Soap is widely used in our lives around the world. Once soap was a dangerous-to-make hair P1. But it is something that it would be difficult to live without today.
Soap is everywhere. We use it every day and c2. it as something important in our lives. It also has an amazing h3., in Babylon around 2800 B. C., the e4. known soap was made and used. Ancient Egyptians also made soap. At one time, soap-making was not s5.That’s because lye(碱液)b6.chemical burns or even made people blind in the making process. Other dangerous materials were also m7.with animal fats and oils. Later. soap became a8.in stores and people gradually stopped making it in their homes.
Originally (最初), soap was not mainly used for c9. Instead,it was used as gel(凝胶) for making hair stay in place or smell good. The Arabs first made the soap that we know today. They created colored, liquid, and hard soaps. They even had soaps which were used for shaving(刮胡子).
Soap became people's f10.in the late 1800s. Advertising in Europe and the US helped people understand the connection between cleanliness and good health. Now. Soap is something we wouldn't want to live without.
The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world. The Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers. It went from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.
Merchants travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk, of course. They also carried and traded other things like spices (香料), cloth, jewels and gold.
Along and around these ancient path(小路), have come many fascinating and mysterious stories.
It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia. They decided to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the legend of the blond-haired, blue-eyed tribes of China was started.
Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir were taken away from their country Israel. They were prisoners (俘虏) of war almost 2800 years ago. People say that these people travelled along the Silk Road. They kept their Jewish way of life for a long time.
During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable things and new ideas. It included people and trading goods from different areas. All these peoples travelled the Silk Road. And they shared goods, stories, languages, and cultures.
In modern times, the old Silk Road routes (路线) are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. There is even silk route museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35, 000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.
1.It is clear that ___________.
A. the Silk Road was divided into Europe, Africa and Asia
B. Roman soldiers would like to travel along the Silk Road
C. people could travel to different countries along the Silk Road
D. people shared only silk on the Silk Road
2.The underlined word “Merchants” in the passage probably means_______.
A. foreigners B. businessmen C. soldiers D. prisoners
3.According to the passage, _________.
A. the Silk Road began with the wars
B. the Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers in China
C. people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago
D. people from Israel were not included among people on the Silk Road
4.The old Silk Road routes are still used because .
A. there are many old stories about them
B. the historians and scientists think highly of them
C. China will make good use of the Silk Road again
D. people can keep on traveling and trading along them
5.The best title for the passage can be .
A. Stories along the Silk Road B. Silk Route Museum
C. Trade for Silk D. The West and the Far East
One morning while Officer Vogel was on his coffee break in a restaurant, a man ran in a yelled. “Officer! A little kid is driving a car down the street!"
He ran out at once and saw a car going slowly--about 25 miles an hour--but it wasn't going very straight. He jumped into his police car and followed it. When the car was stopped, Officer Vogel looked inside. The driver was a little boy. His name was Rocco Morabiro and was 5. In the back seat was his two-year-old sister. Both children were crying.
"I want my mummy!" the boy cried."But she can't get here. I have the car.” Then he had an idea."Just a minute." He told Officer Vogel."I can drive. I'll go to get her.”
“No!" Officer Vogel said. “You stay with me!" Then he drove them to the police station and he called their mother. They had many questions for Rocco. The first question was: "Where did you get the car keys?"
Rocco said. ”From the top of the refrigerator."At seven that morning Rocoo's father was at work and his mother was sleeping, Rocco saw the keys on top of the refrigerator. He climbed on a chair, and took the keys.
Rocco got into the car and started the engine (引擎). When Rocco's sister heard the engine she ran to the car and cried. She wanted to go with him.
It was 7 a. m.---rush hour---so there was much traffic. Rocco drove one mile in heavy traffic. Then Officer Vogel stopped him.
Newspapers and TV stations heard about Rocco, and a lot of reporters went to his house. A
reporter asked Rocco, “What do you want lo be when you grow up?"
“A truck driver,"he said, smiling.
1.Rocco's car was not going straight because of ________.
A. the heavy traffic B. his little sister C. his driving skills D. officer Vogel
2.The little sister's going with Rocco showed that ________.
A. she was afraid the would have no one to play with
B. she didn't want to wake her mother up
C. she wanted to look for her father
D. she wanted to drive the car too
3.The officer asked Rocco to stay with him in order that .
A. other cars would go much faster
B. he would drive them home
C. Rocco would not cause any accident
D. Rocco's sister would not feel alone
4.Rocco and his sister were taken to the police station to ________.
A. have a good breakfast
B. Iearn some traffic rules
C. answer the policeman's questions
D. wait for their mother and deal with the matter
5.According to the reporters. Rocco's driving was _________.
A. unbelievable B. disappointing C. reasonable D. dangerous
1.We may get the advertisement above
A. on television B. in kid’s 'cartoons
C. in the Go Wild newspaper D. in Primary times
2.In the material, “Peckish” on the bag most probably refers to _______.
A. a garden bird food B. a kind of bird
C. a bird program D. a bird website
3.The activities have something to do with __________.
A. a free tour of Bird World B. a fab family prize
C. tickets to the Westland D. fun-filled schooling
4.The advertisement offers information mainly to ______
A. teachers B. small kids C. parents D. gardeners
5.From the material. we can learn that _______.
A. the kids have to feed the birds in the Westland
B. the activities last from October 25 to November 2
C. the kids are not allowed to tum on their screens in October
D. a free child's tour of St James'Park is not included in the prize
On 28 of March Richard Byrd stood outside the small house. He shook hands with the men who were leaving. They were heading back to the main camp on the coast of Antarctica (南极洲). He would ___ to work at the base camp.
“I don't like leaving you here alone, "Pete Demas said. "I’ll be ____,"Byrd replied. He was looking forward to the challenge of spending the winter at the base camp. He would be recording the weather. There was plenty of food and fuel (燃料) in the tiny house. He felt sure ____ would go wrong.
But something did go wrong. Byrd was burning the fuel for ____ . But the fumes (有毒气体) were not leaving the house. Slowly he was being poisoned (中毒). On May 31 he broke down. When he came to, he made himself into his sleeping bag. Three days later he ____ it was a Sunday. The men would be _____ his radio message. Byrd moved hard out of bed and _____the call. He didn't want the men to know how ____ he was. It was too dangerous for them to come to save him.
By will-power alone, Byrd managed to stay alive. He was so ____ that he could hardly walk. But he forced himself to do the basics. He ____ food and made myself eat. He took ____ of weather and sent radio messages. But by late June, the men _____that something was wrong. Most of the time, Byrd's messages made no sense.
On August 11 Demas and two others reached the base camp. They ____ recognized (认出)
Byrd. He was very thin and looked terrible. Byrd _____them and then fell to the ground. The men had arrived in time. After two months of care, Byrd's good _____returned. He and his men
worked together again.
1.A. regret B. leave C. agree D. stay
2.A. free B. fine C. lonely D. nervous
3.A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
4.A. heat B. light C. safety D. food
5.A. hoped B. imagined C. learnt D. realized
6.A. expecting B. sending C. leaving D. testing
7.A. returned B. made C. took D. missed
8.A. brave B. sorry C. sick D. calm
9.A. hungry B. weak C. tired D. cold
10.A. cooked B. served C. tasted D. stored
11.A. photos B. notes C. reports D. lessons
12.A. heard B. complained C. guessed D. discovered
13.A. never B. even C. hardly D. almost
14.A. greeted B. stopped C. thanked D. visited
15.A. luck B. memory C. dream D. health
（题文）（2017·湖北武汉·40）—I'd like to know ________ for the party.
—I have no idea.
A. why did she buy so little food
B. what she has prepared
C. whether will she dance
D. when is she leaving
