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    　　No one can believe that the over 6300kilometer Great Wall might disappear some day．Believe it or not, the Great Wall is being destroyed by people．Less than 20 percent of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty, is still perfect, but about 80 percent is in danger．The Great Wall can be called “great” mostly because of its amazing length．But we should realize that the length was made up of one brick at a time．If we do nothing to save the Great Wall, it will become a series of separate wasteland rather than a historic site．

    　　The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over the past 2000 years．It began in the rule of China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty(221 BC-206 BC), and lasted into the Ming Dynasty．The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared．People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in Beijing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu, because they have been open to tourists for many years．But those sections far away from the public eyes have been almost forgotten．

    　　Few local people knew the 3-metre-high walls made of earth and stones beside them are part of the Great Wall．The lack of knowledge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human．

    　　The bricks on the Great Wall are carried off by countryside people to build their houses, sheep corrals and pigsties．Some were taken away to build roads．Bricks carved with people’s names are put away as remembrances．Rubbish is spread over the battlements．The bricks can be sold for 15 yuan per tractor load．Those who destroyed and are destroying the Wall know its name, but are not clear about its cultural meaning．It will take a long time to let them know this．The local farmers not only carried off the body of the Wall but also dug out the entire base．

    　　It is necessary to protect the Great Wall．First of all, the officials should be aware of the importance of the Great Wall．Young Chinese should know more about the nation’s great civilization and learn to love it．

    (1)

    Why does the writer say the Great Wall might disappear?

    [　　]

    A．

    It is useless from now on．

    B．

    It will be replaced by a new one．

    C．

    Some parts of it are being destroyed．

    D．

    It is too old to be used again．

    (2)

    According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

    [　　]

    A．

    The Great Wall was completed in the Ming Dynasty．

    B．

    Not all the foreign tourists like the Great Wall．

    C．

    The first part of the Great Wall was built in 221 BC．

    D．

    The Qin Great Wall was protected well．

    (3)

    The underlined part “those sections far away from the public eyes”(in Paragraph 2)refers to the parts of the Great Wall ________

    [　　]

    A．

    that are too difficult to find

    B．

    nobody can watch

    C．

    that are too far to be seen

    D．

    that are not well-known to the public

    (4)

    What’s the main reason of the Great Wall’s being destroyed?

    [　　]

    A．

    The local people are short of culture knowledge．

    B．

    The local people need bricks and stones to build houses．

    C．

    The local people think that the Great Wall is not important．

    D．

    The local people sell the bricks for a living．

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    　　Most of us used to seasons．Each year, spring follows winter,which follows autumn, which follows summer,which follows spring．

    　　And winter is colder than summer．But the earth goes through temperature cycles over much longer periods than those that we experience．

    　　Between 65,000 and 35,000 years ago, the planet was much colder than it is now．During that time the temperature also changed a lot, with periods of warming and cooling．Ice melted during the warm,periods．which made seal levels rise．Water froze again during the cold periods．

    　　A new study from Switzerland sheds light on where ice sheets melted during the ice age．

    　　It now seems that the ice melted at both ends of the earth, rather也all just in either northern or southern areas．This surprised the researchers from the University of Bern．

    　　Scientists have long assumed(认为)that most of the ice that melted was in the Northern hemisphere(半球)during the 30,000-year-long ice age．That belief was held because the North Pole is surrounded by land while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean．It is easier for ice sheets to grow on land．If surrounded．by sea,the ice Call easily just slip to the ocean instead of building up．

    　　The researchers used a computer model to look at the ways the ice could melt And how it might affect sea levels．They compared these results to evidence(迹象)of how temperature and currents actually changed during that time．

    　　The model showed that if it was only in the Northern hemisphere that ice melted, there would be a bigger effect on ocean currents(洋流)and sea temperatures than what actually happened, Studies suggest that melting just in the Southern hemisphere would have been impossible, too．

    　　The only reasonable conclusion．the scientists could make．was that the ice melted equally in the North and the South．

    　　It is still mystery(谜)as to what caused the temperature changes that caused the ice to melt．

    (1)

    We can learn from the text that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    We have experienced temperature cycles since they began

    B．

    what caused the ice to melt is still unknown

    C．

    the planet was much colder than it is now between 65, 000 and 35, 000 years ago．during which time temperature hardly change

    D．

    before the new study, scientists long believed that ice melted just in either northern of southern areas．

    (2)

    The underlined phrase“sheds light on”(in paragraph 3)can be replaced by ________

    [　　]

    A．

    throws doubts on

    B．

    beats down

    C．

    makes it clear

    D．

    makes light of

    (3)

    The first two paragraphs were written to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    1ead up to the subject that ice melted during the 30,000一year-long ice age

    B．

    describe what the weather was like during the ice age

    C．

    compare climate nowadays with that of the ice age

    D．

    explain what a temperature cycle is

    (4)

    Which of the following best shows the relationship between ice, ocean currents and temperatures according to the text？

    [　　]

    A．

    Ice can easily slip into the ocean．

    B．

    Temperature and currents changed as a result of ice melting．

    C．

    Temperature changes leading to ice melting or water freezing affect ocean currents and temperature．

    D．

    Ice melted and then froze again due to temperature．

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                Being the head of a high school for many years, I grew tired of budget meetings, fundingcuts, and many other administrative chores and started to dream of retirement．Sitting in trafficon a weekday morning, I would find my mind wandering．I would imagine spending time withmy grandchildren, quiet evenings with my wife, traveling, or rediscovering some great books．Itold myself that I wouldn't sign myself up for any committees, any classes, or anythingrequiring a schedule．

    My first day of retirement came at last! I cooked a great breakfast for my wife and me,leisurely read the paper, cleaned a bit of the house, and wrote a few letters to friends．On thesecond day, I cooked breakfast, read the paper …On the third day, ...This is retirement? Itried to tell myself that it was just the transition, that those golden moments were right roundthe corner, and that I would enjoy them soon enough．But something was missing．

    A former colleague asked a favor．A group of students was going to Jamaica to work withchildren in the poorest neighbourhood．Would I interrupt my newfound "happiness" and returnto the students, just this once? One trip．That's all．My bags were packed and by the door．

    The trip was very inspiring．I was moved not only by the poverty I saw but also by thesense of responsibility of the young people on the trip．When I returned home, I offered to workone day a week with a local youth organization．The experience was so positive that I was soonvolunteering nearly full-time, working with students across North America to assist them intheir voluntary work．

    Now，it seems, the tables have turned ．Some days I am the teacher, other days I am thestudent．These young people have reawakened my commitment to social justice issues bychallenging me to learn more about the situation in the world today, where people are still poorand suffer because of greed, corruption and war．Most importantly, they have given me theopportunity to continue to participate in helping to find solutions．In return, I help them do theircharitable projects overseas．I've gone from running one school to helping oversee theconstruction of schools in twenty-one countries!

    1.What did the writer expect to do after he retired?

    A．To stay away from busy schedules．

    B．To write some great books．

    C．To do some voluntary work．

    D．To plan for his future．

    2.Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica?

    A．He missed his students in that country．

    B．He couldn't reflise his colleague's favor．

    C．He was concerned about the people there．

    D．He was not satisfied with his retired life．

    3.The underlined part "the tables have turned" （Paragraph 5 ） means that thewriter  ．

    A．improved the situation in his school

    B．felt happy to work with students again

    C．became a learner rather than a teacher

    D．changed his attitude toward his retired life

    4.What does the writer think of his retired life now?

    A．Disappointing．

    B．Troublesome．

    C．Promising．

    D．Meaningful．

     

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    The saying that children don’t like reading any more has been proved untrue. A new study finds that 75 percent of kids between five and 17 say that although they love technology, they still want to read books．

           The Kids & Family Reading Report also says that 62 percent of kids prefer reading printed books rather than those on a computer．At the same time, those who search an author’s website or use the Internet to find books by a particular author, are more likely to read books for fun every day．

           The study also once again proves that the time kids spend reading books for fun decreases after the age of eight and continues to drop through the teen years．The report is a follow-up to a 2006 study．But this time the focus is on the role of technology and when kids’ interest in reading starts to drop．

           “Despite the fact that after the age of eight more children go online daily than read for fun daily, high frequency Internet users are more likely to read books for fun every day,” says Heather Carter, a writer of the report．

           One in four kids between five and 17 say they read books for fun every day and more than half of kids say they read books for fun at least two to three times a week．One of the key reasons kids say they don’t read more often is that they have trouble finding books they like - a requirement that parents underestimate(低估)．

           The study also finds that parents have a strong influence on kids’ reading, but only about half of all parents begin reading to their kids before their first birthday．The percent of children who are read to every day drops from 38 percent among five-to eight-year-olds to 23 percent among nine-to 11-year-olds - exactly the same time that kids’ daily reading for fun starts to drop．

           “Parents’ engagement in their child’s reading from birth all the way through the teen years can have a great influence on how often their children read and how much they enjoy reading,” adds Carter．

    1.What can we learn from the text?

           A．Children don’t like reading any more after the age of 8.

           B．Most children like reading as well as going online.

           C．All kids like reading e – books instead of printed ones.

           D．Most children like going online instead of reading.

    2.It can be inferred from the passage that        .

           A．the study of kids’ reading has been made before

           B．most parents begin reading to their kids from their birth

           C．all kids like to get information using the Internet

           D．nowadays all children still like to read books

    3.Which of the following is true according to the text?

           A．The kids who often go online don’t like reading books.

           B．Parents should teach their kids reading from an early age.

           C．Sometimes it is difficult for kids to get the books they like.

           D．When kids get older, parents spend more time with them.

    4.According to the text,        contributes a lot to children’s interest in reading.

           A．the Internet             B．parents’ engagement

           C．short supply of books      D．new technology

    5.What’s the best title of the passage?

           A．Do kids still like reading?       B．Kids’ interest in reading drops

           C．New technology on kids’ reading    D．Parents’ influence on kids’ reading

     

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    　　A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night. They turn off the lights, pull up the covers and close their eyes. Six or seven sleeping hours later, they wake up again. Strange, isn't it?

    　　Sleep puzzles science. Scientists and doctors would rather talk about why one can't fall asleep. They are not sure what causes sleep. The best conditions for sleep are good health and a meal neither too big nor too small. No worries and a comfortable place are important, too.

    　　Strange things happen during sleep. For example, they move often. You would feel tired if you didn't. You also dream. Parts of your brain are still awake when you dream. Dreaming happens when the memory and imagination in parts of your brain are still awake. Experiments have shown that most of us dream in color. Bad dreams may be caused by stomachache. Don't worry if you dream. Some great stories and poems were begun while their writers slept.

    1．Sleep puzzles scientists because they are not certain ________.

    [　　]

    A．why one can't fall asleep

    B．why one wakes up

    C．both A and B

    D．what causes sleep

    2．The best conditions for sleep are ________.

    [　　]

    A．good health

    B．a meal neither too big nor too small

    C．no worries

    D．good health, limited meal, no worries and a good place

    3．You would feel tired during sleep if you ________.

    [　　]

    A．moved too often
    B．slept to your back
    C．didn't move
    D．went to sleep late

    4．The best title for the passage is ________.

    [　　]

    A．How Can You Get Good Sleep

    B．The Strangeness of Sleep

    C．What Happens During Sleep

    D．The Causes of Dream

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