A lot of people are familiar with the story of Brave Gelert, a dog that faithfully defended the prince’s son, but it was then killed while it was fast asleep through a terrible misunderstanding. However, only a few people know that the story is really a pack of lies. Let me explain.
About a hundred or so years ago there was a hotel owner in Wales who was fed up with business being so bad. His hotel was stuck in the middle of nowhere and hardly anyone came to stay. Then, one day, he had an idea. A famous prince called Llewellyn had lived in the area during the Middle Ages and had been keen on dogs. This is hardly surprising as hunting was extremely popular at that time. So what he did was to make up the story of the brave and faithful Gelert and how he had been killed by his ungrateful master.
Of course, people would be far more likely to believe the story if there was something they could see. So one day, the hotel keeper went to the top of a high hill and built a sort of monument from the stones he found lying around. A friend of his, who was an accountant, helped him to construct it .The "tale" soon caught on and developed a life of its own. Afterwards, people came from far and wide to see the spot where the dog was buried. Needless to say, business became very good for the hotel owner.
46. According to the tale, the dog was killed by ___.
A. a hotel owner B. a famous accountant
C. its master D. the prince's son
47. The owner of the hotel successfully improved his business by ___.
A. making up a story B. constructing a hotel on the hill
C. showing people around his hotel D. inviting a friend to help him
48. The hotel owner built the stone monument in order to ____.
A. make more money B. remember the loyal dog
C. show off D. honor the prince
49. What could be the best title for this passage?
A. A Prince and His Dog B. A Profit - Making Lie
C. A Magnificent Hotel D. A Faithful but Unlucky Dog
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A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.
P-A-I researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.
Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters are not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.
The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water of agriculture.
The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth. It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.
【小题1】 are expected to have severe water problems by the year 2025.
A.18 countries | B.No countries |
C.46 countries | D.28 countries |
A.New industries need a lot of water |
B.There are solutions to the water problem |
C.Egypt now has enough fresh water |
D.Lack of water may cause conflict between countries |
A.World Water Shortage | B.Population and Water |
C.World Conflict | D.Diseases and Water |
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Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.?
Margaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building.
She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. “I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school.”
So she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6 a.m. five nights a week for just £90, before tax and insurance. “It’s better than it was last year, but I still think that people who work ‘unsocial hours’ should get a bit extra.”
The hours she’s chosen to work mean that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. However, she doesn’t think that puts any pressure on their relationship.
Her work isn’t physically very hard, but it’s not exactly pleasant, either. “I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs. If they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they’d be a bit more careful.”
The fact that she’s working all night doesn’t worry Margaret at all. Unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. “Since I’ve got to be here, I try to enjoy myself—and I usually do, because of the other girls. We all have a good laugh, so the time never drags.”
Another challenge Margaret has to face is the reaction of other people when she tells them what she does for a living. “They think you’re a cleaner because you don’t know how to read and write,” said Margaret. “I used to think what my parents would say if they knew what I’d been doing, but I don’t think that way any more. I don’t dislike the work though I can’t say I’m mad about it.”
1.Margaret quit her job as a nurse because _______.
A. she wanted to earn more money to support her family
B. she had suffered a lot of mental pressure
C. she needed the right time to look after her children
D. she felt tired of taking care of patients
2.Margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because _______.
A. they never clean their offices B. they look down upon cleaners
C. they never do their work carefully D. they always make a mess in their offices
3.When at work, Margaret feels _______.
A. light-hearted because of her fellow workers B. happy because the building is fully lit
C. tired because of the heavy workload D. bored because time passed slowly
4.The underlined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaret’s parents would _______.
A. help care for her children B. regret what they had said
C. show sympathy for her D. feel disappointed in her
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单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
【小题1】 All applicants will be considered regardless of age,sex,religion or n__________.
【小题2】 There is a major b_____in cancer research because of scientists’efforts.
【小题3】A bicycle is often more c___________ than a car in towns.
【小题4】 If you think you can drink so much without damaging your health,then you’re m_____.
【小题5】To our great r_______, many governments forbade cars to run in cities.
【小题6】As I ran up the stairs, my foot s___________ and I fell.
【小题7】American English d___________ from British English in many aspects.
【小题8】She wore a p________expression on her face as if she didn’t care what happened.
【小题9】Quite a lot of people will b________ themselves when tempted by money.
【小题10】When the President Bush delivered a speech at Beijing University,everyone present a_______.
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M: Miss Dermott, do you think, w___1___ a few years, many people could work at home i___2___ of working in offices?
W: Oh, yes. It’s happening now. You see, the communication industry has made a lot of p____3____ in the last ten years.
M: And how do these people m___4___ to work? I mean, what equipment do they have at home?
W: Well, they have a television set, a computer, a printer, and a telephone to c___5___ with other computers.
M: Oh, I see. But surely there’re some a____6____ in being able to work at home.
W: Yes. Working at home, people don’t have to get up early so that they can a____7____ the rush hours.
M: Ah, I see. What do you think about the conditions of home-workers?
W: Oh, let me tell you what might happen. In the f___8___ a British firm in, for example, London, might e____9____ clerks in Belfast, or a Paris company could have their secretaries in
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