London has a population of about 7 000 000．From about 1800 until World War Two，London was the biggest city in the world，but now there are many dries which are much bigger．
London is famous for many things．Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock，Big Ben．
Like many big cities，London has problems with traffic and pollution．
Over 1 000 000 people a day use the London underground，but there are still too many Cars on the streets．
The air isn't clean．but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago．
For me，the best things about London are the parks．There are five in the city centre．But my children's favorite place is Hamleys，the biggest toyshop in the world!
(1)
What's the Chinese for“pollution”in this passage?
A．污染 B．人口 C．车辆 D．流行
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(2)
When was London the biggest city in the world?
A．Over sixty years ago．
B．In 1950．
C．About 1 800 years ago．
D．In the 21st century．
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(3)
What's Big Ben in London?
A．It's children's favourite toyshop．
B．It's the best park in the city centre．
C．It's a famous clock．
D．It's a nice museum．
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(4)
How many people use the London underground every day?
When I was a girl of 10, I joined the school cross-country team and practiced twice a week, on the 1,8-km course I'd never really run before and I thought the course would be easy．It was a real shock I ran out of breathe(喘气)within the first few minutes．I never realized how tiring running could be but I didn’t t think about give up．
Over time, I did get a little bit faster．However, I was really slow．In races, I would finish close to last．I'd always have to stop more than once, especially in the longer races, which were 2.5 to 2.8 km．After every race, I'd go home and cry．But 1 still didn't stop running, holding onto that picture of crossing the finishing line and finally doing well．
Then one of my friends joined the team, too．She could run easily and even came in the 18th in a big race! I felt so slow and my confidence(自信)was lower than ever．I became so nervous when I thought of the races that I wanted to give up badly．
Still．I refund to．Finally．1 realized that the reason I was to nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn't ready for them．So a few weeks before the next 2.8-km race．I practiced running almost 3 km every day．which helped me improve my pace(步伐)．
When the time came for the big race, all that practicing really paid off．I stopped only once and my pace was so much better．
I realized that I’d finally gotten happiness with running．But the funny thing was．It didn't come from doing better, Instead, it came from the fact that I hid tried harder and never given up．
(1)
Before she took the 1.8 km course, the writer _________．
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A．
knew a lot about it
B．
wanted to be a great runner
C．
practiced running every day
D．
never thought running so tired
(2)
The writer was nervous about the race because she _________．
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A．
had to stop to drink water
B．
was worried she wasn’t ready
C．
run slower than anyone else
D．
could find no coach to help her
(3)
The underlined phrase "paid off" probably mean “_________”．
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A．
brought good results
B．
coat a lot
C．
saved much time
D．
came to fail
(4)
It can be inferred(推断)from the passage that the writer _________．
Every year between the end of November and the end of December, Jews around the world celebrate Chanukah, the Festival of Lights．
Over 2000 years ago in a country called Israel there lived many Jewish people．There also lived a king called Antiochus．The king ordered the Jewish people to reject their God, their customs and their beliefs．Some people did as they were told, but many refused．One of them was Judah Maccabee．
Judah and his four brothers formed an army and chose the word “Maccabee” as their name．After three years of fighting, the Maccabees succeeded and reclaimed the Jerusalem Temple．Judah and his followers cleaned the temple, and they wanted to light the endless light．Once lit, the oil lamp should never be put off．
Only a little oil was found．It was only enough for one day．The oil lamp was lit．Then a miracle happened．The little oil stayed lit not only for one day, but for eight long days!From then on, people celebrate Chanukah every year to remember the great light．
Today, families celebrate Chanukah at home．Kids like Chanukah very much．They may have a big party．They give and receive gifts, decorate the house, entertain friends, eat special foods, and light the holiday candles．
(1)
Who celebrates “Chanukah”?
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A．
The western people do．
B．
The Asian people do．
C．
The Jewish people do．
D．
The white people do．
(2)
What is Maccabee?
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A．
It’s the name of the temple．
B．
It’s the name of the King．
C．
It’s the name of the festival．
D．
It’s the name of the army．
(3)
What did the Maccabees want to do after they got the Jerusalem Temple back?
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A．
They wanted to light the endless lights．
B．
They wanted to do some cleaning in the temple．
C．
They wanted to live in the temple．
D．
They wanted to find some oil．
(4)
What was the miracle?
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A．
The light couldn’t be put off．
B．
The light is endless．
C．
The oil lasted longer than it should．
D．
People celebrate Chanukah every year．
(5)
Which of these do people not do when celebrating Chanukah?
Barry is a working dog．It is a very 1 dog．It has worked on Swiss Alps for 12 years．It 2 over 40 people．
One day, a little boy is 3 in the snow．Barry goes out to look for him．It walks and sniffs(嗅) 4 the snow．It stops and digs the 5 ．Here is the boy' s face．
Barry licks(舔)the boy's face over and 6 again But the boy doesn't move．Barry gets close to the boy and 7 him up．The boy wakes 8 at last．But he can't walk or stand up．Barry puts the 9 coat in his mouth．It 10 him to a small house．The little boy is saved．
When I was in Grade Three, I was chosen to the heroine in the school play．
For weeks my mother helped me 1 my lines(台词), But once on stage．Every word disappeared 2 my head．My teacher asked me to change 3 and be the narrator．
Although I didn't tell my mother 4 had happened that day, she 5 my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard．
It was a lovely 6 day．It was warm．In the yard all the flowers came out．We could see lots of dandelions dancing among the colorful flowers．How beautiful they were! I watched my mother carelessly bend down by some flowers．“I think I am going to 7 all the useless grass．” She said．
“But I like dandelions,” I said, “All flowers are 8 -even dandelions”．
My mother looked at me 9 ．“Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn't it?” she said．I nodded．“So that is 10 of people, too．” She added．
She had guessed my 11 ．I started to cry and told her the truth．
“You will be a great narrator．” She said．Then she told me 12 I loved to read stories to her when I was in Grade 1．
Over the next few 13 I learned to take pride in the role．The big day finally 14 ．A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me．“Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, passing me a dandelion．After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps 15 person who would keep such a common dandelion．