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A balloon             as it is filled with air.


  1. A.
    is increased
  2. B.
    increases
  3. C.
    expands
  4. D.
    is expanded
C
句意：气球灌入空气就会鼓起。expand扩展，鼓起，膨胀，被动语态不合适，故选C。
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More perhaps than any other European nation, the Swiss have got used to looking after foreign travelers. As early as the 18th century, wealthy French, Germans and Italians were treating the country as an amusement center while, in the 19th century, it became the major holiday playground for the British nobles. Today, it attracts visitors from all over the world.

    The Swiss are clear about the importance of tourism to their economy, which makes up about eight percent of the Gross Domestic Product, and helps industry greatly. Managers of hotels from all over the world go to Switzerland to learn how to do the job, and a high standard can be expected from the great majority of the country’s hotels, most of which are small and pride themselves on personalized service. Public transport is the best in Europe. Both the Swiss Federal railways and the private railways are fully electric-powered, and the total network consists of about 5,000 kilometers of track.

    Under the Fly Baggage system passengers can check luggage in at 116 railway stations and have it automatically transferred to their flight. The national highway system is equally well planned, and the mountain roads offer views of some of the country’s most breathtaking scenery. Also serving the mountains is an effective system of railways and cable ways, while more than 160 passenger cars cross the lakes and rivers. Hiking in the mountains is equally popular with Swiss nationals and foreign visitors. For those who want to view the country from a great height without having to climb the mountain themselves, it is always possible to take in the view from a balloon.

Compared with other European countries, Switzerland ________.

A. places more importance on entertainment

B. thinks more about foreign travelers

C. has more convenient public transport

D. has more five-star hotels

According to the passage, Switzerland is now visited by ________.

A. wealthy French people        B. rich Germans and Italians

C. British nobles               D. people from various countries

According to the passage we learn that ________.

A. most of the hotels in Switzerland are big

B. all the hotels in Switzerland offer exactly the same service

C. most of the hotels in Switzerland offer first class service

D. the hotels in Switzerland are accustomed to learning from the rest of the world

The Fly Rail Baggage system is a service to transport your luggage between the railway station and ________.

A. the airport          B. the hotel    C. the motorway station     D. the cable ways

The passage mainly tells us about ________.

A. scenery in Switzerland           B. the life in Switzerland

C. tourism in Switzerland           D. the transportation in Switzerland

Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times，but I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was limited to a little college French.
I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, totally unfamiliar with local geography or transportation systems, set up interviews and do research? It seemed impossible, and with considerable regret. I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought ran through my mind： you can't learn if you don't try. So I accepted the assignment.
There were some bad moments. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since，I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places，without guides or even advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will manage.
The point is that the new, the different, is almost scary by definition. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.
I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon. And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can accomplish wonders.
【小题1】The author accepted the assignment because _____

A． he had never travelled abroad before
B． he hardly knew any foreign languages
C． he was familiar with any other country in Europe
D． he would learn something new and different by trying
【小题2】Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A． The author had been abroad only twice.
B． The author thought the trip was hard but worthwhile.
C． The author admitted that anything different was terrible.
D． The author must be good at doing research and making interviews.
【小题3】We can infer from the text that the author is  _____.
A．awkwardB．generousC．stubbornD．brave
【小题4】What's the best title of the text?
A．An Interesting Trip AbroadB．My First Writing Assignment
C．Ready to Try and ChallengeD．How to Be Daring and Brave

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
More perhaps than any other European nation, the Swiss are accustomed to looking after foreign travelers. As early as the 18th century, wealthy French, Germans and Italians were treating the country as a amusement center. _____【小题1】_____. Today, it attracts visitors from all over the world.
The Swiss are clear about the importance of tourism to their economy, which contributes about eight percent of Gross National Product, and helps the industry greatly. _____【小题2】_____ , and a generally high standard can be expected from the great majority of the country's hotels, most of which are small and pride themselves on a personalized service. _____【小题3】_____.  Both the Swiss Federal railways and the private railways are fully electrified, and the total network is made up of about 5000 kilometers of track.
Under the Fly Baggage system passengers can check luggage in at 116 railway stations and have it automatically carried to their flight. The national highway system is equally well planned, and the mountain roads offer views of some of the country's most breathtaking scenery. Also serving the mountains is an effective system of railways and cable ways, while more than 160 passenger cars cross the lakes and rivers to and fro. _____【小题4】_____.  For those who want to view the country from a height without having to climb the mountain themselves, it is always possible to take in the view from a balloon.
_____【小题5】_____ . For lovers of ancient remains, the Bernese Mitelland offers magnificently preserved buildings of the Middle Ages, while the Bernese Oberland has some of the wrold's most attractive mountain scenery.

A．Modern means of transportations are under construction.
B．Public transport is the best in Europe.
C．In cultural terms, the Swiss capital in many respects is Montreux, on the shores of Lake Geneva.
D．Hiking in the mountains is equally popular with Swiss nationals and foreign visitors.
E. For travellers of different kinds, Switzerland has different capitals.
F. Managers of hotels the world over go to Switzerland to learn how to do the job
G. However, in the 19th century, it became the major holiday playground for the British nobles.

French novelist Jules Verne (1828～1905) is often called the father of science fictions.Although he was not a great traveller himself，his characters journeyed to the moon (in From Earth to Moon)，Under the sea (in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea)，into a volcano (in A Journey to the Centre of the Earth)，around the world (in Around the World in Eighty Days) and to many other places.

Jules Verne was born in the French city of Nantes in 1828.When he was a boy he ran away from home to work on a ship.However，his father soon found him and brought him home.After that he decided that any future travel he did would be in books.In 1847，his father sent Jules to Paris to study to be a lawyer.Even though he was busy writing，Verne passed his exams in 1849 with high marks.

When Jules told his father he did not want to be a lawyer，his father was very angry.He stopped sending his son any money，so Jules had to earn a living by his writing.Over the next few years he wrote many stories and plays which brought him only a little money.Then，in 1856，he met Honorine de Viane，a rich，young widow with two children.The couple married the next year and their only child Michel was born in 1862.

After his marriage，Verne worked as a businessman in Paris.However，he was not very successful at his job and spent most of his time writing books and doing research for the next one.In 1863，he published his novel Five Weeks in a Balloon and in the following year he published A Journey to the Centre of the Earth which brought him fame.His books became so popular and earned him so much money that he was able to leave his job and work full time on his writing.

In his lifetime，Jules Verne wrote more than 50 books and he became a rich man.Many of this imaginative novels have been turned into films.

1.Jules Verne became rich because of his________.

A．father? B．marriage

C．business? D．writing

2.When Jules Verne was brought home by his father，he decided that________.

A．he would go on more travels in the future

B．he would do as his father required

C．he would be devoted to writing about future travels

D．he would stop writing about future travels

3.Which book can be considered as a turning point in Jules Verne’s life?

A．Five Weeks in a Balloon.

B．A Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

C．From Earth to Moon.

D．Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A．Jules Verne was appreciated by film makers.

B．Jules Verne was not clever enough to learn law.

C．Jules Verne’s stories and plays won him big fame in the 1850s.

D．Jules Verne’s wife helped him a lot in his writing career.

 

Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. “Yes, honey. Of course.” she said.

    “Can we write him a letter?”

    She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, “Yes.”

    My heart jumped. “How? Does the mailman go there?” I asked.

    “No, but I have an idea.” Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.

    “Just wait, honey. You’ll see.” Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

    She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (缠绕) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.

    “Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three.”

The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he’d persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon.

1.What does the underlined sentence imply?

A. When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother felt it hard to answer.    

B. When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother thought her a creative girl.

C. When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother believed it easy to do so.        

D. When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother found it easy to lie.

2.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _________.

A. jumped with surprise                     B. became excited

C. didn’t know how to write                           D. was worried that it couldn’t be delivered

3.In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A. An incurable disease.                              B. An unforgettable memory.

C. The hard time her father had.        D. The failures her father experienced.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. An unforgettable experience.                     B. The strong red balloon.

C. Fly to paradise.                       D. A great father.

 

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