In the 19th century there was an exhibition on the fine art in Paris． Before it was open to the public, several well-known artists were invited to visit and show their opinions． There was a curtain covering each painting． When they came near the first painting, an assistant drew the curtain away． A beautiful painting of rose appeared before them． The painting was really true to life． At the moment a butterfly（蝴蝶）flew into the hall and stopped on one of the roses in the picture． All of them cheered． They all declared that it was excellent, because it confused the butterfly．

　　Then they came to the second painting． The assistant was going to draw the curtain when he cried, “Wonderful! It's the best painting I have ever seen!”

　　All the artists were astonished and asked why he thought so． After he told them the reason everybody agreed with him and nodded with satisfaction．

1．This story happened in the ______．　　　

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A．1900's in Poland　　　B．1800's in Belgium

C．1700's in Greece　　　D．1800's in France

2．According to the passage, there ______ in the hall．　　　

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A．was only one curtain　　　　　 B．were two curtains

C．were a number of curtains　　　D．were countless curtains

3．It confused the butterfly．Here“confused” means ______．　　　

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A．cheated　　　B．drew　　　C．struck　　　D．moved

4．What was the second painting?　　　

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A．A butterfly　　　B．An exhibition

C．A flower　　  　 D．A curtain

5．The second is even better because it ______．　　　

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A．was very true to life　　　B．was another butterfly

C．confused the assistant　 　D．was beautiful

　　In my home town there is an old small temple(庙)。I think it is the most beautiful building in the world. At the back of the building, there is a large garden and a quiet pool. The temple was built between 1616 and 1636. It lies in a small valley.

　　Today more and more people come to visit the temple. They take photos everywhere, write their names on the walls and even sing and dance in the building. The local(地方的)government is very worried about it. If things go on like that, the beautiful temple will be destroyed sooner or later. Now a fence had been set up around the building to stop the visitors from entering.

1.The writer tells us that the temple is ________. 　　　

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A. old and big  　　　 B. new and big

C. old and small　　　D. new and small

2.When was the temple built? 　　　

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A. Between 1616 and 1636.　　　B. Between 1661 and 1663.

C. Earlier than 1616.　　　　　D. Later than 1636.

3.Where does the temple lie? 　　　

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A. On a high mountain.　　　B. In a small valley.

C. By a big river.　　　　　D. In a thick forest.

4.If the visitors take photos everywhere, write their names on the walls and even dance in the temple,the temple will be ________ sooner or later. 　　　

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A. more beautiful　　　B. more famous

C. built 　　　　　　　D. destroyed

5. Fence has been set up around the building to ________. 　　　

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A. stop the visitors from entering

B. stop the animals from entering

C. make the temple safer

D. make the garden safer

　　Italy enjoyed a highly developed and specialized civilization from about 264 BC until the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 AD. Important contributions (贡献)were made in art, science, education, religion (宗教) and the art of building. Remains of Roman pipe and theatres can still be seen in different parts of Africa and Europe today. Probably the most lasting of the Roman heritage(遗产)to the world can be found in laws based on Roman lawful principles as found in England, Latin America, and the United States, as well as the Roman letters alphabet which forms the bases of many languages among which are English, Spanish, and German.

1.During how many centuries did Italy enjoy an advanced civilization?

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A. About 3.　　　B. About 4.

C. About 6.　　　D. About 8.

2.Which of the following is considered to be the most lasting heritage of the Romans? 　　　

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A. Art.　　　　　B. Education.

C. Law.　　　　　D. Science.

3.Where can we still find the signs of Roman buildings today? 　　　

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A. In Africa. 　　　　 　　B. In Germany.

C. In Latin America. 　　　D. In the United States.

4.All of the following are true except that ________. 　　　

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A. Roman began to move downwards in the fourth century AD

B. Roman law was so advanced that other nations took Roman law as their own

C. some Roman buildings are still standing

D. the ancient Romans were advanced in many areas

5.Which of the following languages is not given as using the Roman letters?

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A. English.　　　B. German.　　　C. Russian.　　　D. Spanish.

阅读理解: 阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

　　    I went to Scapula first in 1948. There were no local (当地的) planes in those days, so I made the trip by bus. The journey was a thousand kilometers and it took the bus twenty hours. Throughout this time I sat beside a man about my age, 24. He told me that his name was Castleton, John Castleton, but he told me hardly anything else. I had never met anybody with so little to say. I was glad when the conductor handed out pillows (枕头), which gave me an excuse to try to sleep. I shall never forget that silent, unpleasant trip.

　　    The next time I went to Scapula was in 1976, by air this time. The new town was being officially opened by the President, after many years of construction work. In the plane I had a long and interesting talk with a man who turned out to be chief engineer of the new town. When the plane landed, we exchanged names. To my great surprise, he was John Castleton, whom I felt sure I had met many years before.

1. The passage tells us ________.

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A. Scapula's today and yesterday

B. the author's two trips to Scapula

C. how Scapula changed

D. how the author went to Scapula

2. The author sat beside a man, who _______.

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A. told him only his age, 24 years old 　　

B. went to sleep during the whole journey

C. said nothing but his name

D. didn't say a single word to the author

3. The author __________.

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A. visited Scapula again after twenty-eight years

B. found many men were called John Castleton

C. went to Scapula again shortly after there was local planes

D. knew John Castleton was the President

4. Why did the author still remember the man's name after so many years? Because ________.

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A. they had a long and interesting talk

B. the man had few words, which made him unpleasant and lonely 　　

C. the man's name was easy to remember

D. he was as old as the man beside him

5. During the two trips, the author ________.

[    ] 　　

A. met two men, who were all men of few words 　　

B. found Castleton wasn't what he used to be 　　

C. sat beside two men with the same name 　　

D. came to know the truth that talking with another could make　　 　　 trips pleasant

阅读理解: 阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

　　     People have smoked cigarettes(香烟) for a long time now. The tobacco which is used to make cigarettes was first grown in what is now part of the United States. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, saw the Indians smoking. Soon the dried leaves were transported (输送) to Europe where smoking began to catch on, In the late 1800s, the Turks made cigarettes popular.

　　     Cigarette smoke contains at least two harmful substances (物质), tar and nicotine. Tar, which forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing. Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, causes the heart to beat faster and increases the breathing rate (速度).

　　     Smoking cigarettes is dangerous. The U. S. Public Health Service stated that cigarette smoking is the cause of lung cancer (癌) and several other deadly diseases (疾病). The U. S. government now requires that each package of cigarettes bear a special warning about the dangers of smoking.

1. A good title for this selection is _________.

[    ] 　　

A. Cigarettes in the U. S.

B. Smoking Cigarettes　　

C. How to Smoke Cigarettes　　　　 　　

D. The Effect of Smoking on Your Health

2. The expression "catch on" means _______.

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A. cost a lot　　    B. slow down　　

C. become popular    D. understand and make use of something

3. Before Columbus discovered America, ______.

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A. Americans did not smoke cigarettes　　

B. Europeans did not smoke cigarettes　　

C. nicotine was not in tobacco　　

D. Both B and D

4. In the nineteenth century, smoking became popular because of the people in ________.

　　[    ] 　　

A. India　　   B. America　　

C. Turkey　　  D. Europe

5. Breathing is affected by ________.

[    ]

A. tar　　　　　　 B. nicotine　　

C. Both A and B    D. Neither A nor B

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　　The Channel Islands are a group of British - owned islands lying in the English Channel (海峡) , 10 to 30 miles off the French coast, and 70 to 90 miles from the English coast. There are ten islands with a total land area of 75 square miles and a total population of 123, 000. The three largest islands, Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney, have long been known for the fine breeds (品种) of cattle that are raised on them and named after them.

　　In earliest known history the islands were considered part of Normandy, which was part of France, but the ruler of Normandy became king of England in 1066, and from then on the islands were looked upon as British land. English control was unbroken until World War Ⅱ, when the Germans held the islands for five years.

　　Although people on the islands speak both languages and they are considered English, their customs are more French than English.

1．Which of the following maps gives the right position of the Channel Islands? Br = Britain Fr = France Ch = Channel Islands

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A．

B．

C．

D．

2．Jersey, Guernsey, and. Alderney breeds of cattle are ________.

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A．considered best in England

B．named after their birthplaces

C．brought to the islands by the Germans

D．raised on well - known farms by the French

3．The Channel Islands have been continuously under British rule since ________.

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A．earliest known history

B．1066

C．1930s

D．the end of World War Ⅱ

4．Why do people on the Channel Islands follow French way of living?

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A．Their islands used to be part of France.

B．Their islands are often visited by the French.

C．They came from France .

D．They speak French.

阅读理解

　　Radioactivity is dangerous. It may cause skin burns; it may destroy good tissues (组织) and it may cause illness that could be passed on to our children and grandchildren, In case of exposure (暴露) it may even cause death.

　　In the early days of radioactivity, scientists did not realize these dangers, Marie and Pierre Curie, after having worked for a while with radioactive materials, noticed that their fingers were reddened and swollen (红肿) and the skin was peeling off. Henry Becquered carried a small tube with radium in it in his waistcoat pocket, and was surprised to find a burn on his chest. Other early workers also reported burns and harm of different kinds.

　　The strange fact that it can harm without causing pain is the warning signal we expect from harmfulness. Pain makes up pull back our hands from a fire or a hot object, but a person carrying radioactive materials had no way of telling whether he is touching something too “hot” for safety. Besides, the “burns” or other harmfulness that radioactivity produces may not appear for weeks. A person may have been hurt without knowing it for some time .

1．Which is the topic sentence?

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A．Radioactivity May Even Cause Death.

B．Radioactivity Does Great Harm to Children.

C．Radioactivity May Do Harm to People without Being Known.

D．Radioactivity is Dangerous.

2．A few people were mentioned in the passage .They ________.

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A．were all famous scientists of great achievements

B．died of radioactivity

C．knew little about radioactivity

D．did experiments on themselves to find the danger of radioactivity

3．According to the point of the passage , pain ________.

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4．The latter part of the passage is mainly written about ________.

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A．the danger to be with the radioactive materials

B．how scientists are selflessly devoted to science, in face of danger

C．the danger of radioactivity lies mainly in its being unseen and unknown for a time

D．burns and harm of all kinds that may dangerously happen around us

5．The sentence in the fourth line of the second paragraph, “the skin was peeling off” means “the skin was ________”.

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　　For many years, Hawaii (夏威夷) has been a magic (神往的) name to people who like to travel . people on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. Their dreams always include at least one scene of a sunset over the sea . In the tropical (热带的) lands the sun drops like a ball of golden fire into the sea and it drops a glow that light the skies in the quiet water.

　　People often have a quiet, peaceful time perfect for a leisurely (unhurried) walk along the water.

　　The beauty of the islands greeted the first stranger. Polynesian , who came here in canoes(独木舟) .

　　They fond the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees (棕榈树) , but there were no giant hotels like the ones we see nowadays. The first people came to Hawaii nearly two hundred years ago , but skyscraper (very tall building) hotels have only been built in the last 25 years. Now jet aeroplanes make it possible to fly to Hawaii for a weekend from Tokyo or San Francisco or Hong Kong.

　　Wherever the people come from, they really want to see the original (first or earliest ) beauty of Hawaii . They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountain called Diamond Head which is most hidden by the tall hotels.

1．Hawii is a name ________.

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A．which was loved by the Japanese and American

B．which was given by the people who like it very much

C．which attracts a lot of travellers

D．which has an interesting history

2．On these beautiful islands, one thing that every traveller won't miss is ________.

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3．Which of the following does not belong to “the original beauty” of Hawaii?

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4．Now people from ________ can go to Hawaii to spend a weekend ________.

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5．The skyscraper hotels ________.

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A．were built in the last 25 years

B．have been built in the last 25 years

C．have been built long ago

D．will be built soon

阅读理解

　　The first newspaper was written by hand and put on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B.C. In the 700's the world's first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn't have a regular newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.

　　The first regularly published newspaper in English 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 current. 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, the first newspaper published daily in the American colonies (殖民地). By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1800 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 Shimbun(《朝日新闻》). It sells more than eleven million copies every year.

1．The first regularly printed European newspaper was started in ________.

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2．The first daily newspaper in English was started ________.

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3．From the article, we know that ________.

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A．many people in the world read newspaper now

B．the first newspaper was printed in Rome in 59B.C.

C．one English language newspaper has the largest circulation in the world

D．newspapers have a long history in the United States

4．Which of the following is true?

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A．Germany had the earliest European printed newspaper

B．The first American newspaper was forbidden by the government

C．The first English newspaper started in England

D．Newspaper started in 59B.C.

5．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “Newsletter”?

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阅读理解

　　Mr Brown was at the theatre. He had got his ticket at the last moment, so he had not been able to choose his seat. He now found that he was in the middle of a group of American ladies , some of them middle-aged and some quite old. They obviously all knew each other well, as before the curtain went up on the play they had come to see. they all talked and joked a lot together.

　　The lady sitting on Mr. Brown's left, who was about sixty years old, seemed to be the happiest and the most interesting of the American group, and after the first act of the play, she apologized to him for the noise (喧闹声) of her friends. He answered that he was very glad to see American ladies so obviously enjoying their visit to England, and so they had a friendly talk. Mr. Brown's neighbour explained what they were doing there.

　　“You know, I have known these ladies all my life,”she said. “We all grew up together back in our hometown in the United States. They have all lost husbands, and call themselves the Merry Widows (寡妇). It is a sort of club, you know. They go to a foreign country every summer for a month or two and have a lot of fun. They always go everywhere together. I have wanted to join their club for a long time, but I was not able to become a member until the spring of this year. ”

1．Mr Brown did no get his ticket until ________.

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2．The group of American ladies enjoyed the play in a theatre in ________.

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3．Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．The person who lived next to Mr Brown was also at the theatre.

B．The American ladies apologized for being noisy.

C．All of the American ladies lost their husbands.

D．The American ladies did not know each other at all.

4．Mr Brown's neighbour at the theatre ________.

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A．did not know these ladies until recently

B．only knew some of them all her life

C．had not known them since she joined the club

D．had known these ladies for a long time

5．The lady sitting on Mr Brown's left finally succeeded in joining the club in the spring of this year when ________.

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A．her husband died

B．the ladies in the club began to like her

C．she got married

D．she pretended to be merry