题目内容
B. permit
C. permission
D. permitted
— Can I use the telephone on the table, sir?
一 Under no circumstances ____to use the telephone in the office for personal affairs.
A.anyone is allowed | B.nobody is allowed | C.is anyone allowed | D.is nobody allowed |
As a palace, the Tower of London.was a great place to live.As a prison, it, wasn’t so nice ——especially since so many prisoners lost their heads.Today tourists can explore 5the Tower in the
United Kingdom.Here are some reasons why the Tower was and still is a cool place.
Ravens(渡鸦) are like superheroes.
Well, sort of.Legend says if the ravens that live on the Tower grounds ever leave, the Tower will fall apart.No one knows when the ravens first showed up, but Charles II took the legend so seriously that in the 1670s he gave an official order that six ravens be kept there all the time.Today
there are still always six.
You might have lived at a zoo.
In 1204, King John kept a collection of animals, including lions and elephants.About 50 years later, King Henry III received a polar bear.the bear was kept on a piece of rope so it could fish from the Thames River that flows by the Tower.
If you lived at the Tower today, your mom or dad might be in charge.
The 35 Yeoman Warders(伦敦塔卫士)and their families are among the few still allowed to live at the Tower.Established in 1509 a;? bodyguards! for the king, today they give tours and manage the day-to-day details of the Tower.They’re called "beefeaters," possibly because their job once allowed them to eat beef from the king’s; table.
You need a secret password at night.
Called the "Word," the password changes every 24 hours and is a must-have to enter the Tower
after hours.It’s written on a piece of paper and delivered to the Yeoman on duty for, the night.
You could find buried gold.
In 1662, a goldsmith(金匠) named John Barfcstead supposedly hid more than $40,000 worth of stolen gold somewhere on.the Tower grounds.Many have searched for the gold, but it has never
been found.
【小题1】Charles II decided to keep six ravens in the Tower probably because ____,. ;
A.he loved animals a lot |
B.he believed ravens helped protect the Tower |
C.he wanted to train the ravens to watch the prisoners |
D.he thought the Tower was a cool place for the ravens to live |
A.have to part from their families to work at the Tower |
B.are currently working as bodyguards for the king |
C.sometimes serve as tour guides |
D.are fond of eating beef |
A.King Henry III kept lions and elephants in it. |
B.It stands on the bank of the Thames River. |
C.Nobody is allowed to enter it at night. |
D.It is also used as a prison nowadays. |
In Canada you can find dogs,cats,horses,etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses,they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射)so that they won’t carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s houses,they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal,you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car,people would be very sad about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be:Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up,they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
1.The passage mainly talks about ________ .
A.how to keep disease from pets |
B.pets in Canada |
C.how to take good care of pets |
D.life of the old in Canada |
2.In Canada,children leave their parents when they grow up because ___.
A.they don’t love their parents any more |
B.they can only find jobs far from their parents |
C.their parents’ houses are too small |
D.they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more |
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Peoplebuyanimal foodonlyattheanimalfood stores. |
B.Pets eat better than people. |
C.Almost every family has a birdcage in his house. |
D.Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat. |