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B BRITAIN is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have advantages and disadvantages . ADVANTAGES Free museums. No charge for good collections of art works Pop music. Britain is the only country to rival(与…匹敌)the US on this point. Cabs. London taxi drivers well know where they are going. Choice of food. Visitors can find food from every corner of the world . Fashion. Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too. DISADVANTAGES Poor service. People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton, of Luton University’s International Tourism Research Center. Poor public transport. Trains and buses are promised to defeat tourists who have the most patience, so the over- crowded London tube is inexplicably(难以理解的) popular. Rain. Still in the number one complaint. Overpriced hotels. The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark. Drinking hours. Alcohol(酒) is in short supply after 11 pm even in “24-hour cities”. 59. What do tourists complain most? A. Poor service. B. Poor public transport. C. Rain. D. Overpriced hotels. 60. When is alcohol not able to get? A. At 9: 00 pm B. At 10: 00 pm C. At 11: 00 pmD. At 12: 00 pm 61. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. You have to pay to visit the museums. B. Only clothing with brand names are sold in London . C. You cannot find Chinese food there. D. The public transport is poor there. C A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized(强调)the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised . Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought , perhaps this is not an proper topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic. “ So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was stopped again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it ?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, ‘You don’t say.’actually means ‘really’! It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I know how foolish I had been. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students. 62. At first, on hearing “You don’t say”, I thought the foreigner meant____. A. He was not interested in the topicB. He was only interested in the Great Wall C. I had talked too muchD. I had to stop talking 63. The underlined word in the first paragraph probably means____. A. interesting B. important C. terrible D. unlucky 64. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall. B. The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it. C. The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide. D. The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth (值得) visiting. 65. After the Englishman explained the idiom, _____. A. I thought the Englishman had made me a fool. B. The Englishman became a real fool. C. I felt very foolish D. I became more careful in everything. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填如空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项 Are you really happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? _____________66_________________. *Make a plan for attaining goals that will make you happy. Your happiness is likely to increase if you achieve the goals you set . * Make friends with happy people. It is easy to begin to feel down when you are surrounded by people who always feel upset. ______67_____________ * Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy._________68____________ *_________69__________. Whether you treat yourself to lunch ,take a long ,relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance , you will be unconsciously feeling better. * Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation ,which will make you happy. *_________70_________.Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a bad effect on your mood. A. Everyone has different requirement for happiness. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy. B. However, if you are around people who are happy , you will be happy too. C. Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. D. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life. E. These few minutes will give you the chance to think about the happy things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness. F. Different people have different opinions about happiness.. G. It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself. (责任编辑：admin) |