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Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.

In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on January 1st. People may go to parties, dress in formal clothes -- like tuxedos (小礼服) and evening gowns, and drink champagne at midnight. During the first minutes of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the New Year with the first light of the sunrise.

It is also a common Western custom to make a New Year’s promise, called a resolution. New Year’s resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the new year.

Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (again). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.

Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats , the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas (豇豆) for good luck -- but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!1．Which culture celebrates New Year in the morning?? A．The passage doesn’t say. ?B．Spain.??? C．France.?? ?D．The United? States.

2．What is a resolution?

A．Something you say. ??????? B．Something you eat.

C．Something you burn.??????????? D．Something you wear.

3．What is the topic of the fourth paragraph?

A．Bringing good luck. ??????? B．Remembering the past.

? C．Planning for the next year. ??? D．Keeping away from bad luck.

4．Which is probably true about eating black-eyed peas on New Year?

A．Black-eyed peas taste bad.???????? B．The peas are very difficult to cook.

C．One pea brings one day of luck. ?D．It is bad luck to eat a lot of black-eyed peas.

B

A recent experiment held in Japan shows that it is almost impossible for people to walk exactly straight for 60 metres. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology found 20 healthy men and asked them to walk as straight as possible to a target 60 metres away at normal speed. Each man had to walk on white paper fixed flat to the floor wearing wet colored socks. The footprints revealed（展现） that all walked in a winding rather than a straight line. Researchers found that people readjust（调整） the direction of walking every few seconds. The amount of the winding differed from subject to subject. This suggests that none of us can walk in a strictly straight line. We walk in a winding way mainly because of a slight structural or functional imbalance of our limbs (四肢). Although we may start walking in a straight line, several steps afterwards we have changed direction.

Eyesight helps us to correct the direction of walking and leads us to the target. Your ears also help you walk. After turning around a lot with your eyes closed, you can hardly stand still, let alone walk straight.

It’s all because your ears help you balance. Inside your inner ear there is a structure which contains liquids. On the sides of the organ are many tiny hair-like structures that move around as the liquid flows. When you spin (旋转) the liquid inside also spins. The difference is that when you stop, the liquid continues to spin for a while. Dizziness is the result of these nerves in your ear. When you open your eyes, although your eyesight tells you to walk in a straight line, your brain will trust your ears more, thus you walk in a curved line.

5. The experiment held in Japan proved that _______.

A. none of the participants finished the 60 metresB. all the participants had a good sense of directionC. the experiment was done in different waysD. the participants kept readjusting（调整） their direction of walking

6. The underlined word “subject” in Para. 1 refers to ________.A. a person with a functional imbalanceB. the subject one studies at schoolC. a person chosen to be studied in an experiment D. the direction of walking

7. The purpose of writing the article is to ________.A. prove that ears and eyes help us to walk straightB. point out the importance of noticing everyday scienceC. explain why we can hardly walk in a strictly straight line D. give background information about a latest study

C

The events of Saturday night in Kunming are deeply engraved in the mind of Xie Qiming, who narrowly escaped death in the terrorist attack at the city's railway station.? The 48-year-old policeman intervened（介入） to stop the butchering of unarmed civilians, saving many from death and injury, but he was injured in the process.?Lying in a hospital bed, his head and nose marked by serious hacking （砍）wounds - one more than 20 centimeters long - Xie recounted（详细叙述） his actions on the day he describes as a nightmare.?"I shot at them but fell to the ground during the fighting. After the shots, the terrorists turned their attention to the police and several of them surrounded me and stabbed（刺，戳） me like crazy," he said. "There is no humanity in them."? Xie is from the Beijinglu Police Station, the closest to the attack, and four police officers from the station were the first to respond. He survived because he was wearing a bulletproof vest, which was damaged by the attackers.?When the officers arrived, the attackers were running out of the ticket hall, attacking people with long knives.Xie and his colleagues tried to stop the attack, which is when Xie was injured. In addition to the deep cuts, his skull（颅骨） was fractured(裂缝), and at the time of writing he was awaiting further surgery.? Zhou Hongmei, director of the Medical Reform Office at the Yunnan Health Department, said a team of medical experts including 29 doctors had arrived in Kunming by Monday night. They have been working at the five hospitals treating victims of the attack.?Chen Min, a Neurology Department nurse at Kunming First People's Hospital, said the department usually had seven nurses in the daytime and three at night. "But all the other nurses who were not on duty returned to the hospital voluntarily on Saturday night," she said.?In the past three days, none of them had more than 10 hours of rest.? "The important factor in saving lives in such incidents is treatment without delay," said Chai Wenzhao, associate director of the Intensive Care Unit （重症监护室）in the Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Chai has participated in many emergency rescue efforts.?He said that the victims will need psychological advice once their physical injuries have been dealt with, because the emotional impact of such an incident can be severe.?Four psychologists from Anding Hospital in Beijing have begun treating some of the victims.8.What does the underlined word “engraved” mean in the passage? A. feared???????????? B. disapointed????? C. attacked??????? D. impressed9.What can we learn from Zhou Hongmei,? A. Victims of the attack have been treated by a team of medical experts.  B. the victims will need psychological treatment, because the emotional impact of such an incident can be severe.? C. Treatment without delay should be given to save lives in such incidents . D. The attackers had obviously prepared and practiced for a long time,10.What’s the best title of the passage? A.Survivors recount nightmare B.Many people was injured in the attack C.A terrorist attack happned in Kunming. D.Police stopped the terrorist attack.

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The most important things

Looking back on the first twenty years of my life, I feel grateful to have been so healthy and happy. I owe my happiness to so many people and lucky events, but there are many key factors that have guided and supported me in my life. They are my physical health，healthy finances（经济情况） and my family’s happiness.

?? Health comes first for me, because without health everything else is meaningless. Imagine starting a career without good health. Imagine starting a family without good health. Imagine achieving anything without good health.???11

Good health is not enough to be happy.???12??Money obviously pays for the basic necessities of life----food, housing, clothing, etc. It is also necessary for other reasons. Money guarantees we always get good medical treatment when we fall ill.??13????

Family is another important factor in having a happy life because it provides the love ,joy, and support that everyone needs. I love my family with all my heart. I get pleasure from their pleasure. I suffer when they suffer.? 14???They give me advice when I have misunderstandings with my friends. More importantly, they are always there to share everything with me.

?? 15??As long as I stay healthy, work hard to earn enough money and share both good times and bad times with my family, I will always be the happiest girl in the world.

A. Money is the most important factor which contributes to a happy life.

B. These three factors are all I need and want in this world.

C. My family help me get through worries, pressures and difficulties.

D. We still need to have money in today’s society.

E. Finally, I’m quite thankful that I am healthy, wealthy and happy.

F. Clearly, good health is much more important than any other aspect of one’s life.

G. Besides, we can also use money for entertainment that can add to our quality of life.

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