Celebrated in the city of Munich, Germany, the Oktoberfest, as it is popularly called, is a 3-week festival that takes place in the months of September and October. Also called the largest beer festival in the world, the Oktoberfest gathers about 6 million visitors worldwide every year. Seeing the popularity of the festival, many countries around the world have adapted to what they call their own version of the Oktoberfest. So if you are not able to make it to Germany, you can always enjoy the festival in the areas mentioned below. Don’t miss out on it!
Brazil: welcome to the German town of Blumenau in Brazil. Well, we are not talking about Germans living in the town, but the place was originally founded by immigrants from Germany in the year 1850. The town is built in a traditional German style and there are a fair number of people who still live the way it used to be in good old days. The Oktoberfest is celebrated in a small village called Parque Vila Germanica between the dates of October 1st to October 18th. Guests can enjoy the festival in addition to exploring the town and its sites which include a beer museum.
Vietnam: celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City since 1992, the Oktoberfest event over here is conducted between the 6th and the 11th of October and the decorations are like the original festival in Munich, with large wooden tables lined with beer.
The Philippines: unlike the original Oktoberfest which is celebrated in a certain area, the Oktoberfest in the Philippines is a recent addition to the already existing festival which takes place between the 4th of September and the 9th of October. Now the event is set to be celebrated in a total of 30 parties in various cities around the country.
Canada: over 700,000 guests (second highest after Munich) in and around Canada take part in the Oktoberfest celebrated in Ontario between the 9th and the 17th of October.
小題1:In which place does the Oktoberfest take place from September to October?
A．In Blumenau.B．In Ontario.C．In Ho Chi Minh City.D．In Munich.
小題2:From the first paragraph we can know that _______.
A．the Oktoberfest in Germany is the biggest beer festival in the world.
B．every year about 600,000 people celebrated the Oktoberfest in Germany
C．the Oktoberfest lasts longer in Germany than in any other country
D．in Germany the name “beer festival” is better known than the Oktoberfest
小題3:About the Germany town of Blumenau, we know that ______.
A．only Germans live in the town
B．the town was first founded by Germans
C．people in the town all live in the old German way
D．the town has many beer festivals
小題4:The author’s purpose in writing this passage is ______.
A．to call on more people to travel abroad
B．to attract more tourists to the Oktoberfest in Munich
C．to introduce Oktoberfest celebrations in the world
D．to describe the development of the Oktoberfest

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
文章主要是對德國慕尼黑啤酒節(jié)的介紹，包括他的創(chuàng)立和相關(guān)信息
小題1:事實細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第一段Celebrated in the city of Munich, Germany, the Oktoberfest, as it is popularly called, is a 3-week festival that takes place in the months of September and October可知。
小題2:事實細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第一段Also called the largest beer festival in the world可知，他是世界上最大的啤酒節(jié)。
小題3:事實細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第二段 but the place was originally founded by immigrants from Germany in the year 1850可知，最初是由一個德國人建立的
小題4:主旨大意題，文章主要是對德國慕尼黑啤酒節(jié)的介紹。
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Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from.  Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham?  About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe.  They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg.  They didn’t speak good English, but they ate good food.  When some Americans saw them eating round piece of beef, they asked the Germans what it was.  The Germans didn’t understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.”  One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea.  He cooked some round piece of bread and started selling them.  Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”.  Today, “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.
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A．a(chǎn) kind of foodB．a(chǎn) round piece of beef
C．the name of a village D．a(chǎn) city in Germany
小題2:According to the passage, ___________.
A．few Americans like hamburgers
B．hamburgers are made with beef
C．hamburgers are made with ham
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A．Where all the new words come from.
B．Where those Germans came from.
C．The reason why a word has a certain meaning.
D．The reason why English is spoken around the world.
小題4:From the story, we can know that the word “hamburger” comes from ___________.
A．China because it has a long history
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be some kind of coffee – market story, like we saw with cocoa earlier this summer.
But the main driver of coffee prices right now is simpler: Colombia has had
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The higher price of beans – up about 40 percent since March – means higher prices for the coffee you buy by the pound. But it probably won’t affect the coffee you buy by the cup.
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B．How farmer benefits from the high price?
C．Whether the US will control the coffee market?
D．What has caused the reduction of coffee?
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B．it is not far away from Hong Kong
C．it is very fast and cheap by sea
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A．a(chǎn)ppointedB．knewC．realizedD．heard
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A．immediately B．passivelyC．excitedlyD．regularly
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A．howB．itC．thatD．what
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A．butB．a(chǎn)ndC．orD．so
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Keynes was surely correct that only a small part of total spending is decided by the desire for superiority. He was greatly mistaken, however, in seeing this desire as the only source of insatiable demands.
Decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influence the demands for almost all goods, including even basic goods like food. When a couple goes out for an anniversary dinner, for example, the thought of feeling superior to others probably never comes to them. Their goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.
There are no obvious limits to the escalation of demand for quality. For example, Porsche, a famous car producer, has a model which was considered perhaps the best sport car on the market Priced at over $120,000, it handles perfectly well and has great speed acceleration. But in 2004, the producer introduced some changes which made the model slightly better in handling and acceleration. People who really care about cars find these small improvements exciting. To get them, however, they must pay almost four times the price.
By placing the desire to be superior to others at the heart of his description of insatiable demands, Keynes actually reduced such demands. However, the desire for higher quality has no natural limits.
小題1:According to the passage, John Keynes believed that_______.
A．desire is the root of both absolute and relative needs
B．a(chǎn)bsolute needs come from our sense of superiority
C．relative needs alone lead to insatiable demands
D．a(chǎn)bsolute needs are stronger than relative needs
小題2:What do we know about the couple in Paragraph 3?
A．They want to show their superiority.
B．They find specialty important to meals.
C．Their demands for food are not easily satisfied.
D．Their choice of dinner is
小題3:What does the underlined word “escalation” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Understanding.B．IncreaseC．DifferenceD．Study
小題4:The author of the passage argues that ______.
A．a(chǎn)bsolute needs have no limits
B．demands for quality are not insatiable
C．human desires influence ideas of quality
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小題1:According to the passage, some job applicants were rejected because       .
A．they failed to present resumes that are free of mistakes
B．they failed to give a detailed description of their background
C．they crossed out their names from the applicants list themselves
D．their handwriting on the resume was hard to recognize
小題2:The underlined word “cross out” in the first paragraph probably means ______.
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A．trees are as important as forests
B．we should pay much attention to details
C．we shouldn’t go too far in details to lose our goals
D．perfectionists are capable of achieving perfect results
小題4:The example of Apollo II moon launch is given to show that       .
A．minor mistakes can be ignored
B．failure is the mother of success
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Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
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Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don’t do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf--- and only 6% of people play football (but 32% go to watch it).
Cinema and TV
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Holidays
British people love going on holiday, and have 56 holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren’t spent in the UK---27% are in Spain. 10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn’t very good!
Presents
British people don’t send others expensive presents like other Europeans. They often send chocolates, wine and flowers of good quality.
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A．A hamburger.B．Fish and chips.C．Both.D．Neither.
小題2:Those who are interested in movies are _____.
A．menB．womenC．young peopleD．old people
小題3:How long do British women spend watching TV every day?
A．Three hours. B．Three hours and a half. C．Two hours. D．Two hours and a half.
小題4: British people’s favorite country for a holiday is _____.
A．SpainB．FranceC．AmericaD．Australia
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