1 . The olive (橄榄) tree probably first grew in southern Asia. And then it spread to Mediterranean countries about 6,000 years ago. Since then, it has been important in Mediterranean people’s lives.
The olive tree grows in rocky places and it doesn’t need much water. Its fruit can be made into olive oil. People have used olive oil to cook dishes for centuries. But they haven’t only used it for cooking. Some ancient cultures believed that it was useful as medicine. In modern times, people still use olive oil both for its taste and its health advantages.
Olive oil has also been an important product in the business and culture of Mediterranean countries. In ancient Greece, for example, anyone who cut down an olive tree was heavily punished. Winners at the Olympic Games wore wreaths (花环). They were made of olive branches (树枝). Sometimes winners were also given a prize of olive oil. People from Greece built ships so that they could use olive oil for trade. But it was the Romans who grew the olive tree in the rest of southern Europe and northern Africa.
Today, olive oil is still a very valuable product, and many different kinds of olive oil are sold in countries all over the world.
1. Where did the olive tree probably first grow?| A．In Asia. | B．In Africa. | C．In Europe. | D．In America. |
| A．People started to cook with it recently. | B．It is made from olive branches. |
| C．People used it to build ships in Greece. | D．It can be good for health. |
| A．wore wreaths | B．were heavily punished |
| C．got a prize of olive oil | D．were regarded as heroes |
| A．the method of cooking | B．the trade of Greece |
| C．the history of the Olympic Games | D．the story of olive oil |
Xuan paper, known as one of the Four Treasures of Study, first came into
Take papermaking master Zhou Donghong for example. He uses a fine screen to filter (过滤) a mixture of water and fibers. He lifts it up, and it’s a sheet of paper. It takes him and his partner only 15 seconds
“There are a lot of tricks of filtering the fibers, and timing is the most difficult part of all. We have only one chance to filter the right amount of fibers , and only the proper weight guarantees the paper is neither too thin
The skill of papermaking,
3 . It was very late when I got out of the cinema. By the time the
The next day I got a
I met the man and was greatly
| A．party | B．movie | C．meeting | D．interview |
| A．driven | B．repaired | C．bought | D．parked |
| A．strange | B．interesting | C．exciting | D．tiring |
| A．charge | B．attempt | C．look | D．chance |
| A．surprise | B．sorrow | C．puzzle | D．joy |
| A．money | B．briefcase | C．watch | D．cellphone |
| A．receive | B．declare | C．accept | D．oppose |
| A．anxious | B．confident | C．lucky | D．satisfactory |
| A．familiar | B．surprising | C．worried | D．loud |
| A．modern | B．old | C．new | D．lost |
| A．immediately | B．usually | C．wrongly | D．hurriedly |
| A．borrow | B．clean | C．occupy | D．mail |
| A．reconsidered | B．discussed | C．criticized | D．remembered |
| A．honest | B．proud | C．wise | D．active |
| A．neighbor’s | B．stranger’s | C．friend’s | D．teacher’s |
| A．thankful | B．helpful | C．regretful | D．wonderful |
| A．satisfaction | B．approval | C．sympathy | D．appreciation |
| A．hatred | B．contribution | C．goodness | D．doubt |
| A．search | B．show | C．find | D．remove |
| A．force | B．challenge | C．help | D．realize |
4 . How to keep a good friendship
It’s not easy for everyone to make friends. Once you have friends, it takes contributions and work on both sides to keep the friendship going. In order to keep a good friendship, you will have to take time to develop your friendship.
Work at keeping a two-way street with your friends. If only one person is attempting to be a good friend, the friendship isn’t going to work. It has to be a partnership where both contribute equally.
Try to avoid fighting and arguing. Naturally there will be times when you disagree with each other, but don’t blow things out of proportion(小题大做).
Never date each other’s boyfriend or girlfriend. This is something that can tear a friendship apart. Friends should have enough love and respect for each other not to do things to hurt each other.
Be there for each other through good times and bad times.
| A．Communicate with one another. |
| B．Speak up in order to protect your friend. |
| C．A good friendship is both give and take. |
| D．Instead, try to talk things over and put the situation to rest. |
| E．If you realize that, your friendship will greatly improve. |
| F．This includes not dating anyone your friend has dated. |
| G．Celebrate each other’s success, and help each other get through failures often. |
The Internet has become part of young people’s life. A report
It is important for students to use the Internet
Some students also make friends on the Internet. But if you want to have
6 . It was an extremely busy day. I was so tired of my life that I was getting a little
As we entered the door of his house, Paul started
We talked about our
That night, we
| A．delighted | B．angry | C．strict | D．concerned |
| A．called | B．visited | C．contacted | D．met |
| A．forced | B．begged | C．invited | D．ordered |
| A．when | B．if | C．since | D．though |
| A．saying | B．talking | C．singing | D．dancing |
| A．with | B．across | C．through | D．to |
| A．surprised at | B．crazy about | C．satisfied with | D．proud of |
| A．girls | B．players | C．brothers | D．singers |
| A．carefully | B．quietly | C．cautiously | D．steadily |
| A．tears | B．smiles | C．love | D．worry |
| A．relatives | B．friends | C．family | D．class |
| A．came to | B．passed away | C．hung about | D．gave in |
| A．sure | B．sorry | C．lucky | D．ashamed |
| A．nothing | B．something | C．anything | D．everything |
| A．argued | B．learned | C．recalled | D．talked |
| A．weakness | B．carelessness | C．friendliness | D．tiredness |
| A．complained | B．dreamed | C．asked | D．thought |
| A．comfort | B．shock | C．inspiration | D．instruction |
| A．loss | B．gift | C．stage | D．game |
| A．cheerfully | B．flexibly | C．equally | D．separately |
7 . For some people charm (吸引力) is a natural gift, but for others being charming is a skill that they need to acquire in order to survive. If you want to charm someone, here are some ways on how to do it.
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3. Show respect. By showing respect, you are expressing sincerity to that person. Learn how to politely introduce yourself. You don’t want to create an impression that you are overconfident. A handshake may be the most common way to do it. However, other traditions involve other forms of introductory gestures.
4. Always smile. Smiling is one of the basic ways to charm a person. By smiling a lot, you are creating a positive image for the person you wish to charm. Smiling is also a way of showing that person how glad you are to meet him. Remember to show a sincere and honest smile.
| A．Establish eye contact. |
| B．Avoid pretending to smile. |
| C．Show interest and enthusiasm. |
| D．Learn something about the person you wish to charm. |
| E．Try to find out his tradition and follow it accordingly. |
| F．When the person sees that you have the same interests, you can easily charm him. |
| G．When you are having a conversation, make him feel that he is in control of the conversation. |
8 . You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top.
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always stressed to me, “You should have objectives and capacity like the mountain.” This has largely influenced my life. Without such mountaineering opportunities, we wouldn’t have had enough time to spend together because my father was very busy himself. I believe mountaineering is really beneficial. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep contemplation as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed one of the highest mountains in our country. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the fresh air, the birds’ singing, and the beautiful dances of butterflies; but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. At that moment, I wanted to quit climbing. Actually, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. You can always enjoy the scenes of many waterfalls, temples and countless peaks and valleys at the top of the mountain. Only there at the top, can you see all of those things, just like in life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words, but after that, I got new hope and confidence. Finally, I found myself standing at the top of the mountain. And there, I could see the whole of the sky, which was as clear as crystal.
1. From the passage we know that mountain-climbing was ________ for Father and Son.| A．stressful | B．enjoyable | C．risky | D．challenging |
| A．You can get everything you want at the top of the mountain. |
| B．The sky at the top of the mountain is always as clear as crystal. |
| C．Enjoy the beautiful life. |
| D．Never give up halfway |
| A．hated climbing mountains when he grew up |
| B．could understand his father though young |
| C．became a great success in his life |
| D．preferred crystal to the whole sky |
| A．Conversations between Father and Son. |
| B．Happy childhood and mountaineering. |
| C．The beautiful scenery and crystal. |
| D．Reaching the top of the mountain. |
9 . Darwin was not a bright boy. He was much slower than his younger sister, and he was in many ways a naughty boy. However, at the age of eight he was trying to make out the names of all plants he saw, and he was busy collecting all sorts of things and he even imagined producing coloured roses by watering them with certain coloured liquids. Once he read the book Wonders of the World, he wished to work wonders himself some day.
One summer vacation Darwin became a great collector of beetles (甲虫). At that time he only collected them but made no scientific study of them. One day on tearing off the bark (树皮) he saw some unusual beetles, and seized one in each hand, then he saw a third and new kind, which he didn’t want to lose, so he put the one that he held in his right hand into his mouth. But it sent out some gas, which burned his tongue. He was forced to spit it out. It was lost, so was the third one.
Darwin accepted the offer by the navy (海军) to go on a voyage to explore the Southern Sea in the name of the government on a warship at the age of twenty-two. He was on board for five years. And during the long voyage he collected a great many of facts in Natural Science.
1. In his early years, Darwin was _________ in producing coloured roses.| A．successful | B．helped | C．interested | D．not interested |
| A．to have a wonderful job |
| B．to work with surprising results |
| C．to make something difficult to understand |
| D．to produce beautiful things |
| A．taste the gas it sent out | B．spare his right hand to catch the third one |
| C．save the life of the beetle | D．eat it as he was hungry |
| A．“Wonders of the world” was his famous work. |
| B．He was forced to explore the Southern Sea by the government. |
| C．When he was young he showed interest in natural science. |
| D．He ran much slower than his younger sister. |
10 . When you walk along a street in a big city in the United States, you may see clocks in most stores. Radio announcers give the correct time during the day. People there think that it is important to know the time. Most Americans have watches. They want to do certain things at certain times. They do not want to be late. Not all people all over the world value time. Suppose you visit a certain country in South America. You would find that people living there do not like to rush. If you had an appointment (约会) with someone, he would probably be late. He would not care for arriving on time. In some countries in South America, even the radio programs may not begin right on time, nor do the radio announcers think it important to announce the right time. Many people regard a clock as a machine. It seems to them that a person who does everything on time is controlled (控制) by a machine. They do not want a clock or any machine to have that much power over their lives.
1. There are clocks in most stores in the US cities because ______.| A．people in the stores want to sell these clocks |
| B．people think it important to know the time |
| C．bosses want to make their stores beautiful |
| D．they needn’t wear watches when they are away from home |
| A．run | B．race | C．move | D．hurry |
| A．the radio programs may start a bit early or late |
| B．the radio announcers do think it important to announce the exact time |
| C．many people think a clock has much power |
| D．most people do not want to be controlled by others |
