Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.
When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.
1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be _________. .
A.The Kingdom of Bicycles | B.A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an |
C.Marco Polo and the Silk Road | D.An American Achieving His Aims |
A.he asked to see the manager |
B.he entered the hall with a bike |
C.the manager had to know about all foreign guests |
D.the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him |
A.The stories about Marco Polo . | B.The famous sights in Xi’an . |
C.His interest in Chinese silk. | D.His childhood dreams about bicycles . |
A.clever | B.friendly | C.hardworking | D.strong—minded |
An old man and his wife used to live on the second floor. Bill’s mother and the old lady were good friends. Unfortunately the lady died last month. Her husband could not live alone, so he had his grandson move over and live with him.
The grandson has become a problem to all the neighbors, especially to Bill’s family. The walls of the building are thin and he is noisy. Bill is used to peace and quiet but the young man likes to listen to the radio late at night. Sometimes friends of his visit and they make a lot of noise. That is too much for Bill’s family.
Bill’s mother once asked the old man politely if he was able to sleep well at night, but obviously the man didn’t understand what she meant. If he did and spoke to his grandson, the young man obviously didn’t listen, since things haven’t changed any. Everyone in Bill’s family agrees that something must be done though they don’t want to hurt the kind old man.
1. Bill’s family got angry because ________.
A.the old lady had died |
B.a young man moved in |
C.the old man could not live alone |
D.the grandson made a lot of noise |
A.The old man could not live without his wife’s help. |
B.The old man and his wife were sometimes making trouble too. |
C.Bill’s mother was kind to her neighbors. |
D.Bill’s mother was the only one who likes the young man. |
A.he never thinks other people might not be happy with so much noise around |
B.the walls of the building are thin |
C.he likes to listen to the radio at night |
D.friends of his visit |
A.anyone is able | B.only the grandfather is going |
C.Bill’s mother is able | D.nobody is likely |
3 . When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My
In those days the
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good
Sometimes I
A.teacher | B.parents | C.nurse | D.younger sister |
A.sea | B.lake | C.mountain | D.river |
A.played | B.slept | C.sat | D.stood |
A.moving | B.exciting | C.anxious | D.nervous |
A.made | B.brought | C.watched | D.heard |
A.rolled | B.jumped | C.turned | D.climbed |
A.light | B.sun | C.moon | D.lamp |
A.and | B.yet | C.but | D.or |
A.exploring | B.examining | C.repairing | D.measuring |
A.sweets | B.sand | C.ice-creams | D.money |
A.make | B.sell | C.buy | D.offer |
A.house | B.holiday | C.garden | D.tide |
A.hardly | B.almost | C.still | D.perhaps |
A.waves | B.sand | C.hands | D.feet |
A.destroy | B.fix | C.use | D.build |
A.But | B.However | C.Otherwise | D.Besides |
A.wonder | B.feel | C.understand | D.believe |
A.strong | B.weak | C.young | D.old |
A.children | B.boys | C.girls | D.grown-ups |
A.happy | B.tired | C.sad | D.sick |
The boys' mother heard that a clergyman(牧师) in the town had been successful in educating children so she asked if he would speak with her boys.The clergyman agreed but asked to see them individually.So the mother sent her 8-year-old first in the morning with the elder boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.
The clergyman, a huge man with a booming (嗡嗡) voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him strictly, "Where is God?"
The boy's mouth dropped open but he made no answer, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed.So the clergyman repeated the question in an even stricter tone "Where is God?" Again the boy made no attempt to answer.So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and shouted" Where is God?"
The boy screamed and escaped from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him.When his elder brother found him in the closet, he asked "What happened?"
The younger brother replied out of breath, "We are in big trouble this time.God is missing--and they think we did it."
1. What were the two boys like?
A.They always made trouble. | B.They were brave. |
C.They were easygoing. | D.They were honest. |
A.They gave up their children. |
B.They liked their children very much. |
C.They wanted the clergyman to persuade their children. |
D.They helped their children to make trouble. |
A.Happy. | B.Sad. |
C.Afraid. | D.Surprised. |
A.Open. | B.Shut. | C.Knock. | D.Pull. |