Even thousands of years before the “selfie(自拍...

Even thousands of years before the “selfie(自拍)” was invented, people were concerned with the image of themselves they presented to the world. The rulers of ancient Egypt had artists carve portraits of them to decorate their tombs and preserve their images even after death.

King Tutankhamen lived more than 3,000 years ago. He ruled ancient Egypt for 10 years, until his death at age 19. “King Tut” remained practically unknown in the modern world until 1922, when scientists discovered his tomb, buried and forgotten for centuries. The treasures inside gave the world the first detailed picture of ancient Egyptian life.

The ancient Egyptians worshipped(崇拜) many gods. They also believed that all people had a life spirit, called “ka” that needed a place to live after the body died. Tombs inside huge pyramids protected the pharaohs'(法老) ka. The ka could also exist in portrait sculptures like the one of a seated Hatshepsut. The wife of a pharaoh, Hatshepsut took on the role of king after her husband died. Carved from limestone, this Life-size sculpture shows the life force of Hatshepsut's ka. The artist suggests Hatshepsut's strength by placing her feet firmly on the ground and resting her hands on her knees in a firm, powerful pose.

Viewers are meant to look at the sculpture of Hatshepsut from a frontal angle only. But artist Thutmose created his portrait of Queen Nefertiti as a sculpture in the round, meaning viewers should observe it from many points of view. The work is a highly realistic portrait of a queen who ruled beside her husband, a pharaoh. Painted with delicate(精细的) features, the impressive colors in her portrait resemble the makeup Nefertiti probably wore in life.

Long before any of these portraits were created, a huge creature with a lion's body and a human head stood guarding in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. No one knows who created the Great Sphinx, or why, but it is said to resemble an early pharaoh. Carved out of solid rock on a larger-than-life scale, it is possibly the oldest and most imposing portrait in the world.

1.The artist presents Hatshepsut's strength mainly through the ________ of the sculpture.

A.gesture B.material

C.color D.size

2.According to the passage, the portrait of Nefertiti was ________.

A.imaginative B.lifelike

C.threatening D.abstract

3.The Great Sphinx might be ________.

A.a king of animals

B.a guard as brave as a lion

C.a portrait of an early pharaoh

D.a creature owned by a pharaoh

4.What's the passage mainly about？

A.The oldest selfie in the world.

B.Some powerful kings in Egypt.

C.Some portraits of kings in some countries.

D.Some portrait sculptures of ancient Egyptian rulers.

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Earlier this year, artist　 Malik was about to post a　 selfie (自拍照）from the Brooklyn Bridge when he had the second thought. He wanted to share something different with his friends and the world.

Malik thought that the social media (媒体）had become impersonal and he wanted to connect with people in a more meaningful way. Therefore, the Reading Project was born. He began leaving piles of his books in famous New York City locations with a card containing simple instructions put inside each one: take a book, read it and share your thoughts with the artist by email.

The piles of books themselves can be seen as works of art, and so is the process (过程）of sharing. Unlike many of the things we share today, he likes to keep the project off social media. To keep the project pure (纯的），he doesn’t even turn around as he walks away once he has left a pile of books. When he has left them behind, he prefers email to be the only way that he learns what happens to them. The project has now taken him — and his books — all over the world, including London.

“I hope people pick them up and I also hope they read them and let me know their feelings on them. And even if they don't let me know, I just hope they will read the books，” Malik said.

He has received thousands of messages from people in more than 30 countries all over the world. For Malik, kooks are meaningless and lifeless if they gather dust(灰尘）on a shelf and are never read again. He intends to carry on with the project for some time，with a plan to visit Brazil and then decides whether he will continue it or not.

Most of all, lie loves the connection the books give him with strangers across the world， which is something that oilier posts could never achieve,

1.What hit Malik when he intended to post a　 selfie?

A.His selfie being not very attractive for a long time.

B.That social media made people close to each other.

C.His thoughts that it should be shared with more people.

D.That a new way could be used to connect with the world,

2.Why does Malik prefer others to connect with him by email?

A.He isn’t good at talking with people face to face.

B.It is a quick way to know what happens.

C.He doesn't want to be troubles by social media.

D.He thinks people needn’t know the process of sharing.

3.What can we infer about Malik's project from the text?

A.It won’t last long for a lack of books.

B.It was first started on Brooklyn Bridge.

C.It has improved the relation among strangers.

D.It has proved to be helpful to connect with others.

4.What is the best title for this text?

A.Read Books Offered by Malik

B.Connecting with Strangers by Sharing Books

C.Change the Relationship with Strangers

D.Make Meaningless Books Meaningful

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The next time your friends roll their eyes when you’re snapping a selfie (自拍照) or taking a photo of your dessert, tell them that photographing everyday things can actually make people happier.

In a study of more than 2,000 people, researchers found that people who took photos of their experiences, whether they were walking through a museum or going on a city bus tour, had a better time overall compared with those who didn’t.

During each of the study’s nine experiments, people were asked to either take photos or give up photography during an everyday activity, such as eating a meal. In nearly every experiment, the group that took photos showed higher levels of enjoyment.

The finding might not sound terribly surprising. After all, Facebook members upload about 2 billion photos daily, and Instagram users upload about 80 million photos every day. But some people argue that taking photographs can distract (分散注意力) themselves from enjoying an experience while it’s happening.

The new research shows that it isn’t the case and that photography does increase a person’s enjoyment, because it increases his or her engagement in the activity. For example, in one experiment, people toured a museum while wearing glasses that tracked their eye movements. The group that took photos spent more time looking at the artifacts than those who didn’t.

However, photos are sometimes a drag. For instance, if the camera is difficult to carry, it might not bring enjoyment to a person. And in some cases, photography can make situations unpleasant. For example, when people in the study took a virtual safari (游猎) and watched some lions attacking a water buffalo, the people who took photos of the bloody event were reported to have a lower enjoyment of the activity than those who didn’t, the researchers said.

1.Why does taking photos increase enjoyment?

A. People can share their photos on Facebook.　　 B. People have more time to look at the objects to be photographed.

C. Some photos may end up as valuable artifacts.　　 D. Photography gets people more involved in the activity.

2.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Photography sometimes can be dangerous.

B. Photography requires more courage to do.

C. Photography is an unpleasant process.

D. Photography isn’t fun all the time.

3.Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the text?

A. Photography helps you appreciate people around you.

B. Snapping a selfie is a symbol of self-confidence.

C. Taking photos doesn’t ruin your experience.

D. The photo-taking process is a mental choice.

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Sharks have been swimming in the ocean for millions of years. They were on Earth even before dinosaurs! At the top of the world’s ocean’s food chain, sharks help keep the population of other ocean animals in balance. A large drop in the number of sharks can cause serious problems for all ocean animals. Saving sharks makes sense!

Many people are afraid of sharks. But most sharks are harmless. Only a small percentage of sharks are known to attack humans. It adapt(适应) well to new habitats and eat whatever is available. However, today, sharks are in trouble. Nearly one-third of the 400 shark species are in danger of extinction, largely due to over-fishing. Each year, tens of millions of sharks are caught and killed just for their fins(鳍). The fins are used to make shark fin soup.

Humane Society International (HSI) joined with the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots and Shoots program and Beijing Zoo to protect sharks. An exhibit at the zoo, “the Price Behind the Taste-----Protect Sharks. Don’t Eat Shark Fins”, was designed to tell people that shark finning is cruel and unnecessary. It’s hoped that the activity will help put an end to the practice.

Shark fin soup is also eaten in the United States. In fact, the numbers of some shark species in US waters have dropped 90 percent in the last 30 years. To slow the fall, laws against the sale of shark fins have been passed in several states, including Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and California.

1.What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A. Ocean animals are at the top of the food chain.

B. Sharks play an important role in the ocean

C. Sharks are an old species in the ocean.

D. Sharks are being caught and killed.

2.According to paragraph 2, sharks are in trouble because ______.

A. they often attack humans.

B. their food is being polluted.

C. they are being caught for food.

D. their habitat is being destroyed.

3.The underlined part “the practice” in Paragraph 3 refers to _______.

A. shark finning　　　　　 B. shark protection

C. the program of HIS　　 D. the exhibit at Beijing Zoo

4.What do we know from the text?

A. There are 400 shark species in the United States.

B. It’s illegal to eat shark fin soup in the United States.

C. Most sharks are not interested in a human for dinner.

D. Sharks are very particular about their habitats and food

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I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one　 _____was the most important.

It happened last term just after I had got a bad result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence .I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be ___

The speaker walked into the room But he didn’t start talking like a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty yuan note!

“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly,　 ____　 of us in the class held up our hands. The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but　　 ___ nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same question a third time. I didn’t ___ what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note,　 ____ I put my hand up again. After a while, he____　　 the note and started to laugh. ’You have all just told me how to become successful,” he said to us with the note in his hand.

“The note is worth twenty yuan. It is　　 __　 worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter what happens to you, you still have your teeth.’ When I heard those words, I ____　 I　 was worth a lot. I may have done in an exam, but it doesn’t___　 I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!

1.A. classroom　　 B. subject　　 C. class　　 D. school

2.A. comfortable　　 B. successful　　 C. famous　　 D. rich

3.A. both　　 B. neither　　 C. all　　 D. none

4.A. said　　 B. bought　　 C. saw　　 D. wanted

5.A. remember　　 B. understand　　 C. notice　　 D. find

6.A. so　　 B. though　　 C. if　　 D. or

7.A. took out　　 B. threw away　　 C. picked up　　 D. put down

8.A. never　　 B. sometimes　 　　 C. hardly　　 D. always

9.A. realized　　 B. forgot　　 C. dreamed　　 D. decided

10.A. know　　 B. mean　　 C. think　　 D. complain

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I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one _______was the most important.

It happened last term just after I had got a _______ result in an exam. I was sad and had lost _______. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be _______.

The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking like a teacher. _______, he held up a twenty dollars note!

“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly, _______ of us in the class held up our hands. The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the _______ question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but _______ nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same _______ a third time.

I didn’t ________ what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note, ________ I put my hand up again. After a while, he ________ the note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to become successful,” he said to us ________ the note in his hand.

“The note is worth twenty dollars. It is ________ worth twenty dollars, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the________. No matter ________ happens to you, you still have your worth.”

When I heard those words, I was deeply ________. Suddenly, I ________ I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn’t ________ I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in ________, I will be successful!

1.A. classroom　　 B. subject　　 C. class　　 D. school

2.A. same　　 B. good　　 C. lucky　　 D. bad

3.A. shelter　　 B. heart　　 C. face　　 D. concern

4.A. extreme　　 B. successful　　 C. famous　　 D. rich

5.A. Instead　　 B. Exactly　　 C. Otherwise　　 D. Because

6.A. both　　 B. neither　　 C. all　　 D. none

7.A. same　　 B. different　　 C. difficult　　 D. math

8.A. said　　 B. bought　　 C. saw　　 D. wanted

9.A. student　　 B. teacher　　 C. question　　 D. way

10.A. remember　　 B. understand　　 C. notice　　 D. find

11.A. so　　 B. though　　 C. if　　 D. or

12.A. took out　　 B. packed up　　 C. picked up　　 D. put down

13.A. from　　 B. with　　 C. by　　 D. above

14.A. never　　 B. sometimes　　 C. hardly　　 D. always

15.A. exam　　 B. question　　 C. view　　 D. note

16.A. when　　 B. who　　 C. what　　 D. how

17.A. worried　　 B. ruined　　 C. suffered　　 D. moved

18.A. realized　　 B. forgot　　 C. dreamed　　 D. decided

19.A. know　　 B. mean　　 C. think　　 D. vote

20.A. money　　 B. friendship　　 C. violence　　 D. myself

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Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady that her friends thought they must copy everything she did, they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.

At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess（公爵夫人）found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born .

1.This passage mainly discusses　　　　　　　　 .

A. the history of tea drinking in Britain

B. how tea became a popular drink in Britain

C. how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea

D. how tea-time was born

2.Tea became a popular drink in Britain　　　　　　　　 .

A. in the sixteenth century

B. in the seventeenth century

C. in the eighteenth century

D. in the late seventeenth century

3.We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of 　　　　　　　 .

A. a famous French lady

B. the ancient Chinese

C. the upper(上层的) social class

D. people in Holland

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Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea．People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East Indian Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea．Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added．She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few British drink tea without milk.

At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.

67．Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?

A. The British got expensive tea from India.

B. Tea reached Britain from Holland.

C．The British were the first people in Europe who drank tea.

D．It was not until the 17th century that the British had tea.

68．Tea became a popular drink in Britain_____________.

A．in eighteenth century           B．in sixteenth century

C．in seventeenth century      D．in the late seventeenth century

69．People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because_____________.

A．it tasted like milk

B．it tasted more pleasant

C．it became a popular drink

D．Madame de Sevigne was such a lady with great social influence that people tried

to copy the way she drank tea

70．We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly

due to the influence of　________.

A．a famous French lady             B．the ancient Chinese

C．the upper social class            D．people in Holland

71．What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The history of tea drinking in Britain     B．How tea became a popular drink in Britain

C．How the British got the habit of drinking tea   D．How tea-time was born

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Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea．People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea．Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added．She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.

At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.

1.Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?

2.This passage mainly discusses_____________.

3.Tea became a popular drink in Britain_____________.

4.People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because_____________.

5.We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly

due to the influence of  ________.

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Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea．People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East Indian Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea．Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added．She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few British drink tea without milk.

At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.

1.Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?

A. The British got expensive tea from India.

B. Tea reached Britain from Holland.

C．The British were the first people in Europe who drank tea.

D．It was not until the 17th century that the British had tea.

2.Tea became a popular drink in Britain_____________.

A．in eighteenth century      B．in sixteenth century

C．in seventeenth century      D．in the late seventeenth century

3.People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because_____________.

A．it tasted like milk

B．it tasted more pleasant

C．it became a popular drink

D．Madame de Sevigne was such a lady with great social influence that people tried

to copy the way she drank tea

4.We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly

due to the influence of　________.

A．a famous French lady        B．the ancient Chinese

C．the upper social class      D．people in Holland

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The history of tea drinking in Britain     B．How tea became a popular drink in Britain

C．How the British got the habit of drinking tea   D．How tea-time was born

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