Marco Polo was from Venice，Italy．In 1271，at age 17，Marco went on a trip with his father and uncle to China．Today people often travel to different places around the world．But it was very hard for people from Europe to visit China then．After three and a half years，the Polos reached China in 1275．
While he was there，Marco Polo worked for Kublai Khan，the emperor（皇帝）of China．He was able to learn and experience many things that were new to Europeans．In his diary，he wrote，"Kublai Khan's palace is the greatest I've ever seen．The streets of the new capital，Daidu，are so straight and so wide．"Paper money also took him by surprise，since it was not yet in use the West at that time．Homes were heated with"black stones…which burn like wood．"Those stones were coal，and most of the Europeans knew little about it then．
After 17 years in China，Marco and his family finally returned to Venice in 1292．After he returned home，Marco completed a book about his trip，full of facts about his wonderful experience in China．
（1）How was Marco Polo's three﹣and﹣a﹣half﹣year journey to China？
| A． |
Expensive |
| B． |
Comfortable |
| C． |
Difficult |
| D． |
Smooth |
（2）The Polos finally got to China in ．
| A． |
1271 |
| B． |
1275 |
| C． |
1288 |
| D． |
1292 |
（3）What did Marco do when he was in China？
| A． |
He worked for the emperor． |
| B． |
He learned to build city streets． |
| C． |
He helped to dig for coal． |
| D． |
He finished a book about his trip． |
（4）What would be the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Magle"black stones" |
| B． |
Marco Polo in China |
| C． |
Paper money in Daidu |
| D． |
Kublai Khan﹣the greatest emperor． |
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Chores weren’t popular at my house．My children didn’t like to do chores．They always saw me do chores，but they hardly ever helped me do them．
A year ago，I made a game called“The Endless Chore Game”．It’s really great．Here’s how the game works．
I make a card with forty squares（方框），and I write a different chore on each square．These chores can be easy and interesting like making dessert．Then my family roll the dice（骰子）to decide what chores we have to do．The card also has a few squares with fun things，like watching TV and singing．If you’re lucky，you can watch TV when the others are doing the chores．
My son likes the game very much．He goes to the kitchen happily every morning to do the game．It’s really a good way to make my children do chores．You can have a try if you have the same problem as me．The writer’s family began to do the game________ago．
| A．one year |
| B．one month |
| C．two years |
| D．two months |
What do you need to do“The Endless Chore Game”?
| A．A card． |
| B．A dice． |
| C．A card and a dice． |
| D．A card and forty dice． |
When do the writer’s family do the game?
| A．In the morning． |
| B．In the afternoon． |
| C．In the evening． |
| D．The other day． |
We can learn from the passage that________．
| A．the writer only has one child |
| B．everyone in the writer’s family likes playing the game |
| C．the writer wrote this passage to the parents |
| D．everyone in the writer’s family has to do the chores every day |
The writer made this game to________．
A．do less chores
B．tell us an interesting game
C．make her children happy
D make her children do chores
The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students,“What's water?”No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, "Why don't you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you what water is like?”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has bad smell.”Most of the children agreed with him.
“I'm sorry, children.”said the teacher,“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a serious problem.”
根据短文内容，回答问题。Did the teacher tell the students what water is like?
What did the teacher tell the students water is like in chemistry class?
Why does the water in the river have color and smell?
One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,” added Zhang Ming.After the new classroom arrangement it was easier for Wu Liang and her classmates to ______ in class.
| A．discuss with each other |
| B．sit in the classroom |
| C．push desks together |
| D．teach a lesson |
The school made the reform in order to provide students with _______ to study.
| A．noisier classes |
| B．easier ways |
| C．more seats |
| D．fewer chances |
The Chinese meaning of the word “effectively” in this passage is ___
| A．简单地 | B．明确地 |
| C．有效地 | D．认真地 |
The best title of this passage may be “________”.
| A．Students’ Friendship |
| B．Teachers’ Hope |
| C．Discussion in Class |
| D．New look in class |
When you see the girl for the first time, you may think she is a boy. She is very outgoing(外向). Who is she? Wang Meng, the Chinese top skater.
On the evening of February 26th, 2010, Wang Meng first got to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women’s 1000 meters short track speed skating final (短道速滑决赛) at the Vancouer Olympic Winter Games (温哥华冬奥会). After she succeeded in the 500-meter and 3000-meter races, she won her third gold medal this time. With this one China won four gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating. That helped China first win the team gold medal in Winter Olympics history.
Just before the final race Wang Meng caught a bad cold and coughed terribly. With the words of “You can, you can do!” she won at last. She said, “I really feel these three gold medals belong to my team, to China. It was with the help of my team that I won the prize.”
Though Wang Meng is only twenty-four, she has been the most successful Chinese skater. Chinese are proud of her and her team. We hope she will be faster in Sochi Olympics in 2014.China won _______ gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.
| A．2 | B．3 |
| C．4 | D．5 |
It took Wang Meng 1 minutes and 29.213 seconds to finish the ______ short track speed skating final.
| A．women’s 1000 |
| B．men’s 1000 |
| C．women’s 500 |
| D．men’s 500 |
In Wang Meng’s opinion, _______ made her win the prize at last.
| A．a strong body |
| B．a bad cold |
| C．her team’s help |
| D．much exercise |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Wang Meng is very outgoing like a boy. |
| B．Wang Meng is the most successful Chinese skater. |
| C．Chinese people are proud of Wang Meng and her team. |
| D．China has got the team gold medal twice in Winter Olympics history. |
As we know, Chongqing has changed a lot. Most of the people feel much safer now. More and more trees are being planted in the city. And every day you can see many old people play sports everywhere. The change makes the people in the city live a happy life. The small survey below is from the people who live in Chongqing. One hundred persons were chosen to answer the questions last week.
What they want Health Safety Food
52% 33% 15%
Where they like to live In a quieter place In a busier place In a greener place
15% 5% 80%
What they think of working in the city Bad Good No idea
8% 80% 12%
Whether they plan to change their living places Yes No Difficult to say
39% 41% 20%From the survey, ____ of the people in Chongqing care about health.
| A．41% | B．80% |
| C．39% | D．52% |
Most people think working in Chongqing is _______.
| A．bad | B．good |
| C．hard | D．sad |
From the survey, we know most people want to live ________.
| A．in a busier place |
| B．in a quieter place |
| C．in a greener place |
| D．on the mountain |
According to the passage and the survey, we know that ________.
| A．most people plan to change their living places |
| B．in Chongqing all the people have a lot of food |
| C．the people in Chongqing don’t like planting trees |
| D．the change in Chongqing makes people enjoy living there |