The British policeman has several nicknames, but the most frequently used are"copper"and"bobby". The first name comes from the verb "cop" meaning "to take" or "capture", and thesecond comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, a 19th century politician, who was the founder of the police force. An early nickname for the policeman was "peeler", but this name had died out.

　Visitors to England seem，nearly always, to be very impressed by the English police. In fact, it has become a joke that the visitors to Britain, when asked for his views of the country, will always say，at some point or other, "I think your policemen are wonderful."

　Well, the British bobby may not always be wonderful but he is usually a very friendly and helpful character.

　A music-hall song of some years ago was called, "If you want to know the time, ask a policeman." Nowadays, most people own watches but they still seem to find plenty of other questions to ask the policeman. In London, the policemen spend so much of their time directing visitors about the city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else!

1. The British policeman has _______ nicknames mentioned in the passage.

　A. five       B. two       C. three           D. ten

2.One of the nicknames for the policeman, "peeler" _______ .

　A. is the name of a politician

　B. is most frequently used sometimes

　C. is not used any more

　D. is still used as much as "bobby"

3. "If you want to know the time, ask a policeman." That means _______ .

　A. the British policeman is friendly and helpful

　B. the British policeman has plenty of time to help people

　C. people usually think that the policeman always knows the time

　D. it is a duty for the policeman to tell people the time

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

　A. The British policeman has some nicknames.

　B. The British policeman is wonderful.

　C. Only the British policeman knows the time very well.

　D. The British policeman is ready to help people.

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　　Visitors to Switzerland usually include Basel in their list of cities to visit. It has a population of over350 000, the majority of whom speak German. However, it is considered a kind of international city, because it stands at the point where three countries meet. Many visitors go to the place in the city where a small three side marker stays?　　 France on one side, Germany on another, and Switzerland on the third. The Rhine, which divides the city, becomes wide and deep enough just at this point for ships to sail all the way up to the North Sea. Basel is quite an old city, too, having risen five centuries ago. The University Basel was founded in 1860, and it is well-known today.

1．Basel is a ________.

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2．Basel is know as a place where ________.

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A．people from three countries often hold meetings

B．the people originally(原来) came from three countries

C．people can stand on the border of three countries

D．the majority of the people can speak three different languages

3．－Why do you suppose people can reach Basel by ship?

－Because they can sail along the Rhine from ________ to the city.

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4．Basel is also well-known for ________.

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A．being a very modern city

B．having a famous old university

C．having an international market

D．being a city on the Rhine

5．Which is the best title for this passage?

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　　 A．Visitors to Switzerland Must Go to Basel

B．Three Countries' Basel

C．Basel, a Visitor's Must

D．Basel. What a Wonderful City

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

　　     Visitors to Britain are always complaining about English food. But they don't really know 1 they are talking 2 because they rarely get 3 chance to eat it. Most of the 4 in large towns have foreign 5 who serve foreign food. 6 visitors are invited to eat 7 an English home, their hosts 8 feel they must offer them 9 foreign and exotic (异国风 味).

　　     Those of us who 10 know English food are aware that at its best it can be 11 very good. On the other 12 it is true to say that it is sometimes 13 . 14 of the problems is that we are not really interested in 15 - we eat to live, we 16 live to eat. So we don't generally 17 the necessary time and efforts (努力), which are needed to cook really good meals. We 18 food that is simple and 19 to cook, 20 ready- prepared food which only needs 21 up before eating.

　　     You can find the best English food in the country 22 the largest towns, where life is slower and people are not 23 such a hurry. But 24 , most visitors come from London. They come 25 they are interested in shopping and sightseeing. They do not come to taste the food. So why should they complain about it?