In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re leaning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.
Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.
Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.
1.Which of the following is NOT necessary for a young man who wants to drive a car alone?
A. He should reach the age of 17.
B. He should get a special two-year driving license.
C. He should learn to drive in a driving school.
D. He should pass a driving test to get a full license.
2. A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he __________.
A. has learnt to drive in a driving school
B. has a full driving license
C. has a teacher’s license
D. is given a special two-year driving license
3. In the driving test, one _______________________.
A.can drive his own car but it must be fit for the road.
B. is usually asked to drive on roads for some time
C. has to be examined only in car driving skills
D. can drive around for more than an hour
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. There is no limit (限制)to the age of an old man who drives a car.
B. One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.
C. There was a speed limit to cars before 1878.
D. A car driver didn’t have to get a license until 1935.
If you won a lottery and had lots of money, what would you do? Most people would start by buying themselves things, such as a new car or a bigger TV. Some people even decide to move a bigger house.
Many people who win lots of money may find that they have a lot of friends. The new friends they make may follow them for their money but they may also leave them when all money is spent. Sometimes people can’t decide what they want to do with all the money they have won, so they try to think of what they want. In the end, most people usually decide to save the money.
There are some lottery winners who decide to give up their jobs, because they think they have enough money and don’t need to work any longer. Some big lottery winners make even bigger changes—they end their marriages. They feel that they should be with a younger or more attractive man or woman but what they don’t know is that their new money is just a bit of luck. It can’t change everything. Before you buy the next lottery ticket, think about what you want to do and what you don’t want to do if you won.
1.A lottery winner may suddenly find himself with many new friends, probably because ___.
A. The lottery winner wants to have lots of friends
B. The lottery winner doesn’t know what to do with all the money
C. these new friends are usually poor.
D. these new friends want the lottery winner to give them some money
2.Some lottery winners decide to give up their jobs, because _________.
A. they think they have enough money
B. they don’t think they have to work any more
C. they don’t like working all their lives
D. both A and B
3.Some lottery winners end their marriages, because______________
A. they don’t like their husband or wives.
B. They think winning a lot of money is lucky.
C. they feel they should be with a younger or more beautiful man or woman..
D. they think they should change everything.
4.The underlined word “It” refers to(指的是) __________
A. the lottery B. the next lottery ticket
C. the money that they won D. everything that has changed
5. Which of the following is Not true?
A. All the big lottery winners want to end their marriages.
B. Some lottery winners might decide to move to a bigger house.
C. Most lottery winners usually decide to save money.
D. Many lottery winners buy themselves things with the money that they won.
The theme park rides and attractions are open from July 26 to November 6, 2014
There is something for the whole family, with lots of frightening rides, amazing live shows, and unusual and wonderful costume characters. Guests of all ages will enjoy many activities.
Thirteen It is based on the discovery of an ancient burial site（墓地）in an area known as the Dark Forest. It is built on the site of the old Corkscrew roll-coaster and you are invited to take the rides on Thirteen and travel deep into the living and breathing Dark Forest which might be dangerous.
You must be at least 1.2 m to ride. If you are 1.86 m or over, you can’t ride.
Laughs and Frights Up for a bit of light-hearted fun with friends and family? The roll-coasters at the Alton Towers Resort make for unforgettable experiences. You will have so much fun with its amusement ride.
Magic and Young Fun Ideal for all the family, the Alton Towers Resort offers family rides packed with fun for little kids. There are a number of rides and activities to keep all ages happy, all day long.
Attractions There is fun for the whole family with Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE, old Macdonald’s Farmyard and Mutiny Bay. Take a ride on the Skyride and don’t forget to check the amazing new live shows. Start or finish your day with a round of Golf!
Save 20% by booking（预订）on line and achieve advantages from Early Ride Time. No online booking fee—the price you see below is the price you pay.
Ticket Type including Early Ride Time | Online Only price |
Online Family of Four Tickets | ￡86 |
Online Adult Ticket | ￡28 |
Online Child Ticket (age 4-11) | ￡14 |
1.Eric is 1.88 m. He cannot________.
A. visit the Dark Forest
B. take rides on the Thirteen
C. ride at the Alton Towers Resort
D. have fun at Sharkbait Reef
2.If Tom, a boy of ten, visits the Theme Park with his parents without booking tickets online, they have to pay ________.
A. 84 pounds B.70 pounds C. 56 pounds D. 86 pounds
3.The writer wrote the passage mainly to________.
A. introduce the history of the Theme Park
B. encourage people to do dangerous things
C. attract more people to visit the Theme Park
D. tell people about his exciting experiences
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If we take a close look at successful language learners, we may discover a few techniques (技巧) which language learning easier for them.
， successful language learners are independent learners. They do not depend on books or teachers; they their own way to learn the language. They try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves waiting for the teacher to explain everything. They are good guessers who look for clues and form their conclusions which are very different from others'.
Successful language learning is an learning. Therefore, successful learners do not wait for
a to use the language; they such a chance. They find people who speak the language and ask these people to correct them they make mistakes. They will try anything to communicate. When communication is difficult, they can information that is incomplete (不完整的).It is more important for them to learn to in the language than to know the of every word.
Finally, successful language learners are learners with a .They want to learn a language because they are interested in the language and the people who it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them. They find it to practise using the language regularly because they want to learn with it。
1.A. to make B. make C. makes D. making
2.A. As usual B. First of all C. By the way D. So far
3.A. explain B. invent C. discover D.change
4.A. instead of B. after C. because of D. from
5.A. correct B. own C. only D. main
6.A. ideal B. informal C. early D. active
7.A. place B. way C. person D. chance
8.A. look for B. care about C. work out D. write down
9.A. until B. whether C. before D. when
10.A. break B. check C. download D. accept
11.A. agree B. ask C. think D. read
12.A. usage B. meaning C. grammar D. pronunciation
13.A. purpose B. certificate C. guide D. question
14.A. say B. talk C. call D. speak
15.A. interesting B. easy C. hard D. impossible
— Kitty, do you know ______?
— Sure, about forty minutes.
A. when did their class meeting begin.
B. where their class meeting was held
C. how often their class meeting is held
D. how long their class meeting will last
The rest _______ the money _______ to be sent to him.
A. of; are B. of; is C. /; is D. /; are
