You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight．They hit one another hard．At the start they only fight with their fists．But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs．And so it goes on until one of the men crashes(撞击)through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below．He is dead！Of course he isn’t really dead．With any luck he isn’t even hurt．
Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals．They do this for a living．These men are called stuntmen．
That is to say, they perform tricks．There are two sides to their work．They actually do most of the things you see on the screen．For example, they fall from a high building．However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress(床垫)．Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar! But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training．Often a stuntman’s success depends on careful timing．For example, when he is “blown up” in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment．
Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives．They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed．A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff(悬崖)a thousand feet high．His parachute(降落伞)failed to open, and he was killed．In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only．Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action．For nowadays there are stuntgirls tool．
(1)
Stuntmen are those who ________．
[ ]
A．
often dress up as actors
B．
prefer to lead dangerous lives
C．
often perform seemingly dangerous actions
D．
often fight each other for their lives
(2)
Stuntmen earn their living by ________．
[ ]
A．
playing their dirty tricks
B．
selling their special skills
C．
jumping out of high windows
D．
jumping from fast moving trains
(3)
When a stuntman falls from a high building, ________．
[ ]
A．
he needs little protection
B．
he will be covered with a mattress
C．
his life is endangered
D．
his safety is generally all right
(4)
Which of the following is the main factor(因素)of a successful performance?
[ ]
A．
Strength．
B．
Exactness．
C．
Speed．
D．
Carefulness．
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Tourism probably started in Roman times．Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman empire．But when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped．
I n the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born．Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel(英吉利海峡)．They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice(威尼斯)in Italy．Their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city．The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young people’s education－but only for the rich．
In the 18th century, tourism began to change．For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the waters”．They believed that the water there was good for their health．So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns．
In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster．When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to go for holidays by the sea．And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier．
Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built．People began to travel more to far away countries．
The 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people．Planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them．
Thus tourism grew．In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horizon Holidays．The company organizes everything－plane tickets, hotel rooms, even food－and tourists pay for it all before they leave home．The package tour and modern tourist industry was born．
The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949．But tourism did not take off until 1978．In 2002, the industry was worth 500 billion yuan and became an important part of China’s social development．
(1)
In the early times, the travelers ________．
[ ]
A．
all came from Roman
B．
were very young and strong
C．
had lots of money
D．
traveled by boat
(2)
________ played the most important role in the tourism development．
[ ]
A．
EducationB．Money
(3)
Modern tourism was born ________．
[ ]
A．
in 1949
B．
in Roman times
C．
in the early 17th century
D．
in the 19th century
(4)
The underlined phrase “take off” means ________．
[ ]
A．
a plane rising into the air
B．
develop very fast
C．
remove hats and clothes
D．
bring down the prices
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Two policemen stopped Andrew Kershaw in his sports car one night, because he was speeding in the street of the town．The young man was very drunk．He knew he was in trouble, so he decided to make fun of them．He was a law-student at the university, so he knew the law very well, better than most people．
When the policemen came to his car, Andrew asked one of the policemen to write down in his notebook everything they said．The policeman had to do this because it is the law, although people don’t usually know it．The policeman tested Andrew’s breath and the breathalyser showed that he had too much alcohol(乙醇)in his blood．This all took a long time because the policeman had to write down everything that he or the policeman said．
In the end, by law, the policeman had to ask Andrew if he wanted to say anything．Andrew decided that he had two things to say and the policemen had to write down．The first thing was：“Please don’t hit me again, officer!” And the second thing was：“Does the other officer want ￡5000?” Of course, the poor policeman had to read this in court, in front of the judge, and he was very embarrassed(难堪)．Andrew, who was in court, thought it was very funny, until the judge took away his license for a year and fined him ￡100,￡90 for drunk driving, and ￡10 for his rudeness!
(1)
The policemen stopped Andrew in his car because ________．
[ ]
A．
it was very late
B．
he was drunk
C．
he was driving too fast
D．
he hardly broke the law
(2)
The policeman had to write down ________．
[ ]
A．
everything the two policemen said
B．
everything Andrew said
C．
everything they all said
D．
everything either of them said
(3)
The underlined word “breathalyser” means ________．
[ ]
A．
a tool used for repairing machines
B．
a machine used for examining patients
C．
a person who is in charge of giving breath-test
D．
an instrument used for testing and analyzing(分析)one’s breath
(4)
What did Andrew think was funny?
[ ]
A．
The judge．
B．
The policemen’s situation．
C．
The court．
D．
Two policemen．
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It was during a weekend, Mum gave me two tickets for a film and told me she was too busy with the endless housework to go with me．She told me to keep the money if I could sell the extra ticket．I was very happy, of course．At that time, a ticket only cost 20 fen．But to me, a little girl of 12,20 fen seemed quite a lot．I reached the cinema in a great hurry．Holding the ticket in my hand, I began to look for buyer．A handsome young man noticed me and the ticket in my hand．He came towards me with a big smile．“You’ve got an extra ticket?” “Yes,” I nodded．“That’s great．Say, how much?” “Twenty fen．”“Oh,” he thought for a while and then took out a ten yuan note from his wallet．“I’m very sorry, but I’ve only got this note．” Seeing I was confused(迷惑), he added, “Then, how about waiting for a while? I’ll give you the money after I have changed it in the cinema’s store．”Without much thinking, I agreed．Then we went to the cinema together．He walked fast．I could hardly keep up with him．By and by, he left me farther and farther behind．Soon he disappeared in the crowd．I stood there without knowing what to do．Suddenly I seemed to realize the handsome young fellow had cheated(欺骗)me．He had saved twenty fen, but lost his honor．It seemed to be a funny or even ridiculous(可笑的)experience．But it did cast a dark shadow on(投下……阴影)my young mind．
(1)
When do you think the story probably happened?
[ ]
A．
On Monday．
B．
On Tuesday．
C．
On Saturday．
D．
On Thursday．
(2)
The sentence “20 fen seemed quite a lot to me” suggests(暗示)that ________．
[ ]
A．
the writer did not have much pocket money
B．
the writer cared much for the money
C．
20 fen could buy a lot of things
D．
the writer had never had as much money as that
(3)
The man took out a ten-yuan note from his wallet, for ________．
[ ]
A．
he thought the writer would be happy at the sight of the note
B．
he really had nothing but the ten-yuan note
C．
he was not sure if the writer would sell him the ticket
D．
he knew the writer was not able to give him back the change
(4)
How did the writer realize that she was cheated?
[ ]
A．
The man walked too fast for her to keep up with．
B．
The man went to the crowd and was not seen again?．
C．
The man asked her to wait for a while．
D．
The man said that he only had a ten-yuan note．
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Beginning in October, more than 13 000 McDonald’s restaurants in America will use a new variety of cooking oil．McDonald’s aims to make its French fries and other fried foods healthier．
The change will not affect the taste or the number of calories in the food．But by changing the cooking oil, McDonald’s says, it hopes to cut by nearly half the amount of trans fatty acids(转换脂肪酸)in French fries and reduce the amount of saturated fats which raise cholesterol(胆固醇)levels and increase the risk of heart disease．McDonald’s new step is important because McDonald’s is an industry leader and other fast-food chains and food processors may follow the lead．
For McDonald’s, the action comes at a time when Americans are becoming more and more concerned about obesity(肥胖)and are increasing pressure on food companies to offer healthy and nutritious foods to consumers．
After three years of study, McDonald’s officials say they are switching oil that is lower in saturated fats and trans fatty acids．McDonald’s says the change will not cause higher costs for consumers．
Though there is some changes, scientists say that the amount of trans fat in foods at McDonald’s and at other fast-food companies is still important．
(1)
More than 13 000 McDonald’s restaurants in America will use a new kind of cooking oil to ________．
[ ]
A．
lower the costs of the products
B．
make its food taste better than ever before
C．
cure(治愈)the heart disease
D．
do good to the health of consumers
(2)
The underlined word “switching” here has the same meaning as “________”．
[ ]
A．
turning on
B．
turning off
C．
changing
D．
studying
(3)
The main idea of the passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
McDonald’s is a pioneer in food products
B．
McDonald’s is enlarging its restaurants in the world
C．
fried foods can’t keep up with the development of modern society
D．
McDonald’s is to use new cooking oil
(4)
When a new kind of cooking oil is used in McDonald’s, ________．
[ ]
A．
the price of McDonald’s foods will be a lot higher
B．
consumers will find the taste of McDonald’s foods different
C．
many other food companies will do what McDonald’s does
D．
obesity will disappear in American society sooner or later
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For many years, artists have flocked to Paris, France, to paint or to learn to paint．Perhaps artists first went there because of the city’s beauty．They went to paint pictures of the broad, tree-lined streets, the great churches, and the graceful river bridges．
The artists felt comfortable in Paris because the people of the city had always enjoyed art．Paris had great art museums, filled with famous paintings and statues from many countries．And the people of Paris had always welcomed new ideas．In this city, artists felt free to experiment with new ways of painting．
As soon as famous artists painted in Paris, students came to learn from them．People came to buy paintings．People called art dealers set up galleries where paintings were bought and sold．Others kept shops that sold artists’paints and supplies．
Students and artists who were not yet famous could live in Paris for very little money．They learned by studying great art in the museums, and they learned from one another．They held art fairs, hanging their paintings outdoors along the streets．
Today, New York City and Florence, Italy, are also famous art centers．But the world’s principal art exhibits are still held in Paris．Important judges of art live there．Most of the new ways of painting that have started in the last hundred years began in Paris．So artists and art dealers still go to Paris because it is the world’s leading art center．
(1)
Art students learned by studying great art in Paris’ ________．
[ ]
A．
streets
B．
churches
C．
museums
D．
schools
(2)
The story does not say so, but it makes you think that ________．
[ ]
A．
Paris is famous for its artists’paints and supplies
B．
there is more than one way to paint
C．
art fairs are held in galleries
D．
Florence is the center of world art exhibits
(3)
Important judges of art ________．
[ ]
A．
live in Paris
B．
feel free to experiment
C．
work in New York
D．
have no new ways of painting
(4)
Students can learn from ________．
[ ]
A．
their parents
B．
one another
C．
the streets
D．
the trees
(5)
On the whole, this story is about ________．
[ ]
A．
the world’s most famous art center
B．
how to buy a painting in Paris, France
C．
the famous art centers of New York and Florence
D．
where to set up galleries
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Holidaymakers who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a big igloo．Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo hotel．Built in a small town in Lapland, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over．
In two weeks’time Bergqvist’s ice creation(作品)will be nothing more than a pool of water．“We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says．“We just look forward to replacing it．”
Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition．It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters．Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1000 tons of snow onto a wooden base;when the snow froze, the base was removed．“The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door,” he says．
After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success．With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing(轻松的)hotel break．“It’s great fun,” Bergqvist explains,“as well as a good start in survival training．”
The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt：it is now attracting tourists from all over the world．At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms．“You can get a lot of people in,” explains Bergqvist．“The beds are three meters wide by two meters long, and can fit at least four at one time．”
(1)
When the writer says “the fun will be over”, he refers to the fact that ________．
[ ]
A．
hotel guests will be frightened at the thought of the hard test
B．
Bergqvist’s hotel will soon become a pool of water
C．
holidaymakers will soon get tired of the big igloo
D．
a bigger igloo will replace the present one
(2)
According to the text, the first thing to do in building an igloo is ________．
[ ]
A．
to gather a pool of water
B．
to prepare a wooden base
C．
to cover the ground with ice
D．
to pile a large amount of snow
(3)
When guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that ________．
[ ]
A．
they have visited Lapland
B．
they have had an ice-snow holiday
C．
they have had great fun sleeping on ice
D．
they have had a taste of adventure
(4)
Which of the four pictures below is the closest to the igloo hotel as described in the text?
[ ]
A．
B．
C．
D．
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Israeli paintings－Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman will hold a personal show named “Flock of Sheep” from November 26 to December 20 at the China National Art Museum．On show are 550 colorful oil paintings of sheep heads．
His works have been on show in the Metropolitan Museum in New York and Tate Gallery in London over the past 30 years．
Time：9∶00 a. m.－4∶00 p. m., November 26-December 20．
Place：China National Art Museum,1 Wusi Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing．
Tel：6401-2252
Russia Ballet－The Kremlin Ballet from Russia will perform two immortal classical ballets－“Swiss Lake” and “The Nutcracker”－at the Beijing Beizhan Theatre．Set up in 1990, the theatre has a number of first-class ballet dancers with pride．Most of their performances are classical．
Time：7∶15 p. m., December 5 and 6(“Swan Lake”); 7∶15 p. m., December 7(“Nutcracker”)
Folk concert－The Central Conservatory of Music(音乐学院)will hold a folk concert in memory of the late musician Situ Huacheng．
On the programme are many popular folks such as “Moon Night on the Bamboo Tower” “Celebrating Harvest” “Deep and Lasting Friendship” “Golden Snake Dancers Wildly”, and “Children?s Holiday”．
Time：7∶30 p. m., November 25．
Place：Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhua Street．
Tel：6605-5812
(1)
If a child is very fond of dancing, his parent should take him to ________．
[ ]
A．
China National Art Museum
B．
Beizhan Theatre
C．
Beijing Concert Hall
D．
1 Wusi Street
(2)
Menashe Kadishman is well known for painting ________．
[ ]
A．
deer
B．
birds
C．
sheep
D．
flowers
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
The folk concert will last three days．
B．
The ballet “The Nutcracker” will be put on once．
C．
The Israeli paintings will be on show for a month．
D．
China National Art Museum lies in Xicheng District．
(4)
If you dial the telephone number 6605-3388 on Dec．8, you can ________．
[ ]
A．
go to the folk concert
B．
visit the Art Museum
C．
watch the ballet
D．
none of the above
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Since my retirement(退休)from teaching music in 2001, I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist．I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died, so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father, or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him．In any case, I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes(风景画)much influenced(影响)by Krenkel and St．John for five years．
For some strange reason, I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again, but as soon as I walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth, who quickly became my favorite artist．I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolors to be the closest to how I thought good watercolors should look．So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting．However, watercolors remained my first choice, and I think I did my best work there, showing my paintings at a number of art exhibitions．
Art is now together with my piano playing and reading．There is a time for everything in my world, and it is wonderful to have some time doing what I want to do．As Confucius once said,“At seventy I can follow my heart’s desire．”
(1)
What is the text mainly about?
[ ]
A．
Learning to paint in later life．
B．
How to paint watercolors．
C．
An artist-turned teacher．
D．
Life after retirement．
(2)
The author started drawing again in 1995 because ________．
[ ]
A．
he hoped to draw a picture of his father
B．
he couldn’t stop missing his father
C．
he had more time after retirement
D．
he liked animals and landscapes
(3)
We can infer from the text that the author ________．
[ ]
A．
had been taught by Krenkel and St．John
B．
painted landscapes in Minnesota for 5 years
C．
believed Wyeth to be the best in watercolors
D．
started his retirement life at the age of seventy
(4)
How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist?
[ ]
A．
Very enjoyable．
B．
A bit regretful．
C．
Rather busy．
D．
Fairly dull．
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Museums have changed．They are no longer places that one “should” go but now they are places to enjoy．At a science museum in Canada, you can feel your hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body．At the Children’s Museum in New York, you can play an African drum．There are no “Do Not Touch” signs in some other museums in the USA．
More and more museum directors have realized that people learn best when they can become part of what they are seeing．In many science museums, the visitors are encouraged to touch, listen,
operate and experiment so as to discover scientific rules for themselves．The purpose is not only to provide fun, but also help people feel at home in the world of science．If people don’t understand science, they will be afraid of it;and if they are afraid of science, they will not make the best use of it．One cause of all these changes is the increase in wealth and spare time．Another cause is the growing number of young people in the population．Many of them are college students or college graduates．They see things in a new and different way．
They want art that they can take part in．The same is true of science and history．
The old museums have been changing and the government is encouraging the building of new, modern museums．In the United States and Canada, there are more than 6000 museums, almost twice as many as there were 25 years ago．
(1)
The directors of the museums have realized ________．
[ ]
A．
the importance of scientific rules
B．
people learn best when they look at something
C．
visitors prefer to learn from museums
D．
the museum needs changes
(2)
The growing population of young people caused the changes in museums because ________．
[ ]
A．
many of them hope to take part
B．
many of them have a new way of thinking
C．
many of them are better educated
D．
All of the above
(3)
How many museums or so were there in the United States and Canada 25 years ago?
