Only if you don’t have a fear of heights do you want to visit the CN Tower. And if you can take a trip to the top of it will surely be worth it. The CN tower is Canada’s most famous symbol and the centre of tourism in Toronto.

Over 550 meters, it is one of the tallest building in the world; on a clear day the view is wonderful. Each year, around 2 million people take the elevator ride to the top of the tower to take in the breath-taking view at the top of the world. Once you are at the top, see if you have the courage to walk across the see-through glass floor .

If you are hungry, plan to eat at the revolving restaurant at the top of the tower. The floor in the 360-degree restaurant rotates once every 72 minutes allowing everyone a complete view of the city below. The CN tower has broken record many times, winning such titles as World’s Longest Metal staircase ,World’s Tallest building and , most recently , World’s Highest Wine Cellar. In 1995, the CN tower was considered as one of the seven wonders of the Modern World.

Today, the top of the tower, more than 333m in the air, serves as the year-round workplace for more than 550 people. The tower’s workers help to make the world-class attractions and food there.

   While at the CN tower, you’ll also have the chance to visit gift shops. You will find the CN Tower in the heart of downtown, on Front Street. On the north shore of Lake Ontario, the CN Tower is open 364 days a year(closed on Christmas Day).

1.Who can’t visit the CN tower?

  A. Someone who has heart attack.

B. An old man who has got flu.

C. A person afraid of height

D. A woman having high blood.

2.How many titles has the Tower got?

A. 2     B. 3     C. 4      D. 5

3.Which of the following number is Not agree with its description?

A. 333 --- the height of the tower

B. 550 --- the number of people who work at the top of the tower

C. 364 --- the days that the tower is open each year

D.360--- the degree of the restaurant revolves.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. You can go to visit the tower any day you like.

B. You can buy some gifts and eat as well while you are at the tower.

C. You have to climb the stairs to the top of the tower to enjoy the view.

D. The floor of the revolving restaurant is made of glass. 

 

Only if you don’t have a fear of heights do you want to visit the CN Tower. And if you can take a trip to the top of it will surely be worth it. The CN tower is Canada’s most famous symbol and the centre of tourism in Toronto.
Over 550 meters, it is one of the tallest building in the world; on a clear day the view is wonderful. Each year, around 2 million people take the elevator ride to the top of the tower to take in the breath-taking view at the top of the world. Once you are at the top, see if you have the courage to walk across the see-through glass floor .
If you are hungry, plan to eat at the revolving restaurant at the top of the tower. The floor in the 360-degree restaurant rotates once every 72 minutes allowing everyone a complete view of the city below. The CN tower has broken record many times, winning such titles as World’s Longest Metal staircase ,World’s Tallest building and , most recently , World’s Highest Wine Cellar. In 1995, the CN tower was considered as one of the seven wonders of the Modern World.
Today, the top of the tower, more than 333m in the air, serves as the year-round workplace for more than 550 people. The tower’s workers help to make the world-class attractions and food there.
While at the CN tower, you’ll also have the chance to visit gift shops. You will find the CN Tower in the heart of downtown, on Front Street. On the north shore of Lake Ontario, the CN Tower is open 364 days a year(closed on Christmas Day).
【小题1】Who can’t visit the CN tower?

A．Someone who has heart attack.

B．An old man who has got flu.

C．A person afraid of height

D．A woman having high blood.

【小题2】How many titles has the Tower got?

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

【小题3】Which of the following number is Not agree with its description?

A．333 --- the height of the tower

B．550 --- the number of people who work at the top of the tower

C．364 --- the days that the tower is open each year

D．360--- the degree of the restaurant revolves.

【小题4】What can we infer from the passage?

A．You can go to visit the tower any day you like.

B．You can buy some gifts and eat as well while you are at the tower.

C．You have to climb the stairs to the top of the tower to enjoy the view.

D．The floor of the revolving restaurant is made of glass.

Zhu Haoyu, 18, a history major, wears his iPod everywhere on campus. The freshman has it going out for a walk, visiting the library or lying in bed. However, he found that his habit is like displaying a big “Do not disturb ”sign for himself.

As time slips away, he has begun to regret not having conversed much with his peers around . “As I put the little buds (耳机) into my ears, I’m immersed in a universe of my own, forgetting all troubles in the real world,” said Li.

The MP3 player is one of a number of gadgets (小玩意)—starting with the Sony Walkman, which led to the iPod, iPhone and iPad —that give people the ability to shut themselves off from world around them.

Youngsters delight in handset (手持的) technology. In public, students chat on their cell phones, stopping only to talk briefly to friends. On buses or trains it’s common to see youngsters with PlayStations instead of playing poker or sharing jokes or games. And during airline flights, people watch episodes (连续剧) of US TV dramas on their iPads, rather than talking.

The BBC News magazine recently published an article saying that headphone wearing culture is making us anti-social. “Half of humankind is wired to a parallel universe that leaves them ignoring their surroundings and fellows,” wrote Tom de Castella.

Actually, it’s a decade since Apple unveiled the iPod, which promised “1,000 songs in your pocket”. In 2007 more than half of Western residents were using an iPod or MP3 player.

Entertainment is on offer in all surroundings, not just at home. But in the meantime, it has created barriers between us. Many people subscribe to the view that the headphone culture is creating a “spoilt, selfish generation that lacks civic（公民的）culture”.

However, many users of portable MP3 players argue that the device, as a mind drug, helps them relieve stress by escaping for a while. It is also said to be able to help some students concentrate on work or study. “If you want to get away from the hucksters (小贩) on the way, just start listening to your player,” said Liu, a freshman. “They do not approach people with headphones on.” This might also mean he’s blocking those who want to ask him for the directions.

Experts, however, say that short contacts or mini conversations with strangers are helpful to our mind. Many experts warn that it is dangerous to lose touch with people in our lives.

1.Zhu Haoyu found that his wearing the iPod        .

A．disturbed others

B．made it easy for him to keep in touch with others

C．made it easy for him to visit the library

D．made others unwilling to talk to him

2.The underlined word “immersed” can be replaced by         .

A．lost

B．involved

C．engaged

D．interested

3.What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?

A．Students are always busy chatting on their cell phones in public.

B．Young people are fond of portable listening or visual devices.

C．Young people like to watch US TV dramas on their iPads.

D．People like to enjoy the networking.

4.Which of the following is not true?

A．Headphone wearing culture makes people ignore their surroundings and fellows.

B．Apple released the iPod ten years ago.

C．There are still many people support the headphone culture.

D．It’s dangerous to have conversations with strangers.

5.What is the writer’s attitude towards the headphone culture ?

A．Agreeable.

B．Critical.

C．Doubtful.

D．Neutral.

 

 

My House

My mother moved a lot when she was growing up on account of Grandpa being in the army. She hated having to adjust to new schools and make new friends. That’s why I thought she was joking when she put forward the idea of moving. But she was completely serious. “For just the two of us,” my mother said, “an apartment in the city will suit our needs much better.” Personally, I think she’s lost her mind. I guess I can understand why she would want to move, but what about me and what this house means to me?

I suppose if you looked at my house, you might think it was just another country house. But to me it is anything but standard. I moved into this house with my parents ten years ago. I can still remember that first day like it was yesterday. The first thing I noticed was the big front yard. To me it seemed like an ocean of grass—I couldn’t wait to dive in. The backyard was full of gnarled (扭曲的, 粗糙的) and scary trees that talk on windy nights. But I grew to like them and the shadows they cast in my room. My father and I even built a small tree house, where I often go to remember all the wonderful times we had before Father’s death.

This house is special—maybe only to me—but special nevertheless. It’s the little seemingly insignificant things that make this house so special to me: the ice-cold tile floors that make me tremble on midnight snack runs; the smell of my father’s pipe that still exists; the towering bookcases of my mother; the view outside my bedroom window.

This house holds too many memories, memories which would be lost if we gave it up.

1. Why did the author’s mother decide to move?

A. Because she hated the countryside.

B. Because Grandpa was on constant move.

C. Because Dad’s death made her lose her mind.

D. Because she thought a city flat more fit for them.

2. What impressed the author when she first moved into the house?

A. The tree house.  B. The big trees.    C. The cold floors.        D. The green grass.

3. How did the author let us feel that the house was special to her?

A. By arguing whether the house was standard.

B. By explaining why the house suited their needs.

C. By describing the small things related to her house.

D. By comparing the differences between country and city life.

4. My mother moved a lot when she was growing up because of   ________.

   A. Grandpa being in the army.  B.their family’s liking moving

   C. the life’s need             D. Mother’s work

 

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behind him with the flashers(警灯) on. As he pulled over and stopped, he could see a policeman getting out of his car. Right away the man started thinking of excuses to give, as this was not the first time, he had been in similar situations many times before.

 As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn’t feeling too well, when I left home this morning.”

The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started scribbling(速写) in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was still scribbling. The man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driver’s license so far.  A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a folded paper, and returned back to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket is going to be as he began to unfold the paper. He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read:

“I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine (惩罚), a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug his two other daughters. I only had one, and now I have to wait until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now. So pray(为……祈祷) for me, and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left.”

The man was completely dumbfounded(目瞪口呆的) and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

52. Why did the policeman stop the man?

A. Because the man drove after drinking.

B. Because the man drove at a speed of 40 miles an hour.

C. Because the man drove over the speed limit

D. Because the man drove in a 40-mile-zone.

53. Which statement is TRUE according to the article?

A. It was the first time that the man had driven over the limit a little bit.

B. He was in a rush to get home because his son was not feeling well.

C. This story happened in the morning.

D. The policeman didn’t believe the excuse the man gave.

54. From what the policeman said in Paragraph 4 we know that ______.

    A. he wanted to go to heaven to hug his daughter

    B. he recognized the man who had driven the speeding car who killed his daughter

    C. the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter was free to do anything in prison

    D. the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter hugged his own daughters in prison

55. Why did the man at last drive slowly?

    A. Because he was afraid to be fined again.

    B. Because he heard his son was feeling well.

    C. Because he was driving in a 40-mile-zone.

D. Because he got a good lesson from what the policeman had written.