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The annual Carnival in Brazil is a unique festival. It is also the most important ethnic（民族的）celebration. It comes between the end of February and the beginning of March every year. Hundreds of thousands of tourists from overseas were attracted to join the feast of celebration， which involves fashionable costumes， sexy Brazilian girls and passionate samba dance.

The earliest Carnival dates back to 1641， when the colonial rulers implemented a decree（法令）. According to it， people would be encouraged to parade， dance and drink to celebrate the birthday of the Portuguese King. More than three hundred years later， the Carnival has become the most important folk festival of Brazil.

On February 24 of this year， the “King Momo” dressed in bright orange， took the gold key of the city from the mayor of Riode Janeiro， to indicate the beginning of the Carnival. During the following five days， the “King”， who played a leading role in the Carnival， would throw out all daily routines， so that people could fulfill themselves. The “King Momo” this year was as 33-year-old architect. His name was Alex de Oliveira.

The “King Momo” is also known as “the King of Carnival”. He is hand?picked by Rio residents. There was once a rule that required the “King” to weigh no less than 100 kg. Today， there is a rule that the “King” shouldnt be heavier than 130 kg.

The main “course” of the Carnival is the samba dance. Months before the Carnival， some professional samba schools will set out to compose music， rehearse dances and design costumes according to the current theme of the Carnival.

700，000 tourists swarmed（擠滿）the coastal city of Rio de Janeiro for the Carnival. Whoever they are—poor or rich， celebrity or ordinary people—they are all just dancers， day and night. Happiness prevails， while complaints disappear. Countless romantic stories occur during the celebrations， brightening everyones dull daily life.

1. What does the underlined word “costumes” probably mean？

A. Films. B. Songs.

C. Clothes. D. Books.

2. Whats the purpose of the original Brazil Carnival？

A. To thank God.

B. To celebrate a kings birthday.

C. To express a sense of happiness.

D. To celebrate the harvest of 1641.

3. Which is TRUE about the Carnival？

A. It is held twice every year.

B. “King Momo” is the last part of it.

C. Samba dance is the most important activity of it.

D. People can enjoy the dancing of famous dancers during it.

4. Whats the best title of the passage？

A. Welcome to Brazil

B. An Unforgettable Carnival

C. The Enthusiastic Brazil Carnival

D. The History of the Brazil Carnival

B

Long ago， the Roman historian Comelius Tacitus observed that “the desire for fame is the last thrown away even by the wise”. But celebrity mania（名人熱）is at new heights at the turn of the century.

Todays media often features celebrities—from Hollywood and Silicon Valley to Wall Street and Washington—beautifying a few rich and powerful Americans.

Time magazine is now trying to sum up the past 100 years by conducting an Internet poll（民意調(diào)查）to identify the “Person of the Century.” The absurdity（荒謬）of the issue is strengthened when you consider that the poll is just advisory： The guys who run Time will determine the Person of the Century. “Your suggestions will be considered by the editors， who will make the final choice，” Times website tells readers.

The question that Time says it seeks to answer—“Who has had the greatest effect on the 20th century？” —begs a deeper question. Who is the judge？ The nations largest news weekly has already nailed down its answer to that question.

Some earnest souls associated with a Florida-based environmental group called Lovearth are attempting to make advertisements for positive ends. “Were trying to get like-minded people together to use Time magazine for our own good，” the organizations director， Mark Elsis， told me. A mass-distributed Internet message from Lovearth says， “Vote for John Lennon in Times Person of the Century poll.”

Hows John Lennon doing in the most-influential-of-the-century poll brought to us by Time？ In early July， Lovearth reported that “John passed Henry Ford and has moved up from 11th to 10th place. Next week， he should overtake President Ronald Reagan and move up to 9th place.”

But somehow， I question that John Lennon has any chance of becoming Time magazines Person of the Century.

5. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean？

A. Everyone， wise or not， has the desire for fame.

B. Only wise people can control the desire for fame.

C. Those who can oppose the attraction of fame are wise.

D. It is only wise people that are interested in the honor of fame.

6. What can we infer from Paragraph 4？

A. One has to answer two questions in the poll.

B. The answer to the first question is more difficult.

C. Nobody has disagreed Times right to be the judge.

D. Time has decided that the media should be the judge.

7. From the example of Lovearth， we can infer that the writer thinks ___ .

A. the public are not serious about the poll

B. people should take advantage of the poll

C. Lennon is more influential than Ronald Reagan

D. voters decisions are influenced by organizations

8. From the passage we can learn that the writer ___ .

A. thinks that the celebrity mania is a good thing

B. believes in the theory that celebrities made history

C. disagrees with the medias much focus on celebrities

D. discourages ordinary people from becoming celebrities

During Christmas break from college， a young man wanted to borrow his fathers car to drive to a New Years Eve 1 to be held in Vermont. The father was 2 about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Years Eve. The 3 that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car， but he would not drink at all.

So he drove to Vermont， got completely 4 and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to get out of the car and 5 in a line of people that were being given the infamous sobriety （not drunk） 6 . However， the policeman 7 him out. He was 8 standing off to the side while the others were 9 the police officer how well they could walk a 10 line， etc.

At 7：00 a.m.， his father got up to answer the 11 . There were two policemen there. They asked him if he was the 12 of that red FIAT. He replied， “Yes， I am.” One of the policemen asked him 13 he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver.

When the young man 14 himself in front of the policemen， he knew he was in some sort of 15 . Upon questioning， he 16 that he was driving the car， but when asked if he had been 17 ， he said， “No！” When the policemen asked if he could see his car， he was unable to remember the 18 . He said that it was in the garage.

And when the four of them walked out to look at the car， instead of looking at the car he had driven the 19 before， they saw a 20 car parked there.

1. A. party B. meeting C. concert D. club

2. A. sure B. worried C. curious D. confused

3. A. suggestion B. condition C. conclusion D. agreement

4. A. excited B. tired C. pleased D. drunk

5. A. stop B. stand C. talk D. walk

6. A. punishment B. test C. education D. examination

7. A. gave B. made C. missed D. saw

8. A. considered B. required C. advised D. left

9. A. showing B. explaining C. asking D. telling

10. A. long B. straight C. calm D. direct

11. A. telephone B. call C. doorbell D. question

12. A. manager B. father C. student D. owner

13. A. unless B. if C. since D. as

14. A. stood B. found C. put D. took

15. A. danger B. problem C. trouble D. accident

16. A. believed B. told C. admitted D. said

17. A. questioning B. hurting C. drinking D. standing

18. A. drive B. party C. time D. line

19. A. day B. morning C. night D. afternoon

20. A. similar B. familiar C. police D. damaged

用方框里單詞的正確形式填空，使其句意完整，每空一詞。

calendar flour ingredient parade

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1. The cake recipe calls for three eggs and two cups of ____ .

2. According to the ____ ， my birthday falls on a Sunday this year.

3. From this month on， price control on fresh ____ will be lifted in this city.

4. Mary can produce delicious meals from very simple ____ .

5. Weekends are often considered as very ____ days.

6. Jenny went along ____ to keep up her courage in the dark.

7. You enjoy eating things that are ____ even when you are not hungry.

8. People dressed up in all manner of strange costumes and noisily ____ around last Halloween.

下列各句均有1個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，請(qǐng)改正。

1. Does it feel as cotton or is it real cotton？ ____

2. The old lady goes to church everyday even on a rainy day. ____

3. Its important for you as well for me to reduce some pollution to make our environment better. ____

4. While playing， just remember to have good time and forget anything else！ ____

1. 看到她在做飯的同時(shí)在看電視，我無法相信她能做出一頓美味可口的飯菜。（see ... doing ...）

2. 這個(gè)節(jié)日游行以前相當(dāng)流行，但人們現(xiàn)在不再喜歡它了。（not ... any more）

3. 他試著用散步來驅(qū)走他兒子給他帶來的煩惱。（walk off）

4. 你能想出一個(gè)可以使用這個(gè)成語的情況以便讓你的描述更具體嗎？（where）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Every day when Kathy 1 （come） home from school， her cat Mimi would run to greet her. Then Kathy would pick up Mimi and gave her a hug. One day， Kathy came home 2 her cat wasnt there. Her mom told her that Mimi had died. Kathy felt so sad.

Most of people all over the world have 3 （pet）. Maybe you have a pet， and maybe some of your friends do， too. A pet can be a special friend， and you might think of him or her 4 a member of the family. A pet can play with you or just be with you when you dont feel like 5 （talk）. You are sad when a pet dies. You may not feel anything 6 all. Thats OK. Or you may feel like crying and thats OK， too.

Kathy 7 （decide） to talk with her parents about how she was feeling. She wanted to ask about some things she didnt understand， like where Mimi went after 8 （die）. Kathys parents answered her questions in the 9 （good） way they could. They told her it was OK to be sad when animals died and it was not silly at all. They told her 10 （keep） a new animal when she wanted to.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.