1 . The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers. It spread from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.

Traders travelling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course. They also carried and traded spices（香料）,cloth, valuable stones and gold.

There is a famous old story along the old road. It is said that Roman soldiers（士兵）travelled through central Asia. They started to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese village of Liqian. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the story of blue-eyed villages of China was started.

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 goods and new ideas. These included people and trading goods from the Mediterranean, Persian, Magyar, Armenian, Bactrian, Indian and Chinese 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. How many kilometers did the Silk Road cover?

A．About 3000.

B．Nearly 6500.

C．Almost 2000

D．Over 35,000

2. Traders carried all kinds of goods along the Silk Road. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

A．Silk

B．Cloth.

C．Gold.

D．Tea.

3. Who married ancient Chinese women in the story of blue-eyed villages of China?

A．Asian soldiers.

B．African soldiers.

C．European soldiers.

D．American soldiers.

4. What can we infer（推断）from the passage?

A．Valuable things could not be sold along the Silk Road.

B．The Silk Road allowed people from different countries to mix.

C．Ancient Chinese along the Slik Road may be able to speak different languages.

D．The objects in the museum in Jiuquan in China are from all along the Silk Road.

5. Which part of a magazine can this passage come from?

A．History and Geography.

B．Sports World.

C．Man and Animals.

D．Popular Science.

2 . Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition. Tea has very close relationship to Chinese culture.

It is said that Chinese tea was discovered by King Shen Nong. People say that he lived 5，000 years ago. One summer day, while he was visiting a faraway part of his country, he felt very thirsty. The servants began to make water hot enough to turn into gas for him to drink. Dried leaves from a near plant fell into the water. The king drank some, and found it could make him feel less tired. Also as a scientist, Shen Nong was interested in the new drink. And so, tea was created in 2737 BC.

Drinking tea has many advantages. It makes people feel less tired, clears heat inside the human body and helps people lose weight. As you add a cup of tea to your daily life, please check the following helpful advice.

•Drink it hot. Tea oxidizes(氧化) quickly, so it is suggested that you drink it hot.

•Do not drink too much strong tea. It will probably be harmful to your stomach and make you feel sick if you make the tea too strong.

•The best time to drink tea is between meals. It may not make you have a strong wish to eat when your stomach is empty, or cause stomachache when your stomach is full.

•Do not drink with medicine. It may change the medical result. You can drink tea two hours after you take medicine.

•Green tea is the best choice for office workers.Why? Because green tea helps stop the bad result of the computer.

1. Paragraph 2 is mainly about ______.

A．when King Shen Nong lived

B．where Chinese tea was created

C．how Chinese tea was discovered

D．why King Shen Nong drank tea

2. Drinking tea has lots of advantages EXCEPT ______.

A．helping you lose weight

B．letting you feel less tired

C．having a strong wish for food

D．clearing heat inside your body

3. Mr. Smith is a computer teacher. He'd better drink ______.

A．green tea	B．black tea
C．strong tea	D．coffee with milk

4. What can we infer(推断) from the passage？

A．Don't drink too much strong tea.

B．Not all office workers drink green tea.

C．Tea is connected with Chinese culture closely.

D．King Shen Nong loved creating new things.

5. The passage is mainly written to ______.

A．let us know how tea was discovered

B．give some advice about drinking tea

C．tell people the history of tea

D．advise people to drink green tea

3 . Books are our best friends. They are very quiet, but we can always find both fun and knowledge once we open them. Here are two good books you can read during the holiday.

The Little prince (王子) French Writer: Antoine de saint- Exupéry (安托万·德·圣·埃克苏佩里) Both adults and children love this classic book. It is about the adventure of a young prince. It shows the importance of innocence (纯真), imagination and love. The little prince comes from planet B-612. In his eyes, adults are all very strange. Unlike them, he sees the essence (本质) of things. He cares more about a flower and a sheep than the “important” things of the adult world. The prince lives on his planet with a rose. He loves the rose very much. But he soon feels tired and leaves his planet. He meets many more strange adults on other planets. On Earth, he discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox. The fox tells him a secret: Only the heart can discover the most important things. This helps the prince realize his love for the rose and he goes back to his planet.

To Succeed on One’s Own American Writer: Liu Yong Writer Liu Yong from Taiwan wrote this book for his daughter. It can help young people succeed. The book teaches you how to use your free time and even what kind of clothes to wear. It answers many teenagers’ most common questions. Liu uses his daughter’s stories as examples to help readers understand the principles (原则). His book is far from boring. There are lively stories and dialogues, with objective analysis (客观分析), hope and confidence (信心) from a good father.

1. Where does the writer of “The Little Prince” come from?

A．England.

B．France.

C．America.

D．China.

2. What does the prince do after the fox tells him a secret?

A．He cares more about a flower and a sheep.

B．He meets many more strange adults on other planets.

C．He discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox.

D．He realizes his love for the rose and he goes back to his dl

3. What does “The Little Prince” mainly talk about? It’s about ______.

A．the adult world

B．the planet B-612

C．a rose and a fox

D．the adventure of a young prince

4. Who did Liu Yong write the book “To succeed on One’s Own” or?

A．His daughter.	B．His students.
C．Teenagers.	D．Young people

5. From the passage, we know that we can always find ______ in books.

A．the importance of teenagers’ imagination and love

B．the answers to many of teenagers most common questions

C．the objective analysis, hope and confidence

D．both fun and knowledge

4 . Different countries have different customs. When you travel to another country, please follow their customs, just as the saying goes, “ ______ ”
Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip （付小费）. It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags, taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.
In England, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It’s important to respect lines there. It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favourite subject of conversation with the British.
In Spain, it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late, and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 pm.
In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek（脸颊）. Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.
In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card, don’t put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.
Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something in a conversation. A kind of body language that is used in one culture may be impolite in another.
1. The missing sentences in the first paragraph should be “           .”

A．Love me, love my dog.

B．He who laughs last laughs best.

C．When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

D．Where there is a will, there is a way.

2. When you travel to the USA, you don’t need to tip _________.

A．porters	B．waiters
C．actors	D．taxi drivers

3. The underline word “porters” in the passage means _________.

A．搬运工	B．清洁工
C．接线员	D．售票员

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．In Spain, people usually have dinner very early.

B．In England, it’s not polite to talk about the weather.

C．In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek.

D．In Japan you should not read the business card as soon as you get it.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．How to tip.

B．Body Language.

C．When to Have Dinner.

D．Advice to International Travellers.

5 . Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others．For example, some high school and college students in the US often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages（孤儿院） or homes for the aged．They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old．They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do their shopping or mow their lawns．For boys who no longer have fathers there is an organization called Big Brothers．College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts．Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums or other places of interest．Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls．Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.
1. How do volunteers usually help those who are sick or old?

A．They mow their lawns, do their shopping and clean up their houses.

B．They cook, sew or wash their clothes.

C．They tell them stories and sing and dance for them.

D．They clean, wax and repair their cars.

2. What is Big brothers?

A．It’s the name of a club．

B．It’s a home for children who have no brothers.

C．It’s the name of a film．

D．It’s an organization for boys who no longer have fathers.

3. Why do most of the clubs use many high school and college students as volunteers?

A．Because they have a lot of free time.

B．Because they can still remember what they felt when they were younger.

C．Because they know how to do the work.

D．Because they like younger boys and girls.

4. What do volunteers believe?

A．To make others happy, they have got to be unhappy.

B．The happiest people in the world are those who make themselves happy.

C．The happiest people in the world are those who are young and healthy.

D．Bring happiness to others makes them the happiest people in the world.

6 . In Britain life used to be fun for teenagers．They used to have money to spend , and free time to _____．They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos．Some of them still do．But for many young people, life is harder now．Jobs are difficult to find．There’s not so much money around．Things are more expensive, and it’s hard to find a place to live in．Teachers say that students work harder than they used to．They are less interested in politics （政治）, and more interested in passing exams．They know that good exam results may bring them better jobs.
Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago．They try to spend less and save more．They want to be able to get homes of their own one day.
For some, the answer to unemployment（失业） is to leave home and look for jobs in one of Britain’s big cities．Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain, looking for jobs．Some find jobs and stay．Others don’t, and go home again, or join the unemployed in London.
1. What does the underline phrase “while away” mean in Chinese?

A．消磨

B．浪费

C．花费

D．节约

2. What are British students interested in now?

A．Clothes．	B．Finding jobs．
C．Politics．	D．Passing exams.

3. What can we know from the passage?

A．Young people can find jobs easily in London.

B．Students have to study hard to find better jobs.

C．Parents spend less and save more for their children.

D．Young people have to leave home after graduation.

7 . People eat different things in different countries.
In some countries, people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it twice or three times a day for breakfast, lunch and supper. Some people do not eat some kinds of meat. Muslims, for example, do not eat pork.
Japanese eat lots of fish. They are near the sea. So it is easy for them to get fish.
In the West, such as England and the USA, the most important food is potatoes. People there can cook potatoes in many different ways.
Some people eat only fruit and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or anything else from animals. They eat food only from plants(植物). They say the food from plants is better for us than meat. These people are called vegetarians.
1. In some countries, people eat _____ every day.

A．fish	B．vegetables
C．fruit	D．rice

2. Why do Japanese eat lots of fish?

A．Because they like fish better than the other food.

B．Because it is easy for them to get fish.

C．Because fish can give them lots of calories.

D．Because there is no other food.

3. What is the most important food in some Western countries?

A．Fish	B．Potatoes
C．Vegetables	D．Fruit and vegetables

4. The underlined word “ vegetarians” means   “ _____” in Chinese.

A．只吃素食的人	B．只吃荤食的人
C．研究素食的人	D．种植蔬菜的人

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．People in different countries eat different food.

B．Food from plants is better for us than meat.

C．Muslims are vegetarians.

D．People in some Western countries can cook tomatoes in many ways.

8 . Three students are talking about the New Year tradition of their own country.

A.   Christina from Spain

On the last day of the year, the 31st of December, people wait till 12 p.m. Everybody must have 12 grapes to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a grape. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.

B.   Cordon from Britain

On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the New Year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.

C.   Angela from Brazil

In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks (焰火). We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.

1. Which is NOT mentioned (被提到) in the passage?

A．Have 12 grapes to eat.

B．Give flowers to others.

C．Have parties.

D．Watch fireworks.

2. Who have parties during the New Year?

A．People in Spain.

B．People in Britain.

C．People in Brazil.

D．Both B and C.

3. From the paragraph of “Cordon from Britain”, we know that ________.

A．Cordon can’t drink much

B．people sing a song about good luck

C．people hear Big Ben on the radio

D．everybody in Britain goes to watch fireworks

4. On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because ________.

A．they think that they look beautiful in white

B．that reminds them of their happy life

C．they hope that can bring them good luck

D．that’s what they have to do during the New Year

5. This article mainly tells us ________.

A．what people in different countries do on New Year’s Day

B．when and where people have New Year parties

C．what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day

D．why people around the world like the New Year

9 . Bikes are popular in the Dutch(荷兰). In fact, nearly half of all travel in the Dutch is by bike. Now, one Dutch bike designer(设计师), Thomas, has taken the country’s interest in bikes by making a school bus bike.

The big bike has eight sets of pedals(踏板) for kids, a driver seat for an adult, and three other seats, comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school. The bike even has a motor, which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.

So far, Thomas tells Fast Company, he’s sold 25 school-bikes, at a price of $ 25,000 each—less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats. Along with the traditional color, the bikes, are colored yellow so that they can be seen easily.

Thomas says he’s sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium, England and Germany, but so far, the school bus bike hasn’t been sold in the United States. If the U.S. agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike, it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.

1. How do people in the Dutch usually go to work?

A．By car.	B．By bus.
C．By bike.	D．On foot.

2. How many seats does the school bus bike have?

A．Three.	B．Eight.
C．Nine.	D．Twelve.

3. The school buses are yellow in the Dutch because _______.

A．the color yellow is easy to paint

B．yellow buses can be seen easily

C．yellow is the national color of Dutch

D．it’s the designer’s favorite color

4. Which country of the following hasn’t bought a school bus bike?

A．America.	B．Germany.
C．England.	D．Belgium.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Thomas made a new kind of school bus.

B．A school bus usually costs $ 25,000.

C．Thomas sold bikes to Asian countries.

D．Riding school bus bikes helps keep kids healthy.

10 . Do you often have a cold, headache or sore back? If your answer is“Yes”,your health is a problem. Healthy food is good for our health, Tofu is a kind of healthy food. It is also traditional Chinese food. We often eat it in China. Now, many people in other countries think tofu is good for health, too. They also like eating it.

Milk is another kind of healthy food. You should drink one or two glasses of milk every day.

Vegetables are important, too. You should eat lots of them. There are vitamin（维生素)   A. B. C. D. E and other vitamins in them.

Of course, it's important to eat a balanced diet. You need some pork, chicken or beef every day. But you shouldn't eat much of them.

1. If you often have a cold, headache and backache, you aren’t healthy.
2. Tofu is healthy food.
3. People only in China eat tofu.
4. To keep healthy we should drink some milk every day.
5. We should eat a lot of pork, chicken or beef.