People usually use their own special words to show their thoughts and feelings. Some of these expressions
are commonly (普遍地) used for 1 . Others are 2 for just a short time. One such American expression
is "Where is the beef?" lt"s used when something isn"t as 3 as it"s said to be. In the early 1980s, "Where
is the beef?" was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if 4 was using
it at the time.
Beef, of course, is the meat for a 5 , and no food is more popu lar in America than a hamburger
made from 6 . In the 1960s, a businessman named Ray Kroc began building small 7 that sold
hamburgers at a 8 price. Kroc called his restaurant "McDonald"s". Ray Kroc became one of the 9
businessmen in America.
Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their hamburger restaurants. One
company called Wendy"s said its hamburgers were 10 than those sold by McDonald"s or anyone else.
The Wendy"s company 11 to use the expression "Where is the beef?" to make people know that
Wendy"s 12 were the biggest. The Wendy"s television advertisement 13 three old women eating
hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One
of the women said she wouldn"t eat a hamburger with 14 piece of beef. "Where is the beef?" she
shouted in a 15 way. The advertisement for Wendy"s hamburger restaurants was a success. As we
said, it seemed everyone began using the expression "Where is the beef?" |
( )1. A. a few years
( )2. A. popular
( )3. A. big
( )4. A. all
( )5. A. sheep
( )6. A. beef
( )7. A. shops
( )8. A. cheap
( )9. A. cleverest
( )10. A. bigger
( )11. A. practiced
( )12. A. dishes
( )13. A. said
( )14. A. such a little
( )15. A. magical | B. many years
B. excellent
B. enjoyable
B. everyone
B. fish
B. pork
B. palaces
B. dear
B. richest
B. more famous
B. kept
B. chips
B. showed
B. such a big
B. angry | C. a few months
C. worth
C. good
C. no one
C. pig
C. sugar
C. restaurants
C. high
C. poorest
C. heavier
C stopped
C. hamburgers
C. explored
C. so good a
C. exciting | D. several years
D. lively
D. pretty
D. little
D. cow
D. seafood
D. factories
D. low
D. busiest
D. prettier
D. began
D. cakes
D. reviewed
D. so bad a
D. funny |
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| 阅读理解。 | Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveler in the year 900 wrote that it
was played "long long ago". Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere
from Japan to Europc since 1400. The name "chess" is interesting. When one player is attacking the
other"s king, he says, in English, "check". When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere,
he says "check mate". These words come from Persian (波斯语). It means "the king is dead". That is
when the game is over, and one player has won.
Such an old game changes very slowly. The rules have not always been the same as they are now.
For example,at one time the queen could only movc one square (方块) at a time. Now she is the
strongest piece on the board. It would be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time
and thought, but it is a game for all kinds of people. You don"t have to be a winner in order to enjoy it.
Two people sitting at the same table do not always play it. The first time the Amcricans beat the Russians
was in a match played by radio. Some people are able to play with many people at the same time. One
man played 400 games! It is said that some people play chess by post. This must make chess the
slowest game in the world. | | 1. Chess _____. | [ ] | A. is an old Indian game for travel
B. is the oldest game in the world
C. was played in India long before 900
D. was played in Japan and Europe before 1400 | 2. "At one time the queen could only move one square at a time.
Now she is the strongest piece on the board."
This example is used to show _____. | [ ] | A. chess is an interesting game
B. chess changes very slowly
C. how this rule has happened
D. there have been some changes of rules in chess | | 3. "You don"t have to be a winner in order to enjoy it." means _____. | [ ] | A. Only a winner can enjoy chess
B. You can enjoy chess only when you lose a game
C. You can enjoy chess even if you are not a winner
D. You can enjoy chess when you play with a winner | | 4. The writer tries to tell us _____. | [ ] | A. some interesting facts about chess
B. how the rules of chess have changed
C. how to play chess
D. how people enjoy chess | | 5. For the first time the Americans _____ the match. | [ ] | A. beat
B. got
C. had
D. won | | 阅读理解。 | Beijing"s battle to correct English-language signs before the 2008 Olympics has started.
By the end of the year, all public "WC" in the city will be called "toilets". In Western countries people
don"t use "WC", because it is quite rude in English.
Road signs are also on the list. These signs will be changed into real English words. For example,
"Dong Chang" an Jie" will become "East Chang"an Avenue".
But there is still a question. What to do about menus? Thousands of tourists, athletes and reporters
will visit the city, and most of them can"t speak Chinese or understand Chinese characters.
Now linguists (语言学家) are trying hard to translate popular Chinese dishes like "ants climbing the
tree" into good English.
Chinese children will be able to get a taste of adult working life in the Kids City. It will allow children
aged 5 to 10 to try out different jobs after it opens.
The world"s first Kids City was opened in Mexico City in 1999. In 2006, Kids City opened its Tokyo
Park in Japan. It became an attraction to kids. Now it will begin in China. It will offer more than 50 jobs,
including pilots, doctors, police officers and lawyers. Inside the city, every kid would get a bank
account (账户) holding special money. And they can only spend the money in the park. They could
earn more money by working in different places. (written in 2007) | | 1. Why will all public "WC" be changed into "toilets" in Beijing? | | [ ] | A. Because it"s not real English.
B. Because it is quite rude in English.
C. Because foreigners can"t understand it.
D. Because it"s too short. | | 2. _____ is real English. | | [ ] | A. "Xi Chang"an Street"
B. "Dong Chang"an Jie"
C. "East Chang"an Avenue"
D. "Ants climbing the tree" | | 3. It"s about _____ years since the world"s first Kids City was opened. | | [ ] | A. seven
B. eleven
C. two
D. five | | 4. What"s the Kids City opened for? | | [ ] | A. Only to let children have fun.
B. Only to let children make money.
C. To let children find good jobs.
D. To let children get a taste of adult working life. | | 5. Which of the following is NOT true? | | [ ] | A. The Kids City will allow children aged 5 to 12 to try out different jobs.
B. Children can be pilots in the Kids City.
C. The Kids City will be built in China soon.
D. Children can only spend the special money in the park. | | 完形填空。 | We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name 1 each Chinese year. We may
call it the year of the 2 , the year of the monkey or the year of the dog.
Before New Year"s Day, people are 3 shopping and 4 their houses. On New Year"s Eve, there is
a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to 5 the New Year. On the 6 day of the
New Year, people 7 their new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say " 8 " and some other
greetings to each other. People 9 have a good time 10 the festival. | ( )1. A. in
( )2. A. fish
( )3. A. free
( )4. A. clean
( )5. A. welcome
( )6. A. first
( )7. A. dress
( )8. A. Goodbye
( )9. A. sometimes
( )10. A. in | B. on
B. cat
B. busy
B. to clean
B. hold
B. second
B. take off
B. Best wish
B. then
B. to | C. /
C. horse
C. happy
C.cleaning
C. fall
C. third
C. buy
C. Good luck
C. never
C. for | D. for
D. dolphin
D. beautiful
D. cleaned
D. stop
D. fifteen
D. put on
D. Thank you
D. usually
D. until | | 根据短文内容，判断正（T）、误（F）。 | Sports change with the season. People do not often play the same games in winter as in summer.
Sailing is fun in warm weather, but when it gets cold, it"s time to change to other sports. People talk
about sports seasons. Baseball is only played for a few months of the year. This is called "baseball
season".
Games and sports often grow out of the working people. In Portugal (葡萄牙) many people work
to catch fish. They fish from boats. Sometimes they use their boats for racing.
Arabians (阿拉伯人) are famous for their horses. They use horses to travel over huge plains (平原).
Horseback riding is a very exciting sport in countries like Morocco (摩洛哥). When men ride horses at
greet speeds, they often stand up.
( )1. People play the same games in winter as in summer.
( )2. Games and sports are often created (创造) by the working people.
( )3. Arabians are famous for racing boats.
( )4. People in Morocco like riding horses.
( )5. Sports change with the season. | | 完形填空。 | London is such a wonderful city. It is very large. The Thames River runs 1 the city from west to
east. So the city has 2 parts: the South and the North. In the North, there are important buildings,
shops, big parks and interesting places.
The weather in London is good. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot 3
the city is near the sea. People say 4 London is a foggy city and it often rains. It is true.
Last year, when I 5 in London I met one of the 6 fogs in years. You could hardly see your
hand in front of your face. Cars and buses moved along with their lights on. When evening fell, the
weather 7 even worse. The fog was as thick as milk. 8 the buses and cars stopped. I happened
9 an important meeting on the other side of the town, but it was impossible to find a car. I had to get
there 10 . | ( )1. A. about
( )2. A. four
( )3. A. because
( )4. A. what
( )5. A. were
( )6. A. thick
( )7. A. become
( )8. A. All
( )9. A. to have
( )10. A. by car | B. through
B. six
B. so
B. where
B. am
B. thicker
B. got
B. Each
B. have
B. by bus | C. in
C. five
C. but
C. that
C. be
C. the thickest
C. turn
C. Every
C. having
C. on foot | D. along
D. two
D. or
D. which
D. was
D. thickest
D. grow
D. None
D. had
D. on the foot |
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