English weather,

Everybody talks about the weather in England and this is not surprising. It changes from minute to minute, so it's always interesting. Someone once wisely remarked (评论) that other countries have a climate, but England just has weather!Gretel was amused by all this talk at first, but she has got used to it now.

Last week Gretel really understood why everyone is so concerned (关注) about the weather: you can never be certain what's going to happen. Though it was spring, there was a very heavy snowfall. As usual, no one expected it. The pipes in many houses were frozen; trains failed to run; cars went shrunk; there were many accidents on the roads; lots of people slipped on the icy pavements and got hurt; the weather forecast was very bad. Everyone complained gloomily (沮丧地) , “What awful weather we're having!Haven't seen anything like it!” and so on. And then, suddenly, the sun came out, the snow melted and it was spring again.

“Typical (典型的)!Just typical!” Gretel remarked.

“From the way you talk about the weather, Gretel,” Mr Clark said, “anyone would think you were English.”

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

1.What does everybody talk about in England?

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2.The weather is always interesting, isn't it?

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3.What did someone once wisely remark?

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4.Can you be certain what's going to happen?

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5.What happened even though it was spring?

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A few years ago, I went to a lady's drugstore to ______ some vitamins. Upon entering the store, I noticed that there was an electronic keyboard against the wall. Being a ______ music lover and player, I asked if the woman played. She said “Yes” and added that she had been taking ______—at age 54! I told her that was very impressive for ______ to pursue her passion to play the piano.

“I have been playing for 8 years now,” I said. “Could you play a song for me ______ you leave?” she asked.

I thought she was joking and I only smiled. By the end of buying, she ______ me of our musical “deal”. She then ______ me an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought for a ______ and decided to play David Lanz's Return to the Heart.

I tried my best to play the song, with much emotions pouring into it as I ______. She loved it. As I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak ______ calling out “Young man!”

I ______. And there was an old lady taking one little step at a time ______ the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to thank you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very ______, and it's very hard for me to get off my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me ______ good…” she said.

I was deeply touched and felt a deeper understanding ______ the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's heart for peace and joy.

1.A. send B. sell C. buy D. take

2.A. piano B. violin C. guitar D. flute

3.A. vitamins B. lessons C. grades D. subjects

4.A. me B. us C. it D. her

5.A. after B. before C. since D. until

6.A. made B. gave C. reminded D. encouraged

7.A. taught B. followed C. allowed D. showed

8.A. rest B. break C. moment D. walk

9.A. did B. thought C. might D. could

10.A. voice B. sound C. noise D. word

11.A. turned off B. turned around C. looked up D. looked around

12.A. from B. with C. without D. to

13.A. nice B. good C. sick D. sad

14.A. sound B. smell C. hear D. feel

15.A. for B. to C. in D. from

Tibet (西藏) is among the most popular places for Chinese tourists. The number of travellers of Tibet has grown by 10% every year for a few years. Since July 1,2006,when the first train ran 1,956 kilometres from Xining to Lhasa, more and more people have been to Tibet.

The train stops at several famous places along the way, such as Qinghai Lake, Kunlun Mountain, and the Potala Palace. Passengers can also enjoy many activities during the journey, like Tibetan dancing and Karaoke.

On the train, passengers can have tea, eggs and noodles for breakfast, and fried chicken and green vegetables for lunch and dinner. Unlike most other Chinese trains which have open?hole toilets, this one has special toilets which can collect the waste. There is also a special rubbish system (系统) in the train that keeps the environment clean. All the windows on the train can protect people from the bright sunlight.TV and electrical sockets (插座) for computers and mobile phones can be found on the train.

Because there isn't much oxygen there, trains will have oxygen masks (氧气罩) for those who need them. It makes passengers feel more comfortable when they have enough oxygen on the famous “roof of the world”. There are also doctors on the train to make sure that all of the travellers are safe.

1.Which of the following is NOT among the places of interest?

A. Qinghai Lake. B. Karaoke. C. Kunlun Mountain. D. The Potala Palace.

2.The train is unlike most other Chinese trains in its ______.

A. windows B. toilets C. sockets D. A,B and C

3.The underlined word“them”in the last paragraph refers to ______.

A. oxygen masks B. doctor C. oxygen D. passengers

4.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. flying to Tibet is impossible B. train to Lhasa is too clean to take

C. train trip to Tibet is popular with travelers D. taking train to Lhasa causes a lot of trouble

5.What's the best title of the passage?

A. Tibet—roof of the world. B. Magic train to magic Tibet.

C. Beautiful views in Tibet. D. A comfortable trip to Tibet.

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