Rock House Museum．Take a journey through history with a visit to the exciting museum and historic sites of Wytheville．The Rock House Museum offers glimpses into daily life in the 19th century．The museum is part of the 50 structures featured in Wytheville’s Historic Walking Tour．540/223-3330.
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Natural Bridge of Virginia, one of the Seven Natural Wonders
of the World．Caverns of Natural Bridge, guided tours of underground
wonders; Natural Bridge Inn & Conference Center, Indoor Heated
Pool, largest Gift & Souvenir Shop in the East．Information
800/533-1410.
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Grand Caverns is America’s Oldest Showcave．Beautiful and massive formations．Union troops visited the caverns．Thomas Jefferson visited – you should too! Open weekends in March, daily April ～ October, 9 am ～ 5 pm．Hour tours leave every 30 minutes．703/249-5705.
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The News museum in Arlington, the world’s only interactive
museum of news．Visitors can be reporters or television newscasters,
see today’s news as it happens on a block-long video news wall,
and be taken behind the scenes to see how news is made．The
news museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m．
～ 5 p.m．888/NEWSEUM．www．News museum．Org
Kenmore Plantation & Gardens
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Virginia Beach offers 11,000 hotel / motel rooms,
plus cottages and campgrounds．Enjoy miles of clean
beaches and a variety of family attractions．Fine
restaurants, various shopping areas, exciting nightlife,
and special events are offered throughout the year．
800/822-3224.
1.What is the purpose of this passage?
A．To introduce Virginia to tourists.
B．To encourage people to settle in Virginia.
C．To introduce historic sites in Virginia.
D．To give people a general description of Virginia
2.What way is the News museum different from Rock House Museum?
A．It is larger． B．It is more exciting.
C．Visitors can act in it． D．Visitors can see more in it.
3.Which of the following places is not open in the winter months?
A．Natural Bridge of Virginia B．Grand Caverns
C．Virginia Beach D．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens
Let us begin by saying what does not cause our dreams．Our dreams do not come from “another world”．They are not messages from outside source．They are not a look into the future, either．
All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fear, longings, wishes, needs and memories．If a person is hungry, or tired, or cold his dreams may include a feeling of this kind．If the covers on your body, such as a quilt or a blanket have slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are sleeping on the ice or snow．The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experiences you have today．
So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has effect on you while you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc)and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now．This is why very young children are likely to d ream of fairies, older children of school examinations, hungry people of food, home-sick soldiers of their families, and prisoners of freedom．
To show you how that is happening while you are asleep and how your wishes and needs can all be joined together in a dream, here is a story of an experiment．A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with absorbent cotton．He would dream that he was in a hospital and his charming girl friend was visiting him, sitting on the bed and feeling his hands!
There are some scientists who have a special study of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams mean．Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it offers an interesting way of dealing with the problem．They believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that did not come true．In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes carried out.
1.From the passage we know that our dreams___ _ .
A．are imagination of our daily life
B．are man’s curious look into the future
C．have nothing to do with our feelings
D．are to some degree connected with our feelings
2.Older children often dream of examinations probably because___ _ .
A．they are interested in exams
B．they are often worried about their studies
C．they hope for better life
D．they show much interest in their studies
3.According to the writer, the explanation of dreams that some scientists made___ _ .
A．is considered interesting, but meaningless．
B．gives a good answer to the question why we dream．
C．has some value, though not fully convincing．
D．has been proved by the findings of their studies.
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A．Why people Dream B．New Findings about Dreams
C．Dream Makes Hopes D．What Dreams Mean
As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes．The changes may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly．Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!
With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices．This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape your future．You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do．Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.
Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices．You will probably want to be independent．But try not to shut your family out of your life．You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself．Your family have been with you since you came into this world.
It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family．Choose your friends wisely．A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
This period is a part of the life cycle．There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey and there will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways．Leaving school can be hard．The reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult．It is your life．No one can live it for you．The choices that you make from now on will be your choices．So making the right choices will be important to you．Life is for living．Enjoy your life wisely!
1.The best title for this passage would be .
A．The Choices in Life B．The Key to Success
C．Say Goodbye to the Past D．Becoming a Young Adult
2.Who do the underlined words “some people” (Paragraph 5) probably refer to?
A．your parents B．your classmates C．true friends D．your relatives
3.The author thinks teenage years are .
A．a period of complete freedom
B．too hard for young people to get through
C．an important time for the young to make the right choices
D．a very important period for young students to leave their parents
4.Who is the passage mainly for?
A．Teenagers B．Teachers C．Young parents D．Adults
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Just home from work，Daddy stepped in the kitchen where Mother and I were preparing supper．From the look on his face, we knew something was 1him．
“Mr．Roth is worse, ” he said． “The doctor says it’s only a 2of time now．The old man call 3his pain, but not the long hours he has to spend alone．His eyes are 4bad that he can’t read，and he doesn’t get much 5．He keeps begging for a big dog to be his companion， 6he can reach out and touch as he sits in his wheelchair in the sun．”
“Why don’t they 7him a dog?” I asked．
“Honey，with Mr．Roth in the hospital so much of time．there are a lot of 8．There isn’t
enough money.”
“They could go to the animal shelter and get one．”I 9．
“Yes，” Daddy said．“I suppose they could．But it has to be a 10dog，which they can trust
to be gentle．Not all big dogs are．”
After supper，I went 11my big German shepherd(牧羊犬)，Dan，was usually dozing．He jumped up and ran to meet me 12he always did when I came into sight．There were no other 12一year—old girls in our neighborhood，so I 13Dan for companionship．When I rode my bicycle，he ran behind me；when I roller—skated on the sidewalk, he followed behind．It had been
that way since Daddy 14him home four years before．
Now, I couldn’t 15Daddy’s words in the kitchen．I threw my arms 16Dan’s neck
and buried my face in his stiff hair．
“I love you，” I whispered to him． “I’d be 17without you，but…oh，Dan，I know what I should do， 18I don’t want to do it．”
I thought about Mr．Roth．He was old，sick and almost 19．It seemed to me that he was just about out of blessings．I 20quickly．I knew what I had to do．
I went to my father and said, “Mr．Roth can borrow Dan．”Tears started down my face．
1.A．pleasing B．bothering C．puzzling D．frightening
2.A．sort B．lot C．waste D．matter
3.A．consider B．suffer C．bear D．cure
4.A．so B．too C．very D．also
5.A．1uck B．company C．wealth D．business
6.A．someone B．this C．one D．that
7.A．buy B．offer C．supply D．promise
8.A．supplies B．operations C．expenses D．visits
9.A．replied B．asked C．explained D．suggested
10.A．fierce B．special C．useful D．brave
11.A．which B．what C．when D．where
12.A．once B．though C．as D．if
13.A．came across B．thought of C．depended on D．felt like
14.A．brought B．trained C．drove D．delivered
15.A．realize B．understand C．forget D．appreciate
16.A．through B．past C．over D．around
17.A．lost B．surprising C．aggressive D．fearful
18.A．so B．and C．or D．but
19.A．crazy B．blind C．lonely D．painful
20.A．ran up B．got up C．woke up D．picked up
---- It looks heavy．Can I give you a hand.
----- _________
A．Yes, I do． B．Yes, my pleasure
C．No, never mind D．No, thanks.
---- I am sorry, I _______ at you the other day.
---- Forget it．I was a bit out of control myself.
A．shouldn’t shout B．shouldn’t have shouted
C．mustn’t shout D．mustn’t have shouted
