Traveling by train is usually not easy in China．It can be hard to get a ticket．When you're traveling to the railway station you look at your watch, afraid you will miss your train．
But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai．Construction(建设)on the express railway(高速铁路)between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008．When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus．
“There will be trains every several minutes．Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint(检查站)to taking your seat．will take just lo minutes,”said a message on the government's website．
There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour．The travel time between the two cities will decrease from 10 to about five hours．The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers．
The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges．It will run alongside the present line．There will be 21 stations, in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu．
“The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan．That will be more expensive than an ordinary train．but cheaper than by air,”said Zhang Xiaolin9, a Jiangsu government official．
According to Zhang．the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project．At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project(三峡工程)．
(1)
The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished ________．
[ ]
A．
at the end of this year
B．
before the Spring Festival of 2008
C．
after 2013
D．
in about 5 years
(2)
Before taking your seat, you're supposed to ________ with your ticket．
[ ]
A．
buy a ticket
B．
get through the checkpoint
C．
pack your things
D．
make some friends
(3)
The word“decrease”in the passage possibly means ________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
延长
B．
缩短
C．
提速
D．
限速
(4)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage'?
[ ]
A．
Traveling by train is usually difficult in China because tickets are too expensive．
B．
The high－speed trains will have 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Hunan and Jiangsu．
C．
Tickets for the high-speed trains will be cheaper than those for planes．
D．
The cost of the express railway project is as high as that of the Three Gorges Project．
I'm very happy to be your guest speaker today．It's a great pleasure to visit your school and meet all of you here．
I would like to tell you about myself．I have been a reporter for the last fifteen years．I chose this job so I could travel the world, but the job has taught me many unforgettable lessons．My work is sometimes boring but for most of the time it is amazing and inspiring．I have seen wars, earthquakes, poverty and death．But I have also seen courage, hope and happiness．
In India, I visited a city．There were many homeless children in it．Some were young and lived in the streets．But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them．In one whole year, she was looking after two hundred kids, feeding them, teaching them anti giving them hope．
Another time．I was in Japan and met a young girl with a serious illness．after seven operations(手术), she had to have thirteen more in hospital．However, when I met her, she was still smiling．
Here in China．after the terrible Wenchuan Earthquake, I found a three－year－old boy whose name is Lang Zheng．He had been in the ruins(废墟)for more than ten hours before he was found and saved out by the rescuing soldiers．Though weak and injured．the brave boy lifted his right hand above the head with difficulty and saluted(向…致敬)the soldiers around, which became the most moving moment in the disaster(震灾)．
Thanks to the experience as a reporter, I myself am getting braver and stronger．When I face challenges in my life．I always remember the courage of the three people．
(1)
Why did the speaker choose the job of being a reporter'?
[ ]
A．
Because he tried to improve his speaking skills．
B．
Because he wanted to experience difficulties．
C．
Because he dreamed of traveling the world．
D．
Because he was willing to offer help to others．
(2)
From the passage, We know that Rosa was ________．
[ ]
A．
kind and patient
B．
creative and proud
C．
pushy and lucky
D．
modest and helpful
(3)
The Japanese girl had to have ________ operations in all(总共)．
[ ]
A．
7
B．
13
C．
more than l3
D．
20
(4)
Little Lang Zheng lifted his right hand in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
tell people around he was still alive
B．
show thanks to the soldiers
C．
prove he was special
D．
have some photos taken for him
(5)
The passage above is ________．
[ ]
A．
a news report
B．
a letter
C．
a speech
D．
a documentary
阅读短文。然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
The following is from Priory School－a British middle school about school uniform．
Priory School Uniform Rules
Priory School uniform is simple, neat(整洁的)and practical．We have found that parents and students appreciate our dress ideas below．
Priory School uniform is produced in Wards, High Street, Lewes．
Compulsory(必须的)for all years
Shirt：Either a white school shirt, or a simple white“polo”shin(no logos)(元商标)under the sweater．
Trousers：Black．“school uniform”type．Not jeans or fashion trousers．
Skirt-girls：Black, simple, knee-length regulation school skirt．(Not fashion wear．)
Shoes：Simple black leather(皮革的), or leather－like shoes with no patterns, colours, logos, or coloured laces．
Optional(可选择的)
Sweatshirt：A black sweatshirt with“Priory School”woven in it．
Sweater：A black fine-knit v-neck sweater．with“Priory School”woven in it．
T-shirt：If students wish to wear a T-shirt under the school shirt, it must be simple white; no ron-neck sweaters should be worn．
Coat：Coats should NOT be worn in school．
Socks：Black, grey or white．Girls may wear black or grey warm tights in cold weather
Jewellery：None except very small sleepers(小耳环), one for each ear－for safety reasons．Rings．sets of earrings, large earrings, nose, tongue and eyebrow rings must not be worn．No jewellery may be worn during PE, or similar lessons．
Clothes of famous logos should not be brought to school．
All students are expected to be arrive with the correct dress for PE lessons．Health and Safety orders NO jewellery of any kind to be worn．This includes any form of body piercing．
To help make clear our expected dress ideas, designs anti models can be viewed on the school website www．priory．e-sussex．sch．uk
(1)
What's the parents' attitude towards Priory School uniform ideas'?
[ ]
A．
They agree．
B．
They don’t agree．
C．
They are not sure．
D．
We are not sure
(2)
“Lewes”in the passage above is probably the name of ________
[ ]
A．
a head teacher of the school
B．
a producer or a company
C．
a middle school
D．
a city or a town
(3)
Which is a proper costume for a student in Priory School?
[ ]
A．
A white shirt, jeans and black shoes．
B．
A pink T-shirk a black skirt and grey socks．
C．
A white T-shirk black trousers of“school uniform”type and very small earrings．
D．
A coat．trendy black trousers and black leather shoes．
(4)
The students in Priory School can wear ________ in PE lessons．
[ ]
A．
a school shirt
B．
rings
C．
nose piercing
D．
Adidas sports shoes
(5)
According to the instructions above, if you want more information about the school uniform, you can ________．
[ ]
A．
make a telephone
B．
surf the Internet
C．
send an e．mail
D．
write a letter
阅读短文．然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案．
Games are fun．After hours of homework it's great to relax by playing a game．But do games ever do kids any harm(害处)?And are there any ways parents can help kids stay away from bad games?The US researchers are trying to find solutions to these problems．
They studied what video games could do to children．The researchers found game sellers had made big changes to make sure the games didn’t harm kids．And they suggested that work should be done to find out if video games affected children's school work and health．
One problem found was that parents hadn’t taken enough notice of their kids' game-playing habits．
“Many game sellers put control(控制键)on the games to help parents make sure that children don’t play games unsuitable for them,”said David Walsh, the president(院长)of the National Institute on Media and the Family．Parents should watch the games kids are playing and know how much time they are spending playing them．
The study found that playing games too long could affect kids' health as well as their school work．Almost half of all“heavy garners”were six to seventeen years old．These kids were more likely to have weight and eyesight problems than other kids．Playing too many games also affected how children did at school．
Kids are supposed to ask their parents to set a time limit(限制)for playing games and remind them when the time is up．
(1)
The US researchers are trying to find out ________．
[ ]
A．
whether games do any good to kids
B．
if there are ways for parents to keep kids away from bad games
C．
how many students will spend their most time playing games
D．
whether games are fun
(2)
The word“affected”in the second paragraph probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
continued
B．
improved
C．
had influences on
D．
were divided between
(3)
What problems did the researchers find out about parents?
[ ]
A．
Parents were too strict with their kids．
B．
Parents cared too much about kids' study skills．
C．
Parents didn’t notice their kids' hobbies．
D．
Parents didn’t pay much attention to their kids' game．playing habits．
(4)
According to the passage, playing too many games can affect a kid's ________．
[ ]
A．
weight and height
B．
health and school work
C．
brain and thought
D．
manners
(5)
The main purpose of this passage is that ________．
[ ]
A．
kids are supposed to have a time limit for playing games with their parents' help
B．
parents must join their kids in playing games
C．
parents should learn to play games from their children
D．
kids can play games with the help of their parents
阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn't much work there．Services such as hospital and transport(交通)are usually much better in the city than in the countryside．They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city．
But in the big cities of Europe like London or Pads, people are moving out of the city．These rich families want to live a quieter life．They are tired of the noise and the dirt(尘土)of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses．They don't want to live in the cities any more．They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there．
So they move out of the cities．Some don't go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities, other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields．There, they start new lives and try to make new friends．
Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy．After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake．They don't make so much money and there isn't much work to do．People in the countryside are very different and aren't always very friendly．
As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city．“It's wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights．” they say．
(1)
Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China?
[ ]
A．
The countryside is much poorer than me city．
B．
People in the countryside have nothing to eat．
C．
People in the countryside don't have much work to do there．
D．
Services in cities are usually much better than those in the countryside．
(2)
Why do some rich families in Europe move to the countryside?
[ ]
A．
Because they will find good jobs．
B．
Because they are tired of living in the city．
C．
Because they can make more money there．
D．
Because they like feeding sheep and cows in the green fields．
(3)
After moving to the countryside, some people in Europe feel unhappy．
Because ________．
[ ]
A．
they can't make much money
B．
there isn't much work for them to do in the countryside
C．
some people in the countryside aren't always very friendly to them
D．
all of the above
(4)
The underlined sentence in the last paragraph shows ________．
[ ]
A．
they are happy to move back to the city
B．
they miss their friends in the countryside
C．
they still want to move to the countryside
D．
they are tired0f the noise and the crowded streets in the city
(5)
Tile best title of this passage may be “ ________ ”．
