题目内容
A little learning is not dangerous so long as you know _____.
- A.that
- B.that there is a little
- C.it is a little
- D.that it is little
so long as"只要" ; that it is little中的"it"指的是"a little learning"。
The bicycling craze came in when we were just about at the right age to enjoy it.At first even “safety” bicycles were too dangerous and improper for ladies to ride, and they had to have tricycles.My mother had(I believe)the first female tricycle in Cambridge;and l had a little one,and we used to go out for family rides,all together;my father in front on a bicycle. and my poor brather Charles standing miserable on the bar behind lny mother.I found it very hard work.pounding(轰隆隆行进)away on my hard tyres;a glorious,but not a pleasurable pastinle.
Then, one day at lunch, my father said he had just seen a new kind of tyre,filled up,with air,and he thought it might be a success.And soon after that everyone had bicycles,ladies and all; and bicycling became the smart thing,and the lords and ladies had their pictures in the papers,riding along in the park,in straw hats.
My mother must have fallen off her bicycle pretty often,for I remember seeing the most appalling cuts and bruises(青肿)on her legs.But she never complained,and always kept these accidents to herself.However,the great Mrs. Phillips,our cook, always knew all a hout them;as indeed she knew practically everything that ever happened.She used to draw us into the servants' hall to tell us privately:“Her Ladyship had a nasty fall yesterday;she cut both her knees and sprained her wrist.But don't Iet her know I told you.”So we never dared say anything.Similar little accidents used to occur when,at the age of nearly Seventy,she insisted on learning to drive a car.She never mastered the art of reversing(倒车),and was in every way an unconventional and terrifying driver. Mrs.Phillips used then to tell us:“Her Ladyship ran into the back of a milk-cart yesterday;but it wasn't much hurt”;or“A policeman stopped her Ladyship because she was on the wrong side of the road;but she said she didn't know what the white Line on the road meant,so he explained arld Let her go on.”Mrs.Phillips must have had an excellent Intelligence Service at her command,for the stories were always true enough.
【小题1】Women did not ride bicycles at first betause .
| A.bicycling demanded too much hard work |
| B.bicycling was considered unsafe and unladylike |
| C.they preferred to ride tricycles |
| D.tricycles could carry young children as well |
| A.They were very hard to ride. |
| B.Riding tricycles was an enjoyble arnusement. |
| C.They were not as fast as bicycles. |
| D.They were not proper for women to ride. |
| A.the writer's father popularized it | B.air-filled tyres began to be used |
| C.noble people started enjoying it | D.newspapers had pictures of cyclists |
| A.she was the best cook they had ever had |
| B.she was in command of all the setvants |
| C.she could keep secrets |
| D.she had an outstanding ability to gather information |
| A.she could not control the car well | B.she was very old then |
| C.she ignored the traffic signs | D.she behaved too proudly |
The Mother Goose Stories, so well known to children all over the word, are co
mmonly said to have been written by a little old woman for her grandchildren. According to some people, she lived in Boston, and her real name was Elizabeth Vergoose. Her son-in-law, a printer named Thomas Fleet, was supposed to have published the famous stories and poems for small children in 1719. However, no copy of this book has ever been found, and most sc
holars doubt the truth of this story—and doubt, moreover, that Mother Goose was ever a real person. They point out that the name is a direct translation of the French “Mere I’ Oye.” In 1697 the Frenchman Charles Perrault published the first book in which this name was used. The collection contains eight tales, including “Sleeping Beauty,”“Cinderella,” and “Puss in Boots.” But Perrault did not originate these stories; they were already quite popular in his day, and he only collected them.
In 1729 there appeared an English translation of Perrault’s collection,Robert Samber’s Histories or Tales of Past times, Told by MotherGoose(London,1729), which introduced “Sleeping Beauty”, “Little Red-hood”, “Puss in Boots”,”Cinderella” and other Perrault’s tales to English-speaking audiences. These were fairy tales(童话)。 John Newbery published a book of English rhymes,Mother Goose’s Melody, or Sonnets for the Cradle( London, undated,1765), which switched the focus from fairy tale to nursery rhymes, and in English this was until recently the primary meaning for Mother Goose.A book of poems for children entitled Mother Goose’s Melody was published in England in1781, and the name “Mother Goose” has been associated with children’s poetry ever since.
【小题1】What is supposed to have happened in 1719?
| A.Elizabeth Vergoose wrote the first Mother Goose Stories. |
| B.The Mo |
| C.Thomas Fleet published the Mother Goose Stories. |
| D.Charles Perrault published the first Mother Goose Stories. |
| A.a real person | B.a translation from French |
| C.a collection by Elizabeth Vergoose | D.a book written by a little old woman |
| A.no story of the book had been known to people |
| B.some stories of the book were already well known |
| C.few people were interested in the stories of the book |
| D.stories like “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella” became popular |
| A.Mother Goose | B.Charles Perrault | C.Elizabeth Vergoose | D.Mere I’ Oye |
| A.a printer of Boston | B.a kind of animal |
| C. children’s poetry | D.the French “Mere L’oye |
第二节根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有
两项为多余选项.
—Excuse me.madam.I,m looking for a place to eat.Can you tell me if there are any restau-
rants in the shopping center?
- 61 What kind of food are you thinking about?
-l,m not sure,anything but fast food.
- 62 It,s a little expensive,but the food is good.
-Oh,sounds good.But I ate Japanese food last night.I,d rather try something new.
-OK. 63
-Italian sounds good,but so does Chinese.I just can,t decide.Are there any American
places here?
- 64 From Texas,I think.
--I,m sorry to be such a bother,but nothing interests me in particular. 65
-Well, I,m afraid that,s all we have here.
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A.Do you like Italian food? |
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B.Yes,there is a very good one downstairs. |
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C.Thanks,anyway. |
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D.Sure,there are several. |
E.How about Italian or Chinese?
F.I do believe I,ll have a good time here.
G.There is a nice Japanese restaurant upstairs.