The greatest wonder of the natural world

When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. In the east, the sky was becoming light, but beside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to see.

After about a kilometer, a stranger appeared in front of me. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied. “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks, and stopped. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything.

Suddenly, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon(大峡谷), one of the wonders of the natural world.

I looked down to the Colorado Riv er about 2 kilometers below me. If you put three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still won’t reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. How far is it? It’s 20 kilometers, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides of the canyon disappeared into the distance…over 400 kilometers long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It’s huge!

That morning on the edge of the canyon. I asked myself a question. It’s not “How deep is it?” or “How wide is it?” or “How long is it?” but “ Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?” I know the answer. But what do you think?

71. The passage may come from ____________________.

　 A. a guidebook　 　 B. a grammar book 　　 C. a diary 　　　 D. a dictionary 　

72. The writer was facing to the ___________ on the edge of the Grand Canyon.

　 A. west 　　　　　B. north　　　　 　C. east　　　 　　 D. south

73. The writer asked himself a question about the Grand Canyon, “_____________”

　 A. How deep is it?　 　　　　　　　 B. How wide is it?　

C. How long is it? D. Is it the greatest wonder?

74. According to the passage, which sentence is not right?

　 A. The Grand Canyon is taller than three tallest buildings in the world.

　 B. The Grand Canyon is much longer than 400 kilometers.

　 C. The Colorado River was about 2 kilometers below the writer.

　 D. The writer thinks the Colorado River is the greatest wonder of natural world.

75. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is____________________.

　 A. to give facts about the Grand Canyon　 　 B. to tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon

　 C. to describe the Grand Canyon　　　　 　 D. to tell people to visit the Grand Canyon　　　

The greatest wonder of the natural world

When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. In the east, the sky was becoming light, but beside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to see.

After about a kilometer, a stranger appeared in front of me. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied. “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks, and stopped. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything.

Suddenly, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon(大峡谷), one of the wonders of the natural world.

I looked down to the Colorado Riv er about 2 kilometers below me. If you put three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still won’t reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. How far is it? It’s 20 kilometers, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides of the canyon disappeared into the distance…over 400 kilometers long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It’s huge!

That morning on the edge of the canyon. I asked myself a question. It’s not “How deep is it?” or “How wide is it?” or “How long is it?” but “ Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?” I know the answer. But what do you think?

71. The passage may come from ____________________.

   A. a guidebook      B. a grammar book       C. a diary        D. a dictionary    

72. The writer was facing to the ___________ on the edge of the Grand Canyon.

   A. west           B. north           C. east             D. south

73. The writer asked himself a question about the Grand Canyon, “_____________”

   A. How deep is it?         B. How wide is it?  

C. How long is it?         D. Is it the greatest wonder?

74. According to the passage, which sentence is not right?

   A. The Grand Canyon is taller than three tallest buildings in the world.

   B. The Grand Canyon is much longer than 400 kilometers.

   C. The Colorado River was about 2 kilometers below the writer.

   D. The writer thinks the Colorado River is the greatest wonder of natural world.

75. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is____________________.

   A. to give facts about the Grand Canyon

   B. to tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon

   C. to describe the Grand Canyon

   D. to tell people to visit the Grand Canyon       

Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father asked him 36  on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 37  with his father’s idea.“That isn’t my job. I have  38 school work to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise to give you the best present if you  39  finish one year’s work.” Tom thought for a while and 40  .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening, just like  41 farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(庄稼) grew well. 42  the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me  43  you want.”
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread   44  his wheat. I’ve already got the best present: No pain, no gain. I think this is what you wanted me to know.” His father was  45  to hear that.

—There _______ a factory here, but now it has changed into a big supermarket.
— You are so lucky to live here.