He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man．The US President Barack Obama is a true man．
Barack Obama made a four-day visit to China in November, 2009．He was very busy during his visit, but he still spent some time visiting the Forbidden City and the Great Wall．
When a leader visits another country, he or she sometimes goes to the country's most famous places．It is to show respect to the local culture．For the leaders, it's also a good time to relax during the trip．
Obama spent about 50 minutes in the Forbidden City．He thought the Forbidden City was a magnificent place to visit．He said,“I will come back with my girls and my wife．”
He also took a quick tour of the Great Wall at Badaling．“It's magical．It reminds you of the sweep of history．”Obama said about the Great Wall．
(1)
In November, 2009 Obama visited China for ________．
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A．
50 minutes
B．
50 hours
C．
four days
D．
four weeks
(2)
The underlined word“magnificent”in the passage probably means“________”．
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A．
old
B．
common
C．
new
D．
great
(3)
From the last paragraph we can know that ________．
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A．
Obama stayed a short time at Badaling
B．
Obama visited the Great Wall at Badaling for 50 minutes
C．
Obama visited the Great Wall at Badaling for four days
D．
Obama visited the Forbidden City with his girls and wife
(4)
Obama said the Great Wall could remind people of ________．
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A．
the great Chinese people
B．
the stories of the Great Wall
C．
the long history of China
D．
many historical places in China
(5)
From this passage we can know that ________．
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A．
a leader must go to some famous places when he or she is in another country
B．
Barack Obama's trip showed his respect to Chinese culture
C．
Barack Obama was not busy during his visit in China
Young people can have problems with their minds.Some students become worried because they have to study very hard.Others have trouble getting on well with people like parents and classmates.
Liu Wei,a junior 2 student from Hefei,could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons.He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.
Another student,14-year-old Yang Fang from Guangzhou,was afraid of exams.She got very worried in one,and when she looked at the exam paper,she couldn't think of anything to write.
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18％ of Shanghai teenagers have mental(心理的) problems.Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy,and having problems in learning and getting on with people.Many students who have problems won't go for advice or help.Some think they
will look stupid if they go to see a doctor.Others don't want to talk about their secrets.
Liang Yuezhu,an expert on teenagers from Beijing Aiding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:
Talk to your parents or teachers often.
Take part in group activities and play sports.
Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or bad.
(1)
The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have ________.
A.mental problems B.a headache C.knife with them D.no parents
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(2)
Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because ________.
A.he was afraid of his teacher
B.he wanted to frighten his parents
C.he was so worried about his studies
D.his finger was badly hurt
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(3)
Yang Fang's problem happened when ________.
A.she studied very hard B.she had exams
C.she talked with her parents D.she thought of something
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(4)
Students who have problems won't ask others for help because _________.
A.they won't let others think they are stupid
B.they don't think doctors can help them
C.they think the problems are not serious
D.they have no secrets about others
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(5)
Liang Yuezhu's advice tells us that ________.
A.it's unnecessary for them to be with others
B.only group activities and sports can help them
C.teachers and parents can't do anything about mental problems
D.it's better for the students who have mental problems to join others
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阅读理解
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
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A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
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A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
