Units 78(120分鐘分鐘 150分分)第第卷（選擇題）卷（選擇題）. 單項(xiàng)填空單項(xiàng)填空(共共15小題；每小題小題；每小題1分，滿分分，滿分15分分)21. I smoke out of_ habit, not for_ pleasure; for I have been in the habit for twenty years. A. a; the B. the; a C. /; the D. /; /【解析解析】選選D。 該題考查冠詞的用法。該題考查冠詞的用法。out of habitby habit是固定短語，意為是固定短語，意為“出于習(xí)慣，潛意識地出于習(xí)慣，潛意識地”；for pleasure意意為為“為享樂，為消遣為享樂，為消遣”，也是固定短語。，也是固定短語。22. My father_ my brother for driving but he wanted to pick_ the knowledge of the computer during his spare time. A. advised; up B. persuaded; out C. intended; up D. managed; out【解析解析】選選C。intend sb. for sth. 意為意為“打算讓某人做某事打算讓某人做某事”；pick up的意思是的意思是“接收；拾起；接某人；學(xué)習(xí)等接收；拾起；接某人；學(xué)習(xí)等”。23. _ private cars are bringing us convenience, they may also cause more traffic accidents and pollution. A. While B. AsC. If D. Since 【解析解析】選選A。句意為：盡管私家車給我們帶來方便，但是他。句意為：盡管私家車給我們帶來方便，但是他們也導(dǎo)致了更多的交通事故和污染。們也導(dǎo)致了更多的交通事故和污染。while引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，意思是意思是“雖然雖然（但是）（但是）”。_I really dont like art，I find his work impressive. A. As B. Since C. If D. While【解析解析】選選D。while在此意為在此意為“盡管盡管”，相當(dāng)于，相當(dāng)于although。句意為：盡管我不是真正地喜歡藝術(shù)，但我覺得他的作品確句意為：盡管我不是真正地喜歡藝術(shù)，但我覺得他的作品確實(shí)能打動(dòng)人。實(shí)能打動(dòng)人。24. This box is_ that one. A. twice more heavier than B. twice heavier thanC. twice as heavier as D. as twice heavy as【解析解析】選選B。句意：這個(gè)盒子比那一個(gè)重兩倍。倍數(shù)表達(dá)法：。句意：這個(gè)盒子比那一個(gè)重兩倍。倍數(shù)表達(dá)法：A + 倍數(shù)倍數(shù)+比較級比較級+than +B。25. Shall we go and have a picnic at the weekend? _. You can make a final decision. 2010天津高一檢測天津高一檢測A. No problem B. That dependsC. Forget it D. Its up to you【解析解析】選選D?？疾榍榫敖浑H。句意：?？疾榍榫敖浑H。句意：周末時(shí)我們?nèi)ヒ安椭苣r(shí)我們?nèi)ヒ安秃脝幔亢脝?？由你來定吧。你可以做出最后的決定。由你來定吧。你可以做出最后的決定。Its up to you由你來定。由你來定。26. Mr White has been working all the morning with no rest. He is a(n)_ man. He never looks tired. 2010贛州高一檢測贛州高一檢測A. energetic B. powerful C. lovely D. attractive【解析解析】選選A。句意：他是個(gè)精力充沛的人。句意：他是個(gè)精力充沛的人。energetic精力充精力充沛；沛；powerful強(qiáng)大的，強(qiáng)有力的；強(qiáng)大的，強(qiáng)有力的；lovely可愛的；可愛的；attractive吸吸引人的。引人的。27. The Forbidden City is a great tourist_ drawing millions of visitors every year. A. arrangement B. attractionC. accommodation D. appearance【解析解析】選選B?？疾槊~辨析。句意：紫禁城對游客而言有極。考查名詞辨析。句意：紫禁城對游客而言有極大的吸引力，每年都吸引大量的游客。大的吸引力，每年都吸引大量的游客。attraction吸引；吸引；arrangement安排；安排；accommodation住所；住所；appearance外表。外表。28. She was so angry at all_ I was doing_ she walked out. A. that; which B. that; that C. which; that D. which; as to【解析解析】選選B。第一個(gè)空的。第一個(gè)空的that用來引導(dǎo)一個(gè)定語從句，修飾用來引導(dǎo)一個(gè)定語從句，修飾先行詞先行詞all，在定語從句中作賓語；第二個(gè)空的，在定語從句中作賓語；第二個(gè)空的that構(gòu)成固定構(gòu)成固定句型句型so. . . that. . . ，引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句。，引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句。29._ get a better score, she has been studying hard all day. A. So as to B. In order toC. So that D. In order that【解析解析】選選B。句意：為了得到較高的分?jǐn)?shù)，她整天都在努力。句意：為了得到較高的分?jǐn)?shù)，她整天都在努力學(xué)習(xí)。學(xué)習(xí)。so that, in order that引導(dǎo)句子；引導(dǎo)句子；so as to, in order to后后面跟短語，但面跟短語，但so as to不可置于句首，故答案選不可置于句首，故答案選B。30. The young man was lying on the grass with his horse_ a tree. A. being tied B. tied to C. tying to D. was tied to【解析解析】選選B。此題考查的是。此題考查的是with的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)。在此復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)。在此復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)中中his horse和和tie之間是邏輯上的動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，所以要使用過去之間是邏輯上的動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，所以要使用過去分詞表示被動(dòng)。分詞表示被動(dòng)。31. Not far from the club, there was a garden, _ owner seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon. A. whose B. itsC. which D. that【解析解析】選選B。該題考查獨(dú)立結(jié)構(gòu)。該題考查獨(dú)立結(jié)構(gòu)。seated是非謂語動(dòng)詞。是非謂語動(dòng)詞。its owner與與seated之間存在邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，而不存在主語與之間存在邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，而不存在主語與實(shí)際謂語動(dòng)詞之間的關(guān)系。實(shí)際謂語動(dòng)詞之間的關(guān)系。A選項(xiàng)的干擾性很大。若選選項(xiàng)的干擾性很大。若選A項(xiàng)，項(xiàng)，且在且在seated之前加之前加was，則為非限制性定語從句。，則為非限制性定語從句。32. Wind power is an ancient source of energy_ we may return in the near future. A. on which B. by which C. to which D. from which【解析解析】選選C。此處考查的是介詞加關(guān)系代詞引導(dǎo)的定語從句。此處考查的是介詞加關(guān)系代詞引導(dǎo)的定語從句的用法。的用法。=Wind power is an ancient source of energy which/that we may return to in the near future. 33. I was so_ in todays history lesson that I didnt understand a thing. 2010錦州高一檢測錦州高一檢測A. amazed B. inspiredC. amused D. confused【解析解析】選選D。句子要表達(dá)的是。句子要表達(dá)的是“歷史課上有件事不明白歷史課上有件事不明白”，因此應(yīng)該是因此應(yīng)該是“感到迷惑感到迷惑”。confused感到迷惑的；感到迷惑的；amazed感感到驚訝的；到驚訝的；inspired感到鼓舞人心的；感到鼓舞人心的；amused感到愉快的。感到愉快的。34. Alice trusts you，so only you can_ her to give up the foolish idea. A. suggest B. attractC. advise D. persuade【解析解析】選選D?？疾閯?dòng)詞辨析。句意：艾麗斯信任你，因此只?？疾閯?dòng)詞辨析。句意：艾麗斯信任你，因此只有你能說服她放棄這個(gè)愚蠢的想法。有你能說服她放棄這個(gè)愚蠢的想法。persuade說服；說服；suggest與與advise都意為都意為“建議建議”； attract吸引。吸引。35. She changed so much that I could hardly_ her when we met again after a separation of 20 years. A. recognize B. knowC. remember D. tell 【解析解析】選選A?？疾閯?dòng)詞辨析。句意：分別了。考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：分別了20年，我們再年，我們再次相遇時(shí)，她變化是如此大以至于我?guī)缀醵颊J(rèn)不出她了。次相遇時(shí)，她變化是如此大以至于我?guī)缀醵颊J(rèn)不出她了。recognize辨認(rèn)出；辨認(rèn)出；know知道；知道；remember記得記得; tell告訴。告訴。. 完形填空完形填空(共共20小題；每題小題；每題1. 5分，滿分分，滿分30分分) We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever weve become used to suddenly disappears. 36 for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37 to see or look at on my way to work each morning. For three years, no matter 38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8: 00 am. On 39 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime 40 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 41 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I 42 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 43 I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 44 her. “Did she have an accident? Something 45 ? ” I thought to myself about her 46 . Now that she was gone, I felt I had 47 her. I began to realize that part of our 48 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 50 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 51 markers in our lives. They add weight to our 52 of place and belongings. Think about it. 53 , while walking to work, we mark where we are by 54 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 55 , person? 36. A. Make B. Take C. Give D. Have【解析解析】選選B。take sth. for example是固定短語，意思是是固定短語，意思是“以以為例為例”。37. A. happened B. wanted C. used D. tried【解析解析】選選C。作者前面提到的。作者前面提到的“習(xí)以為常的事情突然消失了習(xí)以為常的事情突然消失了”（whatever weve become used to suddenly disappears），由），由此可知，此處表示過去作者常?？吹降囊粋€(gè)女人。此可知，此處表示過去作者常?？吹降囊粋€(gè)女人。38. A. what B. how C. which D. when【解析解析】選選A。對天氣提問通常用。對天氣提問通常用whats the weather like? 句句型，故此處選型，故此處選A，意思是不管天氣如何。，意思是不管天氣如何。39. A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. snowy【解析解析】選選D。根據(jù)下文的。根據(jù)下文的she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. 可知答案。可知答案。 40. A. took B. brought C. carried D. turned【解析解析】選選B。bring out是固定短語，意思是是固定短語，意思是“使使明顯，明顯，顯示出顯示出”。41. A. Clearly B. Particularly C. Luckily D. Especially【解析解析】選選A。clearly相當(dāng)于相當(dāng)于obviously，意思是很顯然。，意思是很顯然。42. A. believed B. expressed C. remembered D. wondered【解析解析】選選C。只有當(dāng)這位女士再也看不到的時(shí)候，作者才記。只有當(dāng)這位女士再也看不到的時(shí)候，作者才記起這些。起這些。43. A. long B. often C. soon D. much【解析解析】選選D。只有到了那個(gè)時(shí)候，作者才意識到他是多么想。只有到了那個(gè)時(shí)候，作者才意識到他是多么想每天早上都看到她。每天早上都看到她。44. A. respected B. missed C. praised D. admired【解析解析】選選B。指作者想念這位女士。指作者想念這位女士。45. A. better B. worse C. more D. less【解析解析】選選B。此處表示作者的一種推測。是不是出了什么事。此處表示作者的一種推測。是不是出了什么事故？或者是更加糟糕的事？故？或者是更加糟糕的事？46. A. disappearance B. appearance C. misfortune D. fortune【解析解析】選選A。作者對這位女士的消失在做各種各樣的推測。作者對這位女士的消失在做各種各樣的推測。disappearance消失，符合題意。消失，符合題意。 47. A. forgotten B. lost C. known D. hurt【解析解析】選選C。我對她的思念就好像是我早就認(rèn)識她一樣。我對她的思念就好像是我早就認(rèn)識她一樣。 48. A. happy B. enjoyable C. frequent D. daily【解析解析】選選D。我們的日常生活中包括這種不期而遇的事情。我們的日常生活中包括這種不期而遇的事情。 49. A. friends B. strangers C. tourists D. guests【解析解析】選選B。作者所思念的那位女士實(shí)際上作者并不認(rèn)識，。作者所思念的那位女士實(shí)際上作者并不認(rèn)識，對作者而言就是個(gè)陌生人。對作者而言就是個(gè)陌生人。50. A. regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably 【解析解析】選選A。根據(jù)后文中的。根據(jù)后文中的every morning可知?？芍?。regularly的意思是經(jīng)常地。的意思是經(jīng)常地。51. A. common B. pleasant C. important D. faithful【解析解析】選選C。你所見到的這些陌生人成為了你生活中的一些。你所見到的這些陌生人成為了你生活中的一些重要的標(biāo)志。重要的標(biāo)志。52. A. choice B. knowledge C. decision D. sense【解析解析】選選D。sense of place and belongings的意思是歸屬感。的意思是歸屬感。53. A. Because B. If C. Although D. However【解析解析】選選C。我們步行上班的時(shí)候，盡管我們可以通過一些。我們步行上班的時(shí)候，盡管我們可以通過一些途經(jīng)的建筑物來確定我們的位置途經(jīng)的建筑物來確定我們的位置。 54. A. keeping B. changing C. passing D. mentioning【解析解析】選選C。通過特定建筑物。通過特定建筑物。pass通過，符合題意。通過，符合題意。55. A. unnamed B. unforgettable C. unbelievable D. unreal【解析解析】選選A。就像上面提到過的那位女士一樣，雖然非常熟。就像上面提到過的那位女士一樣，雖然非常熟悉，但是卻不知道對方的名字。悉，但是卻不知道對方的名字。. 閱讀理解（共閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題小題；每小題2分，滿分分，滿分40）（A） The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sport car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time. Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio stations competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered a peculiar “experiment” organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England, Greg, and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on a radio. They took a lie detector（測謊儀）（測謊儀） test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges include an astrologer（占星家）（占星家） who declared that they were suited. The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaines mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordells parents are reported to be less than delighted. Organizations, including the marriage guidance Service Relate, have criticized the marriage. As one person put it, “We have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love. ” The couple are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a years free use of a wonderful apartment in the center of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last? 56. How did the couples parents react to the wedding? A. The brides mother shared their joy. B. The brides father felt uncomfortable about the wedding. C. The bridegrooms parents were quite delighted. D. The bridegrooms parents were not that joyful. 【解析解析】選選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的倒數(shù)第三段。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的倒數(shù)第三段“not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaines mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordells parents are reported to be less than delighted. ”可知?？芍?。57. Some experts believe that_. A. marriage without the couples meeting each other first ends up in divorce B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems D. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple【解析解析】選選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的“We have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love. ”可知，許多年輕人沒有對婚姻進(jìn)行認(rèn)真地考慮?？芍?，許多年輕人沒有對婚姻進(jìn)行認(rèn)真地考慮。58. One of the prizes for the couple is_. A. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like B. to use an apartment free for some time C. to have a wedding dress free D. to own an American sports car【解析解析】選選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的“Their other prizes include a years free use of a wonderful apartment in the center of Birmingham and a car. ”可知答案選可知答案選B。59. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A. Two strangers and a wedding B. A wedding based on love C. A short-lived marriage D. A well-matched couple【解析解析】選選A。主旨大意題。本篇文章的主要意思講的就是一。主旨大意題。本篇文章的主要意思講的就是一對陌生人在參加比賽之后成為夫婦的事情。對陌生人在參加比賽之后成為夫婦的事情。（B） Theres talk today about how as a society weve become separated by colors, income, city vs suburb, red state vs blue. But we also divide ourselves with unseen dotted lines. Im talking about the property lines that isolate us from the people we are physically closest to: our neighbors. It was a disaster on my street, in a middle-class suburb of Rochester Town, several years ago that got me thinking about this. One night, a neighbor shot and killed his wife and then himself; their two middle-school children ran screaming intothe night. Though the couple had lived on our street for seven years, my wife and I hardly knew them. Wed seen them jogging together. Sometimes our children would share cars to school with theirs. Some of the neighbors attended the funeral（葬禮）（葬禮）and called on relatives. Someone laid a single bunch of yellow flowers at the familys front door, but nothing else was done to mark the loss. Within weeks, the children had moved with their grandparents to another part of the town. The only indication that anything had changed was the “For Sale” sign in front of their house. A family had disappeared, yet the impact on our neighborhood was slight. How could that be? Did I live in a community or just in a house on a street surrounded by people whose lives were entirely separate? Few of my neighbors, I later learned, knew others on the street more than casually; many didnt know even the names of those a few doors down. Why is it that in an age of low long-distance expenses, discount airlines and the Internet, when we can create community anywhere, we often dont know the people who live next door? Maybe my neighbors didnt mind living thisway, but I did. I wanted to get to know the people whose houses I passed each daynot just what they do for a living and how many children they have, but the depth of their experience and what kind of people they are. What would it take, I wondered, to break through the barriers between us? I thought about childhood sleepovers（在外過夜）（在外過夜）, and the familiar feeling and deep understanding I used to get from waking up inside a friends home. Would my neighbors let me sleep over and write about their lives from inside their own houses? 60. The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph probably refers to the talk about_. A. how a society is divided by dotted lines B. the property lines separating us from our neighborsC. the couples death D. understanding each other between neighbors【解析解析】選選B。詞義猜測題。詞義猜測題。this主要用來代替第一段當(dāng)中出主要用來代替第一段當(dāng)中出現(xiàn)的現(xiàn)的“. . . the property lines that isolate us from the people we are physically closest to: our neighbors. ”這件事情。這件事情。61. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the authors description? A. The husband killed himself. B. The couple had the habit of jogging together. C. Their children moved to live with grandparents after the couples death. D. The author never knew the couple until they died seven years later. 【解析解析】選選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“Though the couple had lived on our street for seven years, my wife and I hardly knew them. ”可知，可知，D項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)誤的。項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)誤的。62. From the last paragraph, we can infer that the author_ in his childhood. A. had once slept in the open air outsideB. had slept in his friends home more than onceC. had slept at home but woke up to find himself inside his friends homeD. used to live in his friends home 【解析解析】選選B。推理判斷題。由最后一段的。推理判斷題。由最后一段的“I thought about childhood sleepovers，”可知答案。可知答案。63. Following the last paragraph, the author will perhaps_. A. leave his home and began his writing careerB. sleep in the open air and write about his experiencesC. sleep in his neighbors homes and write about their family livesD. interview his neighbors and write about their houses【解析解析】選選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。最后一段中的。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。最后一段中的“Would my neighbors let me sleep over and write about their lives from inside their own houses? ”表明了作者的想法。表明了作者的想法。（C） Australians have been warned they face a life or death decision over their water-drink recycled sewage(污水污水)or die. With the drought(干旱干旱)continuing，the country is set to be forced to use purified(凈化的凈化的)waste water for drinking even though there is great opposition to the measure. Queensland has become the first state to introduce tile policy after a warning from its premier. “I think in the end，because of the drought，all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water. ”said Peter Beattie. “These are difficult decisions，but you either drink water or die. Theres no choice. Its liquid gold. Its a matter of life and death. ” Beattie said Australias second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking. Water is recycled in Britain and pans of northern Europe along with the US and Israel. But Australians have never liked the idea. To try to change the way Australians think，Prime Minister. John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have adhered to Queenslands move. “I am very strongly for recycling and Mr. Beattie is right and I agree with him completely. ”Howard said. “Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record must start to use recycled water. ”added Turnbull. “All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall. ”64. According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE? A. Nobody disagrees to the idea of drinking recycled purified waterB. Australias second largest state has become the first state to introduce the policyC. No other countries but Australia decide to drink recycled waterD. The drought is the worst one in the droughts recorded in Australian history. 【解析解析】選選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章最后一段第一句。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章最后一段第一句“Australians cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record. . . ”. 可知答案?？芍鸢浮?5. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Australians have never liked drinking purified waste water. B. Australians should develop more water sources to live through the hard time. C. Australians cant depend upon rainwater，which is not suitable for drinking. D. Australian government has no ability to solve the problem of water shortage. 【解析解析】選選B。推理判斷題。由文章最后一段最后一句。推理判斷題。由文章最后一段最后一句“All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources. . . ”可知?？芍?。66. The underlined phrase “adhered to” in Paragraph 9 probably means_. A. disliked B. gone against C. supported D. doubted 【解析解析】選選C。詞義猜測題。上文說澳大利亞人不喜歡這個(gè)。詞義猜測題。上文說澳大利亞人不喜歡這個(gè)主意，主意， 下文接著說為了改變澳大利亞人的想法，下文接著說為了改變澳大利亞人的想法， 所以支持所以支持Queensland 行動(dòng)。行動(dòng)。67. It can be inferred from what Premier Peter Beattie said that_. A. he gives orders to drink purified waste waterB. It is painful for him to see his people drink recycled sewageC. If the decision is made，people wont survive the droughtD. Its up to you to either make a life or death decision【解析解析】選選B。推理判斷題。推理判斷題。Beattie說這些決定很難，說這些決定很難， 但要但要么喝要么就是死，別無選擇，么喝要么就是死，別無選擇， 所以很痛苦做出這樣的決定。所以很痛苦做出這樣的決定。（D） Yesterdays paper had a short article about the Coming-of-Age ceremony in a large city in Japan. According to the article, the mayor of the city formally apologized to an enraged professor who delivered a speech at the ceremony that was all but ignored by 20-year-olds in the city. The officials prepared 7, 000 seats in a gymnasium where the ceremony was held for the 17, 000 twenty-year-olds residing in the city. But most of the seats were empty during the speech. And many of the 20-year-olds who did show up ignored the professor and spoke among themselves or talked on their mobile phones. Some even made a ruckus (騷動(dòng)騷動(dòng)) outside the gymnasium. One 20-year-old who attended the ceremony said youngsters came to the ceremony not to listen to speeches but to see their classmates. The mayor criticized the younggeneration at a news conference on Tuesday, saying such behavior “is symbolic of the postwar era which failed to nurture healthy character and social intelligence. ” Personally I feel people should not generalize the whole generation or the whole era when he criticizes something. But it is also true that generation gap is getting bigger and bigger regarding the ceremony of Coming-of-Age Day. So far this ceremony has been held with citizens tax money. Many older generations understand this festival as an entrance ceremony of adults world which requires maturity includingresponsibility, patience, and cooperativeness. Older people tend to be “educational” to younger ones, while younger people tend to feel they finally obtain a right to behave freely because they are now adults. Though, ironically, young people have to ask their parents to buy them new clothes for the ceremony. It is about time to change the way we celebrate this festival, I think. The idea of blessing new