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Unique New Year's Traditions from Around the World

How do you celebrate New Year’s? If I had to take a guess，you probably celebrate New Year’s surrounded by family and friends，enjoying drinks of your choice and watching the ball drop with Dick Clark．1.Listed below are five of the top ten“Unique New Year Traditions from Around the World．”

1．Breaking Dishes on Neighbor’s Door

A strange Danish New Year tradition，depending on how you look at it, is throwing dishes at neighbor’s door．2.The family with the tallest tower of broken plates，glasses，cups and other crockery is considered to be the luckiest person because it symbolizes their large amount of loyal friends．

2．Talking to Spirits

Talking to spirits is a part of Mexican belief．Mexicans strongly believe that they can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones．3. And this is not done at home on an individual basis but is a legal Mexican practice．Taos Inn，in New Mexico for example，offers 15 minutes session of spiritualism and meditation for ＄15.6．Not a bad price for some helpful guidance！

3．Wearing Polka Dots

Imagine streets full of people wearing polka dots and dining room tables full of round shaped food and fruits on one single day of the year． 4. Philippines believe that this will bring them prosperity by associating the round dots to coins and wealth．

4．Burning Scarecrow Dummy

Ecuador has a unique custom of crafting Scarecrows and then burning them at midnight．They adorn them and fill the scarecrows with newspapers and pieces of wood．As midnight approaches，everyone gathers outside their home and each family burns their own scarecrow． 5.The scarecrow also scares away bad luck，which in rurn，fills their new year with luck and happiness．

A．New Year’s Eve is considered the best time to communicate with dead spirits to convey a message or ask for guidance．

B．It is also believed in the Irish culture that this act will help them get rid of bad luck．

C．Have you ever imagined how New Year’s would look in another country?

D．This all actually happens in the Philippines on New Year’s Eve every year．

E．Strangely，this makes them happy instead of annoying them．

F．We all want to start a new，fresh year with renewed enthusiasm and hope．

G．The tradition says that this destroys all the bad things that took place in the past months．

假定你是李华，计划高考结束后找份兼职工作。下面的招聘广告引起了你的注意，请根据要点(箭头所指内容)写一封申请信。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可适当增加细节使行文连贯；

3．开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr．Smith，

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Li Hua

A lot of small business owners put themselves in an embarrassed position in their own companies．Consider this scene：the company owner who has thirty individuals working for him in the business does all the work．

Stop the actual wrong belief that you’re the only one who can do the JOB!

You are an individual．A robot or machine must rest, or be changed．The best way to replace yourself is not through someone else，but with a System! A system or program doesn’t always make reference to something high-tech．It’s more about the actual administration process flow that gets issues running smoothly．

Systemizing your business is vitally important for the success of the company．About 80％of what’s completed in your business can be systemized．Take a moment to determine all of the routine things that are done in your company．Now record the best way to achieve these duties．

However，creating systems isn’t enough．You have to ensure that the methods are simple to follow，and easy to complete．If you do not allow it to be easy，it won’t be done，or at best it won’t be consistent．

With systems and processes in position．it’s simply using a few people to operate individual systems．A great number of companies that possess established systems have made great achievements through the years．Burger King is a good actual life example．

To construct a great business，replace yourself with a good program right now!

1.What does“an embarrassed position”in Paragraph 1refer to?

A．The employees are made to do all the work．

B．Business owners get caught in the trap of doing everything．

C．Nobody would like to work for business owners．

D．There are not enough employees in the company．

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 imply?

A．It’s necessary for the company owner to do all the work．

B．A robot or machine shall not keep working．

C．The company owner should learn to rest．

D．A system is important for the company．

3.Which of the following is true about“A system”?

A．It can deal with a11 the routines in the business．

B．It is simple to follow or complete a system．

C．Your company will be successful so long as you have a system.

D．It will help a company run smoothly．

4.What is the best advice to the business owners?

A．Doing all the work by themselves．

B．Buying advanced robots or machines．

C．Using a good system to operate a company．

D．Introducing higher technologies．

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

It was a burning-hot，summer’s day and I was longing to go swimming at the local pool．Instead，I was riding in 1. back seat of the car as my parents drove to a friend’s house．They were going to lend a hand to a church work camp2.(repair)her roof and porch．

The work camp was 3.(main)made up of teenagers 4. had given up part of their summer vacation to help others．5. an eight-year-old boy，I 6. (spend)most of that afternoon sitting in the shade while they sweated in the sunshine．They were cutting boards and hammering them in place．They were pulling out rotted tiles(瓦片)and nailing in new 7.(one)．They were doing it all with an energy of joy．

Finally our friend called me into the house 8. (help)her pay them with the two things she could afford：sweet tea and smiles．By the end of the day the three gallons of tea were gone．The workers were out of nails and paint，but the job was 9. (do)．There was one thing left，however．It was the one thing that you never run out of．It was Love．I went home with a heart full of it and was 10. (happy)than any day at the pool could have made me．

You may have experienced the annoyance of being fined because of parking illegally or finding your car towed away(拖走)after leaving it parked somewhere for a couple of minutes．But now a high-tech car sticker that’s designed to be stuck to a car’s windscreen could help motorists avoid such a situation．

The TowStop sticker sends a text message to a driver when touched by a traffic policeman，to allow motorists to send a reply and give them time to move their cars immediately．Frankfurt-based IT consultant，Daniel Kalliontzis，came up with the idea and is raising money to put his ?54(￡43) sticker into production．

Car owners can put the sticker inside their car’s windscreen，having set it up with key information，such as their phone number．The slim design will include a sensor(传感器)that，when touched by a traffic policeman，will send a text message warning a driver of a possible fine．The driver could then type a reply for the policeman using a smartphone，which will appear on the sticker’s screen．

The smart sticker system will rely on the good will of traffic policemen and in a way，a German law．The law states：an officer has to choose the most efficient and inexpensive way for the car owner to remove the vehicle．It could be cheaper for the government to call the driver than to tow his car．

Mail Online asked the Department of Transport whether the sticker could be used in the UK in a similar way．A spokesman said，“In England there is no legal duty to warn the motorist before issuing the ticket．However，a policeman does have the discretion not to issue a ticket if he doesn’t think the situation is that bad or he just wants to issue a warning．”

So far，Mr．Kalliontzis has raised just over ?3，000(￡2，362)of his ?50，000(￡39，381) goal．If he manages to raise the money，the stickers will be shipped in June 2015．But it appears that car owners using the smart system could get some unnecessary warning messages，because anyone could touch the smart sticker．

1.The author wrote the third paragraph to _______________．

A．explain how a smart car sticker works

B．advise drivers to buy a car sticker

C．show the importance of a sensor

D．tell drivers how to park a car

2.We may infer from the text that in Britain _______________．

A．car owners don’t have to worry about a parking ticket

B．smart car stickers wouldn’t work as well as in Germany

C．traffic policemen prefer to call a driver rather than tow his car

D．the Department of Transport thinks highly of smart car stickers

3.The underlined word“discretion” in Paragraph 5 can best be replaced by“____________”．

A．trouble B．pressure

C．freedom D．opportunity

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A．Daniel Kalliontzis — a great inventor

B．Environment-friendly car stickers

C．Parking systems in Europe

D．End of the parking ticket?

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A“Gap Year”is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university．It is often spent travelling or working．1.．The advantages of taking a gap year are as follows：

2.．Although you don’t have to go abroad to experience gap years，most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad．You are able to work out who you are and what you are for．The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons．

Face Challenges and Have Fun．A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation，but also a time to face challenges．Gap year students usually work，volunteer or take service projects．You have to learn how to get along in the real world．This process isn’t always easy，but it is an important part of growing up．3. ．

Save Money and Improve Your College Admission Chances．There’s a common thought that gap years are only for rich students，but it isn’t true．4.．Gap year students often take a part-time job．Besides，at the end of a gap year，students are much more likely to know what to study in college．Clear learning goals can keep the students working hard instead of wasting time and money playing．

Imagine an admission officer trying to admit only one between two students．Both of them are excellent and have high grades．However，one student has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation．5.

A．Make full preparations for the gap year．

B．Only in this way can you enjoy life and have fun．

C．Actually，taking a gap year can save your money．

D．Who do you think the admission officer will choose?

E．It can give young people useful learning experiences and new skills．

F．Challenges always come first before fun．

G．Learn about the World and Yourself.

假定你的名字叫鲁沂，你打算2015年高考结束后在暑假期间打工。现在请你用英文写一篇短文介绍自己。内容要点如下：

★年龄、性别

★性格、爱好

★打工理由

注意：1．词数100字左右。

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Mr White is opposed to repairing the old building, and that’s ______ I don’t agree.

A. which B. that

C. where D. what

The fact ____ ancient Greek civilization had a great influence on Western culture is known to many people.

A. whether B. that

C. if D. how

Stand _____ you are, and I will come and help you.

A. while B. where

C. which D. what