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Famous Museums
| Name | The Palace Museum | British Museum | New York Museum |
| Country | China | The UK | The USA |
| Address | Chang’an Street | New Oxford Street, London | Chestnut Street, New York |
| Feature | The largest ancient palace buildings with many kinds of collections in China | One of the largest museums with collections of any time and any area in the world | America’s largest museum on American history |
| Ticket | ￥60 ( Spring＆ Summer) ￥40 (Autumn ＆Winter) | Free | Monday free |
1. As one of the largest museums in the world, British museum is in _______ .
A. Beijing B. London
C. New York D. The USA
2. New York Museum is America’s largest museum on American__________.
A. area B. history
C. collections D. buildings
3.The Palace Museum which is in the center of Beijing, is also called “Forbidden City(紫禁城)” in China. It lies in __________.
A. Chang’an Street B. New Oxford Street
C. Beiling D. Chestnut Street
4.According to the form, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections, you can visit ____ at most.
A. one museum B. two museums
C. three museums D. fore museums
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?
A. Each ticket for the Palace Museum costs the same in the whole year.
B. You don’t have to pay for tickets if you visit New York Museum on Monday.
C. British Museum lies in Chestnut street, London.
D.New York Museum is the largest in the world.
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Gabriel Garqacia Marquez , who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, passed away at the age of 86 on April 17, 2014. The world paused (停顿) to remember the cultural giant.
Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20th- century literature.” Garcia Marquez wrote in a style called “ magical realism(魔幻现实主义).” In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But meanwhile , magical things happen to them.
Garcia Marquez is best known for his 1967 novel, One hundred years of Solitude （《百年孤独》）, which has sold about 50 million copies. It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world- of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years. The story is a metaphor(暗喻)for the development of Colombia since the 19 century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Marquez wrote about “the essence(本质) of the Latin American beings.”
1.Garcia Marquez was born in _________.
A. 1914 B.1928 C.1967 D.1982
2.We can know from paragraph 2 that Garcia Marquez __________.
A. was born in Mexico City.
B. spent most of his abult life in Colombia.
C. had a writing style called “magical realism.”
D. was famous but lived a simple daily life.
3.The underlined word “ isolated “ means _________.
A.隔绝的 B. 安逸的
C. 喧嚣的 D.繁华的
4.Which of the following is NOT true about Garcia Marquez？
A. He was the writer of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.
B. His novel One Hundred yearsof Solitude was a great success.
C. He was widely known as “ a giant of 20th- century literature.”
D. Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City.
5. The writer quotes （引用）from the President to __________.
A. Praise Garcia Marquez for his achievement.
B. show the deep sadness of the President.
C. explain the writing style of Garcia Marquez.
D. describe the character of Garcia Marquez.
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Do you want to know how and why a fall leaf changes color? We first have to understand what leaves are and what they do.
Leaves are the world’s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take CO2 from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and CO2 into glucose(葡萄糖), a kind of sugar. Plants use it as food for energy and growing.
A chemical called “chlorophyll” in the leaves gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.
During winter, there is not enough sunlight or water. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories. As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves.
The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples, sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn the glucose in the leaves into a red colour. And we can enjoy the beautiful red leaves during autumn.
1.Which should be in the box?
A.air B. sugar C. water D. wind
2.The underlined word “chlorophyll” means __________.
叶绿素 B. 脂肪 C.蛋白质 D.淀粉
3.The leaves turn yellow because they are short of(缺少) __________.
A. water and CO2
B. glucose and energy
C. sunlight and water
D. sunlight and CO2
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.When autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter.
B.During winter trees live on the food they store in summer.
C.During winter some of yellow and orange colors are still in the leaves.
D.Trees begin to stop making food in summer.
5.This passage tells us_____________.
A.the plants can grow well only with the sunlight
B.there are all kinds of plants on the earth
C.not all the colors of the leaves are from chlorophyll
D.maple leaves change the color as other trees
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阅读表达(10分)
In the Renaissance Period (文艺复兴时期) (1500-1650), people became interested in higher education. They wanted to learn the ancient languages such as Greek and Latin- languages that were used in the old times, and study mathematics, science, and so on. Many universities were set up during the 16th century.
University education was a privilege (特权) of the rich. Girls were not allowed to attend and poor people could not afford to go. A member of a wealthy family could attend university at the age of ten. He might study in different universities and since the teaching was all done in Latin, it didn’t matter which country he studied in. It was not unusual for a young boy study one year in Italy and another in France without speaking either French or Italian.
It was possible in the 16th century to complete university without learning how to read or write. Since books were handwritten, there was not enough to give one to each student. Often, only the teacher had a book. He would read to the students who would memorize what he said. Tests were oral, not written, In fact, many students finished school without ever writing a word.
For the not so wealthy, grammar schools were built in towns. They learned basic grammar and mathematics, and took part in Bible study. At home, girls learned washing, cooking, dancing, and how to take care of their family. Poor children rarely attended school.
The Renaissance was a time when learners did not simply accept what they were old. They did scientific experiments themselves to search for answers to the mysteries of the space. Copernicus calculated that the earth turned around the sun but was afraid to publish his works for fear that the Church would punish him. Galileo(伽利略) later supported this. The watch, the telescope and some others were some inventions of this period.
1.What did people become interested in during the Renaissance Period?
______________________________________________________________.
2.Were the rich allowed to attend university at the age of ten?
_______________________________________________________________.
3.Only the teacher had a book in the 16th century, why?
_______________________________________________________________.
4.What did girls learn at home?
________________________________________________________________.
5.Who later supported the opinion that the earth turned around the sun?
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