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Café en Seine
The wildly luxury(奢华) new   art style of this huge bar has been a massive hit since it first opened in   1995, and while it may not be the “in” place it once was, it is still very   popular with the after-work crowd and out-of-towners. Maybe it’s the glass frames, or the real 12m-high trees; but most likely it’s the beautiful people supporting the wood-and-marble bar.
Good for: decoration,   cocktails, amazing food and service
Address: 40 Dawson St
Transport: all city centre
Phone: 01 677 4369
Gravediggers (aka   Kavanagh’s)
The gravediggers from   the neighboring Glasnevin Cemetery had a secret serving hatch(舱口)    so that they could drink on the job – hence the pub’s nickname. Founded in 1833 by one John Kavanagh and   still in the family, this pub is one of the best in Ireland, almost unchanged   in 150 years. In summer time the green of the square is full of drinkers   basking in the sun, while inside the hardened locals ensure that never a hint   of sunshine disturbs some of the best Guinness in town. An absolute classic.
Good for: Guinness,   traditional pub, pub food
Address: 1 Prospect Sq Glasnevin
Transport: 13 from city centre
Phone: 830 7978
Davy Byrne’s
James Joyce, an   Irish author and a poet (1882-1941), would hardly recognise the bar that   Leopold Bloom rushed into for a gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of wine in Ulysses. It doesn’t stop Davy Byrne’s from making   the most of its Joyce’s connections, even though today's version is strictly   for out-of-towners and the rugby crowd.
Good for: socializing with the locals, tasty Irish   food, watching TV
Address: 21 Duke St
Transport: all city centre
Website: www.davybyrnes.com
Phone: 01 677 5217

  1. 1.

    People choose Café en Seine most probably because they enjoy _____as well as its cocktails and service

    1. A.
      its location
    2. B.
      its history
    3. C.
      its decoration
    4. D.
      its environment
  2. 2.

    “Guinness” in Gravediggers probably refer to ______.

    1. A.
      a kind of tea
    2. B.
      a kind of beer
    3. C.
      the name of the boss
    4. D.
      the name of the town
  3. 3.

    We can infer that Davy Byrne’s is ______.

    1. A.
      a newly-opened bar
    2. B.
      an old-fashioned bar
    3. C.
      a bar with a long history
    4. D.
      a bar popular with foreigners
  4. 4.

    What do Café en Seine and Davy Byrne’s have in common?

    1. A.
      Their represent the same architecture style
    2. B.
      They give the same description about transport
    3. C.
      They both serve cocktails and tasty Irish food
    4. D.
      They are both popular with the rugby crowd
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试题分析：本文介绍了几家著名的酒吧，内容包括各自的特色。比如Café en Seine以它奢华的装修、美味的饭菜和优质的服务著称；而Gravediggers则以传统的酒吧风格和美酒而闻名。此外文章还介绍了酒吧的地址、交通以及联系电话。
1.C推理判断题。根据第一段The wildly luxury new art style of this huge bar has been a massive hit 和Good for: decoration, cocktails, amazing food and service可以判断餐厅的装修是人们前来的原因之一，所以C选项正确。
2.B词义理解题。本段内容介绍了爱尔兰最好的酒吧，酒吧的特色就是Guiness，由此可以推断Guinness是一种美酒，故正确答案选B。
3.C推理判断题。文章第二段提到James Joyce, an Irish author and a poet (1882-1941), would hardly recognise the bar，由此推断酒吧应该早在19世纪就已经存在了，所以判断C为正确选项。
4.B细节理解题。在文章第一段和第四段内容中都提到了Transport: all city centre，由此可知选B。
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Many crimes and social problems are caused by children. Despite the damage these teenage criminals cause, parents are not responsible in most countries. This article will discuss whether parents should be forced to pay for their children’s crimes.
There are many reasons why parents should not be responsible for crimes committed by teenage children. First of all, teenagers today are independent. They often move out of the parents’ house at 18 years of age or younger. They are expected to learn to take care of themselves and make their own decisions, and not to stay like small children attached to their parents. Secondly, parents are working. They cannot watch their adolescent children all the time. A third point is that even children from good families can sometimes commit crimes. Parents should not be responsible if they have worked hard to raise their children properly.
However, young troublemakers cause many problems, and I feel we should make parents responsible. Firstly, most juvenile（未成年的）crimes are committed by adolescents whose parents do not care or make any effort to control their children. If parents had to pay fines（罚款）, they might make more effort. Another point is that even though the children may seem mature, they are not really able to make good decisions. Parents should be responsible for raising and teaching their children until they are fully grown. Furthermore, if children know that their parents will have to pay, they will think carefully before getting into trouble.
In summary, there are good reasons both for and against making parents pay for acts committed by their children. However, I feel strongly that if we want to reduce the number of such crimes, we need to make parents take more responsibility

  1. 1.

    Those who insist that parents should not be responsible for their children’s crimes believe that ________.
    a. teenagers are able to deal with things on their own
    b. children need to experience difficulties to be fully grown
    c. it’s impossible for parents to be with their children all the time
    d. parents are not to blame as long as they try their best to educate their children

    1. A.
      a, c, d
    2. B.
      a, b, c
    3. C.
      b, c, d
    4. D.
      a, b, d
  2. 2.

    According to Paragraph 3, the main reason for children’s crimes is ________

    1. A.
      unstable social environment
    2. B.
      parents’ carelessness
    3. C.
      bad family relationship
    4. D.
      heavy financial burden
  3. 3.

    The author thinks that making parents pay for their children’s crimes is ________

    1. A.
      useless
    2. B.
      easy
    3. C.
      necessary
    4. D.
      impractical
  4. 4.

    What can be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Proper ways to educate children
    2. B.
      Reasons for children’s crimes
    3. C.
      Should children move out?
    4. D.
      Should parents pay?

We know that sugary sodas aren’t good for our bodies. Now it turns out that they may not be good for our minds, either. A new study of more than 260,000 people has found a link between sweetened soft-drinks and depression, and diet sodas may be making matters worse.
Americans drink far more sodas than people in other countries— as much as 170 liters per person per year. But the impact of this study isn’t limited to the United States. “Sweetened drinks, coffee and tea are commonly consumed worldwide and have important physical consequences. And they may have important mental-health consequences as well,” study author Dr Honglei Chen said in a statement.
The study studied 263,925 people between the ages of 50 and 71. Researchers followed their consumption of drinks like soda, tea coffee, and other soft drinks from 1995 to 1996 and then. 10 years later, asked them if they had been diagnosed with depression since the year 2000. More than 11,3000 of them had.
Participants who drank more than four servings of sodas per day were 30 percent more likely to develop depression than participants who did not drink sodas at all. People who stuck with fruit punch(鸡尾酒), had a 38 percent higher risk than people who didn’t drink sweetened drinks. And all that extra sugar isn’t the actual problem. Researchers say that the artificial sweetener aspartame may be to blame.
The study found a link but could not surely determine whether sodas and other sweet soft drinks cause depression. Still, the results “are consistent with a small but growing body of evidence suggesting that artificially sweetened beverages may be linked to poor health outcomes.”
But there’s a bright side for those who can’t live without their daily sodas. Adults who drank coffee had a 10 percent lower risk of depression compared to people who didn’t drink any coffee, according to the study. “Our research suggests that cutting out or down on sweetened diet drinks or replacing them with unsweetened coffee may naturally help lower your depression risk,” said Chen

  1. 1.

    What has the new study of more than 260,000 people found?

    1. A.
      Sugary sodas aren’t good for the physical health of old people
    2. B.
      Americans have a special tooth for sweet foods
    3. C.
      Sweetened soft-drinks may increase the risk of depression
    4. D.
      Sweetened soft-drinks have important physical consequences
  2. 2.

    What do we know about the process of the study?

    1. A.
      About twenty-six thousand people participated in it
    2. B.
      The oldest participants were below 80 when the study was over
    3. C.
      Most of the participants had depression when the study was over
    4. D.
      The study lasted more than ten years from the beginning to the end
  3. 3.

    We infer that the underlined word “aspartame” in Paragraph 4 refers to something that _____

    1. A.
      can reduce the harm of sweetened drinks
    2. B.
      is used to reduce the risk of depression
    3. C.
      is mainly used to make fruit punch
    4. D.
      is used to make something .sweet
  4. 4.

    It is implied in the passage that ______

    1. A.
      more research is needed to confirm the new findings
    2. B.
      the new findings aren’t consistent with any previous findings
    3. C.
      cutting one’s sodas intake will surely reduce one’s depression
    4. D.
      the new findings won’t have an impact on people’s drinking habits
  5. 5.

    What should you drink in order to reduce the risk of depression?

    1. A.
      Sodas
    2. B.
      Unsweetened coffee
    3. C.
      Sugary coffee
    4. D.
      Fruit punch

Picasso, the famous Spanish painter, was born in 1881. His father was an art teacher. Picasso began to paint very early. He was admitted to the Royal Academy of Art at the age of 15. After 1900, he spent much time in Paris, living there from 1904 to 1947, when he moved to the south of France.
Throughout his career, Picasso moved from style to style with ease. He practiced sculpture, illustrated books and also showed great interest in pottery design and other fields of art.
　　Picasso produced a great number of drawings during his lifetime. No later artist of the School of Paris has replaced him in international influence.
　　Picasso is generally considered to be the foremost figure in 20th century French art. His paintings are now exhibited in leading European and American galleries

  1. 1.

    The main idea of the passage is _____

    1. A.
      Picasso is considered to be the foremost figure in the 20th century French art
    2. B.
      Picasso is a famous Spanish painter
    3. C.
      Picasso spent much time in Pairs, living there from 1904 to 1970
    4. D.
      Picasso’s life and art
  2. 2.

    According to the writer, Picasso was _____

    1. A.
      more important than any other French artist in international influence
    2. B.
      more important than any other Spanish artist in international influence
    3. C.
      the most important figure in Spain
    4. D.
      the most important figure in France　
  3. 3.

    Picasso moved from style to style with ease. It means _____

    1. A.
      he did not like only one style
    2. B.
      he changed his style without difficulty
    3. C.
      he not only liked sculpture, but also pottery design
    4. D.
      he showed great interest in other fields of art

For many years, enironmental problems have been a major concern to people. Almost all things are related to the word “Green”, say, green buildings. A green building means not only the colour of the paint. Also, it also refers to environmentally friendly houses, factories and offices.
Green building means “reducing the impact（影响）of the building on the land”, Taryn Holowka of the US Green Building Council in Washington.D.C. said. According to Holowka, buildings account for 65 percent of total US electricity use.
But green buildings can reduce energy and water use. Also, the buildings are often located near public transportation such as buses and subways, so that people can drive their cars less. That could be good for the environment, because cars use lots of gas and give off pollution. Green buildings are often built on developed land, so that the buildings don’t destroy forests.
Marty Dettling is project manager for a building that put these ideas into action. The Solaire has been called the country’s first green high-rise building. According to Dettling, “We’ve reduced our energy use by one-third and our water by 50 percent.”
The Solaire cuts energy in part by using solar power. “On the surface of the building we have solar panels（电池板）which change the sun’s energy into electricity,” Dettling explained.
The Solaire also has lights that automatically turn off when people leave the room. In addition, the building has lots of windows, allowing people to use the sun for light during the day. The Solaire cuts water by reusing it.
Not everyone is eager to move into a green building, however. Some people think that things like solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy source. Anyhow, Holowka said, “It is going to take off.”

  1. 1.

    “A green building”most refers to a____________ building according to the passage

    1. A.
      not ripe or modern
    2. B.
      covering green color
    3. C.
      environmentally friendly
    4. D.
      fresh or new
  2. 2.

    All of the following are the reasons why green buildings are environmentally friendly except that_______

    1. A.
      they can reduce energy and water use in many ways
    2. B.
      they are often built on an area of land which has already been used for buildings
    3. C.
      people can collect energy from sunsight to heat water and produce electricity
    4. D.
      they are equipped with lots of modern but cheaper equipment
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, green buildings don‘t usually stand on faraway and inconvenient areas bacause________

    1. A.
      the places will cause a lot of trouble and inconvenience to consruction work
    2. B.
      cars will give off more pollution and more forests will be destroyed
    3. C.
      the environment of the places is not better than that of big cities
    4. D.
      the places are poorly equipped and unfriendly
  4. 4.

    The underlined sentence “It is going to take off” in the last paragraph most probably means that green buildings__________

    1. A.
      will become successful and popular very quickly
    2. B.
      will be begining to disappear
    3. C.
      will be more modern
    4. D.
      will replace traditional buildings
  5. 5.

    The text mainly deals with the topic that_______

    1. A.
      Dettling designed the first green building in the US
    2. B.
      Energy shortage calls for buildings of new design
    3. C.
      The Solaire serves as a model of high buildings
    4. D.
      Green buildings help save environment

One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came to the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.
“Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.“All of our rooms are taken,” the clerk said.“But I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night.”
When the couple declined, the young man pressed on.“Don’t worry about me; I’ll make out just fine.” the clerk told them. So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk,“You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.” The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and helpful isn’t easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round—trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky.“That,” said the older man,“is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”“You must be joking,” the young man said.“I can assure you I am not,” said the older man, a sly smile playing around his mouth.
The older man’s name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original Waldorf—Astoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C.Boldt. This young clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world’s most glamorous hotels

  1. 1.

    The purpose of the author writing this story is to_______

    1. A.
      give people a good laugh
    2. B.
      cover some facts
    3. C.
      promote the business of Waldorf—Astoria Hotel
    4. D.
      deliver a lesson
  2. 2.

    Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?

    1. A.
      The story took place at about one a.m
    2. B.
      The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room
    3. C.
      The clerk was willing to help those in need
    4. D.
      The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “conventions” in Para.3 can be replaced by_______?

    1. A.
      rooms
    2. B.
      suites
    3. C.
      meetings
    4. D.
      hotels
  4. 4.

    Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?

    1. A.
      Every little thing helps
    2. B.
      Make hay while the sun shines
    3. C.
      Man proposes； God disposes(处理,决定)
    4. D.
      One good turn deserves another

I woke up this morning. There is an empty feeling that I have had so many times before and it seems to be coming back into my mind. What is it? I can’t figure it out.
I got ready for work. On the way I decide to stop and get a cheese from the little shop just down the road. I have never been there before but I was hungry and it would be 5 hours before I got off work.
The owner of the store took my order. He asked me what I wanted and I told him I heard he made a great cheese. He seemed pleased to hear that.
As I was sitting in the small space，there was an elderly gentleman finishing his breakfast. He paid the waitress, received this change and made a small joke. As he turned to get up, which was quite a difficult feat for this gentleman, he looked over at me. I gave a small smile.
He looked again in my direction for a moment and said to me, “Has anyone ever told you, you have the most beautiful brown eyes?”
Seeing as I have blue eyes, I can’t say I have ever heard that before. I humored him and said, “No, I can’t say anyone has ever told me that before.”
He smiled, and said,“Well since they are blue you wouldn’t have heard that, but you have beautiful blue eyes.”
I laughed and said thank you very much. He began to tell me a few one liner jokes so I smiled and laughed at his jokes.
He tried to get up to leave again and looked at me and said“Your smile really brightens a room, do you know that?”I said,“Thank you very much.”
He proceeded to get up, which took him quite some time. As he got up he said,“Take care of that smile.”
I felt a sense of comfort wash over me and I reflected on my morning and that empty feeling I had. For a moment in time it seemed to be filled

  1. 1.

    Before the writer went to work, he felt________

    1. A.
      sleepy
    2. B.
      energetic
    3. C.
      sick
    4. D.
      unhappy
  2. 2.

    From the text, we can infer the old man _________

    1. A.
      was optimistic about life
    2. B.
      liked to play a joke on others
    3. C.
      was unwilling to leave
    4. D.
      had difficulty in hearing
  3. 3.

    By saying“since they are blue”, the old man meant“__________”

    1. A.
      because they feel cold
    2. B.
      because they are sad
    3. C.
      because they have blue eyes
    4. D.
      because they are hungry
  4. 4.

    What lesson can we learn from the story?

    1. A.
      We should find comfort from stranger
    2. B.
      We should pay attention to our own business
    3. C.
      We should laugh off our worries in life
    4. D.
      We should show respect to the old people

Nowadays more and more people are trapped in too busy work to relax themselves. We have no time to tell a bed-time story to our children, or enjoy a nice dinner with our family, or take a break to think about how we live the precious life, or even meet friends. All we notice is that the distinctions that used to guide and steady us —between Sunday and Monday, public and private, here and there—are gone. We have more ways to communicate, but less and less to say. Partly because we’re so busy communicating.
Maybe that’s why more and more people I know, even if they have no religious belief, seem to be turning to yoga, or meditation, or tai chi. Some friends of mine try to go on long walks every Sunday, or to “forget” their cell phones at home. A series of tests in recent years has shown that their brains become both calmer and sharper after spending time in quiet rural settings.
In my own case, I often turn to extreme measures to try to keep my sanity and ensure that I have time to do nothing at all. I’ve not yet used a cell phone and I’ve never Tweeted or entered Face book. I try not to go online till my day’s writing is finished, and I moved from Manhattan to rural Japan.
None of this is a matter of principle or asceticism (苦行主义): it’s just pure selfishness. Nothing makes me feel better-----calmer, clearer and happier----than being in one place, absorbed in a book, a conversation, a piece of music. It’s actually something deeper than mere happiness: it’s joy, which David Steindl-Rast describes as “that kind of happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.” That is the highest of the highest we have been longing for—The Joy of Quiet

  1. 1.

    The writer sometimes doesn’t do anything because ______.

    1. A.
      he is out of work
    2. B.
      whatever he does makes no sense
    3. C.
      he can enjoy himself in his leisure time
    4. D.
      he is worried about his writing
  2. 2.

    What does the writer mean when using the word “forget” (in the 2nd paragraph)?

    1. A.
      Trapped in busy work, they are really forgetful
    2. B.
      They think cell phone is not a suitable means of communication
    3. C.
      They leave their cell phones at home on purpose
    4. D.
      They hate modern techniques such as the cell phone
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is right?

    1. A.
      The writer is unwilling to help others since he is selfish
    2. B.
      Slowing down to find deep-down joy is necessary
    3. C.
      It is better to go back to the ancient times since we are so busy now
    4. D.
      We have more to say because we have more ways to communicate
  4. 4.

    What is the main idea of the article?

    1. A.
      The importance of spending time in quiet
    2. B.
      We can do some sports such as yoga to relax
    3. C.
      To feel better, we should do nothing at all
    4. D.
      The more we communicate, the better we will feel

I can’t count how many times people have complained, while shaking their heads in obvious disappointment,“just don’t know what is with teenagers today.”
The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market when I passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car washing sign. My car was filthy and my heart was full, so I pulled over. There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As sponges(海绵) were wiped over every square inch of my dirty car, I sat enjoying the little water bottles. I was amazed at why forty to fifty teenagers had devoted their Saturday to washing cars.
After I handed them a twenty-dollar bill I asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of theirs, C.T.Schmitz, had recently died of cancer. He was only fifteen years old. He had gone to school with a lot of the teenagers who were there that day and each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together because he wanted to honor his friend and also bring together his classmates with his boy scout troop(童子军). He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque(纪念匾) there also. Both would be in memory of their friend C.T.
They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt(收据) saying“Thanks for helping us plant a tree of C.T.”
Yeah! I don’t know what is with teenagers today!

  1. 1.

    From the passage we can know that the boys were raising money to ______

    1. A.
      buy a plaque for their school
    2. B.
      help those who suffered from cancer
    3. C.
      first plant a tree in memory of their friend
    4. D.
      put a plaque near their friend’s home
  2. 2.

    From the passage, we can infer that C.T.Schmitz was _____

    1. A.
      kind-hearted but lonely
    2. B.
      brave and popular with his classmates
    3. C.
      shy and sensitive
    4. D.
      a boy you can get a good impression of
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word  “ filthy”mean?

    1. A.
      new
    2. B.
      dirty
    3. C.
      good-looking
    4. D.
      ordinary
  4. 4.

    What would be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Teenagers Today
    2. B.
      A Special Day
    3. C.
      My view on Teenagers
    4. D.
      An Exciting Experience

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