take moving pictures in China, and the first person to drive a car in Denmark. He photographed the opening of Yellowstone National Park, in 1916. When things happened, Burton Holmes was there. In travelling for 62 years Holmes kept time in his photographs, saving it for generations to come.
1. When was Burton Holmes born?
___________________________________________________________ 2. Did Burton take at least one camera with him everywhere he went? ___________________________________________________________ 3. Why did Burton decide to have the slides painted?
___________________________________________________________ 4. What did Burton Holmes do in 1910?
___________________________________________________________ 5. What was the most valuable thing Burton did for future generations? ___________________________________________________________
简答： 1. In 1870. 2. Yes, he did.
3. So that his parents would appear in colour.
4. He published a set of books about his travel experiences.
5. He kept time in his photographs, saving it for generations to come.
Passage 14 Max’s Good Habit
Max reads more than anyone he knows. He loves to read during all
of his free time. His friends laugh at him because he would rather read than play video games, but his parents and his teachers are proud of him. They say reading is important, and it will help him learn about the world around him. They also tell him it is a good habit to read on a regular basis.
One day Max was reading a magazine article about volcanoes. He told his friends all about volcanoes and what causes them to erupt(爆发). The very next week, his class was told to do a science project. It was to create a poster board with information about volcanoes and to build a volcano model. Guess who everyone wanted in their project group? Max's friends weren't laughing at him anymore. Max ended up being in a group with Liz, Anna and Josh.
Max made copies of the magazine article about volcanoes so his project partners could read about them, too. They also went to the library to look for more information about volcanoes.
The group met at Anna’s house that night to organize the information. They all asked Max what he thought was most important. Then they discussed and decided on the information they wanted to put on the poster board.
The next night they met at Josh's house to build their volcano. They used cardboard and modeling clay(黏土). First they made a volcano shape with the cardboard, and then they covered the shape in brown clay.
They also fixed red clay to the top of the volcano model to make it look like it was erupting.
The volcano looked great. Max. Liz, Anna and Josh were very proud of
their hard work. When they turned in their project. their teacher was
proud, too. Thanks to Max's good habit, they got an A+ on both parts of the project.
1. Why do Max's friends laugh at him?
_________________________________________________________ 2. What was the science project?
_________________________________________________________ 3. Where did the group get the information about volcanoes?
_________________________________________________________ 4. What did the group use to make the volcano model?
_________________________________________________________ 5. What do you learn from this story?
_________________________________________________________
简答：
1. Because he would rather read than play video games.
2. It was to create a poster board with information about volcanoes and to build a volcano model. 3. From the magazine article that Max read and the library. 4. They used cardboard and modeling clay.
5. I learn that reading is a good and important habit and it’s helpful for our study.
Passage 15 Ready, Set, Jump!
For skydivers, the sky isn’t the limit. It's just the beginning. Thousands of people try skydiving each year. Some only jump once, while others go on to experience lifelong adventures, flying and turning over through the air.
Skydiving is a method of leaving an airplane and returning to the earth with the help of gravity, then slowing down by using a parachute(降落伞). It may include more or less free-fall, a time during which the parachute has not been used and the body gradually accelerates (加速）to the highest speed.
There are three choices for the beginners. However, before you try skydiving, a ground course on safety is required. The first method is accelerated free-fall. You jump out of the plane while being held by two coaches, one on either side. They hold onto you until you open your parachute. The second method is called static line. After jumping out, you will experience free-fall for a second or two. Then the weight of your body will pull the line tight, opening the parachute.
Tandem(串联) is the most popular because it is the easiest. You and the coach are tied together, the coach behind, with you in front. You jump out of the plane together, and the coach takes care of opening the parachute
For each of these three methods, the coaches give instructions in the
air with hand signals(信号) or a radio. If you are eager to try something challenging and would love to feel the freedom of flying, skydiving might be an adventure for you. Who knows? With risk and excitement mixed together, skydiving might Just change your life. 1. Do thousands of people try skydiving each year?
___________________________________________________________ 2. How many choices are there for the beginners?
___________________________________________________________ 3. Why is tandem the most popular?
___________________________________________________________ 4. How do the coaches give instructions in the air?
___________________________________________________________ 5. What is the passage mainly about?
_________________________________________________________
简答：
1. Yes./Yes, they do.
2. 3/Three./There are three choices. 3. Because it is the easiest. 4. With hand signals or a radio.
5. What skydiving is and how beginners skydive./The introduction of skydiving and the methods for beginners.
