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1、大学英语A1一、阅读理解 There will be lots of new aromas（香味）at the Rocky Gap Music Festival this weekend. Those aromas will come from cigars - lots of cigars. The organizers of this years festival decided to have a cigar bar at Rocky Gap after they saw the success of cigar bars at other music festivals. Lee Sc
2、hwartz is the owner of a cigar store in Cumberland, Maryland. The festival organizers asked him if he would sell his cigars at the Rocky Gap festival. Schwartz thought it was a good idea. A larger number of people are now smoking cigars. There has been a huge increase in the number of people who smo
3、ke cigars. According to Schwartz, “the number of cigar smokers has exploded. International cigar sales have increased by 500 percent in the last three years.” Schwartz said that his store sells 70 different cigar brands. “Three years ago,” he said, “we sold about 150 cigars a month in my shop. Now t
4、hat they are so popular, we sell about 450 a month.” There is a lot of demand for good, imported cigars. Schwartz said he gets his cigars from importers, manufacturers, and sales representatives. “Cigars became very popular a few years ago. But there was not enough supply to meet the demand, because
5、 it can take up to five years to produce a good, aged cigar,” Schwartz said. During the last few months, more cigars have become available. They are getting easier to find and buy now. In fact, cigar bars are opening all over the country. Both men and women enjoy cigars. Schwartz said that 75 percen
6、t of imported cigar manufacturers are Hispanic. “I found out,” he said, “that to conduct business, Im going to have to learn a second language.” 1.The passage focuses on _.A.getting rid of smokingB.harms of having cigarsC.the increasing cigar saleD.the industry of cigarettes答案：C2.Why did the organiz
7、ers decide to have a cigar bar at the Music Festival?A.Cigars were sold well at other music festivals.B.They didnt have any stores to sell cigarettes.C.The state government required them to do so.D.Young people prefer cigars to anything else.答案：A3.The word “explode” in the 2ndparagraph means _.A.to
8、burst with a violent release of energyB.to increase quickly in a short periodC.to show a violent emotional reactionD.to emerge with violence or big noise答案：B4.The amount of cigars sold in Schwartzs shop now is _times as many as three years ago. A.3B.4C.5D.6答案：A5.We can infer from the last paragraph
9、that _.A.Nobody liked cigars a few years agoB.many imported cigars are from IndiaC.women prefer cigarettes to cigarsD.good cigars may take long to produce答案：DIn America, during the meal, youd better be careful not to leave a spoon in a soup bowl or coffee cup or any other dish. The coffee spoon ough
10、t to be on the saucer, the soup spoon ought to be on the plate under the bowl. When you are having soup, make the least noises and use the side of your spoon inside out this way, not the tip. And you mustnt pick up your soup bowls so as to drink away the last drops of your soup from the bottom of th
11、e bowl.Very often there is only one main course and salad, followed by your sweet. If you find the meal not enough, say Oh, its delicious! and ask for some more of the chicken or steak or whatever you have just had. The hostess will be very glad that you appreciate her cooking and will give you an e
12、xtra portion. But if you observe the Chinese way of being polite and say No, thank you when the hostess offers you more, you will most probably starve later, because Americans will never press food on you. Yet it is not polite to keep silent and not to talk with the person next to you. It would be c
13、onsidered good manners if you handle your silverware with care so that they dont make any noise. When coffee comes, drink it from your cup. The coffee spoon should rest on the saucer while you are drinking. And smoking, of course, is rarely seen at a dinner table. Well, when the meal is finished, th
14、e guests put their napkins on the table and stand up, the men again helping the ladies with their chairs.After the dinner, the guests usually stay for an hour or two, then they would say, Well, Im afraid I must be going now. The host and hostess would of course urge everyone to stay longer. What, al
15、ready? Wont you have another coffee? The guests, for instance, would say, Id love to, but I have to be up early tomorrow morning. Thank you for a most enjoyable evening. Good-night.And if you stay overnight or over the weekend, it will be courteousto send a thank-you note to the host or hostess the
16、following day, very often with a small gift such as a box of chocolate or some flowers as a token of appreciation of their hospitality.6.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A.How to Prepare for a Meal.B.Never Press Food on Your Guest.C.Table Manners in the U.S.A.D.How to Enjoy a Dinner.答案：C7.The passage suggests that _.A.to
