The crisis (危机)of traditional Chinese festivals that are losing their attraction may be linked to the culture tradition and background of the festivals.Most Chinese festival culture is related more or less to real life.
But the western culture shows much of romance.Some festivals have their religious background while others have much to do with culture and people.At this point , food seems to be too plain.Flowers and chocolates are more welcomed.
Foreign festivals in China today are celebrated for fun.They give people opportunities to relax and to show appreciation and gratefulness.The acceptance of foreign festivals generally depends on the openness of the public,the familiarity with the western culture,and most importantly ,on people's economic status.
64.From the survey we know that among the people surveyed _________
A. Most think celebrating foreign festivals is ridiculous
B. Many fear that traditional Chinese festivals will disappear soon
C. Some think that celebrating foreign festivals is a sign of foreign goodness chasing
D. half think celebrating foreign festivals makes people not go out of fashion
65. The writer think that foreign festivals celebrated in China ________.
A. have lost their religious background
B. are the same as those celebrated in the west
C. can give more fun than traditional Chinese festivals
D. may reduce the hunger of public people
66. What is the main difference between foreign festivals and traditional Chinese ones ?
A. Foreign festivals can make Chinese shop owners'pockets full quickly
B. The food at foreign festivals is too simple
C. Chinese festivals always have something to do with culture
D. Foreign festivals are romantic while traditional Chinese ones are connected with reality
67. Which of the following may NOT be the reason why so many people accept foreign festivals?
A. People can relax themselves .
B. People can show their thanks to others
C. Foreign festivals have longer histories than Chinese ones
D. People have known more about the western culture.
D
MOSCOW(RIA Novosti)-----Dutch architect Erick Van Egeraat has designed a Russia-shaped island to be created in the Black Sea near Sochi by 2014,when the city will host the Winter Olympics.
At an investment forum in Sochi on September 21st,Erick Van Egeraat presented an architectural design of his project,Federation Island.It gets its name from the planned shape of the coastline,which will resemble Russia’s boundaries.
According to the plans,the 250—hectare island,to cost about 155 billion rubles(over$6 billion),will have two marinas(码头),religious centers,roads,parkland and artificial rivers,mimicking(模仿)Russia’s major rivers.The island will be conveniently located 13 km from the airport and 14km from the railroad terminal in the resort ctiy.It’s planned to be built in 2008～2013.Designed as a private project,the island has attracted Russian officials’attention at the forum.The acting Economic Minister,German Gref,mentioned it in his speech,quoting its cost at about$10 billion.
Van Egeraat,who’s also carrying out or planning a series of other projects in Russia,said a consortium(财团)of Russian and foreign companies had been created to build the island,which is similar to artificial islands that have been built in the United Arab Emirates.Palm Islands,the world’s three largest artificial islands，are being built in the Persian Gulf to encourage tourism near Dubai,and will add 520 km of beaches to the city.
The investment forum in Sochi last week was focused on future investment in the development of Sochi’s infrastructure(基础设施)up to 2020,and the construction of sports facilities ahead of the Winter Olympic Games.
68.According to the passage，Federation Island______.
A. will only be bought by Russian companies
B. is designed for the 2014 Summer Olympics
C.will be convenient for tourists to visit
D.will take workers about ten years to build
69.The underIined word“It”in Paragraph 2 refers to______.
A.the coastline of Russia B. Russia’s boundaries
C.Federation Island D. an investment form
70.What do we know about Erick Van Egeraat ?
A. He is designing many projects for Russia.
B. He has built the world’s largest artificiaI islands.
C. He named Federation Island after his name.
D. He is a famous Russian architect.
71.Most probably the construction of Federation Island will______.
A. promote Sochi’s local development B. not gain the government’s approval
C . meet unimaginable difficulties D. be in the charge of German Gref
E
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major cause of climate change, and now a new study has confirmed that atmospheric CO2 is also affecting the ocean chemistry and potentially harming sea life.
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