【導(dǎo)讀】介綜合介紹中國某一區(qū)域。法國是歐洲第三大國，它與英國隔海相望。有一座橋橫跨河上。他們住在我們對面。（同）oppositeprep.&adv.對過，在??across表示動作是在某一物體的表面進(jìn)行的；over指從上方跨越而過；而past指從某物旁邊經(jīng)過。它（長城）從西向東，越過沙漠，跨過高山，穿過深谷，蜿蜒而行，最后直抵大海。意大利位于歐洲的南部、地中海沿岸。則表示兩地既不從屬于某方，也不接壤，彼此分離。山東位于江蘇北部。在法國與西班牙之間有一山脈——比利牛斯山脈。由于外面的噪音加上睡眠不夠，他無法集中精力。巴黎位于塞納河畔，是法國的首都，也是法國的最大城市。我看到了位于河口的燈塔。它是世界上最美麗的城市之一，并且每年有800多萬游客來參觀?！吨袊請蟆凡粌H僅是一份報紙，它還有助于我們提高英語水平。

　　

【正文】 Arabs began to resist the efforts of people to kiss their hands, and sometimes they would end up shaking hands as each tried to prevent the other from showing this mark of “inferiority（下級） ”. The early Greeks held out the right hand when they wished to show friendship to a stranger. So we can see that the hand, and what was done with it, was full of meaning to people down through the ages. And while we shake hands without thinking, we are really carrying on a custom that has been handed down to us from ancient times. 6. The second paragraph tells us __________. A. the handshake didn’t mean greeting B. what hands were used to do in primitive life C. the handshake showed men’s kindness D. the handshake showed nothing 7. Human beings first made their living by________. A. hunting B. fishing C. hand D. farming 8. Among the Arabs, at one time,_________. A. people kissed each other whenever they met B. men kissed the women whenever they met C. less important person kissed more important person’s hand D. more important person kissed less important person’s hand 9. Generally speaking, in different countries________. A. people shake hands in the same way B. handshake has different meanings C. strangers never have handshake D. people only use handshake to show friendship 10. The phrase “ hand down” in the last sentence means ________. A. put down B. leave down C. give down D. pass down （ C） For many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled all over the world. Henry had witnessed wars and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanoes （火山爆發(fā)） . He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes. He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was. He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world. In fact, there wasn’t much that Henry had not seen or done. Now he was retired from journalism（新聞業(yè)） . He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him. One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla walked in and asked for a table. Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant. The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad. Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened. At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill. Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal. The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly, then gave Henry fifty dollars. “Thank you”, Henry said, and then to make conversation he added, “We don’t get many gorillas in this restaurant.” “At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorilla said, “I’m not surprised.” 11. What does the underlined word “witness” mean? A. to see or notice something by being present when it happens B. to be a sign of C. to tell and prove what happened in court D. to feel unhappy with 12. According to the story, Henry had . A. had the most exciting experiences B. told the tallest stories C. made history D. caused accidents 13. One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was . A. very surprised by the gorilla B. not disturbed by the gorilla C. very interested in the gorilla D. scared of the gorilla 14. From the sentence “Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened” you learn that： . A. His staff were not brave people B. Henry didn’t normally serve customers C. The gorilla had eaten there before D. The gorilla was careful with his money 15. The gorilla was . A. angry with the salad B. still hungry after his salad C. not surprised by the cost of the food D. surprised by the prices 【試題答案】 一、 1. across 2. boot 3. continental 4. face 5. range 6. gallery 7. channel 8. Athens 9. Greece 10. Portugal 二、 the coast 2. in the south of 3. be famous for 4. be famous as 5. look like 6. mountain range 7. on the coast 8. along the coast 三、 1. facing 2. Spanish 3. boot 4. out of。 across 5. Greece 6. range 四、 1— 5 B A A C C 6— 10 C D A C B 11— 14 C A B C 五、 1— 5 D B D C D 6— 10 B B D C A 11— 15 C A D C A