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Passage1

England

ThecountryofEnglandiswheretheEnglishlanguagedeveloped.Thislanguageisnowusedeverywhereintheworld.IthasbecomethelanguageusedmostontheInternetandforinternationaltrade.

BuckinghamPalaceisthehomeoftheroyalfamily.ItisinLondon,thecapitalcityofEnglandwhichisalsocalledBritain,whereanewqueenorkingiscrowned.ThisspecialceremonytakesplaceatWestminsterAbbey,abeautifulchurch.WhenPrincessDianamarriedPrinceCharles,theyhadaweddingceremonyatanotherchurchcalledSaintPaul’sCathedral.

SinceLondonisthecapitalcity,theParliamentBuildingiswheregovernmentleadersdotheirbusiness.Ononeendofthisbuildingisaclocktower.ThelargeclockiscalledBigBen.

ThereareotherfamoustowersinLondon.OneiscalledtheTowerOfLondonanditwasusedasaprison.Manyfamouspeoplehavebeensentthere,suchasawifeofKingHenryIVinthe16thcentury.Todayitisamuseumfortouristswhereyoucanvisittoseeinstrumentsoftorture.ThereisalsoadisplayoftheCrownJewels,averyvaluablecollectionofdiamonds,rubiesandotherstonesofgreatbeauty.Manyareplacedincrownswornbythekingsorqueenslongago.

TheTowerBridgehasfourtowers.ThisbridgeisovertheThamesRiver.ThisrivergoesthroughthemiddleofLondonandpastWindsorCastle,anotherhomeoftheroyalfamily.Itisaverysafeplaceintimeofwar.

AnotherfamousplaceisthetowncalledStratfordonAvon.StratfordisthecitynameandtheriverAvonflowsthroughthiscity,soitmeansStratfordisontheAvonRiver.ItisthehomeofWilliamShakespeare,thebestwriterofplays.Hewroteabout50playsandtheyarestillperformedeverywhereEnglishisspoken.

TherearetwofamousuniversitiesinEngland.TheyarecalledCambridgeandOxford.Theschoolnameisthesameasthecityname,soCambridgeUniversityisinCambridge,England.

OxfordUniversityisinOxford.

1.Intimeofwar,theroyalfamilywillliveat.

A.WestminsterAbbey

B.WindsorCastle

C.BuckinghamPalace

D.SaintPaul’sCathedral

2.BigBencanbefoundinatowerat

A.theTowerBridge

B.theTowerofLondon

C.theParliamentBuilding

D.Oxford

3.Shakespearewrotemanyplays.Therivernearhishomeiscalled.

A.Cambridge

B.theThamesRiver

C.theAvonRiver

D.theEnglishSea

Passage2

Scotland,Ireland,Wales

Thesethreecountriesusedtohavetheirowngovernment.TodaytheyarepartofBritain.However,theyhavekepttheiroriginallanguage,whichiscalledGaelic.ManyoftheirpeoplecanspeakbothEnglishandGaelic.ThemodernnamefortheGaeliclanguageinIrelandisIrish.InScotland,itisScottishandinWales,itisWelsh.Itisthesamenameasthepeople,fortheScottishpeoplespeaktheScottishlanguage.

InScotlandthereisacastleandmajorcitycalledEdinburgh.Oftenthereisaperformancebybagpipers,whoaremusiciansplayingtraditionalScottishmusiconthebagpipes.Thetraditionalclothingisakilt,whichiswornbymenbutlookslikeawoman’sskirt.Itmustbeshort,stoppingattheknees,forthesemusiciansmustwalkastheyplay.

Inoneoftheirlakeswhichiscalledaloch,peoplebelievetheyhaveseenamonsterthatlooksverymuchlikeaChinesedragon.Thelake’snameisNesssotheycallthiscreaturetheLochNessMonster.

ThereisaworldfamouspoetfromScotland.HisnameisRobertBurnsandhispoemsarefoundinmanyEnglishbooksforstudents.

Ireland’scapitalcityisDublin.ItwasherethatSaintPatricktaughttheIrishpeopleaboutGod.Thepeoplelovedtheirteacherandwhenachurchwasbuiltmanyyearslater,theycalleditSaintPatrick’sChurch.

InthetownofKillarney,thereisaBlarneyCastle.Itissaidthereisamagicstonethereandwhoeverkissesthisstonewillbegiventhegiftofeloquence.TheUnitedStatesPresidentJohnF.KennedyisdescendedfromtheIrishKennedyfamily.Hehadthegiftofeloquence.

CardiffisthecapitalofWales.Thoughthisisaverysmallcountry,ithasproducedtwowell-knownpeople.TheyarethepoetDylanThomasandtheactorRichardBurton.

IrelandandWalesarebothknownfortheirloveofmusic.Irelandhasproducedprofessionaldancerswhotourtheworld.Waleshasstrongsingersinbothmen’sandwomen’svoices.

1·Scottishbagpipersmustmarchwhentheyplaysotheywear.

A.akilt

B.askirt

C.adress

D.shorttrousers

2.IfyoukisstheBlarneyStoneinKillarney,youwillreceivethegiftof.

A.humor

B.intelligence

C.speakingwell

D.wisdom

3.TheLochNessmonsterhasbeenseenin.

A.theocean

B.ariver

C.themountains

D.alake

Passage3

Kilt

InEurope,mendonotusuallywearskirts.ButtheScottishnationalclothingformenisakindofskirt.Itiscalledakilt.TheScottishliketobedifferent.Theyarealsoproudoftheircountryanditshistory,andtheyfeelthatthekiltispartofthathistory.That’swhythemenstillwearkiltsattraditionaldanceandonnationalholidays.TheybelievetheyarewearingthesameclothesthatScottishmenalwaysusedtowear.

That’swhattheybelieve.However,kiltsarenotreallysoold.Before1703,Scottishmenworealongshirtandblanketaroundtheirshoulders.Theseclothesgotinthewaywhenthemenstartedtoworkinfactories.So,in1730afactoryownerchangedtheblanketintoaskirt;thekilt.That’showthefirstkiltwasmade.

Then,inthelate1700sScottishsoldiersintheBritishArmybegantowearkilts.Onereasonforthiswasnationalfeelings:

TheScottishsoldierswantedtobedifferentfromtheEnglishsoldiers.TheBritishArmyprobablyhadadifferentreason：

AScottishsoldierinakiltwasalwayseasytofind!

TheScottishsoldiersfoughtveryhardandbecamefamous.Thekiltwaspartofthefame,andintheearly1800smenaroundScotlandbegantowearkilts.

Thesekiltshadcolorfulstripes（条纹）goingupanddownandacross.Inthe1700sandearly1800s,thecolorofthestripeshadnospecialmeaning.Mensometimesownedkiltsinseveraldifferentcolors.ButlaterthecolorsbecameimportanttotheScottishfamilies.Byabout1850,mostfamilieshadspecialcolorsfortheirkilts.Forexample,menfromtheCampbellfamilyhadkiltswithgreen,yellowandbluestripes.Scottishpeopleoftenbelievethatthecolorsofthekiltsarepartoftheirfamilyhistory.Infact,eachfamilyjustchosethecolortheylikedbest.

ThisisnotthestoryyouwillheartodayifyouareinScotland.MostScottishpeoplestillbelievethatkiltsareasoldasScotlandandthatthecolorsareasoldastheScottishfamily.Sometimesfeelingsarestrongerthanfacts!

1.Thistextismainlyabout·

A.soldier’sclothesinBritainB.thehistoryofScotland

C.ScottishkiltsD.Scottishfamilies

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheEnglishsoldierswerethefirsttowearkilts.

B.ItwashardthentotelltheScottishsoldiersfromtheEnglishones.

C.Colorsarenotspeciallydesignedinthefirstkilts.

D.Thefactoryownermadethefirstkiltfromlongshirtstomakehisworkersdifferentfromothers.

3.Scottishsoldiersweredressedinkiltspartlybecauseof.

A.thecolorsB.theweather

C.nationalfeelingsD.thedesign

4.Thecolorsofthekiltsare.

A.notpartoftheScottishfamilyhistory

B.olderthantheScottishfamilyhistory

C.fortheCampbellfamilyonly

D.mainlygreen,yellowandblue

5.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat.

A.theEuropeanpeoplearefullofstrongfeeling

B.therearenostoriesaboutkiltsinScotlandtoday

C.theBritshliketodothingsnotonfacts

D.theScottishprefertokeeptheirtraditionratherthanbelievethefact

Passage4

BritishPeople------SportsLovers

ItseemsthattheEnglishmanjustcannotlivewithoutsportsofsomekind.AfamousFrenchhumouristoncesaidthatthisisbecausetheEnglishinsistonbehavinglikechildrenalltheirlives.Whereveryougointhiscountryyouwillseebothchildrenandgrown-upsknockingaballaboutwithastickorsomething,asifinBritainmenshallalwaysremainboysandwomengirls!

Still,itcanneverbebadtogetexercise,canit?

Takingallamateur（业余）andprofessionalsportsinBritainintoconsideration,therecanbenodoubtthatfootballisatthetopofthelist.ItiscalledsoccerintheUnitedStates.ThegameoriginatedinBritainandwasplayedintheMiddleAgesorevenearlier,thoughasanorganizedgame,or“associationfootball”,itdatesonlyfromthebeginningofthe19thcentury.

Thenextisrugby,whichiscalled“football”intheUnitedStates.Itisakindoffootballplayedbytwoteamsoffifteenplayersratherthaneleven.Inrugby,anoval-shapedballisusedwhichcanbehandledaswellaskicked.Itisaprettyroughgame.

Insummer,cricketisthemostpopularsport.Infact,ithassometimesbeencalledtheEnglishnationalgame.Mostforeignersfindthegamerathersloworevenboring,butitenjoysgreatpopularityamongtheBritish.

Tennisrateshighonthelist,too.ItwasintroducedintoEnglandfromFranceinthe15thcentury,butitwasfromEnglandthatitspreadtopracticallyeverycountryintheworld.

Table-tennis,or“ping-pong”,surelyisnotplayedonagreatscaleasinChinaorJapan.Basketballandvolleyballwereintroducedintoinduringthelate19thcenturyfromAmericaandaregainingpopularity.Horse-backriding,swimming,rowingandgolfallattractalotofpeople.

1.ThemainpurposeofParagraph1istotellusthattheEnglish.

A.areallsportsloversB.behavelikechildren

C.liketokickaballaroundD.canremainyoungalltheirlives

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutfo