Europeans are being dug out from heavy snow after a week of very cold weather. The snowstorm is the harshest to hit Europe. Airports were shut down. And schools have been closed for a week.
Until Wednesday, at least 400 people across Europe had died because of the cold temperature. Several countries have said a state of emergency. In Ukraine, temperatures dropped as low as -33℉.
Although the situation is bad, at least one country is hoping the weather will last a little longer. In the Netherlands, the government is preparing for the country’s “11 Cities Tour”. The 125-mile ice-skating marathon will be held along a network which joins 11 towns and cities together in Friesland Province.
The ice along the way must be inches thick for the event. Up to 2 million people are thought to cheer on the race’s 16,000 competitors.
On Wednesday, Dutch soldiers joined in the preparations. They cleaned snow along the way. This will be the 16th time that the event has taken place since the first race in 1909. Dutch General Hans said his soldiers were happy to lend a hand. “We want to do our bit for this national party.” he said.
1.What is “11 Cities Tour”?
A. It’s a 125-mile ice skating marathon.
B. It’s a 11-mile ice skating marathon.
C. It’s a 16000-mile ice skating marathon.
D. It’s a 33-mile ice skating marathon.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Thousands of people across Europe died because of the weather.
B. The ice should be less than 6 inches thick for the event.
C. No country is glad to see the cold weather.
D. The first “11 Cities Tour” began in 1909.
3.Who helped clean snow along the way?
A. French soldiers B. Dutch soldiers
C. Ukrainian soldiers D. American soldiers
4.The underlined word “harshest” means _______ in the passage.
A. safest B. most enjoyable C. most serious D. happiest
5.The passage is mainly about______.
A. the hard situation Europe faces
B. the European cold weather
C. preparations for a national party
D. the coldest season in Europe
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A. Acting B. Singing C. Dancing D. Camping
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Two teachers were sitting in the teachers' room. For a moment there was silence. Then one of them, Miss Smith, said, "I'm afraid I'd have to fail him! I just can’t let him 16 . "
"Now Alice," said her friend, Mrs Jackson, "is he so terrible a student?"
"That's just the trouble!" the other woman answered, "Tom was ever my 17 student. The problem is that he is so lazy that he never gets his work done. He hasn't handed me a piece of homework for three 18 !"
Mrs Jackson had never seen Miss Smith so 19 before. "Have you had a word with him about it?" she asked.
"Why should I? Every student must hand in homework. I made 20 very clear on the first day for class. I don't know what has happened. When the lessons started, he did so well that I 21 thought about asking the school to give him a scholarship(奖学金). But now he often sleeps in class! I've never seen such a 22 in a student."
"You should have a talk with him. Give him a chance. "
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and learned all about it. He was studying all day and working most of the night in a factory to 23 for his schooling. Of course he was 24 in class and sometimes could hardly 25 awake. Miss Smith soon asked the school to give him a scholarship and he was able to devote himself to his lessons again.
1.A. leave B. pass C. work D. sleep
2.A. laziest B. busiest C. worst D. best
3.A. minutes B. hours C. weeks D. years
4.A. worried B. pleased C. useless D. kind
5.A. them B. him C. that D. one
6.A. even B. only C. mostly D. still
7.A. trouble B. hope C. change D. danger
8.A. pay B. call C. save D. share
9.A. forgetful B. careless C. asleep D. tired
10.A. seem B. keep C. look D. get
—Don’t have your mobile phone on when you are in the library.
— __________.
A. No, I will B. sorry, I won’t C. Yes, I will D. Yes, I won’t
Nobody knew who was the first ________ at school that morning when the window was broken.
A. arriving B. arrived C. to arrive D. have arrived
—May I have your name?
— _______.
A. Yes, please B. All right C. Of course D. Call me Yang, please
