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Gregg Bleakney’s dream was to travel the Americas from top to Bottom. He got the idea after he finished a long bike ride. Gregg’s friend, brooks Allen, also liked riding a bike. The two friends talked and made a plan: they would travel from Alaska to Argentina—by bike.

To pay for the trip, Gregg and Brooks worked to save money for a long time. Once they were on the road, they often camped outdoors and ate cheaply. In many places, local people opened their doors to the two friends and gave them food.

On their way, there were deserts, rainforests and mountains. They visited modern cities and ancient ruins (遗迹) such as Machu Picchu in Peru. And they made many friends from all over the world.

In May 2007—two years, twelve countries, and over 30,500 kilometres later—Gregg finally reached Ushuaia, Argentina. (Near Guatemala, Brooks had to go back and Gregg continued without him.)

The trip taught both men a lot about traveling. What did they learn? Here is some of Gregg’s advice:

Travel light. You should carry many things with you.

Be flexible (灵活). Don’t plan everything. Then you’ll be more relaxed and pleased especially if there are problems.

Be polite. one traveler told Gregg, “Nobody wants to fight or cheat a nice man.” It’s true.

1.Gregg Bleakney’s dream was to _______________.

2.Before traveling, the two friends _____________to pay for the trip.

3.___________ got to Ushuaia, Argentina in May 2007.

4.According to the passage, if you plan everything for a trip, __________.

5.One traveler told Gregg that nobody wanted to _______________.

 

It’s the lunchtime break at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School. No mobile phones can be heard ringing anywhere. The common sight of crowds of children chatting on their phones or sending short messages ha disappeared（消失）。

A grade-2 student said: “I couldn’t concentrate during classes if the phone was with me. I couldn’t help checking if there were messages or missed phone calls. I even played games on the phone sometimes.”

The school authorities say they feel the ban （禁令） is necessary to keep order in class. They even gave out an open letter to remind parents not to let their children bring mobile phones to school. More than 96 percent of parents say they welcome the school decision. The school is also flexible （灵活的） in implementing the ban. Those students who live far from school are allowed to bring mobile phones to call their parents. But they still have to turn them off in classrooms.

Medical experts （专家） have also welcomed the school decision. They say too much dependence on mobile phones can cause many psychological problems in teenage students.

1．The passage mainly tells us about      .

A．whether the mobile phone should be used at school by students

B．the harm the mobile phone may cause to middle school students

C．different opinions between school authorities and medical experts

D．a ban on the use of mobile phones by students in a middle school

2．What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

       A．Shanghai Xianxia Middle School is very crowded during lunchtime breaks

       B．No mobile phones can be heard any time at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School

       C．All the children with mobile phones usually disappear during lunchtime breaks

       D．Lots of students used to be busy using their mobile phones during lunchtime breaks

3．The grade-2 student thought that      .

       A．the mobile phone is helpful to his or her studies

       B．it is no good using the mobile phone at school

       C．the mobile phone should be kept on all the time

       D．it is good to play mobile phone games sometimes

4．In paragraph 3, the underlined world “implementing”means       in Chinese.

       A．调 整              B．公 布              C．执 行              D．张 贴

5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．All the parents welcome the school decision

       B．Some students can bring mobile phones to school.

       C．Medical experts think the school decision is good

       D．No one is allowed to use mobile phones in classrooms.

One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"
The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g. "It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. "
If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier. "
"What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again. "
We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.
【小题1】   The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because         .

A．he was very thirsty	B．his arms were strong
C．it was a good example	D．he wants to share the water with students

【小题2】"A glass of water" in this passage referred to          .

A．knowledge

B．the burden

C．the time

D．the money

【小题3】According to the teacher, you may feel      _  if you put down the burden sometimes.

A．more stressed	B．much heavier
C．more relaxed	D．much happier

【小题4】   This was a lesson about     ____ .

A．how to relax oneself in life

B．how to solve a physics problem

C．how to keep fit by drinking water

D．how to study well

【小题5】   Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand.

B．All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was.

C．The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood.

D．All the students can understand the teacher’s lesson.

 

Many years before the United States was founded(建立), Americans had already invented barbecues. But the first barbecues, in fact ,were the invention of the Taino Indians of Haiti, who dried their meat on raised frames(架子)of sticks over fires. Spanish explorers spelled the Taino word as barbacoa, and as time passed, English settlers along the Atlantic coat had their own barbecues.

One summer day in 1773, Benjamin Lynde, a citizen of Massachusetts, wrote in his diary, “Fair and hot ; Browne;hack overset.” That is , on a bright and hot day he went to the Brownes to attedn a barbecue, and his carriage(马车)fell over. It shows that the barbecue had its social occasion by that time. Large animals would be roasted whole on frames over hot fires, and neighbours would be invited to dinner.

In later centuries, as settlers moved to the west, the barbecue went along with it, reaching an especially large size in Texas, where a pit (坑)for fuels(燃料) such as tree branches might be over ten feet deep. Today , the barbecue grills(烧烤架)which are fueled by charcoal(木炭) or electricity are likely to be small and easy to move , and can cook only parts of an animal at a time, but people still have barbecues out of doors and always invite their neighbours or friends over.

1.Who invented the barbecues first in history?

   A.American people.      B.Taino Indians.           C.Spanish explorers.     D.English settlers.

2.The second paragraph mainly tells us that the barbecue_______________.

   A.is only held on a hot sunny day                 B.welcomes people who keep diaries

   C.is held both indoors and outdoors               D.has its social occasion for over 200 years

3.The underlined expression “ social occasion” can be best translated into______________.

   A.社交功能            B.社会福利               C.社会地位            D.社会背景

4.The following are all the barbecue ways    EXCEPT __________________.

   A. drying meat on raised frames of sticks over fires

   B. roasting a whole animal over a pit full of burning tree branches

   C.cooking parts of animals over fires on grills fueled by charcoal

   D.heating meat in the bright and hot daylight

 

There was a pilot and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine while it was flying in the air. The plane began to fall down. The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes (降落伞). They all became worried and started to make excuses.
“I must go,” said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes and jumped out. The first person stood up, “I’m a doctor,” he said. “I help people live longer and I save lives.” He took a parachute and jumped out.
The next person said, “I must have a parachute. I am a very clever person. I have to attend an important match. I know I will win the game because I’ll be the cleverest person there.” He picked up a pack and jumped out.
Two men were left---an old businessman and a young mountain climber. At this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, “ Young man, I am old but you are still young. You take the last parachute.” The young mountain climber smiled. “Don’t worry,” He said. “ We can both jump out because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever man jumped out with my backpack.”
【小题1】All the people became worried because_________.
A. they couldn’t find the parachutes          B. they saw the pilot jump out first
C. they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each person.
D There was too much smoke and they couldn’t jump out from the plane.
【小题2】The clever man jumped out with_________.

A．a parachute

B．nothing

C．the backpack of the climber’s

D．two parachutes

【小题3】All the people thought of themselves except____________.

A．the pilot

B．the clever man

C．the doctor

D．the businessman

【小题4】Who do you think was the most kind-hearted man?
A the pilot、B the mountain climber  C the businessman     D the doctor