The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney's best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a " sailing roof" was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师),Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized (定稿) and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to
build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.
The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public. 6,225 square meters of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide. The building's roof sections weigh about 15 tons. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.
The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.
The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _______.
| A．America | B．Australia |
| C．England | D．Denmark |
Building the Sydney Opera House lasted__________.
| A．from 1959 to 1973 | B．from 1962 to 1973 | C．from 1959 to 1967 | D．from 1962 to 1967 |
The underlined word "construction" means ________ in Chinese.
| A．创立 | B．设计 | C．施工 | D．竣工 |
_______ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.
| A．Utzon | B．The public |
| C．Queen Elizabeth II | D．The government |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Sailing Roof |
| B．Travelling in Sydney |
| C．The Sydney Opera House |
| D．The Opening of the Opera House |
Daniel likes to do something to protect the environment in his daily life. Next Sunday is his friend’s birthday. He is going to buy some gifts online for his friend. Now he is visiting the following website for some information about gifts.
Welcome to Nature Posters - the world's largest collection(收集) of nature posters and fine art prints! We make a donation to help the environment when each nature poster is sold through this website! Please tell your friends about us, and remember us when you are gift shopping. |
Daniel chose the following two beautiful pictures as gifts from the website:
Parrots in Blue: $5.99 Sharks: $7.99Nature Posters is a website ________.
| A．to help people plan their birthday parties |
| B．only to provide information about nature |
| C．to tell people how to buy birthday presents |
| D．to help protect nature by selling posters or prints |
Daniel should pay ________ for his gifts.
| A．$5.99 | B．$13.98 | C．$7.99 | D．$2.00 |
Super Dan
Lin Dan is a famous badminton player. Now he plays for Badminton team of the People's Republic of China. Many people around the world know him because he won the gold medals in 2008 and 2012.
He is from Fujian. He was born on October 14, 1983. He lives with his parents, grandmother and his wife now. Lin Dan’s favorite player is Jordan. Jordan is a basketball player. Lin loves Coke. He likes pets, but dog is his favorite.
Many young people love him very much. They think Lin Dan is their super star. They also call him Super Dan.How many people are there in Lin Dan’s family?
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
Who is Lin Dan’s favorite player?
| A．Kobe | B．Yao Ming |
| C．Jordan | D．We don’t know. |
Lin Dan is a ___________ player.
| A．badminton | B．swimming |
| C．basketball | D．football |
How old is Lin Dan?
| A．19 | B．29 | C．31 | D．32 |
Which sentence is right?
| A．Lin Dan plays for Badminton team of Jiangsu now. |
| B．He won the gold medal in 2012 only. |
| C．He loves dogs best. |
| D．Old people don't like him. |
Today is Sunday. All of us go to school early. Our teachers are going to take us to Blue Sky Park. The park is near our school. We can go to the park on foot.
Blue Sky Park is very beautiful. There are many trees, a football field, a big playground and a small lake in it. It’s a sunny day today, but there are not many people in the park. Li Lei is sitting under the tree. Han Mei and Lu Lu are playing on the playground. A bird in the tree is watching them. Look at me. I am playing football with other boys. How happy we are! Where are Miss Fang and Mr. Wu? They are boating on the lake. All of us have a good time in the park. We want to visit it again.It’s today.
| A．Sunday | B．Monday |
| C．Friday | D．Saturday |
We to the park.
| A．swim | B．ride |
| C．walk | D．drive |
Han Mei and Lu Lu are playing .
| A．in the tree | B．in the football field |
| C．under the tree | D．on the playground |
The boys are in the Blue Sky Park.
| A．playing volleyball | B．playing football |
| C．playing basketball | D．playing ping-pong |
Miss Fang and Mr. Wu are .
| A．near the river | B．under the tree |
| C．on the playground | D．in the boat |
Some children cannot wait to grow up. Because once you become an adult, you are free to make your own decisions. More importantly, you can do all those things that you cannot do now because you are too young. So, the question is, ‘At what age do you really become an adult?' Well, people become adults at different ages in different places.
In Australia, the 18th birthday is a very important event for young Australians because it means they can do almost anything they want. They can vote, learn to drive a car, get married, join the army and even buy their own houses. However, even if they can do all these things, most Australians have to wait until their 21st birthday to really celebrate becoming an adult. This is the traditional adult age not only in Australia, but also in the USA and the UK. It is their first year of true independence (独立).Traditionally, people were given a key to their houses by their parents when they turned 21, meaning they could come and go as they like.
Even though 21 is the traditional adult age in many English-speaking countries, the law nowadays is different in each country. In the UK, you can join the army at 16 and even get married at 16 if your parents allow. Young people in the UK can learn to drive a car at 17 as in Australia, although they have to wait until they are 18 to vote.
In China, there is a different age for each of the stages of becoming an adult. You can vote and learn to drive a car when you are 18, but if you want to get married, women have to wait until they are 20 and men until they are 22. Chinese people celebrate important birthdays every 10 years--so when young people turn 20, they can expect a big party!
No matter what age you are, becoming an adult is really about learning how to be independent and responsible（负责任的）. Once you are finally able to take care of yourself and make your own decisions, then you can say that you are truly all grown-ups.Which of the following are truly adults according to the passage?
| A．Independent grown-ups. | B．Married people. |
| C．People who can drive. | D．People in the army. |
At what age do Australians really become adults?
| A．17. | B．18. | C．20. | D．21. |
What is the writer’s opinion about the age people become adults?
| A．The age people become adults depends on whether they can vote or not. |
| B．The age people become adults depends on their own independence and responsibility. |
| C．The age people become adults depends on if they are eighteen years old. |
| D．The age people become adults depends on when they get the key to their houses. |
Why do people in Australia get the key to the houses when they really become adults?
| A．Because the law decides it. |
| B．Because they can leave when they want. |
| C．Because they can come home when they want. |
| D．Because it is a tradition. |
What are adults free to do according to the passage?
| A．They are free to decide when to celebrate their own birthdays. |
| B．They are free to look after themselves well. |
| C．They are free to make their own decisions. |
| D．They are free to make time move faster. |
Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人疑惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always impossible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows（眉毛）, which in Micronesia means “yes”.
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they .
| A．should go abroad for vacations |
| B．needed to learn foreign languages |
| C．should often discuss their experiences |
| D．had problems with communications |
People in Micronesia show “yes” by .
| A．nodding heads | B．raising eyebrows |
| C．shaking heads | D．saying “no” |
Tom misunderstood his class at first because .
| A．he did not know much about India culture |
| B．he didn’t explain everything clearly enough |
| C．some students didn’t understand his questions |
| D．he didn’t know where the students came from |
Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
| A．In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”. |
| B．Jan taught English on a Pacific island. |
| C．Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage. |
| D．In India, only shaking heads means “yes”. |
The passage is mainly about .
| A．body language in foreign restaurants |
| B．class discussion in India schools |
| C．miscommunication in different cultures |
| D．English teaching in other countries |
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