WHICH FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MET AND WHY?

For me it would clcarly be Leonardo da Vinci, I’d love to have met him. He was such a creative talent and not just an artist. He seems to have predicted a number of inventions that only came about hundreds of years later, like flying machines and so on. I’s like to tell him he really did see the future.

Naomi, Chicago

I’d choose Cleopatra—the last king of ancient Egypt(埃及). She is thought to have been very beautiful and is generally considered to have developed some really useful political alliances (政治同盟). Not many women were that powerful in ancient times, I’d like to have seen how she did it.

Lucinda, Nairobi

I’m Latin American, so I would name Simon Bolivar as the person I would like to have known. He’s supposed to have been a very great, brave leader'and is accepted to have helped achieve independence for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century.

Patricia, Caracas

I studied philosophy(哲学) , so I would like to have spoken face-to-face with the Chinese philosopher donfucius. I’d like to have discussed with him his political philosophy and his idea about family values. He seems to have had a lot of respect for older people, and even though he lived over two thousand years’ ago, some of his opinions are still meaningful.

Li Yun, Shanghai

1.Whose ideas about inventions have come true?

A. Leonardo da Vinci’s. B. Cleopatra’s. C. Simon Bolivar’s. D. Confucius’.

2.Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?

A. Leonardo da Vinci invented a flying machine hundreds of years ago.

B. Lucinda would like to have met Cleopatra because she was pretty.

C. Simon Bolivar was a person who encouraged independence of women.

D. Li Yun would like to have talked with Confucius about his family values.

3.In which part of a magazine can we read the passage?

A. Art. B. Movie C. History. D. Technology.

Suzy---I’m really good at selling things and communicating with others. I also love helping people. I hope to work for the sales department in a big company. I think I can be a good saleswoman or a manager.

Daniel---I really like making things with my hands. I also enjoy searching for something better or different. I don’t enjoy working in the same place every day, and I hate being in noisy places. I think I’d like to be an artist or a computer engineer.

Billy---I’m good at talking and I really like children. I also want to keep people healthy. I’m patient and I’m willing to work extra hours. I think I can make a good doctor or a teacher.

Maria---I’m really interested in meeting people, and I enjoy wearing different clothes every day. I’m not so good at organizing time and computers. I am going to be a model or a social worker.

Millie---I enjoy helping people, but I can’t stand working at nights or weekends, I think it’s the time for me to relax. I want to be an accountant or a shopkeeper.

1. Suzy wants to be .

A. a worker or a teacher

B. a nurse or a doctor

C. a saleswoman or a manager

D. a model or a driver

2.Daniel doesn’t enjoy working in .

A. quiet places

B. different places

C. noisy places

D. the office

3. wants to be a teacher or a doctor.

A. Suzy

B. Billy

C. Maria

D. Millie

4.Maria likes .

A. meeting people

B. wearing different clothes

C. working at nights and weekends

D. both A and B

5.What do the underlined words “can’t stand” mean in Chinese?

A. 不能忍受

B. 不能站立

C. 不能坚持

D. 不能代表

Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the U. S. A. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.

At summer picnic, there is often an informal(非正式) baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat. There are nine players on each team.

The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are showed on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America’s heroes (英雄). At the end of the season, the two top(顶尖) teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go together to watch the game. Millions of(数百万的) others listen to the radio or watch the television. People seem(好像)to talk only about the game. Even long after it is over, they still(仍然) talk about the result(结果) and the players.

American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the U. S. A. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.

1.According to the passage, which is NOT true?

A. Boys and girls like baseball games.

B. Baseball is played outside.

C. A baseball match has nine players.

D. Children sometimes play baseball in parks.

2.American people play baseball in April, _______ and September.

A. May, June, July, August

B. March, May, July, August

C. January, June, October, November

D. February, May, July, December

3.What happens at the end of the baseball season?

A. People talk only about football games.

B. Many baseball fans become members(成员) of top teams.

C. A lot of people join in the games.

D. Two top teams play a wonderful baseball game against each other.

4._______ follows the baseball season in the U. S.

A. A. The baseball season B. The football season C. A baseball match D. A football match

5.This passage mainly tells us something about _______.

A. the football season in the USA.

B. football is more interesting than baseball in the USA.

C. the difference between baseball and football

D. the baseball season in the USA.

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