wonder of the natural world
When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east—the sky was becoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there.
After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied. “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world –the Grand Canyon.
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!
I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?” I certainly know the answer. What do you think?
1.Where does the passage most probably come from?
A. A magazine B. A grammar book
C. A dictionary D. A storybook
2.Why was there nothing to see?
A. Because there was nothing
B. Because it was too dark
C. Because it was raining
D. Because it was in the morning
3. Which direction was the writer facing while he/she was looking over the Grand Canyon?
A.South B. North C. East D. West
4.Which of the follow is wrong?
A.The writer visited the Grand Canyon by car in the morning.
B.A stranger showed the writer the wrong direction of the Grand Canyon.
C.The Grand Canyon is more than fifteen miles.
D.The writer realized the Grand Canyon was the great wonder at least.
5. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To give facts about the natural world.
B. To say how he feels about the natural world.
C. To tell an interesting story about the Grand Canyon.
You may know the song Happy Birthday very well.But do you know about its writer?It was written by an American girl.And she became very rich after that.
When she was a child,she was poor.Once,she was invited to her friend’s birthday party.She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.
“The party is coming soon,but now I have little money.”Tears ran down her face.
Later that night she was in bed,thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.”What happened?”her grandma asked.Hearing the girl’story,she said,”I think I can help you.How about singing a song together?Happy Birthday to….”What a beautiful song!They sang and sang.Suddenly she woke up.It was a dream!She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.
When she sang the song at the party the nest day,her friends were very happy.”How wonderful you sing!We haven’t heared such a beautiful song before.Thank you for giving me the special gift.”said her friend.And they learn to sing it together.Later the girl became well-known in America.
1.The song Happy Birthday was written by .
A.an American girl B.an American girl’s grandma
C.an America boy D.an American girl’s friend
2.The girl was sad because .
A.she didn’t want to go to the party
B.she would be busy that day
C.she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift
D.she wasn’t invited to the party
3.What gift did she give her friend?
A.A flower B.A toy
C.An interest5ing book D.A dog
4.What did her friends think of the song?
A.boring B.beautiful
C.exciting D.interesting
5.Which of the following is true?
A.The girl was still poor after writing the song.
B.The girl sang the with her grandma in her dream.
C.The girl’s friends had heard the song before.
D.The girl became famous because of the song.
完形填空（本大题共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
Nowadays more moe Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents.They don’t know how to ,because their parents do almost everything for them at home.This is a big problem.
Joy is 14 years old.One day her parents went away business,so she had nto stay at home alone.At first she thought shewould be happy her parents were not in.She could do everething she liked.But it was six o’clock in the afternoon,she felt .”Oh,it’s time to have supper.Where can I have my food?”She said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge,but she know how to cook.At that moment,she missed her very much.At last she could only go to the supermarket and some food to eat.
Many of teenagers are as Joy.So I think they should learn some basic life skills,like cooking,tidying up their rooms or dressing themselves .they shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.
1.A.their homework B.some shopping C.business D.housework
2.A.in B.at C.on D.with
3.A.so B.because C.but D.until
4.A.that B.who C.where D.when
5.A.hungry B.full C.excited D.bored
6.A.couldn’t B.didn’t C.might no D.wouldn’t
7.A.cousin B.aunt C.brother D.parents
8.A.made B.bought C.gave D.saw
9.A.the same B.difficult C.different D.warm-hearted
10.A.actually B.carelessly C.properly D.slowly
Australia is__________the Sydney Opera House.
A.famous for B.famous as
C.famous in D.famous of
There are ________people in the square.
A.thousand of B. thousands of
C.five thousands D.five thousand
Can you tell me_________?
A.where does she live B.where did she live
C.where she lives D.where she living
