Here are some signs ＋ － ×…, the signs are very different．They mean very different things．When you see them, you know what to do．This sign + means that you will add some numerals．This sign－means that you will take one numeral away from another．You will subtract(减去)．What will you do when you see x and… ?
Our signs are easy to read．They are easy signs to remember．Look at these two signs…．The ancient Egyptians used these signs．A picture of a leg walking to the left told them to add some numerals．A picture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract．
In the 1500s people used this printed(印刷的)sign & to add numerals．After a while the sign began to look like this…．Later, the sign became ＋．
How much is 2…2?
(1)
What do you do when you see this sign ＋?
[ ]
A．
Walk away
B．
Write a numeral
C．
Read a sign
D．
Add
(2)
The word in the story that means to take one numeral away from another is ________．
(3)
The story says, “Our signs are easy to read．They are easy signs to remember”．The word they means ________．
(4)
Which of the following does this story lead to believe?
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A．
Egyptians could not add numerals together
B．
All Egyptians had two left legs．
C．
Our signs are not hard to understand
(5)
What did the sign to add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book)?
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A．
After a while, the sign began to look like this…．
B．
After a while, the sign began to look like this ＋．
C．
After a while, the sign began to look like this &．
(6)
The main idea of the whole story is that ________．
[ ]
A．
the signs for adding and subtracting have changed．
B．
People could not write in the 1500s
C．
the old signs were good for Egyptians but not for us
Hi, dear boys and girls!Do you know how to be a healthy kid?Here are some rules you should follow．
First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables．You may have a favourite food, but you'd better eat something different, if you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients(营养物质)your body needs．
Second, drink water and milk as often as possible．When you're really thirsty, cold water is the No．l choice(选择)．Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium(钙)your body needs to grow strong bones(骨头)．
Third, listen to your body．How do you feel when you are full?When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach(胃)feels comfortably full．Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you fat．
Fourth, limit(限制)screen time．Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers．It is good to take more exercise such as basketball, bike riding and swimming．You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day．
Fifth, be active．One thing you'd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best．Find ways to be active every day．
Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid．
(1)
You should eat different foods especially ________．
[ ]
A．
meat
B．
hamburgers
C．
sweets
D．
fruit and vegetables
(2)
Which kind of drinks can give you more calcium?
[ ]
A．
Juice
B．
Milk
C．
Cold water
D．
Tea
(3)
According to the passage, you should follow ________ rules if you want to be healthy．
[ ]
A．
five
B．
nine
C．
fifteen
D．
thirteen
(4)
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
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A．
When you're eating, you don't have to notice how your body feels．
B．
You can eat your favourite food as much as possible．
C．
You can watch TV whenever you like to get more information．
D．
We should try to live in an active way in our life．
(5)
Which is the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
How to make yourself important
B．
How to be a healthy kid
C．
How to be a popular kid
D．
How to make your parents healthy
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It's not easy to be an astronaut's son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect．I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mean he's so special and so good at everything he does．Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football team．
Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special－like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star．I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father's Day writing competition for the whole schoo1．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class．”
When I got home, I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut．N0, I wouldn't start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father?Hmm．
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes, these were the things I was going to write．To me, he wasn't just a world－famous astronaut．He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night．There were so many people in the big hall!My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩)．
The third prize was announced and it was not me．I was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．
I went up to the stage and read what I had written,“My father's son”．When I finished, the people stood up and cheered．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running down my mother's face．Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder．“Son, this is the proudest moment of my life．”
It was the proudest moment of my life, too．Maybe I'll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father's son．
(1)
The writer felt it ________ to be the son of a famous person．
[ ]
A．
1ucky
B．
natural
C．
hard
D．
pleasant
(2)
In order to ________ the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．
[ ]
A．
become astronaut
B．
become a great hero
C．
be made school team captain
D．
be made class president
(3)
What did the boy probably write in his composition?
[ ]
A．
A lot of special things he had done．
B．
The story of his father as an astronaut．
C．
The unforgettable time he spent with his father．
D．
The experiences his father had in middle school．
(4)
The writer felt proud when he ________．
[ ]
A．
got a prize in a writing competition
B．
won a Nobel Prize
C．
saved a child from a burning building
D．
discovered a new star
(5)
What is the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
My daydream
B．
My father's son
C．
My famous father
D．
My happy family
阅读理解
Traveling by train is usually not easy in China．It can be hard to get a ticket．When you are 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(高速公路)between the two cities started before the 2007 Spring Festival．When it is finished by 2013, taking a train wilt 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 10 minutes ”, said a message on the Government's website．
There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometres an hour．The travel time between the two cities will go down from 10 to about five hours．The trains will carry twice the current number of passengers (乘客)．
The new line will be l,318 kilometres in ________ 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 travelling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan．That will be more expensive than a common train, but cheaper than by air ", said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official．
According to Zhang, the higher price is because of 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)
Why is the ticket price for the new line higher? That's because of ________．
[ ]
A．
the cost of the railway project
B．
the people who designed it
C．
the time people will spend on it
D．
the long way between the two cities
(2)
When will taking a train be as easy as taking a bus?
[ ]
A．
In ten years' time
B．
In two years' time
C．
This year
D．
We don’t know
(3)
The trains will carry twice the current number of passengers．What is the English meaning for the word "current"?
[ ]
A．
in the past
B．
at present
C．
largest
D．
smallest
(4)
Which word is suitable for the blank in the sentence "The new line will be 1,318 kilometres in ________．”
