Sports change with the season. People do not often play the same games in winter as in summer.
Sailing is fun in warm weather, but when it gets cold, it's time to change to other sports. People talk
about sports seasons. Baseball is only played for a few months of the year. This is called "baseball
season".
      Games and sports often grow out of the working people. In Portugal (葡萄牙) many people work
to catch fish. They fish from boats. Sometimes they use their boats for racing.
     Arabians (阿拉伯人) are famous for their horses. They use horses to travel over huge plains (平原).
Horseback riding is a very exciting sport in countries like Morocco (摩洛哥). When men ride horses at
greet speeds, they often stand up.
(     )1. People play the same games in winter as in summer.
(     )2. Games and sports are often created (创造) by the working people.
(     )3. Arabians are famous for racing boats.
(     )4. People in Morocco like riding horses.
(     )5. Sports change with the season.

1.________ went to America first.

A.People from northern Asia
B.People from Italy
C.People from Germany
D.Columbus

2.Why did the Indians go to America? Because ________.

A.northern Asia became very hot
B.northern Asia became very cold
C.they were interested in America
D.they liked traveling

3.The New world was ________.

A.Italy
B.northern Asia
C.Germany
D.America

4.The first Europeans went to America ________.

A.on foot
B.by bike
C.by boat
D.by train

5.These Europeans ________.

A.didn't speak the same language
B.spoke English
C.spoke German only
D.spoke both English and German

6.The Europeans went to America in order to ________.

A.find the New world
B.find a better life
C.build more boats
D.learn English

     Singles Day
     Singles Day falls on every November 11th and this new holiday is one only for people who are
still living the single life. I was a bit surprised when I googled "Singles Day" on the Internet, to find that
China is the only country in the world that has set a special day for singles to celebrate their lives.
To find out more about this celebration, read on.    
     Origin (起源) of Singles Day    
     An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were
married, or had lovers,or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong (麻将).    
    One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. Even more of a coincidence
(巧合), it was Nov.11, or 11/11 . In order to celebrate the day, they named it Singles Day.    
     University culture    
     Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province
during the l990s. It got the name Singles Day because the date is comprised (包含) of four "ones".
These college students graduated and carried their university tradition into society.Singles Day is now
a special day for all fashionable youths.    
     The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends, but it's important
that each person pays their own way to show their independence. People also hold "blinddate" (相亲)
parties in an attempt to say goodbye to their single lives.    

1.  判断正误（“T”，“F”）；
     (     ) Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of
               Jiangsu Province  during the 1980s.
2. Singles Day is a special day for                         .
3. Why did it got the name Singles Day?
                                                                            
4. What is the main way to celebrate Singles Day?
                                                                            
5. 将文中画线句子译成汉语。
                                                                           

　　Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers.It is celebrated in the United States,
English,India and some other countries.In a short time,it becomes widely
celebrated.Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday in May.On that day,many
people send gifts(礼物)of love to their mothers.Those whose mothers are still
living often wear a pink(粉红色)or red rose(玫瑰)or carnation(康乃馨花),
while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one.
　　The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of
Philadelphia.As a result of her hard work,the celebration of the first American
Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10,1908.Soon the holiday
became popular all over the country and around the world.
　　In China,people do the same on the day for mothers.And,in some cities,
people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast(广播)for his or her mother only.
This might cost a little money for some of them,but,as it is said,"Love is
invaluable."

1. Mother's Day ________.

A. is a holiday for mothers
B. is celebrated in the United States only
C. falls on May 10 every year
D. was given by Miss Anna Jarvis

2. On Mother's Day,people ________.

A. send some flowers to their mothers
B. wear a pink or red rose or carnation
C. wear a white flower
D. send gifts of love to their mothers

3. "Love is invaluable."Here the word "invaluable" means "________".

A. 美好的
B. 无价的
C. 永恒的
D. 无私的

(A)
　　People have been collecting things for thousands of years.Sir Hans Sloan
was a great collector,and when he died in the eighteenth century his collections
were put together in the British Museum.
　　It is from special collections in museums that people can learn about their
own countryside,about other areas of the country and other countries of the
world.If it were not for some people's love of exploring and collecting,there
would be no museums.We would not be able to learn about life in other
countries.Many of the collections are of ancient things.Not everyone can afford
the time or money to explore and collect for themselves.
　　Some people think that ancient relics from other countries should be left in
the countries in which they have been found.They think it's wrong that people
from other country should "steal" valuable articles and take them away.In the
nineteenth century rich people visited the Pharaohs' tombs in Egypt.They took
valuable things from the tombs and brought them back for their collections.Some
people think that these treasures should be returned.
(B)
　　Since thousands of years ago,people 1.___things.Sir Hans Sloan was a great
British 2.___,and when he died in the eighteenth century his collections were
3.___ together in the British Museum.People can learn about the 4.___ from
special collections in museums.There would be no 5.___ if it were not for some
people's love of exploring and collecting.It needs time and money 6.___and
collect.But some people think that ancient relics from other countries should be l
eft in the countries 7.___they have been found.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1. What’s the Chinese for “underground” in the passage?

A. 隧道
B. 地铁
C. 地下
D. 通道

2. When was London the biggest city in the world?

A. In 1750.        
B. In 1850.
C. In 1950.        
D. In the 21st century.

3. What’s Big Ben in London?

A. It’s a toy shop.    
B. It’s a park.
C. It’s a clock.        
D. It’s a museum.

4. How many people use the London underground every day?

A. Over half of its population.    
B. Over three quarters of its population.
C. Over 100,000.    
D. Over 1,000,000.    

5. How was the air in London 100 years ago?

A. It was much cleaner than it is now.
B. It was the same as it is now.
C. It was the cleanest in the history of London.
D. It was not as clean as it is now.

    
      London is a great city in the world.  The 30th Olympic Games will be held here in 2012.  London 
is very big. The Thames River (泰晤士河) runs through the city from the west to the east.  So the city
 has two parts (部分): the South and the North. In the North, there are many houses, shops, big parks 
and some interesting places. The weather in London is good. In winter it is not very cold and in summer
 it is not hot, because the city is near the sea. People say London is a foggy city and it often rains. I am in 
London now. Today I meet a terrible fog. I can't see my hands in front of my eyes. Cars and buses go 
slowly. When evening comes, the weather is very bad. All the buses and cars can only stop on streets. 
And I can't find a car to go home, so I walk home.

1. The Thames River is in ____.        

A. Sydney                     
B. Paris        
C. London                     
D. New York

2. In London, the weather is not very cold or hot, because ____.         

A. it's a foggy city         
B. it often rains         
C. it's very big         
D. the city is near the sea

3. The underlined word "foggy" means ____         

A. 雾                                             
B. 有雾的         
C. 有雨的                                         
D. 下雨

4. The writer meets a terrible ____ on that day.         

A. rain                         
B. fog         
C. wind                        
D. snow

5. At last, ____, so the writer walks home.         

A. it isn't foggy         
B. it rains         
C. he can't find a car to go home         
D. he doesn't want to take a car

     Man invented (发明) a lot of sports equipments (器材). The first one was the ball.
     Thousands of years ago, in Egypt, the children's favorite game was throwing stones (石头). But a
badly thrown stone could hurt a child. Looking for something less dangerous to throw the people in
Egypt made the first ball.
     At first, they used tree leaves to make balls. They used vines (藤) to keep the leaves together. Later
they began to use pieces of animals skin and fill them with some light things. These balls were much better
than the old ones.
     Before long they invented a lot of ball games, and each had its own rules. They began to play these
ball games according to (根据) the rules. Ball playing was one of the best ways to teach the young men
to be brave (勇敢的) and strong.

1. ____, so the Egyptians invented balls instead.

A. Throwing stones was a popular game for children
B. Stones were too heavy to throw
C. Stones might hurt children
D. They hadn't had many stones

2. Where the first ball was invented?

A. in Egypt   
B. in England
C. in China   
D. in the USA

3. They made the first balls with ____. 

A. leaves and vines   
B. animals skin  
C. something light   
D. something better

4. The Egyptians invented ____ very long ago.

A. many different kinds of games   
B. many different games with balls
C. throwing stones               
D. dangerous games

5. Ball playing ____.

A. would teach the young men how to play games
B. would make the young men healthier
C. could be more interesting   
D. could be the best way to study well