It was nearly dark, the sun was dropping down the mountains far away. Little Tom came back home, with tears in his eyes.
“What’s the matter, Tom? How’s your trip?” his mother asked with a big smile. “I failed. The mountain is so high and full of big or small stones on the way, I still go ahead. But I was tired and it was so late that I had to come back.” Tom cried. “It doesn’t matter, you are only 14 years old after all. You will have another chance.” his mother said. “But, standing at the top of the mountain is my dream!” Tom said. His father came over and asked, “Did you see the green trees on your way to the mountain?” “Sure, and there are a lot of beautiful flowers by the side of the road.” Tom replied. “Did you hear the birds singing?” his father asked. “There were many kinds of birds singing in the trees, and the sound was very sweet.” Tom said. “Did you feel the beauty of nature?” his father asked. “Yes, the blue sky, the white clouds, the green trees and the colorful flowers made a nice picture.” Tom answered. “That’s enough!” his father smiled and said, “Please remember, son. For often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Although you didn’t reach the top of the mountain, you got a lot on the way.”
It is true that not every goal will be achieved, not every job will end up with a success, and not every dream will come true. The most beautiful scenery (风景) is on the way.
Tom got back home _____________ when the sun was dropping.
| A．slowly | B．sadly |
| C．quickly | D．early |
Tom’s parents wanted Tom _______________.
| A．to be friendly | B．to be happy |
| C．to be clever | D．to be healthy |
What’s the main reason that Tom didn’t reach the top of the mountain?
| A．The mountain was so high. |
| B．The way was full of big or small stones. |
| C．He was tired and it was so late. |
| D．He was only 14 years old. |
Tom saw a lot of things on the way to the mountain except _______________ .
| A．clear water | B．blue sky |
| C．colorful flowers | D．green trees |
The writer tries to tell us that ____________.
| A．the goal is not important |
| B．everyone should climb the mountain |
| C．the mountain is very beautiful |
| D．the process (过程) is more important than the result |
I live in Mentone，a quiet，simple，restful place，where the rich never come．I met Theophile Magnan，a retired，rich，old man from Lyons yesterday，in the Hotel des Anglais，Theophile looked sad and dreamy，and didn't talk with anybody else，which brought me back to the past．
A long time ago，Francois Millet，Claude，Carl and I were young artists﹣ very young artists﹣in fact．
Yes， Francois Millet，the great French artist，was my friend．
Millet wasn't any greater than we were at that time．He didn't have any fame，even in his own village．
We were all poor though we had stacks and stacks of as good pictures as anybody in Europe painted．Once a person ever offered four francs *for Millet's "Angelus"，which he intended to sell for eight．
It was a fact in human history that a great artist would never be acknowledged *until after he was starved and dead．His pictures climbed to high prices after his death．
Then we made a decision that one of us must die，to save the others and himself．
Millet was elected *﹣ elected to die．
During the next three months Millet painted with all his might，enlarged his stock all he could，not pictures，no! sketches， studies，parts of studies，fragments of studies，of course，with his cipher *on them．They were the things to be sold．
Carl went to Paris to start the work of building up Millet's name．Claude and I went to sell Millet's small pictures and to build up his name as well．
We made Millet a master．I always said to my customer，"I am a fool to sell a picture of Francois Millet's at all，for he is not going to live three months，and when he dies his pictures can't be had for love or money．"Claude and I took care to spread that little fact as far as we could．
Carl made friends with the correspondents，and got Millet's condition reported to England and all over the continent，and America，and everywhere．
The sad end came at last，Millet died， not really．He became Theophile Magnan．
The pictures went up．There's a man in Paris today who owns seventy Millet pictures．He paid us two million francs for them．Do you still remember the "Angelus"？ Carl sold it for twenty﹣ two hundred francs．And as for the bushels of sketches and studies which Millet produced in the last six weeks，well，it would astonish you to know the figure we sell them at nowadays．
We are no longer artists and Millet dead．
（1）Why did the four friends decide to elect one of them to die？
A．They wanted to be rich．
B．They wanted to be famous．
C．They wanted to save money．
D．They wanted to be respected．
（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE about the passage？
A．The writer lives a busy life in Mentone．
B．Millet was finally made a famous artist．
C．Millet painted best among the four friends．
D．The story was written in memory of Millet．
（3）What made the four friends' plan succeed？
A．That they didn't want to be artists any longer．
B．That Millet's pictures were sold at very high prices．
C．People's attitude towards the artists who were starving．
D．People's desire to own precious art works at low prices．
（4）Is Millet living or dead？Why？（请用约40词回答）
Many objects in the universe are invisible ，but they send radio waves．The radio telescope *thus appeared，and it is considered one of the greatest inventions in the twentieth century．Reber built the world's first radio telescope in 1937．Ryle and Hewish developed radio telescope systems for the location of weak radio sources，and they shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974．
A radio telescope is usually made up of：
•One or more antennas to collect the radio waves．Most antennas are made in the shape of a dish to collect and reflect *the radio waves to the sub﹣reflector，in the same way as a curved mirror focuses visible light to one point．
•A receiver and amplifier to receive the radio waves from the sub﹣reflector，and make these weak radio waves strong enough to be recorded and turned into electronic signals *．To make an amplifier sensitive enough，it is usually cooled to very low temperatures（e．g．as low as ﹣270℃）．
•A recorder to keep a record of the electronic signals．Most radio telescopes today keep the signals to the computer's memory disk for astronomers to analyze later．
Radio wavelengths are much longer than those of visible light．and the radio waves from deep space are always weak．To catch these waves，radio telescopes usually have huge antennas．The sizes of most antennas in use today are around 50 to 300 metres in diameter． The antenna of FAST in Guizhou，China，the latest and largest radio telescope in the world，is 500 metres in diameter，as large as the size of 30 football fields．
To avoid interferences， and keep the telescopes sensitive，radio telescopes are built in places where there are no human radio waves or electronic signals．For example，FAST is 5 kilometres away from the closest village and 25 kilometres away from the nearest town．
Radio telescopes create pictures of the sky，not in visible light， but in radio waves．This is extremely useful，because there are objects that can't be seen，objects that we wouldn't even know were there without radio telescopes．
（1）Radio telescopes help collect from the universe．
A．light
B．objects
C．radio waves
D．visible signals
（2）Most antennas of radio telescopes are made in the shape of a dish to ．
A．make the antennas strong enough
B．increase the number of radio waves
C．turn radio waves into electronic signals
D．focus radio waves on the sub﹣reflector
（3）The underlined word "interferences" in the passage refers to ．
A．the noises made by villagers and animals
B．the sounds from the radios and televisions
C．the people who go to Guizhou to watch FAST work
D．the radio waves and electronic signals from humans
（4）What have we done with the help of radio telescopes？
A．We have received pictures of deep space．
B．We have discovered unknown lives in the universe．
C．We have found some unknown objects in the universe．
D．We have turned the radio waves from space into light．
Have you ever jumped on a trampoline？ Today many people use it for exercise．
Back in the 1980s，researchers found that jumping on a trampoline was a good way to help astronauts regain their strength．Actually，trampolining has many advantages．It helps bones*and muscles*grow and improves your balance by stimulating *the inner ear．It is especially useful for increasing flow of the lymphatic system，which helps your body get rid of harmful toxins．Trampolining has benefits similar to those of running，but without too much stress on knees and ankles．
If you would like to start trampolining，you may first need to ask a doctor to make sure it's a safe activity for you．It's easy to find an inexpensive trampoline， but it should be well﹣made and strong enough to support your weight．To avoid accidents，some trampolines have a safety net around them．Remember： whenever you are on a trampoline，be careful not to jump near the edge of it．
Here are a few exercises for beginners；
•High Knee Lift．Raise one knee at a time．Lift your knee higher than you usually do when you are running．
•Star Jump．Jump into the air and spread your arms and legs into a star shape．As you gain more confidence，practice more difficult levels：
•Tuck Jump．At the top of your jump， bring the knees to the chest*，with the arms holding the legs．
•Pike Jump．Jump high，bring the legs up，and point the toes *forward．Touch your toes with hands．
There are many more exercises you can try．Happy trampolining!
（1）According to the passage，what benefit can we get from trampolining？
A．It helps with bone growth．
B．It cures illnesses in our knees．
C．It helps reduce stress on muscles．
D．It prevents ears from being hurt．
（2）How can we do trampolining safely？
A．Buy an expensive trampoline．
B．Jump in the center of a trampoline．
C．Choose a trampoline without a net．
D．Lose weight before starting trampolining．
（3）Which picture shows Tuck Jump？
（4）This passage introduces ．
A．an exercise to improve our fitness
B．an exercise to gain self﹣confidence
C．a way to keep balance when we jump
D．a way to avoid accidents when exercising
Hot Dog is popular． It's not a dog， but a cooked sausage in a long piece of bread． Here are some stories and facts about it from English websites．
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The 1600s A German called Johann Georghehner created the"dachshund"sausage．"Dachshund"is a German small long thin dog． The 1860s The very first hot dog ﹣the"dachshund"sausage in a roll﹣was sold by Germans in New York．It became popular in the US later． 1871 Charles Feltman，a German，started the first Coney Island hot dog stand．It made hot dogs known to more people． 1893 Chris Von Der Ahe started the American tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks，making hot dogs more popular． 1901 A New York cartoonist，Tad Dorgan，saw the red hot "dachshund" sausages sold on streets．He wanted draw picture of it，but he wasn't sure how to spell "dachshund"， so he simply wrote" Hot Dog"． It is widely believed how Hot Dog had its name． 1949 The first vegetarian hot dogs came out． |
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（1）Americans started the tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks in ．
A．1871
B．1893
C．1901
D．1949
（2）It's believed that the name"Hot Dog "was created by ．
A．Tad Dorgan
B．Charles Feltman
C．Chris Von Der Ahe
D． Johann Georghehner
（3）What can we know about hot dogs from the passage？
A．New Yorkers like eating hot dogs most in the world．
B．Germans eat about 150 million hot dogs each July 4th．
C．A world record says someone ate 73 hot dogs in 10 minutes．
D．About 21 million hot dogs were sold in America in the 1860s．
Tourism （旅游业）is one of the world's largest industries． Many countries depend heavily on tourism as an important part of their economy（经济）， while other countries﹣such as some of the smaller Caribbean island nations﹣are almost completely dependent on tourism．
Despite its economic advantages，tourism has disadvantages， too． While countries spend millions attracting tourists， they are also under the pressure that tourism brings．
One of the biggest problems is environmental． The building of roads and hotels can quickly destroy those very beautiful places． Development on wetlands，for example， influences wildlife； forests disappear as they are cleared to make way for buildings and to provide fuel （燃料）． In addition， the tourist industry also puts a huge pressure on water people need． In dry Mediterranean areas， tourists use almost twice as much water as local people when swimming in the pool．
Tourism is also responsible for producing plenty of waste． Cruise ships in the Caribbean produce a lot of rubbish﹣more than 70，000 tons each year． It even has an influence on places far away like the Himalays，the word's highest mountain， which has more than 100 tons of rubbish sitting on it．
In spite of those problems， tourism can be good for communities and the environment． The park﹣entrance fees（费用）are paid for the protection of places of interest or the animals． What's more， tourism brings people closer to nature， and can give them a better understanding of the environment and the result of destroying it．This leads to pressure on local governments to protect these beautiful areas，and can result in the protection of endangered plants and animals． Also， it can provide people with more opportunities to find jobs in the tourist industry．
Although tourism has many advantages， it clearly has a bad influence as well． The challenge for local and national governments is to manage tourism so that communities can benefit economically， and yet at the same time， make sure that the tourist areas are kept for all to enjoy．
（1）Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4 mainly talk about the of tourism．
A．disadvantages
B．development
C．importance
D．survey
（2）The writer shows the waste problem is serious by ．
A．telling stories
B．listing facts
C．asking questions
D．making comparisons
（3）According to Paragraph 5，which of the following are the advantages of tourism？
①The money from tourism is used to protect the environment．
②Tourism can help people better understand the local culture．
③People can get more chances to find jobs related to tourism．
④Humans and nature are becoming closer with the help of tourism．
A．①②③
B．①②④
C．①③④
D．②③④
（4）The writer advises the government to at the end of the passage．
A．attract more tourists
B．care about the economy
C．develop the tourist industry
D．manage tourism well
