AROUNDHANGZHOUisaspecialnewspr-优题课

London has a population of over 7,000,000. From about the year 1800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world. But now there are many cities which are much bigger than it. London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution which stop the city from developing. Over one million people a day use the London underground(地铁）, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The air isn’t clear, but it is anyhow(不管怎样) cleaner than it was 100 years ago. For me, the best things about London are the parks. There are a lot of parks in the city. Five of them are in the city center. But my children’s favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.
When was London the biggest city in the world?

A．In 1750.	B．In 1850.
C．In 1950.	D．In the 21st century.

What’s Big Ben in London?

A．It’s a toy shop.	B．It’s a park.
C．It’s a clock.	D．It’s a museum.

How many people use the London underground every day?

A．Over half of its population.

B．Over three quarters of its population.

C．Over one million.

D．Over 7,000,000.

How was the air in London 100 year s ago?

A．It was much cleaner than it is now.

B．It was the same as it is now.

C．It was the cleanest in the history of London.

D．It was not as clean as it is now.

Which of the following statements is true in the passage?

A．There are not too many cars on the streets.

B．There are 5 parks in the city.

C．Many big cities have the problems with traffic and pollution.

D．Children’s favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest park in London.

Jack had gone to the university to study history, but he kept playing all the time and at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his exams. He was so poor at his subject that he would have to leave the university. However, his father made up his mind that he would go to see the professor to ask him to let Jack go on his studies the next year.
“He’s a good boy,” said the father, “and if you let him pass this time, I’m sure he’ll improve a lot next year and pass the exam at the end of it really well.”
“No, no, that’s quite impossible.” said the professor at once, “Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon(拿破仑) had died, and he didn’t know!”
“Please, sir, give him another chance.” said Jack’s father. “You see, I’m afraid we don’t take any newspapers in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.”
Jack would have to leave the university because _________.

A．he d idn’t like history

B．he didn’t pass the exams

C．he was a good boy

D．he didn’t know Napoleon was ill

Jack’s father wanted the professor _________.

A．to tell him a story

B．to give Jack a lesson

C．to let Jack leave the university

D．to let Jack pass his exam s that time

In “at the end of it”, the word “it” means _______.

A．Jack’s exams

B．the university

C．Jack’s first year in university

D．Jack’s second year in university

Jack didn’t know when Napoleon had died because________.

A． he didn’t do well in his history

B．he didn’t take any newspaper

C．he didn’t know Napoleon

D．he didn’t know Napoleon was ill

What will you say to Jack?

A．Actions speak louder than words.

B．No pain, no gain.

C．Burn the candle at both ends.

D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Head-on Train Crash On May 18,two trains had a head-on crash （正面相撞） near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60 people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.
Travel Time Tourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180,000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday, from April 29 to May 1.
Brave Volunteer Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya’an 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.
根据短文，判断正（A）误（B）。
About 250 people were hurt, and nobody died in the head-on crash.
A lot of people visited Mount Tai during the May Day holiday.
Liao Zhi lost her daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.
The brave volunteer had a terrible time when she offered help.
Liao Zhi decided to come because she knew what people needed most.

One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood (木头) near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter.
“I have lost my axe.” he said, “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.”
The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is that yours?”
“No.” said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?”
“No.” again answered the man.
Then she showed him the old axe.
“Yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man.
“I know it well enough.” said the fairy, “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your own one.”
根据短文，判断正（A）误（B）。
The man was poor, he had nothing but an old axe.
The old axe fell into the water when the man was cutting the wood.
The fairy asked the man if he lost a gold axe, then the man said “No”.
When he saw his own axe, the man was very happy.
At last, the man had two axes.

C

Name	Telephone number	Thing(东西)/Color
Grace Smith	789-4399	jacket/green
Frank Brown	224-7681	key/white
Wang Qiang	339-5067	pen/black

What’s Grace’s last name?
A、Smith. B、Brown. C、Qiang.
What’s Frank’s telephone number?
A、789-4399 B、224-7681 C、339-5067
What color is Wang Qiang’s pen?
A、Green. B、White. C、Black.
Who(谁) has(有) a white key?
A、Grace. B、Frank. C、Alan.
Grace has a . It’s green.
A、ruler B、key C、jacket

A．IN TOUCH	B．AROUND HANGZHOU
C．CITY EXPRESS	D．HANGZOU WEEKLY