BRITAIN is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have advantages and disadvantages .

ADVANTAGES

Free museums. No charge for good collections of art works.

Pop music. Britain is the only country to rival(与…匹敌)the US on this point.

Cabs. London taxi drivers well know where they are going.

Choice of food. Visitors can find food from every corner of the world .

Fashion. Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.

DISADVANTAGES

Poor service. People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton, of Luton University’s International Tourism Research Center.

Poor public transport. Trains and buses are promised to defeat tourists who have the most patience, so the over- crowded London tube is inexplicably(难以理解的) popular.

Rain. Still in the number one complaint.

Overpriced hotels. The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.

Drinking hours. Alcohol(酒) is in short supply after 11 pm even in “24-hour cities”.

1.What do tourists complain most?

A. Poor service. B. Poor public transport.

C. Rain. D. Overpriced hotels.

2.When is alcohol not able to get?

A. At 9: 00 pm B. At 10: 00 pm

C. At 11: 00 pm D. At 12: 00 pm

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. You have to pay to visit the museums.

B. Only clothing with brand names are sold in London .

C. You cannot find Chinese food there.

D. The public transport is poor there.

Let us begin by saying what does not cause our dreams. Our dreams do not come from "another world ". They are not messages from outside sources. They are not a look into the future, either.

All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fears, longings, wishes, needs and memories. If a person is hungry, or tired, or cold, his dreams may include a feeling of this kind . If the covers on your body, such as a quilt or a blanket, have slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are sleeping on the ice or snow. The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experience you have today.

So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has an effect on you while you are sleeping (feeling of cold, discomfort, etc.) and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now. This is why children are likely to dream of fairies, older children of school examinations, hungry people of food, homesick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom.

To show you how this is happening while you are asleep and how your needs and wishes can all be joined together in a dream, here is the story of an experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with a piece of absorbed cotton. He would dream he was in hospital and his charming girlfriend was visiting him, sitting on the bed and feeling gently his hands.

There are some scientists who have made a special study of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams mean. Their explanations of dreams, though a bit reasonable, are not accepted by everyone, but they offer an interesting approach to the problem. They believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that do not come true. In other words, dreams are a way of having your wishes carried out.

1.From the passage we know that our dreams .

A.are imagination of our daily life

B.are man’s curious look into the future

C.have nothing to do with our feelings

D.are to some degree connected with our feelings

2.Older children often dream of examinations probably because .

A.they are interested in exams

B.they are often worried about their studies

C.they hope for a better life

D.they show much interest in their studies

3.According to the writer, the explanations of dreams that some scientists made .

A.are considered interesting, but unreasonable

B.give a good answer to the question why we dream

C.have some value, though not fully convincing

D.have been proved by the findings of their studies

4.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A.Why People Dream? B.New Findings about Dreams

C.Dream Makes Hopes D.What Dreams Mean?

My daughter and I collected the empty cans and bottles in our home this morning.We had 6 full garbage bags later so I knew we would be spending a bit more of time at the recycling center.When we got there,a man and his kids were also doing the morning recycling and were using two of the four machines to recycle their plastic and cans.Luckily,we were able to use the 2 remaining machines.

Of course,there were others that came,but when they saw the two families with garbage bags full of recycled things,they quickly left.However,one woman came in with just 5 cans and looked as if she was in a hurry.So I stopped what I was doing and let her in to recycle her cans.Of course,she was grateful,and it felt good to let her go ahead of me.But that was not the whole story.

My daughter and I continued to work through the bags,but the plastic recycling machine stopped working because it was full.My daughter was left with nothing to do.The other family was still using the other two plastic recycling machines,but it seemed that they were almost done.I just told my daughter we would have to wait until they were done.But the man of the other family came through with another act of kindness.He offered to let us go ahead of him.I was really surprised,because we had more than 5 bottles,but he didn’t seem to mind.I happily accepted it.

It was great to give and then to get an act of kindness in turn.It was small,I didn't expect it,but it surely brightened up my day.

1.Why did the writer let the woman recycle her cans first?

A.Because there were many other families there.

B.Because the woman seemed to be in a hurry.

C.Because the writer wanted to hear a story.

D.Because the woman was very grateful.

2.Why couldn't the writer finish her recycling in time?

A.Because her daughter' s machine stopped working.

B.Because the other family was still using the machines.

C.Because she let the other family use her machine first.

D.Because she helped recycle the other family's bags first.

3.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.The kindness. B.The offer.

C.The machine. D.The 5 bottles.

4.Which of the following best describes the topic of this passage?

A.A good name is sooner lost than won.

B.A little is better than none.

C.All men cannot be first.

D.One good turn deserves another.

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