People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas.

　　Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

　　1.People communicate ________.

　　A. with words only　　　　　　　B. in many different ways

　　C. in letters and with drawings　　 D. with smiles, tears and hands

　　2.Signs can carry as many ________as words.

　　A. questions　　B. examples　　　C. tears and smiles　 D. messages

　　3.Which of the followings is NOT mentioned in the passage?

　　A. Books and magazines.　　　　 B. TV and films.

　　C. Newspapers.　　　　　　　　 D. Radio.

　　4.Communication is important because it can help people to ________.

　　A. understand the world and other people better

　　B. know what other people are thinking about

　　C. learn what’s happening in the world more quickly

　　D. A,B and C.

　　5.The best title for the passage is ________.

　　A. Signs Carry Messages　　　　 B. The Importance of Communication

　　C. Words, Signs and Drawings　　 D. Ways of Communications

Tropical cyclones(热带旋风) are called typhoons（台风） in Asia, and hurricanes（飓风）in North and South America. These storms go around like a wheel（轮子） turning to the left. They have wind spends of 60 kph or more. They can be very destructive（毁灭性的）.In the United States, the Tropical Prediction Center in Miami, Florida, looks out for hurricanes. When scientists discover a true hurricane, they give it a name. They can use either a man’s or woman’s name. Why should hurricanes have names? The names make it easier forpeople to keep up with information about a hurricane and its dangers.

　 The World Meteorological Organization(WMO) , an international weather group, decides what names will be used. The WMO makes six lists of names, using the English alphabet. Each list is used for one year. When a hurricane happens, it gets the next name on the listfor that year. For example ,the first hurricane of the year might have the name Abel, whilethe second one could Betty. The name lists do not include names beginning with the letters O, U, X, Y, and Z, since there are few names that begin with these letters. Asian countries use a different list. This list has a few personal names, but most of the names are of flowers, animals and trees.

（ ）1．Why should hurricanes have names?

A. It sounds interesting.

B. The names help people get information about a hurricane.

C. The names are only for the WMO.

D. It is traditional.

( ) 2.　　 decides what names will be used for hurricanes.

A.The Tropical Prediction Centre　　 B. A scientist　　 C.The WMO　　 D. Abel

( ) 3. Which name would a hurricane never have?

A.Rita 　　　　 B. Veronica. 　 C. William　 D. Yanni

( ) 4.The Fifth hurricane of 2010 might have the name　　　 .

A.Diana　　　　 B. Darren　　　 C. Erie　　　 D. Connie

( ) 5. Asian countries name typhoons after 　　　 .

A. books and buildings　　　　　　　 B. flowers and animals

C. mountains and rivers　　　　　　 C. oceans and rivers

One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie.

Agatha Christie’s real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890.She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie.

She sold her first mystery book in 1920. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs.Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years after that, Mrs. Christie wrote her book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple.

In 1928, Mrs. Christie’s first marriage broke up. She married M.E.L. Mallowan in 1930, but she still wrote her books under the name Agatha Christie.

In her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories. She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found on sale in bookstores all around the world.

34. What did Aghta Christie do?

　 A. She was a detective.　　　　　 B. she wrote books.

C. She was a mystery． D. She knew famous detectives.

35. Who was Hercule Poirot?

A. A detective in her books.　　　　 B. One of her books.

C. Her husband. D. A writer.

36. What happened in 1976?

A. Agatha Christie died.　　 　　　　 B. Agatha Christie left her husband.

C. Agatha Christie wrote her last book. D. Agatha Christie wrote a short story.

37. What’s the best title of the passage?

　 A. Books about detectives.　　　　 　B. Famous detectives.　

　 C. A famous writer.　　　　　　　 　D. Agatha Christie or Agatha Miller.