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　　The people in the United States speak the same language as the people in Great Britain. However, American English is different from British English in many ways. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say“in hospital”and“Have you a pen?”While Americans say“in the hospital”and“Do you have a pen?”P(pán)ronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sounds the“r”in these words. Some spellings are different. People in Britain write“colour”and“centre”, but people in the United States write “color”and“center”. Some words are different. People in the United States use“gasoline”but people in Britain use“petrol”.

1．American English and British English are different in ________.

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2．“Gasoline”and“petrol”are ________.

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A．the same thing

B．different in colour

C．different kinds of cars

D．different things

3．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．All the people in the United States pronounce the“r”in “bird”.

B．Not all the people in the United States pronounce the“r”in “bird”.

C．None of the British people pronounce the“r”in“bird”.

D．If a man pronounce the“r”in“bird”, he must be an American.

4．Here are four words: ①honor, ②petrol, ③theatre, ④center. ________ are American English.

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5．Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?

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A．Words are shorter in American English than in British English.

B．America and Great Britain.

C．Pronunciation is more difficult in American English than in British English.

D．There are some differences between American English and British English.

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　　Want to save money when travelling by train? Here are some ways.

　　This ticket can save you up to 45% on the standard fare(車(chē)費(fèi)). You have to travel after the rush hour period Mon. －Fri. , but can travel at any time on Sat. or Sun.

Big City Savers

　　These are special low-priced tickets on certain trains. You have to book in advance－at the latest by 16:00 the day before you travel. It's first come, first served.

　　Weekend Returns are available(有售)for most journeys over 60 miles. Go on Fri. , Sat. Or Sun. , and return the same weekend on Sat. or Sun. , and save up to 35% on the standard fare.

　　These are available for most journeys over 65 miles. Go any day and return within a month. Monthly returns save you up to 25% on the standard fare.

Family Returns

　　For ￡20 this railcard allows you to take a second adult(成人)and up to 4 children for only ￡3 each when you buy single or return tickets. You can travel as often as you like until the card becomes out of date.

1．Which is the best ticket to buy if you live in London and want to go to a small town 80 miles away for four days?

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A．Big City Savers.

B．Monthly Returns.

C．Weekend Returns.

D．Day Returns.

2．A man bought himself a ticket for ￡15 and three for his family with a family railcard. How much did he pay?

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　　“I would almost rather see you dead,”Robert S. Cassatt, a leading banker of Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist. In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady's family ranked among the best of Philadelphia's social families, such an idea could not even be considered. That was how Mary Cassatt born in 1844, began her struggle as an artist. She didn't tremble before her father's anger. Instead, she opposed(抗拒)him with courage and at last made him change his mind. Mary Cassatt gave up her social position and all thought ofa husband and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance, she became America's most important woman and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time.

1．What do we know about Robert Cassatt's character?

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A．He was a cruel man.

B．He was a stubborn(固執(zhí)的)man.

C．He knew nothing about art.

D．He knew little about his daughter.

2．What do you know about Mary Cassatt's character?

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A．She was brave in going against old ideas.

B．She got tired of always obeying her father.

C．She hated playing at drawing and painting.

D．She didn't mind being poor at all.

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　　He walked slower as he came to the block where he knew the building was. It was probably in the middle of the block. It was 7:30 and all the other stores were closed and covered with iron gratings. Yeah, that must be it, he mumbled to himself. He almost stopped as he pictured himself walking into the room. Everyone would be looking at him. What would he say?“Good evening. I'm Spencer.”No. Maybe he would ring the bell outside and have someone come to the door. They could walk in together and then he wouldn't be alone. He already knew what he would tell them when they asked him why he had come. He had thought a lot about the easiest thing for him to say.“I came to learn to improve myself.”That sounded good. They would know what that meant. He fingered the pencil in his jacket. He hadn't known what else to bring…

　　The same sign was in the window of the storefront.“402 Main St. Adult Learning Center”.

　　He took a deep breath and continued to walk slowly to the window. He looked inside as he passed…There was no one there. Was he too early? Would he be the only one to come? He walked to the corner and stopped. He knew he wasn't going home. He just needed a couple of more minutes to think about it. He turned round and walked faster now back to 402 Main St…. He turned the knob but the door wouldn't open.

A woman walked by.“Oh, they're closed today,”she said.“It's some kind of holiday or something. They're usually open every day though. Come back tomorrow.”He turned and looked at her, and then nodded.“Thank you,”he said.“Maybe I'll do that. I'll see how I feel tomorrow.”

1．The man's answer to the woman implies that ________.

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A．he will surely return tomorrow

B．he might not return tomorrow

C．he might be ill tomorrow

D．he doesn't believe the woman

2．What is the author's main purpose in this passage?

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A．To tell adults' going to adult classes.

B．To tell why adult classes are sometimes closed.

C．To tell how 402 Main Street night looks like.

D．To tell a man's feeling about going to adult class.

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　　House prices in England increased sharply between 1971 and 1972. The following records how much a house in Chelsea, London had risen in price since 1955.

　　Take No. 29 Smith Terrace for example. In 1955, Jane Gray sold it for 2000. Mrs Bowena Black bought it for 4900 and sold it nine years later to Bill and Dreen White for 22950. Now four years later, in 1972, the house is valued at 30000.

1．When did Mrs Black buy the house?

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2．If Mrs Black had waited four years to sell the house she would have earned as much as ________.

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第2題根據(jù)“Mrs Bowena Black…4,900.”“…the house is valued at 30,000”。

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　　We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people.“When I got that job, did Jim really feel good about it as a friend? Or is he envious(嫉妒) of my luck?”“And Paul－why didn't I find that he was friendly just because I had a car?”When we look back, we think about what can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.

　　Why do we go wrong about our friends－or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides(隱瞞) their real meaning. And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. When someone tells you,“You're a lucky dog.”Is he really on your side? If he says,“You are a lucky guy.”That's being friendly. But“l(fā)ucky dog”? There's a little envy in these words.

　　How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words mean the way he looks? His way of speaking? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save mistakes.

1．From the first paragraph we know that the writer ________.

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A．feels happy because his friends are friendly to him

B．feels he may not have“read”his friends true feeling right

C．thinks it was a mistake to make friends with Jim and Paul

D．feels sad about his friends

2．The writer talks about someone saying“You are a lucky dog”. He is saying that ________.

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A．the speaker of this sentence is just being friendly

B．it means the same as“You're a lucky guy”

C．people can't use the word“dog”when talking about a person

D．sometimes the words give a possible answer to the feeling behind the words

3．The writer tells us ________.

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A．how we won't make mistakes about money and friends

B．how to get an idea of people

C．how to understand what people tell us without making mistakes

D．to keep people friendly without thinking of what they talk

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　　Before her operation, Anna's eyesight was so bad that she could not see that alarm clock by her bedside.“I need glasses to find my glasses,”said Anna. Her glasses were as thick as a Coke bottle, and she said she was ready for anything that offers a better view of the world. So when she learned about the surgical(外科)way to correct near-sightedness, she needed no persuasion to accept the treatment.

　　It has been about four years since she had the operation on both of her eyes. She remains pleased with the results.“I had perfect vision only a day after the operation. It was as if I had never been short-sighted,”said Anna.

　　Being seriously shortsighted, Anna experienced some side-effects at first. The first was a tendency for the eye to water, especially when sleeping. It was a part of the healing process and lasted only a week. The second side-effect was a discomfort when looking at bright lights in the dark. It lasted six months and it did not harm her ability to drive at night.

　　Now the operation can be done with a laser guided by a computer instead of a diamond knife. With the operation, most patients will notice the improvement within 24 hours.“You can experience the operation today and throw away your glasses tomorrow,”said Dr. Karas, who has been operating on thousands of patients for over five years.

　　This operation has been around for more than twenty years and has been performed on millions of patients around the world. It has been studied by eight American universities for years, and the results are quite satisfactory. However, it is not yet known whether glasses will be out of use in the near future.

1．The word“eyesight”in the first paragraph means ________.

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2．In the passage the side-effects ________.

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A．mean great harm to one's health

B．cause other diseases

C．a(chǎn)re the signs of getting well

D．make the patient uncomfortable

3．This operation has been around for more than twenty years. The word“around”means ________ in this sentence.

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　　“Have you washed your hands and face?”Billy's mother asked him.

　　“Yes,”he said.

　　“Show me.”

　　　He showed his mother his hands.

　　“They are dirty,”she said.

　　“And your face is covered in dirt.”

　　She pulled him into the bathroom.“Now wash your face and hands,”she said.

He did as she told him, but he hated doing it.

　　“Are you afraid of soap(肥皂)and water?”his mother asked him.

　　“No, I'm not afraid of them,”he said“I just don't like them. I hate washing.”

　　When he left the house he was clean. By the time he got to school he was dirty again.

　　“Look at you!”his teacher shouted.“Your face is filthy. If your hands are dirty, too, you'll be in trouble. Hold out your hands.”

　　Billy know his hands were dirty. He quickly spit(吐痰)on one and rubbed(搽)it on his trousers. Then he showed it to the teacher.

　　“That is not a clean hand, Billy,”she said.“It's the dirtiest hand in the class. I'm going to punish you.”Billy looked around the class,“It's not the dirtiest hand in the class,”he said.

　　“All right, Billy,”the teacher said.“If you can show me a dirtier hand, I won't punish you.”

　　With a smile, Billy quickly showed her his other hand.

1．In the sentence “I'm going to punish you.”Here“punish”means ________.

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2．The word“filthy”here in the story means ________.

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　　Venice is the“Queen”of the Adriatic(亞得里亞海). Every year thousands of poeple visit the city. Why do they go there? Because Venice is a beautiful city. There aren't any roads in this city so there aren't any cars and buses.

　　There are canals. There is one big canal and 177 small canals. People move up and down the canals in boats. But Venice is sinking. It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040 Venice will be under water. The adriatic will cover the city.

　　The Venetians love their city and they want to stay there. They want to save Venice from the sea. They do not want to leave. How can they save Venice? They can put some gates in the sea. The gates will close so Venice will not sink.

1．The word“canals”in the second paragraph means ________.

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2．The word“sinking”here means ________.

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　　The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thomas Street. That was the beginning.

The underlined word“family”in the second paragraph means ________.

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