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B. Two Beautiful Cherry Gardens When you think about the things that make millions of visitors interested in Washington, D.C., each year, you probably think about the White House in USA. But have you ever thought about the living things that are also a major tourist attraction? Many Americans and international tourists make a special visit to Washington, D.C., in the spring to see the blooming pink and white Japanese cherry trees. The trees were originally planted as a gift from the people of Tokyo, Japan, in 1912. In 1910, a previous donation of 2,000 cherry trees had been destroyed because of the insect problem. Each spring, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, a two-week-long celebration, attracts tens of thousands of visitors from around the world to see the magnificent trees in full bloom. Have you ever seen these magnificent blossoms? Located in Haidian District, Beijing, Yuyuantan Park is easy to get to with many convenient traffic choices. Diaoyutai State Guesthouse is to its eastern gate, China Central Radio and Television Tower to its west, Navy General Hospital to its north and China Millennium Monument to its south. With 1,820 meters wide from west to east and 1,106 meters long from north to south, Yuyuantan Park covers an area of 136.69 hectares and the water surface spans an area of 61 hectares. Back in Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), Yuyuantan Park was already a famous scenic spot. Today, celebrated for its \an Park attracts tourists from all over the world. The cherry trees were also planted as a gift from the people of Japan. I guess you must have been there for many times and have got hundreds of beautiful photos, have you? 50. How many cherry trees were destroyed years ago in Washington D.C.? A. 1912. B. 2000. C. 1820. D. 1106. 51. Where is Yuyuantan Park?
A. Diaoyutai State Guesthouse is to its western gate. B. China Central Radio and Television Tower is to its east. C. Navy General Hospital and Haidian are to its north. D. China Millennium Monument is to its south.
52. The cherry trees in Washington D.C. and Yuyuantan Park are both _____ according to the passage.
A. famous of the Cherry Blossom Festival B. planted twice because of the insect problem C. blooming in colors as white, pink and red D. blooming in each spring and summer time
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My daughter is a single parent, whose life is very hard because she has three young sons. She plans her money carefully and manages to get something expensive that many people can buy easily.
When her eldest son, David wanted a bicycle so that he could do an after-school job, the family saved up and soon he was the proud owner of a good second-hand bicycle. One afternoon my daughter asked David to go shopping. He rode his bicycle, but carelessly left it outside the shop without putting on the lock. When David came out of the shop, it was gone. He walked home in tears and then, together with his angry mother, went to the local police station to report the theft.
Imagine their joy when they arrived at the station, a car parked out front had David’s bike in the boot (后备箱). The driver told my daughter how he’d seen a group of kids go for the bike once my grandson had gone inside the shop. The driver had called out to them to leave the bike alone. Instead, one of the kids in the group had jumped on the bicycle and ridden it away while the others followed.
The driver got in his car, drove after them and brought the stolen bike back. He was happy to be able to return it to my grandson together with a lesson about the mistake of failing to use the bike lock. Then, in all the excitement, he drove away without even giving his name or telephone number.
50. How is the writer’s daughter’s life?
A. Very busy. B. Very hard. C. Very simple. D. Very hopeless. 51. David lost his bike because ______.
A. many people stole things B. the lock was broken C. bikes were needed by all D. he was too careless 52. Who helped David find his lost bike?
A. His mother. B. A driver. C. His grandmother. D. A policeman. 03
Gordon’s hobby may seem strange to us. He likes building model ships inside old bottles.
Gordon has always loved ships, especially sailing ships from the old days. His interest was made many years ago when he visited a museum in Ottawa, Canada, where model ships in bottles were displayed(展示). Gordon regarded it as a wonderful show. At the same time an idea came to his mind. How did the craftsman(手艺人) get the ship through the narrow neck of the bottle? Gordon decided to make a research.
He found an old craftsman who was glad to teach him the basic skills. First, Gordon takes an old bottle. Then he puts in a layer of paint, carefully shaped and painted to look like the sea. Next, he builds the ship. To get the ship through the neck of the bottle, Gordon folds(折叠) down the masts(桅杆). Once the ship is inside the bottle, he takes a long, thin tool to raise the masts.
Gordon has completed more than one hundred models. His aim is to build up aircraft
carriers (航空母舰) , buses, cars, airplanes, houses, and many other kinds of models inside the bottles. This will be more challenging(挑战), as he will have to build actually inside the bottle. His hobby certainly needs time, patience and a steady (平稳的)hand.
50. Gordon became interested in _________________.
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A. sailing a ship in the sea B. putting a ship in a bottle C. collecting old sailing ships D. going on a holiday by ship 51. Which of the following is the second step according to the third paragraph?
52. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Gordon got the idea from a show in Canada. B. Gordon learnt the basic skills from a seaman. C. Gordon has made less than 100 models so far. D. Gordon will use a smaller bottle in the future. 04
Pieter Bruegel was a famous artist who lived in Europe five hundred years ago. He is well known for a painting called Children’s Games. People like this painting because it is full of fun. It shows how children in Pieter’s time enjoyed themselves in different ways. In all, there are about eighty games being played in the painting.
Children’s Games shows a busy street scene in a town long ago. The street is a wide and open space. There are no cars, so there is plenty of room to play. There are about two hundred children in the painting. Some play in groups and others play alone. They seem to be enjoying their freedom in the fresh air and their games. Some of the games are still played today.
The games in the painting do not require children to spend money on extra materials(材料). Instead, they use simple everyday objects like hats and sticks. A game might need a rope, some chalk, a hoop, a spinning top, or even a barrel. Some games are played without any toys at all. For example, one scene in the painting shows children turning somersaults(翻筋斗) inside the fence.
Even though Pieter Bruegel lived a long time ago, children today can learn an important lesson from what he painted. The painting shows us how little we need in order to enjoy ourselves. All children really need is one another. It’s not the toys or games that are found in the stores that create fun. Using our imagination can do this for us.
50. The painting shows about ______ games.
A. 500 B. 200 C. 80 D. 60 51. The children in the painting are playing ______.
A. in the street B. in the house C. on the grass D. at the school 52. From the painting we learn that ______.
A. children today need to take more lessons B. children can create fun by using imagination C. children need more toys to enjoy themselves
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D. children spend much money on everyday objects 05
During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball.
Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA. One day the school leader told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport that the boys could play indoors. He gave the teacher two weeks to think of something.
It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The ―birth of basketball‖ is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and they used football instead of basketball. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special ―basketballs‖ through nets.
Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball is so popular today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the Games in Berlin.
50. Dr James Naismith didn’t _______________ A. work as a doctor at a hospital. B. write some books in life. C. teach P.E in school in the USA D. take part in the Olympic Games. 51. In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball? A. Winter. B. Autumn. C. Summer. D. Spring. 52. How many players were in each team during the game at the beginning?
A. 5 B. 9 C. 10 D. 12 06
―You know, these cups bring to mind a story I heard,‖ Mary said to her friends in her home. She poured some tea. There were four of them and there were four completely different cups on the table.
―I heard there was a teacher who took all his students for tea. They were surprised that all the cups on the table were different. They all took a cup and started drinking their tea, each looking at the cups of the others. The teacher said: ―Do you notice your behavior? You are all looking at each other’s teacup and some of you even envy (羡慕) the finer cups of others.
―I put the different cups here on purpose. Life is like this tea. You all have the same thing in your cups – tea. And yet you cannot truly enjoy it in your envy of another’s cup. You forget to enjoy your own life when you envy someone else’s life.
So now, taste your own tea. Does it matter from which cup it came from?‖
Mary finished telling her story and her friends all sat in silence for a while, enjoying their tea. And it really did not matter one bit from which teacup they drank. 209 w
50.Mary used _____ to invite her friends to tea.
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