

complacent  adj. 自滿的　　　　　　　 idly  adv. 無效地；懶洋洋地

stout  n. 烈性黑啤酒　　　　　　　　  gratuity  n.　小費

egalitarian   n.�。� adj. 平等；平均主義（的）

Which statement is true?

A. The British bar staffs dislike people who make up their minds immediately.

B. They like people who can wait in line.

C. They hope people who want to have another drink ring the bell hanging behind the counter.

D. If you offer them a drink to express your tips, they will feel happy.

 

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The building is called “the Pentagon ”because________．

A．it is the largest building in the world

B．it lies in the U．S．A．

C．it has five sides

  D．it is a secret place

 

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Pub Etiquette in Britain

英國的酒吧禮儀

在公共場所，英國人講究先來后到，但在生意興隆的酒吧里看不到排隊的現(xiàn)象，整個酒吧井然有序。如果有一天你到英國酒吧消遣，你應(yīng)該注意些什么呢？

Amazingly for British, who love queues, there is no formal line-up－the bar staff are skilled at knowing whose turn it is. You are permitted to try to attention, but there are rules about how to do this. Do not call out, tap coins on the counter, snap your finger or wave like a drowning swimmer. Do not scowl or sign or roll your eyes. And whatever you do, do not ring the bell hanging behind the counter－this is used by the landlord to signal closing time. The key thing is to catch the bar worker’s eyes. You could also hold an empty glass or some money, but do not wave them about. Do adopt an expectant, hopeful, even slightly anxious facial expression. If you look too contented and complacent, the bar staff may assume you are already being served.

Always say“please”and try to remember some of the British bar staffs hates. They do not like people to keep others waiting while they make up their minds. They don’t like people standing idly against the bar when there are a lot of customers waiting for service. And they do not like people who wait until the end of the order before asking for such drinks as Guinness stout which take considerably longer to pour than other drinks. If you follow these tips you should be able to buy yourself a drink. Speaking of tips, you should never offer the bar staff a cash gratuity. The correct behavior is to offer them a drink. Pubs pride themselves on their egalitarian. A tip in cash would be a reminder of their service role, whereas the offer of a drink is a friendly gesture.

Notes

scowl v.　怒容；皺眉　　　　　　　　　expectant  adj.  期待的

complacent  adj. 自滿的　　　　　　　 idly  adv. 無效地；懶洋洋地

stout  n. 烈性黑啤酒　　　　　　　　  gratuity  n.　小費

egalitarian   n.�。� adj. 平等；平均主義（的）

Which statement is true?

A. The British bar staffs dislike people who make up their minds immediately.

B. They like people who can wait in line.

C. They hope people who want to have another drink ring the bell hanging behind the counter.

D. If you offer them a drink to express your tips, they will feel happy.

 

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　　We should learn to put love in motion every day．We should show our children that even the 　　1　　 act of kindness counts．

　　The chiming clock announced it was time to leave for church, but I was far from 　　2　　 Seeing this, my husband 　　3　　 to iron my clothes for me．Our 3-year-old daughter approached him．

　　“Are you ironing 　　4　　 shirt, Daddy?” she asked．

　　“No, I'm ironing Mommy's shirt．”

　　“Oh, did you think it was your shirt?” A small giggle(咯咯笑)escaped her 　　5　　．“That's silly．”

　　“No, I knew it was Mommy's shirt．” he said．

　　A(n)　　6　　 expression crossed my daughter's face．“Then why are you doing that?”

　　“Because your Mommy is a special person, and I like to 　　7　　 her．” he answered．

　　“Oh,” she happily replied, and then skipped out of the room．“I'm going to help my brother．”

　　As our children's 　　8　　 teachers, we know that little eyes watch our every move．They imitate not only our actions, but our 　　9　　．For example, we often hear our children 　　10　　 their brothers, sisters or friends in a 　　11　　 we know they learned from 　　12　　．But on the positive side, the propensity(傾向性)to 　　13　　 can serve us well when we try to model, and teach a 　　14　　 of kindness and cheerful servanthood．

　　We all try to do nice things for our family．Think about the last time when you cooked a meal or folded laundry．　　15　　 did you feel about 　　16　　 your family in this way?Were you glad to do it 　　17　　 did you feel resentful that you were stuck with this mundane(平凡的)chore?　　18　　, none of us has a cheerful servant's heart every day．　　19　　 if we want our children willingly to reach out to others and show kindness and compassion, it is essential that they see us doing the 　　20　　．

(1)
[　　]

A．

biggest

B．

smallest

C．

least

D．

best

(2)
[　　]

A．

relaxed

B．

satisfied

C．

ready

D．

happy

(3)
[　　]

A．

showed

B．

provided

C．

supplied

D．

offered

(4)
[　　]

A．

my

B．

your

C．

our

D．

their

(5)
[　　]

A．

lips

B．

nose

C．

eyes

D．

ears

(6)
[　　]

A．

upset

B．

funny

C．

puzzled

D．

proud

(7)
[　　]

A．

offer

B．

gain

C．

give

D．

help

(8)
[　　]

A．

last

B．

first

C．

closest

D．

forever

(9)
[　　]

A．

behavior

B．

attitudes

C．

manners

D．

thought

(10)
[　　]

A．

praise

B．

point

C．

appreciate

D．

scold

(11)
[　　]

A．

tone

B．

word

C．

voice

D．

accent

(12)
[　　]

A．

others

B．

friends

C．

us

D．

teachers

(13)
[　　]

A．

imitate

B．

give

C．

obtain

D．

learn

(14)
[　　]

A．

start

B．

form

C．

find

D．

model

(15)
[　　]

A．

What

B．

How

C．

That

D．

Whether

(16)
[　　]

A．

serving

B．

caring

C．

leaving

D．

building

(17)
[　　]

A．

and

B．

or

C．

but

D．

otherwise

(18)
[　　]

A．

Spiritually

B．

Naturally

C．

Imaginably

D．

Miserably

(19)
[　　]

A．

Maybe

B．

Still

C．

Otherwise

D．

But

(20)
[　　]

A．

good

B．

job

C．

example

D．

same

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Angels

My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Angel. Then I remembered the  36   I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week.

This will be Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. This summer he died in her arms. On Thursday, she was in the store 　37　 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she 　38   the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something special to each of them, 　39  she knew they would have a(n) 　40  place in their heart this holiday season.

Finally! She found the one that expressed the 　41  feeling. The words expressed the feelings that she wished to share. However, a sharp pain pierced(穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was 　42  “mom and dad.” She stood there, 　43  it close for a long time, unable to move from the 　44  . Tears began to run down her cheeks.

“Is there something I can do for you?” a 　45  voice asked. She 　46  to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with 　47  and concern. “Uh…oh...OH!” Sandra responded, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the 　48  card.”

Hearing this, the stranger’s face softened with sympathy(同情) and love. She reached out and 　49  my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken permission to cry in the protection of her embrace(擁抱). She 　50  held my sister until her calmness 　51  . “Thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “You are welcome, and I am so sorry for your 　52  ,” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.

During her telling of this event I was feeling 　53  that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 　54  .  “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My 　55  disappeared in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.

36.

A. conversation

B. difficulty

C. accident

D. quarrel

37.

A. paying

B. caring

C. calling

D. looking

38.

A. left

B. offered

C. read

D. discovered

39.

A. although

B. as

C. when

D. if

40.

A. other

B. empty

C. safe

D. different

41.

A. sad

B. strange

C. amazing

D. perfect

42.

A. for

B. to

C. from

D. by

43.

A. seizing

B. holding

C. keeping

D. grasping

44.

A. spot

B. stair

C. area

D. home

45.

A. firm

B. proud

C. cold

D. soft

46.

A. walked

B. turned

C. decided

D. woke

47.

A. question

B. shock

C. regret

D. upset

48.

A. harmful

B. special

C. wrong

D. right

49.

A. pulled

B. caught

C. sent

D. protected

50.

A. quietly

B. tightly

C. strongly

D. seriously

51.

A. disappeared

B. went

C. arrived

D. returned

52.

A. failure

B. idea

C. loss

D. death

53.

A. shocked

B. angry

C. happy

D. hopeless

54.

A. task

B. time

C. favor

D. job

55

A. responsibility

B. sympathy

C. guilt

D. hurt

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