历史文化类阅读

• 阅读理解。      In the United States, it is not usual to telephone someone early in the morning. If you telephone early in
  the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important
  and requires immediate attention. So it is with the telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives
  a call during sleeping hours, he may think that it's a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call
  communicates its importance.
       In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded
  if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true
  in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in
  advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning
  of time is not the same in different cultures that treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in
  American life, for example. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible.
  In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person
  who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few
  words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence. 1. A call at midnight would mean _____.
  [     ]
  A. the matter is less important
  B. the matter is too difficult to handle
  C. the matter requires immediate attention
  D. it is a matter of life and death 2. According to the passage, time plays a very important part in _____.
  [     ]
  A. everyday life
  B. private life
  C. getting along with others
  D. business 3. In the passage, the author suggests that invitation cards should be sent _____.
  [     ]
  A. three or four days before the party date in all cultures
  B. three or four days before the party date in some cultures
  C. three or four days before the party date in the USA
  D. at your chosen time
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• 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多途选项。
  (E=AB F= AC G=AD)      1_____. However, the real movie capital is Mumbai, in India. Mumbai used to be known as Bombay,
  and so the film industry there is called "Bollywood". Bollywood makes twice as many movies each year
  as Hollywood-more than 800 films a year. 
       2_____. For one thing. Bollywood movies are much longer than most Hollywood movies. Most
  Bollywood movies are more than three hours long, and contain singing, dancing, action, adventure,
  mystery, and romance. Because Bollywood films contain so many different features, this style of film
  is sometimes called a "masala" film.("Masala" is an Indian word for a mixture of spices.) 
       3_____. It takes much longer to make a movie in Hollywood than in Bollywood. In fact, filming may
  begin on a Bollywood movie before the script (剧本) is even finished. The director and writers can make
  up the story while the film is being made. 4_____.
       Bollywood actors are very popular and some are in such high demand that they may work on several
  movies at the same time. 5_____. Since most Bollywood movies follow the same kind of story, shooting
  scenes for several films at the same time is not a big problem for actors or directors. This also helps keep
  the cost of Bollywood movies lower than the cost of Hollywood movies. The average Bollywood film,
  with a budget (预算) of only two million U. S. dollars, seems very cheap compared to the average budget
  of sixty million U.S. dollars for a Hollywood film-thirty times as much! A. Another big difference between Bollywood and Hollywood movies is the way the movies are made.
  B. Bollywood produces more movies than Hollywood.
  C. Most people think that the capital of the movie world is Hollywood, in the United States.
  D. They may even shoot secens for several films on the same day using the same, clothes and scenery.
  E. Only Indian people can understand Bollywood movies.
  F. Sometimes they will even write the script by hand instead of taking time to type it.
  G. The movies from Bollywood are very different from Hollywood movies.
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• 阅读理解。      In Eastern Europe, blue jeans symbolize (象征) American culture and "the good life". In Spain they are
  known as "cowboys". In China, jeans are known as ｎｉｕｚａｉｋｕ, also, "cowboy trousers", which
  means they are connected with the American West cowboy culture and outdoor work.
       Jeans are usually made from denim (粗布), but may also be made from other materials. The earliest
  known cloth for jeans was a thick cotton cloth from the Indians. At first they were working clothes. They
  became popular among teenagers in the 1950s. Today jeans are a very popular form of casual wear around
  the world and come in many styles and colors.
       Jeans were first made in Genoa in Italy. The trousers were made for the Genoese navy (海军) because
  they needed trousers which could be worn wet or dry, and whose legs could be easily rolled up while the
  men were cleaning the ships. These jeans would be washed by pulling them in large fishing nets behind the
  ship, and the sea water would make them white.
       In the 1850s Levi Strauss, a business man living in San Francisco, was selling blue jeans under the
  "Levi's" name to the coal workers of California.
        During World War II, the coal workers liked jeans very much because they were strong and did not tear
  easily. In the 1950s, jeans became popular with young people in the United States. Wearing of blue jeans by
  teenagers was the symbol of rebels (反叛者) in TV programmes and movies. Some cinemas and restaurants
  refused to let people in if they wore blue jeans. In the 1980s, jeans finally became high fashion clothing, when
  famous designers started making their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans went
  up and up. 1. From the first paragraph we know that _____.
  [     ]
  A. cowboy culture is usually related to the West of America
  B. cowboys wear jeans only
  C. cowboys live a good life
  D. American culture is cowboy culture 2. Jeans were first made in _____.
  [     ]
  A. America
  B. Italy
  C. Spain
  D. China 3. From Paragraph 4 we know that "Levi's" was _____.
  [     ]
  A. the name of a worker
  B. the brand (名牌) of a kind of jeans
  C. the name of a kind of cloth
  D. the nickname of a businessman 4. Why the people who wore blue jeans were refused to go into the cinema in the 1950s?
  [     ]
  A. Because jeans were made for workers.
  B. Because jeans were made of denim.
  C. Because wearing jeans was the symbol of rebels.
  D. Because it was during the time of war.
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• 阅读理解。      Science fiction is a popular kind of writing, and many people think of Jules Verne (凡尔纳) as the father
  of science fiction. He was born in France in 1828. His father wanted him to become a lawyer, but from his
  early 20s Verne decided to become a writer. At first he wrote plays for the theater. Then, in 1863, he wrote
  a story called Five Weeks in a Balloon. The success of this book encouraged him to write more stories such
  as A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and From the Earth to the Moon (1865).
       In the 19th century, many people were interested in science and inventions. Jules Verne wrote about
  scientific subjects in his stories and, as a result, they were very popular. Verne's writing included many
  predictions (预言) for the 20th century and many of them came true. He described space flight, movies, and
  air conditioning, a long time before they appeared. These books were very successful and they made Verne
  rich.
       Jules Verne's books have been the subjects for many movies. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was a
  successful movie for Walt Disney. It was the first time that Disney movie had used real actors instead of
  cartoon drawings. Around the World in Eighty Days is another famous movie based on one of Verne's books.
  The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg. For him, the most important thing is to be always
  on time! 1. What does the phrase "the father of science fiction" mean?
  [     ]
  A. The father who has several children.
  B. The man who loves science and inventions.
  C. The writer whose father wrote science fiction.
  D. The man who first started writing science fiction successfully. 2. What encouraged Jules Verne to write more stories?
  [     ]
  A. The plays he wrote for the theater.
  B. The encouragement from his father.
  C. The success of Five Weeks in a Balloon.
  D. The scientific subjects in his stories. 3. Why were Jules Verne's books very popular in the19th century?
  [     ]
  A. Because his books made him rich and famous.
  B. Because he wrote many plays for the theater at that time.
  C. Because his books have been the subjects for many movies.
  D. Because many people were interested in science and inventions. 4. Which of the following has the main character called Phileas Fogg?
  [     ]
  A. Five Weeks in a Balloon.
  B. Around the World in Eighty Days.
  C. A Journey to the Center of the Earth.
  D. From the Earth to the Moon.
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• 阅读理解。      Canadians and Americans usually tip in places like restaurants, airports, hotels and hair salons because
  many people who work in these places get low salaries. A tip shows that the customer is pleased with the
  service.
       At airports, porters usually get a dollar tip for each bag. Hotel bellhops (男侍) usually get a dollar for
  carrying one or two suitcases. A hotel door attendant (服务生) gets about a dollar for getting a taxi for
  people. Many people also tip hotel room attendants, especially when they stay in a hotel for several days.
  They usually leave a dollar for each day.
       The usual tip for other kinds of services--for example, for taxi drivers, barbers, hairdressers, waiters
  and waitresses-is between 10 and 20 percent of the bill. The size of the tip depends on how pleased the
  customer is. In most restaurants, the check does not include a service charge. If the group is large,
  however, there may be an added service charge. There is no tipping in cafeterias (自助食堂) or fast-food
  restaurants. 1. In the countries mentioned people tip usually to _____.
  [     ]
  A. express their satisfaction
  B. show their support
  C. encourage better service
  D. show off 2. What tip should you at least leave for a $50 restaurant check?
  [     ]
  A. $25
  B. $5
  C. $10
  D. $15 3. In _____ you don't have to tip.
  [     ]
  A. a hotel
  B. a barber shop
  C. a McDonald's restaurant
  D. a restaurant
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• 阅读理解。      A The story of English language is a story of change. The old English language, or old English, is quite
  different from Modern English. If we do not study old English, we can't understand it. Some of the words
  are the same, but many are not used now. The story of the English language begins some time after the year
  400 AD. At this time, some people came to England from North-west Europe. There were many groups of
  people. They were called Angles (盎格鲁人), Saxons (撒克逊人) and Jutes (朱特人), whose language, old
  English, is like some of the modern language of North-West Europe. In old English, the ending had many
  meanings. They showed past time and present time and many other things. In Modern English, most of these
  endings are gone. This is the biggest difference between Old and Modern English. 1. What does the first sentence of the passage mean?
  [     ]
  A. The story of English language often changes.
  B. English is a language that has changed a lot as time passes by.
  C. The old English language has changed into Modern English.
  D. The story of English language is one of how people change the language. 2. Old English has a story of ____.
  [     ]
  A. 2,500 years
  B. more than 1,600 years
  C. 2,300 years
  D. more than 400 years 3. Old English was first used by the people from ____.
  [     ]
  A. Old English
  B. English
  C. North-West English
  D. North-West Europe 4. Which of the following is NOT true about Old English?
  [     ]
  A. The endings of words gave different special meanings.
  B. It is easy for most English-speakers today to understand the language.
  C. Its words are completely different from those Modern English.
  D. It was spoken by many groups of the people from North-West Europe.
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• 阅读理解。      The United States is one of the richest countries in the world. Most people live in urban areas, and the
  large stretch of land left unused is full of scenic beauty. On the one hand it is proud of its urban areas, and
  on the other hand, it has the rich wealth of forests, mountains, plains and much more.
       On the east coast of the country there are cities like New York, the leading city in business. Washington,
  D.C. is the capital of the country, where you will get an opportunity to see the White House. The city will
  simply impress you, with many museums showing the culture, lifestyle, art and architecture of the country.
  Another place worth visiting is Miami, one of the most popular international tourist destinations. It is also
  well known for its Latin culture, wonderful urban nightlife and beaches.
        Moving to the west coast, you will come across the most amazing places in which to relax. Los Angeles
  is the place where you can see life in all its many forms; this city is world-famous for its Hollywood film
  industry. It also has beaches that can offer breathtaking surfing experiences.
       Moving on to the Pacific Coast Highway, we get to see the beauty of San Francisco. Clean beaches and
  mountains topped (盖住) by clouds are worth seeing. Travelers can enjoy day trips to beaches, deserts and
  wine-producing regions. Chicago lies on the shore of the Great Lakes and is believed to be the fastest
  growing city in the world, with its high standard of living and rich lifestyles. The city is a center for many
  theaters and is world-famous for its strong tradition of music jazz and the blues. 1. According to the first paragraph, we know that _____.
  [     ]
  A. most American people live in the countryside
  B. a lot of land has not been used in the US
  C. the US has the largest forest in the world
  D. the US has a larger area of urban land than wild land 2. Which city in the US is famous for its Latin culture?
  [     ]
  A. New York.
  B. San Francisco.
  C. Los Angeles.
  D. Miami. 3. Which of the following is TRUE?
  [     ]
  A. The article refers to four cities on the east coast.
  B. You can go to Los Angeles to experience surfing.
  C. You cannot enjoy the blues in Chicago.
  D. San Francisco is a center for many theaters. 4. What is the text mainly about?
  [     ]
  A. One of the reasons why the US is rich.
  B. The customs and culture of the US.
  C. A brief introduction to some American cities.
  D. The beautiful landscapes of the US.
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• 阅读理解。      Homesick is a compound (复合) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each word means
  on its own, of course. But think about what the words mean when they are used together. Homesick means
  SICK FOR HOME.　　
       Now think for a minute about. If you change the word home in the definition (释义) to the word sea,
  would the definition fit SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite different.
  Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are homesick, the only place you want
  to be at home. When you are seasick, the last place you want to he is at sea．　　
       Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heart-sick doesn't mean that something is wrong with
  a person's heart. People are heartsick when they are hurt deep inside and when they feel as if their hearts are
  broken.　　
       But, on the other hand, we have such compound words as handshake and handbag. Perhaps you may
  write definitions for them and knowing something like this must be helpful in your English study. 1. When we say a person is heartsick, we mean that _____.
  [     ]
  A. his heart is broken
  B. his heart needs testing
  C. he's sorry at heart
  D. he's terribly disappointed (失望) and sad 2. "The last place you want to be" is _____.
  [     ]
  A. where you want to be most
  B. where you want to be least
  C. where you go the last
  D. the last place you go to 3. The definitions of handbag and handshake are _____.
  [     ]
  A. easy to know
  B. difficult to know 　　
  C. impossible to learn
  D. unnecessary (没必要) to learn 4. The writer wanted to tell us that _____.
  [     ]
  A. there are many compound words in English 　
  B. the building of compound words is interesting
  C. the definitions of some word are hard to guess
  D. not all the compound words are what they seem to be
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• 阅读理解。      I love charity (慈善) shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them
  on every high street. The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods,
  all at very good prices. You can get things you won't find in the shops anymore. The thing I like best about
  them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you
  are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods.
       The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity's appeal (呼吁) to aid postwar
  Greece had been so successful that it had been flooded with donations (捐赠物). They decided to set up a
  shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops
  in the UK. My favorite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children's
  books, all 10 or 20 pence each.
        Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who
  gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning you see bags
  of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don't encourage this, rather ask people to bring
  things in when the shop is open.
       The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work. Charity shops raise more than
  ￡110 million a year, funding (资助) medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children,
  homeless and disabled people, and much more. What a better place to spend your money? You get something
  special for a very good price and a good moral sense. You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on
  the environment. 1. The author loves the charity shop mainly because of _____.
  [     ]
  A. its convenient location
  B. its great variety of goods
  C. its spirit of goodwill
  D. its nice shopping environment 2. The first charity shop in the UK was set up to _____.
  [     ]
  A. sell cheap products
  B. deal with unwanted things
  C. raise money for patients
  D. help a foreign country 3. Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?
  [     ]
  A. The operating costs are very low.
  B. The staff are usually well paid.
  C. 90% of the donations are second-hand.
  D. They are open twenty-four hours a day. 4. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?
  [     ]
  A. What to Buy in Charity Shops.
  B. Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development.
  C. Charity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate.
  D. The Public's Concern about Charity Shops.
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• 短文填空，每空一词。     Why can architecture make people feel beautiful, especially in a traditional style? In fact, some designs
  stand much closer to nature 1______ in the choice of materials or shapes of buildings. There are many
  such architects and their 2______ come from nature. Antonio Gaudi was a 3______ architect, 4______
  he used traditional materials such as earth and brick. You can see most of his works constructed in and
  around Barcelona, including one 5_____ roof looks like the back of a dragon.
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• 阅读理解。      Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital
  of a province that is also named Valencia. The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around
  the city. Most of the city's money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways,
  clothes and machine factories. Valencia has an old part with white buildings, coloured roofs, and narrow streets.
  The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens.
  It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.
  The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain.
  There is also an important city in Venezuela (委内瑞拉) named Valencia. 1. From the text, how many places have the name Valencia?
  [     ]
  A. one
  B. two
  C. three
  D. four 2. What is the main difference between the two parts of Valencia?
  [     ]
  A. The colour of the building
  B. The length of the streets
  C. The age of the buildings
  D. The colour of the roofs 3. What is Valencia famous for?
  [     ]
  A. Its seaport
  B. Its university
  C. Its churches and museums
  D. Its parks and gardens 4. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its _____.
  [     ]
  A. markets
  B. business
  C. factories
  D. farming
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• 阅读理解。       More and more often we heard of people talking about Karaoke (卡拉OK). But what on earth it is about,
  still remains a question for many people. Karaoke is a sort of acoustic equipment which was invented in Japan
  around the middle of the 1970's. It means "a band without people" in Japanese. In fact, it is just a music tape
  without words. This equipment first appeared in some public houses and snack bars, and mainly for the
  customers to enjoy themselves. Most of the music in Karaoke was popular music. Therefore, at times, when
  anyone felt like it, he might sing songs to the accompaniment of the music that came from the equipment.
  Shortly after its invention, Karaoke was spread to the whole world. It was introduced to China and was
  welcomed by many people. Although you are not a good singer, or even sometimes you may sing out of tune,
  you can always enjoy yourself by singing Karaoke. 1. In this passage "band" means "group of persons _____."
  [     ]
  A. who play games on the sports ground
  B. who play music together
  C. living in the same neighborhood
  D. doing things together under a leader and with a common purpose 2. Karaoke is just a _____.
  [     ]
  A. cassette tape with only music
  B. cassette tape recorder
  C. band from Japan
  D. voice recording equipment 3. Karaoke was spread to the whole world _____.
  [     ]
  A. as soon as it was invented
  B. long before
  C. not long after it was invented
  D. before long 4. The main idea of this passage is _____.
  [     ]
  A. all persons like to play Karaoke
  B. to introduce Karaoke to the people
  C. Karaoke is a wonderful equipment
  D. Karaoke is used everywhere including snack bars
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• 阅读理解。                                                How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes 
       People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is
  one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th
  century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty.
  But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes "poison apples." President
  Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to
  Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The
  President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the
  President's party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would
  serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠实的) guests about the fact. 1. After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?
  [     ]
  A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.
  B. Americans didn't eat tomatoes before 19th century.
  C. Even now Americans don't eat tomatoes.
  D. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes. 2. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes ______.
  [     ]
  A. while he was in Paris
  B. when he was a little boy
  C. because his parents told him so
  D. from books 3. According to the text, ______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President's party?
  [     ]
  A. the President himself
  B. a French cook 　
  C. the President's cook
  D. the President's wife 4. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were ______.
  [     ]
  A. people from other countries　　　
  B. from France
  C. people of his own country　　　　
  D. men only 5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
  [     ]
  A. All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President's party was made of tomatoes. 　
  B. All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President's cook was nice. 　
  C. All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice. 　
  D. None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.
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• 完形填空。      Do you often climb the mountain? What's your feeling about mountains? Let me tell you something
  about mountains.
       It was only in the eighteenth century   1   people in Europe began to   2   that mountains were beautiful.
    3   that time, mountains were feared by the people   4   on the plain (平原), especially by the city people, 
    5   the mountains were wild and   6   places   7   one was easily   8   or killed by terrible animals.
       Slowly,   9  , many people who were living  10  in the towns began to grow  11  city life. They began
  to feel  12  looking for wild excitement, as their attention turned from the man-made town to the untouched
   13 , and to places  14  dangerous and wild. So high mountains became  15  for a holiday.
       Then mountain-climbing started to grow  16 . To some people, there is something  17  about getting to
  the  18  of a high mountain: a struggle against nature is finer than a battle  19  other human beings. And after
  a difficult climb, what a reward it is to  20  everything within sight!

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  B. which B. seem B. Before B. living B. which B. dangerous B. which B. missed B. but B. comfort B. tiring of B. interest in B. ocean B. that were B. expensive    B. as a sport B. pleased B. middle B. for B. look after

  C. that C. hope C. During C. to live C. with whom C. safe C. where C. found C. therefore C. comfortable C. tired with C. interested C. sky C. that was C. popular C. with a sport C. pleasant C. bottom C. without C. look down on

  D. and D. think D. At D. who living D. to whom D. dusty D. in where D. searched D. because D. uncomfortable                D. tired of D. interested in D. city D. which it was D. terrible D. of a sport D. unpleasant D. foot D. against D. look forward to

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• 阅读理解。      Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast it has a very small
  population. There are only about 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and
  French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45%of the people are of British origin, that
  is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc, come from British. Nearly 30%are of French origin. Most of the
  French-Canadians live in province of Quebec.
       Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from many
  countries in the world. They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian
  countries.
       However, Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived
  along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today, there are only about 350 000 Indians in the
  whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27 000 Canadian-Inuit.
  Their life is hard in such a difficult climate. 1. About ____ live in Quebec.
  [     ]
  A. 30% of the French-Canadians
  B. 45% of the Canadians
  C. 29 000 000 people
  D. 8 700 000 French -Canadians 2. The official languages of Canada are ____.
  [     ]
  A. English and Chinese
  B. French and English
  C. Indian and French
  D. Chinese and Inuit 3. The word "origin" in the passage means ____.
  [     ]
  A. 血统
  B. 后裔
  C. 先驱
  D. 猿人 4. About 23% of people came from ____.
  [     ]
  A. China
  B. England
  C. France
  D. some other countries except France and Britain 5. Which of the following is true according to this passage?
  [     ]
  A. There are 27 000 Canadian-Indians in Canada.
  B. More than 13 million people have come from Britain and France recent years.
  C. There are 30% of the population whose parents or grandparents come from France.
  D. There are no people when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada.
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• 阅读理解。      The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September, 1666. In four days it destroyed
  more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. Over
  one hundred people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
       The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker (面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker,
  with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window into the roof. A strong wind blew the fire
  from the bakery (面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was
  the beginning. 
       By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning
  along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St
  Paul's and the Guildhall among them.
       Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire, "People threw their things into the river. Many
  poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat."
       The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path
  of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
       After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new
  houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them
  the mew St Paul's.
       The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not
  just of the past. 1. From the passage, we can learn that the fire began in _____.
  [     ]
  A. a hotel　　　
  B. the palace　　
  C. Pudding Lane　　
  D. Thames Street 2. The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means _____.
  [     ]
  A. wife and husband　　
  B. wife and children　
  C. home
  D. children 3. It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that _____.
  [     ]
  A. many famous buildings were destroyed
  B. some people lost their lives
  C. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire
  D. the King's bakery was burned down 4. Why did the writer cite (引用) Samuel Pepys?
  [     ]
  A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.
  B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
  C. Because he wanted to give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.
  D. Because he wanted to show that poor people suffered most. 5. How was the fire put out according to the text?
  [     ]
  A. The King and his soldiers came to help.
  B. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.
  C. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.
  D. People managed to get enough water from the river.
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• 阅读理解。      Crossing Texas and Mexico, the Big Bend region is high in biodiversity (生物的多样性). It's a place so
  untamed that if something doesn't bite, stick, or sting, it's probably a rock.
       You know you have arrived in the heart of the Chihuahuan Desert when it feels as if you have fallen off
  the edge of the earth and into the rabbit hole. Nothing is as it appears. Moths (蛀虫) are the size of birds.
  Are those twin pillars (柱) of black rock (a landmark known as Mule Ear Peaks) ten miles (16 kilometers)
  away or fifty (80 kilometers)? Visibility (能见度) reaches more than a hundred miles on a clear day, and
  since there are few roads or buildings to use as milestones, distance is difficult to judge. 
      This is a place where water runs uphill, where rainbows have to wait for rain. The line between myth (虚
  构的故事) and reality is unclear. Stare long enough at the Chisos Mountains or the Sierra del Carmen, the
  two mountain ranges, known as sky islands, which lie on the land, and they rise and float above the plain.
      The vast Chihuahuan Desert is a land of no people. There is always the chance you'll die of thirst. The
  "You Can Die" possibilities are endless, and keep some visitors-350,000 a year to Big Bend National Park,
  built in 1944-from coming back. Those who do return are left to think of the remarkable courage of the
  brave few who have managed to survive in this terrible environment. 1. The underlined word "untamed" in Paragraph 1 means "_____".
  [     ]
  A. untouched
  B. wild
  C. unchanged
  D. fresh 2. Why do the twin pillars of black rock seem ten or fifty miles away?
  [     ]
  A. They were put so far away.
  B. They lie across the Chihuahuan Desert.
  C. It is difficult to judge the distance, with few milestones.
  D. One lies in the Chisos Mountains, the other in the Sierra del Carmen. 3. How many years are there since the Big Bend National Park was built?
  [     ]
  A. 350,000 years.
  B. 350 years.
  C. 66 years.
  D. 44 years. 4. What is the passage mainly about?
  [     ]
  A. The natural wonders of the Chihuahuan Desert.
  B. Everything you see is not what it seems in the Chihuahuan Desert.
  C. The terrible environment of deserts in Texas and Mexico.
  D. A special place where none who go can return. 5. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
  [     ]
  A. There are all kinds of living things in the Chihuahuan Desert.
  B. No people live in the Big Bend region.
  C. Nothing is as it appears in the Big Bend region.
  D. Traveling in the Big Bend region is dangerous.
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• 完型填空。      All hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150'000   1   to Tangshan to help the rescue
  workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were   2  . The army organized teams to dig out those who were
  trapped and to bury the   3  . To the north of the city, most of the 10'000 miners were   4   from the coal
  mines there. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.   5   water was taken to
  the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.

  (     )1. A. students   (     )2. A. driven    (     )3. A. dead     (     )4. A. wounded   (     )5. A. Hot

  B. soldiers        B. treated   B. living   B. tired    B. Cool

  C. workers       C. helped    C. young    C. left     C. dirty

  D. people    D. divided               D. old                              D. rescued   D. Fresh

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• 完型填空。     Today, English is spoken in many countries.   1   English spoken in the UK is a little different from that in
  the USA in spelling, meaning, pronunciation, grammar, usage and so on. Sometimes,   2   English spoken in
  the UK is very different in every region (区域)   3   the country. Differences in spelling don't   4   speakers
  of British English from understanding the meanings of the words.   5  , they don't prevent speakers of
  American English from understanding the meanings either.   6   in spelling are not a big problem for even
  speakers of English as a   7   language.
       However, when different words in British English and American English are used to   8   the same thing 
    9  the same word has different meanings in British English and American English, sometimes people will not
  be understood if they don't know common differences between British English and American English in
  meanings and usages.
       Sometimes even Americans and British people do not  10  each other because of different word meanings. 
   11 , the British word "brolly" is an"umbrella" in America. And the British  12  potato chips "crisps". All of
  these differences led British writer George Bernard Shaw to  13  that Britain and America are two countries 
   14  by the same language! That's the reason why confusion or misunderstanding will be caused in some
  situations. Of course, such confusion will  15  happen to speakers of English as a second language.

  (     )1. A. T herefore (     )2. A. ever     (     )3. A. within   (     )4. A. force   (     )5. A. However   (     )6. A. Sentences  (     )7. A. first    (     )8. A. describe   (     )9. A. as      (     )10. A. understand  (     )11. A. That is   (     )12. A. explain  (     )13. A. suggest   (     )14. A. divided   (     )15. A. never

  B. So        B. still     B. outside    B. prevent    B. As a result     B. Letters    B. second     B. buy      B. but      B. know      B. Like      B. call      B. announce    B. separated   B. seldom

  C. But      C. now      C. around     C. expect     C. Of course   C. Differences    C. new      C. punish     C. otherwise   C. meet      C. Such as    C. say      C. joke      C. joined     C. not

  D. And           D. even          D. above         D. help          D. Even though                    D. Orders        D. useful        D. praise        D. or            D. talk to       D. For example   D. talk          D. introduce     D. connected     D. also

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• 阅读理解。     I have a rule for travel: never carry a map. I prefer to ask for directions (方向).
      Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don't have names. In Japan, people
  use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers,
  "Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across
  from the bus stop." 
      In the countryside of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no mountains,
  so the land is very flat (平坦的). In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of
  landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, "Go
  north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile."
      People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map: they measure (测量) distance by
  means of time, not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "It's about five
  minutes from here." You say, "Yes, but how many miles away is it?" They don't know.
      People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because visitors seldom (很少) understand
  the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, "Follow me." Then he will lead
  you through the streets of the city to the post office.
      Sometimes a person doesn't know the answer to your question. What happens in this situation? A New
  Yorker might say, "sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers, "I don't know." People in
  Yucatan think that "I don't know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can
  get very, very lost in Yucatan!
      One thing will help you everywhere ---- in Japan, in the United States, in Greece, in Mexico, or in any other
  place. You might not understand a person's words, but maybe you can understand his body language. He or
  she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go in that direction and you may find the post
  office! 1. The passage mainly tells that _____.
  [     ]
  A. never carry a map for travel
  B. there are not many landmarks in the American Midwest
  C. there are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world
  D. New Yorkers often say, "I have no idea," but people in Yucatan, Mexico, never say this 2. The passage says, "In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions." The word "landmark" means _____.
  [     ]
  A. building names
  B. street names
  C. hotels, marks and bus stops
  D. buildings or places which are easily recognized 3. In which place do people tell distance by means of time?
  [     ]
  A. Japan
  B. American Midwest
  C. Los Angles, California
  D. Greece 4. In the passage, _____ countries are mentioned (提到) by the writer.
  [     ]
  A. seven
  B. four
  C. eight
  D. five 5. Which of the following is wrong?
  [     ]
  A. Travelers can learn about people's customs by asking questions about directions.
  B. A person's body language can help you understand directions.
  C. People in some places give directions in miles, but people in other places give directions by means of time.
  D. People in different places always give directions in the same way.
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