The people of ancient Egypt began their new year in summer. That is when the Nile River flooded its banks, bringing water and fertility(肥沃)to the land.

Today, most people celebrate New Year’s Day on January 1. People observe the New Year’s holiday in many different ways.

The ancient Babylonians celebrated by forcing their king to give up his crown and royal clothing. They made him get down on his knees and admit all the mistakes he had made during the past year.

Making New Year’ s resolutions(决定)is a common American tradition. Today, popular resolutions might include the promise to lose weight, stop smoking, or be more productive at work.

People offer New Year’ s resolutions of their own. For example, one person decided to get a cat. Another promised to stop telling stories about other people.

Other people use New Year’s resolutions to make major changes in their lives. One such resolution might be to “stop and smell the flowers.” This means to take time to enjoy simple pleasures.

Another resolution might be “don’t sweat the small stuff.” This means not to worry or get angry about unimportant problems. Another resolution might be to forget about bad things that happened in the past.

1.Which of the following is not related to the new year of ancient Egyptians?

A.The Nile River. B.Summer. C.The king. D.Water and fertility(土地肥沃).

2.What does the underlined word “admit” mean?

A.赞扬 B.承认 C.祈祷 D.奖赏

3.Who make New Year’s resolutions according to the passage?

A.Ancient Chinese. B.Ancient Babylonians. C.Americans. D.Ancient Egyptians.

4.What do people wish for the coming new year in their resolutions?

A.Health. B.Happiness. C.Better work. D.All of the above.

5.“Stop and smell the flowers” means “_________”.

A.to have fun, not just work hard all the time B.not to get worried or mad about little things

C.to be thankful for the important things D.to smell more flowers to grow healthier

When we think of how cities will look in the future,we probably picture that there are tall gray buildings around the cities and skies are _______ flying cars. One city in Australia however,is trying to _______ that image. Earlier in last September,it was reported that the city of Melbourne plans to build a pair of tall towers. The tall towers look more like big tree houses than skyscrapers. The _______ will turn Melbourne's skyline from gray to green once the two towers are completed. One of the buildings will become the _______ in the Southern Hemisphere,at 356. 2 meters tall. _______ towers will have balconies with plants and trees. Meanwhile,on the top of each tower,a botanical garden will _______ a relaxing ace. Visitors can enjoy nature _______ ,away from the noise of the city.

In fact, several cities around the world have planned to build skyscrapers from wood.

For example, an 18-story building _______ pine has already existed in Minneapolis, US. In o this modern age of technology and tall buildings. It seems that people just want a touch of nature in their lives.

Making cities greener places isn't a new _______ . Wooden buildings themselves have been far longer than concrete and steel ones. In fact, China's wooden Fogong Temple Pagoda, located in Shanxi province, is still standing almost 1,000 years ____________ it was built.

It seems that human is taking a step backwards to a simpler time. Our future may not be t it'll certainly be a lot greener.

1.A.compared with B.filled with C.played with D.connected with

2.A.change B.control C.believe D.achieve

3.A.program B.performance C.project D.theme

4.A.tallest B.widest C.longest D.deepest

5.A.Every B.Each C.All D.Both

6.A.include B.offer C.discover D.hide

7.A.noisily B.carefully C.quickly D.quietly

8.A.made from B.made up C.made into D.made in

9.A.brain B.idea C.problem D.suggestion

10.A.before B.until C.after D.since

Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They’re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses.They never find out why.

Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples had already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price .They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

“I can’t understand why we sustain(蒙受) losses in business while others always____,” Uncle Li asked one day.

The tractor was too small,” Uncle Wang said without thinking. “We’ll carry more apples on a truck next time!”

“I agree!”said Uncle Li. “How foolish (傻的) we were!”

1.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to ________.

A.make a journey B.visit some places of interest

C.meet their friends D.make a profit

2.What does the underlined word “profit” probably mean in Chinese?

A.利益 B.盈利 C.送礼 D.亏损

3.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because ________.

A.they had sustained losses in business

B.they had lost some money in the city

C.something was wrong with the tractor

D.other people profited in the city

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The two farmers found out why they were poor.

B.The two farmers will soon get rich.

C.Neither of the farmers is clever.

D.The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

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