Welcome to London! Now let me tell you something about this wonderful city.London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is the biggest city in Western Europe with over 7 million people.It sits by the River Thames.London has a history of more than 2000 years.Because all over the world are familiar with the city's red doubledecker (双层的) buses and black taxis.
People
The British Empire used to rule around the world, so many people from around the world moved to London.They have brought with them their own languages and cultures.More than 300 different languages are spoken in London.
Culture
London is known for its museums.One important museum is British Museum.It is the oldest public museum in the world.There are two main art museums in London: the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery.Besides, London is also home to arts, such as theatre and music.The Globe Theatre, which was popular in the late 16th and 17th centuries, was opened for performances of William Shakespeare's central London.
Tourist attractions
London has many wonderful places to visit.For example, the wellknown Clock Tower, a 320foothigh tower, was called the Big Ben.Another famous London building is Buckingham Palace.The members of royal (皇家的) family of England live there.Besides, Hyde Park is the largest open area in central London.
1.What's the population of London?
A. Less than 7 million. B. Only 7 million.
C. More than 7 million. D. Nearly 7 million.
2.How many museums are there in London according to the passage?
A. two B. three C. four D. five
3.The members of royal family of England live in ________.
A. the Big Ben B. Buckingham Palace
C. Hyde Park D. British Museum
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (提及) in the passage?
A. The Location of London. B. The history of London.
C. The interesting places in London. D. The food in London.
One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by
his feet and a sign that read, "I am blind. Please help me."
A creative publicist (广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own corns in the hat. Without asking for permission, took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized(识别)his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said, "I just wrote the message a little differently." He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read, "Spring has come, but I can't see anything."
1.What's the blind man's name?
A. Tom. B. John. C. Tony. D. Sorry, I don't know.
2.Who wrote a new message?
A. The blind man. B. The teacher. C. The publicist. D. The farmer.
3.How did the blind man recognize the publicist?
A. By his sign. B. By his footsteps.
C. By his voice. D. By his corns.
书面表达
81. 根据以下提示，以“My e-friend” 为题写一篇70-80词左右的短文，要求语句流畅，所给的信息均要写进去。
姓名：张宏；年龄：14；个性：自信，有活力，有耐心，做事效率高；
星座：白羊座(Arise)；爱好：看杂志，踢足球，玩电脑，英语成绩好；喜爱的颜色：黄色，代表智慧与热情；
问题：对足球过于狂热，不能听从家长的建议；数学不太好，因为花在上面的时间太少。
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用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.Thanks for___________(listen)to my problem．
2.So far he____________(accept)a lot of gifts from his friends．
3.It gives me__________(please)to celebrate the success with you．
4.I will think about your________(suggest)，and give you an answer tomorrow．
5.The mobile phone is not mine．It may be somebody__________(else)．
根据句意、首字母或中英文提示，完成下列句子。
1.Read through one of the following_________(文章)．
2.Our astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng travelled to the sky________(成功)．
3.________(事实)is sometimes stranger than fiction(小说)．
4.She had to make a_________(选择)between the two dresses．
5.I’m worried about whether he will soon give me a_________(答复)or not．
6.My parents are s________ with the progress I have made．
7.If you always q_________ with others，you will have no friends．
8.His aunt sent him a v__________ present on his birthday．
9.There are many exciting__________(show)on Channel Five of CCTV．
10.I’m going to_________(go over)my English notes tonight．
It’s not just women who wear skirts. Men can wear them, too. In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called a kilt. The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their tradition.
A kilt is a coloured skirt reaching down to the knee. It has checks(格子)on it with different colours, like red or blue. Each family in Scotland had its own colours.
How did the Scots start to wear kilts? There are many stories about it. One story is that the kilt was invented in the 1720s by an English factory owner, Thomas Rawlinson.
Rawlinson has a number of Scottish workers in his factory and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their long clothes into a shorter skirt.
Today, most Scotsmen see kilts as formal(正式的)dress. They usually only wear them at weddings or big dinners. There are only a few men who still wear a kilt every day.
Scots also wear kilts in parades when they play their traditional musical instrument：bagpipes(风笛). The army still has kilts as the dress uniform. but they no longer wear them to fight.
1.In Scotland, it’s not just women who wear skirts, _________can wear them, too.
A. children B. the old C. the young D. men
2.In Scotland, different families have different_________.
A. colours B. checks C. rules D. shapes
3.What does‘got in the way of’in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. 到达 B. 得到 C. 在路上 D. 妨碍
4.The story mainly tells us________．
A. things about Scotsmen’s traditional kilt
B. how to wear kilts
C. when to wear kilts
D. Scotsmen’s important tradition
