One day Walt Disney had a vision. It was a vision of a place where children and parents could have fun together. The more Walt dreamed of a "magical park," the more imaginative and elaborate it became.

The original plans for the park were on 8 acres next to the Burbank studios where his employees and families could go to relax. Although, World War II put those plans on hold. During the war, Disney had time to come up with new ideas, and creations for his magical park. It was soon clear that 8 acres wouldn't be enough.

Finally in 1953, he had the Stanford Research Institute conduct a survey for a 100-acre site, outside of Los Angeles. He needed space to build rivers, waterfalls, and mountains; he would have flying elephants and giant teacups; a fairy-tale castle, moon rockets, and a scenic railway; all inside a magic kingdom he called "Disneyland."

The search for the best venue for the park ended in the rural Anaheim, California with a purchase of a 160-acre orange grove near the junction of the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) and Harbor Boulevard.

Construction for Disneyland began on July 21, 1954, 12 months before the park was scheduled to open.

Some 160-acres of citrus trees had been cleared and 15 houses moved to make room for the park. However, when the real designing came around, Disney met with inevitable questions. How do you make believable wild animals, that aren't real? How do you make a Mississippi paddle ship? How do you go about building a huge castle in the middle of Anaheim, California? Disney asked his movie studio staff for answers. The design of Disneyland was something never done before.   There would be four uniquely different theme parts: Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland Tomorrow land. Bit by bit, Disneyland got ready for Opening Day. The staff worked around the clock to get ready.

But opening day was a terrible disaster. Beside the terrible opening day conditions, the park did eventually pick up. By 1965, ten years after opening day, 50 Million visitors had come through the gates.

1. The passage is mainly about___________.

What visitors can enjoy in Disneyland.

The difficulties Disney met in building Disneyland

How Disneyland came into being

A brief introduction to Disneyland

2. Which of the following dates would probably be the opening date of Disneyland?

A. 1953     B. 1954       C. 1955       D. 1965

3. Which of the following statements is Not True?

World War II had some influence on the building plan of the Disneyland.

Disney must have met many difficulties in building Disneyland.

About 50 million visitors have visited Disneyland so far.

Disney was a great man with great imagination and creativity.

4. You could see all the following things except_________ in Disney.

A. rivers, waterfalls, and mountains    B. flying elephants and giant teacups

C. a huge castle                    D. wild animals

5. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph probably means _________.

A. collect      B. improve     C. find       D. open

"As I stood in front of the grave（墓）of President Richard Nixon,I was thinking about the time 25 years ago when this president helped bring the United States and China closer together.Young people of our two contries should help this relationship grow."This remark was make by a Shanghai student when speaking to his fellow students at the Nixon Library in California,U.S.A.He was one of 80 middle school students from China attending a month-long"Youth Summit".The Summit was to mark the 25th anniversary（周年）of President Nixon's journey to China,which was the turning point in China-U.S.relations.The Youth Summit was aimed at increasing understanding and friendship between young students of the two countries through visits and discussions.Seventy-five American students were selected to visit China.They also visited the Nixon Library on July 21 before leaving for jBeijing the next day.The head of the Library said he was pleased to see the American and Chinese students talking and laughing together.One Chinese student said,"I didn't find it particularly difficult to talk with Americans.We have our differences,but we have a lot in common.Dialogue is good for us."

1 The works "Youth Summit" refer to_____.

A.visits to the Nixon Library

B.the Chinese students' visit to the U.S.

C.a meeting discussing relations between China and the U.S.

D.activities to strengthen the ties between the Chinese and American students

2.The student from Shanghai thought about the time 25 years ago because it was when Nixon_____.

A.died

B.visited China

C.became U.S.president

D.started building the library in his name

3 The text is mainly about_____.

A.the China-U.S.relations

B.the Nixon Library

C.President Nixon

D.the youth Summit

Ernest learned about nature, hunting, and fishing from his father. The Hemingways spent their summers on Walloon Lake in Northern Michigan, and Ernest was soon able to shoot, fish, and swim very well. He entered first grade a year younger than usual, so he had to work hard to keep up with his older classmates. Ernest read a great deal. He especially liked adventure stories and science. He learned to play the cello(大提琴) so he could take part in family concerts. In high school he got straight A's, edited the school paper, and played in the orchestra(管弦乐队). Some of his stories were printed in the school annual(年报).

After high school Ernest got a job as a reporter for the Kansas City Star. But World War Ⅰ was on in Europe, and Ernest wanted very much to go. He tried to enlist, but his eyesight was too poor. So he joined the Red Cross and was sent to Italy. He was wounded when distributing supplies to frontline troops and returned home a hero.

In 1953 Hemingway’s short novel The Old Man and the Sea (1952), about an old Cuban fisherman, was given a Pulitzer Prize. The book also brought Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. Hemingway had been living in Cuba but he left in 1960 and settled in Ketchum, Idaho. He was ill and depressed. On July 2, 1961, he shot himself.

1. This passage is most likely taken from _______.

A. a newspaper report　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. biography

C. a history book　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. a magazine

2. Which of the following adjectives can best describe Hemingway according to the second paragraph?

A. Versatile (多才多艺的). 　　　　　　　　　　    B. Haughty.

C. Clever. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Honest.

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Ernest Hemingway was the most important writer of the 20th century.

B. Hemingway was once a doctor.

C. Hemingway was an excellent student in high school.

D. Hemingway’s long novel The Old Man and the Sea was given a Pulitzer Prize.

4. Why couldn't Hemingway join the army when World War Ⅰ was on in Europe?

A. Because his parents didn’t allow him to enlist.

B. Because he was too weak.

C. Because he had poor eyesight.

D. Because he was wounded.

5. What can you infer from the last paragraph?

A. Hemingway led an unhappy life in old age.

B. Hemingway was murdered.

C. Hemingway didn’t like Cuba.

D. Hemingway was given the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1954.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　“As I stood in front of the grave（墓）of President Richard Nixon，I was thinking about the time 25 years ago when this President helped bring the United States and China closer together．Young people of our two countries should help this relationship grow．”

　　This remark was made by a Shanghai student when speaking to his fellow students at the Nixon library in California，USA．He was one of 80 middle school students，from China attending a month-long“Youth Summit”．The summit was to mark the 25th anniversary（周年）of President Nixon's journey to China，which was the turning point in Chin-US relations．

　　The Youth Summit was aimed at increasing the friendship between young students of the two countries through visits and discussions．Seventy-five American students were selected to visit China．They also visited the Nixon Library on July 21 before leaving for Beijing the next day．The head of the Library said he was pleased to the American and Chinese students talking and laughing together．

　　One Chinese said，“I didn't find it particularly difficult to talk with Americans． We have our differences，but we have a lot in common．Dialogue is good for us．”

1．The words“Youth Summit” refer to ________．

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A．visits to the Nixon Library

B．the Chinese students visit to the USA

C．a meeting discussing relations between China and US

D．activities to strengthen the ties between the Chinese and American students

2．The student from Shanghai thought about the time 25 year ago because it was when Nixon ________．

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A．died

B．visited China

C．because US President

D．started building the library in his name

3．The text is mainly about ________．

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