“Neville is my brother,” Sir Henry continued,”about five years ago, my brother and I quarreled, Soon after this, our father died. I am the elder son, and I got everything. I wanted my brother to apologize to me. He didn’t, and so I gave him nothing. With the little money he had, he left England for South Africa. I wrote to him several times, but I received no replies. Perhaps, he never got my letters. I don’t know. But as time passed, I worried more and more about him.”
“Mr. Quatemain, will you please tell me everything you know about him?”
“Very well,” I said, “but you will be the first person to whom I have told what I know.” Your brother wanted to find King Solomon’s Mine. That is why he lelt for Inyati”
“King Solomon’s Mines!”Sir Henry screamed.”I have never heard of it.where are they?”
“There is a tale about them.” I will tell you what I know if you promise to keep it secret,” I said.
“You have our promise.” Sir Henry said.
“An elephant hunter. Evans, told me the tale.” I said, “he told me there was a destroyed city northwest of the Solomon Mountain, and Solomon had his diamond mines there”
“Then one evening a Portuguese(葡萄牙人)。Jose Silvester came to my camp and asked to stay the night. The next day he said.‘When we meet again. I shall be the richest man in the world.”
“A week or more passed, Jose Silvester came back but he was ill badly. I took him into my tent. The next morning when I was awoke. He was looking at the mountains. ‘There it is!’ he cried, ‘but I shall never get there. I am dying’”.
“He took out an old map to me,’ This map has been in my family for hundreds of years,’ he said,’ it will make you the richest in the world.’ Then he died.”
I took the map out of my pocket and passed to Sir Henry. Sir Henry read the writing:”I am Silvester. I am in a cave north of the mountain. I am dying of hunger. With my own eyes I have seen the diamonds in Solomon’s treasure cave behind the white Death. If you do find it, you will be a rich man!”
I took back the map and put it in my pocket.
“It is an amazing story.” Sir Henry said.
“Yes.” I said.” But I have not invented it.” I stood up and left angrily. I thought they were doubting my story.
1.How long has Neville been away from England?
A. A few months B. A week or more
C. About five years D. Less than three years
2.Neville left for Inyati because ___________.
A.he needed to search for his blind wife.
B.he wanted to find King Solomon’s Mines.
C.he decided to go to Portuguese for a visit.
D.he planned to travel abroad with his friends.
3.Who gave Mr. Quatemain the map?
A. Neville B. Sir Henry
C. Evans D. Jose Silvester
4.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?
A.Quatemain left angrily because he thought his story wasn’t believed.
B.Si Henry quarreled with his brothers because of their father’s death.
C.Jose Silvester would like to find King Solomon’s Mines with Sir Henry.
D.Solomon had his diamond mines in a beautiful city northwest of England.
Many hundreds of years ago, the moon was a mystery to people on the earth. What was that glowing ball came out at night? Why did it keep getting smaller, then larger? Why didn’t it fall from the sky? Through the ages, people have tried to come up with answers.
To the native people of Bolivia, in South American, the moon was a great chief who once lived on the earth. The Abaluyian people of Kenya, in Africa, believe the moon and the sun were brothers who fought in the sky. In other parts of the world, people believed they saw different pictures in the moon. The Haida Indians of Canada saw a woman carrying a bucket. The Chinese saw a road.
People in the past also used the moon to mark time as a kind of calendar. In fact, in some languages, the word for moon meant “month”. A Native American nation called the Sioux made a calendar of 13 moons, or months. Each moon had a name, such as Moon of Black Cherries, Moon of Green Corn, and Moon of Severe Cold.
Though people of the past found the moon was helpful, mysterious and interesting, they didn’t know much about it. They only knew what they could see with their own eyes.
Then almost 400 years age, an Italian scientist named Galileo made a new telescope(望远镜) that was more powerful than any telescope made before. Galileo decided to take his new implement to look at the moon. He discovered that the moon was not the smooth, shiny ball. The brighter places were mostly hills and mountains. The flat areas were lower, which is why they appeared darker.
As more people saw the moon through telescopes, they discovered more about it. Yet, people still had much to learn about the moon.
1.Which name of the moon is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Moon of Severe Cold. B.Moon of Red Trees.
C.Moon of Black Cherries. D.Moon of Green Corn.
2.The underlined word “implement” probably means .
A.idea B.way C.tool D.habit
3.From this passage, we can know that .
A.Thousands of years ago, Galileo used his implement to look at the moon
B.People in the past also used the moon to mark time as a kind of calendar
C.People discovered that the darker areas in moon were hills and mountains
D.The native people of Bolivia thought that the moon and the sun were sisters
Cats are animals that live on land. They can be divided into two groups: big cats and small cats. Big cats are the larger animal species. Here are some materials about big cats.
| Tigers are one of the largest cats. They live in the forests and marsh areas of South-East Asia, India, Russia and Southern China. Tigers mostly live alone and mainly hunt at night. Young tigers leave their mothers at about two years of age. |
| Lions live mostly on the larger grassland of Africa. Unlike tigers, lions are the most social of the big cats. They live in family groups and hunt together. There can be up to 35 lions in a group. They use speed and strength to catch and kill their prey. |
| Leopards live mostly in the forest on the edges of plains in Africa and Asia. New born leopards only open their eyes after 10 days. They spend much of the day resting in trees. They do most of their hunting at night. They eat almost any animal they can catch. |
1.When do tigers mainly hunt?
A.In the morning. B.At noon.
C.In the afternoon. D.At night.
2.Lions live mostly in .
A.Asia B.Russia C.Africa D.India
3.What do leopards often do in the daytime?
A.Rest in trees.
B.Sleep in caves.
C.Look after their babies.
D.Hunt small animals.
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“You don’t understand me!” I shouted. Then I ran out of the door and got on a bus. I didn’t know _____ it was going. I just want to get away from home as _____ as I could.
I couldn’t ______ what had just happened to me. My mother, the person I believe in, had just read all of my _____ from my close friends! It shouldn’t have happened to me. She read my letters and told me not to write to ______any more! I couldn’t _____ the tears from falling when I thought about this.
Later that day, I went to my close ______ house. _____ my friend gave me a cup of water, the phone rang.
“It’s your mother,” she spoke to me in a low _____.
“Tell her that I’m not here!” I replied. However my mother heard it. “Tell her not to leave! I’ll be right there!” Then she rang up the phone _____ a goodbye. In fact, I should say that I was a little _______I couldn’t imagine what would happen.
But to my _____, when my mother arrived, “sorry” was the first word she _____ to me. Her _____ told me that she had been crying and her voice told me that she was really tired. “will you forgive me?” at last she asked. I didn’t know what to say. I just ____ her, and gave her a hug(拥抱).
She held me so tightly. You know, at that time, I felt so warm. I really love you, Mum!
1.A.where B.what C.why D.when
2.A.happily B.slowly C.carefully D.quietly
3.A.remember B.talk C.believe D.ask
4.A.letters B.books C.magazines D.novels
5.A.him B.them C.you D.her
6.A.make B.think C.stop D.find
7.A.classmate’s B.relatives C.teacher’s D.friend’s
8.A.Unless B.If C.After D.Since
9.A.voice B.sound C.noise D.silence
10.A.during B.without C.towards D.from
11.A.satisfied B.bored C.worried D.interested
12.A.surprise B.mind C.body D.heart
13.A.told B.said C.asked D.heard
14.A.ears B.arms C.hands D.eyes
15.A.ran to B.gave in C.went on D.pushed in
---The women badminton players won the Uber Cup.
---_______
A. What a pity! B. With pleasure
C.Never mind. D.I’m glad to hear that.
---Could you please tell me _______?
---OK. I will go to Beijing next week.
A.where will you go
B.how you will go to Beijing
C.when you will go to Beijing
D.why will you go to Beijing
