Nearly all the visitors to southeast France pay a visit a Monaco, too. Lying near the French-Italian border, Monaco is not part of France, but a separate principality (大公国)—though it is surrounded by its great neighbour.
Monaco became a principality in the 16th century after being owned by a family member of a certain Italian king. The French and Italian, however, soon came to protect it one after another until 1861, when it became its own master again.
Facing the blue Mediterranean (地中海), Monaco is mainly made up of two cities, Monaco, where the palace for the Prince stands, and Monte Carlo, which is a wonderful place for visitors. Every year, about half a million people come to Monaco, nearly 25 times as much as its population.
Believe it or not, Monaco has no soldiers or policemen of its own. Law and order is kept by the French police, and the French stand for it in its foreign affairs, even the money used in Monaco is the franc, too.
1. Which of the following maps shows the right position of Monaco and its neighbouring countries? (Mc=Monaco, Fr==France, I=Italy, Md=Mediterranean)
2. Monaco has a population of ____.
A. nearly 25 thousand B. no more than 20 thousand
C. about 12,500 thousand D. a little over 20 thousand
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The national income of Monaco must be very little.
B. Monaco isn’t a completely independent country.
C. A principality is a country ruled by foreigners.
D. Monaco belongs to France since law and order is kept by the French police.
4. Now the head of the government of Monaco is ____.
A. an Italian B. a French C. a prince D. a president
In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life--style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series (系列) of short stories, He called it ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ because ‘Jones’ is a very common name in the United States.’ Keeping up with the Joneses’ came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are ‘Jonses’ in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.
A. want to be as rich as their neighbours
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. don’t want others to know they are rich
D. want to be happy
2. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.
A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City
C. live in apartments D. have many neighbours
3. The underlined word neighbourhood in the second paragraph means ________.
A. a person who lives near another B. people living in an area
C. an area near the place referred to D. an area in another town or city
4. According to the writer, it is _________ to keep up with the Joneses.
A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good
Do you have bright ideas? Ideas or inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British Designers for Tomorrow. The competition encourages young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest; Group One was for schoolchildren under 16; Group Two was for schoolchildren over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.
Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called “Sunshine Superman”. It’s important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil’s is more accurate(精确的) and this is very important for research into the way of using solar power.
You can do so much with animated cartoon. Look at Simon West’s idea for animated road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving , horses running or a car falling over the edge of a cliff(悬崖). Quite a warning!
The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power!”
1. The writer holds that people seldom ______.
A. have bright ideas B. turn their bright ideas into reality
C. make their life easier D. think of inventing something
2. Neil Hunt’s design would finally lead to the improvement of the way of _______.
A. recording direct sunshine B. recording the hours of sunshine
C. using the energy of the sun D. knowing how strong sunlight is
3. What’s the use of Simon West’s animated road signs?
A. To warn people to be careful while working.
B. To warn people on the roads of the danger ahead.
C. To add to the beauty of a city.
D. To help make a car trip more exciting.
4. The writer seems to be encouraging the British industry to ______.
A. take better care of schoolchildren
B. help schoolchildren in their studies
C. stop asking schoolchildren for suggestions
D. pay more attention to schoolchildren’s inventive power
A traveller was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveller's face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn't. When she believed that the head didn't fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!"
1. The children shouted when the traveller was taking pictures of them because _______.
A. they didn't want to stop playing
B. the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her head
C. they didn't want to have their pictures taken
D. the traveller was not doing well with her camera
2. The traveller made an apology to the head because _______.
A. she thought it was not right to take people's pictures without telling them beforehand.
B. the children would lose their souls
C. she had stayed in the village too long
D. she didn't take a picture of the head first
3. When the head smiled, it's clear that _______ .
A. the children wanted to play with her
B. the traveller didn't know what the children meant
C. he wanted the traveller to tell him something else
D. the traveller didn't let him speak
4. Which of the following is NOT right?
A. The traveller knew something about people in some countries.
B. The children wouldn't mind if the traveller took pictures of them.
C. The head was afraid that the traveller's camera would hurt the children.
D. The traveller didn't understand why the children shouted.
第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；第一节每小题2分；第二节每小题1分；满分45分）
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。
Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follows? You are not alone.
Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods. Many people, however, are worded about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods.
With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don't have to tam away from the foods that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you.
Do not miss meals. Before yon leave home for a feast(宴会),have a small, low-fat snack(小吃). This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods.
Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables. A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full. Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.
Better not have high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.
Choose lean meat(瘦肉 ).Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.
If you have a sweet tooth, try mints (薄荷) and fruits. They don’t have fat content as cream and chocolate.
Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess(过多的) calories.
1. Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may .
A. bring weight problems
B. bring you much trouble in your' life
C. make you worried -about your foods
D. make you hate delicious foods
2. In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you'd better
A. drink much water and lave vegetables only
B. not eat much food in high fat
C. not accept invitations to feasts
D. turn away from delicious foods
3. According to the passage, ______is a necessary part to stop you from putting on weight.
A. vegetables B. water
C. calories of energy D. physical exercise
4. Excess calories can be found in your body in the form of ______ .
A. energy B. fat
C. food D. something you cannot see
第三节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。
Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty. I have been taking 21 of him for years and years, he always wears an old red hat and carries a 22 bag. He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to 23 the unused tins around.
Once I saw him by his 24 , with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum(铝) tins. He threw them into the back of his car and then 25 the car. Being very curious, I got into my car to 26 him. He drove 27 he reached the entrance to a wide, empty parking area, but did nothing more.
Today, I was 28 one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this“tin man”came along with his bag. As usual, he 29 the tins around the place. My 30 , who was worried about how the 31 caused by the machine would affect production, was standing there watching me.
When I finished my job, my manager asked the “tin man” about what he would 32 the tin that he had collected. I had 33 even thought about asking this kind of question, 34 I had always thought that this “tin man” would sell the 35 to the recycling place
36 ,this “tin man” answered, “I will give them to my neighbor, 37 has epilepsy(癫痫病) and is unable to work.” I was 38 to hear this, and I asked him, “You 39 you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?”
“I know it doesn’t help very much,” he said, “ 40 I try my best to help him.” It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble(卑鄙的).
21. A. hold B. care C. charge D. notice
22. A. plastic B. rubbish C. paper D. metal
23. A. collect B. find C. hide D. spread
24. A. house B. store C. machine D. car
25. A. got out of B. broke up C. jumped into D. settled down
26. A. follow B. block C. inspect D. catch
27. A. since B. until C. when D. after
28. A. decorating B. performing C. repairing D. selecting
29. A. turned up B. put up C. set up D. picked up
30. A. manager B. workmate C. neighbor D. friend
31. A. power B. delay C. signal D. harm
32. A. do with B. deal with C. go with D. put up with
33. A. seldom B. always C. nearly D. never
34. A. unless B. because C. though D. if
35. A. machine B. cars C. tins D. bags
36. A. Certainly B. Briefly C. Surprisingly D. Fortunately
37. A. who B. whom C. which D. that
38. A. shocked B. interested C. satisfied D. concerned
39. A. announce B. mean C. say D. declare
40. A. instead B. however C. but D. and
