1.My brother is used to ________(坐) with his friends under the tree.
2.September is the ________(第九) month of a year.
3.This is a ________(医学的)college in Ya’an.
4.Be careful when you ________(横穿) the busy street.
5.Our English teacher always ________(鼓励) us to practice English as often as possible
When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). She said I was very thin; I wasn't good at math; I talked too much; I was too proud, and so on. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, and asked, "Are those things true or not? Jane, didn't you ever think about what you're really like?" Then he added, "Well, you have that girl's opinions. Make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true."
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found out that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change, like being very thin, but many I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, "Now you know better about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be of great help to you. Don't shut your ears. Listen to the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do. "
Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I've never had a better piece of advice.
1.How old was Jane when a girl in her class pointed out her shortcomings?
A. About 10. B. About 12. C. About 14.
2.Which thing did Jane think she couldn't change?
A. She was very thin.
B. She wasn't good at math.
C. She talked too much.
3.Who changed the writer's opinion?
A. Father. B. Mother. C. Sister.
4.What did Jane's father really mean by saying "Make a list of everything... "?
A. To listen to her classmate's opinions.
B. To find out what is right and what is wrong.
C. To know herself better and improve herself.
5.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. My Father B. The Best Advice C. My Life
The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route between China and the Mediterranean(地中海). It began during the Western Han Dynasty and has been a bridge between East and West for over 2 000 years.
The ancient road started from Chang'an (now Xi'an) and ended in Eastern Europe, near today's Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6 500 kilometers long and went across one-fourth of the planet.
The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade(玉石), ceramics(陶器) and iron went west to Rome. And from the west came glass, gems(宝石) and food like carrots.
The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was more than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade, knowledge about arts, science and literature, as well crafts and technologies was shared across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures developed and influenced each other.
Today, China is trying to build the "21st Century Marine(海洋的) Silk Road". With the help of APEC held in Beijing in November 2014, the dream of One Belt One Road (the "Silk Road Economic(经济的) Belt" and "gist Century Marine Silk Road")("一带一路") is coming true.
1.The underlined word "route" in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A. 方式 B. 路线 C. 成就 D. 关系
2.When did the Silk Road begin?
A. In the 19th century. B. In the 18th century.
C. During the Western Han Dynasty. D. During the Eastern Han Dynasty.
3.How long was the ancient Silk Road?
A. It was about 6 500 meters long.
B. It was about 5 000 kilometers long.
C. It went across one-third of the planet.
D. It went across one fourth of the earth.
4.Why was it named the Silk Road?
A. Because Chinese silk was carried along this road.
B. Because Chinese silk was produced along this road.
C. Because things were traded from market to market along this road.
D. Because the ancient traders bought and sold things along this road.
5.It can be inferred(推断) from this passage that
A. the Silk Road was only an ancient international trade route
B. many new silk roads have been built by the Chinese government so far
C. the Silk Road was a very important line of communication connecting East and-West
D. the Silk Road prevented the development of languages and cultures between East and West
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Students who get tired of looking at the four walls of a classroom might like to take the nature course being offered by Carvel College again this summer. Groups of about a dozen students each, led by an experienced guide, will go on ten-day camping trips to the mountains to study the plants and animals that grow and live there.
Students carry their own things, which includes sleeping bags, warm clothing, food and water, and other useful tools. And what do the students do all day? Well, as soon as the sun comes up, they eat breakfast and start climbing up the mountain trail to the next campground, which is five to ten miles away. As the students take notes, the guide points out different plants and animals alongside the trail. The climb is usually over by early afternoon, so the group spends the rest of the day resting or swimming in a mountain lake. Before dinner each night, they all come together and discuss the day’s activities.
At the end of the course, the students write reports using the information they have collected. But they don’t mind at all. What they do mind is leaving the beauty of the wilderness and the good friends they’ve made to return to their normal lives in the city.
1.What can the course offer to the students?
A. Better grades in tests.
B. Free vacations in mountains.
C. A different learning experience.
D. Better chance to study in Carvel College.
2.How far does a student have to walk throughout the course?
A. About five to ten miles.
B. About two hundred miles.
C. About fifty to one hundred miles.
D. About sixty to one hundred and twenty miles
3.What do the students have to do before dinner?
A. Wash themselves up in a mountain lake.
B. Attend classes by the experienced guide.
C. Write about what they see along the trail.
D. Review what they learn through discussion.
4.What can we tell about the course?
A. They will change campgrounds everyday.
B. The students have to learn all by themselves.
C. Pens and books will be useless in the course.
D. Carvel College will provide everything for the students.
5.From the last paragraph we know the students are_______.
A. serious with the final report
B. unwilling to go back to the city
C. looking forward to returning home
D. too tired to stay in the course any longer
Once there was a lovely vegetable field with a very big tree in it. Both of the vegetables and the tree made the garden look wonderful.
One day, the vegetables and the tree couldn't get on well with ______. The vegetables disliked the tree because they thought the tree didn't leave them enough ______ by covering them with its thick leaves while the tree thought that the vegetables drank nearly all the water before it could reach him.
The situation became worse and worse. One day the vegetables decided to ______ all the water in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree fought back by refusing to offer the vegetables shade(树荫). Soon they both began to dry up under the hot sun.
Neither of them expected that the gardener would stop ______ his vegetable field because he thought it was ______ to save the vegetables. When the gardener did that, the tree and the vegetables really felt how ______ they were. There seemed to be no way to solve the problem. Then a small pumpkin decided to do something to change the situation. The small pumpkin did all he could to grow ______ there was little water and it was too hot.
Finally, the gardener ______ the growing pumpkin among the dying vegetables. _____, he started to water the field again because he still wanted to make a(n) ____ to win the beautiful pumpkin. At the same time, the tree and the vegetables were saved. Since then, they realized that it was better to help each other than to fight, and they lived in harmony with other plants.
1.A. other plants B. the gardener C. each other D. the pumpkin
2.A. light B. water C. air D. wind
3.A. look up B. use up C. pick up D. put up
4.A. picking B. growing C. planting D. watering
5.A. hopeless B. important C. hopeful D. necessary
6.A. angry B. hungry C. thirsty D. comfortable
7.A. so B. though C. but D. and
8.A. watched B. knew C. harvested D. noticed
9.A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Also
10.A. decision B. idea C. effort D. chance
________ of the city ________ covered with parks and gardens, oh, it’s really a green city.
A. Three fifth / is B. Three fifths / is
C. Three fifth / are D. Three fifths / are
