Last summer I went to one of the world's most famous historical places，the Forbidden City in Beijing，China．It was the home of the emperors of the last two dynasties in China，the Ming and Qing Dynasties．
The Forbidden City was built in 1420．The palace has over 10，000 rooms．It was where the emperors dealt with the official business with their ministers．
In Mandarin，The Forbidden City is called the Purple Forbidden City．However，the color of the palace itself is not purple．The color purple stands for power of the great emperors of China．It was so sacred（神圣的） that the commoners could not even dream of ever going in．
The emperors also had some of the largest festival celebrations at the Forbidden City．During Chinese New Year，the emperor would invite all the members of his family and his officials to a banquet．The banquet had a hundred and eight Chinese dishes．It was such an expensive banquet that it could feed a commoner's family for three generations（代）．
Right now The Forbidden City is known as a historical site for tourists from all over the world．Everyone can go in there．It is a museum with priceless Chinese antiques （古董） and treasures in it．
I really learned a lot about the Chinese culture and its history from this trip to The Forbidden City．It was like a dream come true to go on the trip and see the things that I have always wanted to see．
61．How long is the history of the Forbidden City？
A．About 600 years．
B．More than 600 years．
C.1420 years．
D．Over 10，000 years
62．We call the palace the Purple Forbidden City because the color purple is the symbol for of the emperor．
A．power
B．fame
C．wealth
D．health
63．What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word"banquet"in Paragraph 4？
A．表演
B．比赛
C．展览
D．宴会
64．Which of the following is NOT true about the Forbidden City in the passage？
A．The Emperor lived there
B．The wall of the City
C．It is a historical place for visiting
D．The emperor had festival celebrations there
65．In the passage the writer wants to show us of the Forbidden City by comparing its past with present．
A．the beauty
B．the treasures
C．the changes in use
D．the building process．
If the rose can be said to be a special flower, then the apple can be said to be a special fruit．It is very important in American culture．American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed, who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees．He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country．
One of the first sayings taught to school children is, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away．” This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy． If someone always says good words to a person, people will call him an “apple polisher”．This, however, is not a good name．If someone is very dear to us, we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”．
Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple, even though the Bible (圣经) never says so．The apple, therefore, is a deep part of the language and stories of America．
An apple is also delicious．Apples can be cooked in many ways, used as a dessert, and made into sweet juice．
In many parts of the country during the harvest season, a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples．Washington, D．C．and New York are both famous for their apples．
Finally, when it’s time to take a vacation to American cities, one can always visit New York, which is “the biggest apple” of all the American cities． During these years, iphones are popular with the people all over the world. Which country is his starter--Steven Paul Jobs from?
| A．America | B．England | C．Russia | D．Japan |
Why was Johnny Appleseed so famous?
| A．He had a great love of nature． |
| B．He liked the American people． |
| C．He went throughout the country． |
| D．He collected apple seeds and planted apple trees． |
What does the underlined phrase “apple polisher” in Paragraph 2 mean?
| A．Something for cutting apples． |
| B．A person who likes to please others． |
| C．A person who is dealing with fruits． |
| D．A machine for cleaning apples quickly． |
Which of the following is TRUE with apples?
| A．Apples are medicine． |
| B．Apples are the most important food． |
| C．New York is famous for its big apples． |
| D．The Bible says Adam was given an apple． |
The passage is mainly about ___________．
| A．apples in American culture |
| B．stories about the apple |
| C．some famous sayings of the apple |
| D．big cities that are famous for apples |
Antifreeze is a liquid(液体) that is added to water to keep it from freezing． When water freezes and turns to ice，it expands(膨胀)．The force of water expanding is so great that it will break the hardest metal．Water is used in car engines(发动机) to keep them cool while they run，and if this water is allowed to freeze in winter it can break the iron block of the engine．That is why antifreeze is necessary．
Water freezes at 0℃；the usual kind of antifreeze will not freeze until the temperature is－40℃．A mixture(混合物) of five parts of water and four parts of antifreeze will prevent freezing at－18℃；four parts of water and five parts of antifreeze reduce this to －22℃．
Alcohol is a kind of good antifreeze，but when the air is running it becomes hot and the alcohol boils away，so it must be changed very often．Most people use antifreeze that does not boil away when the engine is running．There are several chemicals that do this．One of the most popular is called ethylene glycol．people use ________ to keep car engines cool．
| A．antifreeze | B．water | C．alcohol | D．ethylene glycol. |
The usual kind of antifreeze freezes at ________．
| A．0℃ | B．－18℃ | C．－22℃ | D．－40℃ |
We use antifreeze in order to ________．
| A．keep alcohol in water |
| B．stop ice from becoming water |
| C．make the freezing point of water lower |
| D．raise the freezing point of water |
Besides alcohol，________ is another kind of popular antifreeze．
| A．water | B．ethylene glycol | C．any chemical | D．any mixture |
The text is written to ________．
| A．tell us what antifreeze is |
| B．make people buy antifreeze |
| C．tell us that cars need antifreeze |
| D．show us how to protect car engines |
A girl complained to her father about her hard life．She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up．She felt tired of fighting and fighting．One problem had been finished but another came over．
Her father，a cook，took her into the kitchen．He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them．After boiling，in the first pan was put some carrots，the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee．
The girl waited impatiently (不耐烦的)，confused by what her father did．About 20 minutes later，her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl．He took the eggs and put them in a bowl．After that the coffee was poured into a cup．“My sweet heart，what do you see？” he asked．
“Carrots，eggs and coffee，” she replied．
Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots．She did so and felt that the carrots were soft．After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them．After peeling (剥开) them，she got the eggs，cooked and hard．The last，the father let her smell the coffee． She asked，“What did you do this for，Father？” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water，but each had a different result． The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak．The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked． The coffee was very special，they could change water．“Who are you？” asked her father．“When bad luck knocks at your door，what is your decision? Are you carrots，eggs or coffee？”The girl complained about her hard life because she didn't ________．
| A．want to give up | B．finish one problem |
| C．know what to do | D．get tired of fighting |
The girl's father took her to the kitchen to ________．
| A．ask her how to boil eggs |
| B．show her how to make coffee |
| C．teach her how to be a cook |
| D．tell her how to face difficulties |
After about twenty minutes，the carrots became ________．
| A．soft | B．hard | C．salty | D．sweet |
The underlined word “fragile” in the passage means “________”．
| A．美味的 | B．易碎的 | C．特别的 | D．可怜的 |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The girl's father liked to eat some kinds of food． |
| B．Bad luck always knocks at strong people's doors． |
| C．Boiled carrots，eggs and coffee had the same result． |
| D．People should make right decisions when in trouble． |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案。
Many young people want to be pop stars．Pop stars are rich．Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life．Is that true? The answer is definitely no．In fact, they have very hard lives．They spend much of their time on travel．Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars．The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star．
| Feb． l0, 2012 |
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| 5:00 |
Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel． Packed bags． Took taxi to airport． |
| 7:30 |
Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather． |
| 8:30 |
Plane landed． Waited for luggage (行李)for half an hour． Signed for fans at the airport． |
| 9:45 |
Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest． |
| 10:00 |
Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters． |
| 11:00 |
Went to radio station to attend the live show． |
| 12:00 |
Had lunch with local producer (制片人) |
| I3:00 |
Went to theatre and prepared for the night’s show． The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band did poorly． |
| 17:00 |
Back to hotel． Tried to have a rest． Still worried about the band． |
| 18:00 |
Had supper, but ate little． |
| 18:30 |
Went to theatre again and got ready for show． |
| 19:30 |
Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome． The band improved a little． |
| 22:00 |
Show was over． Very tired from it． |
| 23:00 |
Back to hotel． Took a bath． Too excited to sleep, so watched TV． |
| 0:00 |
Fell asleep, with TV on． |
The pop star went back to the hotel _________ on Feb．10, 2012．
| A．once | B．twice | C．three times | D．four times |
According to the chart, the pop star was good at _________．
| A．singing | B．dancing | C．making faces | D．playing the piano |
The pop star felt ________ after the performance．
| A．tired | B．excited | C．sad | D．both A and B |
The band did _________ in the rehearsal (彩排) in the night’s show．
| A．better in the show than |
| B．worse in the show than |
| C．in the show as badly as |
| D．not do as well as in the show |
This passage mainly tells us that _________．
| A．pop stars are not rich in fact |
| B．young people had better not be pop stars |
| C．there are many young people wanting to be pop stars |
| D．pop stars don’t have an easy life as they seem to have |
DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK---“An Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their houses, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experiences with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford to buy a bigger house. They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to put together themselves with a few basic(基本的) tools (工具). However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions (目的，意图), many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230 000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41 000 who fell off ladders (梯子).
Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.How do many English people spend their holidays according to the passage ?
| A．Making their homes beautiful. | B．Visiting their friends. |
| C．Traveling all over the world. | D．Making a lot of money. |
Why do English people like DIY ?
| A．Many stores sell DIY things. | B．DIY can bring them fun. |
| C．TV programs teach them to DIY. | D．All DIY projects are easy. |
What can we learn from the passage ?
| A．DIY is a waste of money. |
| B．It is always difficult to DIY. |
| C．We should be careful while doing DIY. |
| D．It’s very safe to DIY. |
In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew.” probably means___________
| A．we can eat everything we like. |
| B．we should do something difficult. |
| C．we do something that is too difficult. |
| D．we eat too much food that is not safe. |
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