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阅读理解。    How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin (起源) of language is a
mystery. All we have really known is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express
thoughts and feelings, actions, and the things, so that they would communicate with each other; and that
later they agree upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined (结合) to represent those sounds,
and which could be written down. These sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words. The
power of words, then, lies in their associations (交际)-the things they bring up before our minds. Words
become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us
the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean
something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these
thoughts in words which appeal (具有感染力) powerfully to our minds and emotions (情感). This charming
and telling use of words is what we call literary (文字) style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He
can convey (转达) his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association
can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly, or
they will make our speech silly and vulgar (粗俗的). 1. According to the writer of the passage, ______. [     ]
A. men, as well as animals, invented certain sounds to express thoughts
B. the origin of language is a difficult question
C. words did not have written form at first
D. words came from sounds 2. In order not to make our speech silly and vulgar, we should ______.[     ]
A. use words that can move men to tears
B. choose words with care and accuracy (正确)
C. become a master of words
D. use words which sing like music 3. The best title for this passage would be ______. [     ]
A. The Meaning of Words
B. The Nature of Words
C. The Invention of Words
D. The Power of Words

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阅读理解。    The Great Wall of China is called the "Ten thousand Ii Great Wall" in Chinese. In fact, it" s more than
6,000 kilometers long. It winds its way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys
till at last it reaches the sea. It is one of the wonders of the world.
    The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it was built during the Spring
and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, more walls were put up to defend the borders of the
different kingdoms. It was during the Qin Dynasty that the kingdom of Qin united the different parts into
one empire. To keep the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up. Thus,
the Great Wall came into being.
    The Great Wall is wide enough at the top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. Along the wall
are watchtowers, where soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the towers as a warning when the
enemy came.
     It was very difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work
was done by hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was
made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.
     Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over
the world. Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying:"He who does not reach the Great
Wall is not a true man." 1. Which of the following is NOT true? [     ]
A. The Great Wall is called the "Ten thousand Ii Great Wall" in Chinese.
B. The Great Wall is less than 6 000 kilometers long.
C. The Great Wall winds its way from west to east and reaches the sea at last.
D. The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world. 2. People started to build the Great Wall in ______. [     ]
A. Spring and Autumn Period
B. the Warring States Period
C. the Qin Dynasty
D. New China 3. ______ joined up all the walls. [     ]
A. The enemy
B. Emperor Qin Shihuang
C. Modern machines
D. People from all over the world 4. What is the underlined words "side by side" mean in Chinese? [     ]
A. 肩并肩
B. 一边一边地
C. 两侧
D. 通过 5. What is the best title of the passage? [     ]
A. The History of the Great Wall
B. Welcome to the Great Wall
C. The Great Wall
D. The Famous Chinese Saying

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阅读理解。     No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made
by animals. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him--water splashing (溅落), bees
humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he
made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language. People living in different countries
made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each
contains four or five hundred thousand words, but we do not need all of these. Only a few thousand words
are used in everyday life.
   The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger, read
as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy
them. When you meet a new word, look it up in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book. 1. "Humming" in the text means ______.[     ]
A. 飞翔
B. 嗡嗡叫
C. 采蜜
D. 跳舞 2. Different countries have ______ kinds of words. [     ]
A. different
B. more and more
C. the same
D. a few 3. In our daily life we need ______. [     ]
A. four or five hundred thousand words
B. fifteen hundred words
C. only a few thousand words
D. thousands of words 4. If we want to get our vocabulary bigger, we should ______. [     ]
A. learn from the teacher
B. read as many books as possible
C. look up new words in the dictionary
D. write in the words 5. We call the words that we know our ______. [     ]
A. language
B. sounds
C. dictionary
D. vocabulary

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完形填空。     Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are. When you go to restaurants
in different parts of the world, it"s    1   to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it"s
OK to    2   a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn"t noisy and    3 , you may think there"s
something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are    4   place. If a table is too
loud, other people who are eating there might even    5   to the owner of the restaurant.
     Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays for    6 . In
western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients (宴请宾客), but    7   friends eat
together, they usually share the cost. This is called "going Dutch (均摊费用)". Also, when westerners pay the
bill, they usually leave some money for the    8 . This is called "leaving a tip". Leaving a tip is thought to be
polite. In the US, it"s    9   to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the
service (服务) is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
    The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can   10   the same kinds of food in many
countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.

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Just like Chinese, westerners give gifts on many occasions (场合), such as, on birthdays of good friends, at Christmas and some other holidays. Although gifts are always welcome, it is not necessary to exchange (交换) gifts at any time. They exchange gifts only among good friends. Usually when you are invited to dinner, you needn"t bring a gift except on special occasions, for example, when you are going to be a weekend guest (宾客). If you wish to bring something, the gifts should always be small, simple and cheap. You might bring some sweets or some small toys for the children, or a book, some flowers,a bottle of wine etc for the host (主人). If you want to make your gifts special, you can bring some Chinese tea, Chinese paintings, Chinese papercuts (剪纸) or other things like that,or even you can cook Chinese dish and bring it with you. Westerners prefer to open a gift at once, and admire (赞美) it. They would thank you and make some comment (谈论) about the gift"s beauty so that you know they like your gift very much.
1. The westerners ______.
[ ]
A. never exchange gifts B. exchange gifts at any time C. exchange gifts among good friends D. don"t like gifts at all
2. In this passage, the word "special" means ______.
[ ]
A. 一般的 B. 特殊的 C. 意外的 D. 不同的
3. You can bring ______ for the children if you are invited.
[ ]
A. some sweets B. some flowers C. a book D. a bottle of wine
4. According to the passage, which sentence of the following is right?
[ ]
A. If you are invited to dinner, you"d better bring a gift. B. If you want to make your gifts special, you can bring a big, expensive one. C. Westerners like to open gifts at once. D. If you want to send a gift, don"t send the things made in China.
5. The best title of this passage is ______.
[ ]
A. How to Exchange Gifts B. Westerners Gifts C. About Giving Gifts D. Special Gifts
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All over the world mothers and fathers teach their children manners. There are all kinds of manners. Other children may have manners that they are not 1. (像) yours. Many years ago, children who had good manners were seen and not heard. They 2. (保持沉默) if grown-ups were talking. Today children have more freedom (自由). Sometimes good manners in one place are bad in 3. (另一个) place. If you visit some friends in Mongolia and they ask you to 4. (和……一起吃) them, what kind of manners do they 5. (想要) you to have? They want you to give a 6. (大声的) "belch" after you finish eating. Belching would 7. (显示) that you liked your food. But in some other countries, if you give a loud belch, you are told to say "Sorry, please". Manners are different 8. (全世界). But it is good to know that all manners begin 9. (用同样的方式). People needed ways to show that they wanted to 10. (成为朋友).