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　　Mothers and daughters go through so much—yet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her mother, Sheila Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal co-writers as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped (重疊).

　　Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mother’s: both have full-time careers; both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children; they both love to read. They also love to travel—in fact, they often take trips together. But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstance and basic nature.

　　A child of the Depression (大蕭條), Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything she’s ever accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.

　　Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together. Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork. Perri admits that she can’t sort out all the mess in the households, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy. Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit long-hidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories.

　　Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together, Perri and Sheila tell their mother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written account in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏) that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.

　　55. Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mother’s?

　　A. They both have gone through difficult times.

　　B. They have strong emotional ties with each other.

　　C. They have the same joys and pains, and love and bitterness.

　　D. They both have experiences as daughter, mother and writer.

　　56. The word “l(fā)uxury” in Paragraph 3 means ______.

　　A. something rare but not pleasant

　　B. something that cannot be imagined

　　C. something expensive but not necessary

　　D. something that can only be enjoyed by boys

　　57. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

　　A. The content of the book.

　　B. The purpose of the book.

　　C. The influence of the book.

　　D. The writing style of the book.

　　58. How are women’s lives explored in this book?

　　A. In a musical form.

　　B. Through field research.

　　C. With unique writing skills.

　　D. From different points of view.

　　

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　　話題鏈接：Situated on British Columbia's coastline, Vancouver is a “Pacific Pearl”．Lying between the Coast Mountain range and the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver is one of the most scenic cities in the world．Vancouver's mild temperatures and bounty of rain are also owed to its location, making even the most urban of areas lush year round．Stanley Park, occupying 400 hectares(1000 acres)just north of downtown, is a flourishing example of how Vancouver balances nature with its urban identity．A quintessential west coast city, Vancouver appeals to millions of denizens and visitors who bask in all it offers, from its beaches to its bustling streets．Its cosmopolitan character is reflected in areas like the very urban Robson Street, Canada's Rodeo Drive, contrasted by trendy Granville Island with its mix of cobblestone streets, artisan studios and eclectic market．

　　溫哥華位于加拿大西部太平洋岸，是加拿大的第三大城市、北美最大最繁忙的港口之一，旅游、交通、貿(mào)易、金融、林業(yè)和服務(wù)業(yè)等行業(yè)十分繁榮。溫哥華城市依山傍海，秀麗的風(fēng)景以及周邊大量的自然景致每年吸引數(shù)百萬旅游客。溫哥華氣候溫和，四季宜人，多年來一直名列世界最適宜居住的城市前列，不斷吸引世界各地的移民。

　　Nowadays more and more Chinese people like to travel abroad to see and learn more of the world．Vancouver, the third biggest city in Canada, is one of their destinations．

想一想：If you were the officer responsible for the tourism development of China, what will you do to attract more overseas visitors to China?

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Oldest Ever Galaxy Found

　　WASHINGTON(AP)－Astronomers believe they’ve found the oldest thing they’ve ever seen in the universe：It’s a galaxy(星系)far, far away from a time long, long ago．

　　Hidden in a Hubble Space Telescope photo released earlier this year is a small point of light that European astronomers now calculate is a galaxy from 13．1 billion years ago．That’s a time when the universe was very young, just about 600 million years old．That would make it the earliest and most distant galaxy seen so far．

　　By now the galaxy is so ancient it probably doesn’t exist in its earlier form and has already changed into bigger neighbors, said Matthew Lehnert of the Paris Observatory, lead author of the study published online Wednesday in the journal Nature．

　　“We are looking at the universe when it was a 20th of its current age,” said California Institute of Technology astronomy professor Richard Ellis, who wasn’t part of the discovery team．“In human terms, we’re looking at a 4-year-old boy in the lifetime of an adult．”

　　While Ellis finds the basis for the study “pretty good”, there have been other claims about the age of distant space objects that have not held up to careful examination．And some experts have questions about this one．But even the doubters praised the study as important and interesting．

　　The European astronomers calculated the age after 16 hours of observations from a telescope in Chile that looked at light signatures of cooling hydrogen gas．

　　Earlier this year, astronomers had made a general estimate of 600 to 800 million years after the Big Bang(宇宙大爆炸)for the most distant unclear points of light in the Hubble photograph, which was presented at an astronomy meeting back in January．

　　In the new study, researchers focused on a single galaxy in their analysis of hydrogen’s light signature, further finding out the age．Garth Illingworth of the University of California, Santa Cruz, who was the scientist behind the Hubble image, said it provided confirmation for the age using a different method, something he called amazing “for such faint objects”．

(1)

We can learn from the passage that _________．

[　　]

A．

the universe came into being about 14 billion years ago

B．

the galaxy is believed to be the same as it was just born

C．

the newly-discovered galaxy is the oldest one in the universe

D．

the galaxy had traveled about 600 millions before the scientists found it

(2)

We can infer from the fourth paragraph that _________．

[　　]

A．

the universe is actually very young

B．

the life-time of the universe is surprisingly long

C．

the humans have been so able as to see far into the universe

D．

what we can see about the universe now is just the tip of the iceberg

(3)

What did some people doubt according to the fifth paragraph?

[　　]

A．

The importance of the discovery

B．

The truth of the discovery

C．

The actual age of the new galaxy

D．

The size of the new galaxy

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　　Mothers and daughters go through so much－yet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her mother, Sheila Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal co-writers as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped(重疊)．

　　Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mother's：both have full-time careers; both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children; they both love to read．They also love to travel－in fact, they often take trips together．But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstance and basic nature．

　　A child of the Depression(大蕭條), Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls．Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything she's ever accomplished．Perri, on the other hand, grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s．For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes．

　　Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together．Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork．Perri admits that she can't sort out all the mess in the households, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy．Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit long-hidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories．

　　Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together, Perri and Sheila tell their mother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other．A written account in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet(二重奏)that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize．

(1)

Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mother's?

[　　]

A．

They both have gone through difficult times．

B．

They have strong emotional ties with each other．

C．

They have the same joys and pains, and love and bitterness．

D．

They both have experiences as daughter, mother and writer．

(2)

The word “l(fā)uxury” in Paragraph 3 means ________．

[　　]

A．

something rare but not pleasant

B．

something that cannot be imagined

C．

something expensive but not necessary

D．

something that can only be enjoyed by boys

(3)

What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

[　　]

A．

The content of the book．

B．

The purpose of the book．

C．

The influence of the book．

D．

The writing style of the book．

(4)

How are women's lives explored in this book?

[　　]

A．

In a musical form．

B．

Through field research．

C．

With unique writing skills．

D．

From different points of view．

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　　On Easter morning, as the first rays of the sun lighten the sky at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the plaintive (哀傷的) sounds of trombones (長號) call the townspeople to Moravian(摩拉維亞教派) Burying Ground where they welcome the rising sun with songs of praise: Christ is risen.

　　In similar ceremonies throughout the land millions of people gather on hilltops, parks, churches and open spaces to salute (致敬) another Easter dawn. There is a resurrection of hope and joy as the earth reawakens to another spring, New life emerges: young lambs, fresh green grass, and delicate (纖細的) blooms appear. Days are growing longer and there is more warmth in the sun. Birds sing and the world rings with gladness.

　　One of the holiest days of Christendom (基督教教界), Easter commemorates (紀念) Christ's resurrection (復(fù)活) from the tomb where he had lain for three days following his crucifixion (釘死于十字架上) When he arose after the three days it was to fulfill his promise to rise again as proof of eternal life.

　　Although Easter is based on events in the life on Christ, older traditions have influenced the customs of the festival. The name Easter itself derives from the ancient Norse (挪威人) festival of spring sun (Eastre) which celebrated the awakening of new life and the death of winter. The Christian Easter gradually replaced the pagan (異教的) festival, but some of the rites (儀式), of spring were retained since Christ’s resurrection had occurred during that season.

　　Celebration of Easter by early settlers in the United States mirrored their European backgrounds. In the regions settled by those of Roman Catholic (羅馬天主教) heritage (傳統(tǒng)) Easter was observed from the beginning. But the straight-laced [古板的]Puritans in New England, still influenced by the British prohibition (禁止) against what they considered profane (褻瀆的) celebrations of Christmas and Easter, did not observe either holiday.

　　Easter is now celebrated throughout the country, although the customs, traceable to the different ethnic heritages, still vary with the regions. The German-Americans of Pennsylvania, for instance, preserve the custom of eating fried crullers(一種油煎餅) on Shrove Tuesday (大齋節(jié)的前一天); and those of Greek origin take part in a funeral procession following a flower- decked bier (棺材) bearing the figure of Christ.

1．The Easter comes most probably in ________.

[　　]

A．June

B．September

C．April

D．December

2．Which of the following statement about the Easter is tree?

[　　]

A．The Easter is only one of religion holy days.

B．The Easter just celebrates the renewing of the nature.

C．All people throughout the Christendom celebrated the Easter since the beginning.

D．Different ethic groups celebrate the Easter in a different way.

3．The Easter was not celebrated by ________ in the early days of the United States.

[　　]

A．those with Roman Catholic tradition

B．the Germans settled in Pennsylvania

C．the Puritans from the Britain

D．those with Greek origin

4．Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the word “observe” (in Line 3, para. 5)?

[　　]

A．Watch carefully.

B．Comment.

C．Obey.

D．Celebrate.

5．The Christian Easter maintains some ceremonies of Spring because ________.

[　　]

A．the Easter comes in Spring

B．the Christians like Spring in which new life emerges

C．it is an old Norse festival

D．Christ's resurrection had happened in Spring

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