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　　Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I’ve got some work there.”“Where are you going to stay there?” his wife asked. “I don’t know yet." Dick answered. “Please send me your address there in a telegram(电报), " his wife said. “All right” Dick answered. He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his luggage
in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didn’t have any work. so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o’clock and said, "Now I’m going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner.” He found a taxi(出租车)and the driver said, “Where do you want to go?” But Dick didn’t remember the name and address of his hotel. "Which hotel have I checked in?” he said, “And what am I going to do tonight?” But the driver of the taxi did not know either. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, “Please send my address to this post office.”
1).Dick flew to New York because______.
A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work there
C. he went there for Sightseeing(观光) D. his home was there
2).Why did his wife want a telegram from him?
A. Because she didn’t know his address yet.
B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too.
C. Because she might send him another telegram.
D. Because she couldn’t leave her husband by himself in New York.
3).Where did Dick stay in New York?
A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel.
C. In a restaurant. D.At his friend’s house.
4).Who would send him the name and address Of his hotel?
A. The manager(经理)Of his hotel. B. The police office.
C. The taxi driver.
D. His wife.
5).Which of the following is not true?
A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city
B. Dick didn’t work on the first night of his arrival.
C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.
D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.

 

Ben	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
gets up	7:10 a. m.	7:10 a. m.	7:10 a. m.	7:10 a.m.	7:10 a. m.
morning	school	school	school	school	school
lunch	pizza	rice	rice	rice	rice
afternoon	yo-yo	table tennis	table tennis	table tennis	soccer
evening	homework	homework	television	homework	homework
goes to bed	10:15 p.m.	10：15 p.m.	10：15 p.m.	10:15 m.	10:13 p.m.

1). On______, Ben often gets up at 7:10A.m..
A. Monday B. WednesdaysC. Weekdays D. weekends
2).Pizza is a kind of______.
A. Drink B. fruitC. color D. food
3). Ben’s favorite sport is______.
A. yo-yo B. table tennis C. soccer D. volleyball
4). On Wednesday evenings Ben usually______.
A. Watches TV B. does his homework
C. helps his mom D. Does the housework
5).Which sentence is NOT right?
A. Ben goes to school from Monday to Friday.
B. Ben has sports in the afternoon.
C. Ben usually has pizza for lunch.
D. Ben goes to bed after ten o’clock.

　　Now satellites are helping to forecast(预报)the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大 气), because this is where the weather forms(形成).Then, they send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists(气象学家)can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can tell how the weather will change.
　　Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists will report this.
　　So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前)∙
1).Satellites travel______.
A. in space B. above space
C. above the ground D. in the atmosphere
2).Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere?
Because______.
A. clouds form there
B. the weather forms there
C. the weather satellites can do it easily
D. the pictures can forecast the weather
3).Meteorologists forecast the weather.
A. without studying satellite pictures
B. before they receive satellite pictures
C. when they have received satellite pictures
D.after they have compared the new satellite pictures with the earlier ones
4).Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for______.
A. one day B. two days
C. five days D. seven days or even longer
5).The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in______.
A. taking pictures of the earth
B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere
C. weather forecasting
D. doing other work in many ways

　　People all around the world like celebrations. InChina, people celebrate the spring Festival.
　　The spring Festival is in January or February. People usually wear red clothes because they think red is a color that will bring joy.
　　Chinese children get money in a red packet during the festival. They save the money inside. In Gambia* people celebrate Independence Day. It is in February. They wear bright clothes and play music at the celebration. In England, people celebrate May Day. May day is in May. They wear pretty clothes to celebrate the arrival of spring. The children dance in and out around the maypole. They weave their ribbons into a colorful braid. In India, people celebrate Raksha Bandhan. It is inAugust. The children wear new clothes and express their love to each other by exchanging things they have made, In the United States, people celebrate Thanksgiving Day-the first harvest inAmerica in 1621. It is in November. The children make up a play about what went on at the first celebration. They eat turkeys, too.
1). How many countries are mentioned in the passage?
A. 4 B.5 C. 6 D. 2
2). In______, people celebrate the arrival of spring.
A.China B. IndiaC. England D. Germany
3).AtChinese New Year celebration, children receive______.
A. red clothes B. red packetsC. red ribbons D. red shoes
4).In Gambia, Independence Day is celebrated in .
A. February B.August C. November D. January
5).According to the passage, which of the following is true about what children do at their celebration?
A.Children in India exchange red packets to show love for each other.
B.Children in USA put on a play about their country's independence.
C.Children in England dance around the maypole to welcome spring.
D.Children inChina don’t like the red packet.

　　Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车).
　　A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤)・ A van holds seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday .They could all travel together.
　　Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell the second car and buy a van. The sixth and the seventh seats are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases (衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home, the suitcases are brought into the two seats which can then carry the grandparents.
　　Americans call vans motor homes. When a family is traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or by the seaside. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.
(1)From the passage₉ we know a van is also called ______.
A. a motor carB. a motor home
C. a motorbikeD. a big truck
(2)Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they ______.
A. sold their old house
B. moved to their grandparents^, house
C. built a new place for a van
D. sold their second car
(3)A motor home is usually owned by a family with ______.
A. a babyB. much money
C. more than two childrenD. interest in vans
(4)Americans usually use motor homes ______.
A. to travel with all the family members of holiday
B. to do some shopping with all the family members
C. to visit their grandparents at weekends
D. to drive their children to school every day
(5)Motor homes have become popular because ______.
A. they can take people to another city when people are free
B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays
C. some people think motor homes are cheap
D. big families can put more things in motor homes

　　In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera (照相机)∙ He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
　　The next important date in the history of photography(摄影)was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
　　Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
　　In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some people in the United States worked so hard.
　　Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of greedy people. The pictures were unusual because they were Very lifelike(栩栩如生的)∙
　　Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos Were not just copying the real world. They showed feelings, like other kinds of art.
(1)The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ______.
A. his businessB. his house
C. his gardenD. his window
(2)The Daguerreotype was ______.
A. a FrenchmanB. a kind of picture
C. a kind of cameraD. a photographer
(3)If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year Of ]8(5) he
had to ______.
A. watch lots of films
B. buy an expensive camera
C. stop in most cities
D. take many films and something else with him
(4)Mathew Brady ______.
A. was very lifelike
B. was famous for his unusual pictures
C. was quite strong
D. took many pictures of moving people
(5)This passage tells us ______.
A. how photography was developed
B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures
C. how to take pictures in the world
D. how to use different cameras

 

Sunset Hotel	Long Beach Hotel
•City views •Large swimming pool •$ 110 per person a night	• Large rooms with color TVs • City views from every room • Air conditioner in every room • $ 120 per person a night
Holiday Land Hotel	The Sands Hotel
•Ocean views from every room •$ 100 per person a night •Large rooms	•Best ocean and beach views •On paradise island Air conditioner in every room •$ 135 per person a night

(1) The cheapest hotel is______.
A. Sunset HotelB. The Sands Hotel
C. Holiday Land HotelD. Long Beach Hotel
(2) If you want to swim, you should go to______.
A. Sunset HotelB. The Sands Hotel
C. Holiday Land HotelD.Long Beach Hotel
(3)If your parents and you stay inSunsetHotela night, you will pay______.
A. $ 110B. $ 330C.$ 390D.$ 360
(4)If you want to have a good view of the city, you would stay in______.
A. The Sands HotelB. Sunset Hotel
C. Long Beach HotelD. Holiday Land Hotel
(5) The best way to The Sands Hotel is______.
A.by shipB. by bikeC. by carD. by bus

　　Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventures those who have climbed the highest mountains, traveled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.
　　I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (有弹性的)rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as
risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall building and diving into the sea from the top of high Cliff(悬崖).
　　Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival（生存）∙
　　Nowadays₉ according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe conditions； they buy food in shops； and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.
(1) A best title for the text is______.
A. Dangerous Sports： What and Why
B.The Boredom of Modern Life
C.Bungee Jumping： Is It Really Dangerous?
D.The Need for Excitement
(2) More and more people today.
A.are trying activities such as bungee jumping
B.are climbing the highest mountains
C.are coming close to death in sports
D.are looking for adventures such as traveling into unknown places
(3) In bungee jumping, you______.
A.jump as high as you can
B.slide down a rope to the ground
C.attach（系）yourself to a rope and fall to the ground
D.fall towards the ground without a rope
(4) People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because______.
A. they have a lot of free timeB. they can go to hospital if they are injured
C. their life is short of excitementD. they no longer need to hunt for food
(5) The writer of the text has a ______attitude towards dangerous sports.
A. positive（肯定的）B. negative（否定的）
C. neutral（中立的）D. nervous（紧张的）