In 2005, a local tourist reported seeing a strange object in the Tianchi Lake. 52-year-old Zheng Changchun, his daughter and his son-in-law were enjoying the scenery in the western side of Changbai Mountain. Suddenly, in the middle of the lake, zheng saw a strange, black object showing up from the water and disturbing(搅乱) the calm surface of the lake.
“I was so excited and shouted loudly that there was a monster in the lake,” said Zheng.
Immediately Zheng took his camcorder(摄像录像机) and managed to record the whole process on film, but it quickly disappeared under the water.
Zheng said that when they climbed to the top of the mountain above the Tianchi Lake at about 10 am, it was covered with thick fog which suddenly gave way to bright sunshine. The glassy surface of the lake was perfect for taking photos.
In the one-minute film shot by Zheng, a black object could be seen appearing from the water in the same place three times. It stayed on the water for just a few seconds, before it finally disappeared.
“We were more than 1,000 meters away so it was difficult to see it clearly, but I would say what we saw above water was the size of the head of an adult ox. And I did notice that every time it appeared form the water, there were ripples (涟漪) on the surface of the lake.”Where did the strange object appear? (No more than 9 words)
____________________________________________________________________________How did Zheng Changchun feel at the sight of the strange object?(no more than 3 words)
____________________________________________________________________________What could people see in the one-minute film shot by Zheng Changchun?(no more than 14 words)
___________________________________________________________________________According to the passage, what was the object like?(no more than 7 words)
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Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada.Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.
Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival.This is why it is celebrated in late fall，after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest.On December 4,1619，the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City，Virginia.They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.
The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest.The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth，Massachusetts，in 1620.They had a difficult time
and the first winter was cruel.Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year，they had a good harvest.So Governor Bradford declared a threeday feast (盛宴).The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.
In time，other colonies (殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War，Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed (宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November.Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours.But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October.Thanksgiving Day is celebrated .
| A．in spring | B．in summer |
| C．in autumn | D．in winter |
The first to celebrate thanksgiving were .
| A．some people from England |
| B．the American Indians |
| C．Sarah Josepha Hale |
| D．Governor Bradford |
We can infer from the passage that New England must be .
A.in the U.S.A.
B.in Great Britain
C.in Canada
D.on some island off the AtlanticWhich of the following is NOT true?
| A．Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest. |
| B．Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations. |
| C．Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people’s thanks to God. |
| D．There’s little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. |
The passage mainly tells us .
A.how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U.S.A.
B.how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated
C.that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday
D.how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places
Science has told us too much about the moon that it is fairly easy to imagine what it would be like to get there. It is certainly not a friendly place. Since there is no air or water, there can be no life of any kind. There is not much variety of scenery either. For mile after mile there are only flat plains of dust with mountains around them. Above, the sun and stars shine in the black sky. If you step out of the mountain shadow, it means moving from the severe cold into intense (强烈的) heat. These extreme temperatures continually break rocks away from the surface of the mountains. The moon is also a very silent world, for sound waves can only travel through air. But beyond the broken horizon, you see a friendly sight. Our earth is shining more brightly than the stars. From this distance, it looks like an immense (巨大的) blue, green and brown ball.The moon is an unfriendly place because .
| A．there is no air, no water, no life, no scenery | B．the sun and stars shine in the sky |
| C．temperature breaks rock away | D．all of the above |
Without , the moon is a silent world.
| A．man | B．air | C．sound | D．water |
According to the passage we know that .
| A．the earth looks like a colored ball |
| B．we can enjoy the scenery on the moon |
| C．every inch of the moon is very hot |
| D．the extreme temperature breaks rocks away from the surface of mountains |
We can conclude（断定） that “continually” means .
| A．sometimes | B．always | C．without break | D．frequently |
The best title for the passage is .
| A．An Unfriendly and Friendly Place | B．The Geography of the Moon |
| C．Moon, a Silent World | D．The Moon |
“Mark Twain” was the name used by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835～1910) when he wrote books.His father was a lawyer，but a poor one，who lived in Florida，Missouri.The family was so poor that Samuel did not receive much teaching.He had to learn all that he could from the people whom he met.His father died when he was very young，and then there was even less m
oney than before.
Many of the men in this part of America worked in the ships on the great Mississippi River，and he did this himself at one time (1857).
Where did he find the nam
e “Mark Twain”？ It came from the great river itself.It was part of one of the cries used by men who worked in the ships.When a man called “By the mark twain！” he meant that the river was “two marks deep” there，that is to say，six feet deep ( “Twain” is an old form of the word “Two”.) Samuel Clemens often heard these words when he was young，and he used them as a pen name all his life.
During his work on the Mississippi he met travelers of all kinds，and this helped him a great deal when he started to write.But the number of travelers became smaller when war started in Americ
a
in 1861.Many of the great ships on the river stopped work.Samuel left then and went to Nevada with his brother，who was at that time Governor of Nevada.There，near the town of Carson，Samuel became a gold miner，but he never made much money at the time.He soon saw that life in the gold mines was not for him.He also tried writing for the newspapers in Nevada，and this seemed more hopeful.He found that he could write.
He went to Europe in 1867 and visited France and Italy.In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon，and two years later he was spending nearly all his time writing.Among his books is his own story (1908).
He is now always known as Mark Twain，and many people do not even know that his family name was Clemens.He traveled in America and in England，and went to Oxford in 1907.He was one of the great American writers of the time，and could make his readers laugh—a thing which few writers can do.He died in 1910.“Mark Twain” was .
| A．a famous American writer |
| B．name of a book |
| C．a great river in America |
| D．a large ship |
As a child，Samuel did not get much education because .
| A．his father died too early |
| B．the family was very poor |
| C．he disliked school very much |
| D．he could learn what he liked from the people he met |
What gave him a great deal when he started writing?
| A．His poor childhood. |
| B．The Mississippi River. |
| C．All kinds of travelers he met. |
| D．His brother. |
We can infer（推断）from the passage that .
| A．Samuel loved writing from his early age |
B．S amuel did not love writing at the beginning |
C．his writings to  the newspaper were successful |
| D．his brother encouraged him to write more |
According to the writer of the passage，a good writer could .
| A．write a lot for his readers |
| B．make a lot of money for his family |
C．cause his readers to l augh |
| D．travel everywhere he wanted |
Canada is a very large country .It is the second largest country in the world .By contrast it has a very small population. There are only about 30 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc, come from British. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French –Canadians live in province of Quebec.
Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from many countries in the world. They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian countries.
However, Ca
nada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today, there are only about 350 000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27 000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate. About ________ live in Quebec.
| A．35% of the French –Canadians | B．45% of the Canadians |
| C．30 000 000 people | D．8 700 000 French –Canadians |
The official languages of Canada are ________ .
| A．English and Chinese | B．French and English |
| C．Indian and French | D．Chinese and Inuit |
The word “origin” in the passage means ________.
A 血统 B .后裔 C . 先驱
D . 猿人 About 23% of people came from _________ .
A China
B. England
C. FranceD. some other countries except France and Britain Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
| A．There are 27 000 Canadian-Indians in Canada |
| B．More than 13 million people have come from Britain and France recent years. |
C．There are 30% of the population whose p arents or grandparents come from France |
| D．There are no people when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada |
Several years ago, I had a huge falling out with one of my best friends. So huge, in fact, that now I can’t even remember what happened.
In the past nine years, I’ve seen her twice, and each time we’ve been polite but distant. And that troubles me because we were once that close to each other. I’d like nothing more than to go back nine years, and continue our friendship. But how? How do you reconnect with friends you’ve lost throughout the years?
Linking to your past
The desire to reconnect with lost friend isn’t unusual. Why? Because friends link us to the past. “Friends from years ago are custodians(监护人) of our past,” says Sandy Sheehy, author of Connecting” The Enduring Power of Female Friendship.
Although you can’t share information about your past with friends you’ve met recently, you don’t have a shared history with them. So you wind up only telling them about your past, rather than sharing it with them.
But many people never try to reconnect. Women especially have trouble taking the first step. Shyness or fear that the other person doesn’t want to reconnect often stops many women. And that shouldn’t be. Your friends probably want to be in touch with you as much as you want to be in touch with them.
Searching for friends
Fortunately, finding lost friends isn’t as difficult as it once was, thanks to tools like the Internet. Our experts offer these suggestions for locating contact information:
Search Internet sites designed to locate people like classmates.com and switchboard.com.
Contact your high school or college alumni（校友）office to request current address information.
Surf online yellow pages. Check current phone records from your friend’s hometown.
Network with other friends who might have known your friend.
Get in touch with any of her relatives(亲戚), if you know where they live. If you know where she works, find the company’s web site and search the directory of personnel.What ‘s the subject discussed in the passage?
| A．How to make new friends. | B．How to rediscover friendships. |
| C．How to develop healthy friendships | D．How to keep in touch with friends. |
The underlined sentence “Friends from years ago are custodians of our past” means _____.
| A．many years ago old friends kept something for us |
| B．in the past old friends took care of us |
| C．old friends are part of our life history |
| D．old friends know what wrong things we did in the past |
What makes us unwilling to reconnect old friends?
| A．Lack of money | B．Shortage of time |
C．Regret  and shame |
D．Fear and shyness |
How can we make contact with the lost friends?
| A．By asking other friends of the information on your lost friends. |
| B．By searching your friends’ telephone number in the net. |
| C．By asking the local post office about your friends’ new address. |
| D．By putting an ad in your friends’ local town. |