The World's Best Known Palaces among the Top Ten
Name |
Versailles Palace★ |
White House
|
Buckingham Palace |
The Palace Museum★ |
Country | France | America | Britain | China |
Building time | In 1703 | In 1792 | In the 1500s | In 1406 |
Number of rooms | About 700 | 132 | About 600 | 9,999 |
City | Versailles Town | Washington D.C. | London | Beijing |
Main use in the past | House of the emperor | House and office of the president | An art gallery | House of the emperor |
Word box: Versailles Palace凡尔赛宫 Buckingham Palace白金汉官
★Used as a museum now
根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。
1.Buckingham Palace is in _______________according to the form above.
A.the USA B.France C.the UK
2.If you want to visit White House, you'll _______________.
A.enjoy famous paintings in it
B.see about 130 rooms in it
C.go to Versailles Town
3.The Palace Museum was built about _______________Buckingham Palace.
A.one century earlier than B.in the same century as C.two centuries earlier than
4.From the information above, we know that the Palace Museum _______________.
A.was an art gallery
B.has the same use as the Buckingham Palace now
C.was used as a house of the emperor in the past
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the information above?
A.The number of the rooms in the Palace Museum is the largest.
B.White House has the shortest history among the four palaces.
C.Of all the palaces above, there are three ones used as a museum now.
Tom is a hard working boy with a good education. He works in the office of a factory. His boss is very pleased with him. One evening Tom went out with his brothers. It was his birthday. At eight o’clock they got to a friend’s house. They danced and drank all through the night. At seven o’clock in the morning, Tom went away. He was completely drunk. “Oh dear,” he said. “Seven o’clock, I can’t go to the office today.” He picked up the telephone and telephoned his boss at home. The boss answered the telephone. “Hello, who is it?” “It is me … Tom. Look. I’m very sorry, I’m afraid I can’t work today … I’m terribly sorry … I … er … I’m ill … I’ve got a terrible cold I must stay in bed. I’m very sorry.”
“That’s all right, Tom.” And his boss answered. “Don’t worry. It doesn’t matter. I don’t need you today. Stay in bed. Stay in bed today. But, Tom, don’t be late tomorrow. I need you tomorrow. ___________”
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.The underlined words “was completely drunk” in the passage most probably means “___________”.
A.liked drinking B.drank too much C.enjoyed himself
2.Tom is ___________.
A.a hard working student B.a good boss C.an office worker
3.Tom stayed at his friend’s house for ___________ hours.
A.7 B.8 C.11
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Tom wanted to find an excuse but he forgot what day it was that day.
B.Tom had a cold that day so he couldn’t go to work.
C.Tom was late for work so the boss didn’t need him.
5.“___________” can be the missing sentence in the passage.
A.Today is weekend. B.Tomorrow is weekend. C.Today is weekday.
Failure is hard to avoid if we are to succeed in life. _________many people do not know how to overcome failure, and they stop when they meet one. Here are some ways _________ you overcome failure:
Rise up and don't regret
A life spent making mistakes is more useful than a life spent doing. When we fail，we might think that we have wasted our time and thus regret it. The fact that you have done something is much better than doing _________. Rise up and move on.
Understand that failure is there to bring you wisdom
Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure. Failure is there not _________ a reason. It's there to give you the wisdom you need to succeed. Each failure you meet _________ your wisdom more and brings you one step closer to success. If you understand that, you will see failure in different ways. You will see each failure as a _________ to learn.
Keep your confidence in yourself
Don't be afraid of the space _________ your dreams and reality（现实）. If you can dream it, you can make it so. Of course，you need to try your best and learn as _________ as possible from the failure,but you have the ability to make your dream _____________. Many people who achieve great success have no special character. They are just ordinary（平凡的）people with never-give-up attitude. Let's be one of ________________. I'm sure we will have a bright future.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案
1.A.Luckily B.Unfortunately C.Sincerely
2.A.to help B.helping C.helped
3.A.anything B.everything C.nothing
4.A.without B.with C.having
5.A.making B.makes C.to make
6.A.education B.opinion C.chance
7.A.both B.between C.either
8.A.much B.more C.many
9.A.realize B.come out C.come true
10.A.them B.they C.themselves
Which word of the following doesn't have the same stress as the others?
A.recall B.request C.recent
Which pair of the words with the underlined letters has a different sound?
A.dare share B.warm mark C.grey obey
In the following words，which underlined letter has the same sound as the underlined letter of the word “through”?
A.length B.though C.breathe
