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In   Milan , Italy , there are more than 1800 policemen and many of them   can speak English , French or Spanish . The policemen there are   encouraged to learn foreign languages because the city of Milan is visited by  millions of foreign tourists every year . If a policeman   has mastered⁽¹⁾ a foreign language , he   will be promoted⁽²⁾ , and the nationalflag   of that country will be sewed⁽³⁾ onto his uniform .   The more flags he has , the prouder he will feel , because these flags   are regarded as symbols of knowledge and honor . And those who   have them are highly⁽⁴⁾ respected in the eyes of   foreign tourists .

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1.The number of the policemen   in Milan is ______.   A. 2134   B. over 1800   C. 3514   D. 6530

2.Why must the policemen   there study foreign languages ?   A. Because they want to go abroad .   B. Because learning foreign languages is very interesting .   C. Because large numbers of foreign tourists visit the city of Milan   every year .   D. Because speaking English , French or Spanish helps them a little .

3.A policeman will be  promoted⁽²⁾ ______.   A. if he masters⁽¹⁾ a foreign language   B. if he can't speak very fast   C. after he goes to work a little later   D. when he can't remember words

4.The more flags a policeman   in Milan has ， he will feel .   A. the sadder   B. the busier   C. the prouder   D. the harder

5.The author tells us   ______.   A. mastering⁽¹⁾ a foreign language is very important for the policemen   in Milan   B. visiting Milan is quite nice   C. foreigners like to have a visit to Italy   D. knowledge and honour are the most important

1. mastered   master的过去式、过去分词   master 英 [ˈmɑ:stə(r)] 美 [ˈmæstə(r)]   n;v. 掌握, 精通

2. promoted 英[prəˈməʊtɪd] 美[prəˈmoʊtɪd]提升

3. sewed   sew的过去式、过去分词   sew 英 [səʊ] 美 [soʊ]   v. 缝制, 缝补

4. highly 英[ˈhaɪli] 美[ˈhaɪlɪ]极, 非常

People   love oranges . They are sweet and juicy⁽⁵⁾ . They are in sections   so it's easy to eat them . Some oranges don't have any seeds⁽⁶⁾ . Some have a thickskin⁽⁷⁾ and some have a thin skin⁽⁷⁾ .

The   orange tree is very beautiful . It has a lot of shiny⁽⁸⁾ green leaves . The small white flowers smell   very sweet . An orange tree has flowers and fruits at the same time .

There   were orange trees forty hundred years ago . The oranges were very small , not   like the ones today . The earliest orange trees probably came from China .   Many different kinds of oranges are raised there today .

Farmers   in other parts⁽⁹⁾ of Asia and the Middle East   learned to raise oranges from the Chinese . Then they taught Europeans   . The Spanish planted orange trees in the New World ( North and South America   ) and took them to Florida first .

"   Orange " is both a fruit and a color . The color of oranges is so   beautiful that in English we use the name of the fruit for its color

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6.Why do people like eating   oranges ?   A. No seed⁽⁶⁾ .   B. Its color .   C. Sweet and juicy⁽⁵⁾ .

7.What’s the reason that   people eat oranges easily ?   A. Thin skin⁽⁷⁾   B. Thickskin⁽⁷⁾   C. In sections

8.What color are orange   flowers ?   A. White .   B. Orange .   C. Green .

9.Where did the earliest   orange trees probably come from ?   A. China .   B. The Middle East .   C. North and South America .

10.Who took orange trees to   Florida first ?   A. The Chinese .   B. The Spanish .   C. The American .

5. juicy 英[ˈdʒu:si] 美[ˈdʒusi]多汁的

6. seeds   seed的复数、第三人称单数   seed 英 [si:d] 美 [sid]   n. 种子

7. skin [skɪn]   n. 皮, 皮肤

8. shiny [ˈʃaɪni]光亮的

9. parts   part的复数、第三人称单数   part 英 [pɑ:t] 美 [pɑrt]   n;n;v;n. 部分, 部件