Bali is an Indonesia island that is rich in indigenous （本土的） culture．A lot of people say that Balinese culture is unique and that the people of Bali have always been contented with the "now"．If you ask a Balinese person what heaven is like, the probable answer will be "just like Bali"．This only goes to show that most Balinese people are happy to be where they are and never worry．
One factor that contributes to this laidback lifestyle is the culture of close family ties in Bali．In the Balinese culture, support is always available．Balinese extended families are so tightly knit that all members usually reside in the same complex．
Balinese culture is based on a form of this religion, which is called "Hindu Darma"．This religion reached the island during the eleventh century．Most of the family customs and
traditions as well as community lifestyles of the Balinese people are influenced by this．The religious influence even expands widely into the arts, which makes Bali distinct from the rest of Indonesia．
In spite of the fact that tourists flood to the island every year, Balinese people have managed to conserve their culture．Almost every native of Bali is an artist in some form or another．Parents and villagers have passed on their skills to their children, who all seem to have inclinations （愛好） either to music, dance, painting, and decor．
Another remarkable mark of the Balinese culture is the series of ceremonies and rituals known as the Manusa Yadnya．This marks the different stages of Balinese life．Cremation （火葬） is very popular on this island—and unlike in the West, death is a joyous and colorful event for the Balinese．
小題1:What do we know about Balinese according to the first two paragraphs?
A．They lead a very relaxing but unwealthy life．
B．They live in large families and are close to each other．
C．Their family members are distributed in different places．
D．Their extended families live too close together to get along well．
小題2:Bali is distinguished from the rest of Indonesia by _____．
A．people's tight family relationship
B．the family customs and traditions
C．people's great affection for religion
D．the influence of Hinduism on their culture
小題3:The underlined word "conserve" in Para．4 can be best replaced by "_____"．
A．preserveB．spreadC．formD．expand
小題4:When a person dies in Bali, it is a common practice to _____．
A．express deep sorrow at his death
B．celebrate the death like a great event
C．sing and dance joyfully in his honor
D．remember what he did in his lifetime
小題5:What is the text mainly about?
A．Balinese religion．B．The lifestyle of Balinese．
C．Balinese culture．D．The tourism in Bali．

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:C
本文主要講述了巴厘島的一些風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣，生活方式。
小題1:B考查細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段In the Balinese culture, support is always available．Balinese extended families are so tightly knit that all members usually reside in the same complex．可知，巴厘島人生活在大家庭中，且家庭關(guān)系非常融洽。
小題2:D 考查細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The religious influence even expands widely into the arts, which makes Bali distinct from the rest of Indonesia．可知，宗教對他們文化的影響使得他們不同于印度尼西亞的其他人。
小題3:A 詞義猜測提題。盡管每年涌入巴厘島的游客很多，巴厘島人已經(jīng)設(shè)法保存了他們的文化。故相當(dāng)于preserve。
小題4:B 推斷題。根據(jù)death is a joyous and colorful event for the Balinese．可知，當(dāng)巴厘島人死后，慶祝是他們的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。
小題5:C 主旨大意題。本文主要講述了巴厘島文化。
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小題1: In The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Peter     .
A．is caught by Mr. McGregor’s catB．gathers onions to give to his mother
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A．Benjamin and BrockB．Peter and BenjaminC．Mr. Tod and BrockD．Peter and Mr. Tod
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A．He’s a father of six children
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D．He saves Peter in The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
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C．was worked into a story in the early 19th century
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A．introduce the character Peter Rabbit in Potter’s stories
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B．Students of different races are prejudiced against each other.
C．Interracial lodging does more harm than good.
D．Interracial lodging may have diverse outcomes.
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A．White students tend to look down upon their black peers.
B．Black students can compete with their white peers academically.
C．Black students feel somewhat embarrassed among white peers during the freshman year.
D．Being surrounded by white peers motivates a black student to work harder to succeed.
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For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, in the year 1861,an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD79 , There  were streets and fountains, houses and shops, There was a stadium with 20,000 seats , Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue color in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine, They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in the bakery .In one bakery there were 81 round , flat loaves of bread –a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today . Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup.
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C．To watch sports and plays
D．To see how Pompeians lived
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A．Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.
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C．Scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.
D．Nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.
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A．They lived more or less the same as Italians now do .
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C．They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.
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小題5:From the passage, we can infer that an Englishman _______.
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_________.
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A “Dutch agreement” was one made between men who had drunk too much alcohol. “Dutch courage” was the false courage produced by the effects of drinking alcohol. And “Dutch leave” was what a solider took when he left his base（基地）without permission．
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During the American Civil War, supporters of the northern side in the central state of Missouri were called Dutch, because many of them were German settlers. In California, during the Gold Rush, the term Dutch was used to describe Germans, Swedes, and Norwegians as well as people from the Netherlands．
President Theodore Roosevelt once noted that anything foreign and non-English was called Dutch．One expression still in use, “to talk to someone like a Dutch uncle”, did come from the Dutch．The Dutch were known for the firm way they raise their children. So if someone speaks to you like a Dutch uncle, he is speaking in a very severe way． And you should listen to him carefully．
小題1:According to paragraph 1, the British used “Dutch” as a word for something bad and mistaken because ___________．
A．it was the long-lasting habit of the British language.
B．the Netherlands was the closest rival（競爭對手） for naval supremacy then.
C．there was a close connection between “Dutch” and “Deutsch”.
D．a(chǎn)nything foreign and non-English was called “Dutch”.
小題2:Most probably, a man with Dutch courage would _________.
A．invite his friends to dinner.
B．beat a strange passer-by without any reason.
C．speak to a Dutch uncle.
D．become angry with the teacher.
小題3:Which one of the following has nothing to do with the Dutch?
A．The expression “to talk to someone like a Dutch uncle”.
B．When friends go out to have fun, they choose Dutch treat.
C．Germans who moved to the United States were called Dutch.
D．A solider took “Dutch leave” during wars.
小題4:What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A．Language causes of the Anglo-Dutch Wars
B．Language of the Netherlands
C．Deutsch VS Dutch
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A．USA is the second largest country in the world.
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A．12.5% of them B．25% of them
C．50% of themD．75% of them
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B．economy develops faster
C．they have different backgrounds
D．they have to work outside
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A．feel like B．get close to C．suffer fromD．get rid of
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A．some fast foods aren’ t eaten with tools in America
B．Americans always eat fried chicken with a knife
C．Americans prefer to eat outside than at home
D．Americans always go home having meals as a family
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