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　　 　A supersonic airliner（超音速客机）like the Concorde（协和式）flies at twice the speed of sound．　　 A passenger can leave London at noon and arrive in New York at ten o'clock that same morning. There is a five-hour time difference between the two cities, and the Concorde can cross the Atlantic in only three hours That evening the passenger will feel it is time to go to bed when it is only six o'clock in the evening．　　 Airline pilots suffer from this jet lag very much．　　 It may be in the middle of the night in Hong Kong but their stomachs are still on London time, where it is dinner time．Pilots and other airline crew have to adjust to （适应）constant changes in time．　　 That is why they often look fifty years old when they are only forty．　　 This adjustment to sudden changes causes all sorts of problems．　　 Businessmen who travel from one side of the world to the other in one day are told never to make important decisions during the first twenty-four hours after landing．

　　 　Air travel is getting faster all the time．　　 Engineers say that soon people will be shot to their destinations（目的地）in huge rockets, which will be able to carry 170 passengers at a time．　　 They will be able to cross the Pacific Ocean, from Los Angeles to Honolulu in only eighteen minutes．

(1) When it is twelve o'clock in London, it may be ______ in the morning in New York．

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A．ten　　　B．eight　　　C．five　　　D．seven

(2) Suppose a supersonic airliner reaches New York at 10 a．m．, it is already _____ the same day in Lon．

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A．3 p．m．　　B．4 a．m．　　C．9 p．m．　　D．11 p．m．

(3) An airliner like the Concorde can fly at twice the speed of ______．

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A．sound　　　B．light　　　C．a rocket　　　D．a spaceship

(4) It will take the passengers ______ to cross the Pacific Ocean in huge rockets．

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A．half an hour

B．three hours

C．more than a quarter of an hour

D．less than ten minutes

(5) Which of the following is Not true?

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A．There is, a five-hour time difference between London and New York．

B．The Concorde can fly across the Atlantic within three minutes．

C．The pilot and the crew suffer a lot from jet lag．

D．Midnight in Hong Kong may be around 6 p.m. in London．

Macao is only forty miles from Hong Kong and it is easy to reach. You can get there by sea. It is an interesting place and it had a long history. Macao is part of China and most people living there are Chinese.

The first Europeans to go to Macao came from Portugal. More than four hundred years ago the Portuguese went there to trade with China. Some settled and made their homes there. They built strong forts to guard the city and the harbor. They also built churches, schools, hospitals and other places. Slowly the city grew. People from many countries came to live and work in Macao.

Today many people visit Macao. Some only go there to watch dog-racing or motor-racing or to gamble with their money. But Macao is a quiet and peaceful place. It is pleasant just to walk around and look at old buildings and forts. You feel you are back in the old days. Of course, some of the buildings are now in ruins. The Church of St. Paul has only the front wall with many steps leading up to it. But it is still interesting to see.

When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. when you are hungry, there are good restaurants with many kinds of food. Nearby there are some islands, which are also nice and are easy to get to. There is certainly a lot to do in Macao.

Macao is easy to get to because_________.

A. it is part of China and most people there are Chinese

B. it is an interesting place

C. it is very fast and cheap by sea

D. it is not far away from Hong Kong

You feel in Macao you are back in the old days because_________.

A. most of the buildings are now in ruins

B. you can watch dog-racing or motor-racing

C. you can go about to see the old buildings and forts

D. it is a peaceful place

Where will you have a break when you feel worn out?

A. In good restaurants.   B. In small cool gardens.

C. On some islands.           D. In beautiful parks.

The writer’ s idea seems to be that_________.

A. people from many countries came to live and work in Macao

B. Portuguese were willing to do business in China

C. people in Macao serve good food

D. Macao is a quiet and peaceful place with a lot to see and to do

A Swedish man aws dug out alive after being snowed in car on a forest track for rwo months with no food, police and local media reported on Saturday, The 45-year-old from southern Sweden was found on Friday , Fedruary 17, Too weak to say more than a rew wouds, He was found not far from the city of UImea in the north of Sweden by snowmobilers who thought they had come across a ruined car until they dug their way to a window and wawmovement inside.

The man ,who was lying in the back seat in a sleeping bag ,said he had been in the car since December 19.

“Just incredible that he’s alive considering that he had no food,but also since it’s been ,really cold for some time after Christmas,” a rescue team member told regional daily Vasterbottens - Kuriren ,which broke the news.

Ebbe Nyberg, duty officer at the Umea police , said police waw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time,“We sould not make up something like this, The rescue services were on site too and saw the same as us”,he told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.

Umea University Hospital ,where the man is recovering after being rescued by police and a rescue team , said in a statement he was doing well considering the circumstances.

Doctors at the hospital said humans would normally be able to survive for about four weeks without food ,Besides eating snow , the man probably survived by going into a dormant-like（休息似的）state ,physician Stefan Branth told Vasterbottens-Knriren ,“He probably had a body temperature of around 31 degrees which the body adjusted to ,Due to the low temperature ,not much energy was used up”

1.Who found the Swedish man in the snow?

A．Snowmobilers      B．The police         C．A rescue team      D．Local people

2.“Police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time”implies that         

A．police didn’t think it true

B．police were sure of the fact

C．police had some doubt on the fact

D．police had reasons to doubt the fact

3.The reason shy the man could survive was most probably that         

A．he was only forty –five –year old         B．he did not use any energy

C．he slept in the sleeping bag                D．he was in a dormant-like state

4.Which is the correct order of the following evernts?

a、The Swedish man was stuck in the snow

b、He was went to Umea University Hospital

c、He was found by snowmobilers

d、He was recovering after treatment

e、He stayed in his car for nearly two months

f、He was dug out by people

A．eackfb            B．aecfbd            C．afcebd            D．ecfadb

5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．A Traffic Accident                       B．A long Sleep in Winter

C．An Incredible Survival                    D．A Successful Rescue

A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in his car on a forest track for two months with no food, police and local media reported on Saturday.
The 45-year-old from southern Sweden was found on Friday, February17, too weak to say more than a few words.
He was found not far from the city of Umea in the north of Sweden by snowmobilers who thought they had come across a ruined car until they dug their way to a window and saw movement inside.
The man, who was lying in the back seat in a sleeping bag, said he had been in the car since December 19.
“Just incredible that he’s alive considering that he had no food, but also since it’s been really cold for some time after Christmas.” a rescue team member told regional daily Vasterbottens- Kuriren, which broke the news.
Ebbe Nyberg, duty officer at the Umea police, said police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time.
“We would not make up something like this. The rescue services were on site too and saw the same as us.” he told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.
Umea University Hospital, where the man is recovering after being rescued by police and a rescue team, said in a statement he was doing well considering the circumstances.
Doctors at the hospital said humans would normally be able to survive for about four weeks without food. Besides eating snow, the man probably survived by going into a dormant-like(休眠似的）state, physician Stefan Branth told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.
“A bit like a bear that hibernates. Humans can do that.” he said. “He probably had a body temperature of around 31 degrees which the body adjusted to. Due to the low temperature, not much energy was used up.”
“Why the man ended up under the snow in the forest remains unknown,” police said.
【小题1】Who found the Swedish man in the snow?

Macao(澳门) is only forty miles from Hong Kong and it is easy to reach. You can get there by sea. It is an interesting place and it had a long history. Macao is part of China and most people living there are Chinese.
　　The first Europeans to go to Macao came from Portugal(葡萄牙). More than four hundred years ago the Portuguese went there to trade with China. Some settled and made their homes there. They built strong forts(堡垒,炮台) to guard the city and the harbor. They also built churches, schools, hospitals and other places. Slowly the city grew. People from many countries came to live and work in Macao.
　　Today many people visit Macao. Some only go there to watch dog-racing or motor-racing or to gamble(赌博) with their money. But Macao is a quiet and peaceful place. It is pleasant just to walk around and look at old buildings and forts. You feel you are back in the old days. Of course, some of the buildings are now in ruins. The Church of St. Paul has only the front wall with many steps leading up to it. But it is still interesting to see.
　　When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. when you are hungry, there are good restaurants with many kinds of food. Nearby there are some islands, which are also nice and are easy to get to. There is certainly a lot to do in Macao.
【小题1】Macao is easy to get to because_________.