1、Shape here refers to people being _A old and youngB fat and thinC tall and shortD beautiful and ugly答案解析:点击查看答案解析2小题The best title of this passage is _A Amusement at no costB Movies, Concerts and ShowsC The Cheapest WindowshoppingD The Most Enjoyable Street Musicians3小题One or two free admission days
2、 at slow time. Slow times here means _A business is developingB business is badC strolling is slowD people are slow in learning4小题Which of the following statements is NOT true?A There are many kinds of amusements you can enjoy without spending much money.B Local colleges often hold meetings to debat
3、e the issues people are interested in.C The film shown at the local public library is often free of charge.D You should be a tourist if you want to know more about the city you live in.5小题If you are wandering through the busy streets, which willmost attract you?A Various buildingsB Car drivingC Wind
4、ow-shoppingD Free walking第2题:Reading Comprehension:Throughout the colonial period there was a remarkable shortage of women, which varied with the regions and was always greatest in the frontier areas. This shortage enhanced womens status and position and allowed them to pursue different careers. (80
5、)The Puritans (清教徒) regarded idleness (无所事事) as a sin, and believed that life in an underdevelopment country made it necessary that each member of the community perform an economic function. Thus work for women was not only approved but also was regarded as a civic (市民的) duty. Puritan town councils
6、(议会) expected widows (寡妇) and independent women to be selfsupporting. There was no social prohibition against married women working; one the contrary, wives were expected to help their husbands in their trade and won social approval for doing extra work in or out of the home.The vast majority of wom
7、en worked within their homes, where their labor produced most articles needed for the family. The entire colonial production of cloth and clothing and partly that of shoes was in the hands of women. In addition to these occupations, women were found in many different kinds of employment. They were b
8、utchers, silversmiths and gunsmiths. They ran mills, plantations, shipyards, and every kind of shop. They were gatekeepers, jail keepers, journalists, printers, nurses, and teachers.According to the, passage, where in colonial North America were there the fewest women?A Puritan communitiesB Seaports
9、C Frontier settlementsD Capital citiesAccording to the passage, Puritans believed that an unmarried adult woman should be _.A financially responsible for herselfB returned to EnglandC supported by her familyD trained to be a nurseIt can be inferred from the passage that the Puritans were _.A uneduca
10、tedB hardworkingC generousD wealthyWhat does the passage mainly discuss?A Colonial marriagesB The Puritan religionC Colonial womens employmentD Education in the coloniesAccording to the passage, what did the Puritans expect from married women?A They should adopt needy children.B They should assist i
11、n their husbandstrade or business.C They should work only within their own homes.D They should be apprentice3Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. (76)In his eagerness to make money from trees, he has cut them down in
12、large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And besides, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are
13、 trees, their roots break up soilallowing the rain to sink in and also bind the soil, thus preventing it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the topsoil is gone, nothin
14、g remains but worthless desert.What is the most important service of trees to man according to the passage?A They help him make money.B They give him wood and other products.C They help him prevent droughts and floods.D They give him shadWhy did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from flood
15、s and starvation?A Because nothing remains on land except floods.B Because there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the topsoil.C Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the top soil.D Because roots of the trees break up the soil.Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly
16、disappear?A New trees are not looked after properly.B Many trees have been cut down by man.C Man has not paid enough attention to planting trees.D All of the abovA Because an empire was set up.B Because the empire fell to pieces.C Because it lost all its trees.D Because too much had been spent on wa
17、rs.What does the author tell us in this passage?A How trees help prevent droughts and floods.B The relationship between trees and man.C How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times.D A story of trees.4People travel for a lot of reason. Some tourists go to see battle fields or religious shrines. Oth
18、ers are looking for culture, or simply want to have their picture taken in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.(77)Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so litt
19、le of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel t
20、o Mediterranean resort and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason, sun!The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italys 30,000 hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks and roadsides. Sp
21、ains long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain.(78)But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth.
22、And with increased tourism, its getting worse. The French cant figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution.None of this, however, is spoiling anyones fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year w
23、ith tourists. Obviously, they dont go there for clean water and solitude. They tolerate traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They dont even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, its still better than sittin
24、g in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo.According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the touristsfun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?A Polluted waterB Crowded busesC Traffic jamsD Rainy weather.The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph3, i. e. , or one tourist for every person living in Spain means _.A all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists.B every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country.C every person living in Spain has to tak
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