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Many years before the United States was founded(建立), Americans had already invented barbecues. But the first barbecues, in fact ,were the invention of the Taino Indians of Haiti, who dried their meat on raised frames(架子)of sticks over fires. Spanish explorers spelled the Taino word as barbacoa, and as time passed, English settlers along the Atlantic coat had their own barbecues.
One summer day in 1773, Benjamin Lynde, a citizen of Massachusetts, wrote in his diary, “Fair and hot ; Browne;hack overset.” That is , on a bright and hot day he went to the Brownes to attedn a barbecue, and his carriage(马车)fell over. It shows that the barbecue had its social occasion by that time. Large animals would be roasted whole on frames over hot fires, and neighbours would be invited to dinner.
In later centuries, as settlers moved to the west, the barbecue went along with it, reaching an especially large size in Texas, where a pit (坑)for fuels(燃料) such as tree branches might be over ten feet deep. Today , the barbecue grills(烧烤架)which are fueled by charcoal(木炭) or electricity are likely to be small and easy to move , and can cook only parts of an animal at a time, but people still have barbecues out of doors and always invite their neighbours or friends over.
小题1:Who invented the barbecues first in history?
A.American people.B.Taino Indians.C.Spanish explorers.D.English settlers.
小题2:The second paragraph mainly tells us that the barbecue_______________.
A.is only held on a hot sunny dayB.welcomes people who keep diaries
C.is held both indoors and outdoorsD.has its social occasion for over 200 years
小题3:The underlined expression “ social occasion” can be best translated into______________.
A.社交功能B.社会福利C.社会地位D.社会背景
小题4:The following are all the barbecue ways    EXCEPT __________________.
A.drying meat on raised frames of sticks over fires
B.roasting a whole animal over a pit full of burning tree branches
C.cooking parts of animals over fires on grills fueled by charcoal
D.heating meat in the bright and hot daylight

小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:D

小题1:根据But the first barbecues, in fact ,were the invention of the Taino Indians of Haiti,描述,可知是印第安人首先发明了烤肉。故选B。
小题1:根据短文第二段描述,可知在1773年烤肉宴已经拥有其社交功能,故选D。
小题1:联系下文and neighbours would be invited to dinner.邻居会被邀请来赴宴,可知于社交有关。故选A。
小题1:根据短文描述,可知在日光下给肉加热,不属于烤肉的方法。故选D。
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These places include restaurants, workplaces, schools and so on. Even smoking in some outdoor places is not allowed, for example, beaches, sports ground, museums and most areas of public parks.  
 Hong Kong  hopes the ban can stop passive smoking. What is passive smoking? When people smoke in a restaurant or on a bus, others have to smoke too. They don’t want to smoke but they have no choice. This is passive smoking. It is bad for people’s health.  
And it’ll be better if more people in  Hong Kong  give up smoking because of the ban. Jack Lee, a 26-year-old student says, “The ban is really good. I don’t like people smoking next to me. It’s so smoky and smelly.”  
If someone breaks the ban, he will be fined HK$5,000.  
 Hong Kong  is not the first Asian city to have a smoking ban. On January 1, 2006,   Singapore   banned smoking in most public places.  
小题1:Smoking is not allowed             in  Hong Kong .  
A. in indoor places     B. in most public places       C. at home   
小题2:Which outdoor place is not mentioned in the passage?  
A. The park       B. The beach             C. The airport  
小题3: What’s the purpose of the smoking ban in  Hong Kong ?  
A. To stop passive smoking.  
B. To stop the sale of cigarettes.  
C. To stop people from smoking.  
小题4:The example in Paragraph 4 shows (证明)that           .  
A. Jack Lee likes smoking very much    B. people in  Hong Kong  support the ban  
C. Jack Lee is used to smoking   
小题5:What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “fined”?  
A. 罚款  B. 给予 C. 奖励 
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There was once a young boy   47  found a woman’s purse in a shopping centre. Inside the purse there   48  some money and the woman’s driving license. Her name and   49  were printed on the license, so the boy knew where she lived. That evening he went to her house and   50  her door. When she opened it, he said, “ I found your purse,” and handed it to her.
“Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and took out all the money. She wanted to give the boy a small reward,   51  there were only bills of $20 in the purse and she thought that $ 20 was too   52  to give the boy. “ I’m sorry,” she said, “ but I don’t have any small    53  to give you.”
The boy said, “That’s all right,” and he went away.
A few days later he found   54  woman’s purse. It also had her driving license in it, so he knew where she lived. He went to her house and said “ I found your purse,” and handed it to her.
“Thank you very much, “ she said. She opened her purse and took out all her money.
“That’s   55   ” , she said, “ Before I lost my purse I had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it. Now I have a $100 bill, a $10 bill and two $5 bills.”
“Yes,” the boy said, and smiled.
小题1:A. to find                                    B. finding                       C. find
小题2: A. who                                         B. whose                               C. which
小题3:A. is                                               B. were                                    C. was
小题4:A. e-mail                                       B. address                            C.age
小题5:A.cut down                                        B. knocked on                         C. broke into
小题6:A. so                                             B. but                                         C. or
小题7:A. little                                          B. few                                       C. much
小题8:A. change                                         B. menu                                        C. purse
小题9:A .another                                         B. the other                                 C. other
小题10:A interesting                                    B. exciting                               C. strange
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Education
School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can’t afford school uniforms or ex­ercise books even though they don’t have to pay for school.
For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language clas­ses: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. Chores take up much of children’s time after school. They have to get water and fire­wood for the family every day. Also there’s clean­ing , washing and helping Mum with the meal.
Daily fun
It’s not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( 嫩树枝)and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( 绳子 ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There’re many football teams for teenagers in Africa.
Internet
It’s really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. This is more than the average (平均的) monthly pay per person.
Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.
Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.
小题1: The underlined word "Chores" probably means
A.网上冲浪B.家务杂活C.体育活动D.家庭作业
小题2: Sports are very popular in Africa because chil­dren _________.
A.do not need money to play
B.can play all kinds of ball games
C.don’t like to go to school
D.don’t like to do their homework
小题3:The passage is mainly about_________.
A.education in Africa
B.children’s school life in Africa
C.the Internet in Africa
D.children’s daily life in Africa
小题4:From the passage, we can infer (推断) that in Africa_________.
A.basketball is popular among children
B.children in Africa have to pay for school
C.some children in Africa have to take two for­eign language classes
D.people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries
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During the 600s BC, people began using coins as money. They soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long time. Later, countries began to make their own coins.
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Today, we have many ways to pay for things. We do not use coins or paper money. Often, people prefer to pay for things by card. Paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.
小题1:  People used ________ as a means of exchange before the 7th century BC.
A. paper money       B. card          
C. large stone         D. coins
小题2:From the passage, we know that European countries used paper money in the ________.
A.11th centuryB.12th century
C.16th centuryD.17th century
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE in this article?
A.Marco Polo was from Canada.
B.Chinese used paper money earlier than Italy.
C.Today people often prefer to pay for things by salt.
D.Carrying around much “real” money is easier and safer than Paying with a card.

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