Some popular places to visit are built by people. Other famous places are created by nature. For example, in the northeast of the United States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that looked just like an old man. He had lots of hair, a big nose and a beard．People called him“The Old Man of the Mountain” and every year more than a million people came to look at him. “The Old Man of the Mountain”, also known as the Great Stone Face or the Profile, was 1,200 feet (370 meters) above Profile Lake, and measured 40 feet (12 meters) tall and 25 feet (7.6 meters) wide. The site is located in the town of Franconia, New Hampshire, USA.Scientists think that the stone face had been there for about 17,000 years.
In May 2003, there was very bad weather near the Old Man of the Mountain.There were very high winds and the temperature was very cold. The sky was so cloudy that people couldn’t see the stone face for many days. As soon as the storm was over, people looked for the Old Man and they couldn’t see him. They discovered that he had fallen apart. The stones that made his face sank down the mountain. A number of scientists climbed up to see if they could repair the stone face, but they had to give up. They figured out（断定）that the damage from the weather was just too bad.
1.Where’s “The Old Man of the Mountain”?
A．In the northeast of the US.
B．In the northwest of the US.
C．In the southeast ofthe US.
D．In the southwest of the US.
2. What’s “The Old Man of the Mountain” also known as?
A．The Great Stone． B．The Profile．
C．The Stone Face． D．The Rock．
3.How long had the stone face been there?
A．About 12,000 years. B．About 370 years.
C．About 17,000 years. D．About 25 years.
4. What’s the reason for the loss of the stone face?
A．Low winds. B．Hot temperature.
C．Heavy rain. D．Bad storm.
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Friendship Restaurant We have different kinds of Japanese food here. The food menu is in Japanese and Chinese. All the waiters or waitresses can speak at least one foreign language. Tel: 312 – 9997 Time: 11:30 am – 10:00 pm | Volunteer Project Maybe you want to help others but don’t know how to do it. Then Volunteer Project will help you. Here you will get the best idea of volunteering. Call 822 – 5566 to join it. E-mail: lisa@hotmail.com | Dream Corner
Do you want to improve your English? Do you want to practice your English with native speakers? If yes, why not join the Dream corner? Come here on Friday afternoon every week. |
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The Underwater World Here you will find different kinds of fishes and even some kinds of sharks. You will feel you are in the sea but of course this is not true. If you like fishes, I suggest that you pay a visit to it. Time: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm | Red Bird Club Do you like dancing? Do you want to show off your cool dance at parties? Join us and make your dream come true. Closed on Tuesday. Call 822 – 3331 for more information. | |
1.Sarah wants to do some volunteer work. She can call _____ to get some ideas.
A. 846-3809 B. 312-9997
C. 822-3331 D. 822-5566
2. Red Bird Club is closed on _____.
A. Tuesday B. Monday
C. Saturday D. Thursday
3.If you want to practice English with native speakers, you can join _____.
A. the Red Bird Club B. the Volunteer Project
C. the Dream Corner D. the Underwater World
完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son. Everybody expects you to be perfect, but I’m just a fourteen-year-old kid, and I’m not a special___, too, when it comes to math, geography, music, and baseball.
Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building. I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school. “I we have a winner right here in my class.”
After school I walked home, thinking about the essay I would write. My father is an astronaut, I would start out. No, I decided. I wouldn’t do that. The whole country and maybe even the whole world saw my father as an astronaut, but that wasn’t I saw him.
How did I see my father? Hmm.
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream. I how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was ____ by a car. Yes, to me, he wasn’t just a world-famous astronaut. He was my dad.
My parents and I went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! The third prize was announced and it was not me. I was relieved and disappointed. The second prize was announced. It was me .
I went up to the stage and read what I had written, “My father’s son”. When I finished, the people ____ and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the _____ moment of my life.”
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was ____ just to be my father’s son.
1.A．one B．Son C．student D．person
2.A．astronaut B．Hero C．dad D．man
3.A．think B．Guess C．know D．hope
4.A．the way B．the truth C．the father D．the face
5.A．felt B．thanked C.remembered D．noticed
6.A．killed B．stopped C. thrown D．carried
7.A．seriously B．surprisingly C．exactly D．excellently
8.A．stood up B．sat up C．calmed down D．walked down
9.A．best B．luckiest C．happiest D．proudest
10.A．right B．Special C．enough D．Different
It’s a good habit of doing your homework _________ you come home from school.
A．if B．when
C．as soon as D. the same as
Liu Xiang trained so hard ______ he hurt his foot.
A．when B．while C．that D. What
– Will teachers _____ by computers in the future, Tony?
–Maybe yes, maybe no. But I’m sure we’ll learn from both of them.
A. have replaced B. are replacing
C. are replaced D. be replaced
