The most enjoyable way to discover Liverpool is by boat．The first thing to do is to take a ferry across the River Mersey. It’s the best way to find out about this city’s long and interesting history. The Liverpool Ferry，which is the oldest ferry service in Europe，started more than 800 years ago．
In the l8th century Liverpool became an important city for international business across the Atlantic Ocean．Ships sailed from Liverpool to the United States and Africa．The place to learn more about Liverpool’s importance is the Maritime Museum．
Liverpool was important because of its industry and trade in the 18th century．In the 20th century it became famous for music．The boys in the rock group，the Beatles，all came from Liverpool．The city is very proud of them．It named its airport John Lennon International Airport。after one of the Beatles．Tourists can take a bus tour to visit some of the places the Beatles mention in their songs, 1ike Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields．They can also visit the Cavern Club—the group first played there in 1961．The Beatles Story is a museum and gallery．Here you can find out more about these world—famous musicians．
But there’s more to see and do in Liverpoo1．At the Walker Art Gallery you can see the best art in the North of England．If you like modern art，the place to visit is the Tate Gallery．But above all，it’s the friendly and welcoming people of Liverpool who make this a city you should visit when you come to Great Britain．
【小题1】This passage is mainly for   ．

A．people who live in Liverpool

B．students who want to study in UK

C．foreigners who want to visit Great Britain

D．people who are interested in history

【小题2】The word ferry in the first paragraph is most likely to be a kink of ________.

A．bus

B．boat

C．train

D．bicycle

【小题3】Liverpool first became famous for________.

A．its important in international business.

B．a group of pop singers

C．a beautiful river called River Mersey

D．a big museum in the town

【小题4】For people who are interested in music，the place they want to visit most would be______

A．the Maritime Museum	B．the Tate Gallery
C．the Beatles Story	D．the Walker Art Gallery

【小题5】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．A good place to visit in UK

B．The history of Liverpool

C．The most famous and of the world

D．The most friendly people in UK

GONE WITH THE WIND Author: Margaret Mitchell ¥25 (in bookstores) ¥18 (online) Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War. Scarlett Ohara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time.

A LITTLE PRINCESS Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ¥18.3 (online) Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty(贫穷) and the scorn(嘲笑) of her fellows. It’s an excellent book with 4 tapes for children

PETER PAN Author: J.M Barrie  ¥15 (in bookstores) ¥12 (online)    It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures, which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2 tapes)

UNCLE TOM’S CABIN  Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe ¥20 (in bookstores)    The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about the struggle between free states and slave states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago.

THE SECRET GARDEN Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ¥35 (in bookstores)  ¥30 (online) Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan(孤儿), finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life.

【小题1】All of the following books have children as their main characters except _______.

A．PETER PAN	B．GONE WITH THE WIND
C．A LITTLE PRINCESS	D．THE SECRET GARDEN

【小题2】We can know from the passage that _________.

A．there are only three books with tapes

B．we can buy 5 kinds of the above books in bookstores

C．two of the books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett

D．THE SECRET GARDEN is ¥5 cheaper in bookstores than online

【小题3】Mary brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life with the help of ______
a. the power of hope  b. friendship    c. her uncle      d. Nature’s magic

A．a, b, c

B．a, c, d

C．b, c, d

D．a, b, d

【小题4】Which of the following about the books is mentioned in this text?
A What Sara did to help her fellows
B Why Peter Pan wouldn’t grow up.
C What kind of woman Scarlett is.
D How Marry Lennox came into her uncle’s house.
【小题5】This text is most probably taken from a __________.
A newspaper  B science magazine  C storybook  D book guide

In 1993 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon(动画片) film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said”Stop! That’s our duck!”
The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the firm The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat(水上住家) and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight – minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy(贪婪的), and because he lost his temper (发脾气) very quickly. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews(侄子). Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t a goody-goody like Mickey.
In the 1930S, ‘ 40s and ‘ 50s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared – there were no more new cartoons.
Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today’s children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.
【小题1】Who made Donald Duck film? ______

A．Mickey Mouse.	B．Clarence Nash.
C．Walt Disney.	D．Pluto.

【小题2】 When was the first Donald Duck film made? ______

A．In 1933.

B．In 1934.

C．In 1966.

D．In 1930.

【小题3】Who was Clarence Nash? ______

A．A cartoonist.	B．Donald Duck’s voice.
C．A film-maker.	D．A film star.

【小题4】Where do today’s children see Donald Duck ? ______

A．In new film.	B．At the cinema.
C．On television.	D．At concerts.

【小题5】 The underlined word”audience” in the second paragraph means______ .

A．reads	B．formal interview
C．law freedom	D．the people who watch a film at a cinema

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We know that many animals do not stay in one place．Birds，fish and other animals move from one place to another place at a certain time．They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily，but others move to get away from places that are too crowded．
When cold weather comes，many birds move to warmer places to find food．Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed．The most famous migration is probably the migration of fish，which is called “salmon”（鲑鱼）．This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water．There it spends its life．When it is old，it returns to its birthplace in fresh water．Then it gives birth and dies．In northern Europe，there is a kind of mouse．They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded．They move down to the low land．Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside，and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea．
Recently，scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster(龙虾)．Every year，when the season of the bad weather arrives，the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean．Nobody knows why they do this，and nobody knows where they go．So，sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another place，but at other times we don’t．Maybe living things just like to travel．
【小题1】The reason for most of the animals to move is __________________．
【小题2】Find the word in the passage which means “ the movement from one place to another of a large group of animals” and write it down here: __________________．
【小题3】The underlined word “There” in the second paragraph refers to (指的是) ____________．
【小题4】The salmon comes back to its birthplace in order to __________________．
【小题5】The lobsters begin to move to another place when __________________．