Paris is the capital of France. Its subway is also very special. You can enjoy its culture when you are in this city. First you can see many people reading books in the subway. Whenever they are in the subway or at the station, there is always a book in the hand.

The subway station in Paris is not big, but each of them has its special facts. Some stations look like ships. Some stations have clothes, caps and shoes. And every station has a big advertisement picture. But many of them are for selling clothes and cosmetics(化妝品).

You can meet some beggars(乞丐) in the subway. But the beggars in the Paris subway are also very special. They often play the violin or guitar in the train. They don’t feel shy at all. Instead they think it is natural. After playing, they will go around the train and ask you to give them some money.

If you want to learn more about Paris, go to the subway and enjoy its culture by yourself.

1. What do many people usually do when they are in the subway?

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2. How do the beggars get money from people in the subway?

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3. What’s the main idea of this passage?

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根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從下面方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)亩陶Z填空，使對(duì)話內(nèi)容完整正確。

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself!”. When I was a young boy, I was   1.  speak to anyone. My classmates often   2. me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea!

“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself! You are   3.  to win.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last, I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. I    4. to remember all the speech and practised it over 100 times. With my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I   5.  believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，用方框中單詞的恰當(dāng)形式填空，每個(gè)詞只能用一次。（10分）

Dear Joyce,

You must be very busy these days. I called you several times,    1.  no one answered. Are you still busy 2.  on the report?

I called you because I am having problems with Mom and my friends these days. You know, I am a shy person. That’s   3. I have few friends. Last month, some of my classmates   4.  me to the Internet café after school. It was a lot of fun  5. we could play the latest online games there, and it was the first time that I felt I was not alone anymore. However, my grades were getting   6. than ever before, and Mom found out the reason. She got really angry with 7. ! She wouldn’t even let me go out with my friends again, so I had to   8. them that I couldn’t go out with them any more. My friends laughed at me and even called me a coward (膽小鬼). I couldn’t stand    9. , so I went to the Internet café 10.  them like before. Mom is really disappointed with me now. I didn’t want to make her sad, but I still want to have my own friends. What should I do?

Last, Mom and I miss you a lot. We hope to hear from you soon.

Your brother

Ben