三、 阅读理解（共 3 题）4. The first Ferris wheel was built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Thepeople who planned the fair were looking for an attraction that would bring people to Chicago.The Eiffel Tower had been a great success for the fair in Pairs in 1889, and they wanted somethinglike that.George Ferris handed in drawings of a giant wheel that people could ride on. At first everyonelaughed at his strange idea. But Mr. Ferris didn’t give up, and finally the idea was accepted.The ride opened in June of 1893.That first wheel had thirty six enclosed cars, each holding sixty passengers. When filled itcarried 2,160 people. During that summer in Chicago one and a half million people rode theFerris wheel, which was named after Ferris. Six platforms were used to pick up and drop offpassengers. Each ride was two full turns of the wheel. On the first turn, it made six stops forloading. Then the second turn was a nonstop nine-minute ride. Each car had five large glasswindows in front and in back, giving everyone a great view of Chicago and Lake Michigan.After the fair the ride was moved to a nearby amusement park built especially to show off thewheel. In 1904 it was moved again—this time to St. Louis for the Louisiana PurchaseExposition. After the fair in St. Louis closed, the wheel stood unused. In 1906 it was finallysold to a company for scrap(废弃材料）metal. It took 200 pounds of dynamite to bring itdown.Fortunately a Chicago bridge builder, W. E. Sullivan, figured out how to make a smaller Ferriswheel that could easily be taken apart and put together. In 1906 he started the company thatstill makes many of the Ferris wheels used today.But whenever you ride one remember that it all began with George Ferris’ very strange idea.【1】What is the main idea of the passage?A.Large designs are more successful than small ones.B.Riding a Ferris wheel is the best way to travel around the world.C.World fairs attracted millions of visitors to Chicago from all around the world.D.Ferris’ design was so successful that Ferris wheels are still around today.【2】The first Ferris wheel was mainly built to .A.make George Ferris well-known worldwide.B.attract visitors to an event in Chicago.C.match the Eiffel Tower in ParisD.bring fun to people in Chicago【3】What does the author think of George Ferris?A.He showed great creativity in the Ferris wheel design.B.His Ferris wheel design was impractical.C.He was a leader in the amusement industry.D.He did a lot better than W.E.Sullivan.【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A.To persuade the reader to ride a Ferris wheel.B.To describe the success of the 1893 World’s Fair.C.To inform the reader about the first Ferris wheel ever built.D.To entertain the reader with a story about World Fairs in the US. 5. A Guide to the UniversityFoodThe TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(), drinks, ice cream bars and meals.You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at theFront Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eatyour lunch, to have meetings and to study.If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinksin the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often usedfor entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.RelaxationThe Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying ,cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.HealthLocated on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical,emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions orneed immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medicalinsurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and 1;00 to 4;30pm.Academic SupportAll students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here,qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and otheracademic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two30 –minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.TransportationThe TWU Express is a shuttle service. The shuttle transports students between campus and theshopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm.Saturdays only. Round trip fare is 1.【1】What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?A. Do homework and watch TVB. Buy drinks and enjoy concertsC. Have meals and meet with friendsD. Add money to your ID and play chess【2】Where and when can you cook your own food?A. The McMillan Hall, Sunday.B. The Lower Cafe, SundayC. The TWU Cafeteria, FridayD. The Globe, Friday【3】How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?A. By applying onlineB. By calling the centreC. By filling in a sign-up formD. By going to the centre directly 6. Why read, and sometimes even write poetry? That question is not difficult to answer if wechange the word poetry to songs.I sing when I feel good. When I sing my favorite songs, I feel even better. Sometimes when Iam listening to music and to the song words, I feel that it was written for me. A good songalways makes me feel something. There are songs that I sing in my head between classes andsongs that I want to sing when the school bell rings by the end of the day. They help me getthrough the day.They are like bright and warm colors in the middle of grays and shades.I like songs about loveand friendship. The extraordinary thing is that my feelings are more special when I sing myfavorite songs in English.I also like reading. I used to avoid poetry until an e-friend told me I should recite poems andnot look up the meaning of the words. Poetry uses many difficult words and idioms, but thebest thing is to just forget about them. In the beginning I felt quite strange. Now I always lockthe door. Reading aloud gives you a strange feeling, but when you have some practice and fallinto the rhythm, and the sounds of the words, it is really a special experience.I started with small poems, but now I think I most like long poems. I have different feelingswith different poems. When I have had a bad day at school, I read Keats and forgeteverything. When I am sad I read Wordsworth by the light of a candle. When the poem isfinished, I close the book and my sadness is gone.【1】Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A.Songs are like different colors in different times.B.Songs can help people better understand colors.C.Songs can describe a mixture of different colors.D.Songs can bring people warmth and comfort.【2】What we can infer from the passage is that______.A.the writer likes singing songs aloud at any timeB.songs and poems can help get over bad emotionsC.the writer’s native language is EnglishD.the writer like songs better than poems【3】What can we know about the poems of Keats and Wordsworth through the passage?A.Keats’ poems are full of bad feelings.B.Wordsworth’s poems contain much sad description.C.Both of their poetry can create positive feelings.D.The themes of their poems are not different at all.

三、 阅读理解（共 3 题） 4. The first Ferris wheel was built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The people who planned the fair were looking for an attraction that would bring people to Chicago. The Eiffel Tower had been a great success for the fair in Pairs in 1889, and they wanted something like that. George Ferris handed in drawings of a giant wheel that people could ride on. At first everyone laughed at his strange idea. But Mr. Ferris didn’t give up, and finally the idea was accepted. The ride opened in June of 1893. That first wheel had thirty six enclosed cars, each holding sixty passengers. When filled it carried 2,160 people. During that summer in Chicago one and a half million people rode the Ferris wheel, which was named after Ferris. Six platforms were used to pick up and drop off passengers. Each ride was two full turns of the wheel. On the first turn, it made six stops for loading. Then the second turn was a nonstop nine-minute ride. Each car had five large glass windows in front and in back, giving everyone a great view of Chicago and Lake Michigan. After the fair the ride was moved to a nearby amusement park built especially to show off the wheel. In 1904 it was moved again—this time to St. Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. After the fair in St. Louis closed, the wheel stood unused. In 1906 it was finally sold to a company for scrap(废弃材料）metal. It took 200 pounds of dynamite to bring it down. Fortunately a Chicago bridge builder, W. E. Sullivan, figured out how to make a smaller Ferris wheel that could easily be taken apart and put together. In 1906 he started the company that still makes many of the Ferris wheels used today. But whenever you ride one remember that it all began with George Ferris’ very strange idea. 【1】What is the main idea of the passage? A.Large designs are more successful than small ones. B.Riding a Ferris wheel is the best way to travel around the world. C.World fairs attracted millions of visitors to Chicago from all around the world. D.Ferris’ design was so successful that Ferris wheels are still around today. 【2】The first Ferris wheel was mainly built to . A.make George Ferris well-known worldwide. B.attract visitors to an event in Chicago. C.match the Eiffel Tower in Paris D.bring fun to people in Chicago 【3】What does the author think of George Ferris? A.He showed great creativity in the Ferris wheel design. B.His Ferris wheel design was impractical. C.He was a leader in the amusement industry. D.He did a lot better than W. E.Sullivan. 【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A.To persuade the reader to ride a Ferris wheel. B.To describe the success of the 1893 World’s Fair. C.To inform the reader about the first Ferris wheel ever built. D.To entertain the reader with a story about World Fairs in the US. 5. A Guide to the University Food The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(), drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study. If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching. Relaxation The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying , cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays. Health Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and 1;00 to 4;30pm. Academic Support All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 –minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free. Transportation The TWU Express is a shuttle service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1. 【1】What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria? A. Do homework and watch TV B. Buy drinks and enjoy concerts C. Have meals and meet with friends D. Add money to your ID and play chess 【2】Where and when can you cook your own food? A. The McMillan Hall, Sunday. B. The Lower Cafe, Sunday C. The TWU Cafeteria, Friday D. The Globe, Friday 【3】How can you seek help from the Writing Centre? A. By applying online B. By calling the centre C. By filling in a sign-up form D. By going to the centre directly 6. Why read, and sometimes even write poetry? That question is not difficult to answer if we change the word poetry to songs. I sing when I feel good. When I sing my favorite songs, I feel even better. Sometimes when I am listening to music and to the song words, I feel that it was written for me. A good song always makes me feel something. There are songs that I sing in my head between classes and songs that I want to sing when the school bell rings by the end of the day. They help me get through the day. They are like bright and warm colors in the middle of grays and shades.I like songs about love and friendship. The extraordinary thing is that my feelings are more special when I sing my favorite songs in English. I also like reading. I used to avoid poetry until an e-friend told me I should recite poems and not look up the meaning of the words. Poetry uses many difficult words and idioms, but the best thing is to just forget about them. In the beginning I felt quite strange. Now I always lock the door. Reading aloud gives you a strange feeling, but when you have some practice and fall into the rhythm, and the sounds of the words, it is really a special experience. I started with small poems, but now I think I most like long poems. I have different feelings with different poems. When I have had a bad day at school, I read Keats and forget everything. When I am sad I read Wordsworth by the light of a candle. When the poem is finished, I close the book and my sadness is gone. 【1】Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence? A.Songs are like different colors in different times. B.Songs can help people better understand colors. C.Songs can describe a mixture of different colors. D.Songs can bring people warmth and comfort. 【2】What we can infer from the passage is that______. A.the writer likes singing songs aloud at any time B.songs and poems can help get over bad emotions C.the writer’s native language is English D.the writer like songs better than poems 【3】What can we know about the poems of Keats and Wordsworth through the passage? A.Keats’ poems are full of bad feelings. B.Wordsworth’s poems contain much sad description. C.Both of their poetry can create positive feelings. D.The themes of their poems are not different at all.