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On June 21, 1982, Prince (王子) William, the future King of England, was born. Since then, he has won all the hearts of the public.
When he was very small, he got a number of nicknames (绰号)：King Tot, Willys, Billy, and William the Terrible！He was often found climbing into wastebaskets, trying to flush (冲刷) Dad’s shoes down the toilet (厕所) and pressing buttons, which often made alarm ring！
Prince William has a lot of rules to follow：no drinking in public, no smoking or taking drugs, no kissing girls in public. William was especially close to Diana. However, he has been brave beyond his years since his mother’s sudden death because of the car accident.
Prince William’s fans are growing in number every day. He got more than 12, 000 fan letters a week. When he made a trip to Canada, thousands of girls went frenetic and screamed, “William, will you marry me?” His favorite drink is coke and his favorite foods are burgers, fries, pizza, and chocolate. William also loves to search the World Wide Web. So next time when you’re online, you might be chatting with the future King of England.
Want to write to him? Here it is：
HRH Prince William
Kensington Palace Kensington, London W8 4PN Great Britain
1.William’s mother died when he was_____. .
A. 13 B. 20 C. 19 D. 15
2.What does the underlined word “frenetic” mean?
A. Angry. B.Excited. C. Stupid. D. Comfortable.
3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Prince William loves his mother very much.
B. Prince William likes western food.
C. Prince William has two brothers.
D. Prince William loves to use the computer.
4.Where can you probably see the article?
A. In a magazine B. In a textbook C. In a sports report D. On TV
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Michael Jackson _____as “King of Pop” was announced dead on June 25th,
____ the world.
| A．regarded; surprising | B．who regarded; surprising |
| C．regarded; surprised | D．was regarded; surprising |
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On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before, though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”
1.The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because________.
A. he asked to see the manager
B. he entered the hall with a bike
C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests
D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him
2.Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, ________ .
A. China, India, and Pakistan B. India, China, and Pakistan
C. Pakistan, China, and India D. China, Pakistan, and India
3.What made Friedlander want to come to China?
A. The stories about Marco Polo. B. The famous sights in Xi’an .
C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .、
4.Friedlander can be said to be ________.
A. clever B. friendly C. hardworking D. strong—minded
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On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”
Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.
When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.
1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be .
A. An American Achieving His Aims B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an
C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. The Kingdom of Bicycles
2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because _______
A. he asked to see the manager
B. the manager had to know about all foreign guests
C. he entered the hall with a bike
D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him
3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order____ .
A. China, India, and Pakistan B. India, China, and Pakistan
C. Pakistan, China, and India D. China, Pakistan, and India
4.What made Friedlander want to come to China?
A. His childhood dreams about bicycles .
B. The famous sights in Xi’an .
C. His interest in Chinese silk.
D. The stories about Marco Polo
5.Friedlander can be said to be ____ .
A. strong—minded B. friendly C. hardworking D. clever
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Frederick William Ⅰ, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined 1. his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an 2.(amaze) history. This gift was the Amber Room, 3. was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber which 4.(select) had a beautiful yellowbrown color like honey. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. It was also a treasure 5.(decorate) with gold and jewels, which took the country’s best artists about ten years 6.(make).
In fact, the room was not made to be a gift. It was designed for the palace of Frederick Ⅰ. 7., the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to 8. the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. 9. return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room became part of the Czar’s winter palace in St Petersburg. About four meters long, the room served as a small reception hall for important 10.(visit).
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The next king of Prussia, Fretrick WilliamⅠ, ________ the Amber Room belonged, decided not to keep it.
| A．to which | B．to whom | C．in which | D．in whom |
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Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, 1.____________ that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have 2.______________. This gift was the Amber room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber 3.___________ had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. The design of the room was 4.___________ popular in those days. It was also a treasure5.________, which took the country’s artists about ten years to make.
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Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, ____31____ that his great gift to the Russian people would have such a strange history. This was the Amber Room, ___32___was given this name because almost seven __33__tons of amber were used to make it. Amber has a beautiful yellow-brown colour. Although it __34__as hard as stone, it easily melt when __35__. Once it is heated, the amber can become any shape. The design for the __36___was __37__ the fancy style popular in those days. The Amber Room was also made with gold and jewels. It ___38__a team of the country’s best artists ten years to make it. Everyone agreed that it was the best and biggest __39___of amber art ever made. ___40___, in 1941 the Nazi German army stole it.
31. A. could never imagined B. imagined
C. could have imagined D. could never have imagined
32. A. which B. that C. / D. who
33. A. thousands of B. thousand of C. thousand D. thousands
34. A. feel B. feels C. felt D. has felt
35. A. heat B. heated C. it was heated D. it has heated
36. A. room B. house C. amber D. thing
37. A. of B. to C. for D. in
38. A. spent B. cost C. took D. costs
39. A .job B. work C. works D. gift
40. A. Therefore B. However C. but D. Moreover
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1.Frederick William I，the King of Prussia , could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an ________ history .
2.About four meters long, the room served as a small ________ hall for important visitors .
3.There are two main sets of Games-the Winter and Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a ________ basis.
4.She said, “I don’t want to set down a ________ of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty.”
5.Then ________ between about AD 800 and 1150, English became less like German because those who ruled England spoken first Danish and later French.
6.Wang Wei soon got them interested in ________ too.
7.People began to wonder how long the ________ would last.
8.But I was happy to help because I knew it would help us achieve our dream of making black and white people ________.
9.Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be ________as competitors.
10.It’s a great ________ but also a great honour to be chosen.
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Many people watched the lift-off of the space shuttle Columbia on March 21, 1982. But none watched more closely than eighteen-year-old Ted, as Ted’s insects were on board the shuttle.
The Shuttle Student Involvement Program invited students to make a science experiment. The experiment would be done by astronauts on the space shuttle.
Ted had always been interested in space and flight. Insect flight especially interested him. Ted noticed that insects need gravity to take off and land. They need gravity to fly in a straight line. But in space, there is no gravity. Could insects fly in zero gravity? That is what Ted wanted to find out.
Ted made an experiment called “Insect in Flight Motion Study”. He entered his experiment and soon news came that it was a winner.
A large team of scientists and engineers helped Ted get his experiment ready to fly. There were many questions to be answered first. What kind of insects would Ted use in his experiment? The insects would have to be strong enough to live on the shuttle for nine days without much food. What kind of container would hold the insects? Would the insects die during the shuttle flight?
After months of hard work, the “insectronauts” were chosen. A group of moths, flies, and honeybees were put into a special box and put onto the space shuttle. When Columbia flew into space, it was carrying insect passengers.
On March 24, astronauts Gordon Fullerton and Jack Lousma took out the box that held the insects. They began filming the insects with a special video camera.
When the space shuttle landed Ted was able to watch the video film of insects. Just as he thought, most of the insects did have trouble flying in zero gravity. The flies did well. But the moths’ flight seemed “uncontrolled”. They would often just hang in the air. The bees had the most trouble. They couldn’t fly at all! The film showed bees spinning around in all directions. Others were just floating about in the box.
Ted learned the answer to his question about insects’ flight in zero gravity. But he also learned a lot more. He learned about the hard work needed in making a successful experiment.
1.What does the underlined sentence “it was a winner” mean?
A．Ted could fly in space. B．Ted won a prize.
C．Ted’s experiment was accepted. D．Ted won in a race.
2.What did Ted want to find out?
A．Whether the insects could fly in space.
B．Whether the insects could fly in a straight line.
C．Whether the insects could land after flying for a while.
D．Whether the insects could take off after resting for a while.
3.Of the three kinds of insects sent into space, which one flew worst in zero gravity?
A．The flies. B．The honeybees. C．The insects. D．The moths.
4.Who did the experiment?
A．Ted himself.
B．Ted’s friend.
C．A large team of scientists and engineers.
D．Two astronauts on the space shuttle.
5.How did Ted learn the answer to his question about insects’ flight in zero gravity?
A．By asking the scientists and engineers.
B．By studying a book written by the astronauts.
C．By going into space and watching the insects’ flight himself.
D．By watching the video film made by the astronauts.