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7. According to (根据) Wen, more country people go to work in cities because of _____. A. great losses of farmland B. their hope for city life C. economic development D. their poor country life 8.Children whose parents have moved to work in cities are probably looked after by ______. A、 their parents B、 their school C、 their grandparents. D、 their friends 9.Wen Jiabao requires local governments ______. A、 to do more for "left-behind" children and their parents B、 to let the parents see their children only once a year C、 to stop the local people from going to work in cities D、 to build more schools for the "left-behind" children 10.The proper title(标题) for this passage is "Wen: Give ______ more love". A、 poor children B、 disabled children C、 country children D、 'left-behind' children C. 根据短文内容，选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，答案E用AB,, F用CD Which university would you like to go to in the future? It’s not too early to think about it right now. Students at Hilltop School had a University Week at the end of last month. ______11___ for instance, they designed a flag for a virtual ( 虚拟的) University of Hilltop. ___12__ He said he started the program to help students form their aims. University may not be for everyone, but we want the students to know what they can choose. he said. ____13___ Eric, a student in Grade 8, said, ―University Week made me realize that university is only four years away. I should do some research about where I want to go. Paul, another student in Grade 8, said he realized that there were so many university for him to choose, ______14___. The school also invited people to give career ( 职业) talks. The first talk was given by Captain Brown, a policeman. He talked about how to choose a career way. ___15____. ―The program opened up the students eyes, said Mr. Miller. A. According to the students, the program worked well. B. He also talked about the importance of math, reading, and writing in his career as a policeman. C, During the week, they took part in all kinds of activities. D. Mr. Miller is the teacher who started the program. E(AB). Eric thinks it’s too early to think about which university to go to in the future now. F(CD). After some research, he said he wanted to choose the University of California. III.阅读简答。 Salt is very common in our everyday life, but have yo u ever heard some stories about salt? Talking about salt, perhaps nobody can tell exactly when people first began to use it, but it is known to us all that, salt has been used in many different says all through history. People who lived over 3 000 years ago ate salted fish and salted meat. In ancient Egypt, salt was used to preserve dead bodies. Stealing salt was regarded as a serious crime at different times. In the eighteenth century, for example, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be put into prison at once. Altogether 10 000 people were thrown into prison during that century for stealing salt. About 250 years earlier, in the year 1753, anyone taking more salt than he was given would have his arms cut off. In the past, salt was one of the most important things on the table of royalty. It was placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests were usually led to the seats near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from the salt. In the Roman Empire, one of the most important roads was built specially for carrying salt from mines to Rome. Soldiers were sent to protect the salt from stealing. The soldiers got their pay in salt. Thus the English word “salary” came. Some soldiers who fell asleep while on duty was said to be “not worth his salt”, and as a result he would get less salt. This expression is still used today in English to refer to a person who does not deserve respect or is not worthy of his pay because he fails to do his job well. 1.Can we tell exactly when people first began to use salt? ________________________ 2. What was salt used to do? (One example is OK.) 3. When was a specially road built for carrying salt? ___________________________________ 4. What kind of person does “not worth his salt” refer to today? _______________________ 5. What’s your opinion about salt?_______________________________ (责任编辑：admin) |