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There are two types of twins: identical (同性的) and non-identical twins. Identical twins are formed 1 a single egg in the mother's body which 2 to form two separate babies. Identical twins look the same, and are often 3 by their parents in clothes of the same colors. It is often 4 to tell identical twins from each other, even when they are standing 5 . Non-identical twins come into being when the mother 6 two separate eggs at the same time, both of 7 grow to form babies. 8 case the twins look like ordinary brothers and sisters and are easy to tell one from 9 .
In the 1970s and 1980s a scientist did some 10 into twins in the USA．He invited many 11 of identical twins to the university and asked them to 12 a week of tests. He was particularly 13 adopted (被收養(yǎng)的) twins who had been separated at birth. He 14 give the twins different kinds of tests to 15 their speed of thinking, their speech, their memory (記憶), 16 they saw and heard different things, and so on. 17 he found separate twins preferred clothes of the same color. They even used shaving (修面的) soaps of 18 kind.
There is a third type of twins. 19 , it is a very unusual one. Twins which are joined together at birth are known in western countries 20 Siamese twins.
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After 78 years in the UK, the Dutch clothing retailer (零售商)has closed shop for the last time. But C & A is not alone. In the past week the best known names on British high streets-Marks & Spencer, Boots and Littlewoods——have announced some of their worst ever trading figures.
The downturn is not a case of belt tightening. Although there are fears of a recession(衰退), UK consumer (消費者) spending has set new records in the past year. Experts say the sudden fall is the result of a revolution that is changing almost every side of British lives.
Mr. and Mrs. UK Average are throwing out the everyday and trading up to the finer things in life. Consumers are declaring an end to all things ordinary. The good taste revolution has swept the country with remarkable speed. Sales of once
popular fashions(時髦) are dropping quickly. Just three years ago Marks & Spencer was the UK's favorite. People now consider the fashions “ordinary”.
Yet just 100 yards (91 meters) from the empty aisles(通道) in London's Oxford Street, the story is different. Burberry enjoyed a 35 per cent increase in sales income in the last three months of last year. Gucci saw its sales rise 25 per cent. Armani reported 20 per cent growth. Demand for the logo-print at Louis Vuitton cannot be satisfied immediately. And growth is not only limited to the wealthy South-east.
Experts say Britain has moved from a “good enough” culture to “good taste” culture. Almost everywhere you look——from clothes, to food and drink, to cars, to home furnishings, to holidays —— Britons are buying into a life less ordinary.
Rising wealth is driving the revolution. New research shows that the average UK household is 40 per cent better off than in 1986. “In the past only those with money and time on their hands were able to devote energy to the search for tasteful living”, says Martin Hayward, a director at the Henley Center. “But as incomes rise and free time increases, the privileged(有特權的)many are living higher. More middle-class consumers are developing a sense of their own self-image (自我形象) through what they buy. ”
1．________ has caused the great revolution in Britain.
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A．Fear of earning less money in the future
B．Increase in incomes and free time
C．Desire for more tasteful living
D．Difficulty to buy more less ordinary things on the market
2．The expression “belt tightening”in Paragraph 2 probably means ________ .
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A．spending less money than before
B．selling less clothing
C．eating less food than before
D．buying less ordinary things.
3．More and more people in Britain today ________ .
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A．enjoy s good rise in their incomes but spare more time for work
B．like to buy things less ordinary and have a better taste of life
C．refuse to buy things of fashion and save more money to become millionaires
D．decide to spend less money on shopping but buy into a life less ordinary
4．Which of the following can be the most proper title of the passage?
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A．Income increasing in Britain.
B．Revolution changing the world.
C．Britons going high fashion.
D．Sales in Britain going down.
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| As a saying goes, every bean has its black.It is impossible to make no mistakes all one's life. My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no 1 . Several decades ago he made a mistake-a(n) perfect mistake, 2 . On a cold Saturday, Mother's father was building some wooden cases for the clothes his 3 was sending to an orphanage (孤兒院) in Africa. On his way home, he 4 into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His 5 proved fruitless. When he 6 replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses, having 7 him $20 that very morning, were heading for Africa! He had to drive home 8 . Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather's church, 9 Grandpa and his family also attended. "But most of all," he said, "I must thank you for the 10 you sent last year. You see, the bandits (土匪) had just 11 through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate." " 12 I had the money, there was simply no way of 13 those glasses. 14 not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases arrived. When my staff 15 he covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top." Then, still gripped (吸引注意) with the 16 of it all, he continued, "When I tried 17 the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!" The people listened, 18 for the miraculous glasses. But the director surely must have 19 their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their 20 of items to be sent overseas. But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way. | ||||
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As a saying goes, every bean has its black. It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no 1 . Several decades ago he made a mistake –a（n）perfect mistake, 2 .
On a cold Saturday, Mother’s father was building some wooden cases for the clothes his 3
was sending to an orphanage（孤兒院）in China. On his way home, he 4 into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His 5 proved fruitless.
When he 6 replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses, having 7 him $20 that very morning, were heading for China! He had to drive home 8 .
Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather’s church, 9 Grandpa and his family also attended.
“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the 10 you sent last year. You see, the bandits（土匪）had just 11 through the orphanage, destroying everything ,including my glasses. I was desperate. ”
“ 12 I had the money, there was simply no way of 13 those glasses. 14 headaches every day. Then your cases arrives. When my staff 15 the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top. ”
Then, still gripped（吸引注意）with the 16 of it all, he continued, “When I tried 17 the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”
The peopled listened, 18 for the miraculous glasses. But the director surely must have 19 their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their 20 of items to be sent overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.
1. A. expectation B. success C. comment D. exception
2. A. though B. although C. as D. so
3. A. factory B. church C. family D. country
4. A. turned B. reached C. filled D. put
5. A. research B. look C. search D. clothes
6. A. mentally B. physically C. anxiously D. directly
7. A. charged B. spent C. paid D. cost
8. A. disappointed B. pleased C. nonstop D. quick
9. A. which B. what C. where D. when
10. A. cases B. clothes C. glasses D. wishes
11. A. cut B. swept C. pulled D. broken
12. A. Unless B. As long as C. Until D. Even though
13. A. replacing B. finding C. wearing D. changing
14. A. Except for B. Along with C. Rather than D. As for
15. A. nailed B. burnt C. removed D. took
16. A. preparation B. pleasure C. satisfaction C. wonder
17. A. out B. over C. for D. on
18. A. pity B. happy C. curious D. eager
19. A. confused B. associated C. combined D. compared
20. A. cases B. order C. list D. orphanage
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