Most British telephone cards are just plain green, but card collecting is becoming a popular hobby in Britain and collectors even have their own magazine, International Telephone Cards. One reason for their interests is that cards from around the world come in a wide variety of different and often very attractive design, There are 100,000 different cards in Japan alone, and there you can put your own design onto a bank card simply by using a photograph or a business card.
The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later, the first British card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are attractive, small and light, and they do not need much space. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some French cards cost up to 4,000 pounds. The first Japanese card has a value of about 28,000 pounds. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors’ magazine.
1.The passage is mainly about __________.
A. the history of phone cards.
B. phone card collecting as a hobby
C. reasons for phone card collecting
D. the great variety of phone cards
2.When did people in Britain begin to use phone card?
A. In 1971. B. In 1975 C. In 1976. D. In 1981.
3.The main reason for most people to collect phone cards is that _________.
A. they find the cards beautiful and easy to keep
B. they like to have something from different countries
C. they want to make money with cards
D. they think the cards are convenient to use
4.The writer mentions a market in Paris in order to show that __________.
A. card collecting is popular among young people
B. French and Japanese cards are the most valuable
C. People can make money out of card collecting
D. Card collectors’ magazines are very useful
The influence of America is increasing in my country.
Spanish people drink Coca Cola, wear blue jeans, watch Hollywood movies, listen
to American music, and eat fast food, and they do these things every day.
I think that American movies
are a good way to spread American culture because people are often influenced
by what they see in the movies. Most of the programs and documentaries (纪录片) we watch on TV are from America,
and most of the movies we go to see are made in Hollywood.
In the last few years, the
government has tried to protect the Spanish movies. Now, in our cinemas, at
least twenty percent of the movies which are shown must be from Spain or from
other countries in Europe.
American culture is a
part of Spanish life now. It’s certain that many things from America are as
much a part of people’s lives as Spanish things. For example, Coca Cola is as
familiar to everybody as any typical Spanish product. I’ve known about Coca
Cola for my whole life.
However, it’s different
with Western fast food. For example, I don’t think McDonald’s is as successful
in Spain as it is in other countries. In my opinion, one of the reasons may be
the lifestyle of the Spanish people. The Spanish people normally eat at home.
On the other hand,
maybe McDonald’s hamburgers will eventually replace the famous Spanish tapas.
It’s true that in every city in Spain you can find a McDonald’s, and it is more
popular among the Spanish children than among the adults. In any case, it’s
obvious that American culture is becoming more and more a part of our lives
every day.
1.From
the first paragraph we can know that ____.
A. the influence of America on Spain can be found
everywhere
B. most Spanish people don’t like to listen to their
own music
C. fast food spreads from Spain to the United States
D. some Spanish actors go to America to improve their
acting skills
2.Why
did the government set some rules for the films shown in Spain?
_________.
A. To protect foreign culture in Spain.
B. To earn more money from Spanish films.
C. To limit the number of foreign movies.
D. To unite the European Community.
3.Why
does the author think that McDonald’s is not as successful as it is in other
countries? ______
A. Its fast food contains too much fat.
B. He thinks it is unhealthy.
C. Spanish people seldom eat out.
D. Spanish adults don’t like its fast food.
The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. In fact I dared not.
The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite desperate（拼命）now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
1.The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means _____.
A. happy B. disappointed C. unhappy D. hopeful
2.Reviewing his lessons that night didn’t help him because ____________.
A. it was too late at night
B. he was very tired
C. his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination
3.What do you suppose probably happened to the author the next day?
A. He went to a church to pray again.
B. He passed the exam all by luck.
C. He failed in the exam.
D. He was punished by his teacher.
4.The best title for the passage would be ____________.
A. The Night Before the Examination
B. Working Far into the Night
C. A Slow Student
D. Going Over My Lessons
I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was 36 the teddy bears beside her father 37 she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. 38 , it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and 39 picking up the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his father, his father 40 his head, “No”.
Rather 41 , the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers 42 . After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one 43 on top of the others, and ran toward the check-out. I picked up my purchases(购买物) and 44 the girl and her father.
Then, much to the little girl’s 45 , the little boy and his father got in line 46 her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl 47 it back to the cashier(收银员) and 48 something to her. The cashier smiled and put the 49 under the counter(柜台). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “ 50 , you’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only 51 in disbelief. It was, he said, 52 what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and 53 smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.
I suddenly understood that the world is not 54 into the strong who care and the 55 who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared.
1.A. looking through B. getting through
C. dressing up D. tidying up
2.A. while B. when C. after D. once
3.A. Then B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise
4.A. stopped B. continued C. avoided D. kept
5.A. shook B. nodded C. moved D. held
6.A. anxious B. disappointed C. angry D. curious
7.A. also B. instead C. lastly D. indeed
8.A. laying B. lying C. to lie D. lain
9.A. accompanied B. helped C. kept D. followed
10.A. surprise B. satisfactory C. joy D. regret
11.A. behind B. before C. between D. beyond
12.A. put B. handed C. sent D. carried
13.A. whispered B. shouted C. gave D. showed
14.A. basket B. bag C. bear D. gift
15.A. Sorry B. Excuse me
C. Congratulations D. Pardon me
16.A. cry B. stare C. jump D. pay
17.A. extremely B. only C. exactly D. wonderfully
18.A. widest B. greatest C. prettiest D. dearest
19.A. divided B. changed C. included D. cut
20.A. poor B. ugly C. unhappy D. weak
______ the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids puzzled people for centuries.
A. Whether B. What
C. How D. Where
I’m really tired _______ Tom. He had me _______ for two hours in the rain.
A. of, waiting B. with; wait
C. of; wait D. with; waited
