Among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the oldest one is the Great Pyramid of Giza. There are three large pyramids at Giza, outside the modern capital of Egypt, Cairo. The largest and most famous one is called the Great Pyramid. The workers built it as a tomb (坟墓) for the Pharaoh Khufu (法老胡夫).
It took more than twenty years to build the Great Pyramid. When it was built, the pyramid was about 146.5 metres high. Over the years it has lost about eight metres off its top.
The pyramid is made of large stone blocks (石块) — 2,300,000 of them! Each of these blocks weighs over 2,000 kilograms. The ancient Egyptians did not have any modern machines. How did they build the pyramid? The pyramid shows that the ancient people were intelligent and had great skills.
People once thought that the Egyptians made slaves (奴隶) do all the work on the Great Pyramid. But in fact, they used farmers.

1.
From the passage we can learn that _____.
1. A.
  Giza is the modern capital of Egypt
2. B.
  there are only three pyramids in Egypt
3. C.
  the Pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid by himself
4. D.
  the Great Pyramid was built (被建) as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu
2.
According to the passage, the height of the Great Pyramid may be_____ metres now.
1. A.
  146.5
2. B.
  138. 5
3. C.
  154.5
4. D.
  156. 5
3.
What does the underlined word “intelligent” mean in Chinese?
1. A.
  聪明的
2. B.
  辛苦的
3. C.
  诚实的
4. D.
  热情的
4.
In fact, the Egyptians used ____ to build the pyramid.
1. A.
  machines
2. B.
  slaves
3. C.
  farmers
4. D.
  children
5.
What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?
1. A.
  To invite people to visit the Great Pyramid.
2. B.
  To give information about the Great Pyramid.
3. C.
  To describe his or her trip to the Great Pyramid.
4. D.
  To tell how he or she feels about the Great Pyramid.

—Who's in the class?
—Michael is. He ______ a letter to his friend now.

A. write
B. writes
C. is writing
D. wrote

I grew up in the 1950s with very practical parents. My mother washed aluminum foil（铝箔纸）after she cooked in it, and then she reused it. She was the earliest recycle（回收）queen before people had a name for it．
My father was no different. He preferred getting old shoes fixed to -buying new ones. Their marriage was good and their dreams were focused（集中）．Their best friends lived just a wave away. Though my parents have passed away, I can see them now - Dad in trousers, a T-shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, lawnmower（割草机）in one hand and dishtowel in the other.
It was the time to fix things -a curtain rod(挂帘杆),the kitchen radio, the screen door, the oven door, and so on. They fixed all things we had. It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing and renewing made me want to scream.1 wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant being rich. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more. I often thought like that.
But then my mother died, and on that clear summer night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I learned that sometimes there isn't any more. Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away and it will never return. So, while we have it, it is the best that we love it, care for it, fix it when it's broken and cure it when it's sick.
This is true for marriage, old cars, children with bad report cards, dogs with bad hips and aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it and because we are worth it.
小题1:We can learn that when the writer was young, she_______.

A．thought highly of her parents' habits

B．often helped her parents fix old things

C．often threw things away without being noticed

D．at times hated it when her parents fixed old things

小题2:What did the writer realize afier her mother's death?

A．Her mother truly loved her.

B．She had wasted a lot of money.

C．Things may never return once they are gone.

D．She had hurt her parents for many times.

小题3:What is the writer's purpose in writing the passage?

A．To advise us to love what we have.

B．To encourage us to recycle old things.

C．To explain why her parents recycled.

D．To help us know about life in the past.

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Lu Xun is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20^th century. Besides his famous stories, he also wrote many influential articles about the living conditions of Chinese people.

Born in 1881 to a wealthy family, Lu Xun had a happy childhood. In 1893, however, his grandfather, a senior government official, was put into prison for taking money. At the same time, his father became seriously ill. From that time on, his family were no longer accepted by their relatives and friends. These early experiences greatly influenced his writing.

By the time Lu Xun arrived in Nanjing to study at university in 1899, he already believed that Chinese society had to change and become modern. In 1902 he went to study in Japan. There, he began writing articles for several Chinese student magazines. He showed a gift for writing and translating and he even wrote several books, although none was popular. He returned to China in 1909 because he was in need of money.

After working for several years as a teacher in Beijing, Lu Xun again returned to writing. In 1918, he wrote his famous short story Diary of a Madman. It was the first Chinese novel published using the everyday language that people spoke, which helped make it a great success. This, together with his novel The True Story of Ah Q (1921), made Lu Xun a leading Chinese writer.

Although successful, Lu Xun still worried greatly about China’s future. In 1926, he moved to Shanghai and gave up writing stories in order to devote himself to what he called “pen warfare”. He now only wrote articles which called on the people to fight against the government. For this, the government stopped him from publishing any more books. He was forced to write his articles using false names.

Since his death in 1936, Lu Xun’s importance and influence have grown. Today, many of his writings are included in school textbooks and his works are read by millions around the world.

1.Which of the following greatly influenced Lu Xun’s writing according to the passage?

A. The people he met in Japan.

B. The experiences in his early life.

C. Working as a teacher in Beijing.

D. His father’s being put into prison.

2.According to the passage, why was Lu Xun’s story Diary of a Madam so popular?

A. It was based on Lu Xun’s diary.

B. It was the first novel to use everyday language.

C. Its story took place in modern times.

D. It was written using a western style.

3.The underlined word “This” (Paragraph 4) refers to .

A. the success of Diary of a Madman