wonder of the natural world
When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east—the sky was becoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there.
After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied. “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world –the Grand Canyon.
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!
I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?” I certainly know the answer. What do you think?Where does the passage most probably come from?
| A．A magazine | B．A grammar book |
| C．A dictionary | D．A storybook |
Why was there nothing to see?
| A．Because there was nothing |
| B．Because it was too dark |
| C．Because it was raining |
| D．Because it was in the morning |
Which direction was the writer facing while he/she was looking over the Grand Canyon?
| A．South | B．North | C．East | D．West |
Which of the follow is wrong?
| A．The writer visited the Grand Canyon by car in the morning. |
| B．A stranger showed the writer the wrong direction of the Grand Canyon. |
| C．The Grand Canyon is more than fifteen miles. |
| D．The writer realized the Grand Canyon was the great wonder at least. |
What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To give facts about the natural world.
B. To say how he feels about the natural world.
C. To tell an interesting story about the Grand Canyon.
Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something exciting. So people from the country go to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. During the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It’s very hard to buy train tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars or buses for travelling.
Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our holiday. There was too much traffic on the road, so we had to move very slowly. It took us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time, we came to a farm. It was clean and beautiful. The animals were very lovely, we thought it was a nice place for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down under a big green tree and began to eat. Suddenly, a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to our car and had our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home. What a bad trip it was!Many people don’t like to stay at home on holidays because_______________.
| A．they have much money |
| B．the weather is pretty poor |
| C．they want to see something new |
| D．they want to see different people |
Last May Day, the trip of my family was _______________
| A．interesting | B．relaxing |
| C．unpleasant | D．exciting |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “blew”?
| A．蓝色 | B．刮风 |
| C．吹起 | D．卷起 |
| Hongnan Restaurant Tel: 83386223 Add: 635 Grand Road Open: Mon to Fri: 7:00 am— 2:30 pm 5:00 pm—9:00 pm Sat & Sun: 7:30 am— 2:00 pm 5:00 pm—10:00 pm |
| History Museum Tel: 87796960 Add: 69 Hong Kong Road One of Guangdong’s largest museums specialized(专门) in Guangdong history of the native(本地的) people. Open: Mon to Fri: 9:00 am— 5:00 pm Sat & Sun: 9:00 am— 3:00 pm |
| Baihe Shopping Center Tel: 87872738 Add: 5300 Shanghai Road Open: Mon to Fri: 10:00 am— 11:00 pm Sat & Sun: 9:00 am— 10:30 pm |
| Fuli Hotel Tel: 83338989 Add:368 East Huanshi Road Breakfast: 6:30 am— 9:00 am Lunch: 11:30 am— 2:00 pm Dinner: 6:30 pm— 10:00 pm Coffee shop: Mon to Fri: 7:00 am— 10:00 pm Sat & Sun: 8:00 am— 10:00 pm |
If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call at ______.
| A．83386223 or 83338989 |
| B．87796960 or 83386223 |
| C．83338989 or 87872738 |
| D．87872738 or 87796960 |
______ is closed for 2.5 hours in the afternoon on weekdays.
| A．Fuli Hotel | B．Hongnan Restaurant |
| C．History Museum | D．Baihe Shopping Center |
On Sunday morning, the coffee shop in Hotel doesn’t open until ______.
| A．6:30 am | B．7:00 am |
| C．7:30 am | D．8:00 am |
You can learn about ______ when you visit History Museum.
| A．the history of South China |
| B．the history of Guangdong native people |
| C．the history of Shanghai |
| D．the history of Hong Kong |
I am an American student. My name is Vicky King. I have a big family. I have two brothers. They and I are in the same school. My grandma and grandpa live with us. They are my father’s parents.
My father is from England, but my mother’s hometown is at the foot of the Great Wall of China. My brothers and I were all born in New York. Because my father works in a school in New York. He teaches English.
People often ask us, “What do you like eating?” It is not easy to answer this question! Well, let me tell you.
My grandpa has been to India, so he likes Indian food. My father likes hot dogs, potato chips and hamburgers. My mother likes rice, noodles and dumplings. She often does very nice Chinese food for us. So my brothers and I like Chinese food a lot but English food a little. We don’t like Indian food at all.This is a family of_________ .
| A．three | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
Her father is __________.
| A．from England | B．from China |
| C．from India | D．from America |
Her mother likes Chinese food because she_________.
| A．has been to China |
| B．is from China |
| C．can do Chinese food |
| D．knows her children like it |
The three children like___________ food very much.
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．Indian | D．American |
May has just moved to Sunshine Town. Read the map below and help her find the way.
The museum is ______.
| A．between the bookshop and the library |
| B．beside the pet shop |
| C．next to the hospital |
| D．on York Street |
If she wants to see a doctor, she can go to the hospital on ______.
| A．Hill Street | B．Adam Street |
| C．York Street | D．King Street |
The nearest place for the students at school to buy stationery is ______.
| A．the shopping mall | B．the shoe shop |
| C．the post office | D．the supermarket |
The park, a nice place in the town, is ______.
| A．south of the cinema |
| B．north of the library |
| C．south-west of the museum |
| D．north-east of the post office |
What we do and don’t do in our free time
| |
Li Huimin |
Wang Junfeng |
Chen Qiang |
| Watch TV |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Meet friends |
√ |
√ |
× |
| Cook food |
√ |
× |
× |
| Go fishing |
× |
√ |
√ |
| Play computer games |
× |
√ |
√ |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案。 Li Huimin, Wan Junfeng and Chen Qiang all _____ in their free time.
| A．watch TV | B．meet friends |
| C．cook food | D．play games |
Chen Qiang doesn’t _____.
| A．meet friends | B．cook food |
| C．watch TV | D．A and B |
Li Huimin and Wang Junfeng _____ in their free time, but Chen Qiang doesn’t.
| A．go fishing | B．watch TV |
| C．meet friends | D．play computer games |
Wang Junfeng does many things in his free time EXCEPT(除了) _____.
| A．watching TV | B．cooking food |
| C．going fishing | D．playing computer games |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Li Huimin and Wang Junfeng doesn’t play computer games. |
| B．Chen Qiang cooks food. |
| C．Wang Junfeng goes fishing. |
| D．Chen Qiang and Wang Junfeng meet friends. |
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