Hannibal was a general from Carthage, a city on the northern coast of Africa. He thought the ancient Romans and won great battles at a time when the Romans were the most powerful people in the world. His army was small, but it was made up of soldiers from many countries that didn’t want to be ruled by the Romans.

　 before Hannibal could fight the Romans always had thought would protect them from enemy armies. When winter came, the Romans did not think Hannibal could possibly cross the mountains. Hannibal surprised them. With some of his soldiers riding huge strong elephants—where no elephants had to walk slowly without resting through the mountain snow-storms and howling(怒号)winds. The enemies rolled rocks down to try to stop them. Even raging rivers couldn’t stop them. Hannibal’s soldiers built rafts(木排)strong enough to carry the elephants across. At last, half of them never reached the end of their journey. But the other half of the army and some of the elephants did finish the journey.

1. From the passage, Hannibal might live in ____.

　 A. Algeria　　　 B. Italy　　　　 C. Turkey　　　　 D. Iraq

2. Hannibal knew that he ____.

　 A. must have a powerful army to beat the Romans

　 B. must cross the Alps to win the battle

　 C. was sure to beat the Romans before crossing the Alps

　 D. had to break away from the Romans to cross the Alps

3. Which of the following is not true?

　 A. Before Hannibal’s army crossed the Alps, the Romans were the most powerful people in

　　 the world.

　 B. The Romans thought it impossible for Hannibal to cross the Alps.

　 C. Hannibal used the elephant to help cross the Alps because the elephants were good at

　　 walking on mountain paths.

　 D. Hannibal managed to cross the Alps after all with his army.

4. After reading this passage, we can easily remember a saying____.

　 A. Where there’s a will, there’s a way

　 B. Strike while the iron is still hot

　 C. He who doesn’t reach the Great Wall is not a true man

　 D. Failure is the mother of success

Hannibal was a general from Carthage, a city on the northern coast of Africa. He thought the ancient Romans and won great battles at a time when the Romans were the most powerful people in the world. His army was small, but it was made up of soldiers from many countries that didn’t want to be ruled by the Romans.

　 before Hannibal could fight the Romans always had thought would protect them from enemy armies. When winter came, the Romans did not think Hannibal could possibly cross the mountains. Hannibal surprised them. With some of his soldiers riding huge strong elephants—where no elephants had to walk slowly without resting through the mountain snow-storms and howling(怒号)winds. The enemies rolled rocks down to try to stop them. Even raging rivers couldn’t stop them. Hannibal’s soldiers built rafts(木排)strong enough to carry the elephants across. At last, half of them never reached the end of their journey. But the other half of the army and some of the elephants did finish the journey.

1. From the passage, Hannibal might live in ____.

　 A. Algeria　　　 B. Italy　　　　 C. Turkey　　　　 D. Iraq

2. Hannibal knew that he ____.

　 A. must have a powerful army to beat the Romans

　 B. must cross the Alps to win the battle

　 C. was sure to beat the Romans before crossing the Alps

　 D. had to break away from the Romans to cross the Alps

3. Which of the following is not true?

　 A. Before Hannibal’s army crossed the Alps, the Romans were the most powerful people in

　　 the world.

　 B. The Romans thought it impossible for Hannibal to cross the Alps.

　 C. Hannibal used the elephant to help cross the Alps because the elephants were good at

　　 walking on mountain paths.

　 D. Hannibal managed to cross the Alps after all with his army.

4. After reading this passage, we can easily remember a saying____.

　 A. Where there’s a will, there’s a way

　 B. Strike while the iron is still hot

　 C. He who doesn’t reach the Great Wall is not a true man

　 D. Failure is the mother of success

It's reported that over 300 million people in China are suffering from near-sightedness. As more children have got eye trouble, their parents hope to cure　 48 　disease by medicine or equipment or by correcting the way children read and sit. 　 49 in fact the care given to one's eyes should start with the exercise on one's feet. Three methods on how to protect are 50　 follows:

Firstly, don't fasten your shoes too tightly. Try wearing loose shoes　 51　 walking bare-footed at home. When traveling, try wearing cloth shoes to make blood circulation (循环) easier.

　 52　 , walking on tiptoes(脚尖) will help improve one's eyesight and prevent near-sightedness. Figures show that few ballet performers are near-sighted.

Thirdly, rope skipping also does good　 53　 one's eyesight. When skipping the rope, one has to react quickly, 　 54 　 excites the brain and the eyes. 　 55　 foot exercises, it's good to pull one's ears. Pulling the ears 20 times is found to be an effective way to reduce the pressure on one's eyes.