阅读理解。 In many cultures white is often associated with something positive. A

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阅读理解。     In many cultures white is often associated with something positive. A white-collar job, for instance,
is the kind of job many people look for, working with your brain and not your hands.
     White has a clean and pure image.That is why doctors, dentists, and nurses usually wear white
uniforms. Babies are dressed in white at baptisms (洗礼) and brides wear white wedding gowns at
weddings.White in these cases is the symbol of innocence or purity.
     Sometimes white is used in expressions that are not good. "Whitewash" is one such expression.At
first, "whitewash" meant to paint over something with white paint to make it look better. However, it
means something different today: to hide or to cover up mistakes or failures.
     A "white elephant" is another example of white used in a negative way. In ancient Thailand, a white
elephant was regarded as a sacred animal, but it was very expensive to keep. The kings of those days
presented a white elephant to the people they wanted to ruin.Once they received this holy, royal animal
      as a gift, they were not allowed to sell or kill it.Today, a "white elephant" means something that is
big, useless, and unwanted. In America, when people want to get rid of their furniture or clothes, they
often have a "white elephant sale".

1. The text is mainly about _____. A. the meanings of white in English culture
B. the history of some English idioms
C. some interesting customs in English culture
D. some useful English words and expressions2. Which expression has an historical background? A. White-wash.
B. White-collar.
C. White elephant.
D. White elephant sale. 3. In which statement does"white" have a negative meaning?A. A boy is dressed in white at baptisms.
B. A bride wears a white wedding gown.
C. A man whitewashes his crime.
D. A girl finds a white collar job. 4. The author develops the text mainly by ______. A. analyzing its cause and effect
B. providing typical examples
C. comparing different ideas
D. following the time order

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阅读理解。     One difference from the other cities is that London has two centres: the City of London, the centre of
business, and Westminster, the centre of the official offices. The City of London is in fact a small area and
only about 5,000 people live there but it is the centre of British business. The City of Westminster not only
has the Houses of Parliament (议院) but also the different official offices which control the country.
     Other famous areas are the West End and the East End. The West End is the part that visitors usually
see because it has many famous shops, such as Selfridges and Simpsons, and many museums such as the
National Art Building and the Museum of Mankind. Most of the big London theatres and cinemas are also
in the West End. The East End has always been poor and not interesting but the home of the true Londoner,
the "Cockney". People say that a Cockney has to be born within the sound of Bow Bells: this means that he
could hear the sound of the bells in a church (教堂) in Bow, a place of the East End. The East End used to
have the docks (船坞) and some factories but now the docks and many of the factories have moved out of
London.
     London is now a mixture of peoples who came from many countries but are now just Londoners. Many
people came from the old British colonies (殖民地). But there are also large groups of people from Poland,
from Italy, from France, and from many other countries. Now you can buy food from any country and hear
any language spoken in London. The only difficulty is finding a restaurant where you can eat English food. 1. The "Cockney" is _____. A. the home of the true Londoner
B. the Londoner
C. a Londoner who was born in Bow and lives in the East End
D. the Londoner who likes cocks 2. The East End is known for it _____. A. has famous places
B. is very poor
C. has docks
D. has theatres and museums  3. The last sentence of the passage tells us _____.  A. there are few restaurants whose owners are English
B. there are many Londoners who were not English before
C. English food has changed after long years of the mixture of people
D. the English food is too expensive to eat

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根据短文内容, 从短文后的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。      1_____ People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need
or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
     Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. 2_____ One of the first kinds of money was shells.
     Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine
Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money
in parts of Africa.
     The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the centre. 3_____.
     Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. 4_____ Sweden and Russia
used copper to make their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.
     But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese
thought of a way to improve money. 5_____ The first paper money looked more like a note from one person
to another than the paper money used today.
     Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today. A. The first coins in England were made of tin (锡).
B. But people used to use all kinds of things as money.
C. No one knows for certain when people began to use money.
D. People strung (串连) them together and carried them from place to place.
E. Money, as we know, is all made of paper.
F. They began to use paper money.
G. Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services.

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阅读理解。     As is known to most of us all, the Grammy Award is the granddaddy of all music awards. It is to music
what Oscar is to the movies. The name "Grammy" is short for "gramophone (machine for reproducing music
and speech recorded on flat discs)", since the awards are shaped like those old-fashioned gramophones.
     Over the years Los Angeles and New York have played tug-of-war with the Grammy Awards show. What
about the result? The Grammy ceremony has been held 32 times in Los Angeles, 10 times in New York City,
and once in Nashville.
    In 1999, the show returned to Los Angeles (at the Shrine, with host Kelsey Grammer) thanks in large part
to a much-publicized feud between the show"s organizers and New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. And the
Grammys didn"t return to the Big Apple while Giuliani was still in office, eventually moving to Los Angeles"s
Staples Center.
     But with Giuliani finally gone from City Hall, the Grammys returned to New York in 2003, at Madison
Square Garden.
     For 2004, the award show moved back to L.A., and has remained here. The 47th Annum Grammy Awards
show was held on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, at the Staples Center. The big winners for 2005 were the late Ray
Charles, U2, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Los Lonely Boys, Kanye West, Usher, John Mayer, Tim McGraw and
Maroon.
     For 2007, the annum Grammy Awards was held at the Staples Center in downtown L.A. The organizers
have decided to move the show back to Sunday again. In 2006, the show was held on Wednesday, Feb. 8.
CBS had moved the show from its usual Sunday spot to avoid competing with coverage of the Winter
Olympics.
     On Jan. 31, 2010, the Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Jamie Foxx and
T-Pain hit the stage with Hip-Hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh and legendary Guns-N-Roses guitarist, Slash. 1. The underlined words "the Big Apple" (In Paragraph 3) refers to _____. A. the Staples Center
B. Madison Square Garden
C. New York
D. Los Angeles 2. The 40th Grammy Awards show was held _____.A. in L.A in 1997
B. in New York City in 1998
C. in L.A in 1998
D. in New York City in 1997 3. What is the passage mainly about? A. The Grammy Award
B. The origin of the Grammy Award
C. The city of L A and NY
D. New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani 4. rom the passage, we can infer that _____. A. Los Lonely Boys was one of the big winners for 2005
B. Madison Square Garden is a place belonging to New York
C. Over the years only LA and NY held the Grammy Awards show
D. It"s been over fifty years since the first Grammy Awards was held

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阅读理解。     Cold weather has a great effect, on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are
so many expressions that use the word "cold". For centuries, the body"s blood has been linked closely with
the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, for example, are said to be cold-blooded.
Cold-blooded people act in a merciless way. They may do brutal things to others, and not by accident. For
example, a newspaper says the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. The killer murdered someone,
not in self-defense. He seemed to kill with no emotion.
     Cold can affect other parts of the body, the feet, for example. Heavy socks can warm your feet, if your
feet are really cold. But there is an expression-to get cold feet-that has nothing to do with cold or your feet.
The expression means being afraid to do something you had decided to do. For example, you agree to be
president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned. All the work of the
organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to gel cold feet about being president when you
understand the situation.
     Cold can also affect your shoulder. You "give someone the cold shoulder" when you refuse to speak to
them. You treat them in a distant, cold way. The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning
your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend
who has not kept a promise: he made to you. Or, to someone who has lied about you to others.
    "A cold fish" is not a fish. It if a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and show no
love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone.
    "Out in the cold" is an expression often heard. It means not getting something that everybody else got.
A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise. He was left out in the cold. And it is not a
pleasant place to be. 1. The text is intended to tell us that _____. A. cold weather has a great effect on human bodies
B. "cold" is a word closely linked with human emotions
C. many English expressions contain the word "cold"
D. the word "cold" has many different meanings in English 2. The underlined word "brutal" in paragraph 1 most probably means _____. A. Cold-blooded
B. illegal
C. impolite
D. extreme 3. Which phrase can best describe a person who is unwilling to offer anything to others? A. Cruel.
B. To get cold feet.
C. A cold fish.
D. A cold shoulder. 4. If the teacher gives all the boys except Tom a pen as a prize, you can say he _____. A. is given the cold shoulder
B. is punished by a cold fish
C. has got cold feet
D. is left out in the cold

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阅读理解。     For her first twenty-four year, she"d been known as Debbie-a name that didn"t suit her good looks and
elegant manner. "My name has always made me think I should be a cheerleader," She complained. "I just
don"t feel like a Debbie!"
    One day, while filling out an application form for publishing job, the young woman suddenly changed
middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie. "That was the smartest thing I ever did," She says now.
"As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie. I felt more comfortable with myself… and other people started
to take me more seriously". Two years after her successful magazine editor-friends and associates call her
Lynne.
     Naturally, the name change didn"t cause Debbie/Lynne"s professional achievement-but it surely helped
if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents. Social scientists say that what you are called can
affect your life. Through history, names have not only identified people but also described them. "As his
name is, so is he..?" says the Bible. For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserves, simpleness
or charm may be suggested by your name and encourage other people before they even meet you.
     Of course, names with a good sense can work for you-even encouraging new acquaintances. A recent
survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the attractive female name, while women believed
Richard and David were the most attractive to men. One woman I know turned down a blind date with a
man named Harry because "he sounded dull." Several evenings later she came up to me at a party, pressing
for an introduction to a very nice man with whom they looked at each other all evening. "Oh," I said. "You
mean Harry?" She was ill at ease. 1. Debbie"s changing her name _____. A. had actually little to do with her career
B. was what she happened to do when filling out the form
C. did have an effect on her success
D. entirely contributed to her luck 2. The author introduced Harry to the woman _____. A. at the request of the woman herself
B. to tell her that names didn"t matter really
C. to make her feel uneasy in mind
D. the person is more important than his /her name 3. The name Debbie may be connected with something _____. A. huge
B. quiet
C. dull
D. attractive 4. The best possible title for the passage may be _____. A. Names are the most important
B. Your name is your fortune
C. Don"t care much for names
D. Names and making friends

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