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     Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveler in the year 900 wrote that it
was played "long long ago". Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere
from Japan to Europe since 1400. The name "chess" is interesting. When one player is attacking the
other's king, he says, in English,"check". When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere,
he says "check mate (将死)". These words come from Persian (波斯人). It means "the king is dead".
That is when the game is over, and one player has won.    
     Such an old game changes very slowly. The rules have not always been the same as they are now.
For example, at one time the queen could only move one square (方块) at a time. Now she is the strongest
piece on the board. It would be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time and thought,
but it is a game for all kinds of people. You don't have to be winner in order to enjoy it. It is not always
played by two people sitting at the same table. The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a
match played by radio. Some people are able to play many people at the same time. One man played 400
games! It is said that some people play chess by post. This must make chess the slowest game in the
world.

1. Chess _____.
[     ]

A. is an old Indian game for travel
B. is the oldest game in the world
C. was played in India long before 900
D. was played in Japan and Europe before 1400

2. "At one time the queen could only move one square at a time.
     Now the queen is the strongest piece on the board."
    This example is used to show _____.
[     ]
A. chess is an interesting game
B. chess changes very slowly
C. how this rule has happened
D. there have been some changes of rules in chess
3 "You don't have to be a winner in order to enjoy it." Means _____.
[     ]
A. only a winner can enjoy chess
B. you can enjoy chess only you lose a game
C. you can enjoy chess even if you are not a winner
D. you can enjoy chess when you play with a winner
4. The wrier tries to tell us _____.
[     ]
A. some interesting facts about chess
B. how the rules of chess have changed
C. how to play chess
D. how people enjoy chess
5. The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio.
    For the first time the Americans ______ the match.
[     ]
A. beat
B. got
C. had
D. won
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  Dear Roni,

  Italy is wonderful. We started in Rome two weeks ago, drove to Florence last week and now we're on our way to Venice. Three weeks just isn't enough.

  The country near Florence is so beautiful-hills, olive trees. And red roofs(屋顶) of the houses look so nice far away.

  I am afraid I am getting bigger-the food here is so delicious!

Love,

Akemi

  Roni Lebaver

  222 Main St. Languna

  Beach, CA 92651

  U. S. A.

  Hi Roni,

  I can't believe(相信) you went to school here in Honolulu! Why did you leave?

  I spend each morning on the beach(海滩) and in the water. The sand is so soft and the beaches seem so long. The water is just the right temperature.

  One afternoon, I left the beach to walk in mountains near Honolulu. I enjoyed myself very much there.

  How I miss you!

Mari

  Roni Lebaver

  222 Main St. Languna

  Beach, CA 92651

  U. S. A.

  Dear Roni,

  Maybe I'm strange but I love the desert(沙漠)!

  Last week, our group spent four days in the desert. At times, it felt like the moon.

  I always thought deserts were all the same! They are not. Some parts look like mountains; others are really different.

  And when we find something green--a few plam trees, a little water, we feel good and great.

  See you in September,

Kim

  Roni Lebaver

  222 Main St. Languna

  Beach, CA 92651

  U. S. A.

1.Who seems to have eaten too much?

[  ]

A.Mari.
B.Akemi.
C.Kim.
D.Roni.

2.Who went to school in Honolulu?

[  ]

A.Akemi.
B.Mari.
C.Roni.
D.Kim.

3.Who spent four days on the moon?

[  ]

A.Nobody.
B.Kim.
C.Roni.
D.Akemi.

4.Where does Roni live?

[  ]

A.Florence.
B.Honolulu.
C.Laguna Beach.
D.Venice.

5.Which of the sentences is true?

[  ]

A.Akemi arrived in Rome two weeks ago.

B.Mari spends every morning and afternoon on the beach.

C.Deserts always look the same.

D.Mari had a good time in Honolulu.

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Wherever travelers go, cameras are sure to follow. It’s great fun to take photos, and even more fun to show slides of the trip to friends and relatives when they come back home.

There’s Aunt Sarah, smiling in front of Buckingham Palace; Aunt Sarah, smiling under the Eiffel Tower; and Aunt Sarah, smiling in a Venetian Canal. Everyone knows what Aunt Sarah looks like; they also know what Europe’s great landmarks (显著地面景观) look like.

But a young man named David, just back from a trip to Greece, asked a few friends over to see his slides. The young man had an artist’s eye. His pictures were not of familiar Greek architectures. Instead he took pictures of farmers at work in the field, fishermen repairing their nets, and bearded priests (牧师) bending over their Bibles. He captured (抓住) the color and character of the country. His friends were so interested that they asked for more.

Any amateur (外行) can do the same. All he needs is a simple camera and a little sensitivity. When he learns that a nation lives in its people as well as in its landmarks, he moves from an amateur to an artist.

1.What does the underlined word “slide” mean?

A.故事

B.幻灯片

C.风景

D.路线

2. People who watch Aunt Sarah’s slides would be _______.

A.frightened

B.excited

C.bored

D.sad

3. David’s pictures were about _______.

A.landmarks

B.architectures

C.people

D.history

4.David is _______.

A.foolish

B.the same as Aunt Sarah

C.strange

D.original (有创意的)

5. A traveler can become an artist if he _______.

A.takes a camera with him

B.knows the history of a place

C.is interested in not only the landmarks but also the people of a place

D.learns how to draw and paint pictures of a place

 

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A company began to make a new kind of dog food. A party was held to show the new dog food to everyone. People from the newspapers and TV stations were there.

There was a dog at the party. He was supposed to eat the dog food and have his picture taken. The plan was to show everybody how much the dog would like the new dog food.

When the time came, a plate of the dog food was set in front of the dog. Everyone looked at the dog. But there was one problem. He didn’t eat any of it. The dog didn’t like the dog food!

The boss of the company had to do something fast. All of the people were watching. All of them were laughing. So he ate the dog food himself!

1.The company in the story ___.

A.takes a picture

B.has more than on boss

C.makes dog food

D.makes a new machine

2. A party was held to ___.

A.to feed a new animal

B.to serve a large lunch

C.for someone’s birthday

D.to show a new kind of dog food

3. “To show something” means “___”.

A.to wash it with water

B.to let people look at it

C.to turn on the television

D.to feed it to the dogs

4. The dog in the story ___.

A.wanted all the food

B.ate all the food

C.wanted to go to sleep

D.didn’t eat the food

5.The story shows that ___.

A.dogs don’t like to eat

B.people like dog food

C.some plans don’t work

D.dogs will eat anything

 

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Yao Ming, the center of the Chinese National Men’s Basketball Team, served the Houston Rockets in 2002 in NBA. The 2.26m, 120kg center became the first player to come from a foreign team.?

Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother was a center and captain(队长) of the Chinese National Women’s Team. His father played basketball, too.?

Yao Ming is widely known in China. He came to be a very important basketball player in CBA. It’s short for China Basketball Association(联赛). During the 2000-2001 season, he got 27.1 scores(得分) for the Shanghai Oriental(东方) Sharks in every match.?

Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets in October, 2002. He said this was a new start in his basketball life. He would do his best to learn from the NBA and improve(提高) himself.?

Sport analyst(分析家) Bill Walton said,“Yao Ming has the potential(潜力), the capability(能力) of changing the future of basketball.”?

1.The Houston Rocket is the name of a ____ team.?

A. table tennis                             B. volleyball?

C. basketball                               D. golf

2. Both Yao Ming’s father and mother were ____.?

A. football players ?

B. basketball players?

C. the centers of the Chinese National Team?

D. the c aptains of the Chinese National Team

3. Yao Ming ____ in CBA during the 2000-2001 season.?

A. does well                                B. is good?

C. was good                                 D. did well

4. Yao Ming ____ the Houston Rockets in November, 2002.

A. did his best to join

B. was well known in

C. became a member(成员)of?

D. liked

5. Sport analyst Bill Walton thought Yao Ming was able to ____.?

A. learn from the NBA

B. change the future of basketball

C. improve himself

D. became the captain of the Houston Rockets

 

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A Trap

Mr. Smith left his car outside his apartment one night as usual, but when he came down the next morning to go to his office, he discovered that the car wasn’t there. He called the police and told them what had happened, and they said that they would try to find the car.

When Mr. Smith came home from his office that evening, the car was back again in its usual place in front of his house. He examined it carefully to see whether it had been damaged, and found two theater tickets on one of the seats and a letter which said, “We’re very sorry. We took your car because of an emergency.”

Mr. and Mrs. Smith went to the theater with the two tickets the next night and enjoyed themselves very much.

When they got home, they found that thieves had taken almost everything they had had in their apartment.

1.What did Mr. Smith find one morning?

A.His car was missing.

B.The door of the car was open.

C.His car was in the garage.

D.His car was outside of the garage.

2. What did he do then?

A.He got in and drove it.

B.He closed the door of his car.

C.He called the police.

D.He looked everywhere for it.

3. What happened when he came home from his office that evening?

A.The police was waiting for him.

B.His car was back.

C.His car was damaged.

D.His car was stolen.

4. What did Mr. Smith find on one of the seats in his car?

A.Some books.

B.Some tickets.

C.Some money.

D.Some food.

5. What did Mr. and Mrs. Smith do with the thing(s) they found in their car?

A.They sold them.

B.They gave them to their friends.

C.They threw them away.

D.They went to the theater with them.