(98) LONDON----A morning‟s train ride away, acro the Channel, English kids
talk about Liverpool‟s soccer team in a Paris pub.Some Parisians have even started to go to work in London.
In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two great rival(竞争的) cities, London and Paris, in” A Tale of Two Cities.” These days, it might be A Tale of One City.Parisians are these days likely to smile in sympathy at a visitor‟s broken French and respond in polite English.As jobs grew lack at home over recent years, perhaps 250000 Frenchmen moved acro the Channel.With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours.The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.Paris, rich in beauty, is more attractive.But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down.“For me, the difference is that London is real, alive,” said Trevor Wheeler, a banker.
Chantal Jaouen, a profeional designer, agrees.” I am French, but I‟ll stay in London,” she said.
There is, of course, the other view.Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago.” I think people laugh more in Paris,” she said.
In fact, London and Paris, with their obvious new similarities, are beyond the old descriptions.As the European Union gradually loosened controls, “Both cities have changed beyond recognition.” said Larry Collins, a writer and sometimes a Londoner.
Like most people who know both well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably.
“I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s, and it is still a wonderful place,” Collins said.
“But if I had to choose, it would be London.Things are so much more ordered, and life is better.”
But certainly not cheaper.In fancy parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris.Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.
Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don‟t have to choose.“I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a center, but life is so structured,” she said.“In London, you can be who you wan.No one cares.”1．The best title for this paage is______.
A.Londoners and Parisians B.A Modern Tale of Two Cities
C.The Similarity of Two Cities D.Fancy London and Fashionable Paris
2．We can infer from the text______.
A.Paris and London has become perfect partners B.London feels more full of life
C.life in Paris is structured D.Paris and London have become fierce competitors
3．The underlined word” flocked” probably means______.
A.came in large numbers B.flew a long way
C.rushed hurriedly D.drove long distances 4．Living in Paris, you may find______.
A.life is betterB.things are cheaper C.more attractive people D.a job easily
5．From the paage we can know______.
A.the two cities have developed very fast B.London is better than Paris now C.Paris is a favourite place for all journalism students
D.people in both London and Paris now lead a regular life
(99) A well-dreed man enforced a famous jewelry shop.He explained that he
wished to buy a pearl for his wife‟s birthday.The price didn‟t matter.Since busine had been very good for him that year.After examining a nice black one that cost $5000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pear so much that she wanted another one just like it.It had to be exactly the same size and quality, s she wanted a pair of earrings made, “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?” said the man.The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it‟s exactly impoible to find one exactly like that pearl.” The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $ 25,000 for the matching pearl.Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store.To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse.“I don‟t like to part with it,” she said sadly, “I inherited it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers.But I really need the money.”
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind.Then he called the rich man‟s hotel to tell him the good news.The man, however, was nowhere to be found.1.The man said he wanted to buy a pearl for ______.
A.his wifeB.his mother-in –lawC.his own motherD.no one 2.He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because ______.A.he was very richB.he wanted to make the jeweler believe him
C.he was anxious to get itD.his busine had been succeful 3.He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be ______.
A.exactly the same size as the black on B.exactly the same quality as the black one
C.worth no more than $ 25,000
D.exactly as big and nice as the black one 4.Many people answered the advertisement because they wanted _______.
A.to see the perfect pearlB.to buy some beautiful pearls tooC.to get in touch with the rich manD.to sell their own pearl at a high price
5.The jeweler couldn‟t find the man anywhere because ______.A.he died suddenly.B.He happened to be out
C.He got $ 20,00 by cheating and had run away with the money.D.He wouldn‟t show up until the jeweler called him a second time.
(100) The cla teacher thought that hobbies were very important for every child.
She encouraged all her pupils to have one, and sometimes arranged for their parents to come and see the work they had done as a result.
One Friday morning the teacher told the cla that those of them who had a hobby could have a holiday that afternoon to get the things they had made as parts of their hobbies ready for their parents to see the following afternoon.So on Friday afternoon, while those of the pupils who had nothing to show did their usual leons, the lucky ones who had made something were allowed to go home, on condition that they returned before five o‟clock to bring what they were going to show, and to arrange them.
When the afternoon leons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there.He was the laziest boy in the cla, and the teacher found it difficult to believe that he had a hobby.However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies(蝴蝶) in gla cases.After his teacher had admired them and helped him to arrange them on a table in the claroom, she was surprised to see Tommy pick them up again and begin to leave.“What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked.” Those things must remain here until tomorrow afternoon.That‟s when the parents are coming to see them.”“I know they are coming then,” answered Tommy,” and I will bring them back tomorrow; but my big brother doesn‟t want them to be out of our house at night in case they are stolen.”
“But what has it got to do with your big brother?” asked the teacher.” Aren‟t the butterflies yours?”“No,” answered Tommy.” They belong to him.”
“But Tommy, you are supposed to show your own hobby here, not somebody else‟s!” said the teacher.
“I know that,” answered Tommy.” My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”
1．What‟s the best title for this paage?
A.Important Hobbies B.Tommy‟s Hobby
C.Different Hobbies D.Hobby of Collecting Butterflies 2．The teacher______.
A.asked the pupils who were in her cla to bring something they had made
B.was certain that her pupils were good at making things, so she wanted to show them to the parents C.invited the parents to come and see what the pupils had made
D.allowed the pupils who had hobbies not to go to cla that Friday afternoon
3．After reading the paage the readers will laugh.Why?
A.Because Tommy was so lazy a boy.B.Because the teacher knew so little about Tommy.
C.Because Tommy had made nothing at all.D.Because Tommy had a strange idea about hobby.
(101)
“The sea is the common poeion of all nations.It belongs equally to all.
No one can take it entirely to themselves; nor is it„foreign‟to any one.”This was the decision of John Marshall, chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835.It was made known as a basic rule of the sea that no one, and therefore everyone, owns the ocean.This means that outside territorial waters (the waters within three miles of a country‟s coast),the law is whatever nations agree on in peacetime and whatever the strongest navy powers can enforce in wartime.
After the United States bought Alaska, Americans began to seize Canadians who were hunting seals outside Alaskan territorial waters.The Americans said that the seals were American poeion because they often came into the Alaskan shores owned by the United States.International judges disagreed with this reasoning.In some cases, however, the special rights of a nation that makes good use of an open-sea area are recognized.All of the sea‟s rules are set up by international conferences and agreements.1．The idea that the sea” belongs equally to all” was put out by______.
A.an unwritten agreementB.a U.S.Supreme Court decision C.an international conferenceD.a written agreement
2．The basic rule of the sea means that______.
A.any powerful nation may control the sea B.any area of the sea belongs to the nation closest to it
C.no one has whole rights to the open sea D.no nation has any sea rights 3．International judges decided that______.
A.Canada had no sealing rights off Alaska
B.the Canadians could hunt the seals C.the United States could own the seals D.the Americans could not hunt the seals
4．Nations may obtain special rights on open waters by______.
A.overrunning those watersB.guarding the waters C.using the waters regularlyD.spreading out their territorial waters
5．The main idea of this paage is that______.
A.the rule of the sea was made known by John Marshall
B.some nations are able to acquire special open-sea rights.C.every nation owns its territorial waters
D.the laws of the sea should be set up by international agreements
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