If you fly non-stop across Canada from Newfoundland in the east to British Columbia in the west, you can arrive before you set out, that is, by the time shown on clocks in British Columbia. Canada is such a big country that people in British Columbia may be having their breakfast while those in Newfoundland are perhaps already beginning their lunch. So the country is divided into five time zones, each an hour behind in time from the west zones to the east. For example, when it is 12 noon Atlantic Time in Newfoundland and the Madritime Provinces, it is 11a.m. Eastern time in most of Quebec and Ontario. Winnipeg, Manitoba, lies in the middle of the Central Time Zone, here it is 10 a.m. In most of the Prairies and the eastern half the mountains it is 9 a.m. Mountain Time while the west coast region has Pacific Time and it is 8 a.m.
45. The underlined word “non-stop” in the first sentence may mean ____.
A. to stop everywhere B. no stopping in Canada
C. without stopping before the final stop D. to stop in Newfoundland
46. Which of the following is not the name of a place in Canada?
A. British Columbia. B. Newfoundland. C. Quebec. D. Atlantic Time.
47. According to the passage, the place named Quebec is to the ___ of the place named Winnipeg.
A. east B. west C. south D. north
三、阅读理解（30分）
On New Year’s Eve
At midnight on New Year’s Eve, people in Rome, Italy, throw out all the things they no longer want. The streets are filled with old chairs, beds, clothes and dishes. In Madrid, Spain, the new year comes in more quietly. People flock to the main square. Each holds a bag of grapes. As the clock strikes twelve, the people eat the grapes— one for each stroke.
In Tokyo people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning, some Japanese families climb Mount Fuji. There they watch the first sunrise of the new year.
41. This story is about New Year’s Eve in ____.
A. Italy and Spain B. China and Japan C. Japan D. both A and C
42. In Rome, Italy, the streets are filled with old things on New Year’s Eve because __ .
A. people throw out all the things they no longer want
B. the city has never been clean
C. people want to change back what they want
D. they want to see the sun come up
43. People in both Spain and Japan bring in the new year by____.
A. throwing things away B. eating a special food
C. climbing a mountain D. watching the first sunrise
44. In Tokyo, people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve _____.
A. because they like eating noodles very much
B. so that the daytime could be longer
C. in order that they could live longer
D. though they don’t eat them
二、完形填空（10分）
Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, ____31____ that his great gift to the Russian people would have such a strange history. This was the Amber Room, ___32___was given this name because almost seven __33__tons of amber were used to make it. Amber has a beautiful yellow-brown colour. Although it __34__as hard as stone, it easily melt when __35__. Once it is heated, the amber can become any shape. The design for the __36___was __37__ the fancy style popular in those days. The Amber Room was also made with gold and jewels. It ___38__a team of the country’s best artists ten years to make it. Everyone agreed that it was the best and biggest __39___of amber art ever made. ___40___, in 1941 the Nazi German army stole it.
31. A. could never imagined B. imagined
C. could have imagined D. could never have imagined
32. A. which B. that C. / D. who
33. A. thousands of B. thousand of C. thousand D. thousands
34. A. feel B. feels C. felt D. has felt
35. A. heat B. heated C. it was heated D. it has heated
36. A. room B. house C. amber D. thing
37. A. of B. to C. for D. in
38. A. spent B. cost C. took D. costs
39. A .job B. work C. works D. gift
40. A. Therefore B. However C. but D. Moreover
What do you think _____ do to protect wildlife?
|
A．should we |
B．we should |
C．it we should |
D．it is we should |
I have to go to work by taxi because my car ____ at the garage.
|
A．will be repaired |
B．is repaired |
C．is being repaired |
D．has been repaired |
My neighbor’s daughter changed so much that I didn’t ____ her at first sight.
|
A．realize |
B．recognize |
C．research |
D．reserve |
