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    Great Britain

    “Great Britain” has several different names. Some people say “Britain”, or “the United Kingdom”, or just “UK”. There are four different countries in the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
    Everyone from Britain is British, but only people from England are English. People from Scotland are Scottish, people from Wales are Welsh, and people from Northern Ireland are Irish. Don't call a Scottish or Welsh person English. He won’t like it!
    Altogether more than 56 million people live in Britain, many of them in big industrial cities like London, Liverpool and Manchester, but people are often surprised by how much of Britain is open country, with lovely hills and woods, quiet rivers, lakes and farmlands.
    Everyone in Britain speaks English. But in some parts of Scotland and Wales people speak an older language as well. The Welsh are especially proud of their language, and you can see road signs in Welsh all over Wales.
    Everyone speaks English, but they do not all speak it in the same way. A Scottish person has to listen carefully if he wants to understand a Londoner. And when a Welsh person speaks, everyone knows at once where he comes from!
    Many people think that the weather is cold and wet in Britain all the year round. But it isn't! True, it sometimes rains and even snows for days and days, but every year there are weeks of beautiful sunny weather when the British put on their bikinis and go out to sunbathe.
    Britain is only a small country, but every part is different. Scotland is a land of mountains, lakes and romantic castles. The winters are cold, with plenty of snow, but the summers are often warm and sunny. Most farmers keep sheep, and there are many small factories which make fine sweaters from their wool. In some parts of Scotland, there are very few people. Deer live in the hills, and the rivers are full of fish. But Glasgow and Edinburgh are both large and busy, with all that is good (and bad) in modern cities.
    Northern Ireland has its problems, but it has beauty too. In the warm, wet climate, the grass grows a brilliant green, and much of the land is farming country. Belfast is a large industrial city with many fine buildings and a big port from which ships come and go to Scotland and England. But Belfast has had many difficult years, and it is not the busy place it once was.
    In the north of England there are many old industrial towns. Now, a great number of factories have closed and thousands of people have no work. Some have moved to the new towns, built in the 1960s and 1970s, where the industries are more modern. Outside the towns, much of this part of England is beautiful countryside, with green hills, lakes and sandy beaches. Fishing is an important industry in the North East, and every night (except Sunday) the fishing boats go out to sea.
    The centre of England (the “Midlands”) is also an important industrial area, especially near the huge cities of Coventry and Birmingham, the centre of the car industry. But everywhere, even in the heart of a modern city, there are buildings from an older Britain — cathedrals, castles, and houses built hundreds of years ago.
    Wales is a special place, a country of high mountains and pretty valleys. But Wales has plenty of industry too, with many factories and coal mines. The people of Wales are very musical. Every year they have a festival of Welsh music and poetry called an “Eisteddfod”.
    The west of England is rich farming country. It produces milk, cream, butter, cheese and apples, which go to make cider, a popular drink. In the villages, country people often grow their own fruit, vegetables and flowers.
    Some areas of Britain are very crowded. Around Manchester, in northwest England, and Glasgow, in Scotland, are large city areas of houses and factories. The southeast of England, too, has many towns and cities, including London, the giant capital. But quite near London there are still some quiet villages and peaceful farms.
    Britain is an island, of course, and you are never far from the sea. Some of the coast, especially in the west, is wild and rocky, with small, sandy beaches, and romantic old harbours. Other parts are industrial. The east coast of Scotland, for example, is busy with oilrigs and fishing boats. The most popular beaches are near the many holiday towns on the south coast, where the weather is usually warmer. It is here that Londoners come to relax.
    London London has been a capital city for nearly a thousand years, and many of its ancient buildings still stand. The most famous of these are the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral, but most visitors also want to see the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace (the Queen's London home) and the many magnificent museums.
    Once, London was a small Roman town on the north bank of the Thames, but slowly it grew into one of the world's major cities with more than nine million people. Fewer people live in the centre now, but the suburbs are still growing.
    Places now in the heart of London, like Westminster, once stood in the middle of green fields. Many small villages, like Hampstead, Chelsea and Mayfair, became part of London, but they still keep some of their old atmosphere. Different areas of London seem like different cities. The West End is a rich man's world of shops, offices and theatres. The East End is the old working people's district, where there are many small flats and houses, some old, some new.
    London is always changing. New buildings go up and old ones come down. Poorer areas become fashionable and people with more money move into them.
    A hundred years ago, the river was crowded with ships, leaving for Java and Japan, New Zealand and New York, but now the port is nearly empty. People travel by air, and London's main airport, Heathrow, is one of the busiest in the world.
    Like all big cities, London has streets and concrete buildings, but it also has many big parks, full of trees, flowers and grass. Sit on the grass (you're allowed to!) in the middle of Hyde Park or Kensington Gardens, and you will think that you are in the country miles away.
    Many people live outside the centre of London in the suburbs, and they travel to work by train, bus or underground. Every day, nearly half a million office workers travel into the “City”, the business centre of London, a small area full of banks and offices. Some people come from far out of London, even from the coast, and spend up to four hours travelling every day.
    Working hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. From 8 until 10 every morning, and 4.30 to 6.30 every evening, the trains are crowded with people, and after the morning “rush hour” the shoppers come.
    By day the whole of London is busy. At night, the City is quiet and empty, but the West End stays alive, because this is where Londoners come to enjoy themselves. There are two opera houses here, several concert halls and many theatres, as well as cinemas, and the pubs, restaurants and night clubs are busy half the night.
    Many people think that London is all grey, but in fact red is London's favorite colour. The buses are red, the letter boxes are red, and the mail vans are all bright, bright red. London is at its best when people are celebrating. Then the flags, the soldiers' uniforms, the cheering crowds and the carriages and horses all sparkle in the sunshine —if it's not raining, of course! 
    Edinburgh Edinburgh is Scotland's capital, and one of the most beautiful cities in Britain. The heart of Edinburgh is the thousand-year-old castle, where the kings of Scotland lived for centuries.
    From Edinburgh castle you can see for miles, north over the beautiful old streets, an arm of the sea that pushes inland. Far away are the mountains of central Scotland, often covered with snow.
    Edinburgh has a busy cultural life. Every year, in September the International Festival takes place. Musicians, actors and singers come from all over the world and thousands of visitors fill the city. In the evening, the opera house, the theatres and the concert halls are full. In cafes and pubs, small groups sing, act and read poetry.
    The castle is at its best in festival time. Every night there is a magnificent military “Tattoo”. Highland soldiers wearing “kilts” play the bagpipes, and march to the music.
    Tartans, the patterns of the kilts, have an interesting history. Since the fifteenth century, each Scottish family has worn its own tartan as a kind of badge. It was a useful way of recognizing people, especially in times of war. Many tartans date only from the nineteenth century, but some of the old patterns still exist. “Dress” tartans, worn on special occasions, have light, bright colours. ”Hunting” tartans are usually green, blue or brown.
    Oxford What is so special about Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest universities in England? Why do so many students want to study there?
    Both of these university towns are very beautiful. They have some of the finest architecture in Britain. Some of their colleges and libraries are three, four and even five hundred years old, and are full of valuable books and precious paintings. Both towns have many lovely gardens, where the students can read and relax in the summer months.
    Oxford is the older university of the two. The first of its colleges was founded in 1249. The university now has thirty-four colleges and about twelve thousand students, many of them from other countries. There were no women students at Oxford until 1878, when the first women's college, Lady Margaret Hall, opened. Now, women study at most colleges.
    Oxford is, of course, famous for its first class education as well as its beautiful buildings. Some of the most intelligent men and women in the country live and work here. Oxford gives them what they need: a quiet atmosphere, friendly colleagues, and the four-hundred-year-old Bodleian library, which has about five million books.
    It is not easy to get a place at Oxford University to study for a degree. But outside the university there are many smaller private colleges which offer less difficult courses and where it is easy to enroll. Most students in these private schools take business, secretarial or English language courses

    1. 1.

      Providing that you want to visit a most beautiful city and see “kilts” worn by men, you are supposed to go to ________

      1. A.
        Edinburgh
      2. B.
        London
      3. C.
        Manchester
      4. D.
        Birmingham
    2. 2.

      Oxford is one of the oldest universities in Britain, which is special because ________

      1. A.
        it has a big and modern library
      2. B.
        it has a quiet and friendly atmosphere
      3. C.
        tremendous of the most intelligent people in the country live and work there
      4. D.
        all of the above

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    听力(共两节，满分30分)

    第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

    听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

    1．What does the woman mean?

    A．His brother should let them use the car．

    B．The subway is fine with her．

    C．A car wouldn’t be any faster．

    2．What does the man have to do now?

    A．Complete the research．

    B．Write the research paper．

    C．Finish typing the paper．

    3．What do you know about the woman?

    A．Perhaps she is a doctor．

    B．She was seriously ill．

    C．She didn’t want to see the film．

    4．What does the woman mean?

    A．The light isn’t bright enough．

    B．The dining hall isn’t large enough．

    C．She agrees with the man．

    5．What does the man mean?

    A．His daughter is too old for the club．

    B．His daughter is too young to join the club．

    C．His daughter is the eldest．

    听力原文：(Text 1)

    M：I’d like to drive to the concert but my brother has the car tonight．

    W：Who needs a car?We can take the subway if we go a little earlier．

    (Text 2)

    W：How are you getting on with research paper?

    M：I’ve finished all my research, but I haven’t been able to organize it, therefore I haven’t begun the paper yet．

    (Text 3)

    M：What a pity you missed the film last night．It was wonderful．

    W：I would have gone to see it．But there was a patient seriously ill．

    M：No wonder you didn’t come．

    (Text 4)

    M：The light in this dining hall is a little too bright, don’t you think so?

    W：I’d say it’s perfect for a football stadium．

    M：Quite right．

    (Text 5)

    W：Can I join your club, Dad?You know I’m interested in it, too．

    M：You can when you get a bit older．

    第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

    听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

    听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

    6．What time is it now?

    A．It’s 10∶10 p.m．

    B．It’s 10∶30 p.m．

    C．It’s 9∶50 p.m．

    7．How long will it take the woman to get to the railway station?

    A．Fifteen minutes or less．

    B．More than fifteen minutes．

    C．Less than fifty minutes．

    8．Why did the man invite the woman to his house?

    A．They had a tea party．

    B．They had a dinner party．

    C．They had a dancing party．

    听力原文：(Text 6)

    W：What’s the time by your watch, David?

    M：Just a minute．It’s ten to ten by my watch．

    W：Is it?I had no idea it was so late．I must be going now．

    M：Can’t you stay a bit longer?

    W：I’m afraid not．I must catch the ten-thirty train back．

    M：You’ve got plenty of time yet．The railway station’s very near．It won’t take you more than fifteen minutes to get there．

    W：Well, I hate to rush at the last minute．

    M：OK, drop in whenever you like．

    W：Yes, I’ll do that．Thank you for asking me to dinner．It was a nice dinner party and I’ve enjoyed your cooking．

    M：I’m glad you enjoyed yourself．Good night．

    W：Good night．

    听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

    9．Why does the man want to have a word with the waitress?

    A．Because he has been kept waiting for a long time．

    B．Because he wants to complain about the food．

    C．Because he wants to pay the bill．

    10．What do we learn about the restaurant?

    A．It must be a new one．

    B．They don’t know how to serve the people．

    C．They need more waiters．

    11．If the head waitress had known about his situation, what would

    have happened?

    A．She would have served him much earlier．

    B．She would have brought another drink．

    C．She would have turned to her boss for help．

    听力原文：(Text 7)

    M：Head waitress！ I want to have a word with you．

    W：Yes, sir．I’ll be with you in a minute．Is there anything else you’d like to have, sir?

    M：Anything else?We have been kept waiting here for almost an hour for the meal！

    W：I’m terribly sorry about that, sir．There might be something wrong．You see, we’re short of help today．I’ll see to it at once．Would you like to have a drink while waiting?

    M：Well, another martini．

    W：Yes, sir．One moment．Here you are．I’ll be back in a minute．Here are the dishes you ordered, sir．

    M：Thank you．

    W：I’m very sorry to have kept you waiting．I wish I could have known earlier．

    M：That’s all right．

    W：Thank you for your understanding．I assure you it won’t happen again．

    听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

    12．Who is Mary?

    A．A student．

    B．A worker．

    C．A teacher．

    13．What can we infer about Washington’s birthday from the conversation?

    A．Maybe there was a national holiday near that day．

    B．It was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in．

    C．It is perhaps a national holiday．

    14．How did Mary go to the mountain on Washington’s birthday?

    A．By bus．

    B．By car．

    C．By train．

    听力原文：(Text 8)

    M：Hey, Mary！You have really been gone a long time．Why is that?

    W：Hi！Well, I talked with my teachers before I left about the work I would miss．Besides, my aunt in Denver made me study a lot there．

    M：I thought she was your rich aunt．

    W：Not very．But she didn’t have any children to raise, so she does have some money, even though she was a teacher．

    M：How was the holiday?

    W：Cold．．．at least three of the days while I was there．And I saw so many people on the mountain on Washington’s birthday．

    M：The beaches were full on Washington’s birthday, too．It really was warm here, so lots of people went swimming．

    W：Well, we should have stayed home that day．There were so many people．We took the train over to the mountain, so that at least we didn’t have to drive．It was a good thing we did－there were so many cars and buses, and no place to park anywhere．

    M：Just like the beaches here．

    听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

    15．When will the man come back from the trip?

    A．December 22．

    B．January 3．

    C．January 13．

    16．Which flights is the man going to take for his round trip?

    A．Flight 220 and Flight 476．

    B．Flight 476 and Flight 220．

    C．Flight 220 and Flight 414．

    17．How much will the man probably pay for the tickets?

    A．About ＄952．

    B．About ＄414．

    C．About ＄476．

    听力原文：(Text 9)

    W：United Airlines．May I help you?

    M：Yes．I’d like to book some tickets on your Flight 220, departing for Honolulu on December 22 at 7：30 in the evening．

    W：Your name, please．

    M：Mr．Wang Lin and Mrs．Li Fang．

    W：Do you want to fly first or economy class?

    M：Economy, please．

    W：Yes, we still have room on that flight．Will this be a one-way trip?

    M：No, round trip back to Chicago－on January 3．By the way, do you have any direct flights coming back?

    W：Yes, we do．Flight 414, leaving Honolulu at 3∶00 p.m．flies non-stop back to Chicago．

    M：That’s perfect．What’s the exact air fare?

    W：Economy fare round trip from Chicago to Honolulu is ＄476 during busy season．

    M：I see,…then our tickets are confirmed．

    W：Yes, your seats are confirmed on those two flights．Please be at the airport at least one hour before departure．

    听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

    18．How long does Mr．Hill have to work every day?

    A．6 hours．

    B．7 hours．

    C．8 hours．

    19．What’s the worst thing that can happen to a postman?

    A．Having too many items to deal with a day．

    B．Going to work late in the morning．

    C．Delivering letters to people from abroad．

    20．How does Mr．Hill feel about his work?

    A．Boring．

    B．Dangerous．

    C．Satisfactory．

    听力原文：(Text 10)

    　　I’m Harley Hill．I was chosen as a postman of the year 1975．I have been a postman for 23 years．I love my work very much and it’s a fine life for me．Every week I work forty hours．I work from six o’clock in the morning to about two o’clock in the afternoon．The worst thing is being late in the morning．We handle 50 000 to 60 000 items a day．I deliver to probably 278 addresses．Some of them are from abroad．

    　　I’m happy to see the smile on their faces when I give them a letter from home．I think if there is anything I don’t like about the job, it’s the snow and ice and especially dogs．I’ve been bitten about half a dozen times．I have got 3 years before I retire．I’m going to miss the job when I retire．

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    听力测试

    听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。

    听第1段材料，回答第1～3题。

    W：Excuse me, do you have any books on travel?

    M：What type of travel are you interested in?

    W：I am planning to take a trip to Africa．

    M：Will you be a tourist or will you be working there?

    W：I’m going to teach English there．

    M：How long are you planning to stay?

    W：One year．

    M：Which country are you going to?

    W：Egypt．

    M：We have some excellent books on Egypt．Let me show you．

    1．Which country is the woman going to?

    A．Namibia．

    B．Somali．

    C．Egypt．

    2．What is the woman going to do in Africa?

    A．Take a trip．

    B．Be a tourist．

    C．Teach English．

    3．How long is the woman planning to stay?

    A．One year．

    B．Two years．

    C．Three years．

    听第2段材料，回答第4～5题。

    M：Good morning．What would you like?

    W：I’d like a pound of apples, please．

    M：The green apples or the red ones?

    W：The green ones, please．Excuse me, I’d like the ones behind the counter, please．

    M：The ones in the box are very good．

    W：I’d like the ones behind the counter, big and fresh．

    M：All right．Here you are．

    W：Thank you．How much is that?

    M：65p, please．

    W：Here you are．

    4．What’s the cost of a pound of green apples?

    A．35 p．

    B．65 p．

    C．95 p．

    5．Why does the woman repeat that she wants the apples behind the counter?

    A．Because the apples are big, fresh and green．

    B．Because the apples are small, fresh and green．

    C．Because the apples are big, fresh and red．

    听第3段材料，回答第6～8题。

    W：Hi, Robbin．Did you take part in the London Marathon race?

    M：Yes．What would you like to know?

    W：What place did you compete for in the race?

    M：Well, I’m quite happy with my result．I came out 128th．

    W：Congratulations, Robbin．You were really great．

    M：Thanks a lot．I was just lucky．

    W：Will you please tell me what time the race started today?

    M：Nine o’clock, and the winner finished at 11∶15．

    W：That’s great．How long did you take?

    M：Three and a half hours．Did you know the record is 2 hours and 10 minutes 38 seconds?

    W：No, I didn’t．That’s really fast．

    6．What place did Robbin win the London Marathon race?

    A．The champion．

    B．The 98th place．

    C．The 128th place．

    7．How long did the race winner take more beyond the record?

    A．6 minutes 38 seconds．

    B．5 minutes 32 seconds．

    C．4 minutes 22 seconds．

    8．How long did Robbin take more than the winner?

    A．One and a half hours．

    B．One hour and fifteen minutes．

    C．One hour and ten minutes．

    听第4段材料，回答第9～11题。

    　　Many years ago, an English family were living in China．One evening an important Chinese officer came to visit them．It got later and later, and he still did not go．So his hostess invited him to have dinner with them．But she had very little food in the house, so she quickly went to the kitchen and spoke to her Chinese cook．He said, “It is all right．You will have a very good dinner．”

    　　When they all sat down to eat, the lady was very surprised, because there was a lot of very good food on the table．After the dinner, the hostess ran to the kitchen and said to the cook, “How did you make such a good meal in half an hour?”

    　　“I did not make it, madam,” he said, “I sent one of the servants to the Chinese officer’s house, and he brought back the Chinese officer’s dinner．”

    9．Where were the English family living?

    A．England．

    B．America．

    C．China．

    10．What did the hostess do when the officer didn’t go?

    A．The hostess invited him to have dinner with her family．

    B．The hostess went to the kitchen for cooking herself．

    C．The hostess talked with the officer patiently．

    11．Why did the cook make such a good meal in half an hour?

    A．Because the cook used all the food for the dinner．

    B．Because the cook bought all kinds of dishes in a hotel．

    C．Because the cook sent one servant to the officer’s house and brought back the officer’s dinner．

    听第5段材料，回答第12～15题。

    Dear Ken,

    　　Happy new year! Thank you very much for the beautiful Christmas card you sent．How is the weather in Washington this winter? “Rainy”, I guess you would say．Here in Beijing we are snowed in．In fact the snow is falling while I write this letter．

    　　The falling snow reminds me of you because we became friends in the winter months when we enjoyed skiing, skating and making snowmen．I can’t believe it’s already been five years since you returned to Washington! The house your family lived in is now taken by an English couple．

    　　I imagine that you are enjoying your Christmas vacation in Canada．We are also on vacation now, but most of my classmates and I are busy preparing for the university entrance examinations．

    　　I’m sorry that I have written such a gloomy letter．It should have been a happy one for New Year’s, but I only want to tell you what I am doing．It’s just that I miss you at this time of the year．I wish you could consider coming to visit me in the spring when your father comes on business．We would have such a great time again! Please see if you can come! Let me know soon!

    Yours truly,

    Wang Wei

    12．What was the weather like in Beijing when the letter was written?

    A．Rainy．

    B．Snowy．

    C．Cloudy．

    13．How long has it already been since Wang Wei and Ken became good friends?

    A．Two years．

    B．Four years．

    C．Five years．

    14．What is Wang Wei preparing for on vacation?

    A．For the university entrance examinations．

    B．For calling on his friends．

    C．For going on trip abroad．

    15．Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．Wang Wei has received the Christmas card Ken sent．

    B．Wang Wei and Ken became good friends in the summer months．

    C．Wang Wei is expecting Ken’s coming to Beijing again．

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