| To: Jenny@126.com Subject: Autumn! Date: 29/09/ 8:00 p.m. |
| To: Liming@yahoo.com.cn From: Jenny@126.com |
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| 阅读理解。 |
| Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge clock in London.London is the capital of the UK. This clock has four faces,so no matter (无论) where you stand,you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double-decker (双层的) bus. The hands are about four metres long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the House of Parliament (国会大厦). That is where you will find Big Ben sitting at the top of the clock tower (塔) in the House of Parliament. You will hear it as well as see it. The big clock makes such a loud sound, "Ding Dong, Ding Dong," when it goes every quarter (四分之一) of an hour. The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hill. He did much building work in London many years ago. |
| 1. Big Ben is ______. |
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| A. a double-decker bus B. a huge clock C. the name of Ben D. a building |
| 2. The clock strikes (敲响) every ______ of an hour. |
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| A. ten minutes B. fifteen minutes C. thirty minutes D. forty-five minutes |
| 3. Which of the two words mean the same as "large"? |
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| A. double B. loud C. huge D. small |
| 4. You can read the time of Big Ben ______. |
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| A. at the top of the tower B. in the House of Parliament C. on the hands of the huge clock D. on the four faces of the clock |
| 5.The title (标题) of the passage may be ______. |
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| A. Big Ben B. A clock C. Sir Benjamin Hill D. The Capital of the UK |
| 阅读短文，选择正确答案。 |
| Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter (无论) where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament (国会大厦). In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise. "Ding dong, ding dong." It goes every quarter (四分之一) of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder. |
| 1. Big Ben is _______. |
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| A. a bus B. a clock C. the name of Ben D. a house |
| 2. Big Ben is in ________. |
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| A. China B. the USA C. Japan D. the UK |
| 3. The clock strikes (敲) every _______ minutes of an hour. |
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| A. ten B. fifteen C. thirty D. forty-five |
| 4. You can read the time of Big Ben _______. |
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| A. at the top of the clock tower B. in the Houses of Parliament C. on the hands of the huge clock D. on the four faces of the clock |
| 5. The underlined (划线部分) word "hands" means _______ in Chinese. |
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| A. 手 B. 标志 C. 指针 D. 发条 |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs (风俗) of the country. When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say "How do you do?" and shake hands (握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands when they haven"t met for a long time or when they will be away form each other for a long time. Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly ever shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh. |
| 1. It is _____ if you know the language and some of the customs of a country before you pay a visit to that country. |
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| A. not useful B. not helpful C. very helpful D. very bad |
| 2. English people usually shake hands when they _____. |
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| A. meet every time B. meet for the first time C. say goodbye to each other D. say hello to each other |
| 3. Usually, English people don"t shake hands _____. |
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| A. when they will be away for a long time B. when they say "How do you do?" C. when they just meet or say goodbye D. when they haven"t met for a long time |
| 4. Which is right? |
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| A. German people shake hands as often as possible. B. English people like shaking hands very much. C. German people hardly ever shake hands. D. Both English people and Germans don"t like shaking hands. |
| 5. This story is about _____. |
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| A. shaking hands B. languages C. customs D. languages and customs |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Why does the Leading Tower of Piza (比萨斜塔) in Italy lean (倾斜)? It leans because of a mistake. It has leaned almost since the day the tower was built. In 1174, the people of Piza, Italy wanted to build a bell tower. They wanted the tower to be the most beautiful bell tower in all of Italy. The city also needed a bell tower because the church did not have one. As soon as the first floor of the building was finished, the tower started to lean. Builders tried to make the building straight again as they added more floors, but the Leaning Tower only got worse as the tower grew. It took almost 180 years to finish the tower. It is 54.5 metres tall, and it leans almost 4 metres to one side. The tower is also sinking into the ground on which it was built. Every year, the tower leans another 1.5 centimetres. Like all old buildings, it is also falling apart. If someone cannot figure out (想出) a way to save the tower, the Leaning Tower of Piza will fall down after 175 more years. |
| 1. The Leaning Tower of Piza is in _____. |
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| A. America B. Canada C. England D. Italy |
| 2. People built the Leaning Tower of Piza in _____. |
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| A. 1175 B. 1165 C. 1174 D. 1800 |
| 3. The Leaning Tower of Piza is _____ metres tall, and it leans almost _____ metres to one side. |
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| A. 180; 54.5 B. 175; 4 C. 54.5; 4 D. 180; 4 |
| 4. People finished the Leaning Tower of Piza nearly in _____. |
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| A. 1174 B. 1245 C. 1340 D. 1354 |
| 5. Which of the following is not true? |
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| A. The Leaning Tower of Piza leans less than 0.5 centimetres every year. B. The Leaning Tower of Piza is a bell tower. C. It took almost 180 years to finish the Leaning Tower of Piza. D. The Leaning Tower of Piza maybe falls down after 175 more years. |
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| You will find traffic noise disappearing as soon as you arrive in Venice. So as you walk down the narrow streets, you only have to avoid crowds of people. About 19 million travelers visit Venice for the enjoyable environment, art and food each year. Seeing Venice on foot is the best. You can walk through the city in about an hour. Look around St. Mark"s Basilica and the Doge"s Palace. But you should know walking along the streets isn"t as easy as traveling on the city"s canals (运河). The canals are Venice"s "streets". And you can enjoy the Grand Canal, the Rialto Bridge and many wooden buildings. Venice is fantastic. You shouldn"t miss it in your life. No matter how long you"re in Venice, it will leave a pleasant feeling on you. 1. What will you find disappearing as soon as you arrive in Venice? ____________________________________________________________ 2. What are millions of visitors came to Venice for? ____________________________________________________________ 3. What are Venice"s "street"? ____________________________________________________________ 4. Which is the best way to do sightseeing in Venice according to the writer? ____________________________________________________________ 5. How will the visitors feel in Venice according to the writer? ____________________________________________________________ |