1 . Over ______ years ago, people from Northern Asia went to America. Today, we call these people Indians (印第安人).

The Indians went to America ______ the weather began to change. Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They _______ move. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked.

Later, Columbus (哥伦布) found the New World in 1492. At first, only _______ people went there with Columbus. They travelled to America _______. Then more and more Germans and Italians went to America. Most of them took almost no money with them. They went to America to find a better life.

1.

A．thirty thousands

B．thirty thousand

C．thirty thousand of

D．thirty thousands of

2.

A．because

B．so

C．but

D．so that

3.

A．will

B．have to

C．had to

D．needed

4.

A．a little

B．little

C．few

D．a few

5.

A．by boats

B．on boats

C．in boat

D．by boat

2 . Pizza is a kind of popular food. It _______ from Italy. The pizza capital of the world is Naples. The world’s first pizza restaurant is still there. It opened in 1830.

The best pizza of today also has a(n) _______ history. It was first made in the 1880s. This pizza has the same _______ as the Italian flag. The Italian flag is red, white and green. The pizza has red tomatoes, white cheese and green herbs (香草).

Today we can _______ different kinds of pizza in the restaurant. Some pizza has tomatoes, and some pizza doesn’t have tomatoes. Most pizza is round, _______ some isn’t. You can choose any kind you want.

1.

A．makes

B．comes

C．buys

D．takes

2.

A．long

B．short

C．different

D．boring

3.

A．colours

B．shape

C．length

D．size

4.

A．order

B．bring

C．build

D．sell

5.

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．because

3 .

A. without B. history C. longest D. shortest E. places F. by

The Great Wall of China is very famous in the world. It is the     1     wall in the world.

It is about 6, 000 kilometers long, 7meters high and 5 meters wide. In most     2    , five horses or ten men can walk side by side.

If you go to visit the Great Wall, you will wonder how the Chinese people could build such a great wall thousands of years ago. It was very difficult to build it     3     moderm machines.

The workers had to do all the work     4     hand. Thousands of men died when they built the wall.

The Great Wall has a     5     of over two thousand years. And many foreigners come to visit it every year. Today the Great Wall is a place of interest. Both the Chinese people and people all over the world come to visit it.

4 . Choose the best answer.（ 根据短文内容，选择最恰当的选项，用 A，B，C或D表示，填入空格内）

Harvard University（哈佛大学）

Harvard university is the oldest university in America. It was started in 1636. Two years later, a young priest （牧师） named John Harvard died. He left his books and a lot of land to the university. Then, the university changed its name to Harvard.

At first, Harvard was very small. Slowly, it became bigger and bigger. The medical school started in 1782. In 1908, the business school opened. Now, Harvard students can study many different things.

Many famous people studied at Harvard. US presidents, writers, business people and other important people were once students there. Now people from all over the world go to Harvard for their education.

1. Harvard is the oldest university in ______.

A．Australia

B．America

C．China

D．Britain.

2. Why did the university change its name to Harvard?

A．Apriest told them to change the name.	B．John Harvard was the first teacher.
C．John Harvard gave the university books and land.	D．Somebody gave the university a lot of money.

3. When did John Harvard die? In _______.

A．1635

B．1636

C．1637

D．1638

4. The business school ______ .

A．was started by John Harvard	B．came before the medical school
C．opened over 100 years ago	D．was Harvard’s first school

5. The article does not say _____ were Harvard students.

A．American presidents

B．writers

C．business people

D．artists

6. Which of the following statement is true?

A．Harvard was the first university in America.	B．Harvard only has students fromAmerica.
C．The university was always called Harvard.	D．There are very few different classes at Harvard.

5 . ______ Americans think that ice-cream is ______ American as baseball and apple pie. But ice-cream was known _______ America was discovered. The Roman emperor Nero may _______ made a kind of ice-cream. He asked _______ men to bring snow and ice from the mountains. He used it to make cold drinks. Traveler Marco polo brought back recipes for chilled and frozen milk from China.

Today ice-cream is known _______.Americans alone eat more than two billion quarts (夸脱) a year.

1.

A．None

B．Some

C．Most

D．All

2.

A．as

B．like

C．more

D．so

3.

A．long after

B．long before

C．before long

D．after long

4.

A．have

B．has

C．had

D．having

5.

A．one hundred of

B．all of

C．hundreds of

D．one

6.

A．in the world

B．out of the world

C．by the world

D．throughout the world

6 . Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.

The modern Olympic Games are a big s    1    party. They gather the top athletes f    2    around the world. In 1896, the f    3    modern Olympic Games opened in Athens(雅典) in Greece. The first modern Olympic Games had nine sports. The Olympic rings s    4    for five continents. Blue is for Europe (欧洲), yellow is for A    5    , black is for

Africa (非洲) , g    6    is for Oceania (大洋洲) , red is for America (美洲).

7 . Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is the first name, but in English countries the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean? English people usually get their family name in these ways (方式).
Some family names come from the places of their homes. A man live on or near a hill, his family name may be (可能是) Hill. In England, people's names may be Wood, Lake because they live near the wood (树林) or the lake.
Some family names come from a person's job. If a person is a cook, his family name may be Cook.
And many people get their family names from their father's family names. If you hear the name "Jackson", you can know that he is the son of Jack.
1. In the passage, how many ways can English people get their family names?

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

2. A man lives near the lake. His family name may be ______.

A．Hill

B．Wood

C．Lake

D．Cook

3. Jack's family name is Cook. His family name may come from the ______.

A．place

B．hobby

C．job

D．country

4. A boy's family name is Jackson because he is ______.

A．Jack's father	B．Jack's best friend
C．the grandfather of Jack	D．the son of Jack

5. The passage mainly talks about ______ in English countries.

A．family names	B．English people
C．hills and lakes	D．jobs and homes