Go on road trip？ Check out these roadside attractions and museums．
World's Largest Ball of Paint
In 1977，Michael Carmichael created the biggest ball of paint． Starting with a baseball as the center， he painted layer（层）after layer． After over 20，000 layers of paint，the ball weighs over 1，300 pounds． Visitors can paint the ball themselves and become part of history．
Dinosaur Park
The land can be found outside Rapid City． On a hill overlooking the city，dinosaurs made out of brightly painted concrete（混凝土）stand guard． The park was built as a work project in 1936 by Debbie Sardone． The five dinosaurs are life﹣sized and can be seen from miles away．
The Museum of Dirt
The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson． Labeled glass bottle contain dirt from the Great Wall of China and sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France， Johanson has collected material from the Amazon River and from Times Square after a New Year's Eve celebration， lava（火山岩）from Mt Fuji in Japan and shells from the Great Barrier Reef in Australia． Best of all， visiting this museum is free．
Paper House
Ellis Stenman built a two﹣room house almost completely out of newspapers in 1922．At that time，"recycling" wasn't even a word yet．The house was framed（框起来）with wood，but the walls were made of 215 layers of newspapers． The furniture was also made of newspapers． In all， it used about 100，000 newspapers．
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（1）If you want to paint the balls， you can visit ．
| A． |
Paper House |
| B． |
Dinosaur Park |
| C． |
World Largest Ball of Paint |
| D． |
The Museum of Dirt |
（2）The five dinosaurs in Dinosaur park can be seen from miles away because ．
| A． |
They were built on a hill |
| B． |
They were built outside Rapid City |
| C． |
They were made out of brightly painted concrete |
| D． |
They were built to be as big as the real one |
（3） is free for visitors．
| A． |
Paper House |
| B． |
Dinosaur Park |
| C． |
The museum of Dirt |
| D． |
World Largest Ball of Paint |
（4）Paper house was created by ．
| A． |
Glenn Johanson |
| B． |
Ellis Stenman |
| C． |
Michael Carmichael |
| D． |
Debbie Sardone |
（5）You can see from Times Square after a New Year's Eve celebration in the Museum of Dirt．
| A． |
material |
| B． |
shells |
| C． |
sand |
| D． |
lava |
Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I’m sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.
Doctors are starting to worry about young students’ back and neck because their school bags are too heavy for them.
“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my heavy bag,” said Rick Hammond, an ll-year-old student in the USA.
Rick is among students who have school bags with two straps(带子),and many other students choose rolling(有滚轮的) bags.
But even with rolling bags ,getting upstairs is still a problem for children .Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight (重量)。
Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should carry no more than 10% of their weight and older children shouldn’t stay with over 15% , because their bodies are still growing.
Teachers and parents should do some things to help children. And the best answer is to have less homework!From the passage we cam know that .
| A．only children in China carry too heavy school bags. |
| B．children in other countries don’t carry too heavy bags. |
| C．both children in China and the USA carry too heavy school bags. |
| D．only children in the USA carry too heavy school bags. |
Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs because .
| A．they are too young. |
| B．their school bags are too heavy. |
| C．they are too heavy. |
| D．their parents don’t always go upstairs with them. |
If a child carries a heavy school bag,.
| A．his back and neck may be hurt. |
| B．his head and arms may be hurt . |
| C．his hands may be hurt . |
| D．his feet may be hurt . |
According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over .
| A．5 kilos | B．3 kilos | C．5.5 kilos | D．4.5 kilos |
Some students think the best answer to this problem is that .
| A．they should have a little homework to do after they get home |
| B．their teachers had getter not ask them to do any homework |
| C．they should only take home the books they will read that night. |
| D．They should use thin books instead of thick ones. |
In Britain ,people often invite friends for a meal , a party or just coffee. People who know each other very well may visit each other’s houses without an invitation(邀请),but if we invite new friends, usually an invitation is needed. When people invite someone to their homes , they often say ,“Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday ?” Answers are, “Thanks, we’d love to. What time?” or “I’m sorry, We’d love to ,but we have tickets for the concert.” However, it is not polite to say,“No, we wouldn’t.”
Sometimes, the British use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not invitations. For example. “You must come over for a drink sometime .” or “Let’s go out for a meal one of these days.” These are usually just polite ways of ending a talk . They are not real invitations because they don’t mention an exact time or day. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly and the answers are ,“Yes , that would be nice .” or “OK, yes ,thanks.”
So next time you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?It’s always necessary for to visit each other’s houses with an invitation.
| A．close friends | B．family members |
| C．neighbours | D．new friends |
It is not polite to answer the real invitation by saying ““
| A．Sorry. We’d love to, but we have tickets for the concert . |
| B．Thanks. We’d love to, what time? |
| C．Sure. We’d like to. Thanks a lot. |
| D．No, we wouldn’t! |
If the British just want to end a talk politely, they may say,””
| A．Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday? |
| B．Let’s go out for a meal one of these days. |
| C．Let’s go out for a meal on Saturday. |
| D．Shall we go for a drink this afternoon . |
The British often use “”to answer the invitations that are not real.
| A．Yes , what time ? |
| B．No, that’s not a real invitation. |
| C．OK, yes , thanks. |
| D．No, you just want to be friendly. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Britain. |
| B．Invitation. |
| C．A Talk with Friends. |
| D．A Letter to Friends. |
NO.4 Middle School
Kunming, Yunnan
April 2nd, 2004
Dear editor（编辑）
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. There are so many colorful peacocks(孔雀)here .The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square（广场）
They are given food freely by visitors ,They usually throw food to them ,and don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors . I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds ,but don’t realize(意识到)that they may be doing them harm (伤害).The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food .For us every person, it’s our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Sun YanMany visitors come to the writer’s city to
| A．do some shopping |
| B．see beautiful peacocks |
| C．play on Dongfeng Square |
| D．eat nice food |
Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors
| A．didn’t give them any food |
| B．gave them too much food |
| C．threw them some bad food |
| D．loved them and played with them |
Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may
| A．sell food for visitors |
| B．sell food for peacocks |
| C．make the square more beautiful |
| D．have the beautiful birds |
From the passage we know people should
| A．live and play with the birds |
| B．stop the birds from eating too much |
| C．give right food to the birds |
| D．give more food to the birds |
We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan ,may be a
| A．visitor | B．shopkeeper |
| C．square keeper | D．student |
lf you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call the number
| A．83386223 or 83338989 |
| B．87679690 or 83386223 |
| C．83338989 or 87872738 |
| D．87872738 or 87796960 |
If you want to buy a new dress, you can go to
| A．69 Hong Kong Road |
| B．368 East Huanshi Road |
| C．5300 Shanghai Road |
| D．635 Grand Road |
is open for eleven and a half hours at weekends.
| A．Full Hotel |
| B．Hongnan Restaurant |
| C．History Museum |
| D．Baihe Shopping Center |
On Sunday morning, the coffee shop in Full Hotel doesn’ t open until ___.
| A．6:30 am | B．7 :00 am | C．7:30 am | D．8 :00 arn |
You can knowwhen you visit History Museum.
| A．the history of South China |
| B．the history of Guangdong' s native people |
| C．the history of Shanghai. |
| D．the history of Hong Kong |
Basketball is still a young game. It’s over a hundred years old . In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors . As they couldn’t play outdoors , they were unhappy ,and some even got into fights from time to time .
Some of the teachers at the college asked Dr Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was ont easy to invent such a game, because it had to played indoors , and the court(球场)was not very large.
Dr.Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game .It is a wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball .It was played between two teams .To make a score, the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet (英尺)above the floor on the wall. At each end of the court there was such a basket .At first, Dr.Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box, As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name .How long is it since basketball was invented?
| A．1000years | B．Less than 100years |
| C．1100years | D．More than 100years |
The students felt unhappy because
| A．they couldn’t play outdoors |
| B．They often got into fights |
| C．they had much homework to do |
| D．they had little time to study |
Who asked Dr.Naismith to invent a game ?
| A．Some students | B．Some teachers |
| C．Some students’ parents | D．Some of his friends |
When a student makes a score . he could.
| A．receive the ball |
| B．throw the ball to another student |
| C．run quickly with the ball in his hand |
| D．throw the ball into the basket |
Which sentence is right ?
| A．The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad . |
| B．It was easy to invent the game |
| C．Dr.Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball. |
| D．The ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet above the floor . |