Mr. Magicman is a magician． He is famous in his town and he goes to all the children's parties． He does lots of magic tricks． He makes all kinds of animals from balloons． He plays card tricks and， like Harry Peter， he can make things disappear． He tells wonderful stories． Sometimes， he sings and dances for the children． All the children love Mr. Magicman． When children see him in town， they wave（招手） and they shout "Hello" at him． He waves back and sometimes， if he has his hat on， he raises it to greet them．
Today is Saturday，June 26th， 2020． It is sunny．It is Peter's birthday．Peter is ten．At 2 o'clock，all the children， including me， of course， were at Peter's house． We played party games and ate some delicious cakes．We waited for Mr. Magicman．Then Peter's dad came in，saying，"I am terribly sorry．Mr. Magicman has got a very bad headache and he cannot come．"
Hearing this， all the children were upset． Then， we discussed together and made a plan．We made a banner（横幅） and went to Mr. Magician's house with it． Peter also took a cake with him．After we knocked on his door，Mr. Magicman slowly opened his door．Seeing us standing outside the door， he smiled． Then we held up our banner． The banner read， "Get well soon， Mr. Magicman．We all love you．" Then we gave him a cake． Mr. Magicman opened his mouth and he made the cake disappear soon! He is really an excellent magician!
（1）What can we learn about Mr. Magicman？
| A． |
He is popular with children． |
| B． |
He looks like Harry Potter． |
| C． |
He loves animals very much． |
| D． |
He lives by magic tricks． |
（2）Why did Mr. Magicman fail to come to Peter's party？
| A． |
He was too busy． |
| B． |
He didn't like the party． |
| C． |
He wasn't ready for it |
| D． |
He got ill seriously． |
（3）What does the underlined word "it" refers to in the last paragraph？
| A． |
The hat． |
| B． |
The balloon． |
| C． |
The banner． |
| D． |
The cake． |
（4）Where can we most probably read the text？
| A． |
In a magic textbook about magic． |
| B． |
In a personal diary． |
| C． |
In a magazine for birthday parties． |
| D． |
In a report on animals． |
That year， I was a Junior 2student． Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head． Almost everyone thought I was dead． But they were wrong． However， it was difficult to get back to normal （正常的） life． I had to leave school and learn everything， walking， talking， and yes， maths．
To help me with that task， Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week． We began with basic maths skills， As time passed by， I made progress．
I remembered very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays， sat with me at the kitchen table， and threw different coins on the table． She asked me to show her 38cents， 17cents， 63cents． It was challenging， but she also made it fun．
After a year and a half， I had progressed a lot， both in body and mind， to return to school． Seven years later， I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class．
As year went by， I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar． Unluckily， one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke（中风）．
Now it was my turn to help her． Mrs． Pillar lay in bed， unable to speak and know anybody around． I pulled some coins out of my pocket， dropped them on her bed， and asked her to show me 12cents． The nurse thought that my action was very strange until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her﹣just as she had worked with my years before． She make progress every day and was moved out of ICU（重症监护室） and finally out of hospital．
One day， I called to wish her a happy New Year． She spoke into the phone excitedly， "Happy New Year to you and your family， Michael． Thank you for everything you've done for me．" I quickly said， "Thank you for everything you've done for me．"
Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2teachers， but she taught me so much more about life than only maths．
（1）Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story？
a． Mrs. Pillar suffered a stroke and was in hospital．
b． I fell of the stairs and had to leave school．
c． I returned to school with Mrs. Pillar's help．
d． Mrs. Pillar got better with my help．
A． b﹣c﹣d﹣a
B． c﹣a﹣b﹣d
C． b﹣c﹣a﹣d
D．b﹣d﹣c﹣a
（2）What does the underlined word "vividly" mean in Paragraph（段落） 3？
A． 模糊的
B． 清晰地
C． 彻底地
D． 感激地
（3）What does the writer mean by saying "…I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class" in Paragraph 4？
A． He was clever than his classmates．
B． He worked very hard on maths．
C． His classmates failed to graduate．
D． Mrs. Pillar's help greatly influenced him．
（4）The writer asked Mrs. Pillar to show him 12cents in the hospital in order to ．
A． help Mrs. Pillar just as Mrs. Pillar helped him
B． play an interesting game with Mrs. Pillar
C． see whether Mrs. Pillar was getting better
D． make the nurse in the hospital feel strange
（5）What is the best title for the passage？
A． A Great Teacher
B． Always Have A Dream
C． Never Give up
D． Kindness Makes Wonders
Zhang Jiacheng， aged 14， is a one﹣armed boy who recently became an online star because of a short video of him playing basketball． Now， news on the boy has reached NBA player Stephen Curry．
"Who is this kid？ Help me find him! He is so cute ，" posted Curry on Weibo． Later that day， Zhang replied to Curry， "Hello， Curry! I am a big fan of yours． I love you so much because you achieved a lot although you are not one of the big guys in the NBA．
Zhang also talked about his favorite CBA players Yi Jianlian of Guangdong and Guo Ailun of Liaoning．In fact， Yi had already noticed Zhang． Having shared his video， Yi posted on Weibo， "Your heart is always the strongest part of your body．" Yi's former national teammate Zhu Fangyu also reposted the video， commenting （评论）， "I have never seen any kid play basketball better than him． We want to invite him to visit our team．" Former CBA player Wang Jing spoke highly of his performance， "Your right hand has been taken away， but you have the most powerful left hand．"
His perfect moves make it even harder to believe that this kid learned these skills in less than two years． Be it rainy or windy， Zhang never stops playing basketball． He has posted 13 videos of him developing basketball skills and earned almost one million likes． "Giveit a try， or give it up，" Zhang believed． Zhang said his dream is to become a professional basketball player in the future． By the way he plays， you know he is serious．
（1）Who didn't comment on Zhang？
| A． |
Guo Ailun． |
| B． |
Yi Jianlian． |
| C． |
Stephen Curry． |
| D． |
Zhu Fangyu． |
（2）Which comment can describe Zhang best？
| A． |
Help me find him! He is so cute． |
| B． |
We want to invite him to visit our team． |
| C． |
Your heart is always the strongest part of your body． |
| D． |
Your right hand has been taken away， but you have the most powerful left hand． |
（3）What does the underlined sentence probably mean in the last paragraph？
| A． |
He takes Zhu Fangyu's words seriously． |
| B． |
He hurts himself seriously in playing basketball． |
| C． |
He finds it hard to be a professional basketball player． |
| D． |
He really wants to be a professional basketball player． |
（4）Why is Zhang highly praised？
| A． |
Many stars like him． |
| B． |
He has millions of fans． |
| C． |
He is one﹣armed but he learned to play basketball． |
| D． |
He has strong will and wonderful basketball skills． |
（5）What can we learn from Zhang？
| A． |
It's never too old to learn． |
| B． |
Never give up your dream． |
| C． |
A good beginning is half done． |
| D． |
Failure is the mother of success． |
Have you ever heard of a rattlesnake？It is a poisonous （有毒的） American snake．When it is angry or afraid，it makes a noise like a rattle with its tail．It's very scary．But Heather Ramirez and her husband，from California，in the United States，make a living in an unusual way．They are self﹣employed （自雇的） snake catchers!They catch snakes，especially rattlesnakes which have gone indoors，and return them to the wild．
Heather describes her work as"protecting people from rattlesnakes﹣and protecting rattlesnakes from people!"In the area where they live，rattlesnakes often come face to face with people．They are found in stores，offices，houses and gardens．Heather explains that it's not the snakes that are moving into places where people live，but it's the other way round．The snakes lived in these places first and then the people built houses．
Most people who see a rattlesnake are feared．If you keep your distance，however，the snake won't bite （咬） you．In twelve years as a snake catcher，Heather has never touched a snake．She doesn't take the risk．She picks up the snakes with a special tool．This doesn't hurt them，but it keeps them at a safe distance so that they can't bite her．
Heather and her husband are very busy because they are never off duty．Catching snakes is a full﹣time job and they don't often have a day off．People can get to them at any time of the day or night．Not everyone can do this job，but Heather doesn't want to do anything else．"I just love my job，"she says．
（1）The Ramirezs make a living in an unusual way by ．
A．catching and selling snakes
B．catching snakes as a part﹣time job
C．protecting snakes in the wild
D．being self﹣employed snake catchers
（2）In Paragraph 2，Heather explains why the rattlesnakes ．
A．never bite people
B．are afraid of people
C．are found where people live
D．lived with people at first
（3）The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 3refers to ．
A．rattlesnakes
B．special tools
C．people around
D．the Ramirezs
（4）Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．Heather catches snakes only at night．
B．Heather is always ready to do her job．
C．Heather risks touching snakes sometimes．
D．Heather has been a snake catcher for 20years．
In some parts of Holland the land lies so low that the people have to build great walls of sand and earth，to keep out the sea． These walls are called dykes（堤坝）．
Sometimes the water from the sea break down these walls，and then the sea rushes in through the beach， and spreads over the land．
Houses and trees，cows and sheep，have been thus washed away，and many people drowned．（溺水）．
Once， when a little boy was going home in the evening， he saw a hole in one of the dykes， through which the water was flowing（流出）．
His father had often told him that when this happened， unless the water was stopped it would soon make the hole so big that the sea would flow over the land．
At first he thought he would run home and tell his father． But then he said to himself，" It may be dark before father can come， and we shall not be able to find the hole again． Or it may get so large that it will be too late to stop it． I must stay now， and do the best I can alone．
The brave little boy sat down，and put his hand in the hole，to keep back the water．There he stayed，hour after hour， in the cold and the dark， all through the night!
In the morning， a man came past and saw him．He could not think what the boy there．So he called out to him， "What are you doing there， my boy？"
"There is a hole in the dyke，" said the boy，" and I am keeping back the water．"
Poor little boy! He was so cold and tired that he could hardly speak．
The man came quickly and set him free． He got the hole closed up， and thus the land was saved﹣﹣thanks to the brave little Hollander!
（1）Who first found the hole in the dyke？
| A． |
The father． |
| B． |
The boy． |
| C． |
A man． |
| D． |
A visitor． |
（2）Why did the boy stay and stop the hole alone？
| A． |
His father told him to do so． |
| B． |
He was strong enough to stop it． |
| C． |
He knew the best way to stop it． |
| D． |
It would be too late to ask for help． |
（3）How did the boy try to keep back the water？
| A． |
He built another wall． |
| B． |
He sat against the hole． |
| C． |
He sat down with his hand in the hole． |
| D． |
He got some sand and earth to fill in the hole． |
（4）When seeing the boy， the man ．
| A． |
asked him what happened and then closed up the hole |
| B． |
thought the boy was in good condition |
| C． |
closed up the hole with him |
| D． |
helped him without a word |
（5）What can be the best title of the text？
| A． |
A smart man． |
| B． |
A cold night． |
| C． |
A dangerous hole． |
| D． |
A brave little Hollander |
One day a poor man was walking along from house to house．He carried an old wallet in one hand and at every house he asked for a little money to buy something to eat．As he was complaining about his misfortune （不幸）， he kept wondering why some people who had so much money were never satisfied and always wanted more．
He thought that if he only had enough money to buy food and clothing， he would be very happy and wouldn 't want anything more．
At that moment， Fortune came down the street．She saw the poor man and stopped．She said to him．"I want to help you．Hold out your wallet and I will pour this gold into it， but only on this condition．All that falls into your wallet will be gold， but all that hits the ground will turn into sand．Do you understand？
" Oh， yes I understand，" said the poor man，
" Your wallet is old．Don't put too much in it，" said Fortune．
The poor man opened his wallet and a lot of gold was poured into it．His wallet grew heavy．
"You are the richest man in the world now ，" said Fortune．"I think you should stop! Your wallet is going to break!"
However， the poor man said he wanted one more handful．Fortune added one more handful and the wallet broke．All the gold fell to the ground and turned into sand．The poor man had nothing but his empty wallet．He was as poor as he had been before．
（1）Why did the poor man walk along from door to door？
| A． |
To visit his friend． |
| B． |
To try clothing on |
| C． |
To enjoy nice food． |
| D． |
To ask for a little money． |
（2）What could only make the poor man happy at first？
| A． |
Big houses and beautiful clothing． |
| B． |
A lot of gold． |
| C． |
Enough money for food and clothing． |
| D． |
Many close friends． |
（3）What did Fortune pour into the poor man's wallet？
| A． |
Sand． |
| B． |
Gold． |
| C． |
Food． |
| D． |
Coins． |
（4）What do we know about the man at the end of the story？
| A． |
He was the richest man． |
| B． |
His dream came true． |
| C． |
His wallet was full of sand． |
| D． |
He became poor again． |
（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？
| A． |
Catch all， lose all． |
| B． |
Silence is gold． |
| C． |
The more， the better． |
| D． |
No pains， no gains． |
One day a man gave his son some wood to saw （锯； 锯子）．The boy did not want to do such work， so after his father had gone away， he threw the saw down， and it broke．
"I did not break the saw，" said the boy to himself， "it broke itself．" He tried to deceivehimself with words， but he knew in his heart that they were false words， and he was afraid to meet his father．
One day a mother said to her son， who had just returned from school， "It is six o'clock．Your school closes at four ﹣where have you been， my boy？" "Oh， mother，" said Ned， "when we play at ball， we forget everything else．We do not think of the time， or of coming home．Is tea ready？"
The boy 's mother was cheated．Ned's answer led her to think that he had been playing with his friends．But he had not been playing at all． He had been "kept in" by his teacher， because he had not learned his lessons．He did not like to tell his mother that．He wished her to think that he had been playing． "What a shame it is for you to try to cheat your mother，" said something in Ned's heart， as he sat down to his tea． "I don't care，" said the boy to himself， "I don't care．I did not tell a lie﹣ I did not say that I was playing．"
If we use words which are about to cheat， we tell a lie．Ned's lie was a very bad one， for it looked so like the truth．A lie that looks like the truth is the worst kind of lie．
（1）Who broke the saw actually？
| A． |
The father． |
| B． |
The boy． |
| C． |
The mother． |
| D． |
Nobody． |
（2）The underlined word "deceive" probably means" ．
| A． |
鼓励 |
| B． |
鞭策 |
| C． |
欺骗 |
| D． |
惩罚 |
（3）What time did the school close？
| A． |
At 14：00． |
| B． |
At 15：00． |
| C． |
At 16：00． |
| D． |
At 17：00． |
（4）The boy got home at six on that day， because he ．
| A． |
played at ball |
| B． |
was busy with his lessons |
| C． |
forgot the time |
| D． |
was asked to stay by the teacher |
（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？
| A． |
A truth is a real lie． |
| B． |
What looks like a truth is a lie． |
| C． |
A truth that looks like a lie is a lie． |
| D． |
A lie that looks real is the worst lie． |
I remember a time I went shopping on my first visit to Hongkong． Coming from cold and cloudy England， I prepared for the sun and dressed in a T﹣shirt and a short skirt． Not having many chances to enjoy the sun in the UK， my legs were very white．In the UK，this is not a fashionablelook at all．Most women spend every sunny day out in the sun trying to get darker skin．The darker the skin is，the better the look is．I have tried to get darker but nothing works for me!
As I walked around one shop， two shop girls didn't take their eyes off me the whole time， talking quietly to each other in Chinese． I began to feel uncomfortable and asked my friend if we could leave．After we left the shop， she asked me what was wrong． I complained（抱怨） about the shop girls being very rude and always looking at my legs． I was embarrassed that they were talking about my white skin．My friend laughed，" they weren't laughing at you． They were saying how nice your legs are． Many Chinese women want to have white skin like yours． In fact， there are many beauty products in the shops to make skin white and a lot of money is spent on them．"
It just goes to show that we are never happy with what we have． The grass is always greener on other side． If the woman of the west and east thought the same way， western women wouldn't spend so much money on cream that makes skin darker and women from the east wouldn't need to use cream that makes skin whiter．
（1）The writer had white legs because ．
| A． |
She spent so much money on her legs |
| B． |
She lived in a cold and cloudy country |
| C． |
She wanted them to be white |
| D． |
She didn't like dark skin |
（2）What does the underlined （划线的） word in the first paragraph mean in Chinese？
| A． |
时尚的 |
| B． |
和谐的 |
| C． |
好玩的 |
| D． |
有气质的 |
（3）How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？
| A． |
People are always happy with what they have． |
| B． |
The grass on both sides is green． |
| C． |
People in the west have the best skin． |
| D． |
People are always unhappy with what they have． |
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题．
（1）Why did Stephen and Andersen have the charity walk？
（2）Which state did they start off from？
（3）Where did they sleep during the journey？
（4）What do you think of Dimitri Olympidis？
（5）How would you like to help with charity work？（请自拟一句话作答）
Dmitry Doronin，a doctoral student from Russia，is keen （热衷的）to share his experience in rural villages in Zhejiang with his 1.4 million followers online.
Since Dmitry started to live in the countryside last August，the 32 ﹣year﹣old has created hundreds of video clips that record the relaxing lifestyle in Hengzhang village，Lishui city."The rice is grown in the fields together with fish，which helps to increase local agricultural （农业的）products，" said Dmitry，while introducing products from Hengzhang village on the popular Chinese short﹣videos platform Douyin，Besides filming videos，Dmitry also enjoys working with farmers in the fields，doing activities such as planting vegetables and feeding chickens.
Living in a village provides him with uniqueexperiences，he says，quite different from busy life in big cities，such as Shanghai，where he studies.And he has been a pleasant surprise to the villagers as well.Villager Bao Mingyue，76，says，"To our surprise，the young Russian not only knows how to cook Chinese food but is interested in working in the fields."
Because of the outbreak of COVID﹣19，the sales of local agricultural products had dropped rapidly，so Dmitry volunteered to help sell the products in his videos.In a few months，10，000 kilograms of oranges，4，000 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes and 300 kilograms of honey had been sold.
"Thanks to his videos，it seems that more tourists have come to visit our village，"says 72﹣year﹣ old Pan Xianyu，who is very pleased to see the great changes in her hometown，Dmitry loves his country life，"In the countryside，you can immerse （沉浸）yourself in the traditional way of life and understand this country better，" he says.
According to Dmitry，some Russians' opinions about China are still out of date，although China has progressed greatly."I would like to become a people to people envoy （使者）of friendship between the two countries by using the Internet，" he says.
（1）It can be learnt from the passage that Dmitry .
| A． |
has lived in the countryside for years |
| B． |
is good at catching fishes |
| C． |
C gets much attention on the Internet |
| D． |
sells farmers' products in Russia |
（2）The underlined word"unique" probably means" ".
| A． |
common |
| B． |
special |
| C． |
similar |
| D． |
hard |
（3）The purpose of Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 is to .
| A． |
show Dmitry's influence on Hengzhang village |
| B． |
advise people to buy the products of Hengzhang village |
| C． |
make more tourists interested in Hengzhang village |
| D． |
explain why the sale of sweet potatoes dropped |
（4）Dmitry hopes to help Russians to .
| A． |
improve their lives more quickly |
| B． |
have a better understanding of China |
| C． |
study Chinese traditional way of life |
| D． |
make rapid progress in farming |
Last Saturday，I went to a coffee shop to meet a friend of mine.I got there ten minutes earlier.
So I ordered a cup of coffee and sat by the window，watching people.There were some boys playing football on the street and a small boy was running after the ball as it rolled across the road.
Suddenly，there came a car.It was going very fast.When the driver saw the boy in his way，he braked（刹车）hard.But it was too late …The small boy was lying on the street without moving.To everyone's surprise，the car didn't stop.It drove away quickly.
People ran to the boy.There was a cut on the boy's head and he lost a lot of blood.The coffee shop owner telephoned the police.Soon an ambulance（救护车）arrived and took the boy to the hospital.At 6：30 pm，the police arrived and started questioning people.About half an hour later，they asked me to go to the police station because I saw everything.I gave them all the information I knew because I really wanted them to catch the driver.I didn't leave the police station until 8：00 p.m.After that I went home because I didn't want to talk to anyone.
The next day，the boy's parents called me to say thanks.They also told me their boy was fine and the driver was at the police station now.
（1）Why did the writer go to the coffee shop？
A.To relax himself.
B.To meet his friend.
C.To help a boy.
D.To watch people.
（2）What happened to the boy while he was running after the football？
A.He was taken away by someone.
B.He fell down by accident.
C.He knocked into a man in the street.
D.He was hit by a car suddenly.
（3）Who called the police？
A.The writer.
B.The owner of the coffee shop.
C.The writer's friend.
D.The waiter.
（4）Which of the following is the right order？
①The writer ordered a cup of coffee.
②There was a cut on the boy's head.
③A car came very fast.
④The writer got a call from the boy's parents.
⑤The writer went back home.
A.①②⑤③④
B.③②①⑤④
C.①③②⑤④
D.③①②④⑤
（5）How might the writer feel at the end of the story？
A.Happy.
B.Sorry.
C.Worried.
D.Popular.
Huang Shengen tied a small blackboard to his motorbike，together with all his teaching things and an alarm clock around his neck，and then started his ride.
53﹣year﹣old Huang has worked as a primary school teacher for 35 years in Yichun，Jiangxi Province.As the only teacher in Shaniping Primary School，which was closed because of COVID﹣19，Huang went to 7﹣year﹣old Zeng Yufen's home.In the school，the girl is the only student living with her grandmother in a mountain village.
All primary school students were having online classes at home.However，Huang found that the network signal was poor at Zeng's home when he took books to the girl at the end of February.
In order not to disappoint her，Huang thought of the idea of a mobile classroom.He showed up at Zeng's home the next day with a blackboard，a ruler and a box of chalks.
Every morning，Huang rode about 15 kilometers up the mountain road to Zeng's home.After class，he played games with his student，and he also taught the student to draw flowers and the beautiful mountain village.
"I'm a teacher from a village，and my job is to teach her so that she might leave the mountain and live a better life in the future，" Huang said.
Judge the following sentences true （T） or false （F） according to the passage.
（1）Huang was 18 years old when he started teaching at the school.
（2）Huang found it was hard for the girl to take online classes when he took books to Zeng Yufen.
（3）There were many teachers in Shaniping Primary School.
（4）Huang thought of the idea of a mobile classroom for Zeng Yufen.
（5）This passage is about a great teacher from village.
Tony， a nine﹣year﹣old kid， is sitting at his desk when suddenly he wets（尿湿） his pants． He thinks his heart is going to stop because he can't possibly know how this has happened． It has never happened before． He knows the after﹣effect （后果）﹣When the boys find out， he will never hear the end of it． When the girls find out， they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives．
Tony puts his head down and say to himself， "Oh， no． What can I do？ I need help now!"
He looks up and notices the teacher coming， with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered．
As the teacher is walking to him， a classmate named Emily is carrying a glass that is full of water． Emily falls down in front of the teacher and drops the glass of water in Tony's pants． Tony seems to be angry， but all the while he is saying to himself， "Thank you， dear! Thank you ， dear!"
Now all of a sudden， instead of being the person that everyone laughs at， Tony is the person of sympathy （同情）． The person that everyone laughs at should be him， but now it is Emily．
She tries to help， but they tell her， "You've done enough， you stupid!"
At the end of the day， as they were waiting for the bus， Tony walks over to Emily and says in a low voice ， " You did that on purpose， didn't you ？"
Emily says back in a quiet voice， "I wet my pants ，too．"
（1）What does Tony think the other boys will do if they find out the fact？
| A． |
They'll all laugh at him． |
| B． |
They'll tell the teacher about it． |
| C． |
They'll try to help him． |
| D． |
They'll never speak to him again． |
（2）Which is right according to the passage？
| A． |
Emily drops the water on purpose． |
| B． |
Tony is really angry with Emily． |
| C． |
Tony and Emily don't go home by bus． |
| D． |
Tony and Emily aren't classmates． |
（3）We know that Emily is a girl from the passage？
| A． |
careless and lazy |
| B． |
quiet and bright |
| C． |
stupid and helpless |
| D． |
kind and smart． |
Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254． When he was 17， he travelled along the Silk Road with his father． who wanted to trade with the Chinese． Finally， they arrived in Beijing． They were guests at the Emperor's Palace． Marco 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 （宫殿） and sent him to do many important jobs all over the country．
Marco was amazed by how beautiful China was． He was impressed by Beijing and the Emperor's Palace， especially the Summer Palace which was described as "The greatest palace that I've ever seen"． The walls were covered with gold and silver and the hall was so big that it could easily hold 6，000 people for dinner．"
Marco was also attracted （吸引） by the inventions and developments in China which couldn't be found in Europe at that time． Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets． In Europe， people paid for goods（货物） with gold and silver． He could not understand how people paid 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!
After he served the Emperor for 17 years， in 1291， Marco returned to Italy． He was a very wealthy man then． 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．
People enjoyed the book， but many of them thought that Marco's stories about China were too fantastic to be true． However， 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!"
Marco Polo and China |
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Before arriving in China |
◆ In 1254， he was born in Italy． ◆ At the age of 17， he travelled along the （1） with his father to trade with the Chinese． |
During his living in China |
◆ He made friends with the Emperor and served in the court． ◆ He did many （2） _____around China． |
◆ The beauty of China impressed him． |
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◆ The （3） _____in China attracted Marco． ①Paper money was used to buy goods in the markets． ②Chinese people used （4） to produce heat． |
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After returning to Italy |
◆ He became wealthy． ◆ A book written about his traveling experiences around the world sold well in Europe． |
◆ The underlined sentence tells us that （5） ． |
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Hum Thomas fell in love with Megan．But then an accident changed in his life，and he had to move to Canada．Magan promised to write to him．But Hum never heard from her …until one day a letter arrived．
He saw the letter came from where he and his father had lived in their early years．Who was writing to him？He turned the envelop（信封）over in his hands several times．Then he took out the letter and read：
Dear Hum，
I don't know if this letter will reach you，and I don't know why I'm writing to you after all these years，but …
Hum turned to the end of the letter and saw：
Best wishes
Megan
He couldn't believe it．He turned back to the first words of the letter and read：
…after all these years，but I've just found your letters to me from Canada．Believe me，this was the first time I'd read them and they made me cry，even after 50 years，I found them in a box of my father's papers．They were never opened．
Hum，I never know that you'd written to me．I thought your life in Canada had made you forget me．Now I realize that my father kept your letters．I can still remember asking him if there was any letter for me，and he always said："______，my girl，I told you he was no good．"Finally，after about a year，I believed him．
But why did he keep the letters？Do you think he wanted me to find them when it was too late？Anyway he's dead now，so I can't ask him．All I can say is I'm sorry．Sorry for what my father did，sorry that you never heard from me and sorry for …everything．
I hope that at least this letter reaches you．Of course，I'll understand if you don't want to write back to me，but if you don't do，I am still Magan Jenkins，and I will live at the same adress．
Best wishes，
Megan
Hum read the letter again．Everything with Megan came back to him．He had never forgotten her．He couldn't．Every day he looked at her face on the wall．He had a drawing of her．It had traveled everywhere with him．But to hear from her again …
"Are you all right，Dad？"asked Mike，coming into the room．
（Adapted from Two Lives by Helen Naylor）
42．Why did Hum turn to the end of the letter before he finished the rest of it？
A．Because he was not interested in the beginning
B．Because he didn't like to read letters from Megan
C．Because he wanted to finish reading it in a short time
D．Because he wanted to know whom the letter was from
43．Megan failed to read Hum's letters because ．
A．her father kept them
B．they were lost on the way
C．she moved to another city
D．he didn't post them at all
44．Which of the following sentences can be put in the ？
A．Sorry，it's my fault
B．Look up here
C．No，he was forgotten you
D．Yes，here are the ones from him
45．What can we infer from the passage？
A．Hum had never got married all these years．
B．Megan was still living with her father in Canada．
C．Megan was sure that Hum would receive her letter．
D．Megan still loved Hum and felt sorry for what had happened．
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