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How would you like to come home after a long day, open the door, and walk into an elephant? That"s what
you would do if you lived in Elephant House in Margate, New Jersey. The elephant-shaped house was built in
1881 by James Lafferty. In 1962, Herbert Green built a chicken-shaped house.
Sarah Winchester tried to build a ghost-proof house in San Jose California. Workers built fake chimneys,
doors that open onto blank walls and stairs that lead nowhere. Many rooms were torn down and then rebuilt in
a new way to confuse the ghosts. It took 38 years to complete the house!
Some houses are built of strange materials. A house in Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts, is built of more than
100,000 newspapers. In Canada, George Pat built a house entirely out of bottles.
Some homes stand for great wealth and power. The Palace of Alhambra in Spain is one of the most beautiful
homes in the world. The man who built it loved water. A stream runs through all 9 acres of the palace. In each
room there is a small pool of sparkling water.
Wealthy Americans design dream houses, too. In 1895, Cornelius Vanderbilt built and moved into a house
named the breakers. He called it his summer cottage. It cost $ 10 million to build and had walls decorated with
gold. This "summer cottage" could hold 60 guests comfortably.
Dream houses don"t have to be expensive. A man named Baldasera built a house with 90 rooms for about
only $ 200 by digging under the earth. Baldasera worked alone. He spent about 40 years completing his
underground house. |
| 1. The passage mainly talks about _____. |
A. old houses
B. building materials
C. building history
D. unusual houses |
| 2. The builder of the Palace of Alhambra is probably proud of _____. |
A. the shining pools in the rooms
B. his special personality
C. his mother country Spain
D. the large area of his house |
| 3. The Breakers was built _____. |
A. in 1881 by Sarah Winchester
B. in 1881 by James Lafferty
C. in 1895 by Cornelius Vanderbilt
D. in 1962 by Herbert Green |
| 4. Baldasera built his house _____. |
A. without any tools
B. without spending much money
C. with his family
D. with much help from others |
答案
| 1-4: D A C B |
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Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly
pubs can be dangerous places of potential gaffes (失礼) for the newcomers.
A team of researchers have discovered some of the unknown customs of British pubs-starting with the
difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no waiters-you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of
Italian youths were waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own. This may
sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose.
Pub culture is designed to promote sociability (社交) in a society known for its reserve. Standing at the
bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only site
in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely suitable and really quite
normal behavior. "If you haven"t been to a pub, you haven"t been to Britain."This tip can be found in a bookle,
Passport to the Pub: The Tourists" Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers" rule of conduct for those wanting to
sample" a central part of British life and culture".
The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you are
in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks. Nothing annoys the regular customers
and bar staff more than a group of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and hesitate about
what to order. |
| 1. The underlined word "sample" in the first paragraph probably means "____". |
A. taste
B. experience
C. test
D. record |
| 2. The culture of pub in Britain is developed to ____. |
A. encourage people to communicate with each other
B. encourage more people to consume drinks
C. attract more tourists to the pubs
D. form its own character of culture |
| 3. If you don"t follow the local rules in a pub, ____. |
A. you won"t buy good local drinks
B. you may annoy the regular customers and bar staff
C. you may fail to feel the local culture
D. you might get into a dangerous place |
| 4. What may be the best title for the passage? |
A. Self-service Pubs in Britain
B. British Local Pubs: Special Chat Places
C. Local Pub Culture in Britain
D. Manners in British Local Pubs |
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No one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire. But reports
suggest that it is more than one hundred.
A wall of flames fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards
the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria. Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne
will be in danger unless the wind changes. People are rushing excitedly into the streets. The police have
warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so.
The cause of the fire is unknown. No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months, and the
hot, north-west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour.
The firefighters are travelling to the fire by road, rail and air. But it is not easy to get there. Flames and
fallen trees have cut off or blocked roads and railway lines. The thick smoke often prevents them from
finding the air strips (飞机跑道).
It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War. |
| 1. By the time the article was written, the fire ____. |
A. had just broken out
B. had been put out
C. was spreading violently (猛烈地)
D. was coming to an end |
| 2. The writer wrote this article mainly to tell people ____. |
A. the fire was terrible and dangerous
B. it was impossible to put out the fire
C. more than one hundred people died of the fire
D. to join in the fight against the fire |
| 3. In the 4th paragraph, the writer suggested that ____. |
A. the fire would soon be controlled by the firefighters
B. it would be very difficult to put out the fire
C. the government was paying great attention to the fire
D. the fire had caused great losses and the airport was in danger |
| 4. The underlined word "accurate" in the first sentence has the same meaning as ____. |
A. recent
B. whole
C. rough
D. exact |
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Cittaslow has discovered China, and it is awarding a little village in Jiangsu the title of "slow city".
The bored teenagers of Gaochun are impatient with the leisurely pace of hometown life. For them there
is no nightlife to speak of, no bright lights, no excitement and they cannot wait to grow up and leave for the
urban attractions of the big cities. But it is this laid-back lifestyle that has attracted international attention. At
least, a quiet village within Gaochun county has come under the spotlight. Yaxi village, population 20,000, is
about to be designated China"s first "slow city" by Cittaslow, the sustainable lifestyle movement that first
surfaced in Italy 11 years ago.
At home, the residents at Yaxi are unfazed and pretty much unimpressed by the honor. To them, life has
been like this for as long as they can remember. Here, growing old gracefully is natural.
Nobody living in this little county had heard of Cittaslow or the words "slow city" before this.
"The first time I heard the term was last July, when the vice- president of Cittaslow, Angelo Vassallo,
visited Yaxi village," says Zuo Niansheng, the chief editor of local newspaper Gaochun Today.
"Vassallo was deeply impressed by this village"s natural and cultural resources and said it perfectly fitted
the requirements for a slow city," says Zuo. That was how Yaxi became connected with Cittaslow.
The Slow City must also be committed to protect and maintain the natural environment as well as promote
a sustainable way of development, all of which are the current strategies adopted in Gaochun. "We"ve been
doing this for years," adds Zuo.
Cittaslow was founded in Tuscany, ltaly in 1999. It was a spin- off from the Slow Food Movement which
started, also in Italy, in 1986 as a protest against the first McDonald"s opening near the Spanish Steps in Rome.
The movement championed a return to healthy, nutritious home-grown, home-cooked foods.
Slow Food has expanded globally to more than 130 countries. Its mission has also broadened to include the
promotion of sustainable foods and local small businesses, and the localization as opposed to globalization of
food production.
Cittaslow is an expansion of the Slow Food Movement, and it actively advocates a lifestyle that is
sustainable, and that will improve quality of life, mid will preserve cultural and culinary (烹饪的) heritage. |
| 1. According the passage, Cittaslow is a( n) ____. |
A. organization
B. person
C. lifestyle
D. honor |
| 2. What"s the reaction of the residents at Yaxi to the award according the passage? |
A. Very excited.
B. Very shocked.
C. Indifferent.
D. Very happy. |
| 3. Why is the village Yaxi awarded the title of "slow city"? |
A. Because it is full of excitement and activities of nightlife.
B. Because the residents at Yaxi enjoy a leisure life.
C. Because it is very rich and has a lot of attractions.
D. Because foreign people prefer to small towns. |
| 4. It can be inferred from the passage that ____. |
A. young people at Yaxi enjoy their life very much
B. China is more and more popular with foreign people
C. the first McDonald"s in Europe was opened in Spain
D. the lifestyle of"slow city" will be good to environment and people |
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We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it-as a candy, but once it was
a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it is an
ingredient in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over
chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.
Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say
"Ugh!" and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.
The word "chocolate" comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived
in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make
a drink.
When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because
the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The
Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was
good for the digestion.
In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste
of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block
of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste
of milk chocolate even better.
Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie.
Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and of course an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce. |
| 1. It was ____ that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao. |
A. the workers in the chocolate factory
B. the Spaniards
C. the people in England
D. the owner of a chocolate factory |
| 2. According to the passage which of the following statements is TRUE? |
A. Nobody had the idea of adding sugar into cacao until the sixteenth century.
B. The word "chocolate" comes from a Mexican word.
C. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys like them.
D. Workers must dry and roast the beans to remove the bitter taste. |
| 3. The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because ____. |
A. it was strong and bitter
B. it was good for digestion
C. it cured man" s diseases
D. it was a kind of drink for good health |
4. Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?
a. Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England.
b. A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate.
c. The Spaniards started drinking cacao.
d. It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. e. A factory mixed milk and chocolate
together. |
A. a-b-c-d-e
B. c-d-e-b-a
C. c-d-a-b-e
D. c-d-b-e-a |
| 5. It can be learned from the passage that ____. |
A. chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy bar
B. the Mayas only used cacao beans for drinking in Mexico
C. chocolate is a product of the cacao tree
D. people liked more the taste of solid blocks of sweetened chocolate than that of chocolate mixed with milk |
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Notre-Dame de Paris ( 《巴黎圣母院》 ) is one of the well- known novels written by French author
Victor Hugo. I have just finished this book.
Reflecting on the content of the book, I am most impressed by the architecture of that time, like the
churches that represented power and luxury (奢华). It shows how great architects" appreciation of beauty
and their capacity of turning their dreams into buildings are.
When it comes to the heroine Esmerelda, I am deeply impressed by her beauty and kindness. I love her
not only for her fascinating appearance but also because of her good mind and pitiful destiny. We can see
her pure beauty from how she treats the goat, how she saves the jobless poet, and how she sacrifices for
love. In my eyes, she is a lost angel in the world. However, all this perfect girl has received is to lead a
vagrant (漂泊的) life. She lives in a slum (贫民窟) and is often made fun of by the so-called upper class
of society. She is abandoned and threatened. In the end, Esmerelda sadly makes the decision to end her life.
Different lifestyles are displayed in the novel, like foolish Phoebus and the ugly hunchback (驼背)
Quasimodo. A striking comparison is demonstrated (展示, 证明) between Phoebus and Quasimodo. They
both fall in love with the gypsy (吉普赛人) girl at the same time and both are refused. Their love is so
strong and sincere, while one wants to conquer and the other chooses to sacrifice.
I think that may be the real charm of the famous novel. It tells not only a sad story, but also reveals
human beings" pursuits (追求) of love and happiness. However, not every one receives the same treatment
in search of their love and happiness. What should we do when we are faced up with the darkness and
unfairness of society? Everyone has different answers, as the characters in the novel do. |
| 1. What is implied but not stated directly in the passage? |
A. Notre-Dame de Paris was written by Victor Hugo.
B. The architecture was built with advanced building technology.
C. The churches represented power and luxury.
D. Esmerelda is so beautiful and friendly that the writer is deeply struck. |
| 2. What"s the author"s attitude towards Esmerelda? |
A. Criticizing and complaining.
B. Admiring and sympathetic.
C. Disappointed and upset.
D. Regretful and sad. |
| 3. The best title of the passage may be ____. |
A. My reading of Notre-Dame de Paris
B. Charming Esmerelda
C. Notre-Dame de Paris
D. Different lifestyles in the novel |
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