Early in the third century, China's Han Dynasty fell apart. From the dust stood three kingdoms: Wei, Shu and Wu. They fought against each other in order to unite all of China. Centuries later, their struggle was developed into one of China's most well-known novels : Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written by Chinese writer Luo Guanzhong in the late 14th century. As China's greatest historical novel of all time, it ispopular among Chinese people. While recently, the Frenchcartoon series of this novel has been published in countries .including France, Belgium and Switzerland. Why does this novelattract so many people? The colorful characters are probably oneof the reasons. There are about l, 000 characters in the novel.
Instead of giving an introduction of every historical figure, the
novel underlines their special personalities. Zhuge Liang is smart
and well-read. Cuan Yu is brave and faithful. Cao Cao is cruel
(残酷) but brilliant (杰出) . Every character is lively, just like
people in today's world.
Scheme (策略) is an important part of the novel. Some
famous schemes, like the Empty Fort Strategy and Borrowing
Arrows with Thatched Boats, are told through storytelling, which
makes it easy to understand. Nowadays, people also use these
schemes in modem business and management.
Young readers also like the novel because they can find their favourite part in it. Boys are excited about the descriptions of war scenes. The brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei touches them as well. Zhou Yu, commander-in-chief of Wu, who is not only good at fighting skills but also an expert at music, catches girls' eyes. Which is your favorite part? Why not read the novel and find out yourself?When was the novel Romance of Three Kingdoms written?
| A．In the 3rdcentury. | B．In the 4th century. |
| C．Around the 14th century. | D．In modem times. |
What is Cao Cao like in the novel?
| A．Cold-blooded and clever. |
| B．Smart and well-read. |
| C．Brave and faithful. |
| D．Very good at fighting skills and music. |
From the second paragraph, we learn that_______.
| A．the colorful characters in the novel attract many people |
| B．the novel has the most characters of all the Chinese novels |
| C．the novel clearly introduces the personalities of the characters |
| D．China was a powerful country during that time |
What can readers find in this novel according to the story?
①Business and management.
②Descriptions of war scenes.
③Famous schemes.
④Love between historical figures.
⑤Brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
| A．①②③ | B．②③⑤ | C．③④⑤ | D．②④⑤ |
Mr. Smith is telling two funny stories of his police work.
Story A
I remember catching a “thief” in a clothes shop once. It was strange. The man was hiding a yellow sweater inside his coat. I thought he had stolen it, so I caught him. We found later that his wife gave him the sweater for his birthday, but he hated it. He just wanted to return it to the shop for money, but he didn’t want his wife to see him! We soon let him go.
Story B
Another day, a man called Bob went into a bank on Sixth Street. He wrote on the back of an envelope, “Give me the money! Or I’ll kill you. ” and gave it to the bank clerk. She gave him $100,000 and the man ran away. Then we received a phone call from the bank clerk. She told us to go to the man’s house in Candy Town and get him. We caught him as soon as he got out of the elevator. He couldn’t believe that we found him so quickly. We told him that the front of the envelope he used had his name and address on it! What does Mr. Smith do?
A. A bank clerk. B. A policeman. C. A thief.Mr. Smith caught the man in the clothes shop ___________.
A. by exchange B. by mistake C. by accidentWhy did the man return the sweater to the shop?
A. Because he didn’t want his wife to see it.
B. Because he liked money more than the sweater.
C. Because he hated it and wanted to get the money back.Bob was caught so quickly because ___________.
A. his address was found on the envelope he used
B. he received a phone call from the bank clerk
C. the police waited for him outside the elevatorWhat do you think of Bob?
A. He is brave. B. He is careful. C. He is careless.
Dear Li Fei,
How are you? I will have a short holiday next week and have decided to visit Shanghai for a second time. I have booked a room in the Peace Hotel. I hear it is on the Bund(外滩) and has a good view of the famous Huangpu River. I will arrive on the night of March 27 and leave early on March 29. I would like to visit some of the most famous places, such as Nanjing Road and Yu Garden in Chenghuangmiao.
Can you give me some suggestions for my visit to Shanghai? I will have only one day to look around Shanghai. I will be happy if you can make a tour plan for me. Please say hello to Lu Mei. I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
SandyWho will visit Shanghai next week?
A. Li Fei. B. Lu Mei. C. Sandy.Where has the writer booked a room?
A. On Nanjing Road. B. In Yu Garden. C. In the Peace Hotel.We can learn from the letter that the writer ___________Shanghai.
A. has never visited B. once visited C. often visitsWhen will the writer look around Shanghai?
A．On March 27. B．On March 28. C．On March 29.The most important purpose of writing this letter is to ___________.
A. ask for a tour plan B. ask for a reply C. say hello to Lu Mei
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂“A”错误的涂“B”。 （共 5 小题， 每小题 2 分；计 10 分）
These suggestions are for kids only.
Take off your shoes in public places.
Cutting in line and littering are not allowed.
It’s impolite to talk loudly on mobile phones.
We are supposed to eat quietly and talk politely.
任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。（共5小题，计10分）
Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a bad thing. If English hadn’t changed for a long time, we won’t have words to describe telephones, washing machines, computers or some other new things.
Language changes for several reasons. First, it changes because the needs of its speaker change. New technologies, new products, and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions, because they have different ages, jobs, education levels(水平) and so on.
How does language develop then? On the one hand, many of the languages changes begin with young people. When young people communicate with others of their own age, their language grows in grammar, words and expressions that are different from the older people’s. Some have a short lifetime but others can influence the language for long. On the other hand, we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other languages, we create them by making words shorter or combining words and we make them out of proper names.
Languages that don’t change over time are considered dead languages. The fact that English changes so much shows that it is alive and well.What does the writer think of the change and development of language?
He thinks it is .Why do people use different sets of words and expressions according to the passage?
Because their and education levels are different.How many reasons for language change are mentioned in this passage?
The writer mentions reasons.How do young people help develop language?
They do it when they others of their own age. What is considered a dead language according to the passage?
The one that over time is considered a dead language.
A recently study found people’s lives are made shorter in North China. It is showed the life expectancy(平均寿命) had been cut down by 5.5 years there. Researchers think that the heavy air pollution in China should be to blame(承担责任). It’s really the truth. Our government has already done something. However, it doesn’t seem to work so well.
“Air pollution in China is doing harm to people’s health. The harm is much more serious than we can imagine,” said Chen Yuyu of Beijing University, one of researchers of this study.
Dirty air brings serious problems in North China. In January this year, the air pollution was worse than that in other places. That was caused by rising temperature and waste gas(废气) from coal heating.
Chinese government should strongly fight against air pollution. They should think of more proper ways to deal with the problem. People should be encouraged to take buses, ride bicycles or walk, instead of driving cars. The factories that pollute heavily should be closed.
“We need to improve our environment, although it might be expensive. Protecting our environment means protecting ourselves,” Li Hongbin, another researcher of the study said.The passage above may come from a(n) ?
| A．story | B．advertisement | C．report | D．diary |
Which of the following is Li Hongbin’s idea?
| A．The life expectancy had been cut by 5.5 years. |
| B．Chinese government should close some factories that pollute heavily. |
| C．People need to make pollution less, although it might cost a lot. |
| D．The air problem brings us serious problems. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Air pollution in North China is caused by waste gas. |
| B．To save the environment, our government should do something more. |
| C．The temperature becomes higher and higher in North China. |
| D．How air pollution in North China is caused. |
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