阅读理解

Hong Kong has about forty public beaches, some of the beaches are among the best in the world． People can go there for a swim. You can go to most of them by bus. To go to some beaches you must take a boat. There are toilets, changing rooms and places to buy food and drinks on most of the beaches.

　　You will swim there without danger if you remember these instructions: 1．Never swim alone．2．Never swim after a meal or when your feel hungry or tired．3．Do not stay in the water too long．4．Never go out in a boat if you cannot swim.

　　Remember: A bed flag means that it is dangerous for anyone to go into the water. A blue flag means that it is dangerous for children.

　　(1)There are ________ public beaches in Hong Kong.

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　　A． forty

　　B． a little more or less than forty

　　C． less than forty

　　D． more than forty

　　(2)We can reach ________ by bus.

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　　A． all the public beaches

　　B． any public beaches

　　C． only a few public beaches

　　D． all the public beaches except some

　　(3)When you see a blue flag, you know that ________ there.

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　　A． women should not swim

　　B． children should not swim

　　C． nobody should not swim

　　D． nobody can swim

　　(4)Which of the following is true according to this passage?

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　　A． You can always swim when you see a red flag.

　　B． You shouldn't swim with other people

　　C． You shouldn't swim after lunch

　　D． You can't Swim for a short time.

　　(5)This passage about ________.

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　　A． something about Hong Kong's beaches and swimming there.

　　B． that swimming in Hong Kong is dangerous.

　　C． that Hong Kong has many best beaches in the world.

　　D． it is not easy to go swimming in Hong Kong.

Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

Happy New Years

　　Today is March 17th. About two and a half months ago, I said “Happy New Year!” to many of my friends. Just more than a month ago, I said the same thing to some other friends. In about four days, I'll repeat the same wishes to yet another group of friends. I'll do the same thing in July and also in September.

　　“How can that be?” you might be thinking. “Everyone knows that New Year's Day is in January!”

　　You might ask: “When is the New Year's Day exactly?” Different calendars(日历) give different answers to that question.

　　1．January 1st: New Year's Day on the Western/international calendar.

　　2．Between January 10th and February 19th: New Year's Day on the Chinese calendar(China, Korea, and a few other places).

　　3．March 21st: New Year's Day on the traditional Persian(波斯的) calendar(Iran伊朗).

　　4．Mid-July(usually the 16th): New Year's Day on the Islamic(伊斯兰教的) calendar.

　　5．September: New Year's Day on most Eastern Orthodox Church(东正教的) calendars(Central and Eastern Europe．and, usually, on the Jewish(犹太教的) calendar.

　　And these are just the New Year's Days that I know about! Actually, there are probably even more!

Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示)

1．The first time the writer said, “Happy New Year!” was around January 1st. The second time was on or before ________.

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2．The author will say “Happy New Year” around March 21st to some ________ friends.

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3．The author uses quotation marks(“”) in the second paragraph to show that the words inside the quotation marks are ________.

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4．The New Year's Day on most Eastern Orthodox Church calendars and the New Year's Day on the Jewish calendar are ________.

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A．probably on different dates

B．not always in September

C．probably on the same date

D．always September 1st

5．The Chinese calendar is used ________.

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A．only in China

B．in several different places

C．only in China and Korea

D．in all Asian countries

6．The word “Years” in the title of this short article ________.

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A．suggests that January 1.st is at different times on different calendars

B．is grammatically incorrect and should actually be New Year's

C．suggests that one has to say “Happy New Year!” many, many times in his whole life

D．was used because New Year's Day is at different times on different calendars

阅读理解

　　I am Bill Jones. I am an English teacher. My wife is Linda Jones. She is a nurse. We have a daughter and a son.

　　Look! These are my friends. This is Mr Black. He's a worker. He works in a shoe factory. He makes shoes there. That's Mrs Black. She's a farmer. She works on a farm near here. The girl is their daughter. She's a student. She's thirteen. The boy is their son. He is a young soldier. His name is Carl Black.

　　We are good friends.

1．What is Bill Jones?

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A．He's Mr Black's friend.

B．He's Linda's husband.

C．He's an English teacher.

D．He has a daughter and a son.

2．What does Linda do?

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A．She's a nurse.

B．She's a worker.

C．She's an English teacher.

D．She's a farmer.

3．Where does Mr Black work?

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A．He works in a school.

B．He works on a farm.

C．He works in a shoe shop.

D．He works in a shoe factory.

4．What is Mr Black's daughter?

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A．She is a student.

B．She is a middle school student.

C．She is a nurse.

D．She is a young soldier.

5．Who is Carl?

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A．Carl is a young worker.

B．Carl is Mr Black's son.

C．Carl is Mr Jones's son.

D．Carl is a friend of the Black family's.