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Although Paris is often considered the city of romance， close to a million adults who call it home are single. Many single people say that France’s capital is one of the most difficult places to meet people. The complaints of this lonely group have inspired a new phenomenon known as “supermarket dating.” At Galerie Lafayette Gourmet，singles can shop for more than just the items on their grocery list. They can look for someone who has blue eyes， brown hair，and is 1.8 meters tall，or whatever may be on their romantic shopping list.
At this Paris location，single people of all ages can schedule their shopping for Thursday nights between 6:30 and 9:00 p.m. When they walk through the door，they pick up a purple basket to advise that they are looking for love. They try to arrive early because the baskets disappear quickly, and then they have to wait in line for their turn to wander the store aisles(过道).
With purple baskets in hand， shoppers can consider their romantic options while they pick out their groceries. When they are ready to pay， they can go to the checkout line for singles who want to chat.
Most of the people who look for love in the supermarket are skeptical of Internet dating. They know that it is easy to embellish（美化）one’s appearance or to lie about one’s age over the Internet. The supermarket， on the other hand，is considered a safe and casual environment in which to meet a potential match. In addition， what one finds in another’s grocery basket can say a thing or two about that person’s character or intentions. Buying pet food can be a man’s way of showing a potential match that he has a sensitive side. Women who fill their baskets with low-fat food show their healthy style of living. These ways it’s possible to find much more than food at a grocery store.
Why do many single people in Paris complain?
| A．It is the city lacking of romance |
| B．It’s difficult to meet people there. |
| C．There are few choices for them. |
| D．It’s inconvenient to shop. |
What can be inferred in the second paragraph?
| A．The dating supermarket is located in Paris. |
| B．The dating supermarket is open only on Thursday evenings. |
| C．The dating supermarket has very good business. |
| D．People looking for love must get a basket of a particular color. |
According to the writer，a man who_____can win a woman’s heart.
| A．buy pet food |
| B．buy low-fat food |
| C．embellish his appearance |
| D．pick up a purple basket |
Why don't the people like Internet dating?
| A．Internet dating is not convenient. |
| B．Internet dating is too casual. |
| C．Internet dating can’t be trusted. |
| D．Internet dating dating is too expensive. |
Why play games? Because they are fun, and a 1ot more besides. Following the rules…planning your next move...acting as a team member…these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.
Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating (合作) .
Many children’s games have a practical side. Children around the world play games that prepare them
for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones, which sharpens the hand-eye coordination（协调）needed in hunting.
Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.
Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.
Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills wil
l help you in other aspects of your life.Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to ________.
| A．obey the basic rules | B．be a team leader |
| C．act as a grown-up | D．predict possible danger |
The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can________.
| A．describe life in an exciting way |
| B．make learning life skills more interesting |
| C．turn real-life experiences into a play |
| D．change people’s views of sporting events |
Iribarne’s goal of form
ing the foundation is to _______.
| A．bring fun to poor kids |
| B．provide soccer balls for children |
| C．give poor kids a chance for a better life |
| D．appeal to soccer players to help poor kids |
What can be inferred from the passage?
| A．Sports increase a country’s competitiveness. |
| B．Sports can get all athletes together. |
| C．People are advised to play games for fun. |
| D．Games benefit people all their lives. |
The Mother Goose Stories, so well known to children all over the word, are co
mmonly said to have been written by a little old woman for her grandchildren. According to some people, she lived in Boston, and her real name was Elizabeth Vergoose. Her son-in-law, a printer named Thomas Fleet, was supposed to have published the famous stories and poems for small children in 1719. However, no copy of this book has ever been found, and most sc
holars doubt the truth of this story—and doubt, moreover, that Mother Goose was ever a real person. They point out that the name is a direct translation of the French “Mere I’ Oye.” In 1697 the Frenchman Charles Perrault published the first book in which this name was used. The collection contains eight tales, including “Sleeping Beauty,”“Cinderella,” and “Puss in Boots.” But Perrault did not originate these stories; they were already quite popular in his day, and he only collected them.
In 1729 there appeared an English translation of Perrault’s collection,Robert Samber’s Histories or Tales of Past times, Told by MotherGoose(London,1729), which introduced “Sleeping Beauty”, “Little Red-hood”, “Puss in Boots”,”Cinderella” and other Perrault’s tales to English-speaking audiences. These were fairy tales(童话)。 John Newbery published a book of English rhymes，Mother Goose’s Melody, or Sonnets for the Cradle( London, undated,1765), which switched the focus from fairy tale to nursery rhymes, and in English this was until recently the primary meaning for Mother Goose.A book of poems for children entitled Mother Goose’s Melody was published in England in1781, and the name “Mother Goose” has been associated with children’s poetry ever since.What is supposed to have happened in 1719?
| A．Elizabeth Vergoose wrote the first Mother Goose Stories. |
B．The Mo ther Goose Stories were translated into French. |
| C．Thomas Fleet published the Mother Goose Stories. |
| D．Charles Perrault published the first Mother Goose Stories. |
Most scholars consider Mother Goose to be _________.
| A．a real person | B．a translation from French |
| C．a collection by Elizabeth Vergoose | D．a book written by a little old woman |
When Perrault published the first book in 1679, _______.
| A．no story of the book had been known to people |
| B．some stories of the book were already well known |
| C．few people were interested in the stories of the book |
| D．stories like “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella” became popular |
The name used in the first book published in 1679 is supposed to have been _______.
| A．Mother Goose | B．Charles Perrault | C．Elizabeth Vergoose | D．Mere I’ Oye |
When people talk about Mother Goo
se, they refer to,___________
| A．a printer of Boston | B．a kind of animal |
| C． children’s poetry | D．the French “Mere L’oye |
Send us your old jeans and other denim (牛仔布)!
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ent's permission and select as many denim clothes as you like. (Any denim clothing is OK.)
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The activity organizer asks you to send denim clothes to ________.
| A．turn them into new clothes for sale | B．prevent them from being thrown away |
| C．provide clothes for the homeless | D．collect old clothes for being reused |
The denim clothes that you intend to send_______.
A. can be of any shape or color B. can be either new or second-hand
C. must be a certain brand D. Can be worn by dolls
We can infer that UltraTouchtm may be the name of_________.
| A．a brand of jeans | B．a building material | C．an organization | D．a kind of cloth |
This activity is probably ________
| A．a charity(慈善) act | B．a school's homework |
| C．an environmental act | D．a building company' s task |
Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts(账，账户); they rely on depositors (储户) not to deman
d payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that it cannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. M
rs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to
open i
n a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs Vaught worked as a teller had enough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers’ windows. The power of the panic atm
osphere was such that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same.A bank run happens when _______.
| A．too many depositors try to draw out their money at one time | |
| B．a bank is closed for one or more days |
C．there is enough money to pay all its depositors at one time |
| D．tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank |
The tellers in Mrs. Vaught’s bank were told to ________.
| A．explain why they could not pay out all accounts |
| B．pay out accounts as requested |
| C．make the depositors believe that the bank was stand |
| D．pay out money as slowly as possible |
According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaught’s bank were affected mainly by the _______.
| A．ease with which they could get their money |
B．confidence  that Mrs. Vaught showed |
| C．confidence shown by other depositors of the bank |
| D．failure of several other banks to open |
Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy．They feel heavy pressures from their parents to do well in school．Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life．Though this may be good ideas for those very bright students，it can have very bad results for many students who are not quick enough at learning．
Unfortunately，a number of students killed themselves．Others are after co
mfort in using drugs．Some do bad things with trouble-makers and turn to crime．Many of them have tried very hard 
at school but have failed in the exams and have disappointed their parents．Such students feel that they are less important and leave school before they have finished their study．
It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way．Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers' work to help their children．To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to special school called juku-cram schools．These schools are open during the evening and on weekends, and their only purpose is to prepare students to pass exams, they do not try to educate students in any real sense of the real world. It thus comes as a shock to realize that almost three quarters of the junior or high school population attend these cram schools．
Ordinary Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students' hair to their clothes and things in their school bag．Child psychologists now think that such strict rules often lead to a feeling of being unsafe and being unable to fit into society．They regard the rules as being harmful to the development of each student．They believe that no sense of moral values is developed and that students are gi
ven neither guidance nor training in becoming good citizens．A lot of Japanese students are unhappy at school because
| A．they work very hard | B．they find they can't do well at school |
| C．they feel unimportant | D．they are under too much pressure |
Because of their failure at school, some students take drugs to
| A．kill themselves | B．seek comfort |
| C．disappoint their parents | D．make trouble |
What should be the best title of the passage?
| A．Students' Pressure |
| B．Students' Problems |
| C．The Negative Impact(影响) of Japanese Education |
| D．The Trouble in Japanese Schools |
In juku-cram schools students ．
| A．are taken good care of by the teachers | B．feel no pressure |
| C．are trained to pass exams | D．can learn a lot of useful things |
In ordinary Japanese schools， ．
| A．there are strict rules | B．students feel safe |
| C．students can do anything | D．learning is not important |
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