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Welcome to this short tour of London. In this square we are standing in the middle of London. Opposite
is the National Gallery, a museum with lots of famous paintings. Go along the red street to Buckingham
Palace. The queen lives here.
Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes
you 135 meters above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.
When you are tired, the best way to see London is by boat. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go
along the river, the London Eye is on your right.
Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. Then you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower
of London is the city"s oldest palace. It is nine hundred years old.
Take the boat back along the river. Get off the boat and go past the station and walk along the street.
Opposite is the old fruit and vegetable market. They don"t sell fruit and vegetables now. There are stores and
restaurants, and lots of street musicians. Turn left into King"s Street, and go past the church. You"re now
back where you started, at the square. Now you finish your tour.
B. The National Gallery
C. Buckingham Palace
D. The Houses of Parliament
B. 
C. 
D. 
B. the square
C. the station
D. the church
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suburban (near a city), or rural (in the countryside, far from a city).
Urban communities usually have many neighborhoods, where people often live close together in apartment
buildings or small houses. Streets in these neighborhoods often have lots of people and many stores and
businesses. People in urban neighborhoods often walk or take public transportation to get to places.
In suburban communities, people live in separate houses. Stores and businesses are not usually nearby,
and people often have to drive to get there. Some suburban communities have public transportation, and others
don"t.
In rural communities, people often live far from each other, not in neighborhoods. There isn"t usually any
public transportation, and people have to drive everywhere.
Whether in urban, suburban, or rural areas, some communities are friendly, and others aren"t. For example,
in some communities, people know their neighbors, they help each other, and their children play together all the
time. In other communities, people sometimes don"t even know their neighbors" names.
In the old days, most people around the world lived in small towns and villages, where they knew their
neighbors. These days, more people live in large urban communities. Experts think that in the future most
people will live in "megacities" of more than ten million people. Will there be friendly neighborhoods in these
communities in the future? Time will tell.
注：(1) community 社区 (2) whether 不管…(还是…) (3) expert 专家
(4) neighborhood 四邻, 街坊；住宅区 (5) separate 各自的, 分开的
B. near a city
C. far from a city
D. in the countryside
B. People know all their neighbors.
C. People can do shopping easily.
D. Children play together all the time.
B. In rural communities, people often live in neighborhoods.
C. People in urban area usually live far from each other.
D. Urban transportation is the most convenient (方便的) of all.
B. maybe there"ll be fewer friendly neighborhoods in the future
C. people in the countryside are more friendly these days
D. there will be more friendly neighborhoods in the future
and dressed in a T-shirt and a 2 skirt. Not having much 3 to enjoy the sun in England, my legs were very
white. In England this is not a fashionable (时髦的) look at 4 . Most women spend every 5 day out trying
to get darker skin. The darker the skin, the better the look. I have tried to get darker but 6 works for me!
As I 7 around one shop the two shop assistants kept looking at my legs the whole 8 , talking quietly to
each other in Chinese. I began to feel 9 and asked my friend if we could leave. After we left the shop, she
asked me what was 10 . I complained about the shop assistants being very 11 . They must be talking about
my white skin. My friend laughed." They weren"t laughing at you. They were saying how 12 your legs are.
Many Chinese women want to have white skin like yours. 13 , there are many beauty products (美容产品) in
the shops to make skin whiter and a lot of money is spent on them."
It just shows that we are never 14 with what we have. The grass is always greener on the other side.
If the women of the West and East 15 the same way, Western women wouldn"t spend so much money on
cream that makes skin darker and women from the East wouldn"t need to use cream that makes skin whiter.
| ( )1. A. Coming ( )2. A. long ( )3. A. money ( )4. A. first ( )5. A. cloudy ( )6. A. anything ( )7. A. jumped ( )8. A. time ( )9. A. uncomfortable ( )10. A. unusual ( )11. A. polite ( )12. A. fine ( )13. A. Probably ( )14. A. free ( )15. A. thought | B. Beginning B. short B. exercise B. last B. rainy B. everything B. ran B. day B. unhealthy B. wrong B. impolite B. good B. Mostly B. famous B. saw | C. Driving C. beautiful C. space C. all C. sunny C. nothing C. rode C. hour C. uninterested C. serious C. glad C. well C. In fact C. tired C. worked | D. Hurrying D. expensive D. chance D. least D. windy D. something D. walked D. minute D. unlucky D. terrible D. sad D. nice D. From now on D. happy D. decided |
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| Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago. Traveling by train is slower than plane, but it has its advantages (优势). You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable. Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. And traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday. Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel tree or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish-where there is something to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why traveling by car is popular for pleasant trips, while people usually take a train or plane when they are traveling on business. | |||
| 1. If you want to go to a faraway place in the shortest time, you"d better travel ______. | |||
| A. by train B. by sea C. by plane D. by car | |||
| 2. If you want to travel more freely, the best way is ______. | |||
| A. by train B. by sea C. by plane D. by car | |||
| 3. The passage tells us that all the ways of traveling are enjoyable except traveling _______. | |||
| A. by train B. by sea C. by plane D. by car | |||
| 4. The reason why businessmen usually take a train or plane is probably to _______. | |||
| A. save time B. enjoy themselves C. visit more places D. travel farther | |||
| 5. From the passage we can see that _______. | |||
| A. all the ways of traveling today are much faster than those a hundred years ago B. Each way of traveling that is mentioned has its own advantage C. different people like different ways of traveling D. more and more new ways of traveling will be invented | |||
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| New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school? So, we should know something about its transport. In New York you can travel about the city by subway, bus, taxi and car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city. Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city. The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It"s a slower way to travel. This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy. You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, there is the "rush hour". This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work. The last way to get around New York is using your own car. However, it"s not easy for you to drive, especially when you are driving in the "rush hour". If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time. The best time to travel around the city is from 9 a.m. to 4 a. m. This is the time after the morning "rush hour" and before the evening "rush hour". Traffic will be less crowed because most people are already at school or at work. | |||
| 1. The text is mainly about _____. | |||
| A. the weather of New York B. the transport in New York C. the people in New York D. traffic accidents in New York | |||
| 2. The fastest way to travel in New York is by _____. | |||
| A. subway B. taxi C. bus D. car | |||
| 3. The most expensive way to travel in New York is by _____. | |||
| A. subway B. taxi C. bus D. car | |||
| 4. The phrase "rush hour" in the fourth paragraph means "_____" in Chinese. | |||
| A. 比赛中的冲刺时刻 B. 一小时内所跑的路程 C. (上下班)交通高峰时刻 D. 匆匆忙忙的一小时 | |||
| 5. It you travel around New York in your own car, which of the following is the best time? | |||
| A. From 8 a. m. to 10 a. m. B. From 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. C. From 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. D. From 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. | |||
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| Computer games are just fun, I have been playing them for years, and I have become really good at it. Some of my classmates think that I"m quite special. What"s so special about that? One day I was having lunch at school. Suddenly a girl I didn"t know came and sat next to me "What do you do for fun?" She asked. "I am a gamer," I said in a low voice. "A gamer!" She couldn"t believe what I was saying and she burst into laughter, with all the apple pie out of her mouth. Most people think gaming is suitable for boys, but not for girls. Maybe I should cut my hair short and change my actions so that I look like a boy. Actually, most boys don"t feel there is anything wrong with my hobby. I have met many boy gamers- some online and some face-to-face. None of them think badly about me being a girl gamer. I have made some good friends with them. Playing computer games is also a kind of relaxing. I don"t know why people feel strange about girls who play games. Girls who play games do it for the same reason as boys do: it"s something fun to do in your spare time. | |||
| 1. The writer can play computer games quite well because _____. | |||
| A. she is very smart B. she is very special C. she plays it a lot D. she studies very hard | |||
| 2. What do some of the writer"s classmates think of her? | |||
| A. Helpful. B. Friendly. C. Intelligent. D. Different. | |||
| 3. It seems that _____ are more surprised at the writer"s hobby than _____. | |||
| A. boys, girls B. teachers, students C. girls, boys D. students, teachers | |||
| 4. The writer has a _____ attitude towards girls playing computer games. | |||
| A. bad B. strange C. negative D. positive | |||
| 5. The best title for the passage is _____. | |||
| A. Computer games B. Boy gamer C. Girl gamers D. Boys and Girls |