An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “What’s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “That’s the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years.” “In my country we can build it in five months,” Shortly after that they came to St. Paul’s Cathedral(大教堂). “Very interesting!” said the visitor. “How long did it take to build it ?” “Near forty years.” said the Englishman. “In my country we can finish it in forty days at most,” said the visitor. This went on all day.

They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country.

At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)and the visitor asked his usual question, “What is that?” The Englishman answered, “ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”

1.The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around _______ one day.

A．The Tower of London                    B．St. Paul’s Cathedral

C．Some famous buildings in the city           D．The whole city of London

2.The visitor said that in his country it would take them ______ to build the Tower of London.

A．less than half a year  B．forty days         C．five hundred years  D．fifty days

3.It took them a few days to see ______.

A．some of the best known buildings in England.  B．several best known places in England

C．many famous houses in the city of London    D．most of the best known buildings in London

4.The Englishman was angry by the end of the day, but he ______.

A．didn’t want to say anything               B．tried to show it to the visitor

C．had no time to tell the visitor               D．tried not to show it to the visitor

5.The Englishman’s answer to the question of the last place showed_____.

A．he was sorry that he hadn’t seen the building before

B．he could say nothing because he didn’t know anything about it

C．he was angry and didn’t want to tell the visitor its name

D．he didn’t know how to tell the visitor the name of the building

 

Just before Christmas in 1971, a girl called Juliana was flying over a big forest of America. The plane was flying high in the sky.

Suddenly, there was loud noise. Juliana, through, air, herself, falling, found, the. She closed her eyes. She was sure that she was going to die.

She fell 3,000 meters. When Juliana opened her eyes again, she found that she had landed in a tree in the middle of a forest. To her surprise, she was alive. She wasn’t even badly hurt.  She was still sitting in her seat and holding a bag of sweets. She got out of the seat and climbed down the tree. But she could, see nobody else.  She was alone except for a  few dead bodies(死尸) here and there.

She began to walk. At first she had nothing to eat except the sweets.  Later, she found a little fruit. She had never seen this kind of fruit before.  She found that the fruit was safe after she saw some monkeys eating it.

     After four days, she came to a deep river. She walked by the side of the river for six more days and at last arrived at an Indian (印第安的) village.  She was safe!

1. Who did Juliana survive with?

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2. How long did Juliana walk until she  reached the Indian village?

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3. 请将第一斜体部分翻译成汉语。

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4.请将第二段中划线部分连接成一个通顺正确的句子。

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5. What do you think of Juliana in this accident?

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There are about 80,000,000 mines*  under the ground in more . than 60 countries. It is difficult and dangerous to clear these rnines, About 50  people including many children were’ killed ‘or htirt each iay.  In 2003,  APOPO,  a Dutch research com pan y that uains the an imals, came up with the-idea of s\ng rats to search for the mines.

The animal trainers ‘found that a kind of rats from Africa were clever and had.a sharp*  sense of smell.  The rats were about 75 cm long and.weighed about l.35 kg, light enough to run across a minefield without setting off the mines.

  In January 2004, the APOPO started this project. First, the trainers let the 4-week-old baby rats get familiar with humans. A few weeks later, the rats were no Ionger afraid of people and ‘the things around them. Then they were trained to connect a click* sound with food. After the rats had leamed that, the trainers then taught them to tell the difference between the smell of mines and other smells. When the rats could do it, the click was sounded and they were given a bit of banana.  The method was called clicker training. “The training isn’t easy, said trainer Abdullah Mchomvu.  “You have to be patient. Sometimes I get angry, but then again, I tell myself these are animals.”

  After nine months’  training, the rats were taken to a minefiel山  They’ran across the minefield, stopped, sat and scratched the ground to tell the deminers*  that they smelt out’a mine.  Then the mine was cleared. It had  taken two ‘deminers  a day to clear a 200㎡ . minefield,  but with the help of two rats ‘they could finish it in two hours.

  The rats and ~he deminers saved thousands of lives,  “The rats did this job much better than we expected. So far they have helped to make almost 2,000,000㎡ of land safe. They are heroes,” said Bart Weeqens, the head of the APOPO.

1. The APOPO trained the rats to search for     .

A. children    B. animals      C. mines     D. bananas

2. While training the rats, the trainers have to be

A. patient     B. clever        C. brave         D. serious

3. How long did the training last?

A. Two hours.    B. One day.    C. Four weeks.    D. Nine months.

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Each day about 200 people were killed or hurt by mines,

B.The APOPO started to train the rats in January 2004.

C. The trainers gave the rats food after they smelt out a mine.

D.The rats and the deminers saved thousands of lives.

 

There are about 80.000.000 mines under the ground in more than 60 countries. It is difficult and dangerous to clear these mines.About 50 people including many children were killed or hurt each day.In 2003，APOPO，a Duch research company that trains the animals,came up with the idea of using rats to search for the mines.
The animal trainers found that a kind of rats from Africa were clever and had a sharp sense of smell.The rats were about 75 cm long and weighted about 1.35 kg.light enough to run across a minefield without setting off the mines.
In January 2004，the  APOPO startec this preject.First ,the trainers let the 4-week-old baby rats get familier with humans. A few weeks later，the rats were no longer afraid of people and the things around them.Then they were trained to connect a click sound with food.After the rats had learned that ,the trainers then taught them to tell the different between the smell of mines and other smells.When the rats could do it，the click was sounded and they were given a bit of bananas.The method was called clicker training.“The training isn’t easy.”said the trainer Adulish Mebomvu.“You have to be patient.Sometimes I get angry,but then again.I tell myself these are animals.”
After nine months’ training,the rats were taken to 4 minefield. They ran across the minefield ,stopped, sat and searched the ground to tell the deminers that they smelt out a mine. Then the mine was cleared.It had taken two deminers a day to clear a 200 m² minefield. But with the help of two rats they could finish it in two hours.
The rats and the deminers saved thousands of lives.“The rats did this job much better than we expected.So far they have helpde to make almost 2.000.000 m² of land safe.They are heroes.”said Bart Woetjcds.the head of the APOPO.
【小题1】The APOPO trained the rats to search for__.

A．children

B．animals

C．minea

D．bananas

【小题2】While training the rats,the trainers have to be __.

A．patient

B．clever

C．brave

D．serious

【小题3】How long did the training last?

A．Two hours

B．One day

C．Four weeks

D．Nine month

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE acorrding to the passage?

A．Each day about 200 people were killed or hurt by minea

B．The APOPO started to train the rats is January 2004.

C．The trainers gave the rats food after they smelt out a mine .

D．The rats and the deminres saved thousands of livers.

阅读下列对话，从方框7个选项中选5个恰当句子完成对话。

A．How do you like Yinchuan? B．Oh, that's all right. C．But I think sand-sliding(滑沙) is the most exciting one. D．Oh, it was great. E. We've been to many wonderful places. F. How did you go there? G. I think Sand Lake is the best.

 
Bruce: Hi, Kate! How was your summer holiday?
Kate: 1       
Bruce:Where did you go?
Kate: I went to Yinchuan with my parents.
Bruce: 2         
Kate: It's one of the most beautiful cities in the Northwest of China. I like it very much.
Bruce: How long did you stay there?
Kate:We stayed there for five days. 3          
Bruce:Which is your favorite place?
Kate: 4   When I was there, I lost myself in the beautiful scenery.
Bruce:What interesting things did you do there?
Kate: Lots of things, such as swimming, boating, fishing and riding camels.5  _
Bruce:Oh, really? I can't wait to go there.