Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775, and died on July 18, 1817. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices（偏见） of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously （匿名）.

     But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors. She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath. The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels. Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced （增强）by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street. Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.

The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society. After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related（相关的） books, cards and many specially designed gifts. Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.

    You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours. The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.

1.Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath________.

A. in her early twenties                        B. in her early teens

C. in her late twenties                         D. in her late teens

2.What can we learn about Bath from the passage?

A. Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.

B. The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.

C. Bath remains（保持） almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.

D. No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.

3.The author writes this passage in order to________.

A. attract readers to visit the city of Bath

B. ask readers to buy Austen's books

C. tell readers about Jane Austen's experience

D. give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society

4.It takes you about one and a half hours________.

A. to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street

B. to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts

C. to find a guide to take you to the Centre

D. to look around the city of Bath on foot

　　Mr White was a manager（经理）of a company in Paris. He lived in the country and went to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.

　　One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him,“You may not remember me, Sir. But seven years ago I came to Paris without a cent in my pockets. I stopped you in the street and asked you to lend me some money, and you gave me five Euros. You said that you were willing to help people who are on the road to new life.”

　　Mr White thought for a moment and then said,“Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story.”

“Well,”answered the stranger,“are you still willing to try another time?”

A．lived in the city of Paris

B．worked in a company

C．walked to Paris every day

A．he was a good runner

B．he wanted to be healthy

C．he wanted to save money

A．every day

B．when he went to work early

C．when it wasn't raining

A．Perhaps he was a clever but lazy man.

B．He knew Mr White very well.

C．He was one of Mr White's friends.

A．Mr White was kind-hearted.

B．The stranger got another five Euros at last.

C．Mr White was not willing to help others.

In Sydney, Australia, there is a long-distance running race called the City to Surf. The race is held on the second Sunday in August every year. More than 23,000 people run in the race. The race is 14 kilometres long. It starts in the centre of the city and finishes at a surf beach called Bondi. That is why it is called the City to Surf.

All kinds of people run in the city to surf. Old people take part in the race, too. In 1981, the oldest runners were an 81-year-old man and his sister Linda, 76, who was the last runner to finish. At the end of the race, there is a special person who writes down the runners’ names and running time. The names and running time of the runners would be on the newspaper a few days later. In 1981, it took the first runner just 40 minutes to run the race, and it took the last runner two and a half hours.

The first man and the first woman each receive a trophy (奖品) and a free trip to San Francisco in the USA. There they run in another long-distance race.

6. How often is the City to Surf held in Australia?

   A. Once a year.        B. Twice a year.     C. Three times a year.    D. Once a week.

7. Why is the race called the City to Surf?

   A. Because it is held in the City of Surf.

   B. Because it is held on the Bondi Beach.

   C. Because it is a race between the city and a surf beach.

   D. Because it is a race from Bondi to Sydney.

8. Who was the last runner to finish the City to Surf in 1981?

   A. An 81-year-old man.                         B. A 76-year-old woman.

   C. An 81-year-old woman.                    D. A 76-year-old man.

9. It took the last runner ________ minutes more than the first runner in the race in 1981.

   A.80                       B.120                    C.110                           D. 150

10.What do the first man and the first woman get as a prize?

   A. A trophy.                                         B. A free trip to San Francisco, USA.

   C. Some money.                                  D. A trophy and a free trip to San Francisco.