many strange things (18) at the bottom of the ocean. He was a very good (19) story-teller B. sailor. His characters often did
surprising and sometimes impossible things, but they always seemed (20) to be real people.
In another book, “Around the World in Eighty Days”, Jules Verne creates Mr. Fogg, the hero, (21)who made a bet that he
would travel around the world in eighty days. Nowadays this may seem (22) easy to you, but in those days there were no planes
or even cars. Mr. Fogg and his servant traveled in many different (23) ways , even on an elephant at one time! If you want to
know their result, you should read the book. In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge (24) as well as his
imagination in describing future inventions. (25) Sometimes he was wrong, of course, but often the accuracy of his
descriptions is very clever. Passage 8
Peter Blake is a successful businessman, but he (16)used to be very poor. He had nowhere to live and (17) was working in a
pub when he (18) decided to start his own business. Peter had always (19) been interested in plants and flowers, (20) so he
decided to set up a company (21) which cared for the plants in big offices. At first he worked on his (22) own, but soon
he took (23) on_ two people to help him. The company has been growing (24) ---不要填for the last ten years. Peter is now very
rich, (25 ) _but__ he complains that now he doesn't work with plants but with a computer every day! Passage 9
Frank knew he was very ill. He spent days walking, sometimes as far as thirty miles in a day, trying to reason with the
pain, and strange thoughts in his mind. Then, one night, he made up his mind that he would go to the hospital and ask them
to admit him. He reported to out-patients and asked to see a psychiatrist.
A junior doctor eventually examined him and listened to Frank's confused account of having been in hospital before, of
how he thought he ought to be admitted again because he was so confused and knew
something was very wrong with him.
The doctor did not admit him. Frank cannot remember whether he was told that the hospital was full or that they simply
did not believe him. I felt I was completely alone. I thought there was anybody there to help. So Frank went back on to the streets to find a future of sleeping outside, the occasional shelter in hospitals, and sometimes
prison whenever he was picked up for being drunk: drunk because it was the only way he could forget his condition.
Frank had sought help and been turned away. Thousands of others like him can find no help either. They are the sufferers from
long-term mental illness that confuse the minds of their victims. Passage 10
In the UK, in business,when you meet someone for the first time you shake hands and say ,How do you do?This is mot really a
puestion ,and the reply to it is another greeting such as“ How do you do?”or “Hello” or “I'm very pleased to meet you “or” ,if
you have met the person sometime before, “It's good to see you again”.if you have met the person sometime before, “It's good to see you again”.
Someone's house for dinner ,it hands every time you meet someone,you just greet them. If you are invited You don't shake to
flowers or ,if you know them quite well ,a bottle of wine. If yhou do not know the or is usual to take ; present some chocolates
the next day to thank the host for the meal. English people don't like to host well, don't be the last person to leave. Telephone money.
Good topics for small talk are the weathe ,holidays, weekend activities ,gardens and architecture garkens and architecture,
talk about personal things ,and tend toavoid religion, politics and
especially houses and homes. When you go to a pub or bar, it's usual to take turns to buy a drink for everyone in your group
and pay for the drinks when you get them from the bar and befor you drink them. Passage 11
Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles onthe road. About 700,000 new cars
(31) have been sold in India in the last twelve months, andabout twice that many used cars have been traded.
The country's 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the world's largest two-wheel market.
But because there are stillbig differences (32)___in___ people's incomes, the roads are full of a whole variety of (33) vehicles ,
lots ofthem not motorised. A ride (34) witha taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavour of a typical Indian-style traffic with all
kinds of vehicle held up in city streets or in long lines (35) on narrow country lanes. Cars,lorries and buses back up behind a cart
(36) pulled by one animal or another. India has everything on the roads, thetaxi driver says. You have to (37) watch outfor
pedestrians,bicycles, carts, cows, donkeys and even elephants. Threethings (38)are recommended to drive here, a horn, brakes
and good luck. Just then we were stopped (39) by a young boyand his cow.Given the hazards, it's not surprising (40) that
special ceremonies are held for new car owners in which the steering wheel and the driver are both blessed. Passage 12
The ancient Olympic Games were part of a religious festival in honour of the Greek god Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses.
The festival and games were held in Olympia, a religious sanctuary.
In the ancient games, athletes received prizes worth large amounts of money. In fact the word “ athlete ” is an ancient Greek
word, meaning “ one who competes for a prize ”.
The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. The marathon is a modern event that was first introduced in the
Olympic Games in 1896. It was named after a village called Marathon where the Persians were defeated by a small Greek
army. The news of the victory was brought to Athens by soldier, who ran the 26 miles from the village of Marathon to the capital.
26 miles was therefore adopted as the distance of the modern marathon race. 阅读理解
一、An Extraordinary Change of Direction Molly Wilson（开头句子）
1. What does the word “extraordinary” mean in the title? B. very unusual and surprising
2. The sentence “…my husband thought I was bored …” in Para. 4 meant that my husband thought I felt A. dissatisfied
because I had nothing better to do at home
3. The word “section” in Para. 4 most probably means here C. part of the route of sail 4. Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “rough” in the sentence “One night the sea was very rough …”in
Para. 5? C. not smooth because of huge waves
5. The last paragraph suggests that ______A. the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer
二、A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution:
1. The author's experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel A. unhappy
2. According to the author, human contact in a park means D. both A and B. A. looking at each other and saying hello when
passing B. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogs
3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the ___________ we are. C. more disconnected
4. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to
the closeness of human interaction? D. All of the above.
5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author?B. It actually creates a distance between
people instead of bringing them together.
三、Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister,
1．Why does the writer think that Benjamin Disraeli's statement is an understatement?
Because he thinks London is _________.A. a miniature world thanks to its great cultural
diversity
2. London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the following facts EXCEPT that _________. B.
many young people are immigrants from different backgrounds
3. Ethnic minority groups will make up _________ of the London population in the future.B. 40% 4. The last paragraph mainly tells us in London _________.
A. young people feel at ease with a large number of diversified cultures 5. The passage mainly deals with _________.C. the cultural diversity in London Crime Prevention Initiatives The chances that you will be 四、A. how to avoid the crimes both at home and in the street 1. This passage mainly focuses on
B. never leave the keys to workmen since they can easily 2. If you want to guarantee you are secure at home, you should make copies B. go to public places
3. Based on the passage, if you notice someone following you,it's better for you t
C. Because it's convenient for us to report to the police in case there is a4. Why should you have a telephone in the bedroom? burglary..
_.A.5. From the passage, we can infer that we might be victims ifwe cannot part with the money when being attacked
Did you know there are some very special dogs doing good 五、
D) all of the above people
1. Doctors and nurses think pets are particularly helpful for
C)old people who can't live with their pets or have to give up their pets A) children B) people with mental illnesses
owners.C) 100,000 2. Today __________ people in hospital get the help of dogs and cats and their
3. Alan got the dog from ___________.B) the charity
4. Which of the following that Tess CAN NOT help Alan do?D) buy newspaper from the shop A) neighbour 5. When Alan was going to a coma, Tess went to his _______'s home for help.Every day, the news of the world is relayed to people
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