. Deserts, dry areas with _____ no vegetation, cover more than one-third of the Earth's land surface.

　　A. surprisingly    B. eventually　C. permanently     D. virtually

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Runners in a relay race pass a stick in one direction．However，merchants(商人) passed silk，gold, fruit，and g1ass along the Silk Road in more than one direction．They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road.
The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of cities and towns. It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 B.C. to about A.D.1300, when sea travel offered new routes (路線). It was sometimes called the world’s longest highway. However, the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe.
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【小題1】It’s probable that traders along the Silk Road needed__________.

A．to remember the entire trade route
B．to deal with a lot of difficulties
C．to receive certain special training
D．to know the making of products
【小題2】The Silk Road became less important because___________.
A．sea travel provided easier routes
B．silk trading became less popular
C．it was made up of different routes
D．people needed fewer foreign goods
【小題3】New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people_________·
A．traded goods along the routeB．shared each other’s beliefs
C．1earned from one another D．earned their living by traveling
【小題4】What is the best title for the passage?
A．The Silk Road: Pathways for Learning
B．The Silk Road：Past and Present
C．The Silk Road: Routes Full of Dangers
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Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be no life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in offices, factories and schools. Water is needed everywhere.
There is water in seas, rivers and lakes. Water is found almost everywhere. Even in the desert part of the world, there is some water in the air. You can not see or feel it when it is a part of the air. The water in the seas, rivers and lakes is a liquid, the water in the air is a gas, and we call it water vapour (蒸氣).
Clouds are made of water. They may be made of very small drops of water. They may also be made of snow crystals(結(jié)晶體). Snow crystals are very very small crystals of ice. Ice is frozen water. It is a solid. There can be snow and ice everywhere in winter.
Water may be a solid or a liquid or a gas. When it is a solid, it may be as hard as a stone. When it is a liquid, you can drink it. When it is a gas, you can not see or feel it.
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A．Water can be found almost everywhere
B．We can find water when it turns into vapour.
C．Water is only in seas and rivers.
D．We can see water in deserts here and there.
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A．a(chǎn) solidB．in the airC．a(chǎn)liquidD．turned into ice
【小題3】Clouds are made of     .
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A．solid, liquid and gas
B．solid, vapour, snow
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Runners in a relay(接力) race pass a stick in one direction. However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction. They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road.
The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of citied and towns. It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 B, C, to about A, D, 1300, when sea travel offered new routes(路線)　, It was sometimes called the world’s longest highway. However, the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe.
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The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The Silk Road provided pathways for learning, diplomacy(外交), and religion (宗教)
【小題1】It’s probable that traders along the Silk Road needed         .

A．to remember the entire trade routeB．to know the making of products
C．to receive certain special trainingD．to deal with a lot of difficulties
【小題2】The Silk Road became less important because         .
A．it was made up of different routesB．silk trading became less popular
C．sea travel provided easier routesD．people needed fewer foreign goods
【小題3】New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people         .
A．learned from one anotherB．shared each other’s beliefs
C．traded goods along the routeD．earned their living by traveling
【小題4】What is the best title for the passage?
A．The Silk Road ; Past and PresentB．The Silk Road; East Meets West
C．The Silk Road; Routes Full of DangersD．The Silk Road; Pathways for Learning

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Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.
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A. an Indian name                              B. the death of the miners
C. the local people                              D. a National Movement
2. From the passage we can learn that__________.
A. no one had ever known the desert before the miners
B. it's still not easy to travel across the desert
C. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert
D. people have changed the natural sight of the desert
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C. dream-like sights                             D. the ever-changing sights
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Hello, Chicago. If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy(民主)，tonight is your answer.
……
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $ 5 and $ 10 and $ 20 to the cause.
It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy(冷漠), who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.
It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished(消失)from the Earth.
This is your victory.
And I know you didn’t do this just to win an election. And I know you didn’t do it for me.
You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime—two wars, a planet in peril(危亡), the worst financial crisis in a century.
Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.
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The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.
I promise you, we as a people will get there.
【小題1】 This passage is most probably taken from a (an)_______.

A．reportB．lectureC．speechD．a(chǎn)nnouncement
【小題2】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．The speaker has won an election campaign which is quite important for him.
B．The speaker feels they are unlikely to make their ancestors’ dream come true.
C．The speaker thinks America is a nation that lacks democracy.
D．The speaker’s campaign was launched in the nation’s capital.
【小題3】The purpose of the speaker is to do the following except______.
A．expressing thanks to his supporters
B．discussing the challenges that lie ahead
C．urging Americans to unite for the bright future of the nation
D．warning the people against two terrible wars in store
【小題4】We can see from the passage that the speaker is a (an)_______person.
A．unreliableB．determinedC．narrow-mindedD．humorous

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