It was an exciting moment for Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, a retired married couple from Harbin, China. It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure（花样）skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
Everyone was very quiet when Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. They were expecting something wonderful to happen. As soon as the music started, Shen and Zhao skated around the field quickly with beautiful style; every move was perfect. When the music stopped, all the people cheered. In the end Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal.
In China, winter sports are not as popular as they are in America and Northern European countries. So China sent only 90 athletes to Vancouver to take in a few, carefully chosen sports. Such a good decision also led to Wang Meng and Zhao Yang winning gold medals in the little known, but exciting sports of short track (轨道) speed skating.
China did not win a lot of medals at these Winter Games. Most of the events are still very new to China and need to be developed. But Chinese athletes learn very quickly. For example, China’s women’s curling team(冰壶队) only began in 2003, but they were No. 1 at the 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship.
This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.Shen Xue won the gold medal in the ________event at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
| A．pairs of figure skating |
| B．short track speed skating |
| C．women’s curling |
| D．long track speed skating |
The people were _____when Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo started skating at the games.
| A．noisy | B．quiet | C．cheering | D．excited |
The underlined（划线）word “couple” means _____in Chinese.
| A．对手 | B．朋友 | C．夫妻 | D．同事 |
China’s women’s curling team won’t be eight years old until______.
| A．2003 | B．2009 | C．2010 | D．2011 |
What made China’s winter athletes get such a success?
| A．Luck. |
| B．A chance. |
| C．Hard work and a little luck. |
| D．The country’s support. |
Every day we use money to buy what we want. But have you ever really noticed the bill (钞票) in your hand? There are different pictures on both sides of banknotes (纸币) and interesting stories behind them.
Most banknotes have famous people on the front， such as a country’s leader or a great scientist， while on the back of the paper note there are usually some well-known scenes or national buildings.
The latest editions of Chinese banknotes use the picture of Mao Zedong， founding father of the People’s Republic of China， on the front of all yuan bills. However， the backs of the bills are different. The Great Hall of the People， on the 100-yuan note， is a landmark (地标) in Beijing. Important meetings are always held there. The Lijiang River in Guilin， on the 20-yuan note， is one of the most beautiful scenes in the world.
The US 1-dollar bill has the first president， George Washington， on the front side. A 13-level pyramid is on the back. Benjamin Franklin， a great scientist and politician (政治家) from the US， appears on the front of the 100-dollar bill. You can see the White House， where the presidents live， on the back of the 20-dollar bill. According to Paragraph 2， which one probably appears on the back of the banknotes?
| A．Abraham Lincoln. | B．Elizabeth II. |
| C．Taishan Mountain. | D．Titanic. |
The Lijiang River of Guilin is __________.
| A．on the back of 20-yuan note |
| B．on the front of 20-yuan note |
| C．on the front of 100-yuan note |
| D．on the back of 100-yuan note |
On the front of the 100-dollar bill， we can see __________.
| A．George Washington | B．Benjamin Franklin |
| C．a 13-level pyramid | D．the White House |
| Country |
Soviet Union |
The USA |
China |
| Date |
12 April， 1961 |
5 May， 1961 |
15 October， 2003 |
| Astronaut（宇航员） |
Yuri Gagarin |
Alan Shepherd |
Yang Liwei |
| Age |
27 |
38 |
38 |
| Spaceship |
Vostok 1 |
Mercury 3 |
Shenzhou 5 |
| Time |
1 hour 48 minutes |
15 minutes |
21 hours |
| Height |
327 kilometers |
185 kilometers |
343 kilometers |
| Circles around the Earth |
1 |
0 |
14 |
The form above shows us________.
| A．three journeys into space |
| B．daily life of three famous people |
| C．differences between three spaceships |
| D．something about three famous astronauts |
________went into space first.
| A．China | B．The USA |
| C．Soviet Union | D．The UK |
The Chinese astronaut stayed in space for________.
| A．1 hour 48 minutes | B．only 15 minutes |
| C．the shortest time | D．the longest time |
I am Lily. I have a piece of good news to tell you. We have a new apartment(公寓).The rooms are small, but they are all comfortable. There are more rooms here than in our old apartment. This is good because now I have my own room. In the old apartment, I must share a room with my sister.
My bedroom is my favorite in our apartment. I can be alone in it. I can read and draw. I can listen to music. I can play games and send my friends e-mails on my computer.
M y second favourite room is the kitchen. I like helping my mother cook my meals. She is a very good cook and often teaches me how to make many different kinds of dishes. She lived in Morocco when she was a girl, and she can cook Morocco food. It is delicious.
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| Lily’s apartment |
|
| The old apartment |
It has fewer rooms and I share a room |
| The new apartment |
The rooms are small, but they are all comfortable. |
| My favourite room is my |
If you are a visitor，you may look for the post office in a foreign country．Can you imagine (想像)how those people will tell you the way?
In the countryside of American Middle West，people will tell you，‘Go north three miles．Turn east，and then go another two miles.’
While in Los Angeles，California，the American people have no idea of the distance on the map．‘How far is the post office?’ you ask．‘oh,’ they answer，‘it is about ten minutes by taxi from here．’But in fact，they don't know how far it is.
In Greece(希腊)，a Greek will often say，‘Follow me．’Then he'll go with you through the streets of the city to the post office．
In many places, people usually say ‘Sorry，I don't know’ when they can't tell you the way．However，in Mexico(墨西哥)，the people think ‘I don't know’ is not polite(有礼貌的)．They usually give an answer, often a wrong one．
So you must be careful of their habits (习惯) when you are asking the way in a foreign country． In ，the people don't tell you the direction but lead(引导) you to the post office．
| A．Japan | B．America | C．Greece | D．Mexico |
You will often lose your way in because the people can't
give you the right direction．
| A．Japan | B．America | C．Greece | D．Mexico |
The underlined word ‘distance’ means‘ ’ in Chinese．
| A．方向 | B．地方 | C．距离 | D．终点 |
countries are mentioned(提到) in the passage?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
What do people usually do if they don't know the way?
A. They lead you to the place．
B. They give you a wrong answer．
Ｃ. They say nothing．
D. They say ‘Sorry，I don't know．
Mr. Smith drives his car to meet his friends at the station. When he finds there is still quite some time to go before the train arrives, he wants to take a short sleep. He is going to sleep when a young lady comes and asks him the time. Mr. Smith opens his eyes and answers, “Half past eight.” With a “Thank you” the woman leaves. In a short time, this happens three more times, so Mr. Smith writes “I don’t know the time!” on a piece of paper and puts it on the window of his car. But only a few minutes later, an old man comes and wakes him up. “Hi, young man. I can tell you the time. It’s nine o’ clock.”Mr. Smith goes to the station ________.
| A．drives his car | B．by his car |
| C．in car | D．in a car |
After he arrives at the station, he wants to ________.
| A．tell the time | B．have a short sleep |
| C．ask the time | D．chat with others |
Mr. Smith wakes up _______ times.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．one |
Mr. Smith writes a note on ________.
| A．a piece of paper | B．the window of his car |
| C．his car | D．the wall |
The old man wakes Mr. Smith up because _________.
| A．the old man wants to know the time |
| B．Mr. Smith doesn’t know the time |
| C．the old man wants to tell him the time |
| D．Mr. Smith’s friend arrives |