In ancient Egypt, women did not go to work. They stayed and worked at home. Many Egyptian men were farmers. Some men were builders or fishermen. Other men worked as artists. Some other important persons did not do any farming.
The weather in Egypt was very hot. Ancient Egyptians did not wear many clothes. Men, women and children often wore simple robes made of thin cloth. On their feet they wore light open shoes. People including women, shaved hair from their heads to keep cool.
Children in ancient Egypt grew up to do the same jobs as their parents. Girls stayed at home with their mothers. They learned to look after the home. Boys worked with their fathers. They learned to do jobs their fathers did. They only went to school to learn to write if they wanted to become a scribe.
Many of the games played by ancient Egyptians are similar to games we still play today. Children played racing and jumping games. They also played ball games and with wooden toys. Older children played a game like chess.
The king of Egypt (the pharaohs) hand enough power to master their country. The people thought that pharaoh was a god. He owned everything. Everyone had to do what he told them to do. The pharaohs built huge tombs. When a pharaoh dies, he was buried in the tomb. The tombs were often in the shape of pyramids. When a pharaoh was buried, he was surrounded by treasure and by things to help him in the next world, such as food, clothes, furniture and weapons.
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The Loch Ness Monster is a famous legend(传说)．The first story about a monster in Loch Ness was told over 500 years ago，but the legend of the monster spread widely only in the twentieth century．In 1933，a husband and wife reported that they saw a big monster in Loch Ness．Several people have taken photos，but at least one of them was a hoax(骗局)．During the 1960s．a team was formed to look for the monster．They took
many photos and made movies，but they were never able to find a monster．
There is no real evidence(证据)that a monster lives in Loch Ness．but there is also no fact that one doesn't live．One thing is true about Loch Ness：there are a lot of tourists there．
阅读短文，回答问题。
1. Where is Loch Ness?
2. What do many people travel to Loch Ness to do?
3. When was the first story about a monster in Loch Ness told?
4. Is there a real evidence that a monster lives in Loch Ness?
5. What thing is true about Loch Ness?
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The Silk Road is the name of different roads that connected Europe, Africa and Asia long ago. It was named by F. von Richthofen, who was a famous German geographer. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3,000 years ago. People reached these different places along these roads. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 7,000 kilometers. It went from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.
Businessmen travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk, of course. They also carried and traded other things like spices（香料）, cloth, jewels and gold.
Along and around these ancient paths（小路）, have come many fascinating and mysterious stories.
It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia. They decided to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the stories of the blondhaired, blueeyed tribes of China was started.
Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir were taken away from their country Israel. They were prisoners（俘虏） of war almost 2,800 years ago. People say that these people travelled along the Silk Road. They kept their Jewish way of life for a long time.
During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable things and new ideas. It included people and trading goods from different areas. All these peoples travelled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages. and cultures.
In modern times, the old Silk Road routes（路线） are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.
1. Who gave the name "Silk Road" ?__________________________________________________________________
2. How long was the Silk Road?
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3. What did people trade along the "Silk Road" in the past?
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4. Did people share languages and cultures along the Silk Road?
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5. How does China protect the history of Silk Road?
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Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years, and today it is still a favorite drink of millions of people in the world. Coffee is so popular, but do you know the story of coffee and how it was discovered?
There is an old story that says coffee was discovered in Africa long, long time ago. One day, a farmer was watching his goats, and he saw them eat some small berries(干种子) from a plant.After they ate the berries, the goats became very active. The man often felt tired, so he decided to try the berries too. Surprisingly, he did not feel tired any more. Coffee plants were thus discovered.Then coffee was taken from Africa to Arabia(阿拉伯半岛), and there it was first used as medicine. The Arabs kept coffee a secret for many years. Later, coffee came to Turkey, then Italy, then France. From Europe, the coffee plant was taken to America.People found that plants were grown. On these farms, coffee beans were picked from the plants by hand. Then the beans were dried and prepared for market to sell. Different coffee beans were mixed together to produce different kinds of coffee. Coffee was sent to all over the world, and soon became very popular.
1. Where did coffee come from?
2. What was coffee first used as in Arabia?
3. Why were large coffee farms started in South America?
4. Were coffee beans picked by machine?
5. Where was coffee sent?
We always think that it is OK to leave our plants unattended (无人照料的) during our vacation since we believe that they will survive just fine. After all, plants won’t make noise like pets, so they must be okay. Well, a recent study has found a different answer. A group of scientists from the Tel Aviv University have discovered that some plants scream in a high frequency when they “think” they are in danger.
Scientists did the research on tomato plants by cutting their stems and depriving (剥夺) them of water. A microphone was put 10 cm away from the plants to collect their sound. When the scientists started cutting the stems, the plants began screaming between 20 and 100 kilohertz, which the scientists believe was to warn other plants nearby. When the tomato plants’ stems were cut, 25 ultrasonic sounds were recorded in an hour. When they did not receive enough water, the microphone got even more: 35 times in an hour.
For the first time in history, scientists seem to have evidence that, like animals, plants can make noise in face of difficulty. “People have always believed that plants are silent,” one of the scientists said. “But the truth is that their voices are so high-pitched (高音调的) that we just can’t hear them.”
1. What did scientists do the research on?2. When would plants make noise according to the passage?
3. What did the scientists put near the plants to collect sound?
4. Why did the plants scream according to the scientists?
5. How do you feel after knowing plants can make noise?
【推荐2】Smart phones have become quite popular all over the world. They are useful and necessary to all or us. It seems that most of us enjoy the convenience.
It is true that smart phones have greatly helped us in our life. Can you imagine (想象) what life without smart phones will be like? People use smart phones to surf the Internet, update their personal micro blog, and upload their latest pictures. It seems that smart phones have already become an important part in people’s daily lives.
However, some people seem to overuse smart phones. Young people, especially teenagers, easily lose control of themselves when they own smart phones. There’re some reasons. First of all, people are too busy to relax themselves, while smart phones give people chances to comfort themselves and share their feelings. Second, there’s always something new on the phone. So people are always ready to turn on their phones, wondering what is happening around there. As a result, they lose the chance to see the real world.
I think people should pay enough attention to the problem. Staying away from smart phone needs time and patience. Let’s try to talk with others face to face and find more fun by going outside!
1. What has made our life convenient according to (根据) the massage?2. What do people usually do with smart phones? Find two examples from the second paragraph (段落).
3. Besides “People are too busy to relax themselves,” what’s the other reason for overusing smart phones according to the passage?
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4. Is it easy to stay away from smart phones in the writer’s opinion?
5. What can people do to avoid (避免) overusing smart phones?
A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the rest students and said. “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance.” Two more students decided to go. Seven students stayed. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself．
I never had a teacher who gave a test like that, but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most. The same is true for students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons whether from school education or from events in their lives, and have become better people. Scientists say that by the age of eight，80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits (局限).
However, there is nothing you can’t do or learn to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰) said, “We do not conquer (征服) the mountain, but ourselves.”
根据短文内容, 选择最佳答案, 并在答题卡上按要求作答。
1. How many students left the classroom after their teacher offered a B to them?
| A．30 | B．20 | C．23 | D．7 |
| A．She was going to have a lesson. |
| B．She was going to tell a story. |
| C．She was going to play a game. |
| D．She was going to hand out the final exam papers. |
A. Because the teacher loves them more.
B. Because they got higher marks.
C. Because they have confidence in themselves in what they have learned.
D. Because they stayed in the classroom to ask their teacher for an A.
4. “We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves.” What does it mean in the passage?
| A．We didn’t climb the mountain, so we didn’t succeed. |
| B．We climbed the mountain and we succeeded. |
| C．We can do everything if we climb up the mountain. |
| D．Everything is possible if we believe in ourselves. |
A. How to get A or B. B. How to be a good student.
C. To be confident. D. Conquer the mountain.
