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When we think of Brazil, we think of football, music, dancing, and beaches. The most popular pastimes will not come as a surprise: playing football, listening to music, dancing, walking on the beach, or just talking.
Family life is very important and eating together is always special. The most important meal of the day is at about 1:00 p.m. And then the parties begin. A party can start at any time and for any reason, and go on until the early hours of the morning. Nobody worries about work the next day.
How do Brazilians stay awake with such a lifestyle? Well, Brazil also produces some of the best coffee in the world!
46. In Brazil most people live in the world’s biggest unexplored rainforest.
A. True. A. True. A. True. A. True.
B. False. B. False. B. False. B. False.
C. Not mentioned. C. Not mentioned. C. Not mentioned. C. Not mentioned.
47. Brazil doesn’t have a border with Ecuador and Chile.
48. Most of the Brazilians are kind to tourists and often give presents to them as a tradition. 49. Most local people can play football very well in Brazil, the kingdom of football.
50. The world’s best coffee produced in Brazil helps many Brazilians to stay awake even after
enjoying themselves at a mid-night party. A. True.
B. False.
C. Not mentioned.
Section C (40分)
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A) Tracking Time
How was a year defined in Prehistoric times? No one knows for sure, but it is thought that people might have used monuments, such as Stonehenge in England, to track the sun’s position in the sky in order to measure the length of a year.
The early Romans created a calendar based on the cycles of the moon. However, when Julius Caesar became Emperor of Rome around 45 B.C., he introduced the Julian calendar. This calendar marked time by measuring the Earth’s running around the sun.
A few centuries later, Pope Gregory XIII appointed a team
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of learned men to help make the Julian calendar more accurate. It became known as the Gregorian calendar, and it is the system we still use today to chart the passage of a year. 51. Where is Stonehenge located?
A. In Rome.
B. In England.
C. In the U.S.A.
D. In China.
52. Who introduced the Julian calendar?
A. Pope Gregory XIII. C. Prehistoric people. A. the moon
B. An ancient emperor. D. The early Romans. C. the sun
D. the stars
53. Monuments like Stonehenge might have been used to track _______.
B. the Earth
54. What did Pope Gregory XIII ask his team to do?
A. To invent the Julian calendar. C. To improve the Julian calendar.
B. To create a new calendar. D. To find a way to measure time. B. It was introduced in 45 B.C. D. It has been used for over 1500 years.
55. What can we learn about the Gregorian calendar?
A. It was used in Prehistoric times. C. It is the same as the Julian calendar.
(B) Witness Statement
On Monday 17 December 2007, at approximately 9:30 a.m., I was riding my bicycle along George Street in the direction of the town centre. I was late for work due to the heavy traffic. A new, black Mercedes, registration number KD57PRL, was coming towards me and passed very close to me at speed. This caused me to lose my balance, which then resulted in me falling off the bicycle. As a result, I injured my ankle quite badly. I do not know the speed at which the car was travelling but it appeared to me that he passed by me very closely and very quickly.
As I was falling onto the road, I looked up and saw the Mercedes crash into a white van opposite the newsagent’s. However, the driver did not stop and check what he had done. I think he was scared so he reversed and then drove away. The driver was a male in his thirties with blond hair wearing a dark leather coat.
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56. What do you think is the main cause of the witness’s falling off his bike? A. The new black Mercedes knocked him down. B. He was very careless riding his bike on the road. C. The black Mercedes passed him at great speed. D. He was in a great hurry to avoid being late for work.
57. According to the Witness Statement, at which location in the map was the witness most probably lying after he was knocked down? A. Location ①.
B. Location ②.
C. Location ③.
D. Location④.
58. After reading the Statement, which direction do you think is that of the town center? A. Direction A.
B. Direction B.
C. Direction C.
D. Direction D.
59. What does the word ―reversed‖ mean? A. Took a stop. C. Turned around.
B. Sped up. D. Bumped again.
60. Which of the following statements is True?
A. The accident happened when there was only one car on the road. B. The great pain from the ankle injury almost killed the poor witness. C. The witness was on his way back home when he was knocked down. D. The young driver of the Mercedes was frightened and fled away.
(C)
I can’t think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. Some festivals are celebrated by an entire country, while others may be unique to a single city. Festivals play an important role in a certain culture. Just enjoy them!
Batalladel Vino—Haro, Spain For hundreds of years, June 29th is a good Bay to Breakers—San Francisco, California Created after the terrible 1906 earthquake day to visit Haro, Spain. Bring a bottle of wine as a way of encouraging people, the race has and prepare to be washed in red wine in the become one of the region’s most important heart of Spain’s grape-growing area. After a events. Held every year on the third Sunday of church ceremony, crowds flock to the hills for May, the race runs through the city from the the battle, where white shirts will be made Bay to the Pacific Breakers. The real highlight, bright purple by the end of the morning. however, is the thousands of people dressed up in a show. 第 8 页 共 10 页
Pillow Fight Day—Worldwide These events are organized mainly through Koninginnedag—The Netherlands Although their Queen’s birthday is really the Internet. Tens of thousands of people during the winter, she celebrates it on April participated in the 4th annual International 30th — the country’s official ―Queen’s Day‖ Pillow Fight Day on April 2, 2013. From since 1949. Orange is the national color, and London to Vancouver to many other cities, the the streets become a sea of shining wigs and festivals were held in more than 100 countries. body paints, as crowds gather in the squares So just bring a soft pillow in early April, and and on boats in the canals. watch feathers flying. 61. According to the writer, the best way to appreciate a new culture is to _______.
A. talk to its people in person C. enjoy the local food
B. participate in its festivals D. read about its history
62. Which of the pictures is about Bay to Breakers Festival?
A
B
C
D
63. The Pillow Fight Day is on _______.
A. June 29th
B. April 2nd
(D)
Randy Gardner sounds like the sort of fellow who jumps into bed at every opportunity. But this American high school student was just the opposite: he could stay out of bed longer than anyone. Gardner once managed to keep awake 264 hours and 12 minutes, just over 11 days. His wakefulness record disproved the theory that the lack of sleep would cause madness; Gardner showed no signs of it. After finally going to bed, he awoke less than 15 hours later, feeling fine.
Today, money can help you sleep. A chain of shops has discovered a way to sell the greatest of all Spanish inventions, the siesta. Just over a year since the business began in Barcelona, there are about 30 shops around Spain, with others in Portugal and one just opened in Milan.
C. April 4th
D. April 30th
64. Which of the following festivals is said to be celebrated worldwide?
A. Batalladel Vino C. Pillow Fight Day A. Batalladel Vino C. Pillow Fight Day
B. Bay to Breakers D. Koninginnedag B. Bay to Breakers D. Koninginnedag
65. Which of the following festivals has probably the longest history?
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How do you sell a siesta? Isn’t it something requiring the privacy of your own bed or couch in the afterglow of lunch? It used to be, but as life gets faster and cities get bigger, many people don’t have time to get home for a nap. Barcelona businessman Frederico Busquets noticed that many workers in his city were trying to uphold the siesta tradition on park benches or in parked cars. So he started a siesta shop. It offers a massage of the head, shoulders and back — no funny stuff — followed by a siesta of whatever length the client chooses.
Evidence shows that siestas must be short: more than 20 or 30 minutes and you’re likely to wake feeling flat rather than revived. Most people who have organized a siesta into their life find the time ―lost‖ is more than made up for by increased efficiency after it and the ability to stay sharp later into the night.
The siesta shop I tried at midday in central Barcelona opens 7 a.m. to midnight, 365 days a year. Like ordering a pizza, I booked 10 minutes of massage and 30 of sleep for 1,500 pesetas, just under $10.
A young woman in white uniform led me into a long room lined with special chairs. After massaging my back, neck and head, she covered me with a blanket. I dozed rather than slept, mainly because the New Age music annoyed me. When my time was up, hands lightly caressed my back and neck to tell me so. Although I felt restored when I returned into Barcelona’s bright daylight and tight traffic, I felt a little foolish for having paid for a product labeled sleep. 66. What did Randy Gardner’s wakefulness record prove?
A. American high school students sleep too much. B. The lack of sleep does not always cause mental illness. C. Teenagers would jump into bed at every opportunity. D. Most American teenagers had difficulty falling asleep. 67. What does the siesta shop sell according to the passage?
A. Service for snaps in the early afternoon. B. Comfortable beds and couches. C. Famous Spanish inventions. A. He is an Italian businessman.
D. Park benches and cars.
B. He gets home for a nap every day. D. He thinks siesta a waste of time. B. A short siesta during the day. D. A massage of the body.
68. Which of the following is TRUE about Frederico Busquets?
C. He is a very clever businessman. A. A long siesta during the day. C. Staying up late into the night.
69. What may help increase human efficiency according to the passage?
70. Why didn’t the writer have a deep sleep at the siesta shop?
A. He didn’t like to spend too much money. B. The woman in uniform made him uncomfortable. C. The disagreeable surroundings disturbed him. D. He was annoyed by the tight traffic.
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