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　　(A)

　　A television journalist talked to three of the most important people in America.　One was a rich banker(銀行家), another owned(擁有) one of the biggest companies in the world and the third owned many buildings in New York.

　　The journalist talked to them about being important.

　　“How do we know if someone is really important?” the journalist asked the banker.

　　The banker thought for a few minutes and then said, “I think anyone who is invited(邀請) to the White House to meet the President(總統(tǒng)) of the United States is really important.”

　　Then the journalist asked the owner of the very big company.　“Do you agree with him?”　She asked.

　　The owner of the very big company said : “ No, I don’t.　I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’ll only be important if while you visited the President, there was a telephone call from the President of another great country, and the President of the United States said he was very busy and he couldn’t answer it.”

　　The journalist turned to the owner of many buildings. “Do you agree with that?”

　　“No, I don’t.　I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”

　　“Then what would make the visitor important?” the journalist asked.

　　“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House talked to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked it up, listened and said. ‘It’s for you. ’ That’s really important.”

　　(　　) 1.The journalist talked to 　　　　　　　 .

　　A.　 three friends of the President’s

　　B.　 three visitors of the President’s

　　C.　 three of the most important people in America

　　D.　 three people who were thought to be important by the President.

　　(　　) 2.They talked about 　　　　　　　　.

　　A.　 how to be friends of the President

　　B.　 who was the most important of the three

　　C.　 how people could know if someone was really important

　　D.　 how to be an important man

　　(　　) 3.Which of the following is true?

　　A.　 The banker is the most important man.

　　B.　 The owner of the very big company was the most important man.

　　C.　 The man who owned many buildings was the most important man.

　　D.　 They all thought the President was the really important.

　　(　　) 4.The owner of the big company thought 　　　　　　 .

　　A.　 the President should invite a lot of people to the White House.

　　B.　 When the President was busy, he shouldn’t answer the phones

　　C.　 When the President had a really important visitor, he shouldn’t answer the phone

　　D.　 The President should visit him.

　　(　　) 5.All the three persons(人) agree that 　　　　　　　.

　　A.　 important persons should have something to do with the President

　　B.　 important persons should visit the President

　　C.　 important persons should answer the President’s phone

　　D.　　 important persons should make a phone call to the President

　　(B)

　　In Britain the weather never gets too hot or too cold.　There is not a great difference between summer and winter.　Why is this?

　　Britain has a warm winter and a cool summer because it is an island(島) country.　In winter the sea is warmer than the land.　The winds from the sea bring warm air to Britain.　In summer the sea is cooler than the land.　The winds(風) from the sea bring cool air to Britain.

　　The winds from west(西部) blow(吹) over Britain all the year.　They blow from the southwest across(穿過) the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋).　They are wet winds.　They bring rain to Britain all the year.　Britain has a lot of rain all the year.　The west of Britain is wetter than the east.　The winds must blow across the high land in the west.　The east of Britain is drier than the west.

　　(　　) 1.What’s the weather like in Britain?

　　A.　 It’s often not cold but too hot.

　　B.　 It’s both too hot and too cold.

　　C.　 It’s never too hot or too cold

　　D.　 We don’t know.

　　(　　) 2.When do the winds bring cool air to Britain?

　　A. In spring　B. In summer C. In autumn D. In winter

　　(　　) 3.Why is the weather in summer and in winter almost the same?

　　A.　 There is no difference between summer and winter in Britain.

　　B.　 There is sea air around this country

　　C.　 There are winds from the high land

　　D.　 There is much rain in the Atlantic Ocean.

　　(　　) 4.Which of the following is true?

　　A.　 There is more rain in the east than in the west.

　　B.　 There is as much rain in the west as in the east.

　　C.　 There is less rain in the east than in the west.

　　D.　 There isn’t so much rain in the west as in the east.

　　(　　) 5.The passage tells us 　　　　　　　　 .

　　A. the seasons in Britain　　　　　 B. the rain in Britain

　　C. the weather in Britain　　　　　 D. the winds in Britain