Heritage（遗产） is traditional customs， history and beliefs． We use the word "heritage" in many different ways． People talk about their family heritage， city heritage and national heritage．
Today， heritage is changing， The Internet connects people around the world． In many ways this is a good thing， because we can learn about the heritage of other countries， and we can show our own heritage to the world． however， some people worry that traditional heritage is disappearing． In many ways， countries are becoming more and more alike（相似的）． In most countries around the world， you can find KFC， Nike shoes， Starbucks coffee， American movies and so on． Some people think this is a good change， and others don't like it． You can decide whether or not it's a good thing．
However， everyone wants to protect traditional heritage， and sometimes this is hard． For example，when a new KFC opens in your city，a traditional restaurant might have to close．
That is why heritage protection is so important． Heritage protection is a simple thought． It means keeping your country's or your city's heritage alive． People do this in many ways． The biggest part of heritage protection is probably preserving（保护）old buildings． Some suggestions of heritage protection are making sure your kids speak your traditional language， and teaching knowledge about heritage to them．
The world is changing． No matter how it changes， never forget the heritage of our parents and grandparents．
（1）Is the heritage nowadays the same as it used to be？
A． No． It's being changed by the Internet．
B． Yes． Traditional customs， history and beliefs never change．
C． It is not mentioned in the passage．
（2）The examples mentioned in the second paragraph ．
A． show the importance of heritage
B． describe people's love for heritage
C． help people understand heritage better
（3）The underlined sentence shows that ．
A． it is necessary to learn about the heritage of other countries
B． the writer is worrying about the traditional heritage protection
C． countries are becoming quite different in some ways
（4）The following statements are parts of heritage protection EXCEPT ．
A． trying to change traditional customs
B． preserving old buildings
C． keeping traditional language alive
（5）What may be the best title for the passage？
A． Internet and Heritage
B． Heritage Is Disappearing
C． Heritage Protection
Many years ago，there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something good for the people of his town．But first he wanted to find out if they deserved（值得）his help．So he put a very large stone in the middle of the main road into the town．Then he stood behind a tree，waiting and watching．
Soon an old man came along with his cow．"Who put this stone in the center of the road？"said the old man，but he didn't try to move the stone away．He passed around the stone with some difficulties and continued on his way．Another man came along and did the same thing； then another came，and another．All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road，but nobody tried to move it．
Late in the afternoon，a young man came along．He saw the stone and said，"It will be dark at night．Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall over the stone and get hurt．"The young man then began to move the stone．He pushed and pulled and tried everything he could to move it out of the road．But to his surprise，under the stone he found a bag full of money and this message，"This money is for the person who moves this stone from the road．The person deserves help．"
（1）Who put the stone in the center of the road？
| A． |
An old man． |
| B． |
A rich man． |
| C． |
A young man． |
| D． |
Another man． |
（2）Why did the young man move the stone out of the road？
| A． |
Because he was strong enough to move it． |
| B． |
Because he knew there was a bag of money under it． |
| C． |
Because he didn't want other people to fall and get hurt． |
| D． |
Because the rich man wanted him to do so． |
（3）When the young man moved the stone，he found ．
| A． |
a bag |
| B． |
a message |
| C． |
a bag full of money and a message |
| D． |
a bag full of message |
（4）All of the people coming along the road did nothing about the stone except ．
| A． |
people of the town |
| B． |
the young man |
| C． |
the rich man |
| D． |
the old man with his cow |
（5）What can we learn from the passage？
| A． |
If we do well，we will have well． |
| B． |
If we move stones，we will have a lot of money． |
| C． |
The young man was lucky． |
| D． |
Other people were unlucky． |
Thang﹣ga （唐卡） is a special kind of painting． It was found only in Tibet， China． It started from the Tang dynasty （唐朝）． Thang﹣ga paintings show Tibetan people's lives． In recent years， Thang﹣ga paintings have caught the public's attention． At the same time， the Chinese government has also tried hard to protect the art．
The colors of Thang﹣ga paintings look wonderful and special． Because of the special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists， the paints （颜料） used in Thang﹣ga paintings are different from other paints． They were made from minerals （矿物质） like gold and silver， as well as some plants． The paints were made by hand and the beautiful colors could last （持续） for hundreds of years．
However， with the development of technology， people now use cheaper and easily﹣made chemicals to make Thang﹣ga paints． The traditional paints used in Thang﹣ga paintings took a lot of work and they were made in many secret ways． Later people stopped making the paints and forgot about them． So the skills needed to make them were almost lost． The traditional Thang﹣ga paintings are difficult to find now．
（1）What is Thang﹣ga？
| A． |
A photo． |
| B． |
A painting． |
| C． |
A book． |
| D． |
A story． |
（2）Who has tried to protect the Thang﹣ga art？
| A． |
Both teachers and students． |
| B． |
An old person． |
| C． |
Only old people． |
| D． |
The Chinese government． |
（3）What were the Thang﹣ga paints made from？
| A． |
Minerals and plants． |
| B． |
Just water． |
| C． |
Only ink． |
| D． |
Only a mineral． |
（4）How long can the colors of Thang﹣ga paintings last for？
| A． |
One year． |
| B． |
A month． |
| C． |
Hundreds of years． |
| D． |
A few thousand years． |
（5）Are there the traditional Thang﹣ga paintings now？
| A． |
Yes， there are． |
| B． |
No， there aren't． |
| C． |
I think they disappeared． |
| D． |
When I read it， I don't know the answer． |
Lan Lan，a student of Grade Seven in Lushan，was taking a drawing class in a tent on April 23．Guess what she drew--a house with wings．When the teacher asked why she did so，Lan said if her house could （81）f ，it wouldn't fall down in an earthquake．
Lan's hometown was hit by a（82）s earthquake on April 20．At least 196 people were killed and more than 11，000 were injured．Many people became homeless．Soldiers and doctors（83）q arrived in the area，saving people and rebuilding homes．Lots of money was sent there to help all those in need．
Although we can't prevent （阻止） an earthquake from happening，we can use some methods to （84）r harm．During an earthquake，do not jump out of high buildings because it is very （85）d ．Another method is to cover your head and neck （86）u a strong table or desk．If there is no shelter （躲避处） nearby，you can also stay by a wall，and cover your head and neck with your arms and hands．And then you must keep calm and stay there （87）u the shaking stops．
Japan is a （88）c which lies on the earthquake belt （地震带） and it is very good at dealing with earthquakes．From a very young age，the Japanese are already taught how to survive （幸存） them．Students often receive earthquake training．Almost in every Japanese family you can find a survival kit （救生装备） with a flash-light，a radio，water and enough food for several days．This helps people to stay （89）a after an earthquake．
"There should be more safety（90）t at schools in our country，"said Xu Jiannong，an education expert in Beijing．There is no more truth than this when one's life is the most important of all．
Hans Christian Andersen，a great Danish （丹麦的） writer，is very famous for his fairy tales （童话）．He wrote a lot of best-known stories such as The Emperor's New Clothes and The Ugly Duckling．His fairy tales have brought happiness to children across the world．The tales have versions （版本） of over a hundred languages．
Andersen was born in Denmark in 1805．When he was still a young boy，he was already very clever and imaginative （富于想象力的）．He created a small toy theatre and made clothes for his puppets （木偶）．He also loved reading．
In 1816，his father died and he learned to be a tailor （裁缝）．Later he worked in a factory．At the age of fourteen，Andersen moved to the capital of Denmark to become an actor and gave performances （演出） in the Royal Danish Theatre．However，his voice changed when he grew older，so the job had to stop．Then he began to write poems and fairy tales．
In the spring of 1872，Andersen fell out of bed and didn't get well again．He lived until 1875 and died peacefully at the home of his close friends．
76．Hans Christian Andersen is very famous for
77．Andersen created a small toy theatre and for his puppets．
78．Andersen moved to to become an actor．
79．Andersen couldn't give performances because ．
80．In 1872，Andersen and didn't get well again．
As an English，I can speak three languages-English，German and French，so do you think the British people are very good language learners？The fact is that they aren't．
Some statistics （数据） from the survey done by the European Commission （欧盟委员会）showed that 62% of the British people only speak English.38% speak at least one foreign language and 18% speak two or more．Compared with the British people，56% of the people in other European countries speak at least one foreign language and 28% speak two or more．From this you can see that the British people are famous for not speaking foreign languages and that they are not good language learners in Europe．
And the survey also showed that English is the most widely-spoken foreign language．Many European people can have a conversation in English．That's why my people don't think it is necessary to learn a foreign language．
In Britain，students are not required to learn a foreign language．That means learning a foreign language is only an option at school．In UK schools it is common for children to start learning a foreign language at 11 and many of them give it up at 14．So why don't students continue learning foreign languages at school？Because they think it is more difficult to get good marks in languages than in other subjects such as science or history．
To solve this situation，the British government is looking for different ways to improve language learning at school．One way is to start learning it at a much younger age．Another one is to give school children more choices．
Changing the British attitude （态度） to learning foreign languages may be a hard task but the government decides to try!
（1）Which country does the writer come from？
| A． |
America． |
| B． |
China． |
| C． |
Britain． |
| D． |
Egypt． |
（2）Which of the following about the British people is true？
| A． |
They are good language learners． |
| B． |
62% of them speak two or more languages． |
| C． |
They are famous for speaking foreign languages． |
| D． |
More than half of them only speak English． |
（3）According to the passage，students in Britain prefer to learn ．
| A． |
science or German |
| B． |
history or German |
| C． |
science or history |
| D． |
German or French |
（4）In Paragraph 4，"an option"means ．
| A． |
a choice |
| B． |
a game |
| C． |
a mistake |
| D． |
a conversation |
（5）What is the best title of the passage？
| A． |
Speaking English |
| B． |
Foreign Language Learning in UK |
| C． |
Schools in UK |
| D． |
Young English Learners． |