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（2）、What can be the best title of the passage? A. College student viewers. B. Favorite TV serials. C. Soap opera fans. D. College-age viewers.
（3）、Which is NOT the reason why the soap opera has suddenly become \ young people ?
A. Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves. B. Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people. C. Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters. D. Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles.
（4）、What can we learn from the passage? _________
A. College students like soap operas more than any other social groups. B. Young people of sixties liked soap operas more than people today.
C. Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now. D. The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain. （5）、What message does the author want to convey to us? _________ A. The people's favorites to drama works have been changed for a long time. B. The people's favorite to drama works change along with the times. C. The people's favorites to drama works is changed by the soap opera. D. The people's favorites have changed the drama works.
Passage 3
Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own.
Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secrets of Nature.
Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance halls and restaurants. Such
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people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. (287 words)
（1）、Which of the following statements is NOT true?_________ A. People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city. B. People who work in London prefer to live in the country.
C. Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London. D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city.
（2）、With the same money ________, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country. A. getting a small flat with a garden B. having a small flat with a garden C. renting a small flat without a garden D. buying a small flat without a garden
（3）、When the garden is in blossom, it means that one ________ has been rewarded. A. living in the country
B. having spent time working in the garden C. having a garden of his own
D. having been digging, planting and watering
（4）、People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live outside London.
A. their life was meaningless B. their life was invaluable C. they didn't deserve a happy life D. they were not worthy of their happy life
（5）、The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to ________. A. deal with B. do away with C. escape from D. prevent from
Passage 4
By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of other –they are people against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized for shaping our nation’s consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age
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where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very idea of heroism is something beyond us-an artifact of the past. Some maintain that because the Cold War is over and because America is at peace our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made in medical science.
Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to transcend celebrity(明星), who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? That’s hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death -such as Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana. (258 words)
（1）、The passage mainly deals with ______. A. life and death B. heroes and heroines C. heroes and icons D. icons and celebrities
（2）、Heroes and heroines are usually _________. A. courageous B. exemplary C. self-sacrificing D. all of the above
（3）、Which of the following statements is wrong? _________ A. Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growth. B. Superstars are famous for being famous. C. One's look can contribute to being famous. D. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times.
（4）、Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love________. A. when she was 19
B. when she became a princess C. just before her death
D. after she gave birth to a prince
（5）、What is more likely to set an icon's status? ________ A. Good looks.
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B. Tragic and early death. C. Personal attraction. D. The quality of one's story.
Passage 5
Places to stay in Britain are as varied as the places you visit. Whatever your budget is the choice – from basic barn to small hotel, from tiny cottage to grand castle—is all part of fun.
Hostel 旅社
Cheap, good-value hostels are aimed at all types of like-minded travelers, who prefer value over luxury and you don’t have to be young or single to use them. Britain’s independent hostels and backpackers hostels also offer a great welcome. Facilities and prices vary, especially in rural areas, where some hostels are a little more than a bunkhouse (临时住房) while others are remarkably comfortable--almost like bargain hotels.
Youth Hotels 青年旅社
Founded many years ago to ―help all, especially young people of limited means, to a greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside‖, the Youth Hotels Association is still going strong in the 21st century. The network of 230 hotels is a perfect gateway for exploring Britain’s towns and countryside.
B & Bs 床位和早餐
The B & B (bed and breakfast) is a great British institution. In essence you get a room in somebody’s house, and small B & Bs may only have one guest room, so you’ll really feel like part of the family. Larger B & Bs may have four or five rooms and more facilities, but just as warm as a welcome.
In country areas your B & B might be in a village or an isolated farm surrounded by fields. Prices reflect facilities: and usually run from around ￡12 to ￡20 per person. City B & Bs charge about ￡25 to ￡30 per person, although they’re often cheaper as you go further out to the suburbs.
Pubs & Inns 酒吧和客栈
As well as selling drinks and meals, Britain’s pubs and inns sometimes offer B & B, particularly in country areas. Staying a night or two can be great fun and puts you at the heart of the local community.
（1）、In this passage the author mainly ________. A. tells us where to stay while visiting Britain B. advises readers to pay a visit to Britain
C. introduces the wonderful public services in Britain D. gives us some information about British life （2）、________ are mainly built for young visitors. A. Pubs & Inns B. Youth Hotels C. Hostels
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D. B&Bs
（3）、If you travel alone and want to know better about family life in Britain, you'd better stay in ________. A. Pubs & Inns B. Youth Hotels C. Hostels D. B&Bs
（4）、If you are interested in travelling with your friends but only with limited means, where is the better place for you to stay? _________. A. Pubs & Inns B. Youth Hotels C. Hostels D. B&Bs
（5）、Which of the following is NOT true according to the last part of the passage? __________ A. Pubs and inns usually provide visitors bed and breakfast. B. All pubs and inns offer visitors bed and breakfast. C. Pubs and inns charge a visitor ￡25 at the most.
D. If you want a single room, you are more likely to get one in pubs.
Passage 6
What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is \those makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate, how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however, goes one step further, he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works.
The scientist's knowledge must be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the Theory of Relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigations, Einstein's ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations
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