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   In your school bags, most of you may have a pencil, some kinds of pens, a ruler and some books. None of these things grow in the fields. They were all made in factories and invented by someone. There have not always been pencils and pens, rulers and books. Thousands of years ago no one knew about these things.

   Who invented them? We don't always know. There have been many thousands of inventors, large or small, in the history. Some of these inventions have changed the world, such as paper, printing (印刷术) and radio, and we know the inventors. But we have forgotten most of the other inventors. Who invented the clock, for example, or the lock () to the door? We don't know. There have been thousands of inventors and we should be grateful (感激的) to them for their clever ideas. Will you be one of them when you grew up?

1 Where are most things in your school bags made?         

[  ]

A In your school bags

B In factories.

C In the fields.

D In the inventors' heads

2 People didn't have such things as pens and rulers .   

[  ]

A millions of years ago

B thousands of years ago

C hundreds of years ago

D centuries of (几个世纪) years ago

3 What do inventors have?            

[  ]

A Computers

B Many books

C Clever ideas

D Some pens

4 Which of the following is an invention?         

[  ]

A A girl      B. A boy

C An idea     D. A TV set

5. We don't know .            

[  ]

A. the names of most inventors

B. the name of the inventor of radio

C. the name of the inventor of paper

D. she name of the inventor of printing

答案:B;B;C;D;A
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  The weather was very cold.Snow was falling.The roads were covered with ice and a strong wind was blowing.It was not a goodnight to be outside.

  Thomas,however,had to walk home from work.He had to walk along a country road.

  As he walked the cold wind beat against his chest.

  “I will be warmer,”he thought,“I wear my coat backwards.”

  He stopped walking for a moment,took off his coat,and put it back on backwards.

  “That's much better,”he thought,and walked on through the thickly falling snow.

  A few minutes later a car hit him.The driver of the car had not seen him soon enough.When he tried to stop,the car skidded(滑行)on the ice.

  The driver got out of his car and ran to help Thomas.

  Soon a police car arrived.The policeman ran to look at Thomas who was lying on the ground.

  “I'm afraid he's dead,”he told the driver.

  The driver could not believe this.

  “He can't be dead,”he cried,“I hardly touched him.Look at my car.There's not a mark on it.”

  “He's dead,”the policeman said.“There is no doubt(疑问).”

  “I don't understand it,”the driver of the car said.“As soon as I hit him,I ran to help him.He was lying in the road,but he was breathing and there was no blood.”

  “Did you touch him?”the policeman asked.

  “Yes,”the driver of the car said,“but only to turn his head around the right way.”

(1)

Why was Thomas walking in such bad weather?

[  ]

A.

He had to get home from work.

B.

His car had broken down.

C.

He had missed his bus.

D.

He was lost.

(2)

How did Thomas make himself warmer?

[  ]

A.

He walked quickly.

B.

He wore a lot of clothes.

C.

He put his coat on backwards.

D.

He drank some hot tea.

(3)

What happened to Thomas?

[  ]

A.

His car skidded on the ice.

B.

He was slipped on the ice.

C.

He died of the cold.

D.

He was hit by a car.

(4)

Who killed Thomas?

[  ]

A.

The story doesn't tell us

B.

The driver of the car

C.

The policeman

D.

He killed himself

(5)

The best title(题目)of the story would be ________.

[  ]

A.

A Traffic Accident

B.

A Cold Winter Night

C.

Right Way or Wrong Way

D.

Don't Help Others

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  Venice is the“Queen”of the Adriatic Sea(亚得里亚海).Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel to Italy to visit the city.Do you know why they like to go there for a visit?

  Venice is a very beautiful city.It is quite different from other cities in the world.There aren't any roads and streets in the city,so there aren't any cars and buses.There are many canals(运河)in the city.There is one big canal and one hundred and seventy-seven small canals.People move up and down the canals in boats to go to work,go shopping or visit their friends.

  But Venice is sinking.It is going down and the water is going up.In 2040 Venice will be under water.The Adriatic Sea will cover the city.The Venetians(威尼斯人)love their city and want to stay there.So they want to save Venice from the sea.They do not want to leave.How can they save Venice?They can build some strong huge walls and gates in the sea.The gates will close to keep too much water out.Thus Venice will not sink.

(1)

From this short article we know Venice is ________.

[  ]

A.

a very beautiful woman of the Adriatic Sea

B.

the most important woman in Italy

C.

a very important and beautiful place of the Adriatic Sea

D.

the most important city in Italy

(2)

People from all parts of the world go to visit Venice because ________.

[  ]

A.

there are 177 canals in the city

B.

it is sinking into the Adriatic Sea

C.

there are a lot of kinds of boats on the canals

D.

it is not only beautiful but also quite different from other cities

(3)

The Venetians usually go to work or visit their friends ________.

[  ]

A.

by bus

B.

by bike

C.

in cars

D.

in boats

(4)

Year by year the Adriatic Sea ________ and Venice ________.

[  ]

A.

is rising;is sinking

B.

is going down;is going up

C.

has risen;has sunk

D.

will go up;will go down

(5)

Because the Adriatic Sea will cover it,the Venetians ________.

[  ]

A.

have to leave Venice in 2040

B.

will try to do something to save their city

C.

want to stay there until the water covers the city

D.

do not love the city any longer

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  Tom needed money for travellingso he decided(决定)to get a job during the summer holidaySome of his friends worked in shops for a few hours every week and the others helped farmers on farmsbut Tom liked neither(两者都不)of these jobsHe took a job painting yellow lines down the middle of a highway(公路)

  On his first day he painted ten miles(英里)and his boss said,“Keep it up and I'll give you more money.”The next day Tom did five milesand the boss said,“Wellfive miles isn't as good as tenbut keep up the good work.”The following day Tom painted only one mileThe boss called Tom in and said,“First you did ten milesthen you did five milesthen you did one mileYou're not doing the workso I have to let you go.”

  As Tom walked away from the officehe said to himself,“But it is not my fault(过错)Each day I kept getting farther away from the paint can().”

(1)

Tom decided to get a job because ________

[  ]

A.

some farmers needed help

B.

he wanted to get some money

C.

some friends worked in shops

D.

he didn't need to go to school

(2)

From the storywe know that Tom's job was ________

[  ]

A.

different from all his friends'

B.

the same as some of his friends'

C.

different from some of his friends'

D.

the same as one of his friends'

(3)

On his first day of work Tom did ________

[  ]

A.

too much

B.

a little better

C.

rather badly

D.

very well

(4)

Tom had to leave at last(终于)because ________

[  ]

A.

he said something to the boss

B.

he was not doing his work

C.

he was called into the office

D.

he painted only one mile

(5)

Why did Tom paint only one mile on the third dayBecause ________

[  ]

A.

he wasted(浪费)too much paint

B.

he was very far away from the can

C.

he didn't like the job at all

D.

he got too tired to work on

阅读理解(10分)

  When you speak,or write a letter,or make a telephone call,your words carry a message.People communicate with words.But do you think you can communicate without words?A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly.Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad.When you raise your hand in class,the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions.You shake your head,and people know you are saying“No”.You nod and people know you are saying“Yes”.Other things can also carry message.For example a sign at the bus helps you to know which bus to take.A sign on the door tells you where to go in or out.Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?

  People can communicate in many other ways.An artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains,about the blue seas and many other things.Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas.

  Books,magazines,TVs,radios and films all help us communicate with others.They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

(1)

People communicate ________.

[  ]

A.

with words only

B.

in many different ways

C.

in letters and with drawings

D.

with smiles,tears and hands

(2)

Signs can carry as much ________ as words.

[  ]

A.

questions

B.

examples

C.

tears and smiles

D.

message

(3)

________ are not mentioned in the passage as things which help us communicate.

[  ]

A.

Books and magazines

B.

TVs and films

C.

Newspapers

D.

Radios

(4)

Communication is important because it can help people to ________.

[  ]

A.

understand the world and other people better

B.

teach each other to speak,write,read and draw

C.

know what other people are thinking about

D.

learn what's happening in the world more quickly

(5)

The best title for this short passage is ________.

[  ]

A.

Signs Carry Message

B.

The Importance of Communication

C.

Words,Signs and Drawings

D.

Ways of Communication

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  A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present.On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office,a street urchin was walking around the shining car.“Is this your car,Paul?”he asked.

  Paul answered,“Yes,my brother gave it to me for Christmas.”The boy was surprised.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing?Boy,I wish…”He hesitated.

  Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He was going to wish he had a brother like that.But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

  “I wish,”the boy went on,“that I could be a brother like that.”Paul looked at the boy in surprise,then he said again,“Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

  “Oh yes,I'd love that.”

  After a short ride,the boy turned and with his eyes shining,said,“Paul,would you mind driving in front of my house?”

  Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the boy wanted.He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car.But Paul was wrong again.“Will you stop where those two steps are?”the boy asked.

  He ran up to the steps.Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back,but he was not coming fast.He was carrying his little crippled brother.He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

  “There she is,Buddy,just like I told you upstairs.His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent.And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about.”

  Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car.The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

  注:urchin 顽童  hesitate 犹豫  crippled 残疾

(1)

The street urchin was very surprised when ________.

[  ]

A.

Paul received an expensive car

B.

Paul told him about the car

C.

he saw the shining car

D.

he was walking around the car

(2)

From the story we can see the urchin ________.

[  ]

A.

wished to give his brother a car

B.

wanted Paul's brother to give him a car

C.

wished he could have a brother like Paul's

D.

wished Paul could be a brother like that

(3)

The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________.

[  ]

A.

to show his neighbours the big car

B.

to show he had a rich friend

C.

to let his brother ride in the car

D.

to tell his brother about his wish

(4)

We can infer(推断)from the story that ________.

[  ]

A.

Paul couldn't understand the urchin

B.

the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C.

the urchin wished to have a rich brother

D.

the urchin's wish came true in the end

(5)

The best name of the story is ________.

[  ]

A.

A Christmas Present

B.

A Street Urchin

C.

A Brother Like That

D.

An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

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