阅读理解

阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的(A)、(B)、(C)和(D)选项中选出一个最佳答案。

　　Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland, but there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

　　One night, the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”

　　They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they too, were very tired, and one by one, also fell asleep.

　　The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment, they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.

　　The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

1．Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ________.

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A．Roman army and North England

B．Roman army and the Scots

C．England and Scots

D．A brave people and the Scots

2．At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ________.

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A．the Scots were not brave

B．the Roman army was so strong

C．the Scots did not have a good leader

D．the Romans had the support from the Scottish

3．“We must win or we will die.” What the leader of the Scots said means ________.

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A．they were sure to win

B．they couldn't escape from death

C．they would win and then they would die

D．they must try hard to win, otherwise they would be killed

4．The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ________.

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A．they didn't want to wake the Scots

B．they wanted to reach the top

C．they wanted to catch the four guards first

D．they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle

5．The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ________.

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A．it is a beautiful plant

B．it is fresh and lovely

C．it had so many sharp needles all over it

D．it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle

阅读理解

　　The customs(习惯) in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host(主人), he always puts more food onto my plate as soon as I have eaten it up. That often discomforts(使……不安) me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I do not want to. Because it is bad manners in the West to leave one's food on the plate. I have also found that when a Chinese sits at an American's dinner, he hardly asks for food or drink though he's still hungry or thirsty.

　　This might be good manners in China but not in the West at all. In the United States, it is not polite to keep asking someone again and again to accept(接受) something. If Americans want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” When an American is served with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I'll take some orange juice if you don't mind.” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you'd better remember the famous saying: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”

1．The customs in the USA are the same as those in ________.

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2．Maybe ________ usually leaves food on the plate after dinner.

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3．A Chinese often doesn't ask for food or drink at dinner because ________.

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A．he isn't hungry or thirsty

B．he's afraid the host doesn't agree

C．he thinks it is not polite to do that

D．he is full

4．Which of the following is right?

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A．An American won't accept something until he is asked to again and again.

B．An American eats the food whether he likes it or not at dinner.

C．At dinner a Chinese host often asks his guests to eat more.

D．It is not polite to ask for food at dinner in the USA.

5．“When in Rome, do as the Romans do” means ________.

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A．When one is in another country, one should keep one's customs.

B．When you live in other countries, you should keep their customs.

C．When you are in Rome, you should love Romans.

D．When one is in Rome, one should do as Americans do.

阅读理解(Reading comprehension)

Jupiter's Moons and How They Travel

　　Many moons of fupiter travel around the planet in different directions(方向).

　　Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Over the years, scientists have found that Jupiter has its own small solar system. Earth has one moon. Jupiter has at least sixteen and probably more.

　　Since there are so many moons, scientists began to number them. The numerals(numbers) tell the sequence, or order, in which the moons were found. They were slower to name the moons. All of Jupiter's moons now have a name as well as a number.

　　The first five moons to be discovered are known as the “inner moons”. But they are not the closest to the planet. The closest is only 127, 600 kilometers away from Jupiter. All the inner moons circle the planet in counter-clockwise direction, that is, opposite of the hands of a clock.

　　Jupiter's middle group of moons are at least 11, 100, 000 kilometers from the planet. They also move in a counter-clockwise motion(moving). The four farthest moons are at least 20,700,000 kilometers away. These are called “outer moons”. They circle in a clockwise motion.

　　How many more moons do you think will be discovered?

1．What does “solar system” in this article mean?

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2．Things that travel in the same direction as the hands of a clock are said to be traveling in a________.

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A．clockwise direction

B．counter-clockwise direction

C．same direction

D．different direction

3．Jupiter's ________ group of moons travel in a clockwise direction.

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4．The numbers given to Jupiter's moons tell________.

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A．the order in which they were discovered

B．the order in which they travel

C．the order of their distance from Jupiter

D．the order of names

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

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A．None of Jupiter's moons have names.

B．Most of Jupiter's moons circle clockwise.

C．Jupiter's inner moons were discovered first.

D．Jupiter is the nearest planet to the earth.

6．How far away are the middle group of moons from Jupiter?

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A．It's not mentioned.

B．11,100,000 kilometers away.

C．127,600 kilometers away.

D．20,700,000 kilometers away.