The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life. For example, some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.
 The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.
In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.
Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.
小题1: The Aborigines painted pictures .| A．on animals’ fur | B．on the land | | C．on the tree | D．on the rock |
小题2: What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?| A．To paint. | B．To hunt. | C．To fight. | D．To play. |
小题3:. The Aborigines thought were the most important on the earth.| A．people | B．animals | C．spirits | D．plants |
小题4: In an Aboriginal group decided things.| A．the older men | B．the leader | | C．the English | D．the Europeans |
小题5:The number of the Aborigines is small today .| A．because their living condition was very bad | | B．because the English killed a lot of them in the wars | | C．because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them | | D．because of the wars and the new illnesses |
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小题1:根据They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life.可知选D。
小题1:根据From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time.可知选B。
小题1:根据The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth.及下文描述可知选C。
小题1:根据Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group.可知选A。
小题1:根据短文最后一段描述可知战争和疾病是土著居民数量小的根本原因，故选D。 |
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to
46 a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of 47 ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a 48 situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will find an 49 builder．And together with the builder you will make a
50 ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also 51 the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must 52 ，because the prices may
53 ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
54 the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can 55 a little more and add something to your original plan．
| 小题1: | | A．buy | B．decorate | C．build | D．find |
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| 小题2: | | A．floor | B．place | C．land | D．playground |
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小题3:| A．mysterious | B．surprised | C．pleased | D．pleasant |
小题4:| A．excited | B．experienced | C．interesting | D．extra |
小题5:| A．map | B．plan | C．decision | D．discussion |
小题6:| A．find out | B．carry on | C．work out | D．work on |
小题7:| A．be corrected | B．be copied | C．be read | D．be written |
小题8:| A．swap | B．change | C．exist | D．influence |
小题9:| A．When | B．While | C．Until | D．Since |
小题10:| A．cost | B．spend | C．take | D．pay for |
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Do you know who invented tea? It is said that the emperor Shen Nong discovered tea when he was boiling drinking water 21 an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby tree fell into the water and the leaves were in the water for 22 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 23 smell. Later he decided 24 the hot water with the leaves. It was quite delicious. And 25 , one of the worl’s favorite drinks was invented.
26 is the home of tea. And tea has more than 4,000 years history. 27 the three drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 28 people in the world. Tea 29 China began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export (出口商品) 30 .
Tea leaves 31 mainly in the south of the Yangtze River, 32 the warm climate (气候)there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 33 kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people 34 their tea culture(文化), including tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. We know tea is 35 a popular topic(主题) in dances, songs, poems and novels.
| 小题2: | | A．sometimes | B．some time | C．some times | D．some days |
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| 小题3: | | A．pleasant | B．pleased | C．bad | D．terrible |
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| 小题4: | | A．not to taste | B．to taste | C．tasting | D．taste |
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| 小题5: | | A．by the way | B．on the way | C．on its way | D．in this way |
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| 小题6: | | A．Japan | B．China | C．America | D．England |
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| 小题8: | | A．the number of | B．a number of | | C．a large number of | D．the largest number of |
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| 小题10: | | A．At that time | B．from now on | C．since then | D．since now |
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| 小题11: | | A．produce | B．are produced | C．make | D．are made |
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| 小题12: | | A．becauuse of | B．because | C．as | D．for |
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| 小题13: | | A．interesting | B．important | C．famous | D．expensive |
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| 小题14: | | A．had developed | B．have developed | C．developed | D．are developing |
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| 小题15: | | A．too | B．as well | C．either | D．also |
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America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends. It is opposite in America. Americans cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!
小题1: The underlined phrase "pick up" in Paragraph 1may mean "_________________".| A．put down | B．give up | C．pay no attention to | D．continue |
小题2: From the passage, we can know_________________.| A．Americans are always generous with their time. | | B．Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon. | | C．Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear. | | D．Chinese friendships develop faster than American friendships. |
小题3:This passage is most probably written for __________________.| A．American students | B．Chinese students | | C．Chinese visitors to America | D．American visitors to China |
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Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.
The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing (打扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults, but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.
Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.
Answer the following questions according to the passage.
小题1:Is “Survival Holidays” for children or parents?
小题2:Why do people like “Survival Holidays”?
小题3:What do the children in big cities usually do?
小题4:How do children feel when they are in danger?
小题5:What can children learn in the survival activities？ |
Kitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn"t get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kiteboarding, and in some European countries as flysurfing. Kitesurfing works through wind power(动力) by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.
At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.
Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5—10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing, which costs $1,000 to $2,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kitesurfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.
With the rising popularity of kitesurfing, most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipments.
小题1:Kitesurfing has a history of about years.小题2: is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing.| A．Water | B．Wind | C．The sun | D．The kite |
小题3:The underlined word “range” in the third paragraph means “ ” in Chinese.| A．在……范围内变动 | B．按……顺序排列 | | C．向……方向延伸 | D．根据……归类 |
小题4: The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that .| A．its price is getting lower and lower | | B．more and more people are enjoying its excitement | | C．its equipment progress makes it easier and safer | | D．all people can learn and take part in it |
小题5:The main idea of this passage is about .| A．the way of operating kitesurfing | | B．the progress of kitesurfing equipment | | C．the history of kitesurfing in China | | D．the development of kitesurfing |
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