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Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254．When he was 17，he travelled across Europe and Asian along the Silk Road with his father，who wanted to do trade with the Chinese．Finally they arrived in Beijing．They were guests at the Emperor's Palace．Although Marco was young，he was very clever and could speak four languages．The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends．He asked Marco to serve in his court and sent him to do many important tasks across the country．
Marco was amazed by how beautiful China was．He was impressed bu Beijing and the Emperor's Palace，especially the Summer Palace which he described as "The greatest palace that ever was…"The walls were covered in gold and silver and the hall was so large it could easily seat 6，000people for dinner．"
There were inventions and developments in China which couldn't focused in Europe at that time．Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets．In Europe，people paid for goods with gold and silver．He could not understand how people pay for food and valuable things with paper! He was also puzzled by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat．The black stones were coal，but Marco had never seen coal before!
In 1291，after 17years of service to the Emperor，Marco returned to Italy．He was now a very wealthy man．A writer wrote down all the stories that Marco told him in a book called The Description of the World，which became one of the best﹣selling books in Europe．
Although people enjoyed reading the book，many of them thought that Marco's stories about China were too fantastic to be true．But Marco always stood by his tales．Just before he died，aged 70，Marco was asked the question，"Was it all true？"And this was his answer："I have only told a half what I saw!"
69．Why did Marco Polo and his father travel to China？
70．What does Paragraph 2mainly tell us？
71．Marco Polo saw that there were inventions and developments in China which couldn't be found in Europe at that time．Give TWO examples．
72．Was Marco Polo the writer of the book The Description of the World？
73．What does the last sentence"I have only told a half what I saw!"mean？ ．
Summer Programs at Museums
41．You can join in the programs at the Postal Museum any day ．
A．from July 17 to 23
B．from July 29﹣30
C．from August 7﹣20
D．from August 21 to 27
42．If you are interested in the program about video arts，you can phone ．
A.965﹣0400
B.654﹣0930
C.357﹣3030
D.272﹣0560
43．A 15﹣year﹣old student can take part in the programs at ．
A．the Building Museum
B．the Postal Museum
C．the Air and Space Museum
D．the Science Museum
44．In the Air and Space Museum，you can ．
A．create a stamp
B．build a house
C．make a paper airplane
D．explore a future city．
Long ago， Mother Nature gave each tree a different purpose． However， she did not share her sons with the trees．
Fir Tree（杉树） had many tree friends．In summer，they watched Bird and Squirrel（松鼠）play in the field．Then autumn arrived．The leaves on other trees turned colourful．Fir Tree's leaves stayed green．Fir Tree told Mother Nature that he wanted his leaves to change colours too．
"Be patient，" Mother Nature said． "You will learn your purpose．"
So Fir Tree waited．The temperature dropped． Bird flew south， and Squirrel was nowhere around．All the trees lost their leaves except Fir Tree． Soon it snowed．Fir Tree cried，"Why don't I change like my friends？"
"Be patient，" Mother Nature replied． " Soon you will get to know your purpose．"
Just then， Squirrel appeared．She was cold．She asked if she could build a warm home in branches（树枝）．Other trees said no because they had no leaves． But Fir Tree said yes． Squirrel ran up Fir Trees branches． Soon， she was warm， comfortable and asleep．
Fir Tree was happy that his green leaves provided a warm home for animals in winter． He finally understood his purpose．
（1）What did Fir Tree want to do in autumn？ （不超过10个词）
（2）Why did other trees say no to Squirrel？ （不超过10个词）
（3）What purpose did Fir Tree understand at last？ （不超过15个词）
The local people of La Gomera can carry on conversations by whistling（吹口哨） from far away． For face﹣to﹣face conversations，they Spanish．But when they need to speak over a distance（距离），they whistle．
La Gomera is a small island．This island is almost shaped like a circle．It is very mountainous．Walking from one place to another may be a slow and difficult job． That is why whistling is so useful to the local people． A message can easily be whistled over a couple of miles， while to travel that same distance on foot might take an hour．
A good whistler can be heard and understood five miles away．His whistling can be farther away when it is windless． It is said that the record is about nine miles．Anyone who a top whistler will agree that this record is quite possible．
A whistle travels farther than a shout， and is easier to understand． When a person shouts， he cannot pronounce his words well． But if a whistle is heard， it will be heard clearly
Whistling is popular at La Gomera， and many methods of whistling are used…
（1）How do people of La Gomera speak over a distance？
A． By shouting．
B． By whistling．
C． By travelling．
D． By recording．
（2）What can we know about La Gomera from Paragraph 2？
A． It is very mountainous．
B． It lies between two circles．
C． It is easy to travel there．
D． It is hard to find a job there．
（3）What helps a whistle travel farther？
A． A windless day．
B． A long distance．
C． A useful message．
D． A clear pronunciation．
（4）What will the writer talk about in the last paragraph？
A． Disadvantages of whistling．
B． Stories of a top whistler．
C． Different methods of whistling．
D． Examples of good whistlers．
Xiao Liuying is an old man living in a village near the Yangtze River． He used to be a fisherman． But now he is head of a voluntary（志愿的） team that cleans waste from the Yangtze river．
To protect finless porpoises（江豚） and the Yangtze River， the government has stopped people from fishing on the river．In 2019，Xiao Liuying formed the voluntary team with 12 other fishermen．Today the team has more than 50 members．All of them are over 60 years old． "We want to protect the river while we can，" said Xiao．
Every week， the team go along the river to collect waste and make sure no one is fishing on the river．Some of the waste they collect is sent to the disposalstation，while some that can be reused is sold．So far， they have cleaned over 50 tons of waste， Thanks to their hard work， the Yangtze River is getting clearer．
（1）How many members were there in the team when it was formed？
A．12．
B．13．
C．50．
D．62．
（2）What does the underlined word "disposal" in Paragraph 3 mean？
A．处理．
B．传播．
C．救护．
D．保养．
（3）What is the best title（标题） for the text？
A． Fishing on the Yangtze River．
B． Tons of Waste in the Yangtze River．
C． Reasons for Protecting the Yangtze River．
D． A Voluntary Team Protecting the Yangtze River．
In the past， I thought I was terrible at many things， such as math， French and science． Although I was good at drawing， I wasn't the best in my art class．I wanted to find out who I was，what I liked and how I could do it better．So， that winter，I took a notebook and kept my diary． When I filled that notebook，I started another one， and then another．
Keeping a diary helps a lot． Studies have shown that people who keep a diary sleep and feel better． It helps people remember what once happened such as dreams， friendships and happiness． Writing about bad feelings can also help brains get over themand move on． Personally， I learn better about myself and my relationships with others by keeping a diary．For example，when I am fighting with my dad， I'll try writing from his point and it works! If I want to compare myself with my classmates．I'll write something like，"I might not have clear skin， but I like my eyes．"
Right about now， you might be thinking： it sounds great， but I'm not a good writer； or I'd love to keep a diary， but my handwriting is terrible． Don't worry! Keeping a diary is not like doing your homework ﹣there are no rules， so do whatever feels best．
（1）What was the writer good at in the past？
A． Math．
B． French．
C． Science．
D． Drawing．
（2）What does the underlined word "them" refer to（指的是）？
A． Studies．
B． Bad feelings．
C． Friendships．
D． Brains．
（3）What is the second paragraph（段落） mainly about？
A． Reasons for fighting with Dad．
B． Rules of comparing with others．
C． Ways of having clear skin．
D． Advantages of keeping a diary．
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