【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 e is easy to play, but nearly impossible to win. The new online game challenges your geography skills.How to play the game When you think you know where the photo was taken, click on the Google map to place your marker. Click on the Make A Guess button on the bottom of the map. A new image will appear, showing the distance between the area you chose and the actual location. GeoGuessr will tell how many kilometers away you were and how many points you earned. You get five chances to guess the location. After the fifth one, you see a map showing your guesses, the correct location and the number of points you earned.Helpful hints（提示） Here are a few tips to help you identify what part of the planet you are seeing. look around and see if you can find any words on signs to show the local language. For example, if both French and English are on signs, Canada might be a good guess. Make a note of whether the cars drive on the right or the left side of the road. If cars are driving on the left, that narrows your guesses. The more you play the game, the better you will get at geography.（1）GeoGuessr is a new online game which challenges your _________ skills. A.mathB.languageC.scienceD.geography（2）You can have _________ chances to guess the location you see. A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six（3）If you see both French and English on signs, you may be in _________. A.AmericaB.JapanC.FranceD.Canada（4）What39。s the best title for the passage? A.A new online gameB.How to travel around the worldC.How to play the gameD.How to guess the game7．閱讀理解 Vanuatu is an island nation in the South West Pacific. It is one of the smallest countries in the world. But for those who are interested in adventure and sports, there is a lot to do. Vanuatu39。s islands offer visitors two of the most exciting and dangerous activities in the world: volcano（火山） surfing and land diving. Volcano Surfing On Tanna Island, Mount Yasur rises 361 metres into the sky. Yasur is an active volcano, and it erupts（爆發(fā)） almost every day, sometimes several times a day. For centuries, people have climbed this mountain to visit the top. Recently, people have also started climbing Yasur to surf the volcano. In some ways, volcano surfing is like surfing in the sea, but in other ways it39。s very different. Volcano surfers try to escape the erupting volcano without getting hit by flying rocks! It39。s fast, fun and dangerous the perfect extreme sport（極限運(yùn)動(dòng)）. Land Diving Most people are familiar with bungee jumping, but do you know bungee jumping started on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu and is almost fifteen centuries old? The activity, first called land diving, is part of a religious ceremony（宗教儀式）. A man ties tree vines（樹(shù)藤） to his legs. He then jumps head first from a high tower to touch the earth with the top of his head without breaking the vine. Every spring, island natives （men only） still take part in this amazing activity.（1）In the first paragraph, what does the underlined word refer to? A.People.B.Animals.C.Activities.D.Islands.（2）According to the passage, Mount Yasur? A.is no longer activeB.is on Pentecost IslandC.erupts almost every dayD.rises 800 metres into the sky（3）Why have people recently started climbing Mount Yasur? A.Because people can climb it easily.B.Because people can make money.C.Because people can watch snow on it.D.Because people can surf the volcano.（4）Which of the following about land diving is TRUE? A.It is not dangerous at all.B.It was first called bungee jumping.C.It is a traditional activity in Vanuatu.D.It came to Vanuatu from another country.（5）What is the purpose of the passage? A.To tell people not to do dangerous sports.B.To explain what volcano surfing and land diving are.C.To talk about the world39。s best volcano surfer and land diver.D.To pare activities in Vanuatu with sports in New Zealand.8．閱讀理解 John and Jack met at the old bench every afternoon. Then they played football. But they didn39。t have enough money to buy a real football. So Jack made a ball out of old socks covered with a piece of plastic, Every time, the two friends didn39。t stop kicking and running until very late. On Monday afternoon, John and Jack met again at the old bench. Soon the homemade ball was running across the grass. The boys laughed and shouted happily. The ball was stopped by a boy wearing a nice pair of sports shoes. John was upset when he saw the boy was Steven. The next morning, John39。s mother gave him a bill. Your uncle sent you a birthday present, she smiled. John39。s eyes grew big when he saw the $100 bill. Later that day，his mother bought a new pair of sports shoes and a real football. That afternoon Steven invited John to play football. Steven did not want Jack to join them only because Jack39。s sports shoes were dirty. When the game was over, John and Steven walked past the old bench where Jack was sitting. Steven picked up a stone and threw it at him. John, holding his new football in his hands, walked on and did not look back. Several days later. As John walked. Past the old bench, he saw something lying under it. He looked closer and saw it was the home made ball, John was full of sadness w