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In Europe many people died during the Second World War．As a result，at the end of the war there were many orphans（孤儿）there．A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children．His idea was simple．He wanted orphans to have a home，and he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents．Gmeiner asked people to give him some money．With this money he built the first SOS Children's Village at Imst，in Austria．It opened in 1949．This is how the SOS stand for“Save Our Souls（灵魂）”An SOS Children's Village gives help to orphans．
Hermann Gmeiner's idea for helping orphans soon spread（传播）all over the world．By 1983 there were 170 SOS Children's Villages in the world．People in many countries give money to help the villages．Today the children from the first village have grown up．Now some of them work in other SOS Children's Villages．
In SOS Villages orphans live in family groups．There are several houses in each village．The biggest village has 40 or 50 houses! Between seven and ten children live in a house．A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them．She gives the children a lot of love and kindness．She cooks meals for them and makes comfortable, happy home for them．
Of course，the children don't spend all their time in the village．They go to school；they go out with their friends．But the village gives them a home—sometimes for the first time in their lives．
1．Which of the following comes last?
A．People gave Gmeiner some money．
B．There were many orphans at the end of the war．
C．Gmeiner built the first SOS Children's Village．
D．A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help the orphans．
2．What does the under lined part “Save Our Souls” mean?
A．Helping orphans is love．
B．Our lives are in danger．
C．Please help us．
D．There's something wrong with our heads．
3．We can conclude（推论）from the article that the money for helping the SOS Villages mainly comes from_________．
A．governments B．special organizations
C．the orphans themselves D．common people
4．What does a woman in an SOS Village do for each group of children?
A．She gives the children a lot of love and kindness．
B．She lives with each group of children and looks after them．
C．She cooks the meals for children．
D．AII the above．
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“Yes, ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard NASA’s Space Elevator. We’re going to leave soon. The entire ride will take about five hours, so sit back and enjoy the trip. As we rise, be sure to look out the window. You’ll see the sky change from deep blue to black. It is one of the most wonderful views（景色）you will ever see! ”
Does this sound like the Sci-Fi Channel? Well, it’s not. Scientists are thinking that a “space elevator” will be possible toward the end of the 21st century. A space elevator will consist of a long cable (电缆) from the Earth’s surface into space to an altitude(高度) of about 35,786 km. “Elevators” will travel along the cable and move people and loads between Earth and space. One of the greatest advantages is that the cost will be much less. Researchers estimate (估计) that a passenger with baggage at 150 kg might cost only $222! Compare that to today’s cost of around $3.3 million for the same weight. It would make “cheap” space travel possible. Scientists believe carbon nanotubes (纳米管) may be used to make high-strength materials for the cables, although they are still being studied.
It was Arthur C. Clarke who brought this idea to the general public. In his science fiction novel Fountains of Paradise, engineers build a space elevator on top of a mountain peak on an island. One day, Clarke was asked a question by a student during his speech. The student asked when the space elevator would become a reality. Clarke answered, “Probably about 50 years after everybody stops laughing.” He’s got a point. When we stop thinking of something as impossible, then we start working on its development.
小题1:Why should passengers in a space elevator look out the window while they are moving into space?
| A．Because the blue sky is very beautiful. |
| B．Because the view outside is wonderful. |
| C．Because the sky changes from black to blue. |
| D．Because the trip will take about seven hours. |
| A．Scientists haven’t used carbon nanotubes to make the cables. |
| B．Traveling in space elevators will cost much less in the future. |
| C．Passengers will be able to travel in space elevators with baggage. |
| D．Space elevators will travel for 35,786 km around the Earth’s surface. |
| A．Possible Now: Space Travel | B．Cheap Space Travel |
| C．Going into Space in an Elevator | D．Space Travel — Impossible |
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Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.。
My wife said to me，quietly , “ That’s his ninth cup of tea today . ” But she said loudly, “It’s a beautiful table，dear，isn’t it?”
“I won’t decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：
BILL One dining table June 10 , 1995Cost of wood 17.00Paint（油漆）1.50Work，8 hours（1 an hour） 8.00Total（总计）36.50
When I was looking at the bill , Henry said , “it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny.”
“Yes , ” I said. “I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.”
“Me too，” , said Henry. “You wait一it’ll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”
“Yes. Hotter一and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th , won’t they , Henry?”
Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him.
“If it isn’t too much trouble , Henry , ” I said , “ Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”
I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
1.Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
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A．Because it was a fine day indeed, |
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B．Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully. |
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C．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like. |
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D．Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully. |
2. Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June?
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A．Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table. |
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B．Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather. |
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C．Because paint would be more expensive. |
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D．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive. |
3. The writer thought Henry would ask for ______ if he made a dining table on the last day of June.
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A．26.50 |
B．56. 50 |
C．46.50 |
D．20.00 |
4. When the writer gave him the money，Henry was happy because_______ .
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A．he got the money easily |
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B．be didn’t have to add up the cost again |
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C．he got what he should get for his work |
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D．he got much money for his work |
5. From the story we know that_______ .
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A．Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home |
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B．Henry still wanted to get 36. 50 for his work in the end |
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C．Henry made a mistake in the bill |
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D．Henry tried to get more money for his work |
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Each year Ben is glad when school is closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day．Ben knows that this day honors an important man，but Ben does not feel connected to him．However，the small-world theory （理论） connects Ben to Dr. King．Ben's mom （0） has a close friend，Amy（1）．Amy’s uncle，Mark（2），once met and spoke to John Carter（3），the son of President Jimmy Carter（4）．Jimmy Carter knew Dr. King （5）． In a way，Ben is only “five people away” from Martin Luther King Jr．
The small-world theory says that everyone in the world is connected through a short chain （链条）of people they know．Another name of this chain is degrees of separation．Each degree is a step that separates a person from someone he or she does not know．There are zero degrees of separation between a person and the people he or she knows directly．This means that there are zero degrees between Ben and his mom．There is one degree of separation when just one person separates someone from a person he or she does not know．Ben knows his mom，but he hasn't met her close friend Amy．Therefore，Ben is one degree away from Amy．As the chain continues，Amy's uncle，Mark，is two degrees．John Carter is three degrees，and his father is four degrees．Dr. King is five degrees away from Ben．The theory says that there are no more than six degrees of separation between any two people in the world．
The small-world theory has a lot to do with math．The theory assumes（假定）that each person knows 100 people. Each one of those 100 people knows 50 different people．Each of those 50 people knows another 50 people，and so on．When someone continues the calculation to six degrees，it is like this：100 × 50 × 50 × 50 × 50 × 50 = 31.25 × 109．This number is greater than 31 billion（a billion = a thousand million）．There are over 6 billion people in the world．These numbers show it is possible that six degrees of separation could include everyone in the world．
Does the small-world theory work? No one has ever proved it．Maybe the theory just invites people to think a little more about their places in the world. ．
1．Ben is two degrees away from ．
A．Jimmy Carter B．John Carter C．Amy D．Mark
2．What is the meaning of "degrees of separation" in Paragraph 2?
A．The chain to connect people． B．The relations between people．
C．The steps of knowing strangers． D．The separation between strangers．
3．What is the small-world theory mainly about?
A．How far Ben is away from Dr. King． B．How many people one can get to know．
C．How people are connected in the world． D．How the degrees of separation are set up．
4．We can learn from the article that ．
A．the small-world theory works
B．more research is needed to prove the theory
C．six degrees are needed to know the strangers
D．the writer's purpose is to help people find out their places
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Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to
46 a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of 47 ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a 48 situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will find an 49 builder．And together with the builder you will make a
50 ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also 51 the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must 52 ，because the prices may
53 ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
54 the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can 55 a little more and add something to your original plan．
1.A．buy B．decorate C．build D．find
2.A．floor B．place C．land D．playground
3.
A．mysterious B．surprised C．pleased D．pleasant
4.
A．excited B．experienced C．interesting D．extra
5.
A．map B．plan C．decision D．discussion
6.
A．find out B．carry on C．work out D．work on
7.
A．be corrected B．be copied C．be read D．be written
8.
A．swap B．change C．exist D．influence
9.
A．When B．While C．Until D．Since
10.
A．cost B．spend C．take D．pay for
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