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阅读理解     An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. "What"s that strange building?" asked the visitor.
"That"s the Tower of London." "I see. How long did it take to build it?" "About 500 years. " "In my country we can
build it in five months," said the visitor.
     Shortly after that they came to St. Paul"s Cathedral (圣保罗大教堂). "Very interesting! " said the visitor. "How
long did it take to build it?""Nearly 40 years," said the Englishman. "In my country we can finish it in 40 days,"
said the visitor.
     This went on all day. They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one,
the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much
faster in his country. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor, but he tried not to show it. Several days later
they came to the House of Parliament (议会大楼) and the visitor asked his usual question, "What"s that?" The
Englishman answered, "I"ve no idea. It wasn"t there last night. "1. The Englishman told the visitor it took _____ to build the Tower of London.A. about 500 years
B. about five days
C. about five months
D. about five years2. The visitor said that in his country it would take them _____ to build St. Paul"s Cathedral.A. less than half a year
B. forty days
C. five hundred years
D. thirty days3. It took them a few days to see _____.A. many of the best known sports in England
B. several best known places in England
C. many famous people in the city of London
D. most of the famous buildings in London4. The Englishman was very angry at the end of the day, but he _____.A.didn"t want to see anything
B. tried not to show the visitor around the city
C. had no time to tell the visitor
D. tried not to let the visitor know it5. The Englishman"s last answer showed _____.A. he didn"t know how to tell the visitor its name
B. he was sorry that he hadn"t seen the building before
C. he could say nothing because he didn"t know anything about it
D. he was angry and didn"t want to tell the visitor the name of the building
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     Mr Black works in a hospital. As a good     1     , the people in the town like him. He"s of-ten     2    
to the patients and looks them over carefully._  3     he"s always busy and has littletime to rest.    
One morning Mr Black got to the hospital and saw there was a fat woman in the    4     . He called her into
his office and asked, "    5    , madam?"     
     "It was my birthday yesterday, sir", said the woman. "My husband gave me a      6    . But I couldn"t
push my way in it. "    
     "    7    , madam," said Mr Black, "You must lose some weight. You"ll be able to     8    your coat, if 
you do all that I say. "      
     "You re      9    , sir," said the rich woman. "He bought me not a coat, but an expensive    10   ."
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(     )1. A. doctor            
(     )2. A. bad              
(     )3. A. Or                
(     )4. A. classroom        
(     )5. A. How do you do    
(     )6. A. house            
(     )7. A.It doesn"t matter  
(     )8. A. put              
(     )9. A. right            
(     )10. A. bike            
B. farmer          
B. fine            
B. But              
B. waiting room    
B. How are you      
B. coat            
B. It"s a pleasure  
B. wear            
B. wrong            
B. bus              
C. teacher              
C. cold                  
C. So                    
C. park                  
C. What"s the matter    
C. shop                  
C. I have no idea        
C. buy                  
C. easy                  
C. car                  
D. cleaner          
D. kind              
D. Then              
D. zoo              
D. How old are you  
D. present          
D. It"s my favourite
D. wash              
D. safe              
D. truck            
阅读理解。
     An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day"s hard work. When he
was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend it. 
     He was near his home, and so he went along he road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he
stopped the old carter.
      "Where is your light?" asked the policeman. "No man may take a cart along the road at night without
a light. You know that. You have broken the law." "I had a light, but it has just gone out," said the old man.
      "I don"t believe that story," said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. "What"s
your name and where do you live?" he asked.
     "Please don"t take my name," said the old man. "My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven"t come far without a light. "
     "You came all the way without a light. What"s your name?"
     The carter quickly took the policeman"s hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot
and burnt the policeman"s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. Now, what do you
think?" said the carter. "Did I come all the way without a light?"
1. In the passage the word "cart" is                .
A. something like a car
B. something like a light
C. something pulled by a horse
D. something with a light
2. The old man drove home                 .
A. on the back of his horse
B. late one night
C. very late every night
D. with a policeman
3. Where did the policeman stop the old man?
A. Near the old man"s home.
B. At the traffic lights. .
C. Under a road light.
D. Far from the old man"s home,
4. The cart was stopped by the policeman because________.
A. the old man didn"t have a light
B. the policeman didn"t believe the old man"s words
C. the old man didn"t want to tell his name
D. the light on the old man"s cart was not on
5. What made the policeman believe the old man"s words?
A. He made the policeman touch the light.
B. He jumped and shouted angrily.
C. He made the policeman angry.
D. The light burnt the policeman"s feet.
阅读理解。
     On Nov. 18th, 1908, three. men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The head man
was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and
they were ready for a long way.
     Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be
empty. So they were able to change its weight. It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying
some bags of sand,
     After the .sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up t0 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold.
The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men"s basket, and they could see more snow
on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy
sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to
drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.
     At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get awayfrom
the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy, They were so cold that they decided
to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had travelled l797 kilometres
from London!
1. Three men flew in balloon______        
A. for nearly l,800 kilometres
B. to another city
C. to visit Poland
D. more than 300 years ago
2. The metal box was used for______                  .
A. carrying the bags of sand
B. keeping drinking-water
C. carrying ropes of the basket
D. changing weight
3. When the balloon went up higher, ______        .
A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall
B. they saw the sun go down
C. they made a hole in the basket with their knives
D. they could see a black hole on the ground
4. The balloon landed ______                  .
A. in London
B. on the sea
C. on a lake
D. in a foreign country
5. Which of the following its NOT true?
A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose.
B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.
C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up.
D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.
完形填空。
     Mr. Turner works in a middle school. As a good __1__, he is friendly to his students, And he is
always strict __2__ himself. He often tells his students to do their best __3__ the persons __4__ trouble.
     One Saturday morning, Mr. Turner went to see his friend who was ill in hospital. As something was
wrong __5__ his car, he had to take a bus. After he got on the bus, he found a seat and sat down. But
soon __6__ people got on the bus and some had to stand. He looked __7__ and saw a woman behind.
He stood up and gave his seat to her. The woman said __8__ and sat down. Her behaviour made
Mr. Turner __9__. "It"s necessary for her to be taught how __10__ polite," he said to himself. Then he
asked, "What did you say, Madam?"
     "I didn"t say anything," answered the woman.
     "I thought you said THANK YOU. " When the woman heard this, her face turned red.
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(     )1. A. policeman
(     )2. A. in        
(     )3. A. to make  
(     )4. A. in        
(     )5. A. to        
(     )6. A. much      
(     )7. A. around    
(     )8. A. something
(     )9. A. happy    
(     )10. A. is      
B. teacher  
B. for      
B. to help  
B. with      
B. on        
B. a lot    
B. for      
B. anything  
B. angry    
B. to be    
C. driver  
C. to      
C. to put  
C. among  
C. with    
C. more    
C. at      
C. nothing
C. pleased
C. be      
D. worker      
D. with        
D. to get      
D. of          
D. for        
D. few        
D. up          
D. with a smile
D. interesting
D. are        
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     On the afternoon of April l, the bell rang     1      the end of school. The students     2      their books
into their bags. They were ready     3      home.
     Just at the moment, their English teacher came into the classroom and said to them,"Hello, boys and
girls. Now go over the English lessons, and we"ll have a test     4      half an hour."    5      these words, she
left.
     The students looked at each other in surprise. How sudden! The teacher had never told them they
would have a test, yet they took out their English books and began to work hard. They studied and studied. It was getting dark,      6      the teacher hadn"t come yet!
     The monitor went out to the teachers" office.     7       minutes later, the English teacher came in with a
smile. But she had      8      in her hand!  
     "I"m sorry, but do you know      9     ?" she said.   
     After the students heard this, they couldn"t help    10      and saying "April Fools !"
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