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　　Early in the development of agriculture men discovered how to make alcoholic (酒精的) drinks from grapes and com. The ancient Egyptians drank both wine and beer, and the Greeks carried on a lively trade in wine throughout the Mediter ranean.The vines of grapes are all of a single species (物种). Vitis vinifera, although there are hundreds of varieties adapted to different soils and climates.

　　Wine is the fermented (发酵的) juice of fresh grapes. The juice of the wine grape contains sugar, and growths of yeast (酵母) form on the outside of the grape skins. In wine making, the grapes are crushed in a wine press and the yeast converts (改变)the sugar to alcohol, when there is no air present, by a process(处理)called fermentation. Red wine is made from dark grapes, and white wine from white grapes or from dark grapes whose skins have been removed from the wine press at an early stage. The most famous wine-growing countries are France, Germany and Italy. Wine was made in England in the Middle Ages, but the climate is not really suitable for grapevines. Wines must be drunk quickly once they are opened, otherwise bacteria (细菌) will use the air to convert the alcohol to vinegar. The bacteria are killed by a higher alcohol content than is found in wine and that is why sherry and port, the specialties (特制品) of Spain and Portugal, are fortified (加度) by the addition of spirits to make them last longer.

　　Beer is made from barley (大麦) grains which is fermented with yeast to produce alcohol; hops are added for flavour (特别的味道) .Ale, the most common drink in England in the Middle Ages, was also made from barley, but without hops, the ale of today is merely a type of beer. In Japan beer is made from rice.

　　Spirits have a higher alcoholic content than beer and wine and are made by distillation (蒸馏) from a base or grain or some other vegetables. Gin and vodka can be distilled from avariety of ingredients (原料), including potatoes; Scotch whisky is obtained from a base of fermented barley, and brandy form the distillation of wine. Cider is made from apples. South American Indians make alcoholic drinks from cactus leaves and the shoots of certain palm trees.

1．The “press” ( Sentence 3, Para. 2) is most probably ________.

[　　]

A．a machine for making wine

B．a container for changing the sugar to alcohol

C．a device for crushing grapes

D．a process called fermentation

2．From the second paragraph, we learn that ________.

[　　]

A．red wine and white wine are made from grapes with skins

B．wine was first made in England in the Middle Ages

C．wines must be drunk quickly once they were opened because they are made by fermentation

D．wines can last longer by adding strong alcohol because bacteria are killed

3．According to the author, spirits ________.

[　　]

A．are made by fermentation

B．are all made from grains, potatoes and apples

C．are strong alcoholic drinks

D．are getting popular in South America.

4．Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．All vines of grapes belong to one species.

B．The most famous wine-growing countries are France, Germany and England.

C．Ale is the most common drink in England today.

D．All kinds of whisky is made from barley.

5．The best title for the passage would be“________”.

[　　]

A．Wine, Beer and Spirits

B．Drinks from Fruits and Grains

C．The Development of Drinks

D．The History of Drinks

答案：C;D;C;A;B
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　　A young American entered a British train, to discover that all the seats were taken, including the one on which was seated a small dog. To its owner, a middle-aged lady wearing a fur coat, he said gently, “Excuse me, madam, may I sit down here?”

　　He repeated the request three times to the woman who turned a deaf ear to him but only turned the pages of her news paper, Then he opened the window, picked up the dog, and threw it out before he sat down on the empty seat.

　　There was a dumbfounded (尴尬) silence and then an English man sitting opposite said, “You Yankees (美国佬) seem never to do the right thing. You drive on the wrong side of the road; you eat with the fork in the wrong hand; you name the floors in the wrong numbers. And now you have just thrown the wrong bitch (母狗) out of the window!”

1．According to the story, the young American was ________.

[　　]

A．asking for trouble

B．traveling in a foreign country

C．trying to find a job on a train

D．trying to pick a better quarrel with a rich lady

2．The middle-aged woman was ________.

[　　]

A．a polite English woman

B．a rude American woman

C．a gentle American woman

D．an impolite English woman

3．The woman took no notice of the young American because she ________.

[　　]

A．wasn't able to understand his language

B．was too proud of herself

C．was too busy reading her newspaper

D．was deaf

4．When the English man said that Americans always did the wrong thing, he ________.

[　　]

A．meant that the woman should have been punished

B．was scolding the American

C．was taking the woman's side

D．mainly showed pity for the American

5．This story is ________.

[　　]

A．a true story

B．designed to make people laugh

C．meant to be used as moral lessons

D．a serious story

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　　He lived his whole life as a poor man. His art and talent were recognized by almost no one. He suffered from a mental illness that led him to cut off part of his left ear in 1888 and to shoot himself two years later.

　　But after his death, he got world fame.

　　Today, Dutch artist Vincent Yan Gogh is regarded as one of the leading artists of all time. Postcards and posters of his paintings and drawings continue to sell like hot cakes.

　　Yan Gogh was the son of a pastor. He left school when he was just 15By the age of 27, ht had already tried many jobs including an art gallery salesman and a French teacher. Finally in 1880, he decided to begin his studies in art.

　　His masterpieces including portraits, sunflowers and landscapes were produced in just 10 years.

　　Yan Gogh was well-known for his ability to put his own emotions into his paintings and show his feelings about a scene. His style is marked by short, broad brushstrokes(笔画).

　　“Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use colour more freely, in order to express myself more forcibly,” he wrote in a letter to his brother, Theo, in 1888.

　　Van Gogh sold only one painting during his short life. He relied heavily on support from Theo, an art dealer who lived in Paris.

　　But now his works are sold for millions of dollars. His Portrait of Dr. Cachet sold for US $ 89.5 million in 1990It is the highest price ever paid for a painting.

　　“I thins his paintings are powerful and the brilliant colors in them are attractive to people,” said Molly Anderson, a Van Gogh fan.

1．The underlined words “hot cakes” here mean ________.

[　　]

A．cakes that are cooking

B．cakes that taste hot

C．things that are popular

D．things that cost less

2．Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．Gogh killed himself in 1890

B．Gogh's painting styles are unique(独特)

C．Gogh's art was well received at his times

D．Theo, an art dealer got on well with Gogh

3．The passage suggests that ________.

[　　]

A．the author thinks highly of Gogh's painting

B．Molly Anderson knew little about Gogh's work

C．Gogh was not pleased with his work so that only sold one painting in his life

D．Gogh's interest in drawing formed at school

4．Why did the writer cite(引用) a part of a letter written by Van Gogh?

[　　]

A．To show Van Gogh's skill.

B．To show his style.

C．To show that he was an emotional person.

D．To show he was an unusual man.

5．The best title for the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．Gogh-A great artist

B．Artist's life is not easy

C．Owning Gogh's works means wealth

D．Artist's dream comes true after death

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　　Our town is in the eastern part of our country．Once a year, we elect a girl to show how beautiful and great our town is．All the girls are eager to get this position in an effort to become popular．

　　It was not an easy choice this year, since there were eight girls to choose from．The elder judge finally decided that either Sara or May would get the position．Both girls were beautiful with extraordinary appearance．Besides, they had good education and cared about how pollution had a bad effect on the earth．Most important, both girls got up early to eat eggs at their breakfast．Eggs were important to people of the east because our economy depended mainly on the production of eggs．

　　“Either girl will win, ”my father said．“But someone will cry in the end．”

　　“Either will be fine,” I said．“They are both great girls．”

　　The final round was held at east edge of our town．Sara lived nearby, so she did not need to get up early to arrive．However, she was the first person there．“You know what they say about the early bird．” she said with a smile．

　　However May arrived fifteen minutes late to the competition．“It’s the taxi driver’s fault,” she said．“I told him to head east, but he was in one ear and thought I said Bread Cheese．” You know, Bread Cheese was the name of our neighboring town．

　　I thought May would certainly lose because she was late, but to my surprise, she turned out to be this year’s winner．The judge liked her answer to the last question．“If you could have anything in the world, what would it be?” Sara had replied, “World peace．” May, on the other hand, said, “Better market to have our eggs sell well．”

(1)

Why was it difficult to make a choice this year?

[　　]

A．

The girls just looked alike．

B．

People had to choose from eight girls．

C．

All the girls wanted to get the position．

D．

The judges couldn’t agree with each other．

(2)

In the passage the underlined sentence “You know what they say about the early bird．” means ________．

[　　]

A．

she liked the early bird very much

B．

she was sure that she would succeed

C．

she lived nearby, so she should get there early

D．

she wanted to show off her good language knowledge

(3)

Why was May chosen in the end?

[　　]

A．

Because her answer was cleverer and exact．

B．

Because she gave a different answer from Sara’s．

C．

Because she looked more beautiful than the other girl．

D．

Because her answer was more practical than that of the other girl．

(4)

According to the passage, which of the following maps is correct?(　　)

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　　Your cellphone holds secrets about you．Besides the names and numbers that you’ve programmed into it, traces of your DNA remain on it, according to a new study．

　　DNA is genetic material that appears in every cell．Like your fingerprint, your DNA is unique to you－unless you have an identical twin．Scientists today usually analyze DNA in blood, saliva(唾液)or hair left behind at the scene of a crime．The results often help detectives identify criminals and victims．

　　Meghan J．McFadden, a biologist at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, heard about a crime in which the suspect bled onto a cellphone and later dropped it．This made her wonder whether traces of DNA remained on cellphones－even when no blood was involved．To find out, she and a colleague collected flip-style(翻盖式)phones from 10 volunteers．They collected invisible traces of the users from two parts of the phone：the outside, where the user holds it, and the speaker, which is placed at the user’s ear．

　　The scientists cleaned the phones using a liquid mixture made mostly of alcohol．The aim of washing was to remove all detectable traces of DNA．The owners got their phones back for another week．Then they returned the phones and the researchers collected traces on each phone once more．They discovered DNA that belonged to the phone’s owner on each of the phones．

　　Surprisingly, DNA was even picked up immediately after the phones were cleaned．That suggests that washing won’t remove all traces of evidence from a criminal’s cellphone．So cellphones can be added to the list of clues that can settle a crime-scene investigation．

(1)

In a crime-scene investigation, now experts are likely to turn to ________．

[　　]

A．

the criminal’s fingerprint

B．

the DNA analysis of physical items

C．

the detectives

D．

the criminal’s cellphone

(2)

According to the passage, McFadden was inspired by ________．

[　　]

A．

the secrets stored in people’s cellphones

B．

the special characters of DNA

C．

a cellphone-involved case

D．

the challenging job of detectives

(3)

According to the passage, the potential application of the new study would be ________．

[　　]

A．

identifying criminals

B．

designing new cellphones

C．

protecting individual privacy

D．

preventing cellphone-involved crimes

(4)

Which of the following has the closest meaning with the underlined word“identify”in Paragraph 2?

[　　]

A．

imagine

B．

recognize

C．

discover

D．

determine

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　　Many years ago, there was a story of a school teacher－Mrs.Thompson．She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same．But that was a lie．There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard．He didn't play well with the other children and he always needed a bath．She did not like him．

　　Then Mrs.Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother．Mrs.Thompson was ashamed of herself．She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too．It was his mother's perfume．

　　Teddy said,“Mrs.Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to．”After the children left she cried for at least an hour．On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and maths．Instead, she began to teach children．

　　Mrs.Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy．The boy's mind seemed to come alive．The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved．By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class．

　　Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy．He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life．He went to college．Mrs.Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F.Stoddard, M.D.(医学博士)．

　　The story doesn't end there．On his wedding day, Dr．Stoddard whispered in Mrs.Thompson's ear,“Thank you, Mrs.Thompson, for believing in me．You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference．”

　　Mrs.Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back,“Teddy, you have it all wrong．You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference．I didn't know how to teach until I met you．"

(1)

According to the first paragraph, which is true between Teddy and his teacher?

[　　]

A．

Mrs.Thompson loved him all the same．

B．

Mrs.Thompson didn't play well with him．

C．

Mrs.Thompson told Teddy not to tell a lie．

D．

Mrs.Thompson had a dislike of Teddy

(2)

From the passage, we can infer that ________．

[　　]

A．

Teddy loved his mother very much

B．

Mrs.Thompson told a lie and felt ashamed

C．

Mrs.Thompson cried because she misunderstood Teddy

D．

Teddy hoped Mrs.Thompson could treat him like his mom

(3)

Why did Teddy become one of the smartest children in the class?

[　　]

A．

Mrs.Thompson paid little attention to him．

B．

Mrs.Thompson gave him encouragement more often

C．

Teddy was clever and worked hard．

D．

Teddy got well on with other students．

(4)

As a teacher, Mrs.Thompson realized that it was important ________．

[　　]

A．

to be stricter with the students

B．

to teach children more knowledge

C．

to care more about educating students

D．

to teach the students how to meke a difference

(5)

Why did Teddy invite Mrs.Tbompson to his wedding?

[　　]

A．

Teddy kept in touch with her all the time．

B．

Teddy thanked her for her help and encouragement．

C．

Teddy was treated by the teacher like her son．

D．

She had taught him how to judge people．

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