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From the beginning rivers have played an important in the life of man. Man of the earliest times used the rivers as a means of travel. Today rivers still serve as a great waterway for the transport and people.

In ancient times, man settled near rivers or on river banks and built up large empires. Water is nature’s most valuable gift to man. Man needs water to irrigate his crops, to cook and to wash. In nations all over the world, rivers mean life and wealth. They feed and clothe the nations around them.

Water is also a source of energy and power. Man build huge dams across the rivers to control the water for irrigation and get the energy needed to drive generators. The electrical power is then directed to homes, cities, factories and television stations.

Man uses water each day. In a small way rivers help to keep man in good health and provide for his amusements. Various forms of water sports keep man strong and healthy.

41. Rivers have been important to man _______.

A. since the last century B. since they came into being

C. since a few hundred years ago. D. since the beginning of BC

42. Man in old times traveled from one continent to another ______.

A. by sea B. by air C. by train D. by bus

43. Generators are machines that are used ______.

A. to direct electrical power B. to control the water

C. to build dams D. to produce electricity

44. Which of the following statements is true?

A. People get energy by bu8ilding bridges across rivers.

B. In ancient times large empires grew up near dams.

C. Large rivers are still useful for transportation in modern times.

D. People can be provided with amusements in small rivers.

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Mr．Brown's wife was a nurse．One day he was driving her home ________ a green taxi traveled crazily close to his and sped by．The taxi driver was in such a h________ that he didn't see a huge truck just in front of him．In order to a________ hitting it, the taxi changed direction suddenly and ________(不幸)slid off the road in an uncontrolled way．The driver and his ________(乘客)were injured．They were badly cut by glass from the b________ window screen．Mr．Brown's car quickly p________ over．His wife got out of the car to help the injured．The truck driver also stopped to help, c________ the first aid center．About 20 minutes later an ________(救护车)arrived．The injured were taken to hospital．The Browns offered to report the deaths ________ the accident to the police station．

BUDGET FOR A BRITISH SCHOOL’S VISIT TO XX SCHOOL IN BEIJING

Ⅰ. TEACHER COSTS

	Details (e.g. Mode of transport, hotel/hostel)	Cost per person	Total
Travel	Per person×4	UK flight to Beijing(via Hong Kong)??887	??3,548
Local travel		??15	??60
Accommodation（住宿）		??640	??2,560
		Sub-total ??6,168(School will cover the cost of one teacher, so will ask the Department of Education for ??4,626

Ⅱ. PROJECT COSTS

	Description and cost per item	Total高☆考♂资♀源?网 ☆
Materials	Teaching materials ??250	??250
Communication	Telephone calls	??75
Cost of the staff	??180(per person per day)×4×8 days	??5,760(School will cove the cost of one teacher; so will ask the Department of Education for ??4,320)
	Sub-total：??6,085

Grand total(Ⅰ+Ⅱ)

??12，253

The British school is making a budget for .

A. buying some teaching materials from Beijing

B. hosting Chinese students from Beijing

C. planning a visit for teachers to Beijing

D. communicating with Beijing teachers

According to the tables, how many English teachers will visit Beijing?w(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

Which of the following is TRUE according to the table above?

A. The British school will travel by air directly to Beijing.

B. The British teachers will pay for their own accommodation in China.

C. The British school’s visit to Beijing will cost ??6,085 in total.

D. The British school needn’t bear the cost of the trip all by itself.

Where can we probably read such a table?

A. In a newspaper. B. In an application(申请) letter.

C. In a magazine. D. In a story book.

Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house. One of them crawled into the house while the other waited outside.

There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house. “look! In comes one.” She said to the man in the house. Te thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us two try to crawl into the house together.” At that time, two mice happened to crawl into the house too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two. Catch them!” the two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in he house said, “You saw them come in but where are they?” I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started to run away at once.

The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for one. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait of her any longer and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “ I asked you to fetch a rope. Why don’t you hurry for it?” the two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes

The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because ________.

A. they were found out

B. they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C. they didn’t work together well with each other

D. mice stopped them from doing so

From the last paragraph we know that __________.

the two thieves were farmer selling potatoes.

The woman recognized the two thieves

The woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and mad fun of them

The two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

When the woman said “How thy look like the two of last night”___________.

A. she referred to the two thieves B. she meant nothing

C. she said it on purpose D. she referred to the two mice

“__________” is the title for this passage.

A. Two Clever Thieves B. Terrible Mice

C. Hit the Mark by a Fluke D. A Clever Couple

Which of the following statements is false?

The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.

Whenever thy found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them.

The two thieves ran away at once because they thought the woman had seen them.

The man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves.

It is suggested that __big event like Russian Year in China should benefit _____relationship between the two countries.

A．a, from the

B．/ , the

C．a , the

D．the , from a

短文填词
Mr Brown's wife was a nurse.One day he was driving her home
________a green taxi traveled crazily close to his
and sped by.The taxi driver was in such a h________
that he didn't see a huge truck just in front of him.
In order to avoid h________it, the taxi changed
direction suddenly and________(不幸) slid off the
road in an uncontrolled way.The driver and his
________(乘客) were injured.They were badly
cut by glass from the b________window screen.
Mr Brown's car quickly________over.His wife
got out of the car to help the injured.The truck driver
also stopped to help, c________the first aid center.
About 20 minutes later an ambulance
________(到达). The injured were taken
to hospital.The Browns offered to report the details
________the accident to the police station.

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