Hi Hongbo,
I’m so glad to read about the changes talking place in your city. It’s really good news that you can travel by subway in Xi’an, though there’s only one line there. Here in London we have twelve lines. By the way, we don’t use the word “subway” here. It’s American English. We call it “the Underground”, instead.
The London Underground is very famous. It’s famous for several reasons. First of all, part of the underground railway today is the oldest in the world, which opened in 1863. Secondly, the London Underground is also the first line to have electric trains, in 1890. Thirdly but not the last, the London Underground is the second largest metro system in the world, after the Shanghai Metro. There are 270 stations in the Underground and it has 402 kilometres of tracks(轨道). What’s more, the city of London itself helps make the transportation system famous! I’ve got a few photos to help you build a clear picture of the Underground in my city. They are together with this mail.
In your email, you also said workers were building more lines. I’m sure your city is developing fast. Maybe you can send me a few photos of your city today. I really want to see the changes taking place there. I’m happy for you to live there in an ancient city with such a new look!
So much for now. I’ll write soon again. Best wishes!
1. Where is the writer from？
|
A．From Xi’an. |
B．From Shanghai |
C．From London |
D．From New York |
2. The second paragraph mainly tells us ?
|
A．when the first subway was opened in the world. |
|
B．when the London Underground first used electric trains |
|
C．why the London Underground is the oldest subway in the world. |
|
D．why the London Underground is famous in the world |
3.In the email, the words “subway”, “underground”, and “metro” mean .
|
A．almost the same thing |
B．two different things |
|
C．three different things |
D．nothing like each other |
4. What does the writer want Hongbo to do?
|
A．To buy a good book about Xi’an for him. |
|
B．To post him some postcards of Xi’an. |
|
C．To tell him more about Xi’an subway. |
|
D．To send him a few photos of Xi’an. |
There is a special kind of hotel in Quebec, Canada. It has a bar, a church, a shop and a small theater. These things are not unusual. But this hotel is only open from January till March every year. Why? Because it is made of ice and snow! When the weather gets warm, the hotel melts(融化) and closes. Every winter, the hotel owners build the hotel again.
Everything in the Ice Hotel is made of ice and snow. All the furniture, such as the tables and chairs, is made of ice. Even the beds are made of ice! So people use special sleeping bags on the ice beds. Inside the ice hotel, the temperature is about 27°F(-3°C)
When people sleep, the sleeping bags keep them warm. In the morning, they can have a hot breakfast. After breakfast, people can enjoy winter activities. They can go skiing or ice fishing. Or they can go skating in the dining room. At the end of the day, people can relax at the bar. They can have drinks in glasses made of ice.
Many people enjoy the Ice Hotel every year. But they can only enjoy it for a short time before it melts again.
1. Every year, this hotel is only open for
|
A．four weeks |
B．about three months |
C．two seasons |
D．about a year |
2.People can go in the dining room after breakfast.
|
A．skiing. |
B．skating. |
C．fishing |
D．swimming |
3. What's the best title of this passage?
A. An Unusual Hotel B. A Warm Hotel C. A Common Hotel D An Old Hotel
|
l Last month, some volunteers from Xi’an went to a middle school in the mountain area. They gave away 40 beds, 2 computers and hundreds of books to the students. The school lies deep in the mountains. Students have to live in the school. But the school was too poor to provide beds for them, so they had to sleep on the desks. Thanks to the volunteers, now the students can sleep on their own beds in the school. |
|
l The Zapps, from Argentina( 阿根廷), began their tour in their old cars several years ago. They travelled to over 40 countries with four kids. Many people wondered what made them travel around the world. They said, “It’s just oue dream, a big dream, from Argentina to the whole world. Thanks to those who supported us during our journey, our dream came true in the end. “Do you want to see your dream come true?” If so, why not start right away? |
|
l Jack Tsonis and Lindsay Morrison in Sydney decided to do something special on the UN’s International Day of Peace. They both loved peace. They both wanted to break the world record for the longest handshake to bring more love and peace to the world. To break the world record, they needed to shake hands for over 11 hours without a stop. Finally they make it. Their arms hurt a lot, but they were very happy. |
1. The volunteer gave away to the students.
|
A．beds and computers |
B．clothes and books |
|
C．desks and beds |
D．beds and bags. |
2. What can we learn from the second story?
|
A．We can hardly travel around the world if we have an old car. |
|
B．We can travel around the world if nobody helps us. |
|
C．We should realize our dreams if we have lots of money. |
|
D．We should start right away if we want to realize our dream. |
3. Which is TRUE about the men in the last story?
|
A．It took them less than 11 hours to break the world record. |
|
B．They were happy though they didn’t break the world record. |
|
C．Both of them loved peace. |
|
D．They often shook hands |
Arctic fox(北极狐) is a kind of small fox that lives in the Arctic. It grows about 50 centimeters long, not including its tail, 30 centimeters tall and weighs from 3 to 7 kilos.
The Arctic foxes are white or blue in color. The white ones are white in winter, but grey-brown in summer. The blue ones are blue-grey all year round. The Arctic foxes have long, thick hair that is called fur. And the long fur covers their whole bodies, including both their cat eyes and rabbit feet, to keep them warm in the low temperature in the Arctic.
The Arctic foxes feed mainly on birds, birds’ eggs and other small animals. Teamwork is the way they look for food, and they don’t like to do that alone.
Baby Arctic foxes are very lovely. They don’t open their eyes until a week after their birth. For the first half of the year, their parents offer them food. They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old. The next year they can live alone.
Today, the number of the Arctic foxes is becoming smaller and smaller, because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats for money. Something must be done to protect the Arctic foxes.
1.Not all the Arctic foxes change their colors in different seasons.
2. The Arctic foxes have rabbit eyes and cat feet.
3. Baby Arctic foxes are born with their eyes open.
4. Birds, birds’ eggs and other small animals are the main food for the Arctic foxes.
5. According to the passage, there are more Arctic foxes now.
Wang Yani was born in 1975. Even as a baby she loved to draw. Her father was an 1 .Yani wanted to be like him. So she tried to stand like her father as she painted, which made him laugh.
One day, Yani painted lines on her faher’s painting. He got 2 . At the time she was only two and a half years old. She cried and said, “I want to like you!” Her father looked at her without saying anything. He 4 remembered his childhood(童年). He also wanted to draw and paint, but his parents didn’t understand. They just got angry. He didn’t want to see the same thing happen to his daughter. So he decided to 5 her.
With her father’s help, Yani soon 6 . Her lines became flowers, trees, and animals. Her father took her to parks and zoos to get 7 for her paintings. By the end of six, Yani had made over 4,000 works. Her paintings were very special. People 8 her works. When she was eight, one of her paintings was made into a Chinese postage stamp.
Yani became famous when she was young. Her works were 9 in different countries in Asia, Europe and North America, 10 her parents never sold her paintings. She is well-known in the world, and art is still a great joy in her life..
|
1. |
|
|
2. |
|
|
3. |
|
|
4. |
|
|
5. |
|
|
6. |
|
|
7. |
|
|
8. |
|
|
9. |
|
|
10. |
|
Tomorrow is Father’s Day. I don’t know .
|
A．what can I do for my father |
B．what I will get for my father |
|
C．where I went with my father |
D．where will I go with my father |
