Most visitors come to the UK expecting the rain and weather for which the country is famous. However, when summer finally arrives, British people like nothing more than heading for the coast. Here are some of more famous places of interest that you could expect to visit on a trip to Britain. Black pool, in the northwest of England, is the most visited place in the UK. Each year around 6.5 to 7 million people come to enjoy the miles of sandy beaches, the 158m Black pool Tower and the 11km-long Golden Mile, where there are entertainments, pubs, ice rinks (溜冰场) and even a zoo. On the south coast of the country you can find Brighton. Until 1786, Brighton was a sleepy village. Then the future king, George IV, decided to build a house there, and now it has become a large, international centre. Apart from the beaches, Brighton is famous for its pier (码头). There are theatres, entertainments and restaurants there. Brighton is also fantastic for shopping. If you want to travel a little further, why not go to Corn-wall in the far southwest of the UK? South Cornwall offers miles of sandy beaches and beautiful scenery. The climate there is warmer than the rest of Britain, and you can even find palm trees. For a bit more excitement, go to North Cornwall. The scenery there is nicer, and the beaches are famous for their powerful waves. As a result, North Cornwall has become the home of British surfing. One word of warning though, if you are using the roads in the UK during holidays, you can expect long traffic jams on the motorways. It might be better to take the train.
1.Which is the best title for this passage?
A．Let’s Go to the Beach! B．How to Enjoy Your Holidays
C．Welcome to Britain! D．How to Travel in Britain
2.We may find this passage in a ______.
A．geography book B．storybook C．travel guide D．news magazine
3.If Andrew likes surfing, which is the best place for him to spend his holidays?
A．Black pool. B．Brighton. C．South Cornwall. D．North Cornwall.
4.Which is NOT the reason why Brighton is famous?
A．In Brighton you can satisfy your appetite for shopping.
B．In 1786, George IV decided to build a house there.
C．There is an interesting pier in Brighton.
D．You can enjoy yourself on the beautiful beaches.
5.From the passage we can infer that ______.
A．there are no beaches in the east and west of Britain
B．Black pool is the most famous place in the UK
C．the pier is more interesting than the beaches in Brighton
D．the climate in South Cornwall is attractive to many people
They say that soon, we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable or by satellite. Some people think that it’s useless to have that many channels. Their usual criticism(批评) goes something like this: "I already get more channels on my TV than I have time to watch. No one needs to see that much TV. There’s not enough time in the day to watch all that!"They also say that most of what’s on television now isn’t worth watching in the first place.
I think they’re missing the point. If the local library wanted to add another 5,000 books, would we say, "That’s silly, we’ll never have time to read all those books"? The point is that we would have more choices.
I don’t believe that most people should watch more television. And if we had 500 or even 1,000 channels to choose from, we wouldn’t have to spend more time watching TV. We would, however, have more programs to choose from. That means that the quality of our viewing time would be improved.
I think the more channels we have, the better. Give me more choices! If they’re not worth my time, I’ll just hit the "off" button.
1.The purpose of writing this passage is to ______.
A．make a suggestion B．express an opinion
C．give important information D．complain about cable television
2.From the passage we know that the author wants to ______.
A．read more books B．rent more TV sets
C．have more choices D．watch more sports
3.The number of television channels is ______.
A．increasing fast
B．decreasing fast
C．never going to be more than 1,000
D．the same as that of books in the library
4.To make his point, the author compares the development of TV networks to that of ______.
A．schoolyards B．computers C．libraries D．satellites
5.What does the phrase "hit the 'off’ button" refer to?
A．Go to the library. B．Switch over the TV channels.
C．Turn off the TV. D．Have more TV networks.
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1, but I always knew he was 2 . He never criticized us, but used 3 to bring out our best. He’d say,” If you pout water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 4 as a child I said something 5 about somebody, and my father said, “ 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 7 people, I would get the best 8 . From then on I’ve always tried to 9 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 11 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 12: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 13 any good father would. When he realized I Had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 14 me to go into law. And I’ve 15 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 16 I didn’t pursue my 17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill(实现) it.”
As 18 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’ d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 20 me.
1. A．biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener
2. A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned
3. A．praise B．courage C．power D．warmth
4. A．think B．imagine C．remember D．guess
5. A．unnecessary B．unkind C．unimportant D．unusual
6. A．Another B．Some C．Any D．Other
7. A．on B．in C．at D．about
8. A．in case B．by turns C．by chance D．in return
9. A．revise B．set C．review D．follow
10. A．understanding B．experienced C．serious D．demanding
11. A．taking up B．making up C．picking up D．keeping up
12. A．suggestion B．decision C．notice D．choice
13. A．and B．as C．even if D．as if
14. A．helped B．allowed C．persuaded D．suggested
15. A．always B．never C．seldom D．almost
16. A．rather B．but C．for D．therefore
17. A．promise B．task C．belief D．dream
18. A．this B．he C．it D．that
19. A．newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project
20. A．controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raised
—My professor and I have seen your paintings at the exhibition. They are so creative!
—______.
A．No problem B．Thanks for your compliment C．Not at all D．Nothing wrong
Joy _______ as a language teacher in China for two years before she went back to London.
A．had worked B．was working C．worked D．has worked
—Why didn’t you give back Robert’s e-dictionary yesterday?
—I forgot ______ it here, but I mean ______ it to him tomorrow.
A．to bring; to return B．to bring; returning
C．bringing; to return D．bringing; returning
