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　　Hawking has left much for Chinese to think about．British physicist Stephen Hawking, possibly the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein, gave lectures in Zhejiang and Beijing in August．

　　An illness left him unable to move any part of his body except for three fingers．But his continuing efforts in the field of science have made many young people take him as their idol(偶像)．

　　His books, such as, A Brief History of Time, become bestsellers in Chinese bookstores．Hawking helps people expand their horizons and become interested in science, said Pan Yunhe, president of Zhejiang University．

　　Indeed, experts don’t think it is likely that Hawking’s lectures and far-reaching ideas will be easily understood by the common person．

　　But he has certainly sowed the seeds of science among many young people．

　　And the “Hawking fever” caused by his visit has made people ask：How can China produce more top scientists like Hawking?

　　“Training top scientists will take as much work to change society as to educate the scientists themselves, ”said Zhang Fan．Zhang has studied in the UK since 1999 and was a sophomore(大学二年级学生)at Trinity College in 2002．

　　In Britain, Zhang said, teachers inspire students to have a general understanding? of the subjects they are interested in．And they encourage students to develop new ideas, which helps them to nurture(培养)their creativity．

　　In China, the Ministry of Education has encouraged schools to provide quality education to develop students’ potential(潜能)．

　　“I hope teachers will pay more attention to helping us use our imaginations and solve problems on our own, ”said Lu Jie, a Junior student in Sanfan Middle School in Beijing．

(1)

From this essay, ________ have made young people take Hawking as their idol．

[　　]

A．

the fact that Hawking is a famous physicist

B．

Hawking’s lecture in Zhejiang and Beijing

C．

Hawking’s continuing efforts in science

D．

the fact that Hawking can just move three fingers

(2)

In Paragraph 3, what’s the meaning of “horizon” from the context？

[　　]

A．

The line at which the earth and sky appear to meet．

B．

Sight．

C．

The range of one’s knowledge．

D．

Mind．

(3)

From this essay，which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

Hawking brought a fever to China．

B．

Hawking’s lectures and ideas will not be easily understood by the average people．

C．

In order to nurture top scientists，teachers should solve all the problems for the students．

D．

In China most schools provide quality education to develop students’ potential．

(4)

The last three paragraphs mainly tell us ________．

[　　]

A．

we should reform our education in order to nurture more top scientists

B．

we have to do a lot of work to educate the scientists themselves

C．

in order to nurture many top scientists，schools should provide quality education

D．

teachers should help students use their imaginations and solve problems on their own

(5)

In the writers’ opinion, Hawking’s visit will NOT ________．

[　　]

A．

expand many peoples’ horizons

B．

help people become interested in science

C．

do good to the education of China

D．

help average people understand his profound ideas well

答案：1．C;2．C;3．B;4．A;5．D;
解析：

(1)

短文第二段内容谈到这个结论。

(2)

根据“Hawking helps people expand their horizons”的含义：霍金帮助人们开阔视野，可知horizon表示“视野，知识范围”。

(3)

根据短文第四段内容可知Hawking的观点对一般人来说是那么容易理解。

(4)

短文最后三段由大学生、中学生和教育专家呼吁进行教育改革以培养高素质的人才。

(5)

根据短文内容，D项不正确。


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　　Each Indian tribe bad a different language. Many Indians never learned any language except thier own. Do you know haw Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound. One way was by sign language, another by signals.

　　Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant“man”. Another meant “horse” . To tell the time of the day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time.

　　Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send message to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a horse. He might use a blanket, or he might use smoke, a mirror or fine arrows.

　　To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his horse in a large circle. Sometimes the Indians gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.

　　The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to wave the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.

　　He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Or he tried to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.

　　An Indian also sent signals with smoke. He made a small fire of dry wood. Then he put grass or green branches on it. He held a blanket over the fire for a minute. When he removed the blanket from the fire. there was a cloud of smoke. The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code.

　　Now you can see that Indians didn't need to learn each other's language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.

1．The story tells about ________.

[　　]

A．tribes living in India

B．the Indians who had many kinds of languages

C．the Indians who didn't use their languages

D．how Indians communicated between different tribes

2．Which of the following is true according to the text?

[　　]

A．When Indians wanted to say “sun”, he pointed to the sky.

B．When an Indian meant there was danger, he drew a circle on the

C．Indians sent signals signals with dry wood fires at night.

D．Indians use sign language to find out whether a stranger was a friend or an enemy .

3．Many Indians never learned any language except their own because ________.

[　　]

A．they thought it was no use learning a second language

B．they could communicate with each other by writing message

C．they thought they could easily make themselves understood without learning a new language

D．they would use signals or sign language

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　　As prices and building costs keep rising. The “do-it-yourself (DIY)” trend (趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow.

　　“We needed furniture for our living room.” Says John Ross. “and we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2 - week course for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repair; around the house.

　　Jim Hatfied has three boys and his wife has died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $ 420.“I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

　　John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the cost of living. If you want to become a “do - it - yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you haw you can do things yourself.

1．We can learn from the text that many newly married people ________.

[　　]

A．find it hard to pay for what they need

B．have to learn to make their own furniture

C．save time and money

D．seldom go to a department store to buy things

2．John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to ________.

[　　]

A．run a DIY shop

B．make or repair things

C．save time and money

D．improve the quality of life

3．When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim ________.

[　　]

A．makes shoes in his home

B．does extra work at night

C．does his own car and home repairs

D．keeps house and looks after his children

4．Jim Hatfield decided to become a do - it - yourselfer when ________.

[　　]

A．his car repairs cost too much

B．the car repair class was helpful

C．he could not possibly do two jobs

D．he had to raise the children all by himself

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　　Australia, the last continent, was discovered by ships belonging to some European nations in the seventeenth century. These nations were less interested in changing it into a colony(殖民地)that in exploring it. As in the early history of the United States, it was the English who set up the settlements in Australia. This history and the geography of these two British colonies have some other things in common as well.

　　Australia and the United States are about the same in size, and their western lands are both not rich in soil. It was the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled, and both colonies soon began to develop towards the west. However, his westward movements took place more because the English were searching for better land than the population was increasing. Settlements of the western part of both countries developed quickly after gold was discovered in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later.

　　Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common, there are some striking differences as well. The United States gained its independence from English by revolution while Australia won its independence without having to go to war. Australia, unlike the United States, was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic development was in wheat growing and sheep raising. By 1922 ,for example, Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people, or almost half as many sheep as there are people today in the United States. Yet, in spite of these and other main differences, Australia and the United States haw

more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world.

(1)Who turned Australia into a colony? ________.

[　　]

A．Britain

B．Several European countries

C．The United Stales of America

D．None of the above

(2)In the early history of American and Australia, both colonies developed towards the west firstly for the reason that ________.

[　　]

A．the population was increasing rapidly in the east

B．the English thought there might be richer land there

C．gold was discovered there

D．fewer people lived there

(3)In the early 1920s,________.

[　　]

A．Australia had one fifteenth as many people as sheep

B．there were more sheep in Australia than in the United States

C the population in Australia was greater than that of the United Slates

D．the United States had twice as many sheep as people

(4)Australia, unlike the United States, ________.

[　　]

A．won its independence by peaceful meant

B．was the last and biggest continent to be discovered

C．its economic development was in wheat growing and sheep raising

D．was not rich in gold in its western part

(5)The last sentence in the last paragraph“... Australia and the United Stales have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world.”means ________.

[　　]

A．The United States and Australia do not have any main differences

B．The United States and Australia have much more in common than they have with other countries

C．The United States and Australia have nothing in common With the rest of the world

D．In common with the rest of the world, the United States and Australia have a lot of differences

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　　Hee-haw!Scores of farmers across the country are opening up to overnight guests．The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn－plus here a moo, there a moo．

　　Sure, you and your kids plan to conquer the theme parks．In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay?Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation．

　　LIBERTY HILL FARM

　　Rochester, Vt．; 802/767-3926; www.libertyhillfarm.com．Adults$75, teens $50, kids 12 and under $35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths．

　　Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook．You’ll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough(生面团)for a pie．Bob’s busy with other work．Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs．Maybe you and your kids won’t be up at 6 a.m.to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season．

　　HULL-O FARM

　　Durham, N．Y．; 518/239-6950; www.hull-o.com; Adults $110, kids 10－14 $60, 5－9 $50, 2－4 $35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths．

　　It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices．But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it．As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar．Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride．

(1)

The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that ________．

[　　]

A．

you can enjoy the best cuisine(烹调)at the first rate restaurant

B．

some farm provide country experiences as well as good accommodations

C．

farm work is hard, but you can enjoy it a lot, playing with the animals

D．

if you want to hear a cow’s cry, please stay on a best farm

(2)

We can learn from the ads that ________．

[　　]

A．

Hull-O Farm was not built for overnight visitors

B．

Frank and Sherry Hull run a farm out of a storybook

C．

kids can sit on a gentle cow’s back on Hull-O Farm

D．

you can’t milk a cow if you get up late on Liberty Hill Farm

(3)

The Browns have a 13-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter．If they stay on Liberty Hill Farm for one night, how much will they pay?

[　　]

A．

$175．

B．

$220．

C．

$235．

D．

$250．

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　　The morning for our snowmobiling(雪上汽车)adventure finally arrived, and we set off on the hour-and-a-half drive to the resort．A fresh powder had fallen the night before, and everything was frosted white．We couldn’t have asked for more perfect conditions．The sun sparkled(闪光)on the snow, and the trails(路线)were completely empty－not another person or snowmobile in sight．We were thrilled at being the only people for miles around … until we got going．

　　As we drove through the deserted wilderness(荒野), my excitement became stone-cold fear．I had no idea what I was afraid of, or why I was afraid, but suddenly every turn, every hill, every steep(陡峭的)side of the mountain scared me to death．I kept picturing us crashing headlong into a tree or falling off the side of a drop．?

　　But after lunch things changed．We were the only humans who had been there since the snowfall．The peaceful place, the incredible beauty of the landscape, and the almost sacred experience of sharing a mountain with the wildlife touched my very core(核心)．My mind cleared and quieted and my muscles relaxed．

　　As we drove the last leg of the run, I began to resent being afraid to drive．Deep down, I wanted to be in charge of the thing that scared me．It made me angry that fear was keeping me from something I really wanted to do．The day was coming to an end, and the resort was only a few miles away．I knew that if I didn’t take my chance now, I would regret it．

　　I signaled for my husband to pull over．I wanted to drive, although my heart pounded(重击)．I stared off slowly and felt the wind in my face．I smiled and sped up a little．I let out a “Yee-haw!” and went full out, taking my husband on the best ride of the day．

　　We ended the day on that breathless, carefree, and I felt proud of myself – proud of overcoming my fear．

(1)

What is the story mainly about?

[　　]

A．

What the author loves about snowmobiling．

B．

What difficulties the couple faced during their adventure．

C．

What interested the author during her time snowmobiling．

D．

How the author overcame her fear during her adventure．

(2)

What can be concluded from the article?

[　　]

A．

The author was confident as she was driving in the deserted wilderness．

B．

The author didn’t get worried until they started to drive through the deserted wild．

C．

Aware that she and her husband were the only people around, the author became anxious．

D．

The author was so nervous that she almost crashed into a big tree．

(3)

According to the article, after lunch the author _________．

[　　]

A．

gradually calmed down

B．

stopped to enjoy the beautiful scenery

C．

saw some wildlife on the mountain

D．

was afraid to continue her journey

(4)

The underlined word “resent” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________．

[　　]

A．

consider

B．

appreciate

C．

hate

D．

recognize

(5)

What message does the story convey?

[　　]

A．

A person’s biggest enemy is his or her inner self．

B．

It’s no use crying over the spilt milk．

C．

Take time to enjoy the beauty of nature．

D．

Respect and take pride in yourself．

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