In 1605 some Englishmen planned to kill their king, James I, because they thought he was a bad man. They knew that on November 5th the King would go to the House of Lords(上议院)to talk with his nobles.
The men rented(租赁)a building next to the House of Lords. They dug through a wall and put many barrels of gunpowder in a cellar(地下室) of the House of Lords. They chose a man called Guy Fawkes to set fire to the gunpowder but something went wrong with their plan. One of the men had a relative who was coming to the House of Lords to meet the King. He warned his relative to stay at home. The relative spoke to other nobles and soon the King heard about the danger. Soldiers searched the cellars and found the gunpowder on November 4th ,Guy Fawkes was caught and killed.
Every year, on November 5th, English children remember Guy Fawkes. They collect old boxes, newspapers and rubbish so that they can make a big fire, which they call a bonfire. They put a pole in the middle of the fire and tie a “guy” to it. “The guy” is the figure of Guy Fawkes and is made of old clothes and paper. Sometimes they push their “guy” round the streets in a cart and ask for money so that they can buy fireworks.
In the evening they light the bonfire and let off many fireworks: crackers, rockets, bangers and many other kinds. November 5th is an exciting day for children in England. It is always a busy day for firemen and for hospitals. Sparks from the bonfires sometimes set fire to fences, trees or houses. Every year children are injured when fireworks exploded unexpectedly.
1.Some Englishmen planned to kill their king because___________.
A. they thought highly of him
B. they thought poorly of him
C. they thought much of him
D. they thought well of him
2.Something went wrong with their plan because one of the men_________.
A. told the King about it
B. told other nobles about it
C. told his relative about it
D. Guy Fawkes was killed
3.The phrase “let off many fireworks” in the passage means ________.
A. allow the fireworks to leave
B. cause the fireworks to explode
C. keep the fireworks off the bonfire
D. put the fireworks into the bonfire
4.November 5th is a busy day for firemen because _________.
A. fireworks are in great need
B. quite a few houses catch fire when fireworks explode
C. many children are injured by the unexpected explosion of fireworks
D. both B and C
BEIJING—Beijing is to spend up to us $ 20 billion to change the Chinese capital into a 21st century one for the 2008 Olympics.
The government manages to host the 2008 games. The general aim is for Beijing to have the same environmental standards as Paris, London or Washington by 2008.
Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent to pipe natural gas to the city’s home, taking away dirty coal burning gradually while 60,000 buses will be changed to liquefied(液化的)gas.
The money also will be used for relocating(重新部署) the polluting factories and building green belts. By 2008 around 90 percent of Beijing’s waste will be treated, compared to only 40 percent at present.
Olympic officials have already announced that around 50 large projects are being dealt with to improve traffic congestion(拥堵) and cut down pollution. They include construction of Beijing’s first light railway, a 40.5-kilometer line which is expected to be completed in 2006.
Beijing, besides, plans to build an 82.25-kilometer-long subway to add to the existing 53 kilometers. Nine major roads will be rebuilt or widened.
Beijing also plans to build a 70-meter-wide green belt along the waterways to protect water quality as well as increase the green areas.
1.The government will pipe natural gas to the city’s home in order to_________.
A．solve the problem of being short of fuel
B．reduce the pollution of our capital
C．bring down the cost of daily life
D．keep up with the development of modern society
2.From the last three paragraphs we know the fact that _________.
A．lengthening the existing 53-kilometer subway is among the 50 large projects
B．a 40.5-kilometre line will be added to Beijing’s first light railway
C．the length of the subway will be up to 135.25 kilometers in 2006
D．a 70-meter-wide green belt will supply us with enough water
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The environment of London is better than Toronto.
B．In the first paragraph “a 21st century one” refers to a modern and advanced capital.
C．Beijing is badly polluted mainly by coal burning
D．Liquefied gas is more expensive than petrol.
4.This news report mainly talks about ___________.
A．how Beijing is becoming a 21st century city
B．how many projects are being dealt with to improve traffic of Beijing
C．how Beijing is being built into a first class Olympic host city
D．the use of the 20 billion US dollars
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Your friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks away. Life has 1for millions of teenagers across the world who now make friends online. 2you use chat rooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are 3of a virtual community (虚拟社区).
"I rarely talk with my parents or grandparents, 4I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ," said Fox's Shadow, the online nickname (网名) used by a Senior 2 girl in China. "Eighty per cent of my classmates use QQ 5school."
QQ is the biggest messaging 6in China. A record shows 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October, 7to Tencent, the company which developed QQ.
And Fox's Shadow might well have been one of them. "I log in (登陆) on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel 8. I usually 9about 10 hours chatting online every week," she said. "But I rarely talk with 10, especially boys or men."
Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making 11with strangers online. "You don't know 12you're talking to. You should 13be careful about who you trust online."
Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to 14someone very well. Fox's Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a comic fan like 15and they went to a comic show together.
However, not all teenagers have been so 16. At the beginning of this year, a 17-year-old girl in Liaoning Province was killed after meeting a friend she had found on QQ. The criminals (罪犯) weren't 17until last month.
A 16-year-old Beijing boy, known online as Bart Simon, dislikes QQ users. "I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking 18," he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. But he spends little time chatting as he sees it as a 19of time and money. "If you are really 20to it, sometimes you just can't concentrate (集中精神) in class," he said.
1.A. improved B. become C. changed D. increased
2.A. Whether B. If C. When D. Unless
3.A. member B. part C. partner D. number
4.A. but B. as C. when D still.
5.A. before B. at C. after D. since
6.A. service B. product C. structure D. organization
7.A. granting B. depending C. considering D. according
8.A. sleepy B. tired C. bored D. busy
9.A. take B. cost C. pay D. spend
10.A. friends B. adults C. males D. strangers
11.A. relation B. touch C. contact D. friends
12.A. who B. which C. whose D. these
13.A. often B. usually C. sometimes D. always
14.A. know B. recognize C. tell D. judge
15.A. herself B she C. anybody else D. everyone
16.A. good B. fortunate C. safely D. healthy
17.A. kept B. held C. caught D. killed
18.A. uselessness B. noise C. nonsense D. rubbish
19.A. short B. lack C. waste D. little
20.A. kept B. held C. addicted D. stuck
John like football while his sister ____ it.
A. dislikes B. don’t like C. dislike D. unlike
—— I can’t get through to the general manager’s office anyhow.
—— The line is busy. Someone _____ the telephone.
A. must use B. uses C. must have been using D. must be using
I don’t think the snow will _____ our plans for a picnic.
A. affect B. effect C. infect D. influence
