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When a person sneezes, we say" God bless you" because __根据下列材料，请回答下面的题目：When a 13-year-old Virginia girl started sneezing, her parents thought it was merely a cold. Butwhen the sneezes continued for hours, they called in a doctor. Nearly two months later the girl wasstill sneezing, thousands of times a day, and her case had attracted worldwide attention.Hundreds of suggestions, ranging from"put a clothes pin on her nose"to "have her stand on herhead"poured in. But nothing did any good. Finally,she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital whereDr. Leo Kanner, one of the world’s top authorities on sneezing, solved the baffling (难以理解的)problem with great speed.He used neither drugs nor surgery, curiously enough, the clue for the treatment was found in anancient superstition about the amazing bodily reaction we call the sneeze. It was all in her mind, hesaid, a view which Aristotle, some 3,000 years earlier, would have agreed with heartily.Dr. Kanner simply gave a modem psychological interpretation to the ancient belief that too muchsneezing was an indication that the spirit was troubled; and he began to treat the girl accordingly."Less than two days in a hospital room, a plan for better scholastic and vocational adjustment,and reassurance about her unreasonable fear of tuberculosis quickly changed her from a sneezer to anex-sneezer," he reported.Sneezing has always been a subject of wonder, awe and puzzlement. Dr. Kanner has collectedthousands of superstitions concerning it. The most universal one is the custom of begging for theblessing of God when a person sneezes a practice Dr. Kanner traces back to the ancient belief that asneeze was an indication that the sneezer was possessed of an evil spirit. Strangely, people over theworld still continue the custom with the traditional, "God bless you" or its equivalent.When scientists look at the sneeze, they see a remarkable mechanism which, without any con-scious help from you, takes on a job that has to be done. When you need to sneeze you sneeze, thisbeing nature’s clever way of getting rid of an annoying object from the nose. The object may be justsome dust in the nose which nature is striving to remove.The girl sneezed continuously because she

A. it’s a tradition
B. the person is possessed of an evil spirit
C. the person is ill
D. God will bless those who sneeze

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The job as interpreter has the following characteristics EXCEPT______.At the European Commission in Brussels，they have a joke about the work interpreters dO一 “Languages”，they say，“have nothing to do with interpretation，it helps to know them·”Anyone thinking of becoming an interpreter would bear this so well in mind．Translating languages，especially in a political context，involves far more than mere linguistic ability． To work in an international organization，such as the United Nations，you need to be approved by one of the various international translators or‘interpreters’associations．To achieve this，you must experience rigorous and lengthy trainin9，either at an accrediting organization’s own school，or on a postgraduate course at university．But a qualification in languages is not the only route into the iob．At London’s University of Westminster，candidates get offered a place on the interpreter’s course if they canshow that they have“lived a bit”，in the words of one lecture．Young people who have．just left university often lack adequate experience of life． The University also looks for candidates who have lived for long time in the countries where their acquired languages are spoken．They are also expected to have wide cultural interests and a good knowledge of current affairs．This broad range of interests are essential in a job which can require interpreting discussions of disarmament(裁军)on Monday，international fishing rights on Tuesday，multinational finance on Wednesday，and the building and construction industry on Thursday． Interpreters also rely on adrenaline(肾上腺素)一which is caused by the stress and challenges of the job—to keep them going through their demanding schedules．Many admit that they enjoy the buzz of adrenaline they get from the job，and it’s known that their heart rates speed up while they are working. It’s also a job with its own risks and excitement．Interpreters are needed in war zones as well as in centers of international diplomacy，like the U．N．根据以上材料，回答下面的题目According tO the passage。what does the underlined phrase“lived a bit”mearl?

A. funny
B. intrepid
C. dangerous sometimes
D. exciting

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No where else in the world__________more attractive scenery than iln switzerland．

A. you can find
B. is found
C. can you find
D. has been found

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Look at the trouble I amin!If only I__________your advice．

A. followed
B. would foilow
C. had followed
D. should followed

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Sorry，I can’t go with you tomorrow．If I should go I__________him．

A. shall see
B. will see
C. had seen
D. would see

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What are the speakers talking about?点击开始播放听力音频mp3:{MP3:http://wximg.233.com/attached/media/20130825/20130825150367096709.mp3}听材料，回答第下面的题目。 Where did the woman say she put her glasses?

A. Maybe a picnic.
B. Maybe something new.
C. Maybe a new car.

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Mr. Grey has two sons,______ are famous dancers.

A. both they
B. both of them
C. they both
D. both of whom

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She mought l was talking about her son___________at many，I was talking about my son．

A. whom
B. where
C. which
D. while

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She mought I was talking about her son___________acmaUy，I was talking a_bout my son．

A. whom
B. where
C. wllich
D. while

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If you want to ask a person’s age．you call put the question at the end of your talk．根据以下内容回答下面的题目，A lot of people don’t want to talk about their age，especially(尤其是)women over 30．The thought of growing older is a painful(痛苦的)one and most of US，if possible，would like to have nothing to do with it．However，getting older is a thing that happens to all of l．IS．As a result．many people work ha．d to keep young．So the last thing they want is for someone to ask the question．“How old are you?”People may answer this question like·“How old do you think I am?”“30 SO aethin9，I’m in my thirties．Let’s just leave it at that．”“I Can’t remember．”“Oh，don’t ask me that．”“A lot older than what I would like to be．”However，if you really want to know someone’s age，this is how you could find out the answer．First you estimate(估计)their age．Then you subtract(减去)ten years from that estimation．Certainly you will get a big smile from that person who will also say，“Wow．You are my best friend．I’m 38 already．Can you believe it?”You，of course，say，“N0．I really can’t．You’re joking．You don’t look a day over 28."Most of men are pleased to tell others how old they arc．

A. Right．
B. Wrong．
C. Doesn’t Say．

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