Passage 4
From the world’s heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world’s smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯记录》).
The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it’s always one of the best selling books in the world.
People now can break over 1000 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records? Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world? “It gives people a chance to show they’re the best in the world.” said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport.
The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world’s truly greatest people and things in it!
The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two:
☆ A British dog, Whitney, is the world’s smallest dog. It’s only 76mm tall.
☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲).They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except .
| A．the heaviest fruits and vegetables |
| B．the smallest people and animals |
| C．the strangest people and things |
| D．very ordinary people and things |
The Guinness Book of Records has been one of the best selling books for .
| A．50 years | B．76 years | C．600 years | D．1000 years |
Newport thought many people tried to break Guinness records because .
| A．their names be kept in the world records. |
| B．their names could be seen by the whole world. |
| C．they could meet more people all over the world. |
| D．they could be known as the greatest by the world. |
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
| A．Newport started the Guinness Book of Records in Britain. |
| B．More than four thousand records are broken each month. |
| C．The Guinness Book of Records started in the year 1954. |
| D．The newest book of Guinness comes out every Tuesday. |
The writer of this passage wants to .
| A．tell us the strangest records in the world |
| B．show us the beginning of the Guinness Book of Records |
| C．give us an introduction to the Guinness Book of Records |
| D．let us know the most interesting things in the world |
Ma Yun is in his words
There are always many young people who want to learn something from me． In fact， I'm not as lucky as most of you． I tried 3 times for colleges but all failed． For the fourth time， I tried for the teachers' college and they accepted me． I applied（申请） for jobs for 30 times． You can guess the results． It was so difficult at that time． I was down but I didn't give up and fought on． So you can see a new Ma Yun now．
You are lucky enough． You are at the best time of this century． The best wealth you have is that you are young．
Among all the challenges， I think the biggest one is education． Something we teach our kids is too old． So we have to research what is the best way and what are the best things to teach our kids．
The future you face is not a competition for knowledge but a competition for creativity and imagination．
When people have problems， the chance will come． If you can solve them， then the chance will belong to you．
（1）How many times did Ma Yun try for colleges？
（2）Why did Ma Yun succeed？
（3）What is the biggest challenge in Ma Yun's opinion？
（4）What kind of competition will young people face？
（5）Are problems good or bad things according to the passage？
Good manners mean good actions in social communication．（1） A person who has good manners is welcome because he always thinks of others． A person with good manners won't say anything that will hurt others． A person with good manners won't influence people when they are talking．
Then how can we learn to have good manners？ （2） In fact ， that is not difficult at all． Good manners just mean respect （尊重） for other people．
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Holland（荷兰）is the magical land of tulips（郁金香） and windmills（风车）． The tulips bloom（开花） from March until May． Holland is famous as the largest flower selling country in the world． The windmills， however， are important for the people of Holland．
Keukenhof
Keukenhof is the most famous and largest flower park in the world． Will you visit Holland in spring？ Then be sure to visit Keukenhof， you will see the beautiful Holland tulips and other famous flowers in Holland．
Single Bloemenmarket
Rain or shine， this famous floating（漂浮的）flowers market in Amsterdam is filled with colorful fresh flowers from Monday to Sunday． Though the best months are in March， April or May， the floating flowers market is a great place to find tulips at any time of the year．
Schiedam
Schiedam is the best choice if you want to see the largest windmills in the world． With heights up to 33 meters， they are hard to miss．
Zaanse Schans
Zannse Schans is also a good place you should visit． About 250 years ago， over 600 windmills formed the first industrial area in the world． It produces paint， paper and so on． Today it's an open﹣air conservation area（自然保护区） and museum， which interests thousands of visitors each year．
（1）Holland is selling country in the world．
| A． |
the largest flower |
| B． |
the largest windmills |
| C． |
the smallest flower |
| D． |
the smallest windmills |
（2）If you visit Keukenhof in spring， you can enjoy ．
| A． |
tulips and other flowers |
| B． |
tulips and some windmills |
| C． |
different kinds of plants |
| D． |
plants and some windmills |
（3）You can see tulips in the floating flower market．
| A． |
every month except March |
| B． |
at any time of the year |
| C． |
only in March， April or May |
| D． |
from Monday to Saturday |
（4）The largest windmills in the world lie in ．
| A． |
Amsterdam |
| B． |
Zaanse Schans |
| C． |
Schiedam |
| D． |
Keukenhof |
（5）From the last paragraph， we know Zaanse Schans ．
| A． |
has few visitors each year |
| B． |
is an animal conservation area |
| C． |
doesn't have any windmills |
| D． |
is a good place to see windmills |
Once upon a time， the colors in the world started to argue． All thought they were the most important and useful．
Green said， "I'm the symbol of life and hope． I was chosen for grass， trees and leaves． Look around and you will see me everywhere．"
Blue followed， "You only consider the earth， but look at the sky and the sea．"
Yellow smiled， "I bring hope and warmth into the world． Look at the color of the sun and the moon．"
Orange continued， "I'm the color of joy． My beauty is so fantastic that no one can think of you at sunrise or sunset．"
Red shouted out， "I'm the ruler of you． I'm the color of life and live． So nobody can take my place．" Purple stood up， "I'm the color of power． People never question me! They just listen and follow．"
Finally， indigo（靛青色） spoke slowly． "I stand for thought and reflection（反省）．Yet all of you just need them．"
Suddenly， the sky became dark and rain started to pour down． The colors all gathered（聚集） in fear． Rain began to speak， "Join hands and come to me．"
The colors did as they were told． Rain added， "Don't you know you each are made for a certain purpose？ When it rains， appear together to show that you can all live in peace． The rainbow（彩虹） is the color of your friendship．"
（1）The color green thought it was the most important because ．
| A． |
It made the world full of joy |
| B． |
it was the symbol of life and love |
| C． |
people could see it here and there |
| D． |
it was the color of grass and flowers |
（2） gives the world hope and warmth．
| A． |
Red |
| B． |
Blue |
| C． |
Yellow |
| D． |
Purple |
（3）Each color is made for a purpose．
| A． |
similar |
| B． |
certain |
| C． |
funny |
| D． |
personal |
（4）According to the passage， we can know ．
| A． |
orange stands for powerful and life |
| B． |
all the colors were happy to greet rain |
| C． |
Blue is the color of the sea and the sky |
| D． |
The sky became dark and began to snow |
（5）The best title for the passage can be " "．
| A． |
The color of friendship |
| B． |
The performance of colors |
| C． |
The colors in the world |
| D． |
The courage of the rainbow |
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Chinese painting is one of the oldest art forms in the world． Painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as Guohua． Traditional Chinese painting is done with a brush dipped（浸） in black or colored ink（墨水）．Paper and silk are also needed for painting． The finished work can be put on scrolls（轴）．Traditional Chinese painting includes landscape（山水）painting， figures（人物）， bird and flowers． Landscape painting is regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting． |
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Chinese folk（民间的） music is an important part of Chinese culture． It has a long history． One of the Confucianism Classics（儒家经典 ） Shi Jing， containsmany folk songs． They are much loved by people up to now． Traditional Chinese musical instruments are symbols of Chinese culture， such as guqin， guzheng， pipa， erhu， xiao and chime（编钟）． Sheng and suona are also popular in northern villages in China． Xi'an drum music is large traditional drum music． It is a valuable part of Chinese ancient music， and is regarded as the "living fossil（化石） of Chinese ancient music" in the world． |
（1）People usually use for doing traditional Chinese painting．
①brushes
②ink
③color pencils
④paper
⑤silk
| A． |
①②③④ |
| B． |
②③④⑤ |
| C． |
①②③⑤ |
| D． |
①②④⑤ |
（2）The highest form of Chinese painting is ．
| A． |
landscape painting |
| B． |
figures |
| C． |
bird and flowers |
| D． |
trees |
（3）The underlined word "contain" means ．
| A． |
hold |
| B． |
control |
| C． |
prevent |
| D． |
include |
（4） is called the "living fossil of Chinese ancient music" in the world．
| A． |
Folk music |
| B． |
Country music |
| C． |
Ancient music |
| D． |
Xi'an drum music |
（5）The two paragraphs above are about ．
| A． |
Chinese music |
| B． |
Chinese painting |
| C． |
Chinese culture |
| D． |
Chinese history |
