Passage 63: Such an economical man
Mike works in a school, and he usually comes home at half past six every evening. He comes home early this evening, and he is very angry. He closes the door very hard, goes into the room and sits down. His wife is in the dinning room. She goes to her husband and looks at him, and then asks, “Why are you angry, Mike?” “Bus tickets cost three pence last week, but now they cost two pence.” He says. “But that isn’t bad, Mike,” his wife says. “It’s good. Going by bus is cheap now.” “Yes, it is,” Mike says, “But I always walk to work in the morning and I walk home in the afternoon. Last week I save six pence every day, but now I save two pence less.”
297. Mike usually goes to work ____. ** a. by bus b. by train c. on foot d. by bike
298. Mike is angry because the bus tickets are ____. ** a. three pence b. two pence c. two pence less d. two pence more
299. When Mike gets home, his wife is probably ____. ** a. talking with somebody b. cooking c. resting d. making the bed
300. Mike comes home ____ this evening. ** a. before 6:30 pm b. at 6:30 pm c. after 6:30 pm
301. Mike thinks he will save ____ money. ** a. much b. more c. little d. less
Passage 65: (翻译此篇) London and its problems
London has a population of about 7,000,000. From about 1800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much bigger. London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over 1,000,000 people a day use the London underground, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The air isn’t clean, but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago. For me, the best things about London are the parks. There are five in the city center. But my children’s favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world!
307. What’s the Chinese for “population” in this passage? ** a. 污染 b. 人口 c. 车辆 d. 流行
308. When was London the biggest city in the world? ** a. Over 60 years ago b. In 1950 c. About 1800 years ago d. In the 1921
309. What’s Big Ben in London? It’s ____. ** a. children’s favorite toy shop b. the best park in the city center c. a famous clock d. a nice museum
310. How many people use the London underground every day? ** a. 7,000,000 b. More than 1,000,000 c. 100,000 d. 1800
311. How was the air in London one hundred years ago? It was ____. ** a. much cleaner b. the same c. the cleanest d. dirtier than it is now