Once, a king had a great highway built for his people. Just before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest(竞赛). He invited his people to take part in the contest. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway the best.
On the day of the contest, some people came to the highway in fine clothing; some had fancy hairstyles or brought great food. Some young men came in their sports clothes and ran along the highway. People raveled(使错综复杂) the highway all day. But each one, when he or she completed the trip, complained(抱怨) to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.
At the end of the day, a lonely traveler crossed the finishing line and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he showed the king great respect and handed him a bag of gold. He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of stones that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it all. I want you to return it to its rightful owner."
The king replied: "You are the rightful owner. You've earned(赚) this gold, for you won my contest."
The man won the contest just because he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother(平整). Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping yourself, but from helping others.What did the man do during the contest?
| A．He complained as the other people had. |
| B．He gave up before he got to the stones. |
| C．He cleared the pile of stones. |
| D．He blocked the road with stones. |
What does the underlined word "blocking" mean?
| A．街区 | B．一块 | C．砖头 | D．阻塞 |
Why could the man win the contest?
| A．Because he was willing to help others. |
| B．Because he gave the king some gold. |
| C．Because he traveled the fastest. |
| D．Because he showed the king respect. |
Hong Kong has about 40 public beaches. Some of the beaches are among the best in the world. People can go there for a swim. You can go to most of them by bus. To go to some beaches you must take a boat. There are toilets, changing rooms and places to buy food and drink on most of the beaches.
You will swim there without danger if you remember these instructions ：1. Never swim alone.2.Never swim after a meal or when you feel hungry or tired.3.Don’t stay in the water too long.4.Never go out in a boat if you can’t swim.
Remember ：a red flag means that it is dangerous for anybody to go into the water. A blue flag means that it is dangerous for children.There are _______ public beaches in Hong Kong..
| A．more than forty | B．more or less forty |
| C．forty | D．less than forty |
We can reach _______ by bus.
| A．only a few public beaches | B．most of the beaches |
| C．all the public beaches | D．any public beaches |
When you see a blue flag, you know that ______ there.
| A．no body should swim |
| B．no body can swim |
| C．women should not swim |
| D．children should not swim |
Which of the following is true according to this passage?
| A．You should not swim after lunch |
| B．You can’t swim for a short time. |
| C．You can always swim when you see a red flag. |
| D．You should not swim with other people. |
This passage mainly tell us ______.
| A．it is not easy to go swimming in Hong Kong. |
| B．that Hong Kong has many best beaches |
| C．something about Hong Kong’s beaches and swimming there |
| D．that swimming in Hong Kong is dangerous |
In many English homes people eat four meals a day：breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge, eggs or bread, English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast.
Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon, and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soup, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas, apples, or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple.Many English people have _______ meals a day.
| A．four | B．three or four | C．two | D．three |
A dinner can be _______ .
| A．breakfast or supper | B．lunch or supper |
| C．breakfast or lunch | D．lunch or tea |
People have breakfast at______.
| A．one | B．five | C．any time | D．eight |
People don’t have _________for their dinner.
| A．soup | B．meat and fish |
| C．bread | D．bananas and oranges |
Afternoon tea is ______.
| A．from five to seven in the afternoon |
| B．before dinner |
| C．a kind of tea |
| D．from four to five in the morning |
Uncle Ed works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometer away. So Uncle Ed seldom(很少)goes to work by bus. He usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot. It takes(花费) him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there. Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon.What does Uncle Ed do?
| A．He makes shoes | B．He works in a hospital |
| C．He sells books | D．He grows flowers |
Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because _________.
| A．there is no bus |
| B．his shop isn’t in the middle of the city. |
| C．he likes riding a bike. |
| D．his shop is not far from his home. |
How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?
| A．Ten minutes . | B．Half an hour. |
| C．Twenty minutes. | D．Forty minutes. |
What time does he usually leave home by bike?
| A．At ten minutes past eight. |
| B．At twenty minutes past eight. |
| C．At ten minutes to eight. |
| D．At half past eight. |
He usually gets back home from work by bike at _________in the afternoon.
| A．4：55 | B．4：45 | C．5：05 | D．5：15 |
请仔细阅读第1至5题中的个人情况说明，然后从A到F六个选项中选出最适合每个人的城市，其中有一项多余。Sarah, a college student in Beijing, likes skiing very much. She’s planning to go somewhere for skiing during the winter holidays.
Chen Lin is a big fan of Yao Ming. He hopes to see the famous basketball player in his restaurant.
Jennifer is a dancer. She dislikes cold days. In winter, she likes to go to somewhere warm and relaxing. Also she likes to swim in the sea.
Tracy is designer of a clothes designing company in Hangzhou. She likes to go to different exhibitions to look for new kinds of clothes materials.（材料）
Bill is an exchange student of Texas University. He will have a one-work holiday in October. He would like to know more about Chinese history.
| A．Beijing is the capital of China. It has many tourist attractions, such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and so on. Many of foreigners want to be there to learn more about Chinese history. |
| B．Jinan is a beautiful city. And it’s famous for spring. The Baotu Spring, letting out water all day long, is the largest of them, and is called the first spring in the world. |
| C．It’s very cold in Harbin in winter. There is more snow in Harbin than in Beijing. People often go there to ski or watch the ice statuary show. |
| D．Shanghai , one of the biggest cities in China, has developed into a modern city. Yao Ming, the great player was born in Shanghai, and he opened his restaurant there. |
E. Hainan Island is in the south of China. It’s warm and sunny all year round. It’s a good place to travel.
F. Yiwu is a small city in Zhejiang Province. But it has the biggest cotton market. And it’s also famous for the most exhibitions.
Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists explain that the outside of the earth is made of a number of different plates(极块). For example, at San Francisco the Pacific（太平洋的） Plate which is moving towards the northwest meets the North American Plate. The Pacific Plate is moving very slowly-at 5. 3 centimetres a year. Sometimes these two plates stop and do not move for years. Then suddenly, they jump and an earthquake is felt. As the movement of these plates, West America near the sea has always been a bad place for earthquakes. When the 1906 earthquake happened, the Pacific Plate jumped 5-6 metres to the north.
We cannot stop earthquakes, but we can do things to make sure they don't destroy(毁坏) the whole of cities. First ,it is not a good idea to build houses along the lines, where two of the earth's plates join together. Second, if you think there may be an earthquake, it is better to build houses on rock not on sand. Third, you must make the houses as strong as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may stay up. Scientists explain that _____.
| A．the outside of the earth is made of a plate |
| B．the inside of the earth is made of different plates |
| C．the outside of the earth is made of lots of different plates |
| D．the earth is a plate |
An earthquake can be felt ______
| A．when two plates push each other |
| B．when one plate pulls another plate |
| C．when one plate jumps over another plate |
| D．when two plates don't move |
An earthquake shook San Francisco in the past because _____.
| A．San Francisco stands along between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate |
| B．San Francisco stands near the Pacific |
| C．San Francisco is near the sea |
| D．the city of San Francisco wasn't built very well |
We can't stop _____.
| A．earthquakes from destroying the whole of cities |
| B．earthquakes |
| C．building houses along the earthquake line |
| D．building weak houses at San Francisco |
We _____to make sure earthquakes don't destroy the whole of cities.
| A．should build houses far from the earthquake line |
| B．should build houses on rock not on sand if we think there may be an earthquake |
| C．must make the houses as strong as possible |
| D．A, B and C |
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