小升初英语专项复习讲与练（通用版）-[第40讲] 阅读步步高（七）（含答案）

小升初英语专项复习讲与练（通用版）-[第40讲] 阅读步步高（七）（含答案）

Five Hundred Times

In the traffic court of a large mid-western city, a young lady was brought before the judge. She was given a ticket for driving through a red light. She explained to the judge that she was a school teacher and her students were waiting for her. So she hoped that her case would be over soon. A wild gleam came into the judge's eyes. "You are a school teacher, huh?" said he. "Madam, I shall realize my lifelong ambition. Sit down at that table and write 'I went through a red light' five hundred times."

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Europe’s Longest Running Soap Opera

At 7pm on 9th December 1960, a n ew programme about an imaginary plac e called Weatherfield in the North of England was shown on British TV. The show was called Florizel Street, but later its name was changed to Coronation Street. It was written by 19-year-old Tony Warren, who based it on his grandmother’s neighbourhood in the North West of England.

The programme was about the people who lived in Coronation Street. Warren wrote twelve episodes for the first season. And, in case the series failed, he also wrote a final episode about a builder’s plans to knock down the houses on the street and build something new.

To viewers’ relief, this episode has never been shown. Coronation Street was an instant success. Over 6,000 episodes later, it’s still the most popular “soap” in Britain. “Corrie”, as many call it, is now shown five times weekly and about 9 million people watch each episode. There are Coronation Str eet web sites, fan clubs and chat rooms. Books have been written about it and it is even studied on university courses. Over the years Corrie’s actors have become famous, and many celebrities have appeared on “the street”, including members of the British royal family.

“Corrie” is not only shown in Britain. You can also watch it in Canada, Australia and Sweden… and really anywhere that satellite television can reach.

测试题

Doctor Brown is always busy at work. But next month he is going to take a long vacation. He is going to China with his wife. The Browns have heard the saying, “The man who doesn’t reach the Great Wall is not a true man.” So they are going to Beijing, the heart of China, to visit the Great Wall. They will stay in Beijing for about a week. They have a lot of Chinese friends there, so they will visit them. Then they will fly to Hangzhou to see the West Lake. They will go fishing there. They plan to stay there for about half a week. Dr Brown is always at the top of the Yellow Mountain in his dream. Eventually he has the chance to have a look at it. So next they’re going to An hui by train and going hiking in the great mountain. After five or six days in Anhui, they’ll h ave to go back to London and have a g ood rest for about a week before they go on with their work.

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）

1 Doctor Brown is going to take a vacation in China.

2 The schedule for the vacation is:

London—Hangzhou—Anhui—Beijing —London

3 They are going to Hangzhou by air.

4 They plan to stay in Hangzhou for about five or six days.

5 Dr Brown often dreams to be at the top of the Yellow Mountain, and he finally has the chance to have a look at it.

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