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The world"s first subway was built in London in 1863. At the time, the government was looking for a way
to reduce traffic problems. The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people. So the officials decided
to make it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day. If people had a
convenient way to get to and from work, they would live outside of the city and this would help reduce the
pressure. From these problems, the idea of the London Underground was born.
The plans for building the Underground met with several problems, but the first track was finally opened in
January,1863. A steam train pulled the cars along the first underground track which was six kilometers long.
About 30,000 people got on the subway the first day. They were treated to comfortable seats and pleasant
decorations inside the cars. However, the smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels. Fans had to
be put in the tunnel later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe. Even with its problems, riding the
Underground did become popular. It carried nine million riders in its first year.
Modem subways have come a long way since the early days of the London Underground.
Today there are more than one hundred underground systems around the world. Shopping malls built in
traffic stations have helped the popularity of subways. Nowadays many stations include underground
department stores, supermarkets and restaurants. Shoppers never have to go above ground! |
1. What is the best title for this passage?
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2. Why did the British government decide to build the London Underground?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. When was the first track opened?
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4. What does the writer mean by saying "Shoppers never have to go above ground!" ?
___________________________________________________________________________ |
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答案
1. Subway Past and Present／London Underground
2. Because there were many traffic problems. /To reduce traffice pressure.
3. In 1863.
4. People can buy what they warn in underground malls.
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WHO would have thought a man who lived in the Stone Age would be dressed in clothes made in China? A
thousand-year-old mummy (木乃伊), nicknamed (绰号) Otzi the Iceman was wearing a Chinese jacket, latest
research has found. But where and how he got the jacket has become a topic of great debate.
Otzi is the nickname of a well-preserved (保存完好的) mummy from about 3,300 BC. He was found in
1991 in the Otztal Valley in the Alps, near the border between Austria and Italy. Two German tourists, Helmut
and Erika Simon found him when they were climbing.
Otzi was thought to be the body of a soldier who fought during WWI but was found to be thousands of years
older. Analyzing Otzi showed that the items with him were all of different ages. His arrows are 7,000 years
old, the axe (斧头) belonged to a time hundreds of years later and the skin in which the man was dressed
originally belonged to a goat that lived in China. Otzi"s tattoo (纹身) shows that he might have been a wizard
(男巫), according to Prauda, the official newspaper in Russia.
There are still many mysteries surrounding Otzi, yet the most famous and frightening one is his curse
(诅咒). It is said that Otzi had mystic powers and those who trouble his dead body will be doomed (注定) to
die. Otzi has claimed seven people so far. With the death of several people who have touched the remains of
the ancient man, the "Otzi curse" mystery has snowballed. |
| 1. In this passage, the writer suggests that ______. |
A. we should not go to the Alps because many people died there
B. many people that have studied Otzi have died
C. Otzi is an Egyptian mummy, found on the Alps
D. Otzi is Chinese, because of the clothing he was wearing |
| 2. The underlined word "snowballed" in the last sentence means that _____. |
A. people pay their respect to the dead by throwing snowballs
B. people who have touched Otzi"s body have often died shortly after being hit with snowballs
C. the mystery around the curse gets larger and larger, like a snowball rolling down a hill
D. Otzi was found buried with many snowballs that scientists agree may have been used
as weapons in the time when Otzi was alive |
| 3. In the passage, which of the following statements is NOT mentioned? |
A. Otzi was wearing a jacket, made of the skin of a goat that lived in China.
B. Helmut and Erika Simon discovered Otzi in the Alps in 1991.
C. Helmut was the seventh victim of Otzi"s curse.
D. Otzi is said to have mystic powers. |
| 4. What is the best title of the passage? |
A. The Curse of the Iceman
B. A Great Discovery
C. A Well-preserved Mummy
D. A Man Who Lived in the Stone Age |
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Celebrations spread across China when Shanghai, the Oriental Pearl, was given the right to host the 2010
World Expo on December 3.
Shanghai won the honor after beating rivals from Russia, Mexico, Poland and South Korea.
"I"m very proud of being Chinese," said Wang Kaibo, a Senior 2 student of the Middle School Affiliated to
Beijing Medical University."The winning of the expo is a victory, not only for Shanghai residents, but for the
people of the whole Chinese nation." Bidding (申办) for the expo shows that China is more confident of playing
a more important role on the international stage. It"s competing for large events and the next one could be the
World Cup, Wang said.
The World Expo 2010 and the 2008 Beijing Olympics will become the twin shining stars of China"s
development over the next 10 years, said experts.
The World Expo is known as "Olympics of the economic, cultural, scientific and technological fields". It is
usually held every five years and lasts for six months.
The Olympics, World Cup and World Expo are considered three top international events in the world.
China is the first developing country to win the expo bid in the event"s 151-year history.
Not only will it attract more foreign investment to China, but experts say that the half-year-long exhibition
will bring at least 70 million visitors to Shanghai.
The World Expo is a great event for different countries to exchange social, economic, cultural and scientific
achievements, and also help to encourage new technology and ideas.
The expo was first held in London in 1851. It has a history of global influence.
The Eiffel Tower, built during the Paris World Expo in 1889, became the symbol of the French capital.
Many historic inventions, such as the telephone and airplane, all made their first appearance at a World Expo. |
| 1. The winning of bidding for the World Expo 2010 and the 2008 Olympic Games implies _____. |
A. China is beginning to play a more important part on the international stage
B. China has played the most important role in the international affairs
C. China has become a developed country ever since 53
D. China is the first Asian country to win the expo bid in history |
2. As we know, in general, the World Expo is usually held every years, while the Olympics
is usually held every ____ years. |
A. 4; 5
B. 5; 4
C. 4; 4
D. 5; 5 |
| 3. By bidding for the expo and the Olympics, we are sure that _____. |
A. China will beat rivals from Russia, Mexico, Poland and South Korea
B. China will become a super country in the United Nations
C. China will build a famous tower like Eiffel Tower as the symbol of the capital
D. China will develop more quickly than before and will benefit a lot from them |
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The first English dictionary was published in 1604. The dictionary was actually nothing more than a list
of about 3, 000 difficult words, each followed by a one-word definition.
The author, Robert Cawdrey, made no attempt to include everyday words in his dictionary. No one, he
reasoned, would ever have to look up a word in a dictionary if he already knew the meaning of the word.
During the 1600"s more dictionaries were published. Each followed Cawdrey"s lead and presented a few
thousand hard words. Around 1700 one dictionary maker, John Kersey, did define easy words as well as hard
words. But until the 1750"s all the dictionaries were rather crude and not very valuable.
A man named Dr Samuel Johnson changed all this. In 1755 Dr Johnson produced the first modern
dictionary. He included in his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings.
He also gave good sentences to show how each word was actually used in speech and in writing. By the end
of the 1700"s most dictionary makers had followed Johnson"s example. Dictionaries were getting better and
better.
The 1800"s saw the greatest improvement in the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars planned and
prepared the Oxford English Dictionary, a twenty-volume (卷；册；部) work. One of the most interesting
features of the Oxford Dictionary is its word histories. It traces (追溯；探索) the history of each word from
its earliest recorded use up to the time of the printing of the dictionary. |
| 1. The first English dictionary _______. |
A. defined easy words as well as hard ones
B. was just a list of difficult words with one-word definitions
C. included a number of everyday words
D. was considered to be a very valuable one |
| 2. According to the passage, before 1755 all English dictionaries _______. |
A. were of no value
B. only defined hard words
C. defined both easy words as well as hard words
D. were far from being perfect |
| 3. Which of the following statements is not true about Dr Johnson"s dictionary? |
A. It was not very valuable.
B. It was the first modern English dictionary.
C. It included easy words as well as hard ones.
D. It gave sentences to show the usage of words. |
| 4. The most interesting feature of the Oxford Dictionary was that ______. |
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A. it had a complete list of difficult words
B. it gave sentences showing how each word was actually used
C. it was a 20-volume work
D. it showed the history of each word |
| 5. This passage is mainly about _____. |
A. the difference of English dictionaries
B. the origin of English dictionaries
C. the development of English dictionaries
D. the features of English dictionaries |
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The Mississippi is a great river whose relationship with man goes way back beyond its discovery in the
16th century. The River was used by Indians as a highway and as a source of food, and it was they who
gave it its name-"misi" meaning "great" and "sipi" meaning "water". When the length of its branch, the
Missouri, is added to it, the Mississippi becomes greater. 1 . From the source of the Missouri to the tip
of the delta (三角洲), it is 2, 480 miles long.
Great rivers are likely to suffer floods. In 1927 the Mississippi flooded 26 thousand acres, sweeping
away farms, towns, everything in its path. In 1938 its floods drowned or killed 200 people and made millions
homeless. Today the river has largely been controlled. 2 . Industries have spread down some of the
waterways of the delta, but otherwise the delta is a remote place, the homeland of a little colony of French
Canadians that the British drove out of Nova Scotia in the 18th century. They still speak French, mixed with
English, Indian, Spanish and Negro idioms. They keep to themselves, fanning the rich soil of the delta. 3 .
4 . Pioneers who first reached its banks wondered not only where it went, but what lay beyond. In 1764
the French founded a city on the right bank of the river, and named it after their king, Louis XV. This city,
named St. Louis, became the jumping-off place for the adventurous men and women who opened up the
Great Plains, and the way to the Far West. Some 40 years earlier, at the beginning of the 18th century, the
French had founded another city just above the Mississippi delta, New Orleans. 5 . New Orleans is one
of the great ports of the world, and one of the greatest terminals for both sea and river traffic. |
A. It was the Mississippi that made the city what it is.
B. Levees, high banks built of earth, hold back the flood waters.
C. Therefore, as we know, it"s the third longest river in the world.
D. It is known that the "Great Water" has also been a frontier river.
E. However, they paddled up and down the Mississippi in their boats to seek their fortune.
F. The "Great Water" always remains a threat, for the streets of the city are below the level of the river
G. They call themselves Cajuns, who have actually been leading fairly primitive lives and preserving
their own traditions. |
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Handshaking, though a European practice, is now often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly
when the practice started in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their
unarmed (无武器的) hands to each other as a sign of goodwill. As time went on and trade in cities grew
rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other" s hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement. This practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other."Let" s shake (hands) on
it" sometimes means agreement reached.
Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No. Sometimes the
Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the
other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding (误解) among the Chinese that
westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (保守的) in manner. But
in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to
shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you. |
| 1. In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other ______. |
A. to make a deal
B. to greet each other
C. to show friendliness
D. to reach an agreement |
| 2. The first paragraph mainly tells us _______. |
A. where handshaking was first practiced
B. how handshaking came about
C. about the relationship between handshaking and trade
D. about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China |
| 3. According to the text, which of the following statements is true? |
A. Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese.
B. Westerners are unwilling to shake hands.
C. We should make a judgment before shaking hands.
D. We shouldn"t" t shake hands with European women. |
| 4. The main purpose of the text is______. |
A. to tell us some differences between the East and the West
B. to offer us some important facts about handshaking
C. to introduce us to some different customs in the West
D. to give us some advice before we travel abroad |
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