Today Chinese people can enjoy longer and more holidays, such as the two“Gold Week Holidays” — the Spring Festival, National Day and Mid-autumn Festival and so on. They have more time to travel. Rising incomes(收入)also make it possible for ordinary(普通的) Chinese people to travel abroad .
Zhang Haitao, a middle school student in Shanghai will go to Japan with his parents during the Spring Festival. “Overseas(海外) touring has always been a dream of mine ,”Zhang Haitao said. “ How will you go to Japan, by air or by ship?” I asked him. “By ship. Traveling by ship is more enjoyable than a rushed trip by air.”“But a plane is much faster than a ship. ”“Yes. but you can’t see much during the flight while a sea trip will make you happier, because you can see waves, islands and even big fish.”
"Will you travel at your own expense(费用) ?"
"Certainly. Though my father’s job is to recycle rubbish, I’m very proud of him. He has saved lots of money in the last three years. What’s more, he has made a contribution（贡献）to protecting our environment.”
【小题1】Now it is possible for the Chinese people to travel abroad（国外）because of  _______

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is   26 .”
And he told the   27 . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always   28 .”I’ll travel for my work, not for   29 ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have   30  to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   31 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good   32  or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   33 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he   34  about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild   35  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very   36 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to   37  some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her   38 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   39  it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “  40 , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.

1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for the father and the son.

A. hard             B. enjoyable           C. painful         D. comfortable

2.The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.

A. 岩石            B. 火焰               C. 水晶          D.寒冰

3. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph(段)?

A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.

B. The sky is always as clear as crystal.

C. You can find life is full of nice things.

D. Never give up half-way.

4.We can infer（推断）from the last paragraph that__________.

A. the writer was very successful in his life

B. the writer reached the top of the mountain

C. though the write was young, he could understand his father

D. the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain

5.The best title for the passage is________.

A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain

B. Standing at the Top of the Mountain

C. Conversations between Father and Son

D. Seeing all of the nice things

The Princess and the frog* is a warm and enjoyable cartoon by Disney. It tells the story about a girl, Tiana. She makes her dreams come true through hard work.

Tiana is a waitress . She has a dream of owning* a restaurant. She wants to achieve* the dream, she works hard. She knows that it is useless to wish on a star. She never sits in a Castle* waiting for a prince* to come and help her. Tiana’s plan for success changes when she meets a talking frog. The frog happens to be a prince named Naveen. Hoping to become human* again, Naveen thinks Tiana is a princess. He tells her to kiss him. Then something more special happens. Tiana becomes a frog, too. Together they look for a way to become human again.

The story is easy for kids to understand, and it shows us with beautiful pictures, songs, and music. Besides, there’s a great lesson here: you should look for a way to make your dream come true. If there is any problem with the cartoon, it’s only that it doesn’t feel as excellent as some of Disney’s other films.

1.Tiana            to make her dream come true.

A. makes cartoons      B. works hard   C. wishes on a star  D. looks for a prince

2.What happen after Tiana kisses Naveen?

A. Her dream comes true          B. Naveen becomes human. 

C. Tiana becomes a frog           D. Naveen disappeared.

3.Which of the following is TURE?

A. The Princess and the frog is the most excellent film by Disney.

B. We can learn from the story that we should look for a way to achieve our dreams.

C. The Princess and the frog is a cartoon without* music.

D. The Princess and the frog is a scary cartoon.