阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案. The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B. C. In the 700's the world's fir 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

　　 The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in　　 public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in　　 59 B. C. In the 700's the world's first printed newspaper was　　 published. Europe didn't have a regularly (定期地) published　　 newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.

　　 The first regularly published newspaper in the English language　　 was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was　　 started in London and was published once a week. The first daily　　 English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in　　 March, 1702.

　　 In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in　　 Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government　　 stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston　　 Newsletter (波斯顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published daily in　　 the American colonies (殖民地). By 1760, the colonies had more than　　 thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in　　 the United States.

　　 Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest　　 circulation (发行额) in the world. But the largest circulation for a　　 newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun (朝日新闻).　　 It sells more than eleven million copies every day.　　

(1) The first daily newspaper came out in ________.　　［］　　　　 A. 59　　 B. 700's　　　　 C. 1609　　D. 1620　　　　　　 (2) The first regularly published newspaper in Europe was printed　　　　 in ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. England　　 B. Germany　　　　 C. France　　 D. Sweden (3) The first English weekly newspaper was started in _______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. London　　　　B. Rome　　　　 C. Amsterdam　　D. Boston (4) The first printed newspaper in America came out in _______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. Washington B. New York　　　　 C. Boston　　 D. New Orleans

(5) Today there are about _______ daily newspapers printed in the　　　　 United States.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. 1621　　　　 B. 1704　　　　 C. 1760　　　　 D. 1800

答案：A;B;C;C;D

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　A famous writer who was visiting Japan was invited to give a lecture at a university to a large group of students. As most of the students couldn't understand spoken English, he had to have an interpreter（口语翻译）.

　During his lecture he told an interesting story which went on for rather a long time. At last he stopped to allow the interpreter to translate it into Japanese, and was very surprised when the man did this in a few seconds, after which all the students laughed loudly.

　After the lecture, the writer thanked the interpreter for his good work and then said to him, “Now, please tell me how you translated that long story of mine into a short Japanese one.”

　“I didn't tell the story at all,” the interpreter answered with a smile, I just said, “The honourable lecturer has just told a funny story. You will all laugh, please.”

1． The man was invited to give a lecture ________.

　　　　　　 [　　]

A． to some university students

B． to some writers

C． on English idioms

D． on translation

2． The lecturer had to have an interpreter because________.　　

[　　]

A． the students were Japanese

B． the students could hardly understand English

C． only a few of the students could understand spoken English

D． he was poor at Japanese

3． What surprised the lecturer?　　　

[　　]

A． The students' laughter．

B． The interpreter's good work.

C． The speed of the interpreter's translation.

D． The slowness of the interpreter's translation

4． The lecturer's story was about _______.　　　　　　　　

[　　]

A． something interesting

B． nothing

C． English learning

D． his stay in Japan

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题。每小题2分，；满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出最佳选项。
Everyone has their friends, but I knew one girl who didn't. I guess you could call her a geek, because all she did was reading, studying, and doing homework. I don't think she even played a sport. She was one of those quiet people who no one really paid attention to, and
those who did only made fun of her. I had heard all kinds of rumors (谣言) that she had problems, but I didn't really believe them. I felt bad for her.
My friends and I were nice to her. We let her sit at our lunch table and we often said "Hi" to her, but she wasn't our best friend. Throughout the year, she started talking to us more and more. We continued being kind to her. She was normal as far as I was concerned (就我而言). She was just really quiet.
That summer I got a letter. When I opened it, I realized it was from her. “I just wanted to thank you so much for being so extremely kind and friendly to me this year. Before you
became my friend, I had no one to talk to or sit with at lunch. I even wanted to kill myself. But you and your friends changed that. You made me feel wanted and included. It meant so much to me. I am going to be moving and switching to another school next year. I'll never forget you and what you did."
By the time I finished the letter, I was in shock. I could not believe what I had just read. I learned that the simplest things and the smallest acts of kindness can mean the world to someone else.
56. What kind of person does the underlined word "geek" in Para1 probably refer to?
A. A confident and hardworking student.
B. A dishonest and badly behaved person.
C. Someone is not popular and does strange things
D. Someone is naughty and always makes fun of others.
57. How did the girl feel before the author became her friend？
A. Happy and comfortable.                 B. Pleased and confident.
C. Worried and surprised.                   D. Sad and lonely.
58. From the passage, we learn that the author and her friends ______.
A. helped get the girl out of trouble           B. got the girl to go to another school
C. changed the girl’s the habit of working hard D. didn't want to help the girl at all
59. What's the best title for the passage？
A. A Strange Girl                          B. A Quiet Heart
C. A Girl without Any Problems              D. Just the littlest Things

Ⅳ阅读理解(2×20，共40分)阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
Mr. Brown had a nice shop in the main street of a small town. He sold jewelry, watches and the like. All went well some years, and then his shop was broken into twice in one month at night, and a lot of jewelry was stolen each time. Three weeks had passed, yet the police had not done much to catch the thief. So Mr. Brown decided to try to do something about it himself. He bought a good camera and fixed it up in his shop and put some cheap jewelry in front of it for the thief so that it could take a photo of anyone who stole the jewelry. A few nights later the thief did come again. But he did not touch any of the cheap jewelry that Mr. Brown had put out for him. He took the camera, which was worth 15,000 pounds.
1. The jewelry the thief had stolen was ________
A. very valuable. B. worth little money.
C. quite cheap. D. of no use to the thief.
2. How did the thief know about jewelry?
A. He knew a little about jewelry.
B. He knew a lot about it.
C. The poor one knew nothing about jewelry.
D. He knew little about it.
3. Why did Mr. Brown buy a camera and put it in the shop?
A. Because the camera was not so expensive as the jewelry or the watches in the shop.
B. Because he knew that the thief was interested in a cheap camera.
C. Because he thought that a good camera could help him find out who the thief was.
D. Because the policemen told him to do so.
4. What did Mr. Brown lose during the two months?
A. 15,000 pound notes.
B. A camera and 15,000 pounds.
C. Lots of jewelry and a good camera.
D. A lot of jewelry, a camera and 15,000 pound notes.

Ⅳ阅读理解(2×20，共40分)阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Mr. Brown had a nice shop in the main street of a small town. He sold jewelry, watches and the like. All went well some years, and then his shop was broken into twice in one month at night, and a lot of jewelry was stolen each time. Three weeks had passed, yet the police had not done much to catch the thief. So Mr. Brown decided to try to do something about it himself. He bought a good camera and fixed it up in his shop and put some cheap jewelry in front of it for the thief so that it could take a photo of anyone who stole the jewelry. A few nights later the thief did come again. But he did not touch any of the cheap jewelry that Mr. Brown had put out for him. He took the camera, which was worth 15,000 pounds.

1. The jewelry the thief had stolen was ________

A. very valuable. B. worth little money.

C. quite cheap. D. of no use to the thief.

2. How did the thief know about jewelry?

A. He knew a little about jewelry.

B. He knew a lot about it.

C. The poor one knew nothing about jewelry.

D. He knew little about it.

3. Why did Mr. Brown buy a camera and put it in the shop?

A. Because the camera was not so expensive as the jewelry or the watches in the shop.

B. Because he knew that the thief was interested in a cheap camera.

C. Because he thought that a good camera could help him find out who the thief was.

D. Because the policemen told him to do so.

4. What did Mr. Brown lose during the two months?

A. 15,000 pound notes.

B. A camera and 15,000 pounds.

C. Lots of jewelry and a good camera.

D. A lot of jewelry, a camera and 15,000 pound notes.

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

Science summer camps are one of the best ways to improve creativity of students and teach them a practical approach towards science and its applications （应用）．Students taking part in the camps can learn to appreciate science and technology at an early age, to be better positioned for further learning and finally better prepared to face challenges．Apart from theories, scientific experiments and discussions are encouraged at these camps．

The science summer camps are usually held between June and August and it’s good for parents to start planning their children’s summer camps at least 6 to 7 months in advance．This period of time provides an opportunity for them to do proper research and save money．With more than 2,000 summer camps in the US, there is a wide variety for parents to choose from．If the child doesn’t like biology, there is no point sending him to an anatomy （解剖学） science camp．Likewise （同样地）, if one thinks that his child limits himself to books throughout the school year, he should try and choose camps which provide students with an opportunity to move out in the open and be physically active．To make the task easier, there are many websites which provide online resource materials to help parents select a summer camp that fits the needs of their children．

Generally, a science summer camp costs between $ 150 and $ 500, depending on where the camp is located, how long it lasts and of course what subject it covers．Some of them also provide scholarships （奖学金） for bright students to encourage them．

56．A science summer camp offers students ．

A．chances to be well prepared for future study

B．chances to research and save money

C．ways to get online resource materials

D．chances to live independently

57．What does the underlined word “them” in the second paragraph refer to?

A．Students B．Organizers CScientists D．Parents

58．We can infer （推断） from the second paragraph that ．

A．it’s important for children to relax at the summer camps

B．online resource materials can help to organize a summer camp

C．proper camps should be chosen for children according to their needs

D．different parents should be chosen for children according to their needs

59．What do the costs of a science summer camp depend on?

A．Organizers’ efforts and suggestions． B．Location, time and content．

C．Students’ likes and dislikes． D．Effects and benefits．

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