If you go to Egypt, you’ll see a lot of pyramids. The biggest of all is the Great Pyramid. It is about 137 meters high and made of 2,300,000 big stones. Each stone weighs about two and a half tons（吨）.The biggest ones even weigh fifteen tons. It took more than 100,000 men twenty years to build it. Nobody can tell just how the men cut, carried and lifted（举）the huge stones without our modern machines（机器）.
The Egyptian kings told the people to build the pyramids for themselves. They thought they had tombs （坟墓）strong enough to keep their bodies well until they came back to life. But they never thought that about 5,000 years later their bodies would be on show in museums.
小题1:The Great Pyramid is in ________.

A．China

B．Japan

C．Egypt

D．France

小题2: A pyramid is ______.

A．a house

B．a huge stone

C．a king’s tomb

D．the name of a museum

小题3:The Great Pyramid is about _______ and made of _______ huge stones.

A．137 metres high; 100,000	B．137 high metres; 2,300,000
C．137 metres; 2,300,000	D．137 meters high; 2,300,000

小题4:Pyramids are built for _______.

A．the kings

B．the queens（皇后）

C．the kings' teachers

D．People

小题5:The kings thought they had the pyramids built to keep their bodies until _________.

A．they came home	B．they became alive
C．they die	D．they were on show in museums

完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Paper was first    about2,000 years ago, it has been made    silk, cotton, bamboo, and wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. And because there weren’t many books,     people learned to read. Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by     ink on a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly      the beginning of the11th century, books could be produced more quickly and     .
___      , more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly,        a way that can be compared      the      of the Internet in the20th century.

小题1:	A． create B． created C． creating D． creates

小题2:	A． in B． of C． from D． by

小题3:	A． little B． a little C． few D． a few

小题4:	A． put B． putting C． puts D． puting

小题5:	A． at B． in C． by D． on

小题6:	A． cheap B． cheaply C． cheaper D． cheapest

小题7:	A． Because B． so that C． As a result D． because of

小题8:	A． on B． in C．by D． at

小题9:	A． at B． with C． by D． about

小题10:

A． introduction B． introduce C． introduced D． introducing

阅读短文，从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Life will be     because many changes will take place in 30 years, but what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be    people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be     smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. Computer science will be one of the most important   in school. People will work fewer hours than they are doing now, so they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and   . Many more people will go to other countries    holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for    new towns and houses. Then there will be less    for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe people won’t eat it every day; they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will     by robots. Because of this, many people will not have   to do. This will be a problem.

小题1:	A．same B．difference C．different D．difficulty

小题2:	A．little and little B．less and less C．many and many D．more and more

小题3:	A．much B．many C．more D．most

小题4:	A．subject B．subjects C．way D．games

小题5:	A．easily B．more easily C．easy D．easier

小题6:	A．for B．with C．at D．in

小题7:	A．build B．building C．to build D．builds

小题8:	A．rooms B．room C．spaces D．sea

小题9:	A．done B．do C．be done D．did

小题10:

A．many work B．enough works C．much works D．enough work

Do you have an umbrella? Someone invented the umbrella about 4,000 years ago. People used umbrellas in Egypt, Assyria, Greece, and China in ancient times. We use our umbrella for protection from the rain. However, people first used umbrellas for protection from the sun. People in China were the first ones to use their umbrellas for rain. They put wax(蜡纸) on paper umbrellas.
European women used umbrellas before European men used them. Jonas Hanway was the first man to carry one in England. He made umbrellas popular for men and women. Some people called the umbrella a Hanway because of him.
We make umbrellas from many different things. The first ones were wood and cloth. Now many are plastic(塑料). Today umbrellas are easy to carry. They fold up into a small package(包). The umbrella is a great invention. Don’t forget yours the next time when it rains.
根据文章内容判断正误，正确的写“A”，错误的写“Ｂ”。
小题1:The umbrella was invented about 2,000 years ago.
小题2:The first umbrellas were used for protection from sun.
小题3:People in Europe were the first ones to use their umbrellas for rain.
小题4:Some people called the umbrella a Hanway because he made umbrellas popular for people.
小题5:The first umbrellas were made from plastic.

The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker(面包师)in Pudding Lane, The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifiy churches, among them new St Paul's.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
小题1:The fire began in_______.

A．a hotel.

B．the palace.

C．Pudding Lane.

D．Thames Street.

小题2:The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means_______.

A．home.	B．children.
C．wife and husband.	D．wife and children.

小题3:It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.

A．some people lost their lives.

B．the birds in the sky were killed by the fire.

C．many famous buildings were destroyed.

D．the King's bakery was burned down.

小题4:Why did writer cite(引用)Samuel Pepys?

A．Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.

B．Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

C．To show that poor people suffered most.

D．To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.

小题5:How was the fire put out according to the test?

A．The king and his soldiers came to help.

B．All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.

C．People managed to get enough water from the river.

D．Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.
小题1:From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to _______________.

A．have dinner with their friends	B．go shopping
C．watch a football game	D．enjoy themselves

小题2:Which of the following is true?

A．About 20% of the people stay in one place for over five years.

B．Children have to finish middle school in one place.

C．People go to the nearest college.

D．When people begin to work, they don’t move any more.

小题3:Job-hopping means “_______________”.

A．looking for a job	B．having a job
C．changing jobs often	D．losing a job

小题4:In the USA job-hopping _______________.

A．is very popular

B．helps young people go to college

C．helps workers in traveling

D．helps students begin to work

小题5:The writer thinks job-hopping _______________.

A．does good only to the workers	B．does good only to the boss
C．must be stopped	D．is helpful

Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦空中花园)

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built in the 7^th century BC and are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were amazing not only because of their beauty, but also because of their location.
In the 7^th century BC a king named Nebudchadnezzar II created the gardens as a sign of love for his wife, Amyitis. According to legend, Amyitis, the daughter of the king of the Medes, was homesick. She missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.
Upon marrying Nebudchadnezzar II, Amyitis moved to the ancient chief city of Babylon. The area was in the Mesopotamian desert, and the climate there was totally different from where she had left. So the new queen was very sad about the flat and the sun-baked desert. To make Amyitis happier and more comfortable the king decided to build her a series of magnificent gardens.
Many think of the gardens as an otherworldly creation that hung in the air somehow. But experts agree that the gardens were actually built on a mountainside, rather than actually “hanging”.
The hanging Gardens of Babylon are famous. Stories of them spread throughout the ancient world, and ancient writers recorded a large number of descriptions of the gardens, but some wonder whether this paradise of the past ever existed. There are no historical records of it except stories. Whatever may happen, even the idea of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is amazing. They were essentially impossible to create because of the climate, but they were kept in the minds of many as a botanical beauty created in the middle of unattractive desert scenery.
小题1:Hanging Gardens of Babylon are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, aren’t they?
小题2:What makes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon so amazing and famous?
小题3:Why did the king Nebudchadnezzar II create Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
小题4:What made the Hanging Gardens of Babylon essentially impossible to create?
小题5:According to the experts, were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon really hanging or built on a mountainside?
小题6:Did Hanging Gardens of Babylon really exist? What makes you think so? (In no more than THREE sentences)

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep _____, happy and to live long.
People play ___ games in winter and summer.    is good for swimming. And in winter people often go skating.
Some sports are very _____ and people everywhere like them For example, football is very popular. In China, most people, men, ______, boys and girls, like to watch football games. They often talk about it.
Running and jumping began long, long ago, But basketball and volleyball are very     . People began to play ____ not long ago. And people are ____ new sports or games all the time. Water skiing(滑水)is one of the newest.
People______ different countries may not understand each other, ___ after a game they often become friends.
小题1:A. health         B. busy             C. healthy      
小题2:A. different       B. same             C. the same     
小题3:A. Winter        B. Summer          C .Autumn         
小题4:A. boring        B. dangerous         C. interesting
小题5:A. woman        B. women           C. old         
小题6:A new           B. interesting         C. popular     
小题7:A. it            B. them            C. its       
小题8:A. start          B. play              C. starting
小题9:A. in            B. of                C. from         
小题10:A so            B. but               C. and          

Now, most people have watches. As we know, Switzerland（瑞士） is famous for its watches. ___ , the watch was not _ in this country. It was the British who did. Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he went     a small town in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage（马车） inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the __ kind of watch. A blacksmith’s（铁匠） assistant hoped to see the watch. He __ what it was. __ he asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the Englishman. “ This machine can tell the ___ but now it isn’t working.”
At once the blacksmith’s assistant decided to try to __ it. So the traveler handed him the watch. He was very __. So it was not surprising that he was __ in showing it right. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone, he made a watch of exactly the same kind.
So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold all over the world.

小题1:	A．So B．And C．However D．For

小题2:	A．brought B．invented C．came D．appeared

小题3:	A．on B．at C．in D．through

小题4:	A．earliest B．latest C．nicest D．cheapest

小题5:	A．knew B．wondered C．thought D．wrote

小题6:	A．Because B．After C．So D．Since

小题7:	A．time B．price C．address D．number

小题8:	A．repair B．steal C．make D．buy

小题9:	A．hardworking B．strong C．forgetful D．clever

小题10:

A．difficult B．hard C．glad D．successful

Have you ever seen a horse with toes? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were smaller than cats.
These small horses lived in the forest. Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.
It was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became cold. Many trees couldn’t live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Forests became open field. The sun made the ground dry and hard. Horses began to change too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. At last their middle toes became hard.
小题1:Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its __________.

A．back feet

B．front feet

C．right feet

D．left feet

小题2:The cats were __________ the horses at that time.

A．as big as

B．smaller than

C．bigger than

D．as small as

小题3:When the weather changed, __________.

A．many trees grew well in cold weather

B．animals began to change too

C．cats were older than the horses

D．horses were the same as they are