Dorking police are still looking for the driver of a Ford truck which didn't stop after causing an accident (事故) on the No. 24 Road between Beare Green and Capel. The accident involved (涉及) three other cars, a Cordina, an Austin Princess and an MGB.

　The driver of the Cortina, 18-year-old Nicola Stacey from Dorking, was taken to hospital for an operation to save her eyesight.

　Dr James, driver of the Austin Princess, was on his way to Capel. He said. “I was keeping my distance behind the cortina when I saw a truck coming very fast in the opposite (对面的) direction (方向) on the wrong side of the road. ”

　Miss Heather Inness, driver of the MGB, said, “When I saw the truck overtake (超越) me and the other car coming, I drove to the left to get out of the way. So we were not hurt.” Miss Inness was on her way to Heathrow Airport with Mr Peter Walford. She added, “The worst part of it was that I missed my plane. ”

1. Dorking police are still looking for the driver of ______．

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A. the Ford truck　　　B. the Cortina

C. the Austin Princess　　　D. the MGB

2. How many vehicles (机动车) did the accident involve (牵涉)?

[　　]

A. One　　　B. Two　　　C. Three　　　D. Four.

3. From the news we know ________ was badly hurt in the accident.

[　　]

A. Mr Walford　　　B. Miss Stacey　　　C. Dr James　　　D. Miss Inness

4. According to (依据) Dr James and Miss Inness, ________ hit each other.

[　　]

A. the Cortina and the MGB

B. the Cortina and the Ford truck

C. the Austin Princess and the MGB

D. the Ford truck and the Austin princess

5. Where was the Ford truck moving when the accident happened?

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A. To London.　　　　　B. To Capel.

C. To Beare Green　　　D. We can't learn from the article

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    Marco Polo was a Venetian traveler, whose accounts of his journey across the world from Venice to China and　　 back, made one of the greatest books of all his time.Marco Polo was born either at Venice, or perhaps at Korcula, a place on an island off Dalmatian coast in 1254. His father, Niccolo Polo, and his father's brother,Matteo set out in 1261, on a long trading journey which led them to the court of Kublai, the Great Khan, who ruled over　　 China. After seven years they returned to Italy.Two years　　 passed before the brothers decided to start again on　　 their travels, and this time, they took with them Niccolo'c son Marco, then 17 years old. They traveled to Acre and from there rode overland to Hormuz on the Persian Gulf. From there they turned northward and made their way through Persia to Balkh, and Khotan. From there they passed near Lop Nor, crossed the Gobi Desert and entered China by way　　 of Suchou. At length, in 1275, after a journey lasting three years, they introduced themselves to Kublai Khan at his summer palace at　　 Shangtu.

    Marco recorded that he made rapid progress in the great Khan's favor. He studied the Mongol language and the emperor asked him to look after the travelling groups made up of foreign visitors from different parts of the world and show them around his kingdom. He became skillful (娴熟) and clever at business.Marco made careful notes of his journey, the states of the cities, the customs (风俗) of the people, and the kinds of crops and other products. After 17 years travelling in the　　 service of the Khan, Marco, together with his father　　 and uncle, returned to Venice. The journey took them 3 years and they arrived in 1295.

1. Marco Polo was born perhaps _______________.　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　A. on an island　　　　   B. on the coast of Dalmatian 　　C. in Persian Gulf　　　　D. in Gobi Desert 2. Which of the following is true according to the article?    Marco Polo first traveled to China in about __________, arrived    at the emperor's summer palace in  _______ and left China  for Venice    in ___________.　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　A. 1275; 1278; 1292　　  B. 1268; 1275; 1295 　　C. 1270; 1275; 1293　　  D. 1270; 1278; 1295 3. What's Marco Polo's main achievement according to the article? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　A. His journey to China, his careful notes of his business in 　　   China and his rapid progress in the Great Khan's favor. 　　B. His journey to and from China, his success in business in 　　   China and his account of what happened in China. 　　C. His journey to China and his account of Mongol language, 　　   Mongolian crops and the people. 　　D. His journey to and from China and his account of the Mongolian 　　   empire, its people and their customs, and its geography. 4. In this article, "rode overland" means "_____________ ".［　　］ 　　A. went to a place named 'Overland" on horseback 　　B. made a long journey across land on horseback
　　C. made a long journey without a rest
　　D. traveled to a place across a piece of land

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    Can trees talk? Yes─but not in words. Scientists have reasons to believe that trees do communicate (互通信息) with each other.Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree (柳树) attacked in the woods by caterpillars (毛毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that the caterpillars got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special vapor─a signal causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty.

    Communication, of course, doesn't need to be always in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜) for honey. So why shouldn't trees have ways of sending messages?

1. When attacked, a willow tree will protect itself by_______.

[    ]

A. changing its leaves' chemistry

B. changing its leaves' color

C. talking to caterpillars　　

D. sending a special vapor

2. From the passage we know that caterpillars_____________.

[    ]

A. like willow trees　　

B. enjoy eating fallen leaves　　

C. feed on willow tree leaves　　

D. could communicate with willow trees

3. Caterpillars will stop eating willow tree leaves which________.

[    ] 　　

A. have a chemical change and become tasteless 　　

B. have a pleasant taste　　

C. are being attacked　　

D. are communicating

4. According to the passage, how do willow trees communicate with each other?

[    ] 　　

A. They talk in words.　　　　

B. They send out a special vapor. 　　

C. They wave their leaves.　　

D. They make special sounds.

5. According to the passage, bees communicate with each other by_____________.

[    ] 　　

A. talking　　　　

B. making unusual sounds　　

C. singing songs　　

D. flying in certain patterns

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　　James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.

　　“J.C.,”he replied.

　　She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.

　　Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University, He had to work part time so as to pay for his education. As a second-year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935. he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.

　　A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.

　　The stage was set for Owens' victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic(体育的) but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners.

　　“It was all right with me,”he said years later. “I didn't go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”

　　Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.

　　Owens' Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles, and dogs.

　　“Sure, it bothered (烦忧) me,”he said later.“But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”

　　In time, however, his gold medals (奖牌) changed his life.“They have kept me alive over the years,”he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”

1．Owens got his other name “Jesse” when ________.

[　　]

A．he went to Ohio State University

B．his teacher made fun of him

C．his teacher took “J．C” for “Jesse”

D．he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet

2．In the Big Ten meet, Owens ________.

[　　]

A．hurt himself in the back

B．succeeded in setting many records

C．tried every sports event but failed

D．had to give up some events

3．We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because ________.

[　　]

A．he was not of the right race

B．he was the son of a poor farmer

C．he didn't shake hands with Hitler

D．he didn't talk to the US president on the phone

4．When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years, ”he means that the medals ________.

[　　]

A．have been changed for money to help him live on

B．have made him famous in the US

C．have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in life

D．have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs

5．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

[　　]

A．Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete

B．Golden Moment a Life time Struggle

C．Making a Living as a Sportsman

D．How to Be a Successful Athlete?

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　　Few can predict(预言) a winner in the popular Tour de France, the yearly twenty-five hundred miles of French countryside. Anything can happen, and usually do, in this difficult bike race which has been called the world's roughest road race. Accidents and tiredness may force more than half the contestants (参加者) drop out before he reaches the finishing line.

　　The real dangers of the race become clear where he decides to win. Cycling up a wind mountain road, a racer may hit sixty miles and hour with no hope of stopping; if he loses control (控制) then, he will fall off his bike and hits rock. But the skilled and lucky winner can get as much as a hundred thousand dollars a year.

1．Almost nobody can tell who will be the winner of the coming bike race because ________.

[　　]

A．no one knows the names of the contestants of the bike race

B．who is the best cyclist

C．people can't get the history records of good cyclists

D．anything can happen to a cyclist even a very good cyclist can't escape

2．From this passage, we can get an idea that ________.

[　　]

A．this bike race is held in cities

B．this is a well-known bike race

C．this is a countryside bike race

D．it is the longest bike race in the world

3．This bike race is called the world's roughest road race because ________.

[　　]

A．it is a long distant bike race

B．it is a dangerous bike race

C．it is a tiring bike race

D．all of above

4．It can be inferred that ________.

[　　]

A．many cyclists want to be winners so as to make a lot of money

B．not many people take part in the race

C．accidents make the half of the contestants give up in the race

D．only half of the contestants can reach the finishing line

5．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．It is a world bike race.

B．It is a long but safe bike race.

C．Many accidents happen on the mountain road.

D．Several hundred people watch the bike race.

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　　An enormous (巨大的) fast-food industry gives hungry Americans the snacks they want when they want them. Ice cream, popcorn, and hot dogs are on sale everywhere. Best known, perhaps, is the McDonald's hamburger business .With an American love for numbers, McDonald's count the hamburgers they sell .Hamburger number one was sold in 1984. Hamburger number fifty billion was eaten in November 1984.

　　But if more and more Americans eat fast food, more and more Americans also worry about it. Fast food makes you fat, and Americans are the fattest people in the world. They are also the most interested in their health, and snack food is not healthy. The fashion (时尚的) for healthy food is growing all the time. Among middle-class people, salads, beans, and fruit have taken the place of steak and ice cream. Drinking is going down too. Only 67 percent of adults drink alcohol(酒) .

　　At all, and one-third of those drink less than they used to. Smart business people order mineral water, not wine, at their business lunches.

　　Being fat, in fact, can cause real problems for an American. He or she will find it harder to get a good job, or even to make friends. If you want to do well, you must be thin. It doesn't seem fair, does it? Advertisers and fast-food sellers scream at people to eat, eat, eat. But inside, there is another voice saying “stop, stop, stop”.

1．What's the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．McDonald in America.

B．American fast food.

C．Hamburger is more popular than any other food in USA.

D．Food and health .

2．From the passage we learn ________.

[　　]

A．Americans are all fond of fast food

B．all Americans don't like fast food

C．people in USA will stop eating fast food because it causes a lot of trouble

D．people who eat fast food often find it hard to get a good job.

3．The word “snacks” means ________.

[　　]

A．hamburger

B．hot dogs, ice cream and popcorn

C．A and B

D．fast food

4．According to the passage, which following statement is true?

[　　]

A．Most Americans drink alcohol.

B．Businessmen never drink any alcohol.

C．Generally speaking, the middle-class people in USA don't like fast food.

D．The fat people in USA have few friends and can't find a good job.

5．Through the passage we can infer that the writer wants to ________.

[　　]

A．encourage people to eat hamburger

B．persuade people to stop eating fast food

C．let people know that there are some bad effects in eating fast food

D．ask people to change their food.

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阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　People seeing Charles Chaplin's (卓别林) films can't help laughing until the tears run down their faces． From his very first appearance they know what to expect from the little man with the black moustache,wideopen eyes,round black hat and shoes too large for his feet． He'll struggle through snow and fall down from winds． He'll fight men who are twice his size and fall in love with women who hardly notice him．

　The poor man that Chaplin played in hundreds of films makes all kinds of stupid mistakes． He's always in trouble but never gives up． He dreams fame (名声)．

　Even people who don't know English can enjoy Chaplin's films because they are mostly silent． It isn't what he says that makes us laugh． His comedy (喜剧) for which he was famous doesn't depend on words． It depends upon little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world．

　Chaplin raises his thick black eyebrows (眉毛) or rolls his eyes． He hides behind a fat lady or under a table to escape from his enemies． He pretends to be a rich, important man． It is all so hopeless and impossible that he makes us laugh． This is the secret of Chaplin's huge success．

1． Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A． People like to see tears run down their faces when seeing Chaplin's film．

B． People laugh when tears run down their faces．

C． People will not stop laughing until tears run down Chaplin's face．

D． People will not stop laughing until tears run down their faces．

2． Chaplin's films are mostly about ________ ．

[　　]

A． fighting among some people

B． everyday life and humorous events

C． some fat women

D． some accidents

3． The poor man that Chaplin played in many films ________ ．

[　　]

A． made all kinds of mistakes

B． dreamt of fame

C． was foolish and ugly

D． Both A and B

4． Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A． It is not his words but his actions that make us laugh．

B． Neither his words nor his actions make us laugh．

C． Either his words or his actions make us laugh．

D． Both his words and his actions make us laugh．

5． The secret of Chaplin's huge success is that ________ ．

[　　]

A． he is rich and important man

B． he is a man of diligence (勤奋) and full of ability to act

C． he always hides himself behind a fat lady or under a table

D． he is a man full of hopelessness

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　Pictures from space show that earth is a blue-green world. It looks likes a round ball. The earth is made mainly of three things,which are land, water and air. Pictures show a world of flat land,mountains and valleys. We can see rivers,lakes and oceans.

　A thick blanket of air covers the world completely. This layer (层) of air is called the earth's atmosphere.

　Our closest neighbour in space is the moon. The moon moves around the earth. A body like the moon that goes around a planet is called a satellite. The moon is earth's only natural satellite.

　Like the planet,the moon has no light of its own. The light we see from the moon is sunlight (阳光) shining on the moon and being thrown back. The darker parts that can be seen on the moon are made by hills,plains and valleys.

1． On the earth there are three main things: ________ .

[　　]

A． flat land,mountains and valleys.

B． land,water and air.

C． hills,plains and valleys.

D．rivers,lakes and oceans.

2． The colour of the earth is blue and green, ________ .

[　　]

A．because there are many oceans and trees on it.

B． because it is a round ball.

C． if you take a picture in which there are flat land,mountains and valleys.

D. when you look at a picture of it taken from space.

3． The earth's atmosphere is _______ .

[　　]

A． a layer of air which covers the world completely.

B． a very huge blanket.

C． a lot of air.

D． a thick blanket of air which cannot be found on the moon.

4． In this passage “a body” means ________ .

[　　]

A． a person. 　　　B．an object in space.

B． a satellite. 　　　D． a planet.

5． We see from the earth that the moon is bright because ________ .

[　　]

A． the moon has its own light.

B． sunlight can reach the moon.

C． the earth gives it light.

D． every planet has its own light.

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　　 　　    Nancy walked back and forth in the hall of the theatre. Inside it her new play was about to begin.

　　     She was too nervous to watch it herself. This was the opening night for the play. She said to herself, "If tonight's audience (观众) thought the play was funny, it would probably be a success. But if they did not like it, the play would soon close."

　　     Nancy listened hard. She was hoping to hear the audience laughing loud and often. But she heard very little laughter during the first act. When the first ended, about one fourth of the audience left the theatre. As she watched the people leave, she knew that the future of the play had been decided.　　

1. Who was Nancy? She was _______________.

[　　]

A. an actress in the new play 　　

B. the director of plays 　　

C. the writer of the play 　　

D. an ordinary worker of the theatre 　　

2. Nancy was nervous because ______________.

[　　]

A. she was anxious to know if her new play could be a success 　　

B. she was afraid of the dark hall of the theatre 　　

C. there were too many people in the theatre 　　

D. the play she wrote was terrible indeed 　　

3. Why did some people leave the theatre when the first act ended? 　　 Because _______________.

[　　]

A. it was just a one-act play 　　

B. Nancy had told them to do so 　　

C. it was quite late at night 　　

D. they were not interested in the play at all 　　

4. Nancy had tried to make the play _______________.

[　　]

A. instructive　　

B. funny 　　

C. unforgettable　　

D. difficult to understand 　　

5. When she saw the people go out one after another, she felt 　　 ______________.

[　　]

A. excited　　

B. hopeless　　

C. encouraged　　

D. satisfied

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　　The United States: Fliers may want to have their tickets in hand before catching their planes, but the airline companies are doing everything they can to bring forward cost-saving ticketless flight-no paper needed, just a ticket number and a photo ID(带照片的身份证). Anyone who buys a Northwest E-ticket through the airline's computer service by June 16 will get an award(奖励). Next time you fly, you can buy another ticket for a friend for 99, good anywhere in the US or Canada through Feb. 12, 2000, along with the lowest ticket prices. Some airlines offer extra frequent-flier miles for the ticketless crowd. And there are rising punishments for paper lovers. American, Northwest, United, and last week, US Airways have raised the cost for lost ticket replacement (替换) to 70 from either 60 or 50. The airlines insist that the increase in price is not meant to push travelers toward E-tickets but only covers the increasing cost of replacing and tracking a missing ticket.

1．Why is the new ticketless flight introduced?

[　　]

A．It is cheaper for air travelers.

B．It helps reduce the cost for airlines.

C．It can use computer to plan air traveling.

D．It helps prevent fliers from losing their tickets.

2．To encourage people to take ticketless flights, the airlines ________.

[　　]

A．sell their tickets for 99 from June to February the following year

B．let travelers go to both the US and Canada with the same tickets

C．allow each traveler to have an extra 99 ticket for a friend of theirs

D．offer ticketless travelers free miles to fly in the US

3．Who are the paper lovers mentioned in the text?

[　　]

A．People who like to have paper airplane tickets.

B．People who love paper products of various kinds.

C．People who travel with paper on a plane.

D．People who have lost their ticket and buy a second one.

4．The airline companies say that they have raised the lost-ticket replacement price in order to ________.

[　　]

A．attract travelers to take ticketless flights

B．punish those who insist on using paper tickets

C．do better than other airline companies

D．pay for the work to deal with lost tickets