1 . The Winter Olympic is also called the White Olympics. At this time, people make many colorful stamps to mark(纪念)the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out an January 25h. 1932 in the Unite sates for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, printing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule. During the 4th Winter Olympic Game, a group of stamps were printed in Germany in November, 1936. It was the first time that the five rings appeared on the stamps of he White Olympics.

In the 1950s stamps of his kind became more colorful. The host countries as well as the non—host countries printed stamps to mark those games. China also printed four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsman began to take part in the White Olympics.

1. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics________ .

A．are the same thing	B．are different games
C．are not held in winter	D．are held in summer

2. It was made a rule to print stamps to mark the great world Games________.

A．after the year 1936	B．after the 3rd White Olympics
C．before the 3rd White Olympics	D．before the year 1932

3. The White Olympics is held________

A．every two years	B．every three years
C．every four years	D．every five years

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Only the host countries can print stamps to mark the Games.

B．Only the non—host countries can print stamps to mark the Games.

C．All countries can print stamps to mark the Games.

D．China hosted the Winter Olympics in February 1980.

5. What's the best title of this passage?

A．The Winter Olympics Games	B．The Winter Olympics Stamps
C．The Stamps of Olympics	D．Different Stamps of Sports

2 . Last summer I went to one of the world’s most famous historical places, the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It was the home of the emperors (皇帝) of the last two dynasties (朝代) in China, the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The Forbidden City was built in 1,420. The palace has over 10,000 rooms. It was where the emperors dealt with the official business with their ministers (大臣).

In Mandarin (普通话), the Forbidden City is called the Purple Forbidden City. However, the color of the palace itself is not purple. The color purple stands for power of the great emperors of China. It was so sacred (神圣的) that the common people could not even dream of ever going in.

The emperor also had some of the largest festival celebrations at the Forbidden City. During Chinese New Year, the emperor would invite all the members of his family and his officials to a banquet. The banquet had a hundred and eight Chinese dishes. It was such an expensive banquet that it could feed a common family for three generations (三代人).

Right now the Forbidden City is known as a historical site for tourists from all over the world. Everyone can go in there. It is a museum with priceless Chinese antiques (古董) and treasures in it.

I really learned a lot about the Chinese culture and its history from this trip to the Forbidden City. It was like a dream which has come true. And I was excited to go on the trip and see the things that I had always wanted to see.

1. How long is the history of the Forbidden City?

A．About 600 years.	B．More than 600 years.
C．1,420 years.	D．Over 10,000 years.

2. We call the palace the Purple Forbidden City because the color purple is the symbol for _______ of the emperor.

A．power

B．beauty

C．interest

D．health

3. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “banquet” in Paragraph 4?

A．performance

B．competition

C．exhibition

D．dinner party

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Forbidden City in the passage?

A．The emperor lived there.

B．The wall of the Forbidden City was purple.

C．It is a historical place for visiting.

D．The emperor had festival celebrations there.

5. In the passage, the writer wants to show us _______ of the Forbidden City by comparing its past with present.

A．the beauty	B．the treasures
C．the changes in use	D．the building process

3 . 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。

The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia. People r    1     these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people began to travel along the Silk Road about 3,000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade b    2    important in the world. The Silk Road covered a     3     6,500 kilometers. It went from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.

Businessmen travelled along the Silk Road to c    4    silk and trade it, of course, many other things like spices (香料), cloth, jewels (珠宝) and gold.

Along and around these ancient roads, have come many wonderful and magical stories.

It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia. They d    5     to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the legend (传说) of the fair-haired, blue-eyed tribes (部落) of China was started.

Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir (克什米尔) were taken away from their country Israel (以色列). They were prisoners (俘虏) of war 2,800 years ago. People say that these people travelled along the Silk Road. They kept their Jewish (犹太人的) way of life for a long time.

D    6    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 v    7    things and new ideas. It included people and trading goods (货物) from different a    8    . All these people travelled along the Silk Road. And they shared goods, stories, languages, and cultures.

In modern times, the old Silk Road routes (路线) are still u    9    , but now they are crossed by trains instead of c    10    and horses. There is even silk route museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35,000 cultural objects (文物) from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.

4 . No one knows when the first kite was made. The first record of a kite was more than 2,000 years ago in China. Han Xin, the leader of an army, wanted to bring down a king. He decided to dig a tunnel (隧道）into the king’s palace. He flew a kite over the wall of the palace to make sure the length (长度）of its string (线).In this way, he coulddeterminehow long the tunnel should be.His men in the tunnel took the kite string with them. When they reached the end of the string, they knew to dig up.

Kites have been flown in Japan for hundreds of years. In the 1700s, kites were flown in autumn to give thanks for a good harvest. They were also flown to send good wishes to couples who had their first son. Today in Japan, kites are often flown as part of a celebration, such as the beginning of a new year. And kite festivals are held each year in many parts of the country.

Kites have been used for scientific purposes in the western world. In 1752，Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite and flew it in a storm to find out that lightening was a form of electricity. In the 1890s，Lawrence Hargrave invented the box kite to test ideas about flight. From 1898 until 1933，the United States Weather Bureau (气象局）used box kites to collect weather data. The Wright brothers also experimented (试验）with kites. What they learnt helped them make the first airplane flight in 1903.
1. Why did Han Xin want to dig a tunnel?

A．To pull down the palace.	B．To fight against the king.
C．To search for the king’s treasure.	D．To find out the length of the kite string.

2. What does the underlined word “determine” in Paragraph 1 probably mean in Chinese?

A．测定

B．选择

C．了解

D．考察

3. One of the purposes of flying kites in Japan is_.

A．to give thanks for a good harvest in summer

B．to express good wishes to the first-born daughter

C．to celebrate the beginning of a new year

D．to hold kite festivals all over the country

4. When did the United States Weather Bureau begin to use box kites?

A．In 1752.

B．In 1898.

C．In 1903.

D．In 1933.

5. What would be the best title for the text?

A．The History of Kites	B．The Experiments of Kites
C．The Invention of a Kite	D．The First Record of a Kite

5 .

“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one can give them a _______ answer, for there is no wall to be found _______ the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, _______, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and ________ of the thirty-one colleges.

Cambridge was already a _______ town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once ______ the Cam. A ______ was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much________ in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a _______ in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries ________ to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.

1.

A．true

B．clear

C．right

D．real

2.

A．around

B．in

C．near

D．by

3.

A．cinemas

B．parks

C．zoos

D．libraries

4.

A．parents

B．farmers

C．workers

D．teachers

5.

A．interesting

B．usual

C．developing

D．common

6.

A．said

B．called

C．spoken

D．talked

7.

A．bridge

B．building

C．station

D．house

8.

A．smaller

B．slower

C．faster

D．cleaner

9.

A．city

B．college

C．university

D．country

10.

A．stop

B．hate

C．hope

D．need