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B. Kleshko is a man out of date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

Anger at the practice of demanding dowries (嫁妝), which can lead to violence against brides, has prompted a takeoff of “Angry Birds” called “Angry Brides” that aims to highlight the illegal practice still prevalent in many South Asian countries.

Dowries-such as jewelry, clothes, cars and money-are traditionally given by the bride’s family to the groom and his parents to ensure she is taken care of in her new home.

The custom was outlawed more than five decades ago. But it is still widely practiced, with the groom’s family demanding even more money after marriage, leading to mental and physical annoyance that can drive the woman to suicide.

“The Angry Brides game is our way of throwing a spotlight on the nuisance(陋習(xí))of dowry.” said Ram Bhamidi, senior vice president and head of online marketing for Shaadi.com, a matrimonial(婚姻的)website with two million members.

“According to a 2007 study, there is a dowry-related death every four hours in India, We condemn this and have consistently run campaigns on social media to help create awareness of the issue”.

The name of the app, available on the group’s home page, is a spinoff from the globally popular “Angry Birds” game, Its home page shows a red-clad, eight-armed woman resembling a powerful female Hindu goddess. Underneath, there is a caption: “A woman will give you strength, care and all the love you need … NOT dowry!”

To play the game, users have to try and hit three dodging grooms--a pilot, a builder and a doctor. There are a variety of weapons to choose from, including a frying pan, broomstick, tomato and loafer.

Each groom has a price tag, starting at 1.5 million rupees($29,165). Every time the player hits a groom, his value decreases and money is added to the player’s Anti-Dowry Fund,which is saved posted on their Facebook page.

“Since we launched the game last week, more than 270,000 people have liked the app. Both men and women seem to be playing it”, said Bhamidi.

56.What caused “Angry Brides” to appear online?

   A.Women’s rightsbeing seriously abused.B.Anger at the practice of demanding dowries.

   C.The bride’s giving a great many dowries. D.The popularity of Angry Birds online.

57.Which of the following is TRUE about “Dowries”?

 A.The custom of giving dowries has been in practice for five decades.

B.Lack of abundant dowries may lead to the bride’s being in violence.

C.The illegal practice of dowries is still popular in many African countries.

D.More dowries the bride gives mean a high social status of her family.

58.The underlined word “spinoff” probably means____.

A.relation         B.connection        C.copy         D.fake

59.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the game “Angry Bride”?

A.There are a variety of weapons to choose from.B.Ram Bhamidi thinks highly of the game.

 C.Men players don’t find the game enjoyable.D.The game character looks like a Hindu goddess.

60.What is the text mainly about?

A.Women’s unfair treatment in the marriage.B.The popularity of the game “Angry Brides”

C.The groom’s demanding too many dowries.D.How to build an equal relation it the marriage.

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Anger at the practice of demanding dowries，which can lead to violence against brides，has prompted a takeoff of “Angry Birds” called “Angry Brides” that aims to highlight the illegal practice still prevalent in many South Asian countries.

Dowries—such as jewelry，clothes，cars and money—are traditionally given by the bride’s family to the groom and his parents to ensure she is taken care of in her new home.

The custom was outlawed more than five decades ago.But it is still widely practiced，with the groom’s family demanding even more money after marriage，leading to mental and physical annoyance that can drive the woman to suicide.

“The Angry Brides game is our way of throwing a spotlight on the nuisance(陋習(xí)) of dowry.” said Ram Bhamidi，senior vice president and head of online marketing for Shaadi.com，a matrimonial(婚姻的) website with two million members.

According to a 2007 study，there is a dowry?related death every four hours in India；we condemn this and have consistently run campaigns on social media to help create awareness of the issue.

The name of the app，available on the group’s home page，is a spinoff from the globally popular “Angry Birds” game.Its home page shows a red?clad，eight?armed woman resembling a powerful female Hindu goddess.Underneath，there is a caption，“A woman will give you strength，care and all the love you need NOT dowry！”

To play the game，users have to try and hit three dodging grooms—a pilot，a builder and a doctor.There are a variety of weapons to choose from，including a frying pan，broomstick，tomato and loafer.

Each groom has a price tag，starting at 1.5 million rupees($29,165)．Every time the player hits a groom，his value decreases and money is added to the player’s Anti?Dowry Fund，which is saved posted on their Facebook page.

“Since we launched the game last week，more than 270,000 people have liked the app.Both men and women seem to be playing it，” said Bhamidi.

1.What caused “Angry Brides” to appear online?

A．Women’s rights being seriously abused.

B．Anger at the practice of demanding dowries.

C．The bride’s giving a great many dowries.

D．The popularity of “Angry Birds” online.

2. Which of the following is TRUE about “Dowries”？

A．The custom of giving dowries has been in practice for five decades.

B．Lack of abundant dowries may lead to the bride’s being in violence.

C．The illegal practice of dowries is still popular in many African countries.

D．More dowries the bride gives mean a high social status of her family.

3. The underlined word “spinoff” probably means “________”．

A．relation? B．connection

C．copy? D．fake

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the game “Angry Bride”？

A．There are a variety of weapons to choose from.

B．Ram Bhamidi thinks highly of the game.

C．Men players don’t find the game enjoyable.

D．The game character looks like a Hindu goddess.

Research shows that humans switch from selfish to unselfish behaviour when they are watched. Do you?

A picture of a set of eyes on a computer screen can cause a change in the way people act. Even images of eyes on a charity donation, collection box encourage people to be unselfish, because people put more money in a collection box that has a picture of eyes on it than they do when a flower symbol is on the box.

Manfred Milinski from the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Germany and Bettina Rockenbach of the University of Berlin, the authors of a new study, found that people act better when they are being watched because they feel they will be rewarded for good behaviour. Their report also referred to other research showing that this response of behaving well when watched is somehow coded into humans and people respond this way unconsciously, or without realizing it.

It is not just humans that act unselfishly when they are being watched. A fish called the grooming fish cleans other fish. When other fish are around, it is gentler. When no other fish are around, however, the grooming fish bites chunks from the fish it is supposed to be cleaning.

The researchers suggest that the best way to get people to behave in the correct way is to make them feel watched. This could be the reason for the success of a famous American army poster. On it was a picture of an elderly man staring fiercely and pointing, it appeared, to the person who was looking at the poster. Under the picture was the caption 'I Want You' It encouraged hundreds of thousands of young American men to join the army during the Second World War to fight the Germans and Japanese.

1.According to the report, why does a person behave better when he feels he is being watched?

A. He does not want to be shamed by others.

B. He needs to show he is a good person.

C. He desires others to like him more.

D. He feels he will receive some social reward.

2.What is the text mainly about?

A. It describes changed behaviour when observed.

        B. It details ways to control people's behaviour.

         C. It tells how to make people work harder.

       D. It discusses different advertising methods.

3.Where would the study described in the text most likely be found?

         A. In a newspaper.                                   

B. In a scientific journal.

         C. In an advertising magazine.                     

D. In a science textbook.