小题1:　This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but becaus

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　小题1:　This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and nightfall.
　小题2:　He decided to turn his little school house into a dormitory for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the school house was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there. 　小题3:　This was the first hostel(青年招待所).
Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostel and get to know each other. When young people arrive at the hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country. 　小题4:
Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or world will happen to meet at the same hostel. They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes. Sometimes a program will be organized after the meal with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period. 　小题5:　For this reason, a few weeks spent ‘hostelling’ can be just as useful a part of one’s education as classes in school.

A．In 1970, a young German school master had an idea which changed this situation.

B．People could stay in the hostel if they brought enough equipment with them.

C．One can learn a lot about other places, just by meeting people from those places.

D．As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby.

E. For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe seldom left their cities to see the beauties of the countryside.
F. More and more young people went to the hostel for summer holidays.
G. This card will permit them to stay in a hostel all over the world for very low prices.

答案

小题1:E
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:G
小题5:C

解析

小题1:选E。根据下文解释的原因是, 不是因为大自然离城市远, 而是因为人们无法在一天之内赶个来回。结合几个选项可推知前面的选项应该是E项, 孩子们很少离开城市去看看自然界的美景。
小题2:选A。下句话的主语是he, 故在上一句话会出现把学校房子转化成宿舍的那个人, 故选A项。
小题3:选D。前面一句话提到那间房子太小了, 接下来这个校长就会想办法找个大点的地方, 故选D项。
小题4:选G。上一句提到来到这个地方需要出示一张卡片, 接下来应该讲这张卡片的作用, 即G项。
小题5:选C。上面提到来自全国不同地方的男男女女会在一起唱歌、跳舞、交谈, 那么人们就可以了解不同地方的事情, 即C项。

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Every people uses its own special word to show its ideas and feelings. Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where’s the beef? ”It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. In the early 1980s“Where’s the beef? ”was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone using it at the time.

Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and this kind of food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Ray called this “McDonald’s”. Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America.
Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company called “Wendy’s” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s Company began to use the expression “Where’s the beef ? ”to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement showed 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 would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where’s the beef? ”she shouted in a funny way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was success. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where’s the beef? ”.
小题1:　　　　started McDonald’s restaurant.

A．Ray	B．McDonald
C．Wendy	D．Three old women

小题2: Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought
　　　　.

A．they could sell hamburgers at a low price

B．hamburgers were easy to make

C．beef was very popular in America

D．they could make a lot of money

小题3:Wendy’s made the expression known to everybody　　　　.

A．with many old women eating hamburgers

B．by a television advertisement

C．while selling bread with a bit of meat in it

D．at McDonald’s restaurant

小题4: We can learn from the passage that the expression “Where’s the beef ? ” means　　　　.

A．The beef in hamburgers is not as much as it is said to be

B．The hamburgers are not as good as they are said to be

C．It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be

D．Wendy’s is the biggest

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A. The introduction of Paris
B. The culture of Paris
C. The population growth in Paris
D. The production of Paris
E. The education in Paris
F. The industries in Paris
小题1:Paris, the capital and the largest city of the country, is in north central France. The Paris metropolitan area contains nearly 20% of the nation’s population and is the economic, cultural, and political center of France. The French governments have historically favored the city as the site for all decision-making, thus powerfully attracting nearly all of the nation’s activities.
小题2:Paris has grown steadily since it was chosen as the national capital in the late 10th century. With the introduction of the Industrial Revolution, a great number of people moved to the city from the country during the 19th century. The migration was especially stimulated by the construction of railroads, which provided easy access to the capital. After World WarⅡ, more and more immigrants arrived.
小题3:The city is the centralized control point of most national radio and television broadcasting. It is a place of publication of the most important newspapers and magazines and an international book publishing center. With more than 100 museums, Paris has truly one of the greatest concentrations of art treasures in the world. The Louvre, opened as a museum in 1793, is one of the largest museums in the world.
小题4:In the late 1980s about 4. 1 million pupils annually attended about 47, 000 elementary schools. In addition, about 5. 4 million students attended some 11, 200 secondary schools. Approximately 1. 2 million students were enrolled annually at universities and colleges in France in the late 1980s. French centers of learning have served as academic models throughout the world.
小题5:Paris is the leading industrial center of France, with about one quarter of the nation’s manufacturing concentrated in the metropolitan area. Industries of consumers’ goods have always been drawn to Paris by the enormous market of the big population, and modern, high technology industries also have become numerous since World WarⅡ. Chief manufactures are machinery, automobiles, chemicals and electrical equipment.

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Think of London and you will probably remember the bright red double-decker buses. Think of Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok, and the noisy tuk-tuks may come to mind. Think of San Francisco and you might see the city’s cable cars.

Imagining what these cities would look like without those is difficult. They are symbols of these cities that make them different. However, these city symbols are not always so well loved by their city leaders. City leaders want what is best for their city, which often means the most modern transport.
In Bangkok, city leaders have banned(禁止)tuk-tuks because they consider them noisy and polluting. However, the ban has largely been unsuccessful as it has not changed Thai people’s love for the cheap tuk-tuks over taxis.
In London the city’s first ever mayor(市长)removed the red double-decker buses, which he thought were old fashioned. His plan worked, but Londoners were unhappy to lose the nice old buses they believed represented the best of their city. They made their unhappiness felt when the mayor came up for re-election. Most Londoners voted for his competitor, who promised to bring the bus back.
As for San Francisco, several cable cars are still in use but mainly as tourist attractions. They are too slow to be used for anything other than scenic trips.
City transport symbols may have a place in their city people’s hearts, but it seems they are increasingly out of step with the modern world. As Londoners have proved, their continued life depends on people’s willingness to fight for their survival.
小题1: What’s the author’s purpose of writing the first paragraph?

A．To introduce some city transport symbols.

B．To explain why some cities are popular.

C．To talk about modern transport in some cities.

D．To attract more tourists to visit some cities.

小题2:The London double-decker bus is returning mainly because　　　.

A．the new mayor loves it

B．Londoners fought for it

C．it is an improved transport

D．it is popular with tourists

小题3: Which proves the old city transport symbols are not loved by city leaders?

A．Only a few cable cars are still in use in San Francisco.

B．Bangkok city leaders tried to remove the cheap tuk-tuks.

C．The mayor who sold double-decker buses lost the re-election.

D．The new mayor will bring back improved double-decker buses.

小题4: What can we infer from the passage?

A．Modern cities should remove old city transport symbols.

B．The writer thinks highly of the old city transport symbols.

C．Old city transport symbols face the problem of survival.

D．Tourist cities will lose their attraction without the symbols.

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Nearly all the tourists who come to southeast France make a tour to Monaco(摩纳哥), too. Lying near the French-Italian border, Monaco is not part of France, but a separate principality(公国), though it is surrounded by its greatest neighbour.
Monaco became a principality in the 16th century after being owned by a family member of a certain Italian king. The French and Italians, however, soon came to “protect” it one after another, until 1861, when it became its own master again.
Facing the blue Mediterranean(地中海), Monaco is mainly made up of two cities, Monaco, where the palace of the prince(王子)stands, and Monte Carlo(蒙特卡洛), which is a wonderful place for tourists. Every year, around half a million people from all parts of the world come to Monaco, nearly 25 times as much as its population.
Believe it or not, Monaco has no soldiers or policemen of its own. Law and order is kept by French police, and French stands for it in its foreign affairs, even the money used in Monaco is franc, too.
小题1:Monaco is　　　.

A．another name for Monte Carlo

B．mostly visited by French tourists

C．surrounded by France

D．more related to Italy than to France

小题2: Monaco has a population of　　　.

A．over 20, 000	B．20, 000 or so
C．more than 25, 000	D．no more than 20, 000

小题3: Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The national income of Monaco depends mainly on France.

B．Monaco is famous for having no soldiers or policemen of its own.

C．Monaco does not have a seat in the UN because it is too small a country.

D．Monte Carlo City seems more important for the existence of this principality.

小题4: The Head of Monaco is　　　.

A．the King

B．the President of France

C．a member of the royal family

D．the Emperor

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Can a Language Become Extinct?
A language can become extinct when the last person who can speak it passes away. Or more likely when the secondlast person who speaks it dies because then there is no one left to talk to. According to linguists (语言学家) there is nothing unusual about a single language dying out. But what is happening today is quite remarkable. According to the recent statistics, there are approximately 6,000 languages in the world as we speak. Of these, about half are going to die out in the next century.
There are several reasons as to why a language can eventually die out. These range from natural disasters, such as hurricanes, to sociological factors, like cultural assimilation, in which the culture of a minority group is gradually replaced by a stronger one. The former can cause tribes to leave their natural habitat(栖息地) and therefore become fewer and fewer in number. However, it doesn"t happen very frequently. In fact, the latter is a much bigger threat and it is responsible for the extinction of a lot of languages in countries like the USA and Australia. For instance, Chemehuevi is one of the languages which is really close to dying out since its sole speaker is an old, yet healthy, man named Johnny Hill, Jr.
It is very important for as many languages as possible to be preserved. Scientists have been trying to raise people"s awareness on how certain tribes have specific words which cannot be expressed in let"s say English simply because there is no equal meaning. Namely, the Yupik of Alaska have 99 names to describe different layers of ice formation, or how the Tofa of Siberia classify reindeer (驯鹿). In other words, when languages die out, mankind"s wisdom reduces.
On a happier note, there are many famous cases which show what can be done to preserve languages in danger of extinction. In particular, the Maori in New Zealand have created socalled “language nests”： organizations which help children under five learn the language. They provide them with a setting where they are exposed to the language intensively so that they get to realise that communicating in Maori is as natural as communicating in English. There is always, of course, the risk that the children won"t keep the language alive after they have left their “nests”. Nevertheless, hope dies hard.
小题1:What most probably caused the death of languages in the USA and Australia?

A．Habitats were lost.

B．Natural disasters struck.

C．Native cultures disappeared.

D．Foreign languages were spoken.

小题2:In Paragraph 3, the author states his opinion by ________

A．listing definitions

B．providing examples

C．presenting causes and effects

D．comparing with other opinions

小题3:What does the author really intends to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．Attempts may not produce the desired effect.

B．Environment is important in language protection.

C．People can do little about a language"s extinction.

D．Measures should be taken in spite of difficulties.

小题4:The author believes that ________.

A．all languages are finally going to die out

B．human wisdom can be reflected in languages

C．the protective approaches have proved ineffective

D．the current situation of languages hardly requires attention

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小题1: This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but becaus