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From March 12 to 17 of each year, hundreds of clowns(小丑)get together in the Bognor Regis town, UK. They all wear tall blue hats and big red noses with colourful faces. The first International Clown Festival was in 1987, UK. All the clowns from all over the world came together to celebrate the great festival in England.

During the festival, people can see clowns from the world. They are together for the world of clown shows. They try their best to please all the people for the festival. In the shows, they have big feet, funny noses and look really funny. They sing and dance in a strange way to make people laugh. All people for the festival can have great fun. Of course, children like this interesting festival best.
Now women can take part in the clown shows , and they are very popular. But in the old days, only men could be clowns.
There are different kinds of clowns like white faces, red faces, street clowns and clowns for children. All these clowns are popular with people.
小题1:All the clowns get together __________ for the International Clown Festival.
A.in LondonB.in a small town,UK
C.all over the worldD.around the whole Europe
小题2:The first International Clown Festival was _____________.
A.in 1987B.in the UKC.both A and BD.in London
小题3:The festival lasts __________________.
A.a monthB.six daysC.seven daysD.five weeks
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The clowns wear in a funny way.
B.The clowns dance in a strange way
C.The clowns try their best to make others laugh
D.Women clowns are not popular with people.
小题5:Which is the best title of the article?
A.The International Clown Festival
B.Men clowns and women clowns
C.Different kinds of strange festival
D.Different kinds of clowns in the festival

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
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试题解析:本文大意:每年的3月12日至17日,成百上千的小丑们聚集到英国的Bognor Regis镇,来自世界各地的所有小丑们聚集到一起在英国庆祝节日,他们都身戴着蓝帽子五颜六色的脸上有个大红鼻子。第一届国际小丑节1987年在英国。现在女小丑能参加小丑表演,她们非常受欢迎,但在过去,只有男人能当小丑。有各种小丑像白脸的、红脸的,街道上的小丑和为孩子表演的小丑,所有这些小丑都受欢迎。
小题1:细节理解题。根据The first International Clown Festival was in 1987, UK. All the clowns from all over the world came together to celebrate the great festival in England.第一届国际小丑节1987年在英国,来自世界各地的所有小丑们聚集到一起在英国庆祝节日,可知答案选B
小题2:细节理解题。根据The first International Clown Festival was in 1987, UK. 第一届国际小丑节1987年在英国,可知答案选C
小题3:细节理解题。根据From March 12 to 17 of each year每年的3月12日至17日,可知答案选B
小题4:细节理解题。根据Now women can take part in the clown shows , and they are very popular.现在女小丑能参加小丑表演,她们非常受欢迎, 可知答案选D
小题5:标题归纳题。根据From March 12 to 17 of each year, hundreds of clowns(小丑)get together in the Bognor Regis town, UK. All the clowns from all over the world came together to celebrate the great festival in England.每年的3月12日至17日,成百上千的小丑们聚集到英国的Bognor Regis镇,来自世界各地的所有小丑们聚集到一起在英国庆祝节日,可知答案选A
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New York City isn’t the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the United States. Most Americans live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost 8million people live in New York City. Why did so many people come to live in one place?
A look at the city shows us that New York City has a good port(商埠). The Dutch(荷兰) settlers (new comers) , wanted to use it for business. In 1626, the Dutch paid the Indians twenty-four dollars for the island of Manhattan. Its Dutch name was New Amsterdam. Then the British took the land in 1664 and changed its name to New York.

小题1:Which of the following is the biggest city in the United States?
A.New YorkB.WashingtonC.New AmsterdamD.Chicago
小题2:More and more people from different countries in the world come into New York because _______.
A.New York has the largest population in the United States.
B.New York is as beautiful as a picture.
C.New York is a developing city.
D.they think it is a good place for business.
小题3:The underlined word “ took” in Paragraph means ________ in Chinese.
A.花费B.耕耘C.占领D.测量
小题4:The United States became an independent country in ________.
A.the sixteenth century
B.the seventeenth century
C.the eighteenth century
D.the nineteenth century
小题5:From the passage, we can know _________.
A.much about Dutch
B.how the Dutch took New Amsterdam
C.some of the history of New York
D.how the people from different countries come to the USA

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Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province. It lies     the northeast of China. It’s a very beautiful city. It’s     “Paris in the east. ” or “Ice City”. It’s the political, economical and cultural center of Heilongjiang.
  The summer here is short and cool     the winter here is long and very cold. Every year, there is an ice and snow festival. People     all over China and foreign guests from other parts of the world come here to     the festival.
  The sun island is the most attractive(吸引人的) place of interest        Harbin. We often go there to relax     . The city is historical and modern. It has many buildings of     style and many modern buildings, too. For example, Saint Sofia church and Dragon Tower, they are the best places     . The Songhua River is very famous     the foreigners, you can boat and fish on it.
  As a developing city, some great changes are taking place. I believe the city will be better in the future.
小题1:
A.onB.inC.toD.at
小题2:
A.calling B.callsC.call D.called
小题3:
A.but B.soC.orD.because
小题4:
A.withB.toC.likeD.from
小题5:
A.haveB.celebrateC.play D.pay
小题6:
A.aboveB.alongC.opposite D.in
小题7:
A.usB.ourselvesC.ourD.we
小题8:
A.Russian B.RussiaC.Russians D.Russians’
小题9:
A.travelB.to travelC.travellingD.travels
小题10:
A.as B.inC.forD.to

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Perhaps the most famous name in the world of sileni movies is Charlie Chaplin. It was in 1889 that both moving pictures and Charlie Chaplin were born. Sadly, Charlie"s father died when Charlie was five, and his mother was sent to mental hospital. This left young Charlie homeless and living on the streets.,

Things seemed bad for Charlie, but he had a bright, nice character. He was pleasant and easy to like. So he managed to get small parts in Derformances around London. Then he moved to the USA in 1906, and his life took a major change for the better. He got a part in a show performing there. Seven years after his arrival in the USA, he got his first major part in a film. Charlie was a great success in the movie theaters. His silent, highly visual(视觉的) form of comedy was perfect for the silent films of the time. By 1915, he was making over $1,250 a week, which was a huge amount of money at that time. Charlie knew what he was good at, and he stuck to it. Even when sound could be used for movies in 1923, he continued to make silent pictures, Charlie knew that the silence was an essential part of what made his movies so funny. Charlie continued to make silent films well into the 1940s, when almost everyone else had changed to sound. Charlie, however, still remained one of the world"s greatest film stars.
小题1:When did Charlie get his first major part in a film?
A.In 1889.B.In 1906.C.In 1913.D.In 1923.
小题2:The underlined word "essential" in Paragraph 2 probably means _______.
A.very boringB.very correctC.very difficultD.very important
小题3:From the passage we know that Charlie_______.
A.was easy to get along with
B.stopped making movies in 1923
C.was born and brought up in America
D.didn"t produce silent films in America
小题4:Which could be the best title of the passage?
A.The Major Change for an Actor. B.A Great Man of Silent Movies.
C.The Beginning of Silent Movies.D.The Hard Life for A Movie Maker.

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Life in the future will be different from life today.But what will the changes be? The population(人口) is growing fast . There will be many people in the world and most of them will live to over 100 years old .
Computer will be very small and useful,and  there will be computers in every home .Travelling will be  very cheap and easy.
And many people will go to other countries for holidays. There will be changes in our food ,too. There will not be much room for cows and sheep, so meat will be very expensive .Maybe  no one will eat it every day .They will eat many fruits and vegetables .Maybe people will be quite  healthy . Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do hard work .So many people will not have enough work to do.
根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)误 (F)
小题1:All the people in the world will have long life in the future.         
小题2:Life in the future  won’t  be the same as life today.  
小题3:Travelling is very cheap and easy today.  
小题4:People will be healthy because they eat fruits.  
小题5:All the people will not work.  
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It helps us understand the world better if we know a little geography and have some maps at hand. But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events. Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner. For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly.
I wish maps various languages, such as those used in the United Nations, would come out and be sold in all bookstores open to Chinese.
小题1:The writer is mainly talking about ____.
A.geographyB.maps
C.Chinese namesD.the opening of the country
小题2:Knowing a little geography and having some maps in Chinese only, a foreigner ____.
A.can study world events easily
B.can study world events without misunderstanding
C.can’t study world events without misunderstanding
D.will fell joy in studying world events
小题3:What are the difficulties for a foreigner to use a map in Chinese?
A.A foreigner has nowhere to buy a map
B.All the bookstores only open to Chinese.
C.The names of Chinese people are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning.
D.The names of places on a map in Chinese are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning.
小题4:According to the passage maps in foreign language are badly needed ____.
A.in a country open to other parts of the world
B.if a country is going to join the United Nations
C.when we are learning geography
D.if there are no maps in bookstores open to Chinese

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