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阅读理解 The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year’s Day. It usually comes in February. Everyone i...
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阅读理解EveryyearthereisaSpringFestivalinChinA.Usually
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短文填词SpringfestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChin
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根据下列提示以MyhappySpringFestival为题写一篇短文1.春节前帮父母扫尘购物2.除
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根据短文内容回答问题SpringFestival春节istheChineseNewYear’sDay
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EveryyearthousandsofyoungpeopleinEnglandfinishschoolandthentakeayearoffbeforetheystartworkorgotouniversity.Someyoungpeoplegotoothercountriesandworkasvolunteers.VolunteersgivetheirtimetohelppeoplE.Forexampletheyworkinschoolsorhospitalsortheydosomethinghelpfulfortheenvironment.PaulineJones18livesinCardiffWales.NextyearshewantstogotouniversitytostudyChinesebutnowshe’slivinginBelizE.PaulinesaysI’mworkingwithotherpeopleheretosavethecoralreefs珊瑚礁intheseanearBelizE.Thereefsherearebeautifulbutiftheseawaterisverypollutedthecoraldies.I’mhelpingtodoresearchonthecoralandthefishthatlivearoundthereefs.Allovertheworldcoralreefsaredying.Weneedtodosomethingabouttheproblembeforeit’stoolatE.I’mstayingwithafamilyhereandIhelpdosomehousework.Idon’tgetanymoneybutthat’sOK.IlovemyworkhereandI’mlearningalotaboutthepeopleofBelize—andmyself!WhenIfinishmyworkIwanttostayhereforanotherthreemonths.IwanttotravelaroundBelizeandCentralAmericA.1.SomeyoungpeoplefromEngland_______aftertheyfinishschool.A.gotouniversityabroadB.spendoneyearabroadasvolunteersC.gotoworkformoneyD.startworkinschoolsorhospitals2.PaulineJonesis_______withotherpeoplE.A.studyingChineseinauniversityB.workingtosavethecoralreefsC.helpingdosomehouseworkD.doingsomeresearchinWales3.Fromthepassageweknowthatthecoralreefs______.A.willdiebecauseofthepollutionB.arenotasbeautifulasbeforeC.cannotlivewithoutfishintheseaD.willprobablybesoldformoney
EnjoyingDinnerwithFriendsinAmericaAmericanslikemanypeopleelsewhereintheworldliketoinvitefriendstotheirhomesforaneveningoffooddrinkandconversation.FormaldinnersinfinehomesandhotelsintheUnitedStatesaremuchthesameasformaldinnersanywhereintheworlD.ButasmostpeopleintheUnitedStateshavenoservants佣人theirdinnerpartiesathomearemostlyinformal.Guestsmaysitdownatatableorasmanynewsmallhomeshavenoseparate单独的diningroomorverysmalldiningspaceguestscanalsoservethemselvesandeatinthelivingroomholdingtheirplatesontheirknees.AmoreenjoyableformofentertainmentisthepicniC.Americansaregreatpicnickersandalmosteveryfamilyhasapicnicbasket.SummerinvitationsareoftenforapicnicataparkorintheopencountrysidE.UnlesshamburgersorhotdogsarecookedoverafirepicnicfoodisusuallycoldsandwichessaladspotatochipsetC.Watermelonisafavouritedessertfollowedveryoftenbybaseballfortheyoungandactiveandnaps打盹fortheweary疲惫的困乏的.1.WhatdomostAmericansliketodo?A.Toentertainfriendsathomewithfoodanddrink.B.Toinvitefriendstosomefinehomes.C.Tospendaneveningwithfriendsinthecountry.2.WhydomostAmericanspreferinformalparties?A.Becausetheyhavenoservantstohelpthem.B.Becausetheirhousesaretoosmalltoholdformaldinnerparties.C.Becauseittakesthemtoomuchtimetoprepareformalparties.3.Wheredoguestssitandeatatinformaldinner?A.Atatableinthedinningroom.B.Inthelivingroom.C.BothA.andB.4.AccordingtothepassagewhatdopeopleusuallyNOThaveforapicnic?A.CookedfooD.B.HotfooD.C.ColdfooD.5.Whyisthepicnicsaidtobeamoreenjoyableformofentertainment?A.BecausepeoplecanbeclosertonaturE.B.BecauseadessertisserveD.C.Becausethewholefamilycanhaveittogether.
ItisanargumentthathasdividedtheEastandtheWestforcenturies:Arechopsticksbetterthantheknifeandforkorviceversa?NowthewinnermayfinallybedecidedonenvironmentalgrounD.Chopsticksaremadefromavarietyofmaterialsbutbambooandwoodchopsticksaremorepopular.TheyareusuallycheaperlowerintemperatureconductionandprovidebettersenseforholdingfooD.That’swhyalmostalldisposable一次性的chopsticksaremadeofbambooorwooD.Withcuttingdown25millionfully-growntreesayeartomakechopsticksChinahasrankednumberoneamongtheproducers.WemustchangeourhabitsandencouragepeopletotaketheirownchopstickswheneatingoutsaidMr.BotheownerofaforestryindustrycompanyinChinA.HeevenwentsofarastosuggestthatrestaurantsshouldoffermetalknivesandforksinsteaD.IfMr.Bo’ssuggestioniswidelyaccepteditwouldbeadarkmomentinchopsticks’4000-yearhistory.ChopstickswereinventedinancientChinaandlaterspreadaroundAsiA.TheyarenotonlyusedaseatingtoolsbutalsousedforcookingstirringthefireandservingfooD.Koreanssometimesusemetalchopsticksbecauseoftheirloveofbarbecue烧烤.ChinesechopsticksarelongerthanKoreanandJapanesechopsticksinordertoreachthedishesinthecenterofthetablE.Thereare1.4billionpeopleusing80billionpairsofdisposablechopsticksinChinaeveryyear.HoweverthemostwidespreaduseofdisposablechopsticksisinJapan.Aroundatotalof24billionpairsareusedinJapaneachyearwhichmeanseachJapaneseusesalmost200pairsyearly.Howevermostofitsdisposablechopstickshavebeenimported进口fromChinauptoover90%.TodayChinahastoacceptthetruththatitsforestscannolongerprovideenoughchopstickstofeedAsian’stablehabit.Chinaisnowtheworld’slargestimporterofwoodandevenimportschopsticksfromAmericA.AnAmericancompanysaidthatthestate’snativesweetgumandpoplarwoodwouldbeperfectlyusedtomakechopsticks.Thesematerialsdonotneedtobelightenedwithchemicalsorbleach漂白粉.ThehealthymaterialsandfairlyreasonablepricesoftheproductsareappealingtoAsiancustomers.MoreandmoreAsiansstarttouseAmerican-madechopsticksattheirtables.AlthoughtheU.S.hasahugeamountofwoodwhichreducesthenumberoftreesthatarecutdowninAsiachangingthetablehabitofusingdisposablechopsticksstillseemstobeawiserchoiceforchopsticks-usingcountries.1.AccordingtoParagraph2Mr.Bo’sadviceisthatChineseshould____________.A.usemetalchopsticksinsteadofwoodenonesB.plantmoretreesandproducefewerchopsticksC.formthehabitoftakingtheirownchopstickswheneatingoutD.changetheirhabitsandbegintouseknivesandforksathome2.WhatdoweknowaboutchopsticksinAsia?A.KoreansmainlyusechopstickstocookfoodoverafirE.B.MostdisposablechopsticksinJapanaremadeinChinA.C.ThemostdisposablechopsticksareusedinJapanyearly.D.ChineseusetheshortestchopstickstotakeandservefooD.3.TheunderlinedwordappealinginParagraph4probablymeans______A.normalB.necessaryC.attractiveD.surprising4.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TimetoChangetheMaterialsforChopsticksB.TimetoCutDownonDisposableChopsticksC.TimetoImportDisposableChopsticksD.TimetoGiveUpUsingChopsticks
Haveyoulearnedsomethingaboutrobots?Thereareallkindsofrobots.Theyareindifferentshapes.Theycandolotsofwork.RobotteacherswhoareworkinginelementaryschoolsnowhavebeenverypopularwithpupilsduringaprojectinsomeSouthKoreanschoolagovernmentreportsaidonThursday.Theelementaryschoolchildrengetonwellwiththerobotteachers.Theyliketheroboticteachersmorethantheordinaryonesbecausetheynevergetangryandalwayskindtothestudents.TheMinistryofKnowledgesaiD.EnglishteachingrobotsweresenttothreeprovincialschoolsforeightweeksstartinginlateDecember.Theretheyteachstudentsasteachers.Moreandmorestudentslikestudyingandtheotherrobotteacherswerealsosentout.Theycanteachmathscienceandart.TheresearchersfoundthattheEnglish-teachingrobotshelpedraiseinterestinthelanguageandhelpedthestudentsfeelmoreconfident.Tele-presencerobotsarecontrolledbyanEnglishandareequippedwithamicrophoneandvideocamerA.Manypeoplethinkwecanusetheserobotteachersinthevillagefarawayfromthecitiessothatthechildrenintheseareascanalsogetbettereducation.Thegovernmenthasexpressedgreatinterestinrobotstogiveruralschoolchildrenmorelearningchances.Ithinkinthefuturewecanseemoreandmorerobotteachersworkingwiththestudents.ButIthinktherobotteacherscan’treplacetherealteachers.What’syouropinion?1.Wheredotheserobotteachersworknow?A.Inshops.B.Inuniversities.C.Inelementaryschools.D.Inmiddleschools.2.Whydoschoolchildrenliketheroboticteachersmorethantheordinaryones?A.Becauserobotteachersareveryclever.B.BecausetheyknowmuchknowledgE.C.Becausetheyareverykindtothestudents.D.BecausetheyneverfeeltireD.3.HowlonghavetheEnglish-teachingrobotsbeenteaching?A.Fiveweeks.B.Sixweeks.C.Sevenweeks.D.Eightweeks.4.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.SouthKoreanschoolshavetoomanyrobotteachersB.therewillbenohumanteachersinthefutureC.therewillbemorerobotteachersinschoolsD.therearenoteachersinthevillagefarfromcities
Youmayhavetraveledbyairplanebeforebutdoyouknowhowthesebigbirdsflyinthesky?ThismonthagroupofUSmiddleschoolstudentsvisitedMitchellInternationalAirport.Theygotthechancetoseehowpilotsworkandlearnthingsbehindthescenes.ThestudentsaretakingpartintheprojectBetheSparkEducationTours.TheygotofactoriesITcompaniesnewspaperofficesandotherplacestoseewhatjobsarereallyabout.Thistimetheygotthechancetofly.Itisreallycooltoseethepilotsandtoactuallylookinsidethescenessaidseventh-graderKyraAguillarD.AlongwithotherstudentsAguillardwentthroughsecuritycheckpoints安全检查处andevenwentintothecockpit驾驶舱.Thebuttons开关inthepilot'sroomreallyexcitedher.The13-year-oldgirlhasmadeherowndecisiontobeapilotinthefuturE.Duringthetripstudentswerealsogiventalksabouthowtobuildaplaneandhowtomakeitfly.Althoughthey'vealllearnedthebasictheorythistalkwasmuchmorevivid生动的andunderstandablE.WewishtoofferthestudentsagoodchancetoseethingstheyarelearninginmathscienceandeveninreadingclassreallyusedintherealworldsaidMarySteinbrecherdirectoroftheprojectsotheycanopentheireyesandmindstoaSuccessfulfuturE.1.Fromtheprojectstudentscanfindout.A.howpeopletravelbyairplaneB.hownewspapersaremadeC.whatjobsarereallyaboutD.whypeoplehavetowork2.HowdidAguillardfeelwhenshevisitedthecockpit?A.ShewasdisappointeD.BShewasexciteD.C.ShewasscareD.D.Shewasnotinterested3.Whatdoesthewordtheorymean?A.理论B.宇宙C.艺术D.机械4.Whatdidthestudentsdobesidesvisitingtheairport?A.Theyworkedatsecuritycheckpoints.B.Theyflewtheairplanebythemselves.C.Theyhelpedcleantheairplanes.D.Theyhadtalksaboutairplanes.5.AccordingtoSteinbrecherthepurposeoftheprojectwastoA.helpstudentslearntheirschoolsubjectsbetterB.makestudentsopentheireyesandmindsC.helpstudentsgetgoodresultsintestsD.offerstudentsagoodchancetorelax
阅读理解阅读下面短文根据短文内容判断文后句子的正误在正确的句子前面括号内填写T.错误的填写F.AsaChinesemiddleschoolstudenteveryonehasdifferentfeelingsaboutmiddleschoollifE.HowisittobeanAmericanmiddleschoolstudent?A.fewAmericanmiddleschoolscametoBeijingseveralmonthsago.Theywantedtoenrol招生somestudentstogotoAmericA.Theyheldabigenrollmentmeeting.Therewerealotofparentsandchildrenatthemeeting.TheywereveryinterestedinstudyinginAmericA.A.12-year-oldboysaidIhearactivitiesafterschoolinAmericaareveryrichsoIwanttoopenmyeyestherE.InAmericakidscanchoosetheschooltheylikE.Mostmiddleschoolsaretwoyears.Andmosthighschoolsarefouryears.Oneschoolyearneedsabout40000dollarsforaChinesestudent.It'sstillalotformostChinesefamilies.1.ManyAmericanmiddleschoolscametoBeijingnotlongago.2.TheAmericanschoolscametoenrollChinesestudentstostudyintheUS.3.A.12-year-oldboysaidhewantedtogototherichafter-schoolactivitiesinAmericA.4.LikeschoolsinChinabothmiddleschoolsandhighschoolsintheUShavethreegrades.5.ThecostofstudyinginAmericaisnothighformostChinesefamilies.
Xi’anisthecapitaloftheShaanxiprovincE.ThecityrecordsthegreatchangesoftheChinesenationandisjustlikealivinghistorybook.CalledChang’aninancienttimesXi'anisoneofthebirthplacesoftheancientcivilizationintheYellowRiverbasinareA.Duringits3100-yeardevelopment13dynastiessuchasWesternZhouQinWesternHanandTangplacedtheircapitalsherE.SofarXi'anisthesameasAthensCairoandRomeasoneofthefourmajorancientcivilizationcapitals.Xi'analsocalledNaturalHistoryMuseum.AndtheMuseumofTerraCottaWarriorsandHorsesisregardedastheeighthmajorwonderoftheworld.AsthecapitaloftabledelicaciesXi'anhasbeenrichinthedeliciousShaanxisnacksoftGuangdongCuisineallkindsoffashionableforeigndelicaciesandpopularSichuanCuisinesuchasthehotpot.AmongallthedelicaciesthemostfamousandpopularoneistheMuslimSnackStreet.Allinallanyexperienceinthisancientcitywillbringyoufunandpossiblyalittlesurprise!1.Whichisn'tthemajorancientcivilizationcapitalintheworld?A.Xi'an.B.Athens.C.SingaporE.D.RomE.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword‘‘dynastiesmean?A.地方B.朝代C.皇帝D.皇宫3.Whichiswrongaccordingtothereading?A.TerraCottaWarriorsandHorsesisoneoftheeightmajorwondersintheworlD.B.Xi'aniscalledNaturalHistoryMuseum.C.Xi'anisthecapitaloftabledelicacies.D.Xi'anwasthecapitalofSong.4.Touristscanenjoythemostfamousandpopulardelicaciesin.A.theShaanxiSnackCityB.theMuslimSnackStreetC.theSichuanHotPotRestaurantD.theGuangdongCuisineHouse5.What'sthetitleofthearticle?A.TheAncientCity-Xi’anB.TheAncientCivilizationC.theCapitalofTableDelicacies-Xi'anD.NaturalHistoryMuseum-Xi'an
阅读理解OnasmallfarminMexicotherearenoschools.Abusistheschool.Thedriverofthebusistheteacher.It’saschoolbusbutitdoesn’ttakethechildrentoschool.Itjustgoesroundfromplacetoplaceandsometimesitcomestothisfarm.Thebuswillstayhereforthreemonths.Thefarmerscallitaschoolonwheels.Everytimewhenthebuscomesthefarmerswillcomerunningtoitshoutingandlaughing.Theywarmlywelcometheschoolbus.Whenthebusisonthefarminthemorningtheteacherteachesthesmallchildren.Intheafternoonthebiggerchildrencometohavetheirlessonsbecausetheymustworkinthemorning.Atnightthefathersandmotherscometoschool.Theywanttolearn.too.Howthefarmershopethatsomedaytheycanhavearealschoolontheirfarm!1.Thedriverofthebusis________.A.theteacherB.thestudentC.thefarmerD.theschool2.Thebusschoolwill________.A.takethechildrentoschoolB.stayhereforalongtimeC.takethefathersandmotherstoschoolD.goroundfromplacetoplace3.Whenthebusschoolcomesthefarmerswill________.A.stopworkingB.warmlywelcomeitC.behappyD.bothB.andC.4.Thebiggerchildrenhavetheirlessonsintheafternoonbecause________inthemorning.A.theycan’tgetupearlyB.theteacherwantstoteachthesmallchildrenfirstC.theyhavealotofworktodoD.theyhavetodotheirhomework5.Whichistrue?A.Aschoolbusisarealschoolforfarmers’childrenB.Thebusschoolhasnoteacheratall.C.Thebusschoolhasnostudents.D.Thechildrenandtheirparentsonthefarmallcometothebusschooltolearn.
ItisreportedthatsomedevelopedcountieshaveshippedbrokenpartsofcomputestoChinA.Suchathingcanbefoundedeverydayalthoughitisagainstinternationallaws.LastmonthHongKongofficersfound131000kilogramsofbrokencomputersTVsandphonessendfromJapan.Thingslikethesearecalledelectronicwasteore-wastE.Dealingwithisnotaneasyjobbecausedangerouspoisonlikemercury汞andlead铅canbefoundinthem.Everytimeanoldcomputerbreaksdownitneedstobedealwithsafely.Butatpresentbrokencomputerpartsareusuallyburied.Itmaybehundredsofyearsbeforetheyarereallygoesintheearth.ManyplacesinChinaarepollutedbye-wastE.GuiyuinGuangdongprovinceisoneofthem.Thistownisnamedasthee-wastecapitaloftheworld.Ithastodealwith1.5mllionkilogramsofe-wasteeachyearfromwhichitmakes75millionyears.Butitcomesatacost.Manyofthepoisonine-wastefindtheirwayintotheenvironment.PlasticisburnedoutdoorsandchemicalwaterispouredintoriversGreenpeaceanenvironmentalgrouphasfoundtheairtheearthandtheriversinGuiyubadlypolluteD.TheChinesegovernmentwantsthecountrytodevelopbutinawaythatdoesn’tdoharmtotheenvironmentandpeople’slife.ThisyearChinapresentsanewprotectionlawthestrictestonewehaveeverhaD.ComputercomplieslikeLenovoandDellwillbeaskedtotakebacktheiroldcomputers.Thisisbecausethecompliesthatmakecomputersknowbesttodealwiththemsafely.Hopefullytheproblemwithe-wastewillbesolvedinnearfuturE.1.Thee-wastefoundinHongKonglastmonthwasfrom_____.A.FranceB.JapanC.GermanyD.Australia2.Theunderlinedwordburiedprobablymeansinthepassage.A.焚烧B.障碍C.回收D.掩埋3.ThetownofGuiyainGuangdongProvince________.A.isthee-capitaloftheworldB.hasseriouse-wastepollutionC.Dealswithe﹣wastesafelyD.speedsmuchmoneyone﹣waste4.ThisyeartheChinesegovernment____.A.triedtochangepeople’slifeB.closedsomecomputercompliesC.makeanewenvironmentprotectionlawD.askedpeopletohandintheiroldcomputers5.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A.thewayindealwithe-wasteB.thecostofburninge-wasteC.thee-wasteprobleminChinaD.theneedtopassalawagainste-waste.
阅读理解七选五根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入1～5小题横线上的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项GreenisanimportantcolorinnaturE.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.1Sometimesthewordgreenmeansyoungfreshandgrowing.ForexampleagreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperiencE.Inthe15thcenturyagreenhornwasayoungcoworanoxwhosehorns角hadnotyetdevelopeD.2Bythe18thcenturyagreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday—apersonwhoisnewinajoB.Someonewhoisgoodatgrowingplantsissaidtohaveagreenthumb大拇指.Theexpressioncomesfromtheearly20thcentury.3TheGreenRevolution绿色革命isthenamegivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Itwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeelingjealousy嫉妒.4Itisanexpressionusedabout400yearsagobytheBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplayOthello.Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingwhensomeonehassomethinghewants.5Ineverydayspeechagreenlightmeansapproval赞成tocontinuewithaproject.A.Apersonwithagreenthumbcanmakeplantsgrowquicklyandwell.B.ThegreeneyedmonsterisnotadangerousanimalfromouterspacE.C.GreenmeansenergylifeandhopE.D.InmostplacesintheworldagreenlightisasignaltomoveaheaD.E.Acenturylateragreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnoexperienceinwar.F.Itisalsothecolorofmostgrowingplants.G.Sheisgreenwithenvy.
Mailsgamesmusicnewschatroomsandshopping!TheInternetispartofourlifetoday.It’seasytogetontotheInternet.Theonlythingweneedtodoistouseamodem调制解调器whichisusedforconnectingacomputertoatelephonelinE.TheInternetischangingandgrowingallthetimE.MoreandmorepeoplehavecomputersandusetheInternet.UsingtheInternetmeanssurfingtheWorldWideWebThat’stheWWWyoualwayshearabout.TheInternethasalargenumberofwebsites网站.Theyaretheplaceswhereyougotogetinformationanddothings.Wheredothesewebsitescomefrom?Theyaremadebywebdesigners.Whathappenswhenyouclickonawordorapicture?YouaresenttoanotherpagE.It’sallbecauseofthewebdesigners.Webdesignersdoalotofworkbyusingacomputerprogramming程序编制languagE.Iswebdesignallaboutcomputerprogramming?Noit’saboutmakingsomethingnew.WebdesignersmustimaginealotwhentheyaremakingawebsitE.ItmustlookgoodandbefuntousE.A.bigpartofwebdesignisart.TheychoosethebestpicturesandcolorstomakethewebsitelookgooD.TheyalsowritethethingsthatyouseeonthewebsitE.Animportantpartoftheirjobistoshareideaswiththewebsitemanagerabouthowtodesignthewebsitewell.1.MoreandmorepeopleareusingtheInternetbecause_____.A.it’seasyandusefulB.it’schangingandgrowingC.websitesaredesignedquitewellD.peoplecandesignacomputer2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.WWWmeansWorldWideWeb.B.There’reafewwebsitesontheweB.C.TheInternethaschangedpeople’slives.D.WecandothingslikeshoppingontheInternet.3.Webdesignersmust_____.A.writeallthearticlesonthewebsitebythemselvesB.followthemanagers’ideasC.becreativeD.sharecomputerwiththewebsitemanager4.It’spossibleforustochangewebsitesjustbyaclickbecauseof_____.A.themodem’shelpB.thetelephoneline’shelpC.thewebdesigners’workD.thewebsitemanager’swork
Venice威尼斯istheQueenoftheAdriaticSea亚得里亚海.Everyyearmanypeoplevisitthecity.Whydotheygothere?BecauseVeniceisabeautifulcity.Therearen’tanyroadsinthecitysotherearen’tanycarsorbuses.Therearealotofcanals.运河Peoplegoupanddownthecanalsinboats.ButVeniceisgoingdownandwaterisgoingup.In2040Venicewillbeunderthewater.TheAdriaticSeawillcoverthecity.ButthepeopleinVenicelovethecityandwanttostaytherE.Howcantheystaythere?1.WhydopeoplevisitVenice?A.Becauseit’sabeautifulcity.B.Becauseit’sgoingdown.C.Becauseithasmanycinemas.D.Becauseit’sgoingdown.2.Peoplegoupanddownby.A.carB.planeC.boatD.bus3.EveryyeartheAdriaticSeaandVenice.A.isgoingdownisgoingupB.isgoingupisgoingdownC.isgoingupisgoingupD.isgoingdownisgoingdown4.ThepeopleinVenice.A.wanttostaythereB.wanttoleavethereC.wanttomovetoItalyD.wanttomovetoAmerica5.In2040Venicewillbe.A.onthewaterB.underthewaterC.onthehillD.underthehill
Alanguageneverstandsstill.Itisalwayschanginganddeveloping.Thesechangesarerapidinprimitive原始的societiesbutslowinadvancedonesbecausetheinventionofprintingandthespreadofeducationhavefixedatraditionalusagE.TheonlyimportantchangethatEnglishhasundergone遭受sincethe16thcenturyisalargeincreaseinitsvocabulary.ItisinterestingtotracethedifferentwaysinwhichnewwordsareinventeD.LetustakejusttwoEnglishwordsandseehowtheyweremade:sandwichandtelevision.SandwichisnownolongeranentirelyEnglishwordbutalsointernationalcomesfromtheEarlofSandwichdiedin1792whoinventedtheparticularformofquickmealsothathecouldgoongamblingallthroughthenightwithoutstoppingfordinner.ManynamesofthingsareinfactstakenfromthenameofthefirstinventorsforexampletheelectricaltermsWaltandVolt.TelevisionisoneofmanynewscientificwordswhichareinventedfromoldGreekandLatinwords.TeleinGreekmeanfarwhilevisioncomesfromtheLatinverbmeaningtosee.1.Thewordstandinthefirstsentencemeans＿A.isacertainconditionB.notsitsC.remainswithoutchangeD.risestothefeet2.WhatdoyouthinkVoltwas?Hewas＿A.aplayerB.aphysicistC.awriterD.anurse3.Theinventionofsandwichhassomethingtodowith与有关＿A.workB.studyC.gamblingD.journey4.Thelanguagecan’tdeveloprapidlyinadvancedsocietiesbecause＿A.thesocietieshavestoppedchangingB.theprintinghasbeeninventedC.theeducationhasspreadD.bothB.andC.5.What’sthebesttitle?A.languageB..SandwichandTelevisionC.languageisAlwaysChangingandDevelopingD.EnglishWords
阅读理解Themoreyoutravelthemoreyouwantto.HerearethetopfiveplacesIwanttotraveltoin2015.IndiaI’vewantedtogotoIndiaforyears.IamcrazyabouttheTajMahal.MyfamilyaregoingthereinOctobersoIfinallygetachancetovisitmydreamplacE.GreeceI’dliketogotoGreeceinsummertoenjoywhitebeacheswhitehousestastyfoodanddeliciouswinE.ForyearsGreecehasbeenpopularwithpeoplewholookforacheapholiday.ChinaIwanttogotoChinabecauseithasalongandrichhistory.IwouldliketovisittheGreatWallandtheForbiddenCity.I’mgoingtotheMuseumofTerracottaWarriorsandHorses.ScotlandI’vevisiteditafewtimes.In2015I’dliketovisitthecountrysidetherE.ThepeopleinScotlandarealwayssomuchfun.TheMaldivesAsaloverofscuba-divingandfreshseafoodIhope2015willbemyyeartovisittheMaldives.WhitebeachesandwoodenhousesIamcoming.1.Wherehasthewriterbeenseveraltimes?A.ChinA.B.GreecE.C.ScotlanD.D.TheMaldives.2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThewriterwantstodiveintheMaldives.B.Theworld’slargestpalaceisinGreecE.C.ThewriterwillvisitthecentralpartofScotlanD.D.ThewriterbecameinterestedinIndiatwoyearsago.
Birthdaysarecelebrated庆祝allovertheworlD.Somewaystocelebratebirthdaysarerathersimilarfromcountytocountry:candlescakesandbirthdaywishes.Buttherearealsodifferentwaystocelebratebirthdays.Hereareafew:1.WhensomeoneishavingabirthdayinDenmarkyoucansee_____outsidethewindow.A.flowersB.presentsC.aflagD.achair2.In_________flowersareputonthechairofthebirthdaychilD.A.JapanB.DenmarkC.IndiaD.Holland3.In_______onlybirthdaychildrenwearcoloredclothestoschool.A.IndiaB.HollandC.DenmarkD.Japan4.InJapanthebirthdayismoreimportantforboyswhentheyare________.A.15B.7C.5D.35.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.similarwaysofcelebratingbirthdaysinsomecountriesB.differentwaysofcelebratingbirthdaysinsomecountriesC.howtocelebratethebirthdays.D.Birthdaysarecelebratedallovertheworldinthesameway.
阅读理解SixChineseCharactersDearstudentsourcountryhasalonghistory.ChinesecharactersusuallyhavemorethanonemeaningandsomeofthemareparticularlylovedbyChinesepeoplE.Herearethetopsixluckyones.PleasenoteweusepinyinherebecausepinyinistheChinesespellingsystemforthecharacters.ForexamplefuisthepinyinforgoodluckinChinesE.pinyinfuisonlythephonic语音的partofthecharacterandifyouwanttoknowthemeaningofgoodluckfuyoumustreadtheChinesecharacter福becausefualsorepresents代表otherChinesecharactersthatsoundthesamE.1.福fumeansblessinggoodfortunegoodluck.Chinesecharacter福fuisoneofthemostpopularonesusedduringChineseNewYear.Itisoftendisplayedupsidedownonthefrontdoorofahouseoranapartment.Theupsidedown福fumeansgoodluckcomessincethecharacterforupsidedowninChinesesoundsthesameasthecharacterforcome.2.禄lumeansprosperity.Itisusedtomeanofficial'ssalary薪水infeudal封建的ChinA.3.寿shoumeanslongevity.Chinesecharacter寿shoualsomeanslifeageorbirthday.4.喜xiishappiness.Thedoubledcharacter喜ximeansdoublehappiness.ItisusuallydisplayedeverywhereatChineseweddings.5.财caiiswealthormoney.Chineseoftensaymoneycanmakeaghostturnamillstone.Itistosaymoneyreallycandoalotofthings.Butstillmoneycan'tbuyeverything.6.和hemeansharmonious.People'sharmonyisanimportantpartofChineseculturE.Whenyouhaveharmoniousrelationswithothersthingswillbealoteasierforyou.1.Whatdoesthewordcharactermeansinthispassage___A.性格B.汉字C.角色D.特征2.Weuse__A__toshowhowtoreadtheChinesecharacters.A.pinyinB.spellingC.ChineseD.letters3.Whatdoestheupsidedown福fumean____A.Itmeanscoming.B.Itmeansthatgoodluckcomes.C.ItmeansgoodfortunE.D.Itmeansthatfuisupsidedown.4.Whichsentenceisrightaccordingtothepassage____A.Moneyisaghost.B.Moneycanbuyeverything.C.Moneyiseverything.D.Moneyisn'teverything.5.Afterreadingthepassagecanwesaythatsoundheonlymeansharmony____A.Nowecan't.B.Yeswecan.C.Iknowseveralwordsreadashe.D.Yesyoucan.
EveryyearthousandsofyoungpeopleinEnglandfinishschoolandthentakeayearoffbeforetheystartworkorgotouniversity.Someyoungpeoplegotoothercountriesandworkasvolunteers志愿者.VolunteersgivetheirtimetohelppeoplE.Forexampletheyworkinschoolsorhospitalsortheydosomethinghelpfulfortheenvironment.PaulineJones18livesinCardiffWales.NextyearsheisgoingtouniversitytostudyChinesebutnowshe’slivinginBelizE.PaulinesaysI’mworkingwithotherpeopleheretosavethecoralreefs珊瑚礁intheseanearBelizE.ThereefsherearebeautifulbutiftheseawaterisverypollutedthecoralwilldiE.I’mhelpingtodoresearchonthecoralandthefishthatlivearoundthereefs.Allovertheworldcoralreefsaredying.Weneedtodosomethingabouttheproblembeforeit’stoolatE.I’mstayingwithafamilyhereandIhelpdosomehousework.Idon’tgetanymoneybutthat’sOK.IlovemyworkhereandI’mlearningalotaboutthepeopleofBelize—andmyself!AfterIfinishmyworkIwanttostayhereforanotherthreemonths.IwanttotravelaroundBelizeandCentralAmericA.1.SomeyoungpeoplefromEngland_______aftertheyfinishschool.A.gotouniversityabroadB.spendoneyearabroadasvolunteersC.gotoworkformoneyD.startworkinschoolsorhospitals2.PaulineJonesaneighteen-year-oldgirlislivingin_______now.A.EnglandB.ChinaC.BelizeD.Cardiff3.PaulineJonesis_______withotherpeoplE.A.studyingChineseinauniversityB.workingtosavethecoralreefsC.helpingdosomehouseworkD.doingsomeresearchinWales4.Fromthepassageweknowthatthecoralreefs______.A.willdiebecauseofthepollutionB.arenotasbeautifulasbeforeC.cannotlivewithoutfishintheseaD.willprobablybesoldformoney5.PaulineJoneswantstoaftershefinishesherworkasavolunteer.A.staythereforanotheryearB.gobackhometostartworkC.learnaboutthepeoplehomeD.travelaroundCentralAmerica
Haveyoueverheardsomeoneusethephraseonceinabluemoon?Peopleusethisexpressiontodescribesomethingthattheydonotdoveryoften.Forexamplesomeonemightsaythathetriestoavoideatingsweetsbecausetheyareunhealthybutwilleatchocolateonceinabluemoon.OrsomeonewhodoesnotusuallyliketogotothebeachmightsayIvisittheshoreonceinamoon.Whilemanypeopleusethisphrasenoteveryoneknowsthemeaningbehindit.ThefirstthingtoknowisthatthemoonitselfisneverreallybluE.Thisisjustanexpression.Infactthephrasebluemoonhastodowiththeshapeofthemoonnotthecolor.AsthemoontravelsaroundtheearthitappearstochangeshapE.Weassociatenameswithcertainshapesofthemoon.Forexamplewhenwecanseeasmallpartofthemoonitiscalledacrescentmoon.A.crescentisashapethatlookslikethetipofafingernail.Whenwecannotseethemoonatallitiscalledanewmoon.Whenwecanseethewholemoonitiscalledafullmoon.Usuallythereisonlyonefullmooneverymonth.Sometimeshowevertherewillbetwofullmoonsinonemonth.Whenthishappensthesecondfullmooniscalledabluemoon.Overthenext20yearstherewillonlybe15bluemoons.Asyoucanseeabluemoonisaveryrareevent.Thisfacthasledpeopletousetheexpressiononceinabluemoontootherveryrareeventsintheirlives.1.Youcanmostprobablyreadthepassagein__________A.asciencebookB.astorybookC.ahistorybookD.awritingbook2.Whichofthefollowingwouldbeagoodexampleofusingthephraseonceinabluemoon?A.Simonoftentellsjokes.Simontellsjokesonceinabluemoon.B.TomrarelyrememberstodoexercisE.Tomdoesexerciseonceinabluemoon.C.MarylikestogoshoppingeveryweekenD.Marygoesshoppingonceinabluemoon.D.Cindyhatestostayupbutshestaysupeveryday.Cindystaysuponceinabluemoon.3.Whendoesabluemoonhappeninnature?A.Whenthemoonhasabluemoon.B.Whenwecannotseethemoonatall.C.Whentherearetwofullmoonsinonemonth.D.Whenwecanonlyseeasmallpartofthemoon.4.Howoftenwillabluemoonhappenoverthenexttwentyyears?A.Onceayear.B.Lessthanonceayear.C.Morethanonceayear.D.Atleasttwiceayear.5.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartThisfactinthelastparagraphreferto所指?A.A.bluemoonisaveryrareevent.B.ThemoonappearstochangeshapE.C.ThemoonitselfisneverreallybluE.D.A.bluemoonhastodowiththeshapeofthemoon.
阅读理解WhenyoucometoAucklandasaforeigneryou’lleasilyfindatraditionalpub酒吧eitherinsmalltownsorinbigcities.InthesepubsmanydifferentkindsofdrinkssuchaswinebeercokecoffeeandjuiceareserveD.YoucanfindoutthelocalculturE.Howeverifyoudon′tknowthepubcultureyoumayfeelembarrassedorevengetintotroublE.MostpubsinAucklandhavenowaiterssoyouhavetogotothebartogetyourowndrinks.Thosewhodon’tknowthismaywaitaverylongtimebeforetheyrealizetheywouldhavetofetchtheirowndrinks.WhileyouarestandinginfrontofthebarwaitingforserviceyouareabletochatwithotherswhoarealsowaitingforservicE.Thebarcounter柜台ispossiblytheonlyplaceyoucanfindinAucklandtotalkfriendlywithstrangers.Butwhileyouarechattingwithothersortalkingaboutwhatyouwanttoorderyoumustn’tblockalltheentrancetothebar.Rememberyou’llnevergointothepubsunlessyouareover18.从A.B.C.D.中选出最佳答案1.A.traditionalpubinAucklandisvery______.A.friendlyB.embarrassedC.relaxingD.BothA.andB2.Whenyouareinpub__________A.youwillhaveabetterservicewithalotofwaitersaroundB.youwillhavetoorderandfetchyourowndrinksallbyyourselfC.itiseasyforyoutomakefriendswithothersbychattingortalkingD.You’llhavetotaketimetowaitforyourdrink3.Whichsentenceistrue?A.ItisveryhardforyoutofindatraditionalpubtorelaxyourselfinAucklandB.Youaren’tallowedtogetintothepubsuntilyouareover18C.YouareabletoorderanyofthedrinksorfoodsinthepubsD.Youcanchatortalkwithfriendsinanyplacesinthepub4.Whichtopicisthebestforthispassage?A.ServiceinAuckland’sPubs.B.PubCultureinAucklandC.MakingFriendsinPubs.D.HowtoOrderDrinksinPubs.5.MostpubsinAucklandhave_________A.manywaitersB.awaiterC.nomorethan10waitersD.nowaiters
DNAisthewholemapofthehumanbody.Itissomethingthatallhumanshaveandittellsthebodywhattodo.DNAisthereasonthatwelooklikeourparentsbecausewegetsomeoftheirDNAtomakeourown.PeoplehavebeentryingtounderstandthehumanbodyforalongtimeIn1860MrMendeldiscoveredwhywelookthesameasotherpeopleinourfamily.Itisbecauseofsmallthingscalledgenes基因inourbody.In1953twoscientistsWatsonandCrickfoundoutthatthosesmallpartsarereallymessages.They’rewrittenintheDNAwithaspeciallanguagE.In1961anothertwoscientistsfoundthefirstwordthattheycouldunderstandinthatlanguagE.ItshowshowDNAtellsthecell﹙细胞﹚tobuilditsparts.SofarscientistshavefoundallthewordsintheDNAmapbutwestilldonotunderstandwhattheyalldo.Byunderstandingwhatjustonewordmeanswecanhelptosavepeoplefromseveralillness.Sothemoreweunderstandthemoredoctorswillbeabletodo.MostpeoplehopethatthiswillhelptomakebettermedicineandhelpsickpeoplE.Otherpeopleworrythatwhenwelearnmorewordsandfindoutmoreinformationwewilluseitinthewrongwayjusttomakepeoplemoreattractive有吸引力的orstopsickpeoplegettingjobs.1.WhendidMrMendeldiscoverwhywelookthesameasotherpeopleinourfamily?A.In2000.B.In1961C.In1953D.In18602.Whatdidthetwoscientistsfindin1961?Theyfound_____.A.allthewordsintheDNAmapB.SmallthingscalledgenesinourbodyC.ThefirstwordtheycouldunderstandinthatlanguageD.thosesmallpartsarewrittenintheDNAwithaspeciallanguage3.HowcanwehelpsickpeopleifweunderstandmorewordsintheDNAmap?A.MakebettermedicinE.B.Makethemgetjobs.C.Makemapsforthem.D.Makethemattractive4.Whichoneisnottrueaccordingtothearticle?A.WelooklikeourparentsbecauseofgenesinourbodyB.WehaveunderstandwhatallthewordsintheDNAmapdoC.DNAisthewholemapofthehumanbody.D.DNAtellsthecelltobuilditsparts.5.WhatdopeoplethinkaboutthisresearchaboutDNA?A.ItcanbeonlybadB.ItcanbeonlygoodC.Itcanbegoodbutwon’tworkD.Itcanbegoodandbad
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
CentralStationaBrazilian巴西的filmhasbeenpopularsinceitcameoutin1998.Ittellsayoungboy'sfriendshipwithapoorandretired退休的teacherDorawhowriteslettersintheRiadeJaneirotrainstation.IlliteratepeoplepayDoratowriteandmailthelettersbutshedecidesathomeifshewillsendthemornot.AnnaoneofDora'sclients客户diesinfrontofthestationandleaveshersonJosuehomeless.FirstDorawantstosellJosuetogetmoneybutthenshedecidestohelptheboylookforhisfatherinthenortheast.ThefilmshowswhatonesideofthecountryislikE.WhenIwasinschoolIlearnedthatwehadtwoBrazilsandwecouldberichanddevelopedlikeBelgium比利时andalsopoorandundevelopedlikeIndiA.CentralStationshowsthatBrazilislikeIndiA.SometimesBraziliansdon'trealizethattheyreallyhavetheproblemsandtheymaynotthinkthatthefilmisreal.FromthefilmIlearnedsomeoftheBrazilianproblems:illiteracyhomelesskidstrafficaccidentsdirtycitiesundevelopedareasviolence暴力andsoon.ButthesaddestthingtothinkaboutisthatalotofpeoplemayhavethesamefeelingthatDorahasfirst.Icouldalsoseehowbeautifulournatureis.Wecanalsofindpeoplewithhopeandhappinessalthoughtheymaybesimpleandignorant无知的.1.Theunderlinedwordilliteratemeansnotableto_______.A.readorwriteB.seeorhearC.walkorrunD.talkorsmile2.Accordingtothewriterwhatisthesaddestthingtothinkabout?A.Brazilhasalotofproblems.B.Brazilisanundevelopedcountry.C.A.lotofpeopleliveasimplelifE.D.A.lotofpeoplemayfirstwanttoselltheboytogetmoney.3.FromthefilmCentralStationthewriterlearnsthat_______.A.peopleinBrazilarewell-behavedB.people'snatureisbeautifulC.peopleinBrazilhavenohopeD.peopleinBrazilarerichandhappy
AreyouWeiboAddicts?YoumayspendtoomuchtimeonWeboifyouareaWeiboAddict.DoyouwriteaWeibo?Ifyoudon’tyouareout!Weibomeansmicroblog.Peoplemayspendmuchtimewritingablogbutittakesalittletimetowriteamicroblog.Why?Becauseeverymessageonamicroblogislessthan140words.MicroblogstartedintheUSA.ItcametoChinain2009anditgrowsveryfast.In2011thenumberofChinesemicro-bloggersgrewto300million.Peoplewritemicroblogsformanyreasons.Formanymicroblogusersitisagreatwayoflearningthefreshestnewstalkingwithfriendsandsharingdifferentkindsofinformationincludingnewseverydaylifepicturesmusicvideosandsoon.Itiseasyandfasttosendamessageonamicroblog.Howeverthiscanalsobringsomeproblems.Forexamplewhenthebigearthquakeandtsunami海啸hitJapaninMarch2011messageslikeSaltcanhelppeoplefightradiation辐射werehotonmicroblogs.ThenacrazybuyingofsaltfolloweD.Laterpeopleknewitwasjustarumor谣言.InawordmicroblogplaysanewpartinthelifeofChinesepeople.1.WhatdoesWeiboAddictsinthefirstparagraphmean?A.PeoplewhoarecrazyaboutWeibo.B.PeoplewhoseldomuseWeibo.C.PeoplewhofirstmadeWeibo.D.PeoplewhoneedWeiboleast.2.WhatisNOTanadvantage优势ofWeibo?A.Itisshortbutcarriesmanymeanings.B.Itcanhelpuslearnthelatestnews.C.Itcansendrumors.D.ItiseasytousE.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.WritingamicroblogneedsmuchtimE.B.MicroblogappearedinChinaonlyoneyearagobutitissopopularnow.C.Asapopularthingmicrobloghasitsadvantagesandproblems.D.MoreandmoreChineseshowgreatinterestinmicroblogbecauseitstartedintheUSA.4.WhatdoesParA.2mainlytalkabout?A.HowtouseWeibo.B.WhyWeiboissopopular.C.WhoisusingWeibo.D.WhatWeibois.
In1620abouthalftheUSAwascovered覆盖byforests.Todaytheforestshavealmostgone.A.lotofgoodlandhasgonewiththemleavingonlysand沙地.Chinadoesn'twanttocopy抄theUSA'sexample.We'replantingmoreandmoretrees.We'vebuilttheGreatGreenWalloftreesacrossnorthern北部的partofourcountry.TheGreatGreenWallis7000kilometreslongandbetween400and1700kilometreswide.Itwillstopthewindfromblowingtheearthaway.Itwillstopthesandfrommovingtowardstherichfarmland农田inthesouth.MoreGreatGreenWallsareneeded.Treesmustbegrownallovertheworld.GreatGreenWallswillmaketheworldbetter.1.In1620about______theUSAwascoveredbyforests.A.athirdB.halfC.twothirdsD.afourth2.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewith______.A.sandB.waterC.windD.forests3.TheGreatGreenWallinChinais______long.A.7000kilometersB.1700kilometersC.7000metersD.400kilometers4.Treesmustbegrownin______.A.ChinaB.theUSAC.somecountriesD.everypartoftheworld
Aschoolbusisonethatisusedtotakechildrentoandfromschool.IntheUSAabout450000schoolbusestakemorethan25millionchildrentoandfromschool.TheyellowschoolbusisaUSicon象征.YellowbecamethecolorofschoolbusesintheUSAin1939.Dr.FrankgotthegoodideA.Hesaiditwaseasyforpeopletoseeyellowbusesandtheblacklettersontheminearlymorningorlateafternoon.Thatwouldmakechildrensafer.TherearenotmanyschoolbusesinBritainandtheyarenotyellow.Theyhavetrackers追踪器onthemsokidsarebeingtrackedwhiletheytraveltoandfromschoolbybus.Thetrackersletparentsknowwheretheschoolbusisandwhethertheirkidsareonthebus.Kindergarten幼儿园isadifficulttimeforsomekids.It'sthefirsttimeforthemtogoawayfromtheirparents.TomakekidslovetheirschoolJapanesekindergartensandschoolshavecolorfulbuses.Thebusescaneasilymakechildrenwanttotakethem--andthengotoschool.Evensomeparentswanttotakethemtoo!SchoolbusesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularinChinanow.Itsavesalotoftimeforstudentstotakeaschoolbus.It'ssaidthattherewillbe3000yellowschoolbusesontheroadbytheendofthisyearinChongqing.1.AccordingtoDr.Frankschoolbusesaresaferforthestudents.A.yellowB.blackC.whiteD.colorful2.ChildreninJapanmayeasilybytakingtheschoolbus.A.savetimeB.playgamesC.lovetheirschoolD.dotheirhomework3.Chinesestudentswillsavealotoftimetotoschool.A.walkB.takeataxiC.rideabikeD.takeaschoolbus4.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.popularcolorsB.schoollifeC.schoolbusesD.students'safety
InWesternsocietyespeciallyintheEnglish﹣speakingworldthechanceforyoungpeopletoseetheothercountriesandexperiencelifeisconsideredimportant.Manyyoungpeoplewhentheyfinishschoolattheageof18takeagapyearbeforetheygotouniversity.Parentsoftenwanttheirchildrentogrowupalittleandseewhattherealworldislikewhentheyfinishschool.Althoughtheyareworriedabouttheirsafetymanythinkthattheadvantagesofindependenceandexperienceareworththeworries.Childrenareencouragedtobebraveindependentandtoexploretheworldontheirownorwithfriends.Youngpeoplealsowanttoexperiencefreedomandseewhatlifeislikeontheotherside.Thisothersidecouldbetheothersideoftheworldorjusttheothersideoflife.Forexampleiftheyhavearichlifetheymaywanttoseehowpeopleinpoorareaslive.A.gapyearafterschoolisalsoanimportantchanceforyoungpeopletospendtimethinkingaboutwhattheywanttodowiththeirlives.Alittlebitofgrowingupandexperiencewillhelpthemmaketheirimportantcareerdecisionsespeciallywhentheyareunsureaboutwhattheywanttostudy.Anotherreasonforgoingstraightafterschoolistogetabreakfromstudyingbeforetheystartthenextfewyearsofuniversity.SoanywhereyoutravelintheworldyouwillmeetyoungEuropeanpeopleexploringtheworld.Somuchoftheworldhasbeentravelledandexplored.Theyoungpeoplearenowlookingformoreworthyexperiences.Someofthemworkasvolunteerstodosomethingforthecountrytheyarevisiting.ManygapyearvolunteersarenowspendingafewmonthsteachingEnglishinThailandhelpingfeedgiantpandasinChinaorbuildingawell井inavillageinAfrica.Theseyoungpeople’swishtoexploretheworldisanexpressionofthevaluesofthesocietiesthattheyarepartof.BothdiscoveringtheworldandmakingapositivedifferenceinitareimportantpartsoftheWesternmind.1.WhichisNOTareasonforyoungpeopletotakeagapyearA.Youngpeoplewanttotakeabreakfromstudying.B.Youngpeoplewanttobesureaboutwhattostudy.C.Parentsencouragethemtobebraveandindependent.D.Parentsencouragethemtoliveafreeandwealthylife.2.Nowagapyearvolunteermightdosomethingmorevaluablelike.A.experiencingdifferentculturesB.helpingprotectrainforestsinBrazilC.makingfriendswithmorepeopleD.enjoyingtraditionallocalfood3.Bytakingagapyearyoungpeoplemay.A.staywiththeirparentsallthetimeB.makemoneyfortheirfurtherstudyC.helpchangetheworldforthebetterD.changetheWesternmindcompletely4.Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleisto.A.showdifferentopinionsaboutgapyearB.offerreadersinformationaboutgapyearC.discovernewwaystotakeagapyearD.tellyoungpeoplewhentotakeagapyear.
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
阅读理解Wastecanbeseeneverywhereintheschool.Somestudentsaskformorefoodthantheycaneatandothersoftenforgettoturnoffthelightswhentheyleavetheclassroom.Theysaytheycanaffordthesethings.ButIdon’tagreewiththem.Wastecanbringalotofproblems.AlthoughChinaisrichinsomeresources资源weareshortof缺乏othersforexamplefreshwater.Itisreportedthatwewillhavenocoaloroiltousein100years.Soifwegoonwastingourresourceswhatcanweuseinthefutureandwherecanwemove?Thinkaboutit.Ithinkweshouldsaynotothestudentswhowastethingseveryday.Everybodyshouldstopwastingassoonaspossible.Inoureverydaylifewecandomanythingstopreventwastefromhappeningforexampleturnoffthewatertaps水龙头whenwefinishwashingturnoffthelightswhenweleavetheclassroomtrynottoordermorefoodthanweneedandsoon.LittlebylittleeverythingwillbechangedWastecanbestoppedonedayifwedoourbest.1.Fromthepassageweknowthatsomestudentsoften_____intheschool.A.eattoomuchB.don’tworkhardC.wastethingsD.throwrubbisheverywhere2.WhichisNOTmentionedinthispassage?A.Freshwater.B.Forest.C.Oil.D.Coal.3.Whatmayhappenin100years?A.Wemaystillhaveenoughoil.B.Wemaystillhaveenoughcoal.C.Wemayhavealittleoil.D.Wemayhavenocoaloroiltouse.4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Wastebringsproblems.B.Wasteisnecessaryinsomecases.C.Chinaisrichinfreshwater.D.Studentsneverwastethings.5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.StopWasting.B.Schoollife.C.Wasteintheschool.D.RichResourcesinChina.
EverydayitiseasytoseeadvertisementsinEnglishallaroundus.Lookatyourownbagsandclothesofyourclassmates.HowmanydifferentadvertisementscanyouseewhichuseEnglishwords?Oftenbagsandclothesshowthenameofcompanythatmadethem.Thisisapopularform.A.specialpictureorsymbol标志calledalogoissometimesuseD.Logosappearonmanydifferentproducts.Theyarepopularbecausewhenyouseealogoithelpsyoutorememberthatproductorcompany.ItiscommontoseeadvertisementsonTVandhearthemontheradio.Mostadvertisementsareveryshort.Sometimestheadvertisersuseashortsentenceanditiseasyforpeopletosay.NikeforexamplehasasimpleEnglishsentencewhichisusedallaroundtheworld:Justdoit.Advertisementsoftenusefunnysituationsaswell.Itissimpletorememberit.Alladvertisementsaredesignedtomakepeoplebuyaproduct.Anadvertisementforasoftdrinkforexamplemightshowagroupofyoungpeoplewhoarehavingfun.Theyoungpeoplearealldrinkingthesoftdrink.AdvertisementsaresayingtoyouWhydon’tyoubuythisdrinkandbelikethesepeople?Youcanbeyoungandmodern.Youmightthinkthatadvertisementsarenotforyoubutthenexttimeyoubuyasoftdrinkaskyourselfthisquestion:WhyamIbuyingthisparticularproduct?2441.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.A.alladvertisementsaroundusarewritteninEnglishB.manybagshavethenameofthecompanythatmadethemC.havingsoftdrinksmakesapersonyoungandmodernD.advertisementsareonlyforyoungpeople2.Alladvertisementsaredesignedto_______.A.sellyousomethingyoudon’twantB.makeyouyoungandmodernC.makeyoubuytheproductD.showyouwhatyouneedtobuy3.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.A.advertisementsallaroundusB.allkindsofadvertisementsC.tomakepeoplebuyaproductD.advertisementsoftenusefunnysituations
Mostofusprobablylivewithoutvegetablesbutaworldwithoutchocolate?Nowthatwouldbehard!Accordingtochocolatemakersitcouldhappenifwedon’tactsoon.Therearetwomaincausesofthechocolateshortage—chocolate’sgrowingpopularityandlessproductionofcocoatheplantfromwhichchocolateismadE.WithmoreandmorepeopleinIndiaandChinalovingchocolatenotmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirstcausE.Thereforetheonlythingwecandoistoincreasecocoaproduction.HowevernewplantdiseasesandlittleraininIvoryCoastandGhanatheworld’slargestproducershavereducedcocoaproductionby40percentinthepast10years.What’sworsemanycocoafarmersinAfricaandothercocoaproducingcountrieslikeIndonesiaandVenezuelaarechangingtoeasier-to-growcropssuchascornorrubber.Thiswaythefarmerscanmakemoremoney.TopreventmorefarmersfromchangingresearchersatthenewlyopenedInternationalCocoaControlCenterintheUKaretryingtocreatenewcocoaplantsthatarestrongerandfastergrowing.Butfirsttheymustmakesurethenewplantsaresafetogrow.ThistakesalongtimE.FirsteachnewplantisstoredattheControlCenterforsixmonthstomakesureitishealthy.ItisthenplantedintheCenter’sfieldsstudiedandtestedforanothertwoyears.Onlyafterscientistsarecertainthatthey’rediseasefreewilltheplantsbesenttofarmersinWestAfricaorwhereverelsetheyareneedeD.TocreatenewstrongertypesofcocoascientistsattheCenterarecombiningthebestpartsfromdifferentcocoaplants.Thoughtheworldisfacingaseriouschocolateshortagethereisnowhope!1.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat_______.A.chocolateishealthierthanvegetablesB.theworldcouldsoonbewithoutchocolateC.peoplelovevegetablesmorethanchocolateD.it’snotnecessarytoeatsomuchchocolate2.Inwhichcountrieshaschocolatebecomemorepopularinrecentyears?A.VenezuelaandIndonesiA.B.IvoryCoastandGhanA.C.IndonesiaandChinA.D.ChinaandIndiA.3.Cocoafarmersarechoosingtogrowrubberandcornbecausethesecrops________.A.canmakethemmoremoneyB.needlessraintogrowC.canbeplantedmoretimeseachyearD.arenotdamagedbyplantdiseases4.HowlongdoesittakescientistsattheCentertomakesureacocoaplantissafetogrow?A.6months.B.12months.C.24months.D.30months.5.WhatisoneofthepurposesoftheCocoaControlCenter?A.Tointroducecocoaproductiontomorecountries.B.ToprovidemorechocolateforBritishpeoplE.C.Toproducestrongertypesofcocoaplants.D.Tomakesurethatcocoaishealthytoeat.
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