The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published (发行) to mark (标志) the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.

    During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.

    In the 1950’s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.

    Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14 500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.

    Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.

46. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics___________.

A. are the same thing             B. are different games      

C. are not held in winter           D. are held in summer

47. The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games_____.

A. after the year 1936             B. after the 3rd White Olympics

C. before the 3rd White Olympics    D. before the year 1932

48. The Winter Olympics is held once________.

A. every two years                B. every three years  

C. every four years                D. every five years

49. Which of the following is true?

A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

C. All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

D. Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games.

50. What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?

A. Basketball.                    B. Table tennis.

C. Football                      D. Skating.

People call the Winter Olympics the White Olympics. At this time, they publish(发行) many stamps to mark(标志) the great games. The first stamps came out on January 25th, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on(从那时起), publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.

During the 4th Winter Olympics, people published a group of stamps in November 1936. They drew five rings of Olympics. It was the first time that the rings appeared(出现) on the stamps of the White Olympics.

In the 1950s，the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as non-host countries published stamps to mark those games. China also published four stamps in February 1980 when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.

In Asia, Japan was the only country to hold the White Olympics. They sold 14,500 million stamps during the Olympics.

People drew different kinds of sports on these small stamps, and they enjoyed the wonderful sports and some excellent players.

41. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics ____.

A. are the same thing                           B. are different games

C. are not held in winter               D. are held in summer

42.The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games ____.

A. after the year 1936                           B. after the 3rd White Olympics

C. before the 3rd White Olympics      D. before the year 1932

43. The Winter Olympics is held(被举行) once ____.

A. every two years           B. every three years

C. every four years          D. every five years

44. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those games.

B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those games.

C. All the countries can publish stamps to mark those games.

D. Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those games.

45. What may appear(出现)on the stamps of the White Olympics?

A. Basketball.     B. Table tennis.   C. Football.            D. Skating.

    On Tuesday, August 14，2007 at about 00：45，my friend and l were watching for meteors（流星）in our yard．I saw a large triangular shaped（三角形的）thing flying across the sky．It was traveling from south to north．It seemed to have all orange fight。It only took about 5—8 seconds to travel across the sky．The most amazing thing was that it was really quiet as it traveled．We live near the airport and often hear the sound of airplanes．However, this one was really quiet．When we saw it，we both said．“What is that?” It disappeared behind a large tree in our yard．It surprised both of us and we began to describe it to nay father．Our descriptions were the same．We then went inside the house and we both drew what we saw．We hope that there are other people who were looking at the sky at the stone time that evening and saw what happened．

1．What were they doing at 00：45 0n August 14，20077

    A．They were walking down the street．

    B．They were reading in the yard．

    C．They were watching for meteors．

    D．They were doing their homework．

2．What surprised them most? 

    A．It was a large triangle---shaped thing．

    B．There was no sound when the thing traveled．

    C．It only took about 5—8 seconds to travel across the sky．

    D．It seemed to have an orange light．

3．How many people saw the accident that evening?

A．Two．                                                   B．Three．

C．Four．                                                      D．We don't know．

4．What does the underlined word “disappear’ ’mean in Chinese?

    A．出现                   B．消失                    C．存在                   D．坠毁

5．We can learn from the passage that               ．

    A．they can often see planes in the sky

    B．the writer's father also saw the strange thing

    C．many people like to watch the sky at night

    D．the large triangular shaped thing flying across the sky was a plane

Although he died almost 40 years ago，Bruce Lee is still considered the greatest and most influential kung fu performer of the 20th century．His films brought traditional Hong Kong kung fu movies to a new level of popularity，and introduced kung fu to millions of people in the West。

    Bona in the USA in 1940，Lee returned to his native Hong Kong before his birthday．As a teenager，the highly intelligent boy was accepted into one of Hong Kong’s most famous middle schools but he paid little attention to his studies. He was more interested in sport，especially kung fu，and hanging out with his street-gang friends. In 1959，Lee got into trouble with the police for fighting．His mother，fearing he would end up in prison，sent him to the USA。Two years later，he began studying at university there．

    While still a student，Lee opened his own kung fu school，teaching a new fighting style he had developed．What made Lee’s style different was that it used power，strength and，quick—action attacks．It also combined(融合)Japanese，Korean and South American fighting styles with traditional stow—moving Chinese kung fu．

    Among Lee’s students were several famous actors who，impressed by his good—looks and fighting skill，encouraged him to start acting．Over the next fire years Lee achieved some Success in America．But his dream of introducing his fighting style into American movies was not accepted by local film makers who thought western audiences were not interested in kung fu．

    Determined to prove them wrong，Lee returned to Hong Kong in 1970．There he made two films Fists of Fury (1971)and Way of the Dragon(1972)，using his kung fu ideas and techniques.The movies were huge hits world—wide，making Lee an international star and symbol of kung fu．These were followed by what is widely considered the greatest kung fu movie of all time，Enter the Dragon(1973)．Tragically however，Lee suddenly and mysteriously died while making his next movie Game of Death。He was only 33 years old．

1.AS a teenager,Lee was very           ．

  A.quiet    B.hard—working    C.brave     D.smart

2.Why was Lee sent to America?

  A．His parents wanted him to study at university there．

  B．He wanted to develop a new American fighting style．

  C．His family：feared he was getting into too much trouble in Hong Kong．

  D．He was determined to become a successful and popstar actor there。

3.How was Lee’s style of kung fu different from the traditional Chinese style?

  A. It was much faster．

  B. It was easier to Iearn。

  C．It made people more powerful．

  D．It was much more dangerous，

4.What was Lee’s dream according to the passage?

  A. To develop a new style of kung fu。

  B．To become a famous movie star．

  C. To make movies using his fighting style．

  D．To teach Americans kung fu．

5.According to the passage．how many kung fu movies did Lee complete in his lifetime?

  A．Two．    B。Three．    C.Four．   D．Five．