In Germany ties of friendship are meant to be forever.A.YB.NC.NG
In Germany ties of friendship are meant to be forever.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
In Germany ties of friendship are meant to be forever.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第1题
A.which
B.where
C.who
D.that
第2题
The British Medical Association suggested that.
28.Ties were first worn by the Croatian soldiers.
29.People wore different ties in Britain in the 19th century to show that.
30.British Prime Minister Tony Blair is a man.
A they were workmen
B they wrere members of different organizations
C hospital doctors stop wearing ties
D who does not always wear a tie
E who served as mercenaries in many conflicts in the 17th century
F who does not want to live like a king
第3题
What does the professor mean when he says that folktales are communal?
A.They vary little from one community to another.
B.They serve to strengthen ties among individuals within a community.
C.They relate important events in the history of a community.
D.They can be adapted to meet the needs of a community.
第4题
Why They Came
Not many decisions could have been more difficult for a family to make them to say farewell to a community where it had lived for centuries, to abandon old ties and familiar landmarks, and to sail across dark seas to a strange land. Today, when mass communications tell one part of the world all about another, it is quite easy to understand how poverty or tyranny might force people to exchange an old nation for a new one. But centuries ago migration was a leap into the unknown. It was an enormous intellectual and emotional commitment. The forces that moved early immigrants to their great decision — the decision to leave their homes and begin an adventure filled with uncertainty, risk and hardship — must have been of overpowering proportions. As Oscar Handlin states, the early immigrants of America "would collide with unaccustomed problems, learn to understand alien ways and alien languages, manage to survive in a very foreign environment".
Despite the obstacles and uncertainties that lay ahead of them, millions did migrate to "the promised land" — America. But what was it that moved so many to migrate against such overwhelming odds? There were probably as many reasons for coming to America as there were people who came. It was a highly individual decision. Yet it can be said that three large forces—religious persecution, political oppression and economic hardship-provided the chief motives for the mass migrations to America. They were responding in their own way to the pledge of the Declaration of Independence: the promise of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness".
The search for freedom of worship has brought people to America from the days of the pilgrims to modern times. In 1620, for example, the Mayflower carried a cargo of 102 passengers who "welcomed the opportunity to advance the gospel of Christ in these remote parts". A number of other groups such as the Jews and Quakers came to America after the Pilgrims, all seeking religious freedom. In more recent times, anti-Semitic persecution in Hitler's Germany has driven people from their homes to seek refuge in America. However, not all religious sects have received the tolerance and understanding for which they came. The Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony showed as little tolerance for dissention beliefs as the Anglicans of England had shown them. They quickly expelled other religious groups from their society. Minority religious sects, from the Quakers and Shakers through the Catholics and Jews to the Mormons, have at various times suffered both discrimination and hostility in the United States.
But the diversity of religious belief has made for religious toleration. In demanding freedom for itself, each sect had to permit freedom for others. The insistence of each successive wave of immigrants upon its right to practice its religion helped make freedom of worship a central part of the American Creed. People who gambled their lives on the right to believe in their own God would not easily surrender that right in a new society.
The second great force behind immigration has been political oppression. America has always been a refuge from tyranny. As a nation conceived in liberty, it has help out to the world the promise of respect for the rights of man. Every time a revolution has failed in Europe, every time a nation has succumbed to tyranny, men and women who love freedom have assembled their families and their belongings and set sail across the seas. This process has not come to an end in our own day. The terrors of Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy, the terrible wars of Southeast Asia — all have brought new thousands seeking safety in the United States.
The economic factor has been more complex than the religious and political factors. From the very beginning, some have come to America in search of riches, some in flight from poverty, and some because t
A.searching for religious freedom
B.breaking with past cultural inheritance
C.escaping political oppression
D.searching for riches
第5题
?You will hear five short recordings. Five people are talking about a problem that occurred.
?For each recording. decide what each speaker is talking about.
?Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording.
?Do not use any letter more than once. There are some extra letters which you do not need to use.
?You will hear the five recordings twice.
A.A wrong hotel
B.A stolen wallet
C.A delayed flight
D.A computer crash
E.A missing luggage
F.A wrong credit card
G.A misplaced presentation
H.A cultural misunderstanding
第6题
The theme of the day, as outlined by the commemoration host, French President Jacques Chirac, was that modern leaders have the duty to honor what the troops who took part in D-Day died for, by standing together in the cause of freedom and democracy. Mr. Chirac told an international ceremony in the town of Arromanches, midway along the 100 kilometer stretch of coast where the landings took place, that the men who fought their way onto the beaches of Normandy set an example for future generations. And he reiterated that France is grateful for America's coming to its aid in two world wars. "France will never forget what it owes America. "he says," And like all the countries of Europe, France is keenly aware that the Atlantic alliance, forged in adversity, remains, in the face of new threats, a fundamental element of Europe's collective security."
At an earlier ceremony, President Bush also stressed the importance of bonds that were forged by a common struggle against tyranny. "Our great alliance of freedom is strong, and it is still needed today," said Mr. Bush. But the emphasis at the ceremonies was on honoring the sacrifice of the men who stormed the beaches 60 years ago, or were parachuted or flown in to support them.
One-hundred-forty-two veterans from the 14 countries that took part in the landings marched past the reviewing stand to thunderous applause. Some used canes. A few were in wheelchairs, but most marched smartly, medals pinned on their chest. President Chirac later gave 14 of them, one from each country, a prized French decoration to add to their collection.
This was the first time a German chancellor was invited to a D-Day 'ceremony, and Mr. Chirac says the presence of Gerhard Schroeder means once-bitter enemies have put their past behind them.
He says Franco-German reconciliation shows the world that hatred has no future and that a path to peace is always possible. A public opinion poll, taken in Normandy, shows that the people of the region overwhelmingly support Mr. Schroeder's presence at the D-Day commemorations. And although some Allied war veterans continue to insist that Germany should be kept at arm's length, most appear to agree that the world has moved on and, while the bloodshed of World War II should not be forgotten, it is time for reconciliation.
What does D-day refer to ?
A.The special day in World War Ⅱ.
B.The Allied forces' landing in Normandy.
C.The day when Nazi surrendered.
D.The unnamed day for military offense.
第7题
Close human ties may make life longer, but not fuller.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第8题
Susan didn't buy any ties because ______.
A.she knew her father didn't like to wear ties
B.she could hardly make a right choice of ties for her father
C.the ties were not very good