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　The city of Venice, in Italy, is one of a kind．It is built on more than 120 islands, just off the coast (= land next to the sea)．The islands are small and close together．The waterways between them are used as streets．They are called canals．

　In this watery world, people use boats to get from place to place．Gondolas, small boats that are moved with one oar（桨）, were once the only boats used in the canals．But today motorboats make getting around faster; there are still lots of gondolas, though．Many tourists（游人）go to Venice all the year round．And they like to ride in the old-style（老式）boats．

　If you aren't going far in this city, it's easier to go on foot．There are hundreds of narrow footpaths．About 400 low bridges connect the footpaths and islands．But these bridges cause problems for the boaters．When the sea tide（潮）is high, the canal water rises．People in the boats must duck to fit under bridges．

(1)  Having read the first paragraph, we can come to the conclusion that______．　　　

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A．all the buildings in Venice are held up on seawater

B．there's no land in the city of Venice

C．the streets in Venice are all lined with waterways

D．nobody can be seen walking in the streets of Venice

(2)  It is clear that ______．　　　

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A．all the Venetian people ride in boats with one oar to get from place to place

B．gondolas are the only boats used in the canals

C．the ways of getting round in Venice are different from those in any other city

D．motorboats have taken the place of gondolas in Venice now

(3)  Which of the following statements shows no difference between itself and the passage?

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A．Al l the Ventian people like to ride in the old-style boats．

B．Neither cars nor buses are used in Venice．

C．Citizens in Venice don't walk much．

D．Gondola rides are much more expensive．

(4)  Which of the following sentences leads us to the conclusion that travelling around Venice by gondola can be slow?　　　

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A．Gondolas, small boats that are moved with one oar, were once the only boats used in the canals．

B．But today motorboats make getting around faster．

C．But these bridges cause problems for the boaters．

D．People in the boats must duck to fit under bridges．

(5)  The word duck in the last sentence means“______”．　　　

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A．bend one's head in order not to be hit

B．go quickly under water for a short time

C．swim as a duck does

D．dive suddenly like a duck

   Winston Churchill was born into a famous family. His father was a successful politician. However, as a boy, Churchill was considered a slow learner in school.

   Later he entered the Army and saw action in various countries.

   In October 1900, Churchill began his political career. For the next sixty years Churchill’s work as a great politician was both brighter and more difficult than his father had been.

   In 1939, Germany attacked Poland. Churchill prepared to fight. In 1940 he became the Prime Minster of England.

   France fell. The Germans fought their way through Western Europe. It looked as if Britain was about to lose the war. Was it not possible to ask for peace, and listen to Hitler?

   Churchill spoke, “I have nothing to offer but blood, hard work, tears and sweat(汗)…. You ask what is our policy(政策)? I will tell you, it is to fight, by sea, by land and air, with all our force and with all the strength that God can give us. You ask what is our aim? I can answer in one word: victory.”

   The Germans began moving their armies to the French coast and prepared to go round. Churchill gave the answer: “We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the coast, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, we shall never give up.”

   By his courage and hard work Churchill heartened his people and other nations fighting together against Hitler. Victory finally came when the Germans lost World War II.

   Churchill died in 1965 and was given a State Funeral(国葬). This was a fitting payment to one of all the greatest men the world had ever seen.

57. Churchill ______ before he became a politician.

   A. was a slow student                     B. was an army man

   C. helped his father in his career         D. had little interest in politics

58. The Germans attacked Britain ________.

   A. after France was defeated            B. before French fell

   C. soon after Poland was attacked      D. before Churchill became the Prime Minister

59. The underlined word “heartened” probably means ________ in this passage.

   A. surprised     B. encouraged       C. asked for     D. called for

60. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Churchill had worked as a politician for more than sixty years.

   B. The writer admired and respected Churchill very much.

   C. Churchill was not so clever as his father.

   D. Churchill was one of the most inspiring, brave and wise leaders in the British history.

   Winston Churchill was born into a famous family. His father was a successful politician. However, as a boy, Churchill was considered a slow learner in school.

   Later he entered the Army and saw action in various countries.

   In October 1900, Churchill began his political career. For the next sixty years Churchill’s work as a great politician was both brighter and more difficult than his father had been.

   In 1939, Germany attacked Poland. Churchill prepared to fight. In 1940 he became the Prime Minster of England.

   France fell. The Germans fought their way through Western Europe. It looked as if Britain was about to lose the war. Was it not possible to ask for peace, and listen to Hitler?

   Churchill spoke, “I have nothing to offer but blood, hard work, tears and sweat(汗)…. You ask what is our policy(政策)? I will tell you, it is to fight, by sea, by land and air, with all our force and with all the strength that God can give us. You ask what is our aim? I can answer in one word: victory.”

   The Germans began moving their armies to the French coast and prepared to go round. Churchill gave the answer: “We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the coast, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, we shall never give up.”

   By his courage and hard work Churchill heartened his people and other nations fighting together against Hitler. Victory finally came when the Germans lost World War II.

   Churchill died in 1965 and was given a State Funeral(国葬). This was a fitting payment to one of all the greatest men the world had ever seen.

57. Churchill ______ before he became a politician.

   A. was a slow student                B. was an army man

   C. helped his father in his career           D. had little interest in politics

58. The Germans attacked Britain ________.

   A. after France was defeated            B. before French fell

   C. soon after Poland was attacked       D. before Churchill became the Prime Minister

59. The underlined word “heartened” probably means ________ in this passage.

   A. surprised     B. encouraged       C. asked for     D. called for

60. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Churchill had worked as a politician for more than sixty years.

   B. The writer admired and respected Churchill very much.

   C. Churchill was not so clever as his father.

   D. Churchill was one of the most inspiring, brave and wise leaders in the British history.

Winston Churchill was born into a famous family．His father was a successful politician．However, as a boy, Churchill was considered a slow learner in school．Later he entered the Army and saw action in various countries．

In October 1900, Churchill began his political career．For the next sixty years Churchill’s work as a great politician was both brighter and more difficult than his father’s had been．In 1939 German attacked Poland．Churchill prepared to fight．In 1940 he became the Prime Minister of English．

France fell．The Germans fought their way through Western Europe．It looked as if Britain was about to lose the war．Was it now possible to ask for peace, and listen to Hitler?

Churchill spoke: “I have nothing to offer but blood, hard work , tears and sweat… You ask what is our policy? I will tell you, it is to fight, by sea , by land and air, with all our force and with all the strength that God can give us．You ask what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory．”

The Germans began moving their armies to the French coast and prepared to go to war with British．The British had not enough guns to go around．Churchill gave the answer: “ We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be．We shall fight on the coast ; we shall fight on the landing grounds; we shall fight in the fields and in the streets; we shall fight in the hills; we shall never give up．”

By his courage and hard work, Churchill heartened his people and other nations fighting together against Hitler．Victory finally came when the Germans lost World War II．

Churchill died in 1965 and was given a state funeral．This was a fitting payment to one of all the greatest men the world had ever seen．

1.Churchill ______ before he became a politician．

A．was a slow student                      B．was an army man

C．helped his father in his career              D．had little interest in politics

2.The Germans attacked British _______．

A．after France was defeated                 B．before France fell

C．soon after Poland was attacked             D．before Churchill became the Prime Minister

3.The underlined word “heartened” probably means ______ in this passage．

A．surprised         B．encouraged        C．asked for          D．called for

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Churchill had worked as a politician for more than sixty years．

B．The writer admired and respected Churchill very much．

C．Churchill was not so clever as his father．

D．Churchill was one of the most inspiring, brave and wise leaders in the British history．

Winston Churchill was born into a famous family．His father was a successful politician．However, as a boy, Churchill was considered a slow learner in school．Later he entered the Army and saw action in various countries．
In October 1900, Churchill began his political career．For the next sixty years Churchill’s work as a great politician was both brighter and more difficult than his father’s had been．In 1939 German attacked Poland．Churchill prepared to fight．In 1940 he became the Prime Minister of English．
France fell．The Germans fought their way through Western Europe．It looked as if Britain was about to lose the war．Was it now possible to ask for peace, and listen to Hitler?
Churchill spoke: “I have nothing to offer but blood, hard work , tears and sweat… You ask what is our policy? I will tell you, it is to fight, by sea , by land and air, with all our force and with all the strength that God can give us．You ask what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory．”
The Germans began moving their armies to the French coast and prepared to go to war with British．The British had not enough guns to go around．Churchill gave the answer: “ We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be．We shall fight on the coast ; we shall fight on the landing grounds; we shall fight in the fields and in the streets; we shall fight in the hills; we shall never give up．”
By his courage and hard work, Churchill heartened his people and other nations fighting together against Hitler．Victory finally came when the Germans lost World War II．
Churchill died in 1965 and was given a state funeral．This was a fitting payment to one of all the greatest men the world had ever seen．

1. 1.

   Churchill ______ before he became a politician．

   1. A.
      was a slow student
   2. B.
      was an army man
   3. C.
      helped his father in his career
   4. D.
      had little interest in politics
2. 2.

   The Germans attacked British _______．

   1. A.
      after France was defeated
   2. B.
      before France fell
   3. C.
      soon after Poland was attacked
   4. D.
      before Churchill became the Prime Minister
3. 3.

   The underlined word “heartened” probably means ______ in this passage．

   1. A.
      surprised
   2. B.
      encouraged
   3. C.
      asked for
   4. D.
      called for
4. 4.

   Which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      Churchill had worked as a politician for more than sixty years．
   2. B.
      The writer admired and respected Churchill very much．
   3. C.
      Churchill was not so clever as his father．
   4. D.
      Churchill was one of the most inspiring, brave and wise leaders in the British history．