Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.

In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be. Of course there are too many cars. The Japanese drive very fast， but in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not different from London， Paris and New York in that. It is different when one wants to walk.

At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London’s Oxford Street. But the streets near the Ginze in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot， and sometimes it is really difficult to walk. People are very polite； there are just too many of them.

The worst time to be in the street is at 11：30 at night. That is when the nightclubs are closing and everybody wants to go home. There are 35,000 nightclubs in Tokyo， and you do not often see one that is empty.

During the day， most people travel to and from work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations， trains arrive every two or three minutes， but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crowded， Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep， whether his journey is long or short.

In Tokyo， I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire-engines raced past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day. Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now.

1.Tokyo is different from London in that　　　　.

A. there are many traffic jams        

B. nightclubs are sometimes empty

C. wherever I want to be， it’s too crowded       

D. it is more difficult to go somewhere on foot

2. According to the passage， Japanese trains 　　　　.

A. are always punctual

B. often delay at most situations

C. are crowded because they are often late

D. are the last means people use to travel to and from work

3.What is the story mainly about？

A. The writer’s impression of Tokyo.

B. The reasons why the writer loves Tokyo.

C. Different means of transportation in Tokyo.

D. Many surprises that Tokyo has brought to the writer.

4.Fires break out 　　　　 in Tokyo according to the writer.

A. very seldom                              B. quite frequently

C. three times a day                              D. the most often in the world

5.Which of the following is NOT true about Tokyo？

A. Tokyo people are friendly.

B. There are more trains than cars.

C. Fire-engines are very busy in the city.

D. The streets become more crowded at 11：30 at night.

  Mr William Shakespeare and the Internet

Explanation of Contents

This is the fourth edition of these pages. It is hard to believe, but once again they are new and improved. My motive in publishing these pages remains to help and stimulate others in Shakespeare studies, and especially those who might contribute their work to the Internet. The spirit of altruism (利他主义) that originally built the Internet is not quite gone, though, sadly, through the pressure of time and profit has lessened.

A major new addition to the pages is a Shakespeare Timeline, which is an online biography mounted at this site. The problems with searching for Shakespeare resources using the available Search Engines are:

---- It is difficult to focus most searches so that you get a manageable number of relevant hits;

---- It is impossible by simply reading an abstract to make any distinction between the output of a Junior High School student and that of a professional researcher.

Another change in these pages over previous editions is the “What’s News” page.  If you come away from these pages with the feeling that they are very useful but slightly pedantic (学究的), I will have realized my goal.

An Apology

I am continually apologizing to the many who have written me requesting revisions of the pages. We are all too busy. I simply have not had the time to dedicate to these pages that I wish. But I love the material and so have, at long last, made some time to update them.

A Reminder to Young Students

These pages contain the best links I can find to Shakespeare on the Internet. As a reminder, I would say I very much enjoy hearing from people who view and use these pages. If you want to do Shakespeare research using the web, this page is a great starting point, and I keep it as current as I can. The web is in its infancy in bringing good, scholarly content to students. Don’t forget the best, if not quickest, resources are still in your library.

57. The passage is written to ____.

   A. introduce the fourth edition of these pages

   B. make an apology to readers

   C. show off these pages to readers

   D. let Shakespeare researchers buy these pages

58. Which of the following is the new addition to the pages?

   A. The writer’s apology.     

   B. Search Engines.

   C. A Shakespeare Timeline.

   D. Receiving readers’ e-mails.

59. When searching for Shakespeare resources using Search Engines, you ____.

   A. will waste some time in finding what you want

   B. can easily recognize what the abstract means

   C. will often come into the “What’s News” pages

   D. will find something special on your computers

60. Which of the following can best conclude the last paragraph?

   A. The writer will often read letters from those who use these pages.

   B. The writer of the passage is very selfish.

   C. The web was just created four years ago.

   D. Shakespeare researchers should first of all refer to these pages.

C
Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.
　　In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be. Of course there are too many cars. The Japanese drive very fast, but in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams(拥挤).Tokyo is not different from London, Paris and New York in that. It is different when one wants to walk.
　　At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London’s Oxford Street. But the streets near the Ginza in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot, and sometimes it is really difficult to walk. People are very polite; there are just too many of them.
　　The worst time to be in the street is at 11:30 at night. That is when the night-clubs are closing and everybody wants to go home. There are 35 000 night-clubs in Tokyo, and you do not often see one that is empty.
　　During the day, most people travel to and from work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations, trains arrive every two or three minutes but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crowded, Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep, whether his journey is long or short.
　　In Tokyo, I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire-engines(消防车) race past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day .Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now.
48.Tokyo is different from London in that___________.
A. it has a larger population                 
B. there are more traffic jams
C. it is more difficult to go somewhere on foot 　
D. night clubs are sometimes empty
49.Japanese trains _____________.
A. often leave and arrive on time         
B. are often crowded
C. are the main means(手段，方法) people use to travel to and from work  
D. all of the above
50.Where can you find everybody reading a newspaper? _____________.
A. At most London train stations               B. At most Tokyo train stations
C. On a Tokyo train                                          D. On a London train
51.Fires break out _______ in Tokyo according to the writer.
A. quite frequently (频繁)                       B. only several times a day　
C. not very often　                                          D. very seldom
52.Which of the following is NOT true about Tokyo? ___________.
A. The streets become more crowded at 11:30 at night 
B. There are more trains than cars
C. Fire-engines are very busy in the city             
D. Tokyo people are polite

Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Search engines are a type of computer program. The links that you get are not classified by subject. These engines search the Internet for you based 1_______ the key words you type in, 2______choose web pages for you 3_____contain the words you ask for. The contents they search have not been evaluated. This means that the information has never been checked—it could be reliable, true information 4_____ false information written by a person 5_____ qualifications or someone who does not have solid facts. 6_____links you obtain from the search engine go to full articles or pages. This requires 7_____ to be patient as you have to read the information to decide whether it is linked to 8____ you are searching. Examples of famous search engines are Google, Yahoo and Baidu. You can also go to the www.thesearchenginelist.com website and check their list of search engines.

Engines are to machines ____ hearts are to animals.

A. as   B. that    C. what   D. which