How would we travel without maps? It would be a bit adventurous (冒险的) to set off from Oxford University to go to London Bridge if there wasn't a map of the London Underground at each station. In fact, a lot of the early map-makers were adventurers and explorers, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
So what did people do before there were maps? Well, it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse. People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines. And it was much more logical (合理的) to use time, not distance, to measure (计量) journeys: the next village is a three-hour ride, for example.
In fact, in the earliest maps, people didn't draw landmarks. They drew the stars. It was very easy to see the night sky and use it for navigation (航行). The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities that we have today. When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions.
The London Underground was opened in 1863 and it also used a road map style. But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train wasn't the same as driving your car across London. Passengers only needed to know which stations to change at. His new design (设计) for the Underground map wasn't very popular with the train companies at first. But the passengers loved it and in 1933, 700,000 copies were printed.
These days, of course, you can ride a bike, drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly, using a GPS. It's really difficult to get lost!What was drawn in the earliest maps?
| A．Stars. |
| B．Landmarks. |
| C．Cities and towns, |
| D．Mountains and rivers. |
When did road maps come out?
| A．Around 15th and 16th centuries. |
| B．When people began to travel by train. |
| C．When people began to travel by sea. |
| D．When cities and towns appeared. |
Which of the following is true?
| A．A GPS helped people to travel long time ago. |
| B．Ancient people could travel on a horse without maps. |
| C．The sky was polluted by light before cities were built. |
| D．Henry Beck's map wasn't popular with the passengers. |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Maps have a long history. |
| B．We never get lost these days. |
| C．We can't travel without maps. |
| D．Henry Beck designed a new map. |
There is a new park near Andy’s home. It’s fine today. Andy and his family are in the park now. On their left, there is a café. On the right, there is a big lake. There are many flowers and trees around the lake. There’s a small hill behind the lake. Near the lake, there are two signs（标记）. One says, “Don’t swim in the lake.” But you can go boating on the lake. There is a beautiful garden in the middle of the park. There are green grass and beautiful flowers in it. There are some small shops between the lake and garden. The park is so nice. Andy and his family like it very much.The park near Andy’s home is _________________.
A. new and beautiful B. old but beautiful C. new and cleanIs there a café in the park? ______________
A. Yes, there is B. No, there isn’t C. We don’t knowPeople can go _____________ on the lake.
A. swimming B. fishing C. boatingThere aren’t any __________ in the park.
A. flowers B. trees C. playgroundsThere is a hill behind _____________.
A. the garden B. the lake C. the shop
John works in a market. It’s near a secondary school. Every day, students come to buy things there. In the morning, John gets up at six and then has breakfast. He goes to work by bike. He gets to the shop at about six thirty. The market opens at seven. They sell （出售）things like food and drinks. They have school things, too. So there are many people in their market from morning to evening. John has supper there. At seven in the evening the market is closed.John works in a ___________.
A. supermarket B. bookshop C. marketJohn _____________ to the shop every day.
A. take a bus B. rides a bike C. walksThey sell___________ in the market.
A. food and drinks B. school things C. A and BJohn has supper____________.
A. in the shop B. at home C. at a restaurantJohn works for about_________ hours a day.
A. six B. twelve C. eight
阅读短文,根据其内容完成下列表格。下面是李国龙先生写的求职信及个人简历，请根据信的内容，将其简历补充完整（每空不超过两个单词）。
73 Xinchang Road, Beijing
June 7, 2008
Dear sir,
I am writing to introduce myself, with the hope of getting the job you advertised in Daily News.
When I was a child, I was fond of English and always got good grades. In 1994, after six years of hard work in Beijing No. 4 Middle School, I entered People’s University. I studied English there for four years.
Luckily, I got my first job when I graduated. I taught English in Beijing No. 4 Middle School from 1998 to 2001. Then I got the chance to receive further education in University of Hawaii in the US. That was a precious experience of my life. I learnt a lot during those two years, especially the differences between eastern and western cultures.
I came back to People’s University in 2003. I worked as an assistant(助手) for 2 years and then as a professor. So far, I have got 8 years of working experience.
I won lots of awards. I was an “Excellent Student” of People’s University in 1997, and “Outstanding Teacher” of Beijing No. 4 Middle School in 2000.
Thank you for reading my letter, and I will appreciate it very much if you can reply soon.
Yours sincerely
Li Guolong
| Curriculum Vitae(个人简历) Name: Li Guolong Telephone: (010)71785210 Date of birth: May 8, 1975 Nationality: Chinese 1994 – 1998 People’s University, Beijing. Major: English 2001 – 2003 University of Hawaii, the US Working Experience: 1998 – 2001 2003 – 2005 2005 – present Professor People’s University Awards: 1997 “ 2000 “Outstanding Teacher”, Beijing No.4 Middle School |
It was three o'clock. A man was walking down a high street in the north of England. He was wearing a dark suit and carrying a suitcase. His name was Terry and he and he had lived away from home for twenty years. In fact he was in prison(监狱),
Terry was feeling totally depressed because everything in his hometown had changed. The park where he used to play was now a car park. The house where he was born had dis appeared and in its place, ironically(具有讽刺意味地)， was a bank. Terry wanted to have a cup of coffee in the old small restaurant where he used to go with his friend after school, but it had become a fast food restaurant. He entered it, sat down, and asked for a cup of coffee. Then he felt sadder when he thought of what he had seen.
While paying for the coffee he found an old ticket in his wallet. It was for a pair of shoes he had taken to be repaired the day before the bank robbery 20 years ago. The shoe repairer was an old man then, so Terry was sure that he must be dead. But when he turned the cor ner of the steet, he couldn't believe his eyes. The shop was still there! And it was the same shoe repairer! He looked about a hundred years old. Terry was so happy! Terry told him that he had lived in Australia for the past twenty years and that he forgot to pick up the shoes before he left England. The shoe repairer disappeared into the back of the shop. After ten minutes he came back.
"Were they dark brown, Italian shoes, size 42?"he asked slowly.
"Yes!nsaid Terry, excitedly.
"I haven't repaired them，”the shoe repairer said slowly. “You can take them tomorrow afternoon. ”How long had Terry been away from home?
| A．Ten years. | B．Five years. | C．Twenty years. | D．Fifteen years. |
Where was Terry before he went back home? A prison in________.
| A．Australia | B．England | C．America | D．London |
Why was Terry sent to prison? Because he________.
| A．killed a man | B．hit a woman |
| C．cheated(欺骗) others- | D．robbed a bank |
The words "totally depressed" in the second paragraph(段落) means "________".
| A．very happy | B．very unhappy | C．very excited | D．very nervous |
What's the best title(标题) for the passage?
A，Some things never change
B.Everything have changed
C,A kind shoe repairer
D,A longly man
When we talk of plants, most of us will think of things that grow from the ground and have green leaves, but there are plants that do not look or act like other plants. Some of these belong to a special class of plants called fungi.
Fungi may appear almost everywhere. They commonly grow in wet places where they call get food and water easily. Because fungi do not have green leaves to make their own food, but fungi must take their food from animals, other plants or water. Some fungi live on dead or rotting（腐烂的）wood, while others grow on living trees or in dirt or moss（苔藓）. Mushrooms（蘑茹）are the best-known fungi.
There are many kinds of mushrooms appearing in all shapes and sizes. For example, cauliflower（菜花）mushrooms are found in forests from July to October．They can grow to be as heavy as fifty pounds! They grow at the foot of trees Squirrel’s（松鼠）bread is another kind of wild mushroom Its appearance and use Call explain its name. These fungi look like small golden cakes Squirrels can easily eat them or carry them off to their hole to eat later.
The mushrooms found in food stores are carefully grown by people who know they are safe to eat. People are warned never to touch of taste wild mushrooms because some of them are deadly. Even less dangerous ones cart still make a person very sick..Where does Fungi not grow? .
| A．On dry wood |
| B．In places full of water |
| C．On living trees |
| D．Behind houses |
Where can Fungi take food? .
| A．From their green leaves |
| B．From water |
| C．From rotting wood |
| D．From people |
Squirrel's bread is a kind of .
| A．tree | B．animal | C．food | D．medicine |
People are advised not to eat wild fungi because .
| A．it is unfit for main food |
| B．it may be dangerous to people |
| C．it doesn't taste so good |
| D．it's strange smell may do harm to people |
The word "fungi" in this passage means
| A．草本植物 | B．菌类植物 | C．食用蘑菇 | D．无叶植物 |
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