1、 B. one buys when one returns C. must be returned if one wants to get his money back D. allows a passenger to travel to a place and return later 2. The man in the booking office mentioned the childs ticket in order to _. A. send the woman away B. get back 15.50 C. say sorry to the woman D. make clea
2、r the importance of the law 3. According to the railway law, a child _. A. must have a ticket just like a grown-up B. can not travel without a ticket C. below the age of four can travel without a ticket D. can travel with grown-ups without a ticket 4. At last the woman got _ from the railway booking
3、 office. A. 15.50 B. 1.50 C. 14 D. nothing 5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. After checking the timetable Tony found there was a ship from Jersey on June 26th. B. Tony said sorry to the woman and paid her 14. C. The woman did not travel at all to Jersey with
4、her daughter to spend her holiday. D. It was clear that the woman was not honest. 答案:D A C D DPassage 2Throughout history, people had dreamed about joining England and France together. Even Napoleon had a plan to dig a tunnel (隧道) and reach England. One of the first people who tried to dig a tunnel
5、under the Channel was a French engineer called Albert Mathieu. His tunnel failed. In 1881, Colonel Beamont and Captain English from Britain also tried to dig a tunnel. Their tunnel went six kilometers into the Channel. Queen Victoria stopped them and said it was dangerous to connect with France. It
6、was a very good tunnel, and it is still there today. The new tunnel (ready in 1993) is, in fact, three tunnels-two for trains and a “service tunnel” for fresh air to go in and for men who take care of the tunnels. The tunnels are fifty kilometers long, forty meters under water. Forty kilometers of t
7、unnel are under the sea itself. They are the longest undersea tunnels in the world. Trains travel through the tunnels at 160 km/h. People drive their cars onto trains and the trains take them through the tunnel. Each train takes 1,500 people and there are trains every ten minutes. A special radio st
8、ation called Channel Channel has started, because it is impossible to receive normal radio signals (信号) when you are under the sea. The station sends news to keep people up-to-date with the “world outside” while they are in the tunnel.6. What was peoples dream about England and France? A. Napoleon c
9、ould reach England. B. Napoleon could dig a tunnel for them. C. Albert Mathieu would succeed. D. England and France could be joined together.7. Which is TRUE about the tunnel building in 1881? A. The tunnel went six kilometers from France. B. Tunnel-building was a dangerous job. C. The old tunnel is
10、 still under the sea. D. The queen agreed to the digging plan.8. Whats the traveling like in the tunnel? A. Trains and cars can travel at 160 km/h. B. People can travel by trains through two tunnels. C. It takes ten minutes to go through the tunnel by train. D. People can drive their cars or take tr
11、ains through the tunnel.9. Channel Channel has started to _. A. tell people what the date is B. send news about people in the tunnel C. tell people news about the outside world D. receive radio signals of the outside world10. The passage mainly tells us _. A. the history of the Channel tunnel B. the
12、 importance of the Channel tunnel C. its hard work to dig an undersea tunnel D. the people who tried to dig the Channel tunnelD C B C APassage 3Opportunities for rewarding work become fewer for both men and women as they grow older. After age 40, job hunting becomes even more difficult. Many workers
13、 stay at jobs they are too old for rather than face possible rejection. Our youth-oriented, throw-away culture sees little value in older people. In writer Lilian Hellmans words, they have the wisdom that comes with age that we cant make use of.Unemployment and economic need for work is higher among
14、 older women, especially minorities, than among younger white women. A national council reports these findings: Though unemployed longer when seeking work, older women job-hunt harder, hold a job longer with less absenteeism (缺勤), perform as well or better, are more reliable, and are more willing to
15、 learn than men or younger women. Yet many older women earn poor pay and face a future of poverty in their retirement years. When sexism meets ageism, poverty is no longer on the doorstep - it moves in, according to Tish Sommers, director of a special study on older women for the National Organizati
16、on for Women.Yet a 1981 report on the White House Conference on Aging shows that as a group, older Americans are the wealthiest, best fed, best housed, healthiest, most self-reliant older population in our history. This statement is small comfort to those living below the poverty line, but it does e
17、xplode some of the old traditional beliefs and fears. Opportunities for moving in and up in a large company may shrink but many older people begin successful small businesses, volunteer in satisfying activities, and stay active for many years. They have few role models because in previous generation
18、s the life span was much shorter and expectations of life were fewer. They are ploughing new ground.Employers are beginning to recognize that the mature person can bring a great deal of stability and responsibility to a position. One doesnt lose ability and experience on the eve of ones 65th or 70th
19、 birthday any more than one grows up instantly at age 21. ( 348 words ) 11. After the age of 40, _.A. most workers are tired of their present jobsB. many workers tend to stick to their present jobsC. people find their jobs more rewarding than beforeD. people still wish to hunt for more suitable jobs
20、12. From Hellmans remark, we can see that _.A. full use has been made of the wisdom of older peopleB. the wisdom of older people is not valued by American societyC. older people are no less intelligent than young peopleD. the wisdom of older people is of great value to American society13. Tish Somme
21、rs argues that _.A. older women find it hard to escape povertyB. older women usually perform better in their jobsC. the major cause of the poverty of older women is sexismD. more people have come to believe in sexism and ageism14. According to the third paragraph, it can be seen that older Americans
22、 _.A. have more job opportunities than young peopleB. live below the poverty lineC. have new opportunities to remain active in societyD. no longer believe in the promise of a happy life upon retirement15. It can be concluded from the passage that the writer _.A. calls attention to the living conditi
23、ons of older AmericansB. believes that the value of older people is gaining increasing recognitionC. attempts to justify the youth-oriented, throw-away culture of the United StatesD. argues people should not retire at the age of 65 or 70BBACB二、完型填空Mark Twain (马克.吐温), a famous_1_ writer, liked to pla
24、y jokes on others. But once on him a joke was played. One day Mark Twain_ 2_ to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends. The young man said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed_ 3_ smiled and that nobody and_ 4_ was able
25、to make his uncle smile or laugh. “You_ 5_ your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain, “Im sure I can make him laugh.” That evening the young man and his uncle sat_ 6_ . Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories. This made everyone in the hall laugh._ 7_ the old man never ever sm
26、iled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Finally Mark Twain stopped. He was quite_ 8_ . Several days later, Mark Twain told another friend_ 9_ his about what had happened that night. “Oh,” said his friend, “I know about that old man. He_10_ deaf for years.” (190) 1、 A. America B. American C. Americanism D. Americana 2、 A. invited B. were invited C. was invited D. had been invited 3、 A. and B. so C. but D. or
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