The sun is a huge, hot, bright star. It is important because without it there would be no life on earth. The sun gives us light and heat. All living things need light and heat from the sun to livE. Plants need light and heat to grow. They use the light from the sun to make fooD. We can’t make our own food, but plants can. All the food we eat comes from plants in a food chain (链) which stars with the sun. For example, Animals need sunlight, too. Just like us, their food come from a food chain which begins with the sun and the plants. sun →leaf →caterpillar(毛虫) →bird sun →seaweed (海藻) →small fish → whale (鲸) Sunlight means we can see during the day. If there was no sun, it would be dark all the timE. Even when the sky is cloudy, the sunlight is very strong and it shines through (穿越) the clouds. 1. Which words tell us what the sun is like? A. Huge B. Hot C. Bright D. All of the above 2. What are two main things the sun gives us? A. Light and heat B. Heat and eggs C. Corn and light D. Wheat and bread 3. Why can we still see during the day when the sky is cloudy? A. Because we can see all day and all night. B. Because the sun can’t give us light all day long. C. Because the sunlight can shine through the clouds. D. Because we can’t see at night. 4. All the food we eat comes from _______. And it starts with the _________. A. plants, earth B. a food chain, sun C. food, sun D. plants, star 5. In what way do you think the sun cannot be harmful (有害的)? A. The sun can do harm to your eyes. B. It can make rivers too dry. C. Without it there would be no life on earth. D. Hot sun on dry land can cause (引起) fires.

InrecentyearstheEarthhasbeengettingwarmer.Averagetemperatureshaverisen.Possiblythisisnaturalbutprobablywearecausingit.Modernpeopleusealotofelectricityanddrivealotofcars.Thisputscarbondioxideintotheairandhelpstomaketheplanetwarmer.WhenwehearthisnewswemaysmilE.NoonelikeslongcoldwintersbutunluckilytherearemanybadpointsaboutawarmerEarth.FirsttheiceatthePolesmeltsandbecomeswater.Theresultisthatthesealevelbecomeshigher.Lowislandswilldisappear.CitiesonthecoastwillbeindangerfromtheseA.WillTokyoBangkokHongKongandShanghaibecomelikepartsofHolland–lowerthanthesea?Possiblywewillhavetobuildwallstokeepthewaterout.Typhoonswillbecomeevenmoredangerousandfrightening.Sadlythesecondpointisthatstormswillbecomebigger.Super-typhoonswillbeborninthePacificanddogreatdamagetoEastAsiA.ThesamewillhappentotheEasternUnitedStates.Astheweatherchangessomeplacesthatnowhaverainwillbecomedry.Thefarmerswillnotbeabletogrowplants.Maybesomedryplaceswillbecomewet–wedon’tknowbutwewillsoonfindoutandthechangewillcausemanyproblems.Theremightbewarsbecauseofit.1WhatwillhappentolowislandswhentheEarthgetswarmerandwarmer?A.Theywillmeltandbecomewater.B.Theywillbeunderthewater.C.Theywillbecomehigher.D.Theywillkeepoutthewater.2Inthelastsentenceitrefersto________.A.thechangeofweatherB.thepoweroftheUnitedStatesC.theiceatthePolesD.theaveragetemperature3Whichofthefollowingsentencesisfalse?A.ShanghaiwillpossiblybuildwallstopreventthewaterlikepartsofHollanD.B.Thefarmerswillnotbeabletogrowplantsbecauseofthedryweather.C.Electricityputscarbondioxideintotheair.D.ThewarmertheEarthisgettingthehighertheaveragetemperatureis.4Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.TheEarthIsGettingWarmerB.GlobalWarmingProblemsC.WeMadetheEarthWarmerD.HowtoProtecttheEarth

Thereareover37000knownspecies种ofspidersindifferentshapesandsizesintheworlD.ThelargestspidersliveintherainforestsofSouthAmericaandareknownasthebird-eatingspiders.Thesespiderscangrowupto28cmlongandtheyeatsmallbirds.ThesmallestspidersarefromWesternSamoA.Thesetinyspidersarelessthan0.5mmlong.Theyliveintheplantsthatgrowonmountainrocks.Somepeopleliketokeepspidersaspetsbutmostpeopledon'tliketouchingthem.A.greatnumberofpeopleareafraidofthemmainlybecauseoftheirpoison—somethingwillcausedeathorharm.Howeveronlythirtyspeciesofspidersareverydangeroustohumans.Spidersprovidebenefitsforhumansbycatchingandeatinginsectssuchasfliesandmosquitoes蚊子.SpidersaredifferentfromotheranimalsbecausetheymakewebstocatchthesmallinsectsforfooD.Thespecialsilkofaspider'swebislightandstrong—fivetimesstrongerthansteel.Somepeoplehavetriedtoraisespidersinordertocollecttheirsilkbutnoonehaseversucceededindoingit.Onereasonisthatittakes670000spiderstoproducehalfakiloofsilkandallofthesespidersneedlivinginsectsfortheirfooD.Besidesspidersareusuallysolitary独自的animalsandneedtobekeptalonE.Allinallpeopleareamazedtolearnthattherearesomanysecretsinspiders!71.Wheredothelargestspiderslive?A.IntherainforestsofSouthAmericA.B.IntheplantsofWesternSamoA.C.OnthemountainrocksofSouthAmericA.72.Theunderlinedwordpoisonmeans________.A.来历B.外貌C.毒性73.Thesilkofaspider'swebis________steel.A.notasstrongasB.muchstrongerthanC.alittleheavierthan74.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?A.It'snoteasytoproducesilkbyraisingspiders.B.Manypeoplehavebecomerichbyraisingspiders.C.Ittakes37000spiderstoproducehalfakiloofsilk.75.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.TheWorld'sLargestSpiderB.WhyPeopleHateSpidersC.TheSpider—AnAmazingAnimal

Manyofusdon’tpaymuchattentiontotheimportanceofeyecarE.Itissaidthatifyoutakecareofyourbodythenyoucansurelybehealthy.ThatiswhyoureyesshouldbegivenalotofcarE.NaturaleyecareshouldbeputinanumberoneplacE.Thereareseveralcausesleadingtopooreyesightlikenotenoughfoodgenes基因andaging老化.Televisionscomputersandreadingarealsothecausesofhavingpooreyesight.IfyouhappentoworkinfrontofthecomputeritisbesttotakeabreakeveryonceinawhilE.SomethingdirtycancauserednessandtheywillmakeyouuncomfortablE.Itisbadforyoureyestoo.Ifthishappensthebestwayistocleanyoureyesbyusingcoldwater.Youmustalsotryyourbesttoprotectyoureyesfromharmfulthings.Forexamplesunglassesarenotjustforfashionbuttheycanalsoserveasagreatwaytoprotectyoureye-sightfromUVrays.Eatinghealthyfoodswilldogoodtoyoureyesight.RememberthatvitaminAC.andE.aregoodforeyes.Trytoeatfoodgroupsthathavethesevitamins.Andyoushoulddoeyeexercisesbecauseexerciseprotectsyoureyesighttoo.Ifapersonexercisesregularly定期的andeatstherightkindoffoodhiseyeswillstayingoodcondition状况foralongtimE.Allabovearenaturalwaysofeyecarethathelpuskeephealthyeyes.Beinghappyallthetimecanbehelpfultoaperson’seyesighttoo.Inawordeyecareisveryimportantnomatterhowoldapersonis.51.__________isthemostimportantwaytoprotectoureyes.A.NaturaleyecareB.TakingmedicineC.SeeingadoctorD.Beinghappyallthetime52.Allthefollowingcausescanleadtobadeyesightexcept__________.A.ageB.heightC.readingD.computers53.Whatshouldyoudoifyouhavetoworkinfrontofthecomputer?A.Eathealthyfoods.B.Cleantheeyesbyusingcoldwater.C.Wearapairofsunglasses.D.HavearestafterworkingforawhilE.54.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsUVraysmean?A.沙尘B.闪电C.紫外线D.超声波55.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.WaysofeyecareB.WaysofeyeexercisesC.WaysofBeingHappyD.WaysofBeingHealthy

Wetlands!ValuableResources有价值的资源ontheEarthTherearemanywetlandsinChinaandsomeofthemhavebecometheworld’simportantwetlands.TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareamongthem.TheyareinYanchengJiangsuProvincE.Theyarehomeformanydifferentkindsofanimals.Theworld'slargestMiluDeerNatureReserveisinthem.Morethan700MiludeerlivefreelytherE.Therearenotmanyred-crownedcranesintheworldbuteverywinteryoucanseesomeintheRed-crownedCraneNatureReserveintheYellowSeaWetlands.Thetemperatureinthewetlandsisusuallyneithertoohighnortoolow.Thereisalotofrainandsunshinetoo.TheyarereallygoodplacesforwildlifE.Offering提供foodandhomeforsomespecialkindsofanimalsisnottheonlyreasonwhyweneedtoprotectwetlands.WetlandsareimportantbecausetheyalsopreventflooD.ButsomepeoplewanttochangethewetlandstomakemorespaceforfarmsandlessspaceforwildlifE.LuckilymoreandmorepeoplearebeginningtorealizetheimportanceofwetlandsandwildlifE.EveryyearonFebruary2ndmanyactivitiesareheldtotellpeoplemoreaboutwetlands.31.TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareinthe____ofChinA.A.eastB.southC.westD.north32.Usuallytheweatherinthewetlandsis____.A.hotB.pleasantC.coldD.dry33.TheWorldWetlandsDayison____.A.April22B.June25C.February2D.March2234.Wemustprotectwetlandsbecause____.A.theyarehomeforwildlifeB.theycanofferfoodtoanimalsC.theycanpreventfloodD.alloftheabove35.Somepeoplewanttochange____tomakemorespaceforfarms.A.landsB.worldC.WildlifeD.wetlands

仔细阅读下面的短文并按要求完成后面的小题Menhavealwayswonderedabouttheearththeyliveonandaboutthe①_____abovethem.Whenearlymenlookedatthenightskytheyaskedthemselvesalotofquestions.Theylookedatthemoonandwonderedwhatthisstrangebrightobjectintheskywas.Theydidnotunderstandwhyitchangeditsshapefromnighttonight.Theylookedatthestarsandplanets.Theyalsowonderedwhysomeofthemchangedtheirpositionswhileothersdidnot.②他们也思考地球的形状Mostearlypeoplebelievedtheearthwasflat.③IndifferentpartsoftheworldthereweredifferentideasabouttheuniversE.TheancientGreekswerethefirstpeopletostudytheuniversemorescientifically.InthesixthcenturyBCPythagorasputforwardtheideathattheworldwasrounD.Howeverhecouldnotexplainwhypeopleatthebottomoftheworlddidnotfalloff.Itwasnotuntilthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturiesthatscientistsfoundtheanswerstosomeimportantquestions.④WiththehelpofGalileo’stelescopepeoplecouldseetheskymoreclearlyandfindthepositionsofthestarsandplanets.Finallyin1665IsaacNewtonexplainedtotheworldwhatgravity重力wasandpeopleatlastunderstoodwhytheydidnotfallofftheearth.76.在文中①处填写一个单词使得句意完整上下文通顺___________________77.根据文章内容回答问题Whatquestionsdidearlymenaskthemselveswhentheylookedatthenightsky?Writedownoneofthem._________________________________________________________________________78.将文中②句翻译成英语_________________________________________________________________________79.将文中③句翻译成汉语_________________________________________________________________________80.写出文中④句的同义句每空限填一词Galileo’stelescopemade__________________forpeopletoseetheskymoreclearlyandtofindthepositionsofthestarsandplanets.

Theearthisabout4600millionyearsolD.Modernmanhaslivedontheearthforonly35000yearsbutduringthattimewehavechangedourplanetinmanyways.Manyofthethingsthatwehavedonearegoodbutmorearenotgoodfortheearth.WaterpollutionAlotofpeoplebirdsandfishdieeachdaybecauseofwaterpollution.Factorieshavepollutedthelandandthewater.AsaresultmanyriversandlakesarenowdeaD.AirpollutionInbigcitiesfactoriesaswellascarstrucksandbusesarethemaincauseofairpollution.Manypeopleincitiesnowhaveserioushealthproblems.ForexampleMexicocityusedtobeabeautifulsunnycapitalbuttodayitisalwayscoveredbythickbrownclouds.SoilpollutionInordertohaveagoodharvestmostofthefarmersusechemicalstoomuchintheirfields.That’sbadforthesoil.Butthiskindofpollutionisdifficulttostop.HopeforthefutureTheseproblemsareveryseriousforourfuturesoallofusshoulddosomethingtoimproveourenvironment.Ifwecanstoppollutionourplanetwillbecomemoreandmorebeautifulandourhealthwillbebetter.Let’sbegreenerpeople!56._____havemadetheearthchangealot.A.HumanbeingsB.AnimalsC.PlantsD.Peopleinotherplanets57.Thereare_____kindsofpollutioninthispassagE.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five58.Pollutionisn’tabigproblemnowisit?A.Yesitis.B.Noitisn’t.C.Yesthereis.D.Nothereisn’t.59.WhichsentenceisNOTrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Mostofthingsthatwehavedonearegoodforourplanet.B.Wemuststopthefactoriesfrompouringwastewaterintotheriversandlakes.C.BecauseofwaterpollutionmanyriversandlakesarenowdeaD.D.Waterpollutionisveryseriousnowadays.60.WhichsentenceisRIGHT?A.ThoughMexicocityisalwayscoveredbythickbrowncloudsit’sstillabeautifulsunnycapital.B.Airpollutioncanmakepeoplesick.C.Nowfewerfarmersusechemicalsinthefields.D.Factoriescarstrucksandbusesarethemaincauseofsoilpollution.

Modernzoosaredifferentfromoldzoosoffiftyyearsago.InoldzoospeoplecouldseeanimalsfrommanypartsoftheworlD.Theanimalslivedincages.Thezookeepers饲养员tookgoodcareofthembutmanyoftheanimalsdidnotfeelwellandtheyoftenfellill.Inmodernzoospeoplecanseeanimalsinmorenaturalconditions自然条件.Theanimalsarefreeinlargerplaces.Treesandgrassgrowincagesandwaterrunsthroughtheplaces.Thereisoftenadeeppoolfilledwithwaterinit.InanAmericanzoovisitorscanseesomesmallanimalsandmanybirdswhentheywalkthroughabigspecialcageanditislargeenoughforthebirdstolivenaturally.Modernzoosnotonlyshowanimalstovisitorsbutalsokeepandsaverare稀罕的animals.Forthisreasonpeopleinthefuturewillstillbeabletoenjoywatchingtheseanimals.1.Wheredidtheanimalsliveinoldzoos?________________________________________________2.Weretheanimalstakengoodcareofintheoldzoos?________________________________________________3.Whatcanvisitorsseewhentheywalkthroughabigspecialcageinamodernzoo?________________________________________________4.Whatelsedomodernzoosdobesidesshowinganimalstovisitors?________________________________________________5.Whatdoyouthinkoftheanimalslivinginmodernzoos?________________________________________________

Beingabletomultitask—doingseveralthingsatthesametime—isconsidered考虑认为awelcomeskillbymostpeoplE.Butifweconsiderthesituationoftheyoungpeopleagedfromeighttoeighteenweshouldthinkagain.Whatweoftenseenowadaysisthatyoungpeoplejugglealargernumberofelectronicdevices电子产品astheystudy.WhileworkingtheyalsosurfontheInternetsendoutemailsanswerthetelephoneandlistentomusicontheiriPods.Inasensetheyarespendingalargeamountoftimeinfruitlessefforts努力astheymultitask.Multitaskingisevenchangingtherelationshipbetweenfamilymembers.Asyoungpeoplegivesomuchattentiontotheirownworldstheyseemtohavenotimetospendwiththeotherpeoplearoundthem.TheycannolongergreetfamilymemberswhentheyenterthehousenorcantheyeatatthefamilytablE.Multitaskingalsohasaneffect影响onyoungpeople’sperformanceatuniversityandintheworkplacE.Whenaskedabouttheiropinionsoftheeffectsofmoderngadgets器具ontheirperformanceoftasksmanyyoungpeoplegaveapositive肯定的response回应.HowevertheresponsefromtheworldsofeducationandbusinesswasnotquiteaspositivE.Educatorsfeelthatmultitaskingbychildrenhasaseriouseffectonlaterdevelopmentofstudyskills.Theybelievethatmanycollegestudentsnowneedhelptoimprovetheirstudyskills.Similarlyemployers雇主feelthatyoungpeopleenteringthejobmarketneedtobetaughtalloveragainasmoderngadgetshavemadeitunnecessary没必要forthemtolearnspecialskillstodotheirwork.51.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordjugglemostprobablymean?A.Wanttobuy.B.UseatthesametimE.C.Taketheplaceof.D.Searchinformationfrom.52.InParagraph3theauthorpointsoutthat__________.A.familymembersdonotgreeteachotherB.familymembersdonoteatatthefamilytableC.youngpeoplegetonwellwiththeirfamiliesD.youngpeoplehardlycommunicatewiththeirfamilymembers53.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Youngpeoplemustlearnskillsforfuturejobs.B.Youngpeoplebenefit获益alotfrommoderngadgets.C.MultitaskingisanimportantskilltoyoungpeoplE.D.Multitaskinginfluencesyoungpeople’sdevelopmentseriously.54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Youngpeoplethinkmultitaskingisgoodfortheirstudyandwork.B.Employersconsideritunnecessaryforyoungpeopletobetaughtalloveragain.C.Educatorsfeelthatyoungpeopledon’tneedtoimprovetheirstudyskills.D.Peoplefromtheworldofeducationbelievemultitaskinghasagoodeffectonchildren’slaterstudyskills.55.Theauthordevelops阐述thepassagemainlyby__________.A.providingspecialexamplesB.followingthenaturaltimeorderC.givingoutacauseandanalyzing分析itseffectsD.comparingopinionsfromdifferentworlds

Doyoubelievethattheremightbelifeonotherplanets?WouldyouliketobethefirstEarthlingtogetintouchwithanalien?WellyoucanstartyoursearchfromhomE.AllyouneedisacomputerandtheInternetandyoucanjointheprojectoftheUS-basedNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationNASA.NASAstartedtheSearchforExtra-TerrestrialIntelligenceSETIprojecteightyearsago.Itsgoalistoexaminetheradiosignals信号fromnearbystars.Researchersbelievethatalargenumberofstarsintheuniversecouldhaveplanetsorbitingcirclingaroundthem.Andtheywanttoknowiftheseplanetshaveconditionssuitableforlifeforms.Howdoestheprojectwork?Thereisahugeradiotelescopewithalargebowl-shapeddishatAreciboPuertoRico.ItcatchesradiosignalswhicharethenfedintoSETIcomputers.Theresearchershavetostudythousandsofradiosignalsdaily.Theyarelookingforsignalswhosepatterns模式wouldshowtheexistence存在ofhydrogenorwatermoleculesthatarenecessaryforlifeonEarth.Theycouldbeatitforyearsbeforeshowingasinglepositiveresult!Ofcourseeventheresearchersknowthattheycannotdoafastjobontheirown.SotheywantasmanyhelpersaspossiblE.Evenyou!TojoinsearchjustdownloadSETI’sfreesoftwareSETI@home.Whathappensnextisfun.WhileyouareawayfromyourcomputertheSETIprograminyourcomputerdownloadstheinformationonradiosignalsreceivedbytheradiotelescopE.Itstudiestheinformationandsendtheresultbacktotheresearchcenter.ThereareotherbenefitstooofhavingtheSETIprojectsoftwareinyourcomputer.Whenyouleaveyourcomputerunattendedinsteadofseeingtheusualscreensaveryoucanfeastyoureyesonanamazing3-Dchartonthescreen.ThisshowsthatyourcomputerisbusystudyingSETIdataandsearchingforsignsofalienlife!Morethan1824500peoplearoundtheworldarecurrentlyintheprogramandmorearejoiningineveryday.It’sslimchancebutwouldn’titbefantasticifyourcomputerweretobethefirsttodiscoveranaliensignal!53.Whydoresearchersexaminetheradiosignalsfromnearbystars?A.Theyplantohelppeoplewholiveonthestars.B.Theyneedtomakesurethatthestarshaveplanets.C.Theyhavetokeepintouchwiththealiensonthestars.D.Theywonderifthestars’planetsaresuitableforlifeforms.54.Whatdoesahelper’scomputerdointheresearch?A.Itfindstheradiosignals.B.Itlooksforotherplanets.C.Itshowsapositiveresult.D.Itstudiestheinformation.55.What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toprovethevalueofaresearch.B.Toinvitepeopletojoinaproject.C.Tosuggesttheexistenceofaliens.D.Toadvisepeopletostudyplanets.

Ifyouwatchtheskyforaboutanhourafterthesungoesdownyoumayseesomemovingstars.Butthey’renotreallystars.They’reman-madesatellites.AndthebiggestofallistheInternationalSpaceStationISS.FromMaytoJulyisthebestseasontowatchtheISSflyingovertheearth.Andpeoplecanseeitwiththeireyes.TheISSisthebiggestsatellite人造卫星andscientistswanttoliveonit.TheythinkthatthebestwaytolearnmoreaboutspaceistolivetherE.WhenthespacestationisfinisheditwillbelikeacityinspacE.PeoplewillstayandstudytherewithmanyofthethingstheyhaveathomE.Laboratorieslivingroomsandpowerstationsarebeingbuilt.TheISSisthemostexpensivespaceprogram.Billionsofdollarsarebeingspentoniteveryyear.ScientistshopethattheISSwillbeasteppingstoneforfuturespaceexploration探测.TheISSwillhelpusunderstandthehumanbodybetterexplorespaceandstudytheearth.ItcanhelpusmakelifeontheearthbettersaidKathrynClarkanISSscientist.Sixteencountriesarepartoftheprogram:theUSRussiaCanadaJapanBraziland11Europeancountries.Chinaisn’tanISScountrybutithashelpedwithsomeoftheexperiments.In2003ChinasentsomericeuptotheISStofindoutwhatspacewoulddotoit.51.TheInternationalSpaceStation_____________.A.isreallyabigcityinspaceB.isthebiggestman-madesatelliteC.canonlyhelpusexplorespaceD.ismainlybuiltbytheUSAandRussia52.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____________.A.buildingtheISSisonlyforscientiststolivethereB.scientistscandoanythingtheylikethereC.peoplecanseetheSpaceStationatanytimeD.sixteencountriesaremembersofthespaceprogram53.Thephraseasteppingstoneprobablymeans_____________.A.滑梯B.巅峰C.垫脚石D.走廊54.ChinasentsomericeuptotheISSisprobablyto_____________.A.beusedasastronauts’foodB.sellittoaliensC.dosomescienceexperimentsD.makeitgrowbetterinspace55.Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentionedinthispassage?A.ChinawilljointheISSinthefuturE.B.ThescientistsarebuildinglivingroomsforthemintheISS.C.TheISSwillbemoreusefulinthefuturE.D.TheISScoststhemembersof16countriesplentyofmoneyeveryyear.

Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Warsandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyappearagainindreams.NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapillwhichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.ThepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperiencE.Theyhopeitmightreduceorpossiblyerasetheeffectofsadmemories.InNovembersomescientiststestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrancE.Thedrugstopsthebodyproducingchemicals化学品thatfixmemoriesinthebrain.SofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereducednotthatthememoriesareeraseD.Theresearchhascausedplentyofargument.Somethinkitisabadideawhileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers'troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.Somememoriescandestroypeople'slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon'twanttohavetheminadream.Theyusuallycomewithverysademotions.saidRogerPitmanascientistofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.Thiscouldrelieve减轻alotofthatsuffering.Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatitisverydangerouscochangememoriesbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity特质Theyalsohelpusallgetawayfromthemistakesofthepast.AllofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwereterribleatthetimebutmakeuswhowearE.I'mnotsurewewanttoerasethosememoriessaidRebeccaDresser.59.Thepassageismainlyabout________A.anewmedicalinventionB.anewresearchonmemoriesC.awayoferasingsadmemoriesD.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill60.TheunderlinedwordscarsinParagraphOneiscloseinmeaningto________.A.goodstoriesB.sadfeelingsC.experiencesD.memories61.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepillsB.thepillwillstoppeople'sbadexperiencesC.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople'shealthD.thepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica62.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?A.Somememoriescandestroypeople'slives.B.Peoplewanttogetawayfrombadmemories.C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.D.Thepillwillreducepeople'ssufferingsfrombadmemories.

NOTallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeople--alltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars伤痕.NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapillwhichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.ThepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperiencE.Theyhopeitmightreduceorpossiblyerasetheeffectofpainfulmemories.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofdiscussion.Somethinkitisabadideawhileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers'troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.Somememoriescandestroypeople'slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon'twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare噩梦.TheyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotionssaidRogerPitmanaprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity特质.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.AllofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhowearE.I'mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesoutsaidRebeccaDresseramedicalethicist.31.ThepassageismainlyaboutA.anewmedicalinventionB.anewresearchonthepillC.awayoferasingpainfulmemoriesD.adiscussionabouttheresearchonthepill32.ThedrugtestedonpeoplecanA.causethebraintofixmemoriesB.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiencesC.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicalsD.erasetheemotionaleffectsofmemories33.WecaninferfromthepassagethatA.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepillsB.thepillwillstoppeople'sbadexperiencesC.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople'shealthD.thepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica34.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?A.Somememoriescandestroypeople'slives.B.Peoplewanttoremovebadmemories.C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.D.Thepillwillreducepeople'ssufferingsfrombadmemories.

Animalsgrowupindifferentways.Theyhavelotsoflessonstolearn.Someanimalsarebornhelplessbuttheirmothersprotectthem.A.newbornkangarooisthesizeofabeE.Shestaysinhermother’ssafepouch.Shedoesn’topenhereyesforatleastfivemonths.A.newbornmonkeycannotwalk.Hismothercarrieshim.Otherbabyanimalscanwalksoonafterthey’reborn.Theylearntorunwiththeirmotherwhendangerisnear.A.babyzebracanrunanhouraftersheisborn.SomebabyanimalsareborninaplacethatissafE.Otherbabyanimalsarebornintheopen.Babywolvesareborninlargeholes.A.babyelephantisbornonopengrassylanD.Otherelephantsmakeacircle圈toprotecther.Animalsthatdrinktheirmothers’milkarecalledmammals.A.motherbear’smilkisfattyandrich.Babybearsneedlotsoffattokeepwarminwinter.Theyhavemilkforsixmonths.Babyzebrasdrinkmilkforsixmonthsormore!Asbabyanimalsgrowtheyneedsolid固体的fooD.Babylionseatwhattheirmothercancatch.58.Theunderlinedwordmammalsprobablymeans_______inChinesE.A.两栖动物B.哺乳动物C.爬行动物D.脊椎动物59.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Bothbabybearsandbabyzebrasdrinktheirmothers’milk.B.Wolvesmakeacircletoprotectthebabywolf.C.Newbornmonkeyscanrunonehouraftertheyareborn.D.Babywolvesarebornintheopen.60.Thebesttitle标题ofthispassageshouldbe_______.A.AnimalsindangerB.MothersprotecttheirbabiesC.AnimalsgrowupindifferentwaysD.Howtoprotectanimals

DriversinNewYorknowhavetodrivemoreslowly.Thereisanewspeedlimitof25mph40kph.Theoldlimitwas30mphabout48kph.Thenewlawisfor90percentofthecity'sstreets.TheDepartmentofTransportationhopespeoplewilldrivemorecarefullyandreducetrafficaccidentsanddeaths.Thecity'smayorsaidhewantedtoimprovetrafficsafetyandendpedestrian行人deaths.HesaidthatmanypeopleinNewYorkagreedthatpeoplemustdrivemoresafelyandslowertoprotectchildrenandseniors.Otherpeoplesaythelimitwillmakedriversangryandincreaseaccidents.Mostcountrieslimitthemaximum最大的speedforcarstrucksbusesetC.Theycanalsolimittheminimum最小的speeD.Thefirstspeedlimitwasthe10mph16kphlimitintroducedintheUKin1861.Theworld'shighestspeedlimitis87mph140kphinPolandandBulgariA.Someoftheworld'sroadshavenospeedlimit.ThemostfamousoneistheAutobahnsinGermany.In2006theaveragespeedonpartoftheAutobahnswas88mph142kph.TheWorldHealthOrganisationsaid1.24millionpeopledieeachyearintrafficaccidents.Thisnumbercouldfallifpeopledrovemoreslowly.1.Thereisthespeedlimitof______inNewYorknow.A.16kphB.40kphC.48kph2.Thefirstspeedlimitwasintroducedin______.A.1816B.1861C.20063.Theworld'shighestspeedlimitisin______.A.AmericaB.BritainC.Poland4.ThegovernmenttakesthespeedlimitinNewYork______.A.toreducetrafficaccidentsanddeathsB.tomakethedriversangryC.toincreasetrafficaccidents5.WhatisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Allroadsallovertheworldhavespeedlimit.B.90%ofthecity'sstreetshavethespeedlimitinNewYork.C.Manycountrieslimitthemaximumandminimumspeedforcars.

It’simportanttolearnthingsaboutprotectingenvironment.Here’sa4Rsruleforus.·ReduceIfyouwanttoreducewasteyoushouldusethingswisely明智的.A.largenumberoftreesarebeingcutdowntomakepaper.Ifeveryoneusespapercarelesslyandthenthrowsitawaysoonwewouldnothaveanytreesleft.Someotherthingsarealsobeingwastedandpeopledon’tknowwhattodowithwasteinbigcitiessoit’snecessarytoreducewastE.·ReuseYoushouldalwaysthinkofreusingtheusable可用的thingsbeforethrowingthemaway.Giveyourclothesorthingsyoudon’tusetothepoor.Inafamilyyoumaypasssuchclothesontoyouryoungerbrothersorsisters.·RecycleBottlescansandpapercaneasilyberecycleD.Bydoingsowesavelotsoftimeandmoneyforexamplecolacansaresenttoafactorywherethey’resmashedflat压平andsmelted熔化andthemetalthingsaremadeintonewcolacans.·RepairIfoneofthelegsofyourtableisbrokenyoucanrepairit.Ifyouwanttochangeforbetteronesit’sbetterforyoutoselltheoldonesorgivethemtootherpeoplewhocanusethemafterdoingsomerepair.61.TheReducerulemainlyrequiresus_____.A.tousethingswiselyB.tocutdownmanytreesC.tousepapercarelesslyD.tousemoreandmorethings62.What’stherightorderofrecyclingcolacans?A.smashthemflatB.collecttheusedcansC.smeltthemD.sendthemtoafactoryA.a-b-c-dB.d-c-b-aC.b-d-a-cD.b-d-c-a63.TheReuserulemainlyrequiresus_____.A.tothrowawaytheoldclothesB.tocollectwastepaperandsoftdrinkcansC.tousebothsidesofpaperD.togivetheoldbutusablethingstothepoor64.WhichsentenceisabouttheRepairrule?A.Whenyouleavearoomturnoffthelights.B.Takeaclothbagwhenyougoshopping.C.Don’tuseplasticbags.D.Ifyourchairisbrokenyoucanrepairit.65.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.SaveenergyB.ProtecttheenvironmentC.A.4RsruleD.Goodhabits

NoCarDaywasfirststartedby34citiesinFranceonSeptember221998.Itwasstartedtoprotecttheenvironment.Bynowmorethan1000citiesaroundtheworldhavehadaNoCarDay.ThefirstNoCarDayinChinawasinChengduin2001.OthercitiesincludingTaipaiShanghaiandWuhanalsosupporttheday.InBeijingmoreandmorepeoplearejoiningthecampaign.Itasksdriverstoleavetheircarsathomeforonedayeachmonthandwalkorrideabiketowork.ItalsocallsonBeijingersnottousecarsonJune5WorldEnvironmentDay.ThesloganforthedayisIfwedriveforonelessdaywecanhaveonemoreniceday.Sofarmorethan200000drivershaveshowntheirsupport.Wecan’tcontroltheweatherbutwecanchoosenottodrivesaidWuZonghuaacarclubchairman.Beijingistryingtohave238blueskydaysthisyear.Inthefirstquarterof2012Beijingonlyhad52blueskydays.Thiswas11dayslessthanthenumberforthesameperiodtheyearbeforE.Muchofthedustcomesfromthedesertbutcarscausemostoftheairpollution.WemustdomoreforNoCarDay.61.ThefirstNoCarDayfellon_______.A.February2ndB.June5thC.July5thD.September22nd62._______wasthefirstcitytohaveNoCarDayinChinA.A.BeijingB.ChengduC.ShanghaiD.Wuhan63.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordsloganinParagraph3mean?A.目的B.原因C.意义D.口号64.HowmanyblueskydaysdidBeijinghaveinthefirstquarterof2011?A.63.B.52.C.41.D.238.65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A.ChinaisthefirstcountrytostartNoCarDay.B.NoCarDayisWorldEnvironmentDay.C.NoCarDayhasbeensupportedbyover1000citiesaroundtheworldsofar.D.Muchofthedustintheaircomesfromcars.

Weeachhavememory记忆力.That’swhywestillrememberthingsafteralongtimE.Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemoriesandtheycaneasilylearnmanythingsinashottimebutsomepeoplecanonlyrememberthingswhentheysayordothemagainandagain.Manyofthegreatmenoftheworldhavesurprisingmemories.AgoodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguagE.EverybodylearnshismotherlanguagewhenheisasmallchilD.Helearnsthesoundsrememberthemandthenhelearnstospeak.Somechildrenarelivingwiththeirparentsinforeigncountries.Theycanlearntwolanguageseasilybecausetheyhearrememberandspeaktwolanguageseveryday.Inschoolitisnotsoeasytolearnaforeignlanguagebecausethestudentshavesolittletimeforitandtheyarebusywithothersubjectstoo.Butyourmemorywillbecomebetterandbetterwhenyoudomoreandmoreexercises.16.Whycansomepeopleeasilylearnmanythingsinashorttime?A.TheyalwayssleepverywellB.Theyofteneatgoodfoodandfish.C.Theyreadalotofbooks.D.Theyhaveverygoodmemories.17.Whendoeseveryonelearnhismotherlanguage?A.Attheageofsix.B.WhenheisasmallchilD.C.Afterhegoestoschool.D.WhenhecanreadandwritE.18.Whatdoesachildneedtodobeforehecanspeak?A.HemustreadandwritE.B.Hemustchatwithothers.C.Hemusthearandrememberthesounds.D.HemustthinkhardandlistentomuchmusiC.19.Whatcanyoudoifyouwantyourmemorybecomebetter?A.Youmusteatalotoffoodespeciallylotsoffish.B.Youmustkeeppracticingit.C.YoumustsayordothingsonlyoncE.D.Youmustbecomeagreatman.20.WhycanaChineselearnEnglisheasilyifheisinEngland?A.BecausehemustspeakEnglisheveryday.B.BecausehewillhaveagoodmemoryinEnglandnotinChinA.C.BecausehisfatherisanEnglishman.D.BecausehisEnglishteacherisbetterinEnglanD.

Indifferentcountriesaroundtheworldmostchildrenmuststartschoolingatearlyages.Andtheybecomeadultsatdifferentages.Beinganadultmeanshavingtherighttodocertainthingssuchasgettingapart-timejobvoting投票gettingmarriedorgettingadrivinglicenseItalsomeansacceptingtheresponsibilitiesthatgoalongwiththeserights.Inmanycountriessixteenoreighteenistheagewhenapersonbecomesanadult.Youngmenandwomenatthisagecangetapart-timejobandbegintoreceiveanincomeoftheirown.TheynolongerhavetodependontheirparentsformoneyallthetimE.InCanadaandAmericasixteenistheagewhenonecangetadrivinglicense;inEnglanditisseventeen.Thereareresponsibilitiesthatgoalongwithbothoftheserights.Gettingapart-timejobmeansthatyouhavetopayincometax.DrivingacardemandsthatyoufollowcertainruleslikebuyingcarinsurancE.Votingisanotherrightthatyoungpeopleenjoywhentheybecomeadults.IntheUnitedStatesCanadaandBritainyoungpeoplehavetherighttovoteattheageofeighteen.Withthisrightalsocomesresponsibility.Foryoungpeopletousetheirrighttovotewiselytheymusthaveanunderstandingoftheneedsofsocietyandtheymustalsolearnhowpoliticswork.1.TheunderlinedwordrightinParagraphOnemeansinChinesE.A.正确B.右边C.权利2.InAmericaandCanadayoungpeoplewhoarecangettheirdrivinglicenses.A.attheageof16B.attheageof15C.attheageof143.Ifyoudriveacaryouhaveto.2A.getapart-timejobB.followcertainrulesC.understandsociety4.Tomisa17-year-oldEnglishboyandhehastherightsto_______.21A.driveandlearnB.voteandmarryC.driveandvote5.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat____________.A.sixteen-year-oldshaveallkindsofrightsB.responsibilitiesneedtogoalongwithrightsC.therulesarethesameintheUKandtheUSA

HaveyoueverpayattentiontotheAirQualityIndex空气质量指标orAQIreportedinthenewspaper?TheAQIhelpsusunderstandwhattheairqualityaroundusmeanstoourhealth.TheAQIusescoloursnumbersandwordstotellusabouttheair.Let’sseewhatthesecoloursandnumbersmean.AQIcoloursAQInumbersHealthwordsWhattodoGreen0-50GoodJustenjoythecleanair!Yellow51-100Moderate适中AirqualityisfineformostpeoplE.Orange101-150Unhealthyforsensitive敏感的groupsActivechildrenandadultsandpeoplewithlung肺diseaseshouldspendlesstimeoutdoorsRed151-200UnhealthyPeoplewithlungdiseaseandactivekidsandadultsshouldn’tspendtoolongtimeoutdoors.EverybodyelseshouldtrytospendlesstimeoutsidE.Purple201-300VeryunhealthyPeoplewithlungdiseaseandactivekidsandadultsshouldnotspendanytimeoutdoors.EverybodyshouldtrynottogooutsidE.26.IftheAirQualityIndexis______theairqualityisgoodformostpeoplE.A.orangeB.redC.purpleD.yellow27.The_______AQInumbersarethe_______airqualityis.A.bigger;betterB.bigger;nicerC.smaller;betterD.smaller;worse28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.IftheAQInumberis140theAQIcolourwillbereD.B.IftheAQIcolourispurpletheairisthebestforpeoplE.C.Peoplewithlungdiseaseareverysensitivetotheair.D.TheAQIcan’thelppeopleknowtheairquality.

Whatiscolor?Whydosomeofthethingsarounduslookredsomegreenothersblue?Colorsarereallymadebyreflectedlight反射光线.Weseecolorsbecausemostofthethingsreflectlight.Somethingisredbecauseitreflects反射mostoftheredlight.Inthesamewayifsomethingisgreenitreflectsmostofthegreenlight.IfsomethingreflectsalllightitiswhitE.Someofthelightisreflectedandsomeistakenin吸收andturnedintoheat.Thedarkerthecoloristhelesslightisreflectedandthemorelightistakenin.Sodark-colored深色的clothesarewarmerinthesunthanlight-colored浅色的clothes.31.Whensomethingreflectslightwecan______________.A.seeitscolorB.seeitsheatC.notseeitscolorD.seenothing32.Somethinglookswhitebecauseitreflects________________.A.somelightB.nolightC.alllightD.lesslight33.Thedark-coloredclothesarewarmbecause___________istakenin.A.morelightB.lesslightC.morecolorD.lesscolor34.Insummer______________clothesmakepeoplefeelcool.A.dark-coloredB.red-coloredC.green-coloredD.light-colored35.Whichisthebesttitle题目ofthispassageA.DarkColorB.ColorC.HeatD.Clothes

TeahousesinChengduThereisasayingChinahasthebestteahousesintheworldandChengduhasthebestteahousesinChinA.ChengduhasnotonlymanyteahousesbutalsothespecialwaysofservinganddrinkingteA.Assoonasthevisitorsentertheteahousesthewaitersorwaitresseswillgreetthemwithteapotsandcupsintheirhands.Thecupsoftenhavespecialcoversandsaucers茶碟.Thecoverscankeepthewaterwarm.Peoplewhogototheteahousesarenotallthirsty.Retired退休peoplepayalittlemoneytotheteahousesandthensittherealldaylongtochatwithothers.Sometimespeoplehavepartiesintheteahouses.Theyeatfruitandsunflowerseeds瓜子whiletheychatandreturnhomewhentheyaretireD.Teahousesarealsogoodplacesforpeopletotalkaboutbusinesses.SomeoftheteahousesevenhavestagesforperformancessuchasstorytellingcrosstalkandSichuanOperA.Sometimeswhenpeoplehaveaquarrelamediator调解员willbringthemtotheteahousE.AftertheirproblemissolvedthepersonwhoiswrongwillpayfortheteA.Itisinterestingthatassoonasthequarrelersentertheteahouseandsitdowntodrinkteatheyhavealmostcalmeddown.Withthehelpofthemediatortheirproblemscanbeeasilysolvedthen.Maybewecansaytheteahouseshavesomespecialsocialfunctions.1.ChengduhasthebestteahousesinChinabecause_____.A.theservingoftheteahousesinChengduisveryspecialB.therearemanypeopleinChengduteahousesC.therearemanyoldmeninChengduteahousesD.thecupsinChengduteahousesareold2.PeopleinChengdu’steahousesmay_____whiletheyaredrinkingaccordingtothepassagE.A.enjoyinterestingstoriesB.watchmoviesC.listentoBeijingOperaD.quarrelinloudvoice3.Whowillpayfortheteaafterthemediatorsolvesomeproblems?A.ThemediatorhimselfB.ThepersonwhocausedtheproblemC.AllthepersonsintheteahouseD.Theowneroftheteahouse4.Thispassageistakenfromsomenewspaper.Whichpartdoyouthinkitisfrom?A.Thesportspart.B.Thenewspart.C.Theculturepart.D.Theeducationpart.5.Thispassagemainlytalksabout_______.A.howtomaketeaB.howtoopenateahouseC.thespecialfunctionsoftheteahousesD.thespecialwayofenjoyingtea

Thefirsttelephonecardsweremadein1976inItaly.FiveyearslaterthefirstBritishcardwasmadeandnowyoucanbuycardsinmorethanahundredcountries.Peopleusuallystartcollectingcardsbecausetheyaresmallandlightandyoudonotneedmuchspaceforthem.Itisalsoacheaphobbyforbeginnersalthoughforsomepeopleitbecomesaseriousbusiness.InParisforexamplethereisamarketwhereyoucanonlybuytelephonecardsandsomecardscostupto￡4000.ThefirstJapanesecardhasavalueofabout￡28000.Mostpeopleonlyseecardswithpricesliketheseintheircollector’smagazines.66.Howmanycountriescanmaketelephonecardsnow?67.WhatisthepriceofthefirstJapanesetelephonecardnow?68.Werethefirsttelephonecardsmadein1876?

It'sMarch2050.FrankandMarySmithwakeupintheircomfortablehouseinthemorningandswitchonthebedroomcomputertogetthelatestnews.TheyusedtoreadtheTimesbutchangedtoelectronicnewspapersmanyyearsago.Thereistheusualnewsaboutspace:anotherspaceflighthasreturnedfromMarsandscientistshavediscoveredanewplanet.Thentheyturntobusinessnews:theUSdollarhasrisengreatlyinShanghaioneoftheworld'sleadingbusinesscenters.Marytellsthecomputertobuy5000dollarsandthereisaquickresponsethatithasbeendonE.AstheywatchthescreenMaryordersoneofthehouseholdrobotstomakecoffeeforthem.FrankdisappearsintothestudytojoinavideoconferencewithhispartnersaroundtheworlD.Heisacomputerengineerworkingforseveralcompanies.Maryhasaquicklookattheshoppingchannels.Shealsohasajobandsheisdoingmedicalresearch.BothsheandFrankusedtohaveanofficedeskinLondonbutin2014theydecidedtomovetotheseasideandworkfromhomE.FrankandMaryhaveonedaughterLouisewhoalsohasherownworkstationathomE.Shegoestoschoolonlyonedayaweekmainlytoplaywithotherstudents.Classroomsdisappearedin2030becausetherewasnolongeranyneedforthem:communicationssystemshavemadeitmucheasiertolearnathomE.LouisenowthirteenisstudyingChineseatpresent.IthasbecomeaworldlanguageasimportantasEnglish.LouisehasmanyChinesefriends.Theycommunicatebycomputer.AccordingtothefamilydoctorLouisewilllivetoatleast130.Herwishistoworkforafewdecades十年andthenspendhertimeonmusicandpainting.66.WhydoFrankandMaryswitchonthebedroomcomputerinthemorning?Becausethey_________________________________________________67.DoesMaryreadspacenewsandbusinessnews?____________________________________________________________68.WhomakescoffeeforMaryandFrank?____________________________________________________________69.Whatarethetwoimportantworldlanguagesin2050?_____________________________________________________________70.HowoldwillLouisebein2150accordingtothepassage?

Whatisrecycling?Itistoreuseanythingthatcanbeusedagain.Recyclingmaysaveourworld.Recyclingalsomeansdoingeverythingwecandotopreventtheneedforrecycling.Howdowedothis?Herearesomesuggestions●Ifyoubringyourownbagswithyoutotheshopyouwon’tneedtousethebagsoftheshop.Thiswillsavebagsbeforetheyneedtoberecycled.●Don’tbuythingsthatcanbeusedonlyonce.Forexampleuseclothnapkins餐巾insteadofpapernapkins.●Usethingsthatlastalongtime.Forexample.usebatteries电池thatcanbereusedorlonglifelightbulbs电灯泡.Thiswillmakemuchlesslitter.Therearealsomanysimplewaystosaveenergy.●Dresswarmlyinthecoldseasonanduselessheat.Dressincoolclothesduringthewarmseasonsandavoidusingairconditioners空调.●Besureallthewindowsanddoorsareclosedtightly.Thiskeepsheatorairconditioningintheroomandwillsavealotofenergy.●Don’tleavethefridgedooropenforalongtime!.●Turnthingsoffafteryouusethem.●Takeshowersinsteadofbaths.Youusemuchlesswaterthatway.Ifyoutakeshowerstakeshorterones.1.________istoreusesomethingthatcanbeusedagain.2.Whatshouldwetakewhenwegoshoppingtopreventtheneedforrecyclingaccordingtothepassage?3.请将画线的英语句子译成汉语______________________________________________________4.Whyshouldwetakeshortshowersinsteadofbaths?______________________________________________________________________________5.ThispassagemainlytellsUSsome_________.

Manhasabigbrain脑.Hecanthinklearnandspeak.Scientistsoncethoughtthatmenaredifferentfromanimalsbecausetheycanthinkandlearn.Theyknownowthatdogsratsbirdscanlearntoo.Theyarebeginningtounderstandthatmenaredifferentfromanimalsbecausetheycanspeak.Animalscannotspeak.Theymakenoiseswhentheyareafraidorangryorunhappy.Apes类人猿canunderstandsomethingsmorequicklythanhumans.Oneortwoofthemhavelearntafewwords.Buttheycannotjoinwordstomakesentences.TheycannotthinklikeusbecausetheyhavenolanguagE.Languageisawonderfulthing.ManhasbeenabletobuildamodernworldbecausehehaslanguagE.EverychildcanspeakhisownlanguageverywellwhenheisfourorfivE.Butnoanimallearnstospeak.Howdochildrenlearnit?Scientistsdonotreallyknow.Whathappensinsideourbodywhenwespeak?Theydonotknow.Theyonlyknowthatmancanspeakbecausehehasabrain.61.Menaredifferentfromanimalsbecausemen______.A.havebrainsB.canunderstandthingsquicklyC.canthinkandlearnD.canthinklearnandspeak62.Animalscannot______.A.speakB.thinkorlearnC.understandthingsmorequicklythanhumansD.makenoise63.Apescan______.A.learntospeakjustlikemenB.joinwordstomakesentencesC.learnnowordsatallD.understandsomethingsmorequicklythanmen64.Scientistsnowknow______.A.whathappensinsidetheirbodywhenmenspeakB.apescanspeakC.mencanspeakwiththehelpoftheirbrainsD.howchildrenlearntospeak65.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.animals'learningB.manandapeC.brainandlanguageD.man'sbrain

A.schoolbusisonethatisusedtotakechildrentoandfromschool.IntheUSAabout450000schoolbusestakemorethan25millionchildrentoandfromschool.TheyellowschoolbusisaUSicon象征.YellowbecamethecolorofschoolbusesintheUSAin1939.Dr.FrankgotthegoodideA.Hesaiditwaseasyforpeopletoseeyellowbusesandtheblacklettersontheminearlymorningorlateafter­noon.Thatwouldmakechildrensafer.TherearenotmanyschoolbusesinBritainandtheyarenotyellow.Theyhavetrackers__onthemsokidsarebeingtrackedwhiletheytraveltoandfromschoolbybus.Thetrackersletparentsknowwheretheschoolbusisandwhethertheirkidsareonthebus.Kindergarten幼儿园isadifficulttimeforsomekids.It'sthefirsttimeforthemtogoawayfromtheirpar­ents.TomakekidslovetheirschoolJapanesekindergar­tensandschoolshavecolorfulbuses.Thebusescaneasilymakechildrenwanttotakethem—andthengotoschool.Evensomeparentswanttotakethemtoo!SchoolbusesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularinChinanow.Itsavesalotoftimeforstudentstotakeaschoolbus.It'ssaidthattherewillbe3000yellowschoolbusesontheroadbytheendofthisyearinChongqing.1AccordingtoDr.Frank_________schoolbusesaresaferforthestudents.A.yellowB.blackC.whiteD.colorful2ChildreninJapanmayeasily___________bytakingtheschoolbus.A.savetimeB.lovetheirschoolC.playgamesD.dotheirhomework3Chinesestudentswillsavealotoftimeto___________toschool.A.walkB.takeataxiC.rideabikeD.takeaschoolbus4Thispassageismainlyabout___________.A.schoolbusesB.schoollifeC.popularcolorsD.students'safety

Thehumanbrainweighsabout1.4kilogramsbutitcanholdmuchmoreinformationthanmostcomputers.Howeverthereisanotherdifferencebetweenhumansandcomputers.Computersdon'tforgetinformationtheyaregivenbuthumansoftendo.Noonerememberseverythingandluckilywedon'tusuallyhaveto.Buteveryonecanimprovetheirmemoryiftheywantto.Herearesomesuggestions.◆Trytousenewinformati6nimmediately.ForexampleifyoumeetsomeonewhosaysHi!I'mCarlosdon'tjustsayHello.Repeattheperson'snamE.Say____◆Breakabignumberintosmallerparts.Forexampleit'shardtomemorize记忆109244153.Butifyoubreakitintothreeparts--109/244/153—itbecomeseasier.◆Writeoutwhatyouneedtoremembereverandoveragain.Thiswillhelpyoukeepitinmindlongerespeciallyformemorizingformulas公式orfacts.◆Alwaysreviewinformation.Ifyoubringwhatyou'velearnedbacktoyourmindtheybecomeeasiertoremember.Forexamplebeforeyougotosleepit’sagoodideatoreviewthenewthingsyoulearnedthatclay.◆DiscusswithafrienD.Itisalwayseasiertorememberthingsthroughdiscussions.Youcanhaveadiscussionaboutwhat'srightandwhat'swronganditwillleadtotherightanswer.◆Nevertellyourselfthatyouhaveabadmemory.Youcanalwaysdosomethingtohelpimproveyourmemory.Andeveryone'smemorygetsbetteriftheyuseitoftenenough.Allofthesuggestionsarehelpful.Ifyoufollowthemyouarecertaintoimproveyourmemory.91.Howmanysuggestionsarementionedinthepassage?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.92.Whichshouldbeputintheblank空格inParagraph2A.HelloCarlos.B.Howdoyoudo?C.HelloIamSophiA.D.Gladtomeetyou!93.Whatcanhelpmemorizeabignumbermoreeasilyaccordingtothepassage?A.Tostoreitinacomputer.B.Tobreakitintostunnerparts.C.TodiscussitwithafrienD.D.Toreviewitbeforeyousleep.94.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Discussingwithfriendscanhelpyourememberthings.B.Alwaysreviewinginformationcanhelpyoufallasleep.C.Formulasandfactscanhelpyoulearnaboutyourbrain.D.Humanbeingscanimprovetheirmemorybycomputer.95.WhatdoesthesentenceNevertellyourselfthatyouhaveabadmemorymean?A.Youshouldtellothersaboutyourbadmemory.B.YoushouldbelieveinotherpeopleallthetimE.C.Youshouldaskotherstoimprovetheirmemory.D.Youshouldhoconfidentinyourmemoryability.

Intheyear2050therewillbedifferentkindsofmaterialsforclothes.Specialmaterialswillkeeptheclothescleanforever.Theywillnevergetdirtyorwearout.Wewillhavelessworkbecausewewon’thavetowashthem.Sowecansavewaterandmoney.Andchildrenwon’tworryaboutwhattoweartoschooleveryday.Theywon’tgotoschool.They’llstayathomeinfrontoftheircomputerstostudy.TheycanweartheirfavoriteSaturdayclotheseveryday.Itwillbefun.Doyouthinkso?Whatdoyouthinkschoolclothesandschoollifewillbelikein2050?1Maybewewashclothesintheyear2050.A.didn’tB.needn’tC.mustn’tD.won’tbeallowedto2Whywon’tthechildrengotoschool?A.becausethey’llplayathomE.B.becausetheyhatetogotoschool.C.becausethey’llstudyontheInternet.D.becausethey’llwashclothestomakemoney.3Willtheclothesgetdirtyintheyear2050?A.Noitwon’t.B.Yestheywill.C.Yesitwill.D.Notheywon’t.4Intheyear2050theclotheswillnotforeverA.wearoutorgetdirtyB.wearwellC.bethinnerandthinnerD.befantastic5FromthepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Therewillbedifferentkindsofmaterialsforclothes.B.Thechildrencanweartheirfavoriteclothes.C.Thechildrenalwaysworryaboutwhattowear.D.Thechildrencanstudyathomeinfrontoftheircomputers.

Takingawayacity'srubbishisabigjoB.Everydaytruckscomeintoacitytocollectit.Mostrubbishismadeupofthingswecan'teatorusE.Ifwekeptthesethingswewouldsoonhaveamountainofrubbish.Insomecitiestherubbishiscollectedandtakenoutsideofcitytoadump.OftenthecitydumpisplacedwherethegroundisloworthereisabigholE.Thekitchenrubbishisbrokenintosmallpiecesandsentintothesewagesystem.Thesewagesystemtakesawaytheusedwaterfromtoiletsbathtubsandotherplaces.Tokeepmiceandfliesawaysomeearthisusedtocoverthenewlydumpedrubbish.Latergrassmaybeplantedontherubbish-filledlanD.Finallyahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthereandthenyou'dneverknowthatthishadoncebeenanoldrubbishdump.Inothercitiestherubbishisburntinspecialplaces.Thefireburnseverythingbutthemetal.Sometimesthemetalcanbeusedagaininfactorieswherethingsaremadeofmetal.Thefoodpartsofrubbishareputinspecialpileswheretheyslowlychangeintosomethingcalledhumuswhichlookslikeblackearth.Itisrichwiththekindsofthingsthatfeedplantsandhelpthemgrow.51.Youcanmostprobablyreadthepassagein_________.A.asciencebookB.aTVguideC.ahistorybookD.atelephonebook52.Themainideaofthepassageis_________.A.toletusknowtakingawayrubbishisabigjobB.toexplaintheneedforrubbishcollectionC.tointroducedifferentwaystotreatrubbishD.totellpeopletotakeusefulthingsoutofrubbish53.Theunderlinedwordsewageinthepassagemeans_________.A.排污B.染色C.洗涤D.吸尘54.Accordingtothepassagethefoodpartsofrubbishcanbeusedagain_________.A.tofeedanimalsB.tofeedplantsC.tobuildahouseD.tomakemachines55.Howshouldwetakecareofausedmetalboxaccordingtothepassage?A.Byburningitoff.B.Byputtingitinwater.C.Bythrowingitaway.D.Byreusingandrecyclingit.

Haveyouevernoticedthatyourfingertipsarewinkedwhenyou’vejustfinishedswimmingorwashingdishes?Itseemsasifyourhandshaveaged30yearsiaseconD.Butisthisanaccident?Orisitsomethingthatnaturehasbuiltintoourbodies?Ifyourfinger’swrinklinguphadnouseatallitwouldn’tneedto.ProfessorTomSmuldersfromNewcastleUniversityUKtoldBBCNews.BystudyingwetfingerscloselySmuldersandhispartnersfoundthatthewrinkleslookedabitlikethepatternsonthecartireorothebottomoftherunningshoes.Sotheymadeaguessthatwrinklesonfingersmightbeabletohelpthehandholdthingsmoretightly.Totestthisresearchersasked20peopletopickupmarblesfromwaterwiththeirhands.Butbeforetheystartedsomeofthepeoplehadtokeeptheirhandsinwaterforhalfanhour.Theresearchersfoundthatthepeoplewithwrinkledfingerscompletedthetaskthetaskfasterthanthosewithdryhands.Butwhentheywereaskedtomovedrymarblesallthepeopleperformedequallywellnomattertheyhadthewrinkledfingersornot.Ourancestorsmightnothaveplayedwithmarblesbutwrinkledfingerscouldhavemadeiteasierforthemtoclimbaroundinthewetforestsandcatchfishfromriversresearcherssay.Similarlyourtoesalsogetwrinkledinwater.Thismayhavedevelopedfromourancestor’sneedtorunonwetgrounD.Butthequestionisifwrinkledfingersaresohelpfulwhydon’tourhandsjuststaythatwayallthetime?Researchersexplainedthatwrinklinghasitsdisadvantage:wetfingertipsarefarlesssensitivethansmoothonesreducingoursenseoftouch.26Whatdoestheunderlinedworldthisinthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Wetherfingershavewrinklesaftertheyareputinwater.B.Wetherwrinkledfingerscanholdthingsmoretightly.C.WhykeepingthingsinwatermakesthemwrinkleD.D.Whywrinkleshelphandsholdthingsmoretightly.27Thetestshowsthat________.A.winkledhandsholddrythingsmoretightlythandryhandsdo.B.dryhandsholddrythingsmoretightlythanwrinkledhandsdo.C.winkledhandsholdwetthingsmoretightlythandryhandsdo.D.dryhandsholdwetthingsmoretightlythanwrinkledhandsdo.28.Whatmightbethedisadvantageofwrinkledfingers?A.TheyaretoosensitivetobetoucheD.B.Theymightbemorelikelytogethurt.C.Theycannotholdthingstightlyenough.D.Theyarenotsosensitiveasdryfingers.

Fromaplanewecanseethefieldscitiesmountainsorseasbelow.Ifwegointospaceweseemoreandmoreoftheearth.Peopleandman-madesatelliteshavebeensentoutintospacetolookattheearthcarefullyandpeoplehavelearntmoreabouttheearthinthelastfewyears.Thesealooksverybeautifulwhenthesunisshiningonit:ButitcanbeveryterriblewhenthereisastrongwinD.Theseaisverybig.Itnearlycoversthreequartersoftheearth.Theseaisalsoverydeepinsomeplaces.Thereisoneplaceandatthatplacetheseaisaboutl1kilometersdeep.Thehighestmountainintheworldisabout9kilometershigh.Ifthatmountainwasputintotheseaatthatplacetherewouldbestill2kilometersofwateraboveit!Inmostpartsoftheseatherearemanykindsoffishesandplants.SomelivenearthetopoftheseA.Otherslivedeepdown.Therearealsoalotofsmalllivingthingsandlotsoffisheslivebyeatingthem.TheseacanbeverycolD.Whenpeoplegodowntheseabecomescolderandcolder.OnlysomemencangodownintothedeepseA.Butin1970fivewomenscientists科学家livedinthedeepseaforfourteendays.56.Thispassageis_____A.ashortstoryB.forsciencereadingC.apieceofnewsD.areport57.Theseacoversabout_____oftheearth.A.OnethirdB.OnefourthC.TwoquartersD.Threefourths58_______arenotmentioned提及inthispassagE.A.FishesB.PlantsC.IslandsD.Livingthings59.WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?A.Theseaisusuallybeautifulwhenthesunisshining.B.TheseaisalwaysveryterriblewhenthewindblowsharD.C.ThehighestmountaininthedeepestplaceoftheseA.D.Thedeeperthepeoplegointotheseathecoldertheywillfeel60.ThelastsentenceButin1970fivewomenscientistslivedinthedeepseaforfourteendaysmeansthat______A.womenwantedtoliveinthedeepseaforalongtimE.B.womencouldgodeeperintotheseathanmen.C.womenlikedlivinginthedeepseabetterthanmen.D.womencoulddothesameworkasmen.

Doyouknowwhydifferentanimalsorpestshavetheirspecialcolours?Coloursinthemseemtobeusedmainlytoprotectthemselves.Somebirdslikeeatinglocusts蝗虫butbirdscan’teasilycatchthem.Why?Itisbecauselocustschangetheircolourstogetherwiththechangeofthecoloursofcrops.Whencropsaregreenlocustslookgreen.ButastheharvesttimecomeslocustschangetothesamebrowncolourascropshavE.Someotherpestswithdifferentcoloursfromplantsareeasilyfoundandeatenbyothers.Sotheyaretohidethemselvesforlivesandappearonlyatnight.Ifyoustudytheanimallifeyou’llfindthemainuseofcolouringistoprotectthemselves.Bearslionsandotheranimalsmovequietlythroughforests.Theycan’tbeeasilyseenbyhunters.Thisisbecausetheyhavethecoloursmuchlikethetrees.Haveyouevernoticedanevenmorestrangeact?A.kindoffishintheseacansendoutakindofveryblackliquidwhenitfacesdanger.Whiletheliquidspreadsoveritsenemiescan’tfindit.Anditimmediatelyswimsaway.Soithasliveduptonowthoughitisnotstrongatall.1.Fromthepassagewelearnthatlocusts________.A.aresmallanimalsB.areeasilyfoundbybirdsC.aredangeroustotheirenemiesD.changetheircolourstoprotectthemselves2.Howcanpestswithdifferentcoloursfromplantskeepouofdanger?A.TheyrunawayquicklyB.Theyhavethecoloursmuchliketheirenemies.C.Theyhidethemselvesbydayandappearatnight.D.Theyhavetomovequietly.3.Bearsandlionscankeepsafebecause_________.A.theyhavethecoloursmuchlikethetreesB.theymovequietlyC.theylikebrownandgraycoloursD.theyliveinforests4.Whycanthekindoffishliveuptonow?A.BecauseitisverystrongB.BecausetheliquiditsendsoutcanhelpitescapefromitsenemiesC.Becausetheliquiditsendsoutcankillitsenemies.D.Becauseitswimsfasterthananyotherfish5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheChangeofColoursforAnimalsandPestsB.ColoursofDifferentAnimalsandPestsC.TheMainUseofColoursforAnimalsandPestsD.SomeAnimalsandPests

阅读理解Whenyouhaveadinnerpartywhatshouldyoudo?Thefollowingwillhelpyou.Trytoopenthedoorforeachguest客人.Ifsomeoneelseanswersthedoorgotowelcomeyourguestsassoonasyoucan.AlwaysoffertotaketheircoatsandaskWouldyoulikemetotakeyourcoatPeopleoftenbringgiftslikeflowersorchocolatetoadinnerparty.Bereadytoreceive接受thegifts.Getavasesothatyoucanputtheflowersinwater.Neverleaveaguestunattended没人照顾的especiallywhenthereisonlyoneofthem.Ifthereismorethanonetheycantalktoeachother.Ifthepartyisathomeagoodideaistohaveatoilet洗手间sign指示牌forpeoplewhodon'tknowyourhousE.Ifthepartyissomewhereelselikeinarestauranttrynottobetooloudbecausenoteveryoneintherestaurantisatyourparty.1.Thepassagetellsus________.A.howtochooseagiftB.howtobeapoliteguestC.howtomakefriendsatapartyD.howtohaveadinnerparty2.Theunderlinedwordvasemeans________.A.水壶B.花瓶C.礼盒D.保温瓶3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ItisnotgoodtoleaveaguestalonE.B.Youmustopenthedoorforeveryguest.C.Peoplecanhavedinnerpartiesathomeorinarestaurant.D.Itisbettertohaveatoiletsign.

Doyoulikedogs?Doyouknowthefollowingthingsaboutdogs?ThefirstpetdogDogsaremeat-eatinganimals.Theybelongedtothefamilyofwolves狼alongtimeago.About15000yearsagopeoplestartedkeepingwolvesforhunting狩猎.Overthetimethewolvesbegantolooklikedogsandtheybecamepeople’spets.WhatadoglookslikeDogscomeindifferentsizescolorsandshapesbutthey’rethesameinsomeways.Allkindsofdogshaveasetofforty-twostrongteethforeating.Theyhavesharpclaws利爪attheendoftheirfeetfordiggingupsoil挖土andholdingontothegroundwhentheywalk.Theyhaveverygoodeyesight视力.Theyalsohavehighability能力tohearandsmell.HowadoggrowsAmotherdoggivesbirthtoonetotwelvebabiesatatimE.New-bornbabydogscannotseeorhearuntiltheyaretwoweeksolD.Themotherdoggivesthebabydogsmilk.WhentheyarefourweeksoldtheystarteatingsoftfooD.Whenthey’reeightweeksthebabydogshaveverystronglegsandtheycangoforlongwalks.Howtoreadadog’sfeelingsDogsactdifferentlywhentheyhavedifferentfeelings.Whenadogisangryitopensitsmouthandshowsitsteeth.Whenadogisfrighteneditlowersitsearsandholdsitstail尾巴betweenitslegs.A.happydogalwayswags摇摆itstail.根据短文内容选择最佳答案10分56.Peoplehavestartedkeepingdogsaspetssince.A.therewerehumansB.thewolveslookedlikedogsC.therewerewolvesD.1500yearsago57.Whatcanthesharpclawsofdogsbeusedforaccordingtothepassage?A.ClimbingatreE.B.LookingforfooD.C.Diggingupsoil.D.Fightingagainstotheranimals.58.Whendoesadogstarttoeatsoftfood?A.Whenit’s2weeksolD.B.Whenit’sonemontholD.C.Whenit’s2monthsolD.D.Whenit’s8monthsolD.59.Whatdoesadogdowhenitisfrightened?A.Itopensitsmouth.B.Itshowsitsteeth.C.Itwagsitstail.D.Itholdsitstailbetweenitslegs.60.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Somefactsaboutdogs.B.Thehistoryofdogs.C.DogscomeindifferentsizesD.Dogsarehumanbeings’friends.

A.7-magnitude震级earthquakehitYa'anSichuanat8:02onApril202013anditkilledatleast196peopleandinjuredmorethan11000.TogetherwithotherstudentsYangXuelanranouttotheplaygrounD.ShewassafE.Butallhertextbooksandexercisebookswereburied埋intheteachingbuilding.Whatcanwedowhenanearthquakehappens?Infactthere'slittlewecandotostopnaturaldisasters自然灾害suchasearthquakeshappening.ButsomemethodscanreducetheharmtheycausE.◆Dropdownontoyourhandsandknees.Thiswaycanprotectyoufromfalling.◆Coveryourheadunderastrongtableordesk.Youcanalsostayalongawallandcoveryourheadwithyourarmsandhands.◆Holdonto守住抓牢yourshelter遮蔽物untiltheshakingstops.Bepreparedtomovewithyourshelteriftheshakingcontinues.Schoolscannormallytaketheearthquakedrills演练tohelpstudentstayalivE.26.HowmanypeoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinYa'an?A.Atleast196.B.Morethan11000.C.Lessthan196.D.About11196.27.WhentheearthquakehappenedinYa'anYangXuelanwas.A.athomeB.atschoolC.onherwaytoschoolD.playingontheplayground28.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordreducemeaninChinese?A.提高B.阻止C.增加D.减少29.AccordingtothewriterwecantoreducetheharmnaturaldisasterscausE.A.donothingB.stayathomeC.takesomemethodsD.runoutofthehouse30.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyoustayaliveinanearthquake?A.Droppingdownontoyourhandsandknees.B.Coveringyourheadunderastrongtableordesk.C.Holdingontoyourshelteruntiltheshakingstops.D.AB.andC.

Werecycle回收利用rubbishsowhynotlanguage?Recyclinglanguagemeansusingvocabularythatyouhavelearntbeforeagainandagain.Howeverunlikerubbishthatpilesup堆积inourenvironment.ifwedonotrecyclelanguagewesimplyforgetit.Sohowdoyourecyclelanguage?Therearebasicallythreewaystodoit.Thefirstisthroughreading.GobacktoyourfavouritearticlesandreadthemoncemorE.Justrereadthemanddonotworryabouteachvocabularyitem.Iftherearesomethatyouarenotsureaboutmakeaguessandyouwillprobablyguessright.Thesecondwaytorecycleisthroughwriting.Lookatsomeofyourfavouritearticlesandwriteeitherashortparagraphorafewsentencesinyourownwords.Afteryouhavedonethisafewtimesgobackandreadthroughwhatyouhavewrittencheckingvocabularyfunctions.Don'tworryifyouhavemademistakes.Thatshowyoulearn.ThethirdwaytorecyclelanguageisbyhavinganimaginarychatwithyourselfaboutyourfavouritearticlesathomE.YoucanpretendthereissomeonewithyouwhospeaksEnglishandtellhimwhatyouarethinkingaboutorhowyoufeel.57.Accordingtothepassagerecyclinglanguagemeans_______.A.repeatingvocabularyattimesB.revisingvocabularyatapropertimeC.learningnewvocabularyasmuchaspossibleD.usingvocabularythatwehavelearntveryoften58.Ifwerecyclelanguageitmay_______.A.bekeptinourmindB.beforgotteneasilyC.pileupinourenvironmentD.disappearfromourmindsoon59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinrecyclinglanguage?A.Reading.B.Listening.C.Writing.D.Speaking.60.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.WhytoRecycleLanguageB.HowtoLearnVocabularyC.HowtoRecycleLanguageD.WhytoLearnVocabulary

Isthewhaletheworld’slargestfish?No.Itlookslikeafishbutitisreallyamammal哺乳动物.Thenwhat’stheworld’slargestfish?It’sthewhaleshark.Althoughthewhalesharkisourbiggestfishandlivesinmanyoceansaroundtheworldfewpeoplehaveeverheardofit.Scientistshavenotbeenstudyingwhalesharksforverylong.Muchmoreneedstobelearnedaboutthem.Awhalesharkissometimescalledagentlegiant温柔的巨人.Itlikestobealoneanddoesn’tcareabitaboutdiversorhumans.Thebiggestwhalesharkweighed24250poundsandwasnearly40feetlong.Thismakesitheavierandlongerthanaschoolbus.Insideitshugemoutharegreatnumbersofverysmallteeth.Tocountallofthemyou’llneedtodosomemath.Thewhaleshark’steetharearrangedinrows.Therearebetweenelevenandthirteenrowsoneachjaw颚andaroundthreehundredteethineachrow.Howeverthewhalesharkrarelyusesitsteeth.ItdoesnotcheworbiteitsfooD.Largeamountsofwaterarepulledintoitsmouthandthenpushedoutthroughitsgills鳃.ForafewmonthseveryyearagroupofwhalesharkscomestoNingalooReefoffWesternAustraliA.Thisgivesscientistsawonderfulchancetostudythelargefish.Whalesharksdoliveinotheroceansoftheworldbutnooneknowstheirpopulation.Itispossiblethatourbiggestfishmayneedprotecting.Itisoneofthereasonswhyscientistscontinuetolearnalltheycanaboutthesegentlegiants.51.Littleisknownaboutwhalesharksbecausescientists_____.A.arenotinterestedinlearningaboutthemB.findthemtoodifficulttocatchC.donotknowthebestplacestofindthemD.havestudiedthemforashorttime52.Whichsentencecantellusthatwhalesharksaregentle?A.Theyhavelargemouths.B.TheyleavediversalonE.C.Theyhavesmalleyes.D.Theyliveinmanyoceans.53.Howdoesthewriterhelpusknowwhatthewhaleshark’smouthlookslike?A.Bygivingreasons.B.Bydescribingcolors.C.Bycomparingsizes.D.Byusingnumbers.54.Thefifthparagraphismainlyabout_____.A.howawhalesharkeatsB.whatawhalesharkeatsC.howdifferentfishusetheirgillsD.what’sinsideawhaleshark’smouth55.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.GentleGiantsB.TheDiaryofaSailorC.TheLargestAnimalD.MyLifeontheSea

Amanmadeanicetalkingmachine.Itcouldweighpeople’sweight.Themanwantedtotrythemachinebeforehecouldmakealotofmachines.Heputthemachineintothewaitingroomofastation.Therewerealwayslotsofpeopleinandout.ThefirstonewhousedthemachinewasanIndianwoman.Shestoodonthemachinethemachinethoughtforafewsecondstodecidewhichlanguagetospeak.GoodmorningMadam.ItsaidinIndian.Yourweightis72kilograms.That’sthreekilogramsmorE.Ifyoueatmorefruitandvegetablesyouwillbesoonallright.Pleasehaveaniceday.ThesecondonetousethemachinewasaChinesegirl.Shestoodonthemachineandwaitedtohearherweight.GoodmorningMiss.ThemachinesaidinChinesE.Yourweightis45kilograms.It’sallrightforyouragE.Keepeatingwhatyoueateveryday.Pleasehaveaniceday.ThethirdonetousethemachinewasaveryfatAmericanwoman.Shethoughtforalongtimetostandonthemachine.ThemachinespokequicklyinEnglishGoodmorning.Willoneofyougetoff?66.Themachineinthispassagecould.A.telltheweightofpeopleB.tellpeoplewhattheyshoulddrinkC.sellmanykindsofdrinksD.makepeoplelaugh67.Themanputhisfirstmachine.A.inthewaitingroomofastationB.inatrainC.inthedoctor’swaitingroomD.inthewomen’sroom68.ThemachinetoldtheIndianwoman.A.shewasalittlelighterB.shewasalittleheavierC.itcouldn’tspeakIndianD.toeatwhatshewantedtoeat69.ThemachinesaidtoaChinesegirlthatshe.A.shouldeatmoreB.shouldeatlessC.hadtoeatmorefruitD.keptherselfhealthy70.HowwastheAmericanwoman?A.Shewashealthy.B.Shelikedthinking.C.Shewastooheavy.D.Themachinedidn’tlikeher.

Lifeinspaceismuchdifferentfromlifeonearth.Howdoastronautsliveinspace?EatingInthepastastronautscouldeatonlysmallpiecesofdriedfooD.Butnowastronautsareabletoeatmoreeverydayfoodlikefruitvegetablesandicecream.SleepingAllthepeopleintheISS国际空间站havetheirownrooms.Theyhavetotie系themselvestotheirbedsorthey’llflyaway!ThatseemslikeastrangewaytosleepbutastronautssaysleepinginspaceisreallynottoobaD.ExercisingThisismoreimportantinspacethanonearth.Astronautsexerciseonbikesandothermachines机器forabouttwohourseveryday.ThatwaytheycanstillbehealthywhentheygetbackhomE.HavingfunAstronautscanreadbooksplaycardslistentomusicorsende-mailstotheirfriendsandfamilieswhentheyaren’tworking.Sometimestheyjustsitandlookoutofthewindow.It’salsomuchfun!.Astronautsarehardworkingwhetherinspaceorontheearth.ThoughtheworksometimesisdifficulttheyarestillinterestedinitandlovethejoB.Manypeoplethinktheirlivesareveryinterestingandtheirdreamjobsaretobetheastronauts.41.Weprobablyreadthepassagefrom______.A.areportcardB.aletterC.ane-mailD.asciencemagazine42.Howoftendotheastronautsexercise?A.twohoursB.twohoursadayC.onehoureverydayD.everyday43.Whataretheastronauts’liveslike?A.Interesting.B.Boring.C.Worrying.D.Amazing.44.Itcanbeinferred推断fromthepassagethat_______.A.Astronautscouldeatonlysmallpiecesofdriedfoodeveryday.B.Astronautscouldn’tsleepwellbecausetheyhadtotiethemselvestotheirbeds.C.Astronautsexerciseonbikesandothermachineinspacesotheyarehealthy.D.Astronautscouldn’tgetmessagesfromtheirfriendsandfamilies.45.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.PeopleinspaceB.HavefuninspaceC.AstronautsD.Astronauts’lives

Likeallinsectsantshavesixlegs.Eachleghasthreejoints关节.Thelegsofanantareverystrongsotheycanrunveryquickly.IfamancouldrunasfastforhissizeasanantcanhecouldrunasfastasahorsE.Antscanlift20timestheirownbodyweight.Thelifeofanantisusually45～60days.Antsusetheirantennae触角notonly不但fortouchbutalso而且forsmell.Theheadofananthasapairoflargestrongjaws颚.Thejawsopenandshutsidewayslikeapairofscissors剪刀.Grown-upantscannoteathard硬fooD.InsteadtheyhavethejuicethattheygetfrompiecesoffooD.Theythrowawaythedrypartthatisleftover.Ananthastwostomachs.Onestomachholdsthefoodforitselfandtheotherisforfoodtobegiventootherants.LikeallinsectstheoutsideoftheirbodyisharD.Eachantgrouphasatleastoneormorequeens蚁后.Thejobofaqueenistolayeggsandworkerantslookafterthem.Workerantslookaftertheyoungprotect保护thenest巢fromunwantedvisitorsandlookforfooD.AtnightworkerantsmovetheeggsandbabyantsdeepintothenesttoprotectthemfromthecolD.Duringthedaytimeworkerantsmovetheeggsandbabiestothetopofthenestsothattheycanbewarmer.Eachgroupofantshasitsownsmell.InthiswayvisitorscanbemadeoutatoncE.IfaworkeranthasfoundwherethefoodisitleavesaspecialsmellsothattheotherantsinthegroupcanfindthefooD.Antsarecleanandtidyinsects.Someworkerantsaregiventhejoboftakingthewastefromthenestandputtingitoutsideinaspecialrubbishdump堆!51.Antscanrunveryquicklybecause_______________________.A.theyhavesixlegsB.theyarelightinweightC.theirlegsarestrongD.theirlegshavethreejoints52.Theantennaeoftheantsareusedto_____________________.A.touchandsmellB.moveandwatchC.getandeatfoodD.openandshutsideways53.Accordingtothepassageants________________________.A.eatupallthefoodB.share分享foodwithothersC.havethreepairsofscissorsD.canliveforthreemonths54.Whichsentenceisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Ananthasalonglifeofmorethanayear.B.Antscanlift2timestheirownbodyweight.C.Thereisonlyonequeeninanantgroup.D.Antscantellthestrangereasilybythesmell.55.A.workerantdoesNot____________________.A.layeggsB.cleantheirnestC.lookforfoodD.lookafterbabyants

April22isEarthDay.Everyoneonearthshouldcareaboutandprotecttheearth!Theearthhaswarmedbyabout1℉华氏度overthepast100yearsbutwhyandhow?WellscientistsarenotquitesurE.Maybetheearthgetswarmerandwarmeronitsown.Butmanyscientistssaythatpeoplearedoingmanythingswhichmaketheearthwarmer.Firstgreenhouseeffect温室效应isaveryimportantreasonforthechangeoftheearth.Peoplegiveouttoomuchenergyintotheaireveryyear.Itmakestheearthwarmer.Climate气候changeisanotherimportantreason.SometimesitbecomestoohotandsometimestoocolD.SometimesthereistoomuchrainandsometimestoolittlE.Thechangeoftheclimatemakestheearthwarmer.Inreturnthewarmthoftheearthchangestheclimatetoo.Whentheearthbecomeswarmertheremaybemorerainandariseinsealevel海平面.ItwillaffectthegrowthofplantsanimalsandpeoplE.OnaPacificisland100peoplehavetomovetohighergroundbecausetheseaisrising.Thesepeoplecannolongerliveonthecoast.Beforethattwoislandswithoutpeoplewentunderwaterin1999.Scientistssaythattheseascanrisebynearlyonemeterby2100.Peoplecanaffecttheearth'sairlandandwater.Asforuswecandomanythingstoprotecttheearth.Forexamplewecanusefridgesless.Wecantellmorepeopleaboutprotectingtheearth.51.EarthDayisprobablyappointed指定forpeopleto______.A.learnmoreabouttheearthB.makefulluseoftheearthC.takebettercareoftheearthD.studythewarmthoftheearth52.Wecaninfer推断fromthepassagethatthereasonforthewarmerearthare_____now.A.wellknownbyeveryoneB.notveryclearC.notgivenyetD.completelysecret53.Greenhouseseffectcomesfrom_____.A.searisingB.toomuchrainC.toolittlerainD.people'sactivity54.Accordingtothepassage_____mayaffecteachother.A.climateandthewarmthoftheearthB.fridgesandanimalsC.animalsandislandsD.sealevelandthegrowthofplants55.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_____.A.thereismorerainnowB.wemustreducepollutionC.weshouldprotecttheearthD.sealevelisgettinghigher

Thereare47differentkindsofkangaroos袋鼠.Thesmallestareaboutaquarterofameterlong;thebiggestaretallerthanaman.Kangarooshaveverylongstrongbacklegs.Theseareusedforjumping.Theyalsohavelongstrongtails尾巴usedforrestingon.Kangaroos'frontlegsaremuchshorterandarealmostlikearms.Kangaroos'headsarequitesmallbuttheirearsarequitelargE.Motherkangarooshaveapocketatthefront.Theyhaveonebabyeachyear.Whenitisbornthebabykangaroogoesstraightintoitsmother'spocket.Thebabykangaroosstaythereforsixmonths.Thebiggestkangaroosstandmorethan2meterstallandtheirlegsaresostrongthattheycanjumpmorethan9meters.Theyareveryfastandcantravelatmorethan50kilometersanhour.Theyareverystrongbutonlyeatfruitleavesandgrass.1.Howmanydifferentkindsofkangaroosarethere?A.sevenB.seventy-fourC.fourty-sevenD.forty-seven2.Howlargeisabigkangaroo?A.SmallerthanamanB.BiggerthanamanC.ThesamesizeasamanD.A.quarterofameterlong.3.Doeseachkangaroohaveapocket?A.Yesitdoes.B.Noitdoes.C.Noitdoesn't.D.Itdoesn'ttellus.4.Howlongdoesababykangaroostayinitsmother'spocket?A.onemonthB.threemonthsC.sixmonthsD.fivemonths5.Howfarcankangaroosjump?A.Morethan2meters.B.Morethan9meters.C.Lessthan2meters.D.Lessthan9meters.

FiftyyearsagozooswereplaceswherepeoplecouldgotoseeanimalsfrommanypartsofworlD.Theanimalslivedincagesthatwereeasytokeepclean.Howeverfortheanimalsthecagesweresmallandimpossibletohidein.Althoughthezookeeperstookgoodcareofthemmanyoftheanimalsdidnotfeelcomfortableandtheyoftenbecomeill.Inmodernzoospeoplecanseeanimalsinmorenaturalconditions.Theanimalsaregivenmorefreedominlargerplacessothattheycanliveastheycouldinnature.InanAmericanzoovisitorscanwalkthroughahugespecialcagethatisfilledwithtreessomesmallanimalsandmaybirds.Somezooshavespecialplacesforvisitorstowatchanimalsthatliveinthedesertorunderwater.SomeotherzooshavespecialplacesforanimalsthatliveincoldconditionslikethebearfromArctiC.Modernzoosnotonlyshowanimalsbutalsokeepandsaverareanimalsforthereasonthegrandchildrenoftoday’svisitorswillstillbeabletoenjoywatchingtheseanimals.1.Fiftyyearsagoanimalsinzoosoftenbecameillbecausethey.A.werefromdifferentcountriesB.livedindirtycagesC.werenottakengoodcareofD.livedinverypoorconditions2.inmodernzoos__________.A.animalsarekeptseparatelyB.animalsarenotsowelltakencareofC.animalshavemorefreedomthanbeforeD.visitorscanwalkthroughathroughalargecagefreely3.Inmodernzoos_________feelmorecomfortablethanintheoldonesA.thekeepersB.thevisitorsnottheanimalsC.neithertheanimalsnorthevisitorsD.theanimals4.Insomemodernzoosvisitorscansee____________...A.alltheanimalscloselyB.theirgrandchildrenC.animalsthatliveinspecialconditionsD.desertorunderwateranimalswhichhavelivedfiftyyears5.Themainideaofthispassageisthatzoosarenowplaceswhere_______________.A.animalscanlivemorenaturallyB.peoplecanseeallkindsofanimalsC.treesareplantedD.rareanimalsarekeptandwelltreated

StayassafeaspossibleduringanearthquakE.Beawarethatsomeearthquakesareactuallyforeshocks前震andalargerearthquakemightoccur.ReduceyourmovementstoafewstepstoanearbysafeplacE.Ifyouareindoorsdoduckcoverandhold.Duckordropdowntothefloorundersomethingstrongsuchasatableoradeskcoveryourheadandfacewithyourarmsandhandsandholdontothattableordesksothatitdoesnotmoveawayfromyouasthegroundshakes.DothisuntiltheshakingstopsanditissafetomovE.Stayinsidetoavoidbeinginjuredbyfallingglassorbuildingparts.Ifthereisn’tatableordesknearyoucoveryourfaceandheadwithyourarmsandcrouch蜷缩inaninsidecornerofthebuilding.Stayclearofwindowsfireplacesandheavyfurniturethatmayfallover.StayinsideuntiltheshakingstopsanditissafetogooutsidE.ResearchhasshownthatmostinjuriesoccurwhenpeopleinsidebuildingsattempttomovetoadifferentlocationinsidethebuildingortrytoleavE.IfyouareoutsidegetintotheopenandstaytherE.Moveawayfromtreesbuildingssignsandpowerlines.Onceintheopenstaythereuntiltheshakingstops.Thegreatestdangerexistsdirectlyoutsidebuildingsatexitsandalongsideexteriorwalls.Groundmovementduringanearthquakeisseldomthedirectcauseofdeathorinjury.Mostearthquake-relatedcasualties伤亡resultfromcollapsingwallsflyingglassandfallingobjects.Ifyouaredrivingyoumaynotrealizewhatisgoingonatfirstbecausethecarmayfeellikeitisgoingtoblowup.Stopthecarinasclearandopenanareaaspossibleandstayinituntiltheshakingstops.Ifitisareallybadquaketurnontheradiotofindanemergencychanneltogetinformation.FollowthedirectionsofpeopledirectingtraffiC.IfyouareinamountainousareawatchoutforfallingrockandotherdebristhatcouldbeloosenedbytheearthquakE.IfyouareatthebeachmovequicklytohighergroundorseveralhundredyardsinlanD.53.Whichofthefollowingpicturesmeansduckcoverandhold?A.B.C.D.54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Groundmovementduringanearthquakeisthemainreasonofdeath.B.Youshouldkeepyourwindowsfireplacesandheavyfurnitureclear.C.Stopyourcarintheclearareaandgetoutofitifanearthquakehappens.D.Runawayfromthebeachasquicklyaspossibleifanearthquakehappens.55.Thepassageismainlyabout___________duringtheearthquakE.A.waysofkeepingyousafeB.theimportanceofkeepingsafeC.waysoffindingsafeplacesD.researchesonhowtokeepsafe

Whatmakestheworldbecomesmaller?Someinventions.Itbeganinthe11thcenturybutithasdevelopedgreatlyinthelastcentury.Let’stakealookatthefivetopinventions.MovableType活字印刷:ByusingMovableTypebookscouldbeprintedcheaplyandeasily.BiShenginventedMovableTypeinChinainthe11thcentury.Telephone:TheinventorAlexanderGrahamBellmadethefirsttelephonecallin1876.MrWatsoncomehere.Iwantyouhesaidtohisassistantoverthephoneline.Andwiththosefamouswordstheworldwasabouttogetmuchsmaller.Airplane:TheWrightbrothersmadethefirstpoweredflightin1903.Airtravelhasmadethefarawayplacessuddenlybecomealotcloser.Satellites卫星:TheSovietUnionsentuptheworld’sfirstsatellitein1957.ThisbegantheSpaceAge.Satelliteshavehelpedscientistsstudytheearth.Muchofourknowledgeoftheworldhascomefromtheinformationrecordedbysatellites.Internet:WhentheInternetwascreatedin1969onlyafewpeopleknewaboutit.Butmorethan650millionpeopleintheworlduseitnow.TheInternethasmadeinformationaboutanythingeasytoget.根据短文内容找出相关信息完成图表Title:56________________________________________Thetopinventions57__________WhenHowMovableTypeChina58___________BooksprintedcheaplyandeasilyTelephone/in1876TheworldgotalotsmallerAirplane/in1903MakingthefarawayplacescloserSatellitesTheSovietUnionIn1957Helping__________________fromtheinformationrecordedbysatellites.InternetTheUSIn196960.__________________________

Father’sDayhasaveryshorthistory.Itwasstartedbecausetherewasamother’sDayandjustbecausesomeAmericansthoughtthatifwehadaMother’sDayweshouldalsohaveaFather’sDay.Father’sDayhasbecomeimportantinNorthAmericA.Andbusinessmenfounditwasagoodwaytogetpeopletobuyapresentforthefathersfromtheirshops.BythewayveryfewcountrieshaveaFather’sDaythoughsomehaveChildren’sDayoraspecialdayforboysandanotherforgirls.MoreandmorecountriesarehavingMother’sDaysomaybeFather’sDaywillbecomepopularbeforetoolong.NowwhatdopeopleinNorthAmericadoonFather’sDay?ThenewspapersradiosandTVtellchildrenwhattheyshouldbuyFather’sDaypresentsfortheirfathers.TheyeventellawifetobuyaFather’sDaypresent----notforherfatherbutforherhusbandevenif即使heisnotafather.Andtheytellgrandchildrentobuyapresentfortheirgrandfathers.1.Father’sDaywasstartedjustbecause____________.A.therewasaMother’sDay.B.therewasaChildren’sDay.C.businessmenwantedtogetalotofmoney.D.peoplelikedtheirfatherverymuch.2.InNorthAmericapeoplehaveaFather’sDayto_________.A.buysomepresentsonlyfortheirfathers.B.helptheirfathersdosomething.C.lettheirfathershaveagoodrestD.showtheirlovefortheirfathersorhusbands.3.OnFather’sDaybusinessmenalwayswant___________.A.peopletobuyasmanypresentsastheycan.B.childrentobuypresentsonlyfortheirfathers.C.womentobuypresentsonlyfortheirhusbands.D.onlymenwithchildrentohavepresents.4.Weknowfromthepassagethat____________.A.thewriterdoesn’tlikeFather’sDay.B.manycountrieshaveaFather’sDay.C.businessmencangetmoremoneyonFather’sDay.D.Father’sDaywillbecomemoreimportantthanMother’sDay.

AfishthatlivesinAmericacanliveoutofwaterformonthsatatimesimilartohowanimalsgotusedtolandmillionsofyearsagoanewstudyshows.TheMangroveRivuletsakindoflittlefishlivesinsmallpoolsofwater.WhentheirlivingplacedriesuptheyliveonthelandsaidScottTayloraresearcherinFloridA.Thefishcangrowaslargeasthreeinches.Theygrouptogetherandbreatheairthroughtheirskinbeforetheycanfindwateragain.Thenewscientificdiscoverycameduringatrip.Weweretravellingforfun.andonedayIkickedoveralog圆木andthefishcameout.TaylortoldreportersbytelephonE.HesaidhewouldmakehisstudyonthefishknowntothepublicinanAmericanmagazineearlynextyear.InlabtestsTaylorsaidhefoundthefishcanliveupto66daysoutofwaterwithouteating.SomeotherfishcanliveoutofwaterforashortperiodoftimE.ThewalkingcatfishfoundinSoutheastAsiacanstayonlandforhoursatatimewhilelungfish肺鱼foundinAustraliaAfricaandSouthAmericacanliveoutofwaterbutonlyinanotactive活波的way.ButnootherknownfishcanbeoutofwateraslongastheMangroveRivuletsandkeepactiveaccordingtoPatriciaWrightabiologistataCanadianUniversity.MorestudiesofthefishmaytellhowanimalschangedovertimE.TheseanimalsliveinconditionssimilartothosemillionsofyearsagowhenanimalsbegantomovefromwaterontolanD.WrightsaiD.61.TheMangroveRivuletsisatypeoffishthat_________.A.livesonlandinAfricaB.canstayaliveformonthsoutofwaterC.preferslivingindryplacesD.isthelongestlivingfishonearth62.WhowillwriteareportonMangroveRivulets?A.ScottTaylor.B.Somereporters.C.PatriciaWright.D.ScientistsfromEuropE.63.Accordingtothepassagelungfishcan___________.A.breathethroughitsskinB.befoundinAsiaC.keepaliveoutofwaterD.keepaliveandwalkonland64.Whichoneofthesentencesbelowisnottrue?A.TheMangroveRivuletsfishcanliveoutofwateraslongasotheranimalsifithassomethingtoeat.B.Millionsofyearsagoanimalsbegantoliveontolandfromwater.C.LungfishfoundinAustraliaAfricaandSouthAmericacanliveoutofwaterinanotactiveway.D.ThewalkingcatfishfoundinSoutheastAsiacanstayonlandforhoursatatimE.65.WhatcanwesayaboutthediscoveryofMangroveRivulets?A.ftwasmadebyScottTayloraresearcherinNewYork.B.ItwashelpedbyanAmericanmagazinE.C.ItwashelpedbyPatriciaWright.D.Itwasmadebyaresearcherwhiletravelling.

阅读理解阅读下面短文根据短文内容选择最佳答案InBritainchildrengotoschoolfromMondaytoFriday.Schoolusuallystartsnineo’clockinthemorningandfinishesataboutthreeo’clockintheafternoon.Mostschoolsasktheirstudentstowearaschooluniform.Schoolalwaysstartswithregistration.Whatisregistration?Everychildgoingtoschooleachmorningandafternoonisrecorded记录inaspecialbook.Theteacherreadsouteachchild’snameinturn.Onhearinghis/hernamethechildmakesareply回复andtheteacherwritesinthebook.Fromthebookyoucanseewhether是否thechildisinschoolornot.At9:10childrengotothemeetingplacE.Theretheysingsongslistentoastoryandpray祈祷.Thefirstlessonbeginsat9:20.Theyhavebreaktimefrom10:20to10:35.Duringbreaktimethechildrenhaveasnackandplaygamesoutdoors.Afterthattheygobackinforanotherlessonuntillunchat12:00.Afternoonlessonsbeginat1:10andendat3:15andchildrengohomE.Theydon’thaveabreakintheafternoon.1.HowmuchtimedoesaBritishstudentusuallyspendatschoolinaweek?A.Around20hours.B.Over40hours.C.About30hours.D.Only6hours.2.ThefollowingthingstakeplaceinBritishschoolseachmorning.Whichdoyouthinkistherightorder顺序?①Teacherscalloverthechildren’snames.②Teacherswritesomethinginthebook.③ChildrenanswerHere.A.①②③B.①③②C.②①③D.③①②3.Whatdotheyusuallydoafterregistration?A.Theymeetsingandpray.B.Theyhavealesson.C.Theydosomereadinginaclassroom.D.Theyplaysomegames.4.Whendothechildrenhaveasnack?A.Beforetheygotoschool.B.Aftertheyhaveafternoonlessons.C.Whentheyfinishtheiroutdoorgames.D.Atabouthalfpastteninthemorning.5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.InBritainmoststudentsliveatschoolatnight.B.Thefirstlessonstartsatnineo’clock.C.StudentsinBritaingotoschoolbeforenineeverymorning.D.StudentsinBritainhavealongbreakbetweentheafternoonlessons.

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Tropicalcyclones热带旋风arecalledtyphoons台风inAsiaandhurricanes飓风inNorthandSouthAmericA.Thesestormsgoaroundlikeawheel轮子turningtotheleft.Theyhavewindspendsof60kphormorE.Theycanbeverydestructive毁灭性的.IntheUnitedStatestheTropicalPredictionCenterinMiamiFloridalooksoutforhurricanes.WhenscientistsdiscoveratruehurricanetheygiveitanamE.Theycanuseeitheraman’sorwoman’snamE.Whyshouldhurricaneshavenames?Thenamesmakeiteasierforpeopletokeepupwithinformationaboutahurricaneanditsdangers.TheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationWMOaninternationalweathergroupdecideswhatnameswillbeuseD.TheWMOmakessixlistsofnamesusingtheEnglishalphabet.Eachlistisusedforoneyear.Whenahurricanehappensitgetsthenextnameonthelistforthatyear.ForexamplethefirsthurricaneoftheyearmighthavethenameAbelwhilethesecondonecouldBetty.ThenamelistsdonotincludenamesbeginningwiththelettersOUXYandZsincetherearefewnamesthatbeginwiththeseletters.Asiancountriesuseadifferentlist.Thislisthasafewpersonalnamesbutmostofthenamesareofflowersanimalsandtrees.1.Whyshouldhurricaneshavenames?A.Itsoundsinteresting.B.ThenameshelppeoplegetinformationaboutahurricanE.C.ThenamesareonlyfortheWMO.D.Itistraditional.2.decideswhatnameswillbeusedforhurricanes.A.TheTropicalPredictionCentreB.A.scientistC.TheWMOD.Abel3.Whichnamewouldahurricaneneverhave?A.RitaB.VeronicA.C.WilliamD.Yanni4.TheFifthhurricaneof2010mighthavethename.A.DianaB.DarrenC.ErieD.Connie5.Asiancountriesnametyphoonsafter.A.booksandbuildingsB.flowersandanimalsC.mountainsandriversC.oceansandrivers

Doyouhaveavegetablegarden?Haveyoueverwatchedaseed种子sprout发芽growandfruituntilitbecamethetomatoonyourplate?IfyougotoschoolintheUSthere’sagoodchanceyouhavE.Atthemomentnearly20percentofschoolsintheUShavetheirownvegetablegardensthatareplantedandcaredforbystudents.NextyearevenmoreschoolswillhavegardensandmoreUSkidswillknowthepleasureofgrowingtheirownfooD.MuchofthegrowinginterestinplantingcomesfromFirstLadyMichelleObama’sLet’sMoveprojectwhichstartedlastyear.TheFirstLadywantstoimprovechildren’snutrition营养intheUS—andshebeganherprojectbyplantingagardenattheWhiteHousewiththehelpofsomelocalkids.ThekidsweremoreinterestedineatingthevegetablesfromtheirgardenthanineatingfastfooD.ThisgavetheFirstLadyanideA.BecausesomanyUSkidseatbreakfastandlunchatschoolthefoodshouldbehealthyandgooD.Whynotletkidsgrowthefoodfortheirowncafeterias食堂?Mrs.Obama’splangivesmoneytoschoolstostarttheirowngardensandmoreschoolgardensaresproutingupeveryday.Studentsalsousetheinformationfromtheirgardenstostudyscienceandmathandtheypaintpicturesoftheirgardensinartclass.Manystudentschoosetoworkinthegardeninsteadofplayingontheplaygroundduringtheirnoonbreak.Soundlikefun?Askyourteacherifthere’sroomforagardenatyourschooltoo.38Muchofthegrowinginterestinplantingcomesfrom___________.A.TheFirstLady’sOurGardenprojectB.TheFirstLady’smoneyC.TheFirstLady’sideasD.TheFirstLady’sLet’sMoveproject39.Whyshouldthefoodbehealthyandgood?A.BecausesomanyUSkidsaren’thealthy.B.BecausesomanyUSkidseatbreakfastandlunchatschool.C.BecausesomanyUSkids’nutritionisgoodenough.D.BecausesomanyUSkidsgrowvegetables.40.AccordingtothestorywhichstatementisNOTtrue?A.TheLet’sMoveprojectstartedlastmonth.B.TheFirstLadybeganplantingagardenwiththehelpofsomelocalschoolkids.C.NextyearmoreUSkidswillhavethepleasureofgrowingtheirownfooD.D.Studentsusetheinformationfromtheirgardenstostudyscienceandmath.41.Accordingtothestorywelearnthat___________.A.EveryschoolintheUShasitsownvegetablegardenB.AllkidsintheUSgrowthefoodfortheirowncafeteriasC.FirstLadyMichelleObama’sLet’sMoveprojectwasunsuccessfulD.Studentscanlearnalotfromtheirgardens

Teacultureisvariedindifferentcountriesbythewayteaismadeanddrunkandbytheplacesforteadrinking.Howtomaketeamaybedifferent.Accordingtothewaysofmakingteateaisclassified分类intowhiteteagreenteablackteaetC.Andhowtoprepareteamaybedifferenttoo.InTibetteaiscommonlyboiled煮withsaltandbutter黄油.Peoplemaydrinkteaathomeorinpublicforexampleatteahouses.Aspartofcultureteahasarelationshipwithhistoryhealtheducationcommunicationandsoon.Itiscommonlyusedatsocialactivities.ForexampleafternoonteaisaBritishcustom.FamiliesorfriendscancommunicatewitheachotherwhilehavingafternoonteA.TeahasremainedawayofdailylifeinChinaanddrinkingteahasalotofadvantages.Itmakespeoplelesstiredclearsheatinthehumanbodyandhelpspeopleloseweight.Chinesepeoplearegoodatusingteatomakeotherthingsdelicious.Teaoriginally最初servedasamedicineinancienttimesisnownotjustakindofdrinkbutalsoexcellentseasoning调味品.Herearetwodeliciousdishesmadewithtea:TeaEggs:YoucanfindthemcookedandsoldinstreetmarketsinalmosteverycityinChinA.DragonWellTeaShrimp龙井虾仁:It’soneofthemostwell-knowndishesinHangzhou.Beforeyoudrinkteapleasecheckthefollowingtips:◆Drinkteahot.◆Thebesttimetodrinkisinbetweenmeals.Itisbadforyourstomachifyoudrinkteajustbeforemealsduringmealsorsoonaftrmeals.◆DonotdrinktoomuchstrongteA.1.Teahasnorelationshipwith______aspartofcultureaccordingtothepassagE.A.historyB.healthC.educationD.sports2.AfternoonteainBritainisa_______accordingtothepassagE.A.wayofcommunicationB.hobbyC.gameD.weekendactivity3.InancientChinateawasoriginallyservedas_______accordingtothepassagE.A.amedicineB.adrinkC.seasoningD.adish4.Thebesttimetodrinkteais_______accordingtothepassagE.A.justbeforemealsB.duringmealsC.soonaftermealsD.inbetweenmeals5.Thepassagedoesn’tmention_______A.waysofmakingteaB.placestodrinkteaC.toolsfordrinkingteaD.advantagesofdrinkingtea

longagopeoplemadefiresfromlightning闪电Buttheyhadtokeepthefireburningfortheycouldn’tstartitagainiftherewasnolightning.Latertheyfoundouthittingtwopieceofstonetogethercouldmakeaspark火花.Thesparkcouldfiredryleaves.Inthiswaytheycouldmakethefireagainifitwentout.Thenpeoplealsolearnedtomakeafirebyrubbing.TheymadeaholeonabigpieceofwoodandputasmallerstickintotheholE.Theyturnedthestickagainandagain.AfterafewminutestheygotafirE.AsyearswentbypeoplelearnedotherwaystomakeafirE.Sometimestheyusedtheheatfromsun.theyheldapieceofglassintherightwayandmadeapieceofpaperonfirE.Abouttwocenturiesagopeoplebegantomakematches火柴.MatchesbroughtpeopleaquickandeasywaytomakefirE.Todaymatchesarestillbeingusedbutpeoplehavemorenewwaystomakefires.Oneofthemistouseanelectricfirestarter.Ofcourseanelectricfirestarterismuchmoreexpensivethanaboxofmatches.Butitismoreuseful.61.A.sparkcan_________.A.fireanyleavesB.burnanythingC.burndryleavesD.keepfiresburning62.Wecanalsogetafireby_________.A.makingaholeonabigpieceofwoodB.puttingasmallerstickintotheholeC.turningthestickhardforawhileD.doingalltheabovetogether63.Matcheshavebeenused_________.A.forabouttwothousandyearsB.forabouttwohundredyearsC.sincepeoplebegantousefireforcookingD.sincepeopleusedtheheatfromthesun.64.Fromthispassageweknow_______.A.usingmatchesistheeasiestandmostusefulwaytomakefiresB.peopledon’tusematchesanymoresincetheyhadelectricfirestartersC.todaythereareonlytwowaystomakefiresD.someforestfireshappenfromlightning65.Choosetherightorderofthewaystomakefirespeoplegottoknow_________.A.withamatchB.fromthesunC.fromlightningD.byrubbingE.withanelectricfirestarter.A.dbcaeB.dcbaeC.cdbaeD.cbdae

Intoday’sworldtheenvironmenthasbeenaseriousproblem.Whatshouldwedotoprotecttheenvironmentandtheearth?HereisalistandyoucandoasthesE.lPlantmoreflowersandtrees.lUsebothsidesofpaper.lWheneveryouvisitaparkyoushouldkeeprubbishinabaguntilyouputitinadustbin.lTurnofflightsandTVsetswhenyouleavetheroom.lTurnoffthetapwhenyoubrushyourteeth.Youcanuseaglasscupinsteadofapapercupbecausethissavespaper.lStoppouringdirtywaterintotheriversorlakesnearby.51.Thewritertellsus_________.A.topourdirtywaterintotheriversB.tothrowrubbishintothedustbinC.toturnontheTVsetswhenyouleavetheroomD.touseapapercupwhenyoubrushyourteeth52.Wecan______tosavepaper.A.useapapercupB.turnoffthetapC.plantmoretreesD.usebothsidesofpaper53.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SavetheElectricityB.SavePaperC.ProtecttheEarthD.SaveWater

JaneGoodallisafamousscientist.Formorethan40yearsGoodalllivedmostlyinTanzaniainEastAfricastudyingchimpanzees.AsayoungchildJaneGoodallwasinterestedinanimals.ShegrewupintheEnglishcountrysideandwasalwaysclimbingtreesorridinghorses.WhenJanewas23shegotachancetogotoAfricA.EventhoughshehadneverbeentocollegeshegotajobwithafamousscientistnamedLouisLeakey.OnedayLouisLeakeysaidheneededavolunteer.HeneededsomeonetogotoalakeinTanzaniatostudyakindofchimpanzees.JanewasexciteD.OnJuly161960shebeganherexplore探索.AtfirstthechimpanzeesranawayfromJanE.ButwithtimepassingtheygotusedtoherbeingarounD.EverydayJanewouldfollowthechimpanzeestakingnotesontheirbehavior.Shelearnedmanynewthingsaboutchimpanzees.Shewatchedhowachimpanzeemadeatool.Shelearnedhowsomechimpanzeesbecamegoodleaders.Shewatchedhowmotherchimpanzeesraisedtheirchildren.Shewatchedanimalsgetangryandgetupset.ShewroteeverythingdownsootherswouldunderstandanimalsasshediD.Shelearnedthatifyoupayreallycloseattentiontoanimalsyouwillunderstandwhattheyaresaying.50.JaneGoodallgrewupinthe____.A.countrysideB.cityC.townD.college51.Janelearnedchimpanzeescould____.A.rideahorseB.followherC.makeatoolD.understandher52.Jane____thechimpanzees’behaviorstohelpothersunderstandthem.A.wrotedownB.tookpicturesofC.madevideosofD.drewpicturesabout

RobotsseemverynewtomostpeoplE.Buttheyhavealonghistory.ThefirstonewasmadebyaGreekinventor.Youmayhaveseenrobotsinsomemovies.TherobotsinthesemoviesarestrongerfasterandclevererthanpeoplE.Inreallifemostrobotsareusedinfactories.Theyareused被用来todomanydangerousdifficultorboringjobs.Somepeoplecan’tlookafterthemselvesandrobotsareusedtohelpthem.Forexamplesomepeoplecan’tseE.ManyofthesepeopleuseadogtohelpthemselvesmovearounD.Thisdogiscalledaguilddogs导盲犬.Scientistsaremakingarobottohelpthem.Inthefuturerobotdogsmighttaketheplace作用oftheseguidedogs.RobotsarealsousedinAmericanhospital.Atonehospitalarobottakesmealsfromthekitchentothesickpeople’srooms.Itneverlosesitswaybecauseithasamapofthehospitalinitscomputersystem系统.根据短文内容判断以下句子的正误你认为正确的句子写T错误的写F共5小题每小题2分满分10分61.A.Greekinventorinventedthefirstrobot.62.Robotscanonlybeseeninmovies.63.Robotscanhelpsomepeopletakecareofthemselves.64.Today’srobotshavefewuses.65.A.robotcooksmealsforthesickpeopleatanAmericanhospital.

AfterspendingyearssearchingforaplanetwithlifescientistsmayhavefoundonE.InSeptember2010ateamofUSscientistsdiscoveredanEarth-sizedplanetcalledGliese581g.Ithasasurfacetemperatureneithertoohotnortoocoldforliquid液态water.ScientiststhinkthereisachancethattheplanetcouldhavelifE.TheplanetGliese581ggoesaroundastarcalledGliese581whichisabout20light-yearsfromEarth.Thatisabout194trillion万亿kilometres－500milliontimesfartherawayfromusthanthemoon.Aspacecrafttravelingataone-tenthofthespeedoflightwouldreachGliese581gwithinabout220years.A.humancan’tlivethatlongbutroboticexplorerscouldmakethejobeasier.Howeverourfastestspacecraftdon’tcomeanywherenearthatone-tenthlight-speedmark.Atpresentscientistsdon’tknowwhatthesurfacemightbelikeonGliese581g.Whattheyknowisthattheplanetisatthesightdistancefromitsstartohaveliquidwater.It’salsoattherightdistancetohaveanatmospherethatcouldprotectthewaterifitisonthesurfacE.Althoughspacecraftwon’tbegettingthereanytimesoononewaytolookforlifeonGliese581gistoturnourradiotelescopes望远镜towardstheplanetandsearchforradiation放射.Bystudyingtheradiationscientistswouldfindoutaboutthechemicals化学物质aroundtheplanetanddiscoveritGliese581ghasanatmospherE.Ifithasonestudyingtheatmospherewouldgiveusagoodideaiftheplanethaslifeornot.Butit’llprobablybemanyyearsbeforewecandothisproperly.PeoplehavebeenarguingaboutwhetherthereisalienlifeonGliese581g.Anydiscussionaboutalienlifeisjustguessingatthispointaccordingtoitsdiscoverers.42.WhatdidscientistsfindinSeptember2010?A.A.planetwithwater.B.A.planetsimilartotheearth.C.A.planetwithoutlifE.D.A.planetneartheearth.43.AccordingtothearticleGliese581g________.A.isattherightdistancefromitsstarB.movesaroundtheearthC.isasfarawayfromusasthemoonD.canbereachedinabout220years44.Paragraph5ismainlyabout______.A.thepossibilityoflivingonGliese581gB.thekindsofchemicalsaroundGliese581gC.thewayoflookingforlifeonGliese581gD.theaimofstudyingtheradiationonGliese581g45.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassageabove?A.Gliese581gaLikelyLivingPlanetB.Gliese581aLikelyLivingPlanetC.Gliese581gandItsStarD.Gliese581gandRadiation

阅读理解请阅读材料A.B.C.根据其内容选择填空请阅读材料D.回答问题及翻译画线部分的句子YoumustbeseeingthewordG.20ortheGroupof20everywhereinthemediarecently.ButdoyouknowwhatitisexactlyAndwhyisitsoimportant?G.20ismadeupoftheworld'smostimportant20economies—theEuropeanUnionand19countries.ItincludesbothdevelopedcountriesliketheUSandGermanyanddevelopingcountrieslikeBrazilandChinA.TheG20memberscoverabouttwo­thirdsoftheworld'spopulationandcontrolabout85percentoftheworld'seconomy.LastyearfromSept.4to5the11thG20LeadersSummitwasheldinHangzhouChinA.LeadersofG20metinthecity.ItwasthefirsttimethatChinahadhostedaglobaleconomicgovernancesummit.EveryyeartheG20membersgettogetheranddiscusstheglobaleconomicissues议题.Forexampleafterthefinancialcrisis金融危机in2008theyagreedthattheInternationalMonetaryFundIMF国际货币基金组织couldgivemoneytocountriesinneeD.Otherissuesalsoincludedmakingsurepoorerareashaveenoughfoodandgooddevelopment.OnemainissueofthesummitlastyearistodevelopgoalsandplansofnewgrowthforG20members.Chinaitselfisdevelopingitsinnovative创新abilityinrecentyears.ForexamplethehostcityHangzhouisdoingwellinInternetindustries.Youcanpaywithyourmobilephoneatalmostallthesupermarketsbicyclerentstationsandevenbusesinthecity.OnthenightofSept.4thecity—HangzhoualsoimpresseditsguestsandaudiencesfromaroundtheworldwithagaladirectedbyZhangYimou.TheshownamedSymphonyonWestLake最忆是杭州isbasedonZhangYimou'sImpressionsofWestLake.ThisG20isagoodchanceforChinatoexerciseitspoweringlobaleconomicssaidChenFengyingaresearcherwiththeChinaInstituteofContemporaryInternationalRelations.ItisnoteasytohostafruitfulsummitsheaddeD.ButChinahasmadeagreatcontribution贡献totheG20bybringingoutanewfuturE.1.WhichofthefollowingareincludedintheG20?①SomedevelopedcountriesliketheUSandGermany②Onlydevelopedcountries③SomedevelopingcountrieslikeBrazilandChinaA.②B.②③C.①③2.WhyistheGroupof20soimportant?A.BecauseitwasheldinHangzhouChinA.B.Becausethemembersofitcoverabouttwo­thirdsoftheworld'spopulationandcontrolabout85percentoftheworld'seconomy.C.BecauseChinaistheleadingmemberofit.3.Theunderlinedwordgalainthepassageprobablymeans______.A.娱乐电影B.晚宴C.文艺晚会4.HowoftenistheG20held?A.Everytwoyears.B.Everyyear.C.Everyfouryears.5.AccordingtothepassagewhichstatementisTRUE?A.ChinahasmadeagreatcontributiontotheG20andithasbroughtoutanewfuturE.B.TheonlyissueofthesummitlastyearistodevelopgoalsandplansofnewgrowthforG20members.C.TheG20membersalwaysdiscusstheglobaleconomicissuesandtrafficproblems.

Whatareyougoingtodoifyouareinaburninghouse?Howwillyouescape?Doyouknowhowtosaveyourself?PleasereadthefollowingpassagE.Escapingafireisaseriousmatter.Knowingwhattododuringafirecansaveyourself.Itisimportanttoknowthewaysyoucanuseandtoshowthemtoeveryoneinthefamilysuchasstairways楼梯andfireescapesbutnotlifts.Fromthelowerfloorsofthebuildingsescapingthroughwindowsispossiblelearnthebestwayofleavingthroughwindowswiththeleastchanceofseriousinjury伤害.ThesecondfloorwindowisusuallynotveryhighfromthegrounD.Anaveragepersonhangingbythefinger-tips手指尖willhaveadropofaboutsixfeettothegrounD.Itisabouttheheightofanaverageman.Ofcourseitissafertojumpashortwaythantostayinaburningbuilding.Windowsarealsousefulwhenyouarewaitingforhelp.BesuretokeepthedoorcloseD.Orsmokeandfiremaybedrawnintotheroom.Keepyourheadlowatthewindowtobesureyougetfreshairratherthansmokethatmayhaveleaked泄露intotheroom.Onasecondorthirdfloorthebestwindowsforescapearethosewhichopenontoaroof屋顶.Fromtheroofapersoncandroptothegroundmoresafely.Droppingontocement水泥mightendininjury.Bushesandgrasscanhelptobreakafall.61.Itisimportantto_____________________.A.knowthewaystoescapeafireB.putoutafireinaburninghouseC.jumpoutofaburninghouseD.keepthedoorclosed62.Itispossibletoescapethroughthewindows_______________________.A.ifyouarestrongenoughB.iftherearesomebushesonthegroundC.ifyouliveonalowerfloorD.ifyouhavealongrope63.WhichofthefollowingwaysofescapingisNOTright?A.Youcanescapethroughstairways.B.UsealifttocomedownatoncE.C.Escapethroughthewindowswhichopenontoaroof.D.Youcanchoosefireescapes.64.Keepyourheadlowatthewindowsothat_________ifthebuildingisonfirE.A.youcangetfreshairB.youcancallforhelpC.youcaneasilyjumpoffD.youcanbeseenfirst65.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_____________.A.EscapingthroughtheWindowsB.SaveYourselffromA.BurningHouseC.KnowledgeonFireD.WaitingforHelp

阅读理解Inmycountrymenusuallygotorestaurantsontheirown.Theyalwaystaketheirshoesoffbeforetheygoin.ThentheyusuallysitontheflooraroundasmalllowtablE.Intheeveningtheyoftensingsongs.Youusuallytakechocolatesorflowers.Butyoualwaystakeanoddnumberofflowersandyouremovethepaperbeforeyougivethemtothehostess.YoucanalsosendflowersbeforeyouarrivE.youdon’tusuallytakewineexceptwhenyouvisitveryclosefriends.Wealwaysofferourguestssomethingtodrinkwhentheyarriveteacoffeeorperhapswaterorsoftdrinks.Wethinkitispolitetoacceptadrinkevenifyou’renotthirsty.Ifyouvisitsomeoneyoualwaysstayforafewdrinks.Whenyouhavehadenoughtodrinkyoutapyourcuporputyourhandoverit.Ifyousaynoyourhostwillinsistthatyouhavemoretodrink.People’sprivatelivesareveryimportantsotheyneveraskyoupersonalquestionsaboutyourfamilyorwhereyouliveoryourjoB.Theynevertalkaboutreligionormattersoffinanceeducationorpoliticsbutusuallystaywithsafesubjectsliketheweatherfilmsplaysbooksandrestaurants.It’sdifficulttoknowwhentoleavebutaneveningmealusuallylastsaboutthreeorfourhours.Whenthehostservescoffeethisissometimesasignthattheeveningisnearlyoverbutyoucanhaveasmuchcoffeeasyouwant.Iftheinvitationsayseighto’clockthenwearriveexactlyateight.WithfriendsweknowwellwesometimesarriveaboutfifteenminutesbeforE.Obviouslyitdependsontheoccasionbutmostdinnerpartiesareinformal.Themendon’tusuallywearasuitbuttheymaywearajacketandtiE.Womenareusuallysmartbutcasual.1.Thewriterofthepassageisprobably_____.A.ChineseB.JapaneseC.theEnglishD.American2.Whatshouldyoubringwhenyouareinvitedtohavedinner?A.Wineandcigarettes.B.Teaordrinks.C.Moneyandpresents.D.Chocolatesorflowers.3.Whichofthefollowingsubjectsarenevertalkedaboutamongthepeople?A.PoliticseducationreligionormattersoffinancE.B.Familybooksorplays.C.Weatherrestaurantorfilm.D.Jobmoneyweatherorfilmandplay.4.Whenthehostessservescoffeeafterthemealitmeans_____.A.theeveningmealwillstartatonceB.theguestscanstaymorehoursC.theeveningmealhasendedtheguestsshouldpreparetoleaveD.therehasnotbeenanyteaandotherdrinks5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisn’tright?A.IfyouareinvitedfordinneryoushouldarriveontimE.B.Youshouldtakeoffyourshoesfirstafteryoustepintothehost’sdoor.C.ThehostessalwaysoffertheguestssomethingtodrinkwhentheyarrivE.D.Youshouldacceptthehostess’drinksevenifyou’renotthirsty.

AlongtimeagopeoplethoughtthattheSunwentroundtheEarth.InsomecountriespeopleevensaidthattheSunwasagod神.TheythoughtthegoddroveacrosstheskyeachdayonagoldenhorsE.NowweknowtheEarthgoesroundtheSun.IttakestheEarthayeartogoallwayroundtheSun.TodaymanevenknowhowfaritisfortheEarthtogoroundtheSun.TheytellusthattheEarthtravelsoverathousandmilesaminuteonitsjourneyroundtheSun.TheSunisreallyastar.ItismuchbiggerthantheEarthanditisveryhot.SomepeoplehavebeentothemoonbutweknowthatnoonecanevergototheSun.Itisfartoohotforpeopletoliveanywherenearit.TheSunisthreehundredthousandtimes倍heavierthantheEarthandmorethan1milliontimeslarger.71.A.longtimeagopeoplesaidtheSunwas_____.A.agoldenhorseofgodB.agodonagoldenhorseC.agodwithgoldendressD.agodandagoldenhorse72.Peoplecanneverliveanywherenearthesunbecauseitis_____.A.toohotB.toofarC.toosmallD.tooheavier73.TheEarthtravelsover_____milesanhour.A.1000B.100000C.6000000D.6000074.Oneyearis_____.A.thetimefortheEarthtoturnrounD.B.thetimetheEarthtravelsonethousandmiles.C.thetimetheEarthgoesroundtheSunonecircle圈周.D.thejourneyoftheEarth.75.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?_____A.ThemoonistheplanetoftheSun.B.OnedaymancanlandontheSun.C.TheSunisastarlikeotherstars.D.ThemoonistheneareststartousinspacE.

Whentheworldwasveryyoungpeoplelivedonlyinhotplaces.TheydidnotliveincoldplacesbecausetheycouldnotkeepwarmtherE.AtfirstmendidnotknowhowtomakeafirE.Sometimestreeswerehitbylightning闪电.ThenafirewasstarteD.Peopletooksomeofthefireneartheirhomes.A.firewasveryimportantforthreereasons.Itkeptthemwarm.Wildanimalswerefrightenedwhentheysawit.Andwhenfoodwascookedittastedmuchbetter.ButmendidnotknowhowtomakeafirE.Whentheyhadafiretheydidnotletitstopburning.Ifitwentout熄灭Theycouldnotstartitagain.TheyhadtowaitforlightningtostartanotherfirE.Sometimestheyhadtowaitforyears.LatertheylearnedhowtomakeafirE.Butitwasnoteasytomakesomethingburn.Nowwehavematches.Wecancarrytheminourpocketsandmakeafirewhenwewantto.58.Whentheworldwasveryyoungmeans________.A.beforeliberation解放B.inthefollowingyearsC.LonglongagoD.twentyyearsago59.Peoplefoundthat__________.A.thecookedfoodtastedbetterthantheuncookedfoodB.theuncookedfoodtastedmuchbetterthanthecookedfoodC.wildanimalsenjoyedthecookedfoodD.wildanimalskeptwarmnearthetrees60.Peopledidn’tletafirestopburningbecause_________.A.theywerenotabletomakeafireB.theylikedtowaitforlightningC.itrainednowandthenD.theydidn’tliketomakeafire61.Nowwecanmakeafire__________.A.bylightningB.ifitisnecessaryC.forthreereasonsD.inourpockets

ClothingisalanguagE.Ittellsusaboutindividualpeople:theirpersonalitytheirayetheirplaceinsocietyandsoon.Ifwewanttoknowmoreaboutsocietywecanlookattraditionalclothing.ThecontinentofAfricahasalonghistoryandarichcultureandthisisshownintraditionaldress.Youoftenfindthreecolours一redgoldandgreenintheclothing.Thefirstcolourstandsforthebloodofmillionsofpeoplewhosufferedasslaves奴隶;thesecondisfortherichresourcesoftheAfricanearth;andthethirdrepresentsthegrasslandsofhomE.Thepatterns图案ontheclothingalsohaveameaning.A.commonpatternisintheformofacross×whichstandsforunity.Anotherpatternisarectangularboxwhichrepresentsstrength.Becauseclothinghasastrongsocialmeaningpeopleareverycarefulinchoosingwhattowear.Itwouldn'tbegoodtowearthewrongclothingortowearclothesinthewrongway.ForinstanceinGhanaawomanshouldwearherwaistbanddifferentlyaccordingtotheimportanceofthesocialevent.TraditionaldressalsotellsusabouteverydaylifE.Africandesignsarefamousforloose宽松的clothing.TheclimatewiththehotsunandwidetemperaturechangesrequiresthattheclothesarecomfortablefordailylifE.AlthoughmanypeoplewearwesternclothesparticularlyinthebigcitiesinAfricatraditionaldressisveryhighlyvalueD.Thisisbecauseithasdeepculturalmeanings.1.Accordingtothepassagered.A.representsthesettingsunB.standsforAfricanunityC.ischosenbecauseitisabightcolourD.isareminder暗示ofthesadhistoryinAfrica2.AccordingtothepassagewhichsentenceisNOTRIGHT?A.Therectangularboxinthepatternrepresentsstrength.B.AfricahasalonghistoryandarichculturE.C.Africandresshasdeepculturalmeanings.D.AfrianpeopleseldomwearlooseclothingbecauseoftheclimatE.3.ThepassageismainlyaboutinAfricA.A.thehistoryofclothesB.modernfashionstylesC.themeaningsoftraditionaldressD.thematerialsusedintraditionaldress

新闻6月5日是联合国世界环境日去年主题是冰川消融后果堪忧！为了避免可能造成巨大的灾难性的气候改变联合国规划署组织了PlantingTreesfortheEarth大型活动许多国家和地区积极响应A.信息归纳共5小题每小题2分共10分以上的新闻播出后SabrinaAkhtar写了一封信请仔细阅读这封信后完成下面表格请将答案写在答题卷相应题目的答题位置上Mr.JohnHeppellHouseofCommonsLondonSWIAOAADearMr.HeppellI’mSabrinaAkhtarstudyinginahighschoolandI’venoticedthatforestsaredisappearing.Youknowmoreandmoreforestsaredisappearingaroundtheworldeachyear.ThisisbecauseofmanydifferentreasonsincludingfarmingtourismpollutionetC.Ifwestopdoingthesethingstherewillbeagoodfutureforpeopleoftomorrow.NowI’mwritingtoaskyoutohelpstopforestsfromdisappearing.Youcanhelpbygettingshopstostopsellingpapermadefromtreesandchangingtotree-freepaperpapernotmadefromtrees.Thiswillhelpforestssomuch.Therearemanythingswecandotohelpprotectforests.BychangingthelittlethingswecanmakeabigdifferencE.Ifyouwouldliketocontactmepleaseseetheaboveaddressore-mailmeatshazadinol@hotmail.co.uk.Thankyoufortakingyourtimeinreadingthisletter.YourssincerelySabrinaAkhtarInformationCardWaystocontactSabrinaAkhterBy81___________herore-mailingher.Reasonsthatcausemoreforeststodisappear82___________________________83________________________etC.AdvicethatSabrinaAkhtargivesMr.HeppellTogetshops84_____________madefromtreesandtousetree-freepaper.ThepurposetowritethisletterToaskMr.Heppellto85_____________.

away.Soithasliveduptonowthoughitisnotstrongatall.61.Fromthearticle文章welearnthatlocusts__________.A.aredangeroustotheirenemiesB.areeasilyfoundbybirdsC.changetheircolorstoprotectthemselvesD.aresmallanimals62.Howcaninsectswithdifferentcolorsfromplantskeepoutofdanger?A.Theyhavetomovequietly.B.Theyhidethemselvesinthedayandappearatnight.C.Theyhavethecolorsmuchliketheirenemies.D.Theyrunawayquickly.63.Bearsandlionscankeepsafebecause__________.A.theyliveinforestsB.theylikebrownandgreycolorsC.theymovequietlyD.theyhavethecolorssimilartothetrees64.A.kindoffishcanprotectthemselvesbysendingout_________.A.akindofsmellB.akindofgasC.akindofliquidD.akindofoil油65.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ColorsforbiganimalsandsmallinsectsB.ColorsofdifferentanimalsandinsectsC.ThechangeofcolorsforanimalsandinsectsD.Thechangeofdifferentanimalsandplants

Whenyoulookupintotheskyatnighthaveyoueverfeltthatyoureyesareplayingtrickson捉弄you?ItseemsthatthestarsaremovingallthetimE.Actuallythereisnothingwrongwithyoureyes.Thistwinklingeffectiscalledscintillation交光.Scintillationhappensbecauseofairmovementsintheearth’satmosphere大气.Lightisbent弯曲的whenittravelsthroughdifferentpartsoftheearth’satmospherE.Astheairintheearth’satmosphereismovingallthetimethelightfromthestarslooksasifitismovingtoo.ThesamethingalsohappenstothingsonthegrounD.Onaveryhotandshinydayifyoulookattheroadtheimageinthedistanceisnotclearandthingsmoveslightly.Youcanalsoseethesameeffectifyoudroparockintowater.Therockappearsalittleunclearunderthemovingwater.Thistwinklingeffectcausesalotofproblemsforastronomers天文学家sincetheycannotobservethestarsclearly.A.telescope望远镜wassentintospacesothattheairmovementsintheatmospherecouldbeavoided避免.Ittookalongtimetobuildthespacetelescopebutfinallyin1990ahugespacetelescopecalledtheHubbleSpaceTelescopewassuccessfullysentintospacE.Sincethenastronomershavemanyimportantobservationsthathavehelpedpeopleunderstandspacebetter.根据短文内容选择最佳选项10分36.Whathappenstothelightfromthestarsweseewhentheairintheearth’satmosphereismoving?A.Itlooksevenbrighter.B.Itlooksasifitisbent.C.Itlooksasifitismoving.D.Itlookslikedropsofrain.37.ScintillationalsohappensonaccordingtothepassagE.A.rainydaysB.shinydaysC.cloudydaysD.windydays38.Whatcanyouseewhenyoudroparockintothewater?A.Therockgetsbroken.B.Therockbecomesunclear.C.ThewaterbecomesmuchpolluteD.D.ThewaterdoesnotmoveanymorE.39.Theunderlinedwordobservemeans.A.watchB.listenC.drawD.explain40.Whyisscintillationaproblemforastronomers?A.Thestarsneverstaystill.B.ItmakesthestarstoodarktoseE.C.Itmakesastronomersfeeltoohottowork.D.Astronomerscannotobservethestarsclearly.

Choosethebestanswer根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案Copenhagenoneoftheworld'smostbicycle-friendlycitieshasbeguntoturnitsnetworkofusualhighways公路intobikehighwaysinordertopushmorecommuters每日往返上班着toleavetheircarsathomE.CopenhagenandAmsterdamarecalledEurope'stwobicyclecapitalsCopenhagencountsmorebicyclesthanpeopleandcyclingissopopularthatitsnumerousbikepaths道canbecomeverycrowdeD.TrafficjamscausedbybikesareusuallycommononthemainNoerrebrogade诺勒布洛加德街streetusedbyaround36000cyclistsaday.Copenhagen'sroadsarepackedwithpeoplewhowanttoridetheirbicyclesinallkindsofweather.Youhavetobecarefulcyclingyourwayforwardandsomecyclistsaren'talwaysthoughtfulcomplains22-year-olduniversitystudentLeaBresell.Thecreationofbikehighwayscomesrightontimeheadds.Ifinthe1960sDanes丹麦人thoughtofthecarasasignoffreedomtodaythebicyclehastakenitsplacE.Bicyclehasbecomeanimportantpartofpeople'slifeevenpoliticiansridebikestowork.ItisoncrowdedNoerrebrogade-thebusiestbicyclestreetinEuropethecityplannershavedecidedtobuildthefirstCopenhagen'senvironmentallyfriendlystreet.ThejammedbikepathswillbewidenedtofourmetersoneithersideoftheroaD.TheideaistomakeNoerrebrogadeEurope'sgreatcyclingstreet.saysAndreasRochltheCopenhagenbicycleprogrammanagerwhoisalsoknownasMr.Bike.ButRochlisnotsatisfiedwithmakinglifeeasierforcyclistsinthecity.Hewantstogetpeoplelivinginthecountrysideoutoftheircarsandontobikestoo.Hisgoalistopushthepercentageofcountrysidecommuterscyclingtoandfromthecityfromtoday's37percenttomorethan50percentby2015-Withinthecity55percentofcommutersalreadytravelbybikE.AlreadyCopenhagen'scyclingenvironmentisbetterthanotherEuropeancapitalswithitsbikepathsofmorethan390kilometers.1.Thepercentageofcountrysidecommutersusingabikeis______A.37%B.50%C.55%D.22%2.HowwidewillthebikepathbeinthefutureNoerrebrogadestreet?A.4meters.B.2meters.C.8meters.D.390kilometers.3.WhatisAndreasRochl?A.Auniversitystudent.B.A.cityplanner.C.A.bikedesignerD.A.programmanager.4.TheunderlinedwordpackedinthethirdparagraphmeansA.madeB.crowdedC.coveredD.connected5.Theunderlinedworditsinthefourthparagraphreferslo______.A.carB.freedomC.bicycleDsign6LeaBresellwelcomestheideaofbikehighwaysbecause_A.fewerpeoplewillridebikesinthefutureB.peoplewillbecomemorecarefulwhilecyclingC.therewillbelessjamstoridebikesD.noonewillbelatebecauseoftrafficjams7.Copenhagenisknownasabicyclecapitalbecause______.A.ithasthemostbicyclesintheworldBcyclingispopularwithitspeopleC.ithastheworld'sbestbikehighwaysDeveryDanecanrideabike

Nowadaysasthesocietydevelopstheneedoffuelisgettinglargerandlarger.Howcanwegetmoreandcheaperfuel?OnecompanyinNewJerseyisdevelopingaspecialwaytogetlow-costbio-fuels生物燃料fromsugaranimportangpartforgettingethanol乙醇.Inordertomakebio-fuelscheaperthecompanycalledProterroistryingtocutthecostofmakingsugar.Thecompanyisgettingphotosyntheticmicroorganisms光合微生物toproducelargeamountsofsugaranditisdesigningaspecialwaytogrowthemicroorganismsusingsmallamountsofwater.photosyntheticmicroorganismssuchasalgae藻类areusuallythoughtthatitcanproduceoils.Proterropaidsomuchattentiontomakingsugarbecausebio-fuelethanolismainlyfromitandit’salsothestartingpointfornewwaysofmakingothertypesofbio-fuels.Todayalmostallofthesugarforbio-fuelsismadefromcornorsugarcane甘蔗andseveralcompaniesaretryingmorewaystomakesugarfromotherplantssuchasgrassandtrees.Butwe’vejustgotthebeginningtomakebio-fuels;sugarisstillexpensivesaysKefkasdinProterro’sCEO.OnlysugarfromsugarcaneischeapenoughandthatcanonlybegrowninexpensivelyinsomeplacessuchasBrazil.51.Whydopeopletrytomakebio-fuels?A.TheusualfuelsaregettingmoreandmorE.B.Bio-fuelsaremoreimportantthantheusualfuels.C.Theusualfuelsaregettingcheaper.D.Bio-fuelsarecheaperthantheusualfuels.52.Howarepeopletryingtomakebio-fuelscheaper?A.Bymakingmorebio-fuels.B.Bycuttingthecostofmakingsugar.C.Bygettingmorephotosyntheticmicroorganisms.D.Byusingsmallamoutsofwater.53.WhichofthefollowingsmightNOTbeusedtomakebio-fuelsA.WheatB.SugarcaneC.CornD.Glass54.Howmanytypesofbio-fuelshavebeenmadeaccordingtothepassage?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four55.WhatdoKefkasdin’swordsmean?.A.Makingbio-fuelshasbecomequiteeasy.B.Bio-fuelsmaybealittlemoreexpensivE.C.Thecompanyhasn’tcutthecostlowenoughyet.D.Thecompanycanonlygetsugarfromsugarcanenow.

RobotsseemverynewtomostpeoplE.Buttheyhavealonghistory.ThefirstonewasmadebyaGreekinventor.Youmayhaveseenrobotsinsomemovies.TherobotsinthesemoviesarestrongerfasterandclevererthanpeoplE.Inreallifemostrobotsareusedinfactories.Theyareused被用来todomanydangerousdifficultorboringjobs.Somepeoplecan’tlookafterthemselvesandrobotsareusedtohelpthem.Forexamplesomepeoplecan’tseE.ManyofthesepeopleuseadogtohelpthemselvesmovearounD.Thisdogiscalledaguilddogs导盲犬.Scientistsaremakingarobottohelpthem.Inthefuturerobotdogsmighttaketheplace作用oftheseguidedogs.RobotsarealsousedinAmericanhospital.Atonehospitalarobottakesmealsfromthekitchentothesickpeople’srooms.Itneverlosesitswaybecauseithasamapofthehospitalinitscomputersystem系统.根据短文内容判断以下句子的正误你认为正确的句子写T错误的写F共5小题每小题2分满分10分61.A.Greekinventorinventedthefirstrobot.62.Robotscanonlybeseeninmovies.63.Robotscanhelpsomepeopletakecareofthemselves.64.Today’srobotshavefewuses.65.A.robotcooksmealsforthesickpeopleatanAmericanhospital.

Satellitesareanimportantpartofourordinarylives.ForexampletheinformationforweatherforecastsissentbysatellitE.SomesatelliteshavecameraswhichtakephotographsoftheEarthtoshowhowcloudsaremoving.Satellitesarealsousedtoconnectourinternationalphonecalls.ComputerconnectionsoftheWorldWideWebandInternetalsousesatellites.ManyofourTVprogramscometoUSthroughsatellites.Airplanepilotsalsosometimesuseasatellitetohelpthemfindtheirexactlocation.Weusesatellitestosendtelevisionpicturesfromonepartoftheworldtoanother.Theyareusually35880kilometersabovetheequator.SometimeswecanseeasatelliteintheskyanditseemstostayinthesameplacE.Thisisbecauseitismovingaroundtheworldat11000kilometersanhour—exactlythesamespeedthattheearthrotates.A.satellitemustorbittheEarthwithitsantennaefacingtheearth.SometimesitmovesawayfromitsorbitSotherearelittlerocketsonitwhichareusedtoputthesatellitebackintherightposition.Thisusuallyhappensabouteveryfiveorsixdays.Spaceisnotempty!EveryweekmoreandmoresatellitesaresentintospacetoorbittheEarth.A.satelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years.SatelliteswhicharebrokenaresometimesrepairedbyastronautsorsometimesbroughtbacktoEarthtoberepaireD.OftenveryoldorbrokensatellitesareleftinspacetoorbittheEarthforaverylongtimE.Thisisveryseriousbecausesomesatellitesusenuclearpowerandtheycancrashintoeachother.51.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdonebysatellitesaccordingtothepassage?A.Sendinginformationforweatherforecast.B.TakingphotographsoftheEarth.C.SendingTVpictures.D.Providingfoodforairplanepilots.52.What’sthespeedtheearthrotatesat?A.35880kilometersperhour.B.335880kilometersperhour.C.11000kilometersperhour.D.110000kilometersperhour53.WhydoesthesatellitemovearoundtheworldatthesamespeedastheEarthrotates?A.Inordertotakephotographs.B.Inordertostayinacertainpositionintheorbit.C.Inordertomoveawayfromitsorbit.D.Inordertosendtelevisionpictures.54.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordThisinthe3rdparagraphreferto?A.A.satellitE.B.Alittlerocket.C.A.satelliteseemstostayinthesameplaceinthesky.D.Thesatelliteputstherocketsintherightposition.55.Whichistrueofsatellites?A.Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years.B.EverytimeasatellitegetsbrokenitisbroughtbacktotheEarthtoberepaireD.C.AbrokensatelliteisneverleftinspacE.D.Theyoftencrashintoeachother.

Decisionsdecisions!Ourlivesarefullofthemfromthesmallonestothelife-changing.TherighttochooseiscentraltoeveryonE.Yetsometimeswemakebaddecisionsthatleaveusunhappyorfullofregret.Cansciencehelp?Mostofusknowlittleaboutthementalprocessesthatliebehindourdecisions.Luckilywhatpsychologists心理学家arefindingmayhelpusallmakebetterchoices.HerearesomeoftheiramazingdiscoveriestohelpyoumakeupyourminD.Consideryouremotions.Youmightthinkthatemotionsaretheenemyofdecisionmakingbutinfacttheyareapartofit.Wheneveryoumakeupyourmindyourbrain’semotionalcentreisactivE.UniversityofSouthernCaliforniascientistAntonioDamasiohasstudiedpeoplewithdamagetoonlytheemotionalpartsoftheirbrainsandfoundthattheywereunabletomakebasicchoicesaboutwhattowearoreat.Damasiathinksthismaybebecauseourbrainsstoreemotionalmemoriesofpastchoicewhichweusetohelpthepresentdecision-making.Howevermakingchoicesundertheinfluenceofanemotioncangreatlyaffecttheresult.TakeangerforexamplE.A.studybyNitikaGargoftheUniversityofMississippiandotherscientistsfoundtheangryshoppersweremorelikelytochoosethefirstthingtheywereofferedratherthanconsideringotherchoices.Itseemsthatangercanleadustomakequickdecisionswithoutmuchthinking.Allemotionsaffectourthinkingandmotivation动机soitmaybebesttoavoidmakingimportantdecisionsundertheirinfluencE.Yetstrangelythereisoneemotionthatseemstohelpusmakegoodchoices.TheAmericanresearchersfoundthatsadpeopletooktimetoconsiderthevariouschoicesonofferandendedupmakingthebestchoices.InfactmanystudiesshowthatpeoplewhofeelunhappyhavethemostreasonableviewoftheworlD.51.Accordingtothetextwhatmayhelpusmakebetterdecisions?A.Tothinkabouthappytimes.B.TomakemanydecisionsatatimE.C.Tostopfeelingregretfulaboutthepast.D.Tolearnabouttheprocessofdecision-making.52.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcentralmean?A.中心的B.中央的C.起决定作用的D.后悔的53.Damasia’sstudysuggeststhat________.A.emotionsaretheenemyofdecisionmaking.B.ourbrainhasnothingtodowithdecisionmaking.C.peoplewithphysicaldamagefindithardtomakeuptheirminds.D.ouremotionalmemoriesofpastchoicescanaffectpresentdecisions.54.Whyareangryshoppersmorelikelytochoosethefirstthingtheyareoffered?A.Theyoftenforgettheirpastchoices.B.Theymakedecisionswithoutmuchthinking.C.Theytendtosavetimewhenshopping.D.Theyaretooangrytobargain.55.Whatdowelearnfromthetext?A.Emotionsareapartofdecision-making.B.Sadpeoplealwaysmakeworsechoices.C.Noemotionseemstohelpusmakegoodchoices.D.Onlysadfeelingaffectourthinkingandmotivation.

青少年爱上网但他们所做何事请根据下面调查报告和图表选择最佳答案NowcomputersareanimportantpartinourlifE.MoreandmoreteenagerssurftheInterneteveryday.Asurveyshowsabout30%ofthestudentssurftheInternettogetinformation.17%ofthemreadthenewsand12%ofthemdownload*somethingfromthewebsites*.6%ofthemdothingsonlinetorelaxsuchaslisteningtomusicseeingafilm.Atthesametime20%ofthestudentslosethemselvesinchattingonlineand15%ofthemtakeagreatinterestinplayingcomputergames.Theyspendalotoftimedoingthesethingseveryday.TheInternetisabridgetotheoutsideworlD.ItcanhelpopenourminD.AndsurfingtheInternetbringsuslotsofknowledgeandhappiness.Ifthestudentsdon'tcontrolthetimetheyspendsurfingtheInternetitwillkeepthemawayfromothersintheirstudies.A.chatonlineB.downloadsomethingfromthewebsitesC.dothingsonlinetorelaxD.getinformationE.playcomputergamesF.readthenews66_______67________68__________69_______70____________

Scientists科学家thinkthatmanyanimalscannotseecolours.Theworldisblackandwhitetothem.Scientistswanttofindoutif是否dogscanseecolours.Whenthescientistsgivethedogsfoodtheyshowthemacertain一定的coloureverytimE.Thedogsgetreadytoeatwhentheyseethiscolour.Thescientiststhenshowthedogsanothercolour.Againthedogsgetreadytoeat.Thecoloursareallthesametothem.Coloursarenotallthesametomonkeys.ForexampleifweputfoodinaredboxanddothiseverydayamonkeywillalwaysgototheredboxtogetfooD.Ifweputfoodinablueboxthemonkeywon’tgotoit.51.Scientistsshowthedogscolours____________.A.totellthemtoeatB.tofindoutiftheycanseeblackandwhitethingsC.forfunD.tofindoutiftheycanseecolours52.Thedogsgetreadytoeatwhenthey____________.A.heardifferentpiecesofmusicB.seethemonkeysC.seeblackthingsD.seeallthecolours53.Coloursare_____________.A.allthesametomonkeysB.notallthesametodogsC.differenttodogsD.notallthesametomonkeys54.Ifweputfoodinablueboxanddothiseverydayamonkeywillalwaysgoto____________.A.theredboxtogetfoodB.theblueboxandputfoodinitC.theblueboxtogetfoodD.theredboxandputfoodinit55.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Scientistsfindthatdogsdon’tlikecolours.B.DogsliketoheardifferentpiecesofmusiC.C.Monkeyslikethefoodinthebox.D.Monkeyswillnotgototheblueboxifwedon’tshowthembefore

51.Ifitis8:00A.m.inwesternCanadathetimeis_______ineasternCanadA.A.12:00B.2:00p.m.C.12:30p.m.D.4:00A.m.52.WhileCanadianchildrenarewakingupchildreninScotlandare________.A.havinglessonsB.sleepingC.watchingTVD.playinggames53.Whoneedn’tgotoworkonFridays?A.Canadians.B.Scots.C.JapanesE.D.Egyptians.54.WhichcountrywillwelcomeSaturdayfirstCanadaJapanUKorEgypt?A.UKB.JapanC.EgyptD.Canada55.WhatdoesaheadofmeaninEnglish?A.earlierthanB.laterthanC.afterD.until

Ifyouwanttowatchandknowsomethingaboutbirdsyoumustfindagoodplacenearthebirdnest巢.BirdssitoneggsandtakecareoftheirbabiesfromApriltoJunE.Becausethebabybirdsaretooyoungtoleavethenestparentsoftengotolookforfoodandcomebackinseveralminutes.Soitisgoodtowatchbirds.Whenwewatchbirdswe’dbetterhideourselvesinacloseplacetothenestandit’sbettertousebinoculars双筒望远镜.Buthowtomakeabirdnest?A.goodbirdnestmustbeveryfinestrongthickandcomfortablE.Ifyouwanttomakeonepleasefollowthese:aEachnestmusthavesixboards木板.Don’tmaketheboardstooslippery滑.bDigasmallholeinthefrontofthenestasadoor.Thedoorisbigenoughsobirdscanflyinorouteasily.cMakesuretherainwatercan’tgointothenest.dOnepieceoftheboardshouldbeeasytoopen.eDon’tforgettocolourthenest.6.Themostimportantthinginwatchingbirdsisto.A.lookforaplacenearthebirdnestB.climbuptothetreesC.catchabirdD.killabird7.Wehavetohideourselvestowhenwe’rewatchingbirds.A.takebettercareofthemB.usethebinocularsC.makethemdoeverythingasusualD.killthematlast.8.Ifwemakethenesttooslippery.A.itwon’tbeverybeautifulB.itwon’tbeeasytomakeC.itwon’tbestrongD.it’sverydifficultforbirdstoholdorstandonit9.Weshouldleaveaholeinthefrontofthenestsothateasily.A.wecancleanthenestB.birdscanflyinoroutC.wecanhang挂D.wecanmakeit10.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Birdsareman’sfriendsB.HowtocatchbirdsC.WatchingbirdsandmakingbirdnestsD.Howtokeepbirds

Sorrytosayourbrainsnaturallystartslowingdownattheyoungageof30.Itusedtobethoughtthatthiscouldn'tbehelpedbutnewstudiesshowthatpeopleofanyagecantraintheirbrainstoworkfaster.YourbrainisalearningmachinesaysUniversityofCaliforniascientistDr.MichaelMerzenich.Giventherighttoolswecantrainourbrainstoactliketheydidwhenwewereyounger.Allthat'srequiredisthepracticedesignedjustforthepurpose:afewexercisesfortheminD.Merzenichhasdevelopedacomputer-basedtrainingmethodtospeeduptheprocess过程inwhichthebraindealswithinformationpositsciencE.com.SincemuchofthedatawereceivecomesthroughspeechtheBrainFitnessProgramworkswithlanguageandhearingtobetterspeedandaccuracy准确性.OverthecourseoftrainingtheprogramstartsaskingyoutotellsoundsbetweendogandbogforexampleatanincreasinglyfasterspeeD.It'sabitliketennisinstructorsaysMerzenichhittingballsatyoufasterandfastertokeepyouchallengeD.Youmaystartoutslowbutbeforelongyou'reprettyquick.ThebiggestfindinginbrainresearchinthelasttenyearsisthatthebrainatanyageishighlyplastiC.Ifyouaskyourbraintolearnitwilllearn.Anditmayevenspeedupwhileintheprocess.TokeepyourbrainyoungandplasticyoucandooneofamillionnewactivitiesthatchallengeandexciteyouplayingtabletennisorbridgedoingcrosswordpuzzleslearningalanguagE.Whenitcomestopreventingageingyoureallydo'useitorloseit'saysBarbaraSahakianprofessoratCambridgeUniversity.51.Accordingtothenewstudieswhatwillhappentoourbrains?A.Theywillnotstartslowingdownuntiltheageof30B.Theywillstartworkingslowlyaftertheageof30C.TheycanworkaswellasatayoungagethroughcertainexercisesD.Theycannotbeimprovedoncetheystarttoslowdown52.ThewritermentionedmanywaystospeedupyourbrainEXCEPT_____A.doingamillionnewactivitiesB.sleepingasmuchaspossibleC.playingsomeintelligentgamesD.playingtabletennis53.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Usingrighttoolsisimportantforbrains’work.B.BrainresearchdealswithinformationfromtheInternetC.Dr.MerzenichisascientistincomputerD.Manyactivitiescankeepourbrainsyoung.54.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththewriter’sidea?A.ThetrainmethodsworkbetterfortheolD.B.Peopleshouldtrainthebraintostopitfromaging.C.ThetrainingofthebrainshouldstartatanearlyagE.D.ItisnecessarytotakepartinasmanyactivitiesaspossiblE.55.WhichoneisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Ifyouare71yearsoldyourbrainistoooldtotrain.B.YoucaneatthefoodtokeepyourbrainyoungandplastiC.C.Merzenichhasdevelopedacomputer-basedtrainingmethodtotrainbrains.D.Youwillfeelyoungerwhenyoutrainyourbrain.

根据短文内容从短文内容后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文选项中一项为多余选项5分Whatwillthefuturelifebelike?64MaybeonedaywecanworkinBeijingsleepinChengduandvisitthemoonforholidays.65Possiblypeoplewillfindwaystousecleanerthingssuchasseawatertomakeenergywithoutpollutingtheearth.WewillhavemachinesthatcancopyeverythinginthefuturE.66Ifthemachineislikeafaxmachine传真机wecansendfoodandpresentstoourfriendseasily.Wewillhavecleverrobotsthatworkforusandtherobotscanbringususefulthingsandtakeawayourrubbish垃圾.67Butinthefutureifwethinkofsomethingthemachinecanmakeitforus.Wewillbeabletogointocomputergamesandfilmsandeverythingwillfeelreal.68Wewillbeabletomakeourhomesseemlikesunnybeachesoranythingwewant.PerhapsonedaywewillbeabletocollectourdreamsandputthemonDVDs.A.Wewillhavenewenergythatdoesn’tmakepollution.B.Nowwehavetopressabuttontomakeamachinework..C.Wewillbeabletomakeourhomesseemlikesunnybeachesoranythingwewant.D.InthefuturewecanonlycopyfoodbymachineE.PutacakeonthemachineanditmakesanewonE.F.IthinkwewillbeabletotravelfasterandsaferaroundtheworlD.6465666768

Candolphinstalk?Maybetheycan’ttalkwithwordsbuttheytalkwithsounds.Theyshowtheirfeelingswithsounds.Dolphinstravelinagroup.Wecallagroupoffishaschool.Theydon’tstudybuttheytraveltogether.Dolphinstalktotheotherdolphinsintheschool.Theygiveinformation.TheytellwhentheyarehappyorsadorafraiD.Theysaywelcomewhenadolphincomesbacktotheschool.Theytalkwhentheyplay.Theymakeafewsoundsabovewater.Theymakemanymoresoundsunderwater.Peoplecannothearthesesoundsbecausetheyareveryveryhigh.Scientistsmaketapesofthesoundsandstudythem.Sometimespeoplecatchadolphinforalargeaquarium水族馆.Peoplecanwatchthedolphinsinashow.Dolphinsdon’tliketobeawayfromtheirschoolinanaquarium.Theyaresadandlonely孤独的.Therearemanystoriesaboutdolphins.TheyhelppeoplE.Sometimestheysavesomebody’slifE.Dolphinmeatisgoodbutpeopledon’tliketokillthem.Theysaythatdolphinsbringgoodluck.Manypeoplebelievethis.61.Dolphinsshowtheirfeelingswith___________.A.picturesB.wordsC.waterD.sounds62.Peoplecan’thearthedolphin’ssoundsbecause________.A.theyareabovethewaterB.theyareunderthewaterC.theyareveryhighD.theyareverylow63.Whichoneistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DolphinsswimtogetherinaschoolbecausetheywanttostudyB.Theydon’tstudybuttheytravelinagroupC.DolphinsliketobeawayfromtheirschoolonanislanD.D.Dolphinsliketokillpeople64.Whydon’tpeopleliketokilldolphins?A.Becausetheirmeatisn’tdelicious.B.Becausepeopledon’tlikedolphins.C.Becausepeoplethinkdolphinscanbringgoodluckforthem.D.Becausepeopleliketoseethedolphinsintheaquarium.65.Whenthedolphinsliveintheaquariumtheyfeel.A.sadandlonelyB.happyandluckyC.warmandcomfortable舒适的D.afraidandsad

Thereareforty-sevendifferentkindsofkangaroos袋鼠.Thesmallestareaboutaquarterofameterlong;thebiggestaretallerthanaman.Kangarooshaveverylongstrongbacklegs.Theseareusedforjumping.Theyalsohavelongstrongtails尾巴usedforrestingon.Kangaroos’frontlegsaremuchshorterandarealmostlikearms.Kangaroos’headsarequitesmallbuttheirearsarequitelargE.Motherkangarooshaveapocketatthefront.Theyhaveonebabyeachyear.Whenitisbornthebabykangarooisstraightintoitsmother’spocket.Thebabykangaroosstaythereforsixmonths.Thebiggestkangaroosstandmorethan2meterstallandtheirlegsaresostrongthattheycanjumpmorethan9meters.Theyareveryfastandcantravelatmorethan50kilometersanhour.Theyareverystrongbutonlyeatfruitleavesandgrass.请根据短文内容选择最佳答案将其标号在答题卡上涂黑每小题2分共10分61.Howmanydifferentkindsofkangaroosarethere?A.37B.74C.47D.4062.Howlargearethebiggestkangaroos?A.Smallerthanaman.B.tallerthanaman.C.Thesamesizeasaman.D.A.quarterofameterlong.63.Doesamotherkangaroohaveapocket?A.Yesitdoes.B.Noitdoes.C.Noitdoesn’t.D.Itdoesn’ttellus.64.Howlongdoesababykangaroostayinitsmother’spocket?A.OnemonthB.ThreemonthsC.SixmonthsD.Fivemonths65.Howfarcankangaroosjump?A.Morethan2meters.B.Morethan9meters.C.Lessthan2meters.D.Lessthan9meters.

Ifmusicmakesyousmartandexercisehelpsyoutothinksurelyexercisingtomusiccanturnyouintoapersonwhoisbetteratlearningandunderstanding.AteamofscientistsfromOhioStateUniversitydidexperimentson33volunteers.TheyfoundthatpersonwhoexercisedwhilelisteningtoItalianmusicianAntonioVivaldi’sTheFourSeasonsdidmuchbetterinlanguageability能力teststhanwithoutmusiC.ThevolunteerssaidtheyfeltbetterafterexercisingwithorwithoutthemusiC.Buttheirimprovementonthetestdoubled加倍afterlisteningtothemusicduringexercisE.Exerciseseemstocausepositivechangesinthenervoussystem神经系统andhaveadirectresultonlearningabilitysaidthepsychologistCharlesEmery.Scientistshavefoundthatmusiccanbegoodforhealthandeducation.Ithelpsrelievestresssadnessandnervousnessencouragesrelaxationorsleepwakesupthebodyandimprovesmemoryandthoughts.PsychologistshavebeenusingMozart’smusicespeciallyhisviolinpiecestohelpchildrenwithspeechdisorders言语能力紊乱.Mozartisoftenchosenbecausehismusicisnotover-exciting.A.studyshoutedstudentswhooftenexercisetoMozart’smusicgoontoscorehighermarksintests.WithimportantexamsdrawingnearyourparentswillnotprobablyallowyoutolistentomusiC.Butperhapsnowyouhavegoodreasonstoarguewiththem.46.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordrelievemeaninChinese?A.加强B.减轻C.提高D.接替47.Howmanygreatmusiciansarementionedinthepassage?A.TwoB.ThereC.Four.D.Thirty-three48.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Studentsshouldnotlistentomusicbeforeexams.B.Childrenaresupposedtofollowtheirparents’words.C.Musicmayhelpstudenttogethighergradesintests.D.Thereisnoreasonforchildrentoarguewithparents.49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.ScientistsoftenuseMozart’smusicforitisreallyexciting.B.Musicusuallymakespeopletooexcitedtogotosleep.C.Exercisingwithoutmusicseemstocausemanynegativechanges.D.StudentscanimprovetheirstudiesgreatlyafterexercisingtomusiC.50.WhichistheBESTtitleforthispassage?A.ScientistssuggestgreatmusiC.B.Musicandexerciseleadtostress.C.Exercisingtomusicmakesyousmarter.D.VolunteerslistenedtoMozart’sviolinpieces.

MostAmericanfamiliesaresmallerthanthefamiliesinothercountries.MostAmericanfamilieshaveoneortwoparentsandoneortwochildreneach.ChildrenintheUSwillleavetheirparents’homewhentheygrowup.Theyusuallylivefarfromtheirparentsbecausetheywanttofindgoodjobs.TheyoftenwritetotheirparentsortelephonethemAndtheyoftengotovisittheirparentsonholiday.Parentsusuallylettheirchildrenchoosetheirownjobs.Americansthinkitimportantforyoungpeopletodecideontheirlivesbythemselves.Childrenareaskedtodosomeworkaroundtheirhouse.Andinmanyfamilieschildrenarepaidfordoingsomehouseworksothattheylearnhowtomakemoneyfortheirownuse.1.ThesizeofmostAmericanfamiliesis______thatofothercountries.A.largerthanB.smallerthanC.asbigasD.assmallas2.Whenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparents’hometo______.A.getmarriedB.befreeC.findgoodjobsD.study3.Theyvisittheirparents______.A.onweekdaysB.onweekendsC.atanytimeD.onholiday4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.Childrenhavethefreedomtochoosetheirownjob.B.Parentsdon’tasktheirchildrentodothehousework.C.Parentsthinkitimportantforchildrentomaketheirowndecision.D.Whenchildrengrowuptheyusuallylivefarawayfromtheirhome.5.Someparentspaytheirchildrenfordoinghouseworkbecause______.A.childrencanlearnhowtomakemoneyforthemselvesB.theirchildrentellthemtodosoC.theyarerichD.theydobylaw

DogslikelivingwithpeoplE.AdogcanbeaverygoodfrienD.HecandoalotofthingsforpeoplE.Somedogshelppeopletolookaftersheepotherdogshelpthemtofindlost丢失的children.Andsomeofthedogscanhelptheblind盲人dothings.Manyyearsagotherewasaverdog.HisnamewasSeeingEyedog.NowwecanseethiskindofdogsallovertheworlD.TheyareworkingfortheblinD.TheSeeingEyedogisstronggoodandeasytotrain训练.HehelpstheblindtowalkfromplacE.BeforeadogbecomesaSeeingEyedoghemustgotoatrainingschoolforaboutthreemonths.Firstthedoghastolearntositorstaywhenhehearsthetrainer’scall.Inhisnextlessonthedoglearnstomakehistraineracrossbusystreets.Thedoghasmanythingstolearn.Andineverylessonhemusttodoonethingagainandagainmanytimes.Attheendofthetrainingcshoolhemustaketests.WhenhepasestheteststheSeeingEyedogwilldothingsbyhimself.NowhecanhelpblindpeoplE.Thenewmaster主人maybeamanawomanorevenachilD.Ittakesthedogandhisblindmasteraboutamonthtolearntoworkandlivetogether.4.WecanseetheSeeingEyedog.A.onlyinthecountryB.onlyinsmallcitiesC.allovertheworldD.onlyonthebusystreet5.WhatcantheSeeingEyedogdo?A.LookaftersheepB.HelpblindpeopleC.FindlostchildrenD.Trainblindpeople6.Howlongwillittakethedogandhisblindmastertolearntoworkandlivetogether?A.OneyearB.FiveyearsC.AboutamonthD.Aweek

Whenyoulookatcloudsyouwillnoticethattherearemanydifferentkinds.Somecloudsarehighandthinsomearewhiteandfluffy蓬松的andotherslookdarkandheavy.TherearefourkindsofcloudsTheyarehighcloudsmiddlecloudslowcloudsandcloudsthatgrowvertically垂直的.Andthatcloudsinthesefourgroupsarenameforthewaytheylook.Cirruscloudsarehighcloudsthataremorethan5kilometersaboveearth.Cirruscloudslooklikecurlyhairandthewordcirrusjustmeanscurlofhair.Somehighcloudsthatlooklikelayers层arecalledcirrostratusclouds.Thewordstratusmeanslayer.About3to6.5kilometersaboveeartharethemiddleclouds.AltostratuscloudsarelightgrayandAltocumuluscloudsareveryfluffy.AnothercloudthatsometimescanbeamiddlecloudsisNimbostratusclouD.Nimbocomesfromthewordnimbuswhichmeansheavyrain.Thesecloudsmakeagraylayerfromwhichrainandsnowfalls.Thelowcloudsarenohigherthanabout1.6kilometersaboveearth.TwokindsofcloudsareoftenfoundherE.Stratocumuluscloudsarelightanddark.Stratuscloudsareverylow.Thefourthgroupofcloudsgrowsvertically.Thesecloudshaveabasenearthegroundbutrisetoagreatheight.Cumuluscloudscangrowupontopofoneanother.Whentheygrowuphightheyarecalledcumulonimbusclouds.Thesecloudscanriseashighas18kilometers.71.Welearnfromthepassagemanynamesofcloudsandallofthembelongto_____groups.A.twoB.fourC.six72.CirruscloudsandCirrostratuscloudsaregiventhenamesbywhatthey______.A.areusedforB.aremadefromC.looklike73.Itisgoingtobe______whenweseeNimbostratuscloudsinthesky.A.sunnyB.windyC.rainy74.CloudsthatgrowverticallyriseintotheskyinthewayofthatPicture______shows.75.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Weknowthecloudsthataremorethan3kilometersaboveeartharecalledhighclouds.B.Cloudsaredividedintofourgroupsaccordingtohowfatthey'reawayfromearth.C.Accordingtothispassageweknowcloudsthatgrowverticallyallstayveryhighinthesky.

Theearthischanging.Tomorrowitwillbedifferent.Allthelivingthingsontheeartharechanging.Evenpeoplearechangingandtomorrowyouwillbedifferent.TherearemanykindsofchangeandmanydifferentthingsthancausechangE.PeopleneedtorealizethechangestolearntoseethemandtolearnwhatcauseschangE.Humanbeingsmustsolvemanyproblemssothattheycancontinuetolivesuccessfully.Warisoneoftheseproblems.Diseaseandnaturaldisasterareproblems.Havingenoughfoodandenergyforthegrowingnumberofpeopleintheworldisaproblem.MostproblemscanbesolvedbutsomeareimpossibletosolvE.ThewayinwhichpeoplesolveproblemsaffectshowlongandhowwelltheycanlivE.Aspeoplesolvetheirproblemstheychangethingsandchangesoftencausenewproblemsforpeopleandforotherlivingthingsontheearth.Sometimesthenewproblemsseemevenworsethantheoldones.HumanbeingswillprobablyneverstophavingproblemstosolvE.Canyouuseyourimaginationtodescribeaworldthathasnoproblemsatall?61.Thereasonwhyeverythingischangingisthat______.A.peoplewantthemtobechangingB.there’remanydifferentthingsthatcausethemtochangeC.thelivingthingsarechangingD.theworldistoosmall62.Peopleneedtosolveproblemsbecause______.A.therewillbemoreandmorenewproblemsiftheydon’tsolvetheoldones.B.theproblemsaredifficulttosolveC.theyhavetogoonlivingD.therearesomanythingsthatarechanging63.Newproblemsappear______.A.becauseoldproblemsaren’tsolveD.B.becausepeopledon’tsolvethemC.becausesomepeoplearefoolishD.whenpeoplearesolvingoldones64.Whichofthefollowingifwrongaccordingtothepassage?A.DisasterandwararetwooftheproblemspeoplehavetosolvE.B.PeopleneedtosolvealltheproblemsatthesametimE.C.ThewaypeoplesolveproblemshasmuchtodowiththeirlifE.D.Peoplecan’tsolvealltheproblematonetimE.65.Theunderlinedworddisasterinthepassageprobablymeans______inChinesE.A.灾难B.资源C.条件D.环境

Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusflowmoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon'tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.2.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe________.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant3.TheunderlinedwordsgenerouswithourtimeinParagraph3probablymean________.A.strictwithtimeB.willingtospendtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.seriouswithtime4.A.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe________.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans'hospitalityD.Americans'andChinese'sviewsoffriendship

Whentwopeoplemeettherearealotofwaysofgreeting.Thewaysofgreetingarenotalwaysthesameindifferentcountries.InAmericatwopeopleusuallygreeteachotherwithahandshakE.Itisawaytoshowrespect尊重totheotherperson.Athletesfromoppositeteamsshakehandsbeforeagameforthesamereason.HowevermostAmericansdon’tshakehandswhentheymeetpeopletheyhavealreadyknownwell.WhenAmericanfriendsmeeteachothertheymightonlywave挥手ormaybejustnod点头theirheads.InNewZealandthereisaspecialwayofgreetingcalledHongi.Inthegreetingtwopeoplepresstheirnosesandforeheads前额togetherandclosetheireyes.ThisisanoldtraditionthatcomesfromtheMaoriwhowerethefirstpeopletoliveinNewZealanD.EventodaymanyNewZealandersstillpresstheirforeheadswhentheymeet.KissingissometimesusedasawaytogreetsomeonE.Insomecountriesimportantpeopleusedtowearspecialrings.Itwasthecustomforvisitorstokisstheseringswhentheycameforameeting.InFrancewhenpeoplemeettheysometimeskisseachotheronthefacE.InJapanpeoplebowtoeachothereverytimetheymeet.Evenfamilymembersbowtoeachother.Peopledecidehowlowtobowdependingonhowrespectedtheotherpersonis.TodaynewwaysofgreetingarecreatedallthetimE.PeoplecandothiswithaquickhiahandshakeorevenasimplesmilE.Theimportantthingisthatthepeopletheyaregreetingunderstandthem.1.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.differentwaysofgreetingB.howtobeapolitepersonC.howtoshowrespecttoothersD.waysofsayinghelloindifferentlanguages2.Theunderlinedpartthesamereasonrefersto.A.showingloveB.showingrespectC.thankingeachotherD.introducingeachother3.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.it’simpolitetopressone’snoseinNewZealandB.HongiisakindoftraditionalfoodinNewZealandC.theMaoriusedtobeanoldvillageinNewZealandD.HongiisanoldtraditioninNewZealand4.HowlowdoesoneJapanesebowtotheother?A.Itdependsonhowrespectedtheotherpersonis.B.Itdependsonhowoldtheotherpersonis.C.Itdependsonhowsuccessfultheotherpersonis.D.Itdependsonhowtalltheotherpersonis.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.It’sOKtojustnodheadswhenAmericanfriendsmeet.B.FamilymembersinJapandonotbowtoeachother.C.Insomecountriesringswereonceusedforkissing.D.ThewaysofgreetingarechangingovertimE.

ComputersareveryimportanttomodernlifE.ManypeoplethinkthatinthefuturecomputerswillbeusedalotineverydaylifE.Itisthoughtthatwewon’thavetogoshoppingbecausewewillbeabletogetmostthingswhicharesoldinshopsontheInternet.Therewillbenomorebooksbecausewewillbeabletogetalltextsfromcomputers.TheInternetwillbeusedtoplaygamesseefilmsandbuyfooD.Mosttelephonecallswillbemadebycomputerstoo.Somepeoplearegladaboutthosenewwaysofshoppingandcommunicating.Othersdonotthinkthatcomputerswillreplaceouroldways.Let’slookatbooksforexamplE.Somepeoplethinkthatonedaywewillnotreadbooksmadeofpaper.Insteadwewillbuyandreadbooksusingcomputers.Wewillreadtextsonsmallpocketcomputers.ThecomputerswillkeepmanydifferentbooksinthematthesametimE.Wewon’tneedtoturnlotsofpagesandpaperwillbesaveD.Computerized计算机化的bookswillbeusedmoreandmorE.IsInternetshoppingsuchapleasureasgoingtotheshopManypeoplesayitisnot.Itisapleasuretogointoshopsandlookatthingsyouwanttobuy.Itisalsounlikelythatmanypeoplewillwanttoreadlargetextsonourcomputersbecausepaperbookswillperhapsbemorefriendly.Maybecomputerswon’tchangethesetwohabits.1.Inthefirstparagraphitisthoughtthatpeoplewillusecomputersfor________.A.playinggamesshoppingandmakingtelephonecallsB.makingtelephonecallshavingmealsandseeingfilmsC.seeingfilmsbuyingfoodandgoingforholidaysD.playinggamesmakingtelephonecallsandseeingthedoctor2.WhichreasonforusingcomputerizedbooksisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Computerizedbookswon’tbeveryexpensivE.B.Computerscankeepmanydifferentbooksinthem.C.Wewon’thavelotsofpages.D.Wewon’tneedanypaper.3.Thefourthparagraphtells________.A.abouttheoldandnewwaysofshoppingandcommunicatingB.iftheInternetwillchangeourhabitsC.aboutcomputerizedbooksD.aboutfutureusesofcomputers4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.ComputersWillReplaceShopsandBooksB.ComputersintheFutureC.ComputersWillDoEverythingforManD.HowComputersChangeOurHabits

Oncetherewasaforestwherealltheanimalslivedhappilytogether.OnedayafamilywenttospendthedayintheforestandthesonlefthissockstherE.Afterthefamilyleftabearcamebyfoundthesocksanddecidedtotrythemon.Theyfitsowellandhelikedthemsomuchthathewouldn'ttakethemoff.Alltheanimalstalkedabouttheheartsnewlook.Sooninthatforesttherebeganappearingsquirrels松鼠inshirtsrabbitsinshoesandevenrats鼠wearinghats!TheforestdoctorshookhisheadtellinganimalsThiscan'tbegooD.Animalsdon'tneedclothes!Butnoonelistenedtohim.Theysaidhewasjustoutoffashion.Howeveritwasn'tlongbeforethefirstresultsoffashion-fevercame.Severaltimesthesquirrelcaughthisshirtontreesstoppinghiminmid-jumpandsendinghimfallingtothegroundfromatreE.Theratcouldn'tgointohisholewithouttakingoffhishatfirst.Eventhebearbecauseofhissocksslipped滑到fromtheriverrockandalmostkilledhimself.WhentheanimalscametoseethedoctorhegavethemallthesameadviceTakeoffthoseclothesbeforeonedaythey'regoingtokillyou.Thosewholistenedtothedoctor'sadvicestoppedhavingaccidents.Andtheanimalsrealizedthattheydidn'tneedclothesatall.Startingtowearthemhadbeenverydangerousandtheyhadonlydoneittomakeothersadmire羡慕themandtogetattention.48.foundthesocksandtriedthemon.A.ThesonB.ThebearC.TherabbitD.Therat49.FromthestorywecanknowthatA.thefamilyhadagoodtimewiththebearB.theanimalsdidn'tlikethebear’snewlookC.theforestdoctortoldtheanimalsnottowearclothesD.thesquirrelcouldn'tgointohisholewithhishaton50.Theunderlinedsentenceitwasn'tlongbeforethefirstresultsoffashion-fevercame.probablymeansthat______.A.soontheanimalshadaleverbecauseoftheclothesB.soontheanimalsenjoyedwearingclothesverymuchC.soontheanimalsbecamehealthierinthewarmclothesD.soontheanimalshadlotsofaccidentsalterwearingclothes51.Thestoryiswrittentotel1us______.A.helpingothersishelpingyourselfB.weshouldhecarefulintheforestC.thingsthatfityourselfarethebestD.animalsmustbelookedafterwell

Amobilephoneisinfactasmallradio.A.radiosendsaperson’svoiceoveralongwaytoanotherradio.A.voicethatissentbyradioiscalledasignal.A.radiosignaltravelsveryquickly.OnlyafewyearsagomobilephoneswereverylargE.Theyneededlargebatteries.Theyhadtobepowerfultosendtheirsignaltofarawayplaces.Thiswasbecausemostcitieshadonlyoneantennatowerformobilephones.Doyouknowwhatuseamobilephonehas?Yesyoucanuseittodoalotofthings.CallyourfriendsandfamilyfromalmostanywherE.Callthepoliceimmediatelyifthereisanaccidentinthestreet.Sendorreceiveane-mail.GetinformationfromtheInternet.SendandreceivemessagesSendingshortmessagesisapopularwaytouseyourmobilephonE.ManypeopleuseshortformsofwordssothemessagesarequicktowriteandreaD.Canyouguesswhatthesemessagesmean?Tryreadingthemout.Whatdoyouhear?RUOKCUL8RThat’sEZWillIC.UB42moro?That’sGr8!91.Thereareabout_____waysofusingamobilephonE.A.fiveB.sixC.sevenD.eight92.Today’smobilephonesare_____accordingtothewriter.A.cheapandpopularB.smallbutpowerfulC.bigenoughD.easytouse93.A.mobilephoneuses_____tosendpeople’svoiceandshortmessages.A.radiosignalsB.batteriesC.computersD.antennatowers94.WhichshortmessagemeansSeeyoutomorrow!?A.RUOKB.CUL8RC.That’sGr8!D.CU2moro95.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThecommonknowledgeofthemobilephoneB.HowthemobilephonewilldevelopC.HowthemobilephoneworksandwhatuseithasD.Whatshortformsofwordsmeaninwrittenmessages

Asweallknowtheoceanmoves.Butwavesbreakingonthebeachmaketheoceanfun.Whenyoustandontheshoreandlookatthewavesitseemslikethewaterismovingtowardsyou.ButthewaterisnotreallymovingforwarD.Themovingyouseeiswaveenergy.AndwaveenergycomesfromthewinD.Let’sthinkabouthowthisworks.Aswaveenergypassesthroughthewatertheenergymakesparticles粒子ofwatermoveupanddown.Justgiveyouanexampleofawavepassingunderabasketball.WeputabasketballontheseA.Whenthewindblowsawavecomesfrombehindthebasketball.ThebasketballmovesuptothetopwiththewavE.ThenthewavecontinuesandleavesthebasketballbehinD.Thebasketballlookslowerbutitdoesn’tmoveforwarD.That’sbecausethewaveenergyjustmovesthewaterwhichisunderthebasketball.SowhycanyouseeawaveknockyoudownontheshoreWhenawavemovestowardtheshorethebottomofthewaveslowsdownbecauseitmeetstheoceanfloor.Butthetopwhichiscalledcrest浪峰keepsmoving.ThedifferentactioncausesthewavetofalloverorbreakontotheshorE.IfawaveisverylargeitcarriesalotofenergywhenithitsthelanD.AstimegoesbywavescanbreakupandcarryawaytherocksandotherthingsontheshorE.Shorelinesarechangingallthetimebecauseofwaveaction.51.______isreallymovingforwardwhenyoulookatthewavE.A.WaterB.ThebasketballC.WaterandwaveenergyD.Waveenergy52.Matchthesentenceswiththepicturesandtherightanswer.1ThebasketballmovesuptothetopwiththewavE.2ThebasketballcontinuesandleavesthebasketballbehinD.3Whenthewindblowsawavecomesfrombehindthebasketball.A.a—2b—1c—3B.a—3b—1c—2C.a—1b—3c—2D.a—3b—2c—153.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Waveenergycomesfromthewater.B.Largewavescarryplentyofenergy.C.WaveactionmakesshorelineschangeallthetimE.D.Thebottomofthewaveiseasytoslowdown.54.TheunderlinedworditParagraph3refersto________.A.particlesofwaterB.theshoreC.thewindD.thebottomofthewave55.Themainideaofthispassageis______.A.whatmakesparticlesofwatermoveB.howabasketballmovesontheoceanC.howwaveenergycauseswaveactionD.whyawavecanknockyoudown

Scientistshavehelpedpeopleunderstandthedangerstheearthisfacing.Aspeopleliveontheearthweshouldbefullyreadytodealwiththedangers.IfwedonotpaymoreattentiontotheproblemscausedbyairpollutionourearthmaynolongerbeahealthyplaceforplantsanimalsandpeopletolivE.Cleaninguptheairisajobthatallcountriesmustworkon.TheproblemscausedbyairpollutioncanbesolvedbutalotofworkneedstobedonE.Governmentsaroundtheworldarebeginningtoworktogethertolowerthelevelsofdangerousgasesintheatmosphere大气层.Ifthiscanbedonewelltheozonelayer臭氧层canrebuilditselfglobalwarmingcanbecontrolledandacidraincanbereduceD.In1967thegovernmentoftheUnitedStatespassedtheCleanAirAct.Morepartswereaddedtotheactin19701977and1990.Asaresultoftheselawscarsnowmustreducetheamountsofharmfulgases.Powerfactoriesmustusecleancoalmethodstoreduceacid­raingasestheyproducE.In1970theEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyEPAwassetup.TheEPA'sjobistomakesurethattheenvironmentallawsarebeingfollowedandtofindoutnewdangersandoffersolutions.ThefirstEarthDaywasalsoce­lebratedin1970.Whileitisveryimportanttoaddresswithaironaglobalscaleeachpersoncanalsodosomethingtoprotecttheearth.Herearesomethingsyoucandoeveryday1Turndowntheheatandairconditioning.2Usethedishwasheronlywhentherearefullofdishes.3Practicethe3Rs:recyclereuseandreducE.4PlantatreE.5WalkorrideyourbikE.6.Ifwedon'tcareabout________problemsourearthmaynolongerbeahealthyplacE.A.airpollutionB.waterpollutionC.noisepollutionD.seapollution7.Everycountryshould________tosolvetheproblemscausedbyairpollution.A.rebuildtheozonelayerB.cleanuptheairC.produceharmfulgasesD.reduceacid­raingases8.AllthethingstheEPAcandoisto________.A.makemorelawsB.findoutnewdangersC.protecttheenvironmentD.planttrees9.TheCleanAirActwaspassed________bytheAmericangovernment.A.In1967B.In1970C.In1977D.In197810.Inourdailylifewecandosomethingtoprotecttheearthby________.A.usingmorecarsB.ridingthebikesC.cuttingdowntreesD.turninguptheheat

Whydoplantsgrowinsomeplacesandnotinothers?Whydoessomelandhavesomuchgrowingonitwhileotherlandhasalmostnoplantsgrowingonitatall?Togrowplantsneedseveralthings.Oneiswarmth.Inverycoldplacesalmostnothinggrows.Plantsalsoneedwater.Inverydrypartsoftheearthonlyafewunusualplantscangrow.That’swhydrydesertseverywherearealmostnotcoveredbytreesorgrass.Plantsmustalsohaveaplaceinwhichtoputdowntheirrootsandgrow.TheyfinditdifficulttogrowonhardlanD.ThetownisbuiltonhardlanD.Theplantsherehaveonlythesoilfoundbetweenthecracksofthestonestogrowin.AnotherthingplantsmusthavebeforetheycangrowisfooD.Whatwillhappenifwetrytomakethingsgrowonthesandybeach?A.fewplantssuchasbeachgrasswillgrowinsandbutmostplantswon’t.Eveniftheweatheriswarmenoughandwewatertheplantseachdaymanyofthemwilldiebecausethesandonthisbeachhasalmostnofoodforplants.66.Whatthingsdon’tmostplantsneedtogrowwellaccordingtothepassage?A.Warmth.B.FooD.C.Sandybeach67.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcracksmeaninthepassage?A.表面B.缝隙C.夹层68.Fromthepassageweknowthatitisforplantstogrowindryplaces.A.difficultB.impossibleC.important69.Thereasonwhymostplantscan’tgrowonthesandybeachisthat.A.thereisn’tenoughsunlightB.thereistoomuchwaterC.ithaslittlefoodforplants70.Thepassagecanmostprobablybefoundinabook.A.scienceB.historyC.travel

Peoplehavehomes.Animalshavehomestoo.Peopleliveindifferentkindsofhomes.Sodoanimals.SomeanimalsliveinholesunderthegrounD.Forexamplethewoodchuck旱獭livesunderthegrounD.Hishomehastwodoors.Ifanenemycomesthroughonedoorthewoodchuckwillgooutoftheother.Someanimalslikesomebirdsliveinholesintrees.Crows乌鸦andsomesquirrels松鼠buildnestshighintrees.Andmostofthebirdsliveinnests.Buthawks鹰buildtheirnestshighinthemountains.Someanimalsevencarrytheirhomesontheirbacks.根据短文内容选择最佳答案56.Thispassageisabout_______.A.sometreesB.someanimalsC.animals’homesD.differentanimals57.Howmanydoorsdoesthewoodchuckhaveinhishouse?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Nodoors.58.Wherearehawks’homes?A.Inthetrees.B.UnderthegrounD.C.Inthemountains.D.Wedon’tknow.59.Animals’homesare_______.A.indifferentplacesB.inthefarmlandsC.inholesD.thesameintrees60.Whichanimalcarrieshishomeonhisback?A.Thewoodchuck.B.Thesquirrel.C.Therabbit.D.Thesnail蜗牛.

TheClockworkRadioTheBritishinventorTrevorBayliscreatedthisreallyclever′wind-upradio′forpeoplefromThirdWorldcountries.insomepartsoftheThirdWorldcountriesit’sveryhardforpeopletogetorpayforenoughenergy.Thisradiousesnobatteries电池anddoesnotneedanyelectricitytorunit.A.clockworkgenerator发电机isputinsidetheradioandworksasthepower.Whenitisfullywoundup上弦theradiocanworkforlongperiods.Theclockworkproductisnotanewinvention.TheVictorianshadalreadyputitinwideusE.Wemayfindthemusedintoysaswell.Thenwhatisnewaboutthisclockworkradio?Baylishasusedthissimplebuteffective高效的wayofcreatingelectricitytobothhelpthepeopleoftheThirdWorldandtodevelopaproductwhichissellingwellinWesternEuropE.EvenformerPresidentofSouthAfricaNelsonMandellahasoneoftheseradiosandpersonallyrecommendsthisproducttoothers.40.Whatdoestheclockworkradiousetorunit?A.Batteries.B.Electricity.C.A.clockworkgenerator.D.Windpower.41.TheThirdWorldcountriesareintheworlD.A.therichcountriesB.thepoorcountriesC.WesternEuropeanD.Victoriancountries42.Whichsentenceistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.theclockworkradiocanworkforonlyashortperiodoftimE.B.TrevorBayliscreatedtheworld’sfirstclockworkproduct.C.TheclockwiseradioisalsoatoyforpeopleoftheThirdWorlD.D.NelsonMandellaownsoneoftheclockworkradios.

Thelion狮子saysthatheisonhisdeathbed.Soheasksalltheanimalstocomeandlistentohislastwishes.Thecatcomestothelion’scave洞穴.Hestandsthereandgoesin.Thenasheepgoesin.Beforeshecomesoutarabbit兔子goesintohearthelastwishesofthekingofanimals.ButsoonthelionlookswellagainandgoesoutofhiscavE.Heseesafox狐狸waitingoutsidE.Whydon’tyoucomein?askstheliontothefox.IbegyourpardonsaysthefoxIseemanyanimalsgointoyourcavebutnobody没有人comesout.BeforetheycomeoutagainIwillwaitoutsidE.76._________animalsgoesintothelion’scavE.A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.77.What’sthemeaningofonhisdeathbedinChinese?A.高枕无忧B.快死了C.卧床休息D.伤心欲绝78.Whydoesn’tthefoxgointothecave?A.Heknowsthelion’slastwishes.B.HeistireD.C.Heknowsthelionmayeattheanimal.D.Heiswaitingforhisturn.79.Whydoesthelionasktheanimalstolistentohislastwishes?A.Hewantstosaysomething.B.Heisboring.C.Hewantstoeatthem.D.Helikestheanimalsverymuch.80.Fromthepassageweknowthefoxis__________.A.friendly.B.politE.C.popular.D.clever.

Therearemanythingsyoucandotoimproveyourmemory.Amongthemaremanykindsofusefulwaysaswellastakingspecialcareofyourhealth.ItisimportantthatyoumakeyourselfexcitedtomakeyourmemorymoreactivE.Youcandothisbydoingsomenewactivitiesandbychangingyourdailyhabits.Learninganewskillhelpsyourbrain大脑todevelop.Whentryingtoremembersomethingyoushouldpayspecialattentiontothemostimportantthingsaboutit.Donotallowotherthoughtstoenteryourmindbecausethiswillreduceyourchancesofmakingrightmemories.Anexcellentwaytohelpmemoryistoconnectinformationwithpictures.TrytoseethepicturesinyourminD.Takingnotesandkeepingadiarywillalsobehelpful.Healthyfoodandplentyofvitaminsarenecessaryforyourmemorytoworkwell.Drinkingalotofwateralsohelpskeepyourmemory.Youmustallowyourbraintohaveenoughsleepandrest.Whenyouareasleepyourbrainstoresmemory.Notenoughsleepcancauseproblemswithstoringinformation.Andbeingtiredwillalsostopyoufrombeingabletothinkclearlyandwell.Inordertokeepyourmindonyourworkyoumustbefreefromworry.Generallykeepingfitandnormalhealthchecksarebothimportantaswell—notjustforimprovingyourmemory.TitleHowto76yourmemoryMain__77___*Takespecialcareofyourhealth*Youcanmakeyourselfexcitedtomakeyourmemorymoreactiveby____78___insomenewactivitiesandchangingyourdailyhabits*Learninganewskillis___79_____toyourbrain.*Payattentiontothemostimportantthingsinordertoaddtoyourchancesto____80_____rightmemories*___81______informationwithpicturesisaverygoodwaytohelpmemory.*You’dbettertakenotesandkeep____82_______Otherways*It’snecessarytoeat____83______andtakeplentyofvitamins*Youshoulddrink____84_____water*Havingenoughsleepandrestwill__85__youthinkclearlyandwell

Chinahasdecidedtostoptheuseoffreeplasticbags.Supermarketsshopsandoutlets经销商inChinacan’tofferplasticbagsanymorE.Everyyearpeopleusetoomanyplasticbags.Theythrowthemhereandthereaftertheyhaveusedthem.ThegovernmenthasdoneitsbesttodealwiththembutfaileD.Whileweofferquickservice服务tocustomerstheplasticbagspollutewaterearthandairandtheywastetheoil.Thegovernmentaskspeopletogobacktocarryclothbagsandusebasketswhentheygotobuysomething.Theclothbagsandthebasketscanbeusedagainandagain.ManymonthshavepasseD.Theenvironmenthasbeenimprovedalot.根据短文内容填空每空一词76.Chinahasmadea____________tostoptheuseof___________plasticbags.77.SupermarketsshopsandoutletsinChinacan______________________offerplasticbagsinsomeplacessuchassupermarketsshopsandoutlets78.Everyyearpeoplethrowtheplasticbags___________after__________them.79.Waterearthandair______________________bytheplasticbagswhileweofferquickservicetocustomers.80.Thegovernmentaskspeopletogobacktocarry________bagsandusebasketswhentheygotobuysomethingbecausetheycanbe___________againandagain.

Thepandaisoneoftheanimalsmostindanger.Thereareabout1000pandaslivinginnaturereservestoday.Zoosandresearchcentreslookafterabout160pandas.Scientistsarestudyinghowtheyliveandmorebabypandasareborninthezoo.Pandasliveintheforestsandmountainsofsouth-westChinA.Theymainlyliveonbambooandeachpandaneedstoeatalotofbambooeveryday.Theareaofbambooisbecomingsmallerandsmallerformanydifferentreasonssopandashavelessandlesslandtoliveon.Pandasdon'thavemanybabiesandbabypandasoftendiE.Thesituationisbecomingveryserious.Ourgovernmentisworkinghardtosavepandas.Therearemorethan30naturereservestoprotectpandasbutthesearenotenough.Thegovernmenthasmadeanewplantohelppandas.Thenaturereserveswillbebiggerandbamboowillgrowbetter.ThenthepandaswillhaveenoughfoodtoeatandenoughplacestoliveinPandasborninthezoosmaygobacktoliveinthenaturereserves.Mostpeoplelovepandas.ThepandaisoneofthemostfamousanimalsintheworlD.Itisthesymbol象征fortheWorldWideFundforNaturE.TheWWFworkstoprotectallanimalsindangersothepandahasbecomethesymbolofalltheanimalsindanger.ThereisstillalongwaytogotosavethepandA.Thinkofotheranimalsindangersuchastigers.whalesturtlesandelephants-weneedtosavethepandasandweneedtosavethemtoo.51.Paragraph2ismainlyaboutA.whypandasareindangerB.whybabypandasoftendieC.howtoprotectallanimalsD.howtoplantmorebamboo52.Thegovernmentistrying______tohelpthepandas.A.tobuildmorezoosB.tosendmorescientistsC.tomakebiggernaturereservesD.toasktheWWFtoworkinChina53.______isthesymbolfortheWorldWideFundforNaturE.A.ThetigerB.ThepandaC.TheelephantD.Thewhale54.Thebesttitleforthispassageis'______'.A.WildanimalsB.WhatisWWFC.PandasintheworldD.Pandasindanger

Therearemanywetlands湿地inChinaandsomeofthemhavebecometheworld’simportantwetlands.TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareamongthem.TheyareinYanchengJiangsuProvincE.Theyarehomeformanydifferentkindsofbirdsandanimals.Theworld’slargestMiluDeerNatureReserve自然保护区isinthem.Morethan700miledeerlivefreelytherE.Therearenotmanyred-crownedcranes丹顶鹤intheworldbuteverywinteryoucanseesomeintheRed-crownedCranesNatureReserveintheYellowSeaWetlands.Thetemperatureinthewetlandsisusuallyneithertoohighnortoolow.Thereisalotofrainandsunshinetoo.Theyarereallygoodplacesforwildlife野生生物Offeringfoodandhomeforsomespecialkindsofanimalsandbirdsisnottheonlyreasonwhyweneedtoprotectwetlands.Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyalsopreventflood水灾.Butsomepeoplewanttochangethewetlandstomakemorespaceforfarmsandbuildings.ThismeanstherewillbelessandlessspaceforwildlifE.LuckilymoreandmorepeoplearebeginningtorealizetheimportantofwetlandsandwildlifE.EveryyearonFebruary2ndmanyactivitiesareheldtotellpeoplemoreaboutwetlands.49.Usuallytheweatherinthewetlandsis_______.A.hotB.pleasantC.coldD.dry50.TheWorldWetlandsDayison_______.A.April22B.June25C.February2D.March2251.Wemustprotectwetlandsbecause_______.A.theyarehomeforwildlifeB.theycanpreventfloodC.theycanofferfoodtotheanimalsandbirdsD.alloftheabove52.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A.China’sWetlandsHaveAllEnteredtheWorld’sListB.Wetlands—HomeforWildlifeandHumanBeingsC.SpecialAnimalsintheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsD.Wetlands—ValuableRecourses珍贵资源ofthelandontheEarth

Sooncomputersandothermachineswillbeabletorememberyoubylookingatyoureyes!Theprogramworksbecauseeveryone’seyesaredifferent.Sointhefutureyouwon’thavetorememberanumberwhenyouwanttouseamachineortakemoneyoutofabank.You’lljusthavetolookatthemachineanditwillbeabletotellwhoyouarE.Theeye-recognition眼睛识别programisalreadybeingtestedinshopsandbanksintheUSABritainandFrancE.Soonthistechnology技术willchangeallotherwaysoffindingoutwhopeoplearE.Howeverscientistsareworkingonothersystems.Machineswillsoonbeabletoknowyoufromtheshapeofyourfaceorhandsorevenyoursmell!Wealreadyhavemachinesthatcantellwhoyouarefromyourvoiceorthemarkmadebyyourfingers.Eye-recognitionisbetterthanotherkindsbecauseyoureyesdon’tchangeasyougetolderorgetdirtylikehandsorfingers.Andeventwinshavedifferenteyessotheprogramcanbeupto94％correctdependingon依靠howgoodthetechnologyis.Someprogramsmayonlyberight51％ofthetimE.InBritainitwasfoundthat91％ofpeoplewhohadtrieditsaidthattheylikedtheideaofeye-recognition.InthefutureyourcomputerwillbelookingatyouintheeyE.Sosmile!38.Howdoestheeye-recognitionprogramwork?A.Youtypeinyournumber.B.YousayyournamE.C.YoulookatthemachinE.D.YoushowyourIDcarD.39.Whycantheeye-recognitionprogrambeupto94％correct?A.BecauseeyeshardlychangE.B.BecausetheprogramiswidelyusedaroundtheworlD.C.Becausepeopleliketheideaoftheprogram.D.Becausehandsorfingerscangetdirty.40.Whichrecognitionprogramhasbeenalreadyinuse?A.Rememberingsmells.B.Rememberingeyes.C.Rememberingfingerprints.D.Rememberingtheshapeoffaces.41.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheprogramisbeingtestedinJapan.B.Computerscanrememberyoubylookingatyourclothes.C.91％ofpeopleinBritaindon’tliketheideaoftheeye-recognitionprogram.D.MachineswithothersystemswillalsotellwhoyouareinthefuturE.