If you travel in the city of Kunming, you can’t miss the Kingdom of Little People. It opened in the summer of 2009 in the mountains in Kunming.

There are tiny animals, little beautiful cottages (小屋) and small furniture in the park. The big attraction of the park is the performances by little people. Many little people work in the park. Twice a day, they perform for visitors. They sing, dance and give a magic show. People who want to work in the park should be between eighteen and forty years old from any part of the country. And they should be under 130 cm in height.

The creator of the park is a rich businessman. He wants the park to be like a fairyland. And he wants to do something good for dwarfs in China. This theme park has brought together people of unusual stature (身高). They enjoy being part of the community and impressing tourists with (给……深刻印象) their courage and skills.

Are you interested in this fairyland? How about having a visit in the Kingdom of Little People?

1.What is special about the Kingdom of Little People?

A．It is very huge.

B．It is in the mountains.

C．Dwarfs perform for visitors.

D．It looks like a fairyland.

2.What can we find in the park?

①Some small cottages.

②Some big animals.

③Some big castles.

④Some giants.

⑤Some small furniture.

⑥Some small animals.

A．①⑤⑥           B．①②⑤           C．②③④           D．③④⑥

3.Who may get a job in the Kingdom of Little People?

A．A 17-year-old boy with a height of 135 cm.

B．A 19-year-old boy with a height of 125 cm.

C．A 40-year-old man with a height of 135 cm.

D．A 41-year-old man with a height of 129 cm.

4.The underlined word “dwarfs” means “________” in Chinese.

A．残疾人           B．智力障碍者        C．盲人             D．侏儒

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can watch the performance only once a day.

B．A dwarf came up an idea to create the park.

C．Dwarfs have a chance to show their talent in the park.

D．The Kingdom of Little People is a theme park for children.

 

An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the   16  got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄迦梵歌).
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the book like you   17  I can’t understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the   18  of reading it?”
The grandfather said, “Take this coal(煤炭) basket down to the   19  and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as his grandfather   20  ,but all the water ran   21  he got home. The grandfather laughed, “You’ll have to move faster next time.”
This time the boy   22  faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that is was   23  to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, “I just want a basket of water. You’re not   24  hard enough.”
The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the   25  into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said   26  ,“Look, grandpa, it’s useless!”
“Watch the basket.” said the grandfather.
For the first time the boy   27  the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a   28  one, inside and out.
“Boy, you might not understand or remember   29  when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be   30  ,inside and out. That’s what you got from it.”

【小题1】

A．son B．father C．grandfather D．grandmother

【小题2】

A．so B．but C．or D．and

【小题3】

A．time B．place C．use D．habit

【小题4】

A．house B．beach C．lake D．river

【小题5】

A．said B．saw C．liked D．did

【小题6】

A．as B．after C．until D．before

【小题7】

A．ran B．rode C．drove D．flew

【小题8】

A．difficult B．interesting C．impossible D．unimportant

【小题9】

A．hitting B．trying C．holding D．studying

【小题10】

A．hand B．bottle C．basket D．coal

【小题11】

A．sadly B．hopefully C．excitedly D．happily

【小题12】

A．forgot B．realized C．believed D．remembered

【小题13】

A．white B．clean C．new D．black

【小题14】

A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything

【小题15】

A．different B．relaxed C．curious D．worried

 

Basketball match: Changchun VS Shenyang Day: Saturday Time: in the morning (10:00) Place:Changchun Stadium Telephone:70504266	Film: Superman Day: Saturday Time: in the afternoon and in the evening    (15:00-17:00; 18:00-20:00) Price: adult 16 yuan; child half price Telephone: 62603941
Swimming lesson Day: Thursday Time: in the morning (8:00) Place: Great Swimming Pool Telephone:58796324	Concert Day: Wednesday Time: in the morning (10:30-12:00) Place: People Theatre Price: 35 yuan

1.Where is the swimming lesson?

A. Changchun Stadium.              B. Great Swimming pool.

C. People Theatre.                 D. Great Garden.

2.When is the concert?

A. On Thursday (18:00-20:00)          B. On Saturday (10:00)

C. On Saturday(15:00-17:00)           D. On Wednesday (10:30-12:00)

3.If you want to ask something about the basketball match, you can call_________.

A.62603941        B.70504266        C.58796324         D.99687241

4.On Saturday, you can _______________.

A. Watch the basketball match and have the swimming lesson.

B. See the film Superman and go to the concert.

C. Have the swimming lesson and go to the concert.

D. Watch the basketball match and see the film Superman.

5.Two adults and one child will spend _______ seeing the film Superman.

A. 87.5 yuan         B. 40 yuan         C. 8 yuan           D. 16 yuan

 

根据提示写出句中所缺单词，使句意完整正确。

1.Thank you for your _____________（建议）. I’m sure they will be useful to my English study.

2.Orange can bring you ___________（成功）and cheer you up when you are feeling sad.

3.She hates to be like others. So she always tries to do everything ____________（不同）

4.Which TV set should I choose ?It’s hard for me to make a           (决定)

5.I am very worried that Tom hasn’t        (回复)to my e-mail．

6.People read these blogs so they can find out the l_______ news about a subject they are interested in.

7.The film d        by Feng Xiaogang a few months ago is very popular in China.

8.There was something wrong with his teeth . He decided to see a d        .

9.In the past, Jim p_________ clothes made of cotton to those made of silk.

10.Your present is too expensive. I can’t a_________ it, Mr White.

11.My father likes reading. He often buys          (week) newspapers to read.

12.Tom r___________ (say “no” ) to do the work, so I had to ask John to do it instead.

13.Today, middle school students hardly have any s___________ ( free ) time for their hobbies.

14.Miss Li has a strange way to make all her lessons l__________ ( full of life ) and interesting.

15.When I watch the documentary , I feel quite r________________( calm and not worried )