In 1974, Chinese farmers got an amazing find in Shaanxi Province. They found a lot of clay (黏土) soldiers. These clay soldiers are 2,200 years old. But their life-like looks make people surprised. They are called terracotta soldiers (兵马俑).
Then in 2007, workers in Shandong Province got another find. Once again, it was an army of terracotta soldiers. But this time they were smaller in size.
In 246 B. C., the building of the terracotta army began. It was under the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. Shi Huang is remembered by Chinese people for many things. He unified China, although it broke apart again not long after his death. He started to build the Great Wall. It took nearly 40 years and more than 700,000 workers to build his terracotta army. And there were not only soldiers in the army, but also horses!
The Qin Dynasty was followed by the Han Dynasty. The emperors also asked workers to build armies of terracotta soldiers. But the size of the clay model is much smaller and only 12 inches tall.
1. Terracotta soldiers were found in ________.| A．Shandong and Hebei | B．Shaanxi and Shandong |
| C．Shaanxi and Hubei | D．Shandong and Hubei |
| A．统治 | B．统一 | C．分裂 | D．改变 |
| A．the first great man of China—Qin Shi Huang | B．the Great Wall in China |
| C．the terracotta soldiers of China | D．the soldiers and horses in Shaanxi and Shandong |
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【推荐1】Are you afraid(害怕)of ants? You may answer, “No, I’m not.” Yes, if one ant is in front of you, you aren’t afraid of it. But if there are big groups of ants around you, you are sure to be afraid.
In America there are many kinds of ants. One kind is big and very strong. People are afraid of it, and animals are afraid of it, too. Why?
These ants are often in large groups. They eat all the animals on their way. They can kill and eat elephants, and they can eat wood houses. Sometimes they can kill people. When the ants come near, people have to leave their homes. The ants can eat all the food in the houses soon. If a baby is sleeping in bed, a bad thing may happen. People hate these ants. But people are sometimes glad after the ants pass through, because they can see no insects(昆虫)or snakes(蛇). Where are they? Do you know?
1. People are afraid of ________.| A．an apple | B．an ant | C．big groups of ants | D．animals |
| A．Yes, they eat. |
| B．I don’t know. |
| C．Yes, they eat elephants, people and all the animals. |
| D．No, they didn’t. |
| A．can not eat and kill elephants | B．can kill people |
| C．are not often in big groups | D．can not eat houses |
| A．They are under the ground. |
| B．They go to other places before the ants come. |
| C．Ants kill and eat them. |
| D．People kill and eat them. |
| A．The ants may kill the baby. | B．The ants are dirty. |
| C．The baby is ill. | D．The baby is afraid. |
【推荐2】Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it?
The Internet is many different networks around the world. A network is a group of computers put together. These networks joined together are called the Internet.
Maybe that doesn’t sound interesting. But when we’ve joined the Internet. There are lots of things we can do. We can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (www). We can use the internet instead of a library to find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favorite sports or film stars and do shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending letters.
Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information they need. They can buy or sell whatever they want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information is English? So what will English be like tomorrow?
1. The passage is mainly about _________.| A．the Internet | B．information | C．computers | D．e-mail |
| A．by post | B．by e-mail | C．by telephone | D．by TV |
| A．find information for our homework. |
| B．get some information about our favorite sports stars. |
| C．do some shopping. |
| D．do some housework |
| A．The Internet is more and more popular. |
| B．All the information is English. |
| C．English is important in using the Internet. |
| D．Every computer must join the Internet. |
【推荐3】Japan has many robots now and you can see lots of them in the country. You can find worker robots, robots that clean your home, and even robots you can play with.
My friend Tasuku has got a restaurant in a big city. The restaurant is not big, but very popular. It is near a supermarket. He gets nine robots for the restaurant. Each robot costs(价钱为) 34,000 yen. The robots have different jobs in the restaurant. Three robots cook different kinds of food; one robot washes the dishes(盘子); one cleans the floor and the others give food to the customers(顾客).
Although robots do most of the jobs in the restaurant, Tasuku is still very busy. He must do many things to keep the robots working well. Luckily ,Tasuku is good at studying robots and he knows robots very well.
I think in the future, there will be a lot of robot-themed restaurants(机器人主题餐厅) around the world.
1. Where is Tasuku’s restaurant?| A．It is behind a park. | B．It is in front of a cinema. |
| C．It is near a supermarket. | D．It is next to a big bank. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Cooking food. | B．Studying robots. | C．Playing games. | D．Making robots. |
| A．The robots can help your work. | B．The robots can clean your home. |
| C．The robots can help you do your homework. | D．People can play with the robots. |
| A．the restaurant is popular in Tasuku’s city | B．Tasuku’s restaurant is in a small city |
| C．Tasuku got ten robots for the restaurant | D．Tasuku isn’t busy because of the robots |
【推荐1】There are many holidays and festivals in China. One of them is International Labor Day. It’s on May 1st. People enjoy a one-day holiday. They often go shopping or traveling.
The Dragon Boat Festival is on lunar May 5th. On this day, people have dragon boat races in many places and eat zongzi to remember Qu Yuan. People can enjoy a one-day holiday, too.
October 1st is the National Day of China. It is a very important holiday. All the people in the country celebrate the birthday of China on this day. In Beijing, many people go to Tian’anmen Square to watch the national flag rise.
1. How many holidays and festivals are mentioned（提及）in the passage? ________| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. |
| A．Go shopping or traveling. | B．Watch the national flag rise. | C．Watch dragon boat races. |
| A．Li Bai | B．Qu Yuan | C．Lu Yu. |
| A．On May 1st. | B．On lunar May 5th. | C．On October 1st. |
【推荐2】Are you interested in Chinese traditional arts? Do you want to learn how to make them? If so, come and join our clubs this weekend in our school.
| Sky Lantern Club Sky lanterns are made of bamboo and covered with paper. They were first used to ask for help when people were in trouble (处于困境). Today, they are used to show happiness and good wishes. Time: Saturday 8:30 a.m—10:30 a.m. Place: Building 3, Room 501 |
| Paper Cutting Club Paper cutting turns a simple (简单的) thing like a piece of paper into a beautiful piece of art. Pictures about flowers, animals and so on are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of good wishes and good luck. Time: Saturday 9:30 a.m—11:30 a.m. Place: Building 3, Room 502 |
| Chinese Knot (结) Club Chinese knots are usually made of red ropes (绳). They are used to show good wishes, such as happiness, love and peace. Time: Sunday 2:30 p.m—5:30 p.m. Place: Building 3, Room 603 |
1. If you want to go to the Sky Lantern Club, what time should you go?
| A．At 9:00 a.m. on Sunday. |
| B．At 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. |
| C．At 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. |
| A．For one hour. | B．For two hours. | C．For three hours. |
| A．Room 501 | B．Room 502 | C．Room 603 |
| A．the Chinese Knot Club | B．the Paper Cutting Club | C．the Sky Lantern Club |
| A．They are all put on windows. |
| B．They are all made by machine. |
| C．They are all symbols of good wishes. |
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| There are thousands of Hutongs in Beijing. People built them during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties (朝代). The following are some famous Hutongs. ·Nanluoguxiang People built it during the Yuan Dynasty, but it got its name during the Qing Dynasty, around 1750. It’s about 800 meters long. There are many restaurants, cafes and shops around it. Thousands of visitors go there to have fun every day, which makes it one of the most popular. ·Lingjing Hutong This hutong is near Xidan. It is about 600 meters long and 32 meters wide. It is the widest hutong in Beijing. ·Mao’er Hutong This hutong is in the Dongcheng District. It is 585 meters long and 7 meters wide. It is famous for its old features (特征) and traditional local food. A lot of famous people once lived there, such as Wan Rong and Feng Guozhang. ·Fangjia Hutong This hutong is also in the Dongcheng District. It’s 676 meters long. There are many small coffee shops and restaurants. Many young artists and photographers like to go there to work and look for creative works. If you want to have a close look at the local life, hutongs are great places to visit. |
1. Which hutong is the longest of the four hutongs?
| A．Nanluoguxiang. | B．Lingjing Hutong. | C．Mao’er Hutong. | D．Fangjia Hutong. |
| A．Young cooks. | B．Young artists. | C．Famous people. | D．Famous historians. |
| A．On a school noticeboard. | B．In a geography textbook. |
| C．On a news website. | D．In a travel magazine. |
【推荐1】Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they can talk with sounds. They show their feelings (感情) with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t study, but they travel together. Dolphins are not fish, but they swim together in a school.
Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “Welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.
They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. Scientists study the sounds of dolphins.
Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium (水族馆). People can watch dolphin shows. Dolphins are sad and lonely there because they don’t like to be away from their school.
There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.
1. Dolphins talk and show their feelings with _______.| A．words | B．sounds | C．eyes | D．ears |
| A．study in a group |
| B．are big fish |
| C．don’t make sounds above water |
| D．make more sounds under water |
| A．惊奇的 | B．孤单的 | C．兴奋的 | D．坚强的 |
| A．Because dolphin meat is not delicious. |
| B．Because dolphins don’t help people. |
| C．Because scientists study them. |
| D．Because dolphins bring good luck. |
| A．the sounds of dolphins | B．the school of dolphins |
| C．the life of dolphins | D．the show of dolphins |
【推荐2】This August, we’ll welcome guests from all over the world. Some of them follow their own special cultural traditions. It’s important for us to know about them.
◆In many countries, such as Thailand, India and Malaysia, people believe that the left hand is unclean. So, it’s not proper to use one’s left hand to hold food, touch others or pass objects, doing so may offend certain guests.
◆Some Westerners may be offended if you touch them or their personal things—even by accident. If this happens, say sorry politely.
◆Some elderly Westerners may be offended if you try to help them without their agreement.
◆People think numbers can be lucky or unlucky. Some Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky.
◆Muslims (穆斯林) do not eat pork, and words like pigs are not considered proper.
◆People from Brazil, Italy and Pakistan do not give handkerchiefs (手帕) as gifts. They believe a handkerchief is closely connected with unhappy feelings.
◆Wine is not sent as a gift in many parts of western and middle Asia, where most Muslims live.
1. Indians don’t hold food with the left hand because they consider it ________.| A．unclean | B．useless | C．valueless | D．unimportant |
| A．喜欢 | B．帮助 | C．享受 | D．冒犯 |
| A．send gifts | B．eat pork | C．drink milk | D．use handkerchiefs |
| A．People from Pakistan like to send handkerchiefs as gifts. |
| B．All the elderly people in the west like being helped by others. |
| C．The number 13 is thought to be unlucky by some Westerners. |
| D．Westerners do not mind their personal things being touched. |
| A．Lucky numbers. | B．Traditional food. |
| C．Hands and handkerchiefs. | D．Culture differences. |
【推荐3】When humans try to make the best use of the nature, it also fights against us at the same time. As a result, many natural treasures are disappearing(消失) quietly these years.
The Himalayan Glaciers (冰山)
The Himalayan glaciers are melting(融化) faster than ever at speed of 33-49 feet every year because of the rising temperature. Melting glaciers could bring too much water to India, China, and Nepal and break down living places for lots of animals. And for mountain climb, they may face more dangerous challenges.
Yangtze Area
Our cute pandas are living in the forests of the Yangtze area of China. Their home used to be beautiful and big. But humans cut down too many trees, so their living areas are becoming smaller and smaller. Food is also less and less. The Three Gorges Dam(三峡大坝), the largest dam in history, is also breaking down the Yangtze River area.
Amazon Rain Forest
________ However, rising temperature and over tree-cutting are changing the forest's role into carbon sink(碳汇集地), making 30-60% of the rainforest into dry places. Scientists show the forest could disappear completely by 2050.
1. may cause the Himalayan Glaciers to melt.| A．Cutting down trees | B．Too many Wars |
| C．People's visits | D．The rising temperature |
| A．food problems | B．sleeping problems |
| C．birth problems | D．health problems |
| A．The Amazon is seriously polluted. |
| B．Different kinds of animals in the Amazon died. |
| C．The Amazon has one-fifth of the world's fresh water. |
| D．People don't like traveling in the Amazon. |
| A．The disappearing natural treasures |
| B．Animals are dying out |
| C．People protected nature very well |
| D．The melting glaciers in the world |
