Some popular places to visit are built by people. Other famous places are created by nature. For example, in the northeast of the United States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that looked just like an old man. He had lots of hair, a big nose and a beard．People called him“The Old Man of the Mountain” and every year more than a million people came to look at him. “The Old Man of the Mountain”, also known as the Great Stone Face or the Profile, was 1,200 feet (370 meters) above Profile Lake, and measured 40 feet (12 meters) tall and 25 feet (7.6 meters) wide. The site is located in the town of Franconia, New Hampshire, USA.Scientists think that the stone face had been there for about 17,000 years.
In May 2003, there was very bad weather near the Old Man of the Mountain.There were very high winds and the temperature was very cold. The sky was so cloudy that people couldn’t see the stone face for many days. As soon as the storm was over, people looked for the Old Man and they couldn’t see him. They discovered that he had fallen apart. The stones that made his face sank down the mountain. A number of scientists climbed up to see if they could repair the stone face, but they had to give up. They figured out（断定）that the damage from the weather was just too bad.
1.Where’s “The Old Man of the Mountain”?
A.In the northeast of the US.
B.In the northwest of the US.
C.In the southeast ofthe US.
D.In the southwest of the US.
2.What’s “The Old Man of the Mountain” also known as?
A.The Great Stone． B.The Profile．
C.The Stone Face． D.The Rock．
3.How long had the stone face been there?
A.About 12,000 years. B.About 370 years.
C.About 17,000 years. D.About 25 years.
4.What’s the reason for the loss of the stone face?
A.Low winds. B.Hot temperature.
C.Heavy rain. D.Bad storm.
With the Chinese language growing in popularity, the UK government plans to invest 10 million pounds to help more kids learn Chinese. Do you think it is necessary for UK pupils to learn Chinese?
Seneca (Canada) I studied French for 2 years in high school and German for 4 years in college and get good marks. I studied Chinese for about 4 months before moving to China. Any language, if you don’t use it, it’s easy to lose. I’ve forgotten the French I learnt except for a few phrases. I speak Chinese every day. My writing, reading and listening are quite good, but far from being fluent. I think nowadays, it’s almost necessary to learn Chinese.
Tony (the UK) Learning any language can be valuable, but it is not suitable for everyone. Chinese is a difficult language to learn, and the UK is not good for teaching foreign languages. But, China is a big and developing market for the UK business people. For them, Chinese is worth learning.
Bill (the USA) I don’t think Chinese will become as widely spoken all over the world as English is. To learn Chinese, you have to devote yourself to learning how to write and read it. It’s too difficult to learn. But in the future Chinese will become more popular, and that is a good thing.
1.Where does Tony come from?
A.China B.Canada C.The USA D.The UK
2.Seneca learnt German for____________.
A.2years B.4months C.4years D.6years
3.The underlined word “fluent” means____________ in Chinese.
A.糟糕的 B.流利的 C.完美的 D.成熟的
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.How to learn Chinese well B.Chinese will be the first language in the world
C.Do you like Chinese? D.Is it necessary to learn Chinese?
A man was walking around a lake, and he saw a fisherman standing beside the lake with a mirror.
“What are you doing?” he asked.
“I’m fishing,” answered the fisherman.
“With a mirror?” the man asked again.
“Sure, it’s a new invention. I’m going to make a fortune(运气). ”answered the fisherman.
“Could you tell me how it works?”
“Ok, but it’ll cost you a hundred dollars.”
The man wanted to know it, so he gave the fisherman the money. “Now show me how it works.” And he said. “Well, ”the fisherman began, “You aim (瞄准)the mirror into the water, and a fish goes by, you let the ray of the sunlight in its head. The fish is puzzled（迷惑）and then you catch him. ”The man was surprised and asked , “You do mean to tell me that how you fish. How many have you caught? ” “You are the fifth today. ”Answered the fisherman.
1.The fisherman used a____________ to fish.
A.mirror B.basket C.fortune D.stick
2.The fisherman thought he could____________ with a mirror.
A.make an invention B.make a fortune
C.catch a lot of fish D.watch the fish in the lake
3.The man gave the fisherman ____________before the fisherman told him how it worked.
A.nothing B.a hundred dollars C.a fish D.a mirror
4.The fisherman ____________.
A.was good at fishing B.liked fishing
C.was good at making money D.liked making some inventions
We are learning English, but how can we learn English well? A student can know a lot about English, but maybe he can’t speak English.
If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river. And if you want to be a football player, you must play football.
So, you see. You can learn English only by using it. You must speak English to your classmates and also you must write something sometimes. Then one day, you may find your English very good.
1.You know a lot about English but maybe ____________.
A.you can’t use it B.you can study it
C.you can’t study it D.you can speak
2.You must get into the river____________.
A.to catch a fish B.to go boating
C.to learn how to swim D.to play with water
3.Do you want to be a football player? Please____________.
A.buy a good football B.play football
C.watch others play football D.put your football away
Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效)? We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for a long _______. This is very good, but it doesn't _______ a lot. For an effective student must have enough sleep, enough food, enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It's good for your study.
When you return _______your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒的) and you'11 learn more_______study better. Psychologists(心理学家) _______that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning _______an example. First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems _______ the same. So you will think you're learning _______and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn't give up. At some point your language study will take another big _______again. You'11 see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and __________. Don't give up along the way. Learn slowly and you're sure to get a good result.
1.A.days B.time C.house D.weeks
2.A.help B.give C.make D.take
3.A.after B.for C.at D.to
4.A.yet B.and C.or D.but
5.A.have found B.have taught C.told D.said
6.A.with B.for C.as D.to
7.A.to have B.to make C.to take D.to stay
8.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
9.A.work B.jump C.walk D.result
10.A.hard B.common C.interesting D.possible
-Does my question sound ______ enough?
- I don't think so. You can ask more ______ by using “could” instead of “can”.
A.polite; politely B.politely; polite C.politely; politely D.polite; polite
