From the world’s heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world’s smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯记录》).
The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it’s always one of the best selling books in the world.
People now can break over 1000 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records? Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world? “It gives people a chance to show they’re the best in the world.” said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport.
The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world’s truly greatest people and things in it!
The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two:
☆ A British dog, Whitney, is the world’s smallest dog. It’s only 76mm tall.
☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲).They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.
【小题1】We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except         .

From the world’s heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world’s smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯记录》).
The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it’s always one of the best selling books in the world.
People now can break over 1000 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records? Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world? “It gives people a chance to show they’re the best in the world.” said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport.
The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world’s truly greatest people and things in it!
The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two:
☆ A British dog, Whitney, is the world’s smallest dog. It’s only 76mm tall.
☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲).They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.

1. 1.

   We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except         .

   1. A.
      the heaviest fruits and vegetables
   2. B.
      the smallest people and animals
   3. C.
      the strangest people and things
   4. D.
      very ordinary people and things
2. 2.

   The Guinness Book of Records has been one of the best selling books for           .

   1. A.
      50 years
   2. B.
      76 years
   3. C.
      600 years
   4. D.
      1000 years
3. 3.

   Newport thought many people tried to break Guinness records because       .

   1. A.
      their names be kept in the world records.
   2. B.
      their names could be seen by the whole world.
   3. C.
      they could meet more people all over the world.
   4. D.
      they could be known as the greatest by the world.
4. 4.

   Which of the following is right according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Newport started the Guinness Book of Records in Britain.
   2. B.
      More than four thousand records are broken each month.
   3. C.
      The Guinness Book of Records started in the year 1954.
   4. D.
      The newest book of Guinness comes out every Tuesday.
5. 5.

   The writer of this passage wants to         .

   1. A.
      tell us the strangest records in the world
   2. B.
      show us the beginning of the Guinness Book of Records
   3. C.
      give us an introduction to the Guinness Book of Records
   4. D.
      let us know the most interesting things in the world

　　A tourist comes out of the airport. There are a lot of taxis, but the tourist asks every taxi-driver his name. He takes the third taxi. It costs $5 from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” the tourist asks.“$100,” says the taxi-driver. This is very expensive, but the tourist accepts the price.

　　The taxi-driver takes the tourist everywhere. He shows him all the monuments and all the museums. In the evening they get back to the hotel. The tourist gives the taxi-driver $100 and says, “What about tomorrow?” The taxi-driver says, “Oh, OK. If that's the price, that is the price. See you tomorrow.” The taxi-driver is very pleased.

　　The next day the taxi-driver takes the tourist everywhere again. They visit all the museums and all the monuments again. And on the second evening they go back to the hotel. The tourist gives the taxi-driver another $100 and says，“I'm, going home tomorrow.” The taxi-driver is sorry. He likes the tourist and, above all, $100 a day is good money. “So you are going home. Where do you come from?” he asks.

　　“I come from New York.”

　　“New York!” says the taxi-driver. “I've a sister in New York. Her name is Susannah. Do you know her?”

　　“Of course I know her. She gave me $ 200 for you.”

(1) The tourist is ________.

[　　]

(2) The tourist asks every driver his name because ________.

[　　]

A．he is afraid of being cheated

B．he knows one of the taxi-drivers

C．he knows all the taxi-drivers

D．there is a friend of his among the taxi-drivers

(3) Why is the taxi-driver very pleased with the tourist?

[　　]

A．None but the tourist agrees to the price given without argument with him.

B．His sister knows the tourist.

C．His sister has brought so much money to him.

D．He wants to be the guide of the tourist.

(4) We can conclude that ________.

[　　]

A．the tourist will give the taxi-driver another $ 200

B．the tourist makes fun of the taxi-driver

C．the tourist will give the taxi-driver half of the sum

D．the taxi-driver insists that the tourist should pay him another $ 200.