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Meeting the English Family

　　Rosa and her classmates were in a street in West London. The sky was dark. This was Rosa's big day, her first day in England.

　　Rosa got out of a taxi. The driver carried a very heavy bag for her. They walked through the rain to the front door of a big Victorian house.

　　A small girl opened the door. She was four years old. Her brother stood behind her. He was only two years old. One minute later, a young woman came to the door.

　　“Welcome to Wembley!” she said and she offered Rosa her hand. “These are my two children, Elisabeth and Isaac” “Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Frost! said Rosa with a strong Spanish accent.

　　The two children ran back into the living room.

　　“Don't worry about them! They're a little shy. And please call me Diana! Now let me show you your room and then we can have a nice cup of tea. Or would you like some coffee?”

　　“I'd like to try a cup of English tea, made in England.”

　　“This is your bedroom. There's a nice view (视野) of the football stadium (露天体育场) and here's a little desk where you can study. The bathroom and toilet are just opposite your door. Now I'll go and put the kettle on.”

　　“Excuse me. What's a kettle?”

　　“In England, we use a kettle to make hot water, we can then put the hot water in a teapot or use it to make coffee.”

　　Rosa was happy with her new home, but she was a little puzzled (困惑的). Perhaps her mother Maruja was right. The British were not normal people. They did not kiss when they met and they lived in large Victorian palaces. Their favourite drink was tea and they used strange metal kettles to make the water hot. What was she going to say to Elisabeth and Isaac? How could she make friends with two shy English children? Perhaps the answer was in the big, black psychology (心理学) book.

(1) It was Rosa' s big day. She and her classmates were in

[　　]

A. the west part of London

B. the middle of Spain

C. a big Victorian house

D. the living-room

(2) Rosa's hostess (女主人) was called

[　　]

(3) What could Rosa see through the window when she was in her bedroom?

[　　]

A. A garden.

B. A football stadium.

C. A desk.

D. A bathroom.

(4) In this passage the underlined (下划线的) word “it” means

[　　]

(5) After reading the passage, we know that

[　　]

A. Rosa had some trouble in getting on well with the hostess

B. the two children didn't like Rosa

C. Mr. Frost offered Rosa much help

D. Rosa was happy with the new family, but she couldn't understand some of their customs(习俗)

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 told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, 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. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.
【小题1】The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for the father and the son.

【小题2】The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.

【小题3】Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?

A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.

B．The sky is always as clear as crystal.

C．You can find life is full of nice things.

D．Never give up half-way.

【小题4】We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that ______.

A．the writer was very successful in his life

B．the writer reached the top of the mountain

C．though the writer was young, he could understand his father

D．the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain

【小题5】The best title for the passage is ______.

A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain	B．Standing at the Top of the Mountain
C．Conversations between Father and Son	D．How to Get to the Top of the Mountain

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 told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, 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. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.
【小题1】The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for the father and the son.

【小题2】The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.

【小题3】Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?

A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.

B．The sky is always as clear as crystal.

C．You can find life is full of nice things.

D．Never give up half-way.

【小题4】We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that ______.

A．the writer was very successful in his life

B．the writer reached the top of the mountain

C．though the writer was young, he could understand his father

D．the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain

【小题5】The best title for the passage is ______.

A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain	B．Standing at the Top of the Mountain
C．Conversations between Father and Son	D．How to Get to the Top of the Mountain

Men have always wondered about the earth they live on and about the ①_____ above them.

When early men looked at the night sky, they asked themselves a lot of questions. They looked at the moon, and wondered what this strange bright object in the sky was. They did not understand why it changed its shape from night to night. They looked at the stars and planets. They also wondered why some of them changed their positions, while others did not.

②他们也思考地球的形状。 Most early people believed the earth was flat.

③In different parts of the world, there were different ideas about the universe. The ancient Greeks were the first people to study the universe more scientifically. In the sixth century BC Pythagoras put forward the idea that the world was round. However, he could not explain why people at the bottom of the world did not fall off.

It was not until the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that scientists found the answers to some important questions. ④With the help of Galileo’s telescope, people could see the sky more clearly, and find the positions of the stars and planets. Finally in 1665, Isaac Newton explained to the world what gravity (重力) was and people at last understood why they did not fall off the earth.

1.在文中①处填写一个单词，使得句意完整、上下文通顺。___________________

2.根据文章内容回答问题。

What questions did early men ask themselves when they looked at the night sky? Write down one of them.

_________________________________________________________________________

3.将文中②句翻译成英语。

_________________________________________________________________________

4.将文中③句翻译成汉语。

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5.写出文中④句的同义句，每空限填一词。

Galileo’s telescope made _________________ for people to see the sky more clearly, and to find the positions of the stars and planets.

One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very 16 and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep 17 the feet of the Happy Prince.

Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some 18 fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked 19 , he found the sky was 20 clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden 21 .

“ 22 are you crying?” asked the swallow.

“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman 23 at a table. She’s sewing clothes for 24 women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty 25 the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the 26 from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”

“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”

The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and 27 it beside the woman’s needle.

28 he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite 29 now.”

“That’s 30 you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.

1.A. hungry B. tired C. angry D. sad

2.A. among B. above C. below D. between

3.A. water B. snow C. grass D. milk

4.A. at B. down C. up D. for

5.A. quite B. so C. such D. very

6.A. ear B. feet C. hair D. face

7.A. Where B. How C. When D. Why

8.A. sitting B. eating C. drinking D. cooking

9.A. poor B. rich C. young D. old

10.A. but B. or C. and D. so

11.A. jewel B. orange C. gold D. diamond

12.A. forgot B. took C. got D. put

13.A. Before B. After C. Till D. While

14.A. cold B. hot C. warm D. cool

15.A. because B. though C. if D. whether

The sky was clear, ________ the sun was shining.

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