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　　In ancient Greece the most famous festival for athletes was the Olympic Games．These games took their name from the religious(宗教信仰的)centre of Olympus, in southern Greece．The Games were held every four years at the end of June．Athletes, judges and spectators came from all over the known world to watch and compete．

　　After a solemn(神圣的)opening ceremony, the first event was the four－horse chariot(战车)race．As many as forty chariots thundered round and round the stadium．Because of collisions(碰撞)，and the strain of covering the nine－mile race, very few chariots ever finished the race．Winning it was a great honour．At the Olympic Games there were also races on foot, horse races, wrestling, boxing matches and the pentathlon．

　　“Pente”is Greek for five and“athlon”Greek for contest, the pentathlon was five different events combined．Competitors had to run, contest the long jump, throw the discus(铁饼)and the javelin(标枪)and wrestle(摔跤)．The athlete who won three of the five events was the winner．The winners each received a crown(头冠)of olive(橄槛)leaves as their prize．They went back to their cities wearing the crown．When they arrived home they were welcomed as heroes and given special honours．

(1)

The best title for this passage is ________．
[　　]
A．	The Most Famous Festival in Ancient Greece
B．	The Olympic Games
C．	The Religious Centre of Greece
D．	The Crown of Olive Leaves

(2)

This passage doesn't tell us ________ in ancient Greece．
[　　]
A．	who came to compete in the Olympic Games
B．	how the Olympic Games got its name
C．	how often the Olympic Games was held
D．	why the people held the Olympic Games

(3)

The first thing done at the Games was ________．
[　　]
A．	the opening ceremony
B．	the four－horse chariot race
C．	wrestling
D．	boxing matches

(4)

Which of the following statements is not true?
[　　]
A．	Olympus is in southern Greece．
B．	The religion played an important part in the life of Greek people．
C．	A person who wore the crown of olive leaves was an excellent athlete．
D．	All the athletes from all over the known world would receive the crowns at the Olympic Games．

(5)

The word“pentathlon”means ________．
[　　]
A．	五项全能赛
B．	五种运动项目的名称
C．	五项运动项目冠军
D．	五种橄榄头冠

答案：1．A;2．D;3．A;4．D;5．A;

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China is one of the oldest countries in the world. She has a　　 1 of over forty-four thousand years. No one is　　 2 where the first people 3 came from. Yes, we know that bones of some of the　　 4 people have been found near Beijing, the capital of China, and near the Yellow River,　　 5 runs across North China 6 a huge dragon (龙) and　　 7 its way from west to east. There are many　　 8 about how the world began and who the first kings　　 were. One story tells of how ten suns shone in　　 9 and how Hou Yi shot down 10 of them. Another story tells about how Huang Di, the Yellow　　 Emperor (皇帝), 11 Tsi You and united different parts of the country　　 into one 12 . The ancient Chinese did a lot of wonders,　　 13 was the Great Wall. It came 14 in the 220's B.C. It took many years to build.　　 Seeing the Great wall,which is 15 enough for ten soldiers to march　　 16 along its top. You can't help 17 how all the work was done　　 18 .

People in ancient times 19 in magic (魔法) used to say that　　 Emperor Qin Shihuang 20 across the mountains 21 magic horse. The wall　　 22 under him as he went along. Wherever the horse　　 23 its foot heavily, a watch-tower appeared. But the wall was not made by　　 24 . It was made 25 and lives of thousands of men.

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4. A. living	B. old	C. first	D. world	[ ]
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　　To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented for the protection against rain. Its first use was a shade against the sun.

　　Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were Chinese, back in the eleventh century B. C.

　　We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use. it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or those in high office.

　　In Europe the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.

　　During the Middle Ages, the use of umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And the umbrella was considered as a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later in England.

　　By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrella have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that women's umbrella began to be made in different colors.

（1）According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented _______.

[　　]

A. in ancient times

B. in ancient Greece

C. in ancient Egypt

D. in ancient Rome.

（2）Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella?

[　　]

A. No one exactly knows the inventor of the umbrella.

B. The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.

C. The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century.

D. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella.

（3）Strange feature of the umbrella's use is that it was used as _______.

[　　]

A. protection against rain

B. a shade against the sun

C. a symbol of honor and power

D. women's decoration

（4）In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain _________.

[　　]

A. during the Middle Ages

B. in Rome

C. by the eighteenth century

D. in Greece

（5）This passage is mainly about _______.

[　　]

A. when and how the umbrella was invented

B. why the umbrella was so popular in Europe

C. the development of the umbrella

D. the history and use of the umbrella

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　　Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer．But her writing 　　1　　 was something she picked up by herself．After her first 　　2　　, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM．　　3　　, writing stories was simply a 　　4　　 interest．Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商)．

　　　　5　　, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long 　　6　　 and paid Tracy a ＄50,000 advance．“A pretty money,”said the publisher,“for 　　7　　 writer．”

　　　　8　　 Tracy’s characters are interesting, her stories sometimes 　　9　　 readers uneasy：those about the supernatural．“My mother believed I could 　　10　　 the afterlife world,”she told a close friend．“She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago．”

　　“Can I?I don’t think I can,”Tracy said with a laugh．“But l do have 　　11　　 when things come to me 　　12　　．”Once, she was wondering how to complete a 　　13　　 set in ancient China．　　14　　 the doorbell rang．It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese 　　15　　．It came without her having 　　16　　 it．

　　Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained 　　17　　 by her fame．She lives in the same 　　18　　 she lived 27 years ago－although in a more comfortable home．There’s more room for 　　19　　 in her life-and it wasn’t just 　　20　　．

(1)


[　　]
A．	skill
B．	experience
C．	practice
D．	method

(2)


[　　]
A．	duty
B．	effort
C．	job
D．	task

(3)


[　　]
A．	Instead
B．	Normally
C．	Certainly
D．	Then

(4)


[　　]
A．	general
B．	deep
C．	personal
D．	lively

(5)


[　　]
A．	Interested
B．	Anxiously
C．	Seriously
D．	Encouraged

(6)


[　　]
A．	film
B．	story
C．	program
D．	article

(7)


[　　]
A．	a foreign
B．	a popular
C．	an unusual
D．	an unknown

(8)


[　　]
A．	Now that
B．	Even though
C．	Just because
D．	Except that

(9)


[　　]
A．	find
B．	turn
C．	leave
D．	hold

(10)


[　　]
A．	make up
B．	connect with
C．	control
D．	explain

(11)


[　　]
A．	events
B．	chances
C．	feelings
D．	moments

(12)


[　　]
A．	for no reason
B．	from a distance
C．	by accident
D．	as gifts

(13)


[　　]
A．	description
B．	painting
C．	scene
D．	talk

(14)


[　　]
A．	Surprisingly
B．	Suddenly
C．	Expectedly
D．	Fortunately

(15)


[　　]
A．	cooking
B．	history
C．	play
D．	medicine

(16)


[　　]
A．	known
B．	sent
C．	realized
D．	ordered

(17)


[　　]
A．	unchanged
B．	excited
C．	determined
D．	unmoved

(18)


[　　]
A．	life
B．	city
C．	house
D．	way

(19)


[　　]
A．	success
B．	work
C．	joy
D．	variety

(20)


[　　]
A．	writing
B．	reporting
C．	luck
D．	fun

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     Every few months, thousands upon thousands of people choose to leave work, skip school, and come
together to celebrate... The people come in all   1   and sizes throughout the world. What do they  2 ? It
doesn't matter. 　
     The description above is related to  3   and celebrations all over the world; indeed, it may be a universal
way of looking at almost any celebration. Though the number of people joining in may  4 , the spirit of the
event is   5 to stay the same. The reason is that we   6   countless hours celebrating birthdays and other
special days to build
  7 between one another. 　
     Holidays and celebrations bring people   8 . When people celebrate something, they ignore prejudice and
  9    their shyness; celebrations bring people together   10  of who those people are.  11 on serious occasions
where we remember past tragedies or the 12   of a loved one, friends and family-and sometimes even
strangers -- come together to remember and 13  one another. 　　
     Different celebrations involve different emotions (情感) and qualities, from  14  to dancing. The important
thing is not that we are throwing a party, but rather that we are coming together as one  15   and one world,
to celebrate together. 　　
     Even in ancient 16 , celebrations were used to bring people together. The Ancient Greeks had the
Olympics, which helped bring  17  among warring countries and states. The Greeks actually laid down all
of their arms during the games! In an ancient era (纪元) where war was extremely common, it is 18 to see
the power that the Olympics had on warring parties!
     Indeed, such is the case today as well. All such holidays make us forget the troubles we 19 and allow us
to be happy and experience the peace that is required to improve and help the world.
     If only we held   20   every day...

(     )1. A. dimensions
(     )2. A. do
(     )3. A. holidays
(     )4. A. enlarge
(     )5. A. lonely
(     )6. A. keep
(     )7. A. homes
(     )8. A. out
(     )9. A. forget
(     )10. A. careful
(     )11. A. But
(     )12. A. worry
(     )13. A. support
(     )14. A. laughing
(     )15. A. country
(     )16. A. times
(     )17. A. safety
(     )18. A. important
(     )19. A. face
(     )20. A. games

B. shapes
B. want
B. Sundays
B. decrease
B. impossible
B. spend
B. impressions
B. in
B. remember
B. caring
B. Even
B. meeting
B. mistake
B. singing
B. grade
B. states
B. peace
B. strange
B. make
B. wars

C. lengths
C. celebrate
C. Mother’s Day
C. matter
C. bound
C. kill
C. bridges
C. together
C. cover
C. regarding
C. Only
C. loss
C. recognize
C. happiness
C. custom
C. events
C. competition
C. unbelievable
C. take
C. parties

D. heights
D. think
D. Father’s Day
D. change
D. likely
D. find
D. acquaintances
D. up
D. exhibit
D. regardless
D. And
D. birth
D. praise
D. tears
D. society
D. stories
D. belief
D. believable
D. avoid
D. celebrations

You may know your mother, but how well do you really know Mother’s Day? Cards, flowers, sales, TV specials, and a day off for someone who really deserves it ---- those are what probably come to mind for many people when they think of Mother’s Day. But there’s more to the story.

The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations were held during spring in ancient Greece. The celebrations honored Rhea, the Mother of the gods. During the 1600’s, England celebrated a day called Mothering Sunday. On this day even servants were given the day off to spend with their families. A mothering cake was even served with the family meal.

In the US, Mother’s Day began in 1872 when Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the words to the famous song The Battle Hymn of the Republic, suggested it as a day devoted to peace. But it didn’t really become popular until 1907 when Anna Jarvis stared a campaign to honor mothers. She believed that mothers could help people get over the pain they experienced during the Civil War. The US isn’t alone in devoting a day to mothers. Many other countries including Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Japan, and Belgium also honor their mothers in May. Other countries honor their mothers at different times of the year.

Learning more about Mother’s Day and celebrating Mother’s Day are important, but probably not as important as understanding what your own mother, or grandmother, or aunt has really done for you. And that will certainly be appreciated more than one day in a year.

63. What is the passage mainly about?

　　　 A. The reason why people celebrate Mother’s Day.　　 B. The ways people honor mothers.

　　　 C. The history of Mother’s Day.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The great contribution of mothers.

64. Where was the earliest Mother’s Day celebrated?

　　　 A. In ancient Greece. 　 B. In the US.　　　　　　　　 C. In England. 　　　　　　 D. In Italy.

65. We can learn from the passage that _____.

　　　 A. Rhea is the mother of a king in ancient Greece

　　　 B. not all the countries celebrate Mother’s Day in May

　　　 C. only mothers were given a day off on Mothering Sunday

　　　 D. it was in 1872 that Mother’s Day really came into being

66. The last paragraph tells us that _____.

　　　 A. all the people should celebrate Mother’s Day

　　　 B. only mothers are honored on Mother’s Day

　　　 C. understanding mothers’ work is more important than just celebrating Mother’s Day

　　　 D. people should celebrate Mother’s Day every day

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