中招英语阅读理解

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1.▅ᦻ᪷ᦻᑁᙠᐸḄᜐᐭ〉Ḅ஺MrGreenworksinahospital.Heisbusydrivingacareveryday.Hiswifeworksinaschoollibrary.She'sstrictwithheronlyson,Tommy.Halfayearago,whenTommywassix,MrsGreentookhimtoherschool.Theboywascleverandstudiedwell.Butatfirsthecouldn,tadapt:;〉<=himselftothenewlife.Inthemorning,hewokeuplateandintheeveninghedidntgotobedontime.Buthismothertriedtomakehimdoeverythingontime.Oneevening,whenMrGreenwasdrivinginastreet,atrafficaccidenthappened.Hehadtotakethewounded:@AḄ=peopletothehospitalandittookhimabouttwohours.Whenhegothome,hebegantotellhisfamilyaboutit.“It'stimeforyoutogotobed,Tommy,saidMrsGreen.Theboywantedtolistentohisfathertel1theaccident,buthehadtodowhathismothertoldhim.Whenhelaydown,hesaid,"Idon'tthinkMomcanlookaftermeatall!“Oh,why?askedhisfather.Theboysaid,“shealwaysmakesmegotobedwhenIamnotsleepy:GḄ=butshewakesmeupwhenI'masleep.1=MrGreenworksina.Heisa.2=MrsGreenworksina____.3=Tommy'smotherwantstomakehimgotobedandgetup.4=Oneday,Tommy'sfatherwentbackhomelatebecauseahappened.5=Tommy'smotheroftenwakeshimupwhenhe____.MὃOᫀQ1.hospital,driver2.school1ibrary3.ontime4.trafficaccident5.isasleepZIdidn'thearthemcallmyname,zexplainedShelleyHennigtoActiveTeens:AT=asshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMissTeenUSA2004.“Areyouready?”iswhatsheheard.Thenshesaid,"Ishookmyheadno,andthentheysaid'yes'anditwasannouncedagain.z/Itwasfourdaysafterthatlifechangingmomentfortheseventeen-year-oldhighschoolstudentfromDestrehan,Louisiana----shewasstilloncloudnine.஻Iwassoshocked!Ineverbelievedthatitcouldactuallyreallyhappen.Presentintheaudience:^_=thatdaywere:hermotherandfather,olderbrother,herfriends,andherdanceteacher.Understandingwhymembersofherfamilyandherfriendswouldbethere,ATasked

1whyherdanceteacherhadtraveledsofartoseehercompetition."She'salwaysbeenmyrolemodel.I'vedancedwithhersinceIwassix.She'sbeenthroughsomanydifficultiesandcamethroughthemal1.I'velearnedtogetoverbadlife*sexperiencesandlearnedhowtomoveonbecauseofher.஻Oneofthosebadlife'sexperiencesforShelleyhappenedthreeyearsagowhenherbrotherBradwaskilledinadrunkdrivingaccident.Hewas18.Shefoundwritinghelpedhergetthroughtheroughdays.Shesaid,“Iwritealotaboutmybrother.Iwritealot,alot,alot...”AsMissLouisianaTeen,shetraveledaroundthestatespeakingtoteenagersaboutthedangersofdrinkinganddriving.InherroleasMissTeenUSA,Sheileywillcontinuetospeaktoyouthaboutsafedriving,inadditiontomanyotherthingstohelptheyouth.WhenATaskedMissTeenUSAifshehadanyadviceforourreaders,shesaid,“Don'tletanyonechangeyou.Hangoutwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.Thatway,itiseasytobeyourself.z56.Whatdothewords“oncloudnine“inParagraph2probablymean?A.frightenedB.troubledC.veryhappyD.veryangry57.Shelleytakesherdanceteachersasarolemedelmainlybecausesheis.A.determinedB.friendlyC.strictD.experiencedIcelandliesintheNorthAtlanticOcean..Itliesbetween63°24'and66°33'N,Andbetween13°30'and24°2'WandisthesecondlargestislandinEurope.ItisclosetotheArcticCircle,yetinfact,onlyoneofitsnortherlyislandsliesinside.Thecountryhasatotalareaof103,000squarekilometersandacoastlineofabout6,600km.Theislandis300kmwidefromnorthtosouth,and500kmacrossfromwesttoeast.From1262to1944IcelandwasruledfirstbyNorwayandthenbyDenmark.Centuriesofforeignrule,andsuchthingsasvolcanoes:fg=andtheweather,madelifeverydifficultattimesfortheIcelanders:therewaslotsofhardworkandlittlechange.Thesituationbegantoimproveduringthenineteenthcentury.Thenin1944Icelandbecameanindependentrepublic;sincethattimeithasbecomeaquiterichcountrywherethepeopleenjoyhavingcars,modemhousesand

2lotsofelectricalequipment.IfyoulookatthekindofproductsthatIcelandexportstoday--hfish,meatandwoolforexample—it,seasytoseethatboththeseaandthelandareimportanttoIcelanders.ThishasbeentrueinfactsincethetimeofthefirstIcelanders-VikingsfromNorwaywhoarrivedinAD874iᐗ874k=SomethingsinthelivesoftheIcelandershavechangedverylittle---theIcelandiclanguage,fbrexample,700yearsagothestoriescalledSagaswerefirstwrittendown,thesecanstillbereadintheoldlanguagewithoutmuchdifficultybyIcelandicspeakerstoday.1.WhereisIceland?A.IntheArcticCircle.B.NeartheAtlanticOcean.C.BetweenNorwayandDenmark.D.InEurope.2.InIceland,thedistancefromnorthtosouthisthatfromwesttoeast.AmuchlongerthanBshorterthanC.thesameasD.alittlelongerthan3.HowmanyyearsdidNorwayandDenmarkruletheIceland?A.700B.682.C.388D.10704.WhathashardlychangedinIceland?A.Exportingproducts.B.TheIcelandiclanguage.C.Houseequipment.D.ThelivesoftheIcelanders.5.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?A.IcelandhasbeenanindependentrepublicsinceVikingsbegantolivethere.B.Icelandisacountryofmanysmallislands.C.Icelandisnotthelargestislandintheworld,D.Icelandisquiteamoderncountrynow.keys:BBBBA

3᪷ᦻᑁ⌱mᨬoOᫀ஺Afewyearsago,MasaruIbuka,theheadofSony,wasatacompanyplanningmeeting.Suddenly,hehadanidea.HestoppedthemeetingandaskedeveryonewhatwouldhappenifSonytookawaytherecordingfunction(qr)andspeakersandsoldheadphoneswithatapeplayerinstead.Almosteveryonethoughthewassilly.Still,Ibukakepthisideaandworkedatit.Theresult,ofcourse,turnedouttobethesuccessfulSonyWalkman.Goodideasoftenstartwithareallysillyquestion.BillBowermanwasmakingbreakfastoneday.Ashestoodtheremakingcakesforhisson,heaskedhimselfwhatwouldhappenifhepouredrubberintohismold(uᐹ).Later,hetrieditandtheresultwassomethinglikethebottomofmostsportshoesweseetoday.Still,whenthetookthisideatoseveralshoecompanies,hewaslaughedat.Infact,everysinglecompanyturnedhisdown.Thoughratherdisappointed,Bowermanwentontoformhisowncompany,makingNIKEsportsshoes.Weknowtoday,ofcourse,thateachoftheseideascausedasuccessfulthingthathaschangedthewaymanyofus1ive.Thebestquestionsareusuallyopen-endedandareoften“silly”.ChiIdrenaren,tafraidtoasksuchquestions,butadults(ᡂk{)usuallyare.Thinkhowdifferenttheworldmightbeifpeopleneverasked“silly"questions!()1.Atfirst,thoughtMasaruJsideawasgood.A.noneB.mostC.fewpeopleD.everyone()2.Masaruwantedtomakeatapeplayer.A.withrecordingfunction,speakersandheadphonesB.withheadphones,butnorecordingfunctionorspeakersC.withspeakersandheadphones,butnorecordingfunction,D.withrecordingfunctionandspeakers,butnoheadphones()3.BillBowermangothisideafrom.A.hissonB.sportsshoesC.eatingD.cooking

4()4.SomanypeoplerefusedBillBowermanbecause.A.theythoughthisideawassillyB.theydidn,tknowhowtomakesportsshoesC.hisideawashardtocometrueD.itwasdifficulttopourrubberintothecakeiron()5.Fromthepassageweknow.A.it'seasytomakeone'sideacometrueB.adultsarefrustratedtoaskedopen-endedquestionsC.sometimes“silly“questionsmaycauseasuccessfulinventionD.themorepersonalquestionsweask,themoreinventionstherewillbe.MὃOᫀQCBDACItwasabeautifulday.Thesunwasshining.Therewasnocloud,andtheweatherwaswarm.Treesjustturnedgreen,flowerscameout.Youngpeoplewerewalkingafterbreakfast,childrenwereplayingonthegrasshappily.Mr.Brownsawanoldmanstandingaloneunderthetreewithabigumbrella()inhishand.Mr.Brownwentupandaskedhim,“Doyouthinkwearegoingtohaveraintoday?”“No,"saidtheoldman."Idontthinkso.”"Thenareyoucarryingtheumbrellabecausethesunistoohot?”"No,thesunisnotveryhotinthisseason.”Mr.Brownlookedatthebigumbrellaagain,justthentheoldmansaid,“Imoldandmylegsarentverystrongforwalkingfaraway.Imusthaveawalkingstick.ButyoungpeoplewillthinkImtoooldtodoanything.WhenIcarryanumbrellainsuchfineweather,theywilllaughatmeandsayImstupid(≶)butIdontmind."Mr.Brownsaid,“Oh,Isee.Yourenevertooold.Itsimportantforusyoungpeopletounderstandtheoldpeople.Nowletshaveawalktogether,willyou?”Theoldmansaid,“Thankyou,letsgo!”1.Thisstoryhappened

5A.onasummermorningB.onaspringmorningC.onasummerafternoonD.onaspringafternoon2.Mr.Brownis______.A.neitheroldnoryoungB.morethantwentyC.olderthantheoldmanD.asoldastheoldman3.-Inwhichcountrydidthisstoryhappen?A.InEnglandB.InIndiaC.IhavenoideaD.InAustralia4.Fromthestoryweknowsomeoldpeople________A.areafraidofsayingtheyreoldB.shouldhavewalking-sticksC.dontlikeyoungpeopleD.areveryhappyeveryday5.Afteryoureadthisstory,youcanknowA.whenthepeoplebecomeolderB.whatyougivetheoldpeopletoeatC.whereyoucanfindtheoldpeopleD.whatyoushoulddofortheoldpeopleMὃOᫀQ1.B2.B3.C4.A5.D“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeanings.Coolcanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,“itscool.,,Youmaythink,“hessocool,“whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.Weallmaximize:᡽ᜧ=themeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new"or“surprising”.Heresaninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythe

6wordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall:᭣=theyhadvisited.Ononestudentspaperwasjusttheonesentence,“Itssocool.vMaybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity:=ofwords.Without“cool"somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility:ឋ=.Canyonthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”?Ican.Andthinktheyarealsoverycool.6.Weknowthattheword“cool”hashad.A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeaningsC.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning7.Inthepassage,theword“express“means"”.A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel8.Ifyouaresomething,youmaysay,“itscool.”A.interestedinB.angryaboutC.worriedaboutD.unhappywith9.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheisthewaythewordisused,A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.unhappywith10.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests:ᨩ=thattheword"cool”.A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB.usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC.canmakeyourlifecolourfulD.maynotbeascoolas,itseemsMὃOᫀQ6.C7.B8.A9.C10.DOnceaboywhowantedtoflycoveredhisarmswithfeathers.Heusedwaxtokeepthefeatherson.Butheflewtooclosetothesun.Thewaxmelted.Thefeatherscameoff.Downcametheboy!Thisisjustastory.Butittellsusthatmanhasalwaysdreamedofflying.In1783,thisdreamcametrue.TwoFrenchbrothersinventedthehot-airballoon.Itroseathousandfeethigh.Ittookalmost100yearsformentomovefromthehot-airballoontothefirstairship.Itwasinventedinthelate1900s.Itwasapoweredballoon.InNorthCarolinaofAmerica,lessthantwenty-fiveyearslater,theWrightBrothersflewthefirstairplane.Thisfirstflight,in1903,lastedlessthanhalfaminute.Itcoveredjustafewfeet.᪷ᦻᑁ⌱mrOᡠ⚪ḄᨬoOᫀ஺11.Whydidtheboycomedownfromthesky?Because.A.hecoveredhisarmswithfeathersB.heusedwaxtokeepthefeatherson

7C.heflewtooclosetothesunD.thewaxmeltedandthefeatherscameoff12.Whoinventedthehot-airballoon?A.TwoFrenchbrothers.B.theWrightBrothers.C.BenjaminFranklin.D.Einstein.13.Whenwasthefirstairshipinvented?A.Inthelate1900s.B.About100yearsago.C.AandB.D.Manyyearsago.14.Howaboutthefirstairplane?A.TheWrightBrothersinventedthefirstairplane.B.Itflewlessthanhalfaminuteandafewfeethigh.C.Thisfirstflightwasin1903.D.ItwasbominNorthCarolinaofAmerica.ூOᫀ᪆௃1.DoE-booksareelectronicbooks.Theyarenolargerthananordinarybook,withascreenonwhichyoucanreadOᫀDo2.Ao᪷First,youcallupwebsitesonyourcomputerandselectbooksthatyouwantOᫀAo3.Bo᪷Youcandownloadabout10booksatatime:ᜧr¡¢10£=¤r¥¦Oᫀ஺4.Ao᪷Firstofall,e-bookssavespace.Youcanputasmanyas1Obooksintoathingnobiggerthanapocketradioandthencarryiteverywhere:✌ᐜᵯ£⁚ḕ¬r10£®ᐭ¯°±ᦈ³´ᜧµ¶Ḅh·¸¹º»¼½ᑮ¿ÀᙢÂÃ=¥¦Oᫀ஺5.Co᪷Withthedevelopmentofe-booktechnology,probablyane-librarywillappear:ÄḼᵯ£ᢈÇḄÈÉᵯÊ£✂¤Ì<ÍÎÏ=¤r¥¦Oᫀ஺

86.Russian,chanceo᪷Eagertoopenupaspacetourismmarket,aRussiancompanypresenteda“spaceplace”model.Itwouldgivetouriststhechancetospendanhourinspace:{ÐÑÒÓÈÔÕÖ×ØhÙÚÛÜiÝÞh⚗“Ôàᡠ”᪵âãäÕÖὅæ1çèᙠÔéêḄ´Ì=ër᦬¦⌕Ḅfromo7.eager,flyingo᪷Anybodywhocanpayabout$100,000wouldbeabletoexperiencezerogravity.About100peoplehavealreadybookedseatstoflyontheC-21plane:¿Àrîïðñᜧ10òóᐗḄ{ôrõö÷øèùᜫûü᝱ᨵ100{ÿ⚜ᔣḄC-21Ḅ᦬⌕Ḅ஺8.spacetouristo᪷TheUScompanyhelpedthefirstspacetourist,DennisTito,tosecurehisflighttotheInternationalSpaceStation.Titoissaidtohavepaid$20millionfortheeight-daytrip!"ὅ$%&•(ᡲ*ᐰ"ᑮ-./(ᡲ0123ᓟ5ᐗ!"8ᜩ᦬⌕Ḅ஺9.pilot,passengerso᪷Theaircraft,carryingapilotandtwopassengers,willbepositionedontopofacarrierairplaneuntilitis17,100metresintheair89"ᕒ;3<=>Ḅ*@ᙠBCD…./F"ᑮ17,100GḄHI᦬⌕Ḅ஺10.slide,lando᪷ThenC-21willslidebackintotheatmosphereandlandlikeanordinaryplaneᯠKC-21LMNᑮᜧPQR/SBTUḼ▮ᑮᙢ☢.᦬⌕Ḅ஺11.DoIB®Onceaboywhowantedtoflycoveredhisarmswithfeathers.Heusedwaxtokeepthefeatherson.Butheflewtooclosetothesun.Thewaxmelted.ThefeatherscameoffZ[/9\].^Ḽ_`Ḅᵱbcᔣdᜩ஺1ᵨ∑g_`hᙠ\]./ᵫjkl□n/∑oᓄ/_`ῃrsᯠ/⌱⚗A;⌱⚗Bvwxyz/⌱⚗Cxyz/⌱⚗D{xᨬ}~ᫀ஺12.Ao᪷TwoFrenchbrothersinventedthehot-airballoon39ᐘPᳫL⌱⚗஺13.Co᪷Ittookalmost100yearsformentomovefromthehot-airballoontothefirstairship.Itwasinventedinthelate1900s~ᫀ⌱Co14.Bo᪷Thisfirstflight,in1903,lastedlessthanhalfaminute.Itcoveredjustafewfeet1903B/"wᑮᑖ/H~ᫀ⌱B஺Saturday,March24thWehavearrivedinthehot,wetcityofBangkok.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand.

9Allthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefood.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelwearestayinginischeap,andveryclean.Weplantostayhereforafewdays,visitsomeplacesinthecity,andthentraveltoChiangMaiintheNorth.Tuesday,March27thBangkokiswonderfulandsurprising!Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthefamousmarketwhichwasonwater,andsawalotoffruitsandvegetables.Everythingissocolorful,andwehavetakenhundredsofphotosalready!LatertodaywewillleaveforChiangMai.Wewilltakethetrainnorth,stayinChiangMaifortwodays,andthencatchabustoChiangRai.Friday,March30thOurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlife~nocomputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsay“hello”.KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThai,sosmilingisthebestwaytoshowourkindness.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletocomebacknextyear.()6.Thediariesaboveshowthewriter,sdaysinThailand.A.3B.7C.15D.30()7.ItseemsthatvisitorsinBangkok.A.oftenfeelhungryB.canalwaysfindcheapthingsC.can,ttakeanyphotosD.canenjoythemselves()8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailand.B.ThewriterleftChiangMaiforChiangRaibybus.C.ChiangRaiisaboringcityinthemountains.D.ThewriteristravelingaloneinThailand.()9.Thepeopleinthevillage.A.arefriendlytoothersB.liketospeakEnglishC.areveryweakD.hopetoliveinthecities

10()10.Whatisthebesttitle(᪗⚪)forthewholediary?A.MyFirstTravelB.TheOutsideWorldC.TravelinginThailandD.ACountryontheTrain▅ᳮ6-10BDBACLastsummer,15-year-oldBobhadaproblem.Likealotofchildren.Bobwasinterestedindoingmanythings.Helikeddancingmostandwantedtojoinadancinggroup.ButBob'shighschooldidn,thaveaboys'dancinggroupbutagirls'group.Hetriedtojointhegirls'group.Andhemadeit.Bobthoughthisproblemwasoverafterhehadbeenoneofthedancersinthedancinggroup.Butabiggerproblemwasjustbeginning.Theschooldidn'tallowBobtostayinthegirls'group."IfweletBobstayinthegroup,“theschoolsaid,“otherboyswillwanttojoin.Soon,therewon'tbeanygirlsinthegroup.'*TheytookBoboffthegroup.Bobwasveryangryaboutit,sohewenttoajudge().ThejudgesaiditwasnotarightdecisionandtoldtheschooltoletBobgobacktothedancinggroup.()1.Bob'sfavoritewas.A.singingB.dancingC.drawingD.driving()2.ItwasdifficultforBobtojointheschooldancinggroupbecause.A.theschoolonlyhadagirls'dancinggroupB.theschooldidn'tallowboystodanceC.thegrouphadenoughdancersalreadyD.hewasnotagooddancer()3.TheschoolworriedthatifBobstayedinthegroup.A.nobodywouldwatchtheirdanceB.otherboyswouldjoinandthegirlsmightleaveC.otherschoolsmightlaughatthemD.theparentswouldbeangryaboutit()4.Thejudgethoughttheschool'sdecisionwas.A.usefulB.necessaryC.rightD.wrong()5.Wecaninfer(¡)thatBobfeltwhenhewentbacktothegroup.

11A.hungryB.sadC.happyD.sure▅ᳮ1-5BABDCWhodoyouadmire¢£?Differentpeoplemayhavedifferentideas.Ifyou'reasportsfan,perhapsthepersonyouadmiremostisagreatbasketballplayer,andYaoMingisprobablytheoneinyourmind.Ifyoustudymusicorplayaninstrument,perhapsthepersonyouadmiremostisgiftedmusicianlikeMozart,whobegantowritebeautifulmusicataveryyoungage.Ormaybeyouadmiregreatscientists,forexample,YuanLongping.Wehavemanyreasonstoadmirefamouspeopleandweoftengivemuchofourrespecttothem.However,weshouldn,tneglectthosewhoarecommon,suchasnurses,traindrivers,firemen,cleanersandsoon.Theymaybeworkinginacorneroftheworldwithoutbeingnoticed,butallthesepeoplespendtheirworkingdaysservingthepublic.Theyshowgreatdedication᜽¦.However,whattheydoisoftenunnoticedbyus.Haveyoueverthoughtofwhatourlifewillbelikeiftheystopworking?Sonexttimewhenyouappreciatefamouspeople,don,tforgetthosewhoarecommonaroundyou.᪷§ᦻᑁª/⌱«¬Ḅ~ᫀ஺5⚪/®⚪2ᑖ/ᐳ10ᑖ71.YaoMingisagreat.A.popsingerB.actorC.basketballplayer72.Mozartbegantowritewhenhewasveryyoung.A.musicB.lettersC.books73.Theunderlinedword“neglect”inParagraph3means.A.givecommentsonB.makefunofC.carelittleabout74.InParagraph3,thewritermainlypointsout.A.thereasonswhyweadmirefamouspeopleB.theimportanceofcommonpeople'sworkC.theplaceswherecommonpeopleareworking

1275.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Famouspeopleareadmiredbymostofusinourlife.B.Commonpeopleshouldalsobegivenrespectasthefamousones.C.Commonpeopleshouldbegiventhemostrespectinoursociety.ூᦻ±ᜧ²௃´ᦻxµ¶·ᦻ஺¸⚪x¢£<¹Ḅº»w⌕¼ᶍ¾¿ḄÀÁÂÂ᜽¦ḄTU¹஺71.CᵫÃÄḄ[3Å஺ᦑ⌱C஺72.AᵫmusicianlikeMozart஺ᦑ⌱A஺73.C᪷.ᦻᨵÈÉ¢£<¹Ḅᳮᵫ/ᯠÊwË̼ᶍÀÁTUḄ¹஺᪷ŲÍÎᑮ஺ᦑ⌱C஺74.BÏÐÑÄÒὅᐹÔÕÖ0TU¹ḄÂÂ᜽¦×ØḄÙ⌕ឋ/Êwx¢£<¹Ḅyz/ÛwxÜᓫ0TU¹ÞÒḄᙢß஺ᦑ⌱B஺75.BÒὅ▊áTU¹ÛËâS<¹᪵äåæÙ஺ᦑ⌱B஺Everytimeyouturnonthetelevisionortakearideinacar,youcouldbeaddingtoaproblemcalledacidrain⏚è
.Inthisarticle,you'IIlearnhowacidiscreated,andhowitaffectsus,andmoreimportantly,whatweallcandotopreventit.Howisacidraincreated?Whenpeopleusefuelséᧇ/suchascoalandgasoline,poisonousgasesaregiveoff.Whenthesegasesmixwithrain,acidrainforms.Manypowerstationsbumfuelsinordertocreatetheelectricityᵯthatweuseinourhomesandofficeseveryday.Carsandtrucksalsosendthesegasesintotheairwhentheybumgasoline.Whenrainmixeswiththesegases,harmfulthingscalledacidsform.Thisisacidrain.Howdoesacidrainaffectus?Acidraindamagesìíeverythingthatittouches.Itpoisonsourrivers,ponds,lakes,andoceansalongwithallthelifeinthem.Itpollutesoursoilandcrops,harmstrees,andcanevenkillfishandplants.Acidrainalsoeatsawayatbuildings.Howcanwepreventacidrain?

13Weneedtocutdownonthepollutionthatgetsintoourair.Turnofflights,television,andotherelectricalappliancesifyouarenotusingthem.Walkortakeabikewheneverpossible.Ifyouaretravelingalongdistance,takeabusortraintosavefuel.Asresearchshows,acidrainharmsourenvironment.Butpeopleeverywherecantakesmallstepsnowtohelpprotectourenvironmentforfuturegenerations.(2011îï)()1.Whenpowerstationsburnfuel,.A.acidrainformB.airpollutioniscausedC.noisepollutioniscausedD.acidraingetsheavier()2.Accordingtothearticle,acidrainaffectsus.A.suddenlyB.slightlyC.seriouslyD.immediately()3.Whatadvicedoesthearticlegiveus?A.Gotoschoolonfootorbybikeifwecan.B.Gotobedearlierinordertouselesselectricity.C.Travelbybustopreventacidrain.D.Turnoffthetelevisiononrainydays.()4.Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?A.PreventingAcidRainB.FormingofAcidRainC.Acidrain,HeavyRainD.AcidRain,KillerRainðµ´ᦻ¸⌕ñò⏚èḄóᡂஹᓻ÷øᡃúû᪵ᩭýþ⏚èḄóᡂ஺

14LB.ÿ⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷ᦻᫀB஺2.Co⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷ᐰᦻᫀC஺3.Ao⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷uWalkortakeabikewheneverpossible.nᫀA஺4.Doᭆ⚪஺᪷ᦻ.ᫀD஺Haveyoueverheardofe-books?E-booksareelectronicbooks.Theyarenolargerthananordinarybook,withascreenonwhichyoucanread.Howdoesthee-bookwork?First,youcallupwebsitesonyourcomputerandselectbooksthatyouwant.TherearethousandsofbooksprovidedbydifferentwebsitesontheInternet.Thendownloadthebooksyoulikeontoyoure-book.Youcandownloadabout10booksatatime.Nowyoucanjustsitbackandenjoyyourselfreading.Comparedwithordinarybooks,e-bookshavemanyadvantages.Firstofall,e-bookssavespace.Youcanputasmanyas10booksintoathingnobiggerthanapocketradioandthencarryiteverywhere.Youcanrenewreadingmaterialsinyoure-bookasmanytimesasyoulike.Withthedevelopmentofe-booktechnology,probablyane-librarywillappear.Thenyoujusttakeyoure-booksthereanddownloadwhatyouwanttoread.Younolongerneedtoworryaboutwhetheryourbooksareover-dueornot.᪷ᦻᑁ⌱ᡂḄᨬ"ᫀ஺1.E-booksare.A.electronicbooksB.nolargerthananordinarybookC.verypopularinbigcityD.A,BandC2.First,you.A.callupwebsitesonyourcomputer

15B.readbooksthatyouwantC.turnonyoure-bookD.downloadthebooksyoulike3.Youcandownloadbooksatatime.A.twoB.tenC.twelveD.twenty4.E-books.A.savespaceB.savemoneyC.looklikeapocketradioD.carryiteasily5.Theremustbeaninthefuture.A.e-bookB.e-mailC.e-libraryD.e-house1.Do᪷E-booksareelectronicbooks.Theyarenolargerthananordinarybook,withascreenonwhichyoucanreadᫀDo2.Ao᪷First,youcallupwebsitesonyourcomputerandselectbooksthatyouwantᫀAo3.Bo᪷Youcandownloadabout10booksatatime#$%&ᜧ()*+10,-./)01ᫀ஺4.Ao᪷Firstofall,e-bookssavespace.YoucanputasmanyaslObooksintoathingnobiggerthanapocketradioandthencarryiteverywhere#✌ᐜᵯ-⁚ḕ67$)810,-9ᐭ;<=ᦈ?@ᜧABḄCDEFGHIJᑮLMᙢOP.01ᫀ஺5.Co᪷Withthedevelopmentofe-booktechnology,probablyane-librarywillappear#QḼᵯ-ᢈTḄUVᵯW-✂/YZ[\]./)01ᫀ஺Sunflowersareeasytogrowfromseed#^.andbringsunshinecolortothesummergarden.Theyarealsogoodtoprovidewinterfoodforbirds.

16HowtoplantAChooseaplacefullofsunshineanddigtheearthover.APlantseeds1.5cmdeepand45cmawayfromeachother.Puttwoseedsineachplaceandafteryoungplantscomeout,taketheweakerofthetwoaway.▲Plantseedsinlines,withtallervarieties(`^)atthebackandshorteronesatthefront.Afterplanting,waterwell.AAnotherwayforyou:putoneseedina7.5cmpot.Waterandallowittogrownearthewindow.Keepwetandmoveittothegardenwhenrootscomeoutoftheholesatthebottomofthepot.AftercareAKeepplantswellwateredtoencouragestronggrowthandfertilize(bᨴd)themonceamonth.AKeep_an_eye_out_forsomesmallanimalswhichlikeeatingleaves.Keepgrassandsomeotherplantsgrowfreelyinthearea.AShortsunflowersshouldnotneedprotecting,buttalleronesatthebackshouldbetiedtostickstokeepthemfromfallingdown.()1.Sunflowersliketogrowinaplace.A.colourfulB.dryC.noisyD.sunny()2.Theunderlinedexpression“Keepaneyeoutfor“inthepassageprobablymeans“"inChinese.A.⛴fB.ᶇhC.᯿jD.kl()3.Accordingtothepassage,therearewaystoplantsunflowers.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

17()4.Tomakesunflowersgrowsuccessfully,thefollowingshouldbedoneEXCEPTA.keepingtheseedsawayfromeachotherB.takingtheweakerplantsawayC.wateringthesunflowersonceamonthD.tyingthetallersunflowerstosticksmnopqr᝞M^tᔣvℛx^tyḄzᳮ஺1.Do⁚ᳮ⚪஺ᵫchooseaplacefullofsunshineᔣvℛ|}ᨵ□ᐝḄᙢO஺2.Boᳮᑨ⚪஺pᶇ|}ᔛḄᱥ#A⌕ᔛᔣvℛḄ.஺ᦑ“ᶇh”ᔠ⚪஺3.Ao⁚ᳮ⚪஺ᵫPlantseed1.5cmdeepand45cmawayfromeachother...Anotherwayforyou:putoneseedina7.5cmpot.,ᦻqr^^tIvℛḄO஺4.Coᭆ⚪஺ᐰᦻAஹBஹD⌱⚗¡ᑮḄ஺C⌱⚗#%¢ᨴ£¤C&.┯¦⚗஺Iwasaskedinanemailaboutlearningidiomsinaforeignlanguage.MaybeIamdifferentfrommostpeople,butIdonotbotherwiththem.Tometheyarekindofdessertoflanguagelearning.Theycomeattheendofameal.Onceyouhavefilledupwiththesolidfare-thekeywordsandphrasesthatareusedinavarietyofsituations,thenyoucanaddafewidiomstospiceupthings.Andbythattimeyouwillbeabletopickthemupnaturallyanyway.Ifindthatmanylearnershaveanobsession(§᡾)withslangandidioms,asifrepeatingsomeverycolloquialexpressionsisgoingtoupgradehowtheysoundinalanguage.Infactitistheopposite.Idiomsaredifficulttousecorrectly.Theycaneasilysoundverystrangecomingfromsomeonewhoobviouslydoesnothaveagoodsenseofthelanguage.Yes,occasionallyyouhearidiomsorslanganddonotunderstand.But,inmyexperience,therearealwayssituationswhereyoudonotunderstand.Itisbesttofocusonthemostimportantwords,whattheymeanandhowtheyareused.Certainly,itisbestforanon?nativespeakertosticktostandardspeech.

18SometeacherseventrytoteachtheureallanguageThenyouhearnon?nativespeakerssayingthingslike“Igonna",“Youwanna"etc.Ijustcringe#©ª..Youwilllearnalltheidiomsyouneedjustbyexposingyourselftothelanguage.Ingeneral,youcansaveanyphrasethatyoufindinteresting,andifthatincludesidioms,gotoit.ButIwouldnotmakeanyspecialefforttogoafteridioms.I,infact,avoidthem.IfIcomeacrosssomethinginRussianthatstrikesmeasaparticularlyslangyoridiomaticuseofwords,Ijustleaveitaside;donotevenbothertryingtolearnit.Ifitkeepsonappearing,thenIwilllearnit.ButIwouldcertainlybereluctant#«¬Ḅ.totrytouseit.46.Inthewriter'sopinion,whenonelearnsanewlanguage,oneshouldlearnitsidiomsA.atthebeginningB.onone'sownC.intheendD.withouthelp47.Theunderlinedword“colloquialinPara.2means"A.oralB.informalC.formalD.written48.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.idiomsarethemostimportantpartinalanguageB.thewriterisnotverywillingtouseidiomsC.non?nativespeakersshouldlearnmoreidiomsD.therearenowaystomasteridioms49.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.It'sbettertoavoididiomsinalanguageB.IdiomsareverycharminginalanguageC.HowtolearnidiomsinalanguageD.Whyit'sdifficulttouseidiomsinalanguage50.Howdidthewriterdevelopthepassage?

19A.Byinferring.B.Bycomparing.C.Bylistingexamples.DBygivingexplanations.Ithinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthemorning.Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,"Herbert!It'sseveno'clock!Getup!"Herbertanswers,"I'mcoming!'1andgoesrightbacktosleep.I'mnotatalllikemybrother.Idon'tliketogotobedatnightbutIdon*tmindgettingupinthemorning.Iusuallywakeupbeforemymothercallsme.Ijumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomtotakeashower.Igetdressed,brushmyteeth,combmyhair,andgetreadytogodownstairsforbreakfastassoonasmymothercalls.ButnotHerbert.Hejustsleeps.Amilitaryband#®¯.inourbedroomcouldnotwakehimup.Icallhimandsay,"Getup!Mumwillbeupheretopullyououtofbedifyoudon'tgetupimmeciiately!"Buthejustsleeps.AftercallingafewmoretimesmymotherhastocomeupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbed.It'sthatwayeverydaywithmylittlebrother.Perhapssomedayhelllearntogetupontime,butIreallydon'tthinkso.TrueorFalse1.Themostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoschool.2.TmnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedearlyatnightandgetupearlyinthemorning.3.Iusuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemymothercalls.4.Whenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn'tanswerandremainsinbed.5.MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefusestogetup.6.SometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertup.7.ThewriterthinkssomedayHerbertwilllearntogetupontime.

20Key:1-7.FTTFTFFMyparentstaughtmenottowastefood.Mymomalwaysfoundwaystomakeleftovers°±²ᱥ.tastegood.IwenttoIlantolearnaboutsomeoftheirspecialfoods.AsIwasthere,Ilearnedaboutthefoodandthehistoryofthearea.Ilearnedthattheydon'twastefood,either,andtheyuseleftovers!Manyyearsago,therewasnotenoughfoodforeveryone.Peoplelearnedtocookandeatalmosteverything.Theyhadtothinkofwaystomakespecialdishes.Oneofthesedishesiskaozha.It4smadewithleftoverslikemeat,soup,oilandfat.Thatmightnotsoundverygood,butitdoestastegood.Today,kaozhaisaspecialdishatbigbanquets#³Y.஺Anotherfamousdishiscalledzaobing.It'smadewithfruit,meatandotherthings.Ireallylikedit!ButIdidn'twanttoeattoomuch.Ithasalotoffatinit.IsmelledsomethingburningandIsawsmoke,soIfoundanotherspecialfoodoftheIlanarea-duckmeat.Theduckmeatisputinabigoven#᮱.tocookit.Smokekeepsthemeatfresh.Idon'tusuallyeatmeat,butthisduckmeatwasdelicious!Ittastedsweet.Ilanisagreatplacewithdeliciousfood.IhopeIcancomebackagain!1.Thewriterlearnsfromherparents.A.nottoeatleftoversB.toeatgoodfoodC.nottowastefoodD.tomakegoodfood2.ShefindsthatpeopleinIlan.A.alwayswastefoodB.don'tuseleftoversC.don'thaveenoughfoodD.cancookspecialfood3.Kaozhaisagooddishthatismadewith.A.fruit,meatandotherthingsB.freshandsweetduckmeatC.somedififerentleftoversD.meat,soupandfruit4.Therearekindsofspecialfoodsmentionedinthepassage.

21A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five5.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.A.therewasnotenoughfoodinIlanlongagoB.leftoverscan'tbeusedtocookdeliciousfoodC.zaobingisafamousdishwithoutanyfatinitD.thewriterisinterestedinverybigbanquets᪆p1>C¶C⍝⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷¸C¹¸C"Myparentstaughtmenottowastefood.”º»ᫀ஺2ஹD⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷¼ஹ½ஹ¾¹º»ᫀ஺A¿ÀÁAÂB⚗¿¸¼¹ÃÄ័ÂC⚗ᢣÇᙠÉᦻÊËḄÌP஺3ஹC᪷¸¼¹¸¾ஹͺ»ᫀ஺4ஹB⁚ᳮ⚪஺½^²ᱥkaozhaஹzaobing>duckmeat.5ஹAᳮᑨÎ஺᪷¸¼¹¸Cº»ᫀ஺Accordingloanewsurvey.Students'safetyhasbecomeabigproblem.Nearly50%ofstudentssaytheyareworriedaboutrobbery#ÏÐ
onthewaytoandfromschool.Nowinmainbigcities,inChinasomeschoolshavetaughtallunusuallesson:self-protection.Studentslikethislessonbecausetherearenoexamsorboringclasses.Andtheycanlearnhowtosavelivesandknowhowtostopdangerbeforeitreallyhappens.ChenHaoyu,ateacheratBeijingNo25MiddleSchool.giveyoungstudentsadviceonhowtodealwithdangerIfyouarerobbedKeepcalm.Ifyoucannotcryforhelporrunaway.Givetherobberyourmoney.Trytorememberwhattherobberlookslikeandtellthepolicelater.Ifyouareinatrafficaccident.Itacarhitsyou.Youshouldrememberthecarnumber.Ifitisabicycle.Trytocallyourparentsbeforeyoulettheridergo.Thisisbecauseyoudon'tknowhowseriouslyyouarehurt

22Ifitisraininghardandthereislighting.Wᵯ.Don,tstayinhighplacesandstayawayfromtrees.Whenthereisafire.Getawayasfastasyoncan.Putwetthingsonyourbodyandtrytofindanexit.Donotlakethelift.Ifsomeoneisdrowning#Ѥ.Ifyoucan*tswim,don'tgetintothewater.Cryoutforhelp.Rememberthatdangerisneverasfarawayasyouthink.Takecareofyourselfatalltimes!56.Whydostudentsliketheself-protectionlesson?©Becausetherearenotests.©Becausethelessonsareboring3
Becausetheycanlearnhowtosavelives.©Becausetheyknowhowtoslopdangerbeforeithappens.A.জঝB.ঝঞC.জঝটD.জঞট57.Whatwillyoudoifabicyclehurtsyou?A.Iwillrememberthebicyclenumber.B.Iwon'tlettheridergountilIrailmyparents.C.willlettheridergobeforeIcallmyparents.D.IwilllettheridergobecauseIknowhowseriouslyIamhurt.58.Ifyourhouseisonfire,youmust_.A.putdrythingsonyourbodyB.runquicklyandtaketheliftC.runawayandfindanexitasquicklyasyouCanD.takeeverythingyouhaveandthenrunaway

2359.There_waysofself-protectionmentionedinthepassage.A.3B.4C.5D.66O.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_.A.HowtoKeepCalmB.Self-protectionC.AnusuallessonD.DangerூÓÔᜧ௃Ö]Ḅ×ᐰØ⚪ÙᩭÙÛᑮÜḄÝÞßCÖ᪥á¶᪵ḄãäᩭᦟYÖ]æz஺ᩭæᓅè25ÊḄ▰êëὁíî»⍗ᑮᓻ◅Ḅò^óô*ḄæᦗஹæzO஺56.D⁚ᳮ⚪ᵫᦻö¸C¹Ö]|}æzã÷øpùὃûÂAüýÂÖYᦗ]ᡈÿᓻ◅஺57.B⁚ᳮ⚪ᵫ^Ifitisabicycle.Trytocallyourparentsbeforeyoulettheridergo.Thisisbecauseyoudon'tknowhowseriouslyyouarehurt”᝞ᙠ᱄ᩭ⌕"#Ḅ%&ᣵ()⍝Ḅ+,-஺58.C⁚ᳮ⚪ᵫ"WhenthereisafireGetawayasfastasyon.call.Putwetthingsonyourbodyandtrytofindanexit.Donotlakethelift.”./01&,ᵨ456789:;<=ᑮ?@⌕AᵯC஺59.C᦮:ᳮ⚪▰FGὁIJ?KᙠL⍗NOஹQRSᦑஹUVᡭXஹ./ஹYZ[Ḅ\<஺60.B᦮:ᳮ⚪ᵫᦻ^_`ᜧb஺Alanworkedinanofficeinthecity.Heworkedveryhardandreallylookedforwardtohisholiday.Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesawanad.inanewspaperuEnjoycountrylife.SpendafewweeksatWilliamFarm.Goodfood,freshair,horseriding,walking,fishing…”“Thissoundslikeagoodidea."hethought,I'11spendamonthatWilliamFarm.I'IIgohorseriding,walkingandfishing.It'11bedifferentfromtheseaside/,Fourdayslater,hereturnedhome.“What'swrongwithWilliamFarm?”HisfriendJackaskedhim."Dicin'tyouenjoycountrylife?”uCountrylifewasfine,“Alansaid."Buttherewasanotherproblem.”“Oh,whatproblem?v

24uWell,thefirstdayIwasthere,asheepdied,andwehadroast(dᾙ)muttonfordinner."Freshmeatisthebest.w“Iknow,butontheseconddayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner.”“Luckyyou!”“Youdon'tunderstand,“Alansaid,“Onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.vuAdifferentroasteveryday."Jacksaid.“Letmefinish."Alansaid,“OnthefourthdayafarmerdiedandIdidn,twanttostaytherefordinner.w()46.Alansawinanewspaper.A.anad.B.aletterC.astoryD.areport()47.Alanusuallywenttoonthevacation.A.themountainsB.thecountrysideC.theseasideD.WilliamFarm()48.AlanspentatWilliamFarm.A.fourdaysB.threemonthsC.amonthD.afewweeks()49.Alanhadroastfordinneronthethirdday.A.muttonB.porkC.beefD.fish()50.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.AlanleftthefarmbecausehemissedhisfamilyB.AlanleftthefarmbecausehehadfourdinnersatthefarmC.Alanleftthefarmbecausehecouldn,tgofishingatthefarmD.Alancamebackhomebecausehewasafraidofthefourthdinnerூ_`ᜧb௃ᦻ^ijKklmnᎷpᙠqrsKtᑣvwxyzt{|}~Ꮇ஺tᜩᔛKdᾙᜩᔛKd᣸ᜩᔛKdᾙᜩt|}_K(᝿ḄᦑS஺46.A᪷abutoneyearhesawanad.inanewspaper…”஺47.Cᵫ"Heworkedveryhardandreallylookedforwardtohisholiday.Heusuallywenttotheseaside”஺48.A᪷ᦻ^ḄbtᜩᔛKdᾙᜩᔛKd᣸ᜩᔛKdᾙᜩt|}_KK஺ᡠᜩ஺49.B᪷“onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.”஺50.D{⌱⚗Ḅbᑖ“()”ஹ“()ᙠ|}ᔛK”ஹ“()ᙠ|}¡z┕£”ஹ“()᝿ᜩḄ”᪷ᦻ^Ḅbᦑ⌱D஺Lookcloselyatyourhands.Aretheyclean?Itdoesn'tmatterhowmanytimesyouwashyourhands,tinymicrobes(¤ᱥ)stillstayonthem.Butdon'tworry.Mostmicrobesdon'tharmyou.Nowscientistssaythemicrobesonourhandscouldbeusedinasurprisingway;fightingcrime,Accordingtoarecentsurveymicrobesaswellasfingerprints(ᢣ§)couldbeusedtoindentifythecriminal.Everyonehashisownsetofmicrobesonthehands.Thatistosay,ifyouandyourbestfriendwereabletoseeandcompareallthemicrobesonyourhands,yourhandsprobablywouldlookdifferent.Somemicrobesonlyshowuponyourhandswhileothersliveonlyonyourfriend's

25hands.Whenyouworkonacomputeryouleavethemicrobesfromyourhandsonthekeyboard.Thescientistscaneasilytelltheownerofthekeyboardbylookingatthemicrobesonit.Evenifyoudon'tleaveyourfingerprintsbehind,yourmicrobesmaygiveyouaway.NoahFierer,ascientist,says."Youcanonlycleanafingerprint,butyoucan'tsterilize¨©ª«¬asurfacejustbywiping¨¬itoff,“Hesaysthatscientistshavealotmoreworktodobeforethemicrobeisusedasausefultool.46.Accordingtothepassage,couldbeusedtoidentifythecriminal.A.fingerprintsB.scientists*handsC.microbesD.fingerprintsandmicrobesonpeople'shands47.Paragraph3tellsusthat.A.ourhandslooksimilarB.themicrobeswillmakethekeyboarddirty.C.weshouldcomparehandsoftenD.wehaveourownsetsofmicrobes.48.Whenyouworkoncomputer,themicrobes.A.juststayonourhandsB.alsostayonthekeyboardC.willdoharmtoyouD.willdisappear49.FromNoahFiererweknowthat.A.fingerprintsarenolongerusefulinfightingcrimeB.microbescanbefoundoneveryone*shands.C.uniikemicrobefingerprintscanbecleanedifpeoplewipethemD.themicrobeisusedasausefultool50.What,sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MicrobesMayTellWhoYouAreB.ScientistsSayEveryoneHasMicrobesC.NoahFiercerDoesResearchIntoMicrobesD.FingerprintsHelpCatchCriminals_`ᜧb®ᦻ^¯°K±Ḅ«²uj■ᵨᩭ´%஺

2646.Dூ᪆௃⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷ᦻ^t¶Ḅᨬ¸t¹"Accordingtoarecentsurveymicrobesaswellasfingerprints¨ᢣ§¬couldbeusedtoindentifythecriminal.”•»¼½ᫀDo47.Dூ᪆௃⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷t¶Ḅ¹"ThisfirstcameoutofarestaurantinSingapore,butitisnowverypopularasthesoupdujourinChineserestaurants.“»¼½ᫀA஺48.Bூ᪆௃¿Àᳮ⚪஺᪷t¶Ḅ¹uEveryonehashisownsetofmicrobesonthehands.”»¼½ᫀB஺49.C᪆Á⁚ᳮ⚪ÂÃ"Youcanonlycleanafingerprint,butyoucan'tsterilize¨©ª«¬asurfacejustbywiping¨¬itoff,"஺»¼½ᫀC஺50.Cூ᪆௃_`ᳮ⚪஺RÄᐰᦻNoahFiercerᙠẆÇ«஺»¼½ᫀC஺InGermanytherearedifferentkindsofhighschools.Somepreparestudentsforworkers,otherspreparethemforcollege.AllschoolsaregreatplacesformakingfriendsandlearningGerman.ShortdaysMosthighschoolsinGermanybeginatabout8:00a.m.andendatabout3:30p.m.Thismeansyourmorningwillbebusywithclasses.Youwillhavetimetodohomeworkandtakepartinprivate¨È%Ḅ¬clubsafterschool.FormalsettingInGermany,teachersandstudents'relationshipismoreformalthanyoumightbeusedto.Teachersarerespectedandstudentsmustusetheformal“Sie¨ÉÊˬ"whentalkingtoteachers.GettingtoschoolMoststudentstakepublictransporttoschoolorrideabicycle.Someareashaveschoolbuses.Itisnotcommonforparentstodrivestudentstoschool.PrivateclubsInmanycountries,schoolsofferofficialsportsandafter-schoolactivities.ThisislesscommoninGermany.After-schoolactivitiesareusuallyorganizedthroughprivateclubs.There

27areclubsforthingslikesoccer,dance,choir,theatreandalmosteverythingelse.OnceyouareinGermany,askaroundatschoolandtalktootherstudentstofindoutwhatprivateclubsareinyourareaandmeetyourinterests.Differentstates,differentschoolsEachofGermany"s16stateshasitsownslightlydifferentschoolsystems.TheschoolsysteminBrandenburgwillbealittledifferentfromthesysteminBavariaforexample.Whereyoulive,yourknowledgelevelandyouragewilldecidewhatschoolyoucanattend.34.ForhighschoolstudentsinGermany,whichisNOTthecommontransporttoschool?A.Schoolbuses.B.Parents'cars.C.Publictransport.D.Students'bicycles.35.InParagraph3,theunderlinedword“respected“canbebesttranslatedintoA.Î%ÏÐḄB.Ñ%᝿ḄC.ÒᦈᐭḄD.ᨵᩗ×Ḅ36.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatinGermany.A.allkindsofhighschoolsareforcollegeB.ageisnotimportantforattendingschoolsC.studentscantakepartinafter-schoolactivitiesfrom8:00a,m.to3:30p.m.D.studentscanjoinprivateclubstomeettheirinterestsbythemselves37.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthisarticle?A.GermanPrivateClubsB.GermanPublicTransportC.GermanHighSchoolsD.GermanCollegeSystemsூ_`ᜧb௃Âᦻ¯°KÉØḄÒÙÚ஺34.B⁚⚪஺¶ᨬ¸t¹"Itisnotcommonforparentstodrivestudentstoschool”஺35.AÛÜÝÞ⚪஺᪷Uᦻb®ὁIßàḄᐵâãäåḄæ»ç஺èU¹“Ë”ᦑ⌱A஺36.D_`ᜧb⚪஺AஹBßCᙠᦻÙéêëḄ¹ì஺ᦑ⌱D஺

2837.C_`ᜧb⚪஺Âᦻ¯°KÉØḄÒÙÚ஺ᦑ⌱C஺Apassengertoldanairhostessthatheneededacupofwatertotakehismedicinewhentheplanejusttookoff.Shetoldhimthatshewouldbringhimthewaterintenminutes.Theairhostesswaskeptsobusythatsheforgottogivehimthewater.Asaresult,thepassengerwasheldup¨íî¬totakehismedicine.Thirtyminuteslater,whenthepassenger,sringforservicesounded,shehurriedovertohimwithacupofwater,butherefused.Inthefollowinghoursontheplane,eachtimetheairhostesspassedbythepassenger,shewouldaskhimwithasmilewhetherheneededhelpornot.Butthepassengerneveransweredaword.Whenhewasgoingtogetofftheplane,thepassengeraskedtheairhostesstohandhimthepassengers*booklet.Shewasverysad.Sheknewthathewouldwritedownsharpwords,butwithasmileshehandedittohim.Offtheplane,sheopenedthebooklet,andsmiled,forthepassengerputit."Ontheflight,youaskedmewhetherIneededhelpornotfortwelvetimesinall.HowcanIrefuseyourtwelvesinceresmiles?”That*sright!Whocanrefusetwelvesinceresmilesfromaperson?31.Tenminuteslater,thepassengerdidn,tgetthewater,because.A.theplanedidn,ttakeoffB.theairhostesswaskeptbusyandforgotitC.it'snotallowedtotakemedicineduringtheflightD.therewasn'tenoughwaterontheplane32.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4referstothe.A.medicineB.waterC.cupD.booklet33.Attheendofthestory,weknowthepassengerwaswiththeairhostess.A.satisfiedB.unhappyC.angryD.boredூ_`ᜧb௃ijKt{᝕ðñ(òóôõö÷KJtAø᎔Z᝛¸☢J

29᎔Züýþ஺᝕ðñᙠÿḄᔲ⌕஺ᨬ஺!ᡃ#$%┯'⌕()*Ḅ஺31.B+⁚⚪஺./01/2"Theairhostesswaskeptsobusythatsheforgottogivehimthewater.34஺32.D+⁚⚪஺./51/2"thepassengeraskedtheairhostesstohandhimthepassengersybooklet.”34஺33.A67ᜧ9⚪஺./:1ᨬ2;/<134$=ᨵ?@ABḄ0ᓝ)*Ḅ஺UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthemlikestousehishead.They*rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Mostvillagershavebuiltnewhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswife.Inthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheirfriendsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarrived.AfewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowpriceDEFG஺Theyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillage."Ican'tunderstandwhywesustainedDℳIGlossesinbusinesswhileothersalwaysprofitDJᑭG"UncleLiaskedoneday.'ThetractorwastoosmallMUncleWangsaidwithoutthinking."We'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!"*'Iagree!"saidUncleLi."HowfoolishDNḄGwewere!”1.UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause.A.theyhopetosavemoneyB.theyYebothpoorC.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountainD.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms

302.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto.A.makeajourneyB.visitsomeplacesofinterestC.meettheirfriendsD.makeaprofit3.thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause.A.theirsweren'tasgoodastheothers*B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers*C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecityD.theyforgottocarrythemonatruck4.UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause.A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusinessB.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecityC.somethingwaswrongwiththetractorD.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.B.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.KEY:BDCACUniversityofOxfordistheoldestuniversityintheEnglish-speakingworldanditsoneofthetopuniversityintheworld.Thereisnocleardatewhentheuniversitystarted,butteachingbeganatOxfordinsomeformsin1096anddevelopedquicklyfrom1167.Thereare39independentDOPḄGcollegesatOxford,attractingstudentsandlearnedmenfromacrosstheworld.Thereareover100librariesforthestudentsandlearnedmentouse.

31AtUniversityofOxford,theyalsoprovideanumberofmoneyforthebeststudents.Ofcourse,ifyouwanttostudyhere,firstyouhavetoreachacertainlevelofEnglishlanguage.CollegelifeatOxfordisveryexcitingbutbusy.Thegroupsofcollegeprovideafriendlyandwelcominghomeforstudentswhilethecollegearestrictwithstudentsabouttheirstudies.ManyChinesestudentsarestudyinghere.ThenumberofChinesestudentsattheuniversityhasgrownquicklyoverthepast10years.᪷RSᦻᑁV⌱XᨬYZᫀ஺Dᐳ5⚪⚪2ᑖ^ᑖ10ᑖG66.HowmanylibrariesarethereatOxford?A.Only100B.Just100C.Morethan100D.lessthan10067.WhatdoyouhavetodofirstifyouwanttoaskfirstudyingatOxford?Youhaveto.A.beindependentB.passacertainleveltestofEnglishlanguageC.studyEnglishhardD.bethebeststudents68.How'sthecollegelifeatOxford?It'sfullofandhas.A.excitement;muchschoolworktodoB.excitement;noschoolworktodoC.attraction;noschoolworktodoD.attraction;alittleschoolworktodo69.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thecollegearen*tstrictinstudies.B.Onlybecauseof39dependentcolleges,thousandsofstudentscomeheretostudy.C.TheuniversityofOxfordisthemostimportantandsuccessfuloneintheworld.D.TheuniversityofOxfordprovidesanumberofmoneyformoststudents.70.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheCollegeLifeB.TheFamousLearnersatOxfordC.TheChineseStudentsatOxfordD.TheUniversityofOxfordூ67ᜧ9௃$aᦻbcdeᜧfḄᔊhij;ᜧfkl஺

3266.C.+⁚ᳮn⚪..Thereareover100librariesforthestudentsandlearnedmentouse.4⍝Zᫀ஺67.B.+⁚ᳮn⚪..ifyouwanttostudyhere,firstyouhavetoreachacertainlevelofEnglishlanguage4⍝Zᫀ68.A.+⁚ᳮn⚪..CollegelifeatOxfordisveryexcitingbutbusy4⍝Zᫀ஺69.C.+⁚ᳮn⚪../1/2(qᦻbc4⍝Zᫀ஺70.D.67ᜧ9⚪஺.ᐰᦻsbcdeᜧftu஺MysummerholswrCWOT.B4.weusd2go2NY2Cmybro,hisGF&thr3:-@kidsFTF.ILNY,itsgr8.Canyouunderstandthissentence?Ifyoucan,t,don'tfeeltoobad:neithercouldthemiddleschoolteacherinEnglandwhoreceivedthisashomework.ThisisNetspeak:thelanguageofcomputerizedcommunicationfoundonInternetorcellphones.Tonewcomers,itranlooklikeacompletelyforeignlanguage.So,whatisthe"translation11ofthesentenceabove?Mysummerholidayswereacompletewasteoftime.Before,weusedtogotoNewYorktoseemybrother,hisgirlfriend,andtheirthreescreamingkidsfacetoface.IloveNewYork;it'sgreat.SchoolteachersandparentssaythisnewformofwritingisharmingDẚwGtheEnglishlanguage.Increasingspellingandgrammaticalmistakescanbeseeninstudents'writing.TheyfearthelanguagecouldbecomecorruptedD☢yᐰzḄG.Everyoneshouldjustrelax,saylinguistsD{|f}G.TheybelieveNetspeakisinfactmoreofagoodthing.DavidCrystal,fromtheUniversityofWales,arguesthatNetspeakandInternetcreateanewlanguageuseandthealmostlostartofdiarywritinghasbeenpickedupagain.GeoffreyNunberg,fromStanfordUniversity,agrees."Peoplegetbetteratwritingbywriting/1hesays,“Kidswhoarenowdoingtextmessaging,e-mail,andinstantmessageswillwriteatleastaswellas,andpossiblybetterthan,theirparents."LinguistJamesMilroysays,forcenturies,itisbelievedwithoutexceptionthatyoungpeopleareharmingthelanguage.Andyoucanbetyourbottomdollarthatwhentoday'steenagersbecometomorrow'sparents,theytoowillthinkthisway,Milroyarguesthatlanguagesdonotandcannotbecome"corrupted";theysimplychangetomeetthenewneeds.However,NetspeakersdoagreethatitisimportanttoteachyoungpeoplehowtospeakandwriteStandardEnglish.CynthiaMcVeysays,“IcanunderstandNetspeakworriesteachersandit'simportantthattheygetacrosstotheirpupilsthattextmessagingisforfun,butthat

33learningtowriteproperEnglishisamustfbrtheirfuture.”Perhapsweshouldgiveteenagersalittlemoretrustanyway.Erin,age12,says,nIwouldn'tusetextlanguageinmyhomework.Textingisjustforfun.”57.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Togiveanexampleofaforeignlanguage.B.Toshowanexampleofcreativemethods,C.ToexpressworriesaboutusingNetspeak.D.ToleadinthetopicofNetspeak.58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.CynthiaMcveypointsoutteenagerscandealwithNetspeakproperly.B.GeoffreyNunbergbelievesNetspeakerscanwriteStandardEnglish.C.DavidCrystalthinksNetspeakhelpsdevelopthehabitofwriting.D.JamesMilroysaysthatlanguageischangingandimproving.59.Theexpression”betyourbottomdollarMinParagraph5means.A.befairlysureB.begreatlysurprisedC.thinkitapityD.finditinteresting60.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Netspeak:AWidely-usedlanguageonInternetB.IsNetspeakHarmingtheEnglishLanguage?C.IsNetspeakHelpfulinLanguageLearning?D.Netspeak:AdvantagesandDisadvantages67ᜧ9$⌕~ᦻᐰ◤⌕;▅ᢈḄ஺ḄᙠḄB?᡾▅᜜BḄ|--᪵Ḅ◤⌕ὃk¢£¤¥¦ὅḄ᝱©஺

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ᦻᑮharmingᦻḼᡂ᱄,theytoowillthinkthisway.!"#$%&'()*+,-.&ᦻ"ᨬ01ᩩ3Ḅ56)A⌱⚗60.9ᫀ;Bூ5᪆௃?@ᜧB⚪஺E⚪?@ᜧB⚪FᔠGHḄIJKLM#ḄNOᡃQRS(ᐰᦻḄ#UV!)W-.&netspeakḄXA⌱⚗ᦻYZᨵ-.&widely-usedC⌱⚗Zᨵ\J]ᑮlanguagelearningDᦻYIJ^_`,a)bcIJḄdeᦑ9ᫀ⌱gBDoyouwanttoknowanythingaboutmastayinginAmerica?Well,Letmetellyouthetruth,itisreallyaneye-openingexperiencetostudyhere.InChina,IhadEnglishclassesfivetimesaweeksincethefifthgrade.Howeverdidn'tknowtextbookEnglishwasverydifferentfromeverydayEnglishuntilIcametoHotchkissSchool,Connecticut.WhenIfirststudiedEnglish,Iwastoldtosay,“Iamfine”whenpeoplesay“Howareyou?”ButintheUS,Ifoundthatpeoplesay,"Iamgood"or“Iamtired.”Oneday,someonegreetedmewith"What'sup?"Itmademeconfused.IthoughtforamomentandthensmiledbecauseIdidn'tknowwhattosay.Sincethen,IhavediscoveredmoreandmoredifferencesbetweenChineseandtheUScultures.Tomysurprise,theUSgirlsspendalotoftimeinburningsungettingatanh᧼jk.However,inChina,girlstryeverypossiblewaytogettheirskinpalerhlḄk.

35IamalsosurprisedbyhowhardworkingtheUSstudentsare.InChina,schoolworkisalmosteverything,sowestudyhardallthetime.Buthere,an“excellent“studentgetsgoodgrades,doesalotforthepublicandplayssportsormusic.Thekidsherearesotalented,IamstartingtobesorrythatIgaveupplayingthepianoatanearlyageandthatIhaveneverthoughtaboutsports.66.HowoftendidthewriterhaveanEnglishclassinGradeFive?A.Fourtimesaweek.B.Fivetimesaweek.C.Sixtimesaweek.67.Tothewinter,textbookEnglishiseverydayEnglish.A.quitedifferentfromB.thesameasC.easierthan68.AgoodUSstudentspendshis/hertime.A.onlyindoinghomeworkB.onlyonsportsormusicC.onstudies,sportsormusicandpublicwork69.WhichoffollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThewriterisnowintheUSB.AmericangirlslovetohavewhileskinC.TheUSstudentsaretalentedandhardworking.70.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyownTravelintheUS.B.MyStudyintheUS.C.MyfriendsintheUS.ூ?@ᜧB௃nὅ“ᡃ”rsW'ᙠuvwx#yz#᜜ᦻᓄḄ}~஺✌ᐜrsWE“textbookEnglish”“everydayEnglish”ḄaḼrsWuv᝕

36j#v᝕lᨬrsWuvw#vwḄ᪗a஺66.B⁚ᳮ5⚪஺᪷#Ḅ'N“InChina,IhadEnglishclassesfivetimesaweeksincethefifthgrade.”QᑨS⌱⚗Bo67.A⁚ᳮ5⚪஺᪷NuHowever,Ididn'tknowtextbookEnglishwasverydifferentfromeverydayEnglishuntilIcametoHotchkissSchool.Connecticut.uj)aḄᦑ⌱A஺68.C⁚ᳮ5⚪஺᪷ᨬ,ḄNO"Buthere,anHexcellent"studentgetsgoodgrades,doesalotforthepublicandplayssportsandmusic."QR¡S&⌱⚗A)b¢Ḅ஺69.B⁚ᳮ5⚪஺᪷'ḄᜧBQA⚗)b¢Ḅᵫ¤Ḅ'N“Tomysurprise,theUSgirlsspendalotoftimeinburningsungettingatan.”Q¡SB⚗)┯¦Ḅ᪷ᨬ'#ḄNO“Buthere,an"excellent'1studentgetsgoodgrades,doesalotforthepublicandplayssportsandmusic.Thekidsherearesotalented.”Q⌱⚗C)b¢Ḅ஺ᦑ⌱Bo70.B?@ᜧB⚪஺᪷EᦻḄ']᦮¨ᦻYḄᜧBQ¡S&⌱⚗BoMostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,uHappinessdependsuponourselves.Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendtoomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture-forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob-thatwefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife'ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavouritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancingorplaysports.Peoplecanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtimehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingtobuyfoodforanelderlyperson,orsimplyhelpoutaroundthehousebywashingthedishes.61.Thebesttitleh᪗⚪kofthispassageis.

37A.TheSecretsofHappinessB.MoneyMakesYouHappyC.IdeasforHelpingOtherPeopletoBeHappyD.GoodFriendsMakeYouHappy62.Thesecondparagraphtellsusthat.A.themorefriendsyouhave,thehappieryou'11beB.weshouldn,tthinkaboutourfutureC.happinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlifeD.somepeoplefailtoliveahappylife63.Thepassagegivesuspiecesofadviceonhappiness.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four64.Thewriterthinksthat.A.everyoneknowshowtoliveahappierlifeB.It'swrongtospendtimeonworkC.hobbiestakeuptoomuchtimeD.doinggoodthingsforsomeonecanmakeyouhappier65.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.ReadingagoodbookB.TravelingtoaforeigncountryC.PlayingasportD.Spendingtimewithclosefriendsூ?@ᜧB௃Eᦻᔣª«W᝞®¯°±²³"´)ᙠµᓫḄ·¸¹#ஹᙠ·»#ஹᙠ¼½#¯ᑮ°±஺61.A஺?@ᜧB⚪஺ᵫᦻY¾¿᝞ÀÁ¯ᑮÂÃQÄÅ)A⚗“ÂÃḄÆÇ”'È஺62.CoÉᜧB⚪஺¾¿;ᙠµᓫḄ¹Ê#ËÌᑮ°±஺ᦑ⌱C஺

3863.CoᦪÎᭆÐ⚪஺Sfirst,another,finallyQ,ÄÅ)Ñᩩᦑ⌱C஺64.Doᑖ᪆¡ᳮ⚪஺FᔠᦻYᨬ'Q¼½ÀÓÔÕ°±஺65.BoᑨSᑖ᪆⚪஺ᵫᦻYQZᨵÖ]ᑮ“×v᜜ØÙ”஺ᦑ⌱B஺Pranawasabeautifuldog,whosenamemeans“breathoflifeAlthoughhediedseveralyearsago,Icanstillrememberthedayswespenttogetherandwhathehastaughtmeaboutlove.Ihavetwoappletreesinthegarden.Pranalovedapples.Whenhewentoutside,he'dcatchanappleandtakeitintothehousetoeatlater.TheappleshadbeenonthegroundandwereoftendirtysoIwasn'talwayshappythatPranahadbroughtthemintothehouse.ItwasanautumndayinAmerica,butitwasverycold.Abigsnowfellandwehadnotdoneanythingforitscoming.Onthatspecialday,PranawentoutsideandIwatchedhimthroughthewindow.Inoticedthathewasmadlydiggingh᢬kholesandbringingtheapplestothegroundsotheycouldbeseenabovethesnow.Ididnotknowwhyhewasdoingthis.Heseemedtowanttodosomethingspecial.WhenIcalledhimback,hehadhisusualoneappleinhismouth.Aboutfiveminuteslater,Ilookedoutside.Thegardenwascompletelycoveredwithbirds.Pranahaddugupallthoseapplesforhisbirdfriendstoeat.Heknewthattheywouldn*thavestoredenoughfoodforthecomingwinter!1.Pranawas.A.thewriterB.aboyC.abirdD.adog2.1wasn'talwayshappybecause.A.PranalovedapplesB.PranacaughtanappleandateitC.theapplesfellonthegroundandweredirtyD.Pranabroughtthedirtyapplesintothehouse3.Onthesnowyday,Prana.A.ateupalltheapples

39B.dugholestoputtheapplesinthemC.broughttheapplesunderthesnowtothegroundD.leftthehouseanddied4.Thebirdsflewtothegardento.A.lookforPranaB.eattheapplesC.makenewhomesD.storefoodforthewinter5.Thetopicofthestoryisabout.A.ÛpiesB.animalsC.loveD.life1-5DDCBCIcelandliesintheNorthAtlanticOcean..It1iesbetween63°24'and66°33N,Andbetween13°30'and2402,WandisthesecondlargestislandinEurope.ItisclosetotheArcticCircle,yetinfact,onlyoneofitsnortherlyislandsliesinside.Thecountryhasatotalareaof103,000squarekilometersandacoastlineofabout6,600km.Theislandis300kmwidefromnorthtosouth,and500kmacrossfromwesttoeast.From1262to1944IcelandwasruledfirstbyNorwayandthenbyDenmark.Centuriesofforeignrule,andsuchthingsasvolcanoes&'()andtheweather,madelifeverydifficultattimesfortheIcelanders:therewaslotsofhardworkandlittlechange.Thesituationbegantoimproveduringthenineteenthcentury.Thenin1944Icelandbecameanindependentrepublic;sincethattimeithasbecomeaquiterichcountrywherethepeopleenjoyhavingcars,modernhousesandlotsofelectricalequipment.IfyoulookatthekindofproductsthatIcelandexportstoday----fish,meatandwoolforexample---it'seasytoseethatboththeseaandthelandareimportanttoIcelanders.ThishasbeentrueinfactsincethetimeofthefirstIcelanders-VikingsfromNorwaywhoarrivedinAD874&6ᐗ8748)SomethingsinthelivesoftheIcelandershavechangedverylittletheIcelandiclanguage,forexample,700yearsagothestoriescalledSagaswerefirstwrittendown,thesecanstillbereadintheoldlanguagewithoutmuchdif

40ficultybyIcelandicspeakerstoday.1.WhereisIceland?A.IntheArcticCircle.B.NeartheAtlanticOcean.C.BetweenNorwayandDenmark.D.InEurope.2.InIceland,thedistancefromnorthtosouthis____thatfromwesttoeast.AmuchlongerthanBshorterthanC.thesameasD.alittlelongerthan3.HowmanyyearsdidNorwayandDenmarkruletheIceland?A.700B.682.C.388D,10704.WhathashardlychangedinIceland?A.Exportingproducts.B.TheIcelandiclanguage.C.Houseequipment.D.ThelivesoftheIcelanders.5.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?A.IcelandhasbeenanindependentrepublicsinceVikingsbegantolivethere.B.Icelandisacountryofmanysmallislands.C.Icelandisnotthelargestislandintheworld,D.Icelandisquiteamoderncountrynow.keys:BBBBA&A)LittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdog,Thekeepdog”.Zipisasheepdog.ButwhenTomtriestosay"Seep”,itcomesout"keep”.AndinawayTomisright.Zipisalwaysbringingthingshoemforustokeep!I'lltellyouaboutsomeofthem.ZipGsfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.Wedidn'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded&Iᜮ)andheldmynose."Whatdoyouthink

41itis?஻஻Itsmells1ikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot&LI)offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry.஻“AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!”Isaid.zGWeshouldtakeitback.”஻Wecan,t”.saidmysistter.“MaybelittleTomisright,“Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!஻1.ThewriterandMarydidnGtknow.A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasB.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthomeC.whoownedZip'sfirstpresentD.whatZip*sfirstpresentwasmadeof2.TomcallsZip'thekeepdogGzbecause.A.thedoglikeskeepingthingsB.thedoglikesplayingwithshoesC.hedoesnGtknowthedog'snameD.hecanGtpronouncetheword^sheep^well3.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas_____.A.itscolourB.itssmellC.itssizeD.thatitwasasilkone4.Theword"keep"inthelastsentencemeans஻"A.keepingthingsforitselfB.bringingthingsforothertokeep

42C.notlettingitrunaboutD.takingcareofasmalIchild5.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog.A.likestogivepresentstopeopleB.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'shomeC.hasbroughtsometroubleD.likestobecalled"thekeepdog”Key:1.C2.D3.B4.B5.C&R)Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket&ST)overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeeninaplanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!”Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisplane.Theweatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell."Butshecontinuedtohide.Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,“Iamsorry,youngman,butIdon'tlikeplanesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI'11sayonething,“Shecontinuedkindly,“Youandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!”1.Anoldladyhad.A.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoatD.abasket2.A.Shedidn'twantto.A.takeitoffB.turnitoffC.getonD.talkaboutit3.spoketoher.

43A.TheairhostessB.ThemannexttoherC.herhusbandD.oneofherfriends4.Theoldladyhadneverbeenbefore.A.abroadB.homeC.inaplaneD.inhospital5.Thewomandidn'tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing________.A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohomeKey:1-5BAACA&V)DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,'TmgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.Gz"Whereareyougoingtostaythere?”hiswifeasked.don'tknowyet.஻Dickanswered."Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram&ᵯZ)G஻hiswifesaid."Allright,஻Dickanswered.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.IntheeveninghedidnGthaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaid,"NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.GzHefoundataxi&[\])andthedriversaid,Wheredoyouwanttogo?஻ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel./zWhichhotelaremythingsin?”hesaid,“AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?”Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,“Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice.Choosetherightanswer1.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthere

44C.hewentthereforsightseeing&_ᐝ)D.hishomewasthere2.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Becauseshedidn51knowhisaddressyetBecauseshewantedtogotoNewYork,tooC.BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.BecauseshecouldnGtleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork3.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shouse.4.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.Themanager&aᳮ)ofhishotel.B.Thepoliceoffice.C.Thetaxidriver.D.Hiswife.5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.

45D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.Key:1-5BABDC&c)BobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,BoblentJimtendollars,butthenJimlefthisworkandwenttoworkinanothertownwithoutpayingbackthemoney.BobdidnGtseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanotherfriendthatJimwasinanothertownandstayingatahotel.Sohewenttheretoseehimlateintheevening.WhenhegottoJim'sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor."Well,hemustbein,“hethought,andknockedagain,andsaid,஻Iknowyouarein,Jini.Yourshoesareouthere.zG"I'vegoneoutinmyboots,“answeredJim.TrueorFalse1.BobandJimonceworkedindifferentfactories.2.OnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromBob.3.JimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkinanothertownlater.4.Bobhadn'tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJimwasinanothertown.Key:1-4FTFT&d)Ithinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthemorning.Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,“Herbert!It'sseveno'clock!Getup!஻Herbertanswers,coming!Gzandgoesrightbacktosleep.I'mnotatal11ikemybrother.Idon'tliketogotobedatnightbutIdonGtmindgettingupinthemorning.Iusuallywakeupbeforemymothercallsme.Ijumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomtotakeashower.Igetdressed,brushmyteeth,combmyhair,andgetreadytogodownstairsforbreakfastassoonasmymothercalls.

46ButnotHerbert.Hejustsleeps.Ami1itaryband&fgh)inourbedroomcouldnotwakehimup.Icallhimandsay,“Getup!MumwillbeupheretopullyououtofbedifyoudonGtgetupimmediately!Buthejustsleeps.AftercallingafewmoretimesmymotherhastocomeupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbed.It'sthatwayeverydaywithmylittlebrother.Perhapssomedayhe'11learntogetupontime,butIreallydonGtthinkso.TrueorFalse1.Themostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoschool.2.rmnotlikemybrotherbecauseI1iketogotobedearlyatnightandgetupearlyinthemorning.3.Iusuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemymothercalls.4.Whenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn'tanswerandremainsinbed.5.MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefusestogetup.6.SometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertup.7.ThewriterthinkssomedayHerbertwilllearntogetupontime.Key:1-7.FTTFTFF&i)InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience&aᔊ)fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhavewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.

47WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrella&k)oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregret&l៎)laterintheday.1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A.BecausetheymayhavefourseasonsinonedayB.BecausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweatherC.BecausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspringD.Becausetheskyissunnyallday2.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhencome,thereisaheavyrain.A.sunshineandsnowB.blackcloudsC.summerandwinterD.springandautumn3.“Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter.GzMeans஻itissometimestoo___inwinter.஻A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause________.A.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEnglandC.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavouritethings5.Thebesttitle&᪗⚪)forthispassageis,A.BadSeasonsB.SummerorWinterC.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeopleKEY:ABABC

48&p)MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,“ifanyoneasksforme,youcantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomething,andwillbebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupoftea.”஻0K,Dad,஻saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn'trememberthis,hewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpocket,tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.Fourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatevening.Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwasstandingatthedoorandsaid,“Whereisyourfather?”Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,஻Nomore.Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,“Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?”“Burntyesterdayevening.1.MrBrowntoldhissonthatA.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdaysB.hewouldbebackinsevendaysC.hewouldbebackinamonthD.he1ikedacupoftea2.MrBrownwrotethewordsdownonA.thewallB.thedoorC.apieceofpaperD.hissonGspocket3.Amancametovisittheboy'sfatheron

49A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday4.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause.A.hethoughtthechildGsfatherwasdeadB.thechilddidn'taskhimtositdownC.thechildgavehimacupofteaD.hecouldn'tfindthatpieceofpaper5.Whatwasburnt?.A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.TheboyKEY:BCDAAAOneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirownlanguage,soitisnecessary&q⌕Ḅ)todothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Herearesomeexamples.1.“What'sthematter?”wenttoapartylastnight,soI…஻2.“Ifeelsotiredthesedays."Ithinkyou5clbetter…஻3.“Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost…஻Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext&uvᦻ)helpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So"guessing஻isveryimportantinunderstandingEnglish,especially&xᐸ)spokenEnglish.1.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout.A.theimportanceof"guessing஻inlearningaforeignlanguageB.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkabout

50C.someexamplesofrightguessingD.howimportantitistoguessallthetime2.fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIisA.஻…soIdidnGthaveagoodtime.zzB.”…soIwenttobedverylate.C.஻•••SoIfeltunhappy஺஻D.”•••soIgotupveryearly.”3.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2isA.IthinkyouGdbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself.B.Ithinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink.஻C.Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends.GzD.Ithinkyou*dbetterbemorecareful.Gz4.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is_A.஻…sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars.஻B.஻…sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen.”C.஻…sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers.D.஻..sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen.஻5.Fromthepassagewecaninfer&}~)thatguessingisinlearningaforeignlanguage.A.theonlywayB.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglishC.moreimportantthananyotherwayD.moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglishKEY:ABADB

51&)UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.They1ivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthem1ikestousehishead.They'rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Mostvillagershavebuiltnewhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswife.Inthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheirfriendsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarrived.Afewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice&)஺Theyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillage.canGtunderstandwhywesustained&ℳ)lossesinbusinesswhileothersalwaysprofit&ᑭ)஻UncleLiaskedoneday.஻Thctractorwastoosmall஻UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking."We'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!Gzagree!saidUncleLi.஻Howfoolish&Ḅ)wewere!஻1.UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause.A.theyhopetosavemoneyB.they,rebothpoorC.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountainD.they*renotfarfromtheirfarms2.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto.A.makeajourneyB.visitsomeplacesofinterestC.meettheirfriendsD.makeaprofit3.thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause.

52A.theirswerenGtasgoodastheothers'B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothersGC.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecityD.theyforgottocarrythemonatruck4.UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause.A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusinessB.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecityC.somethingwaswrongwiththetractorD.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.B.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.KEY:BDCAC&ᓝ)OnChristmasEve-thenightbeforeChristmasDay-childrenalloverBritainputastockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.TheirparentsusuallytellthemthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmaspresents.

53Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse,“FatherChristmas”isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesnGtclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmallpresents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn,tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho"FatherChristmas"reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.1.ChristmasEveis.A.thenightofChristmasDayB.theeveningofChristmasDayC.ChristmasDayD.thenightbeforeChristmasDay2.FatherChristmasoftenputspresents.A.intochildren5shatsB.intochildren'sstockingsC.underchildren'sbedsD.intochildrenGsshoes3.Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung,.A.theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmaswasB.theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn*trealC.theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmasD.theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings4.Whenthechildrenareolder,they.A.knowthatFatherChristmasisrealB.asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresentsC.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfatherD.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend5.FatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe

54A.chimneyB.backdoorC.frontdoorD.window.KEY:DBACA&ᓝA)Tofindoutwhetherbees&⇾)canseecolours,thefollowingexperimentismade.Aroundtableisputinagarden,andonthetableisapieceofbluecardboard&᱐)withadropofsyrup&)onit.Afterashorttime,beescometothesyrup.Thebeesthenflytotheirhive&⇾)andgivethesyruptootherbeesinthehive.Thentheyreturntothefeeding-placewhichtheyhavefound.Afterawhile,thebluecardboardwiththesyruponitistakenaway.Insteadofthiscard,abluecardisnowputontheleftsideofthefirstfeeding-placeandaredcardtoitsright.Thesenewcardshavenosyruponthem.Verysoonbeesarriveagain,andflystraighttothebluecard.Nonegototheredcard.Picture11.Howmanycardsdoyouneedtopreparefortheexperiment?A.Two:oneblueandoneredB.Three:twoblueandoneredC.Three:oneblueandtworedD.Four:twoblueandtwored2.IfPicture1belowshowsthetabletopduringStep1oftheexperiment,whichofA,B,C,DinPicture2showsthetabletopduringStep2?Picture23.DuringStep2oftheexperiment,thebeesgoto.A.thebluecardwithsyruponitB.thenewbluecardwithnosyruponit

55C.theemptyspacewheretheoriginal&ᐜḄ)bluecardwasD.thenewbluecardwithsyruponitontheleftoftheredcard4.Theexperimenthasproved&)thatbees.A.cannotseecolorsB.canseecolorsC.cannotseeblueD.cannotseered5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BeesLoveBlueB.BeesLoveSyrupC.Bees,ColorandSyrupD.CanBeesSeeColor?Keys:1-5BCBBD&ᓝR)Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast&⚜Z)theweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere&ᜧ),becausethisiswheretheweatherforms&ᡂ).Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.Someteorologists&)canseetheweatherofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscompare&)themwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.Sotheweathersatel1itesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead&).1.Satellitestravel.A.inspaceB.intheatmosphere

56C.abovethegroundD.abovespace2.Whydoweusetheweathersatel1itestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere?BecauseA.theweathersatellitescandoiteasilyB.cloudsformthereC.theweatherformsthereD.thepicturescanforecasttheweather3.Meteorologistsforecasttheweather.A.whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepicturesB.aftertheyhavecomparednewsatellitepictureswithearlieronesC.beforetheyreceivedsatellitepicturesD.duringtheystudysatellitepictures4.Maybewe'11soonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor.A.onedayB.twodaysC.fivedaysD.sevendaysorevenlonger5.Themain&¡⌕Ḅ)ideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedinA.takingpicturesoftheatmosphereB.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphereC.doingotherworkinmanywaysD.weatherforecastingKeys:1-5ACBDD&ᓝV)

57Inalmosteverybiguniversity&ᜧ)intheUnitedStates,footballisafavouritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.Theyhavefourchances&¢£)tomovetheballtenyards&4¤).Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints&I).Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam.Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.1.Thepassagetalksabout.A.footballB.howtoplayfootballC.AmericansportsD.Americanfootbal12.WecanthefootballinbothAmericanfootballandChinesefootball.A.kickB.throwC.runwithD.catch3.Whyisitdifficulttomovetheball?Because.A.tenyardsisalongwayB.manymenontheotherteamtrynottolettheballcomenear

58C.theplayingfieldisverylargeD.elevenmenhavetocatchtheballonebyone4.Ifthey_________,theteamswillplayonJanuary1.A.receivesixpointsB.playelevengamesintheseasonC.arethebestteamsD.movetheballtotheendofthefield5.Manypeoplecometowatchfootballandtheywanttheirteamtowin.Whichofthefollowingisnottheiract?A.JumpingB.DancingC.CryingD.ShoutingKeys:1-5DABCC&ᓝc)“Whohasmorequestions,ateacherorastudent?Aboutthisquestionagreatlearnedmantoldhisstudentthatnobodydoesbutateacher.Thestudentgotpuzzled.Withasmile,theteacherdrewtwocircles&ᙊ).Within&ᙠ..§☢)thelargeroneismyknowledgeofthings,andwithinthesmalleroneisyours.Outofthecirclesisstillunknowntobothofus.Sincemineislarger,asyoucansee,thelinethatmarksoutthecircleislonger.Thatmakesitclearthatwhohasmorechances&¢£)tofacesomethingsti11unknown.1.Thegreatlearnedmanbelievedthat.A.ateacherhasmorequestionsB.astudenthasmorequestionsC.bothateacherandastudenthavequestionsD.everyone,exceptateacher,hasmorequestions

592.Thestudentthoughtthat.A.astudent'sknowledgeislessthanhisteacherJsbecauseitcomesfromtheteacherB.ateachercannotnecessarilyanswerallthequestionshisstudentsaskC.thosewhohavelessknowledgehavemorequestionsD.anyonewholearnsmorehasmorequestions3.Attheendofthestory,thegreatlearnedmanconcluded&}~)that.A.astudentshouldlearnfromhisteacherB.ateacherdoesnothavesomanyquestionsashisstudentC.astudentknowsmorethanhisteacherD.ateacherhasmorechancestofacewhathedoesn,tknow4.WhichofthefollowingtopicscanNOTexpresstheideaofthestory?A.YouWillNeverLearnEnoughB.ATeacherandHisStudentC.ThereIsNoLimittoKnowledgeD.OneIsNeverTooOldtoLearn5.Wecanoftenfindsuchanarticlein.A.thePalaceMuseumB.anybookC.anewspaperofmagazineD.Anencyclopedia&©ªᐰ¬)Keys:1-5ACDBA&ᓝd)

60Snowfellonthemountain.Itsnowedandsnowed.Thesnowdidnotmelt&ᓄ).Itbecamedeepandheavy.Thesnowonthebottompressed&ᢴ°)together.,itbecameice.Theicewasverywideandthick.Itbegantomovedownthemountain.Itwaslikeariverofice.Itwasaglacier&±²).Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewinches&³´)eachday.Asitmoved,ittookrocksanddirtwithit.Itchangedtheland.Insomeplaces,itlefthills.Insomeplaces,whentheglaciermelted,itmaderiversandlakes.Amillionyearsago,thereweremanybigglaciers.Glacierscoveredmanypartsoftheworld.Theglacierschangedtheland.Glaciersarestillatworktoday.AglacierinthenorthofCanadaiscuttinganewpath&µ)downthesideofamountain.Thisglacierwillchangetheland,too.1.ThesnowthatfellonthemountainA.becamesnowmanB.meltedC.becameiceD.turnedtorain2.Thewordinthestorythatmeansariveroficeis.3.Thestorysays,“Thesnowdidnotmelt.Itbecamedeepandheavy”.Theworditmeans____.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A.TherearenotasmanyglaciersasthereusedtobeB.Glaciersdonotchangethelandastheymoveoverit.C.Glaciersarefoundonlyinwarmplaces.5.Howfastdidtheglaciermove?&Whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)A.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyonceayear.B.Sometimestheglaciermovedovertenmileseachday.

61C.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewincheseachday.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat.A.snowisheavyB.thehighlandneverchangesC.glacierschangedthelandKey:1.C2.glacier3.snow3.A4.C5.C&ᓝi)Longago,peopleinRome&·¤)talkedtooneanotherinLatin&¸¹ᦻ).PupilsinschoollearnedtoreadandwriteinLatin.BooksareinLatin.SomeRomans&·¤º)wenttootherpartsoftheworld.Theytooktheirlanguagewiththem.SoonLatinwasusedinmanycountries.Itbecameaworldlanguage.PeopleinothercountriesdidnottalkinLatinthesameway.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittle.Astimewentby,theymademorechanges.AtlasttheydidnottaikinLatinanymore.Newlanguageshadcomefromtheoldone.PeopledonottalktooneanotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords.Youdo,too.Street,wal1,city,andsaltaresomeoftheLatinwordsweuse.Youareapupi1inschool.PupilisaLatinword.Itmeansulittledoll”.1.Latinwasusedbypeoplein_____.A.RomeB.theUnitedStatesC.Greece&»¼)D.Texas2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanswhatpeoplespeakandwriteis3.Thestorysays,“PeopledonottalktoeachotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords,“Thewordtheymeans.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A.Itisnotgoodtochangealanguage.B.Pupilsinschoolstodayplaywithdolls.

62C.NotmanypeoplecanreadLatintoday.5.WhathappenedtoLatinwhenitwastakentoothercountries?&whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)A.Ineachland,peopletalkedabouteachother.B.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittleC.Ineachland,thechildrenhadtospeaksomeLatin.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat.A.Romansdidnot1iketostayhomeB.peopleinoldRometalkedalottoeachother.C.Latinchangedasitmovedfromlandtoland.Key:1.A2.language3.people4.C5.B6.C&ᓝp)ALegWalkingRightHerearesomesigns+-x…Gthesignsareverydifferent.Theymeanverydifferentthings.Whenyouseethem,youknowwhattodo.Thissign+meansthatyouwilladdsomenumerals.Thissign—meansthatyouwilltakeonenumeralawayfromanother.Youwillsubtract&¿À).Whatwillyoudowhenyouseexand…?Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember.Lookatthesetwosigns***.TheancientEgyptiansusedthesesigns.Apictureofalegwalkingtothelefttoldthemtoaddsomenumerals.Apictureofalegwalkingtotherighttoldthemtosubtract.Inthe1500speopleusedthisprinted&ᓺᑵḄ)sign&toaddnumerals.Afterawhilethesignbegantolooklikethis….Later,thesignbecame+.Howmuchis2…2?1.Whatdoyoudowhenyouseethissign+?

63A.WalkawayB.WriteanumeralC.ReadasignD.Add2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanstotakeonenumeralawayfromanotheris.3.Thestorysays,“Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember.Thewordtheymeans.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadtobelieve?A.EgyptianscouldnotaddnumeralstogetherB.AllEgyptianshadtwoleftlegs.C.Oursignsarenothardtounderstand5.Whatdidthesigntoaddnumeralsbegintolook1ike(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook)?A.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis….B.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis+.C.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis&.6.ThemainideaofthewholestoryisthatA.thesignsforaddingandsubtractinghavechanged.B.Peoplecouldnotwriteinthe1500sC.theoldsignsweregoodforEgyptiansbutnotforusKey:1.D2.substract3.signs4.C5.A6.A&ᓝÄ)Mexico'sneighboursaretheUnitedStatestothenorthandGuatemalaandBelizetothesouth.MexicoisaboutonequarterofthesizeoftheUnitedStates.Mexicohasmorethanninetymillionpeople.ThelanguageofMexicoisSpanish.ThismakesMexico

64theworld'slargestSpanish-speakingcountry.MexicoCityisthecapitalandlargestcityofMexico.Thecityisalsoveryhigh.Itis7349feethigh&2240metres).Thismakesitoneofthehighestcapitalcitiesintheworld.Thepopulation,ofMexicoCitygrowsbiggereveryday.Aboutthirtymillionpeoplelivethere.Ithasmorepeoplethananyothercityintheworld,evenmorethanTokyo.Mexicoalsohasitsspecialities.ManyofthefoodsweeatstartedinMexico.Foodslikebeans,maize,avocados,tomatoes,peanuts,chilipeppers,vanilla,andchocolatecomefromMexico.Mexicoisalsofamousforitscactus&Å1|ºÇ)plants.Mexicohasmorekindsofcactusthananyothercountry.&Words:161Minutes:3)1.Mexicois____theUSA.A.onthesouthofB.onthenorthofC.apartofD.aslargeas2.Mexicansspeak.A.EnglishC.FrenchB.SpanishD.Latin&¸¹È)3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.MexicoCityisthecapitalofMexico.B.ThepopulationofMexicoCityis30,000,000.C.Tokyoisoneofthecitieswiththelargestpopulation.D.MexicoCityisthehighestcityintheworld.4.Tomatoeswereoriginally&ᨬÊ)grownin______.A.AmericaB.SpainC.TokyoD.Mexico

655.Thebesttitle&⚪Ë)ofthepassageis__.A.MexicoCityB.Mexico*splantsC.MexicoD.Mexico,spopulation[Key]1.A2.B3.D4.D5.C&ᓝ)ATriptotheForestOnedayBobtooktwoofhisfriendsin-tothemountains.Theyputuptheirtents&ÎÏ)andthenrodeofftoaforesttoseehowthetreesweregrowing.Intheafternoonwhentheywereabouttenkilometresfromtheircamp&⃩ᙢ)Gitstart-edtosnow.Moreandmoresnowfell.SoonBobcouldhardlyseehishandsbeforehisface.Hecouldnotfindtheroad.Bobknewthereweretworoads.Oneroadwenttothecamp,andtheotherwenttohishouse.Butallwaswhitesnow.Everythingwasthesame.Howcouldhetakehisfriendsbacktothecamp?Bobhadanidea.Thehorses!Letthehorsestakethemback!Butwhatwouldhap-penifthehorsestooktheroadtohishouse?Thatwouldbeatripofthirty-fivekilometresinsuchcoldweather!Itwasgettinglate.Theyrodeonandon.Atlastthehorsesstopped.Wherewerethey?Noneofthemcouldtell.Johnlookedaround.Whatwasthatunderthetree?Itwasoneoftheirtents!1.Johnandhistwofriendswenttotheforestto___.A.buildtheircampB.findtheirwayhomeC.enjoythemountainsinthesnowD.watchthetreesintheforest2.Theycouldnotfindtheirwaybackbe-cause

66A.therewasonlyoneroadtotheircampB.theycouldn*tdecidewhichofthetworoadsledtotheirtentsC.therewerenoroadsinthemountainsatallD.everythingwascoveredbythewhitesnow3.Itisclearthattheywantedthehorsestotakethemto____.A.John*shouseB.thecampC.theforestD.themountains4.Thehorsesstoppedbecause____.A.itwasgettinglateB.theyweretiredafterrunningforalongwayC.theyknewthattheyhadgottothecampD.theyhadseenJohn,shouse5.Thestoryhappened____.A.onacoldwinterdayB.onadarksnowyeveningC.inacoldcampfarfromvillagesD.atnightwhennothingcouldbeseen[Key]1.D2.D3.B4.C5.A&Rᓝ)Twofarmerswereontheirwayhomeoneeveningafterahardday'swork.Bothweretired.Theyhappenedtolookupattheskyandsawablackcloudoverhead.஻Ah!஻saidonefarmer,“tomorrowweshallhaverainandthericewillgrowwell.

67Thesecondanswered,“Nonsense&ÒÓ)Gtherainwillonlykillthecrops&ÔÕ).஻Sotheybegantoquarrel&Öᔻ).Justthenathirdfarmercamealongandaskedthemwhytheywerequarreling.Bothfarmersexplainedabouttheblackcloud.“Whatcloud?”askedthethirdfarmer.Theyalllookedatthesky.Thecloudwasnolongerthere.Choosetherightanswer1.Thetwofarmerswere.A.goinghomeB.goingtothefieldC.goingtoworkD.goingtoseetheirfriend2.Thetwofarmers_____onthatday.A.hadahoiidayB.didn*tworkC.workedhardD.wantedtoquarrelwitheachother3.Whenthereareblackblockcloudsinthesky,A.itwillrainsoonB.itwillbefineC.itwillgethotD.thesunisshiningbrightly4.Thetwofarmersfoughtinwordsbecause.

68A.theywerehungryB.itrainedC.onesaidtherainwoulddogoodtothecropsandtheotherdidn'tthinksoD.theybothhopedforrain5.Thethirdfarmercamewithandsaidtotheothertwo.He.A.wantedtomakefriendswiththemB.joinedtheminthequarrelC.wantedtoknowwhytheywerequarrelingD.hadnothingstodo6.Howmanyfarmerssaidthattherainwouldbehelpful?.A.NoneB.OneC.TwoD.ThreeKeys:ACACCB