Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy...

Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. He was the oldest of five children in a worker’s family. He enjoyed going to the sea when he was a young boy.

He heard that there was a lot of gold and other valuable things in East India. He wanted to find a short way to get to the Indies by ship. On August 3, 1492, he sailed toward the west from Palos, Spain with three ships. After many days, the sailors had covered a long distance on the sea and were ready to turn around for home when they saw land, an island Columbus named San Salvador. He thought he had found the Indies and called the people he saw there “Indians”. When they got to Cuba, he thought he was in Japan. The world was a lot larger than he thought.

In his life, he made four trips across the ocean. His 13-year-old son, Ferdinand, went with him during the last time. He returned to Spain in 1504. Columbus did not become rich as he had hoped. At the end of his life he only had a pension(退休金) the king and the queen had given him because he was the first to reach the New World. He died in 1506, still believing that he had found a new route to East India and that he had reached Asia.

Columbus didn’t get to school very much, but he learned to read and write Spanish during his travels. He also taught himself Latin because all the geography books were written in Latin. He is remembered by all not only for the New World he discovered, but also for the way he led for other explorers.

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Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa， Italy. He was the oldest of five children in a worker’s family. He enjoyed going to the sea when he was a young boy.

He heard that there was a lot of gold and other valuable things in East India. He wanted to find a short way to get to the Indies by ship. On August 3， 1492， he sailed toward the west from Palos， Spain with three ships. After many days， the sailors had covered a long distance on the sea and were ready to turn around for home when they saw land， an island Columbus named San Salvador. He thought he had found the Indies and called the people he saw there “Indians”. When they got to Cuba， he thought he was in Japan. The world was a lot larger than he thought.

In his life， he made four trips across the ocean. His 13-year-old son， Ferdinand， went with him during the last time. He returned to Spain in 1504. Columbus did not become rich as he had hoped. At the end of his life he only had a pension(退休金) the king and the queen had given him because he was the first to reach the New World. He died in 1506， still believing that he had found a new route to East India and that he had reached Asia.

Columbus didn’t get to school very much， but he learned to read and write Spanish during his travels. He also taught himself Latin because all the geography books were written in Latin. He is remembered by all not only for the New World he discovered， but also for the way he led for other explorers.

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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, especial 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 Marcos 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!”

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Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started to act in TV shows and films while he was still in college. He made many successful films and TV shows but he is most famous for his Superman films.

Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back. The doctors did not expect him to live. However, he made amazing progress. At first, he couldn’t breathe without a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would never walk again but he started a new life with great courage.

The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries. He made speeches all over the USA about his experiences. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.

From their home, Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident．

Could you say something about your life after the accident?

"Four days after the accident, I came to understand my situation. The doctors said I was not going to pull through. Those days were terrible. But my wife Dana said, “You are still you and I love you. Be confident in yourself.” And that saved my life. Since that moment I have never thought of giving up."

What do you think of your family?

"Great! Dana is so wonderful．We have always got on really well．My parents often quarreled with each other when I was young．But they've got closer since the accident．"

How do you spend your time?

"I spend most of my time on charity work to improve the life for all disabled people．I think they need my help. With the progress of new medical research, I'm confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day. So you can see I'm far too busy to think of giving up!"

Christopher Reeve died on October 10, 2004. But people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero．

1.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A．Christopher’s riding accident　　 B．Christopher’s marriage

C．Christopher’s death　　　　　　　　　 D. Christopher’s films

2.Reeve made a lot of public speeches in order to____________.

A. make more money

B. draw people’s attention to his films

C. prove he was a superman

D. encourage people to be strong in life

3. Whom was Reeve most thankful to?

A. His parents　　　　 B. The film company

C. His wife　　 　　　　 D. The doctors

4.By saying "I'm far too busy to think of giving up!", Reeve means _______．

A．so far he has been busy thinking of giving up

B．he’s so busy that he has no time to think of giving up

C．he’s too busy that he begins to think about giving up

D．he has never thought of giving up walking far

5.Which of the following words can best describe Reeve?

A. Brave　　　　 B. Crazy　　　　　 C. Humorous　　　　 D. Careful

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Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started to act in TV shows and films while he was still in college. He made many successful films and TV shows but he is most famous for his Superman films.

Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back. The doctors did not expect him to live. However, he made amazing progress. At first, he couldn’t breathe without a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would never walk again but he started a new life with great courage.

The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries. He made speeches all over the USA about his experiences. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.

From their home, Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident．

Could you say something about your life after the accident?

"Four days after the accident, I came to understand my situation. The doctors said I was not going to pull through. Those days were terrible. But my wife Dana said, “You are still you and I love you. Be confident in yourself.” And that saved my life. Since that moment I have never thought of giving up."

What do you think of your family?

"Great! Dana is so wonderful．We have always got on really well．My parents often quarreled with each other when I was young．But they've got closer since the accident．"

How do you spend your time?

"I spend most of my time on charity work to improve the life for all disabled people．I think they need my help. With the progress of new medical research, I'm confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day. So you can see I'm far too busy to think of giving up!"

Christopher Reeve died on October 10, 2004. But people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero．

1.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A．Christopher’s riding accident

B．Christopher’s marriage

C．Christopher’s death

D. Christopher’s films

2.Reeve made a lot of public speeches in order to____________.

A. make more money

B. draw people’s attention to his films

C. prove he was a superman

D. encourage people to be strong in life

3. Whom was Reeve most thankful to?

A. His parents　　　　 B. The film company

C. His wife　　 　　　　 D. The doctors

4.By saying "I'm far too busy to think of giving up!", Reeve means _______．

A．so far he has been busy thinking of giving up

B．he’s so busy that he has no time to think of giving up

C．he’s too busy that he begins to think about giving up

D．he has never thought of giving up walking far

5.Which of the following words can best describe Reeve?

A. Brave　　　　 B. Crazy　　　　　 C. Humorous　　　　 D. Careful

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________ made kung fu popular in the west. He is my hero.

A. Christopher Columbus  B. Bruce Lee  C. Pelé   D. Elvis Presley

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Christopher Columbus is famous because he found something he wasn't looking for.

In 1492, Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in order to reach India. What he found was something far different. He found the New World. How did this come about? It all started in Italy.

Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa in 1451. His family didn't have a lot of money, and Christopher wasn't an only child. He didn't have much of an education until he was much older. Instead, he went to sea. He sailed around the Mediterranean(地中海) and as far north as England and Ireland.

During his travels, Columbus heard the reports of land to the west of the Madeira and Azores Islands. They were in the Atlantic Ocean west of Portugal. He wanted to know more and got maps and books on geography.

Marco Polo said that Japan was only 1,500 miles east of China. As a result, Columbus thought that Japan was only 3,000 miles west of Portugal. And 3,000 miles was a distance that ships could travel in those days.

So, Columbus decided that he wanted to get to the East by going west. He thought that if he sailed far enough west, he would sail around the world enough to reach the East. Based on his calculations(计算), Japan was only 3,000 miles away, after all.

1.Where did Columbus want to go when he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

A. America.　　 B. India.　　 C. Japan.　　 D. China.

2.Which of the following is true according to the third paragraph?

A. There were many people in Columbus' family.

B. Columbus was an only boy of his parents.

C. Columbus did well in school when he was young.

D. Columbus once traveled to Ireland.

3.During his travels, Columbus was interested in 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. geography　　 B. physics　　 C. chemistry　　 D. history

4.We can infer from the passage that 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. Columbus had a dream to visit America

B. Marco Polo was a great traveler from Portugal

C. Columbus had the idea that earth was round

D. nobody believed Columbus could reach China

5.The passage is mainly about 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. Columbus's childhood　　 B. the reports of Azores Islands

C. how Columbus began his sail　　 D. what Marco Polo said in his book

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Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254. When he was 17, he travelled across Europe and Asia 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 Polo was young, he was very clever and could speak some foreign languages. The Emperor was impressed by him. He asked Marco Polo to serve in his court (宫廷) and sent him to do many important tasks across the country.

Marco Polo was amazed by the beautiful China. He was impressed by Beijing and the Emperor’s Palace, especially the Summer Palace which he described as “The greatest palace that ever was...” The walls were covered with gold and silver and the hall was so large that it could easily seat 6,000 people for dinner.

There were inventions and developments in China which were not used in Europe at that time. He was puzzled (困惑的) by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat. The black stones were coal, but Marco Polo had never seen coal before!

In 1295, after 17 years of service to the Emperor, Marco Polo returned to Italy. He was then a very wealthy man. A writer wrote down the stories that Marco Polo told him in a book called The Travels of Marco Polo.

Although people enjoyed reading the book, many of them thought that Marco Polo’s stories about China were too fantastic to be true. But Marco Polo always stood by his tales. Just before he died in 1324, Marco Polo was asked the question, “Were they all true?” And this was his answer, “I have only told half of what I saw!”

1.Marco Polo and his father went to China to ____________.

A.go on a trip B.be asked as guests C.do business D.study Chinese

2.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A.How beautiful China was. B.How developed China was.

C.How big China was. D.How strong China was.

3.We can learn from the passage that __________.

A.Marco Polo used two examples to describe Chinese developments

B.Only a few people didn’t believe what Marco Polo said

C.The Emperor forced Marco Polo to serve him

D.Marco Polo was 70 years old when he died

4.Where can we probably read the passage?

A.From a poster. B.From a guide book.

C.From a fairy tale. D.From a biography (人物传记).

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Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254. When he was 17, he traveled 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. 1.. 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. 2. . 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.

3. . 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. 4.. 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.5.. 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!”

A Marco was also attracted (吸引) by the inventions and developments in China which couldn’t be found in Europe at that time.

B. Marco was very clever and could speak four languages.

C. However, Marco always stood by his tales.

D. Marco was amazed by how beautiful China was.

E. He was a very wealthy man then.

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Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy. He is best known as an artist today. One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa. However, Leonardo had many other natural abilities. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern day life. Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for wars. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war many years later.

By watching the way birds fly, Leonardo tried to find out the secret of flying. Among his sketches(素描) we can see several objects. We consider them as modern flying machines. Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. He developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.

Leonardo was a strange man. He didn't eat any meat, which was unusual in those times. He never published his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.

We have very little of his work today. Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. He left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. No one in his life time knew how great Leonardo was. We now believe, however, that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.

1.According to the passage, Leonardo was not only an artist but also　　　　 .

A. a musician B. an inventor

C. a writer D. an engineer

2.What was Leonardo's most special invention.

A. The mirror writing B. The cutting machine

C. The machine gun D. The flying machine

3.Which of the following statements is true about Leonardo?

A. He usually wrote in a mirror. B. He didn't eat any meat.

C. He liked to publish his discoveries. D. He enjoyed drawing flying machines.

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To let us know more about Leonardo. B. To introduce Leonardo's great inventions

C. To discuss Leonardo's famous paintings. D. To introduce a great artist to us.

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