BALTIMORE, MARYLAND－An old postcard changed the lives of an eleven-year-old boy and a very sick woman．The postcard had a picture of the steamship Titanic．The Titanic was the largest ocean ship in the world．It hit an iceberg(冰山)and sank on April 14,1912．More than 1 ,500 of the 2 ,200 people on the ship were killed．
The postcard was passed from one person to another for more than 80 years：Then it appeared at a card show for people who liked to collect post cards．An eleven-year-old boy, Joey Russell, came to the show with his grandfather．His grandfather knew everything about the Titanic and its trip from England to New York．“ Let' s buy that postcard ,” he told Joey．“ It will be important someday．”
Two years later, Joey's grandfather took him on a special trip．They went on a trip to the North Atlantic Ocean to watch as workers pulled the Titanic up from the bottom(底)of the ocean．Joey put his special postcard in his bag for the trip．On the ship, Joey met Edith Haisman．This woman was on the Titanic when it sank．She was one of the people who were rescued．Joey pulled the postcard out of his pocket．“Please sign this, Mrs．Haisman．” he said．She was happy to write her name on the back of the postcard．
When Joey got home, he put the postcard away and forgot about it．Then Kate Shelley ， one of Joey 's friends ， told him that her mother was very sick．She needed an operation ， but there was a problem．The operation was very expensive, and the family needed ＄80,000 to pay for it．Friends and relatives tried to help．But where could they get so much money?
Then when Joey went to see the new movie " Titanic", he had an idea．" Millions of people are seeing this movie and reading about the Titanic ,” Joey thought．He remembered the old postcard with Edith Haisman 's signature on it．“Maybe I can sell it for some money．Then I can help Kate 's mom．”
Joey told his mother and father about his idea to help Mrs．Shelley．His parents helped him try to sell the postcard to the person who would pay the most money for it．Joey’s story was on television and in news papers．Joey and Kate even went to New York to be on a national TV show．After the show, many people called in to offer money for the Titanic card．Someone bought it for ＄60,000．
Joey's kind heart and the old Titanic postcard worked together to save a woman' s life．
(1)
Joey Russell _________．
[ ]
A．
decided to buy the postcard at a shop
B．
showed great interest in collecting postcards
C．
took the postcard with him to see Mrs．Shelley
D．
asked Mrs．Haisman to sign her name on his postcard
(2)
What does the underlined word "rescued" mean in the sentence?
[ ]
A．
Be made safe from danger．
B．
Be on an ocean trip．
C．
Be working on board．
D．
Be asked to sell the postcard．
(3)
When did Joey Russell have the idea of selling his old postcard for money?
[ ]
A．
When Kate Shelley told him of her mother' s sickness．
B．
When he went to see the new movie " Titanic"．
C．
When he was reading the new book of Titanic．
D．
When he remembered Mrs．Haisman' s signature on his card．
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
The Titanic arrived in New York at the end of April, 1912．
B．
At the age of 13, Joey Russell got Mrs．Haisman' s signature．
C．
Joey Russell sold out his postcards on a national TV show．
D．
The Titanic card was sold to many people for ＄60,000．
(5)
Which of the following is NOT true about the old postcard?
[ ]
A．
The Titanic was the largest steamship in the world in 1912．
B．
The steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank about a hundred years ago．
C．
Over two thousand passengers were killed in the ocean accident．
D．
More than eighty years had passed before the postcard belonged to Joey．
According lo a new survey．Students’ safety has become a big problem．Nearly 50％ of students say they are worried about robbery(抢劫)on the way to and from school．Now in main big cities．in China some schools have taught all unusual lesson：self-protection．Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes．And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens．
Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No 25 Middle School．give young students advice on how to deal with danger
If you are robbed
Keep calm．lf you can not cry for help or run away．Give the robber your money．Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later．If you are in a traffic accident．
It a car hits you．You should remember the car number．If it is a bicycle．Try to call your parents before you let the rider go．This is because you don't know how seriously you are hurt
If it is raining hard and there is lighting．(闪电)
Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees．
When there is a fire．Get away as fast as yon can．Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit．Do not lake the lift．
If someone is drowning(溺水)
If you can’t swim．don’t get into the water．Cry out for help．
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think．Take care of yourself at alI times!
(1)
Why do students like the self-protection lesson?
①Because there are no tests．
②Because the lessons are boring
③Because they can learn how to save lives．
④Because they know how to slop danger before it happens．
[ ]
A．
①②
B．
②③
C．
①②④
D．
①③④
(2)
What will you do if a bicycle hurts you?
[ ]
A．
I will remember the bicycle number．
B．
I won't let the rider go until I rail my parents．
C．
will let the rider go before I call my parents．
D．
I will let the rider go because I know how seriously I am hurt．
(3)
lf your house is on fire, you must ________．
[ ]
A．
put dry things on your body
B．
run quickly and take the lift
C．
run away and find an exit as quickly as you Can
D．
take everything you have and then run away
(4)
There ________ ways of self-protection mentioned in the passage．
[ ]
A．
3
B．
4
C．
5
D．
6
(5)
The best title for this passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
How to Keep Calm
B．
Self-protection
C．
An usual lesson
D．
Danger
阅读理解
We are in Australia for our summer holidays．We’re having a great time here．Australia is the sixth largest country in the world．There is so much to see that it is impossible for me to tell you everything．Sydney is a beautiful city．There are many big trees and beautiful flowers around the houses and they look really beautiful．There are also some special animals in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas．They are really lovely．
During the past three days, Marie, May and I have visited many places of interest around Sydney．I’d like to spend more time here．But we will fly to another city, Cairns, to see coral reefs(珊瑚礁)tomorrow．It is said that words cannot describe the beauty of the colorful coral．Many famous cartoon films were made there．Now we are busy packing our bags so that we will not lose time when we leave．We can enjoy ourselves in Cairns this time tomorrow．I’m looking forward to going there!
(1)
There are _________ countries bigger than Australia in the world．
[ ]
A．
three
B．
four
C．
five
D．
six
(2)
How long has the writer stayed in Sydney?
[ ]
A．
Five days．
B．
Three days．
C．
Two days．
D．
Four days．
(3)
They will _________ to another city．
[ ]
A．
drive a car
B．
walk
C．
take a bus
D．
take a plane
阅读理解
A new supermarket put on a notice inside the entrance．It said, “Remember, once a week, one of our customers(
顾客)gets free goods(things that cost nothing)．This may be your lucky day!” All the housewives who went to the supermarket had one great hope：to be the lucky customer who didn’t have to pay for her shopping．
For several weeks Mrs．Blake hoped to be the lucky customer．Unlike many other customers, she never gave up hope．The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things she did not need．She dreamed of the day, when the manager of the supermarket would come and say to her, “Madam, this is your lucky day and everything in your basket is free．”
One Friday morning, after she finished her shopping and had taken all the things to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy tea．She went to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the check-out．As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket come to her．“Madam,” he said, “congratulations! You are our lucky customer and everything in your basket is free!”
(1)
From the notice in the new supermarket, we know that．
[ ]
A．
customers could buy things at lower prices once a week
B．
the customer who bought the least goods didn’t have to pay
C．
just one customer could get free goods once a week
D．
the first customer who bought goods in the supermarket was the lucky one
(2)
What was Mrs．Blake’s hope?
[ ]
A．
To buy something cheaper in the supermarket．
B．
To see the manager of the supermarket．
C．
To buy everything she needed in the supermarket．
D．
To be the lucky customer．
(3)
Why did Mrs Blake go back to the market after her shopping?
[ ]
A．
Because she wanted to see who would be the lucky customer．
B．
Because she forgot to buy one more thing．
C．
Because she had to pay for her shopping．
D．
Because she wanted to get another chance to be the lucky customer．
(4)
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
The manager of the market was a clever businessman．
B．
In fact the notice for free goods was a trick(
诡计)．
C．
Mrs．Blake’s dream came true at last．
D．
Mrs．Blake did shopping every week in the past several weeks．
(5)
What would Mrs．Blake probably say when she heard the manager’s words?
[ ]
A．
“Oh, my God!”
B．
“How lucky I am!”
C．
“Bad luck!”
D．
“It’s very kind of you!”
阅读理解
Nowadays a new lifestyle called low carbon life(低碳生活)is spreading every corner of our country．The concepts(概念)of low carbon are low energy and no waste．It is such an important project that I can’t wait to express my ideas about it more clearly．
In the first place, we should have a no-car day every week in our school．Because cars not only cause serious air pollution but also waste energy．On no-car day, neither students nor teachers are allowed to drive to school．Meanwhile, just walk, jump, cycle or run．Use our legs and enjoy the fun．
In the second place, we had better not use plastic bags any more．No one can bear(忍受)the “white pollution”．So, it is wise to use bags which can be reused again and again．
Finally, one thing that we should keep in mind：every big thing comes from the subtle．Therefore, as students, we ought to turn off the lights the moment we leave, turn off the water tap in time, and reuse our textbooks and so on．
In one word, it is necessary for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into our daily life．Just remember these：no-car day, no plastic bags, and no waste．Let’s do it now．
(1)
Low carbon life means _________．
[ ]
A．
no car
B．
no car, no plastic use and no waste
C．
no plastic bags
D．
low energy and no waste
(2)
According to the passage, _________ can drive to school on no-car day．
[ ]
A．
students and teachers
B．
teachers
C．
nobody
D．
students
(3)
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “subtle”?
[ ]
A．
New things
B．
Fashionable things
C．
Important things
D．
Small things
(4)
The article is probably written by _________．
[ ]
A．
a reporter
B．
a citizen
C．
a student
D．
a teacher
(5)
Which of following is not enjoying a low carbon life?
[ ]
A．
Allen likes keeping tidy and clean, so she always uses things once and then throws them away．
B．
Sally goes to work every day on foot so that she can keep fit．
C．
May always keeps the air-conditioner at 25 degree on hot summer days．
D．
Mike keeps his textbooks clean so that his brother who is one year younger than him can use it again．
阅读理解
On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a suit of policeman’s clothes long before the end of the first scene．He certainly looked the part all right, he thought as he admired himself in the mirror．
Then he suddenly felt nervous．After all, it was his first time to have a part in a play．How could he face all those people watching the play? He put his head in his hands and tried to remember his lines(台词),but nothing came to his mind．
A knock on the door made him look up．He was to go on stage in the second scene．“Have I missed my part and destroyed(破坏)the play for everybody?” he thought to himself．But it was only the manager．She noticed how nervous he was and suggested he should stand near the stage where he could watch and follow the play．It was a good way of getting rid of this nervousness, she said．
She was right, it seemed to work．In fact, the more he watched the play, the more he felt himself part of it．
(1)
Jack played the role of ________ in the play．
[ ]
A．
a murderer
B．
a manager
C．
a thief
D．
a policeman
(2)
Jack would play in the ________ scene of the play．
[ ]
A．
first
B．
second
C．
third
D．
fourth
(3)
The manager came to Jack to ________．
[ ]
A．
help him to learn the lines by heart
B．
tell him not to play his part
C．
play instead of him
D．
help him relax
(4)
What can we refer(推断)from the passage?
[ ]
A．
The best way to play well is to remember lines again and again．
B．
Jack was not suitable for his role．
C．
The manager was unkind and unhelpful．
D．
Jack didn’t feel nervous any more in the end．
阅读理解
Smoking in indoor public places including public working places, public transport vehicles and some other special outdoor working places has been banned(禁止)in China since January 2011．Let's look at the following advantages of banning smoking．
First, banning smoking will not only help in saving smokers from health problems and diseases, but will also be good for passive(被动)smokers．When the smoker is smoking in a restaurant, the people around him are sure to breathe in the smoke and suffer from the diseases an active smoker gets．If smoking is banned, spread of these diseases can be controlled．
Next, banning smoking will put stress on smokers to give up．Since a smoker is prevented from smoking, he will learn how to live without smoking for long hours．When a smoker doesn't smell or see anybody around him smoking, it might reduce his wish to smoke too．As a result, people have to give up smoking．
Smoking in public places influences non-smokers to start smoking, especially adolescents．When teens see people around them smoking, they will follow them easily．Thus the number of teen smokers will increase．Also asthma(哮喘)and other problems are often seen in children living around smokers．So if it is banned, these places will become safe for children and teenagers．
Looking from the economic point of view, smoking should be banned to increase work productivity(生产率)．Employees(雇员)who smoke usually take breaks to smoke while working．So the number of hours they put in their work is smaller．
If you see from the environment point of view, smoking should be banned．Smoking causes air pollution．If it is banned, it will help keep the environment from getting worse．
(1)
_________ doesn't belong to a non-smoking place．
[ ]
A．
A field
B．
A hospital
C．
A library
D．
A restaurant
(2)
The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us _________．
[ ]
A．
banning smoking is good for restaurants
B．
banning smoking is good for non-smokers
C．
banning smoking is good for spread of diseases
D．
banning smoking is good for active smokers and passive smokers
(3)
How many advantages of banning smoking are mentioned in this passage?
[ ]
A．
Two．
B．
Four．
C．
Five．
D．
Six．
(4)
According to the text, the underlined word “adolescents” means _________．
[ ]
A．
men
B．
women
C．
adults
D．
teenagers
(5)
Which of the following statements in NOT true?
[ ]
A．
If smoking is banned, work productivity will increase．
B．
If smoking is banned, the number of teen smokers will be larger．
C．
If smoking is banned, it will make the environment become better．
D．
If smoking is banned, smokers will learn how to live without smoking．
阅读理解
The 2009 outbreak of influenza H1N1 virus(甲型流感病毒)is also called “swine flu(猪流感)”．It is a new flu virus that was first found in April, 2009．This kind o virus can make people ill and is spreading from person-to-person, causing a growing outbreak of illness first in the United States and Mexico．Later, an increasing number of sick people are being reported in many other countries．
Why and how the swine flu started in many other countries．The first sick people were found in the US, but soon it was found out that the new virus had much to do with an earlier outbreak of late-season flu in Mexico．Several days later hundreds of sick people were discovered in Mexico, with more sick people found in the US, Australia, Europe and many other countries as well．The World Health Organization(WHO)worried that it could become a worldwide flu．
Although scientists have noticed that the outbreak has not been as serious as those in history, other health officials(官员)worry about what might happen later in the year, saying that “we are not seeing any sign(迹象)of this coming to an end．The flu might be spreading at a crazy speed．The number of sick people is expected to rise as the new flu spreads scross the countres．” Besides, the new virus could change its form over the coming months, leading to a new and more dangerous flu outbreak later in the year．
(1)
The virus of swine flu is spreading mainly through _________．
[ ]
A．
pigs
B．
birds
C．
any animal
D．
humans
(2)
The new virus was first produced most probably in _________．
[ ]
A．
Mexico
B．
America
C．
Australia
D．
Europe
(3)
What the health officials say is to _________．
[ ]
A．
ask people not to pay much attention to the new flu
B．
tell people the new flu will soon come to an end
C．
make people realize the danger of the new flu
D．
announce the spreading speed of the new flu
(4)
Which of the following statements is true?
[ ]
A．
The influenza H1N1 virus has spread for several years．
B．
The swine flu has been spreading across a lot of countries．
C．
The outbreak of the new flu has been the most serious so far．
D．
The new virus will come to its end in a short time．
阅读理解
What is your favorite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist(乐观者), a leader or an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement．Do you prefer grey and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead．If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined(有决心的)．You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful．At least this is what psychologists(心理学家)tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference(爱好), and the effect that colours have on human beings(人类)．They tell us that we don't choose our favorite colour as we grow up．If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly．
A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day．On the other hand, black is depressing(压抑的)．Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active．It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark grey．
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colourful things．Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colours they like and dislike．And don't forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief or a lampshade(灯罩)．
(1)
According to this passage, _________．
[ ]
A．
one can choose his colour preference
B．
one is born with his colour preference
C．
one's colour preference is changeable
D．
one has to choose his favourite colour as he can see clearly
(2)
If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer _________．
[ ]
A．
red to yellow
B．
blue to orange
C．
red to grey
D．
blue to yellow
(3)
The main idea of this passage is _________．
[ ]
A．
one's color preference show one's character
B．
you can brighten your life with wonderful colours
C．
psychologists have been studying the meaning of colour preference
D．
one's color preference has something to do with his character and colours have effects on human beings
(4)
The writer believes that in realizing the four modernizations(四个现代化)of our country, we need more people who love _________．
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