题目
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Afternoon tea
People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries. the English ate only two main meals each day ,breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o’clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches. and tea was served(提供)to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots. knives, forks and spoons were used .Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.
Will you come for coffee?
Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words“Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange Juice will be served as well as coffee. and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a "coffee" party.
Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange
In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange(股票交易所) is believed to have started from these coffeehouses
小题1: Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tee because she _______.
A enjoyed chatting with her friends at home
B loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups
C. wanted to share nice food with her friends
D found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals
小题2:What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?
A.集体婚礼 | B.社交活动 | C.社区表演 | D.公共场合 |
A.will be offered coffee only |
B.are asked what you would like to drink |
C.will be asked to have a chat with him or her |
D.are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party |
A.a new business was started in coffeehouses |
B.coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers |
C.businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee |
D.most people wouldn’t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise |
答案
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
解析
小题1:根据第二段th centuries. the English ate only two main meals each day ,breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o’clock.描述,可知选D
小题1:联系下文oday, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain. 描述,可知此处指的是社交活动,故选B
小题1:根据People often use the words“Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?”描述,可知选C
小题1:根据最后一段In fact, the London Stock Exchange(股票交易所) is believed to have started from these coffeehouses 描述,可知选A
核心考点
试题【One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today,】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Swimming pools
Simple way for happiness: mix kids with water. Of course, this is a choice for the hot summer months.
Parks
Free outdoor fun: it’s suitable for kids of all ages. It’s a place for parents to let kids run wild.
The Children’s Art Centre
The Children’s Art Centre has been very popular. Kids’ favorite here is some exhibitions specially designed for children. But we must pay some money.
South Bank Parklands
South Bank Parklands has everything you need to keep kids amused. Take them for a swim at the man-made beach. On weekends, go through the arts market or go to a cheap movie. South Bank Parklands often gives free performances too.
Roma Street Parkland
Close to bus transport, this parkland is easily accessible(可进入的). It’s ideal (理想的) for kids of all ages. Younger kids can take a trip on the Jelly Bean Express, a 1.3 km trackless train ride around the parkland. Free entry(进入) and open every day.
小题1:What does the text mainly talk about?
A.Brisbane—a beautiful city in Australia. |
B.How to travel in Brisbane. |
C.Famous parks and activities in Brisbane. |
D.Some interesting places for kids in Brisbane. |
A.South Bank Parklands | B.Roma Street Parkland |
C.The Children’s Art Centre | D.Parks |
A.It opens only at weekends. |
B.Only younger kids can visit it. |
C.We need not buy tickets for a visit. |
D.Younger kids have to walk while visiting it. |
A.Man-made beach. | B.Some exhibitions. |
C.Arts market. | D.Jelly Bean Express. |
A.Children and parents. | B.Artists | C.Movie lovers. | D.Swimmers. |
During the day, the largest city in the Netherlands sits quietly on the Amstel River.You can rent a bicycle, visit the Van Gogh or Anne Frank museum, or take a water taxi.But when the sun goes down, the partying begins.In the big clubs and in coffee shops, tourists gather to hang out, talk politics and smoke.
Several areas of the city clearly show the two worlds that rule Amsterdam.And they’re all within a short cab ride of each other.For example, Dam Square attracts daytime sightseers to its festivals, open markets, concerts and other events.Several beautiful and very popular hotels can be found there.And there’s the Royal Palace and the Magna Plaza shopping mall.
But at night party-seekers come to the square.Hip hop or funk music is heard there..So if you come, be ready to dance.The clubs don’t shut down until 4 am.
And while you’re there, check out the various inexpensive ways to tour the city.Don’t worry about getting lost.Although Dutch is the official language, most people in Amsterdam speak English and are happy to help you with directions.And you’ll notice that half the people in the streets are on bicycles they rent.
Amsterdam also has a well-planned canal system.For about 10 dollars, you can use the canal bus or a water taxi to cruise(巡游) the "Venice of the North".
The city has a historic past.One impressive place to visit is the Anne Frank House on Nine Streets.It was there that the young Jewish girl wrote her famous diary during World War II.Visitors can view Anne’s original diary and climb behind the bookcase to the room where she and her family hid from the Nazis for two years.
小题1:What means of transport is not available to visitors in Amsterdam?
A.A carriage. | B.A bicycle. | C.A canal bus. | D.A water taxi. |
A.only Dutch | B.Dutch or English |
C.only English | D.Spanish and English |
A.The experience of a beautiful girl survivor. |
B.The glorious past of Amsterdam. |
C.The life of Jewish during World War Ⅱ. |
D.The suffering of the Dutch in wars. |
A.call up people’s memories of World War Ⅱ |
B.tell readers what A Tale of Two Cities is about |
C.instruct visitors what to do and see in Holland |
D.offer readers some information about Amsterdam |
The 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of “family”.
The art festival, considered to be Asia’s best, began in 1973.
“We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,”Douglas Gautier, the festival’s management director, said in a press conference in the capital.
In the 29 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to March 7, 2004, the audience can choose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local artists and 160 actors from the mainland.
Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, Western and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars.
The programmes include Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio, Shakespeare’s drama Rromeo and Juliet, the ballet Mozartina and African dances, to name just a few.
The lineup(阵容)includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Ballet, The Spanish National Dance Troupe, as well as Europe Galante, the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela Hewitt and Marc-Andre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.
In an effort to increase attendance, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales, most of which are at 20% and 30% discounts.
For more information, please check:
www. hk. artsfestival. org
小题1:The press conference must have been held ________.
A.in Hong Kong | B.in Europe |
C.in Beijing | D.in England |
A.nothing for the cost |
B.less than the usual cost |
C.for the air ticket but not for the festival ticket |
D.for the festival ticket but not for hotel rooms |
A.who will perform on stage | B.what programmes there will be |
C.when the 32nd Art Festival will be held | D.which theatres will put on performances |
A.to make the 32nd Art Festival known | B.to announce the plan of the art festival |
C.to introduce the cost of the art festival | D.to sell a service during the art festival |
In a market system individual economic units are free to interact among each other in the marketplace. It is possible to buy commodities from other economic units or sell commodities to them. In a market, transactions may take place via barter or money exchange. In a barter economy, real goods such as automobiles, shoes, and pizzas are traded against each other. Obviously, finding somebody who wants to trade my old car in exchange for a sailboat may not always be an easy task. Hence, the introduction of money as a medium of exchange eases transactions considerably. In the modern market economy, goods and services are bought or sold for money.
An alternative to the market system is administrative control by some agency over all transactions. This agency will issue commands as to how much of each good and service should be produced, exchanged, and consumed by each economic unit. Central planning may be one way of administering such an economy. The central plan, drawn up by the government, shows the amounts of each commodity produced by the various firms and allocated to different households for consumption. This is an example of complete planning of production, consumption, and exchange for the whole economy.
In a traditional society, production and consumption patterns are governed by tradition; every person’s place within the economic system is fixed by parentage, religion, and custom. Transactions take place on the basis of tradition, too. People belonging to a certain group or caste(阶级) may have an obligation to care for other persons, provide them with food and shelter, care for their health, and provide for their education. Clearly, in a system where every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone, progress may be difficult to achieve. An inactive society may result.
小题1:What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To outline contrasting types of economic systems. |
B.To explain the science of economics. |
C.To argue for the superiority of one economic system. |
D.To compare barter and money-exchange markets. |
A.valuable | B.concrete | C.absolute | D.reliable |
A.rapid speed of transactions | B.misunderstandings |
C.inflation | D.difficulties for the traders |
A.Individual households. | B.Small businesses. |
C.Major corporations. | D.The government. |
A.Family background | B.Age |
C.Religious beliefs. | D.Custom |
“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACABCUES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you.”
小题1: My Spanish friends wanted advice about __________.
A.learning English |
B.finding places to stay in England |
C.driving their car on English roads |
D.going to England by car |
A.they would be able to practise their English |
B.it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels |
C.it would be convenient for them to have dinner |
D.there would be no problem about finding accommodation there |
A.no free rooms | B.free rooms |
C.not away on holiday | D.holidays |
A.fall into a hole |
B.have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself |
C.find that the road is blocked by crowds of people |
D.have to take a different road |
A.didn’t really want any more coffee |
B.wanted them to take the coffee pot away |
C.really wanted some more coffee |
D.wanted to express my politeness |
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