Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy. He is best known as an artist today. One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa. However, Leonardo had many other natural abilities. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern day life. Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for wars. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war many years later.
By watching the way birds fly, Leonardo tried to find out the secret of f lying. Among his sketches we can see several objects. We consider them as modern flying machines.
Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. He developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.
Leonardo was a strange man. He didn't eat any meat, which was unusual in those times. He never published his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.
We have very little of his work today. Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. He left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. No one in his life time knew how great Leonardo was. We now believe, however, that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.
1.According to the passage, Leonardo was not only an artist but also .
A. a musician B. an inventor C. a writer D. an engineer
2.Was Leonardo’s most special invention.
A. The mirror writing B. The cutting machine
C. The machine gun D. The flying machine
3.Which of the following statements is true about Leonardo?
A. He usually wrote in a mirror. B. He didn’t eat any meat.
C. He liked to publish his discoveries. D. He enjoyed drawing flying machines.
4.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To let us know more about Leonardo. B. To introduce Leonardo’s great inventions.
C. To discuss Leonardo’s famous paintings. D. To introduce a great artist to us.
5.Where is the passage probably from?
A. A science story. B. A picture book. C. An encyclopedia. D. A travel booklet.
Most of us have ever imagined the life on a desert island. We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise(天堂) where the sun always shines. Life there is simple and good. Ripe fruit falls from the trees and you are free to sit around without any work. This is really a beautiful picture, isn’t it? However, the other side of the picture is quite the opposite. Life on a desert island is awful. You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, waiting for a boat which never comes.
Perhaps there is some truth in both these pictures, but few us have had the chance to find out. We can only experience it in the story like the following.
Many years ago, two men spent five days on a coral island and they wished that they could stay there longer. They were driving a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired. During the journey, their boat began to sink(下沉). They quickly put food, matches, and cans of beer into a rubber dinghy(救生筏) and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.
There were hardly any trees on the island and there was no water, but this did not seem to be a problem. The men collected rainwater in the rubber dinghy. As they had brought a gun with them, they had plenty to eat. They caught lobster and fish every day, and they thought they lived just like a king. Five days later, a tank passed by and saved them. However, they felt sorry that they had to leave.
1.What kind of life on the island was Not mentioned according to Paragraph 1?
A. A simple and good life. B. A sort of paradise life.
C. A terrible life. D. A common life.
2.What did the two men put into the small rubber dinghy?
A. Food, medicine and cans. B. Food, matches and medicine.
C. Food, beer and matches. D. Food, fish and cans.
3.In what order did the following events take place?
a.They collected rainwater in the rubber dinghy.
b.They put necessary things into a small rubber dinghy.
c.They arrived at a tiny coral island.
d.Their boat began to sink.
e.They were saved by a tank.
A. d-b-a-c-e B. d-b-c-a-e C. c-a-d-b-e D. c-d-b-a-e
4.The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph means “ ”.
A. the boat B. the journey C. the picture D. the rubber dinghy
5.What can we know from the passage?
A. The two men were sacred because of no water.
B. The two men became the king on the island.
C. The two men would stay on the coral island forever.
D. The two men didn’t want to leave the coral island.
Two old beggars were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched _______ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the _______ in front of them.
As it was getting dark, they started to________ their things. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they notice a man walking towards them. The man _______, reached into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard candy, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man continued his way.
“Why couldn’t he leave us a few_________or a bill instead of the rock candy?” said the first beggar. With these words, he picked up the thing and________. Then he collected his things and left.
The second beggar wanted to do the same, but a second thought made him change his________. “I haven’t had anything like this for ages.” he thought. “How _______ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his________, there was no hard rock candy inside.________, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.
1.A. helplessly B. happily C. uselessly D. quickly
2.A. bags B. boxes C. hats D. pockets
3.A. sell B. hide C. place D. pack
4.A. stopped B. ran C. went D. talked
5.A. books B. coins C. sweets D. flowers
6.A. carried it away B. ate it up C. opened it up D. threw it away
7.A. habit B. way C. mind D. rule
8.A. nice B. funny C. clever D. strange
9.A. interest B. sadness C. surprise D. pity
10.A. Besides B. Instead C. Though D. Again
Students at a primary school in Fuzhou, Fujian Province were required to clean the school toilets to help them develop good habits. But some parents are__________against the idea. They can’t see the advantages of students doing such chores(杂事). They think that the school________ students with a proper education, not the chance to be school _______.
In fact, parents, schools and society all play_________ important role in_________ the character of students. It is good ________ schools to give students such tasks, because only _________students will do them at home. Their parents want________ to do homework_________can help them get good marks.
In recent years, some parents will make mountains out of molehills(小题大做) when students_________to do some chores in schools. If their kids get hurt in schools, some________ about the teachers. Some may even challenge the schools’ teaching methods and management. As a result, many primary schools, especially those in big cities, do not let students _______ outdoor activities during breaks because they fear that the students might get hurt. This is bad for the ________development.
What the primary school in Fuzhou is doing is worth praising. Doing chores can put a sense of responsibility into students’ minds. It teaches them the spirit of rules and teamwork________. Besides, students’ experiences can become_________than only studying in schools.
1.A. strong B. stronger C. strongly D. more strongly
2.A. to provide B. provide C. provides D. provided
3.A. clean B. cleaning C. cleaner D. cleaners
4.A. a B. an C. the D. /
5.A. develop B. to develop C. developing D. developed
6.A. for B. of C. to D. as
7.A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
8.A. they B. their C. theirs D. them
9.A. who B. which C. what D. when
10.A. are asking B. asked C. are asked D. were asked
11.A. complains B. complained C. is complaining D. will complain
12.A. join B. to join C. take part in D. to take part in
13.A. students B. student’s C. students D. students’
14.A. also B. as well C. either D. neither
15.A. meaningful B. more meaningful C. most meaningful D. meaningfully
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Dear Tom,
Thank you for your concern. Well, I'm going to take the once-a-year Senior High School entrance examination.
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Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
1.你要把笑话讲（分享）给我们听吗？
Are you going to_________ the joke ________ ________?
2.公众场合不允许抽烟。
Smoking _________ ________ _________ in public places.
3.没有郎朗钢琴音乐会的门票了，你和你妹妹都不能去了。
There's no ticket left for Lang Lang's piano concert. ______ you ________ your sister can go to it.
4.你能告诉我他住哪吗？
Could you tell me _________ ________ ________?
5.航班因风暴延误，所以乘客不得不呆在机场。
The flight was delayed by the storm, _________ the passengers ________ ________ _________ at the airport.
6.多么好的天气啊！我们出去走走吧。
_________ ________ fine day it is! Let’s go out for a walk.
7.吃不同种类的食物对我们的身体有好处。
_________ ________ for our health _________ ________ different kinds of food.
