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1、Passage21–FastReadingC,C,B,A,C,B,BbalanceofpaymentsforeigncurrenciesorSDRstheirsubscriptiontotheIMFtheBrettonWoodSystemquotasubscriptionSDRsPassage21–ClozeParagraphs1–4:Today’straditional-agecollegefreshmenarematerialistic.Theyfocusonmaterialisticandimmediate
2、needs.Paragraphs5–theend:Weshouldstudytheaccumulatedwisdomoftheagessoastoseetheconnectionsbetweenthingsandbeabletotellrightfromwrong.CarefulReading–Passage21Scottishcustomsandtraditionscoveraverywiderangeoftopics.BagpipesTartankiltsFoodWhiskeyParagraphorganiz
3、ation:EnumerationCauseandeffect:Scotlandisfamousbecauseofthefourcustoms.kiltsThekiltisaknee-lengthgarmentwithpleatsattherear,originatinginthetraditionaldressofmenandboysintheScottishHighlandsofthe16thcentury.Sincethe19thcenturyithasbecomeassociatedwiththewide
4、rcultureofScotlandingeneral,orwithCeltic(andmorespecificallyGaelic)heritageevenmorebroadly.Itismostoftenmadeofwoollenclothinatartanpattern.AlthoughthekiltismostoftenwornonformaloccasionsandatHighlandgamesandsportsevents,ithasalsobeenadaptedasanitemoffashionab
5、leinformalmaleclothinginrecentyears,returningtoitsrootsasaneverydaygarment.bagpipesTheGreatHighlandBagpipeisatypeofbagpipenativetoScotland.IthasachievedwidespreadrecognitionthroughitsusageintheBritishmilitaryandinpipebandsthroughouttheworld.CelticcrossCelticc
6、rossisthecommonnamegiventoasymbolthatcombinesacrosswitharingsurroundingtheintersection.Itbelongstoakindofcrosseswithanimbus.IntheCelticChristianworlditwascombinedwiththeChristiancrossandthisdesignwasoftenusedforhighcrosses–afree-standingcrossmadeofstoneandoft
7、enrichlydecorated.WiththeCelticRevivaltheshape,usuallydecoratedwithinterlaceandothermotifsfromInsularart,becamepopularforfunerarymonumentsandotheruses,andhasremainedso,spreadingwellbeyondtheBritishIsles.SecondsightSecondsightisaformofextrasensoryperception,th
8、esupposedpowertoperceivethingsthatarenotpresenttothesenses,wherebyapersonperceivesinformation,intheformofavision,aboutfutureeventsbeforetheyhappen,oraboutthingsoreventsatremotelocations.S
