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　　Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating (创造) new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from .

　　Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers (汉堡包) are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham (火腿) ? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef (牛肉), they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, ‘We come from Hamburg’?, One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called ‘hamburgers’. Today ‘ hamburgers’ are sold in many countries around the world.

　　Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary .

1．According to the writer, English is ________.

[　　]

A．as old as Chinese

B．older than German

C．not so old as Chinese

D．very difficult to learn

2．Hamburg is ________.

[　　]

A．a kind of food

B．a round piece of beef

C．the men of a village

D．a city in Germany

3．According to the story, ________.

[　　]

A．few Americans like hamburgers

B．hamburgers are made with beef

C．hamburgers are made with ham

D．hamburgers were first sold about a century ago

4．Accrding to the writer, which of the following can often he found in any large English dictionary?

[　　]

A．Where all the new words come from .

B．Where those Germans came from .

C．The reason why a word has a certain meaning.

D．The reason why English is spoken around the world.

5．According to the story, the word ‘ hamburger’ comes from ________.

[　　]

A．China because it has a long history

B．English because Germans don' t speak good English

C．the round pieces of beef which those people from Hamburg were eating

D．English speakers because they always create new words

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　　April 1st is a day on which, in some countries, people try to play tricks on others (戏弄别人) .If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, ‘April Fool’ , and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs too.

　　One April 1st , a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously turned switches and pressed buttons (扭开关，按按钮.) ,but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said. ‘This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to. There's only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word ‘ three’ , I want you all to lean forward suddenly as you can. That should get the bus started again, but if it doesn't, I' m afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready. ’

　　The passengers get ready and waited anxiously.

　　Then the driver turned to his front and asked ‘Are you ready?’

　　The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer, ‘Yes’.

　　‘ One ! Two ! Three ! ’ counted the driver . The passengers all swung forward suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed .

　　The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief(宽慰地笑了) . But their smile turned to surprise and then laughter when the driver happily cried, ‘April Fool ! ’

1．On April Fool' s Day ________.

[　　]

A．a country bus was going to the town

B．something was wrong with the country bus

C．people play tricks on others

D．the driver looked worried

2．The driver stopped the bus because ________.

[　　]

A．something was wrong with the bus

B．the road was too bad to run on

C．the driver wanted to talk with the passengers

D．the driver wanted to play a trick on the passengers

3．The passengers helped the driver ________.

[　　]

A．in the bus

B．on the ground

C．out of the bus

D．on the bus

4．When the driver happily cried, ‘April Fool! ’ , the passengers felt ________.

[　　]

5．Which of the following is the best topic of the passage?

[　　]

A．A Traffic Accident

B．The Driver and His Passengers

C．April Fools' Day

D．April 1st

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　　The clock struck eleven at night. The whoke house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me, Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of that troublesome stuff (东西) they call ‘ books ’.

　　I was going to have my examination the next day. ‘when can I go to bed ?’ I asked myself. I didn' t answer, in fact I dared not.

　　The clock struck twelve , ‘Oh, dear! ’ I cried . ‘Ten more books to read before I can go to bed! ’ we pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

　　The clock struck one, I was quite desperate (绝望的) now, I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could !

　　I prayed (祈祷) , ‘Oh God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen .’ My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few mintes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

1．When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were ________.

[　　]

A．asleep

B．outside

C．working in bed

D．quietly laughing at him

2．The underlined word ‘wretched’ in 3 paragraph probably means ________.

[　　]

A．very happy

B．disappointed

C．very unhappy

D．hopeful

3．Reviewing his lessons didn' t help him because ________.

[　　]

A．it was too late at night

B．he was very tired

C．his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn' t open

D．he hadn' t studied hard before the exam

4．What do you suppose (假设) happened to the auther?

[　　]

A．He went to a church to pray again.

B．He passed the exam by sheer luck.

C．He failed in the exam.

D．He was punished by his teacher.

5．The best title for the passage would be ________.

[　　]

A．The Night Before the Examination.

B．Working Far into the Night.

C．A Slow Student .

D．Going Over My lessons.

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　We must have water to live. If the water we use is not clean and fresh, it can make us ill. The animals that live in and around lakes and rivers must also have clean water.

　　Our rivers and lakes supply most of our water. The clear , blue water found by the first American settlers has changed. Many of our water sources are now polluted. They are filled with dirty and waste which cannot be cleaned out . In many places, water is not safe for most uses.

　　Lake Erie was once a beautiful lake. Now it has been called ‘a dying lake’. Waste from nearly homes and factories has dumped into it. Fish can no longer live in much of its polluted water.

　　George Washington once called the Potomac ‘the finest river in the world’. Now its water is no longer blue. Instead, it is a soupy(羹汤类的) green . Suds (肥皂水), from detergents (清洁剂) used to wash clothes, often cover the water of our rivers.

　　Water cannot be made in a factory. Once water is polluted, it is hard to make it clean and safe. We must learn to take care of the water we now have.

1．Most of our water supply comes from ________.

[　　]

2．The words ‘ a dying lake’ in paragraph 3 mean ________.

[　　]

A．a polluted lake

B．a very large lake

C．a beautiful lake

D．a lake full of water

3．George Washington once called the potomac ‘the finest river in the world’ means ________.

[　　]

A．this river was not polluted

B．this river was visited by many people

C．this river was full of polluted water

D．the water in the river was used by everyone

4．We must learn to take care of the water now we have because ________.

[　　]

A．we can' t live without water

B．the water is to be used up

C．the water cannot be produced by man

D．both A and C

5．The passage chiefly tells us ________.

[　　]

A．not to use the polluted water

B．that we must prevent the water from being polluted

C．that the polluted water will make us ill

D．our water is still clean and safe

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　　The sounds we hear on the earth are carried by the air. Since there is no air on the moon, people who go to the moon must talk to each other by radio. Dust in earth' s air, though very little, scatters the sunlight. This makes the earth's daytime sky blue and the shadow are not completely dark. But on the moon the sky is always black. You would be able to see stars in the daytime. Sunny places on the moon would be very bright. But the shadows would be almost black. The moon has no air or wind to carry the sun' s heat. So it can get hot enough to boil water places where the sun is shining straight down .

1．People can' t talk to each other on the moon because there ________ .

[　　]

A．are not living things on it

B．can' t speak loudly without air

C．is no air which carries sounds

D．isn't any dust on the moon

2．The sunny part of the moon is ________ .

[　　]

A．as bright as that of the earth

B．brighter than that of the earth

C．not so bright as the earth

D．darker than that of the earth

3．Why does the earth' s sky look blue? Because ________ .

[　　]

A．of the fact that the air is blue gas

B．there is air around the earth

C．there is no dust on the earth

D．of the fact that the sunlight blue

4．Which of the following is correct?

[　　]

A．The sunny places of the moon can get hot enough to boil water.

B．The shadows on the moon would be completely black .

C．On the moon the sky looks rather blue .

D．Every star can be seen by people on the moon .

5．Since the moon has no air or wind to carry the sun' s heat, ________ .

[　　]

A．it can get very hot in its shadows

B．it can get very cold in its shadows

C．it can get very cold both in the shadows and the rest part

D．the moon can get hotter and hotter

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　　An Italian was visiting New York City. He wished to take a walk in order to see the city, but he was afraid that he would get lost because he did not know a word of English. Therefore, after leaving the hotel , he stopped at the first coner and carefully copied in his notebook the name of the street on which his hotel was located (坐落). Then he walked on .

　　Finally, however, he got lost. Some hours later he arrived at a police station. After a good deal of confused conversation, an interpreter was called. The Italian explained to the interpreter that, although he didn't know the name of his hotel , he did know the street on which it was located. He then showed the interpreter what he had copied in his notebook. But the words which he had so carefully copied were‘One way street’.

1．The Italian wished to take a walk because he wanted ________ .

[　　]

A．to learn the name of the street

B．to know where his hotel was located

C．to have a look at New York

D．to copy some words in his notebook

2．The Italian wrote something in his notebook because ________ .

[　　]

A．he might talk to the policeman easily

B．he was afraid he might lose his way

C．he wished to learn some more English

D．he wanted to go to the first corner

3．Some hours later he was at the police station because ________ .

[　　]

A．he had forgotten the name of his hotel

B．he wanted to have an English talk with the policeman there

C．he hoped to find the things he had lost

D．he wanted to find the way back to his hotel with the help of the police

4．At the police station an interpreter was called because ________ .

[　　]

A．he was a friend of the Italian' s

B．he had got lost

C．he knew where the Italian stayed

D．he knew the Italian' s language

5．‘One Way street’________ .

[　　]

A．is the mame of the street on which his hotel was

B．is the name of his hotel

C．are the only English words the Italian knew

D．is a road sign

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　　Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe , however , thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. ‘We are the best men for the job, ’they said to the boss, ‘There may be problems, but we can find the answers’‘They' re the last people I' d trust, ’ thought the boss. ‘But all the other astronauts have refused to go. ’

　　Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done , he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder as he could and finally a voice said , ‘Who' s there? ’ ‘It' s me! Who else could it be? ’shouted Joe. Sam let him in, but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!

1．Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on the trip because ________ .

[　　]

A．it wasn't exciting enough

B．they weren't experienced enough

C．they thought they might get killed

D．there was little chance of being selected

2．Why were Sam and Joe chosen?

[　　]

A．They were the only men who offered to go .

B．The boss trusted them more than anyone else.

C．They were the last people who wanted to go.

D．The boss wanted them to get more experience .

3．What did Sam and Joe think the trip would be like?

[　　]

A．There would be serious problems.

B．There wouldn't be any danger .

C．It would be long and tiring.

D．It would be exciting.

4．Joe didn't want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam ________ .

[　　]

A．wasn't as experienced as he was

B．didn't know how to operate the door

C．didn't know how to do repairs

D．was very slow and possibly deaf

5．The writer tells this story to ________ .

[　　]

A．show the dangerous side of the tronauts ' life

B．show the funny side of the astronauts'life

C．make people laugh

D．make people think

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　　San Francisco has been called one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is built on 14 hills with the Pacific Ocean on one side and San Francisco Bay(海湾) on the other . Each hill has a view over the water. San Franciscans are proud of their views. Everyone wants a house with a view. Most big cities in the United States are built on flat land . People can't see very far. They can only see tall buildings . When they choose their homes they look inside. They want a house with pleasant moms to look at. When San Franciscans choose their homes, they look outside. They want a house with a view.

1．The paragraph is mainly talking about ________ .

[　　]

A．San Francisco's scenery(风景)

B．fourteen hills in San Francisco

C．how to choose homes in San Francisco

D．people's opinions on San Francisco's beauty

2．The city of San Francisco is surrounded by ________ .

[　　]

3．People in most of the cities in the United States ________ .

[　　]

A．want to live on flat land

B．don't want houses with views

C．want houses with beautiful rooms

D．enjoy staying inside the rooms

4．You will find in San Francisco that ________ .

[　　]

A．the outsids of rooms are beautiful

B．you can see very far in rooms

C．people don't like to travel very far

D．people don't want houses with pleasant rooms to look at

5．Which of the following statements is not true?

[　　]

A．There are fewer buildings in San Francisco .

B．Tall buildings in some other cities prevent people from seeing very far.

C．San Francisco is the most beautiful city in the world .

D．Many houses in San Francisco have views over the sea because they are built on hills .

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　　Good afternoon. This is your“captain”speaking. We have been warned of the danger of strong air turbulence:(气流) ahead for the next forty miles or so. Passengers are therefore strongly asked to remain in their seats with their seat belts(安全带)on for their safety and not to use the restrooms(厕所)during that dangerous period, if at all possible. During the time young children should be firmly fastened(系紧) into their seats.

　　Please observe these precautions(预防措施) until the seatbelt warning sign has gone off. Lunch will be served after we have passed through the air turbulence zone. Thank you .

1．This passage is ________ .

[　　]

2．The captain has asked passengers to keep their seat belts on because ________ .

[　　]

A．the plane is going to land

B．the plan is going to take off

C．the air might become very tough

D．children won't run around

3．The captain asked the passengers not to ________ during this time.

[　　]

4．When will the passenger be able to get up again?

[　　]

A．The captain says so .

B．The seat -belt sign goes off.

C．They become hungry .

D．The plane meets another turbulence .

5．The best title for this would be “________” .

[　　]

A．The Captain and the Passengers

B．Something About the Strong Air Turbulence

C．For Your Own Safety

D．Don't Move Around, and Keep Still

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　　Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and she went to New York City and settled down there when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking, admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she, that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her education.

　　In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to give up the idea.

　　Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also established the first medical school for women .

1．Why couldn't Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

[　　]

A．She couldn't get admitted to medical school .

B．She decided to further her education in Paris .

C．A serious eye illness stopped her search .

D．It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.

2．What almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances for becoming a doctor?

[　　]

A．She was a woman .

B．She wrote too many letters .

C．She couldn't graduate from medical school .

D．She couldn't establish her hospital