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My father and I used to climb, the mountain near my house. Walking together, we always had a lot of conversations. He would tell me about his childhood and school years, and I would share my happy and sad moments with him. We were just like brother. Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy.

Once we decided to climb, a very high mountain far away from our house. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old then. 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 (放弃) climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment. 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 at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.

At that time, I was too young to understand his words, But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope and confidence in my life, I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).

1.The author and his father climbed the mountain near his house .

A.quite often B.once a week C.once a year D.every day

2.The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was for both the author and his father.

A.hard B.enjoyable C.painful D.comfortable

3.The author got a lot from mountain-climbing except that .

A.he had enough time to be together with his father. B.he learned his school subjects from his father.

C.he learned about his father's experience. D.he enjoyed the beautiful view at the top of the mountain.

4.The word “challenging” in the second paragraph means .

A.high B.difficult but interesting

C.changeable D.easy and interesting

5.Which of the following is similar in meaning to the underlined sentences in the second paragraph?

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

B.Don’t make a decision before you reach the top.

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

D.Never give up half-way.

6.We can infer (推断) from the passage that the writer .

A.was very successful in his life. B.didn’t reach the top of the mountain.

C.could never understand his father’s words. D.used to quit climbing the mountain.

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词,首字母已给)

In the Renaissance(文艺复兴) Period(1500~1650), people became interested in higher education. They wanted to learn the a1. languages such as Greek and Lat in languages that were used in the old times, and study mathematics, science, and so on. Many universities were set up during the 16th century.

University education was a privilege(特权)of the rich. Girls were not allowed to attend and poor people could not a2. to go. A member of a wealthy family could attend university at the age of ten. He might study in different universities and since the teaching was all d3. in Latin, it didn’t matter which country he studied in. It was not unusual for a young boy to study one year in Italy and another in France with out speaking either French or Italian.

It was p4. in the 16th century to complete university without learning how to read or write. Since books were handwritten, there was not enough to give o5. to each student. Often, only the teacher had book. He would read to students who would memorize what he said. Tests were oral, not written. In fact, many students finished school without ever writing a word

For the not so wealthy, grammar schools were built in towns. They learned basic grammar and mathematics, and took part in Bible study. At home, girls learned washing, cooking, dancing, and the basics of taking care of a household. Poor children r6. attended school.

The Renaissance was a time when learners did not simply accept what they were told. They did scientific experiments themselves to search for a7. to the mysteries of the space. Copernicus calculated that the Earth turned around the sun but was afraid to publish his works for fear that the Church would punish him. Galileo later supported this. The watch, the telescope and some others were some inventions of this period.

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