1.Which of the following information about the plane Lowcarbon is NOT true?

   A. It can fly at 70 km an hour.                  B.It is solar –powered.

   C.It has passed a night-flight test.               D.It is slower than a car.

2.Lowcarbon is a special plane because________________.

   A.it’s made in Switzerlland                    B.it has travelled around the world

   C.it can do turns in the sky                    D.it’s big and light, but uses little enegy

3.The purpose of the second article is to________________.

   A.encourage us to visit Shanghai Expo           B.ask us to be volunteers for Shanghai Expo

   C.invite us to write stories about Shanghai Expo   D.tell us to get the lucky prize of Shanghai Expo

4.Your stories about the 2010 Shanghai Expo for China Daily___________.

   A.can be in Chinese                          B.don’t need to have photos

   C.must be given by post                       D.should be handed in by e-mail

In places of Asia, especially China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.

Chopsticks are two long thin tapered（锥形的） pieces of wood. Bamboo is the most material, but they are also be made of all kinds wood, as well as plastic, animal bone, ivory（象牙质）, metal, coral（珊瑚）and so on.

Sometime chopsticks are quite artistic. Chopsticks can be covered with artwork. They might be made of gold and have Chinese calligraphy（书法）on them. A child’s plastic set of chopsticks might have a carton character, such as Mickey Mouse. 

The Chinese have been using chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots, using twigs（小树枝） to remove it. Overtime, as population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Small amount of food could be eaten without knives and so the twigs gradually turned into chopsticks. 

Some people think that the great scholar Confucius, who lived from about 551 to 479 B.C., affected the development of chopsticks. As a vegetarian, Confucius believed knives were too violent to use at the table.

Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and central Asia, most people have traditionally eaten with their hands.

1. Chopsticks can be made of all the following except         . 

A．plastic         B．animal bone                C．cloth              D．wood 

2. Artistic chopsticks might _______.

A．be covered with artwork                            B．be made of gold

C．have a cartoon character                            D．all of the above 

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage? 

A．Food is eaten with chopsticks in all Asian countries.

B．People like to use silver chopsticks during the middle ages.

C．Most people eat with knives in Central Asia.

D．Confucius had an important effect on the development of the chopsticks.

A clam (蚌) decided to take a rest on the bank of the River Yi. When the clouds passed, he felt cool in their shadow. When the sun returned, he felt warm. It was a good time to daydream, and so he did..

From above, a bird saw the clam and flew down and gave it a good peck (啄). The clam was frightened and closed his shell tight, catching the bird’s beak.

“Remove your beak at once,” ordered the clam. But the bird was stubborn, though she was able to pull out her beak, she refused.

“I will not remove my beak until you open your shell,” the bird mumbled. Like the clam, she found it was difficult to speak clearly under the situation. Of course, the clam was not about to listen to the bird and open his shell. But the bird threatened, (威胁)“Open your shell or you’ll be a dead clam.” “Remove your beak at once,” returned the clam.

“Open it!”

“ Remove it!”

“Open it!”

The two went back and forth like this for several hours. But neither of them would follow the other’s orders first, they stayed in such a state until a young man who happened to come here and carried two of them off for dinner!

71. Why the clam choose the bank to have a rest?

A. Because it was a place where he felt cool when the clouds passed and warm when the sun returned.　　　　　

B. Because he likes daydreaming.

C. Because it wanted to meet the bird on the bank..　　　　　

D. Because it could find some food for dinner.

72. In the fourth paragraph, the word “mumble” means 　　　　　　__.

A．慢条斯理地说 B．含糊地说　 C．狠狠地说　 D．快速的说

73. Which of the following can be true according to the passage?

A. The clam opened his shell first.　　　 B. The bird removed his beak first

C. The clam and the bird didn’t agree with each other until the young man came

D. The clam and the bird were cooked as a good dinner by the young man

74.Which of the following sayings can explain the story well?

A. Two dogs fight for a bone, and a third runs away with it.

B. Two heads are better than one.

C. Think twice before you do

D. Saying is one thing and doing another

75. The best title of the passage is 　　　　　　　__.

A. Remove it first 　　B. A daydream

C. A stubborn bird　 　 D. The bird and the clam　　

South of Florida, many islands  dot (点缀着) the ocean. One of them is Hispaniola. Its name points to the fact that Christopher Columbus visited the island in 1492. As a result, Spain ruled theisland for th e next 300 years. Two nations now share the island. Haiti makes up (占据) the western third. The Dominican Republic makes up the eastern two-thirds.
The Dominican Republic's area is about 18,000 square miles with the population of 8 million.
Most people live close to the island's coast. Like many other tropical(热带的)islands, the Dominican Republic regards tourism as a key industry. The coastal citie s, especially, depend on tourists to fill their hotels and restaurants. The natural beauty of the beaches and of the forests draw Dominicans and tourists alike.  When you're ready for something else,walk into town.Music,dancing,and people in Colourful masks (面具) will greet you at nearly every street corner. Whether you go to join them or get away from them, there will be a place for you in the Dominican Republic.
【小题1】Which of the following maps shows the right position of Hispaniola, Haiti and the Dominican Republic?

【小题2】What happened to Hispaniola after Christopher Columbus visited there in 1492?