艺术生 英语试卷

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题:每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中。选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Big Ben

Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge（庞大的）clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double decker（层）bus. The hands are about four metres long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament（国会大厦）. There you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower（塔）in the Houses of Parliament. Maybe you will hear it as well as see it. The huge clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong，ding dong,” it goes every quarter of an hour.

The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man did much building work in London many years ago.

1. Big Ben is ______________.

A. a double decker bus

B. a huge clock

C. the name of Ben

D. a building

2. The clock strikes every _______ of an hour.

A. ten minutes

B. fifteen minutes

C. thirty minutes

D. forty-five minutes

3. You can read the time of Big Ben _________.

A. at the top of the clock tower

B. in the Houses of parliament

C. on the hands of the huge clock

D. on the four faces of the clock

“Here is the Eight O’ Clock News.”

…

“Chinese people spent about 120 billion yuan during the first three days of the May Golden Week last year. This year it has increased to 140 billion yuan.”

“The children of Beijing No.2 Middle School sang with students from Toronto in Canada to celebrate the 20th anniversary. They had been sister schools since 1986. They spent about two weeks together in Beijing. They visit ed the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. They took a lot of photos in Beihai Park.”

“Have you ever got tired of heavy shopping bags? A new shopping assistant robot which was invented by Japanese company could be the answer. The helpful robot can follow you around and carry several bags. The robot was tested at a shopping center in February 2006. ”

“About 500 people from different countries were in the 2006 “Rock Paper Scissors(剪刀)” World Match in Canada. This event was founded in 1842. It is said playing this game is fun, and also a good way to solve problems among people.”

…

“And now it’s time for Morning Music.”

4. The students from Canada and Beijing No. 2 Middle School didn’t ________.

A. take photos

B. visit places of interest

C. sing songs

D. have a football match

5. This year during the first three days of the May Golden Week, it cost Chinese people ___________ yuan

more than that of last year.

A. 260,000,000,000

B.120,000,000,000

C. 140,000,000,000

D. 20,000,000,000

6. Which of the following is not talked about in the news?

A. The robot can help with shopping bags.

B. A Japanese company invented the robot.

C. The robot was tested at a shopping centre.

D. There are such robots in people’s homes now.

7. Which of the following is a game?

A. Rock Paper Scissors

B. May Golden Week

C. Shopping assistant robot

D. A visit to the school

C

When you are traveling in Thailand(泰国), which means of transport is the best choice?

You can rent a variety of motorbikes or bikes in Thailand. It seems to be very popular in most of the beaches and islands along the places in the north. The most popular bikes are the little 125 cc Honda Dream which you can get for about 150 baht (铢) a day or as little as 3,000 baht per month，making it the cheapest way to tour Thailand for the people from other countries.

Sometimes you will have to go somewhere by taxi. When you are in cities in Thailand, especially in Bangkok, always remember to get a taxi that is going on the roads. Some drivers outside hotels refuse to use the milometer (计程表) .They will ask a price which is several times the price when they use the meter!

The quality of the roads in Thailand is generally pretty good，so renting cars is another way to get around. The big car rental companies may offer you slightly older cars at a very reasonable (合理的) price. It is a little surprising considering that the cost of buying a car in Thailand is more than that in the West. Petrol is also reasonably priced in Thailand, more expensive than American prices, but much cheaper than what is paid in Europe. In the past, Bangkok could be a difficult place to drive in—signs were generally in Thai(泰语) only, making it a hard job to find exactly where you were by looking around. But now, the situation is improved. In a lot of places, even the farthest corners of the country, street signs are in both Thai and English.

8. To a foreigner, the cheapest way to get around Thailand is renting a ________.

A. car

B. taxi

C. bike

D. motorbike

9.What is the writer's advice about taking a taxi in Thailand?