Modern day drinking games in China include ().
B、composing poems
C、drumming and blossom-passing
D、dice playing
B、composing poems
C、drumming and blossom-passing
D、dice playing
When the tea itself is served,the newlyweds kneel in front of their parents,serving tea to both sides of parents,as well as elder close relatives. Parents give their words of blessing and gifts to the newlyweds. During tea presentation,a “good luck woman” would say lucky phrases to bless the newlyweds and the parents. This “good luck woman” should be someone who is blessed with
a good marriage,healthy children and husband,and living parents.
Newlyweds also present tea to each other,raising the tea cups high to show respect before presenting to each other.
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() 1. Tea ceremony is a way to show respect and appreciation to the newlyweds’ parents. () 2. Tea ceremony is only practiced at the banquet.
() 3. The “good luck woman” must be the one with a good marriage,healthy children and
husband,and living parents.
() 4. During tea presentation,the newlyweds will receive gifts from their parents.
() 5. Tea ceremony tradition has a long history of several hundred years.
After the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was founded in 1927, the particular style. of speech of the BBC announcers was recognized as Standard English or Received Pronunciation (RP) English.Now, most people still consider that the pronunciation and delivery of BBC announcers is the clearest and most understandable spoken English.
English has had a strong association with class and social status.However, since the Second World War there has been a considerable change of attitude towards speech snobbery, and hallmarks of class distinction such as styles of speech have been gradually discarded, especially by the younger generation.
As the need has arisen, new words have been invented or found from other languages and incorporated into English.Similarly, old words and expressions have been discarded as their usefulness has diminished or the fashions have passed.This also happens to styles and modes of speech which became fashionable at a particular time and in specific circumstances.
By the end of the 1960s it became apparent that it was not necessary to speak Standard English or even correct grammar to become popular, successful and rich.The fashionable speech of the day was no longer the prerogative of a privileged class but rather a defiant expression of class lessness.
The greatest single influence of the shaping of the English language in modern times is the American English.Over the last 25 years the English used by many people, particularly by those in the media, advertising and show business, has become more and more mid-Atlantic in style, delivery and accent.
In the 1970s, fashion favoured stressless pronunciation and a language full of jargon, slang and “in” words, much of it quite incomprehensible to the outside world.What is considered modern and fashionable in Britain today is often not the kind of English taught in schools and colleges.
1.Which one of the following is NOT true?
A.The use of the English language has not changed much in this century.
B.The BBS announcers speak Standard English.
C.English has no association with class and social status now.
D.Young people all speak English in the same way.
2.What does the author imply by saying “there has been a considerable change of attitude towards speech snobbery” (Para.3)?
A.People all speak English like BBC announcers.
B.There is a great change of attitude about how English should be spoken.
C.Some people still think their way of speaking is inferior.
D.Most people don’t believe their way of speaking is inferior.
3.According to the author, there was a trend in the U.S.for the young people _________.
A.to speak Standard English.
B.to speak English without class distinction
C.to speak English with class distinction
D.to speak English with grammar mistakes
4.The word “mid-Atlantic” in the passage (Para.6) probably means _________.
A.American and European
B.American and British
C.the Atlantic Ocean
D.in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
5.It can be concluded from the passage that ________.
A.Standard English is taught in school and colleges
B.the young people are defiant because they refuse to speak standard English
C.English language is influenced by American English in the last 25 years
D.there has been a great change in the English language in this century
t unhealthy diets rather than drink beer.
A.because
B.why
C.which
D.that
A.A five-percent increase in price will adversely affect the sale of this product
B.Power structures have a great effect on the media product
C.There are no gender differences in the choice of tourist destinations
D.Milk drinking is positively related with the height of children
A.Enlightenment Movement
B.The Glorious Revolution
C.The Renaissance
D.Reformation
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B.manufactured
C.manufacturer
D.manufacturing
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B.or
C.but
D.and
Biologists today don’t expect that anyone will find a magical fountain of youth.Growing older is a natural part of the life cycle that can’t be reversed.As human beings grow older, organs such as the heart and lungs may stop functioning properly.Sight and hearing may become weak.And the human body becomes more likely to come down with serious illnesses from which it cannot recover.
Considered together, changes that bring about the decline of an organism are called aging.Because of aging, many biologists believe that there may be a maximum age limit to which even the healthiest organisms can live.For human beings, this maximum age limit is about 110 years.
Perhaps the most important thing that you can learn from your study of human biology is that you have a lot of control over the aging process in your own life.In fact, within our control are many physical and mental factors that have much to do with aging.For example, each of us, as recent research indicates, can do many things to help prevent heart and vessel disease, which causes half the death each year in the United States.We can avoid eating a lot of fatty meat.Eating too much of these types of animal fats can lead to the clogging and hardening of blood vessels.We can cut back on smoking and hopefully quit entirely.We can limit the amount of alcohol we drink and the amount of sugar we eat.We can exercise regularly and strengthen the heart and other organs.And we can remember to take time out each day for ourselves, time just relax.Exercise, recreation and relaxation all reduce stress – inner tension that is hard on all body organs.
One final thing we can do is to try to keep aware of advances made in health education.Information is often available free of charge from health clinics or schools.
1.Which of the following is the leading cause of death in the United States?
A.Heart disease.
B.Cancer
C.Alcohol
D.Smoking
2.What happens as people grow older?
A.They dream of a magic pill to help them live a happy and long life
B.They come down with serious illnesses
C.Their organs become weak and may stop working properly
D.Their blood vessels become clogged
3.In the opinion of biologists, _________.
A.the aging process can be reversed
B.the aging process can be controlled and slowed down
C.the aging process can be got rid of
D.the aging process can go beyond its limit
4.We can slow down the weakening of all our body organs by ______.
A.not eating animal fat
B.limiting drinking and smoking
C.exercise, recreation and relaxation to reduce stress
D.preventing the clogging and hardening of blood vessels
5.Besides physical and mental factors, which of the following also contributes to living a long and healthy life according tot the passage?
A.Health education
B.Traditional medicine
C.artificial organs
D.The invention of magic pills