Festivals play an important role in a culture’s identity. I can’t think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. Here are some special festivals around the world．
★ Boryeong Mud Festival－Boryeong, South Korea
For two weeks in July, millions gather in Borueong to experience the grey pools and slides．What began as a way of promoting the region’s mineral-rich mud has turned into a festive party, complete with music and fireworks.While the mud is usually only available in cosmetic products, here you can cake yourself in grey as you want．
★Holi－India
Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of India’s most important holidays. During the day of the last full moon of the lunar month, usually late February throughout the country, but the cheerful spirit is common throughout Hindu communities around the world．
★Koninginnedag－The Netherlands
Although their current Queen’s birthday is really during the winter, the Queen still celebrates it on April 30th, the country’s official “ Queen’s Day” since 1949．Orange is the national color, and the streets become a sea of feather boas（长围巾）and body paint as crowds gather in the plazas（广场）．Amsterdam is the center of this outdoor party, with many live music acts, but nearly every town is alive with orange on this day．
★National Elephant Day in Thailand
In Thailand, March 13th is regarded as National Elephant Day to show that the Thai elephant plays an important role in the Thai history. Thai Elephant Day has been held on an annual basis since the idea was first approved by the Thai government in 1998. Special events are held at a number of venues in northern Thailand．At the Mae Sa Elephant Camp, it has become a tradition on March13th for the dozens of elephants there to be treated to a huge feast of fruits and sugarcane．
1.What we can learn from the passage is that _____.
A. people around the world celebrate Holi differently to show their respect for religion.
B. Koninginnedag－The Netherlands was celebrated on their current Queen’s birthday
C. it is an international custom for the Thai elephant to eat all kinds of fruits and sugarcane
D. Boryeong Mud Festival was originally held to advertise for their mineral resources
2.What is the purpose of the festival held on March 13th in Thailand?
A. To call on people to protect these endangered elephants．
B.To give the Thai elephant a chance to eat fruits and sugarcane．
C.To help people relax themselves by feeding the Thai elephant．
D.To give the importance of the elephant in the Thai history．
3.You can experience the Festival of Colors in．
A．South Korea B．India
C．the Netherlands D. Thailand
4.What is the main purpose of the text?
A.To tell people how to enjoy and relax themselves．
B.To introduce some unique festivals around the world．
C.To get people to celebrate different kinds of customs．
D.To show the importance of celebrating different festivals．
Teenagers who spend hours in front of the television may have a poorer diet as young adults.
A study, which included nearly 1,400 high school students, found those who watched TV for five hours or more per day had less healthy diets than peers(同龄人) five years later. Why does this happen? Should the parents take any measures?
On the one hand, people who spend a lot of time in front of the TV, especially teenagers, may snack more, and that may affect their long-term diet quality.
On the other hand, TV ads for fast food, sweets and snacks tempt teenagers to eat more of those foods. And TV time might also replace exercise time for some kids.
Lead researcher Dr. Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, told Reuters Health a clear correlation between TV time during high school and diet quality in young adulthood. While the heaviest TV viewers were eating the most junk food, those who’d watched less than two hours per day had the highest intake(吸收) of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and high-calcium food. In her opinion, parents should limit and monitor TV viewing.
As far as I am concerned, children should watch no more than two hours of television per day. And parents should set a good example by eating right, being physically active and curbing their own TV time.
1.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Teenagers’ TV Time May Affect Their Diets Later
B. People Should Keep Away from TV to Keep Healthy
C. Why Do Teenagers Like TV?
D. Parents’ Own Habits May Affect Children Later
2.What suggestion does the author give the parents?
A. They can’t do what they don’t want their children to do.
B. They must watch TV with their children.
C. They should forbid the children to watch TV.
D. They should pay attention to nutrition in diets.
3.The underlined word “ curbing” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_________”.
A. adding B. stopping
C. controlling D. checking
4.According to the passage, heavy TV viewers tend to _________.
A. eat more fruits B. take in fewer vegetables
C. eat less junk food D. take in high-calcium food
概要写作
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
When a consumer finds that something he or she bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to what the producer says for it, the first step is to present the warranty(保单),or any other records that might help, at the store of buying. In most cases, this action will produce results.
However, if it does not, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction. A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up” the consumer takes his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer's favour, taking it as true that he or she has a just right.
Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of buying, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.
Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can show clearly what is wrong with what was bought in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example, “The left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear” is better than “This stereo(立体音响) does not work.”.
The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the producer, if so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as firmly as possible. But if a polite complaint does not achieve the expected result, the consumer can go a step further. He or she can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a public organization responsible for protecting consumers' rights.
应用文写作
假如你是李华，最近你的英国网友David 给你发来邮件，谈到他想利用假期去做兼职，但是遭到母亲的反对。他希望你可以谈谈假期打工的好处，以帮助他说服母亲。请据此给他回复一封邮件。
注意： 1、词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。）
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
There’s no one reason why women return to school. Going back to school provides private and public benefits. College graduates, generally enjoy higher salaries, 1. (employ) more consistently, and work in nicer conditions. College-educated people vote more, give more to charity, and rely 2. (little) on government support.
Making the switch from 3. (support) to supporting oneself can be a challenge, 4. often a necessary one. Financial 5. (dependent) for women is key, says Nancy Schlossberg, professor at University of Maryland. “I think 6. important for women to do some direct achievement, because chances are that women will live alone in later life, either divorced 7. never married.”
To Schlossberg, education is critical in the long run. She says, “ You are going to do much better than before 8. you have a good education; you are going to be happier than before on condition that you have 9. education that enables you to do what you have to do in life. The question is 10. you are ready at this time to go for it.
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Check out any woman's wardrobe and you will be sure to find at least one pair of high heel shoes there. After all, which woman can _________ wearing something that makes her look taller and her legs _________ longer? Unfortunately, those high heel shoes women love so much _________ their name, and can end up doing more damage than you can imagine _________ the spine(脊柱) and lower back—if care is not taken.
Murlowska, a therapist(治疗师 ), is _________ with the consequences of wearing high heels. A majority of _________ who arrive at Murlowska's office come to her with back and lower back problems. Very often the _________ are the result of not walking properly in high heels or choosing the _________ kind of footwear.
"I know women love wearing high heels but they can_________ extreme damage to the body," Murlowska says, "I recently had a patient who had a terrible fall while walking in high heels and twisted her _________ . She did not think much of it at the time, but the next morning she _________ up to find her knee swollen and painful."
If a woman walks in heels _________ than five centimeters, several pressure points develop in various parts of the body which experience _________ . Essentially, a woman wearing high heels is attempting to _________ her entire body on a very small area. This causes extreme stress on the muscles of the legs_________ increasing the chances of the ankle getting twisted. This can _________ damage to the knee ligaments(韧带) and tendons(腱). High heels force the _________ into an unnatural down-turned position. Consequently, the rest of the body has to _________ itself in order to stay balanced. The lower part of the spine as well as the hip bone tilts(倾斜) forward while the _________ spine and the neck tilts back in order to maintain balance."
Over a period of time, the hip bone also gets _________ because of the change in the center of gravity as a result of wearing high heels.
1.A. envy B. enjoy C. request D. resist
2.A. appear B. become C. grow D. turn
3.A. get to B. go up C. live up to D. arrive in
4.A. to B. with C. as D. for
5.A. known B. familiar C. famous D. worried
6.A. patients B. doctors C. clerks D. journalists
7.A. questions B. situations C. problems D. phenomena
8.A. wrong B. right C. different D. same
9.A. affect B. turn C. become D. cause
10.A. leg B. knee C. foot D. neck
11.A. woke B. stayed C. sat D. stood
12.A. less B. shorter C. higher D. taller
13.A. trouble B. happiness C. pains D. stress
14.A. balance B. bother C. burden D. benefit
15.A. when B. while C. which D. that
16.A. get over B. result in C. result from D. get in
17.A. leg B. hand C. foot D. body
18.A. adjust B. accept C. adopt D. assist
19.A. longer B. shorter C. lower D. upper
20.A. affected B. improved C. done D. ruined
