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It was 1504 Columbus was making another trip to the New World. Columbus and his men needed fresh water and food after three months at sea. They saw an island. On the island there were unfriendly Indians who did not give them food. Columbus and his men were afraid of the Indians, but he had a clever idea. He used the body language to tell the Indians about his mysterious (神秘的) power to turn off the light in the sky. He knew about a lunar eclipse (月蚀) the next night because the information was in his almanac (天文历书). Columbus told the Indians,“Tomorrow night I will turn off the light of the moon in the sky. ”But they did not believe him. When the eclipse (月蚀) began the next night, the Indians became very frightened. The Indians begged Columbus to turn on the light again, and they quickly gave him all the food and fresh water he wanted. Immediately Columbus and his men hurried back to the ship and sailed away in the moonless night.

1.Columbus and his men stopped at the island because__________.

A.they wanted to meet the Indians there.

B.they hoped to get some food and fresh water.

C.they had never been there before.

D.they had planned to visit it.

2.The Indians __________ Columbus and his men.

A.were glad to see B.were kind to

C.welcomed D.were not kind to

3.Columbus __________ to tell the Indians that he had mysterious power.

A.used movements of hands and expressions in his face

B.spoke in the language of the Indians.

C.drew a lot of maps.

D.wrote in the language of the Indians.

4.“The light in the sky” here means__________.

A.the sun B.the moon

C.the stars D.the daylight

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It was 1504,and Columbus was making another trip to the New World. Columbus and his men needed fresh water and food after three months at sea. They saw an island and went on shore. On the island there were unfriendly Indians who refused to give food to them. Columbus’ men were afraid of the Indians, but he had a clever plan. He used sign language to tell the Indians about his mysterious (神秘的) power to turn off the light in the sky. He knew about a lunar eclipse (月蚀) the next night because the information was in his almanac (天文历书). Columbus told the Indians, “ Tomorrow night I’ll turn off the light in the sky.” But they didn’t believe him . When the eclipse began the next night ,the Indians became very frightened . They begged Columbus to turn on the light again , and they quickly gave him all the food and water he wanted. Immediately Columbus and his men hurried back to the ship and sailed away in the moonless night.

1.Columbus and his men stopped at the island because_______________.

2.The Indians ___________ Columbus and his men.

3.Columbus ________ to tell the Indians that he had mysterious power.

4.“The light in the sky ” here means __________.

5.The Indians gave Columbus food and water because they _________.

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The Kingdome in Seattle was destroyed on March 26, 2000. It was taken down to make room for a new stadium. The blast(爆破) from the falling building caused the earth to shake as if an earthquake had happened.

Scientists placed more than 200 earthquake recorders in the earth to measure the movement. They found which parts of the city shook the most. This information helped them know which parts of the city would be damaged in a real earthquake at an early time.

A real earthquake happened on February 28, 2001 in Seattle. The Nisqually earthquake was 6.8 on the Richter scale(里氏6.8级). It damaged the same parts of Seattle that scientists had predicted(预测) from the pulling down of the Kingdome. It was a plate quake. It started deep in the earth, 37 miles below the surface on the Juan de Fuca Plate. Sometimes, huge plates under the earth cause earthquakes when the plates move against each other suddenly.

Scientists have learned that deep earthquakes have very few aftershocks(余震). The Nisqually earthquake had only 4 ones. Another earthquake in California that was close to the surface had over 120 aftershocks. Scientists do not know why the deep earthquakes have fewer aftershocks.

Scientists plan to blast in the ground near Seattle with the purpose of testing the plate. The shockwaves from the blast will jump off the plate and give them an idea of where the plate is and how it is moving. This will give them more information in case another real earthquake hits the area.

1.According to the passage, ______ have the most aftershocks.

A．shockwave earthquakes            B．shallow earthquakes

C．deep earthquakes                D．earthquakes more than 6.8 Richter scale

2.What do scientists hope to learn from the blast above the Juan de Fuca Plate?

A．They hope to learn where the plate is and how it is moving.

B．They want to destroy the Kingdome.

C．They want to know which places are likely to have the most damage.

D．They hope to find out how many plates there are in the ground there.

3.Why were the scientists interested in the pulling down of the Seattle Kingdome?

A．They wanted to see which areas near the Kingdome would shake the hardest.

B．They wanted to predict what might happen in a real earthquake.

C．They wanted to measure the movement of the Earth with earthquake recorders.

D．All of the above.

4.What will happen after a deep earthquake according to the scientists?

A．There will be many aftershocks.

B．There will be very few aftershocks.

C．The Richter scale of the quakes will be a 6.8 or more.

D．There will be little damage.

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Was it 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic ______ Zheng He hadsailed to East Africa?

A. when              B. that            C. after               D. since

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Why does the man move to New York?

A. To work there.　　 B. To look after parents.　　 C. To make a trip.

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One afternoon on April, 1912, a new ship set off from England to America on it first trip. It was one of the largest and best ship at that time. It was cold, but the ship was pleasant and people are enjoying themselves. The next day was even cold. People who could see icebergs here or there. It was night. Suddenly, the man on watch shouting “Look out! Iceberg!” It was too late. A ship hit the iceberg and came to a stop. There was a very big hole in the ship and water began to come. Slowly the ship started to go down.

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30. It is said that Columbus Day is ______ the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World in the USA.

A. in honor of        B. for the honor of C. in favor of         D. in place of

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The other day we went on a trip to our community’s new fountain(喷泉). My oldest daughter, Anne, was very____ and eagerly explored the attractions. There I was happy to see Lily, who was of Anne’s age. They didn’t know each other well, ____ they had met before. I was ____ that Anne would have someone to enjoy the ____with. However, my daughter was about to ____ an important lesson.

　I watched Anne run ___ after Lily and her other friends. I was saying something to my husband when I heard a loud ＂No!＂. I turned to see Anne’s face full of ____ as Lily ___. I went over to see what had happened and Anne said Lily didn’t want to ____ with her. Thinking that there must be a(n) ____, I told Anne she should just ask Lily ____ if she could play with her. Generally speaking, this would ____. But Anne’s quiet request to play was refused by another loud ＂No!＂.

　I gave her a(n) ____ and told her it was ____, and that Mommy, Daddy and her little sister would play with her. Later that day, she asked me why Lily didn’t ____ her.

I said not everyone wanted to play with us and that if one person didn’t want to be ____ you, that didn’t mean you were not ____ by others. I thought I had ____ it clearly. She didn’t mention it any more and I haven’t seen any lasting side effects. However, I can’t ____ it. I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of the memory of her ____ at that moment. My heart has been forever wounded for her.

1.A. shocked　　 B. worried　　 C. excited　　 D. satisfied

2.A. but　　 B. so　　 C. if　　 D. because

3.A. curious　　 B. glad　　 C. proud　　 D. afraid

4.A. water　　 B. meal　　 C. toy　　 D. trip

5.A. give　　 B. show　　 C. review　　 D. learn

6.A. sadly　　 B. badly　　 C. happily　　 D. safely

7.A. joy　　 B. smile　　 C. fear　　 D. disappointment

8.A. ran off　　 B. sat down　　 C. broke in　　 D. looked around

9.A. share　　 B. play　　 C. discuss　　 D. meet

10.A. decision　　 B. interest　　 C. misunderstanding　　 D. event

11.A. quickly　　 B. constantly　　 C. shyly　　 D. nicely

12.A. advance　　 B. come　　 C. work　　 D. start

13.A. hug　　 B. award　　 C. letter　　 D. ticket

14.A. suitable　　 B. okay　　 C. obvious　　 D. lucky

15.A. do with　　 B. deal with　　 C. work with　　 D. play with

16.A. against　　 B. beyond　　 C. around　　 D. behind

17.A. loved　　 B. praised　　 C. doubted　　 D. ignored

18.A. reported　　 B. explained　　 C. prepared　　 D. proved

19.A. observe　　 B. believe　　 C. change　　 D. forget

20.A. quarrel　　 B. face　　 C. illness　　 D. mistake

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When you make a mistake, big or small, cherish (珍视) it like it’s the most precious thing in the world, because in some ways, it is.

Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, get mad at ourselves.

And that’s only natural. Most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, and we should try to avoid mistakes. We’ve been scolded when we make mistakes—at home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious（无意识的）reaction.

Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think about it that way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world. They make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.

By trial and error—trying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakes—we have figured out how to make electric light, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, to fly.

Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, and make works of genius possible.

Think about how we learn：We don’t just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it. You don’t just read about painting，or writing，or computer programming，or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from observing usually...then you construct a model in your mind...then you test it out by trying it in the real world...then you make mistakes...then you revise the model based on the results of your real world experimentation...and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until you’ve pretty much learned how to do something. That’s how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something new—because if you succeed at something, it’s probably something you already knew how to do. You haven’t really grown much from that success—at most it’s the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey is made up of mistakes, if it’s a good journey.

So if you value learning，if you value growing and improving，then you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.

1.Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?

2.According to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistakes?

3.The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably means ________.

4.We can learn from the passage that ________.

5.What is the best title of this passage?

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________enough preparations，they thought it better to put off the trip till next week.

A.Not making B.Having not made C.Not having made D.No made

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