The greatest wonder of the natural world

When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. In the east, the sky was becoming light, but beside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to see.

After about a kilometer, a stranger appeared in front of me. “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 carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything.

Suddenly, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon(大峡谷), one of the wonders of the natural world.

I looked down to the Colorado Riv er about 2 kilometers below me. If you put three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still won’t reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. How far is it? It’s 20 kilometers, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides of the canyon disappeared into the distance…over 400 kilometers long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It’s huge!

That morning on the edge of the canyon. I asked myself a question. It’s not “How deep is it?” or “How wide is it?” or “How long is it?” but “ Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?” I know the answer. But what do you think?

71. The passage may come from ____________________.

　 A. a guidebook　 　 B. a grammar book 　　 C. a diary 　　　 D. a dictionary 　

72. The writer was facing to the ___________ on the edge of the Grand Canyon.

　 A. west 　　　　　B. north　　　　 　C. east　　　 　　 D. south

73. The writer asked himself a question about the Grand Canyon, “_____________”

　 A. How deep is it?　 　　　　　　　 B. How wide is it?　

C. How long is it? D. Is it the greatest wonder?

74. According to the passage, which sentence is not right?

　 A. The Grand Canyon is taller than three tallest buildings in the world.

　 B. The Grand Canyon is much longer than 400 kilometers.

　 C. The Colorado River was about 2 kilometers below the writer.

　 D. The writer thinks the Colorado River is the greatest wonder of natural world.

75. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is____________________.

　 A. to give facts about the Grand Canyon　 　 B. to tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon

　 C. to describe the Grand Canyon　　　　 　 D. to tell people to visit the Grand Canyon　　　

　 I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.What made him 　41 from others?

　 He said it all came from 　42 that happened when he was two years old. He tried to 43 a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the 　44 floor.

　 When his mother came in, 45 shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一团糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes 　46 we clean it up?”

　 Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So, 　47 would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.

　 His mother then said, “We had a failed 48 in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 49 a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

　 This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to 50 .So, what have you learnt from the story?

41. A. serious　　 　　 B. similar　　　　　　 C. different　　　　 D. important

42. A. an experience　　 B. advice　　　　　　 C. a promise　　　　 D. an idea

43. A. pass　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　 D. take

44. A. kitchen　　　　 B. bedroom　　 　　 C. bathroom　　　　 D. living room

45. A. from　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　 C. because of　　　 D. instead of

46. A. after　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. as soon as　　　　 D. since

47. A. when　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　 C. how　　　 　　　D. why

48. A. experiment　　　 B. condition　　　　 C. survey　　　　　 D. research

49. A. look　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. recognize　　　 D. develop

50. A. clean the floor　　 B. spill milk　　　　 C. make mistakes　　 D. realize mistakes

根据要求进行句型转换，每空一词。（本题有10空格, 每空0.5分，共5分）
【小题1】It takes about half an hour to reach Beijing by plane. (对划线部分提问 )
　　　 does it 　　to reach Beijing by plane?
【小题2】I believe they are visiting us this Sunday．( 改为否定句 )
　 　   I 　　 believe they 　 visiting us this Sunday．
【小题3】--Can you go to the mall with me this week? ( 作肯定回答 )
---Sure，　　　　　　 ．
【小题4】It took me two hours to finish the project yesterday.( 改同义句)
I 　　 two hours 　　 the project yesterday.

请阅读下面这篇文章，完成下面表格。

I am Jay from Zhuhai Sunshine Middle School. Recently, we carried out a survey on who we prefer to share worries with. We got different answers.

　　 Acording to the chart, those who would like to share their worries with their classmates and friends account for about 71%. It is mainly because they believe that if people are at the same age, they are easy to communicate and understand each other better.

　　About 22% of the students said they would like to share worries with their teachers and parents. According to them, adults are rich in experience, and that they can handle their problems easily. The rest prefer to keep worries to themselves. As for them, it’s a struggle to get along well with others, some of them said they didn’t want to trust anyone.

　　As far as I am concerned, I am willing to share worries with my best friends because they’re always kind and understanding. However, if I meet with some serious problems, I’ll be likely to ask my parents and teachers for help, who, I believe, have more experience to give me valuable advice.

Information Card

What is the survey we had about?	1.________________
How many percents of the students would like to share worries with their classmates and friends?	2.________________.
Why do students like to share worries with their teachers and parents?	3.________________.
What did the students who keep worries to themselves say?	4._______________.
Why does Jay share worries with his best friend?	5._______________.