Many people who work in London want to live outside it and to go to their offices, factories or schools
every day by train, car or bus, even though this 1 they have to get up earlier in the morning and reach 2
later in the evening.
One benefit (好处) of living outside London is that houses are 3 . Even a small flat (公寓) in London
without a garden costs quite a lot 4 . With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with
a garden of 5 own. Then, in the country one can be 6 from the noise and hurry of the town. 7 one
has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep 8 at night, and, during weekends
and 9 summer evenings, one can enjoy the 10 air of the country. If one 11 gardens, one can spend one"s
12 time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are 13 in the garden.
Then, when the flowers and vegetables 14 , one has the reward (回报) of a person who has shared the secrets
of 15 .
Some people, however, take no interest in country things; for them, 16 lies in the town, with its cinemas
and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance halls and restaurants. Such people would 17 that their
life was not worth 18 if they had to live it outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit 19 the sea
every summer is all the country they 20 . |
( )1. A. shows
( )2. A. home
( )3. A. cleaner
( )4. A. to sell
( )5. A. him
( )6. A. free
( )7. A. If
( )8. A. little
( )9. A. on
( )10. A. cold
( )11. A. prefers
( )12. A. day
( )13. A. made
( )14. A. come on
( )15. A. work
( )16. A. health
( )17. A. know
( )18. A. wasting
( )19. A. for
( )20. A. hope | B. expresses
B. family
B. nicer
B. to lend
B. its
B. far
B. Although
B. less
B. for
B. warm
B. likes
B. rest
B. brought
B. come to
B. society
B. happiness
B. feel
B. finding
B. to
B. wish | C. means
C. flat
C. bigger
C. to borrow
C. one"s
C. out
C. Because
C. longer
C. at
C. fresh
C. wants
C. spare
C. carried
C. come up
C. science
C. wealth
C. understand
C. living
C. of
C. ask | D. needs
D. house
D. cheaper
D. to hire
D. their
D. absent
D. After
D. better
D. by
D. pleasant
D. interests
D. whole
D. needed
D. come over
D. nature
D. future
D. hope
D. spending
D. at
D. want |
| 1-5: C A D D C 6-10: B B D A C 11-15: B C D C D 16-20: B B C B D |
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| 阅读理解。 | "I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net."
"I often check my e-mail forty times a day."
"I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net."
"I spend more time in chat rooms than with my real-life friends."
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction called Internet addiction. Internet
addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like
drug use. People lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they called
the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the net for several days straight.
Studies show that about 6% to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens
because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than
in the real world of friends and family.
Is "surfing the net" a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms:
● You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend
hours on the Internet.
● You can"t wait for your next online time. You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend
several hours.
● You go out with your friends less and less. | | 1. What does the beginning of the passage tell us? | A. How to become an Internet addict.
B. What an Internet addict usually does.
C. Where to find an Internet addict.
D. Why to write this passage. | | 2. How does the writer describe the addicts" use of Internet? | A. It is something like keeping drugs.
B. It is a way of producing drugs.
C. It is like taking drugs.
D. It is terrible to imagine. | | 3. Why do people worry about the teens? | A. Because the teens are wasting too much money.
B. Because they used to work on the Internet.
C. Because the playing field of the teens will disappear.
D. Because more and more of the teens will become addicted to the Internet. | | 4. The example in the passage shows that _____. | A. Internet problems are more serious among college students
B. Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep
C. some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted
D. the police often help to find those Internet addicts | | 5. What is the writer trying to tell us at the end of the passage? | A. Don"t be addicted to the Internet.
B. Go to family activities more often.
C. Do things as you have planned.
D. Stay with your parents as often as possible. | | 完形填空。 | When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter. To my 1 I
found people queuing (排队) some paces away from the person at the saving deposit window. 2 so? Each
did his business 3 but the line never moved a step 4 . I was very 5 , so I walked to the window to find
out the cause. There was a notice on which was written "Thank you for your 6 for other"s privacy (隐私)"
-a polite 7 to keep people away from interfering into other"s 8 (money matters are regarded as privacy in
Western countries). I was deeply impressed by the 9 and stayed a while to watch: they were waiting so 10
at a distance that they seemed quite 11 to the practice. The 12 thing happened at a public telephone box. 13
waiting for their turns always kept their distance-enough to be out of 14 . It"s another typical example!
From then on I 15 to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment 16 towards others. I found
the Germans always mindful of other"s privacy. They avoided putting others in an embarrassing (窘迫) situation.
For instance, they never 17 about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat, 18 would they comment on
the others or jewelry others wore. Their laws 19 reading diaries or opening letters without permission. That
shows 20 matters are not allowed to be disturbed. | ( )1. A. sorrow
( )2. A. Why
( )3. A. in secret
( )4. A. slower
( )5. A. curious
( )6. A. care
( )7. A. voice
( )8. A. pockets
( )9. A. word
( )10. A. honestly
( )11. A. used
( )12. A. interesting
( )13. A. Their
( )14. A. sight
( )15. A. went on
( )16. A. moving
( )17. A. asked
( )18. A. so
( )19. A. appreciate
( )20. A. public | B. anger
B. How
B. with care
B. nearer
B. angry
B. respect
B. phrase
B. savings
B. sight
B. anxiously
B. familiar
B. strange
B. These
B. hearing
B. took care
B. shown
B. heard
B. nor
B. stop
B. personal | C. delight
C. What
C. in turn
C. farther
C. interested
C. help
C. warning
C. needs
C. people
C. nervously
C. uncomfortable
C. same
C. Those
C. touch
C. paid attention
C. facing
C. worried
C. not only
C. hate
C. small | D. surprise
D. Where
D. by turns
D. longer
D. impatient
D. search
D. sentence
D. affairs
D. matters
D. calmly
D. polite
D. different
D. That
D. question
D. took charge
D. offered
D. learned
D. if
D. forbid
D. important | 阅读表达。阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要
求）。 | [1]It is now possible to watch live sport on television on any day of the week, and the current amount of
reporting will undoubtedly increase further in years to come. This is certainly having an influence on the live
sports events themselves, and there are both benefits and shortcomings to this.
[2]Why has there been such growth in televised sport? For one thing, with digital broadcasting, there are
now many more TV channels than there were even ten years ago. Moreover, sport has become an important
form of entertainment, appealing to both men and women.
[3]When are the benefits of this state of affairs? One obvious advantage to the profession is the addition
of money provided by television companies. Large football clubs benefit financially from TV income and the
top players can command very large salaries. Less popular sports also receive money that can be used in
training and awareness-raising. What"s more, there is a health benefit to some of the population, because
through televised sport, more people have become interested in actually playing sport.
[4]However, _____ if so much sport is on television. Considering football again, many small clubs have
suffered financial losses recently, as they cannot compete with the large ones. There has been a general falling
in ticket sales, especially among smaller clubs. Fewer people attend live matches nowadays, preferring to
watch from the comfort of their living room. And ticket prices have risen greatly.
[5]To sum up, while televised sport has created many opportunities and benefited certain people and clubs
very much, it has also been responsible for changing the nature of live sports events for ever. | 1. What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 8 words)
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. Complete the following statement with words from Paragraph 2. ( no more than 3 words)
There has been a great increase in TV channels in the past few years with the help of
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. Point out the advantage of televised sport which does not concern money in Paragraph3. (no more
than 3 words)
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 6 words)
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. What does the word "it" (Line2, Paragraph5) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)
_______________________________________________________________________________ | | 阅读理解。 | Exploit your parking space
An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you
could make anything up to ￡200 or ￡300 a week. Put an advertisement (广告) for free on Letpark or
Atmyhousepark.
Rent (出租) a room
Spare room? Not only will a lodger (房客) earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-
backed "rent a room" program, you won"t have to pay any tax on the first ￡4500 you make per year.
Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Don"t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a
room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money, Grashpadder can advertise your
space.
Live on set
Renting your home out as a "film set" could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the
film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring
up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free-but you will be charged if
your home gets picked.
Use your roof
You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment
(around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused
energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier,
which could prevent you from changing the roof. | | 1. If you earn ￡5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on _____. | A. ￡800
B. ￡500
C. ￡4500
D. 5000 | | 2. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event? | A. On Letpark.
B. On Roomspare.
C. On Grashpadder.
D. On Roommateeasy. | | 3. If you want to use energy free, you have to _____. | A. sign an agreement with the government
B. pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment
C. sell the roof to some energy companies
D. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years | 4. For whom the text most probably written?
A. Lodgers.
B. Advertisers.
C. House owners.
D. Online companies. | | 阅读理解。 | While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying
in hotels and eating in restaurants.
The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs
of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds that are too small, showed heads that are too
low, and restaurant tables with hardly any leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height, it
says.
But it is not just the extra-tall whose needs are not being met. The average night of the population has been
increasing ye the standard size of beds, doorways, and chairs has remained unchanged.
"The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it, so even a king-size
bed at 6′6″ (6 feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25% of men, while the standard 6′3″ bed caters for less than
half of the male population." said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, "seven-foot beds would work fine."
Similarly, restaurant tables can cause no end of problems. Small tables, which mean the long-legged have to
sit a foot or so away from them, are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.
Some have already taken note, however. At Queens Moat Houses′ Caledoman Hotl in Edinburgh, 6′6″ beds
are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans. | | 1. What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign? | A. To provide better services.
B. To rebuild hotels and restaurants.
C. To draw public attention to the needs of the tall.
D. To attract more people to become its members. | | 2. Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy? | A. 7′2″.
B. 7′
C. 6′6″
D. 6′3″ | | 3. What may happen to restaurants with small tables? | A. They may lose some customers.
B. They may start businesses elsewhere.
C. They have to find easy chairs to match the tables.
D. They have to provide enough space for the long-legged. | | 4. What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh? | A. Tall people pay more for larger beds.
B. 6′6″ beds have taken the place of 6′3″beds.
C. Special rooms are kept for Americans.
D. Guest rooms are standardized. |
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