There is a town near Suzhou. It is very interesting and beautiful. This is Luxiang, an old town. Luxiang was built in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). There were many famous people living in the town at that time. There are around 30 old buildings of Ming and Qing (1644~1912) dynasties now. People live a simple life. Six lanes (巷) in the town go to Taihu Lake. Luxiang looks more beautiful in spring, with many tea trees and fruit gardens. This place is famous for the tea called Biluochun.

The Egyptian pyramids were built around 2560 B C. The largest one of them is the Great Pyramid of Khufu. The King, Khufu, built it as his tomb. The Great Pyramid was considered a unique building in the 19th century A. D. At that time, it was still the tallest in the world. According to scientific research, Khufu ordered his men to build it stone by stone. The biggest stone weighs 15 tons, and each stone was fixed so well. The Great Pyramid has four sides and each side is 230. 4 meters long and 146. 5 meters high. At that time, there were no modern machines or equipment, so how did the ancient Egyptians build it? To this day, it is still a mystery.

1.Many famous people were living in Luxiang ______.

A. from 1127 to 1279

B. from 1644 to 1912

C. from 1127 to 1644

D. from 1279 to 1912

2.Luxiang is famous for ______.

A. fruit gardens

B. tea trees

C. Biluochun

D. six lanes

3.In order to build his tomb, the King Khuhu built ________.

A. the ancient pyramids

B. the Egyptain pyramids

C. the Great Pyramid

D. the mysterious pyramids

4.Building the Great Pyramid is still a mystery now, because _______.

A. each stone was fixed well

B. there were no modern machines or equipment then

C. it was made of stone

D. it was the tallest building in the world

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Each side of the Great Pyramid is 230.4 meters long and 146.5 meters wide.

B. Luxiang is far away from Suzhou.

C. Luxiang looks more beautiful except spring.

D. In the 19th century AD, the Great Pyramid was special and unusual.

1.A 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.D 【解析】本文首先介紹了一座名叫魯巷的城市，其次介紹了埃及的大金字塔的相關情況。 1.句意：從1127年到1279年，許多名人都住在魯巷。A.從1127年到1279年 B.從1644年到1912年C.從1127年到1644年D.從1279年到1912年，原文“Luxiang was built in the South...

In the 1950s, a female swimming athlete set a goal for herself. She decided to swim across the English Channel before she retired. If she could make it, she would be the first person in the world who did it.

On that day, she jumped into the sea without any hesitation and swam towards the opposite bank.

In the journey, she faced heavy fog, heavy rain and heavy waves. Though she was very tired, she carried on swimming.

But in the end, she gave up. And what she didn't know at the moment she gave up was that the opposite bank was only I mile away.

Later people asked her about the reason. And she said:"The reason why I gave up is that I could not see the destination which I was so close to."

Too many success stories have been lecturing us about courage and persistence(堅持). But they never told us where to find courage and persistence.

You can have courage only when you know where your goal is. You can manage to persist only when you know where your goal is, and prepare yourself well mentally(心理上).

Courage and persistence never fall from the sky. They come from weighing between input and output.

A life without goals is like a ship without a compass. It goes nowhere. There is no courage or persistence in a life without goals.

1.In paragraph 1, the underlined word "it" refers to _______.

A. being retired

B. swimming across the English Channel

C. swimming towards the bank

D. setting a goal

2.________ is not mentioned in the passage.

A. Fog

B. Waves

C. Rain

D. Wind

3.The underlined word "weighing" in paragraph 8 probably mean _______.

A. 權衡

B. 有……重

C. 稱重量

D. 有分量

4.Why did the athlete give up? Because ________.

A. the bank was one mile away

B. she was too tired

C. she didn’t have courage at first

D. she thought her destination was far away

5.What can be inferred (推論) from the last sentence of the passage?

A. If you have courage and persistence, you have goals.

B. Even if you have no goals, you have courage to persist.

C. There is no courage or persistence unless you know your goals.

D. Between input and output, you must find courage and persistence.

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.C 【解析】本文講了一位女性運動員游泳挑戰(zhàn)穿越英吉利海峽的故事，因為她不知道自己離目的地還有多遠，所以在離岸邊很近的地方放棄了挑戰(zhàn)，告訴了我們沒有目標的生活就像沒有指南針的船。沒有目標的生活就會少了勇氣或堅持。 1.句意：在第1段中，帶下劃線的“它”一詞是指游過英吉利海峽。A.退休B.游過英吉利海峽C.游向岸邊D.設定目標。原...

Liao Yifeng, a police officer working in a small village in Wuhan, is a "father" to 39 "left-behind" children, whose parents are working far away from home and seldom spend time with them.

Wan Tianle, an 8-year-old boy, was the first to call Liao "Dad". Wan's parents divorced when he was only 6 months old. Ile never saw his mother again and his father later disappeared after getting into debt. When Liao learned that the boy couldn't even afford the 100 yuan monthly school living fees, ① , bringing 100 yuan.

During last year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, Liao carried a kilo of meat and pig's feet to his home. After dinner, the boy put his arm around Liao's neck and asked sweetly, "Uncle Liao, can I call you daddy?" Liao was deeply moved, ② .

With a 2-year-old son of his own, Liao said he knew how important a father’s love was to a child.

In Wan Tianle's school, there are 407 left-behind children. With the help of teachers, Liao knows clearly each child's home conditions and pays more attention to the 39 children whose families are the poorest.

Liao has built a special room named "family love room" in the police station, where Liao helped these left-behind children with their homework and taught them about safety in his spare time.

Moreover, a computer in the “family love room” plays an indispensable role because it offers a precious opportunity for Liao to help children whose parents are working far away to chat with them online.

1.從A、B、C中為①②處選出恰當?shù)倪x項,使文章通順、連貫、合理。

A.and he made up his mind to be a good "father"

B. he felt upset and began going to his home every month

C. but he didn’t know what to do

①____________________ ②___________________

2.Where can we find the article like this? ______________________

A. In a guidebook.

B. In science magazines.

C. In an instruction book.

D. In newspapers.

3.請將文中劃線部分 “Liao has built a special room named 'family love room’ in the police station” 翻譯成漢語。

___________________________________________________________________________

4.Mark T (True) or F (False) according to the passage.

Thanks to Liao’s help parents can communicate with their children.

5.請用至少兩個合適的英文形容詞來評價 “Liao Yifeng”。

___________________________________________________________________________

1.BA 2.D 3.廖在警局設立了一個名為“親情小屋”的特別房間。 4.T 5.kind-hearted / helpful / kind / good / nice 【解析】本文講了一位在武漢小村子里的一位警察廖依峰，他用自己的愛心照顧幫助那些留守兒童。 1.句意：A.他決定成為一個好的“父親”B.他感到很傷心，每個月開始回家C.但他不知道該怎么辦。第一空前...

根據(jù)所給漢語和提示詞完成下列句子。

1.當今,在線支付使得我們的生活越來越方便。(much)

Nowadays. Payment Online makes our lives ___________ convenient.

2.當你去香港時,我正忙著準備期末考試。(prepare)

While you were on the visit to Hong Kong, I was busy ____________ my final exams.

3.不僅我,我妹妹也喜歡跳舞。(enjoy)

Not only I but also my sister ______________.

4.令我們驚訝的是,上個月我們廠的產(chǎn)量僅增加了百分之二。(increase)

To our surprise, the production of our factory only __________ 2% last month.

5.有了金面二胎政策,我們學校的那對年輕大婦計劃再生一個孩子(two)

Because of the universal two-child policy, the young couple in our school plan to have __________ child.

1. more and more 2. preparing for 3. enjoys dancing 4. increased by 5. a second 【解析】 1.表示“越來越…”用more and more+形容詞原級，本句是說“越來越方便”，故填 more and more。 2.be busy doing意為“忙于…”，所以prepare要...

閱讀下面的短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示,在短文空白處填上一個適當?shù)脑~,使短文完整、通順,語法正確。

Although the world is hungry, it is even thirstier. While nearly 3/4 of the earth is c1. with water, we are short of drinking water. This is because about 97% of the water on the earth is sea water.

How can we a2. a serious water shortage? First, we should save water and not waste it. Then, we should protect our water resources and not pollute them. Lastly, we should discover ways to reuse water. Scientists have got some achievements in this field. But people's need for water is increasing day by day. We s3. don't have enough water. What else can we do?

The sea seems to have the best answer. There is p4. of water in the sea. But we need to take the salt away from the sea water. This is very expensive. If scientists can find c5. ways to do it, we can solve the problem of the shortage of water.

1.covered 2.avoid 3.still 4.plenty 5.cheaper 【解析】本文簡單描述了現(xiàn)在世界上存在的水資源短缺問題。 1.句意：雖然地球的近3/4被水覆蓋，但我們?nèi)鄙亠嬘盟�。be covered with…意為“被…覆蓋”，故填過去分詞covered。 2.句意：我們怎樣才能避免嚴重的水資源短缺呢？這一句話缺少謂語動詞，這是在提...

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2009年3月至今,北京八達嶺野生動物園發(fā)生了多起游客違反入園規(guī)則而導致的人員傷亡事件,這些悲劇發(fā)人深省。俗話說“沒有規(guī)矩,不成方圓”,作為中學生,我們應該遵守哪些規(guī)則,請結合下圖和要點提示,寫一篇英語短文。

要點提示：

1.遵守交通規(guī)則;

2.不插隊;

3.遵守入園規(guī)則;

4.補充兩點其他的規(guī)則。

要求：

1.文中必須包含所有提示要點,可適當發(fā)揮使行文連貫;

2.條理清晰,字跡工整,詞數(shù)不少于80；

3.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實人名和校名等相關信息。

提示詞匯: jump the queue (插隊); fence (圍欄)

As students, what can we do to keep our daily life m order. In my opinion, we should behave as follows: First, while walking or driving on the road, we should obey the traffic rules. Besides, do re...

A. B. C.

A 【解析】 Have you ever read the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain?

A. B. C.

C 【解析】 The Great Wall is longer than any other wall in the world.

A. B. C.

B 【解析】 To protect the panda, our government encourages people to plant more bamboo.

（題文）

A. B. C.

C 【解析】The scarf is made of silk. It feels very soft.