问题 阅读理解

EVENTS(赛事)

Bicycle tour and race

   A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sun. ). At 5:30am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

  The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaibe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

  Cost: 200 Yuan   Telephone: 4675027

Brazilian footballers

  The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario ho has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

  Ticket prices: 60,100,150 Yuan

  Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26(Sat.)   Telephone:  5012372

Rock climbing

The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众).

  Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

  Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27

  Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua

小题1: If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for _________.

A.35 kilometers

B.55 kilometers

C.75 kilometers

D.110 kilometers小题2: The underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" probably means ________.

A.race  

B.practice

C.part of the training  

D.part of the tour小题3: What is special about the Rock climbing competition?

A.A foreign team takes part in it.   

B.You can watch it without paying.

C.You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.

D.The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.小题4: If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

A.4675027

B.7143177

C.5012372

D.7144850

答案

小题1:D

小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:C

阅读理解

B

Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.

Many roads and places in Singapore(新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries ---- in both the West and the East.

Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus ---- obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.

Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.

A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent(月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.

45. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.

A. the government is usually the first to name a place

B. many places tend to have more than one name

C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named

D. people prefer the place names given by the government

46. What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Change suddenly.                                  B. Change significantly(有重大意义的).

C. Disappear mysteriously.                         D. Disappear very slowly.

47. Which of the following places is named after a person?

A. Raffles Place.                                       B. Selector Airbase.             

C. Piccadilly Circus.                                  D. Paya Lebar Crescent.

48. Bras Basah Road is named _______.

A. after a person           B. after a place              C. after an activity         D. by its shape

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