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　　Can countries, both rich and poor, go on growing without any problems of the world? Or most countries stop their growth? Some thinkers are trying to answer these questions. After making deep studies of the world's resource(资源), they say unlimited (无限制的) growth would be very dangerous. They want to make each country believe that it is necessary to change their ways of production and ask people to have fewer children and use less resource. This, they say, will make every country strong, give people more safety and bring happiness to everyone.

1．The word“production”here means ________ in Chinese.

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2．The word“thinker”in the third sentence means “________”.

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A．people who can't speak

B．people who teaches others

C．people who is good at thinking of problems

D．people who is good at growth

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All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea. In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it. Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony (仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.

Another tea-drink country is England. In England, the late afternoon is“teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.

In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use teabags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In the summer, many Americans drink cold tea-“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.

The passage is about ________.

1. A.
   Chinese tea
2. B.
   why tea is important
3. C.
   the teatime in England
4. D.
   different ways of tea drinking in different countries

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　　All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea. In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it. Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony (仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.

　　Another tea-drink country is England. In England, the late afternoon is“teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.

　　In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use teabags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In the summer, many Americans drink cold tea－“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.

The passage is about ________.

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A．Chinese tea

B．why tea is important

C．the teatime in England

D．different ways of tea drinking in different countries

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　　He walked slower as he came to the block where he knew the building was. It was probably in the middle of the block. It was 7:30 and all the other stores were closed and covered with iron gratings. Yeah, that must be it, he mumbled to himself. He almost stopped as he pictured himself walking into the room. Everyone would be looking at him. What would he say?“Good evening. I'm Spencer.”No. Maybe he would ring the bell outside and have someone come to the door. They could walk in together and then he wouldn't be alone. He already knew what he would tell them when they asked him why he had come. He had thought a lot about the easiest thing for him to say.“I came to learn to improve myself.”That sounded good. They would know what that meant. He fingered the pencil in his jacket. He hadn't known what else to bring…

　　The same sign was in the window of the storefront.“402 Main St. Adult Learning Center”.

　　He took a deep breath and continued to walk slowly to the window. He looked inside as he passed…There was no one there. Was he too early? Would he be the only one to come? He walked to the corner and stopped. He knew he wasn't going home. He just needed a couple of more minutes to think about it. He turned round and walked faster now back to 402 Main St…. He turned the knob but the door wouldn't open.

A woman walked by.“Oh, they're closed today,”she said.“It's some kind of holiday or something. They're usually open every day though. Come back tomorrow.”He turned and looked at her, and then nodded.“Thank you,”he said.“Maybe I'll do that. I'll see how I feel tomorrow.”

1．The man's answer to the woman implies that ________.

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A．he will surely return tomorrow

B．he might not return tomorrow

C．he might be ill tomorrow

D．he doesn't believe the woman

2．What is the author's main purpose in this passage?

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A．To tell adults' going to adult classes.

B．To tell why adult classes are sometimes closed.

C．To tell how 402 Main Street night looks like.

D．To tell a man's feeling about going to adult class.

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　　People usually hate mice, but one mouse has won the heart of the people all over the world－the famous Mickey mouse.

　　Do you know how Mickey came into being? As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his workroom. One night he heard some mice in his wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these creatures became his particular(特殊的)friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Spectators, old and young, were delighted. Mickey became a great success and has won the hearts of millions. Mickey is a wonderful clean mouse in a cleaned up world, created by Walt Disney, movies about Mickey Mouse have been popular with spectators everywhere around the world ever since it was created.

1．What idea did one of the little mice give him? He would ________.

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A．raise a great number of mice for cartoon films

B．name one of them Mickey Mouse

C．made Mickey his particular friend

D．create such a character as Mickey Mouse in films

2．How many people do you think are interested in Mickey Mouse films? ________.

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A．Old and young

B．Children and adults

C．People all over the world

D．People in cinema