Men have long been puzzled by the amount women pack, when they go on holiday. They despair when they watch their beloved spend much money on extra baggage charge. Nearly half of these women admitted to lying about the weight of their case to their partner before leaving for the airport, in fear of being made to unload some unnecessary items.
But it’s a fact that women pack more than they need. On average, a woman needs around 57 items in suitcase for a two-week holiday, yet most women pack nearer to 150 items, ranging from skirts, tops, underwear and high heels. In addition, women pack more sun cream, make-up and hair appliances than they were likely to need. They all take up space in the suitcase, only a third of them will see the light of day once at the holiday place.
79 percent of women admitted to taking extra items with them, with the reason for this being “just in case”. Women plan their holiday wardrobe(衣橱) months in advance. Packing enough clothes and other items to last a month is not enough for some women. They’d take a chance to shop for new items while holidaying abroad. So they’ll return with even more luggage in their cases.
Professor Karen Pine said: “Women are tempted to take familiar items with them on holiday, often everything except the kitchen sink. Some people find traveling stressful, particularly when they’re unsure about the home comforts available at their holiday place. They over-pack to help cope with those feelings of stress and reduce the uncertainty.”
This will come as no surprise to some men, who are used to trying to squeeze their partner’s luggage into the boot of the car with their own, smaller case. On the other hand, men pack very lightly, with only an average of 40 items for a two-week holiday.
1.Women pack too much on holiday because_________.
A. they want to show off their items
B. they prefer a more comfortable holiday
C. they are afraid they’ll need them during the holiday
D. they would like to clean their clothes wardrobe very much
2.How does a man feel about his wife packing too much?
A. Opposed B. Supportive
C. Positive D. Surprised
3.What do Dr Pine’s words imply?
A. Going on holiday will cost a lot.
B. Women don’t prefer to go on a holiday.
C. It’s understandable that women over-pack in a sense.
D. People tend to feel tired and stressed on holiday.
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. All the items women take during their holiday are not of great use to them.
B. Women often tell their partners what they are going to take in advance.
C. Women will still buy new items when going abroad beacause what they take is not enough.
D. Men are indifferent towards their wife’s strange behaviours.
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Traffic jams seem a sure companion of national holidays. On May 1, there were constant traffic jams on highways leading out of the several metropolises, the longest, according to reports, was 55 kilometers. Some blame the jams on the two-year-old policy that allows cars with no more than seven seats to use the highways for free on public holidays, but a Beijing News editorial said this is not the real cause of the jams.
The growing automobile culture is doubtlessly among the causes. Data shows that China’s production and sales of automobiles both went up by 20 million in 2013. But over the same period there has been no breakthrough in highway construction, and when there are too many birds the nest will naturally become crowded.
Growing tourism also leads to the jams. At the 2014 global summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council, which ended last week, it was reported that Chinese people spent almost 3 trillion yuan on tourism in 2013, which took up more than 90 percent of hotel income and more than 80 percent of air and railway use.
Worse, Chinese have to travel during the same periods. As employees’ rights to paid leave often fail to be protected, many have no choice but to travel on the limited public holidays. From Oct 1 to 7, the so-called Golden Week, almost every tourist site will be full of visitors. Therefore it is wrong to blame the free-pass policy.
That does not mean the government should stand idle doing nothing. As traffic jams during the holidays are predictable, they could develop more public transport and strengthen legal supervision to ensure that every employee enjoys their entitlement to a paid vacation or offer free passes on other days to encourage people to travel on days other than public holidays. The measures might not prevent traffic jams, but they may at least ease the jams.
1.How many factors are mentioned in the passage accounting for the traffic jam on the highway?
A. two B. three C. four D. five
2. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Traffic jams often happen on highways on national holidays.
B. People prefer to stay at home because of traffic jams.
C. Chinese people spent over 3 trillion yuan on tourism in 2013.
D. There is nothing the government can do to prevent traffic jams.
3. What does the underlined sentence (Para.2) mean?
A. highway construction cannot meet the demand of increasing cars.
B. the more highways are built, the less crowded it will become.
C. the rapid increase of cars is the direct cause of traffic jam on highways.
D. limits should be set on the use of private cars.
4.Which of the following ways can ease the jams according to the passage?
A. People drive private cars to spend holiday.
B. People take trains to spend their holiday.
C. Employees can have an expense-paid vacation.
D. People make use of public holidays to enjoy themselves.
最近一段时间我国多个地方出现雾霾天气，极大地影响了人们的健康与生活。因此你想以此为话题，写一篇通讯稿。应包括以下要点：
1. 对生活造成的影响； 2. 建议采取的措施
要求：1. 词数 100 - 120； 2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：雾霾haze 雾霾天气hazy weather
Recently hazy weather has occurred in many areas of China._______________
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文， 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文.文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
I should be very pleasant if you could come to my home and stay us for a few days in the summer holidays. My native village is much beautiful. I can imagine the time when we are going to spend together. Every morning they should take a walk in the neighboring hills, which we can enjoy the fresh air and sweet songs singing by the birds. In the afternoon, we shall go for swim in the river. At night we shall sit in the yard, chatting and observe the stars in the sky. Please let me know how you think about the plan. I do look forward to your coming to my home.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
There was once a beautiful girl who hated herself because she was blind. She also hated everyone else, except her _1.__ (love) boyfriend who was considerate and was always there to help her. One day she told her boyfriend, “You _2. (be) so kind to me and if I could only see the world, I should marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. Doctors spent several hours doing __3.__ (operate) for her and the boy accompanied her at the bedside all the time. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, her boyfriend _4.__ (include), of course.
He asked her, “now _5.__ you can see the world, will you marry me？” The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind, too.
The sight of __6._ ugly closed eyelids shocked her and made her feel sick. She had not expected that, and __7.__ thought of looking at them in the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.
Her boyfriend left _8.__ tears and a few days later sent a note to her， __9._ said，“Please take good care of your eyes, my dear, because before they are yours, they were _10.__！”
After reading the words, the girl burst out crying, regretting what she had done to the boy.
