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The famous British inventor George Stephanson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of this 1 important inventions was the train. He 2 his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the 3 engine on the train, he met with 4 from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would 5 cows, horses and sheep, that the 6 would burst and that the hot coals from it would 7 their houses. At that time, 8 people believed what they said.
George Stephanson 9 the people that the train could go on small 10 , could pull carriages 11 goods and passengers and there was 12 to them. It was a very 13 matter for him to 14 them believe. However, after 15 , he was able to do it; and the first train that 16 by Stephanson himself 17 what he had said.
The first day 18 the people along the way 19 the noises of the train 20 and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius (妖怪). They did not dare to come out until it had passed.
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Jeremy Fox, a retired businessman in a small city in England, recently bought an old farmhouse with a yard and a small field, about five miles out of the town. There he planned to lead a simple life with his wife, Amelia.
It was while clearing out the old barn on the far side of the yard that he made an interesting discovery. In a corner, under some old sacks, he found some large fragments（碎片）of an antique bowl. Out of curiosity, he took them into the kitchen and, much to the anger of his wife, washed the mud off them. That evening he spread newspapers over the kitchen table and carefully study the fragments together. However, two pieces were found missing.
Two days later, having pulled down the barn, Mr. Fox was digging over the ground in preparation for the installation（安装）of a greenhouse, when he discovered the two missing pieces. When he had stuck them in position, the bowl looked so fine that Amelia agreed to its being placed on a table in the living room, in front of the window.
“We might have something a bit special here, ” he said to his wife. A few days later, Jeremy took several photographs of the bowl, which he sent off to Sotheby's in London.
Unexpectedly, Sotheby's was extremely interested in the bowl and sent an expert to inspect it. It turned out that it was a Chinese Ming fish bowl, dating back to around 1 500, and might be expected to get a five-figure sum at an auction.
A week later still more unexpectedly, two police officers called and told the Foxes the bowl was stolen property.
So the bowl never reached the auction room, and Mr. Fox never received the five-figure sum that had been mentioned. However, he framed one of the photographs he had taken and hung it on the wall.
(1)At first Mrs. Fox seemed to be ________.
A．greatly annoyed at Mr. Fox's enthusiasm
B．very much interested in the discovery
C．uncertain of Mr. Fox's enthusiasm
D．curious about Mr. Fox's findings
(2)Most likely“Sotheby's”was ________.
(3)According to the expert, the bowl could be sold at the price of ________.
A．five thousand pounds
B．less than ten thousand pounds
C．one thousand, five hundred and ninety pounds
D．at least ten thousand pounds
(4)Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Most probably Sotheby's purchased the bowl in the end.
B．It turned out that Mr. Fox got neither the money nor the bowl.
C．Mr. Fox preferred country life to city life after his retirement.
D．Mr. Fox was fond of gardening.
Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the country-side to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.
In many countries, the main reason people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a residential area (住宅区) nearby where the factory workers can live. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so many people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.
In every major city in the world, there is a business district(商业区) where the big companies have their main offices. In
the United States, this area is usually in the city centre downtown. It is here that you can see the huge skyscraper office
blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day. Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city center. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.
But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger and bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller town and villages.
What does the underlined phrase "urban areas" mean?
A. Areas of the countryside. B. Areas of a town or a city.
C. Areas near the countryside.D. Areas near a town or a city.
In the United States, many people work in the centre of a big city ________ .
A. while living on the far away edge of the city B. and live there
C. but live in another city D. but live far away out of the countryside
No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost 2000 of them，as compared with 180 in Japan，164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality（质量） of some American papers is quite high and their views are used all over the world. Excellent newspapers like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence（影响） all over the country. However，the Post and the New York Times are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is in Britain of Le Monde is in France，since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The best of these give detailed（详细的）accounts of national and international news，but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news.?
Like the press（报刊） in most other countries，American newspapers report news from the “exciting” and “relaxing” to the serious. They try to entertain people as well as give information，for they have to compete with the attraction of television.
Just as American newspapers try to satisfy all tastes，they also try to attract readers of all political parties. A few news papers support extremist（极端主义者） groups on the far right and on the far left，but most daily newspapers try their best to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are mainly moderate（温和的）.Many of these papers print materials by well?known journalists of different political and social views，in order to give a balanced picture.?
As in other countries American newspapers can be either responsible（负责任的） or irresponsible，but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once exposed political scandals（丑闻），for example，the Watergate Affair（水门事件）.?
1.Which newspaper in the U. K. is national？?
A.?Le Monde. B.?Washington Post.?
C.?New York Times. D.?The Times.?
2.Most American newspapers attract readers by carrying .?
A. national news B. local news?
C. international news D. political news?
3.In order to win the competition with television，American newspapers have to .
A. give information B. give serious news?
C. give entertainment news D. give national news?
4.Most daily newspapers attract moderate Americans by .?
A. printing articles by well-known journalists of different views?
B. supporting extremist groups?
C. exposing political scandals?
D. serving the country well?
Our children grew up on jelly(果酱) sandwiches.Even my husband and I sometimes have one late at night with a glass of milk.
I wasn’t the jelly maker in this ____.My mother?in?law was.The only contribution I made to the jelly making was to ____ baby food jars，which my mother?in?law would ___ with the tasty gel(胶滞体) and send back home with us.For the past 22 years，____ I wanted to make a jelly sandwich，all I had to do was ____ one of those little jars of jelly.Jelly making was just a way of life for my mother?in?law.She always followed the same ____—from picking the fruit to setting the ____ jelly on the home?made shelves.
My mother?in?law passed away last December.Among the things in the house to be ____ by her children were the ____ canned goods.Each of her children chose from the many jars of tomato juice，green beans and jelly.When my husband ____ his jars home，we carefully put them away in our kitchen.
The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly，and there it was.Sitting all ____ on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.The lid was rusty.As I picked up the jar，I suddenly realized something that I had ____ to see earlier.Yes，this was the ____ jar we would ever have from the patient，____ hands of my mother?in?law.It seemed like such a ____ thing，and most days it was something that was taken for granted.But today it seemed a valuable ____.I put the jelly back on the shelf.
We have many things that ____ belonged to my mother?in?law.These are the kinds of things that we expect to pass on to our children.But I’m just not ____ to give up this last jelly jar，and all the ___ its presence allows me to hold onto.The jar of jelly won’t keep that ____.It will either have to be eaten or thrown out...but not today.
1.A.market? B．village
C．family? D．group
2.A.save? B．throw
C．choose? D．paint
3.A.cover? B．fill
C．provide? D．decorate
4.A.before? B．whenever
C．though? D．since
5.A.turn on? B．take up
C．pick out? D．reach for
6.A.example? B．routine
C．passion? D．rule
7.A.mixed? B．changed
C．finished? D．boiled
8.A.destroyed? B．moved
C．donated? D．divided
9.A.tasty? B．expensive
C．common? D．suitable
10.A.brought? B．packed
C．sent? D．left
11.A.alone? B．patiently
C．worriedly? D．along
12.A.forgotten? B．expressed
C．considered? D．failed
13.A.last? B．particular
C．delicious? D．large
14.A.poor? B．painful
C．loving? D．shaking
15.A.small? B．new
C．strange? D．good
16.A.experience? B．treasure
C．opportunity? D．prize
17.A.already? B．only
C．once? D．still
18.A.afraid? B．eager
C．ready? D．upset
19.A.lessons? B．memories
C．efforts? D．feelings
20.A.safe? B．light
C．soft? D．long
