| enter take remember hold play success country popular luck join | | 完形填空。 | Paper was first invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun in 105 AD. He made it __1__ the wood of
a kind of tree.
Today, paper still __2_____ from trees. We use __3_ paper every day. We must begin using __4__
paper now because it _5__ about 100 years for a tree to grow.
How can we _6_______ paper? We can use ____7__ sides of every piece of paper. We can reuse
envelopes (信封). We can choose drinks in __8___ instead of drinks in cardboard cartons (纸盒). We
can use plastic (塑料的) cups and plates instead of paper __9_. We can also use handkerchiefs (手帕)
instead of paper tissues (纸巾). We can use fewer paper shopping bags and we can reuse these paper
bags __10__ as well. | | 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。 | 
In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games 1 (hold) in Athens, Greece. Since then many
countries 2 (hold) the Olympics successfully, such as  England, France, Germany, Canada, the USA,
Spain and Australia. After more than 100 years the Games 3 (return) to its hometown in 2004.
When people hold the Olympic Games, they always 4 (make) an emblem (会徽). The
emblem of the Athens Olym pic Games in 2004 was a white circle of olive branches in the sky. People
said, “While in Athens, the world should be at peace. We hope the peace is not just for a short time.
We would like the message from the Athens Games 5 (help) countries come together.”
Next year the Olympic Games 6 (hold) in China. And China has already made a seal (印章)as
the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The emblem 7 (have) a single Chinese character on
a red seal and means “Chinese seal-dancing Beijing”. Below it, there 8 (be) the words “Beijing
2008”. The character in the emblem is “Jing”. It 9 (mean) “capital” of China and it is also
like a runner or a dancer. The running figure of the emblem 10 (show) the spirit (精神) of the
Olympics-faster, higher and stronger. | | 阅读理解。 | |
The British Museum is the biggest museum in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are many things to see.
The story of the British Museum goes back three hundred years to one unusual man, Sir Hans Sloane, doctor to King George II. The doctor collected books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, things
from all over the world. The doctor wanted everything to stay together when he died, so that people could come and have a look. The British Museum began. King George II gave his library, and the museum started to grow.
The British Museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. At first the museum was
only open three days a week and only ten people could enter in an hour. There wasn’t much time to see
things. Visitors had to run though the rooms.
By about 1800, things began to get better. Wonderful statues, three thousand years old, arrived from
Egypt. King George IV sold all his books to the museum secretly. A hundred years ago not only old books but also new ones arrived at the museum, and more people came to read them. Since them many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster. There are four kilometers of new shelves every year and there are about two million visitors every year. | 1. Sir Hans Sloane was interested in ______.
A. collecting all kinds of books
B. collecting all kinds of drawings
C. collecting all kinds of money
D. collecting all kinds of things
2. When you go inside the British Museum, you feel smaller than usual because ______.
A. the museum is empty
B. the museum is very big
C. there are too many things in it
D. you are too small
3. Sir Hans Sloane died ______.
A. in 1753
B. in 1759
C. in 1765
D. in 1800
4. At first, the visitors had to run through the museum because ______.
A. there are only several things to see
B. the museum was the biggest one in the world
C. they were not interested in the things in it
D. they had only one hour to see all the things in it
5. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. Sir Hans Sloane
B. George II
C. the history of British Museum
D. the books in the museum | | 阅读理解。 | People from other countries will find many different surprising things in Britain.
Greek: A man from Greek sees a special way of driving in Britain. People drive on the left in the British street, but the British people never feel surprised. The Greek man said, "I"ve been in Britain for nearly a
month now. But at first, I couldn"t always remember to drive on the left. Every time, my friend reminded
me. "
Japanese: Japanese people can"t understand why British people keep their shoes on at home. In Japan, people walk in the room without shoes.If visitor keeps his shoes on at home in Japan,the Japanese people
think he is very impolite.
Spanish: The Spanish people mind the way that the British people greet each other. They themselves
seem to be afraid of touching(接触). When they meet, they just smile or nod but never kiss or hug(拥抱)
in Spain. But the British people think kissing is a very usual greeting when they meet!
There is an old saying,"When in Rome, do as Romans do."When we go to a foreign country,we should follow the etiquette of the country. | 1. The Greek visitor_______.
A. always drives on the left
B. used to drive on the left
C. drove correctly in Britain with his friend"s help
2._______think it"s impolite to wear shoes at home.
A. The Japanese
B. The Greek
C. The English
3. When greeting, the Spanish_______ .
A. kiss each other
B. hug each other
C. smile at each other
4. _______seem not to be afraid of touching each other.
A. The Spanish
B. The British
C. The Japanese
5. Etiquette in the world_______.
A. is the same
B. is important
C. is sometimes different and interesting |
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