| Name |
Palace Museum |
British Museum |
Hermitage Museum |
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Location |
Beijing, China |
London, the UK |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
New York, the USA |
| Information |
The largest ancient palace with many kinds of collections in China |
One of the largest museums with collections of any time and any area in the world |
One of the largest and oldest museums with a large number of collections in the world |
The largest art museum in the USA with large collections of art from the USA and other countries |
| Ticket |
60 yuan (April 1st — October 31st); 40 yuan (November 1st — March 31st ) |
Free |
Foreign tourist: about 70 yuan; Russian tourist: about 20 yuan |
About 200 yuan |
Jack wants to visit the Hermitage Museum. He should go to ______.
| A．Beijing | B．London |
| C．Saint Petersburg | D．New York |
How many museums have the collections of different countries?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Mary wants to visit the Palace Museum with her parents on January 1st. They should pay ______ yuan.
| A．60 | B．100 | C．120 | D．140 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the materials?
| A．Chinese tourists pay more than Russian tourists when they visit the Hermitage Museum. |
| B．Tourists don’t have to pay when they visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
| C．The British Museum has the world’s largest art collection. |
| D．The Palace Museum isn’t open on Mondays. |
We may read the material from a ______ magazine.
| A．food | B．travel | C．sports | D．science |
On a sunny Sunday，ten fully well﹣dressed people were standing at the airport waiting for the parachute（降落伞）training．Suddenly，with the help of a guide dog，a blind man was coming with a parachute on his back．
"Do you also come for the parachute training？"someone asked．
"Yes!" the blind man answered in a loud voice．
"Ah﹣"the people cried in surprise．
"I know．Are you wondering how a blind man can parachute？"the blind man said cheerfully，"It's not difficult．I'll parachute like you．"
"But how do you know when to jump？"someone asked．
"Although I'm blind，I can hear! When the bell for the training rings．I'll carry my dog to follow you．"the blind man replied．
"Then how do you know when to open the parachute？"someone asked again．
"The coach says，counting to five from the moment I jump down．I can open it．"replied the blind man．
"But when you are about to fall to the ground，how do you know when to fall to the ground？It is the most dangerous moment．"
"It's a simpler．When my dog is scared into crying and the rope in my hands becomes light，I'll prepare for falling to the ground．"They looked at each other，all silent．
At the end of the training，the coach told everybody，"In this training，Robert gets the highest score for his most standard and perfect action．"
"Who is Robert？"they asked．
"He，"the coach replied，pointing at the blind young man．
55．When asked by others．the blind man felt
| A． |
confident |
| B． |
shy |
| C． |
sad |
| D． |
angry |
56．When would the blind man open the parachute？
| A． |
lie would open it when the coach told him to． |
| B． |
He would open it when his dog was scared into crying． |
| C． |
He would open it when he counted to five after jumping down． |
| D． |
He would open it the moment he jumped down from the plane． |
57．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
The blind man always scored the highest in the training． |
| B． |
Opening the parachute was the most dangerous． |
| C． |
The blind man jumped down without his dog． |
| D． |
There were 11 people in the training except the coach． |
58．From the passage，the writer wants to show us that ．
| A． |
we shouldn't laugh at blind people |
| B． |
we should never say "I can't" to ourselves |
| C． |
we are supposed to do what we can't |
| D． |
we should try our best to keep healthy． |
On fire
Son：Can I have another glass of water？
Father：Another？This will be your tenth!
Son：I know，but my room is on fire．
Mom's grey hairs
One day，a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes in the kitchen．She suddenly saw that her mother had a few grey hairs．
She looked at her mother and curiously asked，"Why are some of your hairs grey，Mom？"
Her mother said．"Well．Every time you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy．one of my hairs turns grey．"
The girl thought for a while and then said，"Mom，why are all of Grandma's hairs grey？"
The big head son
"Mom，many kids make fun of me，"the boy cried to his mother．"they say I have a big head．"
"Don't listen to them．"his mother said．"You have a beautiful head．Now stop crying and go to the supermarket for 10 pounds of potatoes．"
"Where's the shopping bag？"
"I haven't got one﹣﹣er，use your hat．"
51．The three short passages are among the favorite of American children．
| A． |
jokes |
| B． |
reports |
| C． |
news |
| D． |
diaries |
52．The boy in passage needs water to ．
| A． |
drink because he is thirsty |
| B． |
put out the fire |
| C． |
set the room on fire |
| D． |
clean the room |
53．In passage 2，what did the girl mean by asking the last question？
| A． |
Her mother made her grandmother cry a lot． |
| B． |
Her mother made her grandmother laugh a lot． |
| C． |
Her grandmother made her mother cry a lot． |
| D． |
Her grandmother made her mother laugh a lot． |
54．According to the mother in passage 3，
| A． |
the son's head is small |
| B． |
the son's hat is small |
| C． |
the son's head is big |
| D． |
the son's hat is beautiful． |
Beijing Opera is one of the Chinese traditional drama art forms and the largest Chinese opera form． Having a history of about 200 years， it is developed from many other drama forms， mostly from the local drama "Huiban"． It was especially popular in south China during the 18th century．
Theatrical（戏剧的）an forms in many other counties do not have singing，dancing and spoken parts together in one single drama．An opera singer，for example，neither dances nor speaks on stage； there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play； in a dance drama， the dancer doesn't speak or sing，Traditional Chinese drama， including Beijing Opera， is a kind of entertainment．It includes spoken parts， singing and dancing．
Beijing Opera has spread to many other places． Mei Lanfang， one of the most famous performers of all， was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made lightly successful lours to foreign countries．
"You will doubt and sometimes be a little bored， but you will be interested gradually． You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera， even if you know nothing about the drama background． " This is how one traveler described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera．
Beijing Opera in Chin's national opera and itis full of Chinese cultural traditions．Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
（1）Beijing Opera is ．
| A． |
unpopular in north China |
| B． |
only developed from the local drama "Huiban" |
| C． |
a much larger Chinese opera form |
| D． |
a Chinese traditional drama art form |
（2）After watching Beijing Opera for the first time ， the traveler felt ．
| A． |
busy |
| B． |
nervous |
| C． |
interested |
| D． |
uneasy |
（3）The underlined word " it" in the last paragraph means ．
| A． |
Beijing Opera |
| B． |
local dramas |
| C． |
an opera singer |
| D． |
a modern play |
（4）According to the passage， which of the following statements is NOT true？
| A． |
Beijing Opera is a kind of entertainment． |
| B． |
An opera singer neither dances nor speaks on stage usually． |
| C． |
Only old people are interested in Beijing Opera． |
| D． |
Mei Lanfang was the first one to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners． |
（5）The main purpose of writing the passage is to ．
| A． |
ask young people to learn Beijing Opera |
| B． |
tell us something about Beijing Opera |
| C． |
show why Beijing Opera is popular in Europe |
| D． |
introduce everything about foreign Opera |
| A Wild Animal Zoo Come on! There are elephants， tigers，pandas…You can also enjoy the most interesting animal show at the lowest prices． Ticket prices；Adults：￥80 Children：￥40 Show time：11：00 a． m． ﹣11：40 a． m． 3：00 p．m．﹣ 3：40 p． m． Sundays and Saturdays |
Musicians wanted Do you like music？ Can you play the piano or the violin？ Can you sing or dance？ Then you can be in our school music festival． Please call Mr． Zhang at 6205612 at the Students' Sports Center． |
| Summer Camp Do you want to camping in the open air？Do you want to climb mountains？ Join us! Dates：June 7th to June 16th Price： ￥ 1350 Children aged from 7 to 13 are welcomed． |
Make Cakes by Yourself You can make all kinds of cakes at the Sweet House． When you finish， take and share them with your friends． Time：12：30 p． m．﹣ 3：00 p．m． From Monday to Friday Tel： 6025612 |
（1）Mr. and Mrs. Green with two children have to pay to go to the wild Animal Zoo．
| A． |
￥200 |
| B． |
￥240 |
| C． |
￥120 |
| D． |
￥160 |
（2）If Alice wants to join the school music festival， she should call ．
A．6205612
B．6201256
C．6021256
D．6025612
（3）Jack is interested in climbing mountains， he can go to ．
| A． |
the Wild Animal Zoo |
| B． |
the Students' Sports Center |
| C． |
the Summer Camp |
| D． |
the Sweet House |
（4）You can at Sweet House．
A． enjoy an animal show
| A． |
go camping |
| B． |
make cakes |
| C． |
play the piano |
（5）We can make cakes ．
| A． |
at 3：00 p．m．﹣ 3：40 p． m． on Friday |
| B． |
at 11：00 a．m．﹣ 11：40 a． m． on Sunday |
| C． |
at 12：30 p．m．﹣ 3：00 p． m． on Saturday |
| D． |
at 12：30 p．m．﹣ 3：00 p． m． on Monday |
Karen has two kids， a boy and s girl， Dave and Nancy． Both o them are very lovely And the boy loves his little sister very much because he thinks he must protect her． However， the little girl got a serious illness one day and needed some blood． And the hospital also couldn't find the same type of blood for the girl． But Karen knew both of her kids have the same type of blood． So Karen asked her son， "Would you like to give your blood to your sister？"
Dave agreed at once． After transferring（转移）his blood，the boy asked his mother，"Mom，how long can I live from now on？" Karen understood that her son had thought he would die soon after he lost some of his blood． So Karen said to her son， "Don't worry， my son． You won't die if you lose a little blood．"
"Really？ How long can I live？" the boy asked his mother again．"I think you can live to be 100 years old．"smiled his mother． The boy lifted his arms and said happily，"Well，please give half of my blood to my little sister! Then both of us can live 50 years!"
根据短文内容，判断下面各小题的正（T）误（F）．
（1）Karen has two lovely kids．
（2）The little girl got a serious illness．
（3）Dave didn't want to give blood to his sister．
（4）Nancy thought she would die soon after she got some blood．
（5）The boy loved his sister very much．
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