Crime Prevention Initiatives AT HOME ON THE STREET 1. This passage mainly focuses on ________.(A. how to avoid the crimes both at home and in the street) 2. If you want to guarantee you are secure at home, you should _________.( B. never leave the keys to workmen since they can easily make copies) 3. Based on the passage, if you notice someone following you, it’s better for you to ___(B. go to public places ) 4. Why should you have a telephone in the bedroom? (C. Because it’s convenient for us to report to the police in case there is a burglary.) 5. From the passage, we can infer that we might be victims if ___(A. we cannot part with the money when being attacked ) Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister, said, “London is not a city, it is a nation.” Today this is an understatement; London, with its vast range of different ethnic groups, is a world. 第一套题：1. London is a nation. F
2. The city of London was founded by the Romans. T 3. All African population live in London. F 4. 39% of the total population of London are Chinese. F 5. Old people are also “skilled cross-cultural travelers”. NG 第二套题：1. Why does the writer think that Benjamin Disraeli’s statement is an understatement? (D. a miniature world thanks to its great cultural diversity) 4. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction?(D. All of the above.) 5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author? (B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.) People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of …… 1. The main cause of pollution is _____(A. the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment) 2. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only ____(C. all sides concerned would make more efforts) 3. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause _____(B. both a litter problem and a waster of resources) 4. Which of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution?(B. Eating.) 5. What does the underlined word “litter” mean in paragraph 2?(C. bits of waste things ) 2、正误判断 Lily is 70 years old and she takes care of her 91-year-old mother. She told us about caring for her mother. 1. Lily wakes before her mother.(T) 2. London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the immigrants from different backgrounds) following facts EXCEPT that ________.(D. many young people are 3. population in the future.(B. 40% ) Ethnic minority groups will make up _________ of the London 4. people feel at ease with a large number of diversified cultures) The last paragraph mainly tells us in London _________.(D. young 5. London) The passage mainly deals with _____(C. the cultural diversity in In languages the last 500 years, nothing about people not their clothes, ideas, or
1. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most has changed .....
in the last 500 years? (A. Food 2. )
3. “Some” in “Some still exist today” means _________.( C. some shops) ___(D. the potato harvest was bad) Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because
4. Coffee originally came from_____(C. Ethiopia ) 5. The Arabic legend is used to prove that ____(D. coffee drinks were first made by Arabs)
we stopped talking to each other. A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution:
1. The author’s experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made
him feel _____(A. unhappy) 2. According to the author, human contact in a park means _____(D. both A and B noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogs) A. looking at each other and saying hello when passing B. technology, the _______we are. (C. more disconnected) 3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications 2. Joan sometimes spends the day with Lily’s mother.(T)3. Tilly is satisfied with her hairdresser.(NG) 4. Lil5. Lily and her mother play cards more than they watch TV.(F) y’s brother comes to visit every three weeks.(F) The ancient Olympic Games were part of a religious festival in honour of the Greek god Zeus, 1. The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games in 617 BC. (F) 2. The ancient Greeks held the Olympic Games for 393 years. (F) 3. Games.( T) They did not allow women to compete in the ancient Olympic 4. They first used the Olympic flag in 1908. (T) 5. Both the Olympic Joan old and young people in many countries of the world. (NG) Games and the Marathon Race are very popular for there for very long. Evans was born in Liverpool, England in 1928, but she didn’t live 1. Joan’s father bought a house in Calcutta.(F) 2. It wasn’t easy for Joan to find a job in India.(T) girl.(NG) 3. Joan had wanted to work with children since she was a little 4. Joan started the charity because she wanted a better job.(F) 5. The charity helps children in several cities.(T) John Preston lives in a flat in north London. He moved there after his wife died four years ago to be closer to his daughter’s family, 1. John lives the centre of London.(F)
2. The agent hasn’t done anything to John’s house.(F)
3. June and Pete live near to John.(T)
4. There are broken windowpanes in the conservatory.(T)
5. The front of the house is in a good state.(F)