阅读理解。 Edinburgh is one of Scotland"s two big cities, the capital. It is affe
题型：浙江省期中题难度：来源：
historical significance. Situated on the east coast of Scotland, Edinburgh proudly offers a window to past.
Indeed Edinburgh has been Scotland"s royal city since 1437. Most of Edinburgh"s sights are contained within
two districts: the old town and the contrasting new town. The largely medieval Royal Mile which stretches
for a statute (法定的)mile and the 107 yards from Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Hollyroodhouse, dominates
the city"s central area. The Royal Mile has been quoted as being: The largest, longest and finest street for
buildings and density of inhabitants, not only in Britain, but in the world.
To millions of visitors, Edinburgh Castle is a must see because there are many treasures. Princess Street
is located in Edinburgh"s new town directly below the castle. Next to Princess Street, in the shadow of
Edinburgh Castle lies the broad green Princess Street Gardens. This is one of the most delightful gardens I
have even visited.
Another marvelous site to visit is Calton Hill. I sat for hours on it, just happy to breathe the fresh air.
I stayed in Edinburgh for about two weeks and never tired of the cityscape. I must admit the Edinburgh
is really a place no traveler will cross out from the traveling list.
B. In a travel journal
C. In a student"s diary
D. In a science report
B. Next to Edinburgh Castle is Princess Street
C. Palace of Holyroodhouse is at one end of Royal Mile
D. Royal Mile was built in 1723
B.Scotland, Edinburgh, Britain
C.Edinburgh, Britain, Scotland
D.Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh
B. Consist of
C. Be next to
D. Be the most important thing in
B. To introduce a site of interest
C. To recommend a travelling place
D. To give a geography lesson
答案
举一反三
have Unpleasant meanings.
The expression "to be in hot water" is one of them. It is a very old expression. "Hot water" was used 500
years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely
hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.
That no longer happens. But we still get in "hot water". When we are in"hot water", we are in trouble. It
can be any kind of trouble-serious or not so serious. A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the
police. A young boy can be in hot water with his mother, if he walks in the house with dirty shoes.
Being in "deep water" is almost the same as being in hot water. When you are in deep water. you are in a
difficult position. Imagine fl person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head.
You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem
is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks without knowing anything about the
stock market.
"To keep your head above water" is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt. A company seeks
to keep its head above water during economic hard times. A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above
water until he finds a new job.
"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that is finished. It cannot be
changed. The expression comes from the idea that water that has flowed over a dam cannot be brought back
again.
B. To be in hot water; To keep your head above water.
C. To be in deep water; Water over the dam!
D. Water over the dam; To be in hot water.
B. he is trying to pay off his debt
C. he is trying to keep his promise
D. he is trying not to get into debt
B. "Water over the dam" is an expression about a future event.
C. Water could be used in the war in the past.
D. All of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.
B. how to use some expressions of water
C. expressions about water and their meanings
D. expressions with negative meaning
deal of fanfare (仪式上用的短曲); there are weddings on mountain-tops with guests barefooted; and there
have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings, no matter
where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs.
Before a couple is married,they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live nearby,
their close friends and their relatives who live far away. When everything is ready, then comes the most
exciting moment.
The wedding itself usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes. The wedding party enters the church while
the wedding march is played. The bride carrying a bouquet (花束) enters last with her father who will "give
her away." The bridegroom enters the church from a side door. When the wedding party is gathered by the
altar, the bride and bridegroom exchange vows (誓言). It is traditional to use the words "To have and to hold
from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to
cherish, till death do us part". Following the Vows, the couple exchange rings. Wearing the wedding ring on
the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.
After the ceremony there is often a party, called a "reception", which gives the wedding guests an
opportunity to congratulate the new couple.
The car in which the couple leaves the church is decorated with balloons,streamers and shaving cream.
The words "Just Married" are painted on the trunk or back window. The bride and bridegroom run to the car
under a shower of rice thrown by the wedding guests. When the couple drives away from the church, friends
often chase them in cars, honking and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honeymoon.
B. science and technology
C. culture and custom
D. education and entertainment
B. To make fun of them.
C. Not mentioned.
D. To draw attention to them.
B. The bride"s father is usually present to lead his daughter to the bridegroom and give her to him.
C. Only bridegrooms send rings to brides.
D. Brides needn"t make vows before bridegrooms.
a. sending invitation
b. going on honeymoon e.attending the wedding
d. giving a reception
e. getting engaged
B. e-c-d-a-b
C. b-c-d-a-e
D. e-a-c-d-b
"Palaeolithic (旧石器时代的) Man". "Neolithic (新石器时代的) Man",etc..neatly sum up whole periods.
When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely
choose the label "Legless Man". Histories of the time will go something like this:"in the twentieth century,
people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very
early age. There were lifts in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. And the surprising thing
is that they didn"t use their legs even when they went on holiday."
The future history books might also record that we were deprived (剥夺) of the use of our eyes. In
our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a
bird"s-eye view of the world. When you travel by car or train, an unclear picture of the countryside
constantly smears the windows. Car drivers, especially, are mixed with the urge to go on and on: they
never want to stop. The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says "I"ve been there."
You mention the remotest, and someone is bound to say "I"ve been there"-meaning, "I drove through it at
100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere else."
When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you
spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival, when it is
achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this, you suspend all experience.
The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present.
For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he
makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end
of his journey he feels a delicious physical tiredness. He knows that sound, satisfying sleep will be his: the
just reward of all true travelers.
B. The best way to travel
C. The reward of true travel
D. Possible ways to travel
B. lifts prevent people from walking
C. modern vehicles have replaced walking
D. people prefer cars, buses and trains
B. people always focus on next destination
C. people can enjoy the view of the destination
D. people care much about the arrangement of the journey
B. eyes become useless in traveling at high speed
C. people want to sleep during traveling
D. people won"t use their eyes
B. There is no need to use legs or eyes.
C. Modern means of transportation make the world a small place.
D. We should experience the present heart and soul while traveling.
behind. They become "kidults" (kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people
across Asia.
Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans
around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion (坐垫)
on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory. (挂件)
Other kidults still enjoy children"s stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the
Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is
actually reading a children"s book!
"Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like
emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society," said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at
Hankuk University (韩国外国语大学). He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults
and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. He may
be right.
Tim Greenhalgh, a professor, explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They value childhood
because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show
their fear of society and adulthood.
B. Bloomsbury knows some kidults don"t want people to know that they are kidults
C. Bloomsbury thinks the cover with an adult is better
D. Bloomsbury knows kidults prefer to chose books for adults in nature
B. it can help kidults feel relaxed
C. it is helpful to solve some social problems
D. it can make people listen to their parents
B. kidults have mental problems
C. our society is very dull
D. some people can never grow up
The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper
was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700"s the world"s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn"t
have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621,
an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper
was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first
published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波士顿
新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty
daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the
largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻). It sells more
than 11 million copies every day.
B. Germany
C. France
D. Sweden
B. New York
C. Boston
D. New Orleans
B. English language newspaper sells more than 11 million copies every day.
C. Europe didn"t have a regularly published newspaper in 1608.
D. The first daily English newspaper came out in March 1702.
最新试题
- 人体内的气***换是通过气体的______来完成的．气体总是从浓度______的地方向浓度______的地方扩散，直到两边
- 读地球公转示意图，完成下列要求。（1）在图上绘出地球公转的方向。 （2）判断写出A、B、C、D四点的节气、时间及昼夜长短
- -- Tony, _________ is your father ? -- He is a________.[
- 【题文】已知集合I={1,2,3,4}，A={1}，B={2，4}，则=
- 用火柴棒按下面得方式搭图形：（1）填写下表：（2）第n个图形共有多少根火柴棒？
- With Father"s Day around the corner,l have taken some money
- 室外刮很大的北风时，把玻璃窗打开一条缝会听到呼啸的声音，这是由于______振动而产生的．
- 已知m，n为两条不同的直线，α，β为两个不同的平面，给出如下命题：（1）若m⊂α，n⊂α，m∥β，n∥β，则α∥β；（2
- 在北京市海淀区有两句耐人寻味的话：一句是区委书记说的，“遇有大事，听不到政协意见，心里就不踏实”；另一句是政协主席说的，
- 下列物质：①二氧化氮②烟尘③一氧化碳④二氧化碳⑤二氧化硫，可造成空气污染的是（ ）A．①②③⑤B．②③④⑤C．①②③④
热门考点
- 从图中可见1893年—1898年“民主”出现的频率远远高于“共和”的频率，这现象的反映了
- 2011世界化学年的主题是“人类的生活，人类的未来”，下列叙述能体现这一主题的是( )A．合成药物，让人类更健康B．大
- 如图,△ABC中,∠A=70º,外角平分线CE∥AB.求∠B和∠ACB的度数
- 下列表格中列出了除去物质中少量杂质的方法，其中正确的是（ ） 选项物质杂质除杂方法ACO2CO通过足量NaOH溶液并干
- 根据拼音写出相应的汉字。 (1)我也应该用sī yǎ( )的喉咙歌唱 (2)连羽毛也fǔ làn( )在土
- 细胞中进行光合作用的主要结构是 ( )A．细胞膜B．细胞核C．细胞质中的叶绿体D．细胞质中的线粒体
- 根据下列实验装置图回答：（仪器装置可用序号填写）（1）写出标有序号的仪器名称：①______；②______．（2）用高
- 某碳酸钙样品中含碳元素的质量分数为9%（杂质不含碳元素），则样品中CaCO3的质量分数为______．
- 下列根据实验操作及现象所得出的结论中，正确的是选项实验操作及现象实验结论A向两份蛋白质溶液中分别滴加NaCl溶液和CuS
- 下表是海湾战争中参战双方伤亡情况统计，对此表数据成因解读正确的一项是A．多国部队使用了大规模***伤性武器B．多国部队的军事
© 2017-2019 超级试练试题库,All Rights Reserved.