Take a look at teenagers around, dressed in baggy-pants (宽松裤), drinking soft drinks such as coke, reading Japanese cartoons. Whether you are in Beijing, Wuhan or Hong Kong, you will get the same impression. But should we copy others or should we maintain (保留) our differences?

It sounds convenient that people around the world speak the same language, dress in the same style, eat the same food and play the same games. If the world was like this, you won’t feel strange in any corner of world. But just imagine living in such a strange world. How dull and colorless it would be!

Different kinds of food that people can taste, the colorful and fashionable clothes that we dress in and different languages we speak are all part of the different cultures that our ancestors left us. These differences represent their creativity (创造力) and talent. And we all enjoy different cultures in our daily lives. When you travel to other places, you want to see different things. When you talk to foreigners you expect to listen to interesting stories. These differences in culture are what make life colorful.

But the whole world is shrinking into a small village as globalization (全球化) takes effect and many different cultures are disappearing. In most big cities around the world people wear the same clothes. Fast food stores are everywhere. Hollywood movies are kicking traditional performing arts out of our lives. The colors of our life are disappearing.

There is joke that even the panda and zebra want to live a colorful life. So let’s take action to protect our colorful culture before it becomes as simple as black and white.

It’s not difficult. Learning some folk songs, trying on a traditional clothing and even eating local food instead of going to KFC can help. And we’re sure you will enjoy it.

(   )46. The passage is written to _______.

A. explain cultural differences        B. convince readers to maintain cultural differences

C. predict the future of globalization   D. show some cultural phenomena(现象)

(   )47. The author thinks that cultural differences _______.

A. make the world colorful           B. make communication difficult

C. only exist in food and clothing      D. will never fade away

(   )48. The author starts the argument by ________.

A. mentioning certain cultural phenomena

B. mentioning his view at the very beginning

C. mentioning the opposite view at the very beginning

D. giving examples of cultural differences

(   )49. The underlined word “shrink” probably means “_______”.

A. expand     B. disappear      C. become smaller       D. grow in number

(   )50. The author talks of all the following cultural phenomena except _______.

A. food       B. clothing       C. language            D. architecture

1．With Webshop，you                    ．

A．often forget to buy what you need                B．have to stand to pay for the things

C．can buy everything you need easily               D．can't go back to buy what you forget

2．If you don't like to eat something spicy or drink something fizzy，you may try        to see how different it is．

A．Polyglot                 B．Gasgo                   C．Webshop                      D．CompuWiz

3．Try to          and you will learn any language in a very short time．

A．click on the Webshop                                  B．take the Gasgo

C．follow Polyglot's system                              D．call at 28190818

4．You can save 50% of your money if you          before July 1st．

A．do shopping with Webshop                          B．hold a chance to try Gasgo

C．start early with Polyglot's system                 D．learn surfing the Internet at CompuWiz

5．According to the passage，one can         ．

A．take a surfing course at Webshop in a class

B．possibly learn to speak English in 24 hours

C．try taking Gasgo food or drinks when he is old

D．do shopping online without paying for his things

Singapore: A Fine City

Singapore welcomes tourists. When you come to visit Singapore, please keep the laws of this country. Here are some points that you must remember.

?? SMOKING: Cigarette smoking is a danger to health. It is not allowed in lifts, cinemas, theaters, all government offices and on buses. If you break it, you have to pay fines of up to $ 1,000.?? LITTER: Singapore is the Garden City of Asia---clean and green. Dropping litter in public places is not allowed. You can be fined up to $ 500 for dropping litter ---even if it only a piece of waste paper or a cigarette end.

?? EATING OR DRINKING: In Singapore, when you take a subway or a bus, you are not supposed to eat or drink anything, or you'll be fined up to $ 500.

? RIDING: When you ride a bike across an underpass(地下通道), please push your bike across the underpass, or you have to pay $ 1,000 for riding your bike.

?? JAYWALKING*: You must always use the pedestrian(步行者, 徒步的)crossing. You can be fined $ 50 for crossing the street less than 50 meters from a crossing. These laws are also for children who are old enough to be in the street on their own.

1.The underlined word "fine" in the passage means ________.

A. 好????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. 罚款????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. 晴朗????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. 健康

2.When you come to visit Singapore，you should remember to ___________.

A. go shopping?????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. keep the law of this country

C. go sightseeing???? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. visit some fantastic sights

3.Singapore is a city with _________ according to the passage.

A. cigarettes? ????????????? B. green plants????????????? C. litter???? ????????????? ????????????? D. bikes

4.What will happen if you drop a piece of waste paper in Singapore?

A. You have to pick it up.?????????? ?????????????

B. You have to sweep the street.

C. You will be fined up to$500? ????????????? ????????????? ??

D. You will be told not to do it again.

Singapore: A Fine City
Singapore welcomes tourists. When you come to visit Singapore, please keep the laws of this country. Here are some points that you must remember.
SMOKING: Cigarette smoking is a danger to health. It is not allowed in lifts, cinemas, theaters, all government offices and on buses. If you break it, you have to pay fines of up to $ 1,000.   LITTER: Singapore is the Garden City of Asia---clean and green. Dropping litter in public places is not allowed. You can be fined up to $ 500 for dropping litter ---even if it only a piece of waste paper or a cigarette end.
EATING OR DRINKING: In Singapore, when you take a subway or a bus, you are not supposed to eat or drink anything, or you'll be fined up to $ 500.
RIDING: When you ride a bike across an underpass(地下通道), please push your bike across the underpass, or you have to pay $ 1,000 for riding your bike.
JAYWALKING*: You must always use the pedestrian(步行者, 徒步的)crossing. You can be fined $ 50 for crossing the street less than 50 meters from a crossing. These laws are also for children who are old enough to be in the street on their own.
【小题1】The underlined word "fine" in the passage means ________.