The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand and five hundred years . People began to build the wall in the Spring and Autumn Period in Chinese history . 1. At last , Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up . It is the longest wall in the world . 2.

The Great Wall is wide enough for ten men to walk side by side . 3. The Great Wall is made of stones and bricks(砖). There are huge stones on each side and on the highest part .

4.Once upon a time , the soldiers kept watching the enemies in the watchtowers day and night . They made fire on the towers to tell each other when the enemies came .

5.It is a famous place of interest to all the people in the world . Every year thousands of people come to visit it from all over the world .

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A. Horses can also run along it , too .

B. But the Great Wall of China was not built all at one time .

C. There are tall watchtowers along the Great Wall .

D. It runs from the east to the west in the north of China .

E. Nowadays we don’t use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more .

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.E 【解析】本文简述了长城的过去和现在。 1.句意:但是,中国的长城并非是在同一个时间点建造出来的。原文“At last , Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up”(最后,秦始皇将所有的城墙连在一起),这就说明长城是在不同时间建造出来的,不是在一个时间点直接就完工的...

In the 1950s, a female swimming athlete set a goal for herself. She decided to swim across the English Channel before she retired. If she could make it, she would be the first person in the world who did it.

On that day, she jumped into the sea without any hesitation and swam towards the opposite bank.

In the journey, she faced heavy fog, heavy rain and heavy waves. Though she was very tired, she carried on swimming.

But in the end, she gave up. And what she didn't know at the moment she gave up was that the opposite bank was only I mile away.

Later people asked her about the reason. And she said:"The reason why I gave up is that I could not see the destination which I was so close to."

Too many success stories have been lecturing us about courage and persistence(坚持). But they never told us where to find courage and persistence.

You can have courage only when you know where your goal is. You can manage to persist only when you know where your goal is, and prepare yourself well mentally(心理上).

Courage and persistence never fall from the sky. They come from weighing between input and output.

A life without goals is like a ship without a compass. It goes nowhere. There is no courage or persistence in a life without goals.

1.In paragraph 1, the underlined word "it" refers to _______.

A. being retired

B. swimming across the English Channel

C. swimming towards the bank

D. setting a goal

2.________ is not mentioned in the passage.

A. Fog

B. Waves

C. Rain

D. Wind

3.The underlined word "weighing" in paragraph 8 probably mean _______.

A. 权衡

B. 有……重

C. 称重量

D. 有分量

4.Why did the athlete give up? Because ________.

A. the bank was one mile away

B. she was too tired

C. she didn’t have courage at first

D. she thought her destination was far away

5.What can be inferred (推论) from the last sentence of the passage?

A. If you have courage and persistence, you have goals.

B. Even if you have no goals, you have courage to persist.

C. There is no courage or persistence unless you know your goals.

D. Between input and output, you must find courage and persistence.

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.C 【解析】本文讲了一位女性运动员游泳挑战穿越英吉利海峡的故事,因为她不知道自己离目的地还有多远,所以在离岸边很近的地方放弃了挑战,告诉了我们没有目标的生活就像没有指南针的船。没有目标的生活就会少了勇气或坚持。 1.句意:在第1段中,带下划线的“它”一词是指游过英吉利海峡。A.退休B.游过英吉利海峡C.游向岸边D.设定目标。原...

On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was______ that there was envelope on my desk one morning. From the envelope, I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.

When I opened it, I found a note and it read, "You did a good job. Go on!"

The note was signed by Mr. John, a famous sports editor. As I was a green hand, his words made me_____. After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I doubted ______ I had the ability to be a good editor, I would read John's note and become _______ again.

Later, when I made friends with Mr. John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to _____young people in many fields. "When I make____ feel happy," he told me, “I feel happy, too.”

______, why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my opinion, many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing takes more time and it is ______to pick up the phone. The problem with phone that they cannot_____ a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read more than once.

So, when you find people around you need help, please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will______, but remember Mr. John's words--making others feel happy makes you happy, too.

1.A. certain B. sure C. surprised D. frightened

2.A. unhappy B. sleepy C. excited D. sad

3.A. why B. that C. what D. whether

4.A. serious B. confident C. strict D. humorous

5.A. expect B. describe C. introduce D. encourage

6.A. other B. the other C. others D. the others

7.A. But B. However C. Therefore D. Actually

8.A. stronger B. weaker C. harder D. easier

9.A. wait B. last C. stop D. rest

10.A. happen B. matter C. turn D. hold

1.C 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.B 10.A 【解析】这篇短文讲述了作者在刚刚参加工作的时候,受到了John先生写的纸条的鼓励,让他能有信心的继续把工作做好。并且作者也记住了John先生的话:让别人开心,自己也会开心。 1.句意:我从来也没有收到过读者的来信,因此当有一天早上在我的桌子上有一个信封...

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