London’s Chinese community （社區(qū)） dates back to the 18th century, when a small number of Chinese sailors moved to the city to work in Limhouse, east London．As time went on, other Chinese people came to this area and Limhouse began to be known as “Chinatown”．However, London’s Chinese community remained very small for many years: at the start of the 20th century, there were just 545 Chinese people in Britain.
After the Second World War, many farmers in Hong Kong lost their jobs and came to London．As Limhouse had been almost destroyed during the war, they settled （定居） in a different area—a part of central London near Leicester Square．This area is now what Londoners call Chinatown.
At first, the new immigrants （移民） found it difficult to get jobs．In the 1950s, however, a small Chinese restaurant opened in London．Many British people visited it and said that Chinese food was wonderful! Suddenly, Chinese restaurants and take-aways started opening in every part of the city．Instead of too little work, the new Chinese immigrants now found that they had too much! They worked as cooks, managers or waiters．Most of them enjoyed their lives and arranged their friends and relatives to join them from overseas.
As time went by, London’s Chinese community became more and more successful．The sons and daughters of the original restaurant workers studied and worked very hard．And most went on to get highly paid jobs．Many Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to the more expensive outskirts．Chinatown, however, is still as lively as ever.
1．When did the first Chinese immigrants come to London?
A．In the 1950s.
B．More than 200 years ago.
C．After the Second World War.
D．At the start of the 20th century.
2．Why did many Chinese immigrants come to London in the 1950s?
A．Because it was easy for them to get jobs there.
B．Because Limhouse had been almost destroyed during the war.
C．Because many British people enjoyed Chinese food.
D．Because their children could study there and get highly paid jobs.
3．In the 1950s, Chinese immigrants came to London and worked as ______.
A．sailors B．farmers
C．sailors and farmers D．restaurant workers
4．Where is London’s Chinatown now?
A．In the east of London． B．In Limhouse.
C．Not far from Leicester Square． D．Outside the city.
5．According to this passage, if people live in the outskirts of a city, they live ______.
A．in the centre of the city B．far away from the city
C．in the busiest part of the city D．in the outer areas of the city
科目：初中英語 來源：2012-2013學(xué)年廣東執(zhí)信中學(xué)八年級上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
London is a good place for kids! The museums listed here will welcome children and make their visit fun.
| Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood It's famous for its collection of toys, dolls and children's costumes. It also offers a lively program of activities on weekends and during holidays. Address: Cambridge, Heath Road, E2 Phone: 020 8983 5200 Price: Free | Theater Museum It tills the history of the performing arts in the UK. The collection includes displays on theater, dance, opera, musicals, rock and pop. Address: Russell Street, WC2E Phone: 020 7943 4700 Price: Free Nearest Station: Covent Garden Tube |
| London's Transport Museum Travel through time and discover the colorful story of London's famous transportation system, from 1800 to the present day. Through exciting displays of buses, trams and trains. Address: London's Transport Museum, WCE2 Phone: 020 7379 6344 Nearest Station: Govent Garden Tube | Natural History Museum It has hundreds of exciting exhibits. It also allows visitors to meet museum researchers and find out about their work, and learn about recent scientific discoveries and the museum's collections. Address: Cromwell Road, SW7 Phone: 020 7942 5000 Price: Free Nearest Station: South Kensington Tube |
| A．parents | B．children | C．teachers | D．scientists |
| A．call 020 7943 4700 |
| B．go to Cromwell Road |
| C．call 020 8983 5200 |
| D．go to South Kensington Tube Station |
| A．Natural History Museum |
| B．Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood |
| C．Theater Museum |
| D．London’s Transport Museum |
| A．Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood |
| B．London's Transport Museum |
| C．Natural History Museum |
| D．Theater Museum |
| A．www.friendship.com | B．www.inventors.com |
| C．www.londontown.com | D．www.jokesfind.com |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2013屆江西省吉安朝宗實驗學(xué)校九年級第一次段考英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
500 years ago in Britain, the burning of coal (煤) was increasing in cities like London. Coal was used in factories and also used to heat homes. Coal, when burnt makes a lot of smoke, which makes the air very dirty.
About 200 years ago, the Industrial Revolution (工業(yè)革命) began in Britain. Factories were built, and even more coal was burnt. Air pollution was becoming a really big problem.
Smoke and fog together make smog (煙霧). Smog was a big problem in London's winter. Because of the cold weather, more coal was burnt to warm houses and this made more smoke.
When smog stayed over a city, it became really hard to breathe and see clearly. In 1952, the Great London Smog happened and more than 4,000 people died because of the smog.
New laws (法律) were made in 1956 and 1968 to stop such sad things from happening again. These laws were called the Clean Air Acts.
These laws were made so that air would become cleaner. The laws encouraged people to use less coal or switch to other fuels such as gas. Factories started using tall chimneys (煙囪) so that the smoke would go high up in the sky and no longer cover cities, and new factories were built in the countryside. Smog appeared less often and the air became cleaner.
【小題1】From the passage, we learn that smog was a big problem in ______ in London.
| A．spring | B．summer | C．a(chǎn)utumn | D．winter |
| A．發(fā)明 | B．換用 | C．拒絕 | D．節(jié)省 |
| A．Factories built higher chimneys. |
| B．People began to use less coal. |
| C．More People began to ride bikes. |
| D．New factories were built outside cities. |
| A．Air Pollution in Britain in the Past. |
| B．How to Make the Air Cleaner. |
| C．Smog Is Bad for the Environment. |
| D．New Laws to Stop Air Pollution. |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2014年廣東省畢業(yè)生學(xué)業(yè)調(diào)研測試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
London used to be “foggy” for the same reason that cities like Beijing or Chongqing are “foggy” today．The “fog” was in fact smog, a mixture of smoke and fog．In other words, it was made by air pollution．In London, some of this pollution came from factories, but much of it came from the coal(煤)that people burnt in their houses to keep warm during the winter．By the 1950s, London’s smog problem had become so bad that the government decided to do something to clean the air．A new law was made and nobody could burn coal in any British city．Within a few years, the air became much cleaner．There were no more “pea-soupers”．
Many Chinese cities now face the same sort of problem with air pollution that London faced 40 or 50 years ago．However, this problem is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve．One reason is that more of the pollution comes from the factories, rather than from coal burnt in people’s houses．If these factories were closed, this would harm the economy and lots of people would lose their jobs．Another reason is that changing from coal to cleaner fuel(燃料), like gas, is quite expensive．
However, the air in many Chinese cities is becoming cleaner and cleaner, as the government and people pay more and more attention to cutting down pollution．As a result, there are fewer “pea-soupers”in Beijing than there used to be．
1.What was the main reason for air pollution in London?
A．There was too much smoke in the sky．
B．There were too many factories in the city．
C．People burnt too much coal in the houses．
D．The city was too big for the cleaners to clean．
2.How did the air in London become much cleaner?
A．There was not so much fog in the winter later．
B．A law was made to keep people from burning coal in their houses．
C．Many factories in the city were closed．
D．People paid more attention to cleaning their city．
3.What does the underlined work “pea-soupers”refer to?
A．Smog????? ????????????? ????????????? B．Smoke????? ????????????? ????????????? C．Gas?????? ????????????? ????????????? D．Coal
4.The problem of air pollution is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve because of ___ reasons．
A．one????????? ????????????? B．two??????? ????????????? ????????????? C．three?????? ????????????? ????????????? D．four
5.Which sentence is Not true?
A．Air pollution is serious in Beijing and Chongqing．
B．Using coal is much more expensive than using gas．
C．Factories made much more pollution in China．
D．The reasons of air pollution in London and Beijing are different．
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科目：初中英語 來源：2013-2014學(xué)年北京市石景山區(qū)九年級上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who has wings of their own and who will fly with me.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say, “Let’s start with a train whistle（鳴笛）today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social persons and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair（失望）and I was in despair, too. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not travel over this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had a great friend whose imagination brightens mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind.
It is such comforting companions（陪伴）I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be with my own best friend.
1.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that the writer ______ finally.
A. wasn’t serious about her studies
B. didn’t like writing poems or stories
C. became popular with her classmates
D. developed her proper social behaviors
2.The underlined sentence “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.
A. our tour in London was a memorable gift to both of us
B. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
C. we were unwilling to stay away from London
D. we waved goodbye to each other in London
3.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Unforgettable Experiences.
B. Unbelievable Imagination.
C. Touching Companions.
D. Lifelong Friendship.
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科目：初中英語 來源：2011年四川省德陽市中考英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解
Welcome to this short tour of London. In this square we are standing in the middle of London. Opposite 對面) is the National Gallery, a museum with lots of famous paintings. Go along the red street to Buckingham Palace. The queen (后) lives here.
Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 meters above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.
When you are tired, the best way to see London is by boat. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go along the river, the London Eye is on your right, near the Railway Bridge.
Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. Then you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower of London is the city’s oldest palace. It is nine hundred years old.
Take the boat back along the river. Get off the boat and go past the station and walk along the street. Opposite is the old fruit and vegetable market. They don’t sell fruit and vegetables now. There are stores and restaurants, and lots of street musicians. Turn left into King’s Street, and go past the church. You’re now back where you started, at the square. Now you finish your tour.
1.If you go to visit the National Gallery, what will you find?
A. lots of lovely animals B. lots of valuable plants
C. lots of famous paintings D. lots of interesting books
2. Where can you get the boat?
A. Near Buckingham Palace. B. Near Big Ben.
C. Near Tower Bridge. D. Near King’s Street.
3. ______ is London’s oldest palace.
A. The Tower of London B. The National Gallery
C. Buckingham Palace D. The Houses of Parliament
4. ______ is the London Eye.
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5.You will not go past ______ on your way back.
A. the station B. the square C. the park D. the church
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