1、1893 Chris Von Der Ahe started the American tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks, making hot dogs more popular.1901 A New York cartoonist. Tad Dorgan, saw the red hot dachshund sausages sold on streets. He wanted to draw a picture of it, but he wasnt sure how to spell dachshund, so he simp
2、ly wrote: Hot Dog. It is widely believed how Hot Dog had its name.1949. The first vegetarian hot dogs came out.HOT DOG FUN FACTSWorld record for eating hot dogs: 73 in ten minutes.Hot dogs were one of the first foods eaten on the moon!About 150 million hot dogs are eaten by Americans each July 4th.A
3、bout 21 million hot dogs were sold at American baseball parks in 2010.New Yorkers eat more hot dogs than any other city population in the US.(1)Americans started the tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks in _. A . 1871B . 1893C . 1901D . 1949(2)Its believed that the name Hot Dog was created
4、 by_. A . Tad DorganB . Charles FeltmanC . Chris Von Der AheD . Johann Georghehner(3)What can we know about hot dogs from the passage?A . New yorkers like eating hot dogs most in the World.B . Germans eat about 150 million hot dogs each July 4thC . A world record says someone ate 73 hot dogs in 10 m
5、inutes.D . About 21 million hot dogs were sold in America in the 1860s.2. (8分)阅读理解 There is a pilot (飞行员) and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there is something wrong with the machine while it is flying in the air. The plane begins to fall down. The pilot tells the people there are only four
6、parachutes (降落伞). They all become worried and start to make excuses.I must go, says the pilot, taking one of the parachutes and jumps out. The first person stands up, Im a doctor, he says. I help people live longer and I save lives. He takes a parachute and jumps out.The next person says, I must hav
7、e a parachute. I am a very clever person. I have to attend an important match. I know I will win the game because Ill be the cleverest person there. He picks up a pack and jumps out.Two men are left-an old businessman and a young mountain climber. At this time the plane is going down fast. The busin
8、essman says, Young man, I am old but you are still young. You take the last parachute. The young mountain climber smiles. Dont worry, He says. We can both jump out because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever man jumped out with my backpack.(1)All the people become worried because . A
9、 . they cant find the parachutesB . they see the pilot jump out firstC . there are not enough parachutes for each personD . there is too much smoke and they cant jump out from the plane(2)The clever man jumps out with A . a parachuteB . nothingC . the backpack of the climbersD . two parachutes(3)All
10、 the people think of themselves except (除了) A . the pilotB . the clever manC . the doctorD . the businessman(4)Who do you think is the kind man?B . the mountain climberC . the businessmanD . the doctor(5)From the story we know would be dead(死). A . the clever manB . the businessmanC . the pilot3. (8
11、分)阅读理解 A young man with a large bag on his back came far away for a master (大师). He said Master, Im so lonely and so painful that the long trip makes me tired out, my shoes worn-out, my feet cut, and my hands also injured an bleeding . Why cant I find the sun in the heart?The master asked, What do y
12、ou put in you large bag?The young man said, It is very important to me, inside it including the pain each time I fall, the tears each time Im hurt, the trouble each time I feel lonely . Depending on it, I can come to you here.So the master took the young man to the river which they crossed in a boat
13、. On the other side of the river, the master said, Hurry on your journey carrying the boat!What, carrying the boat? the young man was surprised, it is so heavy. How can I carry it?Yes, my son, you cant carry it, the master just smiled and said, when you cross the river, the boat is useful. But after
14、 crossing it, you will put down the boat and hurry on, If not, it will become a burden (负担). Pain, loneliness and tearsall these are useful to life. They can improve life, but if you dont forget them all the time, they will become the burden in life. Put it down! My son, life cant bear(承受) a heavy b
15、urden, The young man put down his bag and hurried on. He walked easily and happily, and much faster than before.(1)What do the underlined words the sun probably mean?A . Health.B . Wealth.C . Success.D . Happiness.(2)Whats in his large bag?A . Clothes, tears and food.B . Pain, tears and trouble.C .
16、Clothes, food and water.D . Pain, water and trouble.(3)How did they cross the river?A . By boat.B . On foot.C . By swimming.D . Across the bridge.(4)Why did the master ask him to carry the boat?A . To teach him to improve his life.B . To tell him the boat is very useful.C . To tell him the boat is v
17、ery important.D . To teach him to put down his burden.(5)How did the young man feel after he put down his bag at last?A . Awful.B . Painful.C . Relaxed.D . Surprised.4. (8分)阅读理解 Do you like taking the train? Many people need to go to work or somewhere by train. JillHow do I usually go to work? I tak
18、e the bus first, and then the train. My bus to the train station leaves at half past seven. I get to the train station at eight oclock. My train leaves at a quarter past eight. I get to my office(办公室) at eight forty. But sometimes I go to work by car and I leave home at five past eight. DaveOne of m
19、y friends lives in a small village. I visit him every Sunday by train. The train leaves at a quarter to ten in the morning and gets to the village at about twelve. I go home on the evening train. It leaves at ten past six and I get home at ten to nine. ClarkI go to work by train. The train leaves at
20、 eight thirty. It takes me twenty minutes. Trains are often late in my city. Its common(常见的) for my train to be 10 minutes late. (1)How long does it take Jill to get to the train station?A . 30 minutes.B . 35 minutes.C . 40 minutes.D . 45 minutes.(2)Which is wrong?A . Daves friend lives in a small v
21、illage.B . Dave sees his friend on Saturdays.C . Clerk goes to work at 8: 30.D . The train often arrives at 8:40 in clerks city.(3)It takes Dave minutes to go from his friends village to his home by train. A . 100B . 120C . 160D . 1805. (8分)阅读理解 The class teachers thought that hobbies were important
22、 to children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she arranged hobby shows for their parents to see. One morning, the teacher told the class to have a holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5 pm. A hobby show would be held the following afternoon. So in the aft
23、ernoon, the students with nothing to show did their lessons at school as usual, while the lucky ones had a holiday to go home for their hobby works. When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there. I dont believe Tommy has a hobby, she thought. However, at
24、 a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies(蝴蝶)in glass cases. The teacher liked the samples(标本)very much and put them on a desk in the classroom. But, to her surprise, Tommy picked them up again and began to leave. What are you doing, Tommy? she asked. Those things
25、must stay here until tomorrow afternoon. Thats when the parents are coming to see them. I know that, answered Tommy, and I will bring them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesnt want them to be out of our house at night. But, arent the butterflies yours? asked the teacher. No, answered Tommy. They
26、 are my brothers.But Tommy, you should show your own hobby here, not somebody elses!answered Tommy. What surprises her most was the answer. My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.(1)What time did Tommy get back to school that afternoon?A . 6:15.B . 4:45.C . 5:D . 5:(2)What would NOT
27、happen the following afternoon?A . The parents would enjoy the show in the classroom.B . Tommy would bring the butterflies back.C . The teacher would encourage her students for hobbies.D . The butterflies would fly away.(3)Which was the teachers greatest surprise?A . Tommy was not at school as usual
28、.B . Tommy picked the butterflies up again and began to leave.C . Tommy said his hobby was watching his brother collecting butterflies.D . Tommy came back to school before 5 that afternoon.(4)Whats the best title for this passage?A . Important HobbiesB . Tommys HobbyC . Different HobbiesD . Collecti
29、ng Butterflies6. (8分)阅读理解 Delivering a better lifeBy YANG FEIYUE |China Daily |Updated, 2019-03-30 10:42 A father who was disabled at work and abandoned (抛弃) by his wife brings his daughter on his takeout routes. The 39-year-old man from Yunnan Province lost his mother when he was a teenager, He experienced a serious accident in 2012. And his wife abandoned him
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