Chopsticks are usually made of wood or bamboo. For more than3， 000 years, the Chinese have been using these tools for their everyday meals.

  But chopsticks are not the easiest tool to use when eating. So you may wonder why the Chinese invented them.

  A long time ago，there was a very talented (有才能的)young man named Yu. He was ordered to tame(制服)a flood. During that period,Yu spent all his waking hours thinking about how to solve the problem. One day,Yu got very hungry while considering the problem on the way. So he built a fire and cooked some meat. When the food was ready, he tried to pick it up with his hands. But he could not because it was still very hot. Not wanting to waste any more time to wait for the food to cool down，he cut two small tree branches(树枝) and used them to pick up the meat. Later on,other people copied Yu's idea. It was how chopsticks became part of the Chinese culture all those years ago.

  In history, Yu was a legendary character.

  That means we do not know if he actually made the first pair of chopsticks. But nothing can change the fact that the Chinese have been using chopsticks for a very long time. They even introduced the tools to Japan，Korea，and other countries nearby.

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(   ) 1. How long have the Chinese been using chopsticks according to the passage?

A.   For more than 2,000 years.

B.   For more than 3,000 years.

C.   For more than 5 ，000 years.

D.   The writer didn't tell us.

(   ) 2. What was Yu's problem at that time?

A.    How to cook food.

B.    How to cool down the food.

C.    How to invent the chopsticks.

D.    How to control the flood.

(   ) 3. What's the meaning of the underlined word " legendary"？
A.传奇的       B.真实的

C.存在的       D.杜撰的

(   ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.   Chopsticks are not easy to use when you eat something with.

B.   Yu ordered his people to tame the flood at that time.

C.   Chopsticks has became part of the Chinese culture.

D.   We all know that chopsticks were invented by Yu.

(   ) 5. What's the best title of the passage?

A.   Who Invented Chopsticks?

B.   A Very Talented Man

C.   What Chopsticks Were Made of

D. Chopsticks are Part of the Chinese Culture

 Louis Braille was born in France two hundred years ago. He was a lovely boy. Unfortunately, when he was three years old, he couldn't see 1. There was something wrong with his eyes. He couldn't see all the lovely colors and beautiful things 2  him.

  When he was 10 years old, Braille went to a school of the National Institute for the blind in Paris. It was one of the first of its kind in the world. The children learned 3to read by feeling raised letters. But they could only read very few books in that way, and the school had only 14 books. Louis read all of 4 But he wanted to help blind people5more. So Louis Braille began to invent his raised-dot system. He made a special alphabet 6 blind people could feel with their fingers. Each letter was made with 7 dots. He 8 it at the age of 15. Later, the alphabet that Louis invented is called " Braille”. Reading and writing for the blind became really easy with his system. His 9 was also used in math and music.

  Louis was a well-respected teacher at the Institute，but his Braille system 10at the
Institute during his lifetime. His system was finally, officially recognized(承认)in France
two years after his death, in 1854. Today when many blind people use " Braille" to help them to
read and write，they will think of the great man，Louis Braille. .
(   ) 1. A. something    B. anything

       C. nothing    D. somebody

( ) 2. A. beside    B. front

       C. around    D. near

( ) 3. A. how    B. what

     C. where    D. which

(   ) 4. A. it    B. him

      C. they    D. them

(   ) 5. A. read    B. write

      C. sing    D. watch

( ) 6. A. what    B. where

     C. which    D. who

(   ) 7. A. the number    B. a number of

       C. few    D. a lot

(   ) 8. A. complete    B. completed

       C. find    D. found

(   ) 9. A. invention    B. method

      C. thought    D. work

(   ) 10. A. taught    B. didn't teach

       C. was taught    D. wasn't taught

A：What a beautiful picture！

B：It's a picture of Chinese ancient emperor Tang Taizong. 

A:1

B：Because the yellow color of his clothes is a symbol of imperial power.

A：That sounds interesting. 2

B;Of course. In ancient China, emperors thought they were real dragons and the sons of Heaven. That's why there are some dragon pictures on their clothes and the columns(柱子)of palace.

A: 3

B：No，there aren't. The dragon isn't a real animal that can be found on the earth. It's a fancied(虚构的)animal.

A: 4

B：It stands for power and luck.

A： 5  Thank you for telling me so much.

B：You're welcome.

A.   I've learned a lot from you.

B.   Could you tell me more about Chinese ancient emperors?

C.   What do you like about Chinese culture?

D.   Why are his clothes yellow?

E.    What does it stand for?

F.    I don't agree with you.

G.   Are there real dragons on the earth?

1._______  2._______  3.______ 

4._______  5._________

( ) 10. ―In      ，Confucius began to travel around China,right?

      —Yes. And he tried to      good rules of behavior.

A.   his fifty;search

B.   his fifties;search

C.   his fifty;search for

D.   his fifties;search for

(   ) 9. Although his father passed away early，he              his own company himself.

A. set up    B. built up

C. formed    D. found

(   ) 8. —Would you go upstairs and      the camera      me,please?

      —Why don't you go yourself?
A. carry;to B. fetch;for

C. take;for D. bring;for

( ) 7.—Mike, what do you think of Harry Potter II? 

      ―Oh, it's a wonderful film       I have ever seen.

A. what    B. which

C. who    D. it

(   ) 6.——In some poor areas in western China，some people's living cost of a year is only about700 yuan.

——    We should give support to them.

A.      It's hard to believe！

B.      What a pity!

C.      Bad luck!

D.      That's correct！

(   ) 5.——I think women      in the development of society.
     ——I agree. They have made a great contribution to the development of  modern countries.

A.    playing an important part

B.    play an important part

C.   to play an important part

D.   play important part

(   ) 4. Lucy had her birthday party yesterday.Not only we but also Tom       to

the party.

A. is invited    B. were invited
C. was invited    D. are invited