but, south, house, build, cook, rich, become, money, even, anyone |
Why are so many British people interested in historical (历史的) television programs like Downton Abbey ( 《唐顿庄园》) ? Maybe because they want to see how both
Downton Abbey is not a real place,
Highclere Castle in the
Why did people
But as we know from the story of Downton, the
Today, many country houses are open to
Some of the houses were sold and
And some are used for making films and TV programs like Downton Abbey.
2 . Are you interested in country music? I like it very much !It will take me away for a while after I am tired .The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.
Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.It’s the spirit of America ,easy to understand ,slow and simple.
Country music developed in the Southern United States.It was the folk music of American countryside.Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love,crops or death.
The life of the countryside can be hard,so the words in country music are often sad.At first,people played the music only at family parties.But it became more popular later.In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio,and they made them into records.
When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work,they took their music with them.Country music continued to change and became popular across America.
John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song “Take Me home,Country Roads”is well-known and people still play it today.
1. Country music is usually about ________.| A．everyday life and feelings | B．farmers’ feelings |
| C．the lives of workers | D．love stories |
| A．in John Denver’s city | B．in the Southern United States |
| C．in the Northern United States | D．North Africa |
| A．Because city people liked the music. |
| B．Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change. |
| C．Because country music talked about city people’s lives. |
| D．Because they have no good music to enjoy. |
| A．A farmer in the countryside. | B．A person who moved to towns |
| C．John Denver. | D．Garth Brooks |
3 . Just like Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty is a famous cartoon character. You can see her on many
44 years ago, a Japanese company Sanrio made Hello Kitty. It first
Hello Kitty is in the third
The artist said 44 years ago, many Japanese worked and
| A．shapes | B．kinds | C．colors | D．prices |
| A．cute | B．careless | C．angry | D．possible |
| A．wrote | B．brought | C．appeared | D．turned |
| A．hope | B．surprise | C．answer | D．dream |
| A．girl | B．boy | C．cat | D．dog |
| A．laughing | B．talking | C．standing | D．eating |
| A．floor | B．grade | C．name | D．place |
| A．drink | B．person | C．restaurant | D．food |
| A．inside | B．from | C．near | D．far |
| A．bike | B．car | C．horse | D．bus |
| A．friends | B．teachers | C．grandparents | D．classmates |
| A．interesting | B．important | C．different | D．normal |
| A．played | B．lived | C．solves | D．invited |
| A．Australia | B．British | C．Chinese | D．American |
| A．difficult | B．meaningless | C．happy | D．unlucky |
4 . People today take lots of photos. Many people use cell phones to take photos of their everyday life, with friends and family. Some photos are really special. They may show beautiful places or important events, like birthday parties or weddings. Years later, people may, look at, these special photos to remember the past.
But how did people record important events before there were cameras? How did people long ago remember the past?
Some people told stories about the past. Others wrote down the things they remembered. Some people made drawings. These helped them remember important events. One group of people who made drawings to remember the past was the Lakota tribe(部落). The people of the Lakota tribe were native Americans.
Every winter, Lakota leaders picked the most important event from the year. A Lakota artist then drew a picture of that event. These drawings were called winter counts. This is because the event for each picture was picked in the winter. For a long time, these pictures were drawn on animal skins. Later, they were drawn on paper.
The winter counts showed the Lakota tribe’s history. Each year, the new drawing was added to the rest of the winter counts. That helped people keep track of the years.
Today, winter counts are important records of the Lakota tribe’s past.
1. How many ways were used to record important events before the camera was invented in the passage?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Photographs of famous people. |
| B．Photographs of beautiful places. |
| C．Photographs of special or important events. |
| D．Photographs of daily life from mobile phones. |
| A．The Lakota people like to draw pictures of the winter. |
| B．The events for winter counts were chosen in the winter. |
| C．People can only find winter counts on animal skins. |
| D．Each year, new drawings replace the old winter counts. |
| A．The Lakota people's winter counts are very interesting. |
| B．The Lakota people drew winter counts to practice their drawing skills. |
| C．The winter counts helped Lakota's people remember important events over the years. |
| D．Cameras have made it a lot easier for people to remember important events over the years. |
5 . When Canadian Prime Minister visited China several years ago, where did he take his family?
Built to keep enemies from the country, the Great Wall is considered a wonder of architecture(建筑).
It was first built in different parts during the Warring period.
Being famous for its wonderful view, the Great Wall draws millions of tourists each year. But now the long wall is in danger.
One reason for that is the old age of the Great Wall. Some parts are over 500 years old. Strong wind and rain has slowly destroyed (毁坏) it.
Our country is making an effort to repair the Great Wall.
| A．To see the Great Wall, of course. |
| B．Another reason is that people haven't realized they have to protect it. |
| C．But it is such a big project that it needs much time to be complete. |
| D．The second reason is that people are educated to protect it. |
| E．How did the Prime Minister come to China at that time? |
| F．Later, Emperor Qin Shihuang connected these walls together into a long one. |
| G．One third of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty has disappeared. |
6 . 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 3, 000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world. the Silk Road covered almost 6,500 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, Baetrian, Indian and Chinese areas. All these people travelled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages and culture.
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. 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 |
| A．Asian soldiers. | B．European soldiers. |
| C．African soldiers. | D．American soldiers. |
| 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 Silk 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. |
| A．History and geography | B．Sports world |
| C．Man and animals | D．Popular science |
In many countries, tattoos are in fashion (时尚). On TV you can often see a famous actor or musician with a tattoo on his arm or foot. Many sports players have them, too. In the US, tattoos are very popular. Forty percent of Americans aged between 26 and 40 have a tattoo, and 60 percent of customers in US tattoo parlors are women. These people are often professional people like doctor, teachers and lawyers.
However, tattoos are not modern. In fact, they are very old in human history. For example, archaeologists (考古学家) found a human in ice from 5,000 years ago. He had 57 tattoos on his back, ankles, legs, knees and feet. Tattoos were used for many different reasons. In ancient Egypt, people got tattoos because they were “beautiful”. But in ancient Rome, tattoos were negative (负面的) and put on criminals and prisoners. In India, tattoos were religious (宗教的).
In the 16th and 17th century, European sailors (船员) arrived on the islands of Polynesia. They saw tattoos for the first time. The people on the islands had tattoos on their shoulders, chests, backs and legs. Often the tattoos were of animals or natural features like a river or a mountain. The European sailors liked them and made their own tattoos, so the idea traveled to Europe. Tattoos in Polynesia are still important today. They show information about a person’s history, their island or their job.
So is there a connection (联系) between traditional tattoos and fashionable tattoos? And can you call tattoos a fashion? Chris Rainier is an expert in tattoos and his book Ancient Marks has photos of tattoos from all over the world. He thinks people in modern societies often have tattoos because they are a connection to the traditional world. But tattoos aren’t a fashion like clothes or a haircut because you can’t put them on and take them off again like a jacket or a hat. They are permanent (永久的) and for life.
1. When were tattoos brought to Europe?
| A．5,000 years ago. | B．60 years ago. |
| C．Until recently. | D．In the 16th and 17th century. |
| A．School. | B．Stores. |
| C．Hospitals. | D．Theaters. |
| A．Tattoos are religious in modern societies. |
| B．Tattoos connect tradition with fashion. |
| C．Tattoos are a fashion among famous people. |
| D．Tattoos show information about a person’s hobby. |
| A．Tattoos' History. |
| B．Tattoos in Polynesia. |
| C．Tattoos on a Human in Ice. |
| D．Tattoos in Fashion and for Life. |
8 . We see humans all around us. But when was the first human seen? Early humans did not leave behind any written records. However, they left behind many paintings on the walls of the caves (洞穴) where they lived. These paintings tell about their life, and we know these early humans walked on four limbs (四肢) like apes (猿). Also, they did not live at one place but moved from place to place in search of food and water.
Without any tools, early humans used stones, bones of animals, and sharp pieces of wood to dig, hunt and cut their food. They also used these to protect themselves from animals. Since stones were used to make tools, this age was called Stone Age.
With time going, tools made of bones and stones were replaced with metal ones which were stronger, sharper, and longer-lasting. Metals were also used for farming and making knives. Copper (铜) was the first metal to be used.
The first fire that early humans noticed was natural fire caused by lightning. With fire, early humans could now light up dark caves. They could keep themselves warm during cold weather and cook meat. Also the fire could drive animals away.
Early humans noticed new trees growing from the seeds that fell to the ground from the fruits. This gave them the idea that they could make their own food by planting seeds, which led to farming. With the beginning of farming, early humans began to settle down. They moved out of the caves and lived on farms and near the fields together, then the first villages came up.
Raising animals was a big event in human history that changed the life of early humans. The wild dogs were probably the first animal to be raised. As time went, goats, sheep, cows, donkeys, and horses were kept, too. This led to herding (畜牧业). Milk, meat and wool came from these animals.
1. Why did early humans have to move around?| A．To find more caves to live in. | B．To protect themselves from animals. |
| C．To look for food and water. | D．To make kinds of tools. |
a. Metal tools appeared.
b. People used bones of animals to hunt.
c. People started to live on farms.
d. Dogs were raised by people.
| A．a-d-c-b | B．a-c-d-b | C．b-a-c-d | D．c-b-a-d |
| A．When they could walk on two feet. | B．When they could use metals. |
| C．When they knew how to farm. | D．When they knew how to use fire. |
| A．The first tools were made of copper. |
| B．The first fire noticed by early humans was caused by lightning. |
| C．The first villages came up before farming appeared. |
| D．The first animal to be raised was sheep. |
Why do British love tea so much? The reason is very simple. They started to drink tea because they didn't have much coffee.
In fact, tea is a stimulating (提神) drink. And in most cultures there are some stimulating drinks that help people get through their day.
Why did British drink more tea and less coffee?
British have a special habit of drinking tea. They must use very hot water to pour into the teapot. If people use warm water, they will feel it is very terrible. British like adding milk or sugar to the tea. It is different from Chinese.
| A．So British like drinking tea very much. |
| B．Chinese tea is very cheap and easy to buy. |
| C．British think drinking tea is good for their health. |
| D．In China, people hardly add milk or sugar to the tea. |
| E．Sometimes people who have busy work often feel sleepy. |
| F．In modern times, some old people still like drinking lea in their daily life. |
| G．It was because tea was easier to get than coffee for British many years ago. |
10 . 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 3, 000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 6,500 kilometers. It spread from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.
Traders traveling 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) traveled 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, Baetrian, Indian and Chinese areas. All these people traveled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages and culture.
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. 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 |
| A．Asian soldiers | B．European soldiers |
| C．African soldiers | D．American soldiers |
| 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 Silk 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. |
| A．History and geography | B．Sports world |
| C．Man and animals | D．Popular science |
