Ⅲ. Cloze test.（完形填空。）
Do you know about China's smallest mountain? It is in Shouguang, Shandong Pro-
vince. There you will find Jingshan, the mountain in China, and probably in the
whole world. This mountain is about 1.24 metres long and just about 0.7 metres wide.
It is only 0.6 metres . With a small , people can reach the top of the
mountain. It sounds interesting, doesn't it? It may not be the most famous mountain in
China, it's the only mountain in Shouguang. It's a of the city and one of the
most popular places of interest.
How deep is Jingshan embedded(被嵌入) in the ground? We'll probably never
know as the government now anyone from digging around it. In fact, in the
1950s, some people tried to dig around it to prove(证明) that it wasn't a mountain, but
a simple . They dug for a long time, but they didn't reach the bottom. And then
people saw it the smallest mountain in China.
As soon as photos of Jingshan on the Internet, all kinds of opinions appeared
online. Some said that they would like to visit the cute mountain by themselves. Some
even joked that during the summer, the high crops would make it impossible to
the mountain.
()1. A. highest B. largest C. longest D. smallest
()2. A. wide B. long C. short D. high
()3. A. step B. journey C. break D. risk
()4. A. so B. or C. but D. because
()5. A. guest B. symbol C. member D. hobby
()6. A. learns B. protects C. stops D. knows
()7. A. plant B. road C. chore D. rock
()8. A. with B. for C. as D. against
()9. A. kept safe B. went popular
C. became important D. got modern
()10. A. push B. find C. dig D. repair

1.D 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.B

Ⅳ. Reading comprehension.（阅读理解。）
In spring, they are like silver rivers, shining brightly in the sun. Summer sees the mountains turn bright green with growing rice. In autumn, the mountains are golden. And in winter, white snow covers them, making them look very beautiful. These changing colours are what the Longji Rice Terraces(龙脊梯田) look like all year round.
The Longji Rice Terraces were built by the Zhuang and Yao people hundreds of years ago. You might wonder why the Zhuang and Yao people worked so hard to make these terraces. Well, here are the reasons. First, in this area, there were few big, flat pieces of land. By building these terraces, they could get more places to grow things. Second, the flat terraces can collect rainwater on rainy days. This helps stop the soil(土壤) from being washed away.
So how do the terraces work? There are hundreds of connected waterways. During the rainy season, rainwater runs down the mountains through these waterways and into the terraces. Then, the sun heats the water, and it turns into vapor. The vapor forms clouds, and later it rains again onto the terraces.
Even though modern technology can help grow more things, these terraces still mean a lot to the local people and they pass down the knowledge of taking care of the terraces. So, people today still use the old ways to keep the terraces in good condition. Today, people from far away come to see this great wonder which shows how people work together with nature.
()1. How does the writer introduce the Longji Rice Terraces in Paragraph 1?
A. By listing numbers.
B. By asking questions.
C. By giving famous sayings.
D. By describing the different sights.
()2. Why did people build the Longji Rice Terraces?
A. Because they helped reduce rainwater.
B. Because they helped wash away the soil.
C. Because they offered flat pieces of land.
D. Because they made the mountains more beautiful.
()3. Which number shows the underlined word “vapor” in Paragraph 3?
A. ①
B. ②
C. ③
D. ④

()4. What do local people think of the Longji Rice Terraces now?
A. They are useless in modern life.
B. They are only for travelling purpose.
C. They are still important and helpful.
D. They're worse than modern technology.
()5. What's the writer's purpose in writing the passage?
A. To introduce the development of the terraces.
B. To advise people to build more terraces.
C. To list the ways of improving technology.
D. To show how people live in bad conditions.

1.D 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A