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36、In Sydney there is a special long-distance running race called the City to Surf. The race takes place on the second Sunday in August every year. More than 23,000 people run in the race.

The race is 14 kilometers long. It starts in the center of the city and finishes at a surf beach called Bondi. That is why it's called the City to Surf.

All kinds of people run in the City to Surf. Some people take their small children in strollers. Other people take their dogs on the lead.

Blind people in wheelchairs also take part in the race. Old people take part in the race too. In 1981 the oldest runner was an 81-year-old man and his sister Linda, 76 was the last runner to finish.

At the end of the race an official writes down the runner's names and running times. The newspaper prints the names and running times of the competitors a few days later.

In 1981 the first runner took just 40 minutes to run the race. The last runner took two and a half hours.

The first man and the first woman to cross the finishing line each received a trophy and a free trip to San Francisco in the United States. There they ran in another long-distance race.

1）、An annual long-distance running race in Sydney is "The City to Surf".

A.T

B.F

答案：A

2）、The race starts in center Sydney and finishes at Bondi.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

3）、The race is held in winter.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

4）、Local citizens take part in the race.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

5）、Old-aged runners are especially encouraged to join the race.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

37、Some British and American people like to invite friends and colleagues for a meal at home. You should not be upset (心烦意乱) if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you.

Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m., and end at about 11. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a present.

Do you want to be extra (特别地) polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember - not to ask how much things cost.

You'll probably start the meal with soup, or something small as a “starter” (第一道菜), then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then a dessert (甜食), followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Some people eat bread with their meal, but not everyone does.

Before they take out their cigarettes after the meal, most people usually ask, “Do you mind if I smoke here?”

Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. Perhaps it seems funny to you, but British and American people say, “thank you, thank you, and thank you.” all the time.

1）、If your English or American friends don't invite you to dinner at home, it doesn't show they don't like you.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

2）、When you are invited to go to your friend's home, you may go at any time.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

3）、In England and America, it's not polite to ask the price of something.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

4）、In the passage, the order of the serving of a meal is meat or fish with vegetables-dessert-soup-coffee.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

5）、You'd better write a short "Thank you" letter to your hosts or give them a call if you want to be extra polite.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

38、A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he take? He heard the two men go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room, and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream.

Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and, as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right. He soon reached a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life.

1）、The Black Forest is a place in Germany.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

2）、When he was walking in the forest, two men ran after him.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

3）、Finally he came to another road.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

4）、It was someone else that saved the man's life 20 years later.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

5）、The story tells us that a dream may come true.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

39、One day a bookseller（书商）let a big box of books fall on his foot. "Go to see the doctor," said his wife. "No, "he said. "I'll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I'll ask him about my foot. If I go to see him, I'll have to pay him."

On the next day the doctor came into the shop for some books. When the bookseller was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot. The doctor looked at it.

"You must put that foot in hot water every night. Then you must put something on it," said the doctor.

He took out a piece of paper and wrote on it. "Buy this and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night," he said.

"Thank you," said the bookseller. "And now, sir, here are your books."

"How much?" said the doctor.

"Two pounds."

"Good," said the doctor. "I shall not have to pay you anything."

"Why?" asked the bookseller.

"I told you about your foot. I want two pounds for that. If people come to my house, I ask them to pay one pound for a small thing like that. But when I go to their houses, I want two pounds. And I came here, didn't I?"

1）、What happened to the bookseller one day?

A.He lost a box of books.

B.His foot was wounded by a box of books.

C.He lent the doctor a box of books.

D.He sold out all his books.

答案：B

2）、The bookseller's wife asked him ______.

A.to go out for some medicine

B.to send somebody for a doctor

C.to go to see the doctor

D.to wait for the doctor to come

答案：C

3）、The bookseller didn't take his wife's advice because ______.

A.he was afraid of the doctor

B.he didn't like to take medicine

C.he couldn't walk by himself

D.he didn't want to pay the doctor

答案：D

4）、The doctor paid ______ for the books.

A.one pound

B.two pounds

C.nothing

D.something

答案：C

5）、The bookseller paid ______ money for seeing the doctor in the end.

A.more

B.less

C.the same amount of

D.no

答案：A

40、Today Newton is a very clean place. Many years ago, however, there were millions of rats in it. They attacked the cats and dogs. Sometimes a great number of them knocked down a man or woman walking home at night. The rats were very large in size and they harmed many people.

The Government ordered everybody to kill rats. Most people were lazy, so they didn't kill many. The Government promised to pay some money for each dead rat. That made the people very happy. They killed thousands of rats everyday. A Government officer put all the dead rats in a big pile. Sometimes a man brought hundreds in one day.

After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the Government office. The Government officer thought that people were stealing dad rats from the pile. He ordered his men to dig a deep hole and put the rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the Government didn't pay any more money.

1）、Newton is a place which ______.

A.used to be very clean

B.is no longer a city

C.is very clean

D.will be very clean

答案：C

2）、When the Government first ordered the people to kill rats, the people ______.

A.asked for some money for each dead rat

B.stole dead rats from the pile

C.were too lazy to kill many rats

D.killed nearly all the rats quickly

答案：C

3）、The people killed rats ______.

A.to get money from the Government

B.to help the Government make the city clean

C.to make the Government officer happy

D.to protect（保护）their cats and dogs

答案：A

4）、A deep hole was dug so that ______.

A.the rats couldn't come out to attack people at night

B.people could take rats from it easily

C.people would kill more rats

D.nobody could take any rats from the pile

答案：D

5）、What is the best topic for this passage?

A.How to Kill Rats

B.Newton一A City of Rats

C.How Newton Became a Very Clean Place

D.How Newton Became a Famous City

答案：C

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