Today, roller skating (滑旱冰) is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.

   One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make he roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.

   On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise. But nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that.

The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating ______.

    A. before the year 1750         B. before the invitation

    C. because of Joseph Merlin     D. because it was dangerous

People called Merlin a dreamer because ___________.        

    A. he slept and dreamed a lot       B. he was full of different ideas

    C. he was a talented violinist      D. he always made people’s dreams come true

___________ made Merlin think of skating on wheels.

    A. Merlin’s work                   B. Merlin’s violin    

C. A huge mirror                    D. An important party

What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?

    A. He couldn’t stop his roller-skating.     

B. He couldn’t attract a lot of attention.

    C. Everyone was surprised at him.    

D. He couldn’t play the violin while rolling.

The text is mainly about_________.

A. a strange man                       

B. an unusual party

C. how roller skating began            

D. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

Mauritius, with its full name the Republic of Mauritius, an island country, lies 1,200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, and just east of Madagascar, another African island country, which is larger by far than Mauritius. It covers 788 square miles and has a population of 1,100,000, about 750,000 Indians, 300,000 Chinese and 20,000 Whites included. They are living together peacefully, although they share such different beliefs as Hindu, Roman Catholic, Muslim and so on. 

The country can be divided into many parts with different climates all because of its peculiar terrains (地形). In the center there are volcanoes (火山) several thousand feet high, and 90% of its arable land is covered with sugarcane.

There were no people living on the island before the Dutch landed on it in 1638. The Dutch relinquished it in 1710, and five years later, the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there. It was conquered (征服) by Britain in 1818. As a result, its official language is English. The main big cities are Beau-Bassin and Mahebourg, with Port Louis as its capital.

Mauritius has many rare and unique animals, such as the snakes, parrots and lizards. The giraffe is a type of animal with a very long neck and legs and yellow skin with dark spots. It is the tallest of all living animals.

Mauritius was extremely poor when it declared its independence in 1968. In the past ten years, obvious economic prosperity (繁荣) has shown itself in this island country. Nowadays its business, culture and tourism are developing rapidly. Every year, thousands of millions of people rush there to enjoy the silver sad beach and song and dance performances with native national characters.

The underlined word “relinquished” in the third paragraph means _______.

A. took its place          B. gave it up

C. left for it              D. held it out

The right order that shows the history of Mauritius should be _______.

a. seized by the French          b. became its master

c. ruled by the Dutch            d. conquered by the British

A. b, a, c, d                B. a, c, d, b

C. d, c, a, b                D. c, a, d, b

According to the passage all of the following statements are TRUE except ________.

Arable land covers 90% of the country’s total area   

It was the rule of foreigners that made the Mauritius people live in poverty

More than half of Mauritius population are Indians

Britain ruled the island longer than French and Dutch

Today, roller skating (滑旱冰) is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make he roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise. But nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that.
【小题1】 The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating ______.

A.before the year 1750B.before the invitation
C.because of Joseph MerlinD.because it was dangerous
【小题2】People called Merlin a dreamer because ___________.        
A.he slept and dreamed a lot B.he was full of different ideas
C.he was a talented violinist D.he always made people’s dreams come true
【小题3】 ___________ made Merlin think of skating on wheels.
A.Merlin’s workB.Merlin’s violin
C.A huge mirrorD.An important party
【小题4】 What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?
A.He couldn’t stop his roller-skating.
B.He couldn’t attract a lot of attention.
C.Everyone was surprised at him.
D.He couldn’t play the violin while rolling.
【小题5】 The text is mainly about_________.
A.a strange man
B.an unusual party
C.how roller skating began
D.how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

C

  Several years ago I worked in an office, which I had a locust tree growing outside the window. It had grown into a tall tree and must have been there for a long time. The tree blocked the view and made the office seem dull, unfortunately this happened to be the room assigned to me and I was depressed by it for quite some time.

  When the first spring came, everything was green except the locust tree. Secretly, I was very happy because I had thought it had died.

  One morning when I opened the window for fresh air, I unexpectedly smelt a familiar sweet scent floating into my office but I couldn’t name it. Suddenly, I realized it was the locust tree! The tree that I thought dead was blossoming in full glory.

  From then on, I usually came to the office very early to see dew forming on the locust tree blossoms and every year was eager to see spring again.

  During summer, the green leaves provided shade protecting me from the harsh sunlight, but allowing enough light in to make it pleasant. In autumn, the leaves turned into many different colors. Its beauty touched my soul. Many times I thought to take photos but never did. Then I had to leave in a hurry. Later in life it became a great regret that I had not done so.

  Actually, many times in our lives, we think we own something, therefore we don’t cherish it. We don’t feel regretful until we lose it one day! Moreover, sometimes, we have to accept the things we don’t want and need to discover the hidden beauty to find unexpected joy!

59.The author of the passage employed a writing way ________.

A.of holding and releasing            B.that released first, then held

C.that held first, then released         D.that was not holding or releasing

60.What the author wanted to tell us is that ________.

A.not being delighted for what you have got and not feeling pity on the lost

B.think twice before you leap

C.treat everything calmly

D.cherish what you’ve owned

61.The reason the author came to the office early is ________.

A.to enjoy the dew                 B.to finish her work early

C.to do some cleaning              D.to avoid the burning sun

62.The underlined word “so” in the fifth paragraph perhaps refers to ________.

A.that I couldn’t see the tree any longer    B.that I should have taken some photos

C.that I had to leave                   D.that the tree died

 

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