Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in．Here are two of the cities listed as"the world's best．"
SAN JOSE，COSTARICA The city has comfortable weather all year round （15℃to 26℃）．Housing is not very expensive in SAN JOSE．Also，many of the city's older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafes．Beautiful mountains are around the city．Lots of people go sightseeing there every year．But air pollution is a problem in the city center．
Hong Kong，CHINA，this lively city﹣﹣﹣﹣once a small fishing village﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣is today an international business center．It is an interesting mix of East and West，old and new．Modern tall buildings are next to small temples （庙宇）．Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses．Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day．But outside the city，there are parks for walking or relaxing．Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes．There's also food from Europe，North America，and other parts of Asia．However，this small city has a large population of nearly seven million!That's why housing is often very expensive．Traffic and air pollution are also a problem．
51．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose？
| A． |
The weather |
| B． |
The mountains |
| C． |
The air |
| D． |
The traffic |
52．What makes Hong Kong the world's best according to this passage？
| A． |
The lively city and the wonderful dishes． |
| B． |
The large population and the traffic． |
| C． |
The expensive housing． |
| D． |
The beautiful temples． |
53．What do the two cities have in common？
| A． |
They both have beautiful mountains． |
| B． |
They both have a large population． |
| C． |
Air pollution is a problem in both cities． |
| D． |
They are both crowded． |
54．The word"mix"here means ．
| A． |
交点 |
| B． |
融合 |
| C． |
区别 |
| D． |
中点 |
55．From the passage，we can know that ．
| A． |
San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world's best． |
| B． |
Housing in San Jose is not very expensive． |
| C． |
the weather in both cities is fine． |
| D． |
San Jose used to be a small fishing village． |
Dick often goes traveling when the summer holiday begins. But he was out of luck this summer.
He went to an old temple(庙)on a high mountain by himself. On his way there it suddenly began to rain heavily and he hurried to go down the mountain. When he got to the foot of the mountain, he found the wooden bridge was under the water, so he had to spend the rainy night in a broken farmhouse. He was so hungry that he hardly fell asleep.
The next morning the rain stopped and he found the bridge was damaged. He saw the river was not too deep and tried to swim across it. In the middle of the river the water nearly washed him away. Luckily , two farmers saved him, but he lost his bag. They gave him some food and dry clothes. He thanked them and went to the nearest town to call up his parents.
At the end of the street, Dick found a small hotel and went in. He asked the price for a room.
“A room on the first floor is twenty dollars, on the second floor, fifteen dollars and on the third, ten dollars,” answered the owner.
The young man had only eight dollars in all his pockets. He said thanks and was leaving. The owner asked, “Don’t you like our hotel?”
“Yes, it’s good,” said Dick, “but it’s not tall enough!”Dick spent the rainy night ______.
| A．in the old temple | B．in a farmhouse |
| C．on the bridge | D．in a hotel |
Why couldn’t Dick go to sleep that rainy night?
| A．Because he was afraid of the dark. |
| B．Because he had nothing for supper. |
| C．Because he felt cold. |
| D．Because he couldn’t call his parents. |
What did Dick do the next morning when he found the bridge was damaged?
| A．He went back to the temple |
| B．He stayed in a farmhouse. |
| C．He decided to swim across the river. |
| D．He asked the farmers for some food. |
What do you think of Dick’s summer holiday this year?
| A．Happy | B．Terrible | C．Boring | D．Exciting |
From Dick’s words in the last paragraph, we can infer(推测) that______.
| A．Dick liked tall buildings |
| B．Dick went to borrow money from his good friends. |
| C．Dick went to look for a better hotel at last |
| D．Dick was not able to pay for a room in the hotel |
In May, 1976, Gaynor was a nine-year-old girl and lived in North Wales. One day, on her way home from school, she saw a silver(银色的)object(物体)in a field not far from her home. The object looked like a saucer.
Gaynor was very scared. She stayed behind the tall grass and watched the door of the strange object open. She saw two aliens wearing silver suits get out. Then they used something to examine(检测)the ground. They were short and had pink eyes. After about thirty minutes, the two aliens went back into the object. Then it took off.
When Gaynor got home, she told her mother about this unusual experience, but her family decided to keep quiet about it. They didn’t want others to laugh at their daughter.
However, 18 months later, Gaynor told her story to UFO scientists. They found out that Gaynor told the truth. Where did Gaynor see the UFO?
▲ What did Gaynor see when the door of the UFO opened?
▲ What did the two aliens do?
▲ What did the two aliens look like?
▲Why did Gaynor’s parents keep quiet about her unusual experience?
▲
| Airline |
Flight number |
Destination |
Departure time |
Gate |
| Air Canada |
137 |
Beijing |
10.12a.m. |
24 |
| Japan Airlines |
320 |
Tokyo |
10.30a.m. |
18 |
| British Airways |
405 |
Paris |
11.00a.m. |
20 |
| Pan American |
226 |
London |
11.20a.m. |
12 |
| Pan American |
12 |
Beijing |
11.43a.m. |
15 |
| Air Canada |
178 |
Tokyo |
12.32p.m. |
21 |
| CAAC |
289 |
Hong Kong |
12.32p.m. |
14 |
If you want to fly to Paris, you should take________.
| A．Flight 137 | B．Flight 320 | C．Flight 226 | D．Flight 405 |
Flight 289 to Hong Kong leaves at_______.
| A．11.43a.m. | B．10.12a.m. | C．12.32p.m. | D．10.12a.m. |
A lady wants to take Flight 12 to Beijing, she should go to Gate________.
| A．14 | B．15 | C．12 | D．18 |
Flight 226 to London is from _________.
| A．Pan American | B．Japan Airlines | C．Air Canada | D．CAAC |
A man is at Gate 18. He’s going to________.
| A．Tokyo | B．Hong Kong | C．London | D．Paris |
When it was getting dark, a wolf was walking along the road. Then he was surprised to see his huge shadow(影子) under his feet.
“Wow, I didn’t know I was so big!” The wolf was happy to know it.
As time went by, the sun was going down and his shadow grew bigger and bigger, so it looked like a giant.
“Oh, look at my shadow. I’m so big!” The wolf thought that he was as big as his shadow. “I’m huge and excellent. I don’t need to be afraid of the lion.”
From then the wolf walked with his shoulders open. He thought of himself as the king of the forest.
“Why should I fear the lion? Lion! Come out! Here is your match（对手）.”It made the lion very angry, so he went to see the wolf.
“Here I am. I heard you said you could beat me. Now I’m here. Why don’t you prove it?”
The lion’s sharp claw(爪子) hit the wolf’s head hard. The wolf was knocked out. “Ah, help me!”
But it was too late when the wolf got to know that he wasn’t as big or strong as his shadow. Unluckily, he became the lion’s delicious supper.. Why was the wolf so surprised?
| A．He grew very quickly. | B．He beat the other animals in the forest. |
| C．He saw his huge shadow. | D．He didn’t need to be afraid of the lion any more. |
What does the word “giant” in the passage probably mean?
| A．大力士 | B．巨人 | C．怪兽 | D．野人 |
. The wolf went to the lion to________________.
| A．send him some food | B．ask for some food |
| C．tell him something surprising | D．show his strong body |
. What was the result?
| A．The lion ate the wolf. | B．The wolf ate the lion. |
| C．They became good friends. | D．The wolf became the king of the forest. |
. Which one is the best title for this passage?
| A．wolf and his shadow | B．A wolf and a lion |
| C．The king of the forest | D．A strong wolf |
This is a s__81____ of twin brothers, Justin and Paul. Their friend Susan calls them for h__82____. Justin and Paul drive to Hill Building q____83____. Three man in police uniform p___84___ them into a green van. They are not p__85_____. They are the robbers. The twin brothers aren’t a____86___. Paul opens the back door of the van w__87____ a knife. They take different r___88____ to the police station. They meet the robbers a____89__ in the police station. They are s____90_____. The policemen stop the van because the back door of the van is open.