To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It‘s hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the channel takes only twenty minutes as long as you’re not held up at the airport， but it‘s an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft （气垫船）if you don’t mind the noise and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise， you can go by boat， if you remember your sea-sickness pills. All these means of transport have their problems， and the weary（厌烦的）traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. “Not possible， you say. Well， wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a channel tunnel or bridge.” This time， the great London Council（议会）is looking into the possibility of building a channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel， but you would be able to make a journey by rail or by car on a bridge， yet a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is this idea being discussed again？ Is Britain realizing the need for links with Europe as a result of joining EEC？Well， perhaps， the main reason， though， is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London‘s discussed dockland（船坞）。 A link from London to the continent would stimulate（刺激） trade and revitalize（使重新具有活力）the port， and would make London a main trading center in Europe. With a link over the Channel， you could buy your fish and chips in England and be able to eat them in France while they are still warm！
1.From the lines we can see that people crossed the Channel by ______ in the past.
A. air B. boat C. swimming D. A， B， or C
2.The weary traveler thinks the best way to cross the Channel is ______.
A. by swimming B. in his own car C. by air D. by hovercraft
3.A tunnel would cost______ a bridge.
A. far less than B. as much as C. far more than D. as little as
4.The main idea of the passage is______.
A. how to develop the trade of London
B. when to cross the Channel
C. how to get to Europe from London more conveniently
D. what to do in the developing of traveling
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 1a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped 2many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 3interested in the differences in her friends' 4that she would spend hours 5them. After 6college she went to France for a 7two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 8for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover
9of what she needs to know simply 10looking at the writing with her own eyes, 11she also has machines 12help her make 13different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 14great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 15of what kind of person the 16is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 17I didn't like his handwriting. " She says. But she 18she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 19she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 20, however.
1.A. with B. by C. like D. as
2.A. search B. follow C. catch D. judge
3.A. so B. too C. quite D. extra
4.A. books B. letter C. tongues D. handwriting
5.A. writing B. studying C. settling D. uncovering
6.A. attending B. finishing C. starting D. stepping into
7.A. powerful B. natural C. special D. common
8.A .main B. safe C. easy D. impossible
9.A. most B. nothing C. little D. sight
10.A. with B. by C. of D. about
11.A. so B. for C. thus D. but
12.A. they B. in which C. that D. those
13.A. up B. out C. for D. Into
14.A. of B. to C. with D. for
15.A. test B. sign C. means D. habit(习惯)
16.A. thief B. criminal C. writer D. policeman
17.A. whether B. unless C. if D. after
18.A. adds B. tells C. repeats D. cries
19.A. before B. after C. shyly D. and
20.A. necessary B. all right C. important D. quite easy
When _________ an egg for the first time, the hen lay in the doghouse.
A. lay B. lying C. laying D. laid
It is obvious __________ he has no chance to go to college.
A. that B. whether C what D. Which
From a _____ look in his eyes, I bet he didn't get the hang of the meaning of the poem.
A. frightened B. satisfied C. puzzled D. excited
__________ you trust him, you may as well follow his advice.
A. So that B. Now that C. Even if D. Except that
