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      The telecom industry  (电信业) has become one of the largest and most useful industries in the world. This industry makes billions of dollars every year. Now the telecom industry is trying to use a new kind of phone-the videophone.
     So what is a videophone? Well,a videophone is just a device  (设备) for communicating. It allows you to communicate with others by video and voice. That's to say, you can both see and hear the person while you are phoning him or her. Many people will ask where to buy a videophone and how expensive it is.
      Many telecom scientists have tried to make a videophone that works well and is also not so expensive,so that everyone can afford it. Through their hard work ,they have made the best videophone-the CAN
Iris 3000. What's more,when you call your friends in other countries,all calls between you are free if you
both have an Iris 3000. Will the videophone be the main telecom device of the future? The ACN Iris 3000 Videophone tells us everything.
1. What is a videophone in Chinese?
A. 移动电话          
B. 固定电话        
C. 可视电话          
D. 网络电话
2. The videophone is different from the traditional phone in that _       .
A. it is very expensive
B. it has a voice and can talk
C. all calls are free if you use a videophone
D. you can both hear and see the person you are talking to
3. Why is the ACN Iris 3000 the best videophone? 
A. It works well.
B. It is not so expensive.
C. Everyone can afford it.
D. All of the above.
4. If you and your friend both have an Iris 3000 and he is in another country,when you call him,you have to pay _        .
A. nothing        
B. 3000 dollars      
C. 3000 yuan      
D. billions of dollars
5. What can we learn from the last sentence of the passage?
A. Everyone will use an Iris 3000 in the future.
B. The ACN Iris 3000 will be the only telecom device.
C. The ACN Iris 3000 can predict everything in the future.
D. The videophone will be the main telecom device of the future.
阅读理解。
     In the past, all letters were sent by train or by ship. Now most letters still go by ship or by train, but some
are sent by air. You send a letter by air so that your friend may receive it sooner. A letter takes about twelve
days to go from England to India by train and by ship. A letter can get to India by air in five days now, but
soon the time may be made shorter. At first, people were afraid to send letters by air. They thought that the
plane may fall and their friends may not receive the letters. So they sent two letters, one by air and the other
by train or ship. They wanted to make sure that the letter would be received. Planes are now almost as safe
and sure as trains or ships. More and more letters are sent by air.
1.Many years ago people sent all letters _____.  
[     ]
A. by train or by ship
B. only by ship
C. only by train
D. by plane
2.A letter by train is _____ a letter by air.
[     ]

A. as fast as
B. much slower than
C. not as safe as
D. faster than

3.If a letter is sent from England by train, it can arrive in India in _____days.
[     ]
A. five
B. fifteen
C. twelve
D. ten
4.A long time ago people sometimes thought it safe to send _____ by ship and
   by air or by train and by air at the same time.
[     ]
A. two letters
B. two different letters
C. some letters
D. two same letters
5.Which of the following sentences is not true ?
[     ]
A. People are not afraid to send letters by air now.
B. Planes are as safe as ships and trains.
C. Now people send all letters by air.
D. Now people send letters in different ways.
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    The sun is always shining. But it can only shine on one side of the earth at one time. When the sun is
shining on one side of the earth, it is night on the other side.
     At night, you can see the stars (星星). The stars are in the sky all day. But the light from the sun is so
bright that you can't see them. When night comes, there is no light, and the stars are bright enough to see.
The stars look very small. But some of them are even bigger than the sun. They look small because they are
so far away from you. Big things look much smaller when they are far away. The sun is closer (近) to the
earth than other stars, so it looks bigger.
1．When it is night, the sun ______.
[     ]
A. doesn't shine
B. shines for a short time
C. disappears (消失)
D. shines on the other side of the earth
2．We can't see the stars in the sky at daytime (白天) because ______.
[     ]
A. there are no stars there
B. the stars are much smaller than the sun
C. the bright light from the sun makes them not seen (被看见)
D. the stars come out only at night
3．The stars look small because ______.
[     ]
A. they are far away
B. they are small
C. they have no light
D. they are in the sky
4．Small things may look ______ when they are close.
[     ]
A. bigger
B. small
C. near
D. far away
5．The sun looks bigger than other stars because _______.
[     ]
A. it's bigger
B. it's far away in the sky
C. it gives much bright light
D. it's closer to the earth than other stars
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     When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What's the best
 way  to know it?
     You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the
 pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is
 thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?
      First, all the English words are arranged (安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see
  the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D…. That means, if there are two words "desert" and "pull", "desert" will be certainly before "pull". Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth…
1. This passage is about _____.
    A. new words in writing
    B. different dictionaries
    C. the best way of reading
    D. using an English-Chinese dictionary
2. In the dictionary you may not find _____.
    A. how to pronounce the word
    B. the spelling of the word
    C. who used the word first
    D. how to use the word
3. In an English-Chinese dictionary, the last word _____.
    A. begins with Z
    B. begins with A
    C. is a short one
    D. is not often used
4. Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?
    A. perhaps, produce, plenty 
    B. straight, subject, surprise
    C. century, center, business
    D. foreign, entrance, headache
5. In the passage the writer tries to tell us that _____.
    A. we have to use a dictionary when we read something in English
    B. an English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word   
    C. an English-Chinese dictionary can help us a lot in our English study
    D. all English-Chinese dictionary are the same
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     Once very surprising, now very important, women astronauts (宇航员) explain what's so cool about
zero-g, and what 50 years exploration (探索) has taught the world.
     Peggy Whitson
     Age: 48
    Astronaut since:  1996 
    Space time: Two six-month tours on the Intemational Space Station, in 2002 and 2007-2008.
    "Mind is a lot more important than body. So is your ability to think in 3-D and imagine how to move things
in a different way than on earth. The second time I went to the station, it felt like coming home. I got
comfortable much more quickly. Everything is lifted while you're up there, so you look younger. Being back
on earth is not pleas ant at first. Moving around is difficult, like playing basketball. But I had my physical
training for about a month after my retum."
     Sunita Williams
     Age: 43
     Astronaut since: 1998
     Space time: Six months on the space station in 2006-2007, including more than 29 hours of space walks.
    "I learned after about a week how to fly beautifully without going too fast or shaking around. I had a hard
time remembering how to walk, I prefer flying! When you have that idea of being far away anti looking back
at the planet, you don't see any cit- ies or countries. You see a very quiet place. Just as Gandhit-the Father of
the Na- tion in India, once explained the feeling of oneness in all of us. Seeing our planet from space, you
understand that."
      Barbara Morgan
     Age: 56
     Astronaut since: 1985
     Space time: One shuttle mission in 2007
     "No matter how I was situated (处于…位置) the first day, it seemed that my body was upside down
(颠倒着). That might have been because all your blood comes to your head. And what memory do you have
in that situation? It's like when you're kids, hanging upside down."
1. What kinds of writing is the passage?
A. A news report.
B. A scientific article.
C. A textbook lesson.
D. A recorded interview.
2. How many of the mentioned women astronauts talked about zero-g?
A. None.
B. One.
C. Two.
D. Three.
3. What is the most serious problem astronauts may come across after they retum to the earth?
A. They are still living a space life as usual.
B. They are not used to the earth's situation.
C. They are not as comfortable as in space.
D. They are still thinking of their space travel.
4. What did Sunita Williams mainly leam by seeing the earth from space?
A. Cities and countries are too small to be seen from space.
B. We have only one earth, so we must protect our home.
C. People in the world must come together as one family.
D. The space is so big that the earth looks like a small ball.
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     School education (教育) is very important and useful. Yet no one can l  1    everything at school and
a teacher can't teach his students e  2     they want to know. His job is to s  3     his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So the students can learn much more by t  4    .
     It is more i  5     to know how to study by oneself. It's quite easy to learn something, but it's difficult
to u  6     it to solve problems. Great inventors do not get everything from school, but they still can invent
many things and change the world a l  7    . 
     How can the inventors do all of this? That's b  8     they know how to study. A lot of things are not
taught in the classroom. They get a lot of knowledge by reading o  9     school. They work hard and never
g  10    up all their lives.
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Learning a new language isn't easy. For many of us, speaking it is the hardest part! Here are some tips
(advice)to help you become more comfortable speaking English.
    Tip 1  When you study, make your mouth do what your mind is learning. If you read aloud, you make
your mouth and your mind work. This will help you with both speech and pronunciation(发音)
    Tip 2  Talk to yourself as much as possible. You need to be comfortable making sounds in English. All
over the day, talk to yourself in English! This will help you feel comfortable thinking in English. Then write
down what you are saying and read it aloud again.
    Tip 3  Have a "study buddy(partner)". Get together with him or her at least once a week and study
together. Speak as much English as you can whenever you meet. Then you can help each other.

                                                  Helping yourself talk in English
Tips What to do Why
1 If you 1. ______, you make your mouth do what your
mind is learning. 		Help you with speech and pronunciation.
2 Talk to yourself 2. ______ possible. And then write
down what you are saying and read it aloud again. 		Help you 3. ______ thinking in English.
3 Have a "study buddy". Get together with him or her at
least once a week and study together. 		4. ______

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     Many animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can
kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.
     Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are
usually quiet have started to howl(吠). Horses on farms have run around  in  circles. Mice  have left their
holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.
     In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only  a  few hours before an
earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny(小的) pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs  jumped  around
more than ever. They made loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an  earthquake  struck(袭击)  the
city.
     People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then  they  could  get away safely. Right  now,
there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals.
1. This story is mostly about ______________.
A. how animals act before an earthquake  
B. how an earthquake starts
C. home mice leave their homes        
D. when an earthquake begins
2. Before an earthquake, quiet dogs ________________.
A.ran away  
B. started to howl  
C. climbed trees  
D. became quiet
3. Before an earthquake, the frogs ________________.
A. sang    
B. left their homes  
C. jumped around a lot  
D. became quiet  
4. There have been earthquakes in __________.
A. most countries        
B. Italy and San Francisco  
C. Chicago and Spain      
D. all the Western countries
5. People want to _______________.
A. be in earthquake        
B. find out early about an earthquake
C. run around in circles    
D. get away from earthquakes
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    There are seabirds as well as land-birds. The most ordinary seabird is the seagull. It has a white body,
a white  head  and a yellow beak.   There is  a  very, very  spot  of  red  at  the  very  end  of  the  beak,
underneath.   All  gulls have very strong wings so that they can fly far out to sea. If a gull flies out too far,
so that it is too tired to fly back to the shore(岸边), it does not get frightened, for it can sit and rest upon
the waves(波浪). A seagull's  wings do not get wet because all its feathers have a kind of oil over them,
so that when the water gets on to the feathers, it just runs off again. Gulls can even sleep upon the waves.
    Sailors (水手) know a lot about seagulls and they never kill them. When the gulls fly a long way out to
sea, sailors say that it means fine weather is coming. When the gulls stay  near the shore, sailors say that
there will be much wind and rain, and perhaps a storm, for the gulls know  more about the weather than
sailors do.
1. The seagull is a kind of ________.            
A. fish  
B. land-bird  
C. seabird  
D.animal 
2. Every gull is able to fly far out to sea because it _________.
A. is very light          
B. has very strong wings
C. always flies high      
D. is strong enough
3. A seagull does not get frightened even when it is far away from the shore and it is too tired to fly back
because it can ____________.  
A. swim under the sea          
B. stay under the sea
C. rest and sleep upon the waves  
D. jump into the sea
4. The water can't make the seagull's feathers wet because the feathers are __________.
A. thick    
B. long    
C. light    
D. oily
5. If seagulls stay near the shore, it will be ___________. 
A. windy, rainy or stormy    
B. sunny and hot  
C. fine and warm          
D. freezing cold
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     Lions are big and strong. They have bright eyes, sharp teeth and black points on their brown bodies.
So they look beautiful.
     Lions can run fast. They are good at catching other animals. Lions like living as a family until baby lions are 2 years old. A lion lives alone during most of its life.
     Now, many hunters hurt lions for their fur and meat. They sell their meat to people for meals. They use
their fur to make clothes and bags. We must stop this. It is wrong for people to kill lions. We can write to
newspapers about the danger the lions are facing. We should tell the government and people about the
problems. If we do nothing, soon there will be no lions in the world any more!
1. What are lions like?
A. Big and strong
B. Big and light
C. Black and white
D. Bright and Slim.
2. What colour is the lion’s points?
A. Black
B. Brown
C. Blue
D. White
3. When do baby lions begin to live alone?
A. 20 years old
B. 12 years old
C. 2 years old
D. 22 years old
4. What do people hunt tigers for?
A. Fur
B. Fur and leather bags
C. Fur and meat
D. Leather bags and bones
5. To save lions, what are NOT in the passage?
A. Write to newspapers.
B. Tell people about the problems.
C. Do a lion count once a year.
D. Ask the government to help.
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