Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.
Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite. It came out in 1952. The main character in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn’t get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty boat. But the old man believes himself. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man gets a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.Hemingway’s father was a fan of _____.
A. books B. sports C. music D. art
2.The Old Man and the Sea was published(出版) in _____.
A. 1852 B. 1899
C. 1952 D. 1989
3.The old man doesn’t get a fish until the _____ day.
A. fifteenth B. eightieth
C. eighty-fourth D. eighty-fifth
4.What does the old man do when he can’t get a fish?
A. He has to look for food somewhere else.
B. He doesn’t give up fishing.
C. He doesn’t fish any more.
D. He has nothing to do.
5.What can we learn from the old man?
A. When we are in trouble, we should not give up.
B. When we want to fish, we can get a big fish.
C. We can do everything well because we are young.
D. We can live a better life if we like fishing.
The computer is fast and hardly makes a mistake , while（然而） people are slow and make mistakes sometimes . That’s what people often say when they talk about computers. For many years , scientists have been improving computers . Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully . It is widely used in factories , hospitals, post offices and airports . A computer can report , decide and control in almost every field . With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures , write music , talk with people , play chess, translate languages and so on . Many computer scientists are now thinking of making computers “ think ” like a man . Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel . Some people are afraid that one day computers will be too clever to listen to them. But scientists tell us that such things will not happen . People are still cleverer than computer.
1.The computer can work ______ than people .
A. more wonderfully
B. more slowly
C. more often
2.Computers can do _______ for people .
A. few jobs B. all jobs C. many jobs
3.What will perhaps happen in the future ?
A.Computers can think like men and women .
B.People will no longer use computers .
C.Computers will only be used to talk with people .
4.The author（作者） of the passage mainly tells us something ________ .
A. about the danger of the computer
B. about scientists
C. about the computer
5.Which of the following is right according to the passage ?
A.People are slow and full of mistakes when using computers .
B.Computers can translate languages without people’s help .
C.Computers will never be cleverer than people .
Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers. And on this day, mothers don't work. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden（瑞典）, India, Mexico（墨西哥） and some other countries. Little by little, it becomes widely celebrated. On that day, many people send presents of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink（粉红的）or red rose or carnation（康乃馨）, while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one.
The idea of a day for mothers was first given（被提出） by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia（费城）. The celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held（举行）in Philadelphia on May 10th, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world.
1.Mother’s Day is on __________.
A. the second Saturday in May
B. the second Sunday in May
C. May the second
D. May the twelfth
2.When one’s mother is still living, she often wears a ________ rose or carnation.
A. white B. pink C. yellow D. blue
3.The idea of _________ for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis.
A. a present B. a week C. a day D. a flower
4.The first American Mother’s Day was ____________.
A. on 10th May, 1908 B. on 2nd May, 1908
C. on 10th May, 1809 D. on 2nd May, 1980
5.The celebration of the first Mother’s Day was held__________.
A. in New York B. in Philadelphia
C. in Washington D. C. D. in Australia
Name | Personal Information |
Norman Bethune | Born in 1890 in Canada A doctor Came to china in 1938 Died in 1939 in China |
Celine Dion | Born in Montreal, Canada A singing star In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic |
Thomas Edison | Born in 1847, Kentucky, the USA Made over 1,000 inventions |
Bill Gates | Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business @ the Speed of thought Owns Microsoft Company |
Mark Twain | Born in 1835 in the USA A writer Wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Died in 1910 |
1.___________is from Canada.
A. Bill Gates B. Mark Twain
C. Thomas Edison D. Celine Dion
2.The __________ was born in 1835.
A. inventor B. singer C. doctor D. writer
3.My Heart Will Go On is the name of a _________.
A. book B. song C. story D. film
4.Dr Bethune worked in China for about __________ years.
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Mark Twain wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought.
B. Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1955.
C. Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions.
D. Celine Dion stopped singing in 1997.
完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand years. It runs from the east to the west in North China. It is about 6,300 kilometers . It is often called “ Ten-thousand-Li Great Wall”. It is one of the “ Seven ” of the ancient world.
The Great Wall is wide enough for ten men to walk . Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall stones and bricks（砖）. There are huge stones on side and on the highest part. But now some sections（部分） of it are worn out.
There are tall watch-towers along the Great Wall. Once upon time, the soldiers kept watching the enemies（敌人） in the watch-towers day and nght. They made on the towers to each other when the enemies came.
Nowadays we don’t use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more. It is a famous place of to all the people in the world. Every year people come to visit it form all over the world.
1.A. wide B. tall C. long D. high
2.A. wonderfully B. Wonderful C. Wonder D. Wonders
3.A. side by side B. one by one C. one after another D. step by step
4.A. was made of B. was made from C. was made in D. was made into
5.A. both B. all C. each D. every
6.A. an B. a C. the D. /
7.A. electricity B. a kite C. a face D. fire
8.A. tell B. talk C. speak D. reply
9.A. interesting B. interest C. interested D. interests
10.A. thousand B. a few thousands C. thousands of D. thousand of
—— will your father come back?
——In two days.
A. How far B. How long
C. How soon D. How often
