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Florence,Italy
Who should go:Art lovers;Renaissance historians;leather handbag shoppers with high credit limits.
When to go:Spring or fall.Travellers usually avoid summer in Florence.
Paris,France
Who should go:Starving artists;Henry Miler fans;traditional food lovers.
When to go:Spring is the best time.That’s what they all say,anyway.Autumn isn’t bad,either,and I’d rather be rooting around the south of France in search of truffles(松露) in autumn.Summer in Paris isn’t bad,really.
Amsterdam,Holland
Who should go:Lovers of Dutch Masters(artists I mean,like Rembrandt,not cigars);bicyclists—it’s a bike city in a flat land.
When to go:It can rain at any time in Amsterdam,but that’s not a reason for not visiting this fascinating city.Off season tourists will be rewarded with good enough weather to stick around.Summer is good for sun lovers.
Madrid,Spain
Who should go:_____—Madrid never sleeps;art lovers—the Prado is second only to the Louvre in presenting serious art;partygoers.
When to go:Spring,when days are warm and the nights are pleasantly cool.Demand for outside eating and drinking starts becoming stronger in March or April.Street life peaks(达到高峰) in June,then slows in July and August as the temperature peaks.Autumn is also good,although you’ll risk some rain.
Venice,Italy
Who should go:Romantic dreamers who like walking through automobile-free streets;your mother(she’ll want you to take her there,trust me);almost anyone who wants to see something really different and romantic.
When to go:February is the time when the famous Venice Carnival is held and the weather is usually cold and foggy—perfect weather for Venice.Summer?A large number of tourists in shorts and whiny children ruin the atmosphere.You’ll greatly enjoy yourself there in spring and early fall.
1. What do the cities Florence,Paris,Amsterdam and Madrid have in common?

A．They are all great cities for female shoppers.

B．They are all famous for their traditional food.

C．They are all great cities for art lovers.

D．They are all famous for cigars.

2. If you are interested in looking for truffles in the south of France,you should go there in .

A．early spring	B．autumn
C．summer	D．late spring

3. What advice would the writer probably give you if you go to visit Amsterdam?

A．To avoid going there in summer.

B．To avoid going around there by bike.

C．To take some credit cards with high credit limits.

D．To take an umbrella with you whenever you go out.

4. The underlined part“Night owls”in the section about Madrid probably refers to people who like .

A．night life	B．serious art
C．drinking wine	D．organizing parties

5. According to the section about Venice,the writer would agree that .

A．summer isn’t a good time to visit the city

B．the city is not a good choice for romantic lovers

C．streets in the city are usually too crowded with cars

D．people avoid going there in February because of the weather

阅读理解。
When the Japanese attacked America’s ships at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941,they did it secretly.The makers of the movie Pearl Harbor have behaved differently.
The noise about Pearl Harbor,made by Disney,has reached its highest point with its premiere(首次公演) before the movie opens in cinemas across the US at the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend,a time to recall national heroes who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.
As Ben Affleck is the main star,the movie seems sure to become a success in the United States at least.
At almost three hours in length,it promises to be a good old Hollywood movie.There is a love story.Affleck and his co-star,Josh Hartnett,both fall in love with the navy nurse,Kate Beckinsale and,of course,there is much human courage and love of country.
It’s certain that Disney will be accused of “changing” history.The showing of actual events in a movie always causes arguments.
Bits of the story are deliberately not mentioned in the movie.It does not address the theory held by some historians that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about Japan’s intention to attack the ships in Pearl Harbor.It is said he did nothing,as he was aware that such a blow would allow him to take America into the Second World War.
Japan remains sensitive about being accused of wartime atrocities(暴行).And Disney is sensitive about its business in Japan,where it has a theme park.
Not all the reviews of the movie have been full of praise.A reviewer for Newsweek,who was given an early preview,acknowledged that the 40-minute sequence(连续镜头) showing the attack itself was powerful.The attack comes quite late in the movie,however,and the reviewer was less impressed with the characters and the love story.
“Almost every line of the dialogue sounds like it comes from an old movie,” the reviewer wrote.
6. From the passage we can infer that the Memorial Day refers to .

A．the day when the United States was founded

B．the day when people honour their ancestors

C．a day when people honour those who died in wars

D．a day when people celebrate the victories of World War Ⅱ

7. From the passage we know that Ben Affleck .

A．may be a very popular movie star

B．regarded Josh Hartnett as an enemy

C．experienced the Pearl Harbor Incident

D．was in love with the actress Kate Beckinsale

8. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Pearl Harbor?

A．The movie has made the Japanese angry.

B．The movie will cause a lot of arguments.

C．The movie truly describes the Pearl Harbor Incident.

D．The movie shows that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about Japan’s intention.

9. According to the passage,what does the reviewer for Newsweek think of the movie?

A．The scenes of the attack leave no impression.

B．The dialogue in the movie is original and creative.

C．The characters and the love story are less attractive.

D．The attack scenes occupy too much time of the movie.

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A land free from destruction,in addition to wealth,natural resources,and labor supply—all these were important ____ in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution_____ they were not enough.Something ____ was needed to start the industrial process(进程).That “something special” was men—____ individuals who could invent machines,find new ____ of power,and establish business organisations to reshape society.
The men who ____the machines of Industrial Revolution _____ from many backgrounds and many occupations.Many of them were _____ inventors than scientists.A man who is a _____ scientist is primarily interested in doing his research _____He is not necessarily working ____ that his findings can be used.
An inventor or anyone interested in applied science is ____ trying to make something that has a concrete _________.He may try to solve a problem by using the theories ____ science or by experimenting through trial and error.Regardless of his method,he is working to get a ____ result:the construction of a harvesting machine,the burning of a light bulb,or one of ____ other objectives.
Most of the people who ____ the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors,not trained scientists.A few were both scientists and inventors.Even those who have ____ or no training in science might not have made their inventions ____ a groundwork(基础工作) had not been laid by scientists years _____10.

A．cases

B．reasons

C．factors

D．situations

11.

A．But

B．And

C．Besides

D．Even

12.

A．else

B．near

C．extra

D．similar

13.

A．possible

B．effective

C．necessary

D．creative

14.

A．production

B．sources

C．bases

D．discoveries

15.

A．employed

B．created

C．operated

D．controlled

16.

A．came

B．arrived

C．stopped

D．appeared

17.

A．less

B．better

C．more

D．worse

18.

A．real

B．practical

C．pure

D．clever

19.

A．happily

B．occasionally

C．unwillingly

D．wholeheartedly

20.

A．now

B．and

C．all

D．so

21.

A．seldom

B．sometimes

C．usually

D．never

22.

A．plan

B．use

C．idea

D．means

23.

A．of

B．with

C．to

D．as

24.

A．single

B．only

C．limited

D．particular

25.

A．few

B．those

C．many

D．all

26.

A．suggested

B．developed

C．supplied

D．offered

27.

A．little

B．much

C．some

D．any

28.

A．as

B．if

C．because

D．while

29.

A．ago

B．past

C．ahead

D．before

阅读理解

Brazil has become one of the developing world’s great successes in reducing population growth—but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard.

Brazil’s population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average. Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.

Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas and installment(分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the world’s biggest producers of soap operas. Globo, Brazil’s most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.

“Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction(生育), they describe middle and upper class values—not many children, different attitudes towards sex, women working,” says Martine. “They sent this message to all parts of Brazil and made people realise other patterns of family life and other values, which were put into a very attractive package.”

Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers. “This led to change in consumption(消费) patterns and consumption did not get along well with unlimited reproduction,” says Martine.

30. The underlined phrase “puts it down to” is closest in meaning to “________”.

A．considers the cause of it to be

B．finds it a reason for

C．looks it on as

D．compares it to

31. Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazil’s birth rate because__________.

A．they keep people sitting long hours watching TV

B．they have gradually changed people’s way of life

C．people are drawn to their attractive package

D．they make birth control measures popular

32. What is Martine’s conclusion about Brazil’s population growth?

A．The increase in birth rate will increase consumption.

B．The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.

C．Consumption patterns and reproduction patterns are contradictory.

D．A country’s production is limited by its population growth.

33. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Brazil:the developing world’s success

B．Soap operas and installment plans

C．Brazil: reducing birth rate by accident

D．Learn from Brazil,one of the Third World Countries

34. From the passage,we can conclude that _________.

A．India have reduced birth rates by accident,too

B．many other Third World countries are suffering a population growth rate now

C．Brazil government’s achieved a success reducing the birth rate purposely

D．Brazil has successfully reduced population growth—but more by accident than design