【正文】 had expected that they would have to go to bed hungry， because in that small inn in New Jersey， no meals were served after seven. They were surprised when the waiter asked whether they would take dinner there that night. “Are you still serving dinner？ ” asked Mr. Smith. “Yes ， certainly， sir， ” answered the waiter. “We serve it until half past nine.” “What are the times of meals then？ ”asked Mr . Smith. “Well ， sir， ”answered the waiter. “We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning ，lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon， tea from four to five， and dinner from six to half past nine.” “But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London， ”said Mr. Smith. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their holidays in _______. A. New York B. London C. New Jersey D. Washington 2. When Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a lot of money， they decided to go to _______. A. their hometown B. the capital of England C. New Jersey D. a small city in England 3. They went to London by _______. A. sea B. plane C. train D. bus 4. From the story we know that this was the ___ time for Mr. and Mrs. Smith to go to London. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth 5. What does the sentence “But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London” mean ？ A. We can go to see the sights of London at any time. B. We have enough time to see the sights of London. C. We can see more sights of London. D. We have little time to see the sights of London. B The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has bee Sydney’ s bestknown landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a “ sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麥建筑 師 ), Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized(定稿 ) and the construction began. In 1967， they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th,1973. The Sydney Opera House cost around ＄ 100 million and was paid for by the public. 6,225 square meters of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide. The building’ s roof sections weigh about 15 tons. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to e for a visit or enjoy events in it. The Opera House reaches out into the harbor(港灣 ). It is amazing and unfettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty. designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _______. A. America B. Australia C. England D. Denmark the Sydney Opera House lasted _______. A. from 1959 to 1973 B. from 1962 to 1973 C. from 1959 to 1967 D. from 1962 to 1967 underlined word “ construction” means _______in Chinese. 9. _______ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House. A. Utzon public C. Queen Elizabeth II government is the best title for the passage? A. Sailing Roof B. Travelling in Sydney C. The Sydney Opera House D. The Opening of the Opera House C There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have traveled to the places, you can go and see a colour film about them, or you can read travel books. It seems that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective(主觀的 ) idea of travels which the writer has got himself. These books can be useful if the writers share their traveling experiences with others. The second kind are those books which give objective( 客觀的 )