65. _________ girls have a special birthday celebration at the age of 15.
A. Chinese B. British C. Mexican D.American
66. Which is the best title of the passage?
A， Birthday Traditions around the World. B. Chinese Birthday Celebrations.
C. Japanese Special Celebration. D. The Drinking Age in Many Countries.
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Much of the American anxiety about old age is a purposeful distance from the reality ofdeath. One of the striking qualities of the American character is the unwillingness to face eitherthe fact or meaning of death. On the contrary， in the novels of many famous Americanwriters--from Hawthorne to Faulkner and Hemingway--one finds a tragic depth that is underthe surface thinness of the ordinary American death attitudes. By an effort of the artisticimagination， the great writers faced death topic which the general public are unwilling toface--the fact of death， its mystery， and its place in life. Scenes about death， such as the conflictsdeath brings in Greek times and the religious celebration of death in the rich farming cultures ofsome parts Of Europe， are vividly described and discussed in their novels， although these scenesare difficult to find in the real American life.
Out of fear of the emotional sufferings， the American ordinary people avoid topics aboutdeath. They surround death with word avoidance. Americans never “die.”They “pass away.”A“funeral hall”is decorated to look like a bank. Everything in a funeral ceremony is done in lowtones， as if it were something secret， to be hidden from the world. There is so much emphasis onbeing dignified that the ceremony often loses its quality of dignity(尊严).
In some parts of the world， there‘s difficulty in understanding the causes of death. It‘sdifficult to explain death in these cultures. Living in a modem society， Americans have a readyenough explanation of how death comes， yet they show little ability to accept the fact of deathitself and the emotional pain it brings. ”To my disappointment， we， American people， sing overbirth and dance at weddings，” says Margaret Mead， a famous American anthropologist (人类学家)， “but more and more push the death off the
scene without ceremony， without an opportunityfor young and old to know that death is as much a fact of life as is birth.”
67. The passage is mainly about
A. methods to avoid death
B. Americans‘ attitudes toward death
C. the emotional sufferings from death
D. different cultures‘ attitudes toward death
68. In the novels of many famous writers， one will find
A. the relationship between lovers
B. ordinary American death attitudes
C.a willingness to accept death as a fact of life
D. the reason for ordinary Americans‘ beliefs about death
69. According to the passage， which of the following .statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Most Americans can‘t explain the causes of death scientifically.
B. Ordinary Americans avoid saying the word ”die” directly.
C. Unwillingness to face death is a quality of the American character，
D. Americans ar
e-afraid of the death topics because of the possible emotional pains itcauses.
70. Margaret Mead suggests that _____
A. we should not be joyful at a birth
B. a wedding should be quiet and peaceful.
C. we should avoid funeral .because it is connected with death
D. death should be accepted in the same spirit as marriage and birth
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If sports are your first love， and you also want to do well in academics， what should you do? Maintaining this balance is not impossible. There are many famous athletes who achievedsuccess on both sides. For this， first of all， you must learn to manage your time. Majority of the children， who excel in sports， find it difficult to keep pace with academics， and this is where the role of time management comes in. Time management ensures that you spend e
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