An atlas is a book of maps. Atlases are made with different kinds of information about different parts and areas of a country or the world. They are prepared for desk use or travel use.

Desk atlases are made for different groups of people with different needs. For example, students may use desk atlases to help learn geography, and other people may use desk atlases to study a place. A popular type of the latest atlas shows the recent fact of the world. New atlases are often carefully produced to help people learn about the changes, such as the name changes, boundary(边界) changes and other important new information. A desk atlas can also have some different maps of the same place. For example, an atlas may include maps showing population and important products of a place.

Travel atlases usually show the information about both natural and man-made features(特点). So it is not surprising to find universities, airports, forests, rivers, roads as well as cities, towns and villages in them. A travel atlas is often the first thing people need when they want to start a trip in a strange place. It often has a map of a whole country, and a map with more special information of each important place in the country. Take the atlas of the United States as an example, it often has a map of the whole country and then a map of each of the fifty states.

A travel atlas may also point out the beautiful natural places. In the US, the atlas may include national parks such as the Yellow Stone Park and some others to show the beauty of nature and interesting places to tourists.

1.An atlas is       according to the passage.

A. a guide book    B. a history book

C. a collection of pictures   D. a collection of maps

2.How many kinds of atlases are mentioned in the passage?

A. One           B. Two            C. Three            D. Many

3.From the passage we know people need newly produced atlases because         .

A. they can’t see the old ones clearly    B. they like to buy different ones

C. something has changed             D. something is missing

4.According to the passage, people can find the information about       in a travel atlas of Shanxi.

A. the population of Shanxi          B. the local products of Shanxi

C. the Yellow Stone National Park     D. Xi’an Jiaotong University

 

Nat lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his vacation, but last year he thought, “I’m never outside this country. All my friends go to Spain , and they like it very much. So this year I’m going there, too.”

First he went to Madrid (马德里) and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Nat forgot about this and when he was crossing a busy street, a bike knocked (撞) him down.

Nat lay (躺) on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said,

“Where am I ?”

An old man was selling maps at the side of the street, and he at once came

to Nat and said, “Map of the city, sir ?”

1.Nat always spent his vacation______ .

A. in Madrid    B. in Spain    C. outside his country    D. in England

2.One year, Nat went to _______ .

A. England     B. London     C. Spain              D. America

3.The exact (准确) Chinese word for “busy” in this story may be “______”.

A. 忙碌的     B. 紧张的     C. 热闹的            D. 热烈的

4.“Map of the city, sir ?” means “______”.

A. Do you have a map of the city 

B. Show me a map of the city, please

C. Do you want to buy a map of the city, sir ?

D. Do you want to have a look at the map of the city

5.The end (结尾) of the story is ______ .

A. sad         B. happy       C. interesting         D. boring

 

Nat lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his vacation, but last year he thought, “I’m never outside this country. All my friends go to Spain , and they like it very much. So this year I’m going there, too.”
First he went to Madrid (马德里) and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Nat forgot about this and when he was crossing a busy street, a bike knocked (撞) him down.
Nat lay (躺) on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said,
“Where am I ?”
An old man was selling maps at the side of the street, and he at once came
to Nat and said, “Map of the city, sir ?”
【小题1】Nat always spent his vacation______ .

A．in Madrid

B．in Spain

C．outside his country

D．in England

【小题2】One year, Nat went to _______ .

A．England

B．London

C．Spain

D．America

【小题3】The exact (准确) Chinese word for “busy” in this story may be “______”.

A．忙碌的

B．紧张的

C．热闹的

D．热烈的

【小题4】“Map of the city, sir ?” means “______”.

A．Do you have a map of the city

B．Show me a map of the city, please

C．Do you want to buy a map of the city, sir ?

D．Do you want to have a look at the map of the city

【小题5】The end (结尾) of the story is ______ .

A．sad

B．happy

C．interesting

D．boring

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阅读短文，根据短文内容从方框中选择恰当的句子把短文补充完整，将其代号填在答题卡相应的题号后。注意选项中有一个多余选项。

A. Every area of your map should be filled in with colors[B. For a clear map, it must show a number of things C. On your map, you must tell people where the hospital is D. Next, fill in the shapes of the places and roads in light colors E. Think about places you often have to go to

 

A map is a picture of a place. There can be many different maps of the same place. A map cannot show everything about a place.    1    . Here, you will get to make a map which shows the things that make your community a special place to live in.

Before you start drawing, make a list of the places and things in your community that you want to include on your map.    2    , places where your relatives and friends live and your favorite places. How do you get there? What roads or paths do you take? What kind of things do you see along the way? As you know, some maps are made to show locations and other maps show us how to get there. They can also show the distances.

Now, let’s create a map of your community. On a large piece of paper, draw pictures of the places or the things you decide to include on your map.    3   . Use darker colors to fill in the areas between the features and roads on your map to make your map more interesting to look at.    4   . When your map is finished, show it to your friends or family members to see what they think of it.   

 

 

Nat lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his vacation, but last year he thought, “I’m never outside this country. All my friends go to Spain , and they like it very much. So this year I’m going there, too.”
First he went to Madrid (马德里) and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Nat forgot about this and when he was crossing a busy street, a bike knocked (撞) him down.
Nat lay (躺) on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said,
“Where am I ?”
An old man was selling maps at the side of the street, and he at once came
to Nat and said, “Map of the city, sir ?”
【小题1】Nat always spent his vacation______ .

A．in Madrid

B．in Spain

C．outside his country

D．in England

【小题2】One year, Nat went to _______ .

A．England

B．London

C．Spain

D．America

【小题3】The exact (准确) Chinese word for “busy” in this story may be “______”.

A．忙碌的

B．紧张的

C．热闹的

D．热烈的

【小题4】“Map of the city, sir ?” means “______”.

A．Do you have a map of the city

B．Show me a map of the city, please

C．Do you want to buy a map of the city, sir ?

D．Do you want to have a look at the map of the city

【小题5】The end (结尾) of the story is ______ .

A．sad

B．happy

C．interesting

D．boring