【题目】 Around the world, there are about 7,000 National Parks. Most of them cover huge areas of land where nobody lives. However, the National Parks in England include places where people live and work.

The National Parks in England are called “England’s Breathing Spaces” because they are places where people can go to be in the open airaway from the dirt and noise of cities. They provide wonderful scenes of mountainswoodsgrasslands and wetlands. And there are plenty of activities to do in all of the National Parks in England. Visitors can walk or ride bikes to go around the parks and many of the parks put on activities for families.

Every year there are about 110 million visitors to the parks, bringing many benefits(益处) to the areas. At the same timeit creates problems too. Firstlife can be difficult to local people. Car parks and roads are too crowded. Gift shops and cafes take the place of many everyday shops. Even house prices in some areas can become too high. Besidescountry roads can be damagedfor too many people walk or cycle on them. Roads can be rebuiltbut then they look less natural.

Another big problem to the National Parks is litter. In the parks it is a danger to wild animals. Broken glass can also cause fires by focusing the rays of the sun .Such fires in wild places can be out of control.

1What is the difference between the National Parks in England and those in other countries

People_________________________in the National Parks in England.

2How do visitors travel in the National parks in England

They travel ___________________________________.

3What can visitors do in the parks

They can enjoy_____________________________ and take part in some interesting activities.

4What is the main idea of Paragraph 4

It mainly talks about ________________________which visitors cause.

5What can broken glass lead to in the parks

It can lead to __________________.

【题目】阅读下面短文 , 根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上空缺处所填单词的正确形式。 (每空一词)

Chinese people started to use hand fans over 2,000 years ago. Then, they were almost the only way to drive the heat away. The Chinese character for the word "fan" has the same sound as the character for “ kindness". Thus, fans are viewed as good luck, charms and expressions of generosity.

The fans came in different shapes and were made from all kinds of materials. Palm (棕桐) leaf fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather fans showed the owner's high position. Sandalwood( 檀香) fans could send out a sweet smell.

Later, hand fans became far more than just something that could cool people down. They developed into works of art, in which tuanshan-round fans and zheshan-folded fans were the most common.

In the shape of a full moon, the round fans symbolize union and happiness. They had beautiful embroidery(M 绣) featuring birds and flowers on them, representing wealth and longevity. Women, especially those in the imperial palace (皇宫) , liked to use them. Such fans were very popular in the Han Dynasty(202 BC-AD 204).

Folding fans were first produced in the Song Dynasty (960 1279) and became popular in the Ming Dynasty(1368 1644). They have a history of symbolizing scholarship. Men, especially the literati (文人) , used zheshan because they were usually made of paper and they could paint and write poems on them. It was a way for them to show off their skills in literature, painting and calligraphy (书法) . Many things were painted on zheshan, but the most popular choice was usually landscapes.

Today, Chinese people still use these fans, though not many people write or. paint on them any more.

Art of Chinese Fans

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Chinese people created hand fans over 2,000 years ago. The birth of the round fan was much2 than that of the folding type.

Use

First, they were simply used to3. people down. Over the years, they developed into symbols of4works of art.

Types

Palm leaf fans, feather fans and sandalwood fans are made from5 materials.

Later, the fans came in different shapes, with round fans and folded fans as? the most common.

Symbolism

The6of round fans is like a full moon, meaning union and happiness.

The patterns of birds and flowers on them 7 wealth and longevity.

Such fans were especially popular with women in the Han Dynasty.

Folding fans were popular among8, especially the literati, as a way to show off their taste in works of art.

Zheshan sometimes were decorated on both sides with paintings, poems or calligraphy.

9 were most commonly painted on them.

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The Chinese character for "fan",10. the same as the character for "kindness" and carries that meaning.

【题目】 A material is what something is made of. There are 5 basic materials. Most things are made with these materials. Some things are made of metal. Some things are made of glass. Some things are made of wood. Some things are made of cloth. And some things are made of plastic.

There are some other materials. But they are not used as much as these 5 materials.

Let's talk about metal first. Metal is very heavy. And it is very hard and strong. It usually feels cool if you touch it. We use metal to make lots of things. We use it for forks and knives. We use it for keys. We use it for cars. We use it for these things because it is very strong.

Next, let's talk about glass. Glass is very smooth. It feels cool to touch. It is not as heavy as metal. It is hard. But it is not strong. It breaks very easily! Then why do we use it? We use it because it is clear! You can see through glass! That's why we use it for windows. That's also why we use it for glasses.

Now, let's talk about wood. Wood is lighter than metal and glass. It is not as strong as metal. But it is much stronger than glass. We use wood to make lots of things. Things made of wood are usually light and hard and strong. Chairs and tables are made of wood. Pencils are made of wood.

Now let's talk about cloth. Cloth is very light. It is much lighter than wood. And it is very soft. We use cloth to make lots of things. For example, it is used to make clothing. And it is used to make blankets.

Last, let's talk about plastic. Plastic is also very light. But it is different from cloth.

Sometimes it is soft. And sometimes it is hard. Plastic can be used to make thin plastic bags. These are light, soft, and strong. But plastic can also be used to make bicycle helmets. These are light, hard, and strong. A helmet and a bag seem different. But they are both made from plastic.

1Which sentence from the passage best describes the main idea?

A."We use cloth to make lots of things.”B."Metal is very heavy."

C."There are 5 basic materials."D."A helmet and a bag seem different."

2In Paragraph 5, the passage says, "Wood is lighter than metal and glass." What is the main purpose of this sentence?

A.To explain something.B.To recommend something.

C.To compare something.D.To demonstrate something.

3Which material would you use if you wanted to make something that was strong and very light?A.Plastic. B.Wood. C.Metal. D.Glass.

4In this passage, the author talks about ______________.

A.hard things first, then soft thingsB.heavy things first, then light things

C.strong things first, then weak thingsD.cool things first, then warm things

【题目】 It is hard to know what babies want. They can’t talk walk or even point at what they are thinking about.

However, new-born babies begin to develop language skills long before they begin speaking. And compared to adultsthey develop these skills more quickly. People have a hard time learning new languages as they grow older, but babies have the ability to learn any language easily.

For a long timescientists have tried to explain how such young children can learn difficult grammatical rules and sounds of a language. Now, researchers are getting a better idea of what is happening in the brains the young language learners.The new information might help kids with learning problems as well as adults who want to learn new languages. It might even help scientists who are trying to design computers that can communicate as humans do.

Most babies say “goo goo” and “ma ma” by 6 months of age, and most children speak in full sentences by age 3. For years, scientists have wondered how the brains of young children find out how to communicate by using languages .With help from new technologiesscientists are now discovering that babies begin life with the ability to learn any language. They get into touch with other peoplelisten to what they say and watch their movements very closely. That is why they quickly master the languages they hear the most often.

Studies show that ,up to about 6 months of agebabies can learn all the sounds that make up all the languages in the world. Starting at around 6 months, a baby’s brain focuses on the most common sounds it hears. Thenchildren begin to reply only to the sounds of the languages they hear the most.

In a similar way older people recognize the patterns that make up the rules of their native language. In Englishfor examplechildren who are about 18 months old start that words which end up with “-ing” or“-ed” are usually verbs and that verbs are action words.

1Scientists have been trying to find out why________________________.

A.adults have great trouble learning new languages

B.babies can master difficult grammatical rules of a language

C.babies make different sounds of a language slowly

D.newborns learn to communicate with adults without words

2The researchers find that babies learn a language mainly by__________________.

A.repeating the words of other people.

B.remembering full sentences they hear

C.listening and closely watching others speak

D.finding out the meanings of different sounds.

3What can we learn from the last two paragraphs

A.A 6-month-old baby can learn all the sounds of a language.

B.Verbs in a language attract the most attention of a baby.

C.Babies focuses more on the sentence patterns they often hear.

D.Babies organize the patterns earlier than the sounds in a language.

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