Peter the Great(1672-1725)wanted his city to be unique(独特的)in Russia．So he filled it with canals like those of Venice, baroque(巴洛克式的)palaces and British townhouses．Now the city has celebrated its 300th anniversary(周年纪念)．
Naming the city was a difficult matter．At first, Peter the Great called his huge ambitions new Russian city Sankt Pieter Burkh．But, he soon changed this to St Petersburg．When World War Ⅰ broke out in 1914, it was renamed Petrograd．On the death of Lenin in 1924, it became Leningrad．After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, it returned to St Petersburg．Many people call it Plain Peter today．There was a time when all of Russia’s available(可用的)stones were sent there to build Peter’s magnificent(雄伟的)“Window on the West”．
From the start, St Petersburg was a very modern, international city．It first became the Russian capital in 1712 and, with this in mind, Peter hired a great deal of international talent to build and develop it．
The most obvious effect of the arrival of foreigners was in the layout(设计)of the city’s streets, parks, palaces and government buildings．Although bombed to near destruction by Adolf Hitler’s forces in the 1940s, the city was rebuilt, stone by stone．What you see around you is in the end of Catherine the Great’s reign(统治)in 1796 when, after nearly a century, Peter’s city was one of the finest in the world．
Peter the Great remains a meeting point for the cultures of Russia and Europe．Maybe you are one of the 49 percent of its population who, in 1991, voted to remain its revolutionary name, Leningrad, or the 51 percent who opted for St Petersburg．To everyone, it remains Peter, an architectural stone of race and fancinating beauty．
(1)
In the passage the author wants to _________．
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A．
say St Petersburg is more famous than other cities in Russia
B．
introduce the great history of St Petersburg
C．
describe the building styles of St Petersburg
D．
make more people interested in St Petersburg
(2)
St Petersburg is a great city which _________．
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A．
is mixed with various styles
B．
was completely destroyed in the 1940s
C．
used to be very attractive(吸引人的)
D．
is more important than any other city in Russia?
(3)
Which of the following names of the city has the longest history?
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A．
Sankt Pieter Burkh．
B．
St Petersburg．
C．
Petrograd．
D．
Leningrad．
(4)
The underlined phrase “opted for” probably means “_________”．
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A．
were against
B．
chose
C．
rebuilt
D．
moved away from
(5)
The writer of this passage _________．
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A．
is an architect(建筑师)
B．
is a historian
C．
is familiar with the history of St Petersburg
D．
considers St Petersburg the largest city in Europe
An Ohio State University student has put their school president on the online auction(拍卖)site eBay．Bidding started at a penny and the seven-day auction had 64 bids from 19．bidders topping out at almost ＄100 million．
Skydiver, 96, Hurt In Attempt To Set Record
In Washington, a 96-year-old man aiming to become the oldest person to make a solo skydiver had a rough landing and suffered a dislocated shoulder, but otherwise safe．
Pets Fight In Car, Cause Wreck
An American Lovell man was moving to his new home with all his belongings packed into his car when his pet cat got loose, found his pet snake and started fighting inside the car, causing him to lose control and crash into a narrow ditch(沟)．
Thieves Steal Built-In Swimming Pool
When a Norwegian family visited their mountain cabin over the weekend, they discovered a big hole in the yard in place of the built-in swimming pool that had been installed 20 years ago．
Man Burns Down Home Over No Gifts
In Southampton, Long Island, Wednesday．A man, angry that he got no presents for
Christmas, burned down his parents' home early Christmas morning．
(1)
According to this passage, which of the events happened at the weekend?
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A．
A man's pets fought in the car and caused a car crash．
B．
An old man aiming to set a record got hurt．
C．
A man burned down his parents' home over no gifts．
D．
A family found their swimming pool stolen．
(2)
Which of the following events happened to the Lovell man?
[ ]
A．
He was put on the online auction site eBay．
B．
His car crashed into a narrow ditch．
C．
His built-in swimming pool was stolen．
D．
He burnt down his parents' home．
(3)
The passage is most probably taken from _______．
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A．
a science magazine
B．
a research paper
C．
a personal diary
D．
a newspaper
阅读理解
When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called“Brownie”, My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her．One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games．Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us．One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them．We always felt better when she was around．
One days, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad's shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end．I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was Wrong．When I looked at her and said,“Bad girl．”She looked down at the ground and then went and hid．I saw a tear in her eyes．
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet．She went everywhere with us．
People would stop and ask if they could pet her．Of course she'd let anyone pet her．She was just the most lovable dog．There were many dines when we'd be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair．She never barked(吠)or tried to get away．Funny thing is she would smile．This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth．Far from the truth, she loved everyone．
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age．I still miss the days when she was with us．
(1)
What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?
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A．
Look at them sadly．
B．
Keep them company．
C．
Play games with them．
D．
Touch them gently．
(2)
We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie ________
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A．
would eat anything when hungry
B．
felt scary for her mistake
C．
loved playing hide-and-seek
D．
disliked the author's dad
(3)
Why does the author say that Browrnie was more than just a family pet?
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A．
She was treated as a member of the family．
B．
She played games with anyone she liked．
C．
She was loved by everybody she met．
D．
She went everywhere with the family．
(4)
Some people got frightened by Brownie when she
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A．
smiled
B．
barked
C．
rushed to thhem
D．
tried to be funny
(5)
Which of the following best describes Brownie?
[ ]
A．
Shy．
B．
Polite．
C．
Brave．
D．
Caring．
阅读理解
Teach children basic safety around dogs and review regularly：
·Do not approach an unfamiliar dog．
·Do not run near a dog or scream．
·Remain still when approached by an unfamiliar dog．
·If you are knocked over by a dog, lie still and hold your breath．
·Do you play with a dog unless watched by an adult．
·Immediately report stray(流浪的)dogs, or dogs displaying unusual behavior to an adult．
·Avoid direct eye contact with a dog．
·Do not disturb a dog who is sleeping, eating, or caring for baby dogs．
·Do not pet a dog without allowing it to see sniff you first．
·If bitten, immediately report the bite to an adult．
A study on fatal dog bites lists the breeds(品种)involved in fatal attacks over 20 years．It does not find specific breeds that are most likely to bite or kill．Each year, 4．7 million Americans are bitten by dogs．These bites result in about 12 deaths every year：about 0．0002 percent of the total number of people bitten．These few deaths offer little information about breeds involved in dogs of a particular breed, and no way to determine which breeds are more likely to bite or kill．
Many practical alternatives hold promise for preventing dog bites．For prevention ideas and model policies for the control of dangerous dogs, please see the American Veterinary Medical Association Task Force on Canine Aggression and Human – Canine Interaction：a community approach to dog bite prevention．
(1)
When you are knocked down by a dog, you should．
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A．
get up and run away as fast as possible
B．
run away and shout loudly for help
C．
not allow the dog to sniff you
D．
pretend to be dead
(2)
Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
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A．
Children should not look a dog in the eye．
B．
Children should not touch a sleeping dog．
C．
Children should not be afraid of dogs．
D．
Children should tell adults about bleeding bitten by a dog．
(3)
We can infer from the second paragraph that．
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A．
dog bites result in about 100 deaths in America each year
B．
lots of information about breeds involved in dog bites has been collected
C．
many dog bites are not treated properly nowadays in America
D．
more effort needs to be made to determine which dog breeds are more likely to bite
(4)
The last paragraph provides readers with information about．
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