In London，there are many great places of interest．Here is some information about them．If you have an interest in visiting London，read the following first．
Tower Bridge
Address：London SE12UP United Kingdom
Hours： 9:30a.m.一6:00 p.m. daily Nov.一Mar.
10:00a.m.— 6:30 p.m. daily Apr.一Oct.
Short introduction：Tower Bridge is famous all over the world，and is one of the most visited bridges in history．It was designed by Sir Horace Jones，and opened in 1894．
Tower Hill
Address：London EC3N4AB United Kingdom
Hours：9:00a.m.—5:00p.m. Mon.一Sat.；10:00a.m.—5:00p.m.Sun．
(1st March—31St October)；
9:00a.m.一4:00p.m. Tues.一Sat.；10:00a.m.—4:00p.m.Sun.＆Mon．
(1st November—28th February)
Short introduction：The Tower of London is nine hundred years old．
Buckingham Palace Rd
Address：London SWIA 1AA United Kingdom
Hours：Mews：noon—4p.m.daily；
State Rooms：9:30a.m.—4:15p.m.
Short introduction：Buckingham Palace has been the official home of the British Royal Family since 1837．
The Clock Tower and Big Ben
Address：London SWIA2NE United Kingdom
Short introduction: The Clock Tower is the famous tower of the Houses of Parliament(國會).It is 96.3 meters tall and was built in 1959．“Big Ben” is the name of the clock inside this famous tower．
1．The information above is mainly about ________ .
A．famous hotels in London B．the writer’s travel plan
C．places of interest in the UK D．an introduction to England
2．When it’s 6p.m. on October l2th，you can visit______.
A．Tower Bridge B．Buckingham Palace
C．Tower Hill D．nowhere
3．If you want to visit the official home of the British Royal Family, you can go to________.
A．London EC3N 4AB United Kingdom
B．London SW1A 2NE United Kingdom
C．London SE1 2UP United Kingdom
D．London SW1A 1AA United Kingdom
4．Which building is the oldest?
A．Tower Bridge． B．The Tower of London．
C．Buckingham Palace． D．The Clock Tower．
5．If you want to see “Big Ben”, you should go to_________.
A．The Clock Tower B．Buckingham Palace Rd
C．Tower Hill D．Tower Bridge
科目：初中英語 來源：2011年黑龍江省哈爾濱市中考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the
bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.
But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers (乘客) at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said, “I never drink when I’m working, otherwise I’d lose my license (駕駛執照).”
He normally goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to give it to you. ”
London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! There rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市長) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!
【小題1】London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because __________.
| A．they make a living by driving |
| B．they prefer to work for themselves |
| C．they want to help more passengers |
| D．they are used to working deep into the night |
| A．They give the poor children a lunch party at he sea each summer. |
| B．They give poor children the chance to meet the maor. |
| C．They pay for some poor children’s rides for a day’s tour each summer. |
| D．They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer. |
| A．Brave and careful. | B．Rich and generous |
| C．Modest and easy-going | D．Hard-working and kind. |
| A．an advertisement of a taxi company |
| B．an online travel guide |
| C．a website about the taxi drivers in London |
| D．a report about living conditions in London |
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If you like shopping and you are crazy about fashion, London is a good place for you. In London you can buy not only the most expensive clothes, but also beautiful clothes which are inexpensive.
Many of the world’s most famous fashion designers have their own shops in London. And every year in February and September, there is an important fashion event. It is called London Fashion Week and people all over the world come here and enjoy England’s wonderful new clothes . Usually the clothes are sold at a high price. The clothes are always in style. In the 1960s, a fashion designer Mary Quant invented the mini-skirt. It made her famous all around the world. Later, in the 1970s,came “punk” fashion.
Outside of London there are some shopping centers as well. In the shopping streets of most towns have a Market Day. On that day, some of the streets are filled with stalls selling food, flowers, dresses, hats, bags, and many other different things. The clothes there are always at a low price. Nearly everybody can afford them.
【小題1】When did “punk” fashion become popular?
| A．In the 1950s. | B．In the 1960s. | C．In the 1970s. | D．In the 1980s. |
| A．can buy flowers , hats and bags from stalls |
| B．can not buy food from the stalls |
| C．can buy some clothes at a high price |
| D．can’t find the stalls which sell flowers |
| A．購買 | B．收購 | C．負擔得起 | D．支付不起 |
| A．who organized the last London Fashion Week |
| B．who invented the mini-skirt |
| C．why “punk” fashion were in style |
| D．when Mary Quant was born |
| A．Stalls selling Clothes | B．Clothes in Fashion |
| C．London Fashion Week | D．Shopping in London |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2011～2012學年度江蘇省鎮江市八年級第一學期期中考試英語模擬試卷 題型：閱讀理解
| New Books this Month | ||
| The Long Night This is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years. Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and … | Hard Work This exciting story is Joanna’s twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop… | Hospital or Cinema Marcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year. Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film star…What will Tina do? |
| A．David Reilly | B．Maha | C．Joanna | D．Marcie Jacome |
| A．Australia | B．Thailand | C．India | D．England |
| A．a doctor | B．a film star | C．a writer | D．a college(大學) student |
| A．Hospital or Cinema | B．Hard Work | C．The Long Night | D．Harry Potter |
| A．an advertisement | B．a story | C．a novel | D．a diary |
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閱讀短文，從方框中選擇適當的單詞填空。
Anna comes from Russia. She is 17 years old. She’s going to stay with the Black family for a year. Anna comes to England because she wants to study English. She helps Mrs. Black（1）______________ housework and goes to English (2) _______________ every Wednesday and Friday afternoon.
Anna is now in London. Everything is new to her. She finds life is (3) _______________from that in Moscow. Some things are great in London, but many things are not so nice. The shops are (4) _____________ in London than those in Moscow. But it’s very expensive to (5) ____________ breakfast in London.
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科目：初中英語 來源：2012-2013學年江蘇省江都市九年級下學期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Mr. Green worked in an office in London, but he lived in the country and came to work by train every day. The station was not very far from his office, and he always went on foot from the station to his office and back from his office to the station. Every evening he walked past a poor man near a bridge. The man sat at the road and sold matches, and there was a dog near him. There was a piece of wood round the dog’s neck, and the words “I AM BLIND” were on the piece of wood.
Mr.Green was a kind man. He always stopped and gave a penny to the man, but he did not take any of his matches. One day, Mr.Green had a lot of work in his office and left the office very late. He came to the man and his dog, but he did not stop. The poor man stood up quickly, ran after him and said, “You’re always very kind to me. Give me a penny today. I’m a poor man.” Mr.Green stopped and he was surprised. Then he said, “You’re a blind man. How did you see me?” The poor man said, “No, I’m not blind. My dog is.”
1.Mr.Green lived in __________.
A．London
B．the city near London
C．the country near London
D．the country not far from his office
2.Mr.Green went to his office __________.
A．by train
B．first by train and then on foot
C．on foot
D．first on foot and then by train
3.Every evening Mr.Green passed a poor man near a bridge__________.
A．on his way to work
B．on the way to his office
C．on his way home by train
D．on his way to the station
4.One day Mr.Green did not stop and give the poor man a penny because__________.
A．he did not like the man
B．he was afraid of the dog
C．he worked too late
D．he hurried to catch the train
5.-- What is the Chinese for “blind”?
-- ___________________.
A．看見的 B．聾的 C．瞎的 D．啞的
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