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  They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon, on foot,on mules(骡子)or by air. We chose the first. Up early,my husband and I and our three children couldn't wait to get started. We decided to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.

  As we set out,I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I couldn't help noticing that the other tourists weren't like us. They had heavy backpacks, water bottles, and hats. But as usual we were dressed. As the sun rose higher, Arizona's famous heat seemed to roast(烘烤) us. There was no shade and our legs were aching. We decided to go back,with the girl on my back and the boys far behind. By the time we finally got back,our legs were like jelly.

  The next day,after we'd had a long rest and a good breakfast, we were ready for another view of the Canyon―by air. After our last walk,this would be the easiest thing in the world.

  We called to each other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the Canyon. But the smiles on our faces disappeared as the pilot tossed(翻转)the plane around，pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted, "STOP,TAKE US BACK!" When we finally arrived back on land,once again our legs were like jelly. We hardly spoke as we drove back.

  As I said,there are three ways to view the Grand Canyon. We never tried the mules, but personally I'd suggest a fourth：buy yourself a good magazine like National Geographic. That way,you can see the Canyon, without fear or tiredness. 

(   ) 5. Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?

A.     They made a careful preparation before the trip.

B.     The children were more joyful than their parents.

C.     Bright Angel Trail was not as lovely as they expected.

D.     Arizona's heat is one of the attractions to the tourists.

(   ) 6. The underlined expression "our legs were like jelly" probably means      

A. we were weak           B. we were unhappy

C. we were dissatisfied    D. we were disappointed

(   ) 7. Which of the following best describes their Canyon trip by air?

A. It proved to be frightening. B. It was more comfortable.

C. It turned out to be exciting. D. It made each of them tired.
(   ) 8. We can infer from the passage that      

A.     experiencing the Canyon on mules would be the best way

B.     one needs to dress less when visiting the Grand Canyon

C.     the writer was not serious when she made the decisions

D.     the whole family narrowly escaped from the air accident

   5-8 CAAC

B篇讲述了作者一家人用不同方式体验美国大峡谷的经历。

5.     C 事实判断题根据"I was shocked at how narrow the path was."的描述可知，作者认为Bright Angel Trail比他们想象的要窄。

6.     A句意猜测题第二段讲述作者一家步行体验大峡谷时因炎热难耐和腿力不支而中途返回，第四段则讲述作者一家乘飞机欣赏大峡谷因心惊胆战而不得不重返地面。两次体验均中途返回皆因劳累和紧张导致。

7.     A逻辑推理题驾驶员假装要坠机来增添点刺激，但让作者害怕得大喊"快回去"。这说明乘飞机体验大峡谷是令人害怕的。

8.     C逻辑推理题两次体验都中途返回，显然作者事先没有进行足够的准备。

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Good relationships are definitely good sources of happiness in life. We all want happy relationships but if we do not keep that relationship alive, it can also be one of the most distraught things in life. There may be no hard and fast rules in making good relationships, as each of us has different pref?erences and points of view as to what is a great relationship. The following are some major key players in making relationships work.

It is often said that building good relationships is all about communica?tion. Good communication indeed governs a good relationship—knowing the right thing to say, when to say it, how to say it, and accepting some things that are better left unsaid. I personally think communication must be broad?ened because relationships involve more decisions to make. From study to work* from money to entertainment and even in things about yourself or about your friends that you do not know, communication is essential in these aspects of the relationships.

Of course, being with someone is not saying that you totally agree with him or her all the time. You and your friends come from different family backgrounds, raised in different environments so there may be disagree?ments here and there. However, it is important in making relationships work to express disagreements without pushing the relationship to end. Again, good communication and learning to compromise(妥协)at times are essential.

As relationships last longer, you may also discover things about you and your friends that you may not have known before. Therefore, support?ing each other on both your "hidden selves" can also make a good relation?ship.

Love is an important aspect of building relationships and for me, I always believe that love needs open communication, respect, support and understanding each other in making relationships work.

5.  The underlined word " distraught" in Paragraph 1  probably means

A. helpless       B. surprising      C, funny     D. upsetting

6.  To communicate well with people, you should know that .

  A.  supporting each other in anything helps build a good relationship

B.  a white lie is necessary sometimes

C.  compromises are essential at any time

D.  your friends need to have the same backgrounds with you

7. According to the text, which of the following are important for a good relationship?

a. communication       b. support       c. love        d. hidden selves
A. abd            B. acd          C. bed          D. abc

8. What would be the best title for the text?

  A.  The importance to express disagreements

B.  Keys to making relationships work

C.  Different opinions on good relationships

D.  Forbidden rules in building good relationships

5. We come from different countries, but we all__________________________________ . (get)

我们来自不同的国家，但我们都相处得很融洽。

 Going back as far as I can remember as a child in an Indian area，I had no senses of know?ing about the other people around me except that we were all somehow equal. . . There was only one class. Nobody was interested in getting on top of anybody else.

  You could see it in our games. Nobody organized them. There weren't any competitive sports. But we took part in lots of activities and we were organized, but not in the sense that there were wars of finding out who had won and who had lost. We played balls like everyone else,but no one kept scores. Even if we did formally take part in the games we played, no one was a winner though someone may have won. It was only at that moment. If you beat someone by pulling a bow and arrow and shooting the arrow further, it didn't mean you were better in any way. It just meant that at that particular time the arrow went further;maybe it was just the way you let the bow go. These kinds of things are very important to me and that is why I am talking about them.

  One of the very important things was the relationship we had with our families. We didn't always live at home. We lived wherever we happened to be at that particular time when it got dark. If you were two or three miles away from home，then that was where you slept. 

(   ) 1. According to the passage above, which of the following can be inferred?

A.     All the children were kind and equal in different activities.

B.     All the children quarreled with each other in every game.

C.     Children often took part in different fightings.

D.     Every child tired their best to climb to the top of all the activities.

(   ) 2. What does the underlined word "competitive" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. United. B. Breaking. C. Common. D. Fighting.
(   ) 3. From the passage, we can infer that      

A.     they pretended to lose when they could win the games

B.     they didn't think it was very important who was the winner among their activities

C.     they didn't hold any activities which could produce winners or losers

D.     they thought it was a good idea that no one could win in their activities
(   ) 4. In their area,it was said that      

A.     people could spend their nights anywhere whether it was their home or not

B.     people only served their friends to spend their nights at home

C.     people had to return to their home to spend their nights whether they were far away or not

D. strange people had to spend their nights in the field when it got dark

5. At the moment, she preferred      in the street rather than think about the future, (wander)

此刻，她宁愿在街上漫无目的地闲逛，也不愿去想未来的事情。

 I have a rule for travel：never carry a map. I prefer to ask for directions.

  Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don't have names. In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers， " Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop."

  In the countryside of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat(平坦的).In many places there are no towns or build?ings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. In Kansas or Iowa,for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east,and then go another mile.”

  People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map―they measure(测量)distance by means of time,not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "it's about five minutes from here. " You say, "Yes,but how many miles away is it?" They don't know.

  People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because visitors seldom understand the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, "Follow me.”Then he'll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.

  Sometimes a person doesn't know the answer to your question. What happens in this situa?tion ('清形)？A New Yorker might say, "Sorry,I have no idea. "But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know". People in Yucatan think that "I don't know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very,very lost in Yucatan！

  One thing will help you everywhere―in Japan,in the United States, in Greece, in Mexico, or in any other place. You might not understand a person's words, but maybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go in that direction, and you may find the post office！

(   ) 1. The passage mainly tells us that      

A.     never carry a map for travel

B.     there are not many landmarks in the world

C.     there are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world

D.     directions are hard to give in some places

(   ) 2. The passage says, "In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions.”The word "landmarks" means      

A.     building and street names

B.     pictures to draw attention of the visitors

C.     hotels, markets and bus stops

D.     buildings or places which are easily recognized

(   ) 3. There is a place mentioned above in which people tell distance by means of time. Which of the following places may be the one?

A.     Los Angeles, California.

B.     American Midwest.

C.     Japan and some Asian countries.

D.     All across the Europe.

(   ) 4. According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?

A.     Travelers can learn about people's customs by asking questions about directions.

B.     Directions are not known in some places.

C.     A person's body language can help you understand directions in a foreign country.

D.     People in some places give directions in miles,but there are still some people in other places giving directions by means of time.

 Some desert animals can survive the summer heat and dryness because they are very unusual. The camel, for example, can experience and bear an increase in the temperature of its body and its blood of 9t without anything bad happening to it. In addition, it can drink a lot of water at one time;then store enough water in parts of its body to supply its needs for two weeks or more. The kangaroo rat,on the other hand,gets all the water it needs from water that it pro?duces when it breathes. However, most animals need to maintain a fairly constant body temper?ature,and will die if it rises more than 5^. Therefore, they need to find some way to stay away from the heat of the summer sun. Nor can many animals either store or produce water in their bodies, as the camel and kangaroo rat can. So they must find ways to keep their bodies from losing water because of the heat.

  Because very few desert animals can survive the high temperature of a typical summer day， most of them are active only in the night. Only after the sun has set does the desert come fully to life. The night is relatively cool,and the darkness provides protection, not only from the sun,but also from other animals and from the birds. So the coming of darkness is the signal for the large majority of animals and insects to start again their search for water and food. When morn?ing comes，most of them seek shelter again：many go underground;nearly all find some dark and cool place where they can keep away from the sun's heat.

  For many species of insects, living in the desert is easier than for animals. Like many des?ert plants，they have a waterproof skin which prevents water loss because of the high tempera?ture. In addition, some species spend all or most of their life below ground. Here,for most of the year at least, there is some moisture, and it is generally cooler than on the surface. In the case of ants，only adults leave the underground nests，and they do so only to gather food or to defend the nest against attack.

(   ) 1. Compared with other desert animals，the camel can bear      

A.     a very low body temperature

B.     only a little change in body temperature

C.     a big increase in body temperature

D.     a constant change in body temperature

(   ) 2. The kangaroo rat is different from other animals in that      

A.     it can produce water through breathing

B.     it can store water in parts of its body

C.     it can maintain different body temperatures

D.     it can drink a lot of water at a time

(   ) 3. Why is it easy for many species of insects to live in the desert?

A.     Because it is not difficult for them to survive there.

B.     Because they are not afraid of the heat.

C.     Because it is not difficult for them to find food there.

D.     Because they have a waterproof skin.

(   ) 4. Why is the desert full of activity in summer nights?

A.     Because it is cooler and safer for most animals.

B.     Because animals can find food in the dark.

C.     Because it is easy to find water at night.

D.     Because animals cannot sleep at night.

5. _____________ in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account, (request)

协议中要求你不能把你的电子邮箱的密码告诉别人。

1. Although there were        ，it was an exciting race. (compete)

虽然只有四匹马参加比赛，但比赛很精彩。 

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