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     Runners in a relay(接力) race pass a stick in one direction. However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit,
and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction. They earned their living by traveling the famous
Silk Road.
     The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of citied and towns. It
started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It
was used from about 200 B, C, to about A, D, 1300, when sea travel offered new routes (路线)　, It was
sometimes called the world's longest highway. However, the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not
one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed mountains and
deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return
safe.
     The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like money to pay taxes or
buy goods. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold, silver, and glass from Europe were much found
in the Middle East and Asia. Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China. Indian
merchants traded salt and other valuable goods. Chinese merchants traded paper, which produced an
immediate effect on the West. Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome. The Chinese had learned to graft
(嫁接)　different trees together to make new kinds of fruit. They passed this science on to others, including
the Romans. The Romans used grafting to grow the apple. Trading along the Silk Road led to world-wide
business 2,000 years before the World Wide Web.
     The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The Silk Road
provided pathways for learning, diplomacy (外交), and religion (宗教)
1. It's probable that traders along the Silk Road needed _____.
A. to remember the entire trade route
B. to know the making of products
C. to receive certain special training
D. to deal with a lot of difficulties
2. The Silk Road became less important because _____.
A. it was made up of different routes
B. silk trading became less popular
C. sea travel provided easier routes
D. people needed fewer foreign goods
3. New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people _____.
A. learned from one another
B. shared each other's beliefs
C. traded goods along the route
D. earned their living by traveling
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Silk Road ; Past and Present
B. The Silk Road; East Meets West
C. The Silk Road; Routes Full of Dangers
D. The Silk Road; Pathways for Learning
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     A young girl, Hattie, stood outside a small church from where she had been turned away because it
was too crowded. A kind pastor carried her   1    and found a place for her to sit in the back. He also told
her they could build a   2   Sunday school by raising money.
     The pastor didn't see   3    again until he heard from her parents some two years later. Hattie had sadly
died and her parents called for the kind-hearted pastor, who had treated their daughter   4    to handle the
final arrangements. As her poor little body was   5  , a worn and wrinkled purse appeared in front of them.
Inside was found 57 cents and   6  , reading "This is to help to build the little church bigger   7    more
children can go to Sunday school."
     For two years she had saved for this offering of   8  . When the pastor   9    read that note, he knew
immediately what he would do.   10   this note and the cracked, red pocketbook to the pulpit, he  11   the
story of her unselfish love and devotion.He challenged his deacons (助祭) to get busy and raise enough
money for the larger building.    12   the story doesn't end there!
     A newspaper learned of the story and   13   it.It was  14   by a rich man who offered them a parcel of
land worth many thousands.When told that the church couldn't pay so  15  , he offered it for a(n)  16  
payment.
     Church members made large donations.Checks  17  from far and wide.Within five years the little girl's
 18   had increased to $250,000.00,Her unselfish love had paid large shares.
     When you visit Philadelphia, look up Temple Baptist Church, with a  19   capacity of 3,300.In one room
may be seen the  20  of the sweet face of the little girl, whose 57 cents made such remarkable history.

(     )1. A. away        
(     )2. A. new         
(     )3. A. Hattie      
(     )4. A. fairly      
(     )5. A. buried      
(     )6. A. a note      
(     )7. A. in case     
(     )8. A. money       
(     )9. A. hopefully    
(     )10. A. Carrying   
(     )11. A. stated     
(     )12. A. So         
(     )13. A. published  
(     )14. A. discovered 
(     )15. A. much       
(     )16. A. $1,000     
(     )17. A. filled     
(     )18. A. gift       
(     )19. A. sitting    
(     )20. A. memory     

B. off            
B. larger         
B. children       
B. badly          
B. hidden         
B. a letter       
B. now that       
B. love           
B. tearfully      
B. Holding        
B. announced      
B. But            
B. interviewed    
B. heard          
B. little         
B. 57-cent        
B. paid           
B. help           
B. covering       
B. picture      		C. inside      
C. higher      
C. church      
C. well        
C. burnt       
C. a purse     
C. even if     
C. friendship  
C. quietly     
C. Seizing     
C. spoke       
C. And         
C. broadcast   
C. read        
C. more        
C. nothing     
C. ran         
C. idea        
C. seating     
C. bill       		D. out           
D. modern        
D. school        
D. equally       
D. moved         
D. a box         
D. so that       
D. donation      
D. excitedly     
D. Catching      
D. told          
D. Or            
D. released      
D. watched       
D. less          
D. $100          
D. flied         
D. thought       
D. including     
D. expression  
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     Almost everyone has read about the Taj Mahal in India. It is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. It is said that the Taj Mahal, like the Great Wall in China, is one of the seven wonders. in the world. Over three
hundred years ago, Shah Jehan built Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife.  
     Shah Jehan wanted his wife' s tomb to be perfect. He did not care about time or money. He brought
together workmen from all Asia. Altogether, over 20,000 men worked on the building, and it took them over
seventeen years to finish it.
     The building rests on a platform of red sandstone. Four thin white towers rise from the corners of the
terrace(平台),a large dome (圆屋顶) rises from the center of the buildings. Around this large dome there are
four smaller domes.
     The building is made of fine white marbles. It has eight sides. There is an open corridor just inside the walls. From the corridor, the visitor looks through marble screen to a center room. The bodies of Shah Jehan and his wife lie in a tomb below this room.
     A beautiful garden surrounds the Taj Mahal. The green trees make the marble look even whiter. In front of
the main entrance to the building there is a long narrow pool. If you look in this pool, you can see all the
beautiful look of the Taj Mahal in the reflection from the water.
      Some people think the Taj Mahal is most beautiful at sunset. Then the marble picks up the color of sunset,
and the building and its reflection in the pool shines like jewels. Others like it best at noon when the bright sun
makes it clear and clean.
     Still others think it should be seen by moonlight. On nights when the moon is full, hundreds of people visit
the Taj Mahal and spend the night beside the pool. When morning comes and the Taj Mahal tums from silver to
gold in the early sunrise, they go away to retum, perhaps, when the moon is full again.
1. Shah Jehan built the Taj Mahal _____.
A. for people to visit
B. for pleasure
C. to show off his treasure
D. to place the bodies of his wife and himself
2. The Taj Mahal in India is almost as _____ as the Great Wall in China.
A. well-known
B. long
C. large
D. perfect
3. How many domes are there on the building?
A. One.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Eight.
4. The pool and the garden make the building ____ .
A. colorful
B. even more beautiful
C. long and narrow
D. clear and clean
5. The underlined word " reflection" probably means _____ .
A. surface
B. bottom
C. beauty
D. image
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     No one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire. But reports
suggest that it is more than one hundred.
     A wall of flames fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards
the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria. Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne
will be in danger unless the wind changes. People are rushing excitedly into the streets. The police have
warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so.
     The cause of the fire is unknown. No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months, and the
hot, north-west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour.
     The firefighters are travelling to the fire by road, rail and air. But it is not easy to get there. Flames and
fallen trees have cut off or blocked roads and railway lines. The thick smoke often prevents them from
finding the air strips (飞机跑道).
     It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War.
1. By the time the article was written, the fire ____.
A. had just broken out
B. had been put out
C. was spreading violently (猛烈地)
D. was coming to an end
2. The writer wrote this article mainly to tell people ____.
A. the fire was terrible and dangerous
B. it was impossible to put out the fire
C. more than one hundred people died of the fire
D. to join in the fight against the fire
3. In the 4th paragraph, the writer suggested that ____.
A. the fire would soon be controlled by the firefighters
B. it would be very difficult to put out the fire
C. the government was paying great attention to the fire
D. the fire had caused great losses and the airport was in danger
4. The underlined word "accurate" in the first sentence has the same meaning as ____.
A. recent
B. whole
C. rough
D. exact
阅读理解。
     As is known to most of us all, the Grammy Award is the granddaddy of all music awards. It is to music
what Oscar is to the movies. The name "Grammy" is short for "gramophone (machine for reproducing music
and speech recorded on flat discs)", since the awards are shaped like those old-fashioned gramophones.
     Over the years Los Angeles and New York have played tug-of-war with the Grammy Awards show. What
about the result? The Grammy ceremony has been held 32 times in Los Angeles, 10 times in New York City,
and once in Nashville.
     In 1999, the show returned to Los Angeles (at the Shrine, with host Kelsey Grammer) thanks in large part
to a much-publicized feud between the show's organizers and New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. And the
Grammys didn't return to the Big Apple while Giuliani was still in office, eventually moving to Los Angeles's
Staples Center.
     But with Giuliani finally gone from City Hall, the Grammys returned to New York in 2003, at Madison
Square Garden.
     For 2004, the award show moved back to L.A., and has remained here. The 47th Annum Grammy Awards
show was held on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, at the Staples Center. The big winners for 2005 were the late Ray
Charles, U2, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Los Lonely Boys, Kanye West, Usher, John Mayer, Tim McGraw and
Maroon.
     For 2007, the annum Grammy Awards was held at the Staples Center in downtown L.A. The organizers
have decided to move the show back to Sunday again. In 2006, the show was held on Wednesday, Feb. 8.
CBS had moved the show from its usual Sunday spot to avoid competing with coverage of the Winter
Olympics.
     On Jan. 31, 2010, the Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Jamie Foxx and
T-Pain hit the stage with Hip-Hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh and legendary Guns-N-Roses guitarist, Slash.
1. The underlined words "the Big Apple" (In Paragraph 3) refers to _____.
A. the Staples Center
B. Madison Square Garden
C. New York
D. Los Angeles
2. The 40th Grammy Awards show was held _____.
A. in L.A in 1997
B. in New York City in 1998
C. in L.A in 1998
D. in New York City in 1997
3. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The Grammy Award
B. The origin of the Grammy Award
C. The city of L A and NY
D. New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
4. rom the passage, we can infer that _____.
A. Los Lonely Boys was one of the big winners for 2005
B. Madison Square Garden is a place belonging to New York
C. Over the years only LA and NY held the Grammy Awards show
D. It's been over fifty years since the first Grammy Awards was held
阅读理解。
     If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will
get answers like "Shakespeare," "Samuel Johnson," and "Webster," but none of these men had any effect at
all compared to a man who didn't even speak English -William the Conqueror.
     Before 1066,in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups.
In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language,and in the north lived the Scots,
whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic.In the rest of the country lived the Saxons,
actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons,and other Germanic and Nordic people,who spoke what we now call
Anglo-Saxon (or Old English ), a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would
be close to German.
     But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began
their rule over England.For about a century,French became the official language of England while Old English
became the language of peasants. As a result,English words of politics and the law come from French rather
than German. In some cases,modern English even shows a distinction (区别) between upper-class French
and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words.We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular,
depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked,which shows the fact that the
Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.
     When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more "foreign" than France
because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than
French does.Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French
influences are all the result of one man's ambition.
1. The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were _____. 
A. Welsh and Scottish
B. Nordic and Germanic
C. Celtic and Old English
D. Anglo-Saxon and Germanic
2. Which of the following groups of words are,by inference,rooted in French?
A. president,lawyer,beef
B. president, bread,water
C. bread,field,sheep
D. folk,field,cow
3. Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?
A. Most advertisements in France appear in English.
B. They know little of the history of the English language.
C. Many French words are similar to English ones.
D. They know French better than German.
4. What is the subject discussed in the text?
A. The history of Great Britain.
B. The similarity between English and French
C. The rule of England by William the Conqueror.
D. The French influences on the English language.
阅读理解。
Welcome to my Message Board!
                                                 Subject: Slimming down classics?
      Mr.
Handsome
2007-5-12
6:34 AM		      Orion Books, which decides there is a market in creating cut-down classics (经典著作), is
slimming down some novels by such great writers as L. Tolstoy, M. Mitchell and C. Bronte.
Now, each of them has been whittled down to about 400 pages by cutting 30 to 40 pages per
cent of original, with words, sentences, paragraphs and, in a few cases, chapters removed. The
first six shortened editions, all priced at ￡6.99 and advertised as great reads"in half the
time", will go on sale next month, with plans for 50 to 100 more to follow. The publishing
house believes that modern readers will welcome the shorter versions.
      Mr.
  Edwards
2007-5-12
9:40 AM		      Well, I'm publisher of Orion Group. Thanks for your attention, Mr. Handsome.
     I must say, the idea developed from a game of "shame" in my office. Each of us was
required to confess (承认) to the most embarrassing blanks in his or her reading. I admitted
that I had never read Anna Karenina and tried but failed to get through Gone with the Wind
several times. One of my colleagues acknowledged skipping (跳读) Jane Eyre. We realized
that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we never were going to read these
ones.
     As a leading publishing house, we are trying to make classics convenient for readers but
it's not as if we're withdrawing the original versions. They are still there if you want to read
them.
      Ms.
    Weir
2007-5-12
11:35 AM		      I'm director of the online bookclub www.lovereading.co.uk
     Mr. Edwards, I think your shortened edition is a breath of fresh air. I'm guilty of never
having read Anna Karenina, because it's just so long. I'd much rather read two 300-page books
than one 600-page book. I am looking forward to more shortened classics!
      Mr.
 Crockatt
2007-5-12
4:38 PM 		     I'm from the London independent bookshop Corckatt & Powell.
     In my opinion, the practice is completely ridiculous. How can you edit the classics? I'm
afraid reading some of these books are hard work, and that is why you have to develop as a
reader. If people don't have time to read Anna Karenina, then fine. But don't read a shortened
version and kid yourself it's the real thing.
1. According to the message board, Orion Books _____.
A. opposes the reading of original classics
B. is embarrassed for cutting down classics
C. thinks cut-down classics have a bright future
D. is cautions in its decision to cut down classics
2. In Mr. Edwards' opinion, Orion Group is shortening classics to _____.
A. make them easier to read
B. meet a large demand in the market
C. increase the sales of literary books
D. compete with their original versions
3. By describing the shortened classics as "a breath of fresh air", Ms. Weir _____.
A. speaks highly of the cut-down classics
B. shows her love for original classics
C. feels guilty of not reading the classics
D. disapprove of shortening the classics
4. Mr. Crockatt seems to imply that _____.
A. reading the classic works is a confusing attempt
B. shortening the classics does harm to the original
C. publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult job
D. editing the classic works satisfies children's needs
阅读理解。
     Successful people in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change
their practices in different cultures. They understand the importance of avoiding business decisions based on
misconceptions-mistaken ideas.
     One cause of misconceptions is ethnocentrism, the belief that one's own culture's way of doing things is
better than the way of other cultures. It's ethnocentrism that leads to failure in international business. To avoid
ethnocentrism, it's necessary to study the different elements (组成部分) of culture: language, values and
attitudes, and customs and manners.
Language
     A knowledge of the local language can help international business people in four ways. First, people can
communicate directly. Second, people are usually more open in their communication with someone who speaks
their language. Third, an understanding of the language allows people to infer meanings that are not said
directly. Finally, knowing the language helps people to understand the culture better.
     Values are people's basic beliefs about the difference between right and wrong, good and bad. An attitude
is a way of thinking or acting. Values and attitudes influence international business. For example, many people
in the United States believe that chocolate from Switzerland is better than chocolate from other countries, and
they buy a lot of it.
Customs and manners
     Customs are common social practices. Manners are ways of acting that the society believes are polite. For
example, in the United States, it is the custom to have salad (色拉) before the main course at dinner, not after.
It's not acceptable to talk with food in mouth at table. Failure to understand the customs and manners of other
countries will bring difficulty selling their products. Orange juice as a breakfast drink of an American company
in France doesn't sell well because the French don't usually drink juice with breakfast.
1. A knowledge of the local language allows international business people _____.
A. to be more open with their customers
B. to communicate without outside help
C. to express their thoughts indirectly
D. to have a better idea of their own culture
2. The act of many people buying chocolate of Switzerland shows the role of _____.
A. manners
B. values
C. attitudes
D. customs
3. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Misconceptions in Business
B. Basic Beliefs in Business
C. International Business Culture
D. Successful International Business
4. The author's purpose of writing this article is to tell people _____.
A. how to take a right attitude in business
B. how to avoid misunderstandings in business
C. how to use a local language in business
D. how to act politely and properly in business
阅读理解。
     In World War Ⅱ, a large and strong German army marched (行军) to France for making a war against
the Frenchmen. The Frenchmen, a brave group of people, loved their own country deeply. They put their
hearts into fighting hard to drive their enemies out of France. But it looked as if the German army would
win the war because there were so many Germans in the battle.
     One night, the leader of the Frenchmen was forced to withdraw (撤退) his soldiers to the top of a tall
building after a dissatisfactory war. "We will have a rest here tonight, my men," he said, "Tomorrow we
will fight one more serious battle. We must win or we will all die." At that time, they were all so tired that
they soon fell asleep after they ate their supper quickly. There were only four guards on duty. But they
were also very exhausted and fell asleep one by one.
     The foxy Germans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the building. Slowly they went
up the building carefully making no noise. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Frenchmen. They
almost reached the top. The war would be over a few minutes later. Suddenly, an earthquake shook and the
building was destroyed right away. Most soldiers of both sides fell down and were buried under the useless
pieces of the building. Terribly, the war ended with an unbelievable result.
1. Why did the Germans and the Frenchmen go to war?
A. Because there were too many German soldiers living in France.
B. Because the Frenchmen wanted to drive the Germans out of France.
C. Because the Germans got many things from France.
D. Because the Germans failed in marching through France.
2. What did the Frenchmen's withdraw mean?
A. They had no other way to fight against the Germans.
B. They had to face the failure of the battle.
C. They would fight a more serious battle the next day.
D. They would be forced to give in the next day.
3. In the end, what happened in the war?
A. The Germans won the war.
B. The Frenchmen beat the Germans.
C. Both sides had no chance to win the war.
D. The earthquake helped the Frenchmen win the war.

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