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　　Thomas Edison lived in America. He invented plenty of electrical appliances(电器) and most people knew him.

　　At that time there was no electric lamp(电灯) in the world. And it brought people much trouble. Young Edison decided to invent it. He didn't know which material was. suited(适合) to be the lamp filament(灯丝).He failed and failed and spent a lot of time on it. Some friends of his asked him to stop the experiment(试验),but he didn't listen to them and tried his best to find the material.

　　One afternoon a friend of his came to visit him. He was doing his experiment in the lab when the man came in. But Edison only asked his friend to sit down and didn't stop to talk with him. The man sat for a long time and Edison said nothing to him. His friend was angry with him and said,“You've done(已经做过) the experiment 1,200 times, too!”

　　“You're right, my friend,” Edison went on doing his experiment and said, “but I've known 1,200 materials are not suited to be the lamp filament.”

(1)Most people know Edison because ________.

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A．he worked hard

B．he was very clever

C．he spent much time on his work

D．he was a great inventor

(2)The underlined word “ material” in the story means “________.”

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(3)Edison was busy with his work, so ________.

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A．he just asked his friend to sit down

B．he didn't talk with his friend

C．he asked his friend to watch him working

D．he asked his friend to help him

(4)The man was angry because ________.

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A．Edison didn't say hello to him

B．Edison didn't listen to him

C．Edison didn't stop doing the experiment

D．he didn't think Edison was polite to him

(5)Edison tried his best to ________.

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A．make his friend angry

B．find an electric lamp

C．find out which material was suited to be the lamp filament

D．find out which material wasn't suited to be a lamp filament

阅读下面的背景材料，并选出问题的正确答案。

　　Skin-diving is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb rocks (岩石) because you are no longer heavy.

　　Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is lots of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands.

　　When you have tanks of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water.

　　To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides (另外), there are more uses for skin-diving, You can clean ships without taking them out of water. And you can get many things from the sea.

　　Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.

(1)Skin-diving is a new sport. It ________.

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A．will take you to the moon

B．will take you to a new world of land

C．will take you to the mountain

D．will take you to the deep water

(2)In deep water there is ________.

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A．a lot of light

B．no light at all

C．lots of blue light

D．lots of green things

(3)You can climb big rocks under water easily because ________.

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A．you are very heavy

B．you are as heavy as on the land

C．you are not as heavy as on the land

D．you have no weight at all

(4)With a tank of air on your back, you can ________.

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A．catch fish very easily

B．stay under water for a long time

C．climb big rocks

D．have more fun

(5)Which of the following is NOT true? ________

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A．Skin-diving is a new sport.

B．Skin-diving is like visiting the moon.

C．The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun.

D．Skin-diving is not only interesting but also useful.

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　　Did you ever hear of a fish that can live for a long time without being in water?

　　The lungfish(肺鱼)breathes through gills just as other fish do. But unlike other fish, it also has lungs. So the lungfish can breathe air just as animals living on land do. For this reason, a lungfish can live for a long time without being in water.

　　Most lungfish live in Africa, where they are found in shallow lakes and rivers. Sometimes, very little rain falls. Then, the shallow lakes and rivers dry up, and the other fish in the river die. What happens to a lungfish? It curls up into a ball in the mud at the bottom of the lake or river. Then, it be gins to breathe with its lungs instead of its gills.

　　If necessary, a lungfish can live this way for as long as three or fouur years. When the rains come, the lungfish straightens itself out. And it begins swimming around in the water again－almost as if nothing had happened!

(1)A lungfish is different from other fish because it ________.

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A．can breathe through either lungs or gills

B．has gills to breathe through but no lungs

C．is not able to breathe air

(2)Most lungfish are found ________.

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A．in the deep water of the ocean

B．in shallow lakes or rivers

C．on the shores of rivers

(3)A lungfish can live out of water for ________.

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A．three or four years

B．more than six years

C．less than four hours

(4)In the story, what happens first?

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A．The lungfish curls up into a ball

B．The river dries up

C．The lungfish breathes through its lungs

(5)You could say that the lungfish is lucky because ________.

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A．it can live either in water or on land

B．it need never live in water

C．it lives where there is plenty of rain

阅读下面的背景材料，并选出问题的正确答案。

　　All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.

　　In China, for example(例如),tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.

　　Tea is also important in Japsn. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony(仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in the Japanese homes.

　　Another tea-drinking country is England, the late afternoon is “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.

(1)The passage is about ________.

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A．why tea is important

B．the teatime in England

C．different ways of drinking tea

D．Chinese tea

(2)Tea is popular ________.

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A．all over the world

B．only in English-speaking countries

C．only in China

D．in Japan, China and other Asian countries

(3)The Chinese drink tea ________.

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A．for breakfast

B．when they get together

C．only in teahouses

D．in a special ceremony

(4)The English like to drink their tea ________.

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A．in a special room

B．with dinner

C．while they eat cakes and cookies

D．when they are free

(5)“They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.” The word “plain”here means ________.

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　　People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem, because nost families love home cooking! The food tasted(吃起来)good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only time everyone sees one another at the same time.

　　Another reason(原因)people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies(小甜饼)is not just satisfying(满足)a child's sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says,“I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.”

　　There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved－even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake, stop for a moment and pay attention to(关注)your mood(心情).

(1)Why do fewer people cook now?

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A．They have no time.

B．Many people are too busy.

C．Many people don't like cooking.

D．They don't like family meals.

(2)A parent spends an hour making cookies ________.

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A．just to satisfy her or his child's sweet tooth

B．only to send a message

C．to let a child eat eat up in 15 minutes

D．often to show her or his love

(3)The writer thinks the smell of home cooking ________.

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A．makes us happy

B．makes us be interested in cooking

C．makes us pay attention to our mood

D．makes us love others

(4)What's the main (主要的) idea of this passage? ________

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A．Family meals are important.

B．How to make cooking.

C．People are too busy to cook.

D．Homemade cookies better.

阅读理解。

　　On the first day of class, Roni's foreign students fill out forms(填表)and the information(信息)about themselves.

　　Name: Claude Ansari

　　Country: France

　　Native Language: French

　　Time in U. S.: 10 mouths

　　Please tell me a little about yourself.

　　Family: I live with my wife and 2-year-old daughter

　　Work: I was an artist school student in France. But now, I'm working as a cook

　　Interests: I love to cook I also like to go mountain climbing

　　Name: Su Chen Wang

　　Country: Taiwan

　　Native Language: Chinese

　　Time in U. S.: 4 years

　　Please tell me a little about yourself.

　　Family: I have 3 boys and 2 girls. They are all attending school (上学)here. My husband is a businessman and lives in Taiwan

　　Work: I was a maths teacher but now I'm a housewife

　　Interests: I love indoor activities: reading, listening to music, drawing

　　Name: Norma Ruiz

　　Country: Guatemla

　　Native Language: Spanish

　　Time in U. S.: 2 years

　　Please tell me a little about yourself.

　　Family: My family-my mother and 4 brothers-lives in Guatemla. I'm here by myself

　　Work: I worked as a nurse in my country. Here I'm a tailor

　　Interest: I like to go to movies and buy videos. I love to study

(1)Su Chen Wang has ________ children.

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(2)Who is in America for the shortest time? ________

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(3)________ worked in a hospital a few years ago.

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A．Claude Ansari

B．Su Chen Wang

C．Norma Ruiz

D．Su Chen Wang's husband

(4)Su Chen Wang's children are attending school in ________.

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(5)These three people will ________ together.

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A．go mountain climbing

B．listen to music

C．go to movies

D．study in the same class

阅读理解。

　　London has a population of about 7,000,000. From about 1800 until World War Two, London was the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much bigger.

　　London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, Big Ben.

　　Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over 1,000,000 people a day use the London underground, but there are still too many cars on the streedts. The air isn't clean, but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.

　　For me, the best things about London are the parks. There are five in the city centre.

　　But my children's favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world!

(1)What's the Chinese for“population”in this passage? ________

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(2)When was London the biggest city in the world? ________.

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A．Over sixty years ago

B．In 1950

C．About 1800 years ago

D．In the 21st century

(3)What's Big Ben in London? ________

[　　]

A．It's children's favourite toy shop.

B．It's the best park in the city centre.

C．It's a famous clock.

D．It's a nice museum.

(4)How many people use the London underground every day? ________

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A．7,000,000.

B．More than 1,000,000.

C．100,000.

D．1800.

(5)How was the air in London one hundred years ago?________

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A．It was much cleaner.

B．It was the same.

C．It was the cleanest.

D．It was dirtier than it is now.

阅读理解。

　　Mary always wanted to be a singer. Music was the most important thing in her life, but to tell you the truth, she had a terrible voice, She took lessons for many years, but her voice didn't become better, it just got louder. Her teacher gave up and stopped the lesson, but Mary didn't want to stop. One day she decided to give a concert and invited her teacher to come. The teacher was worried about what to say after the concert.

　　At last she got an idea and after the concert, she went to see her pupil.

　　“Well,”said Mary,“What do you think of my concert?”

　　“My dear,”said the teacher,“You'll never be better than you were tonight.”

(1)Mary enjoyed ________ very much.

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(2)After many years, Mary's voice ________.

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(3)Her teacher decided to stop the lesson because ________.

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A．Mary wasn't good at music and she had too much difficulty

B．Mary wasn't clever

C．the teacher didn't like her

D．Mary herself wanted to stop

(4)Mary gave a concert and asked her ________ to come.

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(5)What the teacher said at last means ________.

[　　]

A．Mary did well in the concert

B．the concert was terrible and Mary wasn't good singer at all

C．Mary will be a good singer one day

D．Mary sang better this time than before

阅读理解

阅读短文，选择填空。

　　Mr. Brown is one of my friends. He can run very fast and likes to show people how fast he can run.

　　One day, a thief(小偷)got into his house, took some of his things and ran out of the house fast, Mr. Brown found it and ran after him, and shouted, “Hey Don't you know you can't get away from me?”

　　But the thief ran much faster, Mr. Brown got angry and ran faster, too. He was soon a few kilometres away from his house, he was running hard when he met me. “Why are you running so fast?” I asked. “I want to catch a thief,”, said Mr. Brown. “Bu where is the thief?” I asked. “Kilometres and behind,” said Mr. Brown proudly, “He thought he could run faster than me, but you see he is wrong.”

(1)Did the thief steal anything from Brown's house? ________.

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(2)Who ran faster, Mr. Brown or the thief? ________.

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(3)Did Mr. Brown catch the thief? ________.

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A．Yes, he did.

B．No, he didn't.

C．Yes, but he let him go away.

D．No, but his friend did.

(4)What did Mr. Brown do when he found the thief? ________.

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A．He ran after him.

B．He was any with him.

C．He caught him.

D．He stayed far behind him.

(5)What does the word “proudly”mean? It means ________.

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阅读理解

阅读短文，选择填空。

　　Mike was born in a small village. His father, Mr. Hunt, has a piece of farm and works hard on it. He often gets good harvests. Now Mike is six years old, but there's no school near the village. It worried him.

　　“My brother works in London.” said Mrs. Hunt, “We can take Mike to the capital. There are a lot of nice schools there, I think.”

　　“It's a good idea!”Mr. Hunt said happily. The next day they all went to London by train, Mike's uncle was glad to see them. A week later Mike came to school.

　　“What's your name, my little boy?” asked a teacher.

　　“Mike Hunt.”answered the boy.

　　“You must be polite,”said the teacher. “Always say‘Sir’please when you're speaking to the elders. Now, answer my question again: What's your name?”“Sir Mike Hunt.”

(1) The Hunts live in ________.

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(2)Mr. Hunt is ________.

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