In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called
“Dream(梦幻)World Cups” in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama. Some football teams will have games there.Are you a football fan
(迷)? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers(青少年)like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.(1) If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, she must have __________.
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A .many football fans |
B .a very good team |
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C .many football player |
D .a big playground |
(2) The next World Cup will be held in ________.
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A .2006 |
B .2007 |
C .2005 |
D .2004 |
(3) From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except ____________.
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A .people playing football |
B .pictures of some football stars |
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C .a sunny sky |
D .flowers |
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“Dream World Cup”, the children drew the flags of some countries[ ]
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.to show their love for their own countryB
.to tell the people their storiesC
.to show their good wishes for the football teamsD
.to show their new ideas about football(5) Many teenagers own the pictures of some football stars because
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.they are interested in footballB
.they are football fansC
.they think their favourite players are greatD
.all of A, Band CIn today's world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human beings, too.
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave
(纺织)cloth become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old people, for these young like to listen to“pop”music and most of“pop”music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.Nowadays the government in many countries have made laws to reduce or control noise and make it less than 85 decibels
(分贝). In China, the people's government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problem.(1)The passage mainly tells us something about __________.
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A .air pollution |
B .water pollution |
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C .noise pollution |
D .soil pollution |
(2)Today scientists believe that __________.
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.90 percent of all the workers are free from any noiseB
.90 percent of all the workers in Britain are not suffering from noiseC
.10 percent of all the workers in Britain are working in noisy placesD
.the hearing of 10 percent of all the workers in Britain is being deafened by the noise where they work(3)People who ___________ become deaf easily.
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.don't print newspapers or booksB
.make clothesC
.live far away from airportsD
.none of the above(4)Recently many teenagers could hear no better than 65-year-old people in America, because ____________.
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.they all live near airportsB
.their hearing is harmed by loud musicC
.they are younger than the old peopleD
.their ears are still small(5)From the passage, we can infer that ____________.
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.pop music is popular with old peopleB
.less than 85 decibels can cause deafnessC
.a continuous noise of over 85 decibels can cause deafnessD
.noise pollution is more serious than water pollution nowadaysSome people say that laughter is the best medicine. Scientists are beginning to agree with this. They are studying laughter seriously and finding it is really good for us.
So what happens when we laugh? We use fifteen different muscles in our face, we breathe quickly and exercise the face, shoulders and chest. Our blood pressure goes down, and our circulation gets better. Our heartbeat is lower and our brain makes natural painkiller called a beaten-dolphin.
Every minute we laugh is the same as forty-five minutes of relaxation. Many doctors around the world believe that laughter helps us get better when we are sick.
Of course, there are many kinds of laughter. We may change the way we laugh in different situations. But we all have a kind of laugh that is special to us. How do you usually laugh?
(1)Scientists say that laughter __________.
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A .is bad for us |
B .is serious |
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C .is not really good |
D .is good for us |
(2)Laughter is good for ____________.
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A .our body |
B .only the face |
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C .only the chest |
D .only the shoulders |
(3)Many doctors believe that laughter __________.
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.makes us sickB
.helps us get better when we are sickC
.does not helpD
.is serious(4)When we laugh, we will _____________.
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.use different muscles in our faceB
.exercise our chestsC
.get blood circulation betterD
.all of the above(5)When we laugh, ___________.
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.we breathe quicklyB
.we breathe seriouslyC
.our blood pressure goes upD
.our heartbeat is higherOur body can make some vitamins
(维生素). When sunlight shines on the skin(皮肤), the body produces Vitamin D. Some vitamins cannot be made or stored in the body. Vitamin C is an example. If a person doesn't take in any Vitamin C for a long time, a deficiency(缺乏)can develop in the body.Vitamins are now added to many foods so that people take in more vitamins. For example, Vitamin D is added to milk. Because of rich foods, today deficiency diseases are not as common as they once were.
Many people also take vitamin pills. Most vitamin pills contain
(包含)man-made vitamins, which are made in labs. Natural vitamins are found in foods. The vitamins that are added to natural foods are also man-made.In the future, scientists may discover several new vitamins. New uses may also be discovered for the known vitamins. Scientists are experimenting to find out if vitamins can cure
(治愈)or prevent diseases like cancer and heart disease. It may be that vitamins are even more important than we think.(1)Our body can make some vitamins if _____________.
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.we take much exerciseB
.the sun shines on our skinC
.we eat much rich foodD
.all of the above(2)Eating enough food full of Vitamin C can make us ____________.
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A .taller |
B .pretty |
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C .fat |
D .healthy |
(3)Vitamin pills are made ____________.
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.from all kinds of foodsB
.in the labC
.of fresh milkD
.from the sunlight(4)The scientists are working hard to _____________.
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.know whether vitamins can stop some illnessB
.make much more vitamin pillsC
.become well-known in the worldD
.help the patients who need Vitamin C(5)Which of the following is right according to the passage?
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.The vitamins that are added to natural foods are also natural.B
.If you want to be healthy, you'll have to eat more vitamin pills.C
.Vitamins are very important for our health.D
.We can take vitamin pills instead of natural vitamins to keep healthy.Skin-diving
(潜泳)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 big rocks, because you are no longer heavy.
Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there's plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have tanks
(罐)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, there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea.
Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.
(1)Skin-diving is a new sport. It can take you to _____________.
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A .the moon |
B .a new world of land |
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C .the mountains |
D .deep water |
(2)Under water ____________.
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.there is plenty of lightB
.there is no light at allC
.you can find a lot of blue fishD
.everything looks blue and green(3)You can climb big rocks under water easily because ____________.
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.you are very heavyB
.you are as heavy as on the landC
.you are not as heavy as on the landD
.you have no weight at all(4)With tanks of air on your back, you can ____________.
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.catch fish very easilyB
.stay under water for a long timeC
.climb big rocksD
.have more fun(5)Which of the following is NOT true?
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.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.A Lady Has a Problem with Her Daughter
My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Year Four. Every evening we get into homework battles
(争执). Three afternoons a week, she has activities (netball, singing) after school and by the time we get home, homework is the last thing she feels like doing. The other two days, she gets home early and we argue(争论)about whether she should do her homework right after school, or if she should have some time to play and rest first. When Maria at last sits down to do her homework, she seems to want me there helping all the time. I do want to help her, but I'm sure that she is going to need to be able to do it on her own. And in fact, most of the time, I have other things I need to be doing. It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really beyond(超越)their abilities(能力). As you can see, I'm really worried about homework and I really don't know what I should do. Any ideas?(1)The woman's daughter is _________ years old.
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A .four |
B .six |
C .eight |
D .nine |
(2)Maria doesn't have any activities after school for __________ afternoons.
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A .two |
B .three |
C .five |
D .seven |
(3)Maria wants to ____________ first when she gets home early.
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.do her homeworkB
.play netball and singC
.have supperD
.have a rest and play(4)The woman thinks that her daughter should do her homework ____________.
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.by herselfB
.with her motherC
.with her fatherD
.with the classmates(5)Can you guess where this passage is from?
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A .A diary. |
B .A newspaper. |
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C .A novel. |
D .A story. |