Tourism(旅游业)wasn't as important as it is today．In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries．More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world．That is to say, people now have more money for travelling．Special airplane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive(吸引人的)than ever before．
Different people have different reasons for travelling．But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own．They also like to meet new people and enjoy new food．
Tourism has many changes in a country and in people's lives．People build new hotels and restaurants and train local men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places．
(1)
What makes travel more attractive than before?
[ ]
A．
Modern telegraph(电报)lines make travel less expensive．
B．
Travelling by air to other countries is much cheaper today．
C．
More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots．
D．
New hotels and restaurants have been built．
(2)
Many more people travel today than in the past because _________．
[ ]
A．
travelling today is easier than in the past
B．
people now have spare money for travel
C．
great changes have taken place in the world
D．
people have become more interested in travelling
(3)
People make journeys to many parts of the world．This is because _________．
[ ]
A．
they want to make a study of geography
B．
they want to spend money．
C．
they want to meet different people and have new food
D．
they don't want to do anything else except that they visit friends
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
[ ]
A．
People have some trouble in making journeys．
B．
With the development of tourism, great changes will take place in many parts of the world．
C．
Tourism won't bring any changes in people's minds．
Bamboo(竹子)is one of nature's(自然)most surprising plants．Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass．
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly．A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 metres(4 feet)in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe．There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo．
Not all bamboo looks the same．Some bamboo plants are very thin．They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres(1 foot)across．This plant also comes in different colours, from yellow to black to green．
Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools(厨房用具)．Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings．
Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years．They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting(支撑)new buildings and bridges while they are being built．
In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo．These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water．Bamboo pipes(管子)help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money．
(1)
How is bamboo like grass?
[ ]
A．
It grows quickly．
B．
It's wood．
C．
it is easy to cut．
D．
It is very thin．
(2)
Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesn't grow _________．
[ ]
A．
in China
B．
in Europe
C．
on mountains
D．
in Africa
(3)
Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because _________．
[ ]
A．
it is cheap
B．
it has different colours
C．
it is strong
D．
it has been used by Asians
(4)
Bamboo pipes can _________．
[ ]
A．
make money
B．
be trees
C．
grow quickly
D．
carry water
(5)
In Asia, bamboo has been used for _________．
[ ]
A．
a short time
B．
many thousands of years
C．
many hundreds of years
D．
about 100 years
阅读理解。
You like surfing the Internet in your spare time, don’t you? But have you ever heard about “Happy Farm?” If you think “Happy Farm” is a farm in the countryside, you are wrong．“Happy Farm” is a computer game．Players have their own farm and do things as farmers do on a farm．They plant seeds, water plants, pick worms(虫子)and harvest(收获)crops．
I have a farm, too．Every night after finishing my homework, I turn on my computer to take care of my farm．Every player should take care of their farm often．First, I harvest my crops if they are fully grown．Second, I sell the crops．Third, I go shopping and buy some seeds．Fourth, I plant the seeds and wait for another harvest．In “Happy Farm”, players can steal the crops from other people’s farms．In order to protect the crops, some players have a dog on their farm．I don’t have enough money to buy a dog, so I have a plan．First, I will save money by selling my crops, and then I will have enough money to get a dog．
(1)
The writer may be a ________ according to the passage．
[ ]
A．
farmer
B．
singer
C．
policeman
D．
student
(2)
In order to keep the thieves from stealing the crops, you can ________
[ ]
A．
Steal other people’s crops
B．
stop planting seeds
C．
buy a dog
D．
turn off the computer
(3)
The underlined words “fully grown” mean “________” in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
生病了
B．
成熟了
C．
干涸了
D．
长虫了
(4)
According to the passage, which of the following is the correct order(顺序)?
①I plant the seeds and wait for another harvest．
②I harvest crops after they are fully grown．
③I sell the crops．
④I go shopping and buy seeds．
[ ]
A．
①④③②
B．
②③④①
C．
④①③②
D．
②①④③
(5)
The text is mainly talking about ________．
[ ]
A．
how to play in “Happy Farm”
B．
how to get a dog
C．
how to be a farmer
D．
how to be a good player
阅读理解。
Do you now that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents．
Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up．When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks．Why did she do so? Her four children were there．The mother swam there every day to feed her babies．This true story moved many people．
Another story is about chimpanzees(猩猩)．A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in Africa．She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost．“It is not only humans who have duties, animals also do,” she said．
Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental(父母的)love．Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city．Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws(爪子)．
(1)
After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island _________．
[ ]
A．
to look for food
B．
to feed her babies
C．
to move some people
D．
to carry things to her owner
(2)
The scientist found chimpanzees _________．
[ ]
A．
cared for the hurt or lost ones
B．
often left for a far place
C．
always stayed in the same place
D．
didn’t care about each other
(3)
The two birds rushed down and took the little one away because _________．
[ ]
A．
they didn’t like their baby
B．
they were not kind enough
C．
they wanted to teach their baby
D．
they wanted to save their baby
(4)
From the passage we know _________．
[ ]
A．
dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain．
B．
mother birds don’t want to save their children
C．
animal parents love their children a lot
D．
all animals want to move people very much
阅读理解
Suzy won an award in the USA for her popular talk show on TV．Her show is very popular so even people all over the world know it．Why is her show so popular? Because she cares about people and the world．She usually invites important people to her show to talk about some important issues that everyone cares about．And she is not afraid to fight with the bad things．One of her famous stories is about the "mad cow disease(疯牛病)"．When Suzy learned that some businessmen(商人)sold bad beef and lied to people that the cows were without "mad cow disease", she got angry and worried．She didn't want people to get sick, so she told everyone in her show that she decided not to eat beef any more．She knew that people would follow her and the businessmen would be angry, but she was not afraid．She knew what was the right thing to do．
(1)
Why is Suzy's show popular?
[ ]
A．
Because people all over the world know her．
B．
Because only important people go to her show．
C．
Because she cares about the world．
D．
Because her show is easy to watch．
(2)
What does the underlined word "issues" mean?
[ ]
A．
Shows．
B．
Cows．
C．
People．
D．
Problems．
(3)
Which is Right about Suzy?
[ ]
A．
She likes to fight．
B．
She is brave．
C．
She never eats beef．
D．
She hates businessmen．
(4)
This passage mainly(主要地)talks about _________．
[ ]
A．
a woman host
B．
a talk show
C．
some businessmen
D．
mad cow disease
阅读理解
"Spending as little as ＄5 a day on someone else can make you happier," the researchers from a team at the University(大学)of British Columbia and Harvard Business School reported．
Their experiments on 600 volunteers in the US showed people were feeling happier when they spent money on others．
The team asked their 600 volunteers about their income(收入)，their daily costs, gifts for others and donations to charity．"No matter how much money each person made, those who spent money on others could get greater happiness than those who spent money only on themselves," Dunn said．
Dunn's team also surveyed 16 workers at a company in Boston after they received an award of between ＄3,000 and ＄8,000．"Of course they felt happy after receiving the awards," they wrote in their report．"But when they gave the people in need ＄5, they were happier．"
"The findings showed that as little as ＄5 could be enough to produce happiness on a whole day," Dunn said．
(1)
There were _________ people in all who took part in the experiments．
[ ]
A．
16
B．
584
C．
600
D．
616
(2)
The underlined word "experiments" means _________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
会议
B．
表演
C．
实验
D．
化验
(3)
What does the passage mainly tell us?
[ ]
A．
Money is not important for people．
B．
Money really can "buy" happiness if you spend it on others．
C．
We should try our best to give our money to more people in need．
D．
Spend all the money on others and you'll feel happier．
阅读理解
Joyce was born in a poor family．Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday．Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money．As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs．What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?
Suddenly she had an idea．Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t．She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard(纸板), plastic(塑料)bottles and cans(易拉罐)．When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible．
Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday．She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother．In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother．
When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received．”
(1)
How old was Joyce?
[ ]
A．
Seven．
B．
Eight．
C．
Nine．
(2)
Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?
[ ]
A．
Because she had no money．
B．
Because she didn’t know what her mother liked．
C．
Because she didn’t love her mother at all．
(3)
What was Joyce’s idea?
[ ]
A．
Doing part-time jobs．
B．
Collecting waste things and selling them．
C．
Asking her best friend for help．
(4)
How long did Joyce collect the waste things?
[ ]
A．
A week．
B．
A month．
C．
More than a week．
(5)
How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?
[ ]
A．
Very sad．
B．
Very happy and moved．
C．
Very surprised．
阅读理解
Tom was three years old．He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper, but his parents never let him stay long．Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now．It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom．”
“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked．
“We are adults(大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late．”
One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple．
“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime．“The apples are already asleep．”
“But not all of them, Mom．” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake．”
请根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
(1)
Tom liked to watch TV with _________ after supper．
[ ]
A．
his father and mother
B．
his sister
C．
his grandparents
D．
his brother
(2)
His parents _________ let him stay long．
[ ]
A．
never
B．
sometimes
C．
often
D．
usually
(3)
One evening Tom asked his mother for _________．
[ ]
A．
an egg
B．
an apple
C．
an orange
D．
a pear
(4)
His mother didn’t want to give anything to him to eat _________．
[ ]
A．
in the morning
B．
in the afternoon
C．
at bedtime
D．
at noon
(5)
From the story we know _________．
[ ]
A．
Tom was a quiet boy
B．
Tom was a bad boy
C．
Tom was a lazy boy
D．
Tom was a clever boy
阅读理解
One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another．Then everyone thought that all the mice had escaped．But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing(挤)out at the mouth of the hole．With some efforts, the mice finally got out．However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately．Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole．It seemed that one was trying to bite(咬)the tail of the other．
Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to excape．
After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought．During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．
One serious American official said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard．” The others thought for a while and said, “That was why!”
A smart French said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife．” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense．
A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son．” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable．So they expressed agreement another time．
At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”
Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless．The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer．
In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship．Instead, it is based on no relationship．
(1)
Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ________．
