January 1 is New Year’s Day. The night before is called New Year’s EvE. On this night, people meet for parties as they wait for the New Year to begin after 12:00 p.m. On New Year’s Day, families enjoy watching university(大学) football games to find the national winner. Martin Luther King Day is on the third Monday in January. This famous(著名) black American gave the speech(演说), “I Have a Dream”. This speech is important because it is about all races(种族) in America being equal(平等的). February 14 is Valentine’s Day.A.valentine is a very colourful card for a lover. People give presents to the persons they love, often flowers for women and chocolates for men. February 12 (Abraham Lincoln’s birthday) and February 22 (George Washington’s birthday) are celebrated together on the Monday between these two days. It’s called President’s Day.( )1. What is Martin Luther King famous for?A. He is famous for his speech “I Have a Dream”. B. He is famous as a black.C. He is famous as an American.D. He is famous as a football player.( )2. What is special on Valentine’s Day?A. People choose(选择) their lovers on this day. B. People send colourful cards to their lovers.C. People give presents to their lovers.D. BothB.and C.( )3. What does the underlined expression “President’s Day” mean?A. 国庆纪念日 B. 总统纪念日C. 劳动节 D. 独立纪念日( )4. Which special day is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?A. Christmas Day. B. Valentine’s Day. C. New Year’s Day. D. President’s Day.( )5. How many special days are mentioned in the passage?A. 2. B. 3. C. 5. D. 6.

Beijingisfacingsevere严重的trafficproblems.Roadsarewidernowbuttrafficjams堵塞oftenhappeneveryday.YuanaBeijingtaxidriverssaiD.Beijinggovernmentistryingtodosomethingtomaketrafficjamsless.Before2007therewereafewsubwaylinesinBeijing.Therewasonlyline1line2line13andBatongLinE.Butnowthereisline5line10line4theairportfast-trackandtheOlympicbranchlinE.Andtherewillbe13subwaylinesunderconstructioninBeijingatthesametimeattheendofthisyear.Theopeningofthenewsubwaylineisconvenienttotourists.BeforearrivinginBeijingmanyvisitorswouldusuallytakeataxitointerestingplacesofBeijing.TodayassoonaspeoplegetofftheplanetheycantaketheAirportExpressLinegoingtodifferentinterestingplacesthroughthesubwaylines.Thegovernmentalsostrivestoopenanewlineeachyearfromnowuntil2015.ThesubwayofBeijingreached300kilometersin2010anditwillreach561kilometersin2015.MissXiaowholivesinSouthWaterBridgeandworksatHepinglisaidthattravelingbyhercarstilltookheratleastonehourfromhometoworkbecauseoftrafficjams.Nowbecauseoftherailwayline5MissXiaocanarriveatherofficeinlessthanhaftanhour.1.WhatarethetrafficproblemsinBeijingnow?A.Driversdrivetoofast.B.Roadsarenotwideenough.C.Trafficjamsoftenhappen.D.Trafficlightsarealwaysbroken.2.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseunderconstructionmeaninChinese?A.在学习B.在建造中C.在应用中D.在控制中3.Whyistheopeningofthenewsubwaylineconvenienttotourists?A.Becausethenewsubwaylineisveryinteresting.B.Becausethenewsubwayline'sticketisverycheap.C.BecausepeopleinBeijingcancostlessmoneythanthatbeforE.D.Becausevisitorscantakethesubwaytomanydifferentinterestingplaces.4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.VisitorsliketotakeataxiinBeijingbetter.B.ThesubwayofBeijingwillreach300kilometersin2015.C.Therewillbe15subwaylinesinBeijingattheendoftheyear.D.IttakesMissXiaolesstimetogettoherworkplacebyrailwayline5.5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.PeopleinBeijinginventedhigh-speedtrains.B.RailwaylinesinBeijingonlycoverssomeareas.C.Beijingwelcomesvisitorsfromdifferentplaces.D.Beijinggovernmenthasdonesomethingtomaketrafficjamsless.

阅读理解EveryyearthereistheSpringFestivalinChinA.UsuallyitisinJanuaryorFebruary.It’sthemostimportantfestivalinChinA.Sobeforeitcomeseveryonehastopreparethings.Theybuybeefporkchickenfruitandmanyotherthings.Andtheyoftenmakeaspecialkindoffoodcalleddumplings.ItmeanscometogetherinChinesE.Onthedaybeforethefestivalparentsbuynewclothesfortheirchildrenandchildrenalsobuypresentsfortheirparents.OnthefestivaleveallthefamilymemberscomebacktotheirhomE.Thisisahappymoment.Theysingdanceandplaycards.Whentheyenjoythemealtheygiveeachotherthebestwishesforthecomingyear.TheyallhaveagoodtimE.1.WhichisthemostimportantfestivalinChina?.A.Mid-autumnFestivalB.SpringFestivalC.Children’sDayD.MayDay2.TheChineseusuallyhavetheirSpringFestivalin.A.JanuaryorFebruaryB.FebruaryorMarchC.SeptemberorOctoberD.DecemberorJanuary3.What’sthespecialkindoffoodfortheSpringFestivalinChina?.A.PorkB.FishC.DumplingsD.Noodles4.Thefooddumplingsmean.A.bedeliciousB.behungryC.cometogetherD.comeback5.WhentheyarehavingdinneronthefestivalevetheChineseA.singdanceandplaycardsB.buyeachotherpresentsC.neverdrinksD.giveeachotherthebestwishes

Doyouknowextreme极限的sports?Extremesportsareoftendangerous.Butmanypeoplelikethem.A.lotofpeoplewanttodothemevenwomen.Doyouknowwhy?OnesaidBecausetheycanmakemesoexciting.Doyouthinkso?Readaboutthembelow.Thenyoucanknowalotaboutthem.BungeeJumping:PeopleonsomeSouthPacific太平洋islandshavebeenbungeejumpingforhundredsofyears.In1979somepeoplebungeejumpedoffabridgeinEnglandandmadethesportpopulararoundtheworlD.BungeejumpingcametoChinain1996.Skateboarding:Atfirstthissportwascalledsidewalksurfing.Skateboarderoftenjumphighintotheairgodownstepsorslide滑动downrailsontheirboards.Theywearbaggytrouserssotheycanmovemorefreely.Skydiving:Thisisprobablythescariest最惊险的extremesport.Skydiversjumpoutofairplanesaboutfourkilometersupinthesky.Theyusuallyfallfreelyforawhileandthenopenaparachute降落伞toslowdownforasafelanding.Snowboarding:ThisbecameawinterOlympicsportin1998.Peopletiedtheirfeettotheboardwithspecialshoes.Theydon’tuseanyskisticks.Thentheyridedownhillsjumphighanddotricks.6.Whatmadebungeejumpingpopularallovertheworld?________A.A.historyofhundredsofyears.B.ComingtoChinain1996.C.JumpingoverariverinEnglanD.D.JumpingoffabridgeinBritain.7.Inwhichsportsdopeoplejumpfromahighplaceoraplane?________A.Bungeejumpingandskydiving.B.Skydivingandskateboarding.C.Bungeejumpingandskateboarding.D.Snowboardingandskateboarding.8.WhichsportsbecomeOlympicgames?________A.Bungeejumping.B.Skydiving.C.Skateboarding.D.Snowboarding.9.Thiskindofshoebelowbelongstothesportsmanof________A.Bungeejumping.B.Skydiving.C.Skateboarding.D.Snowboarding.10.Whydosomepeopleliketodotheextremesports?________A.It’sexcitingandsafE.B.It’sfardangerousbutexciting.C.It’saOlympicgamE.D.It’seasytolearn.

Goingtoafriend’shouseisveryexciting.Youmayspendtimewithafriendandgettoseewherehelives.SoremembertobepolitE.WhentoarriveThefirstthingtorememberisthatwhenafriendinvitesyoutohis/herhouseyouneedtoarriveontimE.Ifyourfriendtellsyoutocomearound3:00thatmeansyoucanarriveafewminutesafter3:00butitisalsoagoodideatoarriveattherighttimE.WhattobringOftenitisalsonicetobringsomethingtoyourfriend’shousE.Thiscouldbeaboxofchocolatesforyoutwotoshareormaybeamoviethatyoucanwatchtogether.Youcanalsobringsomeflowers.A.littlegiftisanicewaytoshowyourfriendthatyouareexcitedtobeathishousE.HowtogreetWhenyouvisityourfriend’shouseyoumayalsomeethisparents.Youshouldtellthemwhoyouareandtheymaytellyoutheirnames.WhenIwasachildIwenttovisitmyfriendPaul.IcalledhisparentsbytheirfirstnamesJohnandMary.ButnowIknowitismorepolitetocallthemMrorMrsSmith.Thiswillshowthemmorerespect.Itisacoolthingtovisitafriend’shousE.Bepolitetoyourfriend’sparentsandyouwillbeinvitedagain!1.Thepassagemaybefrom______.A.aposteronawallB.alettertoafriendC.anarticleinamagazineD.apieceofnewsinanewspaper2.Ifyourfriendasksyoutogettoyourfriend’shousearound5:00p.mitispolitetoarriveat______.A.5:30p.mB.5:02p.mC.4:50p.mD.4:30p.m3.It’snotgoodtobringyourfriend______whenyougotohis/herhousE.A.aboxofchocolatesB.someflowersC.amovieD.somemoney4.Theunderlinedwordrespectinparagraph4means______.A.重复B.尊重C.报道D.机会5.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.howtobeagoodvisitorB.howtogreetpeopleC.whattobringtoyourfriendD.whentoarriveatyourfriend’shouse

阅读下面短文按要求补全表格The12thlunar阴历的monthinChinaiscalledlayuE.ThecharacterlainChineselanguagemeanstorespectgodsandgivebestwishestothem.InChinesetraditionsuchactivitieswereheldattheendofayearintheChineselunarcalendar.TherearetwoimportantdatesinlayuE.ThefirstistheLabaFestivalonthe8thdayofthelunarmonth.TheLabaFestivalwasatimefortheancientChinesetohopefortheharvestandgoodluckinthecomingyear.Labaporridgeisthemaindishonthisday.TheotherimportantdateistheKitchenGodWorshipping拜灶神onthe23rdor24thdayofthemonth.PeopleofferfoodtotheKitchenGodwhotakeschargeofthingsforthewholefamily.ItissaidthatthegodreturnstoheaventhatdaytoreporttotheJadeEmperortherulerofheaveninChinesestoriesaboutthefamilyactivitiesoverthepastyear.Sopeopleusuallyofferhimdeliciousdishessothathewillgiveagoodreportandthefamilywillhavegoodluckthroughoutthenextyear.Afterthisdaypeoplestarttosweepupthehouseanddecoratethehousewithcouplets对联andpaper-cuttings.OncethesethingsarefinishedpeoplewillwaitfortheSpringFestival.LayueActivitiesOnthe8thdayEat1.2.dayOfferfoodtotheKitchenGodAfterthatday3.thehouse4.Decoratethehousewith﹨Waitfor5.

Whyis2004aspecialyear?BecauseitisaLeapYear闰年.What’ssospecialaboutthat?WellwehaveaLeapYeareveryfouryears.Andithas366daysnottheusual通常的365.InaLeapYearwehave29daysinFebruarywhileinausualyearwehaveonly28days.WhydowehaveaLeapYear?WehaveaLeapYearsowecankeepthecalendar日历instep一致withtheseasons.Thecalendarisakindofclockfortheyear.Buthowlongisayear?A.calendaryearis365days.Butatrueyearis365days5hours48minutesand46secondslong.That’sthetimeittakestheearthtogoaroundthesun.SoeveryfouryearswehaveonemoredayandweputitattheendofFebruarytheshortestmonthofayear.ThenwehaveaLeapYear.1.HowoftencanwehaveaLeapYear?A.EveryyearB.EveryFebruaryC.EveryfouryearsD.Everytwoyears2.Whatisacalendar?It’sakindofclock_______.A.fortheyearB.forLeapYearC.fortheusualyearD.forthecalendar3.Ittakestheearth________togoaroundthesun.A.adayB.ayearC.alittlelongerthan365daysD.365days4.Whichistheshortestmonthoftheyear?A.FebruaryB.MarchC.MayD.June5.MarywasbornonFebruary291972.Nowsheis32.Howmanybirthdayshasshehad?A.32B.16C.8D.4

ApublicprimaryschoolinNewYorkCityhasstoppedgivingitsstudentshomework.P.S.116PrincipalJaneHsuwrotealettertoparentslastmonthexplainingthataftermorethanayearofanalyzing分析studiestheschoolhaddecidedthatstudents’after-schooltimewouldbebetterspentonactivitieslikereadingattheirownpace步伐andplayinginsteadofworkingonhomework.Hsu’slettersaysthatmanystudiesshowthatthereisnoconnectionbetweenhomeworkandacademic学业的success.Someotherstudiesalsoshowthattheconnectionbetweenhomeworkandsuccessisdubiousattheprimaryschoollevel.HarrisCooperasocialpsychologistwhoresearcheseducationfoundthatdoinghomeworkmakesstudentsperformbetterinschoolastheygrewolder.Inlatergradesstudentswhodidhomeworkperformedincreasinglybetterthanstudentswhodidnot.In2006Cooperpublishedastudythatanalyzed15years’worthofdataontheinfluenceofhomework.HefoundthathomeworkhadagoodinfluenceonstudentsastheyageD.Someparentsarenothappywiththedecisiontogiveuphomework.Ithinktheyshouldhavehomework.IwantmydaughtertohavefunbutIalsowanthertobeworkingtowardsagoalDanielTasmanthefatherofasecond-graderattheschoolsaidtothereporter.Studentshavetodohomeworkinordertogain.StudentshavetodohomeworkbecausetheymaynotbeabletounderstandeverythinginschoolSharonBlakeastudent’sgrandmothertoldABCnews.1.Thepassageisprobablyfroma.A.newspaperB.comedyC.cartoonD.novel2.JaneHsuwrotealettertoparentstoexplain.A.howstudentsshouldreadattheirownpaceB.whatactivitiesstudentscouldtakeathomeC.whytheschoolgaveuphomeworkrecentlyD.howimportantthehomeworkisforstudents3.TheworddubiousinParagraph3probablymeansnot.A.clearB.publicC.realD.special4.Whatcanweinfer推断accordingtothepassage?A.CooperfoundhomeworkhadabadinfluenceonstudentsastheyageD.B.Someparentsareworriedabouttheirchildrenifthereisnohomework.C.Somestudentsarenothappywiththedecisiontogiveupschoolhomework.D.DanielTasmanwantedhisdaughtertohavefuninsteadofworkingtoagoal.

Areyoulookingforsomethingfunandwouldyouliketohelpothersinyoursparetime?Thenjoinustobeavolunteer!We’reanon-profit非盈利的organization.Wehavevolunteerjobsofallages.Anyonefromtwelve-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventiescanbecomeavolunteer.Youcanhelppeopleinmanyways.Schoolsneedhelpwithtakingcareofchildrenwhileparentsareworking.Hospitalsneedvolunteerstolookafterchildrenwhiletheirparentsareseeingadoctor.Animalloverscanhelptakecareofthosedogsandcatswithouthomes.ThereissomethingforeveryonE.AsavolunteerIdon’twanttogetanything.Seeingthechildren’shappyfacesI’mhappytoosaidCarlosDomingoanoldwomanof62.IoftenplayedcomputergamesinmysparetimebeforE.NowIhelpolderpeoplelearnhowtousecomputerssaidanothervolunteerattheageof18.Ifeveryonehelpsoutabitwe’llhaveabetterworldtolivein.Interested?Callusat010-800-555-5756orvisitourwebsite:www.activol.com.46.canbeavolunteer.A.ChildrenB.OldwomenC.Anyoneaged12-70D.Youngpeople47.Volunteerswanttogetwhentheyhelpothers.A.moneyB.computersC.everythingD.nothing48.CarlosDomingodoesvolunteerworkwith.A.animalsB.childrenC.computersD.olderpeople49.Wecanprobablyreadsuchapassage.A.inanewspaperB.inastorybookC.inapicturebookD.inatextbook

阅读理解.阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D.四个选项中选出最佳选项Alargenumberofpeopleintheworldeatfastfood.Wheneveryougointoafastfoodrestaurantyoucanseelotsofpeopleenjoyingtheirmealsthere.Howdoyouknowinwhichcountrypeoplelikefastfoodbest?TheEnglishpeoplearetheworld’sbiggestfansoffastfoodwhiletheFrench法国人aretheleastinterestedinquickmealsaccordingtoasurveydonelastyear.Thesurveyofthirteencountriesshows45％oftheEnglishpeoplesaytheycan’tgiveupfastfoodbecauseit’sdelicious.And44％ofAmericansand37％ofCanadianssaythesame.TheFrenchproudoftheirdeliciousandhigh-classcuisinedon’tlikefastfood.81％ofthemthinkitisunhealthyfollowedby75％oftheJapanese.HowabouttheChinese?Howoftendoyouhavehamburgersorfriedchicken?Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryoulikeWesternfastfoodorChinesefood.Themostimportantthingistokeepabalanceddiet.1.Fromthesurveyweknow________likefastfoodbest.A.theChineseB.theFrenchC.theJapaneseD.theEnglish2.Thesurveyshows________ofAmericanslikefastfood.A.37％B.44％C.75％D.81％3.Accordingtothesurveysomepeoplecan’tgiveupfastfoodbecause________.A.it’scheapB.it’ssafeC.it’sdeliciousD.it’shealthy4.Thewordcuisineinthepassagemeans________.A.foodB.houseC.waterD.country5.Thesurveyisabout________.A.WesterncountriesB.fastfoodC.restaurantsintheworldD.Chinesefood

InEngland英格兰人nobodyundereighteenyearsoldisallowed允许todrinkinabar酒吧.MrThompsonoftenwenttoabarnearhishouse.ButhenevertookhissonTombecausehewastooyoung.ThenwhenTomhadhiseighteenthbirthdayMrThompsontookhimtohisusualbarforthefirsttime.Theydrankforanhour.Tomdrankabit.ThenMrThompsonsaidtohissonNowTomIwanttoteachyouauseful有用的lesson.Howdoyouknowwhenyou’vehadenough足够的?WellI’lltellyou.Doyouseethosetwolights灯attheendofthebar?Whentheyseem好象tobecomefouryou’vehadenoughandshould应该gohome.ButDadsaidTomIcanonlyseeonelightattheendofthebar.1.Youngpeople______allowedtodrinkinabaruntileighteen.A.isnotB.arenotC.manyD.must2.WhenTomwasachildhisfatheroftenwenttoanearbybar______takinghim.A.byB.forC.withD.without3.OnTom’seighteenthbirthdayhedranktogetherwithhisfatherinthatbarfor______.A.thefirsttimeB.onceC.manytimesD.eighteentimes4.Fatherwantedtotellhisson______.A.thetimetodrinkB.somethingaboutthelightC.whentostopdrinkingD.somethingaboutthebar5.Infact事实上there______attheendofthebar.A.wasonelightB.weretwolightsC.werethreelightsD.werefourlights

InSingaporemanymiddleschoolstudentsspendalotoftheirtimeontheirstudies.Goodeducationisoftenregardedas被看做atickettosuccessintheirfuturE.Somanyofthesestudentstrytheirbesttogetagoodmarkintheirexams.Theyhavealotofhomeworkeverydayandexamsareabigheadache.Sometimessomeofthemareevenmadetogotoremedial补习的classesafterschool.Therearemanyprogrammes项目outsideschoolhoursatschool.Thestudentscantakepartinsportsandgamesmusicanddancehikingandrock-climbingetC.Theyarealsoveryactiveincommunityservice社区服务.IntheirsparetimemoststudentsliketolistentopopmusiC.Hollywoodblockbusters大片HongKongandSingaporemoviesareverypopularamongthem.TheyunderstandITverywell.SomeofthemalsospendtheirfreetimesurfingtheInternete-mailingtheirfriendsplayingcomputerandvideogames.Theysometimesgotocafesfast-foodrestaurantsshoppingcentersandbigbookstores.SoitlookslikelifeasamiddleschoolstudentinSingaporeisnoteasybutitisrich丰富的andcolorful.1.WhatisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Subjects.B.After-classactivities.C.Schoolwork.D.ThingstodointhesparetimE.2.WhydostudentsworkhardatschoolinSingapore?A.Becausetheyhavealotofhomework.B.Becausetheyhavetogotoremedialclasses.C.BecausetheywanttogetagoodfuturE.D.Becausetheyhavemanyoutsideschoolactivities.3.Whatdoesexamsareabigheadachemeaninthefirstparagraph?A.Studentsareafraidofexams.B.Studentsoftenhaveaheadachebeforeanexam.C.Studentshavetoomanyexams.D.Studentsareinpoorhealthbecauseofexams.4.Whichsentencearerightaccordingtothepassage?A.ThestudentsinSingaporehavealotofhomeworkeveryday.B.Thestudentscan’ttakepartinsportsoutsideschoolhours.C.FewstudentsliketolistentopopmusicintheirsparetimE.D.Allstudentsaremadetogotoremedial补习的classesafterschool.5.Whatdoyouknowfromthelastsentence?A.ThemiddleschoolstudentsliveaneasylifeinSingaporE.B.Themiddleschoolstudents’lifeinSingaporeisamazing.C.Themiddleschoolstudents’lifeinSingaporeisboring.D.Themiddleschoolstudents’lifeinSingaporeisnoteasybutinteresting.

JeanshavebecomeonepieceofclothingwornbythemostpeopleintheworlD.Everybodywearsthemfromthefarmertothelawyerandfrommodelstohousewives.ButwhyhavejeansbecomesopopularYou’llgetmanyanswers.ForsomepeopletheylookcoolforothersjeansarejustcomfortablE.JeanswerefirststrongertrousersmadeforfarmworkersinthestatesoftheAmericanwest.IntheeasternpartoftheUSjeanswerehardlywornatall.Theywereconnectedwithfarmpeopleandtheworkers.Sotherichwouldn’tliketowearthem.ItwasJamesDeanandMarlonBrandothatmadethempopularinmoviesandeveryonestartedtowearthem.Theywereasymboloftherebellionofyoungpeopleduringthe1950sand1960s.SothesenewtrouserswerenotallowedinAmericanschoolsandsometimesintheatresandcinemas.AstimewentonjeansbecamemoreacceptablE.AmericanpeopleinEuropeandJapanoftenworethemwhentheywerenotondutytoshowthattheywereAmericans.ThetrousersshowedtheworldahappierwayoflifesomethingthatpeopleneededespeciallyafterwhattheyhadgonethroughinWorldWarII.Jeanshadotheradvantagesaswell.Theydidn’tneedtobewashedasoftenasothertrousersandwomendidn’tneedtoironthem.Thisbecamemoreimportantasmoreandmorewomenstartedworkingandhadlesstimeforhousework.Todayjeansareanimportantpartofourlives.Theyarealwayswashedafewtimesbeforetheyaresoldtogivethemafadedlook.1.Jeansfirstappeared___________.A.ineasternAmericaB.inwesternAmericaC.inMiddleAmericaD.alloverAmerica2.FromthepassagewecanknowthatJamesDeanandMarlonBrandowere.A.filmstarsB.JeansmakersC.youngstudentsD.farmersorworkers3.Whatisthepossiblemeaningoftheunderlinedrebellioninthispassage?A.奢侈B.活力C.清纯D.反叛4.Whichofthefollowingwasapossibleadvantageofjeanstowomen?A.TheycouldeasilybeboughtanywhereintheworlD.B.Theydidn’tneedtobewashedoftenorironeD.C.Theyhadmanydifferentstylesandcolors.D.Theywerecomfortableandeasytowash.5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Jeans---SymbolofWealthB.Jeans---WorkingWomen’sBestChoiceC.Jeans---PopularPieceofClothinginOurDailyLifeD.Jeans---PartoftheLivesofFarmPeopleandWorkers

Peopleusetheirmouthsformanythings.IntheEnglishlanguagetherearemanyexpressionsusingthewordmouth.ButsomeofthemarenotsonicE.Sometimespeoplesaysomethingtoafriendorafamilymember.Latertheyregretbecauseithurtsthatperson’sfeelings.Ortheytellthepersonsomethingtheydidn’tmeantotell.Thespeakermightsay:IreallyputmyfootinmymouththistimE.Sometimeswhenonepersonisspeakinghesaysthesamethingthathisfriendisgoingtosay.Whenthishappensthefriendmightsay:Youtookthewordsrightoutofmymouth!Sometimesapersonhasabadorsadexperiencewithanotherperson.Hemightsaythatexperienceleftabadtasteinmymouth.Orthepersonpossiblyhasaveryfrightening可怕的experiencelikehavinganangrydogrunningafterhim.Hemightsay:Ihadmyheartinmymouth.Somepeoplehavelotsofmoneybecausetheywerebornintoaveryrichfamily.Youmightsaythepersonwasbornwithasilverspoon银勺inhismouth.Heistheoppositeofapersonlivingfromhandtomouth.ThispersonisverypoorandonlyhasenoughmoneyforthemostimportantthingsinlifelikefooD.1.Theunderlinedwordregretmaymean.A.feelsorryB.feelexcitedC.feelproudD.feelsurprised2.WhenamansaysIhadmyheartinmymouthusuallyhemeanshewas.A.excitedB.afraidC.surprisedD.happy3.YourbestfriendTonyhassaidwhatyouaregoingtosayyoumightsay:!A.YouwerebornwithasilverspooninyourmouthB.YoureallyputmyfootinmymouthC.YoureallyleftabadtasteinmymouthD.Youtookthewordsrightoutofmymouth4.Tomsaysthatheislivingfromhandtomouth.HemeansheislivinganlifE.A.busyB.hardC.easyD.rich5.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.DifferentUsesofMouthB.PeopleandTheirMouthsC.ExpressionsaboutMouthD.TheImportanceofMouth

Weddings婚礼areimportantineverycountryandtherearedifferentweddingcustomsindifferentcountries.Inwesterncountriesthebride’s新娘的dress---herweddingdress---isveryimportant.Somebrideswearanewdress.61___SomepeoplebelievethebrideshouldwearsomethingoldsomethingnewsomethingborrowedsomethingbluE.62Shemayborrowsomethingtowearfromafriend---thatwillbesomethingborrowedandtheringonherfingermayhaveabluejewelinitorsomeofherclothesmaybebluE.63Theyweartheringonthefourthfingeroftheirlefthands.Attheweddingassoonasthemanandthewomanaremarriedtheirfriendsoftenthrowriceorverysmallpiecesofpaperoverthem.64Thebrideoftencarriesflowersandaftertheweddingshethrowsthemupintheair.Peoplebelievethatthewomanwhocatchestheflowersisluckyenough.Thebrideandgroom新郎theirfriendsandfamilythenhaveaparty.Afterthatthebrideandthegroomgoonholidaytogether.Thisholidayiscalledthehoneymoon.阅读文章从下面方框中选出恰当的句子还原到文中空白处使意思完整然后再完成第65小题并将其标号填涂在答题卡的相应位置A.Shemaywearanoldringandwillusuallyhavenewshoes.B.ManymarriedpeopleinwesterncountriesweararingtoshowthattheyaremarrieD.C.Somebrideswearthedresstheirmothersoreventheirgrandmothersworeattheirweddings.D.Theybelievethiswillbringthemgoodluckandtheywillhavemanychildren.65.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.A.thebride’sweddingdressB.theflowersintheweddingpartyC.theringsforthemarriedpeopleD.theweddingcustomsinwesterncountries

阅读短文根据短文内容回答问题MakingaTVshowisalotoffun.Butit’salsoalotofwork.SohowdoyoumakeaTVshow?OneofthemostimportantpartsofaTVshowistheset.Setsarewherethestorieshappen.SetscanlooklikearoominahousearestaurantorevenajunglE.WouldyoueverwanttoactonTV?BeinganactoronTVisfun.Youcanbefamousandsignautographs.Butit’salsoalotofwork.Ifyoudon’twanttobeanactorthereareotherjobsyoucandoinaTVstudio.YoucanbeadirectororyoucanworkwithlightingorsounD.ManypeopleworktogetherduringfilmingtomakesuretheshowlooksgooD.MorepeopleworkontheTVshowafteritisfilmeD.Theyareeditors.EditingaTVshowmeansputtingthedifferentpartsoftheshowtogethertomakeawholeshow.Whensomeoneeditstheshowtheyalsoaddmusicorsoundeffectstomaketheshowmoreinteresting.Sowhatdoyouthink?WouldyoueverwanttoworkinaTVstudio?Itmightbefun!48.IsmakingTVshowalotofwork?49.Whataresets?50.Whydomanypeopleworktogetherduringfilming?51.WhoworkontheTVshowafteritisfilmed?52.What’stheworkataTVshowlike?

Peopleindifferentcountriesbehave举止indifferentways.Whatispoliteorgoodmanners礼貌inonecountrymaynotbepoliteinanother.ForexampleAmericansusuallygreet打招呼someonetheyknowbysayingHiHelloorGoodmorning.WeChineseontheotherhandusuallygreeteachotherbysayingHowareyouorsometimesHaveyoueatenorWhereareyougoingButitisbadmannerstogreetanAmericanbyaskinghimwhereheisgoingorifhehaseaten.InItaly意大利orinthesouthofFranceamanwillgreetawomanbykissing吻heronthebackofherhandoronbothcheeks脸颊.ButinChinaandotherAsian亚洲countrieskissingonmeetingsomeoneisthoughttobebadmanners.Totakeanotherexamplebelching打嗝duringamealinAmericaisthoughtveryrude无礼节的whileinpartsofChinaandtheArab阿拉伯人worldbelchingisawayoftellingyourfriendthatyouareenjoyingyourmeal.Therearealsodifferentwaysofpayingavisittoother’shomestandinginlineintroducing介绍someonetootherpeopleandgivingthanks.ForexampleifanAmericanbringssomeoneapresenthehopesitwillbeopenedinfrontofhim.ButweChinesedon’tusuallyopenthepresentuntilhehasleft.Whataretherules规则ofgoodmannersthenWelltherearetoomanyrulestobewrittendownherE.ThemostimportantonewouldbeWheninRome罗马doastheRomans罗马人do.1.A.maninItalygreetsawomanby.A.kissingthebackofherhandorcheeksB.askingWhereareyougoingC.askingHowareyouD.sayingHello2.InAsiancountriesitistokissawomanwhentheymeeteachother.A.politeB.rudeC.goodD.nice3.ThepeopleinAsiancountriesusuallygivealoudbelchtoshowthattheyenjoytheirmeal.A.allB.someC.noD.most4.Ifangivessomeoneapresenthewantshimorhertoopenitinfrontofhim.A.ChineseB.JapaneseC.AmericanD.Indian5.Themostimportantruleofgoodmannersis.A.tobeontimeB.tobeyourselfC.wheninRomedoastheRomansdoD.tohaveagoodtime

Peoplesometimesliketoreadstoriesofdogsverymuch.Theythinkthatdogsaremuchclevererthan比..更聪明catssheepcowsorotheranimalsintheirhomes.OneofmygoodfriendsBobhasaverylargepolicedognamedJack.EverySundayafternoonBobandJackhaveawalkinthepark.Jacklikesthesewalksverymuch.OneSundayafternoonIwenttovisitmyfrienD.IstayedthereforalongtimeandmyfriendandIhadalongtalkwitheachother.Soonitwastimeforthemtotakeawalkinthepark.Weforgotthat.Jackbecameworriedaboutit.Hewalkedaroundtheroomseveraltimes若干次andthensatdowninfrontofmeandlookedatmE.ButIstillpaidnoattention没注意tohim.IwentontalkingwithmyfrienD.AtlastJackcouldnotwaitanylonger.Hewentoutoftheroomandcamebackafewminuteslater.Hesatdowninfrontofmeagain.Butthistimeheheld叼myhatinhismouth.SuddenlyIunderstood明白whatJackmeant意思andsodidmyfrienD.61.Howmanypeoplearethereinthisstory?______.A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four62.Jack_______________.A.isagoodfriendofmineB.enjoyswalkingintheparkeverySundayafternoonC.hasmanygoodfriendsD.enjoystalkingintheroom63.Jackwasworriedbecause______.A.hewantedtoeatsomethingB.itwasSundayafternoonagainC.hewasnotfeelingwellD.hewantedhismaster主人totakehimforawalk64.Jacktookmyhatinhismouthtoshowthat__________.A.Ishould应该leavethehouseatonceB.helikedmyhatverymuchC.hewashungryandhetriedtoeatitD.hewantedtohavearest65.Whichofthefollowingistrue?___________.A.WhenJackandIweretalking;myfrienddidn'tpayanyattentiontousB.WhenIwastalkingtomyfriendJackdidn'tpayanyattentiontousC.WhenmyfriendandIweretalkingwedidn'tpayanyattentiontoJackD.WhenmyfriendwastalkingtoJackIpaidattentiontothem

Beforeyougotoanothercountryitisagreathelpifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustoms习俗ofthecountry.WhenpeoplemeeteachotherforthefirsttimeinBritaintheysayHowdoyoudo?andshakehands.UsuallytheydonotshakehandswhentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbyE.Buttheyshakehandsaftertheyhaven’tmetforalongtimeorwhentheywillbeawayfromeachotherforalongtimE.LastyearagroupofGermanstudentswenttoEnglandforaholiday.TheirteachertoldthemthattheEnglishpeoplehardlyshakehands.SowhentheymettheirEnglishfriendsatthestationtheykepttheirhandsbehindtheirbacks.TheEnglishstudentshadlearnedthattheGermansshakehandsasoftenaspossiblesotheyputtheirhandsinfrontandgotreadytoshakehandswiththem.Itmadebothofthemlaugh.61.Itis____ifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry.A.notusefulB.nothelpfulC.veryhelpfulD.verybad62.Englishpeopleusuallyshakehandswhenthey______.A.meeteverytimeB.meetforthefirsttimeC.saygoodbyetoeachotherD.sayhellotoeachother63.UsuallyEnglishpeopledon’tshakehands_______.A.whentheywillbeawayforalongtimeB.whentheysayHowdoyoudo?C.whentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbyeD.aftertheyhaven’tmetforalongtime64.Whichofthestatement陈述isright?A.GermanpeopleshakehandsasoftenaspossiblE.B.Englishpeoplelikeshakinghandsverymuch.C.Germanpeoplehardlyshakehands.D.NeitherEnglishpeoplenorGermanslikeshakinghands.65.Thisstoryisabout_______.A.shakinghandsC.customsB.languagesD.languagesandcustoms

阅读理解Weoftenseepeopleindifferentofficesweardifferentclothes.InAmericaabusinessmangoestoworkinadarksuitwithblackshoessocksandatiE.A.reportergoestoworkinoldbluejeansaworkshirtandsneakers运动鞋.Thesetwokindsofclothesaresuitablefortheirwork.Ifyouareacollegestudentwhowillleaveschoolsoonbeforestartingajobyouhavetobuysomenewclothes.Andyou’dbetterhavealookatwhateveryoneelseiswearingintheofficE.Oncertain某种kindsofbusinessoccasionsmenwearonlysuitswithwhiteshirtsanddarkties.Onothersmencanwearjackets.Dressingisveryimportant.Withoutitthereisnosuccessfulfashion.Itwouldbehelpfulifeveryonelooksathimselfinthemirrorbeforeleavinghomeeverymorning.根据短文内容判断正T误F1.It’sverycommontoseepeopleindifferentofficeswearthesameclothes.2.Ifyouareastudentyou’dbetterknowwhateveryoneelseiswearinginanofficebeforeworkingtherE.3.Suitswithwhiteshirtsanddarktiesareformenoncertainkindsofbusinessoccasions.4.A.reporteroftengoestoworkinadarksuit.5.Dressingisimportantforsuccessfulfashion.

Everyonelikestoreceivegifts.Inmanycountriespeoplegivegiftsforspecialoccasions.ForexampleintheUnitedStatespeoplegive1forbirthdaysweddingsandwhensomeonegraduatesfromhighschoolorcollegE.InJapanmanypeoplegivegiftsatspecialtimesinthesummerand2.Andinsomecountriespeoplegiveapersonagiftwhentheyvisittheperson’shomE.Buthowdoyouchoosethe3gift?It'snotalwayseasytofindagreatgiftforeveryoneespeciallywhenyouarebuyingagiftforsomeonefromanother4.InmanyWesterncountrieswatchesand5arenicegifts.HoweverChinesepeopledonotlikeclocksasgifts.TheChinesewordsthatmeantogiveaclockaresimilartothewordsfortodiE.SomanyChinesepeoplethinkthataclockasagiftisbad6.Manypeoplearoundtheworldthinkthatflowersarealwaysasafegift.Butevenflowerscanbe7!InRussiaagiftofanoddnumberofflowers135etC.isokay.Butagiftofanevennumberofflowers246etC.isnotokay.It'sonlyforfunerals!PeopleinChinadonotlikegiftsofwhiteflowersbecausewhiteisthecolorforfunerals.Anddon't8redrosestoastrangerfromGermany.Theymaythinkyoulovethem!Redrosesmeanloveinseveralcultures!1.A.moneyB.giftsC.food2.A.personB.placeC.winter3.A.rightB.wrongC.shiny4.A.countryB.cityC.village5.A.flowersB.booksC.clocks6.A.luckB.luckyC.unlucky7.A.asafegiftB.aproblemC.agoodtdea8.A.receiveB.acceptC.give

TherearemanywaysforpeopletomakemoneyontheInternet.Someteenagersarelookingforquickwaystomakemoney.ManyteenagersspendalotoftimeusingtheInternetsotheyknowalotabouttheonlineworD.ThismakesiteasierforteenagerstomakemoneyonlinE.Youcanfinddifferentkindsofmoney-makingwaysontheInternet.Somewaysmakealittlemoneyandothersmakealotofmoney.Butremember:scams诈财骗局nevermakeanymoney.Doingthepaidsurvey有偿的调查isoneoftheeasywayforteenagerstomakemoney.Somesurveysareonlyforteenagers.Teenagerscangetmoneyaftertheyanswerthem.Butmanyonlinesurveysareinfactscams.Soteenagersmustchoosecarefullybeforestartingthesurveys.TeenagerscanstartaneBaystoretomakemoney.eBayisanonlinemarketplacE.Teenagerscanalsomakemoneywithblogs.ButitisnotaquickwaytomakemoneyonlinE.Ittakestimeandteenagersmusttaketheirblogspopular.41.WhydomanyteenagersknowalotabouttheInternet?A.Becausetheyareclever.B.BecausetheyuseitalotC.Becausetheylearnaboutitatschool.42.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthemreferto?A.ScamsB.Ways.C.Surveys.43.Thewriterthinksthatteenagersshould__________beforestartingapaidsurvey.A.prepareearlyB.studyhardC.choosecarefully44.Howmaywaysofmakingmoneyonlinearementionedinthepassage?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.45.Thepassageismainlyabout______________.A.howteenagerscanmakemoneyonlineB.ifit’sgoodforteenagerstomakemoneyonlinE.C.whymakingmoneyonlineispopularwithteenager

BeldonandCanfieldaretwoseasidetownsnotfarfromeachother.Bothtownshavemanyhotelsandinsummerthehotelsarefullofholiday-makers度假者andotherpeople.LastAugusttherewasafireattheSeabreeze海风HotelinBeldon.Thenextdaythisnewswasonpagetwoofthetown'snewspaper—theBeldonPost.TheCanfieldTimesgavethenewsinthesewordsonpageoneWhatarethefactsthenItisnevereasytofindouttheexacttruthaboutanaccident.TherewasafireattheSeabreezeHotellastAugustthatisonefact.DoweknowanythingelseYes--weknowthatfiremenwenttothehotel.Nowwhatdoyouthinkoftherestofthenews56.OnwhichpageoftheCanfieldTimeswasthenewsaboutthefireA.Pageone.B.Pagetwo.C.Lastpage.D.Nonewsaboutthefire.57.WhendidtheSeabreezeHotelcatchfireA.Yesterday.B.Latelastnight.C.Insummer.D.LastAugust.58.Hotelsinbothtownsarefullin____.A.springB.autumnC.summerD.winter59.Whyisn'titeasytofindouttheexacttruthaboutthefireA.Becauseeitherofthenewspapersstoodonitsownsideandgaveadifferentreport.B.Becauseneitherofthenewspapersknewtheexacttruthaboutthefire.C.Becausenoonewouldsaythetruth.D.Becausenoonesawthefire.60.Fromthetwopiecesofnewswecanbelievethat____.A.therewereatleasttwofireaccidentsattheSeabreezeHotelthatyearB.thebedroomlampswereveryoldinsomehotelsinBeldonC.firemenwenttothehoteltoputoutthefireD.fireaccidentsneverhappenedinCanfield

IntheUnitedStateswhenonebecomesrichhewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrichhewantspeopletothinkthatheis.ThatiswhatkeepingupwiththeJonesesisabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbours.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomanD.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.WhenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorsesMomandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.WhenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservantsMomandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbours.Itwaslikearacebutonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflifE.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbours.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.HecalleditKeepingupwiththeJonesesbecauseJonesisaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.KeepingupwiththeJonesescametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.AndthereareJonesesineverycityoftheworlD.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoesMr.JonesalwaysseemstobeaheaD.37.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey________.A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighboursB.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerichC.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD.wanttobehappy38.Itcanbeinferred推断fromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.A.liveoutsideNewYorkCityB.liveinNewYorkCityC.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbours39.ArthurMomandusedthenameJonesinhisseriesofshortstoriesbecauseJonesis________.A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStatesC.hisneighbour’snameD.notagoodname40.IfapersonwhokeepsupwiththeJoneseshewould_________.A.doasthepoorpersonsaroundhimdoB.doeverythinghelikestodoC.doashisneighboursdoD.doastherichpeoplearoundhimdo

It’salong-awaiteddayforChinA.Thenavynowhasitsfirstaircraftcarrier航空母舰Liaoning.It’sauniqueexperiencetogettoknowthelifeinthecarrier.ThecarrierisjustlikeasmallcityontheseA.IthasallthefunctionsfordailylifE.Thereare4wordstosumupitscharacters:bigsmallmuchandhigh.ThecarrierLiaoningissuchahugeonethatthetotallengthofthewholecorridor过道couldreachover20kilometers.Butthelivingspaceforthesailors水手isquitesmall.That’sbecausethecarrierisdesignedforresearchingpurposesratherthancomfortableliving.Over1000sailorsbothmenandwomenarelivingonboarD.Theyarearrangedamongover3000tinyroomsbelowthedeck.Forvisitorsit’ssoeasytogetlost.SothefirstthingthenewsailorshavetolearnistheirwayarounD.Thenumberoffemalesailorsismuchlessthanthatofthemalestakingabout5percentofthetotal.Buttheyplayakeyroleincarryingoutsomespecialmissions.Alsoyouwillbesurprisedbythehighlevelofeducationoftoday’ssailors.Thecaptainsaidthatover90percentofthesailorsarecollegegraduates.SixholdDoctor’sDegreesand45haveaMaster’s.Thewholeteamisyoungbutvigorous朝气蓬勃的.Thecomplexworkonthecarrierrequireshighmanagementabilitiesforthecommandersonboard在船上.31.Whydowevisitorsgetlosteasilyinsidethecarrier?A.Becausetheydon’thaveamap.B.Becausethelivingspaceisquitesmall.C.Becausetherearetoomanycorridorsforrooms.D.Becausethecorridorinsidethecarrieristoolong.32.WhatdoesthewordhighinLine6referto指代A.Theaircraftcarrierishighsinceitisjustlikeasmallcity.B.Mostofthesoldiersreceivedgoodeducation.C.Theexpense花费torunacarrierishigh.D.Thehigh-leveloftheirtraining.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Liaoningisourcountry’sfirstaircraftcarrier.B.Mostofthesailorsonthecarrierarecollegegraduates.C.Therearefarfewerwomensailorsthanmensailorsonthecarrier.D.Itiscomfortableforthesailorstoliveinthecarrier.

阅读理解InBritainyoumayoftenhearDropinanytimeorCometoseemesoonbutyoucan’treallydothat.PeoplejustsaythosethingstomakeyoufeelwelcomE.ItisbettertotelephonebeforevisitingsomeoneathomE.IfyoureceiveawritteninvitationtoaneventthatsaysRSVPyoushouldreplytoletthepersonwhosenttheinvitationknowwhetherornotyouplantogo.Youshouldneveracceptaninvitationunlessyoureallyplantogo.YoumayrefusebysayingThankyouforinvitingmebutIwillnotbeabletocomE.IfafteracceptingyouareunabletogobesuretotellthosewhoareexpectingyouassoonaspossiblethatyouwillnotbetherE.Althoughitisnotnecessarilyexpectedthatyougiveagifttoyourhostitisconsideredpolitetodosoespeciallyifyouhavebeeninvitedforameal.Flowerschocolateorasmallgiftareallappropriate合适的.A.thank-younoteortelephonecallafterthevisitisalsoconsideredpoliteandisanappropriatewaytoexpressyourappreciationfortheinvitation.1.WhatcanyoudowhenaBritishfriendsaysDropinanytime?A.VisithimorheratanytimE.B.Saynotimetohimorherseriously.C.Telephonehimorherbeforevisiting.D.Visithimorhersoon.2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordRSVPprobablymeaninChinese?A.请自便B.请回复C.请审阅D.请来访3.WhatshouldyoudoifyourBritishfriendsendsyouaninvitationbutyoudonotwanttogo?A.Donotgivehimorherananswer.B.Tellanotherfriendtogoinsteadofyou.C.Tellhimorherthatyoucan’tbethereforsomereasons.D.Tellhimorherthatyoudon’twanttogotherE.4.Wherewouldyouprobablyseethispassage?A.Inaninvitation.B.Inaguidebook.C.Onaposter.D.Inanewspaper.

TheChineseNewYearisnowknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromthebeginningofspring.Thoughtherearesomesayingsaboutitsorigin起源allagreethatthewordNianthenameofabeast.Thebeaststartedtoeatpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.IthasaverybigmouththatwouldtakeinalotofpeopleatonetimE.PeoplewereveryfrighteneD.Onedayanoldmancametohelpandsaidhewouldstopthis.ThentheoldmancametoNianandsaidIhearthatyouareverystrongsocanyoueatupallthebeastsinsteadofpeoplewhoaretooweak弱tobeyourenemy?YesNianagreedwithhimandkilledmanyotherbeastsontheearth.Peoplewereveryhappybecausethosebeastsalsodidbadthingstopeopleandkilledfarmanimals.InfacttheoldmanwasagodherodeonthebeastNianandleft.Nianwasgoneandotherbeastsalsowentintoforests.Peoplebegantoenjoytheirhappylives.Beforetheoldmanlefthehadtoldpeopletoputupredpapercutsontheirwindowanddoorsateachyear’sendtodrive驱赶NianawaybecauseNianwasafraidofthecolorreD.FromthenoneveryyearatthebeginningofspringpeopleGuoNian.ThewordGuoNianmeansGothroughtheNiansafely.Peoplealsomadedumplingsforabettermewyear.HoweverpeopletodayhaveforgottenwhytheyaredoingthistheyjustfeelthecolorandthefoodmaketheNewYearveryhappy.1.TheChineseNewYearisalsocalled_______________.A.Thebeginningofspring.B.TheSpringFestival.C.TheNewSpring.D.TheNewYear.2.HowdidtheoldmanstopNianfromeatingpeople?A.Byputtingredpapercutsonwindows.B.BytellingNiantoeatupotherbeasts.C.Byfightingagainstwithit.D.BygivingNiansomefooD.3.Whydidpeopleputupredpapercutsinsteadofothercolors?A.BecauseNianlikedthecolorreD.B.BecausetheoldmanlikedthecolorreD.C.BecauseNianwasafraidofthecolorreD.D.BecausepeoplelikethecolorreD.4.Whichofthesentencesistrue?A.NiancaneatupallthebeastsonearthatonetimE.B.Nianisabigbeastthatlikedeatingpeopleandfarmanimals.C.Nianisafraidofblackpapercuts.D.Nianlikesredpapercuts.5.Thebesttitleofthepassageis______________.A.WhatisNian?B.TheOldManandtheBeastNian.C.HowtoGoThroughtheNianSafely.D.TheOriginoftheChineseNewTear.

阅读理解Englishpeoplehaveporridgeforbreakfasttoo.Buttheirporridgeismadeofoats燕麦notricE.ManyEnglishpeopleputsugarintheirporridgebuttheScottishalwaysputsaltinit.Englishpeoplealwaysdrinkteaoutofcupsnotoutofglasses.Theyusuallydrinkteawithsugarandmilk.WhenyougotoanEnglishfamilyforteathehost男主人orhostessalwaysasksyouHowmanylumps方块ofsugardoyouwantinyourtea?InordinaryEnglishfamiliesthemainmealisintheeveningbecausemostofthefamiliesareawayduringtheday.ButonSundaywheneverybodyisathometheymakethemidday正午mealandintheeveningtheyhaveamuchlightersupper.根据短文内容判断句子正T.误F.1.SomeEnglishpeoplelikeeatingporridgeandputingsugarintheirporridgE.2.AllEnglishpeoplealwaysdrinkteawithcoffeeandsugar.3.LunchisthemainmealforEnglishpeoplE.4.EverybodyinEnglandisathomeonSunday.5.EnglishpeoplehavethemainmealintheeveningonSunday.

Teacoffeeandcocoa可可饮料arethreemaindrinksallovertheworld.Teaisdrunkbythelargestnumberofpeopleintheworld.Teaaswellassilkandporcelain瓷器begantobeknownbytheworldoverathousandyearsagoandhasbeenanimportantChineseexport出口sincethen.Teahasahistoryofover4000yearsandChinaisthehomeoftea.InancientChinateawasusedasakindofmedicinewhilenowadayspeopledrinkteadaily.LongjingPu’erWulongandTieguanyinareallfamoustea.ThankstothepleasantclimateandrichsoilinFujingZhejiangandYunnanteaisproducedmainlyintheseprovinces.ThewordforteaindifferentlanguagescamefromChineselikecha’iinRussian.AndtheJapanesecharacter字母forteaiswrittenexactlythesameasitisinChinese.OverthepastcenturiesChinesepeoplehavedevelopedtheirspecialteaculturewhichincludesteaplantingtealeafpickingteamakingteadrinkingandsoon.TeaisalsopopularinsomesayingslikeAfriendshipbetweengentlemenislikeacupoftea.Indancessongspoemsandnovelsteaisoftenmentionedtoo.1.Howmanydrinksarementionedinthispassage?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.2.TeaisproducedmainlyinFujianZhejiangandYunnanbecause.A.theyareallbigprovincesB.theyareallclosetotheseaC.therearequitealotofmountainsthereD.thechimateisgoodandsoilisrichthere3.TheunderlinedsentenceAfriendshipbetweengentlemenislikeacupoftea.inthelastparagraphmeans.A.一个朋友就是一杯茶B.君子之交淡如水C.看到朋友就会想起茶D.绅士才能够喝茶4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TeacocoaandsilkareimportantChineseexports.B.Teahaslessthan1000yearsofhistory.C.Japanisthehomeoftea.D.InancientChinapeopleusedteaasakindofmedicine.5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.China’sTeaCultureB.ASayingofTeaC.DrinkingintheWorldD.TeaandCoffee

HaveyouheardaboutSurvival生存Holidays?SurvivalHolidaysisforchildrentogointothelonelyplaceforexcitingactivities.Nowabout1100companiesareallowedtotakechildrenintothegreatoutdoorswithouttheirparents.ThereasonwhypeoplelikeSurvivalHolidaysisthattheythinkbeingclosetonatureisgoodforchildren.ManychildreninbigcitiesspendalltimewatchingTVandplayingcomputergames.SurvivalHolidaysgivesthemanimportantchangE.IsSurvivalHolidaysawonderfulidea?Maybeitis.Childrenneedmorefreetimetoplay.Theyneedtobeleftontheirownwithoutadultsdisturbing打扰them.Parentscaretoomuchabouttheirchildren.Theyliketoseethechildrenbeingbusywithactivitiesthatarecontrolledbyadultsbutchildrendon’tknowwhattodowhentheyareindanger.EvensomethinglikecrossingasmallriverseemstobeahardchallengE.Childrenarenotcomfortablewithdanger.Evensmalldangerlikegettingtheirfeetwetorfallingdownseemsveryterribletothem.Manypeoplethinkthesurvivalactivitiesaregoodforchildren.EvenyearslatertheywillstillrememberwhattheyhavelearneD.Somehavelearnedtostaycalmindifferenttimes.SomehavelearnedhowtokeepsafE.Othershavelearnedhowtoworkinateam.Alltheseskillswillhelpthemalotintheirlives.AnswerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtowhatyoureaD.1.IsSurvivalHolidaysforchildrenorparents?2.WhydopeoplelikeSurvivalHolidays?3.Whatdothechildreninbigcitiesusuallydo?4.Howdochildrenfeelwhentheyareindanger?5.Whatcanchildrenlearninthesurvivalactivities

NowmanypeoplelikethegameAngryBirds.Hereisapieceofgoodnewsforthem—soontherewillbealotofAngryBirds-themedactivityparksaroundtheworlD.ThefirsttwoparksopenedinFinlandlastyearandafewotherparksaregoingtoopenintheUK.Howeverpeoplestilldon’tknowwhenandwhereAngryBirds-themedactivityparkswillopenintheUK.Asakindofonlinegameitispopularwithpeopleofallages.It’sreallyaninterestinggamE.AndtheparkswillbeinterestingplacesforeveryonearoundtheworlD.saidPeterVesterbackaanofficerofAngryBirdsCompany.HealsosaidWewanttomakeAngryBirdsapartofpopculturE.We’rejustgettingstarteD.AngryBirds-themedactivityparkshavemanyinterestingplacesforchildrentoplay.Theylikethemverymuch.Peoplecanseethecharactersandcolorsfromthegameinthepark.PeoplecanalsoplaytheAngryBirdsgameonlargescreensinthepark.Thecompanywantstoinvitepeopletonotonlyplayitonthesofabuttogooutmovearoundandhavefun.SoeveryonewillbehappyinAngryBirds-themedactivityparks.61.WheredidthefirsttwoAngryBirds-themedactivityparksopen?A.IntheUK.B.InFinlanD.C.InAustraliA.D.IntheUSA.62.AngryBirdsis_______.A.anonlinegameB.anonlinemovieC.atalkshowonTVD.agameshowonTV63.LotsofpeoplethinkAngryBirdsisvery______.A.boringB.easyC.interestingD.difficult64.Theunderlinedwordtheminthelastparagraphrefersto指的是_______.A.thecharactersB.thescreensC.theinterestinggamesD.theinterestingplaces65.Fromthepassagewecanknow_______.A.AngryBirdsisonlypopularwithyoungpeopleB.PeterVesterbackaworksforAngryBirdsCompanyC.thereisnoscreeninAngryBirds-themedactivityparksD.AngryBirds-themedactivityparkswillopenintheUKin2015

WhenyouthinkofamuseumIbetyoudon’tthinkofaplacewherechildrenrunarounD.ButtheScienceMuseumisdifferent.It’snoisy!YoucangettotheScienceMuseumbygoingontheLondonUndergroundfromWaterlooontheJubileelinetoWestminster.ThentaketheCircleortheDistrictlinetoSouthKensington.Whenyouwalkouttakealookaroundyouandyoushouldseeit.Whattobring:atleasttwobottlesofadrinkforthekidsand£10tospendinthecafes.Entranceisfree!Themostinterestingandexcitingpartofcominghereistogotothekids’areatheLaunchPadonthe3rdfloor.Atbusytimesyoumayhavetowaitinlinebutstaff工作人员willprovidesciencetoysforyouandthekidstoplaywith.ItisgreatfunintherE.Andifyoulovescienceitshouldindulge满足youasyouwilllearnaboutscienceinafunway.Therearealsosimulators模拟装置onthe3rdfloorsothinkofFloor3asafunfloor.Ifyouwanttolearnaboutthemuseumthengotothegroundfloor.Theyhavesomethingswhichwillinterestyou.Overallit’safunexperienceforthekidsandyoumayenjoyittoo.It’salsofreetogetin!1.HowistheScienceMuseumdifferentfromothermuseums?A.It’sbig.B.It’sfreE.C.It’sbusy.D.It’snoisy.2.Paragraph2ismainlyabout.A.howtogettotheScienceMuseumB.whentovisittheScienceMuseumC.whattobringtotheScienceMuseumD.howtoplanatriptotheScienceMuseum3.YoucanattheLaunchPaD.A.buyyourfavouritedrinkB.getsomesciencetoysforfreeC.learnaboutscienceinafunwayD.learnthehistoryoftheScienceMuseum4.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordOverallmeaninChinese?A.另外B.总之C.因此D.相反5.Thepassageismostprobably.A.areportB.apieceofnewsC.areviewD.anadvertisement

Baboons狒狒liveinAfricA.Theyarelikemonkeys.Mostpeoplethinkdaddybaboonsdon’tknowtheirbabies.Butscientists科学家findthatdaddybaboonsknowhowtohelptheirbabies.Thedaddybaboonsaresmart.JoanSilkisascientist.Shestudiesthebaboonsfor3years.Shesaysthedaddybaboonsarehappytoseetheirbabies.Theyhavebigteethtohelpthebabiestoeathardthings.Motherbaboonsaresmall.Andtheyallliveinaplace.Whenamotherbaboonsgivesbirth分娩sheoftenhasonlyonebaby.Babybaboonshavefur.TheyareverycutE.Duringthedaytheyplayandeatthings.Atnighttheysleepinthetrees.Mostchildrenlikebaboonsbecausetheylookliketheman.1.Wheredobaboonslive?A.InAfricaB.InAmericaC.InCanadaD.InChina2.Howaredaddybaboons?A.They’reshy.B.They’rebeautiful.C.They’recleverD.They’refriendly.3.Theunderlinedwordhardmeans_________inChinesE.A.困难的B.容易的C.柔软的D.坚硬的4.Themotherbaboonusuallyhas_______babybaboonswhenshegivesbirth.A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Baboonsaresmallmonkeys.B.BabybaboonsareverycutE.C.Mostchildrendon’tlikebaboons.D.Daddybaboonsdon’tknowhowtohelptheirbabies.

Aftershockamovieaboutthe1976TangshanearthquakehasmadeanewChineseboxofficerecordsinceitsopeningonJuly222010.Themovie’sdirectorFengXiaogangoneofChine’smostsuccessfuldirectorswaspleasedwiththeboxofficeresult.Aftershockisaboutamother’s30-yearlifejourney.Shehadtogiveupherdaughterduringthequake.Shethoughtherdaughterwaslostintheearthquake.But32yearslatertheymetbyaccident.Themotherhadtothinkhowtogetalongwiththedaughter.TheTangshanearthquakewhichtookplaceonJuly281976mademorethan240000dead.AsurveyonSinA.comshowsnearlyhalfofthe20015peoplesurveyedsaidthemoviewasverygoodandsuccessful.Aboutonequarterofthosesurveyedsaidtheperformers’greatactingmovedthemthemost.InapopularmovietheaterincentralBeijingmostofthepeopleweremovedtotearsastheirweepingcouldbeheardfromtimetotimethroughoutthemovie.Alsomanypeoplelaughedwhentheysawadvertisementsinthestoryofthemovie.ThemovielaststwoandahalfhoursbuttherearefifteenminutesofadvertisementswhichcausedcriticismfromthenewspapersTVsaswellasthepublic.39.Aftershock_________.A.openedin1976B.madeanewChineseboxofficeC.wasmadeonJuly222010D.wasdirectedbyamother40.Accordingtothemoviestorythemothermetherdaughterintheyear________.A.1976B.2005C.2008D.201041.WhichisWRONGaccordingtothefourthparagraph?A.Nearlyhalfofthe20015peoplethoughtthemoviewasverygoodandsuccessful.B.Aboutonequarterof20015peopleweremovedbytheperformers’greatacting.C.MostofthepeopleinapopularmovietheaterincentralBeijingweremovedtotears.D.TheboxofficeinTangshanwasthehighestofall.42.The_______causedlotsofcriticism.A.priceofthemovieB.advertisementsinthemovieC.openingtimeofthemovieD.storyofthemovie

WecanseewallseverywhereintheworlD.ButtheGreatWallofChinaisthebiggestofall.TheChinesecallitTheTen-thousand-liGreatWall.Itisinfactmorethan6000kilometerslong.Itis4～5meterswidE.InmostplacesfivehorsesortenmencanwalksidebysidE.WhenyouvisittheGreatWallyoucan’thelpwonderinghowtheChinesepeoplewereabletobuildsuchagreatwallthousandsofyearsago.Withoutanymodernmachineitwasreallyverydifficulttobuildit.TheyhadtodoalltheworkbyhanD.Ittookmillionsofmenhundredsofyearstobuildit.TheGreatWallhasahistoryofovertwothousandyears.Thekingsbegantobuildthefirstpartsofitaroundtwothousandsevenhundredyearsago.ThenQinShihuanghadallthewallsjoinedup.Hethoughtthatcouldkeeptheenemyoutofhiscountry.TodaytheGreatWallhasbecomeaplaceofinterest.NotonlyChinesepeoplebutalsopeoplefromallovertheworldcometovisitit.1.TheGreatWallisthebiggestofallthewallsin______A.ChinaB.EuropeC.theworldD.Asia2.HowlongistheGreatWall?A.It’slessthansixhundredkilometers.B.It’soversixmillionkilometers.C.It’sexactlysixthousandkilometers.D.It’smorethansixthousandkilometers.3.Ittook______men______yearstobuildtheGreatWall.A.millions;millionsB.hundredsof;hundredsofC.millionsof;hundredsofD.hundredsof;millionsof4.TheGreatWallwasbuilt______.A.bypeopleallovertheworldB.withoutanymodernmachinesC.withsomeothercountries’helpD.byallChinesekings5.QinShihuangthoughttheGreatWallcould______.A.keeptheenemyoutofhiscountryB.keephisbodyinitC.bevisitedbyallthepeopleD.makehiscountrybeautiful

InAmericawhenpeoplesayman'sbestfriendtheydon'tmeananotherperson.Insteadtheyaretalkingaboutalovelyanimal—adog!Thesewordsshowthefriendship友谊betweenpeopleandanimals.Dogsandotherpetscangivejoytopeople'slives.Somepeoplethinkoftheirpetsastheirchildren.Somepeopleevenleavealltheirmoneytotheirpetswhentheydie!Animalscanhelppeopletoo.Dogscanbetaughttobetheeyesforablindperson盲人orearsforadeaf耳聋person.Scientistshavefoundthatpetshelppeoplelivelonger!Theymakepeoplehappiertoo.Becauseofthattheybringanimalsintohospitalsforvisits.AmericansholdBeKindtoAnimalsWeekinthefirstweekofMay.Petshowsareheldduringtheweek.Evenifyoudon'tliveinAmericayoutoocandothis.How?Firstthinkabouthowanimalsmakeyourlifericher.Ifyouhaveapettakemoretimethisweektoplaywithit.RemembertogiveitdeliciousfooD.Ifyoudon'thaveapetbekindtoanimalsaroundyou.Forexampleifyouseeastreetdogjustleaveitaloneormakefriendswithit.Ifothersaroundyoudobadthingstoanimalstrytospeakup.Aspeoplewemustprotect保护animalswhocan'tspeakforthemselves.1.Somepeopleevenleavealltheirmoneytotheirpetswhentheydie!isusedtoprove证明that.A.petshavetheright权利toinherit继承moneyB.moneycanmakepetshappyC.it'sthebestwaytospendmoneyD.somepetsareasimportanttotheirownersastheirchildren2.According依照tothepassagescientistsbringthedogstohospitalbecause.A.theyareillandtheyneedtoseethedoctorB.theycanmakethepatients病人happierC.theycanhelpthedoctorfindouttheproblemsD.thedoctorscandoexperiment试验onthem3.DuringtheBeKindtoAnimalsWeekthepeopleinAmerica.A.holdpetshowsB.playwiththepetsthewholeweekC.cookdeliciousfoodforpetsD.makefriendswithotherpeople'spets4.Whichofthefollowingstatements陈述isNOTtrue?A.Dogscanhelppeopleinmanyways.B.Dogscanhelppeoplelivehappier.C.Dogscanhelppeoplemakeeverything.D.Dogscanmakepeople'slivesricher.5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.A.lotofpeopleareinterestedindogs.B.Dogscanhelppeopledomanythings.C.Petsarelovelyandneedcareandprotection保护.D.Wehavedonealotofthingsforpets.

阅读理解根据短文内容从A.B.C.D.四个选项中选择一个最佳答案EveryyearthereisaSpringFestivalinChinA.UsuallyitisinJanuaryorFebruary.ItisthemostimportantfestivalinChinA.Sobeforeitcomeseveryonehastopreparethings.Theybuyporkbeefchickenfruitsandmanyotherthings.Andtheyoftenmakeaspecialkindoffood—dumplings.Itmeanscometogether.Onthedaybeforethefestivalparentsbuynewclothesfortheirchildren.Childrenalsobuypresentsfortheirparents.OntheSpringFestivalEve除夕allthefamilymemberscomebacktotheirhometown.Thisisahappymoment.Somesinganddancesomeplaycardsandothersgetthedinnerready.Whentheyenjoythemealtheygiveeachotherthebestwishesforthecomingyear.TheyallhaveagoodtimE.1.WhichisthemostimportantfestivalinChina?A.TheMid-AutumnFestival.B.TheSpringFestival.C.Children’sDay.2.WhenistheChineseSpringFestivalusuallycelebrated?A.InMarchorApril.B.InMayorJunE.C.InJanuaryorFebruary.3.isthespecialkindoffoodfortheSpringFestivalinChinA.A.ChickenB.DumplingC.Fish4.What’sthemeaningofthefooddumplingsforChinesepeopleintheSpringFestival?A.Lookup.B.Helpyourself.C.Cometogether.5.ThefamilywhentheyarehavingdinnertogetherontheSpringFestivalEvE.A.giveeachotherthebestwishesB.buyeachotherpresentsC.singdanceandplaycards

阅读理解阅读下面材料然后按文后要求做题InEnglandpeopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience经历fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.AnhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainsharD.TheweathergetsalittlecolD.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunnythesunwillbegintoshineanditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.InEnglandpeoplecanalsohavesummerinwinterorhavewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimesandinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes﹙﹚.WhenyougotoEnglandyouwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrella伞oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorningbutyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoatyouwillregret后悔laterintheday.﹙﹚1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A.BecausetheymayhavefourseasonsinonedayB.BecausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweatherC.BecausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspringD.Becausetheskyissunnyallday﹙﹚2.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhen_________comethereisaheavyrain.A.sunshineandsnowB.blackcloudsC.summerandwinterD.springandautumn﹙﹚3.Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter.Meansitissometimestoo_____inwinter.A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy﹙﹚4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause________.A.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEnglandC.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavouritethings﹙﹚5.Thebesttitle标题forthispassageis________.A.BadSeasonsB.SummerorWinterC.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeople

Manyscientistsfindthatcolourscanchangepeople’sfeelings.It’sveryinteresting.Somecolourscanmakepeoplefeelrelaxedandsomecolourscanmakepeoplefeelnervous.Nowthiskindofknowledgeisbeingusedinmanyplaces.ForexampleschoolwallsarealwayspaintedgreenbecausegreenmakesstudentsfeelrelaxeD.Itisalsogoodforthestudents’eyes.Somebooksarealsogreenorlightblueforthesamereason.Restaurantownersnotonlyhavetoknowhowtomakefoodbutalsohavetoknowhowtomakemoney.Herearesomethingsthey’velearnedfromscientificstudies.Thecolourredmakespeoplehungry.Manyfastfoodrestaurantshaveredfurnitureorwalls.Softcolourslikepinkandlightbluemakepeoplefeelrelaxedsotheyspendmoretimeeating.LoudmusicmaybeniceatfirstbutitsoonmakespeoplewanttoleavE.HardseatsalsomakecustomerswanttoeatquicklyandleavE.Manyrestaurantsespeciallyfastfoodrestaurantsusethisknowledgetomakecustomerseatfaster.1.HowdoesthecolourredmakemostpeoplefeelA.Hungry.B.ComfortablE.C.ExciteD.D.WorrieD.2.Whichcolourisn’tmentioned提到inthispassageA.Green.B.WhitE.C.LightbluE.D.ReD.3.Whatdomanyfastfoodrestaurantsdo①PlayloudmusiC.②PlaysoftmusiC.③Havehardseats.④PainttheirwallsreD.A.①②③B.①③④C.①②④D.②③④

WhenyoungpeopletalkabouthimtheyseethebigboyasasuccessinmusiC.Heisquietandkindofshy.Hedoesn’tsmileveryoften.Butwhenhetalksaboutmusichecantalktoomuch.AndhereallyhashisideasaboutmusiC.JayChou周杰伦wasborninTaiwan.Hismotherisamiddleschoolteacher.WhenhewasthreeyearsoldhegotinterestedinmusiC.Hewaspopularinthemiddleschoolbecausehewasgoodatplayingthepiano.Andhewasawaiterbeforehewasfamous.Chouisnotverygood-lookinginfactoneofhisfanssaiD.Hisfansoftencan’thearhimsingortalkclearly.ButthebigboyhassomanyfanshereandtherE.JayChouis32yearsoldnow.Heisstillpopularwithhisfans.Theyareveryexcitedwhentheyhearhimsinghisnewsongs.6.YoungpeoplethinkJayChouisvery______inmusiC.A.successfulB.quietC.shyD.fun7.WhentalkingaboutmusicJayChouis______.A.quietB.activeC.shyD.exciting8.Hewasverypopularbecause______.A.hismotherwasamiddleschoolteacherB.hewasinterestedinmusicC.didwellinplayingthepianoD.hewasgood-looking9.WhichisNOTtrueaboutJayChou?A.Hecanbeasuccessfulyoungsinger.B.Heisnowstillverypopularwithhisfans.C.Hewasgoodatpianowhenhewasyoung.D.Hedoesn’tsingclearlysohisfansleavehim.10.AlthoughJayChouisn’tyounghe’s______withhisfans.A.goodB.popularC.excitedD.young

TheLunarCalendar阴历ModernChineseusethesolarcalendar阳历asEnglishpeopledo.Butatthesametimetheyusetheirownlunarcalendar.Eachlunaryearisgiventhenameofoneoftheseanimals:therattheoxthetigertheharethedragonthesnakethehorsethegoatthemonkeythechickenthedogandthepig.Thislistlastsfor12yearsandthenstartsagain.EachChinesemonthstartsonthedayofthenewmoon.Andthefullmooncomesonthe15thdayofthemonth.TheNewYearalwaysstartsbetweenJanuary21andFebruary20.Onthelastdayofthelunaryearthereisabigfamilydinner.Allmembersofthefamilyexceptmarrieddaughterstrytobepresentatthismealevenoftheyhavetotravelmanymilestoreachthehomeoftheirparents.Oldquarrelsareforgottenandeverybodyishappy.AfterthedinnerthechildrenkeepawaketowelcometheNewYear.TheNewYearcelebrationslastfor15daysfromthenewmoontothefullmoon.Onthefirstdaychildrenandunmarriedpeoplegotovisittheirelders.1.Ifnextyearistheyearofthedragonwhatwasthenameoflastyear?A.Itwastheyearoftiger.B.Itwastheyearofthehare.C.Itwastheyearofsnake.D.Itwastheyearoftheox.2.SupposethatnextChineseNewYear’sDayison15thFebruarywhenwillpeoplehavetheirbigfamilydinner?A.OnFebruary15B.OnFebruary16C.OnFebruary14D.OnFebruary173.Thefamilyusuallyhavetheirbigfamilydinneratthehomeof________.A.themarriedsonB.themarrieddaughterC.theunmarriedsonD.theparents4.PeoplecelebratetheNewYear________.A.for15daysB.fromthenewmoontothefullmooninthefirstmonthofthelunaryearC.fromJanuary21toFebruary20D.bothA.andB.5.FromthisselectionweknowthateachChinesemonthismeasuredby_______.A.thesun’srevolutions旋转B.themoon’srevolutionsC.theearth’srevolutionsD.boththeearth’sandmoon’srevolutions

MostAmericanfamiliesaresmallerthanthoseinothercountries.UsuallythereisoneortwoparentsandoneortwochildrenineachAmericanfamily.ChildrenintheUSEwillleavetheirparentswhentheygrowup.Theywanttofindbetterjobssotheyusuallylivefarawayfromtheirparents.Theyoftenwritetotelephonetheirparents.Andtheygotovisittheirparentsduringtheirholidays.ParentswillasktheirchildrentodosomeworkaroundtheirhousE.Inmanyfamilieschildrenwillgetmoneyfordoingsomehouseworksothattheycanlearntomakemoneyfortheirown.Parentsusuallylettheirchildrenchoosetheirownjobs.Americansthinkthatforyoungpeopleitisimportanttodecideontheirlivesbythemselves.16.InmostfamiliesintheUSAthereareusually______.A.noparentsB.nochildrenC.over5peopleD.lessthan5people17.WhentheyareoldenoughAmericanchildrenwill______.A.gotoothercountriesB.decideontheirlivesthemselvesC.findjobsfortheirparentsD.dobetterjobsaroundtheirhouses18.WhydomostAmericanchildrenlivefarawayfromtheirparents?A.Theyareoldenoughtoliveallbythemselves.B.Theparentsaretoobusytolookaftertheirchildren.C.Theywanttohavemorechances机会tolookforbetterjobs.D.Theycankeepintouch联系withtheirparentsbywritingandtelephoning.19.Parentswillgivetheirchildrensomemoneyifthechildrendosomehousework.WhatdotheAmericanparentsthinkofit?A.UsefulB.StrangeC.DangerousD.Funny20.FromthepassagewecanknowthatchildreninAmerica_____.A.leavetheirparentswhentheyarestillyoungB.oftenspendholidaysattheirparents’houseC.sometimeslookforjobsfortheirownpatentsD.oftencallorwritetotheirparentsformoney

InCanadaandtheUnitedStatespeopleenjoyentertaining请客athomE.Theyofteninvitefriendsforamealapartyorjustforcoffeeandconversation.Herearethekindsofthingspeoplesaywhentheyinvitesomeonetotheirhomes:WouldyouliketocomeoverfordinnerthisSaturdaynight?Heywe’rehavingapartyonFriday.Canyoucome?ToansweraninvitationeithersaythankyouandacceptorsayyouaresorryandgiveanexcusE.ThanksI’dloveto.Whattimewouldyoulikemetocome?orOhsorry.I’veticketsforamoviE.Sometimeshoweverpeopleinthewestuseexpressions语句thatsoundlikeinvitationbutwhicharenotrealinvitation.ForexamplePleasecomeoverforadrinksometimE.Whynotgettogetherforapartysometime?orWhydon’tyoucomeoverandseeussometimesoon?Theyarereallypolitewaysofendingaconversation.Theyarenotrealinvitationsbecausetheydon’tmention提到涉及acertaintimeordatE.Theyjustshowthatthepersonistryingtobefriendly.ToanswerexpressionslikethispeoplejustsaySurethatwouldbegreat!orOK!Thanks.Sonexttimewhenyouhearwhatsoundslikeaninvitationlistencarefully.Isitarealinvitationoristhepersonjustbeingfriendly?1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTarealinvitation?A.Pleasegototheconcertwithmesomeday.B.Wouldyouliketohaveacupofteawithusthisevening?C.I’vetwoticketsherE.Canyougotothecinemawithme?D.Ifyouarefreenowlet’sgotoWang’sforadrink.2.IfpeoplesayWhynotgettogetherforapartysometime?youjustsay__________A.I’mgladtohearthat.B.Howaboutthisevening?C.Ohsorry.I’mverybusy.D.That’sgreat.Thanks.3.Peopleuseanunrealinvitationinordertoshow__________.A.they’retryingtobefriendlyB.they’retryingtomakefriendswithothersC.theyhavealreadygotreadyforapartyD.theirspiritofgenerosity4.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.entertainmentathomeB.realinvitationsornotC.expressionsofstartingaconversationD.waysofendingaconversation

翻译语篇阅读下面的短文将划线部分译成英文或中文共5小题计10分AustraliaisthegreatestislandintheworlD.71.澳大利亚比中国小一点.AustraliaisbigbuttherearefewerpeopletherE.Thepopulation人口ofAustraliaissmallerthanthatofShanghaiacityofChinA.72.Australiaisinthesouthoftheearth.SowhenitishotsummerinourcountryAustraliawillbecoldwinter.TheseasonsinAustraliaandinChinaarejustopposite相反的.SummerinAustraliaisfromDecembertoFebruaryandwinterisfromJulytoAugust.73.Whenit’sspringinChinaitwillbeautumninAustraliA.74.澳大利亚因绵羊和袋鼠而著名.TheyarebothpopularinAustraliA.75.Youcanseekangaroos袋鼠notonlyinzoosbutalsooutsidethecitiesandtowns.Therearetensheepforeveryoneinthecountry.SopeoplecallAustraliaThecountryonthebacksofsheep.Afterashortdrivefromanytownyouwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.SheepsheepsheepsheepareeverywherE.Haveyouseenakangaroo?Ithasabagonitsbody.Themotherkangarookeepsitsbabykangaroosinthebag.It’sverystrangeisn’tit?71.72.73.74.75.

阅读选择阅读下面的短文从每题所给的A.B.C.三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子Everyoneknowsthatthere’snotenoughlandinHongKong.IfyougotherebyairyouwilllandatKaiTakAirport.ItwasbuiltoutintotheseA.ItisinthepartofHongKongcalledKowloon.KowloonisoneofthetwobigislandsinHongKong.TheotherislandisHongKongitself.Youcangettherebyshiporthroughatunnel隧道undertheseA.T.hepopulationofHongKongismorethansixmillion.ChineseandEnglisharespokenbymanypeopletherE.TheproductssuchasclothescomputersradiostelevisionsaremadeinHongKong.Itisashoppingcenter.YoucanbuyallkindsofthingstherE.HongKongisalsoabeautifulcity.It’sagoodplacefortraveling.PeoplefromallovertheworldvisitHongKongeveryyear.Youcanwatchdog-racingandmotor-racingthere.Whenyouarehotandtiredyoumayrestinthesmallcoolgardens.Therearealsoalotoftallbuildingswithcomfortableroomstolivein.Ifyouenjoyeatingoutyoucaneasilyfindagoodplacefordeliciousfood.F.oodsofdifferentflavors风味areservedinHongKong.1.WherewasKaiTakAirportbuilt?A.ItwasbuiltoutintotheseA.B.ItwasbuiltoutintothelakE.C.Itwasbuiltoutintotheriver2.What’sthepopulationofHongKong?A.About6million.B.Lessthan6million.C.Morethan6million.3.HowmanyproductsofHongKongarementionedinthispassage?A.7.B.6.C.4.4.W.hichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.KaiTakAirportisinKowloon.B.There'salotoflandsinHongKong.C.HongKongisabeautifulcityfortraveling5.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat________.A.HongKongisabigcitywithalargepopulationB.therearealmostnofactoriesinHongKongC.visitorscanenjoydeliciousfoodsinHongKong

FriendshipcanhelpyousticktoyouraimandmakeyoumoresuccessfulaccordingtoanarticleinTimes.CarlinFlorathewriterwhohasstudiedfriendshipforyearsfindsthatifyourallywanttochangesomethinginyourlifeyoucandevelopfriendshipwithpeoplewhohavethesameaimsasyoudo.Friendscanhelpmakeyouownstronger.Followinggoodexamplescanhelpyougetridof摆脱badbehaviorsandformnewhealthierones.ForexampleafterabusyandtiringdayyouprobablywanttogohomeandwatchTV.Howeveryourfriendknocksonyourdoorandasksyoutogojoggingwithhim.Afterjoggingyoutalkovercoffeetogether.ThisismuchbetterthanjustsittingintheroomwatchingTV.Floraalsopointsoutthatit’sbesttostopbadhabitsbyturningattentiontodifferentgoodones.Insteadofstayingathomealoneandspendinghoursinfrontofyourcomputerbuildingupfriendshipwiththosewhohavethevaluesandhabitsyouadmirewillliftyouupmoreeasily.Weallwishtobewithandbelikedbyourfriends.Whenyouhavefriendshipwithpeoplewithstrongwillsandgoodbehaviorsyouwillnotonlysucceedmoreeasilybutalsofindjoyonyourjourney.1.AccordingtothepassageCarlinFlorawroteanarticlefor_______.A.ShenzhenDailyB.ChinaDailyC.TimesD.TheSundayStar2.Theunderlineword‘ones’inthethirdparagraphmeans_______.A.examplesB.behaviorsC.friendsD.aims3.Inthewriter’sopinion_______isbetterforyouafterabusyandtiringday.A.sittingintheroomwatchingTVB.stayingathomealoneC.spendinghoursinfrontofyourcomputerD.joggingwithafriend4.Accordingtothewriterweshouldmakefriendswiththosewho_______.A.havethevaluesandhabitsweadmireB.oftengojoggingwithusC.spendinghoursinfrontofyourcomputerD.joggingwithafriend5.Themainideaofthispassageis_______.A.friendscanhelpmakeyourownstronger.B.weallwishtobewithandbelikedbyourfriends.C.it’sbesttostopbadhabitsbyturningattentiontodifferentgoodonesD.friendshipcanhelpyousticktoyouraimsandmakeyoumoresuccessful

AllaroundtheworldpeopledrinkteA.ButteadoesnotmeanthesamethingtoeveryonE.IndifferentcountriespeoplehaveverydifferentideasaboutdrinkingteA.InChinaforexamplepeoplealwaysdrinkteawhentheyaregettingtogether.Theydrinkitatanytimeofthedayathomesorintheteahouses.Theypreferplainteawithnothingelseinit.TeaisalsoimportantinJapan.TheJapanesehaveaspecial特殊wayofservingteacalledteaceremony茶道.Itisveryoldandfullofmeaning.Everythingmustbedoneinaspecialwayintheceremony.ThereisevenaspecialroomforitinJapanesehomes.Anothertea-drinkingcountryisEnglanD.InEnglandthelateafternoonisteatime.Almosteveryonehasacupofteathen.TheEnglishusuallymaketeainateapotanddrinkitwithmilkandsugar.TheyalsoeatcakescookiesandafewsandwichesatteatimE.Thisistheso-calledAfternoonTeainBritain.IntheUnitedStatespeopledrinkteamostlyforbreakfastofaftermeals.AmericansusuallyuseteabagstomaketheirteA.Teabagsarefasterandeasierthanmakingteainteapots.InsummermanyAmericansdrinkcoldtea—icedtea.SometimestheydrinkcannedicedteajustassodA.1.Teaispopular.A.allaroundtheworldB.onlyintheUnitedStatesC.onlyinEnglish-speakingcountriesD.inJapanChinaandotherAsiancountries2.TheChinesedrinktea.A.forbreakfastB.atanytimeofthedayC.onlyinteahousesD.inaspecialceremony3.TheEnglishliketodrinktheirtea.A.inaspecialroomB.withdinnerC.whiletheyeatcakesandcookiesD.whentheyarefree4.Theypreferplainteawithnothingelseinit.Thewordplainheremeans.A.朴素的B.平坦的C.单纯的D.直率的5.Inthispassagewhichcountry’swayofdrinkingteaisn’tmentioned提及A.EnglandB.AmericaC.JapanD.India

WanttosayhellofromDisneyland?Sendapostcard！Beautifulscenesofparadise乐园wildanimalssillypictures—youcanfindthemallinoneplacE.Where?Onapostcard!Havepeoplealwayssentpostcards?No.Beforepostcardspeoplelikedsealed密封的letters.Theideaforthefirstdecorated装饰postcardcametoJohnP.Charltonin1861.HethoughtasimplecardwithdecorationswouldbeagreatwaytosendanotE.Theninthelate1800spostcardswithpicturesappeareD.Bylawpeoplehadtowritetheirnoteonthefront—onthepicture!Thebackwasonlyfortheaddress.SeveralyearslaterEnglandallowedadivided-backpostcarD.Thenpeoplecouldwritetheirnoteonthebackleftsideandputtheaddressontheright.Duringtheearly1900sthegoldenageofpostcardspicturepostcardsbecameacrazeoftheworlD.In1908Americansalonemailedover677millionpostcards.Todaypostcardsarethethirdmostpopularcollectionintheworldafterstampsandcoins.JudgethefollowingsentencestrueTorfalseFaccordingtothepassagE.1.Wecanseesomesillypicturesonthepostcards.2.Postcardswereproducedbeforesealedletters.3.In1861thefirstdecoratedpostcardappeareD.4.Postcardswerethemostpopularduringtheearly1900s.5.StampscoinsandpostcardsarethemostpopularcollectionsintheworlD.

AtBeijing’sBeihaiParkthereisagoodplaceforvisitors.Rightnowthere’salotus莲花sceneonthepark’slakE.★EnjoyingthelotusbyboatisagreatthingthattouristsinBeijingdon’twanttomiss.BeihaiPark’slotusfestivalisinits13thyear.Thefestivalcametoastopin1998becauseofaconflict冲突betweentheflowerandthefish.Itstartedagainin2006.Theparkwasonceaplacewheretheroyals王室cametoenjoythelotus.TheBeihaiParklotusfestivalrunsuntilAugustthe10th.A.lotusfestivalisalsofeaturedattheLianHuaChiortheLotusPondParkinthewestofBeijing.Telephone:86010-64033225Address:No.1WenjinStreetBeijingChinaBus:5101103107109111701814823846OpeningHours:6:00amto10:00pm51.WhencanwecometoBeihaiParktoseethelotusfestival?____.A.InAugustB.InSeptemberC.InOctoberD.InNovember52.Fromwhichyeardidthefestivalstopforsometime?____.A.2008B.2006C.2003D.199853.HowmanybusescantakeustoBeihaiPark?____.A.EightB.NineC.TenD.Eleven54.WherecanweseelotusinBeijing?____.A.InBeihaiParkB.InLianHuaChiC.InLotusPondParkD.Alltheabove55.Accordingtothepassagewecanknowthat____.A.thetouristsdon’tlikethelotusatallB.BeihaiPark’slotusfestivalhasa13-yearhistoryC.theLotusPondParkisintheeastofBeijingD.thelotusfestivallastsuntilAugust12th

TheTeensnewspaperhasalittletestforyoungstudentseachweek.HerebelowisFrank’scompletedtestthisweek.WeeklyTest1.Iprefertospendmysparetimeawithmyfamilybwithmyfriendsconmyown.2haveaproblemIwouldratheratalktomyparentsthantomyfriends.btalktomyfriendsthantomyfamily.csolveitonmyown.3.IprefertostudyaathomewithmyfamilyarounD.bwithmyfriends.conmyown.4.FormybirthdayIwouldprefertoabewithmyfamilybhaveapartywithlotsoffriends.cgooutwithjustmybestfrienD.·Youget1pointforeachc2foreachband3foreachc·Goandfindoutwhatyourscoremeansontheright!Scoresandtheirmeanings:4-6:Yourfamilyisveryimportanttoyou.Youenjoybeingwithfriendsbutyourfamilycomesfirst.Youarekindandalwaysthinkmoreofothers.7-9:Youhavelotsoffriendsandliketohavefun.Youareclosetoyourfamilybutyourfriendsarequiteimportanttoyoutoo.Youareeasy-goingandgenerous.10-12:Youprobablyhaveoneortwoclosefriendsbutyou’dratherrelaxwithagoodbookthangotoaparty.Youareconfidentandliketodothingsforyourself.·Youcane-mailusatweeklytest@teens.comandtelluswhetheryourresulthasdescribedaREALyou.28.HowmanypointsdidFrankgetintheweek’stest?A.8B.9C.10D.1129.FromFrank’sresultwemayknowthat.A.hehasmanyclosefriendsandenjoyshavingfunwiththemB.hisfamilycomesfirstalthoughhelovesbeingwithfriendsC.bothhisfamilyandhisfriendsareofgreatimportancetohimD.heisaconfidentyoungstudentwithonlyafewclosefriends30.Bytakingthistestastudentissupposedtofindout.A.howtosolveteenageproblemsB.howtomakegoodfriendsC.whathislifestyleislikeD.whatkindofpersonheis

AmericanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeonE.Ifbothparentsareworkingtheyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislargeoneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan住房汽车.A.smallcarcanhold容纳fourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded拥挤.A.vanholdsevenpersonseasilysoafamilywiththreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravel.Theycouldalltraveltogether.MrHagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandboughtavan.Thesixthandseventhseatareusedtoputotherthingsforafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcases衣箱whentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents'homethesuitcasesarebroughtintothehomeandthetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents.Americanscallvansmotorhomes.A.motorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseasidetheycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.1.Fromthepassageavanisalsocalled_________A.amotorcarB.amotorhomeC.amotorbikeD.abigtruck2.BeforeMrHagenandhiswifeboughtavanthey_________A.soldtheiroldhouseB.movedtotheirgrandparents'houseC.builtanewplaceforaranD.soldtheirsecondcar3.Amotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywith_________A.ababyB.muchmoneyC.morethantwochildrenD.interestinvan4.Americansusuallyusemotorhomes_________A.totravelwithallthefamilymembersonholidayB.todosomeshoppingwithallthefamilymembersC.tovisittheirgrandparentsatweekendsD.todrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday5.Motorhomeshavebecomepopularbecause_________A.theycantakepeopletoanothercitywhenpeoplearefreeB.theycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfortheirholidaysC.somepeoplethinkmotorhomesarecheapD.bigfamiliescanputmorethingsinmotorhomes

阅读理解TherearemanydifferentkindsoffestivalsaroundtheworlD.Herearefourofthem.SaintPatrick’sDayinIrelandIrelandisanislandcountry.It’sinthewestofEuropE.Therearewidegreenfields田野.SaintPatrick’sDayisonMarch17.It’sanimportantholidayinIrelanD.ThisholidayistorememberSaintPatrick.HedidgoodthingsforthepeopleofIrelanD.Duringtheholidaythereareparades游行andlotsofgreen.Youcanseepeopleingreenclothesandyoucanevenseegreenbuildings.RedWednesdayinIranRedWednesdayisafirejumpingfestivalinIran.ItisontheeveofthelastWednesdayoftheyear.PeoplejumpoverthefirE.Theyhopethatitwilltakeallthebadthingsaway.TheWinterCarnivalinCanadaWhenwintercomesit’spartytimeinQuebecCityCanadA.TheQuebecWinterCarnivalisallaboutoutdoorfun.ItstartsfromthefirstSundayinFebruaryandlastsfor10days.Oneofthemostpopulareventsisthedogsled雪橇racE.Ithasmorethan30teamsandtheracegoesonfor6kilometers.YoucanseejoyandhappinessoneveryfacE.TheDesertFestivalinTunisiaTunisiaisaveryimportantcountryinNorthAfricA.EveryyearonthelastSundayinDecembertheDesertFestivalisheldinTunisiA.Asshipsofthedesertcamels骆驼havetheleadingroleinthefestival.Therearecamelracingandcamelwrestling摔跤.根据材料内容选择最佳答案1.OnSaintPatrick’sDayyoucanseethefollowingEXCEPT______.A.camelsB.paradesC.peopleingreenD.greenbuildings2.WhatdopeopledoonRedWednesdayinIran?A.Theyruninthesnow.B.Theywearredclothes.C.TheyjumpoverthefirE.D.Theywatchthecamelracing.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthedogsledraceaccordingtothepassage?A.TheracehappensonMarch17.B.Theracegoesonfor6kilometers.C.Theracehasahistoryofabout10years.D.About30peoplegototheraceeveryyear.4.WhenistheDesertFestivalinTunisiaeveryyear?A.OnthefirstSundayinFebruary.B.OnthelastSundayinDecember.C.OntheeveofthelastFridayoftheyear.D.OntheeveofthelastWednesdayoftheyear.5.Wherecanweprobablyfindthispassage?A.Inastorybook.B.Inacookbook.C.InatravelmagazinE.D.InasportmagazinE.

AmericanschoolsbegininSeptemberafteralongsummervacation假期.Therearetwoterms学期inaschoolyear:thefirsttermisfromSeptembertoJanuaryandthesecondisfromFebruarytoJunE.MostAmericanchildrengotopublicschools公立学校.HighschoolstudentstakeonlyfourorfivesubjectsatatimE.Theyusuallygotothesameclasseseverydayandtheyhavehomeworkforeveryclass.Afterclasstheyhavemanyactivities.AfterhighschoolmanystudentsgotocollegE.大学1.MostAmericanchildrenstartschoollifein______________.A.SeptemberB.FebruaryC.JuneD.January2.HowmanyvacationsdoAmericanchildrenhaveeachyear?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.3.Studentsinthehighschoolhave_______subjectsatatimE.A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.fourorfive4.Whichofthefollowingisfalse错误?A.InJulystudentsdon’tneedtogotoschoolbecauseofvacation.B.Studentshavethesameclasseseveryday.C.Studentsdon’thavehomeworkforeveryclass.D.MostAmericanchildrengotopublicschools.5.Afterclassstudents___________.A.dohomeworkB.gobackhomeC.havemanyactivitiesD.gotomovies

SanFranciscohasmanymuseums.Youcanvisitoneandlearnsomethingnew.Wehaveartsciencehistoryandotherspecialmuseums.Somemuseumsareopeneveryday.Someareonlyopenoncertaindays.ManymuseumsareexpensiveandothersarefreE.Butsomeoftheexpensiveoneshavefreedays.Maymuseumshavewebsites.Thewebsitesusuallyhaveinformationaboutthethingsyoucanseeinthemuseums.Onamuseum’swebsiteyoucangetinformationaboutticketpricesandfreedays.Youcanalsoknowwherethemuseumisandwhenitisopen.Sometimestheinformationisonthefirstpageandit’sveryeasyforyoutofinD.Butsometimesyouhavetoclick点击onthewordslikeVisitInformationorAbouttofindtheinformation.Thatwillbehardworkforyou.51.SanFranciscohasmanymuseumsforyouvisitand________.A.learnsomethingnewB.playcomputergamesC.watchthemoviesD.clickonInformation52.SomemuseumsinSanFranciscoareopeneverydaybutsomeareonlyopen________.A.onweekdaysB.onweekendsC.oncertaindaysD.onholidays53.Manymuseumshave________withinformationaboutthethingsyoucanseeinthem.A.ticketpricesB.theirwebsitesC.openhoursD.freedays

阅读理解从每小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案BognorRegisisasmallbeautifultownintheUK.FromMarch12to17ofeachyearlotsofclowns小丑gettogetherinthetowntocelebratetheInternationalClownFestival.Thefirstonewasin1987.Duringthefestivalpeoplecanseeallkindsofclowns.Theyaretogetherfortheclownshows.Theyhavebigfeetrednosesandlookreallyfunny.Theysinganddanceinastrangewaytomakepeoplehappy.Childrenlikethisinterestingfestivalbest.Nowwomencantakepartintheclownshowsandthey’reverypopular.Butinthepastonlymencouldbeclowns.xkb1.com1.TheInternationalClownFestivalfinisheson_______everyyear.A.March12B.March14C.March15D.March172.ThefirstInternationalClownFestivalwasin_______.A.1978B.1987C.1879D.17983._______likethefestivalbest.A.OldpeopleB.WomenC.MenD.Children4.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefestival?A.It’safestivalonlyforkids.B.Clownswearbluenoses.C.Ithasahistoryof26years.D.Clownshavetodancetomakepeoplehappy.5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.WonderfulclownshowsB.BognorRegis’clownfestivalC.AbeautifultownBognorRegisD.ThefirstInternationalClownFestival

WelcometoLondon!N.owletmetellyousomethingaboutthiswonderfulcity.LondonthecapitaloftheUnitedKingdomisthebiggestcityinWesternEuropewithover7millionpeoplE.ItsitsbytheRiverThames.Londonhasahistoryofmorethan2000years.Becauseallovertheworldarefamiliarwiththecity'sreddouble­decker双层的busesandblacktaxis.PeopleTheBritishEmpireusedtorulearoundtheworldsomanypeoplefromaroundtheworldmovedtoLondon.Theyhavebroughtwiththemtheirownlanguagesandcultures.Morethan300differentlanguagesarespokeninLondon.CultureLondonisknownforitsmuseums.OneimportantmuseumisBritishMuseum.ItistheoldestpublicmuseumintheworlD.TherearetwomainartmuseumsinLondon:theNationalGalleryandtheTateGallery.BesidesLondonisalsohometoartssuchastheatreandmusiC.TheGlobeTheatrewhichwaspopularinthelate16thand17thcenturieswasopenedforperformancesofWilliamShakespeare'scentralLondon.TouristattractionsLondonhasmanywonderfulplacestovisit.Forexamplethewell­knownClockTowera320­foot­hightowerwascalledtheBigBen.AnotherfamousLondonbuildingisBuckinghamPalacE.Themembersofroyal皇家的familyofEnglandlivetherE.BesidesHydeParkisthelargestopenareaincentralLondon.1.What'sthepopulationofLondon?A.Lessthan7million.B.Only7million.C.Morethan7million.D.Nearly7million.2.HowmanymuseumsarethereinLondonaccordingtothepassage?A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five3.ThemembersofroyalfamilyofEnglandlivein________.A.theBigBenB.BuckinghamPalaceC.HydeParkD.BritishMuseum4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned提及inthepassage?A.TheLocationofLondon.B.ThehistoryofLondon.C.TheinterestingplacesinLondon.D.ThefoodinLondon.5.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat________.A.morethan300differentlanguagesarespokeninLondonB.theGlobeTheatrehaslessthan300years'historyC.theBigBenisa320­foot­highclockD.LondonisthebiggestcityinEurope

IfyouplantotakeyourpetonatripprepareaheadoftimE.Atleasttwoweeksbeforeyouleavetakeyourpettoavet.Seeifheorsheistitfortravelandaskifheorsheshouldhaveanymedicinebeforeleaving.Thevetmaysuggestcertainpillsforsicknessorforcalmingthepet.Somestatesorforeigncountrieshavehealthlawsthatsayanimalsmusthavecertaininjections注射beforetheycanbeallowedtoenter.Yourvetmayhavethisinformation.YoucanalsogethelpontheUnitedStatesandCanadianlawsfromabookpublishedbytheDepartmentofAgriculturewhichsomelibrarieshavE.Forinformationonforeigncountriescheckwiththeirconsulates领事馆.Youcanalsoasktheairlinesonwhichyouaretravelling.Findoutiftheplaceswhereyouplantostayallowpetsbecausemanydonot.IfyouaregoingbyplaneortrainaskifpetsarealloweD.Iftheyareaskwheretheywillbekeptandwhowillcareforthem.Thebigbuslinesinthiscountrydonotallowpets.Chooseyourpet’sboxcarefully.Plasticboxesarebetterthancardboardorwoodenonesbecausetheycan'bechewed嚼碎.Ifgoingbyplaneortrainduringwarmweathertrytogointhecoolerearlymorningoreveninghours.Alsotrytoavoid避免verycoldwinterweatherbecausepetsoftensufferfromcolD.Eveninyourowncarbecareful.DonotleavetheanimalinsidewiththewindowsclosedbecausethecarmaybecometoohotortoocolD.37.Themainideaofthispassageisto_________A.warnpeopletoleavetheirpetsathomeB.givegeneralinformationaboutpettravelC.tellpeoplehowtochoosetheirpetboxesD.tellpeopleaboutforeignpetlaws38.Whentakingapetonatripapetowner________A.doesn'needtomakeanyspecialplansB.shouldstayatfriends'homesC.shouldmakeplansbeforeleavinghomeD.shouldtravelbybusinsteadofplane39.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________A.itcoststoomuchtotakepetsontripsB.somepetsmaynotbewellenoughtotravelC.alltrainlinestreatpetsexactlythesameD.petsarewelcomeeverywhere40.Whichpersonwouldbethemostinterestedinthispassage?A.A.vet.B.A.petowner.C.A.busdriver.D..A.petshopowner.

IntheUnitedStatesmostchildrenbeginattendingschoolwhentheyarefiveyearsolD.Publiceducationisfreeandmostchildrengotoschoolsneartheirhomes.Schoolintheseearlyyearsisfun.ThechildrenlearntoreadandwritE.Buttheyalsoplaygamesandgoontrips.Thereisnoreasonatsuchanearlyageforthemtohitthebooks.Thesituationchangesaschildrenbecomeolder.Thesubjectsbecomemoredifficult.Studentmustlearnaboutworldhistoryalgebra代数andthelifesciences.Testsbecomemorecommon.Pressure压力isgrowingtohitthebooksstudyhardandprogress.Howevermostseriousstudentsonlyreallybeginhittingthebooksforlonghourswhentheyreachhighschool.HighschoolstudentswhohopetocontinuetheireducationatacollegeoruniversitymusttakeaspecialnationaltestcalledtheS—A—T.Thetesthastwoparts.Thefirstpartteststhestudent’sabilitywithnumbersandmathsskills.Thesecondpartteststhestudent’sabilityintheEnglishlanguagE.TheS—A—Ttestisveryimportant.A.highschoolstudentwhogetsahighscoreonthetwopartsofthetesthasagoodchancetoenteratopAmericancollegE.ForthisreasonmanystudentshitthebooksformonthstopreparefortheS—A—T.1.Fromthispassagewecanclearlyknowhittingthebooksmeans______A.workinghardforthefutureB.studyasubjectcarefullyC.readingbooksinahurryD.readingbookswithgreateffort2.Whichofthefollowingstatements陈述canbestexpressthemainideaofthispassage?A.TheS—A—TisthemostimportanttestB.EducationisnoteasyintheUnitedStatesC.HittingthebooksisveryimportantforthestudentswhowanttomakeprogressD.Themoreyouwanttolearnthemoretestsyouhavetopass3.Americanchildrendon’tneed_______iftheywanttostudyinpublicschools.A.toworkhardattheirlessonsB.topayfortheeducationC.tohitthebooksD.totakemanytests4.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage段落?A.InAmericathestudentshavetopasscertaintesttocontinuetheireducation.B.Youngchildrenneedn’tworkhardattheirlessonsbecauseeducationisfreE.C.ThosewhofailintheS—A—TcannotgotocollegE.D.ThestudentsmustspendmuchtimepreparingfortheS—A—T.

Theoldnameforfilmswasmovingpictures.InAmericatheystillcallthemmoviesandtheysayShallwegotothemovies?whenwesayShallwegotothecinema?AboyoncesaidtohisfriendDoyoulikemovingpictures?HisfriendthoughtthathewasgoingtoinvitehimtogotothecinemasohesaidYespleasE.Ilikemovingpicturesverymuch.Goodsaidtheboymyfatherhasapictureshop.Hesellspictures.ThiseveningImustmovepicturesfromoneroomtoanother.YoulikemovingpicturessoIthinkyouwillenjoymovingpicturesformE.根据短文内容判断正T.误F.1.Inoldtimespeoplecalledfilmsmovingpictures.2.WhentheyasktheirfriendstogotoseeafilmwiththemtheAmericanpeoplewillsayShallwegotothecinema?3.Onceaboyaskedhisfriendtomovesomeheavyboxesofpicturesfromoneroomtoanotherforhim.4.Hisfriendlikedpicturesverymuch.5.Hisfrienddidn’tunderstandhimwhenheaskedDoyoulikemovingpictures?

Lifeinthefuturewillbedifferentfromlifetoday.Betweenthenandnowmanychangeswillhappen.Butwhatwillthechangesbe?Thepopulation人口isgrowingfast.Therewillbemanypeopleintheworldandmostofthemwilllivelongerthanpeoplelivenow.Computerswillbemuchsmallerandmoreuseful.AndtherewillbeatleastoneineveryhomE.Andcomputerstudieswillbeoneofthemostimportantsubjectsinschoolthen.PeoplewillworkfewerhoursthantheydonowandtheywillhavemorefreetimeforsportswatchingTVandtravelling.Travellingwillbemuchcheaperandeasier.Andmanymorepeoplewillgotoothercountriesforholidays.Therewillbechangesinourfoodtoo.MorelandwillbeusedforbuildingnewtownsandhousesforallthepeoplE.ThentherewillbelessroomforcowsandsheepsomeatwillbemoreexpensivE.Maybenoonewilleatmeateveryday.Insteadtheywilleatmorefruitandvegetables.Maybepeoplewillbehealthier.Workwillbedifferentinthefuturetoo.Robotswilldodangerousandhardwork.Becauseofthispeoplewillnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.1.Inthefuturetherewillbe__________.A.lessfruitB.morepeopleC.lessvegetablesD.lesspeople2.Everyfamilywillhaveatleasta____inthefamily.A.robotB.cowC.TVsetD.computer3.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentioned提到inthepassage?A.Computer.B.FooD.C.Pollution.D.Population.4.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.ThechangesofthePopulationinthefuturE.B.ThechangesoffoodinthefuturE.C.ThechangesofcomputerinthefuturE.D.ThechangesofourlifeinthefuturE.

FormanyyearsHawaiihasbeenamagicnametopeoplewholiketotravel.PeopleonbothsidesofthePacificOcean太平洋inJapanandinAmericadreamofseeingthesebeautifulislandsinthemiddleofocean.Theydreamtoseethesunsetovertheocean.Inthetropical热带的landsthesundropslikeaballofgoldenfireintotheseA.AnditdropssoquicklythatyoucanalmostseeitmovE.Thesunleavesbehindaglow绚丽光芒thatlightstheskiesinthequietwater.Peopleoftenhaveaquietrelaxingtimewalkingalongthewater.Thissceneisnottoodifferentfromthebeautythatgreetedthefirststrangerstotheseislandshundredsyearsago.TheywerePolynesiapeoplewhocamefromTahitiincanoesthatmuchbiggerthansmallboats.Theyfoundthebeautifulwhitesandbeachesandthewavingpalmtrees摇曳的棕榈树buttherewerenobighotelsliketheonesweseenowadays.ThefirstpeoplecametoHawaiinearlytwothousandyearsagobuttallhotelswereonlybuiltinthelast30years.NowjetairplanesmakeitpossibletoflytoHawaiiforaweekendfromTokyoorSanFranciscoorLosAngeles.Whereverpeoplecomefromtheyreallywanttoseetheoriginal原始的beautyofHawaii.TheywanttoseethelovelybeachesandthemountainscalledDiamondHeadwhichisalmosthiddenbythetallhotels.1.Hawaiiisaname__________.A.givenbypeoplewholiketotravelB.attractingalotoftravelersC.withaninterestingstorybehinditD.talkedaboutbyboththeJapaneseandAmericans.2.___________firstcametoHawaiiandbegantolivethere?A.TheJapaneseB.AmericansC.ThePolynesiapeopleD.Thetravelers3.WhichofthefollowingdoesnotbelongtotheoriginalbeautyofHawaiiA.WhitesandbeachesB.WavingpalmtreesC.TallhotelsD.TheDiamondHeadMountain4.Theunderlinedwordcanoeisakindof________.A.treeB.busC.planeD.boat5.Thelastparagraphsuggests暗示出______________.A.Thescenery风景nowadaysisdifferentfromtheoriginalbeautyB.ItisnotquiteeasytoseetheoriginalbeautybecausesomeofthesceneryisalmosthiddenbytallhotelsC.ThescenerynowadaysisunchangedD.Itisdifficulttoseetheoriginalbeautybecausethingshavecompletelychangedinthelasttwenty-fiveyears

Manypeoplegotoschoolforeducation.Theylearnlanguageshistorypoliticsmathsandsoon.Othersgotolearnaskillsothattheycanmakealiving.Schooleducationisveryimportantanduseful.Yetnoonecanlearneverythingfromschool.A.teachercan’tteachhisstudentseverything.Theteacher’sjobistoshowstudentshowtolearn.Theteacherteachesthemhowtoreadandhowtothink.Sothestudentsthemselvesshalllearnmuchmoreoutsideschool.根据短文内容填上正确的单词或句子1.Asastudentwegotoschoolfor__________________________.2.Jimwantstofindajobatfirsthe’dbettergotoschool____________________________.3.Ifwewanttoknowthedevelopmentofourcountrywemustlearn________________well.4.Inclasstheride角色ofateacheris___________________________.5.Thestudentwho_____________________________________________isthebeststudent.

WhenyouhearWesterners西方人sayDropinanytime随时来玩orComeandseemesoonyoushouldrealizethatitdoesn’tmeanyouarewelcometocomeovertotheirhouseanytimE.It’swisetotelephonebeforevisitingsomeonE.Neveracceptaninvitationunlessyoureallyplantogo.YoumayrefusebysayingThankyouforinvitingmebutImaynotbeabletocomE.Ifyouareunabletocomeafteracceptingtheinvitationbesuretotellthosewhoinviteyouinadvance提前thatyouwillnotbetherE.WhenyouhaveacceptedtheinvitationtoapartyoradinneritispolitetobringsmallgiftswithyousuchasbottlesofdrinkflowersandchocolatE.SometimesWesternersmaytakeyououttodinnerinarestaurantanditdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatheisgoingtopaythebillattheendofthemeal.HemightwantyoutogoDutchwhichmeanseachpersonpayshisownbill.1.Thebesttitleofthispassageis________A.DropinanytimE.B.Comeandseemesoon.C.Invitationinwesterncountries.D.Westerners.2.WhenWesternerssayDropinanytimeorComeandseemesoonitmeans________A.youarewelcometovisitthemanytimeB.youarewelcometovisitthembutyoustillneedtocallthembeforegoingtotheirhousE.C.theydon’twantyoutovisitthem.D.theywillholdapartyforyou.3.Ifawesternerinvitesyoutogotohishouse________A.youmayrefuseifyoudon’tplantogo.B.youhavetoaccepttheinvitationevenyoudon’twanttogo.C.youcan’taccepttheinvitation.D.andyouaccepttheinvitationyoumustgo.4.Ifyouhaveacceptedtheinvitationtoapartyoradinnerwhatkindofgiftswillyoubring?________A.Money.B.TelevisionsC.Computers.D.Books5.TheunderlinedpartgoDutchmeans________inChinesE.A.去荷兰B.去Dutch这家餐厅C.实行AA制D.请客

InEnglandsomefoodcompaniesacrossthewholecountryhavebeentoldtocarryouturgent紧急的testsonallbeefproducts.Doyouknowwhy?That’sbecausesomefoodcompaniesusedhorsemeattomakebeefproducts.Therearesomeexamplesaboutthehorsemeatmatter.InJanuary2013inanumberofUKsupermarketsfrozenhamburgerswerefoundtohavetracesofhorsemeatinthem.SomefrozenbeefproductsmadebyfoodcompanyFINDUSwerefoundtocontainhorsemeat.AllofthebeefproductsmadebythiscompanyhavebeenremovedfromsalE.Thegovernmentsaidthatthere’snothingtosuggestanyhealthriskfromtheproducts.FoodministerDavidHeathsaidpeopleshouldnotthrowawayfrozenmeatproductsandcarryoneatingmeat.ThegovernmentwilltellpeoplenottoeatmeatifthemeatisnotsafE.FoodsafetyhasbeenanimportantmatterallovertheworlD.MoreandmorecountriesplantotakesomeusefulmeasurestoensurethesafetyoffooD.根据以上新闻内容回答下列问题61.InEnglandsomefoodcompanieshavebeentoldto________urgently.A.stopmakingbeefproductsB.testalltheirbeefproductsC.testalltheirproductsD.removealltheirproductsfromsale62.WhatelsedidsomefoodcompaniesusetomakebeefproductsinEnglandaccordingtothepassage?A.Horsemeat.B.Beef.C.Fish.D.Chicken.63.Whatdoestracesmeaninthesecondparagraph?A.描绘B.追踪C.少量D.探索64.WhatshouldpeopledowithmeatproductsaccordingtoDavidHeath’ssuggestions?A.Sendthembacktothefoodcompanies.B.Throwthemaway.C.Nevereatthem.D.Gooneatingthem.65.Moreandmorecountriesplantotakesomeusefulmeasurestoensure_______________.A.horsemeatoutofproductsB.thefoodsafetyC.thetestfoodD.thefoodsale

NaturallyAmericanschoolchildrenloveholidays.Andtheygetalotofthemeachyear.BesideshavingnationalholidayssuchasThanksgivingandPresidents’Dayofffromschoolstudentsgetlongerbreaksinthespringandduringthesummerholidays.InfactkidsintheUSonlygotoschoolforabout180daysayear.Tostudentsholidaysareperfect.Howeverparentsthinkthereareadvantagesanddisadvantages.Ontheonehandschoolholidaysallowfamiliestospendtimetogether.ManyAmericanparentstaketimeofffromworkduringJuneJulyorAugusttotravelwiththeirchildrenonvacationscitherintheUSorinaforeigncountry.OntheotherhandschoolchildrengetmuchmoretimeoffschoolthanparentsgetvacationtimE.Thismeansthatparentswithyoungchildrenmayhavetopaymoreinbabysittingordaycarecosts.AswellthelongsummerholidaysmeanthatstudentssometimesgetboreD.BesidesgoingontripswiththeirparentsAmericanstudentsenjoytakingpartindifferentkindsofactivitiesduringtheholidays.Forexamplesomekidsenjoysummercampsandoutdooradventure冒险holidays.Suchtripsaregreatforadventurousstudents.Theyalsohavealottoofferstudentswhoaren’tusuallyinterestedintraditionalPEactivities.Youcandocoursesinsurvival生存skillsforexamplE.Studentslearnhowtomakeacampintheforestwhichwildfoodtheycaneatandhowtofindtheirwaybacktothecenter.Studentswhoarenotexcitedaboutsummercampsandoutdooradventuremaytakepartincoursesincomputergamedesignfilmmakingandphotographyduringtheholidays.Finallythetraditionalschooltriptoforeigncountryisalwayspopular.StudentscanpracticetheirforeignlanguageskillsandexperienceeverydaylifeinadifferentculturE.1.HowlongarekidsintheUSatschooleveryyear?A.About180days.B.About280days.B.About200days.D.About300days.2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordTheyreferto指代inthethirdparagraph?A.Somekids.B.DifferenttraditionalPEactivities.C.Parents.D.SummercampsandoutdooradventurE.3.Whichoffollowingistrue?A.Bothparentsandstudentsthinkschoolholidaysareperfect.B.P.arentscantakecareoftheiryoungchildrenduringalltheholidays.C.S.tudentsenjoytakingpartindifferentkindsofactivitiesduringholidays.D.Studentsdon’tliketohaveschooltripstoforeigncountriesduringholidays.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SchoolTripsintheUS.B.SchoolHolidaysintheUS.C.SchoolActivitiesintheUS.D.OutdoorAdventureintheUS.

阅读理解In1638JohnHarvarddonatedsomemoneyandaboutfourhundredbookstoanewuniversity.ThiswasthebeginningofthelibraryatHarvardUniversity.ThegiftwassoimportantthattheuniversitywasnamedforJohnHarvarD.ThomasBraybeganthefirstfreelendinglibraryinthelate1600s.Hesetupmorethan30librariesintheAmericancolonies.HowevertheideaforthiskindoffreelibraryendedwhenBraydiedin1730.In1731BenjaminFranklinandsomefriendsstartedthefirstsubscriptionlibraryintheUnitedStates.Inasubscriptionlibrarypeoplepaymoneytobecomemembersbuttheymayborrowthebookswithoutpayingagain.IntheUnitedStateseverychildhadafreeeducation.Thisideasoonledtofreelibraries.OneofthefirstlibrariesthatusedtaxmoneytobuybookswasalibraryinPeterboroughNewHampshirE.Thislibrarywassetupin1833.1.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis________.A.FranklinstartedthefirstsubscriptionlibraryB.inasubscriptionlibrarypeoplepaymoneytobecomemembersC.BrayandFranklinwereimportantinthehistoryofpubliclibrariesD.Braydiedin1730andFranklindiedin18332.Theunderlinedwordborrowmeans_______.A.readandwritewithnohelpfromanotherpersonB.useforashorttimeandthenreturnC.likeverymuchD.lend3.Thepassagedoesnotsayitbutwecanguessthat_______.A.therewerefreeschoolsintheUnitedStatesbeforetherewerefreelibrariesB.freeschoolsandfreelibrariesintheUnitedStatesbeganataboutthesametimeC.thelibraryinNewHampshirealsohadafreeschoolinitD.therewerefreelibrariesintheUnitedStatesbeforetherewerefreeschools4.HarvardUniversitybegan_______.A.in1731B.in1730C.in1833D.in16385.AtthelibrarythatFranklinstarted________.A.peoplecouldusebooksfornomoneyatallB.peoplepaidalittlemoneyinthebeginningbutnoneafterthatC.peoplepaidalotofmoneyinthebeginningbutnoneafterthatD.bothA.andB.

WeknowmusicisveryimportantinourdailylifE.Doyounoticemusicplayingatanyofthoseplaceswhenyougosomewhere?TodaymoststoresstationsrestaurantsandotherplacesplaymusiC.Youmightevenhearmusicinanofficeorinafarm.ScientistsbelievethatmusicinfluencesthewaypeoplebehavE.Theythinkthatthesoundofwesternclassical古典musicmakespeoplefeelricher.Whenarestaurantplaysclassicalmusicpeoplespendmoremoneyonfoodanddrinks.Whentherestaurantplaysmodernmusicpeoplespendlessmoney.Withoutmusicpeoplespendevenless.Scientistsalsobelievethatloudfastmusicmakespeopleeatfaster.Somerestaurantsplayfastmusicduringtheirhours.Thismakespeopleeatfasterandleavequickly.Restaurantscanmakemoremoneyinthisway.Somescientiststhinkthatmusicmakesyouthinkandlearnbetter.TheysaythatmusichelpsstudentstobemoreactivE.ItistruethatpeoplelearnbetterwhentheyarerelaxeD.Andlisteningtomusiccanhelpyourelax.ThenexttimeyouhearmusicsomewherebecarefulItmightinfluencethewayyoudothings.1.Accordingtothetextscientistsbelievethatmusiccan___________.A.createdifferentfeelingforusB.helpustodevelopgoodhabitsC.developourinterestinmoneyD.influencenaturalenvironments2.Westernclassicalmusicisoftenconsideredtobe_____________.A.asignofbeingslowerB.somethingaboutmannersC.asignofbeingricherD.somethingwithnewstyles3.Whichtypeofmusicbelowcanmakepeopleworkfaster?A.LightmusiC.B.RockmusiC.C.SweetmusiC.D.SoftmusiC.4.Thehabitoflisteningtomusiccanmakeastudent_________.A.slowinactionB.careaboutmannersC.freshinmindD.worryaboutstudies5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.MusicinRestaurantsB.GoodandBadMusicC.TypesofMusicD.MusicandBehavior

Mexico'sneighborsaretheUnitedStatestothenorthandGuatemalaandBelizetothesouth.MexicoisaboutonequarterofthesizeoftheUnitedStates.MexicohasmorethanninetymillionpeoplE.ThelanguageofMexicoisSpanish.ThismakesMexicohavethemostpeoplewhospeakSpanishintheworlD.MexicoCityisthecapitalandlargestcityofMexico.Thecityisalsoveryhigh.Itis7349feethigh2240meters.ThismakesitoneofthehighestcapitalcitiesintheworlD.ThepopulationofMexicoCitygrowsbiggereveryday.AboutthirtymillionpeoplelivetherE.IthasmorepeoplethananyothercityintheworldevenmorethanTokyo.Mexicoalsohasitsspecialties.ManyofthefoodsweeatstartedinMexico.FoodslikebeansmaizeavocadostomatoespeanutschilipeppersvanillaandchocolatecomefromMexico.Mexicoisalsofamousforitscactus仙人掌plants.Mexicohasmorekindsofcactusthananyothercountry.26.Mexicois____theUSA.A.onthesouthofB.onthenorthofC.apartofD.aslargeas27.Mexicansspeak______.A.EnglishB.FrenchC.SpanishD.Latin拉丁语28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.MexicoCityisthecapitalofMexico.B.ThepopulationofMexicoCityis30000000.C.Tokyoisoneofthecitieswiththelargestpopulation.D.MexicoCityisoneofthehighestcitiesintheworlD.29.Tomatoeswereoriginally最初grownin______.A.AmericaB.SpainC.TokyoD.Mexico30.Thebesttitleofthepassageis___.A.MexicoCityB.Mexico'splantsC.MexicoD.Mexico'spopulation

InChinathere’remanydifferentkindsoffooD.Someofthemareverypopular.TherealChinesefoodisdumplings.Nowlet’stalkaboutthemOK?EveryoneinChinalikesdumplingsverymuchandtherearemanydifferentkindsofdumplings.Somehavemeatandvegetablesinthemothershavesugareggsandsoon.IlikedumplingswithvegetablesandporkbetterthananyotherkinD.UsuallypeoplemakedumplingsathomE.Ifyouhavenotimetomakethemyoucanbuythemfromanysupermarket.Thenyoutakethemhomeandeatthemwithvinegar.TheSpringFestivalisveryimportantinChinA.Whenitcomeswemakedumplingsusuallyweputacoininadumpling.Ifoneeatsthedumplingwiththecoininithewillbeluckyintheyear.Intheolddayspeoplecouldn’tofteneatdumplingsbecausetheywereverypoor.Nowourcountryisbecomingstrongerandstrongerandourpeoplearericherandricher.Wecaneatthemveryoften.1.InChinatherealChinesefoodis.A.noodlesB.dumplingsC.mooncakesD.vegetables2.Thewriterlikesdumplingswithbest.A.meatB.seafoodC.vegetablesandporkD.vegetable3.Youcanbuydumplingsfromthesupermarketwhen.A.youhavetimeB.youaretiredC.youarebusyD.youarehungry4.ThewordvinegarinthesentencemeansinChinesE.A.糖B.酱油C.辣椒D.醋5.WhichofthesentenceisNOTtrue?A.TheChineselikedumplingsverymuch.B.Ifoneeatsthedumplingwiththecoininithewillbeluckyintheyear.C.Intheolddayspeopleofteneatdumplingsbecausetheyarepoor.D.Nowpeoplearericherandtheyofteneatdumplings.

Americanchildrenhaveexcitingafter-schoollifeanewstudysays.ManyjuniorandseniorstudentshavelotsoffunnythingstodointheirfreetimE.Morethan57%haveactivitieseveryday.82%haveactivitiesatleastfourtimesaweek.Americanstudentsspendtheirfreetimedoingsportsorenjoyingartsmusicanddancing.Theyliketohavelifeoutsideschoolbecausetheycanmakealotoffriendsduringtheiractivities.1.WhatareAmericanchildren’slifelikeafterschool?A.Unhappy.B.Exciting.C.Boring.D.Unhealthy.2.Howmanystudentshaveactivitieseverydayifthereare2000students?A.Morethan570.B.Morethan820.C.Morethan1840.D.Morethan1140.3.Howoftendo82%studentshaveactivities?A.Everyday.B.EveryweekenD.C.Atleastfourtimesaweek.D.EverySunday.4.Americanstudents______orenjoyartsmusicanddancingintheirfreetimE.A.dosportsB.surftheInternetC.havefunD.watchTV5.Americanstudentsliketohavelifeoutsideschoolbecause______.A.activitiesoutsideschoolaremoreinterestingB.theycanmakealotoffriendsC.theydon’tlikeschoollifeD.theyarefreetodoanythingoutsideschool

Everyfouryearsthegreatestathletesfromallovertheworldgettogetherinonecitytotakepartintheworldsportsmeeting—theOlympicGames.Theholyflame圣火iscarriedfromoneplacetothenext.In2008theholyflamewascarriedtoBeijingthecapitalofChinA.WhenBeijingwaschosenasthehostcitytoholdtheOlympicGamesin2008alltheChinesepeoplewereveryhappyexcitedandprouD.Theyshowedtheirexcitementindifferentwayswhentheyheardthenews.SomepeoplecheeredjumpedandshouteD.InBeijingwebuiltanewOlympicvillagewithhotelsforathletesandstadiumsformatches.OneWorldOneDreamisoursloganforthe29thOlympics.Itexpressesthewishesof1.3billionChinesepeopleforapeacefulandbetterworldtomorrow.1.TheOlympicGamesisheldevery_____years.A.fiveB.twoC.threeD.four2.Beijinghostedthe29thOlympicsin_____.A.2007B.2008C.2012D.20103._____wasbuiltforthe29thOlympicsinBeijing.A.HotelsB.StadiumsC.OlympicvillageD.Villages4.WhenChinesepeopleheardthenewsthatBeijingwouldholdthe29thOlympicsthey_____.A.cheeredB.excitedC.shoutedD.alltheabove5.Thesloganforthe29thOlympicsis_____.A.GoodbetterbestB.FasterhigherstrongerC.OneWorldOneDreamD.WorldDream

EnglishmenspeakBritishEnglishandAmericansspeakAmericanEnglish.A.studentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.HeoftenaskshimselfCanAmericansunderstandmewhenIspeakBritishEnglish?CertainlytherearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.TheEnglishmensayDoyouhaveapen?Thepronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansoftensoundrinwordslikebirdandhurt.TheBritishspeakersdon’tsoundtherinthesewords.Therearedifferencesinspelling.ForexamplecolourandneighbourareBritishwhilecolourandneighbourareAmerican.Thesedifferencesingrammarpronunciationandspellingarenotimportanthowever.ForthemostpartBritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguagE.WhenEnglishmenandAmericansaretalkingwitheachotherthedon’tneedaninterpreter翻译.1.BetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish_______A.thegreatestdifferenceisinspellingB.therearedifferencesinmanywaysC.peoplecan’tunderstandeachotherD.studentsdon’tknowthedifference2.WhenastudentisaskinghimselfCanAmericansunderstandmewhenIspeakBritishEnglish?itshowsthat_______.A.hewantstolearnAmericanEnglishB.hedoesn’tlikeBritishEnglishC.hehasn’tspokentoanyAmericansofarD.heisspendingmoretime3.ThedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglisharenotimportantbecause______A.everyoneknowsthedifferencesB.peopletalktoeachotherveryoftenC.EnglishmenandAmericansgetalongwellD.BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage4.HaveyouapenandDoyouhaveapen?showadifferencein______A.grammarB.spellingC.pronunciationD.listening5.Attheendofthepassagethewriterwantstotellus_______.A.BritishandAmericanEnglishwillbetwodifferentlanguagessomedayB.EnglishmenandAmericanswillneverneedaninterpreterwhiletalkingC.therewillbenomoredifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishD.thedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishwillgrowlarger

HuangXiaomingChineseactorHuangXiaomingvisitedthepandabase据点inSichuanprovincE.DuringhisvisitHuangputonakeeper’ssuitandtriedcuttingbamboocleaningcagesandfeedingthepandas.Huangalsoadoptedapairofpandatwinswithagiftofonemillionyuan.AngelinaJolieHollywoodactressAngelinaJoliecandoallkindsofthingsonscreen.Itlookslikeshe’sgoodateverythingshootingfightingandkilling.Butthere’sonethingshe’safraidof—cooking.The33-year-oldactresssaysshewasneverabletomastercookingskills.Idon’tcook—it’stheonethingIcan’tdo!shesays.ChenLuyuChinesehostessChenLuyuisfamousforherpopulartalkshow.Shesetupanonlineversion版本ofhershowatSinA.com.PeoplehavegrowntiredofChen’sshowespeciallyherhabitofconstantly经常的askingguestsreally?.ButtheproduceroftheshowsupportsChen.She’soneofthefewChinesehostswhoknowshowtocontrol控制herdesire愿望toexpressherselfandlettheguestsspeakfreelyinaninterview.36.WhatkindofanimalsdoesHuangXiaominglike?A.Pandas.B.Monkeys.C.Tigers.D.Lions.37.WhichisTRUEaboutAngelinaJolie?A.Sheisgoodateverything.B.Shecan’tshootwell.C.Shecan’tcookbyherself.D.Shecancookwell.38..WhyhavepeoplegrowntiredofChenLuyu’sshowaccordingtothepassage?A.Becausesheisn’tfamousforhertalkshow.B.Becauseshesetupanonlineversionoftalkshow.C.BecauseshehasthehabitofconstantlyaskingReally?.D.Becauseshelikestoexpressherself.39.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordadoptmeaninthefirstparagraph?A.批准B.继承C.采纳D.收养40.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.AngelinaJolieisashyactressB.ChenLuyuisn’tfamousanymoreC.HuangXiaomingisakindmanD.AllthethreestarsareChinese

SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsforamealathomE.Youshouldnotbeupset不安的ifyourEnglishfriendsdon’tinviteyouhomE.Itdoesn’tmeantheydon’tlikeyou.Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.andendatabout11.Askyourhosts主人whattimeyoushouldarrivE.It’spolitetobringflowerschocolatesorabottleofwineasagift.Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks小吃.Ifyouwanttobeextrapolitesayhowmuchyouliketheroomorthepicturesonthewall.Butremember－it’snotpolitetoaskhowmuchthingscost.InmanyfamiliesthehusbandsitsatoneofthetableandthewifesitsattheotherenD.Theyeatwiththeirguests.You’llprobablystartthemealwithsouporsomethingsmallthenyou’llhavemeatorfishwithvegetablesandthendessert甜点心followedbycoffeE.It’spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextdayorwritethemashortthankyouletter.BritishandAmericanpeopleliketosaythankyouthankthankyouallthetime!1.IfyourEnglishfrienddoesn’tinviteyoutodinnerathomeitmeansheorshe______.A.doesn’tlikeyouB.likesyouC.can’taffordtodosoD.istoobusy2.It’simpolite______.A.toaskaboutthepriceofacertainthingB.tosaythankyoutohostsC.takenothingwithyouwhenyouareinvitedtodinnerD.toeatupeverythingonyourplate3.Themealendswith_______usually.A.soupB.coffeeC.meatorfishD.dessert4.Whenyouareinvitedtoadinnerpartyyou’dbetter_______.A.askwhattimeyoushouldarriveB.takeyourwifewithyouC.drinkasmoreaspossibleD.eatmoresnacksasyoucan5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thehostslikethepeoplewhositclosertothem.B.ThehostslikethepeoplewhoaskthemtimepriceageetC.C.Thehusbandandthewifeusuallysittogether.D.Youcancallyourhostthenextdayorwritealetterofthanksafterthat.

IntheUnitedStatessixteeneighteenandtwenty­oneareimportantagesinaperson'slifE.Therearenospecialcelebrationsforthesebirthdaysbuteachisatimewhenapersoncandonewthings.ThatshowshowsheisnolongerachildandhasmadethetransitiontoadulthooD.IntheUnitedStatesafterturningsixteenapersoncanworkgetadriver'slicenseandleavehomE.Sometimesthelawsdon'tseemtomakesense表明:ateighteenpeopleintheUnitedStatescanhaveavoteandjointhearmy.Butpeopleareprohibited禁止fromgoingintomanynightclubsbuyingdrinkslikebeerorwineuntiltheyaretwenty­onE.InmanyLatinAmericancountriesayoungwoman'sfifteenthbirthdayisimportant.Atthisagesheisnolongerconsideredtobeagirlbutratherawoman.Tomarkthisspecialdayfamilieswithfifteen­year­olddaughtershaveacelebration.Thedaybeginswiththeyoungwomanandherfamilygoingtochurch.LaterthereisapartyandmanyguestsareinviteD.InJapanboysandgirlsareconsideredtobeadultsattheageoftwenty.AtthisagetheyareallowedbylawtovotedrinkwineandsmokE.ThesecondMondayinJanuaryisanationalholidaycalledComingofAgeDay.Onthisdaytwenty­year­oldscelebratebyfirstgoingtoashrine神庙withtheirfamilies.Latertheylistentospeechesgivenbycityandschoolleaders.Afterthatmanygettogetherwithfamilylateintothenight.InsomecountriesbirthdaycelebrationscontinuethroughoutadulthooD.Somepeoplecelebratetheirfortiethandfiftiethbirthdaysortheyearwhentheyretirewithabigparty.1.WhatdoesthewordtransitionmeaninChinese?A.结束B.转变C.开始D.增加2.IntheUSAatwhichagecanapersonbeallowedtodrinkwine?A.Sixteen.B.Eighteen.C.Twenty.D.Twenty­onE.3.Wheredopeopleregarda15­year­oldgirlasawoman?A.InLatinAmericA.B.InJapan.C.IntheUnitedStates.D.InEuropE.4.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTmentionedonComingofAgeDay?A.GoingtoashrinE.B.Listeningtospeeches.C.Goingtochurch.D.Gettingtogetherwithfamily.5.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theageofadulthoodistooyounginsomeplacesbuttoooldinothers.B.AllovertheworldpeoplecelebratetheireachbirthdaytilltheyretirE.C.Therearespecialcelebrationsfor16th18thand21stbirthdaysineverycountry.D.Therearespecialagesandcelebrationsthatshowapersonisgrowingolder.

Hiphoporrap说唱musicasitisalsocalledstartedonthestreetandintheclubsoftheNewYorkCityinthe1970s.Buttodaymanycountrieshavetheirownkindofhiphopmusic.Thiskindofmusiccomesfromreggaediscoandfunkmusic.Rappingmeansspeakingtotherhythmofthemusicanditisanimportantpartofthemusic.Peopleraptoexpresshowtheyfeelabouttheirlivesandproblems.Rappinginclass.Wouldyouliketorapinclass?Wellactuallyhippopmusicisplayedinmorethan10000schoolsintheUSA.Why?ThereisanewschoolprogramcalledFlocabularyinwhichteachersusetextsandhiphopCDstohelpteachdifferentschoolsubjects.Thewordsofthesongsarejustwhatstudentsarestudying.Thismakeslearningeasyandfun.Studentsandteachersareexcitedaboutthepositiveresultsithashadonexammarks.OneteachersaidI’veusedhiphopsongsinclassandIhaveneverseenmystudentssocrazyabouthistory!Youcan'timaginehowwelltheyimaginehowwelltheyrememberwhatIteach!Weeventrytowriteourownsongs.WhoseideawasFlocabulary?BlakeHarrisonahighschoolstudentwasthefirstpersontocomeupwiththeideaofFlocabulary.ThewordFlocabularycomesfromthewordflowandvocabulary.Flowisarapwordforstyleorthewayarappersaysthewordsofasong.Vocabularymeansthewordsyouhavetolearninalanguage.Howdidhegettheidea?Wellherealizedhecouldrememberthewordsofahiphopsongveryeasily.Sowhynotmakelessonsintosongs?TodaytogetherwithAlexRappaportasongwriterBlakeproduceshiphopsongsformathsscienceandliterature文学.Theyarenowusedinschoolswithgreatsuccess.53.Rapmusicstarted_____inNewYorkcity.A.inthe1970sB.InahighschoolC.inthe19thcentury.D.Inamusicclass.54.FromthepassagewecanlearnFlocabularyisaprogramto_____.A.Writerapmusic.B.Singasongbytalking.C.Rememberthewordsofasong.D.helpteachsomeschoolsubjects.55.Theunderlinedwordpositiveinparagraph2mostprobablymeans_____A.badB.goodC.finalD.direct56.BlakeHarrisonhasproducedhiphopsongsforschoolsubjectEXCEPT_____.A.mathsB.scienceC.historyD.literature

HalloweenfallsonOctober31st.ItisoneofthemostfavouriteholidaysforchildrenintheUSA.Peopledressupincostumes化妆服装likeawitch巫婆aghost鬼oraskeleton枯髅.ThechildrengotohousestosayTrickortreat!Longagoifachildwasnotgoodheorshewouldgetatricklikehavingastoneinhisorherbaginsteadofsomecandy.Nowdaysnoonegetstricks.Allthechildrenreceivelotsandlotsofcandy.Partiesarealsopopularintheevening.Peoplegotopartiesincostumesandplaydifferentgames.Peoplealsolikelisteningtoghoststoriesandwatchingscary__的movies.1.WhatdoyouknowaboutHalloween?2.HowdopeoplecelebrateHalloween?3.WhogotohousestosayTrickortreat!4.Whichdochildrenreceivenowadaysstoneorcandy?5.Whatelsedopeopledobesidesgoingtopartiesandplayingdifferentgames?

PeoplesaythatGeorgeWashingtonthefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStatesnevertoldaliE.Butitseemsthatthepresidentwasnotwithoutfaults.ANewYorklibraryrecentlyfoundthatWashingtonborrowedtwobooksfromthelibraryin1789.Hewouldhavetopaythelibrary300000dollarsfrobeing220yearslatE.OnOctober51789whenthefirstpresidentborrowedthebooksformtheNewYorkSocietyLibraryhedidn’tsignhisnameintheborrower’sbook.Hejustwrotepresidenttoshowwhohadtakenthemout.ThetwobooksshouldhavebeenbroughtbackamonthlaterbutwereneverreturneD.Workersatthelibraryrealizedthebooksweremissing.TheNewYorkSocietyLibrarydoesn’texpectanyonetopaythefinE.Butithopesthatsomeonewillreturnthebooks.39.GorgeWashingtonis________A.thepresidentoftheUSnowB.thefirstpresidentoftheUSC.thefirstblackpresidentoftheUSD.thepresidentwhoalwaysborrowedthebookswithoutreturningthemback40.GorgeWashingtonborrowedabookfrom________.A.theWashingtonPublicLibraryB.theNewYorkSocietyLibraryC.theParisSocietyLibraryD.theChinesePublicLibrary41.Thelibraryhopes__________.A.GorgeWashingtonwillreturnthebookB.GorgeWashingtonwillpaythefineC.someonewillfindthebookandreturnitD.someonewillpaythefineforthepresident

以下是Sam对他最喜爱的一种名叫albatross的鸟进行研究后所完成的报告中的一页阅读有关信息然后从A.—E.中选择正确的标题填入相应的板块中完成71～75小题Sam’sProjectThealbatross71Therearemorethan12differenttypesofalbatrossandthelargestkindistheWanderingAlbatross.AlbatrossesaremainlyfoundAntarcticabutsomecanbefoundnearAlaskaChinaandJapan.72Albatrosseseatmainlysquid鱿鱼andfishbuttheywillfollowshipstopickupfoodscraps.73Albatrossescanliveforaverylongtimeandonewasrecordedaslivingfor85years.74Albatrossesareverylargebirdsthatcanflyverylongdistances.Theyspendmostoftheirlivesflying.Infactonealbatrosshasbeenrecordedasflying6000kmin12days.75Themotherlaysasingleeggeverytwoyears.Thebabyusuallycomesoutoftheeggafterabouttwomonths.Resourcesusedwww.Birdtalk.orgwebsiteAmazingBirdsvideoSeabirdsmagazineVolume2A.Whatdotheyeat?B.Howlongcantheylive?C.Howdotheyhaveababy?D.Wheredotheylive?E.Howdotheytravel?

Americanchildrenhaveexcitingafter-schoollifeanewstudysays.ManyjuniorandseniorstudentshavelotsoffunnythingstodointheirfreetimE.Morethan57%haveactivitieseveryday.82%haveactivitiesatleastfourtimesaweek.Americanstudentsspendtheirfreetimedoingsportsorenjoyingartsmusicanddancing.Theyliketohavelifeoutsideschoolbecausetheycanmakealotoffriendsduringtheiractivities.6.WhatareAmericanchildren’slifelikeafterschool?A.Unhappy.B.Exciting.C.Boring.D.Unhealthy.7.Howmanystudentshaveactivitieseverydayifthereare2000students?A.Morethan570.B.Morethan820.C.Morethan1840D.Morethan1140.8.Howoftendo82%studentshaveactivities?A.Everyday.B.EveryweekenD.C.Atleastfourtimesaweek.D.EverySunday.9.Americanstudents___orenjoyartsmusicanddancingintheirfreetimE.A.dosportsB.surftheInternetC.havefunD.watchTV10.Americanstudentsliketohavelifeoutsideschoolbecause_____.A.activitiesoutsideschoolaremoreinterestingB.theycanmakealotoffriendsC.theydon’tlikeschoollifeD.theyarefreetodoanythingoutsideschool

ThisThursdayacrosstheU.S.kidsareskippingschool逃学andgoingtoworkwiththeirparents.They’llbemakingcopiessendingfaxesandsweepingfloors.ThisisbecauseApril28isTakeOurSonsandDaughterstoWorkDayallovertheUnitedStates.Thisholidayshowskidswhatitmeanstobeagrown-upintheworkingworlD.IstillrememberwhenthisdaystartedIwasveryhappy.NotonlydidIhavethechancetomissschoolbutalsoIgottositinmydad’staxialldaylongandwewouldgotoarestaurantforlunch.Butafteronly20minutesofdrivingaroundthecityIwasveryboreD.Icouldn’treadmybookinthecarasIwouldgetcarsick晕车andmydaddidn’tliketoturnontheradio.IgothotanduncomfortablE.Peoplewouldn’tgetintohistaxibecausetheythoughthehadalreadyhadapassengerme—sonothinghappeneD.Itseemedyearsbeforewewentoutforlunch.Iactuallystartedtomissschool.Whilethepointofthedayistogivekidsachancetoexperiencereal-lifejobsandgivethemanideaofthepossibilities可能性fortheirfutures.Igotsomethingcompletelydifferentfromthatday.Ilearnedtoappreciateschool.Whereelsedoyougettoplaywithyourfriendsdoscienceexperimentsreadgreatbooksandwritestoriesallinoneday?Justasyou’llhavetolearntoloveyourjoblaterinlifelearntoloveschoolnow.ifyoudon’ttryspendingthedayatworkwithyourdaD.1.WhenistheTakeOurSonsandDaughterstoWorkDayallovertheU.S?A.OnFebruary28.B.OnMarch28.C.OnApril28.D.OnMay28.2.Thatdaythewriterwashappyatfirstforthefollowingreasonsexceptthat_______.A.shedidn’thavetogotoschoolB.shewouldworkasagrown-upC.shecouldsitinherfather’staxialldayD.she’dgooutforlunchwithherfather.3.Whydidn’tpeoplegetintothewriter’sfather’staxi?A.Becauseherfatherdidn’tliketoturnontheradio.B.Becausetheythoughtthewriterwasapassenger.C.Becauseherfather’scarwashotanduncomfortablE.D.Becauseherfatherdidn’tstoptotakeanypassengers.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthepurposeoftheTakeOurSonsandDaughterstoWorkDay?A.Toteachkidstoappreciateschool.B.Togivekidsachancetoexperiencereal-lifejobs.C.Togivekidsanideaofthepossibilitiesfortheirfutures.D.ToshowkidswhatitmeanstobeadultsintheworkingworlD.5.Whatdidthewriterlearnthatday?A.It’sboringtodriveataxi.B.Workingwithdadisfun.C.It’shardtomakemoney.D.Schoollifeismuchbetter.

阅读理解根据短文内容选择最佳答案AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.isapopularsayingintheUSA.Weneedtorestasweneedtowork.Withoutenjoyingrecreation娱乐wecan'tkeepourselvesingoodhealthandhighspirit精神andtherefore因此wecan'tcontinueworkingwell.Peoplehavedifferentwaystorelaxthemselvesbutthemostpopularwayistotakepartinsomesports.Thereareindividual个人的sportssuchasswimmingrunningskatingandclimbingmountains.Therearealsoteamsportssuchasbasketballvolleyballandfootball.ManypeoplealsolikesomeformsofindoorrecreationsuchassingingdancingandwatchingTV.Itdoesn'tmatterwhetheryoulikeindoorrecreationoroutdoorsports.Youneedtoplaywellifyouwanttoworkwell.1.Ifwewanttobehealthyandenjoylifewe_____.A.can'tworkatallB.needworkandrecreationC.mustworkallthetimeD.shouldsleepallthetime2.Footballisakindof______.A.teamraceB.individualsportC.teamsportD.individualexercise3.Theworddullinthepassagemeans______.A.niceB.goodC.happyD.foolish4.Themostpopularwayofrelaxingisto______.A.studyB.readEnglishstoriesC.workhardD.takepartinsomesports5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisRIGHT?A.Indoorrecreationisbadforourhealth.B.Recreationcanhelpusworkbetter.C.AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.isaChinesesaying.D.Ifyouwanttokeepfityoucanonlytakepartinteamsports.

PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman’shomeishiscastlE.Theymeanthatthehomeisveryimportantandpersonaltohim.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhousesratherthanflatsandmanypeopleowntheirhomes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethemindividual个体的;theycanpaintthemandchangetheminanywaytheylikE.MosthouseshaveagardenevenifitisaverysmalloneandthegardenisusuallyloveD.Thehouseandthegardenaretheprivatespaceoftheindividual.PeopleusuallyliketomarktheirspacE.Areyousittingnowinyourhomeoronatrain?Haveyoumarkedthespacearoundyourselfasyours?Ifyouareonthetrainyoumayputyourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou.Ifyoushareaflatyoumayhaveonecornerorchairwhichisyourown.OnceIwastravellingonatraintoLondon.Iwasinasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatablebetweenus.ThemanputhisbriefcaseonmysideofthetablE.Iwasangry.MaybehethoughtthatheownedthewholetablE.Ihadreadabookaboutnon-verbalcommunicationsoItookvariouspapersoutofmybagandputthemonhisbriefcase!WhenIdidthishestiffenedandhiseyesnearlypopped瞪出outofhisheaD.Ihadinvaded侵犯hisspace!A.fewminuteslaterItookmypapersoffhiscaseinordertoreadthem.HeimmediatelymovedhiscasetohissideofthetablE.Ofcourseitispossiblethathejustwantedtobehelpfultome!Ifyouarevisitinganothercountryyoumayfeelthatyoudon’thaveanyprivatespacE.HotelroomslookmuchthesameineverycountryintheworlD.AlldaylongyousharepublicspaceswithotherpeoplE.Youseethelocalpeopleintheirprivatespacesandyoufeellonelyandoutside.Localpeoplecancreatetheirprivatespacesbytalkingaboutthingsyoudon’tknowabout.Andyouevenfeelthattheylikeyoutobeoutsideofthemsothattheywillenjoybeinginsideevenmore!Thisisoneofthedifficultiesofbeingatraveler!Butifyouunderstanditthenithelpsyou.Haven’tyouenjoyedbeingpartofagroupandowningabitofspace?1.ThewriterwasangryashewastravellingonatraintoLondonbecause______.A.hehadnoplacetositB.someonehadinvadedhisspaceC.toomanypeoplesharedasectionwithhimD.someotherpeopletalkedaboutthingshedidn’tknowabout2.youfeellonelyandoutsideinparagraph4meansthat_______.A.youarealoneoutsidethehouseB.youfeellonelybecauseyoutravelonyourownC.youarealoneandthereforeyougooutsidetohavesomefunD.youfeellonelyandyoudon’tbelongtothatplaceorthatgroupofpeople3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.BritishpeopledislikemarkingtheirspacE.B.Youalwaysfeelathomeinanothercountry.C.MostBritishpeoplepreferlivinginhousestoflats.D.Youcan’tmarkyourprivatespaceinaforeigncountry.4.Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellreadersto_______.A.ownprivatespacesbylivinginhousesB.haveonecorneroftheirowninpublicplacesC.createtheirprivatespacesbytalkingwithlocalpeopleD.realizetheimportanceofspaceincommunication

InsomeWesterncountriesmanychildrendochorestogetpocketmoney.TheyusuallystarttodothiswhentheyaretenyearsolD.Schoolstudentshavetodohomeworkandstudyfortests.Theydon'thavemuchfreetimeonweekdays.Theyoftendochoresonweekends.Youngkidsonlydoeasychores.Sotheydon'tgetmuchmoney.Butthat'senough.Manyofthemonlywanttobuycandy糖果.Andcandyischeap!Theyoftenhelpdothedishessweepthefloororfeedthepetcatordog.Whentheygetoldertheywarttobuymoreandmorethings.Theywantthingsthataremoreexpensivethancandy.Sotheyhavetoworkharder!Theyoftenhelptheirparentswashthefamilycarcutthegrassorcookmeals.Somejobsareagoodwayforkidstolearnnewthings.Forexampletheycanlearnhowrousealawnmower割草机orhowtocook.Ofcoursetheirparentshelpthematfirst.1.HowdomanychildrengetpocketmoneyinsomeWesterncountries?A.TheystudyharD.B.Theydochores.C.Theydopart-timejobs.D.Theyasktheirparentsforit.2.WhendomanychildrenusuallybegintodochoresinsomeWesterncountries?A.Attheageof10.B.Attheageof13.C.Attheageof15.D.Attheageof17.3.MarywantstogetmorepocketmoneytobuysomethingexpensivE.Shemay_____.A.dothedishesB.feedthepetcatC.cookmealsD.sweepthefloor4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Youngkidsdoeasychoresbecausetheycangetmuchmoneyfromtheirparents.B.SchoolstudentsoftendochoresonSaturdaysandSundays.C.Ifkidsgetolderandwantsomethingmoreexpensivetheyhavetoworkharder.D.Kidscanlearnhowtocookwiththehelpoftheirparents.5.ThepassagemainlytellsushowchildreninsomeWesterncountries_____.A.findjobsB.getpocketmoneyC.studyatschoolD.dochores

Livinginaforeignculturecanbeexcitingbutitcanalsobeconfusing令人迷惑的.A.groupofAmericanswhotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlydiscussedtheirexperiences.Theydecidedthatmiscommunications误解werealwayspossibleevenoversomethingassimpleasyesandno.OnherfirstdayinMicronesiaanislandinthePacificLisathoughtpeopleweren'tpayinganyattentiontoher.Thedaywashot.ShewentintoastoreandaskedDoyouhavecolddrinks.Thewomantheredidn'tsayanything.Lisarepeatedthequestion.StilltheWomansaidnothing.Shelaterlearnedthatthewomanhadansweredher:Shehadraisedhereyebrows眉毛whichinMicronesiameansyes.JanrememberedanexperienceshehadinBulgariaacountryinEuropE.ShewenttoarestaurantthatwasknownforitscabbagE.SheaskedthewaiterDoyouhavecabbagetoday?HenoddedhisheaD.JanwaitedbutthecabbagenevercamE.Inthatcountryanodmeansno.TomhadasimilarproblemwhenhearrivedinIndiA.AfterexplainingsomethinginclassheaskedhisstudentsiftheyunderstooD.TheyansweredwithmanydifferentnodsandshakesoftheheaD.Hethoughtsomepeoplehadnotunderstoodsoheexplainedagain.Whenheaskedagaintheydidthesamething~HesoonfoundoutthathisstudentsdidunderstanD.InIndiapeoplenodandshaketheirheadsindifferentwaysdependingonwheretheycomefrom.Youhavetoknowwhereapersonisfromtounderstandwhethertheymeanyesorno.46.TheseAmericansteachingEnglishinothercountriesfoundthatthey______.A.shouldgoabroadforvacationsB.neededtolearnforeignlanguagesC.hadproblemswithcommunications47.PeopleinMicronesiashowyesby____.A.noddingheadsB.raisingeyebrowsC.shakingheads48.TommisunderstoodhisclassatfirstbecauseA.hedidnotknowmuchaboutIndiancultureB.hedidn'texplaineverythingclearlyenoughC.somestudentsdidn'tunderstandhisquestions49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.InBulgarianoddingheadsmeansno.B.JantaughtEnglishonaPacificislanD.C.LisawastryingtobuysomecabbagE.50.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.bodylanguageinforeignrestaurantsB.classdiscussioninIndianschoolsC.miscommunicationindifferentcultures

阅读理解;根据文章内容选择最恰当的答案Everycountryintheworldhasaflag.A.flagisapieceofclothwithapictureorpatternonit.Theflagisasymbolthatstandsforthecountry.Itisacustominmanyplacesforpeopletoflyorhangaflag.TheflagtellssomethingaboutthecountryanditsculturE.ThismaybeaboutitslanditshistoryorthethingsthatthepeopledotherE.Manyflagshavepatternsofstripes条纹.TheflagofItalyhasagreenstripeawhitestripeandaredstripE.EachstripetellssomethingaboutItaly.ThewhitestripeissymbolofItaly’ssnowymountains.Someflagsshowpictures.TheflagofCanadahasapictureofaredmaple枫叶leafwhichisasymbolofthemapletreesinCanadA.TheMexicanflaghasbothapatternofstripesandapicturE.ThepictureshowsaneagleeatingasnakE.ThispicturecomesfromaveryoldMexicanstory.Aflagmayalsotellaboutacountry’spast.TheAmericanflagiscalledtheStarsandStripes.Ithaspatternoffiftystarsandthirteenstripes.Thefiftystarsareasymbolofthefiftystatesinthecountryandthethirteenstripesareasymbolofthecountry’sfirstthirteencolonies殖民地.HoweveraflagmaybeasymbolofagroupaschooloraneventliketheOlympics.TheflagoftheOlympicsshowsfiveringsofdifferentcolorsthatconnect.EachringisasymbolforapartoftheworldthatjoinsintheOlympics.TheRedCrossisgroupthathelpspeoplewhoareintroublE.IfapersonseestheRedCrossflagwhichhasaredcrossagainstawhitebackgroundheknowshecanaskforhelp.Peoplemayflyaflagasacustomonaholiday.Children’sDayinJapanisaholidaywhenthecountrywishesforchildren’shappiness.Itisacustomonthisdaytoflyaflagwithapictureofafish.Flagsarealsousedasawaytotalk.A.flagwithpatternscanbeveryhelpfultopeoplewhodonotspeakthesamelanguagE.Sailorsonshipsuseflagstotalktosailorsonotherships.Theymaynotspeakthesamelanguagebuttheyknowwhatthepatternsmean.A.flagwithblueandwhitesquaressaysno.A.flagwithfivestripesthatarebluewhiteandredsaysyes.1.Wecanusuallysee______onaflag.A.differentlanguagesBacountry’spastCapictureorpatternDpeople2.WhichofthefollowingistheflagofMexico?3.WecantellfromtheAmericanflagthatthereare______statesinthecountry.A.1B3C13D504.A.flagwitharedcrossagainstawhitebackgroundmeans______.A.ThereisachurchhereB.Theshop’sclosedC.YoumuststopimmediatelyD.Weofferpeoplehelptheyneed5.Sailorsonshipsuseflagstotalkbecause______.A.flyingorhangingaflagiscustomonshipsB.patternsarethelanguagesailorsallunderstandC.flagscanbeseeneasilyfromafarawaydistanceD.it’sconsideredpoliteforsailorstotalkwithflags6.Thebesttitleofthepassageis______A.TheFactsofFlagsB.TheHistoryofFlagsC.TheDevelopmentofFlagsDThesecretsofFlags

Mother’sDayisaholidayformothers.ItiscelebratedintheUnitedStatesEnglandandsomeothercountries.Inashorttimeithasbecomeafestivalinmanyothercountries.Mother’sDaycomesonthesecondSundayinMay.Onthatdaymanypeoplesendgiftstotheirmothers.Thosewhosemothersarestilllivingoftenwearapinkorredroseorcarnation康乃馨whilethosewhosemothersaredead死wearawhiteonE.TheideaofadayformotherswasfirstgivenbyAnnaJarvisofPhiladelphiA.AsaresultofherhardworkthefirstAmericanMother’sDaywasheldinPhiladelphiaonMay10th1908.soontheholidaybecamepopularalloverthecountryandaroundtheworlD.InChinamanypeopledothesameonthatdayformothersnow.Andsomepeoplechooseasongontheradiofortheirmothers.ThismightcostalittlemoneybutasitissaidLoveisinvaluablE.1.Mother’sDaywasfirstcelebrated________.A.intheUSAB.inChinaC.inFranceD.inAustralia2.PeoplestartedtocelebrateMother’sDay________.A.1908yearsagoB.overninetyyearsagoC.afewyearsagoD.everytwoyears3.Mother’sDayalwayscomeson________.A.May1stB.May15thC.thesecondSundayinMayD.May9th4.Julie’smotherdiedthreeyearsago.EveryMother’sDayshewears_____.A.awhitehatB.ayellowroseC.apinkcarnationD.awhiterose

Englishbreakfastisaverybigmeal:eggstomatoesteacoffeeandsoon.Butlunchisaquickmeal.Inmanycitiestherearealotofsandwichbars三明治吧.Schoolchildrencanhavehotmealatschool.ButmanyjusttakeasandwichadrinkandsomefruitfromhomE.InEnglandpeopleoftenhaveacupofteawithsandwichesorcakesintheafternoon.Theyusuallyhavetheeveningmealearlybetweensixo’clockandeighto’clock.Thefamilyofteneattogether.OnSundaysmanyfamilieshaveatraditionallunch.Theyhavechickenpork...withpotatoesandvegetables.Englishpeoplealsolikeothercountries’foodsuchasFrenchChineseItalianandIndian.Peopleoftengettake-awaymeals-theybuythefoodoutsideandthenbringithometoeat.1.ManypeopleinEnglandhavea______breakfastanda______lunch.A.fast;smallB.little;slowC.big;quick2.TheEnglishpeopleusuallyhavesupperat_________.A.9.00pmB.7.00pmC.5.00pm3.Whatdoesthewordtake-awaymean意思inthisarticle文章?A.自己取的B.西式的C.可以带走的4.Whatdon’tEnglishpeoplehavewhentheyhaveafternoontea?A.Chicken.B.Sandwiches.C.Cakes.5.WhichisNOTtrueaboutthepassage?A.OnSundayspeopleinEnglandoftenhaveatraditionalmeal.B.EnglishpeoplealsolikeIndianandItalianfooD.C.Englishpeopleusuallyeattake-awayfoodinthefastfoodshop.

阅读理解Duringthelasttenyearsourcitieswerefullofcarsbusesandtrucks.Theyareveryimportantinourdailylife.Withthempeoplecallgotoanyplace.Butnowthestreetsarecompletelycrowdedanditisverydifficulttodriveacaralongthem.Driversmuststopathundredsoftrafficlights.Whatareourcitiesgoingtobelikeintenortwentyyears?Willmanymotorwaysbebuiltacrossthem?Withbigmotorways高速公路cuttingacrossthemfullofnoisydirtycarsandtrucksourcitiesaregoingtobeawfulplaces.Howcanwesolvetheproblem?Peoplecanleavetheircarsathomeandtakethebustogotowork.Itisagoodwaytoimprovethetrafficproblems.Therearesomegoodideastoreducetheuseofprivatecars.In1971forexampletheauthorities官方inRomebegananinterestingexperimentpassengersonthecitybusesdidnothavetopayfortheirtickets.InStockholm斯德哥尔摩therewasanotherexperimentpeoplepaidverylittleforaseasontickettotravelonanybustrolleybustrainortramalloverthecity.Inmanycitiesnowsomestreetsareclosedtovehicles机动车andpedestriansaresafethere.InLondonthereisanotherexperimentpartofthestreetisforbusesonly.Sothebusescantravelfast.Therearenocarsortaxisinfrontofthem.InChinasomeroadsareclosedtothetaxisinrushhours.Somepeoplesayit’sgoodforthetransportation.butotherssayit’snotconvenientforthepassengers.1.Whatdoesthewriterworryaboutinabigcity?A.ThenumberoftrafficlightsB.TheshortageofbusesC.Thetrafficcongestion拥挤2.Whatcityonceexperimentedonacompletelyfreebusservice?A.LondonB.StockholmC.Rome3.Whatcityonceexperimentedonaverycheapbusservice?A.LondonB.StockholmC.Rome4.Inmanycitiespedestriansarcmuchsaferbecause________.A.notrafficisallowedinsomestreetsB.trafficiscomputer-controlledC.onlyone-waystreetsareopentotraffic5.InChinesepedestrianmeans________.A.司机B.行人C.旅客

MickeyMouseWinniethePoohandSnowWhitealltheDisneycartooncharacters卡通人物you’veseenonthescreenarecomingtoChinA.ShanghaiDisneylandbrokegroundonApril82011.It’sgoingtobeopeninfiveyears.ThisisthesecondDisneylandinChina.ThefirstisinHongKong.DisneylandwasborninLosAngelesCaliforniaonJuly171955.NowbesidestwointheUSthereareanotherthreeDisneyparksallovertheworld—inParisTokyoandHongKong.IntheparkstherearedifferentareassuchasAdventurelandandTomorrowlanD.Ifyougothereyou’llhavealotoffun.Butinthepastfewyearsbecauseofthebadeconomy经济mostoftheparkshavefailedtomakemoney.ForexamplelastyearHongKongDisneylandhadaloss亏损of600millionyuanaccordingtoDisney’syearlyreport.TheparkinTokyohasbeentheonlyoverseas海外的DisneyParkthathasbeenabletomakemoneyinthepastfewyears.HoweversincetheterribleearthquakeinMarchthenumberofvisitorshasbeensmallerandsmaller.SowhatwillShanghaiDisneylanddotomakemoney?FanXipinganinvestor投资方intheprojectsaidThereisalargepopulationinChinA.BesidestheoldDisneycharacterstherewillbesomenewandspecialattractions吸引madeforChinesepeoplE.1.ThefirstDisneylandintheworldisin____________.A.ShanghaiB.HongKongC.LosAngelesD.Tokyo2.ThesecondDisneylandinChinawillbeopen____________.A.onApril8B.onJuly17C.in2012D.in2016[3.ThenumberofvisitorsinTokyoDisneylandhasbeensmaller____________.A.becausepeopledon’tenjoyitanymoreB.becausepeoplehavelessmoneynowC.becauseofsomenewattractionsD.becauseoftheterribleearthquaketwomonthsago4.Thebesttitleofthispassageshouldbe____________.A.TheNewDisneylandinChinaB.DisneylandHasFailedtoMakeMoneyC.ShanghaiDisneylandWantstoMakeMoneyD.TheFirstDisneylandintheWorld

IntheUnitedStatesifyoutelephoneamanearlyinthedaywhileheishavingbreakfastthetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandthatitrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter1100p.m..Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghourshewillthinkit'samatteroflifeanddeath.ThetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportanceInsociallifetimeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheUSAguestsmaytendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisgivenonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartyday.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworlditmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.ThemeaningofthetimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworlD.Promptness准时isvaluedhighlyinAmericanlifE.Ifpeoplearenotprompttheymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible有责任心的.Apersonwhoisfiveminuteslateisexpectedtomakeashortapology.IfheislessthanfiveminuteslatehewillsayafewwordsofexplanationthoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentencE.1.Supposingonewantstomakeatelephonecallatbreakfastthiswouldmean______.A.thematterisdifficulttodealwithB.thematterrequiresimmediateattentionC.thematterisnotimportantD.thematterisinteresting2.InthesentenceThesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter1100pm.attachedmeans______.A.takenB.madeC.drawnD.given3.Accordingtothepassagetimeplaysanimportantrolein______.A.businessB.sociallifeC.schoollifeD.work4.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.theimportanceofthetelephoneB.theimportanceofcommunicationsC.theimportanceoftimeD.theimportanceofthepromptness5.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisRIGHT?A.Ifsomeoneislessthanfiveminuteslatehehastomakeashortapology.B.Itisbestforonetomaketelephonecallsatnightbecauseitcostsmuchless.C.Itmaybeappropriatetosendyourinvitationcardsthreeorfourdaysbeforeadinnerpartyinsomecountries.D.ItmaybepolitetosendyourinvitationcardsthreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydayintheUSA.

阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D.四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项BikesarepopularintheDutch荷兰.InfactnearlyhalfofalltravelintheDutchisbybikE.NowoneDutchbikedesigner设计师Thomashastakenthecountry’sinterestinbikesbymakingaschoolbusbikE.Thebigbikehaseightsetsofpedals踏板forkidsadriverseatforanadultandthreeotherseatscomfortablylettinglittlekidsfortheirtriptoandfromschool.Thebikeevenhasamotorwhichcanhelpwithhighhillsorattimeswhenfewkidsonit.SofarThomastellsFastCompanyhe’ssold25school-bikesatapriceof$25000each—lessthanitwouldcosttobuyatraditionalschoolbuswiththesamenumberofseats.Alongwiththetraditionalcolorthebikesarecoloredyellowsothattheycanbeseeneasily.Thomassayshe’ssoldschoolbusbikestoneighboringcountriessuchasBelgiumEnglandandGermanybutsofartheschoolbusbikehasn’tbeensoldintheUnitedStates.IftheU.S.agreestobuythiskindofschoolbusbikeitcoulddoalotofgoodtoimproveexerciseforayoungageandhelpthemkeephealthy.1.HowdopeopleintheDutchusuallygotowork?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.BybikE.D.Onfoot.2.Howmanyseatsdoestheschoolbusbikehave?A.ThreE.B.Eight.C.NinE.D.TwelvE.3.TheschoolbusesareyellowintheDutchbecause_______.A.thecoloryellowiseasytopaintB.yellowbusescanbeseeneasilyC.yellowisthenationalcolorofDutchD.it’sthedesigner’sfavoritecolor4.Whichcountryofthefollowinghasn’tboughtaschoolbusbike?A.AmericA.B.Germany.C.EnglanD.D.Belgium.5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thomasmadeanewkindofschoolbus.B.A.schoolbususuallycosts$25000.C.ThomassoldbikestoAsiancountries.D.Ridingschoolbusbikeshelpskeepkidshealthy.

阅读理解阅读下面表格和短文从每题的A.B.C.D.四个选项中选出最佳选项WhenyouareinEngland.Youmustbeverycarefulinthestreetsbecausethetraffic交通goesontheleft.Beforeyoucrossthestreetyoumustlooktotherightfirstandthentheleft.Ifthetrafficlightsareredthetrafficmuststop.ThenthepeopleonfootcancrosstheroaD.Ifthelightsaregreenthetrafficcangoandpeopleonfootmustn'tcross.Inthemorningandintheeveningwhenpeoplegotoorcomebackfromworkthestreetsareverybusy.Thetrafficisthemostdangerousthen.WhenyougobybusinEnglandyouhavetobecarefultoo.Youmustalwaysrememberthetrafficmovesontheleft.Soyoumustbecareful.Havealookfirstoryou'llgothewrongway.InmanyEnglishcitiestherearebigbuseswithtwofloors.Youcansitonthesecondfloor.Fromthereyoucanseethecityverywell.That'llbeveryinteresting.1.BeforeyoucrossastreetinLondonyoumustlookto_______.A.therightsideonlyB.theleftsideonlyC.theleftfirstandthentherightD.therightfirstandthentheleft2.WhenyoudriveacarinEnglandyoumust_______.A.driveontheleftB.driveontherightC.ignore忽视thetrafficlightsD.goveryquickly3.Ifthetrafficlightsaregreenthetraffic_______.A.cangoB.mustbecarefulC.mustn'tgoD.muststop4.InEnglandyoucanseesomebuses_______.A.withtwochairsB.withtworoomsC.withtwofloorsD.withtwodrivers5.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Beforeyoucrossthestreetyoumustlooktotheleftfirstandthentheright.B.Ifthelightsareredthetrafficmustn'tstop.C.YoumustdrivecarsontheleftinEnglanD.D.Inthemorningandintheeveningwhenpeoplegotoorcomebackfromworkthetrafficisnotdangerousatall.

ManypeopleintheworldhaveheardofaspecialschoolcalledKentuckyAvenueSchool.It’stheirdutytogivethechildrenthebestofbothtraditionalandprogressive进步的education.Whiletheteachersinotherschoolsteachthestudentsintheusualwaysmostteachershereareallowedtochoosetoenrich丰富thechildren’schallengingsubjectswithcreativehands-onprojects.AvisitortotheschoolmightseeforexamplethatinlanguageartstheolderchildrenaretalkingaboutHamletwhiletheyoungerchildrenarewritingapuppetplay木偶戏.InSpanishstudentsmightbedrawingfamilytrees.Insciencetheyareallowedtoactoutcellmembranes细胞膜ortestwithmagnets磁铁.InmusictheyareallowedtolearnakindofjazzplaytheguitarorlearnlyricsinsignlanguagE.Ingymtheyareallowedtotakeaclasswithdancemusicorplayballsinthepark.Incurrentevents时事theymightbefilminganoriginalnewsreport.TherearealwayssomanyinterestingthingsgoingonatKentuckyAvenueSchoolthatadultvisitorsoftenshoutIwishIcouldgotoschoolhere!1.KentuckyAvenueSchool’sdutyistogivethestudentseducation.A.traditionalandprogressiveB.progressiveandoriginalC.traditionalandoriginalD.progressiveandunusual2.AtKentuckyAvenueSchoolstudentsmightinSpanish.A.talkaboutHamletB.drawfamilytreesC.actoutcellmembranesD.filmanoriginalnewsreport3.Studentsmightbetakingaclasswithdancemusic.A.ingymB.inscienceC.inmathsD.inlanguagearts4.WecanlearnthatthelessonsofKentuckyAvenueSchoolareall.A.commonB.boringC.unforgettableD.creative5.Thepassagemainlytellsus.A.whereKentuckyAvenueSchoolisB.manyusualteachingwaysinKentuckyAvenueSchoolC.whatstudentsarelearninginKentuckyAvenueSchoolD.somestudentsandteachersinKentuckyAvenueSchool

HowdoyoucelebrateNewYear’sEve?HaveyoueverimaginedhowNewYear’sEvewouldlookinanothercountry?ExampleslistedbelowarefourofthetoptenSpecialNewYearTraditionsAroundtheWorld.1.BreakingDishesonNeighbor’sDoor——DenmarkAstrangeDanishNewYeartraditionisthrowingdishesatneighbor’sdoor.Strangelythismakesthemhappyinsteadofannoyingthem.Thefamilywiththetallesttowerofbrokenplatesglassescupsisconsideredtobetheluckiestonebecauseitmeanstheirlargenumberoftruefriends.2.TalkingtoSpirits——MexicoTalkingtospiritsisapartofMexicanbelief.Mexicansstronglybelievethattheycancommunicatewiththesoulsoftheirdeadlovedones.NewYear’sEveisconsideredthebesttimetocommunicatewithdeadspirits.3.WearingPolkaDots小圆点——PhilippinesImaginestreetsfullofpeoplewearingpolkadotsanddiningroomtablesfullofroundshapedfoodandfruitsononesingledayoftheyear.ThisallactuallyhappensinthePhilippinesonNewYear’sEveeveryyear.Philippinesbelievethatthiswillbringthemwealthbyrelatingtherounddotstocoinsandwealth.4.MistletoeLeavesArePlacedUnderPillowtoFindHusband——IrelandTheunmarriedwomenofIrelandwaituntil12forNewYear’sEvebecauseitisthenightthatcanbringthemtheloveoftheirlives.TheyplacemistletoeleavesundertheirpillowhopingtocatchtheirfuturehusbanD.ItisalsobelievedintheIrishculturethatthisactwillhelpthemstayawayfrombadluck.NomatterhowpeoplecelebratetheNewYearweallwanttostartanewfreshyearwithrenewedenthusiasm.Weallwanttobehappierfindloverenewfriendshipsincreaseourwealthandalsohopeforalittleextraluckinthecomingnewyear.1.WhichisconsideredtheluckiestfamilyinDenmark?A.Thefamilywhichthrowdishesattheneighbor’sdoor.B.Thefamilywhichpourswaterontotheneighbor’sdoor.C.Thefamilywhichhasnobrokenplates.D.Thefamilywiththetallesttowerofbrokenplatesglassesorcups.2.WhydoPhilippineswearpolkadots?A.BecauseitmakesthemlookcutE.B.BecausethepolkadotsareverypopularintheculturE.C.Becausetherounddotsarelikecoinswhichmeanswealth.D.Becausetherounddotsareverynoteasytoseeintheirdailylives.3.TheunmarriedIrishwomenplacedmistletoeleaveshopingto______.A.catchtherefuturedreamjobB.getabetterfutureC.catchthefuturehusbandD.tomakemoremoney4.Fromthepassagewecansee______.A.peoplearoundtheworldcelebratetheNewYearinthesamewayB.althoughpeoplecelebratedifferentlytheirwishesarenearlythesameC.MexicansbelievethatChristmasEveisthebesttimetotalkwiththedeadlovedonesD.themistletoeleavesareplacedunderthebedinIrelandbysinglewomen

Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butinfacttheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain.Itsfirstusewasasashade遮蔽againstthesun.Nobodyknowswhofirstinventeditbuttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinesebackintheeleventhcenturyBC.WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshadE.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonorandpower权力.IntheFarEastinancienttimestheumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybythoseinhighofficeorbyroyalpeoplesuchasthekingsorqueens.InEuropetheGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshadE.TheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreecebutitisbelievedthatthefirstpeopleinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringthemiddleagesinEuropetheuseoftheumbrellaalmostdisappeareD.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitbecameasymbolofpower.Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistimethoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn'tuntilthetwentiethcenturythattheumbrellasforwomenbegantobemadeinallkindsofcolors.1.Ancientpeoplefirstusedumbrellasas____.A.asymbolofhonorB.protectionagainstthesunC.asymbolofpowerD.protectionagainsttherain2.Accordingtothepassagetheumbrellawasprobablyfirstusedinancient______.A.Egypt.B.BabylonC.RomeD.China3.Theunderlinedwordroyalmightmean_inChinesE.A.皇室的B.富裕的C.中产的D.平民的4.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TheancientGreeksusedtheumbrellaintheirdailylifE.B.Europeanshardlyusedtheumbrelladuringthemiddleages.C.Theumbrellasforwomenweremadecolorfulinancienttimes.D.Thestyleoftheumbrellahasn'tchangedalotsinceitwasinvented5.Thispassageismainlyabout_____.A.thesalesoftheumbrellaB.thedifferencesamongumbrellasC.theinventionoftheumbrellaD.thehistoryandtheuseoftheumbrella

Mostpeoplehaveflownakiteorhaveseenonerideanddip下降instrongspringwinD.NotsomanypeopleknowthatkiteswerefirstmadeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theancient古代的Chineseweremakingandflyingkitesevenbeforetheywerewriting.AlongtimeagotheChinesemadekitestouseinwars.Theywouldflythesewarkitesinthedark.Thekiteswerefixed固定sothattheymadestrangesounds.Menwhowereatwarwiththemwouldhearthesesoundsandrunaway.Theythoughtthosestrangesoundsweremadebygods神inthesky.TheancientChinesealsoflewkitestobringgoodluckandtomaketheircrops农作物growrichandtall.Sometimestheytiedlongstrings细绳andhooks钩totheirkites.Thentheywouldflythekitesoverwaterlettingthehookshangdowntocatchfish.TheChineseusesticks树枝strings线andpaperfortheirkites.Someofthesekiteslooklikeanimalsortrees.Otherslooklikebirdsorhouses.1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraph段落isthatA.kiteswerefirstmadeinChinaB.mostofushaveflownorseenakiteC.theancientChineseweremakingkitesbeforetheywerewritingD.theancientChineseweregoodatmakingkites2.InancientChinakitescouldbeusedfor___.A.catchingfishB.helpingpeopleflyC.wateringthecropsD.helpingpeoplewalkinthedark3.TheancientChineseusedkitesinwarsbecausethekites____.A.couldbringgoodluckB.lookedlikeanimalsC.couldhelpthemwinawarD.couldflyhigh4.TheChineseusuallyuse____fortheirkites.A.sticksstringsandgrassB.stringshairandwoodC.paperstringsandsticksD.paperropesandhooks5.Whatisthebesttitle题目ofthispassage?A.LuckyKites.B.StrangeKites.C.BeautifulKites.D.ChineseKites.

Theworddayhastwomeanings.Whenwetalkaboutthenumberofdaysinayearweareusingdaytomean24hours.Butwhenwetalkaboutdayandnightweareusingdaytomeanthetimebetweensunriseandsunset.SincetheearthlookslikeaballthesuncanshineononlyhalfofitatatimE.Alwaysonehalfoftheearthishavingdayandtheotherhalfnight.A.placeismovedfromdayintothenightandfromnightintodayoverandoverbyspinning旋转oftheearth.Attheequator赤道dayandnightaresometimesthesamelength.Theyareeachtwelvehourslong.Thesunrisesat6o’clockinthemorningandsetat6o’clockintheevening.ForsixmonthstheNorthPoleistilted倾斜towardthesun.InthosemonthstheNorthernHemisphere半球getsmorehoursofsunlightthantheSouthernHemispherE.Daysarelongerthannights.Southoftheequatornightsarelongerthandays.FortheothersixmonthstheNorthPoleistiltedawayfromthesun.ThentheSouthernHemispheregetsmoresunlight.Daysarelongerthannights.Northoftheequatornightsarelongerthandays.Winteristheseasonoflongnights.Summeristheseasonoflongdays.31.WhentheWesternHemisphereishavingdaytheEasternHemisphereishaving.A.bothdayandnightB.dayC.neitherdayornightD.night32.A.placeismovedfromdayintonightandfromdayoverandoverbyoftheearth.A.thepushingB.thepullingC.thespinningD.thepassing33.Attheequatordayisaslongasnight.A.sometimesB.neverC.usuallyD.always34.WhentheNorthPoleistiltedtowardthesuntheNorthernHemispheregetssunlight.A.lessB.moreC.allD.no35.WhenitiswinterinChina.A.theUSAistiltedtowardthesunB.theSouthPoleistiltedawayfromthesunC.theNorthPoleistiltedtowardthesunD.theNorthPoleistiltedawayfromthesun

TheSydneyOperaHouseisaveryfamousbuildingintheworlD.IthasbecomeSydney'sbest-knownlandmarkandinternationalsymbol.TheOperaHousewithasailingroofwasdesignedbyafamousDanisharchitect丹麦建筑大师Utzon.Thebaseforthebuildingwasstartedin1959yearsbeforethedesignswerefinisheD.UtzonspentfouryearsdesigningtheOperaHousE.In1962thedesignswerefinalized定稿andtheconstructionbegan.In1967theystartedthedecorationinsidE.Ittook14yearsintotaltobuildtheOperaHousE.QueenElizabethIIofficiallyopeneditonOctober20th1973.TheSydneyOperaHousecostaround$100millionandwaspaidforbythepubliC.6225squaremetersofglasswasusedtobuildit.TheOperaHouseincludes1000rooms.Itis185meterslongand120meterswidE.Thebuilding'sroofsectionsweighabout15tons.Eachyearthisfantasticbuildingattracts200000touriststocomeforavisitorenjoyeventsinit.wWw.Xkb1.cOmTheOperaHousereachesoutintotheharbour港湾.Itisamazingandunforgettableofferingpeopleastrongsenseofbeauty.1.ThedesigneroftheSydneyOperaHousewasfrom_______.A.AmericaB.AustraliaC.EnglandD.Denmark2.BuildingtheSydneyOperaHouselasted__________.A.from1959to1973B.from1962to1973C.from1959to1967D.from1962to19673.Theunderlinedwordconstructionmeans________inChinesE.A.创立B.设计C.施工D.竣工4._______paidforthecostofthebuildingoftheSydneyOperaHousE.A.UtzonB.ThepublicC.QueenElizabethIID.Thegovernment5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SailingRoofB.TravellinginSydneyC.TheSydneyOperaHouseD.TheOpeningoftheOperaHouse

阅读理解阅读短文从每小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案Canyouunderstandthefollowingwords?LongtimenoseE.Goodgoodstudydaydayup.IlikeyoursmilebutunlikeyouputyourshoesonmyfacE.YeswecalltheseexamplesChinglishlikepeoplemountainpeopleseaChinglishusuallymeansEnglishvocabularywithChinesegrammaronstreetsignsorproducts.HowevermanyEnglishspeakingtouristslovethem.TomhasbeenlivinginBeijingforyears.IthinkmanyChinesepeopledislikeChinglish.ButIloveit.It'squiteinteresting.IthinkifthetranslationsofEnglishinChinaareallperfectsomethingwillbelostfromChineseculturE.HoweverChinglishwillprobablybecomeapartofhistoryinfuturE.BeijinghasmadeaplantocorrectChinglishwithinfiveyears.ItissofunnytoseeChinglishonthesigns.AndtheyareakindoftroubleforcommunicationbetweentheChineseandforeignersaBeijingersaiD.HoweversomepeopleinChinalikeChinglish.TheythinkthatEnglishhasborrowedalotfromotherlanguagessuchasGermanFrenchandSpanishinthepastandnowasChinese'sturn.1.WhatisChinglishaccordingtothepassage?A.TheEnglishwordseasytopronouncE.B.TheChinesewordsdifficulttotranslatE.C.TheEnglishwordswithChinesegrammar.D.TheChinesewordsthatforeignerslovE.2.Whatdoespeoplemountainpeopleseameanmostprobably?A.TherearemanypeoplE.B.Humansarepowerful.C.Allthepeoplearerunning.D.HumansrespectnaturE.3.WhatdoesTomthinkaboutChinglish?A.ItshowsChinesearepopular.BItishatedbyallforeigntourists.C.IthelpshimtolearnEnglishwell.DItisalsoapartofChineseculturE.4.Thelastparagraphbutone倒数第二段tellsusthatBeijingwill________.A.putEnglishwordsintoChineseB.changeEnglishandChineseC.helpforeignerstolearnChinglishD.correctChinglishinfuture5.SomepeoplewholoveChinglishthinkthatitistimeforEnglishtoborrowsomethingfrom________.A.FrenchB.ChineseC.SpanishD.German

IntheUnitedStateschildrenbetweentheagesoffiveandsixteenarerequired要求toattendschoolgotoschool.InAustraliachildrenbetweentheagesofsixandfifteenarerequiredtoattendschoolwiththeexceptionofTasmaniA.InTasmaniachildrenattendschooluntiltheageofsixteen.KindergartenisrequiredintheUnitedStatesbutnotinAustraliA.Australia’sfour-termschoolyearbeginsinFebruarywithatwo-weekholidaybetweenterms.ThefourthandlasttermendsonDecember20.TheChristmasholidayisalsowiththeendofschoolandthebeginningofthesummervacationholidays.ThestudentsreturntoschoolinFebruary.IntheUnitedStateschildrenhavetheirsummervacationfromJuneuntilAugust.Australia’sprimaryorelementaryschoolincludesgradesonethroughtosix.SecondaryschoolconsistsofgradeseventhroughtotwelvE.Allsecondarystudentswearuniformstoschool.StudentsinpublicschoolsintheUnitedStatesdonotwearuniformsatschool.StudentsintheUnitedStateseatahotlunchatschool.Australianstudentsdonot.InAustralialargeschoolsarefoundincitiesalongthecoast.ThesmallschoolsarelocatedfartheroutinthecountrysidE.A.teacherinthecountrymayteachallgradeswithonlyoneortwostudentsinagradE.StudentslivingfarfromthecityattendSchoolsoftheAir.Theylistentotheteacherontheradioeachdaywhenit’stimeforschool.Studentshavetheirownbooks.TheyanswerquestionsoverthemicrophoneTheteacherasksthemtodosomehomework.Thecompletedhomeworkismailedtotheteacher.Itisdiscussedoverthemicrophonecorrectedandmailedback.IntheUnitedStatessomechildrenattendschoolathomE.Theirparentsaretheirteachers!1.HowoldarethestudentsinAustraliaatschool?A.Betweentheagesoffiveandsixteen.B.Betweentheagesofsixandfifteen.C.Betweentheagesofsevenandfourteen.D.Betweennineandeighteen2.Whoattendsschoolatageof16?A.ThechildrenintheUSA.B.ThechildreninEnglanD.C.ThechildreninTasmaniA.D.ThechildreninCanadA.3.HowmanygradesarethereinAustralianschools?A.12gradesB.9grades.C.10grades14grades.4.Whodoesn’twearuniformsatschool?A.StudentsinAustralia’sSecondaryschool.B.StudentsinEnglandC.StudentsintheUSA.D.StudentsinpublicschoolsintheUSA5.Wherecanyoufindlargeschools?A.InthecountrysidE.B.IncitiesalongthecoastinAustraliA.C.Inthecity.D.AthomE.