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  Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775, and died on July 18, 1817.She began writing early in life, although the prejudices of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously(匿名).

  But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath’s many famous local people and visitors.She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home.Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath.The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels.Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen’s Bath can be enhanced(增强)by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street.Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen’s time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.

  The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society.After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts.Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.

  You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen’s Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath.The tour lasts about one and a half hours.The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.

(1)

This passage is mainly about ________.

[  ]

A.

the Jane Austen Society

B.

Austen’s famous books

C.

Jane Austen’s experience and her hardship

D.

a visit to the city of Bath

(2)

From the passage we know ________.

[  ]

A.

Jane Austen’s works mainly focused on her hometown

B.

in her early teens, she paid two visits to Bath.

C.

the Centre in Gay Street is in honor of Jane Austen

D.

at first Jane Austen was not willing to publish her real name.

(3)

It takes you about one and a half hours ________.

[  ]

A.

to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street

B.

to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts

C.

to find a guide to take you to the Centre

D.

to look around the city of Bath on foot

答案:1.D;2.C;3.A;
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    The alarm clock rang 1 close to his 2 .He put 3 his hand andturned off the alarm. For some minutes he lay there. 4 , "I must get up," he thought. 5 he sat up and 6 his feet to the 7 . He took 8 his pajamas(睡衣), 9 on the slippers(拖鞋), walked over to the basin, and turned on the hot tap (水龙头). He 10 back the curtains and looked 11 into the street. As he watched, the postman came up the road and handed out the post. Quickly he turned off the 12 , slipped on his dressing-gown(晨服), and 13 downstairs. There was a letter 14 Jane. He sat down at the lowest step and opened the 15 . "My dear," she began."After our talk 16 week, this letter will come as a surprise. I 17 you that I 18 look after myself, that my career(事业) must come, that I didn't know what to do well. I've 19 my mind. I will 20 after all..."   He sat there at the 21 of the stairs, unable to understand the full truth. Suddenly the kitchen door opened, and his land-lady appeared."Well, well, Mr. Mike,"she said ,"that is a strange 22 to read your letter, to be sure..."She broke off as she noticed how 23 he looked, "Not bad 24 I hope?"He looked at her 25 a smile spreading across his face. "No...good news,"he said," I'm going to get married."     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
1. A. slowly    B. happily   C.loudly     D. coldly [   ]  
2. A. head     B. arm     C.body      D. nose [   ]
3. A. down     B.off     C.on       D. out [   ]
4. A. whistling   B. singing   C. sleeping   D. half-awake [   ]
5. A. But     B. That    C. Thus     D. There [   ]
6. A. lifted    B. raised   C. lowered    D. rose [   ]
7. A. floor     B. bed     C. blanket    D. couch(沙发) [    ]
8. A. away     B. on     C. off      D. in [    ]
9. A. putting   B. put     C. getting    D. get [    ]
10. A. pushed   B. broke   C. back     D. drew [    ]
11. A. out     B. round   C. back     D. behind [    ]
12. A. clock    B. tap     C. light     D. radio [    ]
13. A. broke    B. get     C. hurried    D. came [    ]
14. A. from     B. in     C. of       D. for [    ]
15. A. bag     B. book    C. paper     D. envelope [    ]
16. A. next     B. the     C. other     D. last [    ]
17. A. spoke    B. say     C. talked     D. told [    ]
18. A. can     B. could   C. able     D. able to [    ]
19. A. did     B. made    C. changed    D. done [    ]
20. A. marry    B. marry to  C. marry with   D. be marrying [    ]
21. A. below    B. top     C. beginning   D. middle [    ]
22. A. ideas    B. place   C. thought    D. stair [    ]
23. A. pleased   B. glad    C. happy     D. serious [    ]
24. A. news     B. feeling   C. accident   D. matter [    ]
25. A. of     B. for     C. with     D. at [    ]

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Many children may be fond of animals, but few ever think of making the study of animals their career(职业).Even fewer will be   1    by the whole world,   2    the title of United Nations Messenger(使者) of Peace.

But one woman has    3    all that. She has lived with chimpanzees in the African forest for more than 20 years and made great    4   .This woman is Jane Goodall. She was born in London, England, in 1934.Goodall’s lifelong    5    in animals began at an early age. By the age of 10 or 11,Goodall    6    going to Africa to live with animals. This was quite a strange dream in those days, as young    7    didn’t think of having such “wild” actions. But she was   8    by her mother. She told her that if she really wanted something, she should work hard, take advantage of   9   and never give up looking for a way.

When a close friend invited Goodall to Kenya in 1957,she readily   10   .Within a few months of her arrival she met the famous anthropologist(人类学家) Dr. Louis Leakey, who soon decided that Goodall was the    11    person he was looking for to begin a    12    of wild chimpanzees on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania.

In July 1960, Goodall arrived at Gombe National Park in Tanzania. At the beginning, studying the chimpanzees was not    13   for her. The animals fled from her   14   , so it took months for her to get close to them. With a strong   15   , she searched the forest every day, trying not to get too close to the chimpanzees too   16   . Gradually the chimpanzees became used to her presence.

She discovered many things of chimpanzees during her first years at Gombe National Park. In October 1960,she observed a chimpanzee making and using   17    to fish for termites (白蚁).This discovery threw    18    on the popular idea at the time that Man was the world’s only toolmaker. The longer Goodall’s research continues, the more it becomes obvious that chimpanzees are very   19    to humans.

Since the mid-1980s, Goodall has been lecturing around the world to raise people’s sense about environmental    20   . “Let’s live in the new age with hope, respect for all living things, understanding and love,” she said.

1.A. recognized            B. known           C. accepted       D. admitted

2.A.receiving             B. giving          C. enjoying        D. having

3.A.done               B. proved           C. achieved        D. realized

4.A.discoveries            B. decisions       C. choices       D. findings

5.A.study                   B. interest        C. sense          D. dream

6.A.was fond of          B. tired of        C. insisted on         D. dreamed of

7.A.boys               B. girls          C. men          D. women

8.A.encouraged            B. prevented      C. advised       D. forced

9.A.knowledge           B. youth          C. hope         D. chances

10.A.accepted            B. refused        C. hesitated        D. considered

11.A.only               B. last           C. special           D. first

12.A.project             B. study          C. center         D. career

13.A.hard                   B. interesting      C. easy          D. convenient

14.A.in surprise            B. in a hurry      C. as expected        D. in fear

15.A.will               B. body         C. desire          D. mind

16.A.far                B. near          C. soon         D. much

17.A.nets               B. tools         C. holes         D. spoon

18.A.doubt              B. light          C. questions       D. beliefs

19.A.close               B. similar         C. friendly       D. helpful

20.A.improvement          B. protection      C. pollution        D. destruction

 

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Many children may be fond of animals, but few ever think of making the study of animals their career(职业).Even fewer will be   1    by the whole world,   2    the title of United Nations Messenger(使者) of Peace.

But one woman has    3    all that. She has lived with chimpanzees in the African forest for more than 20 years and made great    4   .This woman is Jane Goodall. She was born in London, England, in 1934.Goodall’s lifelong    5    in animals began at an early age. By the age of 10 or 11,Goodall    6    going to Africa to live with animals. This was quite a strange dream in those days, as young    7    didn’t think of having such “wild” actions. But she was   8    by her mother. She told her that if she really wanted something, she should work hard, take advantage of   9   and never give up looking for a way.

When a close friend invited Goodall to Kenya in 1957,she readily   10   .Within a few months of her arrival she met the famous anthropologist(人类学家) Dr. Louis Leakey, who soon decided that Goodall was the    11    person he was looking for to begin a    12    of wild chimpanzees on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania.

In July 1960, Goodall arrived at Gombe National Park in Tanzania. At the beginning, studying the chimpanzees was not    13   for her. The animals fled from her   14   , so it took months for her to get close to them. With a strong   15   , she searched the forest every day, trying not to get too close to the chimpanzees too   16   . Gradually the chimpanzees became used to her presence.

She discovered many things of chimpanzees during her first years at Gombe National Park. In October 1960,she observed a chimpanzee making and using   17    to fish for termites (白蚁).This discovery threw    18    on the popular idea at the time that Man was the world’s only toolmaker. The longer Goodall’s research continues, the more it becomes obvious that chimpanzees are very   19    to humans.

Since the mid-1980s, Goodall has been lecturing around the world to raise people’s sense about environmental    20   . “Let’s live in the new age with hope, respect for all living things, understanding and love,” she said.

1.A. recognized            B. known           C. accepted       D. admitted

2.A.receiving             B. giving          C. enjoying        D. having

3.A.done               B. proved           C. achieved        D. realized

4.A.discoveries            B. decisions       C. choices       D. findings

5.A.study                   B. interest        C. sense            D. dream

6.A.was fond of          B. tired of        C. insisted on         D. dreamed of

7.A.boys               B. girls          C. men          D. women

8.A.encouraged            B. prevented      C. advised       D. forced

9.A.knowledge           B. youth          C. hope         D. chances

10.A.accepted            B. refused        C. hesitated        D. considered

11.A.only               B. last           C. special           D. first

12.A.project             B. study          C. center         D. career

13.A.hard                   B. interesting      C. easy          D. convenient

14.A.in surprise            B. in a hurry      C. as expected        D. in fear

15.A.will               B. body         C. desire          D. mind

16.A.far                B. near          C. soon         D. much

17.A.nets               B. tools         C. holes         D. spoon

18.A.doubt              B. light          C. questions       D. beliefs

19.A.close               B. similar         C. friendly       D. helpful

20.A.improvement          B. protection      C. pollution        D. destruction

 

阅读理解

  Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16,1775, and died on July 18,1817.She began writing early in life, although the prejudices of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously(匿名).

  But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors.She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home.Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath.The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels.Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced(增强)by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street.Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.

  The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society.After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts.Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.

  You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath.The tour lasts about one and a half hours.The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.

(1)

Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath ________.

[  ]

A.

in her early twenties

B.

in her early teens

C.

in her late twenties

D.

in her late teens

(2)

What can we learn about Bath from the passage?

[  ]

A.

Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.

B.

The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.

C.

Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.

D.

No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.

(3)

The author writes this passage in order to ________.

[  ]

A.

attract readers to visit the city of Bath

B.

ask readers to buy Austen's books

C.

tell readers about Jane Austen's experience

D.

give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society

(4)

It takes you about one and a half hours ________.

[  ]

A.

to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street

B.

to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts

C.

to find a guide to take you to the Centre

D.

to look around the city of Bath on foot

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Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams.All the   1   had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams.If they didn't   2  , they would have to retake them in September.There were usually a few who   3  , but Jane didn't want to be one of them.She had worked hard all year,   4   just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was   5   about her.She went to bed too   6  .The night before the first exam, Barbara   7   that she have an early night and take a   8   pill.She promised to wake   9   up in the morning.

  As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep.Her   10   kept jumping from subject to subject.At last, with the help of   11  , she went to sleep.In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination   12   , but she couldn't answer any of the questions.  13   around her was writing pages and gages.  14   she thought hard, she couldn't find anything to write   15   .She kept looking at her   16  .Time was running out.There was only an hour to go.She started one question, wrote two sentences,   17   and tried another one.With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences.By this time she was so worried that she started   18  .Her whole body shook.It shook so much that she   19   up.She was still in bed and it had all been a   20   dream.A minute later, Barbara called her name.

(1)

[  ]

A.

teachers

B.

students

C.

classmates

D.

schools

(2)

[  ]

A.

prepare

B.

miss

C.

join

D.

pass

(3)

[  ]

A.

succeeded

B.

failed

C.

ended

D.

called

(4)

[  ]

A.

but

B.

so

C.

and

D.

because

(5)

[  ]

A.

excited

B.

frightened

C.

worried

D.

pleased

(6)

[  ]

A.

early

B.

late

C.

heavily

D.

eagerly

(7)

[  ]

A.

insisted

B.

hoped

C.

ordered

D.

wished

(8)

[  ]

A.

sleeping

B.

resting

C.

exciting

D.

breathing

(9)

[  ]

A.

him

B.

her

C.

them

D.

herself

(10)

[  ]

A.

hand

B.

eye

C.

mind

D.

body

(11)

[  ]

A.

her sister

B.

her parents

C.

the lessons

D.

the medicine

(12)

[  ]

A.

result

B.

marks

C.

desk

D.

paper

(13)

[  ]

A.

The teacher

B.

The students

C.

No one

D.

Everyone

(14)

[  ]

A.

If

B.

Though

C.

So

D.

How

(15)

[  ]

A.

with

B.

about

C.

on

D.

to

(16)

[  ]

A.

watch

B.

textbook

C.

sister

D.

subject

(17)

[  ]

A.

gave up

B.

put off

C.

look around

D.

think over

(18)

[  ]

A.

examining

B.

leaving

C.

copying

D.

crying

(19)

[  ]

A.

raised

B.

woke

C.

stood

D.

cheered

(20)

[  ]

A.

nice

B.

wonderful

C.

terrible

D.

special

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