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【題目】Italy is one country where beauty is prized more than any other virtue. That is, except in the small town of Piobbico, the self-declared World Capital of Ugly People. The road sign at the edge of the town even warns visitors that they are entering the ugly zone. People who consider themselves ugly have been gathering in Piobbico since the 1960s. That’s when Ugly Club president Telesforo Lacobelli established a dating agency for women who believed they were too ugly to attract husbands. Lacobelli believes that he is ugly himself because he has a short nose in a country where long or large noses have always been considered beautiful.
People from around the world travel to Piobbico to tell their sad stories of ugliness. During the annual Festival of the Ugly, which occurs on the first Sunday of every September, hundreds of people gather in Piobbico’s town square to elect the president of the Ugly Club. Lacobelli wins the election every year. The Ugly Club has over 20, 000 members. They carry ID cards that grade their ugliness from bearable to extreme. A prize is awarded to Ugly Club members who qualify as extremely ugly.
The Ugly Club president insists that ugliness is a virtue. Since beautiful people get a lot of attention for their beauty alone, they have to work hard to prove their other virtues. Ugly people, on the other hand, are genuine and do not have to prove anything to anybody, according to Lacobelli.
Lacobelli is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere. He believes that the uglier one is, the better life can be. Though the club enjoys making fun of beauty, especially beauty contests, Lacobelli has a serious side as well. He believes that too many people suffer from financial and emotional pressures because they don’t meet society’s standards of beauty. The fact that beautiful people are more successful in the workforce is a problem that Lacobelli has attempted to bring forward to the Italian public and government.
【1】Piobbico is rather special in that .
A. it is a very small town
B. it is home to ugly people
C. it receives no visitors
D. it is the capital of Italy
【2】Why is Lacobelli elected the president of the Ugly Club every year?
A. Because he is the ugliest person in the whole world.
B. Because his ugliness is always graded as bearable.
C. Because he is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere.
D. Because he has won the members’ trust and admiration.
【3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Ugly people are most respected in Italy.
B. The Festival of the Ugly is held every two years.
C. Ugly people are unfairly treated in society.
D. The uglier one is, the better life he or she lives.
【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Ugly Capital of the World
B. The Ugliest Person of the World
C. Festival of the Ugly
D. Beauty Contests Should be Banned
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【題目】We waited for her for a long time, and it was getting late when she finally _________.
A. turned down B. turned off
C. turned out D. turned up
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【題目】The idea of travelling abroad really appeals to a lot of Chinese people.That's why every year ______ more people applying for passports.
A. promise B.expect
C. witnesses D.instruct
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【題目】__________,as long as I'm with nature, I don't care.
A. However tough is the journey B. Whatever tough is the journey
C. However tough the journey is D. Whatever tough the journey is
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【題目】The house, ______the walls are green, is where my grandfather used to live ten years ago.
A. which B. of which C. whose D. that
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【題目】Many of his classmates came to his birthday party; it was a great success to him.
A. at all B. in all
C. above all D. all in all
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【題目】A
While reading a story on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy is ruining their life plans, I couldn't help but think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children who grow up expecting everything to be easy for them. As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment –my husband and I probably won't be able to buy a house until we're in our forties, and we two are burdened by student loans. But why should it be different? Being young people in America, shouldn't they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?
Consider some of these views shared in the story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won't be able to have children for at least a decade because they can't afford to buy a house yet.
I read that, and I thought what planet she is living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury(奢華), not a fertility requirement.
A 26-year-old man in the story is disappointed that he can't afford to get a Ph. D. in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.
Yes, it's sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality. Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people's expectations grow up when their wealth appears to be increasing. Their parents probably see their home values rise along with their investments. "So we have people who have grown up in an environment where people have great expectations of what living well means," says Kobliner.
This recession(經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退) will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group. In the meantime, it seems much better for our mental health to focus on being grateful—for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day—than on longing for some kind of luxurious life.
【1】In the passage, the writer mainly talked about _____.
A. young people’s high expectations result in their disappointment
B. the 20-somethings' high expectations and ambitions
C. the poor living conditions of the 20-somethings
D. the necessity of receiving high education
【2】In the writer’s opinion, what is the reason for young people’s dissatisfaction?
A. The declining economy.
B. Their high expectations.
C. Poor living conditions.
D. Their constant failure.
【3】What are some young people complaining about?
A. They are complaining their aims are hard to achieve.
B. They are complaining their parents can’t give them a good education.
C. They are complaining they can’t afford to travel abroad.
D. They are complaining poor economic condition is ruining their life.
【4】How can we describe the writer?
A. Lost and disappointed. B. Passive and stressed.
C. Determined and helpful. D. Positive and grateful.
【5】The passage is developed mainly by ________.
A.facts and descriptions
B.comparison and persuasion
C.examples and explanation
D.figures and conclusion
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【題目】Tom worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot, 【1】 was going to be tested out by Tom’s wife, Claire. Claire didn’t want 【2】 robot in her house, especially as her husband would be 【3】(absence) for three weeks, but Tom persuaded her that the robot wouldn’t harm her or allow her 【4】(harm). However when she first saw the robot, named Tony, she felt alarmed because he seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome 【5】 smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed.
On the second morning Tony, 【6】(wear) an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked 【7】 she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told hem to go. 【8】 was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human. One day, Claire mentioned that she didn’t think she was clever. Tony said that 【9】 must feel very unhappy to say that. It was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. But she【10】(begin) to trust him.
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