阅读理解

　　In London a morning train rides away, across the channel. English kids discuss the Liverpool's football team in a Paris pub.

　　Some Parisians(巴黎人)have to travel to work in London.

　　In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two cities, London and Paris, in “A Tale of Two Cities”. These days, it might be “A Tale of One City”.

　　As jobs grew scarce(缺乏的) at home over recent yeas, perhaps 250, 000 Frenchmen moved across the channel. With an undersea tunnel(隧道), they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration(移居)and customs.

　　Paris, rich in beauty, is more stylish. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs(小酒吧) shut down.

　　“For me, the difference is that London is real, alive, ”said Trevor Wheeler, a financial consultant.

　　Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees. “I am French, but I'll stay in London. ”she said. There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago. “I think people laugh more in Paris. ”she said. “Both cities have changed beyond recognition. ”said Larry Collins, an author and sometimes a Londoner. Like most people who know both cities well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably. “I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better. ”But certainly not cheaper. In some pacts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris. Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice. Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don't have to choose. “I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a centre, but life is so organized, ”he said, “In London, you can be whoever you want. No one cares. ”

1．It can be inferred(推断) that ________.

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A．Paris and London are the two biggest cities in the world

B．in the 19th century Dickens told his stories in the two cities

C．London and Paris used to be separated

D．Liverpool is a big city in France

2．According to this passage we know that ________.

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A．Parisians enjoy English food more than their own

B．Londoners seldom travel to Paris on holidays

C．both cities have their advantages

D．young people prefer to live in London

3．Which city is better to live in according to the passage?

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每年的4月23日是“世界读书日”。尽管在科技日益发达的今天，人们获取知识与信息的途径有很多，我们还是鼓励更多的人阅读。 请以Reading—A Bright Way to A Better life为题写一篇英语作文，要点包括下表中的信息。

　　注意：1. 词数150左右。

2. 不要纯粹照点翻译。

3. 文中不能出现真实姓名。

Reading—A Bright Way to A Better life

Knowledge may be acquired through many ways, the best of which is reading. In the age of high technology, reading deserves to be paid attention to.

第三部分读写任务(共l小题，满分25分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

　　Years ago it was very difficult to travel from one place to another. The journeys were often long, tiring and dangerous. Today the picture has changed. Science has improved transportation and communication facilities a great deal. Traveling has become safer, more enjoyable and above all, more economical.

　　Traveling — whether within one’s country or abroad — brings many invaluable benefits. People travel for pleasure, business or for education and knowledge. In the world of yesterday most people were only able to read about strange and fascinating places across the mountains and seas. Later, with the coming of the cinema and television, man’s curiosity about faraway places with strange sounding names was further stirred up. Today man’s curiosity can be satisfied in luxurious comfort. There are first-class ships and airplanes to take him where his dreams lie.

　　We travel to increase our knowledge of the world in which we live. Knowledge obtained from books alone is not enough. New knowledge of different land and peoples enriches our mind and soul. Books generally do not give us a very true picture of lands beyond our shores. Some of them are even misleading.

[写作内容]                  

1. 以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2. 然后以约120个词就“交通的发展给我们带来什么”这个主题发表你的看法，并包括以下要点：       1)          简述从古到今交通方式的变化；       2) 现代交通给我们带来的好处， 如快捷性、舒适性、经济性及帮助我们扩大视野等；

3)   现代交通给我们带来的一些负面影响；  4)   你如何评价现代交通？

[写作要求]                  

1.可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2. 标题自定；3. 答案请写在答题卷的相应位置上。

[评分标准]           概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

What Does Modern Transportation Bring Us?

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根据以下提纲写一篇短文，题目已给出。

1. 建设绿色校园很重要

　　2. 绿色校园不仅指绿色的环境……

　　3. 为了建设绿色校园，我们应该……