I wonder if there is any girl or boy who does not like to see a rainbow(彩虹)in the sky.It is so beautiful.
There is a story, saying that whenever you see a rainbow you should run at once to the place where it touches the ground, and there you would find a pot of gold.Of course it is not true.Neither you could find the pot of gold, nor would you ever find its end.No matter how far you run, it always seems far away.
A rainbow is not a thing which we can feel with our hands as we can feel a flower.It is only the effect(结果)of light shining on raindrops.The raindrops catch the sunlight and break it up into all the wonderful colours which we see.
It is called a rainbow perhaps because it is made up of raindrops and looks like a bow(弓).
That is why we can never see a rainbow in a clear sky.We see rainbows only when there is rain in the air and the sun is shining brightly through the clouds.Every rainbow has many colours in the same order.The first or the top colours is always red, next comes orange, then green, and last of all, blue.A rainbow is, indeed one of the wonders of nature.
(1)
Children like rainbows because ________.
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A.
they are beautiful
B.
they are like bows
C.
they can find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow
D.
they are good to crops
(2)
We can not feel ________ with our hands.
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A.
gold
B.
a flower
C.
a rainbow
D.
a raindrop
(3)
We can see a rainbow ________.
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A.
when it is raining heavily
B.
when it is snowing
C.
in a clear sky
D.
when it becomes fine immediately after raining
(4)
Which of the following is not right?
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A.
A rainbow is always far away from us.
B.
A rainbow is the effect of light shining on raindrops.
Last Thursday,I traveled on the 8:00 a.m.train from Glasgow to London
King’s Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company.
The train didn’t come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow.
A man at the station said sorry to us,but he didn’t give us any reasons for the delay(误点).We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes.As a result,I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What’s more,the service on the train was also very poor.The trip took more than five hours.Unluckily,we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train.Worst of all,something was wrong with the air conditioning(空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train.Before we reached King’s Cross,the temperature was over 40℃.
Because of your poor service,I feel you should pay me compensation(赔偿).
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
David Robertson
(1)
When did the train leave Glasgow?
A.At 8:00 a.m.
B.At 8:40 a.m.
C.At 9:00 a.m.
D.At 9:20 a.m.
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(2)
How did David go to Frankfurt from London?
A.By plane.
B.By bus.
C.By car.
D.By train.
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(3)
How long did David stay on the train?
A.40 minutes.
B.30 minutes.
C.70 minutes.
D.Over 5 hours.
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(4)
What could David buy on the train?
A.Hot dogs.
B.Sandwiches.
C.Soft drinks.
D.Hamburgers.
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(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.This is a complaint letter.
B.David was very pleased with the trip.
C.The service of the company was very poor.
D.There was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train.