A.A good man
B.A warm-hearted man
C.A brave man
D.An honest man
W: All right. This is an exchange memo. Please fill in your name and the amount you intend to change.
Q: How much US dollars does the man want to exchange?
(19)
A.USD508.09.
B.USD58.9.
C.USD500.89.
D.USD50089.
W: Sorry, immediate encashment of a foreign bill is not allowed. You may entrust it to us for collection. But it takes time.
Q: What should the man do if he wants to get the payment of the draft?
(18)
A.He has to show the clerk his passport.
B.He has to entrust the draft for collection to the bank.
C.He has to fill in some forms.
D.He has to endorse the draft.
Plans were made.They called for a "King of Clocks, the biggest and best in the world? So the clock had to be big.And it had to keep very good time.The big clock was made in two years.But it couldn't be put in the tower.The tower wasn't even built! Five more years went by before the clock tower was finished.Then the giant hour bell was put in place.It rang out for the first time on July 11, 1859.
The great bell had to have a name.A meeting of Parliament was called to pick one.The clock is the King of Clocks?one man said."Why not call the Queen of Bells?"
"Then why not Victoria?"said another.(Victoria was the British queen at that time.)
The talk about names went on and on.Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak.He was a big man whom the others liked.By this time they were all tired.Someone shouted."Why not call it Big Ben?"
Everybody laughed, and the meeting broke up.But Big Ben it was from then on.Not just the bell, but the whole clock.
(1) The new clock began striking years after the old clock had crashed down.
A.2
B.5
C.15
D.25
(2) The plans said that the new clock had to.
A.be named at a parliament meeting
B.be called Big Ben
C.be made in two years
D.be big and keep good time
(3) The clock tower was built five years after.
A.the clock was made
B.the hour bell was made
C.the old Parliament building burned down
D.the new Parliament building was completed
(4) Originally, the British Parliament called the meeting in order to name.
A.the clock
B.the bell
C.the clock tower
D.the whole building
(5) Big Ben was named after.
A.the king of England
B.the British queen
C.a man in Parliament
D.the clock maker
The author’s father applied for a job at the Martin Aircraft Company and his goal was ()
A、to be a good worker with a special knowledge about his work
B、to do everything assigned him willingly
C、to be able to do whatever job there was in the factory
D、to be a good supervisor himself in the future
City government around the world are already banning cars from city center for special events. Philadelphia asked residents to stop driving their cars for four days when Pope Francis visited in late September. Philadelphia residents felt more relaxed, and children were free to play in the streets.
But there are more reasons to limit cars in cities. Cars are polluting the air throughout the world. Drivers waste time looking for parking places. Residents also feel safer without cars. A 2013 study by doctors in New York City said people were more likely to be hit by a car while in a crosswalk.
Car free cities may not be a fantasy if Oslo' S experience provides a strong example. The world will be watching and seeing how it goes.
Oslo will give New York and London a road map if they want to go car free. In Norway, the plan includes at least 60 kilometer of new bike roads. They will pay more for the bus and subway, too Car free cities can happen only if the infrastructure is good there And that means more bike roads, sidewalks, buses and subways.
1. Why is Oslo a good place to buy a used car?()
A.Because it’ll be the first European capital to make cars.
B.Because the people there want to buy new cars.
C.Because all cars will be banned from the city center.
D.Because car owners there don' t like driving any longer.
2. Philadelphia banned cars for four days().
A.for Pope Francis’ visit.
B.to make residents foe more relaxed
C.tor children' s safety
D.to make less pollution
3. Which reason is NOT mentioned to limit cars in cities?()
A.Driving cars pollutes the air.
B.Parking cars wastes time.
C.Residents feel safer without cars
D.The traffic is becoming heavier.
4. What' s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "fantasy"?
A.现实
B.空想
C.趋势
D.榜样
5. From this article, we know car-free cities().
A.can happen easily
B.will appear all over the world soon
C.has along way to go
D.can’t be achieved at all
Moscow, Russia (Space news) ——"The computer is a better chess player, insisted Viktor Prozorov, the loser. It seemed as if it were laughing after every good move. I know I should have beaten it for the sake of mankind (人类), but I just couldn't win", he announced and shook his head sadly. Prozorovs disappointment was shared by several grand masters who were present, some of whomwere so upset that they shouted at the machine. Many chess players said that this meant the end of chess championships (冠军) around the world, since the fun had been taken out of the game. The computer walked——or rather——rolled away with 5 000 dollars in prize money and limited its remarks to a set of noises and lights.
1.What was it that Prozorov felt most bitter (痛苦 ) about? ()
A、That he didn''t win the $5 000
B、That he hadn''t tried his best
C、That he had lost to a machine
D、That this was the end of the chess game
2.Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article? ()
A、5000 dollars goes to a computer!
B、New invention : a laughing computer!
C、World''s best chess player beaten!
D、Computer defeats man in chess!
3.How did some of the grand masters feel about the chess game between Prozorov and the computer? ()
A、They thought that the game was not fun
B、They thought that the game wasn''t fair
C、They agreed that Prozorov didn''t play well
D、They were unhappy that the cProzoro didn''t play well
4.After wining the game, the computer ().
A、laughed
B、walked away
C、made some remarks
D、gave out some lights and sounds
5.Many chess players felt that playing with a computer would ().
A、make the game tougher
B、make the game less interesting
C、make man appear foolish
D、make man lose lots of money
Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me 11 a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have 12 a whole variety of reasons. 13 important reason is that I want to be a better man. Many things make human beings different 14 or better than or even superior to animals. One of the most important things is 15. If I fail to receive higher education, my education 16. As I want to be a fully 17 man, I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to 18. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are 19 the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better human being and 20 fit into society.
11、A.quite
B.so
C.such
D.another
12、A.come up with
B.agreed with
C.been fed up with
D.got on well with
13、A.Most
B.The most
C.More
D.Much
14、A.to
B.around
C.between
D.from
15、A.education
B.weather
C.temperature
D.science
16、A.finished
B.don’t finish
C.will not finish
D.has finished
17、A.develop
B.developed
C.developing
D.experience
18、A.improve
B.graduate
C.hear
D.provide
19、A.between
B.among
C.inside
D.outside
20、A.can good
B.may better
C.be able to better
D.able to best
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the 37He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street comer and 38 .He would do this every single day of his life.He sat at the same street comer and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was dirty, and a stench came out of the house and it smelled 39 .The neighbors could not 40 the smell anymore, so they called the police officers to 41 the place.The officers 42 down the door and cleaned the house.There were small bags of 43 all over the house that he had 44 over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a 45 .They waited outside his house in anticipation (预料) to 46 the good news with him.When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no 47 for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
He said 48 at all; he went into his house and locked the door.The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the street and continued to beg.
49 , this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything 50 for his life.We learn nothing from this story other than staying 51 the things we enjoy doing: commitment(信奉).
We should remain true to our course, which may mean devoting yourselves to things that people around you would 52 disapprove of.Let nothing distract us from being happy, let nothing else determine our fate, but 53.
What makes us happy is 54 matters in the end…not what we acquire (获得).
This particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget.Every time I don't concentrate on course, I get reminded 55 this story.
36.A.attracting
B.agreeing
C.believing
D.devoting
37.A.street
B.factory
C.subway
D.airport
38.A.beg
B.wait
C.attempt
D.evaluate
39.A.pleasant
B.horrible
C.endless
D.serious
40.A.explain
B.forget
C.judge
D.tolerate
41.A.clear
B.remove
C.control
D.inspect
42.A.put
B.took
C.knocked
D.cut
43.A.rubbish
B.money
C.waste
D.food
44.A.managed
B.stole
C.arranged
D.collected
45.A.millionaire
B.gentleman
C.boss
D.gift
46.A.satisfy
B.share
C.believe
D.report
47.A.need
B.doubt
C.chance
D.result
48.A.something
B.anything
C.everything
D.nothing
49.A.Clearly
B.Actually
C.Surprisingly
D.Suddenly
50.A.fortunate
B.possible
C.significant
D.worth
51.A.acted out
B.called on
C.turned to
D.focused on
52.A.normally
B.crazily
C.finally
D.completely
53.A.others
B.the others
C.ourselves
D.some
54.A.when
B.that
C.what
D.which
55.A.with
B.of
C.on
D.from