Loving France
Landing in France, a sacred feeling suddenly arises which attracts you to know more about this country.
France, about hexagonal (六边形) in shape, has a boundary on the east with Germany, Switzerland and Italy, and is bounded on the southeast by Monaco and the Mediterranean Sea; on the south are Spain and Andorra, with the Bay of Biscay on the west and the English Channel on the north as natural borders.
A series of massive mountain ranges includes the Alps, which separate France and Italy, and the Jura Mountains that delineate (画出轮廓) the Franco-Swiss border. The Rhine River, at the northeast corner of France forms the Franco-German boundary. The Pyrenees Mountains, extending along the Franco-Spanish frontier from the Mediterranean to the Bay of Biscay, forms the other mountain boundary of France.
The plains region is a projection of the great plain of Europe. The outstanding features of the plains are the river valleys. Among all the rivers, totaling more than 200 with numerous tributaries which are almost all commercially navigable, the Rhine River is the largest in terms of discharge volume.
The capital and largest city in France is Paris, which attracts many visitors every year. Marseilles is a chief port and Lyon is an industrial center famous for its textiles. Other major cities include Toulouse, an industrial and trade center; Nice, a resort; Strasbourg, a Rhine River port and industrial and commercial center; Bordeaux, a seaport and most famous for its wine.
French perfume, champagne, and bridges in Paris… want to know more? Then next time we will return to Paris, and you will learn more about her.
1.How many mountain ranges are mentioned in the passage?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
2.The underlined word “discharge” means ______.
A. storage B. electric power production C. the release of water D. the money made
3.Which is not TRUE according to the passage?
A. Spain is to the southwest of Germany.
B. Mountains are the outstanding features of the plains.
C. Both Marseilles and Bordeaux are ports.
D. Both Nice and Paris attract many tourists every year.
4.Which city is flourishing both in its industry and commerce?
A. Marseilles B. Lyon C. Toulouse D. Strasbourg
To Design Perfect School Uniforms
Believe it or not, there are good reasons for wearing a school uniform. It makes you 1__ proud of your school. It builds a common spirit of unity (整体) among students and 2them of the values and history of their school. But for most students, school uniforms are not something to be proud of 3.
“Why 4the school uniform just one day a week? Always wearing the same clothes makes me feel boring,” a senior student from a high school complained (抱怨). “I don’t like the big English letters of the name of our school on the back,” said a junior student “They could be __5.” The main student complaints about school uniforms are: simple colors, boring designs and bad 6. And a teacher at a middle school in Guangzhou said that 7a teacher and a mother, she eagerly 8the quality of school uniforms will be improved soon.
What has caused all these problems? Chen Hong, a uniform designer in Shenzhen, pointed out that problems 9because the whole society doesn’t see the 10of the school uniform.
“Most designers are 11to stick to the same old fashion, 12there are no professionals (专业人员) 13work for students,” Chen said.
His company 14most of the awards in the first national competition for school uniforms last month in Nanning, Guangxi.
“Besides, high quality calls for a high price,” said Chen. “But in some schools, the annual (一年一度) expense for each student’s uniform is only 50 to 60 yuan. How can we produce high quality clothes with so 15money?”
Even with these problems, efforts have been made 16the situation, according to Zhai Shiliang, 17of the School Uniform Administration and Service Center in Beijing. A school clothes competition was held in April in Beijing. Thirty-seven uniforms, 18in schools next spring, were selected from 570. “We will offer the samples (样品) for schools to choose,” Zhai said.
“The perfect uniform should remind the students of the school’s honor and cause them to be proud of it 19they are,” Chen said. Zhai added, “During the 2009 Olympic Games, the whole world will see the new appearance of our 20century young generation with new school uniforms.”
1.A. take B. feel C. to take D. to feel
2.A. remains B. remember C. reminds D. recalls
3.A. at all B. in all C. for all D. after all
4.A. not to wear B. to wear C. not wear D. wear
5.A. large B. larger C. small D. smaller
6.A. quantity B. amount C. quality D. unit
7.A. as B. like C. for D. with
8.A. wishes B. needs C. wants D. hopes
9.A. come through B. come up C. come in D. come on
10.A. importance B. important C. design D. possibility
11.A. like B. possibly C. unlikely D. likely
12.A. if B. although C. because D. because of
13.A. what B. which C. that D. ×
14.A. won B. has won C. wins D. had won
15.A. few B. little C. much D. many
16.A. improve B. develop C. change D. to change
17.A. a head B. the head C. Head D. head
18.A. being seen B. to be seen C. to see D. will be seen
19.A. whenever and wherever B. when and where
C. what and who D. whatever and whoever
20.A. 19th B. 20th C. 21st D. 22nd
——What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game.
—— .Whatever you want to do is fine with me.
A. It just depends. B. It is up to you. C. All right. D. Glad to hear that..
Tom could not say what it was _____ bothered him.
A. that B. who C. what D. which
the programme, they have to stay there for another two weeks.
A . Not completing B. Not completed.
C. Not having completed D. Having not completed
they won the game was we had expected.
A. That; which B. Whether; that C. What; that D. That; what
