I will teach you everything you need to know on How To Repair Your Sewing Machine Admittedly, the book is mainly about sewing machines with just four of the 70 pages, including the copy clear, sharp pictures of many different sewing machines, cleaning, and timing, etc., so there is no need to turn pages back and forth in order to find the picture that goes with the text. It’s clear, and it’s simple instructions to teach you How To Repair Your Sewing Machine.

I will teach you how to thread all the different styles of sewing machines, plus winding the bobbin and selecting the correct needle.

I will show you how to properly clean all the different sewing machines, plus how to check the virious parts for wear and breakage. I will show you how to check for problems such as noisiness,thread breakage, needle breakage,etc.

I will show you how to straighten the needle and presser（压脚杆）bars and level the presser foot on all sewing machines.

I will show you how to check motors, lights, controls and wiring（线路）for various problems. I will show you how to properly time the needle bar, the hoor or shuttle, etc., so the sewing machine will sew perfectly on all tyes of material and satisfy customers.

I will show you how to set the tensions on all the different sewing machines by having an actual gauge（计量器）to use in this setting.

And I will show you where to purchase wholesale parts and new sewing machines, including where industrial machines can be purchased wholesale.   

1.The purpose of the writer is to      .

A.teach you how to repair your sewing machine

B.draw your attention to his book

C.show you where to repair your sewing your machine

D.show off his advantage over others

2.The underlined word in the third paragraph means ______.

A.use      B.part     C.breaking      D.repair

3.In order to get a picture matching the text, you      .

A.have to turn over the book      B.don’t have to turn over the book

C.should read the whole book carefully       D.need read the tips as follows

4.If you want to buy a lot of industrial machines, you can     .

A.tell the writer of the book  B.order them directly from the factory

C.find the detailed information in the book  D.order according to the picture

   Paula Radcliffe, chasing (角逐) a third London marathon title(冠军), says she has became a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.

   Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said: "Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism (批评)"

  "In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I am going to listen even more to the people around me."

  She didn't care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McColgan, who felt Radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.

  "Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn't spoken to me since last year and if she really cared for me, I'm sure she would have contacted (联系) me."

  Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.

  "In New York I wasn't in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the race. "  

   Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday's race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.

   However, Radcliffe has not ruled out(排除) in the future chasing her "final" world record time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five world-class times.

   "I don't think that -- although I can't put a number on it," said. Radcliffe. "That changes from person to person."

   Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance at some point in the future. Following a successful three-month training period in the United States, the 31-year-old will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.

   Radcliffe clocked a time of 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kilometre race three years ago.

   Afterwards she set a "mixed course" mark of 2:17:18 five months later in Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 in the 2003 London event.

63. Radcliffe's failure in Athens made her ________.

   A. develop respect for Liz     B. love people around her more

   C. rest for five months         D. face criticism calmly  

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

   A. Radcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.

   B. Radcliffe didn't fully recover before the New York City marathon.

   C. Radcliffe won her first marathon title in the New York City marathon.

   D. Radcliffe had a 3-month training before the New York City marathon.

65. By saying "I can't put a number on it," Radcliffe means she's not sure _____ .

   A. if she has the ability to set a new world record

   B. if she can win another race though she has won many times

   C. how many times a marathon runner can set the world record

   D. if she has the ability to produce four or five world-class times   

66. According to the text, Radcliffe has won ____ London marathon title(s).

   A. four     B. three     C. two     D. one  

67. What can we learn from Radcliffe's story?

   A. Practice makes perfect.                 B. Well begun is half done.

   C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.    D. Where there is a will there is a way.

Mandara seemed to know something big was about to happen. So she let out a yell, caught hold of her 2-year-old daughter Kibibi and climbed up into a tree. She lives at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

And on Tuesday, August 23rd, witnesses say she seemed to sense the big earthquake that shook much of the East Coast before any humans knew what was going on. And she’s not the only one. In the moments before the quake, an orangutan (猩猩) let out a loud call and then climbed to the top of her shelter.

“It’s very different from their normal call,” said Brandie Smith, the zookeeper. “The lemurs (monkey-like animals of Madagascar) will sound an alarm call if they see or hear something highly unusual.”

But you can’t see or hear an earthquake 15 minutes before it happens, can you? Maybe you can — if you’re an animal. “Animals can hear above and below our range of hearing,” said Brandie Smith. “That’s part of their special abilities. They’re more sensitive to the environment, which is how they survive.”

Primates weren’t the only animals that seemed to sense the quake before it happened. One of the elephants made a warning sound. And a huge lizard (蜥蜴) ran quickly for cover. The flamingoes (a kind of bird) gathered before the quake and stayed together until the shaking stopped.

So what kind of vibrations were the animals picking up in the moments before the quake? Scientist Susan Hough says earthquakes produce two types of waves — a weak “P” wave and then a much stronger “S” wave. The “P” stands for “primary”. And the “S” stands for “secondary”. She said she thinks the “P” wave might be what set the animals off.

Not all the animals behaved unusually before the quake. For example, Smith says the zoo’s giant pandas didn’t jump up until the shaking actually began. But many of the other animals seemed to know something was coming before it happened. “I’m not surprised at all,” Smith said.

1.Why did Mandara act strangely one day?

A. Because it sensed something unusual would happen.

B. Because its daughter Kibibi was injured.

C. Because it heard an orangutan let out a loud call.

D. Because an earthquake had happened.

2.According to Brandie Smith, _____.

A. many animals’ hearing is sharp

B. earthquakes produce two types of waves

C. primates usually gather together before a quake

D. humans can also develop the ability to sense a quake

3. Which word in the passage has a close meaning to the underlined word “cover”?

A. vibration                          B. shelter                              C. quake                               D. range

4. Which animal seems unable to sense a quake?

A. A giant panda.           B. A flamingo.            C. A lemur.                      D. A lizard.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A. How animals survive a quake.

B. How animals differ from humans.

C. How animals behave before a quake.   

D. How animals protect their young in a quake.

Child models are very much in demand all across the world. Many magazines and online stores that sell products for children like their models young. For this reason, they seek out children who can model clothing and have no problem posing （摆姿势）and smiling for the camera. Those who are seeking out child models for thelr advertising can go to online modeling sites and view pictures of children who are web models. They can take a look at their portfolio（整套照片）and decide whether they will accept them.

    Parents who are seeking to get their children into the modeling business can also create a portfolio for their children and put them online. They can look for jobs for their chldren through an online modeling site, or they can wait for job offers for their children. These online sites act as web modeling agency for models young and old alike. Anyone who has the desire to be a model can get a portfoilo together and join the site.

If you have a child who you want to be a model, you should first start a portfolio for him or her and then join an online modeling agency. Once you join the agency, you can then start to look for jobs, clients（客户）will post jobs that can be found in the search. You can look for jobs for young models and see if your child will fit what the client is looking for. In many cases, the client will send clothing for the child to wear and a descriptlon of poses and the job can be done close to home.

Online modeling agencies are not only for child models. Older models, teen models, men and women can model for these sites. A great deal of the modeling is for online websites. This is an entirely new field in the world of modeling and much easier to get into than the older modeling agencies. There is no traveling or expensive photo shoots needed. All that is needed to make children into models is a nice portfolio and a photogenic（上相的）child.

1. Child models are needed to____________.

    A. create more job offers

    B. set the fashion for children

    C. increase the sales of child products

    D. manage online stores that sell teen magazines

2．The underlined Word "they" in Paragraph 1 refers to_______.

A. parents                                 B. chld models

C. online modeling sites                     D. people looking for child models for advertising

3. What should parents do if they’d like their children to become models?

    A. Train them to hold special poses.         B. Choose them beautiful clothes.

    C. Take expensive photos of them.                     D. Put their portfolio on online modeling sites.

4. Why are online modeling agencise popular?

    A. Because they are easily accessible to most people.

    B. Because they charge no fees for their service.

    C. Because this is an entirely new field.

    D. Because this can make a child more photogenic.

5．This passage is mainly about______.

    A. a growing need for child models          B. an increase in modeling agencies

    C. the change in the world of modeling              D. the attraction of the world of modeling

Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor

Ray Birdwhistell. He believe3s that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other

words, we learn our looks--- we are not born with them.A baby has generally informed face features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell, learns where to set the eyebrows by looking at those

around- family and friends. This helps explain why the people of some areas of the UNITED States look so much alike, new Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features that can not be explained by genetics (遗传学). The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth it is learned after. In fact the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many this can be well into grown-ups. A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas. In the US for example the south is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently. In New England they smile less and in the western part of New York States still less. Many southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly partly because people in Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta Georgia. People in largely populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than people in small towns do.

1.Ray Birdwhistell believes that physical appearance ___________.

A．has little to do with culture                         B．has much to do much culture

C．is ever changing                                             D．is different from place to place

2.According to the passage the final mouth shape is formed _________.

        A．before birth                                                      B．as soon as one’s teeth are newly set

        C．some time after new teeth are set            D．around 15 years old

3.Ray Birdwhistell can tell what area of the US a person is from by _______.

        A．how much he or she smiles

        B．how he or she raise his or her eyebrows www.91beidou.com

        C．what he or she likes best

        D．the way he or she talks

4.This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with       .

        A．physics                      B．chemistry               C．biology                       D．none of the above