Are you a crazy chocolate fan? Have you heard about Hershey’s Kisses? Do you love the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? If your answer was, "yes", to any of the questions, then my experience will make you jealous (妒忌的). I just went to the famous Hershey Chocolate Factory!
The other day we drove from Washington DC to the small town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. When we arrived at the factory, we realized that this was much more than just a factory. The whole town is a chocolate-themed amusement park. The sweet smell of chocolate is on every street corner. There are even road signs that say things like, "Chocolate Ave(大道)" and "Cake St.".
As we were walking towards the park, Jason, our tour guide, began telling us about this quiet little town. Hershey chocolate has been a brand in the world over the past hundred years. It is the biggest company that makes and sells chocolate in America," he started. "I guess you get the chocolate in China, don’t you?"
I nodded(点头) without thinking. How could I possibly not know those lovely little candies when I’ve been eating them all these years?
Jason went on, "The factory first started on a small farm. It developed very fast. So they built this town for factory workers to live in. Then they built hotels, hospitals, stadiums(体育馆), theaters and even museums with the theme of chocolate. Isn’t that cool?"
"Yes, a hundred times yes!" I yelled (叫喊 )with delight. What did the writer mainly talk about?
| A．Her wonderful trip to a chocolate factory. | B．What kind of chocolate she likes best. |
| C．How chocolate is produced in the factory. | D．Why she likes chocolate so much. |
What was the small town of Hershey like?
| A．It was very beautiful. | B．It was like a big city. |
| C．It was very colorful. | D．It was a theme park. |
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
| A．Hershey Chocolate has not been introduced to China yet. |
| B．Hershey was a German company. |
| C．Hershey Chocolate developed very fast. |
| D．Hershey Chocolate first started on a big farm. |
What does the underlined word mean? ______.
| A．乐队 | B．品牌 | C．一种 | D．帮派 |
What can we know from the writer’s answer to the guide?
| A．The writer had never heard about Hershey Chocolate. |
| B．The writer didn’t want to visit the factory any more. |
| C．The writer had visited the factory before. |
| D．The writer couldn’t wait to visit the factory. |
Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. He was working on an important painting for a church at the time, but the church painting was not going well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of the businessman’s second wife. This is the woman who can be seen in the Mona Lisa.
All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci’s work. Da Vinci uses darkness and light in a clever way in the painting.
Da Vinci loved science and math. Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry (几何) in the Mona Lisa. The face of Mona Lisa is made of many circles and round shapes like balls. Even her smile can be seen as a small part of a large circle.
The woman in the painting is sitting on a balcony, and mountains can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains, so these can be seen over and over again in his other paintings.
The woman is sitting with her knees to the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are held together in front of her. This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or woman today.Who painted the Mona Lisa?
| A．A businessman. | B．The second wife. | C．A man in the church. | D．Da Vinci. |
The woman in the painting is .
| A．standing in a garden | B．sitting on a balcony |
| C．standing in front of her house | D．at the foot of a mountain |
Da Vinci loved to study all of the following things except .
| A．the way people sit | B．science and math | C．mountains | D．rocks |
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| B．It takes you five minutes to the nearest beach by bus from Haitian Hotel. |
| C．You can go to the downtown on foot in Blue Sea Hotel and Changcheng Hotel. |
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On June 6th, 2012 Tiangong-1 welcomed its first guests, the Shenzhou Ⅸ manned spacecraft(载人飞船). The Shenzhou Ⅸ has two male astronauts and one female astronaut. At that time, Liu Yang, a thirty-three year-old woman, became the first Chinese woman in space.
Joining the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force in 1997, Liu Yang became an experienced pilot after flying safely for 1,680 hours. In 2010, she became an astronaut because of her good job.
“When I was a pilot, I flew in the sky. Now that I am an astronaut, I will fly in space. This will be a much higher and farther flight. I always couldn’t help wondering: What would the Earth look like from outer space?” Liu said.
In June 2012, Liu took Shenzhou Ⅸ to the space as China’s first female astronaut. “I have full confidence,” Liu said before the task. “There are many foreign female astronauts that have been into space. Men and women have their own advantages in carrying out space tasks. They can encourage each other and better complete their task.
However, the difficulty of her training has not affected her life’s pleasure. “I love children and I love life. I love reading, especially novels and history books. I am also a great cook. To be with my family is one kind of happiness, but to fly is another kind that people can’t experience.”
“I am grateful to the motherland and the people. I feel honoured to fly into space on behalf of(代表) millions of female Chinese citizens. ” Liu said after coming back to the Earth safely.Liu Yang worked as an astronaut when she was ________ years old.
| A．18 | B．33 | C．31 | D．25 |
From the passage, we know Liu Yang is very________.
| A．quiet | B．confident | C．beautiful | D．safe |
The main idea of the fifth paragraph________.
| A．Liu Yang is a good wife and mother | B．Liu Yang enjoy reading novels and history books |
| C．Liu Yang loves her job as well as her family | D．Liu Yang has to work hard every day |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．There were three astronauts in the Shenzhou Ⅸ manned spacecraft |
| B．Liu Yang had been a pilot before becoming an astronaut. |
| C．Liu Yang was the first Chinese woman astronaut who had been into space. |
| D．Liu Yang thinks she can do better than the male astronauts in the space. |
The best title of the passage is _______.
| A．The Shenzhou Ⅸ Manned Spacecraft | B．The First Chinese Female Astronaut |
| C．Love Work and Family | D．How to Achieve Your Dream? |
As we all know, the ocean moves. But waves breaking on the beach make the ocean fun. When you stand on the shore and look at the waves, it seems like the water is moving towards you. But the water is not really moving forward. The moving you see is wave energy. And wave energy comes from the wind.
Let’s think about how this works. As wave energy passes through the water, the energy makes particles （粒子） of water move up and down. Just give you an example of a wave passing under a basketball. We put a basketball on the sea. When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball. The basketball moves up to the top with the wave. Then the wave continues and leaves the basketball behind. The basketball looks lower, but it doesn’t move forward. That’s because the wave energy just moves the water which is under the basketball.
So why can you see a wave knock you down on the shore？When a wave moves toward the shore, the bottom of the wave slows down because it meets the ocean floor. But the top, which is called crest(浪峰), keeps moving. The different action causes the wave to fall over or break onto the shore. If a wave is very large, it carries a lot of energy when it hits the land. As time goes by, waves can break up and carry away the rocks and other things on the shore. Shorelines are changing all the time because of wave action.______ is really moving forward when you look at the wave.
| A．Water | B．The basketball | C．Water and wave energy | D．Wave energy |
Match the sentences with the pictures and the right answer.
(1) The basketball moves up to the top with the wave.
(2) The basketball continues and leaves the basketball behind.
(3) When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball.
| A．a—(2) b—(1) c—(3) | B．a—(3) b—(1) c—(2) |
| C．a—(1) b—(3) c—(2) | D．a—(3) b—(2) c—(1) |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Wave energy comes from the water. |
| B．Large waves carry plenty of energy. |
| C．Wave action makes shorelines change all the time. |
| D．The bottom of the wave is easy to slow down. |
The underlined word “it” ( Paragraph 3) refers to “________”.
| A．particles of water | B．the shore | C．the wind | D．the bottom of the wave |
The main idea of this passage is ______.
| A．what makes particles of water move | B．how a basketball moves on the ocean |
| C．how wave energy causes wave action | D．why a wave can knock you down |
That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.
“Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.
One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’ t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.
Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.
| A．had no one to look after her | B．disliked all her relatives |
| C．didn’t want to live with her family | D．was looking for someone to look after her |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The old lady was not kind. |
| B．The writer didn’t have any good friends. |
| C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food. |
| D．The writer got on very well with the old lady. |
The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”.
| A．leave | B．appear | C．try | D．change |
In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________.
| A．give the writer her favourite flowers. | B．let the writer know she was her best friend. |
| C．give the writer a key to her house. | D．leave all that she had to the writer. |
In what order did the following take place in the story?
a. The lady died.
b. They became good friends.
c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.
d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.
e. They got to know each other.
| A．c, d, a, b, e | B．b, e, d, c, a |
| C．c, e, b, a, d | D．b, d, c, a, e |
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