New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, and see all kinds of plays and films. You can also buy things from allover the world.

　　But there are serious problems in big cities, too. It's ex-pensive to live there, and there are too many people in the places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, study at good schools and receive good medical（醫(yī)療的） care. But sometimes these people can't find work or good places to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

　　Some people enjoy living in big cities, however, others do not. Before they move to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.

(1)In big cities people can ________.

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A．go to different kinds of museums

B．see all kinds of plays and films

C．buy things from all over the world

D．A, B and C

(2)Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．Big cities are not clean and safe enough.

B．People can easily find good places to live in in big cities.

C．People can always have many chances to find work to do.

D．All people like to live in big cities.

(3)In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people ________.

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A．to move to big cities

B．not to move to big cities

C．to move to big cities without thinking of any problems

D．not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there

(4)This passage doesn't tell us that ________.

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A．Paris is an exciting place for people to live in

B．big cities have a lot of serious problems

C．it is hard to keep big cities clean

D．people in big cities usually are very dirty

(5)Which is the best title for this passage?

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A．Big Cities.

B．Interesting Things in Big Cities.

C．Good Schools in Big Cities.

D．New York, London and Paris.

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　　In 1608 an Englishman named Thomas Coryate traveled in Italy (意大利). He liked the country and 1 down everything interesting. But he found one thing 2 interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote: “ 3 the Italians eat meat, they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands because, as they say, people do not always have 4 hands.” Before he went back to England, Thomas Coryate bought a few 5 .

　　At home Thomas had a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. When the steak (牛排) was brought out, he took out a fork and wanted to 6 the steak as the Italians did in Italy. His friends were 7 when they saw this. He told them what the fork was. They all said that Italians were very strange people because the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas Coryate tried to prove that his friends were 8 , so he began to show that it was easy to use the fork. But the first 9 of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to 10 at him and he had to take the fork away.

　　People in England began to use forks only fifty years later.

New York，London，Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do there. You can go to different kinds of museums，plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are serious problems in big cities，too. It's expensive to live there，and there are too many people in the places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs，to study at good schools and receive good medical(醫(yī)療的)care. But sometimes these people can't find work or good places to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities，however， others do not. Before they move to big cities，they should think about the problems of living there.

(1)In big cities people call________.

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A．go to different kinds of museums

B．see all kinds of plays and films

C．buy things from all over the world

D．A．B and C

(2)Which of the following is true?

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A．Big cities are not clean and safe enough.

B．People can easily find good places to live in in big cities.

C．People can always have many chances to find work to do.

D．All people like to live in big cities.

(3)In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people________.

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A．to move to big cities

B．not to move to big cities

C．to move to big cities without thinking of any problems

D．not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there

(4)This passage doesn't tell us that________.

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A．Paris is an exciting place for people to live in

B．big cities have a lot of serious problems

C．it is hard to keep big cities clean

D．people in big cities are usually very dirty

(5)Which is the best title for this passage?

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A．Big Cities.

B．Interesting Things in Big Cities.

C．Good School in Big Cities.

D．New York，London and Paris.

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　　There is a little duck. His name is Becky. Every day Becky and his mother go to a small 　1　. Becky's mother likes swimming in it. But Becky sits on the bank and 　2　 his mother swim.

　　His mother calls him, “Becky, it's time for you to 　3　 to swim.” Becky puts his foot in the water and says, “The water is too 　4　.” “Yes, Becky,” says his mother. “It is cold, but you must learn to swim.”

　　“I don't like it,” says Becky. “I'm not going to swim.” “But all ducks swim,” says his mother. “Not this duck,” answers Becky. 　5　 he sits down on a pile of sand and watches his mother swim.

　　One day, Becky's mother calls, “　6　, Becky. I see a big cat.” Becky sees the cat. It is a big cat. “Run fast,” calls his mother. Becky runs fast. “　7　 into the waterl” calls his mother. Becky jumps into the water. SPLASH！ He tries 　8　

to swim to his mother.

　　“You are 　9　 now,” says his mother. The cat can't swim, so he can't 　10　

Becky. Good boy, Becky. You can swim now,” says his mother. “Yes, Mum. I am glad I can swim,” says Becky.

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