Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning?Hiroyuki's bed will solve your problem!Here is how it works．
The bed is connected to an alarm(闹钟)clock．First, the alarm clock rings．You have a few minutes to wake up．Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music．The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend．She whispered in a soft voice,”Wake tip, darling, please．”A few minutes later, Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss．His boss shouts,”Wake tip at once, or you'll be late!”If you don't get Lip after the second recording, a mechanical(机械的)“foot”in the bed will kick you on the head．The bed waits a few more minutes．What!You're still in bed!Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher．The foot of the bed goes lower and lower．Finally you slide(滑)off the bed and onto the floor．You are out of bed awake!
Hiroyuki's bed is not in stores．There is only one bed——the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest(比赛)．Maybe someday a company will make Hiroyuki's bed and sell it in stores．Maybe people will buy millions of beds．Then Hiroyuki will be rich．If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich, he won't need to work, and he won't need to get up early!
(1)
The bed is useful to the people ________．
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A．
who can't sleep well
B．
who can't get tip early
C．
who go to bed early
D．
who go to bed late
(2)
The bed is not connected to ________．
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A．
an alarm clock
B．
a tape recorder
C．
a TV
D．
a mechanical ”foot”
(3)
What will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he doesn't get up?
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A．
He will slide onto the floor．
B．
A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss．
C．
The bed will rise higher and higher．
D．
A mechanical“foot”will kick him on the head．
(4)
Which is TRUE of the following sentences?
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A．
Hiroyuki's company has made many such beds．
B．
Hiroyuki's bed is the only one made for a contest．
C．
Hiroyuki has made a lot of money．
D．
Hiroyuki needn't get up early now．
(5)
The word“whisper”in the second paragraph means“________”．
Zheng He, the Columbus of the East, was an amazing man．
He was born in 1371 and, 11 years later, was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him．Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends．In 1403 Zhu Di was made the King of China and he asked Zheng He to join his new government．
The King wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power．He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader．Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led seven sea trips to different parts of the world．He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East．A few people think his ships may have even reached South America and Australia．
Each trip lasted between two and four years and it is believed he sailed more than 50 000 kms during the years of his travels．With 28 000 men and over 300 ships, such as boats for food, water and even soldiers' horses, Zheng He led a fleet(舰队)whose size would not be equalled by Europeans for over 500 years I
On these trips he brought with him many Chinese goods like silk and medicine to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods．He returned from each trip with boats filled with expensive things such as gold and jewellery, foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe．
It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng He s travels．After he died in 1433, the new king, who believed these trips were unlucky and too expensive, had them stopped and he burned almost all the books about Zheng He’s travels．It is only in the last 50 years that historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of the great Zheng He．
(1)
Why did the Chinese King want Zheng He to sail to many different countries?
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A．
To bring new countries under the control of China．
B．
To show the world how strong the King was．
C．
To receive gifts from the kings of other countries．
D．
To discover unusual animals．
(2)
What do we know about Zheng He from the passage?
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A．
He sailed to all seven continents．
B．
Each of his trips lasted one year．
C．
He died at the age of 62．
D．
He was a successful businessman．
(3)
Which of the following did Zheng He NOT bring with him from China?
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A．
Medicine．
B．
Gold．
C．
Animals．
D．
Silk．
(4)
What happened after Zheng He died?
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A．
He was forgotten for ever．
B．
His ships were all burned．
C．
The new king wrote a book about him．
D．
Sea trips to other countries were stopped．
(5)
In what order did the following happen?
a．Zhu Di became the King．
b．Zheng He was caught by soldiers．
c．The books about Zheng He were all burned．
d．Foreigners were brought to China．
e．Zheng He visited India．
f．New ships were built．
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A．
e, b, a, f, d, c
B．
b, a, e, d, c, f
C．
f, a, b, d, c, e
D．
b, a, f, e, d, c
阅读理解
Want to be an astronaut? Then“study hard, stay healthy and have perseverance”!This is what Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng said in a talk with some students．
Students were interested in the astronauts' space lives．They asked questions like“Did you see the Great Wall from space?”Fei and Nie said they didn't see the Great Wall．But they felt excited when they pass over China, including Taiwan．The island“looked very beautiful, like a jade”．
Speaking their lives beyond the earth, the two astronauts said cooperation with each other was most important．“We are the left and right hands”, they said．Young people wanted to know how the astronauts developed their careers．
“How did you decide to be astronauts when China's space industry is still at the beginning?”asked a young woman．The astronauts said it was because of their love of flight and also the need of the country．
They said their love of flight could be seen from their children's names．Nie's daughter is called“Nie Tianxiang”, which means“flying up high”．Fei's son is called“Fei Di”, which sounds like“Feidie”, meaning UFO．
After the success of Shenzhou VI, China plans to put a man on the moon and build a space station in 10－15 years．
(1)
If you want to be astronauts, what should you do from now on?
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A．
We should change our names．
B．
We should be interested in the astronauts' space life．
C．
We should love the flight and our country．
D．
We should study hard, stay healthy and have perseverance．
(2)
When astronauts work in space, they must ________ with each other．
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A．
cooperate
B．
shake hands
C．
talk
D．
stay
(3)
In 10－15 years, China could put a man on ________ and build a space station．
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A．
Shenzhou VII
B．
UFO
C．
the sun
D．
the moon
(4)
Which of the following is true?
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A．
Fei Junlong met UFO in space．
B．
Nie Haisheng saw the Great Wall from space．
C．
Fei and Nie make a contribution to China's space industry．
It’s the spinach (菠菜)! The sailor opens the can and eats it. Then things change very quickly!
He grows very tall and strong. His muscles (肌肉) come out. No one can beat him now. This is Popeye the sailor. Now the cartoons of the sailor and his spinach are on show in the Museum of Television and Radio in New York. It’s for Popeye’s seventy?fifth birthday.
“There are few characters (角色) that are so old and still loved by people,” said Barry Monush, from the show. Popeye loves a very thin and tall girl, Olive Oyl. She often gets into trouble. But Popeye is the one to save her!
Most kids have watched this cartoon on TV. Mum says spinach is good, but kids only begin to like it because of the sailor! Who can forget his face with its large chin (下巴) and almost closed right eye? Popeye always wins. He’s simple, but he knows how to stop the strong Bluto’s bad plans. In 1929, Popeye was first in the comic strip (连环画) “Thimble Theatre” (《顶针剧院》) by E.C. Segar in the US. He only had a small part. But two years later he had his own comic strip. Americans ate 33 percent more spinach in the 1930s! “He shows anybody can be great,” said Wang Di, 14, from Beijing. “He gets angry, but I still love him and his spinach.”
(1)
According to this passage, we know that Popeye is _______ .
A. a doctor
B. an engineer
C. a sailor
D. a soldier
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(2)
How old is Popeye?
A. 74 B. 75 C. 76 D. 73
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(3)
People like Popeye very much because of _______ .
A. his appearance
B. spinach
C. brave
D. both A and C
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(4)
Popeye was first in the comic strip (连环画) “Thimble Theatre” (《顶针剧院》) by _______ .
A. Americans
B. Popeye
C. E.C. Segar
D. Wang Di
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(5)
From this passage, we can know _______ .
A. anyone can be great
B. after eating spinach, we can grow large and strong
C. wang Di doesn’t like Popeye
D. Popeye is only the character in cartoons
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完型填空
China is one of the oldest countries in the world．She has a 1 of about five thousand years．No one is told 2 the first people in China came from．Yes, we know that bones of some of the first people have been found near Beijing and near the Yellow River, which runs 3 North China(华北)like a huge dragon and winds its way from the west to the east．There are many 4 about how the world began and who the first kings were．One story tells of how ten suns shone in 5 and how Hou Yi(后羿)shot down 6 of them．Another story tells about how Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor, beat Tsi Yor(蚩尤)and united 7 parts of the country into one kingdom．The ancient Chinese did a lot of wonders(奇迹)，one of which was the Great Wall．It 8 many years to build it and it was finished in the 220s B．C．Seeing the Great Wall, you can’t 9 wondering how all the work was done 10 modern machines．
