I often wondered why the people of Pompeii did not run away before the volcano erupted. As it turns out, they didn’t know what a volcano was. In fact, the Romans did not even have a word for “volcano”. They had no idea that a volcano would destroy them. Starting from 20 August AD 79, there were some earthquakes near the volcano.
然而，没有一个人很注意这些. Then, on 24 August, the mountain explored, pouring out a cloud of ash. It was also moving quite fast. Most of the human remains from Pompeii have been found on the roads away from the city.
The people were fleeing the city for their lives. However, they could not get away fast enough,
so they were buried beneath the ash. A famous Roman scholar happened to be on a boat nearby when all of this happened, so he went to the area to see what was going on. Even he didn’t know what a volcano was.
不幸的是他也死于这场灾难中.
I my native place in my mid-twenties.（爱上）
I made a suggestion but unfortunately it was ______________(忽视)
A fallen tree is the road. （挡住）
His friend has been ______ _______ headaches for some years. (遭受)
Go home and tell your mother. （直接）
He looks young but ___________ he is already in his fifties (实际上)
The rain prevented them form eating ________________(户外)
This is a film ____________on a true story(以…..为根据)
I ordered books online yesterday.(一套)
To our surprise , he could speak Spanish _____________(流利地).
Some people often complain about their poor memory. Actually there are several ways to keep your memory sharp. This article will show you some simple tips. When you say these things, you begin to plant the thought in your mind and it may become true. Tell yourself you can remember anything as long as you put your mind to the task. You will see an improvement in your memory.
If you have trouble remembering phone numbers or other blocks of numbers, it can be really helpful to try this method. If you remember them in smaller groups, like two or three digits(数字), it will also be much easier to remember the number.
Be sure to see a doctor if you really are losing your memory. A poor memory can be a sign that you are in low spirits.
Playing games also helps improve your memory. Any type of games that involves(涉及) remembering things is wonderful. Try and remember it when you have nothing better to do. A useful tip for anyone interested in games is to often work on solving word puzzles and similar types of games.
Not only will your memory probably improve, you will also have a great deal of fun.
| A．Take a right attitude. |
| B．Remember numbers in small groups. |
| C．Stop telling yourself you have a weak memory. |
| D．If you don't know your condition, you cannot treat it! |
E．If you don't like games, you can go over a list of “to do things”．
F．If so, treating it could be the key to getting your memory back.
G．Such games use the same skills needed to remember facts and help keep the mind sharp.
Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds(秒). Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.
Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors(编辑) decide which news stories to print (印刷)? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?
Firstly, it is important to report new stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories to those on TV.
Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People don't want to read stories about everyday life As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be "bad" news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.
Another factor(因素) is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events (事件) in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.According (根据)to the passage, how do people learn about news stories in the world now?
| A．They carry news stories and tell others from place to place oh foot or by horse. |
| B．They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes. |
| C．They watch TV or read newspapers. |
| D．They listen to the radio every day. |
The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that .
| A．people can learn more about the same news story from a newspaper |
| B．people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaper |
| C．people can read news stories in other countries |
| D．people can read news' stories about their own country |
To make a good newspaper story, how many factors does the passage talk about?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV?
| A．You often play football with your friends after school. |
| B．Your teacher has got a cold. |
| C．A tiger in the city zoo has run out and hasn't been caught. |
| D．The bike in the front of your house is lost. |
Which of the following is Not True of this passage?
| A．News stories on the front page of every country are always the same. |
| B．People like to read interesting and unusual news. |
| C．Not only TV but also newspapers can help people to learn what is happening around the world. |
| D．Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years. |
Kitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn’t get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kiteboarding, and in some European countries as flysurfing. Kitesurfing works through wind power by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.
At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safe kite design. For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.
Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5—10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing, which costs $1,000 to @2,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kitesurfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.
With the rising popularty of kitesurfing, most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides profeeional kitesurfing training and equipments.Kitesurfing has a history of about years.
| A．30 | B．50 | C．100 | D．130 |
is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing.
| A．Water | B．Wind |
| C．The sun | D．The kite |
The underlined word “range” in the third paragraph means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．在……范围内变动 | B．按……顺序排列 |
| C．向……方向延伸 | D．根据……归类 |
The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that. .
| A．its price is getting lower |
| B．more and more people are enjoying its excitement. |
| C．its equipment progress makes it easier and safer |
| D．all people can learn and take part in it |
The main idea of this passage is about .
| A．the way of operating kitesurfing |
| B．the progress of kitesurfing equimpmet |
| C．the history of kitesurfing in China |
| D．the development of kitesurfing |
Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called “the youngest writer in the world”. He has written three books till now. Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his partents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi’an and Shenzhen. This kind of life gave him things to think and write about. When he was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one, he could say five to six hundred words. At three, he could look up words in the dictionary. At four, his father taught him how to learn by himself. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales. At the age of 6, he wrote a novel about his life in different cities with his parents. His fairy tales are all from his life. One day, he found many mice in the house. They only ate their food but also hurt his mother’s hand. So he thought, “If we give mice the stomach of cows, they will eat grass and they will be helpful to people.” This was his first fairy tales Change Stomach for Mice. Now he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel called Eyes of Children. He says, “I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books.How many books has Dou Kou written?
| A．Three. | B．Four. |
| C．Five | D．Six |
Thanks to his ________, Dou Kou could write his books.
| A．mother | B．father |
| C．school life | D．life in different cities |
Dou Kou began to use a dictionary __________.
| A．when he wrote fairy tales |
| B．before his father taught him how to learn something |
| C．after he went to school |
| D．after his mother taught him how to learn something |
The underlined(划线的) sentences show us that Dou Kou _________.
| A．is different from other children |
| B．doesn’t tell the truth. |
| C．is the same as other children |
| D．likes his books |
Which is the best title?
| A．Three Books by a child |
| B．How to Write a Fairy Tales |
| C．How Clever the Boy is |
| D．Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer |
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