1 . The British Museum is one of the biggest museums in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are many things to see.

The story of the British Museum dates back three hundred years or so to one unusual man, Sir Hans Sloane, a doctor of King George II. The doctor collected books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, and flowers from all over the world. The doctor wanted everything to stay together before he died, so that people could come and have a look. The British Museum began. King George II gave away his library, and the museum started to grow.

The British Museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. At first, the museum was only open three days a week and only ten people could enter in an hour. There wasn’t much time to see things. Visitors had to run through the rooms.

By about 1800, things began to get better. Wonderful statues, three thousand years old, arrived from Egypt. King George IV sold all his books to the museum secretly. A hundred years ago not only old books but also new ones arrived at the museum, and more people came to read them. Since then many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster. There are four kilometers of new shelves every year and there are about six million visitors each year.

1. When you go inside the British Museum, you feel smaller than usual because ________.

A．the museum is empty	B．the museum is very big
C．there are too many things in it	D．you are too small

2. Sir Hans Sloane die in ________.

A．1753

B．1759

C．1765

D．1800

3. Why does the writer mention King George IV?

A．Because he was the first king to support the British Museum.

B．Because he gave away all his books to the British Museum.

C．Because he sold all his books to the British Museum.

D．Because he made the British Museum famous in the world.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．At first the museum was only open three days a week.

B．There weren’t many people visiting the museum every day at first.

C．There are about six million visitors every year to the museum now.

D．The second paragraph is about why King George II loved the British Museum.

5. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．the things in the museum	B．the history of the British Museum
C．some famous museums in the world	D．British kings and their museums

2 . 阅读下面短文，在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。(每空格限填一词)

Birthday parties are a big part of a child's life. But have you ever wondered     1     the tradition started?

The tradition of birthday parties started in Europe a long time ago. It was said that evil spirits (恶魔) were usually attracted (吸引) to people on their birthdays.     2     protect them from harm, friends and family would come to be with the birthday person and     3     wishes. Giving gifts brought even more cheer to keep the evil spirits away.

At first it was only kings who were considered important enough to have a birthday celebration. They     4     plan a big party and then invite many people to come and enjoy the celebration. Later, children began to celebrate their own birthdays like the kings. The first birthday party for     5     took place in Germany and was called Kinderfeste. It was a large celebration with a beautiful cake, fun decorations (装饰物)and interesting games to play.

As time went by, sending party invitations became more popular and now with the help of modern technology, you can even send an invitation online.

3 . 阅读短文回答问题

The first telephone cards ,produced in 1976,were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than 100 countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are small and light and you don’t need much space for them. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example , there is a market where you can buy telephone cards cost up to ￡4,000.The first Japanese card has a value of about ￡28,000.Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors’ magazine.

1. When were the first Italian telephone cards produced ?______________
2. How many countries can produce telephone cards now ?___________
3. Where can we find a market to buy telephone cards ?_______________.
4. What is the price of the first Japanese telephone card ?_____________
5. In which magazine do most people see cards with prices ?_________

4 . People use money to buy food, books and lots of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.

Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells (贝壳).In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks (牙), monkey tails and salt were

used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the

people in some islands. Some animals were used as money, too.

The first copper(铜) coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver(银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another then the paper money is used today. Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.

1. What do people use money to do?

A．To play with.	B．To keep at home.
C．To buy something useless.	D．To buy things they need.

2. From the passage we know that______ weren’t used as money in the world.

A．trees	B．elephant tusks
C．monkey tails	D．salt

3. What problems did people have using gold and silver coins?

A．They didn’t have much.

B．They were too heavy to carry.

C．They didn’t like them.

D．People couldn’t found them.

4. In the world what kinds of money were first made by Chinese people?

A．Copper coins.	B．gold coins.
C．paper money.	D．both A and C.

5. How many things that were used as money are mentioned in this passage?

A．8.

B．9.

C．10.

D．7.

5 . FUN TIME

9	2	4	7	6	3	1	5	8
5	3	6	8	9	1	4	2	7
X	7	8	2	5	4	9	6	3
7	1	9	3	4	2	5	8	6
4	8	3	6	1	5	2	7	9
2	6	5	9	8	7	3	4	1
3	9	7	4	2	Y	6	1	Z
6	5	2	1	7	9	8	3	4
8	4	1	5	3	6	7	9	2

Are you tired of the puzzles you usually do? Sudoku is a new choice. Sudoku consists of the Japanese characters Su (meaning “number”) and Doku (meaning “single”), but it was not invented in Japan. It was created by Howard Garnes in 1979. The puzzle was first introduced into Japan by Nikoli Puzzle Company in 1984. In 1986, Kaji Maki, the president of Nikoli made the rules strict and clear. Soon in the same year Sudoku became popular in Japan. In November 2004, The Times, a British newspaper, first printed it in the newspaper. It became an international hit in 2005. Now Sudoku becomes very popular all over the world.
The rule of the puzzle is to fill in the grids (格子) so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9. Here is a Sudoku. Please relax and enjoy. It’s fun!
根据以上杂志专栏内容，回答下列问题。
1. Who created Sudoku?

A．Howard Garnes.

B．Sudoku.

C．Kaji Maki.

D．Nikoli.

2. Which is true about Kaji Maki according to the reading material?

A．He was the boss of Nissan Company.

B．He helped to make Sudoku popular in Japan.

C．He was the president of The Times.

D．He is an American.

3. Which is NOT true about Sudoku?

A．Sudoku wasn’t invented in Japan.

B．It was The Times that first printed Sudoku in the newspaper.

C．Each grid has more than one number.

D．It became popular around the world in 2005.

4. In the puzzle above, what should “X” be?

A．5.

B．4.

C．3.

D．1.

5. What should “Z” be in the puzzle?

A．8.

B．5.

C．2.

D．4.