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阅读短文，根据所读内容，在1~10空格里填入适当的单词，每空一词。
Ann and John live in England. They will have a two-month holiday. They are planning a long journey around the world. Now they are looking through some travel information on the Internet.
First, they are planning to visit the Eiffel Tower in France. It stands near the River Seine in Paris. The tower has 1,711 steps, and is over 300 metres high. It was the tallest building at the time when it was finished in 1889.
Then they want to travel to Egypt to visit the pyramids. There are more than 90 pyramids in Egypt. The Great Pyramid is the biggest. It is nearly 5,000 years old. It’s one of the wonders of the world.
Next, they are going to Australia to visit the Sydney Opera House. It was finished in 1973. It’s about 183 metres long, 120 metres wide and 67 metres tall. Concert Hall is the largest hall of the building. It can hold（容纳）more than 2,600 audience（观众）.
Finally, they’d like to visit the Great Wall. The Great Wall is in the north of China. The Chinese began to build the Great Wall about 3,000 years ago. The wall we see today was mainly built in the Ming Dynasty.
For Ann and John, they always dream to travel around China, so they will spend the most time in China.
Ann and John’s travel 1. | ||
Ann and John’s holiday is two 2. long. They are going to travel to some famous places around the world. | ||
Countries | Places | Information |
3. | The Eiffel Tower | It stands near the River Seine in Paris. It is over 300 metres high with 1,711 4. . The building was finished in 1889. It was the 5.in the world at that time. |
Egypt | The pyramids | There are 90 pyramids in Egypt. The Great Pyramid is the biggest 6. a history of nearly 5,000 years. It’s one of the 7. in the world. |
8. | The Sydney Opera House | It was finished in 1973. It’s about 183 metres long, 120 metres wide and 67 metres 9._ .The largest hall of the building is Concert Hall. |
China | The Great Wall | It is in the 10. of China. The Chinese began to build it about 3,000 years ago. The wall we see today was mainly built in the Ming Dynasty. |
根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.__________ (lucky), the police found the lost girl at last.
2.“Please keep on _____ (discuss) this Math problem after class.” Mr. Li said.
3.Children couldn’t wait ____ (open) the gift box on the morning of Christmas Day.
4.Not only his classmates but also he _______ (fly) kites on the playground every Sunday.
5.Our teacher will go to the UK for ______ (far) education（教育）next month.
请根据中文提示或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
1.Jim has a good sense of _______ （幽默）and he loves telling jokes.
2.May is my __________(忠实的)friend and I often go to her for help.
3.Don’t tell it to others. It’s a s________ between you and me.
4.Please help y_______ to some fish, Tom and Simon. Don’t be so shy.
5.Children in poor areas can’t go to school, they have to work for their family i_________.
Do you have any friends from other countries? Do you know what they are like?
The Germans (德国人) are very quiet and they don’t get excited easily. They don’t want to say more words. They look serious, but they like all kinds of amusements (娱乐). They work hard and like tidiness. Most German women like to keep their houses clean.
In some ways, the English look the same as the Germans. They are also quiet and never talk too much with others. They are really polite, so we often hear “Thank you” or “Sorry” from them.
The French has long holidays. They like travelling and usually spend their long time in other countries. The French are more outgoing(外向的) than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to ( 与…比较) the French, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener. They don’t like to depend on (依靠) others. So it is very popular that students in the USA do part-time jobs. In Americans’ eyes, working and success are important.
1.From the passage, we can learn that ______ are very quiet.
A. only the Germans
B. Only the Englishmen
C. only the French
D. Both the Germans and the English
2.What does the word “ tidiness” mean in Chinese?
A. 整洁 B. 安静 C. 随意 D. 时尚
3.______ are the most outgoing.
A. The Germans B. The French
C. The Englishmen D. The Americans
4.What can we learn about the French from the passage?
A. They are more outgoing than the Americans.
B. It is very easy to make friends with them.
C. They like traveling in their own country.
D. They don’t like to be too excited and are always hard-working.
5.What is the passage mainly(主要) about?
A. Different people’s hobbies.
B. Outgoing people
C. Hard-working people
D. Charactersitics (特征) of the people in different countries
When I was a boy，I was a football fan．I always played football with some other boys in the backyard（后院）all the time．My mom was worried that I would get ill in the hot summer．
One day my brother gave me a new football．I came into the yard and played it excitedly．But suddenly，the ball flew through the window and nearly hit my dad．Dad said nothing．He took my football and cut it in half．
I didn’t cry because I knew how terrible my mistake was．I didn’t expect to get another football．But to my surprise，Dad bought me another one the next month and told me to be more careful．I was really thankful for my father’s forgiveness（宽恕）．He showed me that even when I made a mistake。he still loved me and gave me another chance．
Parents always give us their unconditional（无条件的）love and forgiveness．We should always give our love and forgiveness to them，too．
1.The writer played football in the backyard all the time because _____．
A. he was easy to get ill
B．he was a football fan
C．his father was a football player
D．his mother was worried about him
2.How did the writer feel when he got the football from his brother?
A．Sad． B．Worried．
C．Terrible D．Excited．
3.The writer didn’t cry because _____．
A．he knew his mistake
B．his father cut the football in half
C．his father was very happy
D．he nearly hit his father
4.After his dad bought him another football，the writer ______．
A．forgot his mistake
B．was angry
C．was thankful to his father
D．didn’t like it
5.What can we learn from the story?
A．We should learn to play football．
B．We should love our parents．
C．We should play football with our parents．
D．We shouldn’t make mistakes．
Americans think much about time. From children they learn to value (珍视) time. As children they are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.
Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.
They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time , because they feel they have become servants (仆人)of the clock.
1.What do the Americans mean by “ Time is money”?
A. If someone has time and works hard , he can make a lot of money.
B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.
C. Working hard can bring people health.
D. It is not easy to make money.
2. Americans think it wrong ________.
A. to work late
B. to get up early
C. to be on time to do everything
D. to be late for school
3. The passage says that a dying person ________.
A. is having a good time
B. thinks time goes easily
C. is living on a borrowed time
D. is saving time
4. From this passage we can be sure that _______.
A. Americans live in a quick rhythm(节奏)
B. Americans live a hard life
C. Americans are good at saving time
D. Americans always like time
5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. Time is money
B. Americans’ ideas about time
C. Never waste any time
D. Learn to be on time
