The Great Wall of China 

   The Great Wall of China is one of the ancient w 1 in the world. Every year,it attracts millions of t 2 .

   The Great Wall has a h 3 of more than 2,000 years. It is about six t 4 kilometers long from east to w 5 and is about 7 meters in h 6 . In many places,it is wide e 7 for 10 men to walk side by side on top of it.

   When you look at the Great Wall,you can't help thinking how the Chinese people were able to build it without modrn m 8 . In fact,it t 9 millions of people more than 10 years to build it,and many people even lost their lives.

   Today,as a f 10 place of interest,the Great Wall is known to people all over the world. (2013 黑龙江大庆)

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   In almost every big country in the USA. football is a favorite sport.

   American football is not like soccer. Players sometimes kick the ball,but they kick and run with it. They try to take the ball to the end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field,they will get six points. This is called a touch-down.

   It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven players try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards,his team kicks the ball to the other team. Every university wants its team to win . A lot of people come to watch. They also yell for their favorite team. Young men and women call their leaders to come to help the people to yell more.

   Every team plays ten or eleven games each season which begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good,it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1 ,the first day of the new year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

  根据短文内容回答问题。

1. How many points can they get if they carry or throw the ball to the other field?

2. How many persons are there in one team from the article?

3. How long do the teams play each season?

4. How do people know about the football games?

5. When do the best teams play again after all games a in year?

  Many children think mobile phones are cool. Mobile phones have nice colors and you can use them to talk with a friend at anytime and anywhere. In the USA. more than 90 million people use mobile phones. Many of them are children. For children, mobile phones are more than phones. They are fashionable.

   Most mobile phone users don't know that some health problems have something to do with using mobile phones. Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation (辐射) and it may be bad for users. One study shows that mobile phone radiation can make people get some kinds of cancers (癌症) . Other scientists say mobile phones have nothing to do with people's health.

   Scientists say that people can keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation. One way is to use an earphone (耳机) . Or people can make shorter calls.(江苏省兴化市)

() 11. Many children like mobile phones because they think mobile phones are.

   A. cool   B. small   C. cheap   D. their toys

() 12. Many of the mobile phone users in the USA are .

   A. girls   B. boys   C. scientists   D. children

() 13. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

   A. All scientists think mobile phones are bad for users.

   B. Some scientists think mobile phones are bad for users.

   C. Mobile phones are only good for old people.

   D. Mobile phones are only bad for children.

() 14. The underlined phrase “give off” in Paragraph 2 means“ ” in Chinese.

   A. 发出   B. 放弃   C. 拒绝   D. 传播

() 15. People can to keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation.

   A. make longer calls   B. use an earphone

   C. use more mobile phones   D. use smaller mobile phones

  The date was like any other day in his life. After school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner (角 落) . He stopped to look at the front row of the shoes. And he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a new pair for his birthday.

   He sadly walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and he didn't want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the grass. Then he saw a girl in a wheelchair (轮椅) . He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. Bill looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his own feet. “It is much better to be without shoes than without feet ,” he thought. It was not right for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled,thinking he was luckier in life. (2013 —2014 学年下学期江苏省兴化市期末)

() 6. Bill was sorry that .

   A. the shoes in the shop were not the right size for him

   B. he forgot to bring any money with him

   C. he walked past the shoe shop

   D. his shoes were old

() 7. Which of the following is right?

   A. Bill's mother had much money.

   B. Bill's mother was a kind-hearted woman.

   C. Bill's mother wouldn’t buy him anything.

   D. Bill's mother often bought presents for Bill's birthday.

() 8. Why didn't Bill go home at once?

   A. Because his mother was at work.

   B. Because he wanted to sit on the grass in the park.

   C. Because his mother wouldn’t give him any money.

   D. Because he didn't want to give his mother any trouble.

() 9. In the park,Bill found a girl .

   A. without hands   B. without feet

   C. looking down at his shoes   D. walking slowly

() 10. At last Bill .

   A. left the park sadly

   B. decided to buy a new pair of shoes

   C. didn't know how to help the girl

   D. thought he was luckier in life than the girl in the wheelchair

  Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning;others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. Sometimes,we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully,so we just take a quick look at the front page.At other times,we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.

   Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities,but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. 

Some newspapers are published once a week,but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages,some even published twice a day.

You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.

   Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet. (2013 江苏泰州期末试卷)

() 1. People read newspapers in order to.

   A. learn the latest (最新的) news   B. meet their own different needs

   C. read the short stories   D. find the morning news

() 2. From the passage we can see that when people get newspapers.

   A. they read them very carefully   B. they just read the headlines

   C. not everyone reads all the pages   D. they have no time to read them

() 3. Newspapers have so many pages because.

   A. more and more people like to read them

   B. people enjoy reading different things

   C. newspapers become cheaper

   D. more pages mean more money

() 4. The most popular newspapers in the world are .

   A. in English   B. in Chinese

   C. in other languages   D. with many pages

() 5. According the passage,besides newspapers,people also get information from.

   A. magazines   B. advertisements

   C. e-mails   D. Internet

完形填空(30分) 

   Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often 1 some books from the library. He 2 to the radio every morning and reads 3 after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His 4 worship (崇拜) him very much. Mike,Mr Clarke^ little son,is only nine. He 5 likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too 6 to understand him and chooses 7 ones to answer.Of course the boy is not satisfied with (对……满意) it One day Mike read 8 about the electric lights (电灯) and was 9 it When his father told him to do some housework,he went on thinking of it He asked him 10 questions,and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly ,“Fathers always know 11 than sons!” The boy thought for a while and said ,“ 12 ”“Oh? Why?” Mike didn't answer and asked,13 ，“Who invented the electric lights”“14 ”answered Mr Clarke. “Why didn't his father invent them,then?” Looking at his son,Mr Clarke didn't know 15 to answer! (2013学年河北省沧州一中第三次月考试卷)

() 1. A. finds   B. sells   C. buys   D. borrows

() 2. A. hears   B. listens   C. says   D. reads

() 3. A. newspapers   B. letters   C. stories   D. messages

() 4. A. teachers   B. parents   C. students   D. classmates

() 5. A. also   B. never   C. even   D. only

() 6. A. old   B. young   C. clever   D. able

() 7. A. more difficult   B. the most difficult   C. easy   D. the easiest

() 8. A. everything   B. nothing   C. something   D. anything

() 9. A. worried about   B. interested in   C. afraid of   D. angry with

() 10. A. few   B. little   C. a few   D. a little

() 11. A. more   B. most   C. less   D. least

() 12. A. I think so   B. I don't know   C. I agree   D. I don't think so

() 13. A. instead   B. carefully   C. quickly   D. brightly

() 14. A. Thomas Brown   B. Allan Smith   C. Thomas Edison   D. Ron Jenkins

() 15. A. when   B. what   C. where   D. which

   Who do you admire? I admire m l. I used to have a p 2 bad life,no friends,always alone,since not even my family cared about how I was f 3 . And though there were days when I f 4 like ending my life,I fought my demons (恶魔) . I was a zero,but t 5 hard work and sacrifices (付出) ，now I have the 1 6 I always wanted,and all t 7 to myself. I didn't give up my d 8 ,no matter how far away they were. So w 9 would I admire someone else? N 10 give up your dreams no matter what happens!

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   Bill,a thirteen-year-old boy,thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, "You won’t be a real man until you begin to 1 helping others. ”

   One morning,his parents gave him some money to 2 some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very 3 . Bill went to him and asked ,“What's wrong with you?”

   The old man answered, “I'm hungry. I haven’t had any food for two days. ” At the thought of his parents’ words,Bill said to the old man ,“ Let's go to the 4 . When they got there,Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 5 the plate and the cup,the old man said ,“Sorry for giving you so much 6 . I'm fine now. I'll 7 forget your kindness!You are a very good young man. ”

   Bill was 8 when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal,the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned 9 that the food was free 10 it was the birthday of the boss,and they were the first customers (顾客) that day.

() 1. A. think about   B. depend on   C. give up   D. go on

() 2. A. lend   B. buy   C. drink   D. borrow

() 4. A. bank   B. library   C. hospital   D. restaurant

() 5. A. sent out   B. got down   C. gave back   D. took away

() 6. A. excuse   B. advice   C. trouble   D. difficulty

() 7. A. never   B. always   C. usually   D. sometimes

() 8. A. nervous   B. pleased   C. sorry   D. shy

() 9. A. in surprise   B. as usual   C. once again   D. at first

() 10. A. when   B. until   C. unless   D. because

  根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

   Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up,my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together,we used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me ,“ You should have goals (目标Mike climbing the mountain. ” Without the mountain climbing that we both enjoyed,we couldn5t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力) .

   Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing,I enjoyed the flowers and trees,and the birds,singing,but as time passed,I got a pain in both of my legs. I want to give up climbing. In fact,I hated it at that moment.①“Only there at the top,can you see all the nice things,just like in life. ” My father said to me,4<You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain,but you can't see it before you reach the top. ”

   At that time ,②我太小以至于不能理解他的话.But later after that,I got new hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain. And there,I could see the whole of the sky,which was as clear as crystal(水晶) 。[2013贵州遵义]

1. Did the writer and his father often climb the mountain in the morning?

2. What kind of person did the writer's father expect him to be?

3. Why didnft the writer want to continue climbing the high mountain?

4. 请将短文中画线句子①翻译成汉语:

5. 请将短文中画线句子②翻译成英语:

   Who is the one that helps me grow up,gives me advice,takes care of me,shows me the right way,always supports me greatly,gives me a birthdate and does many many things just for me? It's my mother. I love her and really admire her for many reasons.

   Perhaps,the thing makes me admire her the most is that she is the first teacher of mine. She has been teaching me everything since I was young until now,and for the future. I remember that the first foreign language I learned from her was Russian. I could speak some simple words in Russian when I was just 5 years old such as “hello”，“goodbye”. At that time,I wrote a poem about the ant and my mom. Of course,she was the first person listening to me.

   Now,she is still a best friend. I think she is the greatest psychologist that I have known. Sometimes when I was down because of failures in my life,I would go to meet her to ask for some advice. As I expect,I always felt better after that.

   I also admire her for her personality which is a mix of honesty and strong faith in god,cause and effect. “ Take us by ourselves into others’ position before doing anything ,” she said And she is also a predictor. She can know the future in her dreams. She ever told me that she had found out my father before seeing him. Besides,she was sure that I would be a boy before getting pregnant. Oh my god!It's strange. I can not do the same thing.

   There is a woman who plays an important part in my life and changes my thoughts and actions. I really love my mother. I think I am the happiest person because I have a great mother like her. How do you think of vour mother?

() 1. The writer admires her most.

   A. teacher   B. father   C. friend   D. mother

() 2. The thing that makes me admire her the most is .

   A. she is the first teacher of mine

   B. she is a best friend for me

   C. her personality of honesty and strong faith in god

   D. All above

() 3. The writer gives us reasons why he admires the persoa

   A. one   B. two   C. three   D. four

() 4. The underlined word “failures” means .

   A. 伤心   B. 失败   C. 沮丧   D. 堕落