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01

B.TwoBeautifulCherryGardens

WhenyouthinkaboutthethingsthatmakemillionsofvisitorsinterestedinWashington,D.C.,eachyear,youprobablythinkabouttheWhiteHouseinUSA.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthelivingthingsthatarealsoamajortouristattraction?

ManyAmericansandinternationaltouristsmakeaspecialvisittoWashington,D.C.,inthespringtoseethebloomingpinkandwhiteJapanesecherrytrees.ThetreeswereoriginallyplantedasagiftfromthepeopleofTokyo,Japan,in1912.In1910,apreviousdonationof2,000cherrytreeshadbeendestroyedbecauseoftheinsectproblem.Eachspring,theNationalCherryBlossomFestival,atwo-week-longcelebration,attractstensofthousandsofvisitorsfromaroundtheworldtoseethemagnificenttreesinfullbloom.

Haveyoueverseenthesemagnificentblossoms?

LocatedinHaidianDistrict,Beijing,YuyuantanParkiseasytogettowithmanyconvenienttrafficchoices.DiaoyutaiStateGuesthouseistoitseasterngate,ChinaCentralRadioandTelevisionTowertoitswest,NavyGeneralHospitaltoitsnorthandChinaMillenniumMonumenttoitssouth.With1,820meterswidefromwesttoeastand1,106meterslongfromnorthtosouth,YuyuantanParkcoversanareaof136.69hectaresandthewatersurfacespansanareaof61hectares.

BackinJinDynasty（1115-1234）,YuyuantanParkwasalreadyafamousscenicspot.Today,celebratedforits"CherryBlossomFestival"everyspring,Yuyuant

anParkattractstouristsfromallovertheworld.ThecherrytreeswerealsoplantedasagiftfromthepeopleofJapan.

Iguessyoumusthavebeenthereformanytimesandhavegothundredsofbeautifulphotos,haveyou?

50.HowmanycherrytreesweredestroyedyearsagoinWashingtonD.C.?

A.1912.B.2000.C.1820.D.1106.

51.WhereisYuyuantanPark?

A.DiaoyutaiStateGuesthouseistoitswesterngate.

B.ChinaCentralRadioandTelevisionToweristoitseast.

C.NavyGeneralHospitalandHaidianaretoitsnorth.

D.ChinaMillenniumMonumentistoitssouth.

52.ThecherrytreesinWashingtonD.C.andYuyuantanParkareboth_____accordingtothepassage.

A.famousoftheCherryBlossomFestival

B.plantedtwicebecauseoftheinsectproblem

C.bloomingincolorsaswhite,pinkandred

D.bloomingineachspringandsummertime

02

Mydaughterisasingleparent,whoselifeisveryhardbecauseshehasthreeyoungsons.Sheplanshermoneycarefullyandmanagestogetsomethingexpensivethatmanypeoplecanbuyeasily.

Whenhereldestson,Davidwantedabicyclesothathecoulddoanafter-schooljob,thefamilysavedupandsoonhewastheproudownerofagoodsecond-handbicycle.OneafternoonmydaughteraskedDavidtogoshopping.Herodehisbicycle,butcarelesslyleftitoutsidetheshopwithoutputtingonthelock.WhenDavidcameoutoftheshop,itwasgone.Hewalkedhomeintearsandthen,togetherwithhisangrymother,wenttothelocalpolicestationtoreportthetheft.

Imaginetheirjoywhentheyarrivedatthestation,acarparkedoutfronthadDavid’sbikeintheboot（后备箱）.Thedrivertoldmydaughterhowhe’dseenagroupofkidsgoforthebikeoncemygrandsonhadgoneinsidetheshop.Thedriverhadcalledouttothemtoleavethebikealone.Instead,oneofthekidsinthegrouphadjumpedonthebicycleandriddenitawaywhiletheothersfollowed.

Thedrivergotinhiscar,droveafterthemandbroughtthestolenbikeback.Hewashappytobeabletoreturnittomygrandsontogetherwithalessonaboutthemistakeoffailingtousethebikelock.Then,inalltheexcitement,hedroveawaywithoutevengivinghisnameortelephonenumber.

50.Howisthewriter’sdaughter’slife?

A.Verybusy.B.Veryhard.C.Verysimple.D.Veryhopeless.

51.Davidlosthisbikebecause______.

A.manypeoplestolethingsB.thelockwasbroken

C.bikeswereneededbyallD.hewastoocareless

52.WhohelpedDavidfindhislostbike?

A.Hismother.B.Adriver.C.Hisgrandmother.D.Apoliceman.

03

Gordon’shobbymayseemstrangetous.Helikesbuildingmodelshipsinsideoldbottles.

Gordonhasalwayslovedships,especiallysailingshipsfromtheolddays.HisinterestwasmademanyyearsagowhenhevisitedamuseuminOttawa,Canada,wheremodelshipsinbottlesweredisplayed（展示）.Gordonregardeditasawonderfulshow.Atthesametimeanideacametohismind.Howdidthecraftsman（手艺人）gettheshipthroughthenarrowneckofthebottle?

Gordondecidedtomakearesearch.

Hefoundanoldcraftsmanwhowasgladtoteachhimthebasicskills.First,Gordontakesanoldbottle.Thenheputsinalayerofpaint,carefullyshapedandpaintedtolooklikethesea.Next,hebuildstheship.Togettheshipthroughtheneckofthebottle,Gordonfolds（折叠）downthemasts（桅杆）.Oncetheshipisinsidethebottle

hetakesalong,thintooltoraisethemasts.

Gordonhascompletedmorethanonehundredmodels.Hisaimistobuildupaircraft

carriers（航空母舰）,buses,cars,airplanes,houses,andmanyotherkindsofmodelsinsidethebottles.Thiswillbemorechallenging（挑战）,ashewillhavetobuildactuallyinsidethebottle.Hishobbycertainlyneedstime,patienceandasteady（平稳的）hand.

50.Gordonbecameinterestedin_________________.

A.sailingashipintheseaB.puttingashipinabottle

C.collectingoldsailingshipsD.goingonaholidaybyship

51.Whichofthefollowingisthesecondstepaccordingtothethirdparagraph?

52.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.GordongottheideafromashowinCanada.

B.Gordonlearntthebasicskillsfromaseaman.

C.Gordonhasmadelessthan100modelssofar.

D.Gordonwilluseasmallerbottleinthefuture.

04

PieterBruegelwasafamousartistwholivedinEuropefivehundredyearsago.HeiswellknownforapaintingcalledChildren’sGames.Peoplelikethispaintingbecauseitisfulloffun.ItshowshowchildreninPieter’stimeenjoyedthemselvesindifferentways.Inall,thereareabouteightygamesbeingplayedinthepainting.

Children’sGamesshowsabusystreetsceneinatownlongago.Thestreetisawideandopenspace.Therearenocars,sothereisplentyofroomtoplay.Thereareabouttwohundredchildreninthepainting.Someplayingroupsandothersplayalone.Theyseemtobeenjoyingtheirfreedominthefreshairandtheirgames.Someofthegamesarestillplayedtoday.

Thegamesinthepaintingdonotrequirechildrentospendmoneyonextramaterials（材料）.Instead,theyusesimpleeverydayobjectslikehatsandsticks.Agamemightneedarope,somechalk,ahoop,aspinningtop,orevenabarrel.Somegamesareplayedwithoutanytoysatall.Forexample,onesceneinthepaintingshowschildrenturningsomersaults（翻筋斗）insidethefence.

EventhoughPieterBruegellivedalongtimeago,childrentodaycanlearnanimportantlessonfromwhathepainted.Thepaintingshowsushowlittleweneedinordertoenjoyourselves.Allchildrenreallyneedisoneanother.It’snotthetoysorgamesthatarefoundinthestoresthatcreatefun.Usingourimaginationc

andothisforus.

50.Thepaintingshowsabout______games.

A.500B.200C.80D.60

51.Thechildreninthepaintingareplaying______.

A.inthestreetB.inthehouseC.onthegrassD.attheschool

52.Fromthepaintingwelearnthat______.

A.childrentodayneedtotakemorelessons

B.childrencancreatefunbyusingimagination

C.childrenneedmoretoystoenjoythemselves

D.childrenspendmuchmoneyoneverydayobjects

05

DuringhislifeDrJamesNaismithworkedasadoctor,taughtP.Eandwroteseveralbooks.Whileheneverthoughtitveryimportant,DrNaismithistodaybestknownforonething.Hewastheinventorofbasketball.

DrJamesNaismithwasborninCanadain1861andhisfirstjobwasataspecialsportsschoolintheUSA.OnedaytheschoolleadertoldJameshewashavingaproblemwiththestudents.Becauseofheavysnow,thestudentscouldnotgooutside.HetoldJamesthattheyneededasportthattheboyscouldplayindoors.Hegavetheteachertwoweekstothinkofsomething.

ItwasontheverylastdaythatJamescameupwithhisidea.The“birthofbasketball”issaidtobeonDecember21,1891,whentwoteamsfromtheschoolplayedthefirstgame.Itwasquitedifferentfromthebasketballgamesoftoday.Ithad9playersoneachteamandtheyusedfootballinsteadofbasketball.Soonafter,thegamechangedto5playersoneachside,usingspecial“basketballs”throughnets.

AlthoughDrNaismithdidnotlivetoseebasketballissopopulartoday,in1936,justthreeyearsbeforehisdeath,basketballbecameanOlympicsportattheGamesinBerlin.

50.DrJamesNaismithdidn’t_______________

  A.workasadoctoratahospital.    B.writesomebooksinlife.

  C.  teachP.EinschoolintheUSAD.takepartintheOlympicGames.

51.InwhichseasondidDrNaismithinventbasketball?

  A.Winter.    B.Autumn.C.  Summer.  D.Spring.    

52.Howmanyplayerswereineachteamduringthegameatthebeginning?

A.5B.9C.10D.12

06

“Youknow,thesecupsbringtomindastoryIheard,”Marysaidtoherfriendsinherhome.

Shepouredsometea.Therewerefourofthemandtherewerefourcompletelydifferentcupsonthetable.

“Iheardtherewasateacherwhotookallhisstudentsfortea.Theyweresurprisedthatallthecupsonthetableweredifferent.Theyalltookacupandstarteddrinkingtheirtea,eachlookingatthecupsoftheothers.Theteachersaid:

“Doyounoticeyourbehavior?

Youarealllookingateachother’steacupandsomeofyouevenenvy（羡慕）thefinercupsofothers.