1 . The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected(连接) Europe, Africa and Asia. People got to 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(贸易) became important in the world, the Silk Road was almost 6,500 kilometres. It was from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.

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

Today, the old Silk Road routes(路线) are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. There is 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(保护) the history of many countries and peoples.

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1. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road _______________.
2. It has _______________ objects from all along the Silk Road.
3. How long was the Silk Road by the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________

2 . New York City isn't the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the USA. Most Americans live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost 8 million people live in New York. Why did so many people come to live in one place?

A look at the city shows us that New York City has a very good port(商埠). The Dutch(荷兰) settlers (new comers) wanted to use it for business. In 1626, the Dutch paid(付钱) the Indians twenty-four dollars for the island of Manhattan. Its Dutch name was New Amsterdam. Then the British took the land in 1664 and changed its name to New York.

The United States became an independent(独立的) country in 1783, and New York was its capital for a short time. The city became so crowded that some people moved out to other areas (places). But more people from everywhere went on coming into the city every day.

1. Which of them is the biggest city in the United States?

A．New York.

B．Washington.

C．New Amsterdam.

D．Chicago.

2. More and more people from different countries in the world come into New York because ______.

A．New York has the largest population in the United States

B．New York is as beautiful as a picture

C．New York is a developing city

D．they think it is a good place for business

3. How much did the Dutch pay the Indians for the island of Manhattan?

A．24 thousand dollars.

B．24 dollars.

C．8 million dollars.

D．24 million dollars.

4. The United States became an independent country in _______.

A．sixteen century	B．the seventeenth
C．the eighteenth century	D．the nineteenth century

5. From the passage we can know ______.

A．much about Dutch

B．how the Dutch took New Amsterdam

C．some of the history of New York

D．how the people from different countries come to the USA

3 . Vienna is a beautiful old city on the river Danube. It's the capital city of Austria and the centre of European classical music. From 1750 a lot of composers and musicians came to study and work in Vienna. Strauss and Mozart were two of the most important composers.

John Strauss, the younger was born in 1825. He made his first appearance conducting his own orchestra at the age of 19. He was even more successful and popular than his father. After the death of the elder Strauss, he united his group with the orchestra his father had made famous. Between 1871 and 1897 he composed 16 stage works for Viennese theatres. He wrote more than 400 waltzes and his most famous one was The Blue danube.

Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before he was six he played not only the piano, but also the violin and the organ. His father started training him so early that by age six, Mozart was performing for the Kings and Queens of Europe. By eight, Mozart was writing his own symphonies. He wrote his first opera at the age of 12 and hundreds of beautiful pieces of music for the classical orchestra. Mozart completed over 600 works in all. Mozart was very famous and successful. He died in 1791.

1. Which is right according to this passage?

A．Vienna is the centre of European music.

B．From 1750 a lot of singers came to study and work in Vienna.

C．John Strauss wrote over 400 waltzes.

D．Mozart began to play the piano at the age of 6.

2. When did John Strauss make his first appearance conducting his own orchestra?

A．In 1867.

B．In 1844.

C．In 1762.

D．In 1873.

3. John Strauss the younger was born in 1825 in Salzburg, wasn't he?

A．Yes, he was.	B．Yes, he did.
C．No, he didn't.	D．No, he wasn't.

4. How old was Mozart when he died?

A．35.

B．53.

C．39.

D．26.

5. From this passage we know that ______.

A．Mozart was writing his own symphonies at the age of 12

B．Mozart was even more successful and popular than his father

C．Mozart wrote hundreds of beautiful pieces of music for the classical orchestra

D．Strauss and Mozart were the most important singers in Vienna

4 . Coca-Cola is enjoyed all over the world. 1. 6 billion gallons are s    1     every year, in over one hundred and sixty countries. The d    2     was invented by Dr. John Pemberton in Atlanta, on 8 May 1886，but it was g    3     the name Coca-Cola by his partner, Frank Robinson. In the first year, only nine drinks a day were sold. The business was bought by a man called Asa Candler in 1888，and the first factory was o    4     in Dallas, Texas, in 1895. Coca-Cola is still made there now. Billions of bottles and cans have been p    5     since 1895. It is certain that Coca-Cola will be drunk f    6    into the twenty-first century.

5 . Turkey is an important part of America traditional food. Here are some cool facts about the delicious food and the bird.

★According to some Americans, the name turkey came from the _____ turkeys make when they are afraid一" turk, turk, turk. "

★Adult turkeys have about 3, 500 feathers. The _____, turkey was raised（饲养）in England.; it weighed 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog.

★There are over 8, 000 turkey farms in _____. 90% of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day and 50% eat turkey on Christmas Day.

★For their first ______ on the moon, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin ate roast turkey!

★Since 1947, an American organization has given the American president a live turkey for Thanksgiving. The president gives a pardon（特赦令）to the _____ and it will live the rest of its years on a farm.

★In 2005, about 256 million turkeys were ______.

1.

A．voice

B．moves

C．sound

D．color

2.

A．heaviest

B．smallest

C．prettiest

D．strangest

3.

A．Britain

B．Japan

C．China

D．the USA

4.

A．meal

B．sleep

C．book

D．car

5.

A．duck

B．cat

C．bird

D．dog

6.

A．raised

B．rise

C．rose

D．killed

6 . Read and choose the best answer:

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals（ASPCA）is the oldest humane organization in America. It was founded in 1866 by Henry Bergh, a wealthy man of New York City.

Bergh was horrified by the cruelty toward animals that he observed daily in city streets, particularly with respect to the large number of working horses in New York City, as well as its many stray cats and dogs. Bergh decided to act. He and his other friends wrote and signed the promise: to alleviate pain, fear, and suffering among all animals.

The newly founded ASPCA realized they needed more than kind words to face what they saw as a growing problem. Therefore, the organization, through its founding members, persuaded the New York State government to pass the country’s first effective animal anti-cruelty law.

From a small organization of a few concerned citizens, the ASPCA has developed into a nationally-recognized force in protecting animals. In New York City, the ASPCA continues to rescue and shelter animals and to educate school children and other people about animals and their care. It now runs a full-service hospital for animals in the city as well. Beyond New York City and state, the ASPCA has led many national movements to help animals and protect animals.

Henry Bergh’s vision lives on today at the ASPCA. For over 135 years, the ASPCA has taken a leading role in promoting the humane treatment of animals. In carrying on the work started by Bergh, the ASPCA promotes both the spirit and law. Henry Bergh would be amazed.

1. According to the passage, ASPCA is（was） .

A．Chinese organization	B．founded by a kind woman
C．an American organization	D．founded by a poor man

2. The world‘alleviate’in the second paragraph means:

A．make…less

B．make…more

C．study

D．advertise

3. Through its founding members, ASPCA persuaded the New York State government to       .

A．save as many animals as they can	B．give money to protect more animals
C．educate school children and other people	D．pass an effective law to prevent the cruelty to animals

4. According to the passage, which following statement is NOT TRUE?

A．ASPCA was a small organization in the past but a nationally-recognized one today.

B．You can find a full-service hospital for animals in New York now.

C．Henry Bergh would be respected by others.

D．Henry Bergh is still alive, for over 135 years old.

5. The last sentence: Henry Bergh would be amazed. What probably would amaze Bergh most?

A．The mission of the ASPCA.

B．The growth and spread of the ASPCA.

C．The passage of the first effective animal anti-cruelty law.

D．The creation of a veterinary hospital for animals.

6. Which one is the best title for this passage?

A．A great man: Henry Bergh	B．The ASPCA: A Brief History
C．Protecting animals in America	D．Let’s protect animals!

7 .

A. moved     B. any longer     C. machines     D. hunting     E. villages

Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? A long time ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people moved from place to place. They moved over the land,     1     animals for food. No one knows how or where these people learned to grow food. But when they did, their life changed. They did not have to look for food     2     .They could stay in one place and grow plants. People began to live near one another. And so the first     3     grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When     4     came along, life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. Then the cities began and grew very big.

8 . 短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示,补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。
Fire can help people in many w    1    . Fire can keep your house warm, give light and cook food. But s    2     fire can also be very harmful(有害的). It can b    3     things, too.
Nobody k    4     how people began to use fire, but there are many interesting old stories about how a man searched for a fire. One is about a man called Prometheus(普罗米修斯). The man lived a very long time a    5    . He went up to the sun and b    6     fire down.
Today people know how to make a fire with m    7    . Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very d    8    . One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it could burn a house. A small fire can turn into(变成) a big fire quickly. So you must be careful with matches.
Be careful with fire, and it will h    9     you. But if you aren’t careful with fire, it may
h    10     you.

9 . “Where is the university(大学)? ” Many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥)often ask. But no one can give them a _______answer, because there is no wall _______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 (成员)are the students and ______of the thirty-one colleges(学院).
Cambridge was already a town 800 years ago(以前). It was ______the river Granta, and the river was once ______the Cam. A ______was built over the river in 875, so the town got its name “Cambridge”.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries people built more and more college buildings. The town grew much _____in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway(火车)in 1845. Cambridge became a ______in 1951 and now it has over 10,000 people. 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 becomes 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．in

B．on

C．at

D．beside

6.

A．said

B．called

C．calling

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．town

D．country

10.

A．stop

B．hate

C．hope

D．need

10 . History is not just cold facts (事实) for students at Lincoln Middle School in the USA. The school opened a WWII (二战) museum on May 19. All the students showed videos, e-books, and songs to share (分享) a different idea of history.

Emma made an e-book about women workers in WWII. Emma said people didn’t talk about those women more.

“The women really worked hard while men were away from their homes to the war (战争),” she told the newspaper Park Ridge Herald.

Rachel made a computer game. Players could play their roles (扮演角色), like a soldier or a Jewish person. When the players were playing games, they were just like doing different things in the war.

Like Emma and Rachel’s work, most students’ exhibits (展品) were not about the war, but about ordinary (普通的) people in the war.

“We want kids to know well about the events (事件) through ordinary people’s stories,” said the head teacher, Tony Murray.

1. Lincoln Middle School is in           .

A．India

B．England

C．America

D．Thailand

2. If people read Emma’s e-book, they can know more about the            in the war.

A．men

B．women

C．kids

D．players

3. In Para. 4, Rachel            to help students to remember World War II.

A．made a computer game	B．told a story
C．sang a song	D．made an e-book

4. We can learn that the school opened the museum          .

A．to make students remember Chinese history

B．to help students know more about World War II

C．to ask students to read more books

D．to let students be more interested in computer games