The Village of Langshort is halfway along the old coach road from London to the South Coast. Young Henry Buckle was there when a car passed through the village for the first time, in the early 1900s. Later, as the owner of what had been his father's general store, he remembers selling ice-creams and soft drinks to families that passed through the village in cars and coaches on their way to the seaside.

  But the traffic did not only bring trade to the village, it also brought noise and danger. As the years passed, the peace of what had been a quiet country village was broken by roaring engines; Farmer Dodd's gates were left open by day-trippers enjoying a picnic in his field; and trees that had been familiar friends were cut down so that the road through the village could be made wider and safer.

  Safer, that is, for the cars and heavy lorries that thundered past within a few metres of Henry Buckle's general store. But it was not safer for Henry's son Gerald, and the other children of the village; and it was not safer for the old cottages that were shaken from their chimneys to their floors by every lorry that passed. Nor was it safer for Henry himself; as the old man moved, more slowly now, from his store to the pub and to the butcher's shop of his friend George Carter, just across the street.

  The street had been where the life of the village was lived, where games were played, work was done and long conversations were held. Now it cut the village in two, and brought not life but death. Henry was knocked down and killed one night by a passing car. A great character, part of old Langshort, had died.

  But Henry had not been buried long before his son Gerald, George Carter and others, had dressed as gasmen, and dug up the road, causing the traffic to follow another road right round the village, instead of through it.

  Right up Your Street is the story of men who, when they are pushed too far, act quickly to defend a way of life that most of us have let go for good.

  “Village life is described with a loving, and truthful pen” -- Morning Mail

  “A book that puts the car on trial” -- Evening Post

(1) As a result of the increasing amount of traffic ________

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A.the peace was broken, gates were left open and trees were cut down

B.trade grew, there was more life in the village and local people enjoyed themselves more

C.familiar friends died or left the village for somewhere quieter

D.the road became wider and safer for the village people

(2) The road was made wider so that ________.

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A.heavy lorries could thunder past within a few metres of Henry's store

B.children could play in the street more safely than they had done before

C.it would be safer for cars and heavy lorries to pass through the village

D.the traffic would not shake the old cottages beside the road

(3) Henry took longer to cross the road now, because ________.

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A.the road was wider and safer, but noisier

B.he had to cross the road by means of a foot-bridge

C.he had to go to the pub before visiting his friend

D.he was becoming quite an old man

(4) “The street had been where the life of the village was lived” means ________.

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A.everyone who lived in the village lived on one or other side of the street

B.most of what happened in the village happened in the street

C.everyone worked in shops at the sides of the street

D.it was the cars and lorries that made the village a lively place

Bicycle tour and race

A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27( Sat. &Sun.)at 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tian’an Men Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive (比赛的)part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

     The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

      Cost: 200 yuan

      Telephone: 4675027

Brazilian footballers

The Brazilian Football Club play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26.The club has four nation team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Ronario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

Ticket prices: 60/100/150 yuan

      Time /date: 4:30 pm, August 26(Sat.)

      Telephone: 5012372`

Rocking climbing

The third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26~27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众).

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

      Time/Date: 9~12 am, August 26 and 27

      Telephone: 7143177, 7144850 Wang Zhenghua

The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about                .

A. visiting teams                           B. things to do for the weekend

C. famous players                                  D. prices to pay for the sports events.

If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for                .

A. 110 kilometers         B. 55 kilometers         C. 75 kilometers         D. 35 kilometers

What is special about the rock climbing competition?

A. You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part in.         

B. The bus trip to the places of the competition is free.

C. You can watch it without paying.           

D. Many foreign teams take part in it. 

If you want to do something on Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

A. 7144850           B. 7143177               C. 4675027                 D. 5012372

   I had never seen sand dunes(沙丘)before. If you go to the seaside in Britain, you may see some small hills of sand, but nothing very impressive. Of course, Africa is home to many beautiful “sandscapes”, but I was in China, so I went to Dunhuang.

I had spent my first day looking at the beautiful Mogao caves. Now I wanted to experience something very different.

I have been walking in Asia, Europe and America, but nothing prepared me for walking over hills of sand. Whenever I took a step up a hill, my feet would sink into the sand and move backwards. Sometimes it seemed as if I were moving in the wrong direction.

I wanted to see the sunset so I had to climb to the top of the highest sand dune. The sun was beating down upon my back as I walked slowly over the sand. Some plants had managed to survive in the dry ground but not many.

As I climbed higher, the hills of sand became steeper and my feet started to slip further backwards. I ended up with my hands and knees, crawling (爬行)upwards through the top. I just let go if I would fall the way down. But I refused to give up: inch by inch, I made my way to the top of the sand dune.

When I got there I was amazed by what I saw. The sand formed a very sharp point, just like a knife-edge. One side of the dune was bathed in sunshine, the other covered by shade. As I looked into the distance, the same pattern was repeated on all of the hilltops, and the difference between dark and light was beautiful.

As the sun began to sink, the shadows grew longer and the light became warm and orange. The wind had come to life and sand was blown against my legs as I walked along the dunes. Soon it was getting dark and I could only just make out the line of footprints that marked my journey to the top of the hill. I slowly made my way down to the bottom, my path lit by the dying sun.

65 The author probably went to climb the sand dunes __________ after he arrived at Dunhuang.

A. on the afternoon of the first day       B. on the afternoon of the second day

C. on the evening of the second day     D. on the evening of the first day

66. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Africa has many beautiful sand dunes.

B. The author could see nothing but his own footprints on his way back.

C. The author had seen some kinds of sand dunes before he visited Dunhuang

D. What attracted the author most was that the sand formed a very sharp point.

67. The author got to the top of the highest hill of sand _____________.

A. on his hands and knees all the way

B. with falls to the bottom many times

C. on his hands and knees in the last leg (一段旅程)

D. with a few rests all the way                

68. The author mainly wants to tell readers about_____________.

A. the beautiful sunset         B. his experience of climbing the sand hills

C. the joy of traveling in nature  D. the difficulty of climbing the sand dunes

 

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