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西电--高起专英语
The british museum is the biggest museum in the world inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are many things to see.
The story of the british museum goes ba ck three hundred years to one unusual man, sir hans sloane, a doctor of king george ii. The doctor collected books, drawings, clothes,
money, animals, flowers--things from all over the world the doctor wanted everything to stay together when he died, so that people could come and have a look.
The british museum began. King george ii gave his library, and the museum started to grow.
The british museum opened in 1759, six years after sir hans sloane die d at first the museum was only open three days a week and only ten people could enter it in an hour. There wasn.t mu ch time to see things. Visitors had to run through the rooms.
By about 1800, things began to get better. Wonderful statues, three thousand years old, arrived at from egypt. Not only old books but also new ones arrived at the museum, and more people came to read them. Since then many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster. There are about two million visitors every year.
1. Sir hans sloane was interested in ______.
A. collecting all kinds of books
B. collecting all kinds of drawings
C. collecting all kinds of money
D. collecting all kinds of things
2. When you go inside the british museum, you feel smaller than usual be cause ______.
A. the museum is empty
B. the museum is very big
C. there are few things in it
D. you are too small
3. Sir hans sloane died ______.
A in 1753
B. in 1765
C. in 1800
D. in 1759
4. At first, the visitors had to run through the museum be cause ______.
A. the museum was the biggest one in the world
B. they were not interested in the things in it
C. they had only one hour to see all the things in it
D. there were only a few things to see
5. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. george ii
B. sir hans sloane
C. the books of the museum
D. the history of the british museum
All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promise d it said: "remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!" for several weeks mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboard in kitchen was full of things which she did not nee d her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed she dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say: "madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free. " one friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea she dashed to back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "madam," he said, holding out this hand, "i want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!" 1. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods ______. A. on TV B. from the manager C. at the supermarket D. from the newspaper 2. Mrs. Edwards______. A. is always very lucky B. had no friends C. hoped to get free shopping D. gets disappointed easily 3. Mrs. Edwards.s husband tried to ______. A make her unhappy B. cheer her up C. buy things with her D. stop her buying things 4. Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly be cause she had to ______. A. buy another thing B. talk to the manager C. pay for her shopping D. find her shopping 5. Mrs. Edwards must have been ______. A. pleased B. delighted C. proud D. disappointed
When you take a walk in any of the cities in the west, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reason why people keep a dog has change d in the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other beasts. And later they came to realize that a dog was not only useful for protection but willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without permission. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then？ Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship. 1. A c cording to the passage, in the old days people trained dogs ______. A. For protection against robbery B. Just for fun C. For companionship D. For protection against other animals 2. The word " companionship" may mean ______. A. Worship B. Treasure C. Friendly relationship D. Partnership 3. The dogs were used for hunting be cause ______. A. They were good hunters B. They obeyed their masters C. They were useful for protection D. They did not eat other animals 4. The most important reason for people to keep dogs now is ______. A. They need companion B. They like children C. They enjoy hunting D. They want to protect themselves 5. We can infer (推断) from the passage that ______. A. Dogs can be helpful to those who need company B. City people always feel lonely C. Dogs can be interesting D. The city can be a very dangerous place
Researchers have found that rem (rapid eye movement) sleep is important to human beings. This type of sleep generally o c curs four or five times during one night of sleep lasting five minutes to forty minutes for each occurrence. The deeper a person.s sleep be comes, the longer the periods of rapid eye movement. There are physical changes in the body to show that a person has changed from nrem (non-rapid eye movement) to rem sleep. Breathing be comes faster, the heart rate in creases, and, as the name implies, the eyes begin to move quickly. A c companying these physical changes in the body is a very important characteristic of rem sleep. It is during rem sleep that a person dreams, 1. A c cording to the passage, how often does rem sleep o c cur in one night? A once. B twice. C four or five times. D forty times. 2. The word "deeper" in paragraph 1 is closest ______ in meaning to which of the following? A heavier B. louder C. stronger D. happier 3. Which of the following shows that a person is not dreaming in his sleep? A his eyes begin to move. B his breathing be comes faster. C his heart rate in crease. D his eyes stop moving. 4. The subject of this passage is ______. A. why people sleep B. the human need for rem sleep C. the characteristic of rem sleep D. physical changes in the human body 5. Which of the following is the best title of the article? A. rem sleep. B two types of sleep. C. sleepers. D what happens to sleepers.
Summer came and the weather got hotter. Few people could go to sleep at night easily. They felt tired in the daytime. They hoped to swim in the water or find a cool place. But there was no river around the town. They had to go to the mountains. There was a large lake and it was cool there. They could sleep there or swim in the lake. It was Saturday. A lot of people went there for their weekend they had a lot of fun in the villages and swam in the cool water. The next afternoon they had to return to their town. Bad luck! The last train came to the station at five to six. It was fifty minutes late. There were many people on the platform. They were anxious to get on the train. As soon as it stopped, they tried to get on. The driver felt terrible at that moment. He had to take some medicine, but he couldn.t find any water in the train and had to get off. It was time to start. The train was filled with people. Only the driver was still standing on the platform. There was no room for him on the train! 1. The people felt tired in the daytime be cause ______. A. they were too anxious to sleep at night B. they went on working at night C. they couldn.t sleep in the hot weather D. there was no river in the town 2. People went to the mountains to ______. A. have a good time B. learn to swim C. see the large lake D. visit friends 3. ______, so people were anxious to get on the train. A. the weather would get cold B. they had to go to work on Monday C. a heavy rain was coming D. they had a good time there 4. The train usually arrived at the station at ______. A. twenty to six B. five to six C. five past five D. five to five 5. The driver stood on the platform because ______. A. he wanted to have a rest B. it was cool there C. he didn’t take the medicine D. he couldn.t get on the train
Many people dump (倾倒) most of their garbage in sanitary landfills (垃圾填埋地 ). now the landfills are overflowing with garbage. People are noticing that certain items in the garbage aren.t breaking down (分解) and mixing with the soil. things made of glass, plastics and tin change little over the years and they are piling up. We need to do something about it. but how? Recycling is the answer to the problem. people in many countries are trying to use these items again to make new items. It is important be cause it conserves natural resources and saves energy. For example, re cy cling paper saves trees. Re cy cling also saves space in landfills. Let.s work together to make our world beautiful. 1. Garbage overflows be cause ______. A. The landfills are too small B. There are many items of it C. People dump most of it into landfills D. People don.t know where to dump it 2. Which item can mix with soil? A. Paper B. Glass C. Tin D. Plastics 3. People can _______ to solve the garbage problem. A. Save energy B. Save trees C. Dump garbage D. Recycle 4. Things made of glass, plastics and tin ______. A. Change a lot over the years B. Mix easily with soil C. Are too hard to break down D. Do harm to people.s health 5. Recycling is to ______. A. Save trees B. Preserve resources C. Use space to dump garbage D. Use old items to make new items
Everybody talks about the weather in England and this is not (1)______. It (2)______ from minute to minute, so it.s always interesting. Someone once said that other (3)______ have a climate, but England just has weather! Tom was amused by all this talk at first, but he gets used to it now. Last week Tom really (4)______ why everyone is so concerned about the weather. You call never be certain what.s going to happen. (5)______ it was spring, there was a very heavy snowfall. As usual, no one (6)______it. The pipes in many houses froze; trains (7)______ to run; cars got stuck: there were many accidents on the roads; lots of people slipped on the icy pavements (人行道) and got hurt. The weather forecast (预报) was very bad. Everyone complained (抱怨) "What terrible weather we (8)______! Haven.t seen anything like it!" and so on. And then, suddenly, the sun (9)______ out, the snow melted (溶化) and it was spring (10)______. 1. A. amusing B. surprising C. exciting D. interesting 2. A. goes B. becomes C. gets D. changes 3. A. countries B. places C. cities D. continents 4. A. understood B. saw C. felt D. got 5. A. Since B. Though C. Because D. For 6. A. expected B. thought C. knew D. touched 7. A. failed B. fell C. stopped D. began 8. A. see B. get C. have D. like 9. A. rose B. came C. disappeared D. appeared 10. A. too B. as well C. also D. again
All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promise d it said: "remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!" for several weeks mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboard in kitchen was full of things which she did not nee d her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed she dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say: "madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free. " one friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea she dashed to back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "madam," he said, holding out this hand, "i want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!" 1. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods ______. A. on TV B. from the manager C. at the supermarket D. from the newspaper 2. Mrs. Edwards______. A. is always very lucky B. had no friends C. hoped to get free shopping D. gets disappointed easily 3. Mrs. Edwards.s husband tried to ______. A make her unhappy B. cheer her up C. buy things with her D. stop her buying things 4. Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly be cause she had to ______. A. buy another thing B. talk to the manager C. pay for her shopping D. find her shopping 5. Mrs. Edwards must have been ______. A. pleased B. delighted C. proud D. disappointed
When you take a walk in any of the cities in the west, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reason why people keep a dog has change d in the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other beasts. And later they came to realize that a dog was not only useful for protection but willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without permission. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then？ Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship. 1. A c cording to the passage, in the old days people trained dogs ______. A. For protection against robbery B. Just for fun C. For companionship D. For protection against other animals 2. The word " companionship" may mean ______. A. Worship B. Treasure C. Friendly relationship D. Partnership 3. The dogs were used for hunting be cause ______. A. They were good hunters B. They obeyed their masters C. They were useful for protection D. They did not eat other animals 4. The most important reason for people to keep dogs now is ______. A. They need companion B. They like children C. They enjoy hunting D. They want to protect themselves 5. We can infer (推断) from the passage that ______. A. Dogs can be helpful to those who need company B. City people always feel lonely C. Dogs can be interesting D. The city can be a very dangerous place
Researchers have found that rem (rapid eye movement) sleep is important to human beings. This type of sleep generally o c curs four or five times during one night of sleep lasting five minutes to forty minutes for each occurrence. The deeper a person.s sleep be comes, the longer the periods of rapid eye movement. There are physical changes in the body to show that a person has changed from nrem (non-rapid eye movement) to rem sleep. Breathing be comes faster, the heart rate in creases, and, as the name implies, the eyes begin to move quickly. A c companying these physical changes in the body is a very important characteristic of rem sleep. It is during rem sleep that a person dreams, 1. A c cording to the passage, how often does rem sleep o c cur in one night? A once. B twice. C four or five times. D forty times. 2. The word "deeper" in paragraph 1 is closest ______ in meaning to which of the following? A heavier B. louder C. stronger D. happier 3. Which of the following shows that a person is not dreaming in his sleep? A his eyes begin to move. B his breathing be comes faster. C his heart rate in crease. D his eyes stop moving. 4. The subject of this passage is ______. A. why people sleep B. the human need for rem sleep C. the characteristic of rem sleep D. physical changes in the human body 5. Which of the following is the best title of the article? A. rem sleep. B two types of sleep. C. sleepers. D what happens to sleepers.
Summer came and the weather got hotter. Few people could go to sleep at night easily. They felt tired in the daytime. They hoped to swim in the water or find a cool place. But there was no river around the town. They had to go to the mountains. There was a large lake and it was cool there. They could sleep there or swim in the lake. It was Saturday. A lot of people went there for their weekend they had a lot of fun in the villages and swam in the cool water. The next afternoon they had to return to their town. Bad luck! The last train came to the station at five to six. It was fifty minutes late. There were many people on the platform. They were anxious to get on the train. As soon as it stopped, they tried to get on. The driver felt terrible at that moment. He had to take some medicine, but he couldn.t find any water in the train and had to get off. It was time to start. The train was filled with people. Only the driver was still standing on the platform. There was no room for him on the train! 1. The people felt tired in the daytime be cause ______. A. they were too anxious to sleep at night B. they went on working at night C. they couldn.t sleep in the hot weather D. there was no river in the town 2. People went to the mountains to ______. A. have a good time B. learn to swim C. see the large lake D. visit friends 3. ______, so people were anxious to get on the train. A. the weather would get cold B. they had to go to work on Monday C. a heavy rain was coming D. they had a good time there 4. The train usually arrived at the station at ______. A. twenty to six B. five to six C. five past five D. five to five 5. The driver stood on the platform because ______. A. he wanted to have a rest B. it was cool there C. he didn’t take the medicine D. he couldn.t get on the train
Many people dump (倾倒) most of their garbage in sanitary landfills (垃圾填埋地 ). now the landfills are overflowing with garbage. People are noticing that certain items in the garbage aren.t breaking down (分解) and mixing with the soil. things made of glass, plastics and tin change little over the years and they are piling up. We need to do something about it. but how? Recycling is the answer to the problem. people in many countries are trying to use these items again to make new items. It is important be cause it conserves natural resources and saves energy. For example, re cy cling paper saves trees. Re cy cling also saves space in landfills. Let.s work together to make our world beautiful. 1. Garbage overflows be cause ______. A. The landfills are too small B. There are many items of it C. People dump most of it into landfills D. People don.t know where to dump it 2. Which item can mix with soil? A. Paper B. Glass C. Tin D. Plastics 3. People can _______ to solve the garbage problem. A. Save energy B. Save trees C. Dump garbage D. Recycle 4. Things made of glass, plastics and tin ______. A. Change a lot over the years B. Mix easily with soil C. Are too hard to break down D. Do harm to people.s health 5. Recycling is to ______. A. Save trees B. Preserve resources C. Use space to dump garbage D. Use old items to make new items
Everybody talks about the weather in England and this is not (1)______. It (2)______ from minute to minute, so it.s always interesting. Someone once said that other (3)______ have a climate, but England just has weather! Tom was amused by all this talk at first, but he gets used to it now. Last week Tom really (4)______ why everyone is so concerned about the weather. You call never be certain what.s going to happen. (5)______ it was spring, there was a very heavy snowfall. As usual, no one (6)______it. The pipes in many houses froze; trains (7)______ to run; cars got stuck: there were many accidents on the roads; lots of people slipped on the icy pavements (人行道) and got hurt. The weather forecast (预报) was very bad. Everyone complained (抱怨) "What terrible weather we (8)______! Haven.t seen anything like it!" and so on. And then, suddenly, the sun (9)______ out, the snow melted (溶化) and it was spring (10)______. 1. A. amusing B. surprising C. exciting D. interesting 2. A. goes B. becomes C. gets D. changes 3. A. countries B. places C. cities D. continents 4. A. understood B. saw C. felt D. got 5. A. Since B. Though C. Because D. For 6. A. expected B. thought C. knew D. touched 7. A. failed B. fell C. stopped D. began 8. A. see B. get C. have D. like 9. A. rose B. came C. disappeared D. appeared 10. A. too B. as well C. also D. again