As a Manchester United player, David Beckham is used to winning．He is one of the most famous Englishmen in the World today．
Of course, it is impossible to have an unbiased opinion of this young man or the team that he plays for．If you are a Man United fan, you love him．If you aren't a fan of this team, then your opinion of Mr．Beckham may be quite different．In fact, in recent times, his treatment by fans of other teams has been extremely unsavory, especially when he has been playing for England．Some of the worst words have not even been aimed at Beckham but at his wife and young child, which is a bad thing．It has been hard for the football leaders to control such unruly behavior．How can you discipline people for their comments when so many people are guilty? But under the pressure of being shouted at by so many people, he has always remained calm．
Of course, a lot of the bad things about Beckham are due to his own actions．He is a very fashionable young man, but some of the clothes he has worn have been simply amazing．Why a person in his position would choose to wear a skirt in public is truly unbelievable! Furthermore, to wear such things in unseasonable times as mid-winter seems even crazier!
His behavior on the football pitch has also been unpredictable at times．Sometimes he is brilliant; sometimes he does crazy things．Some of the most famous footballing incidents involving Beckham are not his spectacular goals but his ungainly tackles．The most famous occasion was in France'98, when a clumsy tackle led to him being sent off．
However, he is not guilty of such things, and if he can stop such behavior he could even become England's next captain．
(1)
David Beckham is ________ in the world．
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A．
unknown
B．
not popular
C．
famous
D．
unfashionable
(2)
Once, Beckham wore ________ in public in mid-winter．
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A．
T-shirt
B．
uniform
C．
earring
D．
skirt
(3)
Which one is Right?
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A．
Everyone loves David Beckham．
B．
Some people say bad things about the Beckham's．
C．
Beckham never makes mistakes on the football pitch．
D．
Beckham must be England 'next captain'．
(4)
Beckham was sent off in France'98, because of ________．
Our village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window．When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill(账单)for his job．
My wife said to me quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today．”But she said in a loud voice, “It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?” “I'll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said．John laughed and gave me his bill for the work．I read：
One dining table 10th November, 2011
Cost of wood ＄17∶00
Paint ＄1.50
Work, 8 hours(＄1 an hour) ＄8.00
Total ＄36.50
When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It's been a fine day, hasn't it? Quite sunny．”
“Yes,” I said．“I'm glad it's only the 10th of November．”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait－it will be a lot colder by the end of the month．”
“Yes, colder－and more expensive! Dining table will be ＄20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute．Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him．
“If it's not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加)it up again, You can forget the date…”
I paid him ＄26.50 and he was happy to get it．
(1)
Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
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A．
Because he didn't want the writer to check the bill carefully．
B．
Because he wanted to show that he was really polite．
C．
Because it's a good way to communicate with each other．
D．
Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like．
(2)
How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?
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A．
＄ 26.50
B．
＄36.50
C．
＄56.50
D．
＄57.50
(3)
When John got the money, he was happy because ________．
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A．
he felt lucky to get the money for his work
B．
he got paid a lot more than usual for his work
C．
he got as much money as he had expected
D．
he didn't have to add up the costs any more
(4)
Which word can best describe John?
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A．
Clever
B．
Silly
C．
Dishonest
D．
Humorous(幽默的)
(5)
What can we learn about John from the passage?
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A．
He made a mistake carelessly in the bill
B．
He tried to get more money for his work．
C．
He had written the bill before the writer got home
D．
He had talked about the bill with the writer's wife．
(阅读理解)
Dear Sir or Madam，
Last Thursday，I traveled on the 8：00 a．m．train from Glasgow to London
King’s Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company．
The train didn’t come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow．
A man at the station said sorry to us，but he didn’t give us any reasons for the delay(误点)．We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes．As a result，I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What’s more，the service on the train was also very poor．The trip took more than five hours．Unluckily，we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train．Worst of all，something was wrong with the air conditioning(空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train．Before we reached King’s Cross，the temperature was over 40℃．
Because of your poor service，I feel you should pay me compensation(赔偿)．
I am looking forward to hearing from you．
Yours faithfully，
David Robertson
(1)
When did the train leave Glasgow?
A．At 8：00 a．m．
B．At 8：40 a．m．
C．At 9：00 a．m．
D．At 9：20 a．m．
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(2)
How did David go to Frankfurt from London?
A．By plane．
B．By bus．
C．By car．
D．By train．
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(3)
How long did David stay on the train?
A．40 minutes．
B．30 minutes．
C．70 minutes．
D．Over 5 hours．
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(4)
What could David buy on the train?
A．Hot dogs．
B．Sandwiches．
C．Soft drinks．
D．Hamburgers．
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(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
A．This is a complaint letter．
B．David was very pleased with the trip．
C．The service of the company was very poor．
D．There was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train．
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阅读理解
Entering a university is an important part of a person's life．Today，many people go to study and train for future jobs in subjects like law(法律)，medicine or education．But the university is not a modern invention．It has a history that is over a thousand years．
The world's oldest university，AL-Azhar，is in Cairo，Egypt．It was first built as a mosque for religion(宗教寺院)in A．D．972．A few years later，learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque．They read and talked about the subject of law．Around 988，leaders in the city of Cairo decided to open up a school for higher learning and the University of AL-Azhar was founded．
At AL-Azhar，there were many university“firsts”．Different subjects were set up．The earliest ones taught at AL-Azhar were law and religion．In a course, students read and studied with the teacher，but there was also free discussion．Of-ten,students and teachers talked about a topic(题目)，and there was no“right”answer．Finally，famous teachers from around the world came to AL-Azhar to teach and do deep studies on the subjects they were interested in．At the university，people studied the past，but it was also a place for exchanging new ideas.
Over a thousand years later，AL-Azhar is still an important university in the world．Its library keeps more than 250 000 of the world's oldest and most valuable (有价值的)books．Today，many of the world's most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the traditions started at AL-Azhar．
(1)
From the first paragraph we know that ______．
A．universities are important to the city life
B．the university is a quite new invention
C．university education may help a person find a job
D．the university has a history of a thousand years
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(2)
AL-Azhar was first built for ______．
A．education B．religion
C．a meeting D．law
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(3)
Which of the following are the earliest subjects taught in the University of AL-Azhar?
A．Education and medicine． B．Religion and law．
C．Free discussion． D．History and tradition．
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(4)
Choose the right order according to the passage．
① Then the heads of the city thought of the idea for a school for higher learning．
② One of the earliest subjects taught there was law．
③ A mosque was built in Cairo in A．D．972．
④ Teachers from around the world came to the university to study and teach．
⑤ The mosque was used as a meeting place for teachers and learners．
A．③④①②⑤ B．④⑤①③②
C．②③①④⑤ D．③⑤①②④
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(5)
Which of the following is not true about the University of AL-Azhar?
A．AL-Azhar was built in the city of Cairo in Egypt．
B．AL-Azhar didn't become a university until the year around 988．
C．The University of AL-Azhar was a place to change ideas．
D．Now AL-Azhar is still one of the famous universities in the world．
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阅读理解
Most American children eat potatoes．But many children don't know what of the potato is the best for food．Take a knife and cut from the middle of the potato a piece as thin as paper．Hold the piece between your eyes and light．You will see that the potato has skin(皮)，an outside rim(边缘) and an inside part．The outside rim which is right under the skin of the potato，is the most valuable part of all．But this is often thrown away with the skin．Even the skin itself is better for food than the inside．When eating a cooked potato，if you choose the inside and leave the outside，you are throwing the best part of it．If you can't eat the whole potato，eating the outside rim and leaving the inside will do．
(1)
How many parts does the potato have?
A．It has only one part，outside rim．
B．It has two parts，skin and outside rim．
C．It has three parts，skin，outside rim and an inside part．
D．It has four parts，middle，skin，outside rim and an inside part．
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(2)
What is the best part of a potato?
A．Outside rim． B．Inside part． C．Middle． D．Skin．
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(3)
What should you eat first if you can't eat the whole potato?
A．Skin only． B．Inside． C．Outside rim． D．Part of it．
