I took a wonderful trip with my family when I was ten years old. I remember it well. My aunt, uncle and cousins lived on a little farm in the country outside Rome and they invited us to visit them. These cousins are the same cousins who live in Miami now. Our trip to visit them a long time ago was very different from our recent (最近的) trip to Miami.

　　It was a Saturday morning when we left home. We got up early that morning before the sun rose. We were sleepy, but we were excited and ate breakfast quickly. We left home at five thirty in order to get an early start. It took us three hours to get there in my father's old car. When we drove up to the house, everyone ran out to greet (歡迎) us.

　　We stayed for two days and had a wonderful time. We played outside all day and helped uncle feed the chickens. He taught us how to make wine. At night, we listened to the grown-ups (成年人) tell stories about their childhood.

　　When it was time to leave, we were very sad. They begged us to stay longer, but we had to leave. My father had to go to work the next day. As I look back, that trip was a long, long time ago. My aunt and uncle are both dead; my cousins are living in Miami.

　　The world is different now.

1．We started ________ .

[　　]

A．on a Saturday afternoon

B．before sunrise

C．without breakfast

D．on an early train

2．We ________ on my uncle's farm in the day time.

[　　]

A．played and helped to feed chickens

B．listened to stories by the grown-ups

C．learned how to make wine

D．both A and C

3．We had to leave two days later because ________.

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A．they didn't beg us to stay longer

B．our father's holiday was over

C．we were sad

D．our uncle's family wanted to go for a trip

4．Which of the following is NOT true according the passage?

[　　]

A．My cousins used to live in Miami and they are still living there now.

B．My uncle and aunt are all dead.

C．We have visited our cousins recently.

D．The world has changed since our visit to our uncle's farm.

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　　Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion (場(chǎng)合) she set a new record for flying time. In 1935 she became the first person ever to fly from Hawaii to the continental (大陸的) United States. In the same year she also became the first person to fly without stopping from Mexico City to Newark, New Jersey, just a few miles from New York City. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (飛行) and that air travel was useful.

　　In 1937 she made plans to fly around the world. It would be her last long flight. She wrote in a letter to her husband, “Women must also try to do things, as men have tried. ”

　　People heard Amelia Earhart's last words on July 2, 1937, as she flew over the Pacific Ocean. She could send messages over her radio, but she could not receive any, “Circling … cannot see island (島) … cannot hear you … please answer … ”

　　And finally,“Gas (汽油) low…” and then, silence(寂靜).

　　Amelia Earhart had almost succeeded (成功) in completing her trip around the world. Although she was only thirty-nine years old when she died on that Pacific flight, she had made a place for herself in the history of aviation.

1．She was a famous ________ .

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)stronaut

B．woman astronaut

C．pilot

D．scientist

2．She was the first person to fly without stopping from ________ to a place in ________ .

[　　]

A．Mexico City, New Jersey

B．Mexico, New York City

C．New Jersey, New York City

D．Newark, New York City

3．She died ________ .

[　　]

A．on July 2, 1937

B．when she flew to the continental United States

C．a(chǎn)t the age of 29

D．in a place just a few miles from New York City

4．She ________ the trip around the world.

[　　]

A．succeeded in completing

B．failed to start

C．was going to start

D．made a place for herself in the history of aviation though she failed to complete

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　　Television was not invented by one person. It took many years and many different people to make television work.

　　A lot of work on television began in the 1930s. England set up the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) at this time, and in the United States, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) began.

　　In 1936, the CBS put 150 televisions into homes in New York City in order to see if all of the televisions were able to get a show at the same time. This first television show was Felix the Cat.

　　Much of the work underway at the BBC during the 1930s and 1940s came to an end because of World War Ⅱ. After the war, the BBC fell behind work on television going on in the United States. England had to rebuild (重建) itself after the war.

　　By 1945, there were 10, 000 televisions in homes in the United States. This number climbed to 6, 000, 000 by 1950 and then to 60, 000, 000 by 1960.

　　Today, 98% of all homes in the United States have at least one television. People in the United States usually watch seven hours of television each day.

1．The name of the first TV show was ________.

[　　]

A． British Broadcasting Corporation

B． the National Broadcasting Company

C． the Columbia Broadcasting System

D． Felix the Cat

2．During the Second World War ________.

[　　]

A． the BBC stopped much of its work on TV

B． England had to rebuild itself

C． the BBC fell behind work on television going on in the United States

D． CBS put 150 televisions into homes in New York City

3．There were ________ more televisions in homes in the United States between 1950 and 1960.

[　　]

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A． It took a long time and a lot of people to make television work.

B． Americans usually watch seven hours of television every day.

C． The CBS did an experiment (實(shí)驗(yàn)) of watching television shows at home in 1936.

D． The United States had to rebuild itself after the war.

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　　One cold day in the middle of the winter, Mr. and Mrs. Ross decided to fly to Florida for a holiday. This was the first time for them to spend their holiday in the south, so they were very excited and busy preparing for the trip.

　　Mr. and Mrs. Ross packed their summer clothes very carefully the night before they left and the next morning they got up early and drove to the airport.

　　While they were at the check-in counter, Mr. Ross began to question his wife about the things she had packed.

　　“Did you remember my red bathing suit?” he asked.

　　“Of course,” she answered.

　　“You didn't forget our tennis shoes, did you?” he asked.

　　“Of course not,” she answered.

　　Suddenly there was a long silence. “John, what's wrong?” said Mrs. Ross. “You look worried. ”

　　“But I think you didn't bring the piano,” he replied.

　　“The piano?” she said. “Why should I bring the piano”

　　“Because,” he said sadly. “I left our plane tickets on top of it. ”

1．Mr. and Mrs. Ross were planning to travel ________.

[　　]

2．They were going to Florida ________.

[　　]

3．Mrs. Ross packed their things ________.

[　　]

A． two days before they left

B． before they drove to the airport

C． early in the morning before they left

D． the night before they left

4．Which of the following things didn't Mr. Ross ask his wife about?

[　　]

5．Mr. Ross was worried because ________ .

[　　]

A． he was afraid to fly

B． he had left their plane tickets at home

C． his wife forgot to bring the piano

D． he forgot where their tickets were