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　　The controversial (可能引起争议的) British Nationality Bill approved (批准) on June 4 by the House of Commons (下议院) 287 in favor and 234 against, is now due to go to the House of Lords (上议院) for consideration. The bill, intended to replace the 1948 British Nationality Act, could become law this year.

　　Since its publication in January, the bill has provoked(引起) widespread criticism among the country's ethnic (种族的) minorities and opposition parties. Strong opposition has also been expressed abroad.

　　The Nationality Bill seeks to establish three new categories of citizenship—British citizenship, citizenship of British dependent territories and British overseas citizenship—which will cover British subjects, so termed within the existing law, as citizens of the UK and colonies. If the new law comes into being, only one of the three categories, that of British citizenship, will have the automatic (自动的) fight to live in the United Kingdom, and British citizenship will only be given to those born to British citizen or to a person already “settled” in Britain. This category covers as estimated 57 million people, mainly whites, who already have the right to live in Britain.

　　Under the terms of the bill, certain restrictions (限制) will be placed on those seeking British citizenship in the future, and there will be no guarantee (担保) of citizenship for those born there to non-British parents resident (居住的) in the country, thus the 700-year-old right to citizenship through birth in the country could be removed

　　The second category (种类)—citizenship of British dependent territories-covers an estimated 3 million people living in Britain's remaining 17 colonies and associated states. Under the present terms of the bill they would have the right to enter and live in their own territory (领土) only, and not in other British territories or in Britain.

　　The third category—British overseas citizenship—coverabout 1.5 million remaining citizens of the UK and colonies (mostly of Chinese origin domiciled (定居) in Malaysia, who opted to retain (保持) British citizenship at the time of independence).

1．The British Nationality Bill caused a lot of disapproval among ________.

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2．For the British Nationality Bill, which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．It would become law after the approval of the House of Lord.

B．It would replace the 1948 British Nationality Act.

C．It would be approved by the British people.

D．It is quite different from the 1948 British Nationality Act.

3．According to the British Nationality Bill, what kind of people can get the British citizenship?

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A．Those born to a parent with British citizenship.

B．Those born in Britain.

C．Those citizens living in Britain's associated states.

D．Those citizens of Chinese origin living in the colonies.

4．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT related to the British Nationality Bill?

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A．When the Nationality Bill becomes law, the right to British citizenship through birth will be repealed.

B．Most of the people with the citizenship of the first category are whites.

C．With the Nationality Bill, more people in Britain's colonies can get the British citizenship.

D．Only people with British citizenship will have the right to settle in Britain.

5．What is the main idea of the passage?

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A．The British Nationality Bill has been approved by the House of Common.

B．The British Nationality Bill would replace the 1948 British Nationality Act.

C．With the Nationality Bill, those who want to get the British citizenship would meet some restricts.

D．The Nationality Bill intends to set three new categories of citizenship.

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　　Picasso, tile famous Spanish painter, was born in 1881．His father was an art teacher. Picasso began to paint very early. He was admitted to the Royal Academy of Art at the age of 15．After 1900, he spent much time in Paris, living there to 1947, then he moved to the south of France.

　　Throughout his career, Picasso moved from style (风格) to style with ease. He practised sculpture (雕塑) illustrated (加插图表) books and also showed great interest in pottery design (陶瓷设计) and other fields of art.

　　Picasso produced a great number of drawings in his life. No later artist of the school of Paris has replaced him in international influence (影响).

　　Picasso is generally considered to be the foremost (最重要的) figure in the 20th century French art. His paintings are now exhibited in leading European and American Galleries.

1．The main idea of the passage is ________.

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A．Picasso is considered to be the foremost figure in the 20th century French art

B．Picasso is a famous Spanish painter

C．Picasso spent much time in Paris, living there from 1940 to 1947

D．Picasso’s life and art

2．According to the writer, Picasso was ________ this century.

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A．more important than any other French artist in international influence

B．more important than any other Spanish artist in international influence

C．the most important figure in Spain

D．the most important figure in France

3．How long did he stay in Spain and France?

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A．15 years in Spain and 43 years in Paris.

B．15 years in Spain and the rest of life in Paris.

C．Over 19 years in Spain and the rest of life in Paris.

D．He did not stay so long in Paris.

4．Picasso moved from style to style with ease. It means ________.

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A．He did not like only one style

B．He changed his style without difficulty

C．He not only liked sculpture, but also pottery design

D．He showed great interest in other fields of art

5．His paintings are now exhibited in leading European and American Galleries, because ________

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A．he was a Spanish artist

B．he was a French artist

C．he was French in famous art

D．he produced a great many wonderful drawings in different styles

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　　After Washington's army took up Boston,　the Second Continental Congress passed certain measures to bring the colonies (殖民地) into a closer union. Yet in all these discussions, the actual word INDEPENDENCE (独立) was never officially used. Many members of the Congress were not yet ready to separate from England. Other members were afraid that if the fighting went against them, they might all be put to death as traitors (叛徒).

　　There was, however, a small group of patriots (爱国者) who fought continuously for independence. They argued that the war was already going on. Furthermore (而且), if the colonies expected to get help from other countries, for example, from France then a complete break with England was necessary. On June 7, 1776, one of their members, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, presented a resolution (议案) that these united colonies are, and by right ought to be, free and independent states. The resolution was bitterly argued but later accepted by the Congress. A committee of five members was named to draw up such a declaration.

1．When Boston was under control what did they want to do?

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A．To take measures to gain independence.

B．To unite the whole country.

C．To make the relations among the colonies closer.

D．To pass certain measures.

2．Why was the word independence not officially used?

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A．Because all the members were strongly against it.

B．Because some members were not ready to separate from England.

C．Because some members were afraid to be killed by England.

D．Because all the members didn't agree to leave England.

3．What is true according to the passage?

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A．All the members strongly favour the resolution.

B．The members met in Washington D. C.

C．The British government treated treason (变节) very seriously.

D．The members argued bitterly about the resolution at last.

4．How did the patriots argue about the independence?

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A．It was necessary if they wanted help.

B．It was right for them to be free and independent.

C．It was necessary, for the war was going on.

D．All the above.

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　　John Russell, 83, got on a Chicago bus and saw a sign saying that senior citizens could ride for half fare. When he dropped his three quarters in the box, the driver demanded identification. John took out an ID card. “You need a special CTA card”, said the driver. John did not have the Chicago Tranits Authority card because he lives in New York and was in Chicago visiting his two sons.

　　“Put in another three quarters,” said the driver, “or get off the bus”.

　　One privilege of old age is being stubborn (固执). John said, “Give me back my quarters, and I'll get off.”

　　“I can't—it's in the box. If you don't get off, I'll call the police,” said he, which he did. Two police cars pulled up.

　　“I'm the criminal,” said John Russell. Then he and the driver told their stories.

　　“That's what you called me for?” one policeman asked the driver. Another policeman then said to John. “I'll give you three quarters.”

　　John shook his head, “Why should you give me the quarters? He has to give me my quarters.”

　　“Where are you going,” asked the policeman.

　　“Downtown to have lunch with friends.” John said.

　　“Come on,” the policemen said. “We'll get you your card.” So they took him downtown to the CTA office. But the people there wouldn't give him a CTA card-he needed a picture.

　　“What about his quarters?” one policeman asked. The officials discussed, and the decision was made to give John's quarters back.

　　When John got downstairs, the policemen asked where he was going.

　　“To see my friends”, John said.

　　“How are you going to get there?”

　　“On the bus. And all I'm going to pay is 75 cents.”

　　John got on a bus, dropped three quarters in the box, and said, “I'm a senior citizen….” The driver looked at John and nodded. He didn't know how lucky he was to be a sensibleman.

1．With a Chicago Transit Authority card ________.

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A．men of authority can ride on a bus for half fare

B．senior citizens can pay only half fare for a bus ride

C．men of authority can ride on a bus paying only three quarters

D．senior citizens can pay only three quarters for a bus ride

2．John Russell needs a special CTA card most probably because ________.

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A．he is not a senior citizen

B．he is not a citizen of Chicago

C．he is only visiting his two sons

D．he has lost his ID card

3．The decision made by the CTA office was ________.

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A．to give John a CTA card then and there

B．to refuse to give John's quarters back

C．to return the three quarters to John

D．to declare that John was a criminal

4．The second driver let John ride on his bus because ________.

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A．now John produced his CTA card

B．he knew John was a very difficult man

C．he was kind enough to help the aged

D．the policemen were with John

5．The suitable title for the above passage in ________.

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A．Giving No Quarters

B．Giving No mere Quarters

C．A Sensible Driver

D．A Senior Citizen

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　　Tom was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got the chance, he would ask his dog to please his friends with some tricks (技法).

　　One day Tom went to visit his friend Jack who was sick at home with a bad cold. “How are you feeling?” asked Tom. “Worse than yesterday,” answered Jack, “I have a terrible cough, and there is not a drop of medicine in the house.”“Don't worry, Jack. I'll send Blackie to the drugstore (药房) for some medicine. He'll be back in a minute, before you know it.” Tom put a five dollar note in Blackie's mouth and the dog ran down the street. “And keep the change.” Tom shouted after him.

　　“Oh, Tom, don't be silly. You know that dog won't be back with any medicine.” said Jack. “Oh yes, he will,” answered Tom. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had not returned. Tom was feeling worried and felt angry at his friend's little smile.

　　“Something has happened to him, I'm sure.” Said Tom. “He obeyed me as a rule.” Just then Jack saw Blackie at a distance. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Jack was shocked to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth.

　　“Good boy.” Said Tom, “But what took you so long?” Blackie ran over to the window, barking (吠) and wagging (摇) his tail. Tom looked out of the door and saw a bone outside.

1．What was Jack's trouble?

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A．He had got a bad cold and a terrible cough.

B．There was no medicine in the house.

C．He began to feel bad that mooring.

D．Both A and B.

2．Jack felt ________ when Blackie was late.

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3．The reason why Blackie came back so late was that ________.

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A．he forgot the way back

B．he was delayed (耽误) by the traffic

C．the drug store was too far

D．be did something for himself

4．Why did Blackie barked at the bone on the ground?

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A．Because he was very excited to see it.

B．Because he wanted to express his thanks to his master for it.

C．Because he wanted to tell his master the reason of his delay.

D．Because be wanted to have it.

5．What did the story mainly imply (暗含)?

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A．Tom liked to show off (炫耀) his dog.

B．Dogs are made to obey their master's orders.

C．Dogs are always dogs, however clever as human beings.

D．Dogs are as clever as human beings.

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　　Week after week in recent months, various cities throughout Europe have been the scene of violent clashes (冲突) between youths and the police.

　　While they seem to have little in common with the 1968 students protests, the clashes are beginning to be regarded with increasing alarm.

　　In the past few days, television audience throughout Europe have looked on with shock at news broadcasts of pitched street battles (街头阵地战) between angry youths protesting about the inadequacy (不充分) of low-cost housing in Zurich and Amsterdam and forces of special riot police.

　　The riots, which have stunned (使惊吓) complacent (自满的) authorities and citizens in Holland, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Britain, France and other European countries in recent months, are seen as being fundamentally different from the wave of rebellion that swept across the political firmament (苍天) of the late 1960s' rebellions associated (联合) with the names of Rudi Dutschke and Cohn-Dendit.

　　“They seem more mindless than in 1968,” noted one Bruessels-based European official who deals with the problems of young people. “They are less ideological (意识形态的) and seem to have no intellectual (智力的) or political overtones, (含义)” he added. According to this expert, the riots may be reminiscent (使人想起的) of the 1968 disturbances, in which they are “a protest (抗议) against the inequalities and inadequacies of society.”

　　But despite the fact young Europeans are among the hardest hit by recession (不景气) and record levels of unemployment, few of the recent disturbances have been closely linked to this type of frustration. (挫折)

　　If there is any thread to the series of otherwise random (随便的) riots and clashes that began erupting in the Europe in April of this year, it is the violent reaction of young people to the destruction of their low-cost housing units or youth centers to make way for middle-class projects. (计划) Such explosions against eviction (逐出) have taken place in Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Zurich in the past few months.

1．The most possible reason for the riots is ________.

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A．to protest the complacent officials

B．to save Rudi Dutschke and Cohn-Dendit

C．to protest inadequacy and “eviction”

D．to protest unemployment

2．Comparing with 1968 student rebellions, the riots are

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A．with more political purposes

B．more ideological

C．more violent

D．more lacking in intelligence

3．In which of the following cities, there's no scene of students riots?

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4．The most probable meaning of the word “disturbance” in line 2, para. 6 is ________.

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5．What can we infer from the passage?

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A．The recent students rebellion resembled the one in 1968.

B．Neither the government nor the citizens cared much about the rebellion.

C．The rebellion is caused by the economic depression in Europe.

D．The rebellion is not for any political purpose.

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　　In Britain you're allowed to drive a car when you're seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving licence before you can start. When you are learning, someone with a full licence always has to be in the car with you because you are not allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don't have to go to a driving school—a friend can teach you. The person with you isn't allowed to take money for the lesson unless he's got a teacher's licence.

　　Before you're allowed to have a full licence, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don't pass the test, you're allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you've passed your test, you don't have to take it again, and you're allowed to go on driving as long as you like, if you are healthy. Britain's oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.

　　Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1940 car drivers had to have a licence. But they didn't have to take a test until 1935. In the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren't allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.

1．Which of the following is NOT necessary for a young man who wants to drive a car alone? ________.

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A．He should reach the age of 17

B．He should get a special two-year driving licence

C．He should learn to drive in a driving school

D．He should pass a driving test to get a full licence

2．A person cannot take money for driving lessons unless he ________.

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A．has learned to drive in a driving school

B．has a full driving licence

C．has a full licence and a teacher's licence

D．is given a special two-year driving licence

3．In the driving test, one ________.

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A．must drive his own car, and it must be fit for the road

B．is usually asked to drive on roads for some time

C．has to do nothing but answer a few questions

D．must drive around for more than an hour

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．One is never too old to drive if he is in good health.

B．One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.

C．lf one doesn't pass the driving test he has to take it again a few weeks later.

D．Before 1878 going somewhere by car was about as fast as walking.

5．The best title for the passage is ________.

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A．Driving Rules in Britain

B．Tests for British People

C．British Car Drivers

D．Learning to Drive

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　　Agatha Christie went out at night. She never forgot the night when she met a robber many years ago.

　　That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted until 2 o'clock in the morning. Agatha walked in the quiet street alone. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning, lady,” the man said in a low voice, “I don't think you wish to die here!”

　　“What do you want?” Agatha asked.

　　“Your earrings (耳环). Take them off!”

　　Agatha suddenly had a bright idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar (衣领) of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings and then she quickly threw them on the ground.

　　“Take them and let me go.” she said. The robber saw that the girl didn't care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. He thought the necklace would cost more, so he said, “Give me your necklace.”

　　“Oh, sir. It's not worth much. Please let me keep it.”

　　“Stopping rubbish (废话). Quick!”

　　With shaky hands, Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends.

　　The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds.

1．Agatha never forgot the night, for she ________.

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A．was robbed of her earrings

B．had a good time at the birthday party

C．was robbed of her necklace

D．was robbed, but she fooled the robber

2．The birthday party ________.

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3．Which of the following is not true?

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A．Agatha pretended not to care for her earrings

B．Agatha pretended to care for her necklace

C．Agatha really cared for her earrings

D．Agatha didn't care for her earrings at all because they were not too expensive

4．Agatha pretended to protect her necklace, for ________.

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A．she didn't want to lose it

B．it was more expensive

C．she would rather lose it

D．she liked it very much

5．After reading the story, you may know that Agatha was a ________ girl.

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　　Between 1953 and 1960, 110 people in Japan's Minimata Bay area died mysteriously. Studies showed that people had eaten fish in which quantities of mercury (汞) were found. Where did it come from? It was poured into the bay by a plastics plant. The Japanese government closed that plant and　started strictly controlling the use and disposal (处理) of mercury compounds (化合物). But this didn't prevent another terrible event.

　　In 1965, 26 people at Nigata, Japan, were struck by mercury poisoning. Five died. All of them had eaten fish with mercury in it. And again it was caused by a plastics plant.

　　Events like these are not limited to agriculture or plastics plants. Because of such events, however, it is clear that we must maintain a close watch over our practices concerning poisons, foods and water. Indeed, in our industrial age, close watch may forever be the price of health.

1．According to the passage, how many people in all died in the two terrible events?

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2．Many people in the bay area died ________.

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3．The close of the plastics plant and the control of mercury compounds ________.

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A．stopped people from being poisoned

B．kept plants from using mercury compounds

C．prevented plants from pouring mercury waste into the bay

D．had little effect on other plastics plants

4．From the passage, we know that ________.

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A．other fields, besides agriculture, may cause pollution

B．both agriculture and industry are harmless

C．only agriculture is safe to people

D．only plastic plants arc harmful to our health

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　　As so often happened in committees (委员会) of this kind, one man, young Thomas Jefferson, did all the work, Jefferson was well-informed in such matters. He was also a skilled writer who had already written several important papers on political subjects. Jefferson accepted the work gladly and sat at once to write what he called an “expression of the American mind”. He worked for two full days on the famous document (文件), officially known after this time as the Declaration of Independence.

　　The Declaration was made up of three parts. The first part concerned the justice (正义性) of a revolution when a government took away from its people certain basic rights. The second part listed a series of acts proving that George Ⅲ was a poor king. The third part was a ringing declaration of independence; it also called upon the members of the Congress to defend the young nation with their lives, their fortunes (命运) and their honor. The Declaration was finally accepted by the Congress on July 4,1774.

1．Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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2．Jefferson considered the Declaration to be ________.

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A．an important paper

B．the voice of the Americans

C．famous document

D．Thomas Jefferson

3．The Declaration talks about ________.

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A．the meaning of the revolution, George Ⅲ and the calls

B．the basic rights, a series of acts and ringing declaration

C．the justice of the revolution, a series of acts and the calls

D．the government, George Ⅲ and the young nation

4．What does “such matters” in Line 3 mean?

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A．Writing,

B．Doing work.

C．Writing important papers on political subjects.

D．Political Subjects.