阅读理解 I paid a visit to Cambridge last January. Though the trip took me 5 ho

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阅读理解     I paid a visit to Cambridge last January.  Though the trip took me 5 hours and it rained the whole day
with strong winds there, the town deserved a visit.
     The bus started at 6:10 a. m. It stopped at 4 airports before we finally arrived, which wasted more
time than we expected. Tired with long sitting, one passenger stood up to relax his numbed legs. The
driver asked him to sit down but in vain. So he pulled up and said seriously, "Either you get off or sit
down. "To him, safety is the first policy.
     Cambridge consists of nearly thirty colleges.  The oldest part of the university was built in the 13th
century while the newest was founded in the mid 1960s. The number of the students is so great that many
students live in lodgings(出租房)and move into college for their final year.
     Cambridge is called a university town because there is no clear separation between the university
buildings and the rest of the city. The university is not just one part of the town; it is all over the town. The
heart of Cambridge has shops, pubs, and supermarkets, but most of it is university-colleges, departments,
libraries, clubs and other places for university staff and students. Students fill the shops, cafes, banks and
churches, making these as well part of the university.
     With over 10, 000 undergraduates and postgraduates, the town is a busy place indeed. Students here
are not allowed to keep cars. If you happen to be walking in the street during a break, better stop a
moment to avoid the boiling sea of bicycles hurrying in all directions, carrying students from one college or
lecture room to another.

1. The writer believed that the trip took more time because of________

A. bad weather
B. unexpected stops of the bus
C. one passenger
D. an accident on the way

2. Why is Cambridge called a university town?

A. It has 10, 000 undergraduates and postgraduates.
B. There are nearly thirty colleges in the town.
C. All the students and staff live in the town.
D. The university and town are fully combined.

3. It can be inferred that most Cambridge students take________as their first means of transport.

A. boats
B. cars
C. bicycles
D. buses

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阅读理解      根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项
     Maybe you have heard the expression "When in Rome, do as the Romans do". So when you want to
do business in France, you have to get to know French culture, to make marketing plans, and to run your
business by local laws.
         1   The French take great pride in their language, so anyone who does not speak it may run the
risk of being disrespected by his French colleagues or business partners. Also, another reason why
learning French is important is that it is a great way to show every possible French business partner that
you care and respect their country"s culture and language.
     The first thing that you should do when meeting someone new is to shake his hand firmly and always
look the person in the eye. In social meetings with friends, kissing is common.
     Use first names only after being invited to. 2   The French will sometimes introduce themselves using
their surname first, followed by their first name.
     Dress well.    3   Your business clothing is a reflection of your success and social status. Always try to
be tasteful and stylish.  Women are advised to dress simply but elegantly.  Wearing make -up is practised widely by business women.
     The French are passionate about food, so lunches are common in doing business in France, which
usually consist of an appetizer, main meal with wine, cheese, dessert and coffee, and normally take up
to two hours.        4
     Do not begin eating until the host says, "bon appetite". Pass dishes to the left, keep wrists above the
table and try to eat everything on the plate.    5   This may suggest that you find the food tasteless. If
eating in a restaurant, the person who invites always pays.

A. The French draw information about people based on their appearance.
B. This is a time for relationship building.
C. Remember to be as polite as possible.
D. Language should be the focus of anyone planning to do business in France.
E. Be careful with adding salt, pepper or sauces to your food.
F. Use Monsieur or Madame before the surname.
G. Make an appointment with your business partner in advance.

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阅读理解 To face the music
Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the
day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way. Our expression today is "to face the music".
When someone

says, "well, I guess I"ll have to face the music," it does not mean he"s planning to go to
the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this
and did that, and why you didn"t do this or that. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime
or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children. We can all remember father"s angry voice, "I want to talk to you." and only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business
it was!
The phrase "to face the music" is familiar to every American, yo

ung and old. It is at least 100 years
o

ld. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist,
James Fenimore Looper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in
the wings to go on the stage. When they got their cue to go on, they often said, "Well, it"s time to face
the music." And that was exactly what they did - facing the orchestra which was just below them. And
an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be
friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not,

there
would be no play.  So the expression "to face the music" come to mean "having to go through something,
no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice."
     Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced an inspection by
their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean,
shinny enough to pass the inspection? Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well
as the inspection. What else could they do?
     Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the
responsibility for something that should not have been done. As, for example, when a man is forced out
of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums
tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his
horse.

1. How many ways does the phrase "to face the music" comes from?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

2. What"s the meaning of "to face the music?"

A. To face something far less pleasant.
B. To face the stage.
C. To face the back of one"s horse.
D. To face one"s leader.

3. Which of the following is a situation of facing the music?

A. When we are playing basketball.
B. When we are making a speech.
C. When we are having a party.
D. When we are talking with somebody.

4. The underlined word "hostile" means _______.

A. unfriendly
B. useless
C. unkind
D. unnecessary

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阅读理解 People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother"s Day, on the second
Sunday in May, and Father"s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days

are set aside to show love
and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give
love and care. These two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers.
More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care.
Thes

e two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother"s Day people wear
carnations. A. red one stands for a living mother. A. white one shows that the mother is dead. Many
people attend religious services(宗教仪式)to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents
are dead visit their graves. On these days, families get together at home and in restaur

ants. They often
have outdoor BBQs for Father"s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their
own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is
important, but it is "the thought that counts". Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries,
telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.

1. Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A. Parents bring children
B. Parents give love and care

to children
C. Parents educate children to be good persons.
D. Parents pass away before children grow up

2. What do you know from the passage?

A. Mother"s Day and Father"s Day are both in May.
B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past
C. Not all the children respect their parents
D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home

3. Which do you think is right about "carnation"?

A. It only has two kinds of color.
B. It is a special kind of clothes people wear on Mother"s Day or Father"s Day.
C. It"s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.
D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.

4. What do you think "florists" do?

A. They sell flowersB. They made bread or pastry
C. They offer enough room for having family parties.
D. They sell special clothes for Mother"s Day and Father"s Day.

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阅读理解     The English language started about 1,500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the
country.  They were the Angles,  the Saxons,  and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages
with them to England-After some time, the three languages became one new-language-English. The
name  "English" comes from the Angles. They lived in most of England. "England" means "Angle Land" or "Country of the Angles".
     The language that we speak today－Modern English－is not the same as the English that people used many years ago, including Old English(before 1150)and Middle English(up till 1500).That language-Old
English-sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand
words in Old English. But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many
important ways.

1.When did Modern English start?

A. About the year 1150.
B. Before the year 1500.
C. Between tile 12th century and tile 16th century.
D. About the year 1500.

2.How many languages did Old English come from?

A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.

3.Which language did the name"English"come from?

A Modern English.
B. The Angles.
C. The Jutes.
D. The Saxons.4.According to the passage, Modern English differs from Old English in_______.A. grammar
B. pronunciation
C. words
D. All of the above5.Which of the following is TRUE?A. Modern English has nothing to do with Old English.
B. Modern English has more words than Old English.
C. Modern English has a vocabulary  twice as large as Old English.
D. There is no difference between Old English and Middle English.

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阅读理解     Popeye the Sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s.The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of
spinach to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach.
Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many
people"s diets. Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.
     Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does
not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.
     People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a
mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that
spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted
it.
     Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person
is. However, spinach does have something else which the body needs-folic acid.
It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic
acid that made Popeye strong all along.

1. A good title for this reading passage is______.

A. Popeye the Sailor
B. The Truth About Spinach
C.A Mistake with Numbers
D. Folic Acid Makes You Strong

2. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor?

A. They thought spinach made them strong.
B. They thought Popeye was funny.
C. Spinach had a lot of iron.
D. People liked folic acid.

3. A research group told people that spinach______.

A. made Popeye strong
B. was a green vegetable
C. had less iron than other green vegetables
D. had more iron than other green vegetables

4. The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from______.

A. iron
B. folic acid
C. spinach
D. exercise

5. Folic acid is ______.

A. something in food
B. a vegetable
C. dangerous
D. a certain kind of spinach

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