The worst tourist in the world is Nicholas Scottie of San-Francisco. Once he flew from the U.S. to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home. The plane made one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York. As he thought he had arrived home. Mr. Scottie got off the plane. He thought he was in Rome. When nobody was there to meet him, Mr. Scottie thought maybe they were held up by heavy traffic. While looking for their address, Mr. Scottie found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones. He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many streets were written in English. Mr. Scottie knew very little English, so he asked a policeman the way to the bus station. He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language. After twelve hour’s traveling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policeman. He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian. Mr. Scottie did not believe he was in New York when he was told so. To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警报) on. “Look,” said Scottie to his interpreter (翻译), “I know I’m in Italy. That’s how they drive.”

1. When Mr. Scottie arrived at the airport, nobody met him because _______.

A. he was in New York   

B. he was not in Rome

C. policeman could help him   

D. both A and B

2. In what direction did the plane fly when Mr. Scottie went to Italy from the U.S.?

A. To the east   

B. To the south   

C. To the west   

D. To the north

3. Why was Mr. Scottie so sure that he was in Rome?

A. Because he knew little about the U.S.   

B. Because he knew little bout Italy.

C. Because he traveled a lot.    

D. Because he didn’t travel much

4. At last Mr. Scottie __________.

A. know he did something wrong   

B. still thought he was in Rome.

C. knew he was wrong           

D. knew he was at home

5. Do you think many people do the same things as Mr. Scottie did?

A. Nobody but Mr. Scottie made this kind of mistake.

B. Many people make this kind of mistake.

C. Few people make this kind of mistake

D. 50% of people will make the same mistake

Key:  1-5  DAABC

  “Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the world has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

  When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.” You may think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer. We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

  But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

6. We know that the word “cool” has had ________.

A. only one meaning   

B. no meanings   

C. many different meanings   

D. the same meaning

7. In the passage, the word “express” means “____________.”

A. see   

B. show   

C. know   

D. feel

8. If you are ________ something, you may say, “It’s cool.”

A. interested in   

B. angry about   

C. afraid of   

D. unhappy with

9. The writer takes an example to show he is _______ the way the word is used.

A. pleased with   

B. strange to   

C. worried about   

D. careful with

10. In the passage, the writer suggests （暗示）that the word “cool” ______.

A. can be used instead of many words   

B. usually means something interesting

C. can make your life colourful       

D. may not be as cool as it seems

Key:  6-10  CBACD

11. If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be _____.

A. TV play   

B. Sports   

C. Around the world   

D. Talk show

12. The programme of ______ will let you know much about western countries.

A. Sisters   

B. Around China   

C. Around the world   

D. On TV next week

13. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is __________.

A. Around China   

B. Animal world   

C. TV play   

D. Foreign arts

14. English classroom is a programme that _________.

A. lets you know something about classrooms   

B. tells you something about students

C. lets you know something about school life   

D. teaches you English

15. The programme at the end of Channel 2 means _______ on TV next week.

A. news   

B. programmes   

C. people   

D. places

Key:11-15   BCBDB

 

 

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