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Mr. And Mrs. Williams had always spent their summer holidays in England in the past, in a small boarding-house at the seaside. One year, however, Mr. Williams made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to Rome and stay at a really good hotel while they went around and saw the sights of that famous city.
They flew to Rome and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in the. Boarding-house they had been used to in the past, no meals were served after seven o’clock in the evening. They were therefore surprised when the clerk who received them in the hall of the hotel asked them, whether they would be taking dinner there that night.
―Are you still serving dinner then?‖ asked Mrs. Williams.
―Yes, certainly, madam,\ ―What are the times of meals then?‖ asked Mr. Williams.
―Well, sir,‖ answered the clerk, ―we serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.\
―But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of Rome! Said Mrs. Williams in a disappointed voice.
1.What is boarding –house ?
A. A private house that supplies rooms and meals. B. A house that is made of board. C. A hotel in England. D. A public house.
2.What is boarding –house ? A.
A private house that supplies rooms and meals. B. A house that is made of board. C. A hotel in England. D. A public house.
3.What is boarding –house ?
A. A private house that supplies rooms and meals. B. A house that is made of board. C. A hotel in England. D. A public house.
4.What is boarding –house ?
A. A private house that supplies rooms and meals. B. A house that is made of board. C. A hotel in England. D. A public house.
5.What is boarding –house ?
A. A private house that supplies rooms and meals. B. A house that is made of board. C. A hotel in England. D. A public house.
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阅读（二）
The United States is full of automobiles. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or even more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a necessary-part of life.
Gars are used for business. They are driven to offices end factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen art sent to different parts of the city in order to get supplies.
Sometimes small children must be driven to school, in time cities school buses are provided only when children live more than, a mile from the school When the children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Monday, taking her own children and the neighbor’s children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesday, another on Wednesday, and so on. This called forming car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.
More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer automobiles on the road and to use less gasoline. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars
6.Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. Each American family has got at least one car.
B. Some American families have got more than one car. C. Cars are very common in the united states D. Americans do not use cars for pleasure only.
7.According to the passage, children must be taken to school by car when____________ A. their homes are over one mile away from their school
B. there are no school buses available and the school is too far away for the children to go to school
C. there are a number of children in the neighborhood and their families have their own car. D. the children are too young to walk to school every morning 8.Which people are forming a car pool?
A. Three or four people who drive in turns to the office or the factory where they at work. B. A woman who takes her own children and her neighbors’ children to school by car. C. Children who drive to School in turns.
D. parents who drive their own children to school in turns. 9.Which people are forming a car pool? A. It is a good practice
B. It is good just tor mothers taking children to school. C. Ii will solve parking problems
D. It helps cut down the number of cars put out each year.
10.What docs the author think is the problem about cars in the United Stated? A. There is a shortage of gasoline for ears
B. There are too many cars in the streets and on the roads. C. There are not enough cars to go around. D. Some families still do not have their own cars.
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阅读（三）
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain, its first use was as a shade against the sun!
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon(巴比伦) as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol！Of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But is believed that the first persons in Europe to use %umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then is appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared In France, and later on in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella 'was used against rain throughput most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight It was not until the twentieth century that women's umbrellas began to be made in a whole variety of colons.
11.According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented _____. A. in ancient China B. in ancient Egypt C. in ancient Greece D. in ancient Rome
12.Which of the following statements is NOT. true about the umbrella? A .No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella.
B. The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun. C. The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century. D.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella.
13. A strange feature of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as_____. A. protection against rain B. a shade against the sun C. a symbol of honor and pride D. women’s decoration
14.In Europe ,the umbrella was first used against the rain___. A. during the middle ages B. by the eighteenth century C. in rome D. in Greece
15.This passage talks mainly about_______. A. when and how the umbrella was invented
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B. why the umbrella was so popular in Europe C. the development of the umbrella D. the history and use of the umbrella 阅读（四）
A wise man said ―of the making of books there is no end‖. There are millions of books in the world and thousand of new books came out every year. It is no good hoping to read all these books. However hard we may try. We can read only a few. So we must be careful in deciding what to read, for there are bad books as well as books really worth reading. We may read good novels, but most of our reading should be serious—science, technology, lives of great men, history and so on , if we get into the habit of reading earnestly and with a purpose when we are young ,we shall be grateful for it all our lives. For reading gives a man great pleasure, trains his mind, makes him think, and teaches man much.
16.The wise man’s saying means that____.
A. books will continue coming out as time goes on. B. books without an ending will go on being published. C. the making of some books has no ending D. making books has nothing to do with an end
17.It is no good hoping to read all these books because____. A. there are too many books to read
B. reading some of the books is not good to us C. reading these books takes up too much time D. a little learning is a dangerous thing
18.We can read only a few of the books in the world___. A .if we don’t try reading books in some new way B. because we are often not in the right habit of reading C. even if we try hard few of them
D. no matter how hard we nay try to read all of them
19.We must be careful in making up our minds about what we’ll read, for ____. A. Bad books are as good as books as books worth reading. B. There are some bad books worth reading.
C. There are too many bad books as well as books worth reading. D. We should only read the good books not the bad ones 20.We may read good novels but____.
A. We should read them thoroughly and critically B. We should read the serious books C. Our reading should be most serious D. We should read first of all serious books
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二.选择
21.It ___a fine day, we went for a walk. A. is B .be C .being D. to be
22.By the end of June , you ____here for three month.
A .will have studied B .studies C. will study D .have studies 23 If he ____to come tomorrow, I would tell him everything. A.are B. is C. were D .be 24.We wish you ____so much.
A. haven’t smoked B. aren’t smoking C. don’t smoke D. didn’t smoke 25.Go and get some milk,____?
A .will you B. shan’t you C. don’t you D .do you 26.He commanded that she ____him everything. A. must tell B. tell C .shall had D .might tell 27.When I ____my breakfast ,I shall ring her up. A. had had B .had C. have had D .have 28.None of the students arrived on time, ____? A. did he B. didn’t he C .did they D. didn’t they
29.I didn’t believe ____he said ._____annoyed him very much. A .what…which B. which…what C. that…how D. that …what 30.The reason I did not go abroad was ________ ill.
A. because I was B. that I was C. due to being D.because of being 31.____ a young woman, the office was empty. A. But for B. Besides C. Except for D. Except
32.It was merely ____chance that he discovered the mistake. A. in B. on C. from D. by 33.Ann ______ the news to eve. byryone. A. told B. said C. advised D. spoke
34.On ______ in London Smith went to see the House of Parliament. A. coming B. arriving C. reaching D, getting
35.If you want to telephone him, you will have to ____ the number in the book. A. look at B. look up C. look through D. look after
36.The _____ from the forest fire could be seem ten miles away. A. smell B. spark C. steam D. smoke
37.The more I learn, the more I realize ______.
A. how little I don't know B. how few I know C. how little I know D. how few I don't know
38.Don't worry about my illness; what I need is nothing else ______ a few days 'rest. A. than B. but C. except D. besides
39._____ into Chinese, the book is popular among the young people.
A. Having translated B. Being translated C. Having been translated D. Translated 40.He doubted _____ it was true. A. if B .that C. as though D. as if
41.The new building is to be _____ high. A. six storeys B. six storey C. six-storeys D. six-storeyed
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