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　　Our world is getting smaller and smaller. We can fly around the world in less than 50 hours. The newest planes go 600 miles an hour. Your can have breakfast in Beijing and supper in Paris.

　　But people had to take a lot longer before to go around the world. Magellan's men were the first to make that trip. It took them more than two years. They went by ship. On September 20,1519 , he left Spain (西班牙) with five ships and 240 men. He was killed on the Philippine (菲律宾) Islands. More than two years later, on December 21, 1521, one of the five ships with only 31 men returned to Spain.

　　Magellan's trip told people that the world was round and the people could go around the world.

1．It takes ________ to fly around the world now.

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2．Magellan and his men spent ________ in their trip around the world.

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3．The Philippine Islands are not very far from ________.

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4．How about Magellan himself?

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A．He returned to Spain after two years.

B．He died during his trip.

C．He told people that the earth was round after he came back to Spain.

D．The king of Spain made him a high officer when he was back.

5．Which of the four is the best title (题目)?

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　　The world has been changing a lot. Since 1975, more than a dozen(一打，十二个) new nations have appeared. One of the newest is Belize, a tiny nation near Mexico. The British had ruled(统治)Belize for 300 years. But by 1981, the people of Belize were ready to rule themselves. One day in September the British flag came down. The red, white, and blue flag of Belize went up. Belize was independent (独立) at last.

　　Find out more about new nations by looking at the table below. Each of these nations was once ruled by another nation.

　　A table is arranged in columns and rows. A column goes up and down. Each column has a title. The title(题目) tells what kinds of facts are in the column. For example, all the words in the first column are nations.

　　A row in a table goes across, from side to side. Each row has facts about the nation in the first column. For example, one fact about Angola is that it has 6000000 people.

　　Use the table about new nations to answer the questions below.

1．Which nation on the table has nearly ten million people?

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2．Which nation was the last to become independent?

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3．Which nation has the fewest people?

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4．Which two nations became independent in the same month of the same year?

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5．Which two nations were probably ruled by English－speaking people?

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Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Yao Ming – people across the world know these Chinese faces. This year, Jeremy Lin has added himself to the line-up. The 23-year-old is the first Asian-American NBA player since the 1940s – his parents are from Taiwan. In early 2012, Lin was still sitting on the bench after two teams didn’t hire him one after another. He lived with his brother in a small flat, worrying that the New York Knicks would cut him, too.
　 But suddenly, the once-nameless young man became a basketball hero. As of February 16, this year he has led his team to seven straight victories (胜利), including a win over the Los Angeles Lakers in which he scored 38 points, and Kobe Bryant scored 34. In the game against the Toronto Raptors, he made a 3-pointer in the final half-second.
　 He’s scored 166 points in seven games, including 109 in his first four starts — that’s more than any player ever.
　 Kobe Bryant was surprised after playing with Lin, though he knew very little about the Knicks’ newest star before that.
　 “Players don’t usually come out of nowhere,” Bryant said. “If you can go back and take a look, his skill level was probably there from the beginning. But no one ever noticed. I am sure he has put in a lot of work to always have that belief in himself. Now, he has the opportunity to show it.”
　 Lin himself also said that, “there is more opportunity [with the Knicks].” The Knicks have been in need of a good point guard, and Lin is “a perfect fit”.
　 Lin became a basketball hero overnight. How long will his story last? Nobody knows. But, just like the USA today article says, for anyone who has ever had a dream, this is a great story.

36. Jeremy Lin plays the role of _______in his basketball team.

　 A. point guard 　　 B. bench player　　 　 　　　C. sixth man D. small forward

37. At the moment, the sign on Lin’s basketball clothes may be __________.

　 A.　　　　　 　　 B.　　　　　　　 　　 　　　C.　　　　 　　 D.

38.What makes Lin become the newest basketball star overnight?

　 A. He is the first Asian-American NBA player since the 1940s.

B. He’s scored 166 points in seven games.

C. Kobe Bryant thought his skill level was perfect.

D. He always does lots of training and he is very confident.

39. What may you learn from Lin’s story?

　 A. The early bird catches the worm.　　　 　 B. Many hands make light work.

　 C. The grass is always greener on the other side. D. Every dog has its day.