On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They 　1 it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil 　2 the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more 　3 , these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues 　4 human heads. They 　5 up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face 　6 , rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from 　7 volcanic rock (火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their 　8 , these huge stone men 　9 one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are 　10 to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent (血统). 　11 have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion 　12 the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island 　13 between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and 　14 food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant 　15 men. Why they did this is still 　16 but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. 　17 the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which 　18 all the animals dying out. 　19 couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to 　20 and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.

1. A. said　　　　　　　　　　 B. were called　　　　　　　 C. named　　　　　　　　　　 D. spoke

2. A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　　　　　　 D. still

3. A. surprise　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　　　　 C. surprising　　　　　　　　 D. surprisingly

4. A. looking　　　　　　　　 B. resembling　　　　　　　 C. liking　　　　　　　　　　　 D. standing for

5. A. weigh　　　　　　　　　 B. lift　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. measure

6. A. forward　　　　　　　 B. outward　　　　　　　　　 C. onward　　　　　　　　　 D. inward

7. A. broken　　　　　　　　 B. soft　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. burnt

8. A. looking　　　　　　　　 B. invention 　　　　　　　　 C. discovery　　　　　　　　 D. covering

9. A. have happened　　　 B. have led to C. have taken place　　　 D. have created

10. A. usual　　　　　　　　 B. common　　　　　　　　　 C. familiar　　 　　　　　　 D. similar

11. A. Another　　　　　　　 B. Other　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Others　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Many

12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on D. is concentrated on

13. A. some day　　　　　 B. one day　　　　　　　　　 C. sometime　　　　　　　　 D. once

14. A. plenty of　　　　　　 B. number of　　　　　　　 C. much of　　　　　　　　　 D. amount of

15. A. clever　　　　　　　　 B. stone　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wooden　　　　　　　　　 D. iron

16. A. welcome　　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unimportant　　　　　　 D. unknown

17. A. While　　　　　　　　 B. After　　　　　　　　　　　 C. With　　　　　　　　　　　 D. As

18. A. resulted in　　　　　 B. resulted from　　　　　 C. created　　　　　　　　　　 D. lay in

19. A. The islands　　　　 B. The people C. The animals　　　　　　 D. The Europeans

20. A. break out　　　　　 B. break in　　　　　　　　　 C. break into　　　　　　　　 D. break down

As soon as I learned to say the word “beauty”, I set out to look for it. Before I could find it, I asked my mother what a beauty was like. She said that a beauty is 1 who has large bright eyes and fine skin.

When I was in Grade Four, I 2 such a girl. I sat right in front of her and 3 her to see if she was a real beauty. She 4 a beauty in my eyes until the day she 5 with me. She demanded that I 6 her pencil box which I 7 knocked on to the floor. I 8 . Suddenly she flew at me and threw me onto the ground and we rolled about 9 each other.

During the years that followed, I came across 10 explanations given to me by different people. Some said a girl with a thin figure(体形) is a beauty, 11 that a girl with a gentle voice is beautiful, 12 said it is a girl with hair that is like a waterfall. I 13 give these a second thought.

I searched for a beauty 14 had told me before, but it was useless. Then I met an old man. He told me that a beauty is a girl who might not be quite 15 with natural beauty. However, she becomes a beauty 16 experiencing hardship. After a 10-year hunt for a beauty, I found her. She became my 17 . She was not very pretty but she was 18 . She was born in a 19 family and had to take care of herself from young. When we married, I really got the idea about a beauty. She was the one the 20 old man had described to me.

1.A. your classmate B. a girl 　　　 C. an experienced girl D. an ugly girl

2.A. liked 　　　　 B. was tired of C. was against 　　 D. found

3.A. stared at 　　 B. scolded 　　 C. beat 　　　　　 D. laughed at

4.A. wasn’t　 　　　 B. pretended to be C. treated himself D. was

5.A. quarreled 　　 B. talked 　　　 C. played 　　　　 D. studied

6.A. steal 　　　　 B. rob her of 　 C. like 　　　　　 D. pick up

7.A. by chance 　　 B. by no means C. by herself 　　 D. by the way

8.A. agreed 　　 B. refused 　　 C. was happy 　 D. did so

9.A. talking with B. helping 　　 C. hitting 　　　　 D. leaving

10.A. the same 　　 B. different 　 C. the opposite 　 D. some correct

11.A. but 　　　　 B. or 　　　 C. as 　　　　　 D. so

12.A. Everyone 　　 B. The others 　 C. Nobody 　　　　 D. Others

13.A. did 　　　　 B. must 　　 C. didn’t 　　　　 D. should

14.A. an old man 　　　 B. some people C. nobody 　　　　 D. my mother

15.A. lucky 　　　 B. sad　 　　 C. willing 　　　　 D. happy

16.A. after 　　　 B. without 　　 C. liking 　　　　　 D. against

17.A. friend 　　　 B. teacher 　　 C. classmate 　 D. girlfriend

18.A. ugly 　　　　 B. beautiful 　 C. lovely 　　　　 D. bright

19.A. rich 　　　　 B. farmer’s 　 C. happy 　　　 D. poor

20.A. foolish 　　 B. kind-hearted C. wise 　　　　 D. honest

Today only one person in five in the United States lives within 50 miles of his birthplace. Since the country was first settled, Americans have moved around a great deal, and are often far away from their parents. Because they have broken ties with their past at a young age, chosen their own occupations, established their own homes and developed their own lifestyles, few American children grow up closely surrounded by grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins as they do in Italy, Nigeria, or India, for example. This along with the fact that modern American families do not have servants has made the “baby-sitter” a vital part of the American scene. A “sitter” is someone who is hired to care for children for a specific length of time—usually relatively short—while the parents are out for an evening, going to a party or a course of study for example. Sometimes the baby-sitter is also hired for longer period, perhaps when the parents are away for a weekend. In such cases the “sitter” is likely to be a mature and motherly woman. For short periods, teen-agers, college students, nursing students, and others are commonly employed on an hourly basis.

From the point of view of convenience, the best sitters are often young people who live in your apartment building or close by in the neighbourhood. This gives you a chance to meet their parents and see what they are like. If an emergency occurs, young sitters can call upon their parents quickly for help; you do not have to take them far to see them home at night or pay expensive taxi fares. Another advantage is that young people living close by can usually fill in quite readily on short notice or for short periods of time.

In an apartment house you can ask the superintendent for permission to post a notice for a baby-sitter by the mailboxes. This is often the best way to find out if there is anyone in the building who is interested in baby-sitting. Retired people as well as students are often glad to earn a little money in this way and can be found by such a note.

1. A baby-sitter is a person who______.

A. helps to do housework

B. is a cleaning woman

C. looks after children while their parents are out

D. takes care of babies and cooks for the family

2. Who can be a baby-sitter?

A. Women.　　　　　　    B. Man.

C. College student.　　　　　　  D. All the above.

3. It is advised that when you are out for short periods, you may hire_______ to be baby-sitters.

A. motherly women　　　　　　　　 B. retired people

C. young people　　　　　　　　   D. mature women

4. The best title for the passage is_______.

A. American Families

B. Baby-Sitters

C. A Way of Earning Money for Young Students

D. A Best Way to Find Baby-Sitters

Daniel Defoe (about 1660～1731) was an important novelist in the English literature(文学). When he was young, he served as a soldier and had been to Spain, Italy, France and Germany. At the same time, he went in for politics. He cared much about the development of capitalism(资本主义). He had written a lot of articles against it and he was put into prison twice for that. It was not until that he was nearly sixty that he began to write the famous novel “Robinson Crusoe”, which was published in May, 1709. It spread so rapidly that the story was known to every hosehold very soon.

“Robinson Crusoe” can be divided into three parts. The first part is about Crusoe’s three voyages, the second part about his hunting, hiding in caves farming and his hard struggles against nature on a small island, the third about the things which happened after his return from the island. The second part is the body of the novel, in which Robinson’s characters are clearly shown.

Defoe wrote his novel in a simple style and his language is easy to understand. His novel writing set a milestone of the modern English novel. In his later part of life, He was in poor health and lived very poorly. He died on April 24, 1731.

1. Deniel Defoe was ______ and the writer of ______.

A.an Englishman, “A Tale of Two Cities”　　　 B.an American, “A Million Pound Note”

C.a French, “The Lost Necklace”　　　　　　 　 D.an English, “Robinson Crusoe”

2. How old was he when he began to write his famous novel Robinson Crusoe?

A.He was in his sixties.　　　　　　　　 B.He was in his fifties.

C.He was over 60.　　　　　　　　　　 D.He was sixty.

3. Robinson Crusoe can be divided into ______ parts and the first is about _______.

A.two, his lonely life　　　　　　　　　　　 B.three, his characters

C.three, his journeys by sea　　　　　　　　 　 D.four, his fame

4 “Every household” in this passage means ______.

A.all members of a family　　　　　　　　　　 B.all people

C.every building　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.persons living in the same house

5. What was Defoe’s contribution to the English literature?

A.He wrote a very interesting story.

B.He made people happy while reading his story.

C.He set a milestone of the modern English novel.

D.He was active in politics and was against capitalism.

From the point of view of convenience, the best sitters are often young people who live in your apartment building or close by in the neighbourhood. This gives you a chance to meet their parents and see what they are like. If an emergency occurs, young sitters can call upon their parents quickly for help; you do not have to take them far to see them home at night or pay expensive taxi fares. Another advantage is that young people living close by can usually fill in quite readily on short notice or for short periods of time.

In an apartment house you can ask the superintendent for permission to post a notice for a baby-sitter by the mailboxes. This is often the best way to find out if there is anyone in the building who is interested in baby-sitting. Retired people as well as students are often glad to earn a little money in this way and can be found by such a note.

1. A baby-sitter is a person who______.

A. helps to do housework

B. is a cleaning woman

C. looks after children while their parents are out

D. takes care of babies and cooks for the family

2. Who can be a baby-sitter?

A. Women.　　　　　　    B. Man.

C. College student.　　　　　　  D. All the above.

3. It is advised that when you are out for short periods, you may hire_______ to be baby-sitters.

A. motherly women　　　　　　　　 B. retired people

C. young people　　　　　　　　   D. mature women

4. The best title for the passage is_______.

A. American Families

B. Baby-Sitters

C. A Way of Earning Money for Young Students

D. A Best Way to Find Baby-Sitters