根据短文内容，回答下面的问题。

What is a supermarket? In the dictionary, a supermarket is a large self-service department store. Some supermarkets have two floors. When you enter such a supermarket, an elevator will take you to the second floor. Here you can buy things such as CDs, pens, clothes, TVs and refrigerators. After you have collected the things you want to buy on the second floor, you can go downstairs to the first floor where food and drinks are sold. You can also buy fresh fruit, vegetables and meat on this floor.

 People like to go shopping in the supermarket. Here are some of the reasons.

      First, the prices are reasonable. The prices are lower than in special shops and you can choose whatever you want, without going place to place.

 Second, the service is excellent. You can walk around freely and no one will ask you “What can I do for you?” If you can’t find something, just ask a service person and he or she will tell you where it is at once.

 Third, the quality is good. If you get home and find the food has gone bad, you can return it and they will say sorry and change it for you.

Nowadays many people don’t have much time to walk from one shop to another, so people choose to go to the supermarket in order to save time and money.

       What’s more, if you don’t want to buy anything, you can just come and look around in the supermarket. It’s a good place to have a walk.

1. What is a supermarket?

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2. Can you buy fresh fruit, vegetables and meat in the supermarket?

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3. How many reasons are given for going shopping in supermarkets?

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4. When in a supermarket, do people have to buy something or can they just walk around and buy nothing?

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5. What does the passage want to tell us?

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London has a population of over 7,000,000. From about the year 1800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world. But now there are many cities which are much bigger than it. London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution which stop the city from developing. Over one million (百万) people a day use the London underground, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The air isn’t clear, but it is anyhow cleaner than it was 100 years ago. For me, the best things about London are the parks. There are five in the city center. But my children’s favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.

(   ) 1.   What’s the Chinese for “underground” in the passage?

        A. 隧道            B. 地铁          C. 地下          D. 通道

(   ) 2.   When was London the biggest city in the world?

        A. In 1750.                           B. In 1850.         

        C. In 1950.                           D. In the 21st century.

(   ) 3.   What’s Big Ben in London?

        A. It’s a toy shop.               B. It’s a park.      

        C. It’s a clock.                  D. It’s a museum.

(   )4.   How many people use the London underground every day?

        A. Over half of its population.      

B. Over three quarters of its population.

        C. Over 100,000.                     

D. Over 1,000,000.    

(   ) 5. How was the air in London 100 years ago?

      A. It was much cleaner than it is now. 

B. It was the same as it is now.

      C. It was the cleanest in the history of London.            

D. It was not as clean as it is now.

阅读理解。阅读下面短文，根据其内容，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。

Bicycle tour and race

A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat. & Sun.). At 5:30 a.m. the riders will leave Tian’anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for playing at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

Cost: 200 yuan

Telephone: 4675027

Brazilian footballers

The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers’ Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 2004 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

Ticket prices: 60, 100, 150 yuan

Time / Date: 4:30p.m., August 26 (Sat.)

Telephone: 5012372

Rock climbing

The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators.

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

Time / Date: 9-12 a.m., August 26 and 27

Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua

( ) 1. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about ______.

A. visiting teams B. famous players

C. things to do for the weekend D. prices to pay for the sports events

( ) 2. If you take part in the bicycle tour, you will ride for ______ kilometers in the competition.

A. 35 B. 55 C. 75 D. 110

( ) 3. The underlined word “leg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means ______.

A. race B. part of the training

C. practice D. part of the tour

( ) 4. What is special about the rock climbing competition?

A. A foreign team takes part in it.

B. You can watch it without paying.

C. You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part.

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

( ) 5. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, you will call ______.

A. 4675027 B. 7143177 C. 5012372 D. 7144850

完形填空。

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳答案。

Carol and Susan are very good friends. They are in the same 1 at school and they often visit 2 home at weekends. Now they are 3 eight years old. Carol’s mother has got a new baby. Carol is very 4 to have a little sister. So she is always talking about her to Susan. At first Susan is very 5 in the new baby because she doesn’t have any brothers or sisters. But 6 some time she begins to get tired of Carol’s endless talking about it. She also feels a little jealous of her friend. One morning when the two girls 7 in the school ground, Carol says to Susan, “Do you 8 , Sue, my baby sister has put on nearly half a pound in weight this week.”

“That is not very 9 .” answers Susan. “I know a baby and he puts on ten pounds a day.”

“Oh, that can’t be 10 .” answers Carol laughingly. “Whose baby is it?” “An elephant’s.” says Susan.

（ ）1. A. home B. table C. class D. group

（ ）2. A. each other’s B. their C. theirs D. each other

（ ）3. A. all B. two C. both D. either

（ ）4. A. angry B. sorry C. surprised D. glad

（ ）5. A. interesting B. interested C. happy D. satisfied

（ ）6. A. before B. for C. after D. at

（ ）7. A. play B. meet C. weight D. walk

（ ）8. A. hear B. think C. find D. know

（ ）9. A. much B. many C. few D. little

（ ）10. A. impossible B. wrong C. true D. sure

 — His father didn’t go to work today, did he?

                — ______.

       A. No, he didn’t  B.Yes,he didn’t      C. No, he did   D. Yes, he was

 — How long have you studied English?  

        — ______.

       A. For 5 years   B. 5 years ago  C. Since 5 years D.5 years before

Yesterday he ______ to work, so he wasn’t late.

A. by taxi B. by a taxi C. take a taxi D.took a taxi

 — I have never been to European countries. What about you? 

        — ______.

       A. So do I    B. So have I   C. Neither do I  D. Neither have I

 — Where is Bruce? Is he at home?

        — I think he ______ school.

A. has gone   B. has been   C. has gone to      D. has been to

 The island is quite warm all year round, because it’s ______ the equator.

       A. next        B. close to     C. to     D. far from