What we have been aware of is that people from Italy speak Italian and people from Russia speak Russian．But have you ever wondered the reason why people speak Spanish in so many South American countries？Do you know why the brilliant footballers of Brazil speak Portuguese？And why is French the first language of some people in Canada？ The answer is that all these countries belonged to European empires at one time．The next question is：How did these empires begin？ To answer that question we have to probably go back to the 15th and 16 centuries，the golden age of European explorers．
Although this period is known as the golden age of European explorers，it was not the beginning of European exploration．As you probably know，Marco Polo travelled a long way to China at the end of the 13 century and some people say that the Vikings discovered America long before Columbus set sail in 1492．However，it is during this "golden"period that some famous voyages took place．Columbus' voyage to America is the best known voyage of exploration，but Ferdinand Magellan sailed round the world in this period，and Spanish explorers such as Central and Pizarro reached South America． Cortez defeated the Aztecs in what we now know as Mesico and Pizarro defeated the Incas in what we now know as Peru． The roots of the Spanish empire were established and that is why he Spanish language is so widely spoken in Central and South America today．
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（1）When is the golden age of European explorers？
| A． |
The 15 thcentury |
| B． |
The 16 thcentury． |
| C． |
The l3 thcentury． |
| D． |
The 15 thand 16 thcenturies． |
（2）Which is not the voyage of exploration taking place during the golden period？
| A． |
Columbus sailed to America． |
| B． |
Marco Polo travelled to China． |
| C． |
Ferdinand Magellan voyaged round the world． |
| D． |
Cortez and Pizarro reached South America． |
（3）Who defeated the Aztecs in what we now know as Mexico？
| A． |
Pizarro． |
| B． |
Cortez． |
| C． |
Incas． |
| D． |
Columbus． |
（4）According to the passage，some countries in America didn't use to belong to ．
| A． |
Portugal |
| B． |
Spain |
| C． |
Canada |
| D． |
France |
（5）From the passage，we can know that ．
| A． |
Many countries in South America have been influenced by European countries |
| B． |
The period of the 15h and 16h centuries was the beginning of the European exploration |
| C． |
European explorers occupied some American countries in a peaceful way |
| D． |
Ferdinand Magellan's voyage round the world is not famous at all |
My name is Mary. I’m a student. I’m twelve. My father is a policeman. My mother is a nurse. Nick is my brother. We are all at home today, because today is Sunday(星期日). My brother Nick is a student, too. We are in the same school. There are thirty-five classes in our school. My classroom is very big. _______are students and in the same school.
| A．My sister and I | B．My brother and I |
| C．My brother and my sister | D．Andy and I |
What’s Mary’s mother?
| A．She is a teacher. | B．She is a student. |
| C．She is a nurse. | D．She is a doctor. |
There are _______ classes in Mary’s school
| A．25 | B．35 | C．24 | D．34 |
How old is Mary? ________.
| A．12 | B．14 | C．13 | D．30 |
Mary’s classroom is _______
| A．not big | B．not small |
| C．not strong | D．not short |
We know exercise is important in our life. Everyone needs to do exercise. Doctors say doing sports is good for us. Sports can make our body healthy.
It’s very useful(有用) for children, too. It can make children clever. This means they will do well in study and schoolwork.
There are easy ways to exercise. You can walk, run, or only jump. When you do exercise, you need to know what you are doing. Don’t do sports too much at a time. Try all kinds of sports and look for one, two or even three sports you like. You can also exercise at the gym(健身房). Exercise can be fun. It can make you happy. Friends can exercise together at a gym or they can do sports together at any place they like.Sports can ______________________.
| A．make our body healthy |
| B．take too much of our time |
| C．make everyone do well at school |
| D．be very boring(乏味) for children |
Doing sports is important for children because ______________________.
| A．it can help children grow fast |
| B．it makes children know what they are doing |
| C．it helps children do their schoolwork well |
| D．it is easy to do for children |
The writer(作者) thinks ______________________is easy to do.
| A．playing basketball | B．swimming |
| C．jumping | D．playing football |
It is NOT true that ______________________.
| A．everyone needs to do sports |
| B．doing a lot of sports at a time makes you very healthy |
| C．we should try all kinds of sports |
| D．people can do exercise at the gym or at home |
The text wants to tell us ______________________.
| A．why and how we should do sports |
| B．why children need to do exercise |
| C．that we need to do all kinds of sports |
| D．that friends can do sports together |
| Sunny English Club For students 16:00 ~ 18:00 Every Saturday 200 yuan a month 9 Zhou Yu Street Tel: 3786290 Foreign teachers, English songs and films and more! |
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| Ocean Park 9:00~17:00 From Thursday to Sunday ticket: 50 yuan 132 Xue Yuan Street Tel: 5439871 Show you a full picture of sea lives! |
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What can students do in Sunny English Club?
| A．They go to Sunny English Club every day. |
| B．They can have a good health. |
| C．They can’t study with foreign teachers. |
| D．They can learn English songs and watch films. |
You can visit Ocean Park ______.
| A．on Saturday | B．on Wednesday |
| C．on Monday | D．any time |
One can get free(免费) examinations in Health Centre if he is ______.
| A．9 | B．17 | C．67 | D．73 |
Tom wants to know something about sea lives. What number does he need?
| A．5439871 | B．3801451 |
| C．3786290 | D．5439671 |
You will pay _____ if you want to stay in the English club for half a year.
| A．300 yuan | B．600 yuan |
| C．1,200 yuan | D．2,400 yuan |
More than 50, 000, 000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them.
When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest people, too. In 1900, there were 1, 000, 000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200, 000.
The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil(巴西). They have lived in the rainforest for about 10, 000 years and they use more than 2, 000 different plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and more than 45, 000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made over a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food. Many died because new illnesses came to the forest with the strange people.
The Yanomami people tried to save their forest, because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger.
Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. “I want the Amazon forest to help all of us—forest people, and all the Earth,” he said. A few months later, in December 1988, people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.
In Brazil, people were cutting down the forest of local people to sell the wood. Local people tried to save their rainforest. They made blockades(障碍) across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.
In Panama (巴拿马), local people also saved their forest. They made a rainforest park which tourists must spend money visiting.
The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was _______of that in 1900.
| A．half | B．one-third |
| C．two-fifths | D．one-fifth |
The people who _______have destroyed the rainforest of the Yanomami.
| A．made the roads and the airports |
| B．use plants for food and medicine |
| C．pick fruits and kill animals to eat |
| D．have lived there for about ten thousand years |
Those people built roads and airports probably in order to_______.
| A．carry the gold to other places |
| B．make people there live a better life |
| C．attract more tourists to the rainforests |
| D．stop the new illnesses from spreading |
In Panama, visitors have to_______ before they enter a forest park of local people.
| A．plant trees |
| B．pay for the gold |
| C．pay for the tickets |
| D．make blockades across the roads |
From the article, we learn that _______.
| A．to humans, gold is more important than trees |
| B．we mustn’t cut down any trees or kill any animals |
| C．we need wood to build houses, so we have to cut down trees |
| D．the rainforest people have done something to protect their home |
Dear One Family Members,
First, please accept our great thanks for your support, trust and donations towards our Ya’an earthquake relief (救济) work!
Recently, many worries were brought to our attention, and we managed to provide answers to some common questions.
Please read the Q&A in the following:
Q: Where may I find the latest news on One Foundation’s Ya’an earthquake relief work?
A: We warmly welcome you to visit our website, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo and you could get
all the news from there.
Q: How may I donate to One Foundation from abroad?
A: Thank you for your kind heart and support. At present, there are two official channels for
donations from abroad: Bank transfer and PayPal.
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A: If you have donated more than 20 U.S. dollars, please send your personal information to
idonation@one-foundation.com. We will send the e-receipt by the end of May.
Because of the large number of donations we have received recently, try as we might, we may
not be able to send the receipt soon enough. Thank you very much for your patience.
Once again, we give our faithful thanks to you. We will carefully plan and use the donations from every One Family Member and we will do our best to help those who need your support. One Foundation
May 9, 2013 ______ about donating to One Foundation are answered in this passage.
| A．Some questions | B．Few questions |
| C．All the questions | D．No questions |
You can get up-to-date information by visiting the following websites except ______.
| A．Tencent Weibo |
| B．Sina Weibo |
| C．the website of Red Cross |
| D．the website of One Foundation |
How many official channels for donations from abroad are mentioned?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Why can’t One Foundation send the receipt soon?
| A．Because there aren’t enough receipts. |
| B．Because there are a large number of donations. |
| C．Because the people in the foundation are not experienced. |
| D．Because the people in the foundation are not hard-working. |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．One Foundation won’t accept donations from abroad. |
| B．No worries were brought to One Foundation’s attention. |
| C．One Family Members are trying to help people in Ya’an. |
| D．One Foundation will send e-receipts to all the people who have donated. |