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Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.
Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite. It came out in 1952. The main character in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn’t get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty boat. But the old man believes himself. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up.
1.Hemingway’s father was a fan of .
A. books B. sports C. music D. Art
2.The Old Man and the Sea was published(出版) in .
A. 1852 B. 1899 C. 1952 D. 1989
3.The old man doesn’t get fish until the day.
A. fifteenth B. eightieth
C. eighty-fourth D.eighty-fifth
4.What does the old man do when he can’t get a fish?
A. He has to look for food somewhere else.
B. He doesn’t give up fishing.
C. He doesn’t fish any more.
D.He has nothing to do.
5.What can we learn from the old man?
A. When we are in trouble, we should not give up
B. When we want to fish, we can get a big fish.
C. We can do everything well because we are young.
D.We can live a better life if we like fishing.
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The new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is warmly welcomed by the children in China. It sells well across China. You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there.
Why is the book so attractive to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world. I can not help asking: where is our own Harry Potter?
China has a long history and colorful culture. With a large market of teenagers, China published (出版) many popular books among children.
However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones?
Firstly, quite a number of children's books are focused on teaching, and they have little interest value. Reading them, children often have a feeling of being "educated". Certainly, they don't like them. Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same. One knows the ending as early as in the beginning. Finally, the writers seldom think about children's needs. First-class Reading for children should be interesting, and written in their language.
1.About the present Chinese children's books, which is NOT right?
A. They have little interest value.
B. Our writers seldom know children’s needs.
C. Most of them are the same.
D. They are better than foreign ones.
2.Harry Potter is so popular because _____.
A. it's the same as Chinese books
B. it can lead children into a wonderful world
C. it's not written in children's language
D. it's advertised more often on TV or posters
3.The underlined phrase "First-class" means _____.
A. very simple B. low level
C. really good D. extra difficult
4."Where is our own Harry Potter?" refers to _____.
A. the writer can't find any books for children
B. Chinese parents should buy Harry Potter for their children
C. our children should learn from Harry Potter
D. Chinese writers should write better books for children
5.The passage mainly tells us _____.
A. ways to read books
B. our children need another magic boy
C. ways to choose books
D. our children need more better books
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During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball.
Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA.
One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something.
It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The "birth of basketball" is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special "basketballs" through nets.
Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the games in Berlin.
1.Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?
A. Teach P.E in school.
B. Write some books.
C. Work at hospital.
D. Take part in the Olympic Games.
2.In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?
A. Summer. B. Winter.
C. Spring. D. Autumn.
3.Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?
A. It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball.
B. It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born.
C. It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game.
D. It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played.
4. At the time of Dr Naismith's death, which of the following was true?
A. Basketball was already a worldwide game.
B. Basketball was played with 9 players on each side.
C. Basketball was an Olympic sport.
D. Basketball was still played using footballs.
5.What would be the best title for this story?
A. History of Basketball B. How Basketball Has Changed
C. Father of Basketball D. Happy Birthday, Basketball
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Our sun is a star, and nine worlds (天体) move round it. Worlds like these are planets. But there are other stars, other suns, not only thousands of them, but millions of them. Do different stars have planets? We can see the planets round our own sun. but we haven’t been anymore. The stars are too far away from us. Stars give out light, but the planets don’t have any light of their own. So we can’t see them. They are too far, and too dark. Still, we can tell that some stars have planets. While a big planet goes round, it pulls its star to one side. And sometimes we can see this. Then we know that the star has a planet. For example, Barnard’s Star is a small red star. And it is the quickest star in the universe. But sometimes it moves slower, and then quicker again. We have known Bernard’s Star for many years, and now we are sure it has a planet.
1.A star is a large body in the universe. It _________.
A. moves round our sun B. has light of its own
C. can also be called a sun D. both B and C
2.Which of the following is not true?
A. The earth is one of the sun’s world’s
B. There are millions of suns in the universe
C. The worlds are very bright
D. some stars have planets
3.We can see the planets round our sun. But we can’t see ________.
A. nine worlds in the universe
B. the planets round other stars
C. the satellites round the earth
D. other stars
4.Barnard’s Star moves more quickly than ________.
A. most stars B. any other star
C. its planet D. the planets round the sun
5.How can people know that there is a planet round Barnard’s Star?
A. Sometimes they see that the planet pulls the star to one side and makes it move slower.
B. The planet is shining
C. The planet is next to our earth.
D. The planet is a red one.
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Courage (勇气) is the ability to be brave in various situation in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident of your success. If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. With courage, you mak look someone in the eye who you have wronged and say “I am sorry”: you may still smile even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.
How can we build up our courage?
Believe you will be successful. Take chances and know that you have your own talents. Besides, your family and friends are always there for you.
Exercise your courage. It can be compared to a muscle (肌肉). The more we use it, the stronger courage gets.
Know that giving up is not a choice. It’s much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong.
Fight to control your fear. Courageous people may still be afraid, but the difference is that they can control their fear.
They don’t let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don’t go on.
Get courage by reading inspiring stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of.
1.What is courage?
2.What will you do in face of difficulty or danger if you don’t have courage?
3.How can courage become stronger?
4.What is the difference between courageous people and others?
5.How can we build up our courage?（回答一个方面即可）
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The 30th Olympic host (主办) city, London, is opening its arms to the world. It's the capital city of the UK and one of the business centers in the world. It has a history of more than about 2000 years.
Many places of London were once villages. Today, London is a growing city with about 7 million people. They came from all parts of the world. Their ways of life are not the same but harmonious (和谐的). Their favorite food is pie and mashed potato. The symbol of London is a red double-deck (双层) bus. It came to London in 1956 and was in use there until 2005. Now it only runs on two main streets in the center of London. Let's look forward to London's wonderful show next year!
| The 1._____ city of the UK | The 30th Olympic host city |
| The history of London | 2._____ 2000 years |
| The3._____ of London | About 7 million |
| The ways of life | 4.______ but harmonious |
| The 5._____ of London | A red double-deck bus |
