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Many people like doing unusual things and some of them have appeared in the record books. Here are a few examples.
Saimir Strati from Albania built the largest picture ever made from toothpicks. More amazingly a very beautiful horse is in it The artist used 15 million toothpicks and it took him about a month to complete it.
Can you imagine how tall a motorbike is? Well here's one Gregory Dunham (the USA) has built the world's biggest motorbike. It is 24 meters tall about 4 meters long and weighs about 1 ton. Has Gregory ever ridden it?
Of course he has and he says it's great fun
People of Hamburg Germany set a new record. They have made the longest model train in the world. It is 110 meters long. How long would a real train of this size be? Leave it to your imagination.
Ashrita Furman has appeared in The Guinness Book of World Records 203 times.Furman once ran a mile in about 13 minutes while he was doing the hula hoop(呼拉圈).But he isn't satisfied. Furman's life is all about breaking records.
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(1)A is in the largest picture made from toothpicks.
A. book B. horse C. train D. hula hoop
(2)Gregory Dunham is from .
A. Albania B. England C. the USA D. Germany
(3)The longest model train in the world is long.
A.15 meters B.24 meters C.4 meters D.110 meters
(4)The Guinness Book of World Records has mentioned 203 times.
A. Gregory Dunham B. Ashrita Furman C. some Germans D. Saimir Strati
(5)According to the passage we know that .
A. Saimir Strati built the largest toothpick picture
B. Gregory Dunham made the best hula hoop
C. some Germans made the longest real train
D. Ashrita Furman' s life is all about running
B
The Chinese kite is a symbol of the Chinese handicraft (手工艺品). Flying a kite is a very popular activity in China. In spring large numbers of people gather in the squares or parks and fly beautiful kites there.
A philosopher (哲学家) called Mozi was said to be the inventor of the Chinese kite. His invention had the bird's name of Yuan a kind of bird of the hawk (鹰) family with a long tail. He made the kite out of wood. Later his student Lu Ban improved it and made the kite out of bam boo.
With the development of papermaking paper was introduced into the kite﹣ making. The kite got the nameZhi Yuan as Zhi in Chinese means paper. And during the Five Dynasties period people tied the bamboo whistle (哨子) to the kite. When the kite was flying the airflow (气流)
could make the whistle sound like Guzheng playing. So the kite carried the nameFengzheng.
From then on making and playing the kite became very popular in Weifang Shandong Province. Every year in spring when the weather became warm almost every family went out to fly the kite and have a picnic on sunny and windy days. It was an exciting folk activity and a good time to display various beautiful kites. At the same time they also enjoyed the warm weather and fresh air. The tradition has been well kept until today and has become the world﹣ famous Weifang International Kite Festival which is held from 20th to 25th in April every year.
Flying a kite in spring does people much good. For example it is a good way to reduce the backache (背痛). Besides when people fly a kite it can help them forget their stressful (压力重) situations and reconnect (连接) them to nature.
(6)From the second paragraph we can know that Yuan is .
A. a bird's name B. a kind of shape C. a symbol of stress D. an inventor's name
(7)How long does Weifang International Kite Festival last every year?
A.5 days.B.6 days.C.7 days.D. 8 days.
(8)What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. A lot of ways of making kites.B. Some advantages of flying kites.
C. The dynasties of making kites.D. The good places of flying kites.
二 完形填空
A man walked into a restaurant The restaurant advertised it had the 1 menu in the world The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish no matter how 2 it was
At the bottom of the 3 there was a notice that said If you do not see the dish you need on this menu please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away
The man 4 the menu and decided to make sure if it was true He would order 5 that was very unusual
When a waiter came up to take his order he said You say you can serve any dish even if it’s not on your longest menu in the world
That is correct sir We are able to meet everyone’s requirements
Well the man said bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears 6 not African
The waiter wrote down in his paper Two Indian elephant ears on toast
Very good sir he said That shouldn’t 7 long
The waiter walked away quickly
The man was very surprised and rather disappointed
Then he smiled 8 the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face
Ah the man said You can’t 9 it to me can you
The waiter made an apology (道歉)
I’m very sorry sir and this is the 10 embarrassing he said but I’m afraid we can’t because we’ve run out of bread
( ) 1 A biggest B thickest C heaviest D longest
( ) 2 A unfair B unusual C beautiful D important
( ) 3 A menu B dish C restaurant D table
( ) 4 A looked for B took out C looked at D picked up
( ) 5 A anything B nothing C everything D something
( ) 6 A American B Indian C Canadian D Australian
( ) 7 A pay B cost C take D spend
( ) 8 A as B and C so D though
( ) 9 A catch B take C fetch D bring
( ) 10 A least B most C less D more
三 词汇应
It was a cold day in December in New York City A little boy about 10 years old 1 (stand ) in front of a shoe store on Broadway He was 2 ( look)through the windows barefooted and shivering with cold A lady walked to the boy and said My little boy what are you looking at
I 3 (ask) God to give me a pair of shoes the boy said
The lady took him by the hand and went into the store She asked the clerk 4 (take) a pair of socks for the boy she then asked if he could give her a basin of hot water and towel The clerk 5 (quick) brought the things to her She washed the boy's little 6 (foot )and dried them with the towel By this time the clerk 7 (return) with the socks The lady put on the socks for the boy and then bought 8 (he)a pair of shoes She 9 (pat) him on the head and said My little boy do you feel more comfortable now
As she turned to go the boy 10 (catch) her by the hand 11 (sudden) and looked up in her face With tears in his eyes he answered the questions with these words Are you 12 ( God) wife No I'm a mother said the woman
1 ______ 2 ______ 3 _______ 4 _______ 5 ______ 6 _______
7 _____ 8 _______ 9 _______10 _______ 11 ______ 12 ______
四 阅读表达
Confidence is very important in daily life It can help you to develop a healthy attitude A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier They can have more chance to make themselves successful But how to be more confident Here are some suggestions:
Speak loudly When you are not confident you can’t do well what you want to do You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you Try to speak loudly enough so that people can hear you clearly The high voice can help you become more confident
Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed A strong body helps you be full of confidence
Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well Did you finish your homework?Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done
Get rid of fear Fear comes along with failure But it’s easy to overcome if you know that failure is part of your life Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time Try to start again and believe you can do better
Pick up a hobby If you like singing sing as much as you can In some ways a hobby can make you outstanding And it will make you happy and confident
1 How many suggestions can help you to be more confident
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2 文中找出面句子意思相句子
You speak in a voice too low for other people to hear you
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3 How can you encourage yourself
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4 短文中划线句子译成汉语
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5 请短文拟适标题
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参考答案
阅读理解 BCDBA\ABB
二完型填空 () (15 DBACD 610 BCADB)
三词汇应 答案:1 was standing 2 looking 3 am asking 4 to take 5 quickly 6 feet 7 had returned 8 him 9 patted 10 caught 11suddenly 12 God’s
四阅读表达
()答案:
1 Five suggestions 5
2 You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you
3 Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done
4 果明白失败生中部分容易克服
5 How to be more confident? Suggestions to be more confident Suggestions for confidence
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