Think rock. paper, scissors is a children’s game? Think again.

Top players from  around the world came together in Toronto to compete for a ten-thousand-Canadian dollar prize and the title (头衔) of world champion.
More than 500 players, including national from Australia, Norway and New Zealand, attended.
The simple game is often used to make decisions and solve some simple problems.
Players hold their fists (拳头~) closed and count to three before making one of three hand signals: a fist 0ock),flat hand (paper) or two fingers (scissors). Paper covers rock, scissors cut paper and rock breaks scissors.
Players  have different ideas about the history of the game, but it is believed to have been played for centuries in Japan
The Paper Scissors Stone Club was found in  England in 1842 and provided an environment where  players could play together.
In 1918, the name was changed to World RPS  Club and its headquarters (总部)moved from London to Toronto. In 1925 its members were over 10,000.
The world championships have been held since 2O02, which are held once every year
【小题1】The winner could get______

A.$1,000B.$10,000C.C$1,00OD.C$10,000
【小题2】According to the passage the game “Paper Scissors Stone" originated(起源于)in ________
A. Japan       B Australia    :  C. America        D. Norway
【小题3】Where did the  Paper Stone Club’s headquarters move to Toronto?
A In 1842    B   In  1898    C  In   1918    D In  1925
【小题4】 How many world championships had been held by 2009?
A.Two.B.EightC.Seventy.D.Eighty

Zhao Tao, a student from No.2 Middle School, has just come back from Shanghai. This morning, he told us something about his pleasant trip .When he talked about the Shanghai World Expo, he was so excited and so proud that he kept telling about it for several hours. The Shanghai World Expo held by China has been on for more than one month .It started on May 1st, and will end on October 31st, 2010. Its main idea is “Better City, Better Life.” About 242 countries and organizations are attending this expo. Many new products can be seen here, such as we can see the snow in the South Korea Corporate Pavilion(展馆) every day during this hot summer though it seldom snows in Shanghai. And we can see, hear, touch and smell the 4-D films at the Oil Pavilion. How wonderful all these new products are!
China Pavilion is in the center of the expo garden. It is very beautiful. It represents the development of China from ancient time to now. It’s a pride of our China!
Thousands of people from all over the world are coming to the expo every day. And many volunteers are working for them. All the tourists are very pleased and they say that the Shanghai World Expo is the greatest one in the world so far.
However, Zhao said, “The expo garden is now so crowded. If you want to visit it, you’d better go there during the summer vacation.”
【小题1】The main idea of the Shanghai World Expo is “______”

A.Better City, Better Life.B.How to Protect the Environment.
C.No War in the World.D.No Earthquake.
【小题2】 In which pavilion can we see the snow during this hot summer?
A.China Pavilion.B.the Oil Pavilion.
C.the South Korea Corporate Pavilion.D.I don’t know.
【小题3】So far, how long has the Shanghai World Expo been on ?
A.For 20 days.B.For a month.C.For four weeks.D.For about 50 days.
【小题4】How many countries and organizations are attending the Shanghai World Expo?
A.150.B.Less than 180.C.242.D.220
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT talked about in this passage?
A.Zhao Tao is a middle school student.B.China’s new products are excellent.
C.The volunteers are working very hard.D.The expo garden is now very crowded.

There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by ,it becomes less and less ,so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to use horses ,carriages and bicycles .
In the Second World War ,some people didn't use gas made from petroleum (石油)in their cars .They made gas from wood and plants instead . The cars didn't go fast ,but they ran ,so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can't cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.
Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity(电)to run our cars but first we must make the electricity !Some countries have coal and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big ,strong rivers and they can use the power of water to turn turbines(涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.
We are also able to get power from the ocean tides. We put turbines into the mouth of the river .Then the tide comes in ,the water turns the turbines and then it goes out ,it turns them again.
Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?
【小题1】When might people have to go back to using horses and carriages?

A.When they are poor
B.When they run out of oil
C.When they need more exercise
D.When there aren't any big trees in the world
【小题2】How many ways are suggested to make electricity in the passage?
A.2B.5C.4D.3
【小题3】The passage is mainly about             .
A.how to run our cars
B.what to do when oil runs out
C.different types of gas
D.the way to make electricity