阅读理解 City Varieties The Headrow, Leeds．Tel．430808 Oct 10-11 only A Night at the Varieties．All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Cryer, Duggle Brown, 6 dancers, Mystina, Jon Barker, Anne Duva 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　City Varieties

　　The Headrow, Leeds．Tel．430808

　　Oct 10－11 only A Night at the Varieties．All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Cryer, Duggle Brown, 6 dancers, Mystina, Jon Barker, Anne Duval and the Tony Harrison Trio．Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favourite songs．

　　Performances：8 pm nightly．

　　Admission：￡5; under 16 or over 60：￡4．

　　York Theatre Royal

　　St Leonard's Place, York．Tel．223568

　　Sept 23－Oct 17 Groping for Words－a comedy by Sue Townsend．Best-known for her Adrian Mole Diaries, Townsend now writes about an evening class which two men and a woman attend．A gentle comedy．

　　Admission：First night, Mon：￡2; Tues－Fri：￡3.25－5.50; Sat：￡3.50－5.57．

　　Halifax Playhouse

　　King's Cross Street, Halifax．Tel．365998

　　Oct 10－17 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson．This is magical comedy about real people．A beautifully produced, well-acted play for everyone．Don't miss it．

　　Performances：7∶30 pm．

　　Admission：￡2．Mon：2 seats for the price of one．

　　Grand Theatre

　　Oxford Street, Leeds．Tel．502116

　　Restaurant and Cafe．

　　Oct 1－17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13．Sue Townsend's musical play, based on her best-selling book．

　　Performances：Evenings 7∶45．October 10－17, at 2∶30 pm．No Monday performances．

　　Admission：Tues－Thurs：￡2－5; Fri ＆ Sat：￡2－6．

(1)

Which theatre offers the cheapest seat?
[　　]
A．	Halifax Playhouse．
B．	City Varieties．
C．	Grand Theatre．
D．	York Theatre Royal．

(2)

If you want to see a play about old jokes and songs, which phone number will you ring to book a seat?
[　　]
A．	502116．
B．	223568．
C．	365998．
D．	430808．

(3)

We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is ________．
[　　]
A．	a writer
B．	an actress
C．	a musician
D．	a director

答案：1．A;2．D;3．A;
解析：

(1)	从文中可知，四处剧院，只有Halifax Playhouse票价最低廉．这道题很容易，学生千万不要被这种十分新颖但又貌似复杂的广告文体所吓倒，命题者只是考查考生搜索信息的能力，而不需要更多复杂的思维．
(2)	只有在The Headrow, Leeds的广告词里，反复提及all the fun of an old music, laugh again at the old jokes，listen to your favourite songs，故应选D项．
(3)	从第四剧院的广告词based on her best-selling book“取材于她的畅销书”中我们可知，Sue Townsend是一位作家．

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　　When I left school five years ago, I said to myself, “that's that! No more learning for me. Now I can enjoy myself in the evening.” But about a year ago the boss said, “We're going to get a computer in the near future.” What does he mean? I simply don't know. Anyway, I decided to go to evening classes. I'm quite an expert on computers now and, you know, I actually enjoy studying.

　　Evn

　　I haven't much interest in studying. To be honest, I don't like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of thing. Just light reading, that is, to pass the time. But I do enjoy TV. Not that I watch everything. In fact, I choose my programmes very carefully. I'm particularly interested in current affairs. In some ways I think I learn more this way than I did at school.

　　Ted

　　I'm a very sort of person - I simply love doing things. That's why I enjoy sports so much. I mean, actually playing. I hardly ever watch it on TV, but I do read quite a bit about it. I'm even interested in the history of sports. I don't have much time for anything else, except that I quite like dancing. Some people say I'm not very good at it, though.

　　Joan

　　I should say I have great interest in studying. I'd rather do this than anything e1se. Since I left school, I've taken courses in all sorts of things. I go to the city library once a week, but I much prefer evening classes because it's more fun that way. My latest “craze(狂热)” - if you can call it that - is foreign languages. I'm learning two, not one!

1．These four people are talking about what they do ________.

[　　]

A．in their free time

B．at school

C．to be proud of themselves

D．to get some extra pay

2．According to what they say, which of the following is not true?

[　　]

A．Ben was pleased to leave school.

B．Eve does not spend much time in reading.

C．Ted spends a lot of time watching his favourite sport on television.

D．Joan is learning languages in the evening school.

3．Among the four people, ________ are considered to have made good use of time in studying.

[　　]

　　In America there is a new sport called “Earthball”． “Earthball”, which is like a huge beach ball, was thought of by Stuart Frand, who was once a hippy（嬉皮士）． The idea of the game is to keep the ball in the air for as long as possible． As the ball is too big, lots of people have to play． There are no winners or losers in the game, the idea is simply to enjoy yourself as much as you can．

　　“Earthball” is just one of the games in a “new Games Festival”． The festival took place in the countryside near San Francisco in the USA． Perhaps other countries can follow the example of the Californians and have festivals test new games it sounds like a good idea!

1． “Earthball” is ____ ．

[　　]

A．a big beach ball B．a “new Games Festival”

C．a hippy game D．a huge ball

2．According to the passage you could play “Earthball” ____ ．

[　　]

A．in the air B．in the country

C．on the beach D．in any countries

3．The aim of the game is ____ ．

[　　]

A．to look for excellent sportsmen

B．to test whether it is a good idea

C．to enjoy yourself

D．to spread the game throughout the world

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．Two people on each side can play “Earthball”．

B．The game is enjoyed mostly by the city people．

C．Only a hippy can play the game．

D．Many people can play the game together．

5．According to the passage, you can see that the writer ____ ．

[　　]

A．likes the game

B．dislikes the game

C．thinks that the game is not really good

D．thinks that the game looks good but actually it is bad

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The Sleeping City

沉睡的城市

由地下岩浆喷出地面而堆积的山叫火山。经常喷发的叫做活火山；喷发后不再喷发的叫死火山。2 000多年以前，意大利Pompeii市附近一座沉睡了几百年的“死”火山突然喷发，整座城市笼罩在恐怖之中。要知 Pompeii市的命运如何，请看下文。

Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii，Italy．They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for such as its stadium and theatres，its shops and restaurants．The tourists do not，however，see Pompeii’s people．They do not see them because Pompeii has no people．No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2 000 years．

Once，Pompeii was a busy city of 22 000 people．It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano．Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries，so the people of Pompeii felt safe．But they were not．

In August of A．D 79，Mount Vesuvius erupted．The entire top of the mountain exploded，and a huge black cloud rose into the air．Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii．When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes．Almost all of its people were dead．

For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stones and ashes. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii．Slowly，carefully，Ginseppe and his men dug．The city looked almost the same as it had looked in A．D．79．There were streets and fountains，houses and shops．There was a stadium with 20 000 seats．Perhaps the most important of all，there were everyday objects，which tell us a great deal about the people who 1ived in Pompeii．Many glasses and jars had some dark blue color in the bottom，so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine．They liked bread too，metal bread pans were in every bakery．In one bakery there were 81 round，flat loaves of bread-a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today．Tiny boxes filled with dark，shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup．

Ginseppe has died，but his work continues．One-fourth has not been uncovered yet．Scientists are still digging，still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.

Notes

volcano n. 火山 erupt n.喷发 fountain n．泉水

1．A 1arge amount of people come to Pompeii ________。

A．to see its famous stadium and theatres

B．to see what it used to be

C．to see its people

D．to enjoy its delicious food

2．Pompeii was ________about 2 000 years ago．

A．all empty city　　　　　　　　 B．a prosperous city

C．an o1d city　　　　　　　　　　 D．a poor

3．The Pompeians who lived about 2 000 years ago ________．

A．1ived more or less the same as Italians now do

B．1ived quite differently from those who live in Italy

C．felt worried about the grass-covered volcano

D．knew nothing about the volcano

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　　Like many people you may be dreaming of a career as a rock and roll star．There are two ways to go about getting one．First there is the traditional(传统的)way．Find some friends and form a group．Learn to play the guitar or the drums．Write your own songs．Spend hours arguing about the band name．then go out on the road．

　　The next step is to spend a year or two touring．If you are any good, the crowds will get bigger．In the end an artist from a record(唱片)company may come to a show．If he or she likes you, there may be a deal(交易)．This is the path traditionally followed by bands in the music industry．Success means fame and wealth．And failure gives you some interesting stories to tell your children．

　　Over the last few years a different path to success has become known．Boy bands like Boyzone and girl bands like Spice Girls don't come together on their own．They are created by managers and record companies．Their image(形象)is strictly controlled．Professional(专业)song writers usually write their music．This is a convenient arrangement(安排)and the public seems to love the result．

　　Though boy and girl bands have become very popular recently, there is a long tradition of making music in this way．In the early 1960's an American businessman called Berry Gordy founded Motown Records．Motown is short for “motor town”．The record company was based in the city of Detroit, where thousands of African-Americans had moved to work in the car industry．They brought with them a cultural tradition of writing and performing music．This style later became known as “soul music”．Berry Gordy was a diamond miner．Motown stars were not just given songs to sing．They were also taught how to dress well and speak properly．

(1)

The passage is mainly about ________．
[　　]
A．	why the record company is forming more bands
B．	how the band has developed and become popular
C．	what is the traditional way of forming a band
D．	when the band became popular

(2)

If a newborn band wants to succeed, as the writer tells, it must have the chance ________．
[　　]
A．	to travel in big cities
B．	to meet an businessman
C．	to perform before an artist
D．	to experience failure again and again

(3)

The underlined word “where”in paragraph 4 refers to ________．
[　　]
A．	the city of Detroit
B．	The record company
C．	Motown
D．	the diamond mine

(4)

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
[　　]
A．	The only successful way to form a band is to write your own songs．
B．	Boyzone is a band which was formed on its own．
C．	A band with a record company shouldn't perform in a controlled way．
D．	The African-Americans had a cultural tradition of writing and performing music．

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　　Many years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver，I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas．I stopped at a gas station(加油站)about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend．While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台)，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas．

　　I took off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car．I stopped and wondered what I should do．A car pulled up behind me．It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station．They said they would take me to my friend’s．We chatted on the way into the city，and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card．

　　I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me．Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them．Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful．

　　Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning．In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery(电池)was dead．Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership－a shop selling cars－was right next door．I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom．

　　“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？” I asked and explained my trouble．They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it．They would accept no payment，so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks．I received a letter back from one of the salesmen．No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said．

　　“Thank you”－two powerful words．They’re easy to say and mean so much．

(1)

The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City _________．
[　　]
A．	to visit a friend
B．	to see his parents
C．	to pay at the cash register
D．	to have more gas for his car

(2)

The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “_________”．
[　　]
A．	turned off
B．	moved off
C．	put up
D．	set up

(3)

What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
[　　]
A．	He had it pulled back to the gas station．
B．	The couple sent him a business card．
C．	The couple offered to help him．
D．	He called his friend for help．

(4)

The battery of the author’s car was dead because _________．
[　　]
A．	something went wrong with the lights
B．	the meeting lasted a whole day
C．	he forgot to turn off the lights
D．	he drove too long a distance

(5)

By telling his own experiences，the author tries to show _________．
[　　]
A．	how to write a thank-you letter
B．	how to deal with car problems
C．	the kind-heartedness of older people
D．	the importance of expressing thanks

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