Early in the third century, China's Han Dynasty fell apart. From the dust stood three kingdoms: Wei, Shu and Wu. They fought against each other in order to unite all of China. Centuries later, their struggle was developed into one of China's most well-known novels :  Romance of the  Three Kingdoms.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written by Chinese writer Luo Guanzhong in the late 14th century. As China's greatest historical novel of all time, it ispopular among Chinese people. While recently, the Frenchcartoon series of this novel has been published in countries .including France, Belgium and Switzerland. Why does this novelattract so many people? The colorful characters are probably oneof the reasons. There are about l, 000 characters in the novel.
Instead of giving an introduction of every historical figure, the
novel underlines their special personalities. Zhuge Liang is smart
and well-read. Cuan Yu is brave and faithful. Cao Cao is cruel
(殘酷) but brilliant  (杰出) . Every character is lively, just like
people in today's world.
Scheme (策略) is an important part of the novel. Some
famous schemes, like the Empty Fort Strategy and Borrowing
Arrows with Thatched Boats, are told through storytelling, which
makes it easy to understand. Nowadays, people also use these
schemes in modem business and management.
Young readers also like the novel because they can find their favourite part in it. Boys are excited about the descriptions of war scenes. The brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei touches them as well. Zhou Yu, commander-in-chief of Wu, who is not only good at fighting skills but also an expert at music, catches girls' eyes. Which is your favorite part? Why not read the novel and find out yourself?
小題1:When was the novel Romance of Three Kingdoms written?
A．In the 3rdcentury. B．In the 4th century.
C．Around the 14th century. D．In modem times.
小題2:What is Cao Cao like in the novel?
A．Cold-blooded and clever.
B．Smart and well-read.
C．Brave and faithful.
D．Very good at fighting skills and music.
小題3:From the second paragraph, we learn that_______.
A．the colorful characters in the novel attract many people
B．the novel has the most characters of all the Chinese novels
C．the novel clearly introduces the personalities of the characters
D．China was a powerful country during that time
小題4:What can readers find in this novel according to the story?
①Business and management.
②Descriptions of war scenes.
③Famous schemes.
④Love between historical figures.
⑤Brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
A．①②③B．②③⑤C．③④⑤D．②④⑤

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：在第三世紀(jì)初，中國的漢朝崩潰了。此后天下分成三分：魏，蜀、吳。他們相互對抗，為了統(tǒng)一全中國。他們的斗爭過程已經(jīng)演義成為中國最著名的小說：三國演義�！度龂萘x》的傳奇故事是由中國作家羅貫中在第十四世紀(jì)末所寫。作為中國最偉大的歷史題材小說，它是不僅受中國人喜愛，而且世界許多國家的讀者也喜歡。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：小說《三國演義》被寫的時間？分析原文： Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written by Chinese writer Luo Guanzhong in the late 14th century. 句意：《三國演義》的傳奇故事是由中國作家羅貫中在第十四世紀(jì)末所寫。從而明確答案為大約在十四世紀(jì)。故選C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：在小說中曹操是一個什么樣的人物？分析原文：Cao Cao is cruel(殘酷) but brilliant  (杰出) . 句意：曹操是殘酷的，但是他也是才華橫溢的。聯(lián)系選項只有第一項符合，cold-blooded and clever 冷血的和聰明的。故選A
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：通過第二自然段，我們學(xué)到了什么？分析原文中心句：Why does this novel
attract so many people? The colorful characters are probably one of the reasons. 句意：為什么這部小說吸引這么多人？這可能是小說中豐富多彩的人物的原因。因此充分說明了吸引讀者的原因。故選A
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：通過這個故事，讀者能從中發(fā)現(xiàn)什么？在閱讀短文第三與第四自然段中，能清楚地了解到小說描述了戰(zhàn)爭的場景，著名的策略和三位好兄弟的故事。因此第二項正確。故選B
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Blue Water World
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C．Mr. Chen; he enjoys swimming in the early morning.
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According to a national study, in the summer of 2013, the long-term(長期的) warm weather in the UK has made the number of butterflies increase.
Around 46,000 volunteers(志愿者) took part in the year’s Big Butterfly Count(統(tǒng)計), and they found 830,000 butterflies. Volunteers were asked to make a record. They would record how many times they found one of 21 different kinds of butterflies.
Later, the scientists used the records to find out how many butterflies of different kinds were found across the country. Then, they compared the results to the year before. They found that there was a rise in the number of 15 kinds of butterflies, and some of them went up by 50% compared to recent years. They said the increase in butterfly numbers was a result of warm weather.
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Richard Fox, who works for Butterfly Conservation, said, “UK butterflies are in long-term decline. Studies have been done since the 1970s. They show that UK butterflies have declined in type and number.”
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A．study 830,000 butterflies
B．help scientists take notes
C．record the number of each kind of butterfly
D．find how many kinds of butterflies there are
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A．There were 20 kinds of UK butterflies.
B．50% more UK butterflies were found in 2013.
C．The number of 15 kinds of UK butterflies increased.
D．There was a long-term increase in UK butterfly number.
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A．Different kinds of butterflies in the UK.
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小題2:In which year, Windwos XP started to provid support?
小題3:According to the passage,how many XP users are there in the world?
小題4:How can China break the monopoly of international IT giants and protect the internet security? 
小題5:What is the main idea of the passage?   
A．How to protect our XP system?
B．How to change your computer?
C．Why did Mirosoft stopped providing service for Windows XP
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The Rubber Duck exhibition was designed by Dutch artist, Florentijn Hofman. It was part of the activities of Beijing Design Week, which ran from September 26 to October 3 in 2013.
The Rubber Duck stayed in the park until September 23, then moved to the Summer Palace, a famous Beijing tourist spot, where it was on display until October 26.
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Sun Yidong, a volunteer who guided visitors to the duck, said the art brought energy to the traditional Chinese park.
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Zhao Yan said she had been following news about the duck since 2007, when the duck began its journey.
“I even considered going to Hong Kong to see it. It’s great that the duck is in Beijing,” Zhao said.
Before arriving in Beijing, the Rubber Duck traveled to 13 cities in nine countries. “The aim of the Rubber Duck is simply to bring everyone back to their childhood again,” said Zeng Hui, a leader of the Beijing Design Week Organizing Committee Office. “It can be a toy for adults.”
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A．the Olympic ParkB．the Summer Palace
C．Beihai ParkD．Zhong Shan Park
小題2:The Rubber Duck arrived in Beijing on _______.
A．ThursdayB．FridayC．SaturdayD．Sunday
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A．They were not interested in it.
B．They didn’t have enough time to go there.
C．The weather was not good.
D．The tickets were expensive.
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A．The Rubber Duck started its journey in 2007.
B．Before arriving in Beijing the Rubber Duck was shown in 13 cities.
C．The Rubber Duck is made of more than 200 pieces of rubber.
D．A German artist designed The Rubber Duck.
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A．The Rubber Duck can remind people of their childhood.
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C．Sun Yidong was a visitor.
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Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez passes away at 87.
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A master(大師) of magic realism, along with Latin American writers Julio Cortazar, Juan Rulfo, Carlos Fuentes and Mario Vargas Llosa, Garcia Marquez, wrote many well-known novels, such as “No One Writes to the Colonel” and “Autumn of the Patriarch.”
“One Hundred Years of Solitude,” his masterpiece(杰作) published in 1967, has been translated into 35 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. (Xinhua, April 18, 2014)
小題1:Where can we possibly read the passage?
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C．In a newspaper.D．In a comic book.
小題2:What happened to Gabriel Garcia Marquez on April 17?
A．He won the Nobel Prize.
B．He died in Mexico City.
C．He celebrated his 87th birthday.
D．He met the Colombian Ambassador.
小題3:What was Garcia Marquez before he started writing fictions?
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B．A master of magic realism.
C．A reporter.
D．An ambassador.
小題4:What’s the meaning of the underlined words “dedicating himself to”?
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C．堅持D．竭盡全力于
小題5:Which of the following is the most famous novel written by Garcia Marquez?
A．Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out.
B．No One Writes to the Colonel.
C．Autumn of the Patriarch.
D．One Hundred Years of Solitude.

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Mrs. Obama has visited the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors, and the pandas. She has tasted Peking Duck and experienced some other Chinese traditional culture. It is hoped that this trip to China can bring a real understanding of our eastern world to the first family of the United States.
Today, the number of exchange students between China and the U.S. has reached more than 4 million every year. There are more than 11,000 people traveling to and from each side of the Pacific（太平洋）. If the two countries can increase the exchange in travel, language, cuisine, and cultural understanding, this will help a lot in improving the understanding between the two countries. 
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A. they are elegant and beautiful
B. they have made a difference in the relationship between China and the U.S.A.
C. they pay attention to education
D. they hope students can learn from each other
小題2:Mrs. Obama has visited the following places except___________.
A．Terracotta WarriorsB．the Forbidden City
C．the Great WallD．the Summer Palace
小題3:The underline word “Sino” in the fourth paragraph probably means ______
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SHANGHAI---- Almost one in four students aged between 12 and 14 have tried smoking, according to the results of a survey from the CATC(中國抗癌協(xié)會).
“ Quite a number of boy students in my class smoke outside the school yard during lunch break,” said Li Xiaolan, an English teacher from a high school in Shanghai.
The survey also found that 39 percent of students took their first cigarette from their classmates.
“ It was quite common to smoke with my classmates at school,”said Zhou Guangrong,a 22- year–old university student from Guiyang, Guizhou province,who started smoking at the age of 12.
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小題1:According to the survey,in a middle school if a class has 40 students, about _____ smoke.
A．5B．10C．15D．20
小題2:Many boy students smoke ________during lunch break.
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小題3:The survey found that 39 percent of students took their first cigarette from ________.
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B．Most of student smokers buy cigarettes themselves.
C．Some students smoke in toilets or in corners of the playground after lunch.
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You might have noticed that the cost of food has gone up.In fact the price of wheat and rice has nearly doubled in the past few years.It’s thought that right now，850 million people—that’s more than 10 times the population of the UK—are short of food because it’s too expensive or there’s not enough of it.
The price of basic food such as wheat and corn has stayed the same for quite a long time，about 30 years.But as the world’s population is getting bigger，there’s more pressure to feed more people，plus there’s less land and water to go round.
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The main losers are poor people who live in cities in poor countries，who are facing higher prices for food.Some people are doing well out of the food crisis（危機(jī)） though.Farmers in rich countries like the US，Canada and Australia are getting record prices for their harvests.
World leaders are meeting in the Italian capital Rome to talk about the problem of rising food prices.Some countries are helping out with the cost of foods and international aid agencies have called for more money for food production in poor countries.
小題1:The price of food goes up because all of the following EXCEPT _____.
A．there are more and more people in the world.
B．American farmers are getting richer and richer.
C．many farm lands are used to make other things rather than food.
D．climate change makes it harder to grow food.
小題2:Who lose the most because of the food crisis?
A．Farmers in rich countries.
B．Farmers in developed countries.
C．Poor people in cities in poor countries.
D．Poor people in cities in developed countries.
小題3:What does the food crisis mean to farmers in Canada?
A．They can get a lot of money from the government.
B．They have to save a lot of money.
C．They can make more money from the high price.
D．They are losing a lot of money.
小題4:What is the best title for this passage?
A．Why is the Price of Food Going Up？
B．How Many People are Short of Food?
C．What Can We Learn from the Food Crisis?
D．Who Can Benefit（受益） from the Food Crisis?

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