1 . China is the home of ______. It has more than 4,000 years’ history. People throughout China drink tea daily. ____ the three major drinks-tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by the largest ____ of people in the world. Tea from China, along ___ silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export ___.

Tea leaves ___ mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the mild ____ and rich soil there. Longjing, Oolong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all ____ kinds of tea.

Over the past centuries, Chinese people ____ their unique tea culture. The tea culture includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. Tea is ____ a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.

1.

A．coffee

B．tea

C．silk

D．paper

2.

A．In

B．For

C．Of

D．By

3.

A．hundred

B．million

C．thousand

D．number

4.

A．between

B．with

C．except

D．besides

5.

A．at that time

B．from now on

C．since then

D．since now

6.

A．produce

B．are produced

C．make

D．are made

7.

A．climate

B．weather

C．condition

D．environment

8.

A．interesting

B．important

C．famous

D．normal

9.

A．had developed

B．have developed

C．developed

D．are developing

10.

A．too

B．as well

C．either

D．also

3 . Early in the 16th century, it was difficult for people to live without enough food. So lots of people tried hard_______ Asia to gain wealth. In order to find Asia, they had to find a way to pass South Africa based on their knowledge about all the routes. The man___________   finally found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean was Ferdinand Magellan.

Magellan sailed from Seville in August, 1519,_________ five ships and   about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after the cold winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan Straits. In November, 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships seemed to come close to the success. They sailed into the ocean from the other side of South America_________ .

They then continued, hoping to reach Asia. But they couldn't see any land__________ they reached the island off the coast of Asia. What's worse, before they arrived at________ islands, which were later known as the Philippines, most of them had already died of starvation. While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan__________in a battle.

The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail around Africa. After___________ difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan's expedition, which was one of___________ expeditions in the world.

The adventure of Magellan's expedition told us that when facing difficulties, we should not give up easily. Instead, we need to be confident of__________ and tried our best to fight against them.

1.

A．reach

B．reached

C．to reach

D．reaches

2.

A．who

B．whom

C．whose

D．which

3.

A．for

B．with

C．without

D．by

4.

A．success

B．successful

C．successfully

D．succeed

5.

A．while

B．after

C．since

D．until

6.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

7.

A．killed

B．was killed

C．killing

D．had killed

8.

A．many

B．any

C．few

D．little

9.

A．great

B．greater

C．greatly

D．the greatest

10.

A．our

B．us

C．ourselves

D．we

4 . Motor cars were first made in England just before 1900.   The parts for the bodies and engines (发动机) were made by   _______， and the cars were built from these, one at a time.   It   _______ a long time and the cars   _______ a lot of money.   Some of these old cars are   _______ running and take part in a race   _______ London to Brighton every year.
Later the car makers had to find a quicker and   _______ way of making cars so that people   _______ buy them.   Instead of   _______ all the parts at their own factory, some car makers   _______ other factories to do this.   Then parts were ________ fitted(组装) together by the car makers.
________ American whose name was Henry Ford found a quick way of making cars.   He had a   ________ of men who fitted together each part of a car.   Other men brought the parts to them.   After one car was fitted, the men moved   ________ to another car.   When the cars were finished, they were driven away and another line of cars was started.
Today the cars are   ________ away by a moving track(输送带).   Modern car­making factories are   ________ large that each one is really a lot of factories close together.   Thousands of men and women work in each factory and make many different parts of cars.1.

A．arm

B．hand

C．machine

D．nature

2.

A．spent

B．kept

C．took

D．gave

3.

A．spent

B．paid

C．used

D．cost

4.

A．even

B．still

C．also

D．only

5.

A．of

B．in

C．from

D．still

6.

A．expensive

B．cheaper

C．stranger

D．important

7.

A．could

B．must

C．should

D．had to

8.

A．buying

B．selling

C．mending

D．making

9.

A．had

B．ordered

C．asked

D．helped

10.

A．not

B．always

C．only

D．hardly

11.

A．An

B．A

C．The

D．/

12.

A．group

B．little

C．few

D．lots

13.

A．away

B．off

C．out

D．on

14.

A．carried

B．brought

C．driven

D．made

15.

A．too

B．such

C．so

D．just

5 . Ice-cream is a frozen dessert. It is usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream. Most kids like eating this kind of dessert. Do you know _________ first ate it?

Chinese people first ate it many years ago. They _________ orange juice on ice. Later, this _________ was spread (传播) to Italy. Nero, the king of Rome between 54 and 68 AD, _________ to eat ice-cream between violin lessons. He told his men to run to the mountains to get _________. The runners ran back to the palace as _________ as they could. The snow was mixed with fruit and nuts.

Around 1660, coffee shops began to sell ice-cream. Then ice-cream was very _________ in Paris. Most of the _________ shops were owned by Italians. The first successful one was opened by a man from Italy with the name Francesco Procopio.

In the early 1700s, _________ started to make ice-cream, George Washington had ice-cream machines in his kitchen. It could make __________ ice-cream in a short time. Today in the US, ice-cream is not only a food, but also a way of life.

1.

A．who

B．what

C．which

D．whom

2.

A．drank

B．saw

C．put

D．ate

3.

A．picture

B．problem

C．plan

D．idea

4.

A．helped

B．liked

C．hated

D．changed

5.

A．water

B．snow

C．rain

D．grass

6.

A．slowly

B．carefully

C．happily

D．quickly

7.

A．popular

B．expensive

C．cheap

D．special

8.

A．coffee

B．fruit

C．food

D．clothing

9.

A．Chinese

B．Americans

C．Australians

D．Indians

10.

A．black

B．cold

C．much

D．less

6 . Walt Disney came from America. When he was very young,his family _____ from the city to a farm._____ Disney was busy most of the time,he could still find _____ to do interesting things. He spent much of his free time _____ pictures of the animals on the farm. He then began _____ stories about them. Later he even began taking art classes on Saturdays.

As he grew older,Disney's art _____ also grew. He began using a new way _____ his stories. To do this,he drew the same picture many _____,changing each one a little. Using the camera,he took a photo of each drawing. Next,he _____ the film(胶卷)through a movie projector(放映机)．As the pictures ran ______ through the projector，the characters looked ______ and moving. Disney soon began to use this way. He made his drawings into cartoons. And the cartoons were just like ______.Walt Disney was ______ after many years of hard work. He ______ one of the world's ______ entertainers(演艺人士).His cartoons still make lots of people happy every day.

1.

A．moved

B．moves

C．to move

D．moving

2.

A．Although

B．So

C．If

D．Whether

3.

A．money

B．places

C．time

D．people

4.

A．reading

B．taking

C．buying

D．drawing

5.

A．dressing up

B．looking for

C．making up

D．caring about

6.

A．talent

B．lesson

C．service

D．show

7.

A．to tell

B．telling

C．told

D．is telling

8.

A．time

B．times

C．more time

D．much time

9.

A．put

B．putted

C．puts

D．putting

10.

A．slowly

B．quickly

C．hardly

D．cheaply

11.

A．necessary

B．rich

C．fresh

D．real

12.

A．pictures

B．movies

C．stories

D．books

13.

A．poor

B．common

C．successful

D．tall

14.

A．became

B．lost

C．won

D．expected

15.

A．great

B．greater

C．the greatest

D．greatest

8 . Just like Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty is a famous cartoon character. You can see her on many ______ of things, like bags, clothes, food and books. People all over the world love the ______ Hello Kitty.

44 years ago, a Japanese company Sanrio made Hello Kitty. It first ______ on a wallet. To people’s ______, in the artist’s design, Hello Kitty is a ______! That’s why people always see her ______ with two feet.

Hello Kitty is in the third ______ in her school. Her favorite ______ is apple pie. She lives with her parents and twin sister ______ London. It is quiet there. And her grandpa and grandma live far away in a forest. On weekends, her father often drives his ______ to take them to visit her ______. It’s ______ that Hello Kitty even has a pet cat like herself.

The artist said 44 years ago, many Japanese worked and ______ in Britain, so she made Hello Kitty a(n) ______ person. Hello Kitty has a very______ life now. She’s the symbol of all the good things.

1.

A．shapes

B．kinds

C．colors

D．prices

2.

A．cute

B．careless

C．angry

D．possible

3.

A．wrote

B．brought

C．appeared

D．turned

4.

A．hope

B．surprise

C．answer

D．dream

5.

A．girl

B．boy

C．cat

D．dog

6.

A．laughing

B．talking

C．standing

D．eating

7.

A．floor

B．grade

C．name

D．place

8.

A．drink

B．person

C．restaurant

D．food

9.

A．inside

B．from

C．near

D．far

10.

A．bike

B．car

C．horse

D．bus

11.

A．friends

B．teachers

C．grandparents

D．classmates

12.

A．interesting

B．important

C．different

D．normal

13.

A．played

B．lived

C．solves

D．invited

14.

A．Australia

B．British

C．Chinese

D．American

15.

A．difficult

B．meaningless

C．happy

D．unlucky

9 . 阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. “The Greeks have gone ______ we’ve won,” he said. “They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years. Now they’ve ______ and sailed away!”

“But look over there,” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge ______ horse.”

“Ah, yes,” the captain said, “it’s too big. The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. Get some ______ and pull it into the city.”

That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced ______ the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks. “I haven’t laughed ______ this since my childhood,” the captain said. ______ the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep.

By midnight, the main square was ______ , except for the huge horse. ______ a secret door opened on the side of the horse. The horse was ______ Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse one ______ one.

The soldiers opened the main ______ . The Greek army entered the city.

______ ten years, the Greeks could not capture the city by ______ .

In one night, however, they ______ in capturing it through a clever trick.

1.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．since

2.

A．given up

B．focused on

C．put up

D．come on

3.

A．woolen

B．broken

C．golden

D．wooden

4.

A．ropes

B．help

C．medicine

D．lines

5.

A．behind

B．near

C．around

D．under

6.

A．as

B．like

C．unlike

D．among

7.

A．Before

B．Since

C．After

D．Behind

8.

A．clean

B．noisy

C．quiet

D．empty

9.

A．Suddenly

B．Certainly

C．Finally

D．Quickly

10.

A．short of

B．full of

C．ahead of

D．instead of

11.

A．by

B．for

C．in

D．from

12.

A．windows

B．gates

C．horses

D．boxes

13.

A．For

B．During

C．Among

D．Since

14.

A．fight

B．to fight

C．to fighting

D．fighting

15.

A．failed

B．succeeded

C．managed

D．gave

10 . 阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D 中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. “The Greeks have gone ________ we’ve won,” he said. “They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years. Now they’ve ________ and sailed away!”

“But look over there,” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge ________ horse.”

“Ah, yes,” the captain said, “it’s too big. The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. Get some help and pull it into the city.”

That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced ________ the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks. “I haven’t laughed like this since my childhood,” the captain said. ________ the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep.

By midnight, the main square was ________, except for the huge horse. ________ a secret door opened on the side of the horse. The horse was full of Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one.

The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army entered the city.

________ ten years, the Greeks could not capture the city by ________.

In one night, however, they ________ in capturing it through a clever trick.

1.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．since

2.

A．given up

B．focused on

C．put up

D．come on

3.

A．woolen

B．broken

C．golden

D．wooden

4.

A．behind

B．near

C．around

D．under

5.

A．Before

B．Since

C．After

D．Behind

6.

A．clean

B．noisy

C．quiet

D．empty

7.

A．Suddenly

B．Certainly

C．Finally

D．Quickly

8.

A．For

B．During

C．Among

D．Since

9.

A．fight

B．to fight

C．to fighting

D．fighting

10.

A．failed

B．succeeded

C．managed

D．gave