SHAOXING, East China, May 16(Xin Hua)－The Olympic torch relay(火炬接力)will start in Shaoxing on Saturday, which is known as one ancient Chinese culture city with a history of over 4,000 years．
Shaoxing is also the hometown to many outstanding persons such as Cai Yuanpei, Lu Xun and Zhou Enlai．Chairman Mao Zedong once wrote a poem, praising Shaoxing as the“home of famous names”．
The relay, planned to kick off at 15∶40 Saturday, will set out from Da Yu Ling．It is the resting place of Da Yu, an ancient hero who succeeded in dealing with the great flood(洪水)．
Along the route, the torch will also pass by Da Tong School, Ying En Gate, the Chinese Yellow Wine Town and Native residence(故居)of Mr Lu Xun．According to the plan, the relay will end at about 18∶40．
“
You can know the history of Shaoxing when you walk along the route,”said Shan Guoquan, the person who planned the route．
According to Shan, Da Tong School was the earliest school in China that specialized(专门从事)in sports teaching and training．It was built from a place which used to be an exam center in ancient times．
Ying En Gate, Shaoxing's ancient water city gate, was built in 1626．It was in the busiest and richest area 100 years ago．
The Chinese Yellow Wine Town told us the cultures of the popular drink among the people in Shaoxing for centuries．
Native residence of Mr Lu Xun is built to remember Lu Xun, a great writer and thinker in China．
“
Just as a time tunnel(隧道), the Olympic torch relay route tells us the history of Shaoxing,”said Shan．
(1)
Among the following four persons, ________ named Shaoxing“home of famous names”．
[ ]
A．
Cai Yuanpei
B．
Lu Xun
C．
Zhou Enlai
D．
Mao Zedong
(2)
The underlined phrase“kick off”probably means“________”．
[ ]
A．
begin
B．
stop
C．
check
D．
leave
(3)
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
[ ]
A．
The torch relay will pass by five famous places．
B．
Ying En Gate has a history of more than 380 years．
C．
There was no sports education in Da Tong School．
D．
The torch relay route helps people know the history of Shaoxing．
Charlie began to make money when he was ________．years old．
[ ]
A．
15
B．
21
C．
5
(4)
Was Charlie a film actor in 1912?
[ ]
A．
Yes, he was．
B．
No, he wasn't．
C．
I don't know．
(5)
Which of the three is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
Charlie worked in Hollywood．
B．
When Charlie died, nobody was sad．
C．
Charlie worked as an actor and a film director for more than 50 years．
阅读理解
The kids at the top of the class get there by mastering(掌握)a few good ways that others can learn．Here are some secrets of straight-A(全优的)students．
①
Study comes first．When the books are open, phone calls will not be answered, TV shows will not be watched．
②
Study anywhere or everywhere．Some students work late at night when the house is quiet．Others wake up early．But straight-A students study as soon as they come home from school．All agree that they succeed in their study because they can keep studying like this．
③
Organize well．Don't waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper．Keep everything at the right place．
④
Plan your time．If you want to be a straight-A student, make sure to finish all your tasks before the deadine(最后期限)．
⑤
Take good notes and use them．The teacher will test you on what he or she emphasized(强调)．That's what you find in your notes．
⑥
Do more than you are asked．Part of learning is practicing．The more you practice, the better you will learn．
(1)
From the passage, if a task should be completed next Wednesday, a straight-A student win complete it ________．
[ ]
A．
next Tuesday
B．
next Thursday
C．
next Friday
D．
next Saturday
(2)
Li Bing watches TV as soon as he gets home and often looks around for his ball pen when he does his homework．What kinds of learning ways above do you think he has to master?
[ ]
A．
①⑤
B．
②⑥
C．
①③
D．
④⑤
(3)
From the passage, you know a straight-A student has mastered the following learning ways except ________
[ ]
A．
organizing well
B．
planning his time
C．
taking good notes and using them
D．
testing himself
阅读理解
Important tips for better flash(闪光灯、闪光)photos
Don't stand too far back from your subject．The flash on most cameras will not cover any subject well over three metres away．Even in non-flash photos many photographers stand too far away from their subjects．As a result, the subjects are small with great areas of unimportant background．
Watch the background carefully and be sure there are no mirrors or shiny things to reflect(反射)the flash back to the camera lens(镜头)．
When taking pictures of people, ask them not to look into the lens but at a point over your shoulder, because it is very possible that the flash will reflect from their eyes and there will be red eyes in the photo．
Try to give the subjects an interesting background．If there is nothing for two metres behind the subject, the background will come out black or very dark．Of course, you don't want an untidy background, because it will take people's attention away from your subject．
If taking a picture of a baby, be sure the room is as light as possible so that the flash does not hurt his/her eyes．
(1)
To avoid red eyes in the photo, the best place people should look at is ________．
[ ]
A．
the sun in the sky
B．
the mirror behind the photographer
C．
the lens of the camera
D．
a point over the photographer's shoulder
(2)
Which of the following is the right way to take a flash picture of a baby in a room?
[ ]
A．
Making the room as light as possible．
B．
Having the baby sit in front of a mirror．
C．
Helping the baby look at the camera lens．
D．
Keeping the baby five metres away from the camera．
(3)
When taking flash pictures, we should be sure that ________．
[ ]
A．
there is nothing shiny in the background
B．
there are interesting things in front of the subjects
C．
there are as many beautiful things as possible in the background
D．
there are great areas of black or dark background
阅读理解
Could you be a genius like Einstein?A genius needs to learn and think．Reading is a good idea, but it is not enough．Einstein's advice is to use your brain more．Here are some tips：
#Ask．When you look at new things, ask why they are new or different．Ask questions．Ask yourself and ask others．Keep thinking until you find the answer．
#Draw．Einstein thought in pictures．Sometimes, it helps to draw problems and ideas．
#Read．Try to read new things．Read books from different parts of the library．After you read, think about the ideas you have learned．Are they different from what you thought?
#Relax．Many ideas come when you are relaxed．Take some time to relax yourself in the ways like taking a walk in a park, going to a concert or a museum．
#Write．Keep a diary．Write down your questions and ideas．Write down new ideas after you read．
#Share．Einstein used to talk to his friends and explain his ideas．Sometimes, a friend can help you find the answer to a problem．
#Be brave．Do not let other people say your ideas are silly．Explain yourself．Let other people explain why they think you are wrong．Then decide．
(1)
How many tips are there in this passage?
[ ]
A．
Five．
B．
Six．
C．
Seven．
D．
Eight．
(2)
What can we do to relax ourselves from the passage?
[ ]
A．
Keeping a diary．
B．
Asking questions．
C．
Taking a walk．
D．
Reading new things．
(3)
Einstein suggested we should ________ if other people say our ideas are silly．
[ ]
A．
discuss the ideas with others
B．
draw problems and ideas
C．
go to a museum with others
D．
write down your ideas
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
A genius needs to learn and think．
B．
We should find the answers all by ourselves．
C．
Einstein's advice is to use our brain more．
D．
Einstein liked to talk to his friends and explain his ideas．
阅读理解
It's easy to make you embarrassed(窘迫的)- You may run into the wrong classroom and everyone looks at you．Or you have a piece of cabbage in your teeth!What do the American and British teens find embarrassing and how do they react to it?
One big embarrassing thing for them is answering personal questions．If you ask“How old are you?”or“How much money do you make?”, they'll get angry．It's polite to stop asking．If you meet someone for the first time, talk about something not personal, such as your neighbourhood or school．British people love to talk about weather．
British and American teens feel embarrassed if they still use their parents' money to buy clothes or have to ask their parents before making a decision, because others will laugh at them．
In some situations, if you look bad in public, don't worry．A child may forget and call his or her teacher“mom”in class．A good laugh is a good way out of it!Sometimes you find that you don't have enough money when you pay at the supermarket．Just put some things back quickly．If you explain too much, you'll attract(吸引)a lot of attention!
Honesty always works best．If you forget the name of a person, or don't know how to clean the toilet after using it at your friend's home, just ask them about it．
(1)
The question“________”may make British or American teens angry．
[ ]
A．
It's cold, isn't it?
B．
How do you like your neighbourhood?
C．
How much money do you make?
D．
What do you think of your school?
(2)
British arid American teens like to ________．
[ ]
A．
buy clothes with their own money
B．
laugh at each other
C．
ask parents to make a decision
D．
ask personal questions
(3)
You'd better ________ if you don't have enough money to, pay at the supermarket．
[ ]
A．
ask for a cheaper price
B．
phone your parents
C．
attract a lot of attention
D．
put some things back quickly
(4)
The following embarrassing things are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT ________．
[ ]
A．
having a piece of cabbage in one's teeth
B．
mistaking a stranger for an old friend
C．
running into a wrong classroom
D．
forgetting the name of a person
(5)
The passage is mainly related to(涉及)________．
[ ]
A．
traffic
B．
culture
C．
environment
D．
food
阅读理解
Are you carrying too much on your back at school?You’re not alone．Back experts(专家)in the USA are worried about that young students are having back and neck problems because they are carrying too much in their backpacks．
“It hurts my back when I run,”said Ebelin Reyes, a student in Virginia．“It’s hard to get up the stairs with my backpack because it’s too heavy．”Students have to carry heavy backpacks on their backs for a whole week’s study．Ebelin is one of them．They have regular(固定的)backpacks with two straps(带子)to carry them, but a number of students with heavy loads(负担)have switched to rolling backpacks．The backpacks have wheels and can roll on the ground．Shirley Park’s backpack weighs 10 kilos, and she said,“I’ll change to a rolling backpack because I am starting to have back pain．”
How much is too much?Experts say that students should carry no more than 10％ to 15％ of their own body weight．A few students have had a good idea to lighten(减轻)the load：less homework．
Doctor’s suggestions：
(1)Lighten the load．Take home only the books the students need that day．
(2)Wide straps are better．They can send out weight over your shoulders(肩)and be sure to wear backpacks with two straps．
(3)The heaviest things should be packed closest to the back．
(4)Bend(弯曲)both knees when you pick up the pack, don’t just bend over the waist(腰)．
(1)
The main idea of the passage is about ________．
[ ]
A．
the problems made by rolling backpacks
B．
the advantage of backpacks
C．
the best backpacks for students
D．
how to lighten students’ backpacks
(2)
From what Ebelin Reyes and Shirley Park said, we know ________．
[ ]
A．
students like to carry heavy backpacks
B．
students have to do a lot of homework
C．
backpacks with wheels are bad for students
D．
students have no time to play because of heavy backpacks
(3)
The underlined word“switch to”means ________．
[ ]
A．
use for
B．
turn to
C．
catch up
D．
begin to use
(4)
According to the experts, it’s better for a student of 40 kilos to carry a backpack of ________ at most．
[ ]
A．
10 kilos
B．
8 kilos
C．
6 kilos
D．
7 kilos
(5)
If students follow the doctor’s suggestions, they ________．
[ ]
A．
may do less homework
B．
may feel their backpacks are lighter
C．
can learn how to enjoy themselves
D．
will know why to wear heavy backpacks
阅读理解
Do you like sports?If your answer is yes, sometimes you'll find it very difficult to have enough time to do it, even if it's on weekends．However, you don't have to worry now because a“sunshine sports”program was launched(启动)by the Ministry of Education(教育部)．
It suggests students around the country have an hour of sports every day．The difference is that students will be able to do any sport they please．The idea is to make students happy and keep them healthy at the same time．
Han Jiawen, from Shanghai Yangsi Middle School, likes the idea．Han and her classmates skip rope together．“We have a good time．”said Han,“Playing is better than having classes．”
Wang Lichao welcomes the idea, too．“It's good to be able to breathe some fresh air instead of sitting in the classroom．”
But the 14-year-old from Tianjin wonders whether there will be enough space for everyone．“With so many students outside,”he said,“I'm afraid there won't be enough standing room in the playground．”
Wu Jiatong's school is in Liaoning．Wu and other students have been jogging(慢跑)for 40 minutes every morning．“It's tiring．”said Wu,“But we do feel healthier．”“We hope we can do what we want．The school says later we can have rope jumping or kicking(踢)Jianzi．I can't wait!”she said．
What about your school?There must be more sports that interest you and your schoolmates．
(1)
It is very ________ for a student to have enough time to do sports before“sunshine sports”．
[ ]
A．
difficult
B．
sometimes
C．
easy
D．
exciting
(2)
What does“sunshine sports”suggest students to do every day?
[ ]
A．
Have an hour of reading every day．
B．
Do any sport they like．
C．
Finish their homework on time．
D．
Skip rope every day．
(3)
The idea of“sunshine sports”is to make students ________．
[ ]
A．
weaker
B．
healthy
C．
noisy
D．
both A and B
(4)
The underlined word“skip”in the third paragraph means ________．
[ ]
A．
踩踏
B．
挑选
C．
跳跃
D．
寻找
(5)
What is the best title of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Sunshine Sports．
B．
Doing Sports on the Playground．
C．
Skipping Rope Together．
D．
My School Sports．
阅读理解
Chinese basketball player Wang Zhizhi returned home from the United States on the morning of April 10th after he had been expelled(除名)from the national team for four years．
“It has been a long time．I am so glad to be coming back home,”Wang told a CCTV reporter．
Wang, the first Chinese to play in the National Basketball Association(NBA)when he joined the Dallas in 2001, was welcomed by the Chinese basketball officials at he Beijing International Airport that morning．
“I realized I had made a big mistake(for refusing to return when he was needed)．I want to say sorry to my fans and to the Bayi team which trained me and gave me the chance to play in the this time and win back my place in the national team．”Wang went on．
“Wang Zhizhi won’t play in the final competition of the CBA(Chinese Basketball Association)Because he didn’t register(注册),”said Zhang Bing, who works with the Bayi team．
(1)
Wang Zhizhi hasn’t been a member of the national team ________．
[ ]
A．
for four years
B．
since April 10
C．
since 2001
D．
for 5 years
(2)
Wang Zhizhi says sorry to his fans and the Bayi team because ________．
[ ]
A．
he refused to return when he was needed
B．
he left the Bayi team for America
C．
he didn’t play well when he was in China
D．
Dallas didn’t want to keep him
(3)
In this passage,“make up my fault”means ________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
表现出色
B．
弥补过失
C．
珍惜机会
D．
得到谅解
(4)
From the passage we know that ________．
[ ]
A．
Wang Zhizhi was not welcomed in Beijing
B．
Wang Zhizhi was a reporter on sports before
C．
every player must register before he plays in the competition of the CBA
D．
the Chinese basketball officials didn’t want Wang Zhizhi to come back home
