Paris is an ancient city, the center of France and probably the most cultured city in Europe.  For the modern traveler it’s very easy to reach the famous city on the river Seine.  You can fly there in less time than it takes to travel by train from Beijing to Shanghai.  Once you reach Paris you are surprised by a city that is the perfect combination of modern life and history.

The best time to arrive is the spring.  Winter is cold and wet, the summer humid and autumn windy.  In the spring the flowers are blossoming, the sun shines and the birds sing.  The people of Paris are most pleased with spring in their city.  They play in the parks, visit the beautiful monuments and enjoy “joie de vivre”（生活的樂趣）.

If you arrive in Paris in the springtime, you will enjoy the life of lazy walks down the boulevards too, sitting in the cafes and visiting the most famous museums in the world.  There are many places for you to visit, Notre Dame de Paris, the nearby palace of Versaille, the arch of Triumph and of course the Eiffel Tower.

You’ll notice that in Paris the people in the cafes all look out at the people on the street.  They like to see and be seen.  Some monuments are not French, but from Egypt, or Greece, or maybe Chinese!  There are many, many dogs, especially the famous French  poodie  with his well-tailored looks.  This is the city where the French impressionists painted their works, where arts, culture and literature are the main passions of life.  Apart of course, from the food!  All Frenchmen like to eat and drink wine they are never happier than when they are having a picnic on the banks of the river Seine in the springtime.

 

56.According to the passage, what will be your first impression if you are in Paris?

   A. Paris is an ancient city.    

   B. Paris is the center of Europe.

 C. Paris is the most cultured city in the world.

   D. Paris is the perfect combination of modern life and history.

57. “Poodie” is the name of a kind of famous ________ in France.

A. clothes     B. house      C. dog      D. food

58. Why do you think the writer writes this passage?

   A. To praise the city of Paris

   B. To let you know Paris is an ancient city.

   C. To tell us that Paris has monuments from all over the world.

   D. To encourage people to make a trip to Paris.

練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：053

閱讀理解

　　LONDON--A morning's train ride away, across the Channel. English kids talk about Liverpool's soccer team in a Paris pub.

　　Some Parisians have even started to go to work in London.

　　In the 19 century, Charles Dickens compared the two great rival（競爭的）cities, London and Paris, in “A Tale of Two Cities.”These days, it might be A Tale of One City.

　　Parisians are these days likely to smile in sympathy at a visitor's broken French and respond in polite English.

　　As Jobs grew lack at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the Channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union frees them from immigration and customs.

　　Paris, rich in beauty, is more attractive. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down.

　　“For me, the difference is that London is real, alive,”said Trevor Wheeler, a banker.

　　Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees.“I am French, but I'll stay in London,”she said.

　　There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago.“I think people laugh more in Paris,”she said.

　　In fact, London and Paris, with their obvious new similarities, are beyond the old descriptions. As the European Union gradually loosened controls, Londoners flocked into Paris to shop, eat and buy property.

　　“Both cities have changed beyond recognition. ”said Larry Collins, a writer and sometimes a Londoner.

　　Like most people who know both well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably.

　　“I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s, and is still a wonderful place.”Collins said.

　　“But if I had to choose, it would be London. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better.”

　　But certainly not cheaper.

　　In fancy parts of London, rents can be twice than those on Avenue Foch in Paris.

　　Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.

　　Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough to they don't have to choose.

　　“I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a centre, but life is so structured,”she said.“In London, you can be who you want. No one cares.”

（1）The best title for this passage is ______ .

[　　]

A. Londoners and Parisians

B. A Modem Tale of Two Cities

C. The Similarity of Two Cities

D. Fancy London and Fashionable Paris

（2）We can infer from the text ______ .

[　　]

A. Paris and London have become perfect partners

B. London feels more full of life

C. life in Paris is structured

D. Paris and London have become fierce competitors

（3）The underlined word“flocked”probably means ______ .

[　　]

A. came in large numbers

B. flew a long way

C. rushed hurriedly

D. drove long distances

（4）Living in Paris, you may find ______ .

[　　]

A. life is better

B. things are cheaper

C. more attractive people

D. a job easily

（5）From the passage we can know ______ .

[　　]

A. the two cities have developed very fast

B. London is better than Paris now

C. Paris is a favorite place for all journalism students

D. people in both London and Paris now lead a regular life

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：江西省蓮塘一中2009-2010學(xué)年度高二下學(xué)期期末終結(jié)性測試卷（英語） 題型：閱讀理解


B
You are standing under the most famous neon lights in the centre of London, waiting to cross the road. Suddenly the traffic stops. You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting. Then, like a multi-colored train, 2, 000 people with wheels on their feet zoom past you. You have just witnessed the London Skate, a twice weekly roller-skate(溜旱冰) event that attracts people in their hundreds and thou-
sands London. Skate is a completely free tour of the streets of London -the only condition is that you go along on roller-skates. It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles. The skate snakes round the streets of London along several different routes. Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. Marshals (交通協(xié)調(diào)員) go ahe-  of the group, stopping the traffic so that people can skate as safely as possible. Everyone is welcome to take part and people from the age of 4 to 63 years old join the fun. "I love it very much, it is amazing. It feels just like a carnival (狂歡節(jié))，" said Celeste Beverage regular skater.
Roller-skating is really taking off across Europe and America. It is a very good way to keep fit and can be practised anywhere there is a smooth surface. Many big cities in Western Europe and in the US now ha- ve a regular group skating event. The biggest skates take place in Paris and Munich and tens of thousands of fans show up on warm evenings. "Roller-skating is taking over the world," said Julian Grenoble, a 25-   year-old ski shop employee from London. Grenoble went to the Paris-Roller (Paris skate) regularly until he moved to Britain.
"It's so exciting to skate in Paris. Everyone skates so fast and puts in their best efforts!" he said. The Paris Roller is well known because of the huge attendance, the presence of marshals and the police protection. Paris is a great city for roller-skating because of its long wide streets and smooth surfaces. Roller-skating is also becoming more popular in China among young people and children. Skating fans' favorite places to practise in China are big squares.
60. We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event ________.
A. is probably supported by the city government
B. attracts a great many tourists from all over the world
C. usually causes a lot of traffic problems
D. draws people of all ages into the sport
61. The underlined phrase "taking off " in the passage means________ .
A. rising from the ground
B. becoming popular
C. setting out
D. getting exciting
62. Paris is regarded as one of the most suitable places for roller-skating because ________.
A. a large number of roller players attend it
B. the police protect the roller skaters
C. the streets are safe, wide and smooth
D. the event usually takes place on warm evenings
63. This article mainly talks about________ .
A. places and streets for roller-skating
B. roller-skating in big cities
C. London Skate Event
D. roller skaters in different countries

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

                            You are standing under the most famous neon lights in the centre of London, waiting to cross the road. Suddenly the traffic stops. You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting. Then, like a multi-colored （多彩的）train, 2, 000 people with wheels（輪子） on their feet zoom past you. You have just witnessed the London Skate, a twice weekly roller-skate event that attracts people in their hundreds and thousands London. Skate is a completely free tour of the streets of London -the only condition is that you go along on roller-skates. It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles. The skate snakes sound the streets of London along several different routes. Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. Marshals (交通協(xié)調(diào)員) go ahead of the group, stopping the traffic so that people can skate as safely as possible. Everyone is welcome to take part and people from the age of 4 to 63 years old join the fun. "I love it very much, it is amazing. It feels just like a carnival (狂歡節(jié))，" said Celeste Beverage regular skater.

Roller-skating is really taking off across Europe and America. It is a very good way to keep fit and can be practised anywhere there is a smooth surface. Many big cities in Western Europe and

in the US now have a regular group skating event. The biggest skates take place in Paris and Munich（慕尼黑） and tens of thousands of fans show up on warm evenings. "Roller-skating is taking over the world," said Julian Grenoble, a 25-year-old ski shop employee from London. Grenoble went to the Paris-Roller (Paris skate) regularly until he moved to Britain.

"It's so exciting to skate in Paris. Everyone skates so fast and puts in their best efforts!" he said. The Paris Roller is well known because of the huge attendance, the presence of marshals and the police protection. Paris is a great city for roller-skating because of its long wide streets and smooth surfaces. Roller-skating is also becoming more popular in China among young people and children. Skating fans' favorite places to practise in China are big squares.

5. We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event ________.

A. is probably supported by the city government

B. attracts a great many tourists from all over the world

C. usually causes a lot of traffic problems

D. draws people of all ages into the sport

6. The underlined phrase "taking off " in the passage means________ .

A. rising from the ground   B. becoming popular  

C. setting out     D. getting exciting

7. Paris is regarded as one of the most suitable places for roller-skating because ________.

A. a large number of roller players attend it   B. the police protect the roller skaters

C. the streets are safe, wide and smooth   D. the event usually takes place on warm evenings

8. This article mainly talks about________ .

A. places and streets for roller-skating    B. roller-skating in big cities

C. London Skate Event                D. roller skaters in different countries

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

B

 You are standing under the most famous neon lights in the centre of London, waiting to cross the road. Suddenly the traffic stops. You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting. Then, like a multi-colored train, 2, 000 people with wheels on their feet zoom past you. You have just witnessed the London Skate, a twice weekly roller-skate(溜旱冰) event that attracts people in their hundreds and thou-

sands London. Skate is a completely free tour of the streets of London -the only condition is that you go along on roller-skates. It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles. The skate snakes round the streets of London along several different routes. Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. Marshals (交通協(xié)調(diào)員) go ahe-  of the group, stopping the traffic so that people can skate as safely as possible. Everyone is welcome to take part and people from the age of 4 to 63 years old join the fun. "I love it very much, it is amazing. It feels just like a carnival (狂歡節(jié))，" said Celeste Beverage regular skater.

Roller-skating is really taking off across Europe and America. It is a very good way to keep fit and can be practised anywhere there is a smooth surface. Many big cities in Western Europe and in the US now ha- ve a regular group skating event. The biggest skates take place in Paris and Munich and tens of thousands of fans show up on warm evenings. "Roller-skating is taking over the world," said Julian Grenoble, a 25-   year-old ski shop employee from London. Grenoble went to the Paris-Roller (Paris skate) regularly until he moved to Britain.

"It's so exciting to skate in Paris. Everyone skates so fast and puts in their best efforts!" he said. The Paris Roller is well known because of the huge attendance, the presence of marshals and the police protection. Paris is a great city for roller-skating because of its long wide streets and smooth surfaces. Roller-skating is also becoming more popular in China among young people and children. Skating fans' favorite places to practise in China are big squares.

60. We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event ________.

A. is probably supported by the city government

B. attracts a great many tourists from all over the world

C. usually causes a lot of traffic problems

D. draws people of all ages into the sport

61. The underlined phrase "taking off " in the passage means________ .

A. rising from the ground

B. becoming popular

C. setting out

D. getting exciting

62. Paris is regarded as one of the most suitable places for roller-skating because ________.

A. a large number of roller players attend it

B. the police protect the roller skaters

C. the streets are safe, wide and smooth

D. the event usually takes place on warm evenings

63. This article mainly talks about________ .

A. places and streets for roller-skating

B. roller-skating in big cities

C. London Skate Event

D. roller skaters in different countries

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：江西省蓮塘一中2009-2010學(xué)年度高二第二學(xué)期期末終結(jié)性測試 題型：閱讀理解

 

       You are standing under the most famous neon lights in the centre of London, waiting to cross the road．Suddenly the traffic stops．You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting．Then, like a multi-colored train, 2, 000 people with wheels on their feet zoom past you．You have just witnessed the London Skate, a twice weekly roller-skate（溜旱冰） event that attracts people in their hundreds and thou-

       sands London．Skate is a completely free tour of the streets of London -the only condition is that you go along on roller-skates．It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles．The skate snakes round the streets of London along several different routes．Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben．Marshals （交通協(xié)調(diào)員） go ahe-  of the group, stopping the traffic so that people can skate as safely as possible．Everyone is welcome to take part and people from the age of 4 to 63 years old join the fun．"I love it very much, it is amazing．It feels just like a carnival （狂歡節(jié)），" said Celeste Beverage regular skater．

       Roller-skating is really taking off across Europe and America．It is a very good way to keep fit and can be practised anywhere there is a smooth surface．Many big cities in Western Europe and in the US now ha- ve a regular group skating event．The biggest skates take place in Paris and Munich and tens of thousands of fans show up on warm evenings．"Roller-skating is taking over the world," said Julian Grenoble, a 25-   year-old ski shop employee from London．Grenoble went to the Paris-Roller （Paris skate） regularly until he moved to Britain．

       "It's so exciting to skate in Paris．Everyone skates so fast and puts in their best efforts!" he said．The Paris Roller is well known because of the huge attendance, the presence of marshals and the police protection．Paris is a great city for roller-skating because of its long wide streets and smooth surfaces．Roller-skating is also becoming more popular in China among young people and children．Skating fans' favorite places to practise in China are big squares．

1.We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event ________．

       A．is probably supported by the city government

       B．a(chǎn)ttracts a great many tourists from all over the world

       C．usually causes a lot of traffic problems

       D．draws people of all ages into the sport

2.The underlined phrase "taking off " in the passage means________ ．

       A．rising from the ground

       B．becoming popular

       C．setting out

       D．getting exciting

3.Paris is regarded as one of the most suitable places for roller-skating because ________．

       A．a(chǎn) large number of roller players attend it

       B．the police protect the roller skaters

       C．the streets are safe, wide and smooth

       D．the event usually takes place on warm evenings

4.This article mainly talks about________ ．

       A．places and streets for roller-skating

       B．roller-skating in big cities

       C．London Skate Event

       D．roller skaters in different countries

 

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案