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sdifficult

tofindsomeonetoreplace

you.Inthiscase,youmighttakeafewdaysatatimeratherthantakingonemonth

allatonce.Usuallythemoretimeyouspendworkingforacompany,themoretime

youmaygetforvacation.

1.ThegovernmentoftheUnitedStatesmakesitaruleforworkerstohavea___

weekendalmostonceamonth.

A.1-dayB.2-dayC.3-dayD.4-day

2.WorkersintheUnitedStatessometimesworkfrom___.

A.MondaytoSaturdayB.TuesdaytoSunday

C.ThursdaytoFridayD.TuesdaytoFriday

3.Whichstatementisnottrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.OnlyafewshopsremainopenonNewYearsDay.

B.Mostoftheworkersneedn'

tworkonChristmasDay.

C.Daysonvacationmustbemorethanalltheholidaysinayear.

D.Alltheworkershaveahalfmonthvacationatlast.

4.Thereasonwhysomeonehastodividehisvacationintoseveralpartsisthat

___.

A.noonecanbefoundtotakehisplace

B.hehasn'

tamosthighposition

C.heplaysanimportantroleinhiswork

D.hehasn'

tbeenworkingforhiscompanyforalongtime

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.HolidaysintheUnitedStates

B.VacationintheUnitedStates.

C.Howdotheworkersspendtheirholidays.

D.SomethingabouttheholidaysandvacationintheU.S..

82.Whydon'

tbirdsgetlostintheirlongmigratoryflights?

Scientistshave

beenpuzzledoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey'

rebeginningtofill

intheblanks.

Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduring

daylighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflymainlyatnight?

Testswithartificial

starshaveprovedconclusivelythatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollow

thestarintheirlong-distanceflights.

Onesuchbird---awarbler（鸣禽）---hadspentitslifetimeinacageandneverflown

underthenaturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforguidance.

Thebird'

scagewasplacedunderanartificialstar-filledskyatmigrationtime.

Thebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.

Anychangeinthepositionofthemake-believestarscausedachangeinthe

directionofhisflight.

Scientiststhinkthatwarbler,whenflyingindaylight,usethesunforguidance.

Butthestarsareapparentlytheirprincipalmeansofnavigation.Whatdothey

dowhenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds?

Apparently,theyfindtheirwaybysuch

landmarksasmountainranges,coastlines,andrivercourses.Butwhenit'

stoo

darktoseethese,thewarblerscirclehelplessly,unabletogettheirbearings.

1.Thereasonwhybirdsdon'

tgetlostinmigratoryflights

A.havebeenknowntoscientistsforyears.

B.haveonlyrecentlybeendiscovered.

C.areknownbyeveryone.

D.willprobablyremainamystery.

2.Theexperimentwiththewarblerindicatedthat

A.birdshavetobetaughttonavigate.

B.abirdthathasbeencagedwillnotmigrate.

C.somebirdscannotflyatnight.

D.somebirdsseeminstinctivelytofollowthestarwhenflyingatnight.

3.Underartificialstars,thebirdinthecage

A.triedtoflyinthesamedirectionasbirdsnotcaged.

B.changeddirectionwhenthepositionofthestarswaschanged.

C.wouldnotflyatall.

D.bothAandB.

4.Warblersmigrate

A.fromNorthAmericantotheFalklandIslands.

B.onlyonceduringtheirlifetime.

C.usingwhatisapparentlyaninbornnavigationalability.

D.whentheyarefreedfromtheircages.

5.Thisarticleisagoodexampleofthewayscientists

A.jumptoconclusion.

B.discoverworkableanswerstogeneralquestionsbystudyingparticularcases.

C.formulatealawandthencarryoutinvestigation.

D.arefrustratedbythehabitsofanimals.

83.Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwereconsidered

impolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsidered

impolitebehaviorforamantosmokeonthestreet.Nomanwhothoughtofhimself

asbeingagentlemanwouldmakeafoolofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasin

aroom.

Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry.Doesamanwalkontheleftorthe

rightofawomaninyourcountry?

Ordoesn'

titmatter?

Whatabouttablemanners?

Shouldyouusebothhandswhenyouareeating?

Shouldyouleaveoneonyourlap,

oronthetable?

TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsosharea

largenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeople

shakehandswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmen

willopenadoorforawomanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmost

Americans.PromptnessisimportantbothinEnglandandinAmerica.Thatis,if

adinnerinvitationisfor7o'

clock,thedinnerguesteitherarrivescloseto

thattimeorcallsuptoexplainhisdelay.

Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthat

mightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable,especiallyiftheyareyourguests.

Thereisanoldstoryaboutamanwhogaveaformaldinnerparty.Whenthefood

wasserved,oneoftheguestsstartedtoeathispeaswithaknife.Theotherguests

wereamusedorshocked,butthehostcalmlypickeduphisknifeandbeganeating

inthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestfeelfoolish

oruncomfortable.

1.Ifonehasacceptedadinnerinvitation,whatshouldhedoifheistobelate

forthedinner?

A.Heshouldfindanexcuse.B.Heshouldaskforexcuse.

C.Heshouldsay“Sorry”.D.Heshouldtelephonetoexplainhisbeinglate.

2.“Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestsfeelfoolishor

uncomfortable.”“Badmanners:

means___.

A.uglyB.dishonestC.impoliteD.shameful

3.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.SocialCustomsandBehaviorB.Sociallife

C.AmericanandBritishCustomsD.PromptnessIsImportant

4.Accordingtothetext,thebesthost___.

A.trieshisbesttomakehisguestsfeelcomfortable

B.makeshisguestsfeelexcited

C.triestoavoidbeingnaughtytohisguests

D.triestoavoidbeingfoolish

5.Theauthorofthisarticlemayagreewithwhichofthefollowing?

A.Theguestwhoatehispeaswithaknife.

B.Theotherguestswhowereamusedorshocked.

C.Thehostwhopickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway.

D.Noneoftheabove.

84.Therehavebeenmanygreatinventions,thingsthatchangedthewaywelive.

Thefirstgreatinventionwasthatisstillveryimportanttoday---thewheel.

Thismadeiteasiertocarryheavythingsandtotravellongdistances.

Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewerefewinventionsthathadasmucheffect

asthewheel.Thenintheearly1800'

stheworldstartedtochange.Therewas

littleunknownlandleftintheworld.Peopledidn'

thavetoexploremuchanymore.

Theybegantoworkinsteadtomakelifebetter.

thInthesecondhalfofthe19centurymanygreatinventionsweremade.Amongthem

werethecamera,theelectriclightandtheradio.Theseallbecameabigpart

ofourlifetoday.

thThefirstpartofthe20centurysawmoregreatinventions.Thehelicopterin

1909,soundmoviesin1926,thecomputerin1928,andjetplanesin1930.This

wasalsoatimewhenanewmaterialwasfirstmade.Nyloncameoutin1935.It

changedthekindofclothespeoplewear.

thThemiddlepartofthe20centurybroughtnewwaystohelppeoplegetoverdisease.

Theyworkedverywell.Theymadepeoplehealthierandletthemlivelonglives.

Bythe1960smostpeoplecouldexpecttolivetobeatleast60.

Bythistimemostpeoplehadaverygoodlife.Ofcoursenewinventionscontinued

tobemade.Butmannowhadadesiretoexploreagain.Theworldisknowntoman

butthestarsareyet.Manbeganlookingforwaystogointospace.Russiamade

thefirststep.ThentheUnitedStatestookastep.Sincethenothercountries,

includingChinaandJapan,havemadetheirstepsintospace.

In1969mantookhisbiggeststepawayformearth.Americansfirstwalkedonthe

moon.Thisiscertainlyjustabeginningthough.Newinventionswillsomedayallow

ustodothingswehaveneveryetdreamedof.

th1.___inventionshadhadasmucheffectasthewheelbeforethe19century.

A.QuiteanumberofB.SomeC.FewD.Manyother

2.Nyloncameoutnearlyatthesametimeas___.

A.theradioB.thecameraC.jetplanesD.themovies

3.Peoplecanlivelongerlivesbecause___tohelpcurediseaseshaveworkedvery

well.

A.doctorsB.newmethodsC.medicinesD.newhospitals

4.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout___.

A.howinventionsaffectpeople'

slivesB.whentheelectriclightwas

invented

C.whichcoun