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　　Have you seen the videos on TV? Do you wear large T-shirts and baggy jeans? Or have you heard someone rap(说唱)?Hip-Hop is very hot now．

　　Hip-Hop music was started in the middle of the 1970s by African Americans in New York．The music, break-dancing(霹雳舞)and graffiti(涂鸦)make up Western Hip-Hop culture．Most of the Hip-Hop songs are about love, jobs or even games．

　　Usually in rap, singers speak words very quickly to a certain beat．Most of the words are fun．Singers play off words to make fun of themselves or others．Hip-Hop music has few rules．Singers just do what they think and rap it out in a clever or creative way．The freedom makes a lot of teenagers fall in love with the music．Many of them like wearing large T-shirts and baggy jeans．Famous rap and Hip-Hop stars include Eminem in the U．S．and Jay Chou from China．

　　Today Hip-Hop is more and more popular across most of the world．

1．Who started Hip-Hop music in the middle of the 1970s in New York?

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2．What makes up Western Hip- Hop culture?

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3．Does Hip-Hop music have a lot of rules to follow?

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4．Is Jay Chou a famous rap and Hip-Hop star?

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5．Do many teenagers like wearing large T-shirts or baggy jeans?

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　　Canada Geese are large blue and white birds．When autumn comes, they have to fly to the south where the weather is warmer．The winters are so cold in Canada that the birds will die if they stay there．

　　Last spring, Bill Lishman found sixteen young Canada Geese on his farm．They had lost their parents．Bill thought,“These young birds won't know what to do in the autumn．”He had a small plane and he decided to teach the birds to follow him．All through the summer, he went on short trips in his plane and the young geese flew after him．

　　When the cold weather arrived in the autumn, Bill flew to Virginia in the United States, 600 miles south of his home in Canada．The geese followed him all the way．Bill left the geese in Virginia and he returned home．

　　This spring, Bill was waiting for the birds to come back．They didn't arrive, so Bill flew to Virginia to get them．He looked for them for two weeks but he couldn't find them．When he arrived back home, he found the geese waiting for him．They had found their way home without him!

1．What will happen to the geese if they stay in Canada in winter?

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2．Where did Bill find sixteen young geese last spring?

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3．Is it 600 kilometers from Bill's home to Virginia?

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4．How long did it take Bill to look for the geese in Virginia?

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5．The geese found their way home by themselves, didn't they?

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　　The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road．When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to past．The American car went slowly past so close that he could see the driver's face quite clearly．

　　“Where have I seen that face before?”he thought．“Wait a minute! I remember now．It was in the newspaper!”He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page．There was a picture of the face in it．Yes, it had a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses．

　　“Wanted by the police,”read by Jack．“The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man．”

　　“Call the police at once,”he said to himself．But a few minutes later, he was sad．“This man was caught this morning,”answered the police．

1．In which country did the story happen?

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2．Why did Jack stop his car?

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3．Was the driver in the American car wanted by the police in this passage?

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4．What did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?

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5．Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?

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　　Beijing-Shanghai Railway was completed in 1968．The line runs 1, 462 km between China's two main cities and passes through five provinces and the city of Tianjin．

　　Since opening, it has been one of the busiest routes in our country．The Beijing-Shanghai route is now served by 10 trains a day, five of which are non-stop．The journey time is just under 12 hours．

　　Now trains are allowed to travel at 250 kph(kilometers per hour)and the journey time is only 10 hours．

　　With the sixth railway speedup, China has joined the ranks(行列)of countries with high-speed rail services．Trains are able to run at speeds of 200 kph on some 6, 003 km of track(轨道),and on some sections, the highest speed can increase to 250 kph．The 6,003 km of track serves both high-speed passenger trains and low-speed cargo(货物)trains．

　　Railway operators have to deal with the problem of the speed gap(差距)between the two kinds of trains to make sure they both run safely．

1．How long is the Beijing-Shanghai Railway line?

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2．How many times have the trains been speeded up so far?

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3．How long do the passengers spend on the train when the Beijing-Shanghai train runs at 250 kph?

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4．How many provinces does the line pass through?

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5．Where is the passage above probably from, a newspaper or an advertisement?

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　　One year there was a terrible flood in the countryside．For a week it rained every day．The river(A)________ and burst its banks(冲垮河岸)．The whole countryside was flooded．

　　Most of the people escaped from the flood in boats．One old man, however, didn't want to go with them．He sat on the(B)roof of his house and waited for the water to (C)go down．

　　He was very religious(笃信宗教的)．“I shall stay here,”he said．“God will save me．”

　　The rain(D)continued．The flood water rose higher and higher．Soon the water reached the roof of the man's house．

　　Two men rowed a boat up to the man's house, trying to save him．“Come with us,”they said．“The water is still rising．You'll drown．”The old man shook his head．“No．”he said“God will save me．”Sadly, the men rowed away．(E)They thought the old man was crazy, but there was nothing they could do．Soon the water covered the roof of the old man's house．

　　A helicopter(直升机)arrived and the pilot put down a rope．“Climb up,”he shouted to the old man．“The water is still rising．You'll drown．”But the old man still didn't want to leave his house．“God will save me,”he cried, and the helicopter flew away．

　　The next day the old man drowned in the rising water．He went to heaven(天堂)．

1．在画线部分(A)处填入一个适当的词：________

2．将画线部分(B)译成汉语：__________________

3．写出画线部分(C)的反义词：________________

4．写出画线部分(D)的同义词语：______________

5．将画线部分(E)译成汉语：__________________

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　　Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable(一次性的)toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers．

　　Many guests like the idea because they don't have to bring their own．But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things．Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables．They want to ask people to use less disposable things．

　　Many disposable things are made of plastic．People throw them away after only using them once．It is a waste of natural resources(资源)and is very bad for the environment．Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400 kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things．In Beijing, people throw away about 19, 000 tons of plastic bags and 1, 320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down．So the less plastic we throw out, the better．So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again．

　　Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place．Try to do these things in your daily life：Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones．After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry．Then you can use it over and over again．Do not use paper cups．At your school canteen(食堂)，use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones．

1．Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?

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2．What will some Beijing hotels no longer provide guests with?

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3．What are many disposable things made of?

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4．What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?

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5．What can we tell from the story?

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　　The Black family decided to go out for a vacation．They had a family meeting to plan it．

　　“First, we should decide where to go．” said Mr．Black．

　　“I don’t agree,” Mrs．Black said, “I think we should decide when we want to go to first．We don’t want to go some countries when they’re cold．”

　　Mr．Black agreed, so the family’s first decision was when to go on vacation．They decided to go in July, when it is warm in the northern part of the world．

　　“Now we can decide where to go,” Mr．Black said．

　　“But Dad,” Jim, their son, said, “don’t you think that where we go depends on how we go? If we plan to fly, we can go a long way．If we plan to drive, we can’t go far．”

　　Mr．Black agreed, and they discussed this．At last they agreed to travel by plane．Then Mr．Black said, “Now, where do we want to go?”

　　“Dad, I think we should work out how many days of holiday we will have before we can

decide where to go．” Jim said．

　　The family meeting went on．The next day, one of Mr．Black’s friend at work asked．“Have you planned your vacation yet?”

　　“We have decided when we want to go, how we want to get there, how long we want to stay, and how much money we can spend,” Mr．Black told him, “but we still haven’t decided where we are going!”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题．

1．Who was going on a vacation?

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2．How many items did they talk about? What were they?

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3．Do you think the plan was perfect?

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4．What was wrong with the plan?

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5．In your opinion, what should we think over for a travelling plan?

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