In speaking of John Bull, an image immediately appears in our mind．He is short and fat, with a tall hat on his head and a pair of boots on his feet．It is the nickname for Britain, but where does it come from?
Originally, John Bull denoted generally Britain or any Englishman in the seventeenth century, just as Uncle Sam refers to the U．S．A．in the nineteenth century and became the symbol of America in 1961．In the eighteenth century, a Scottish writer named John Arbuthnot(1667-1735), who wrote a book called“The History of John Bull”, in which he bitterly and vividly depicted the frankness, uneasiness(不安)and funniness of a gentleman called John Bull．He described him so vividly and with such remarkable truth to life that the nickname spread far and wide, and has become a synonym for Britain which everybody knows．In the nineteenth century, cartoonists displayed him in caricatures(漫画)so everyone now has a visual(形象的)image of him．
“Ladies First”
“Ladies First”is also a British custom, though it is less observed today than it used to be．The reason seems to be the fact that women are the equals of men in having the vote, taking paid employment and receiving higher education, but there is still the feeling that they need protection．It is still considered polite to let a woman go first, to protect her from traffic, to help her get on and get off the bus and to do many other things for her．
Talking about the weather
When you meet a person in Britain and do not know how to start your conversation, you may say, “It's a nice day, isn't it?”or“It looks like rain”, or you might say, “I hope the rain lets up soon”, or something like that．Why do the Englishmen usually talk about the weather?There are probably two reasons．One is the uncertainty of the weather．Some people even say, “One can experience four seasons in the course of a single day!”So you may laugh when you see in London that the Englishmen are wearing raincoats or carrying umbrellas on a bright sunny day．Another reason is that talking about the weather, unlike discussing politics, seems a way of being friendly, without getting heated．The weather is a subject which is quite safe to talk about．
(1)
What does the underlined word“denoted”mean?
[ ]
A．
stand
B．
prefer
C．
stand for
D．
prefer to
(2)
Which of the following statement is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
John Bull is Uncle Sam．
B．
John Bull is a Scottish writer．
C．
John Bull is director of Cartoon films．
D．
John Bull is the nickname for Britain．
(3)
“Ladies First”is regarded as a ________ symbol in Britain．
(4)
From the third paragraph we can infer that the weather of Britain is ________．
The Marches were a happy family．Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother．
The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults．Pretty Meg was often displeased with the school children she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always．
The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs．March．“Your husband is very ill, ”it said, “come at once．”The girls tried to be brave when their mother left for the front．They waited and prayed．Little Beth got scarlet fever(猩红热)when she was taking care of a sick neighbor．She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back．When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together．
Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood．Meg became Mrs．Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her now state happily．Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts．Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society．But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety．
Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches’．Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there．But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall．Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with her family, and in the springtime she died．
Now came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon．Now Jo became even more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer, and soon afterwards founded a school for boys．
And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to．
(1)
The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs．March and their ________．
[ ]
A．
four daughters
B．
five daughters
C．
son and four daughters
D．
son and five daughters
(2)
Who was the most successful in career(事业)among the March girls?
[ ]
A．
Jo．
B．
Beth．
C．
Amy．
D．
Meg．
(3)
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
The March Family．
B．
The March Parents．
C．
The March Girls．
D．
The March Relatives．
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had ________．
[ ]
A．
both happiness and sadness
B．
wealthy neighbors
C．
more girls than boys
D．
a lot of rich relatives
阅读理解
The Marches were a happy family．Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother．
The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults．Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always．
The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs．March．“Your husband is very ill, ” it said, “come at once．” The girl tried to be brave when their mother left for the front．They waited and prayed．Little Beth got scarlet fever(猩红热)when she was taking care of the sick neighbor．She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back．When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together．
Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood．Meg became Mrs．Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily．Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts．Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society．But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety．
Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches．Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there．But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall．Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with the family and in the spring time she died．
News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon．Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer and soon afterwards founded a school for boys．
And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to．
(1)
The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs．March and their _______．
[ ]
A．
four daughters
B．
five daughters
C．
son and four daughters
D．
son and five daughters
(2)
Who was the most successful in career(事业)among the March girls?
[ ]
A．
Jo．
B．
Beth．
C．
Amy．
D．
Meg．
(3)
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
The march Family
B．
The March Parents
C．
The March Girls
D．
The March Relatives
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had _______．
[ ]
A．
both happiness and sadness
B．
wealthy neighbors
C．
more girls than boys
D．
a lot of rich relatives
阅读理解
The Marches were a happy family．Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother．
The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults．Pretty Meg was often displease with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always．
The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs．March．“Your husband is very ill, ” it said, “come at once．” The girl tried to be brave when their mother left for the front．They waited and prayed．Little Beth got scarlet fever(猩红热)when she was taking care of the sick neighbor．She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back．When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together．
Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood．Meg becameMrs．Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily．Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts．Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society．But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety．
Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches．Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there．But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall．Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with the family and in the spring time she died．
News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon．Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer and soon afterwards founded a school for boys．
And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to．
(1)
The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs．March and their ________．
[ ]
A．
four daughters
B．
five daughters
C．
son and four daughters
D．
son and five daughters
(2)
Who was the most successful in career(事业)among the March girls?
[ ]
A．
Jo
B．
Beth
C．
Amy
D．
Meg
(3)
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
The march Family
B．
The March Parents
C．
The March Girls
D．
The March Relatives
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had ________．
[ ]
A．
both happiness and sadness
B．
wealthy neighbors
C．
more girls than boys
D．
a lot of rich relatives
阅读理解
The Marches were a happy family．Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, and Matinee, as the March girls called their mother．
The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults．Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always．
The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs．March．“Your husband is very ill,”it said,“come at once．”The girls tried to be brave when their mother left for the front．They waited and prayed．Little Beth got scarlet fever(猩红热)when she was taking care of a sick neighbor．She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back．Then Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together．
Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood．Meg became Mrs．Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily．Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts．Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society．But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety．
Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches’．Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there．But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall．Beth had known for some time that she couldn't live much longer to be with her family, and in the springtime she died．
News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon．Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer, and soon afterwards founded a school for boys．
And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to．
(1)
The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs．March and their ________．
[ ]
A．
four daughters
B．
five daughters
C．
son and four daughters
D．
son and five daughters
(2)
Who was the most successful in career(事业)among the March girls?
[ ]
A．
Jo．
B．
Beth．
C．
Amy．
D．
Meg．
(3)
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
The March Family．
B．
The March Parents．
C．
The March Girls．
D．
The March Relatives．
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had ________．
[ ]
A．
both happiness and sadness
B．
wealthy neighbors
C．
more girls than boys
D．
a lot of rich relatives
阅读理解
The Marches were a happy family．Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, and Matinee, as the March girls called their mother．
The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults．Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always．
The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs．March．“Your husband is very ill,”it said,“come at once．”The girls tried to be brave when their mother left for the front．They waited and prayed．Little Beth got scarlet fever(猩红热)when she was taking care of a sick neighbor．She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back．Then Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together．
Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood．Meg became Mrs．Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily．Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts．Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society．But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety．
Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches’．Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there．But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall．Beth had known for some time that she couldn't live much longer to be with her family, and in the springtime she died．
News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon．Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer, and soon afterwards founded a school for boys．
And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to．
(1)
The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs．March and their ________．
[ ]
A．
four daughters
B．
five daughters
C．
son and four daughters
D．
son and five daughters
(2)
Who was the most successful in career(事业)among the March girls?
[ ]
A．
Jo．
B．
Beth．
C．
Amy．
D．
Meg．
(3)
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
The March Family．
B．
The March Parents．
C．
The March Girls．
D．
The March Relatives．
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had ________．
