The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand years. It runs from the east to the west in North China. It is about 6,300 kilometers___36_ . It is often  37  “Ten- -thousand-Li Great Wall”. It is one of the “Seven Wonders” of the ancient world.

The Great Wall is wide enough for ten men to walk  38 . Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall  39  stones and bricks（磚）. There are huge stones on  40  side and on the highest part. But now some sections of it are worn out.

There are tall watch-towers alone the Great Wall. Once upon  41  time, the soldiers kept watching the enemies（敵人）in the watch-towers day and night. They made  42  on the towers to  43  each other when the enemies came.

Nowadays we don’t use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more. It is a famous place of interest to all the people in  44 . Every year  45  people come to visit it form all over the world.

1.A. wide                   B. tall                 C. long

2.A. calling                B. call                 C. called

3.A. side by side           B. one by one           C. one after another

4.A. was made of            B. was made from        C. was made in

5.A. both                   B. all                  C. each

6.A. an                     B. a                    C. the

7.A. fire                   B. a kite               C. a face

8.A. tell                   B. talk                 C. speak

9.A. Asia                   B. the world            C. Europe

10.A. thousand              B. a few thousand       C. thousands of

 

Most of you know this mathematical game, of course. You and your friend draw crosses and circles on a sheet of paper. You do it one after another. The first pupil who gets three marks in a row wins. But do you know that you can play this game another way and it will become more interesting? You must try to make your friend win. If you get your three marks in a row, you don't win — you lose!

   It is more difficult to play this game the other way. The second pupil can always win (if he plays the right way), but he may not win if the first pupil begins with his mark in the center. Then if the first pupil always takes a place on the other side of his friend's mark, nobody will win.

   If your friend does not know the secret which we have explained, you must play each time so as to leave him the greatest number of ways to win. You may try a few games and you will see how interesting it is to play the game this way.

1. The passage tells us that it is _____ to play this game.

   A. interesting    B. difficult   C. impossible    D. unusual

2.What s the new rule of the game if we play it another way?

A. The one who gets his three marks in a row wins.

B. The one who makes his friend win wins.

C. The one who plays the right way wins.          

D. The one who makes his friend lose wins.

3.According to the new rule of the game, the second player can always win if the first player __.

   A. begins with his mark in the center

B. takes a place on the other side of his friend's mark

   C. tries to get his three marks in a row first 

D. doesn't begin with his mark in the center

4. What result does the following picture show?

○ = the 1st player   × = the 2nd player

   A. Both of the players win.         B. The first player wins.

   C. Neither of the players wins.      D. The second player wins.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

   A. What an Interesting Game        B. A Game of Circles and Crosses

   C. The Secret We Want to Explain D. Marks on a Sheet of Paper

 

 

One day when some government officials(官員) were building a barn(谷倉), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to make the mice inside the hole come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing(擠)out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they didn’t run away immediately. Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.
Everyone was puzzled(困惑), so they stepped near to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and couldn’t see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.
After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.
One serious American official said, “I think the relationship between those mice was that of king and guard(衛(wèi)兵).” The other thought for a while and said, “That is why!”
A smart Frenchman said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.
A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed(表達(dá)) agreement another time.
At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”
Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and stayed speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame(羞愧), and did not dare to answer.
In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty(忠誠) or blood relationship.
Instead, it is based on no relationship.
【小題1】Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ________.

A．one was biting the other

B．the mouth of the hole was too small

C．they were not afraid of smoke

D．one was trying to help the blind one

【小題2】 Why did the officials lower their heads in shame according to the passage?

A．They didn’t dare to answer.

B．They didn’t realize the importance of protecting animals.

C．They felt sorry they had driven a poor blind mouse away.

D．They didn’t express themselves much better.

【小題3】It is clear that ________.

A．a(chǎn)ll the mice came out of the hole easily

B．each of the people understood the relationship differently

C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first

【小題4】The words “it made sense” probably mean ________

A．it was correct	B．it was strange
C．it was funny	D．it was sweet

【小題5】The best title for the passage is ________.

A．Two Lovely Mice	B．Help Produces Love
C．Love Is All	D．Friends in Need

One day when some government officials were rebuilding a house, they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to make the mice inside the hole come out. A while later they saw mice running out, one after another，but they saw two mice didn’t run away immediately. It seemed that one was trying to bite(咬) the tail of the other.
Everyone waspuzzled, so they came nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the two mice was blind, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite his tail in order to pull the blind one with him to run away.
During the meal time, they started to talk about the two mice. One serious American said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard.”
A smart Frenchman said, “I think the relationship between them was that of husband and wife.”
A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between them was that of mother and son.”
At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have a certain relationship?”
Suddenly, they looked back at the Chinese. The American, the Frenchman and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered (低下) their heads in shame, and didn’t answer.
In fact, the great love is not built on friendship or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship.
【小題1】The two mice didn’t go away immediately because _______.

A．one was playing with the other	B．one was trying to help the blind one
C．they were not afraid of smoke	D．the mouth of the hole was too small

【小題2】The underlined word “puzzled” in the passage means_____ in Chinese.

A．困惑的

B．害怕的

C．緊張的

D．不安的

【小題3】 We know from the second paragraph(段) that _______.

A．the mouse carried the blind one out of the hole on its back

B．the mouse ran out of the hole after the blind one

C．the mouse led the blind one out of the hole with its tail

D．the two mice came out of the hole hand in hand

【小題4】 Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There were many mice in the hole.

B．After the meal, the officials began to talk about the two mice.

C．The other officials felt shamed when hearing the Chinese’s words.

D．The government officials came from different countries.

【小題5】 The best title for the passage is _____.

A．Two Lovely Mice	B．Help Produces Love
C．Friends in Need	D．Love Is All

At noon the rush hour had passed. There were few guests (顧客) in the snack bar. It was not crowded. When the boss was about to take a break to read a newspaper, in came an old lady and a little boy.
“How much money is a bowl of beef soup?” the grandma sat down, counted the money in her purse and ordered a bowl of beef soup. The grandma pushed the bowl to the little boy, who swallowed (吞咽) his saliva (口水), looking at his grandma and saying, "Grandma, did you really have lunch?" "Of course." His grandma chewed (咀嚼) a piece of radish (蘿卜泡菜) slowly. Very quickly, the little boy ate up the meal.
Seeing this. the boss went over to them and said, "Old lady, congratulations, you are lucky to have the free food, for you are our 100th guest."
Afterwards, over a month or more, one day, the small boy squatted (蹲) across the snack bar, where he seemed to be counting something, which shocked the boss when he happened to look out office window.
When the small boy saw a guest walk into the snack bar, he would put a small stone into the circle he drew, but the lunch time had almost passed, the small stones he put into the circle were hardly 50.
The boss was quite worried and called up all his old guests. The guests started coming one after another.
"81, 82, 83… " the small boy counted faster and faster. At last, when the 99th small stone was put into the circle, the little boy hurried to pull his grandma's hand and went into the snack bar.
"Grandma, this time it's on me," the little boy said proudly. The grandma who had become the real 100th guest was served a bowl of beef soup by her grandson. As his grandma as before, the little boy chewed a piece of radish in his mouth.
【小題1】Grandma ordered only one bowl of beef soup because __________.

A．Grandma only liked radish

B．Grandma didn't like beef soup

C．Grandma loved her grandson more than herself

D．There was only one bowl of beef soup left in the snack bar at that time

【小題2】What do you think of the boss of the snack bar?

A．Impatient.	B．Warm-hearted.
C．Very rich.	D．Hard-working.

【小題3】Why did the boy put the small stones into the circle he drew?

A．He played games with his friends.

B．He was asked to count the guests for the boss.

C．He wanted to get the free beef soup for his grandma.

D．He only wanted to know the number of the small stones.

【小題4】Which can be the best title of the passage?

A．The 100th guest	B．A snack bar
C．A boy counting stones	D．A poor grandma