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阅读理解Do youget enoughsleep Withso muchhomework itsoften difficultto getthe sleepyouneed.But youneed totry,because sleepkeeps youhealthy and it stopsyou gettingfat.Recently,agroupof Americanscientistsdidastudyoflocalkidsagedbetween8and
13.Thestudyfoundthatifkidssleepforjustoneextr(a另夕卜的)houreachday,thechanceoftheirgetting fatis cutby about30%.Why Whenpeople dontget enoughsleep,they becometired.When theyare tired,they dontexercise enough.Besides,kids likesnacks.If theyareawake oneextra houror twoeach day,they will have moretime to eat snacksor otherunhealthyfood.So,how muchsleep shouldkids getScientist suggestten toeleven hours anight forkids aged5tO
12.For olderkids,eight tonine hourswill do.
1.Where doyou thinkthe studywas doneA.In China.B.In BritainC.In America.D.In Canada.
2.How manyreasons aregiven forwhy kidsmight getfat withoutenough sleepA.
4.B.
3.C.
2.D.
1.
3.If youarc under10,how longdo thescientists adviseyou tosleepA.10tO11hours.B.8tO9hours.C.8tO13hours.D.9tO10hours.
4.What doesthe underlinedsentence meanA.Eight tonine hourssleep willmake them,tired.B.Eight tonine hourssleep will be too,long,C.Eight tonine hours,sleep willhelp getfatD.Eight tonine hourssleep will be goodand,enough.
5.What doesthe passagetalk aboutA.How to get longsleep.B.How to keep fat.C.Enough sleepmakes peoplehealthy.D.The olderpeople are,the lesssleep theyneed,answers:CCADCShe is a beautifulactress.Her nameLin Yichcnand herEnglish nameis Ariel Lin.ShewasborninTaiwanonOctober29,
1982.Sheisofmediumheight,andherfavoritecolorsareblack andwhile.As an actress,Ariel Linis verysuccessful by-At theage of26,she wonTaiwan GoldenBellAward forBest Actress.Lin tookon a new challenge-becoming asinger.Lin cametoBeijingtopromote(宣传)herfirstalbumcalledMeetingWithHappiness.Itcameoutlater.For her first album,Lin was in arecording studio(录音棚)for amonth,She workedsevento eighthoursa day,That wasreally ahard time,UI have toeata lotso that I cankeepgoing,“said Lin.
5.The passagemainly tellsus.A.why smoke and sootare badfor ourhealthB.scientists areinventing anew kind of stovesC.how smoke and soot in the air can be checkedD.the governmentis tryingthe governmentis trying to reducesmoke pollution答案DCDADIf youvisit New York,you willsee a lot ofbuses and cars on the road,and you will alsoseea lot of bikesbecause nowadaysmore and more peopletravel by bike.There are a lot of reasonsfor this.First,the worldhas beengoing throughaonce-in-a-hundred-year financialcrisis金融危机since September
2008.This wasfollowedby thedownturn in the nationalincome.The salaryof thestaff isgoing to bereduced by20%.Second,its verycheap to use abike,and itsquick too.You oftenwait for abus forhalf anhour.When the bus comes,there areso manyother buses andcars on theroadsthatthebusmovesvery slowly.The undergroundtrainisquick butveryexpensive andoftencrowded.I traveledto workby busfor aboutfour years.I oftenarrived at work late,and wastired.Then twomonths ago,a colleaguesaid,“I go to workbybike.Why dontwe traveltogcthcr,,,,Good idea.1answered.The nextday althoughwe wentslowly bybike,we arrivedatworkquickly.The busridetookfortyminutesandthebikeridetookhalfanhour!FromthenonIridetoworkeveryday.Ive gota littlemore moneynow,andmoreimportant.I feelfit andwell.Many peoplethink in the sameway asI do.Thats whyyou seea lot of bikes on the road.
1.In New York nowadaysthere arcA.not manybikes on the roadbut a lot ofbuses andcarsB.B.lots of bikes,busesandcarson the roadC.C.alot ofbikesbut notmany cars and busesD.D.alot of peoplewalking on the roads
2.Buses moveslowlyA.because there arealotofcarsandother buseson the road tooB.because therearc alotofother buseson the roadsC.as therearent manyother buseson theroadsD.for thereare manybikesontheroads
3.A lotof peopleA.agree with the writer about cycling in New YorkB.are nowrich andimportantC.dont agreewith the writeraboutcyclingin New YorkD.D.are makingroads forbicycle only答案BAATheexhibitionofchildrensbookswillgivetheScottishpeopleawonderfulopportunitytosee andbuy thelatest books.The booksrange fromwordless picturebooks forthe youngesttoalmost adultnovels.In itsearly years,the ChildrensBook Showwas intendedmainly forteachers andlibrarians.As itbecame morewidely knownand successful,however,more andmorefamilies andschool partiesbegan tocome sothat itgrew intoa realchildrens bookshow,andashowwithadoublepurpose.ForyearsitwasheldinvarioushallsinLondon.Inanswerto enthusiasticinvitations tobring itto differentparts of the country,the decisionwas madetomove outside the capital.One yearit washeld inLeeds,then inBristol as well asinLondon andnow it is comingto Glasgow.This yearsshow willagain interestboth thegeneralpublic andspecialists.Admission will be free,but schoolparties must be bookedinadvance.In largeroom nearthe entrancethere will be aself-service bookshopwhere everybookon showwillbeon sale.
1.What arethe booksin the exhibition intended forA.Children whocannot speak.B.Scottish childrenon/Y.C.Children of all ages.D.Adults.
2.Whom was the showintendedforin itsearly yearsA.Teachers andlibrarians.B.The generalpublic.B.Specialists.D.Children of all ages.
3.What mustparties ofschoolchildren doto seethis yearsshowA.Pay fortheir tickets.B.Help themselvesfor books.C.Pay theirvisits in arranged time.D.D.See andsell thelatest books.答案C AC
(13)Long,longagopeoplemadefiresfromlightning(闪电).Buttheyhadtokeepthe fireburning,fbr they couldnt startit again if therewas nolightning.Later,theyfoundouthittingtwopiecesofstonetogethercouldmakeaspark(火花).Thesparkcould firedry leaves.In thisway theycould makethe fireagainifit wentout.Thenpeoplealsolearnedtomakeafirebyrubbing(摩擦).Theymadeaholeonapieceof woodand puta smaller stick into the hole.They turnedthe stickagain and again.After a few minutesthey gota fire.As yearswent by,people learnedother ways to make a fire.Sometimes theyused the heat from the sun.They helda piece of glassin the right wayand madeapiece ofpaper onfire.About twocenturies ago,people began to makematches.Matches broughtpeoplea quickand easyway to make fires.Today matchesare stillbeing used,butpeople havemore newways to make fires.One of them isto use an electric firestarter.Of coursean electricfire starteris much more expensivethan a box ofmatches.But it is veryuseful.
1.From thetext we know thata sparkcanA.fire anyleaves B.burn anythingC.burn dryleaves D.keep fireburning
2.We canalso geta firebyA.making ahole ona bigpieceofwoodB.putting a smallerstickinto theholeC.turning thestick hardfora whileD.all abovetogether
3.Matches have been usedA.for abouttwo thousandyearsB.for abouttwo hundredyearsC.since peoplebeganto use firefor cookingD.since peopleusedtheheatfrom thesun
4.From thetext,weknowthatA.electricfirestarters arewidely usedB.people haventused matchessince theyhad electricfire startersC.today thereare onlytwo waysto make firesD.some forestfires happenfrom lightning
5.Which of the followingis theright orderof the waystomakef\res thatpeople gottoknow inhistorya.with amatch b.fromthesun c.from lightningd.by rubbinge.with anelectric firestarterA.a,b,c,d,e B.b,c,a,e,d C.c,d,b,a,e D.d,a,c,b,e答案CDBAC14Here is the NineOclock News.Ben Kitson,the writerof storiesand playsfor children,died athis homeyesterday inCalifornia.Mr Kitsonwas
82.His mostfamous bookof stories,The Gentlemanshouse sellsall over the world,in morethan twenty-five languages.Policemen inNewYorkhave stoppedwork.Their leader,Mr PauloAngeli,says that theywill returnto workonly whenthey receivemore moneyfor workinglong hours,and doingthe most dangerouswork in the city.It hasbeen agood yearonthefarm.The warm,wet springand thefine summerhave beenverygood forall kinds of foodplants.This meansthat fruits and vegetables willbe cheaperin the shops this year.Now itstime forMorning Music”
1.Mr BenKitson wroteA.childrens playsand storiesB.82stories abouthis homein CaliforniaC.in morethan twenty-five languagesD.books,then soldthem allover the world
2.Mr PauloAngeli isA.the mostdangerous policeman inNewYorkB.B.a policemanwho receivesmore moneyfor workinglong hoursC.he leaderof theNewYorkpoliceD.the leaderof NewYork
3.Policemen inNewYorkwill notcome backto theirwork.A.until nextMondayB.after theyget moremoneyC.unless theyget moremoneyD.any more
4.Because foodplants havegrown well,A.fruitsandvegetableswillbe cheaperthis yearB.there willbe afine,warm,wet springC.food willbe cheaperthan itwasin the springD.plants willbecheaperthisyear
5.In the passage,we canread piecesof news.A.one B.twoC.three D.four答案ACCAC任务型阅读1We loveour earlh让我们一起努力使得环境美丽Here aresome thingsstudents often do.HowmuchdoyouthrowawayafterlunchEnvironmentclubasksstudentstobringtheirlunchesinbagsthatcanbeusedagain.1Everyweek,theywillchoosetheclassesthatmakethe leastiubbish and「CDOH them to[he wholeschool.Cars givepollution to the air.Neither the students northe teacherscome toschool in acar ona no-car day.Always remember:walk,jump,bike,or run.Use yourlegs!Its lots offun.To yoursurprise,some toiletscould wastetwenty toforty cubic立方metres ofwateranhour.In ayear thatwould fillasmallriver!2Students repairthose brokentoiletsthemselves.任务
1.What dothe studentsoftendoto protectthe environment1__________________________________________________________⑵3_______________________________________________________________任务
2.将短文中的中文部分译成英文任务
3.将划线⑵句子变为被动语态任务
4.文章中有三处单词拼写错误,请找出并改正任务
5.将划线⑴句子译为中文During thesummer holidaysthere willbe anew schedule(时间表).Changes formeal andlibrary servicehours andfor busschedules willbe shownonthewalloutside thedining room.Weekly filmsand concertschedules,which arebeing made,will beshowneach Wednesdayoutsidethe library.BusestothetowncenterwillleavetheNorthBeijingeveryhouronthehalfduringtheday.The diningroom willserve threemeals a day from7am tO7pm during the weekdaysandtwo mealsfrom noon tO7pm on weekends.The librarywill continueits usualhours duringtheweekdays,but haveshorter hourson Saturdaysand Sundays.The weekendhours arefromnoontO5pm.All studentswho want to usethelibrarybonowing servicemust haveanewsummer card.This announcement(通知)will alsobe showninthenext weeksstudent newspaper.
1.Whats themain ideaof this announcement
2.When will thebusleave the North Beijingduring thesummer holiday
3.Which scheduleis notready
4.Is theregoing to be breakfastonweekendsduringtheholiday
5.What dothestudentsneed ifthey want to borrowbooks duringthe holidayIf you lose12times in a row(连续),will youjust giveup DaleCarnegie,a pioneerinpublic speakingand self-development,kept trying.And hebecame famousby showingpeoplehow tobe successful.Carnegiewas bornin1888ina poorfanningfamily inthecentralUS.The boydidnt seeatrainuntil hewas12years old.In histeens,he hadtogetup at3:00a.m.every dayto milkthecows inhis family.When Carnegiefirst entered college,he felthopeless becauseof hisclothes andordinarylooks.His mother encouraged him,“Why nottry tobe betterin otherthings insteadof justclothesand goodlooks”Camcgictriedtobemoreactiveatcollege.Hejoinedthedebat(e辩论)team.Butoneafteranother,he lost12meets.The youngman wasvery disappointed.He saidlater thathethought ofkilling himselfafter somany failures.But soonCarnegie wasseen practicingPublic speakingontheriverside.His hardworkedoff atlast.In1906,Carnegie wona famousspeech contestand becamewidely known.The youngman madehis4own wordscome:Believe thatyou willsucceed,and youwill.In order to sharehis success,Carnegie schoolsand wrotebooks.His best-sellers includeHowto winfriend andinfluence people and Howto stopworrying andstart living.Morethan5million copies of his books have been printedin38languages.They arestill helpingpeopleontheroad tosuccess.根据短文内容,简要回答下列问题
1.How manytimes did Carnegie losein arow inpublic speaking
2.Why didCarnegie feelhopeless when he firstenteredcollege
3.What wordsdidCarnegiemake cometrue
4.What didCarnegie doafter hismotherencouragedhim
5.How manycopiesofhisbookshavebeenprinted12根据短文内容,简要回答下列问题
1.How manychildren werethere inthe writersfamily
2.How didthe thingthe writermade forthe firsttime look
3.What wasthe motherdoing whenthe writersewing herdress
4.How longdid ittake the writer to finish thedress
5.What doesthe writerwant totell usJohnMela isntlike mostkids.Two yearsago,he lostan annandaleg.But thatdidntstopping.OnSaturday,the15-year-oldboyfromPoland(波兰)walkedtotheNorthPole(北本受)without anyhelp.“If I can do it,other people can dogreat things,too.Mela saidbefore hewent.Polish newspaperssaid Melaistheyoungest personand the first handicappedperson towalkto the North Pole.HowdidMelaloseanarmandalegHehadanelectrical(电的)accident.Now,hewalkswith thehelp ofa62,000-yuan man-made leg.After theaccident,Mela feltsad forhimself.But hedidnH losehope.One day,he metMarekKaminski,a Polishexplorer.Eight yearsago,Kaminski wentto the North Poleandthe SouthPole inthe sameyear,Mela wanted to seetheNorthPole,too.So MelaaskedKaminski iftheycouldgo togethernext time.Kaminski saidyes!It tookMela21days toget to theNorthPole.The lastthree orfour dayswere reallyhardbecause ofbad weather.But Melakept going.4When Iwas young,my motheralways spentlotsoftime sittingbehind asewing machine缝纫机with a happy lookon herface.For allthe threekids inour family,she madeall theclothes.Mymommadeitlooksoeasy.Butthefirsttimetriedtomakesomething,Ijustcouldntdoit.I workedtoo quickly,and whenI finished,it lookedbad.Soon,I justgave up.This summer,I reallywantedtomakeadress towear ata party.I pickedout somenicecloth,and Ifound anice styleinabook.I gotso excitedabout sewingthatIcouldnt evensleep.I startedearly thenext morning.My Imom washaving ameeting,so ifI hadquestions,there couldbe noone toask.2started sewingslowly andcarefully,and1tried to do everythingright.When Iwassewing thetop,I madethe necktoo small.But therest wasfine.“Imfinallyfinished”「Ishoutedtwohourslater.Anditfit!Forthefirsttime,Icouldwearsomething Ihad madewith myown hands!If you want tolearn something,my advices:dont giveup when you canI doitwell.didnt thinkwe wouldmake it,“he said,,“Then,things gotbetter.^^
1.What happened to Melatwo yearsago
2.Why didPolish newspapersreport thetravel to theNorthPole
3.How doesMela walkafter theaccident
4.Where didKaminski goeight yearsago
5.Why didMela makethe travelStudiesshowthatfrombirthbabiesbeginlearning[hroughplay.Theyusetheirfivesensesto getto knowtheir newworld.Touching allowsthemtodiscover howdifferent thingsfeci.Brightly coloredtoys andclothing helpdevelop ababys senseof sight(视觉).When smallchildren choosewhich toyto play with,they begindeveloping theirabilitiesin makingdecisions.Children lovetoys thatallow themto usetheir imagination.Sometimes anempty boxismore funthan ahigh-tech toy.Thats because aboxcan become anything achild imaginesittobe.Crayons,paintsandPlay-Doh(彩色塑泥)arealsogoodbecausetheyallowchildrento create.Traditional buildingblocks teachimportant pre-math skillslike problem-solving.Paying doesntbecomeanyless importantonce childrenstart school.Many valuable(有值的)lessonsaboutlifearelearnedontheschoolplayground.Kidslearnhowtoshare,taketurns andplay bythe rules.一)根据短文内容简要回答问题What canchildren dobest iniheir childhoodWhat kindoftoys dochildren love
(二)将短文中划线的句子译成汉语
(三)请给短文拟一个适当的题目Lin hopesshe willsing betterand betteras timegoes on.“People saysingers shouldsing withboth emotionand skills,n shesaid,ils anamazingthing toexpress yourselfjust withyour voiceand itsmore wonderfulwhenyoumake it.”With herability andstrong will,she mustbe betterand better.Good luckto her!
1.Which ofthe followingis NOTtrue aboutLin YichenA.Which ofthe followingis NOTtrue aboutLin YichenB.She is anactressaswellas asinger.C.She likesred best.D.She isof mediumheight
2.When didAriel Linwin TaiwanGolden BellAward forBest ActressA.In
2008.B.In
2009.C.In
2010.D.In
2011.
3.How longwas Ariel Lin inthe recordingstudio forherfirstalbumA.For7hours.B.For8hours.C.For8days.D.For30days.
4.What dothe underlinedwords4tmakc ifmeaning ChineseA.制作B,导致C成功D,生产
5.Whatkindof girlis Ariel Lin according to thispassageA.Ariel Linis akind-hearted girl.B.ArielLinisanoutgoing girl.C.ArielLinisahard-working girl.D.ArielLinisatall girl.答案CADCCJune25,SaturdayI read an articleabout boutpeople living in thee-age yesterday.It talksabout differentwaysof communicatinglike chatting online,sending-mails,sending differentkinds ofmessagesand keepingan online diary.The articlesays thatpeople nowadayssend e-mails atleast onceaday,I do not agreewiththis because I sende-mails onlytwice aweek.However,Idocheck mye-mails onceaday.Ilike receivinge-mails.About chartingonline,the articlesays thatchatting onlineis becomingmore andmorepopular amongteenagers.I thinkthis istrue.Whenever arriveat home,I turnon mycomputerand logon tochat onlinewith my friends.I preferchattingonlineto callingafriend,becauseIcan chatwith manyfriends atthe sametime.But I also likeusing mobilephones.When Idonothave mycomputer withme,Icansend short messages tomyfriends.I keepan onlinediary fourtimes aweek.I liketelling otherswhat hashappenedtome.I thinkI amone ofthe peoplelivinginthee-age.I cantlive without computers or mobilephones aboutyou Can you livewithoutcomputersormobilephonesPosted at6:15p.m.
1.When didthe writerread thatarticleA.On June23,Thursday.B.On June24,Friday.C.On June25,Saturday.D.On June26,Sunday.
2.how oftendocs thewriter sende-mailsA.Always.B.Every day.C.Sometimes.D.Never.
3.Which ofthe followingis NOTtrueA.The writeralways callshis friendswhenhegels home.B.Chatting onlinehas becomemore popular.C.The writeralways checkshis e-mails.D.The writerenjoys livinginthee-age
4.What doesthewriterdisagree withthe articleA.About chattingonline.B.About checkinge-mails.C.About sendinge-mails.D.About keepingin touchwith friends.
5.What doesthe passageNOT talkaboutA.Living inthee-agc.B.Sending ashortmessage.C.Keeping anonlinediary.D.Making penpals.答案BCACD
(4)Lots ofstudents areinterested incomputers.However,this makesteachers and parentsworried.Here iswhat somestudents sayabout whythey arcmore interested in computersthanreading books.Betty:Mostchildren likeplayingwith computersbecausecomputers aremoreinteractive(互动的)than books.They canshow colorfulpictures,too!Michael:When Iplaywiththe computer,I usemany ofmy sensessuch ashearing andsight.When Ireadabook,I justread,which isvery boring.Tony:Were livinginaworld full of new technology.Times havechanged and,unfortunately,some thingsarent popularany more.Joy:The computermakes iteasy to judge if something is good orbad rightaway,butbooks donot.Computers can be madeto do what you want themto do.Computers helpyou control(控制)over yourenvironment,while booksdont.Tom:A computercan givea quickresponse(PI应)and peopledont need tousetheirimagination(想象力).Whilereadinga book,people havetoslowlyletthestorydevelopintheir minds.In fact,if you can usecomputers properly,it can be helpfulto yourstudy.
1.How dothe teachersandparentsfeel whenchildren getinterestedincomputersA.They feelhappy.B.They feelangry.C.They feelworried.D.They feel sad.
2.What mightBetty usecomputers todo according to the passageA.To readnovels.B.To chaton line.C.To findmore news.D.To writestories.
3.Who usesa computer tojudgeifsomethingisgoodor badA.Betty.B.Michael.C.Joy.D.Tom.
4.According toTom,whats theadvantage ofusing acomputerA.You dontneedtoimagine.B.You canuse acomputertodowhatyouwant todo.C.You canknow somenewtechnology,D.You canlisten to the sound.
5.All thefive studentsthink thatA.ils betterto readthan touseacomputerB.the colorfulpictures arebeautiful oncomputersC.story booksare betterthan conD.reading booksis boring答案CBCAD5Many thingscan affect our feelings,such asthe environment,peopleandthe wayweIhink ofthe ihings.The environmentaffects your feelings.On theone hand,if theenvironmentaround youis pleasant,you aremost likelytobe ahappyperson.On theotherhand,if yourenvironment isfull offighting andargument,you mightfeel sadmore easilythanothers.The peoplearound usaffect usmore easilythan theenvironment.The waythey talk,thewaytheyactandreact反应,andthewaytheylivecaninfluenceourfeelingseasily.Manypeople like to copyother peoplein someway.The last one isthewaywe think ofthethings.Different peopletake differentactions whenthey facethe samething.This showspeopletheir feelings.You couldsay“Why doI haveblack hairwhile everyoneelse hasyellowhair,or youcould alsosay Oh!I haveblack hair,so Imustbevery special!”Canyouseethe diffcr-cnces between these
1.What doesthe underlinedword“affect”mean inChineseA影响B.感动C,刺激D.改变
2.According tothe passage,thereare_things that can affectourfeelings.A twoB.threeC.four D.five
3.If yourenvironment isfullofargument,you might.A.feelsadmore easilythan othersB.be ahappy personC.feel boredD.want totalk withothers
4.When differentpeople facethe samething,they.A.dont sayanything aboutitB.B.dont knowhow toshow theirfeelingsC.C.take differentactionsD.take thesame action
5.What doesthe passagemainly tell usA.Different kindsof feelings.B.The importanceof environment.C.The thingsthatcanaffectourfeelingD.The differencesbetween happinessand sadness答案ABACCGood afternoonand welcometo England.We hopethat yourvisit herewillbepleasant.Today,I wouldliketodraw yourattention toafewof ourlaws.Thefirstoneisaboutdrinking.Nowyoumaynotbuyalcohol(酒)inthiscountryifyouare under18years old,nor mayyour friendsbuy itfor you.Secondly,noise.Enjoy yourselvesby allmeans,but pleasedont makeunnecessary noise,especially atnight.We askyou torespect otherpeople whomay wishtobequiet.Thirdly,crossing theroad.Be careful.The trafficmoves onthe leftside oftheroadin thiscountry.Use thecrossing fbrwalking anddont takeany chanceswhen crossingtheroad.My nextpoint isabout rubbish.It isan ofTence(违法行为)to droplitter inthe street,When youhave somethingto throwaway,please putit in your pocket and take it home,orput itinarubbish bin.Finally,smoking.Itisagainstthelawtobuycigarettesortobacco(烟草)ifyouareunder16years old.rd liketofinishby sayingthatif youneed anykindof help,you canturnto thepolice.Thepolice willbe pleasedto helpyou.You cancall,or directlygo toask anypoliceman
1.Who doyou thinkmost probablymakes thespeechA.teacher.B.A personwho makeslaws.C.A guide.D.An Englishofficer.
2.How manypoints arementioned inthis speechA.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
3.The mainpurpose ofthis speechis toA.give advicetothetravelers in EnglandB.ask peoplenot togotoEnglandC.declare thedifferent laws〜-Y”D.tell peoplethat thoseabove18years oldcan drinkand smokeinEngland
4.Ifyouneed help,you cancontact apolicemaninEngland byA.making alotofnoiseB.making aphone callC.drinking alotofwineD.smoking acigarette
5.From thespeech wecan learnthat inEngland,A.if you are under18years old,your friendscan buywine foryouB.the trafficmoves ontherightside ofthe roadC.you maynot buycigarettes ortobacco unlessyouareabove16years oldD.youcanthrow rubbishinthestreet答集CCABCImaginethis:televisionscreenhasthesizeandthethicknessofapieceofpaper.Youcarryit aroundinyour pocketandtakeitout whenyouwantto watcha showImagine aguitarwhichissotinythatyoucantseeitwithhumaneyes,butyoucanhearsoundwhenitsstrings(弦)are pulled.Nanotechnology(纳米技术)isthesciencethatistodowithdoingthingsinaverysmallway,anditis beingstudied and developed allover theworld.Many scientistssaynanotechnology willproduce thenext industrialrevolution(工业革命).Perhaps nanotechnologywillhave the biggestinfluence onmedical science.Imaginenanobots(纳米机器人)in medicine.Thousands of,even millionsof tinymachines can besent into the human body with specific tasks.For example,they canbe designedto findanddestroycancercellsorviruses(病毒).Othermachinesmaystayinthehumanbodyforeverlo help organs(器官)that are not workingproperly.When couldall of these happenScientists predictthat mostofthesewillbepossible inthenext30years,Thousands ofscientists aroundtheworldarc workingon themicro-machines.Nanotechnology isjust aroundthe corner.1,Which ofthe followingis TRUEaccording tothe firstparagraphA.You cantcarry atelevision inyourpocket.B.A guitarcanbeheard thoughit cant be seenby humaneyes.C.The televisioncant beseen ifitis too small.D.The guitarcant beused ifitistoo tiny.2,what isnanotechnology accordingtothe passageA.It isa science of smalltelevisions.B.It isa scienceofa tiny guitar.C.It isa scienceof doingthings ina verysmall wayD.Its ascienceofmedicine.3,what influencewill nanotechnologyhave onmedical scienceA.It willproduce thenext industrialrevolutionB.it willbe studiedanddevelopedallovertheworld.C.It willbe produceatinyguitar.D.Millions ofnanobots willbe sentintothehumanbodywithspecifictasks.4,What cannotnanobots doin humanbodies accordingtothepassageA.They cansend medicineto humanbodies.B.They cankill cancercells.C.They canhelporganswork properly.D.They cankill viruses.
5.How longwillthenanotechnology onmedicine happenaccordingtothe scientistspredictionA.In aboutlo years.B.In about15years.C.In about20years.D.in about30years.答案BCDADHaveyou everseen somenewproductsina shopandthoughtyoucouldhave madeone ofthoseThe best inventions areoften theeveryday productswhich aresimple and obvious.They areintroduced intothe marketand theirinventors makea largesum ofmoney.The truthis,inventors arenot Einstein-like characters.They5re ordinarypeople justlikeyou.Actually,youre probablyinventing thingsnow.Have youever changedsomething abit tomake itwork justa littlebetter Thatsinventing.Have youever thoughtof makingsome junkbecome usefulagain Thatsinventing,too.Have youever noticeda problem,and thoughtofaway ofsolving itThatsalsoinventing.Haveyouever createdagametokeepthechildrenquietfbra whileThatsofcourseinventing!The differencebetween whatyou doand whatprofessional inventorsdo is thatprofessionals knowhow toturn theirideas intocashBut thebiggest differencebetween ordinaryPeople and professional inventorsisthatprofessionalsdont justhave oneidea.They havehundreds.They developonly the best intorealgoods商品,which theysell overand overagain.HowdotheydoitTheyusespecialskillstoturnthegermofaninventionintodozensandthen hundredsof reallygood ideas.You canlearn theseskills,too,if youwant.
1.Which isTRUE aboutthebestinventions accordingtotheauthorA.The bestinventions areoften simpleandobvious.B.The bestinventions cantmake moremoney.C.Only greatinventors canhavethebestinventions.D.New productscantbeseen intheshop.
2.Which is not inventingaccordingtothe thirdparagraphA.To changesomething abit tomake itwork justa littlebetter.B.To makesome junkbecome usefulagain.C.To createa gamelo keepthe childrenquiet forawhile.D.To solvea difficultmath problem.
3.Whafs thebiggest differencebetweentheordinary inventorsandprofessional inventorsA.Ordinary inventorsarenotso cleverastheprofessionalinventors.B.B.Ordinary inventorscant inventsimple inventions.C.C.Professional inventorsdont knowhow tochange theinventions intomoney,D.D.Professional inventorsdont justhave oneidea.
4.What doesthe underlinedwordgerm meaning ChineseA,细菌B.起源C.虫子n学期
5.The authorwrites thispassage toA.wanttobe aninventorB.wanttomake moremoneyC.tell usthat ordinarypeoplecanbe aninventorD.tellustomakemoney with our ideas答案ADDBC9During mylast yearof juniorhigh school,our teacher,Mrs Debby,gave usa quiz.I washard-working studentandIdid wellin all subjects.I finishedthequestionssuccessfully untilIread the lastone:What isthefirst name ofthe womanwho cleansthe school”Of courseI thoughtthat musthavebeena joke.I sawthe cleaning woman every day.Shewasshort andabout5years old.Shehaddarkhair.Buthow wouldIknow hername,Ihadnever talkedwith herbefore.In fact,Td neverthought abouttalking toher.I lookedat mypaperand startedto feelrather guilty.Finally,1handed inmy paper,leaving the last oneunanswered.Before thequiz ended,one studentasked ifthe last question wouldbe countedin ourgrades.“Of course/*the teachersaid“In yourlife,youwillmeet manypeople.They areallimportant.Theydeserveyour attentionandcare,even ifallyoudoistosmileandsayhello.”Ive neverforgotten thatlesson.Everyone deservesmy attentionand Ishould getto knowallofthepeoplewhoworkandlivearoundme.Thatis,perhaps,themostimportantlessonofmy life.Ialsolater learnedthat thecleaning womansfirstnameWas Hannah.1,We canknow fromthepassagethatthewriter duringthe juniorhigh school.A.was nothard-workingB.did poorlyin allsubjectsC.did wellinallsubjectsD.always talkedwiththecleaningwoman2,what didthewriterthinkofthelastquestion ofthe quizA,It wasinteresting,B,It mustbeajoke,C,It wasvery difficult,D,It wasvery easy,3,What doesthe underlinedword^tguilty^^meaningChineseA,自豪的B,内疚韵C.悲伤的D,震惊的4,What wasthe writersanswer tothelastquestion thequizA.I dontknow,“B/Debby,uC,“Hannah,“D.He didntanswer it,5,By thelastquestionofthequiz,what didthe teacherwanttotell thestudentsA.They shouldwork hard.B.They should be friendlyto eachother.C.They shouldpay attentionto peoplearound themD.They shouldclean theschool bythemselves.答案C BB DC
(10)Manypeopleusestoves(火炉)tokeeptheirhomeswarm.Thesmokefromthesehomesis causingair pollution.There aremany harmfulthings inthe smoke.Smoke ismainly madeup of tinyblack thingscalled soot(煤烟).They aretoo tinyto see,so scientistsmust usemicro——scopes tosee them.Small amountsof sootare safe,but largeamounts canbe dangerousfor bothpeople andenvironment.The governmentwants totake the air cleaner,so itdecides tostop peoplefromusing theirstoves.At themoment,the airis checkedeveryday.When there istoo much sootintheair,factories muststop producingsmoke.They producethe mostsmoke and soot,but thegovernmentthinks thatall typesof burningshould bereduced.Home ownersmay havetotell newstoves inordertofollow thenew law,or theywill notbe abletokeepwarm oncolddays whentheairquality isbad.People insome townshavetopay ifthey breakthe law.Scientists hopethese newruleswill maketheaircleaner.
1.Why isthe governmenttryingtostop peoplefrom usingstovesA.Because itis expensivetomakestoves.B.Because stovesusealotofenergy.C.Because itisnotsafe touse stovesat home.D.Because stovesproduce muchsmokeandcause airpollution.
2.According tothepassage,sootA.canbeeasily seen withoureyesB.canbefound everywhereC.canbeseenwitha microscopeD.is madeupofsmoke
3.Which ofthe followingcan producethemostsmokeandsoot accordingtothepassageA.Stoves.B.Houses.C.Cars.D.Factories.
4.We canlearn allofthefollowing EXCEPTthat fromthepassage.A.The governmentencourages peopletousestoves whenthe weatheris coldB.new kindsof stoveswhich produceless smokeandsootshouldbedevelopedC.factories muststop producingsmoke whenthereistoomuchsootinthe airD.the governmentwants toreduce allkindsofburning
(6)Playing isserous businessfor children.In fact,its whatthey dobest!Ask themwhy theydoprobably say,“Because ifsfun!”But itsmuchmorethan that.lt5s alsogood forthem.。