题目内容
______ England improve their game, they’re going to lose the match.
A. If B. When C. Unless D. Whether
C
When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation. I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACABCUES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you.”
【小题1】 My Spanish friends wanted advice about __________.
| A.learning English |
| B.finding places to stay in England |
| C.driving their car on English roads |
| D.going to England by car |
| A.they would be able to practise their English |
| B.it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels |
| C.it would be convenient for them to have dinner |
| D.there would be no problem about finding accommodation there |
| A.no free rooms | B.free rooms |
| C.not away on holiday | D.holidays |
| A.fall into a hole |
| B.have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself |
| C.find that the road is blocked by crowds of people |
| D.have to take a different road |
| A.didn’t really want any more coffee |
| B.wanted them to take the coffee pot away |
| C.really wanted some more coffee |
| D.wanted to express my politeness |
Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team " Football, tennis, cricket - anything with a round ball.I was useless," he says now with a laugh.But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him.At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest.Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength.At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year, he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway's School of Adventure in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway's cold - water exploits.Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then decided that this would be his future.
In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long - distance expedition towards the North Pole.It took unbelievable energy.He suffered frostbite (冻疮) ,ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply -loaded sled (雪橇) up and over rocky ice. Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900 - kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis.
【小题1】What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 yeas old?
| A.He became good at most sports. |
| B.He began to build up his body. |
| C.He joined a sports team. |
| D.He made friends with a runner. |
| A.journeys | B.researches |
| C.adventures | D.operations |
a.He ran his first marathon. b.He skied alone in the North Pole.
c.He rode his bike in a forest, d.He planned an adventure to the South Pole.
| A.acdb | B.cdab | C.acbd | D.cabd |
| A.He is a success in sports. |
| B.He is the best British skier. |
| C.He is Ridgway's favorite student. |
| D.He is good instructor at school. |
Maybe you know some well-known buildings, such as the Great Wall, the Great Hall of the People, the Leaning Tower of Pisa. But do you know the Royal Academy of Arts (皇家艺术学院)?
Lying in the heart of London, the Royal Academy of Arts is an independent fine arts institution (机构) which supports modem artists and promotes interest in the arts through all kinds of exhibition programs. The Academy is completely independent. It is a self-funded (自筹资金的), organization which is governed by the Royal Academicians—eminent practicing, painters, printmakers, sculptors and architects who are elected to the position. The Academy has a long history and was founded in 1768 with Sir Joshua Reynolds as its first President. The Academy lies in Burlington House which itself has a long colorful history with parts of the original structure dating back to1664. Today, the Academy attracts over one million visitors each year, making it one of London’s top 10 attractions for paying visitors.
Air: London’s City Airport. Gatwick Airport, Heathrow Airport, Luton Airport and Stansted Airport.
Rail: Underground: Piccadilly and Green Park or a short walk from Oxford Circus and Bond Street.
Road: Bus: Public services.
Contact Addresses:
Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London WIJ OBD
Telephone: 020 7300 8000
Website: www.royalacademy.org.uk
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE about the Academy of Art?
| A.It dates back to 1664. |
| B.You can’t get there by underground. |
| C.It is one of London’s top 10 attractions. |
| D.It is much older than Burlington House. |
| A. writing a letter | B.sending an e-mail |
| C.visiting the website | D.making a call |
| A.attract more visitors to the Royal Academy of Arts |
| B.introduce the well-known building of England |
| C.show the long history of England |
| D.introduce the arts of England |