阅读理解 Flags have existed for over 3000 years. The earliest flags were wooden

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阅读理解     Flags have existed for over 3000 years. The earliest flags were wooden or metal poles topped with
a carving(雕刻品). About 2000 years ago pieces of fabric were added to some poles for decoration.
Over the next 500 years the free-flying part of the flag became more important.
     Every country today has its own flag. Many groups and organizations also have a flag which stands
for, or symbolizes, the aims of the group.
     The UN flag depicts (描绘)a world map, centered on the north pole. The map is surrounded by an
olive(橄榄)wreath(花环)symbolizing peace and co-operation. The flag is blue and white.

1. Flags have been in existence for ____

A.500 years
B. more than 3000 years
C. about 2000 years
D. between 500 and 2000 years

2. A very old flag is likely to _____.

A. be made of fabric
B. have a map on it
C. have white shapes on it
D. be made of carved wood

3. An olive wreath is used to represent_______ .

A. peace
B. purity
C. justice
D. equality

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阅读理解     根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.

     It"s not just women who wear skirts.   1   In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called kilt. The kilt is
their national dress and an important part of their tradition.
A kilt is a colored skirt reaching down to the knees. It has checks(格子)on it with different colors, like
red and blue.    2
       3   There are many stories about it. One story is that kilt was invented in the 1720s by an English
factory owner, Thomas Rawlinson.
Thomas Rawlinson had a number of Scottish workers in his factory and he thought their clothing got in
the way of their work.     4
Today, most Scotsmen look the kilt as formal dress. They usually only wear them at wedding or big
dinner.     5

A. Each family in Scotland has it"s own colors.
B. There are only a few men who still wear a kilt every day.
C. How did the Scots start to wear skirts ?
D. It was important for Scots to wear skirts at any time.
E. So he cut their long clothes into shorter skirts.
F. Wearing skirts is very beautiful for women.
G. Men can wear them, too.

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阅读理解     Where there is a river, there is a city.  Perhaps this is not always true, but it is true that many of the
world"s greatest cities have been built on the banks of a river. The Neva River flows through the center
of St Petersburg in Russia. Three hundred years ago, the Russian Czar Peter the Great
came here and built a new capital-St Petersburg.  Peter the Great, like his country, was strong and proud.  Many great palaces were built during his lifetime. The palaces were large and beautiful,  and they often
looked like something out of a fairy tale, St Petersburg has also been the center of many important events
in history. In 1941, the Germans tried to destroy the city.  It was under attack for 900 days, but the
people of the city never gave in. The Germans burned many of the palaces as they left.  St Petersburg
was almost in ruins: fires burned everywhere. Buildings were destroyed, and paintings and stadium lay in
pieces on the ground. Rebuilding the city and its cultural relics seemed impossible, but the people of the
great city would not give up, "We will not let our history and city be destroyed, and we will do everything we can to save our city ! "
     When the Nazi had gone, the people of St Petersburg began rebuilding the city. Pieces of the palaces
that had been hidden before the Nazis came could now be used to rebuild the city and its culture.  It was
not easy.  Painters and workers had to be very careful when they were trying to bring the city back to
life. It was difficult to save the palaces and building without detracting their old beauty.
     With the help of old paintings and photographs, the people of St Petersburg were able to bring back
the beauty of their culture and history.  Now, after years of hard work, parts of statues have been put
back together and missing pieces have been replaced. Old paintings, including a portrait of Peter the
Great which was found in the snow outside St Petersburg, have been carefully copied, and the old
palaces have been made as wonderful as in the past.
     Today Peter the Great on his bronze horse can once again look out over the city he built.  Like their
hero Peter, the people of St Petersburg have shown that dreams can come true. Strong, proud and
united, the people of St Petersburg are modern heroes of Russia.

1. The underlined word "portrait" in the third paragraph is perhaps closest to____in meaning.

A. room
B. picture
C. knife
D. dress

2. Which of the following sentences is not true of St Peterburg according to the passage?

A. It was the capital of Russia,  and it was built about three hundred years ago.
B. It people never gave in to the Germans during World War Ⅱ.
C. The Germans tried to destroy the city because they hated Peter the Great.
D. It took years of hard work of the painters and workers to rebuild it.

3. The third paragraph of the passage is mainly about____.

A. how bravely the people of the city fought against the Germans.
B. how beautiful the city looked now.
C. how hard the people of the city worked to rebuild the city.
D. how proud the people of the city were.

4. The best title of the passage should be___

A. A City of Heroes
B. St Petersburg
C. Peter the Great
D. Rivers and Cities

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     London"s River Thames has twenty-seven bridges.  But Tower Bridge,  the first bridge over the
Thames as you travel to London from the sea, is the most famous of them all.
     What makes Tower Bridge so exciting? Why do visitors come from all over the world to see it?
     The thing that is surprising about Tower Bridge is that it is open in the middle.  It does this to let
the big ships through to the pool (水域) of London.  If you are lucky enough to see the bridge with
its two opening arms high in the air, you will never forget it.
     On its north side stands the Tower of London itself.
     Although they look the same age, the Tower is almost a thousand years old, and Tower Bridge is
only about one hundred years old. It was built in 1890s. By 1850, everyone agreed that a bridge
across the Thames near the Tower was most necessary. But the designers argued (争论) about the
bridge for another thirty years. This took so long because had two big problems.

1. Tower Bridge is____

A. about one thousand years old
B. the oldest and the most famous bridge in London
C. the first one you can see when you go from the sea to London
D. the one that took workers about 30 years to build

2. People in London agreed that___.

A. twenty-seven bridges should be built over Thames River
B. designers should argue about the bridge for about thirty years
C. a bridge should be built by people from all over the world
D. a new bridge should be built near the Tower of London

3. The Tower of London is___.

A. across the Thames
B. on the north of Tower of Bridge
C. in the middle of Tower Bridge
D. much younger than Tower Bridge

4.  From the reading we can learn that___.

A. you have to go from the sea Tower Bridge
B. the Tower of London doesn"t look so old
C. Tower Bridge had two big problems
D. you can see Tower Bridge open its arms at any time

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阅读理解     Tokyo,  the capital of Japan,  is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also one of the world"s
most modern cities. Twice last century, the city was destroyed and rebuilt. In 1823 a major earthquake
struck the city.
     Thousands of people were killed and millions were left homeless as buildings fell down and fires
broke out throughout Tokyo. It took seven years to rebuild the city.
     During World war Ⅱ, Tokyo was destroyed once again.  As a result of these disasters there is
nothing of old Tokyo remaining in the downtown area.
    After the war, the people of Tokyo began to rebuild their city. Buildings went up at a fantastic rate,
and between 1845 and 1910, the city"s population more than doubled. Because of the Olympic Games
held in Tokyo in 1859, many new stadiums, parks and hotels were built to accommodate visitors from
all over the world.  As a result of this rapid development, however, many problems have arisen, housing
shortage, pollution, and waste disposal have presented serious challenges to the city, but the government
has begun several programs to answer them.

1. What kind of city is Tokyo?

A. A historic city.
B. A world famous.seaport.
C. A highly modernized city.
D. A most attractive city for travelers.

2. Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Housing shortage.
B. Waste disposal.
C. Heavy traffic.
D. Pollution.

3. What has brought so many problems to Tokyo today?

A. An earthquake and the Second World War.
B. The foreign occupation(占领)after the war.
C. The population explosion between 1845 and 1910.
D. The rapid development of the city after the war.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A.A modern city is better than an old one.
B. Tokyo has developed rapidly but it is faced with new problems.
C. The 1859 0lympic Games helped develop Tokyo.
D. Many problems have appeared.

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Greece declared a national state of emergency on Saturday as scores of forest fires that have killed at least 46 people continued to burn out of control, leaving some villages trapped within walls of flames, cut off from firefighters.
Although most of the fires have been on the Peloponnesian Peninsula, some broke out on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of homes and closing a major road linking the capital to the main airport for several hours. The national fire brigade said that by evening it had brought those blazes under control, including one that came within about six miles of the city.
The country has been vulnerable to fire this summer because of drought and three consecutive heat waves that sent temperatures soaring over 100 degrees. More than 3,000 forest fires have destroyed thousands of acres of wooded areas since June; the earlier fires killed nine people. The latest spate of fires on the peninsula started Friday. Strong, hot winds have spread the flames.
Firefighters expect the death toll to rise, because they have not yet been able to search some areas that had been overrun by flames.
Hardest hit by the fires were a dozen small villages t around the town of Zaharo in the western peninsula, where at least 12 people, including some who may have been trying to flee by car, were killed. Scores of other residents, including elderly and disabled people, remained trapped in their homes, phoning in to local television and radio stations, crying for help.
Late Saturday, Mr. Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece appeared on national television and declared that he was mobilizing all of the country’s resources to control the fire. Mr. Karamanlis also suggested that the recent fires might have been purposely set. “So many fires sparked simultaneously in so many regions is no coincidence,” he said, “We will get to the bottom of this and punish those responsible.”
The overstretched national fire services are being helped by an estimated 6,000 soldiers mobilized for the operation. A fleet of water-dumping aircraft was expected from France, Germany and Norway, after Greece appealed to the European Union for “urgent assistance.”
51.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______ in the passage.
A. firefighters battles fearlessly in Greece to control the fire
B. constant fires in Greece have caused great life and wealth lose
C. Greece is facing great danger as forest fires continue to break out
D. Greek government is investigating the cause of recent forest fires
52. We can know from the passage that ______.
A. Athens, capital of Greece was not threatened in the fire
B. Greek government did not take effective measures to control the fire
C. many people had to leave their homes to avoid fire
D. all people endangered by the fire have already got immediate and proper help
53. According to the passage, which of the following might not contribute to the recent forest fires in Greek?
A. Storm thunders in summer
B. Lack of rainfall
C. Extremely hot weather this summer
D. Hot and strong wind
54. We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. now the fire crisis in Greece has come to an end
B. assistance from EU members is expected to come to help Greece
C. firefighters in Greece so far can still manage the situation
D. the number of people who die in the fire is expected not to rise any more
55. Mr. Karamanlis believes the forest fires in Greece _______.
A. is a happening by chance B. is a natural disaster
C. might be caused by human on purpose D. is a punishment of nature

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