Peter is reading the following information about the Grand Gateway Plaza in Xujiahui, Shanghai. Read the information.

The Grand Gateway Plaza

The largest mall in Xujiahui Address No. 1 Hong Qiao RoadXu Hui District Shanghai, Shanghai CN,200030

When you enter the main entrance of this large and modern shopping center, you're swallowed up by the space that spans(横跨) ___________ floors of shops, wonderful facilities (设施) and restaurants. Shoppers will find entertainment places from the Bridge Street Dance Club to mini-golf. With its plentiful entertainment options, the Grand Gateway is a shopping mall for all ages --- an ideal outing for the whole family.

Guide:

Sixth Floor ------------------- Restaurants & Cinema

Fifth Floor ------------------- Bookstore & Restaurants

Fourth Floor ------------------- Ready-to-wear Shops

Third Floor ------------------- Ready-to-wear Shops

Second Floor ------------------- Ready-to-wear Shops

Ground floor ------------------- Food & beverage, Ready-to-wear Shops & Watch Shops

B1 Floor ------------------- Supermarket & Sports Clothes Store

Nearest underground: Xujiahui Station

Opening hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily

1.The B1 Level is probably NOT ___________.

A.underground

B.the lowest level

C.for you to have meals

D.connected to the underground station

2.If you want to send a fax to the Grand Gateway Plaza, Shanghai, you will probably dial ___________.

A.6407 1111

B.6407 3598

C.6407 2800

D.200030

3.Which word will you choose to fill in the blank in the passage?

A.quite a lot of

B.seven

C.few

D.six

4.The sentence you are swallowed up by the space that spans…restaurants’ in the passage shows the Grand Gateway Plaza is ___________.

A.empty

B.large

C.full

D.high

5.The sentences "Shoppers will find entertainment places from the Bridge Street Dance Club to mini-golf" in the passage shows ___________.

A.the Grand Gateway is not only a place for the shopper but also a place for entertainment.

B.you can find the Bridge Street Dance Club and mini-golf at the Grand Gateway.

C.the Grand Gateway is a place for shoppers to dance and play mini-golf

D.the Grand Gateway is an entertainment center with a lot of facilities, such as the Bridge Street Dance Club and mini-golf.

Karen had a son called Michael. Karen and her husband would have another baby soon. Michael was happy to be a brother. Every day he sang a song to the baby.

Later Michael’s little sister was born. But she wasn't in a good condition. The days passed by. The little girl didn’t get better. The doctor told the parents there was very little hope.

Then Michael kept asking his parents to let him see his sister. “I want to sing to her,” he said. But kids are never allowed to go to ICU(重症监护室).

Finally, Karen decided to take Michael to see his little sister. The doctors refused Michael at first. But Karen said if he didn’t see his sister, he might never see her alive.

Michael looked at his weak sister. After a moment, he began to sing, “You're my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy...”

The baby girl seemed to respond. The pulse(脉搏)rate and breathing began to calm down.

“Keep on singing, Michael,” Karen encouraged his son.

“You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don’t take my sunshine away.”

Day by day, Michael kept singing. Several months later, the little girl was well enough to go home.

All the doctors and nurses called it a miracle(奇迹), a miracle of the brother’s love.

1.How did Michael feel about his sister’s coming?

A.Nervous B.Shocked C.Glad. D.Worried.

2.Michael asked his parents to let him see his sister because________.

A.he wanted to play games with her  B.his sister wanted to see him

C.he wanted to sing songs to her D.his sister was alone in the hospital

3.What does the underlined word “respond” mean in Chinese?

A.挣扎 B.沉思 C.欢迎 D.回应

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A.Michael's sister got worse and worse at last.

B.Michael's sister was crying all the time.

C.The doctors didn't try their best to save the little girl.

D.The doctors didn't allow Michael to see his sider at first.

5.What's the best title for this text?

A.Love of a brother. B.The power of science.

C.A beautiful song. D.a strong baby.

How could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world?

The sun might be the world's first “clock”, except in the far north, where the Eskimos(爱斯基摩人)live. There, it's dark most of the winter, and light most of the summer. But in most of the world, if you don't have a clock that shows time, you still know that when the sun shines, it's day, and when it's dark, it's night. The sun can not only tell you whether(是否)it's day or night but also it's morning, noon, or afternoon. When the sun is almost directly(恰好)overhead, it's noon.

People who live near the sea learn from the tides. In the daytime, for about six hours, the water rises higher and higher on the beach. And then it goes down and down for about six hours. The same thing happens again at night. There are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours.

Seamen on a ship know time by looking at the moon and the stars. The whole sky is their clock.

In some places in the world the wind comes up at about the same time every day or changes direction or stops blowing. In these places the wind can be the clock.

A sand clock is an even better clock. If you had fine dry sand in a glass like the one in the picture, you would have what is called an hourglass. The sand in the hourglass goes from the top part to the bottom part in one hour. When the hourglass is turned over, the sand will take another hour to go back again.

1.From the passage we can know there are_____ ways to tell time except the clock and watch.

A.3 B.4 C.5 D.7

2.The Eskimos in the far north can't use the sun for a clock because _______.

A.they know very little about the sun

B.the sun there never goes down in winter

C.it's too cold for them to go out to watch the sun

D.it has long days during summers and long night during winters

3.The underlined word "tides" in the passage means_______.

A.洋流 B.潮汐 C.海啸 D.波浪

4.Which page of the newspaper may this passage be in?

A.News B.Science C.Advertisement. D.Sports.

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A.Different Ways to Tell Time B.How the Clock Was Invented

C.The Development of the Clock D.A Useful Machine to Tell Time

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