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　Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．

　Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．

　Some places on the earth don't get much rain．But they still don't become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don't let the wind blow the dirt away．Plants don't let the sun make the earth even drier．When a bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water．Without plants, the land can become desert easily．

1．Deserts ______．

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A．never has plants or animals in them

B．can all be turned into good land before long

C．get very little rain

D．both B and C

2．Small green plants are very important to dry places because ______．

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A．they don't let the sun make the earth even drier

B．they don't let the wind blow the earth away

C．they hold water

D．all of the above

3．Land is becoming desert little by little because ______．

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A．plants can't grow there

B．there is not enough rain

C．people haven't done what scientists wish them to do

D．scientists know little about the deserts

4．Which is the main idea of the first paragraph（自然段）？

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A．Scientists know how to change desert into good land．

B．Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land．

C．If scientists can bring water to desert, people can live and grow food there.

D．More and more places are becoming deserts all the time．

5．After reading this, we learn that ______.

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A．plants can keep dry land from becoming desert

B．it is good to get rid of （除掉）the grass in the deserts

C．all places without much rain will become deserts

D．it is better to grow crops on dry land than to grow them on wet good land

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　I saw your name on a list of teachers of French who wish to spend their holidays in France this summer. I am a teacher of English in Saint-Simon, a small village in the Loire valley, just south of Saumur. I should very much like to spend some time in England, because it is many years since I had a chance to practise my English. Perhaps we could exchange house for three weeks in late July or early August.

　I have heard a lot about a holiday in Cumbria and the Lake District. I have been eager to spend a holiday in Cumbria ever since I first saw pictures of the fox-hunting, and read about the fine hunting dogs that you have in your part of the country. I am very interested in fox-hunting and I take my dogs out hunting in the local forest whenever I can.

　I shall tell you more about Saint-Simon countryside when you express interest in my plan. I look forward to hearing from you.

1． Mr Foucault wants to visit England ________.　　　

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A． to meet his old school friend Harrington

B． in order to use and improve his English

C． because it is many years since he had a holiday

D． because he wants to go fox-hunting there

2． Mr Foucault plans to ________.　　　

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A． spend three weeks in Saint-Simon in the Loire valley

B． stay with Mr Harrington in England so that they can talk English together

C． invite Mr Harrington in England to stay with him in France in July

D． stay in Mr Harrington's house while Mr Harrington stays in his

3． Mr Foucault wishes to spend a holiday in Cumbria because ________.

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A． he is interested in fox-hunting

B． there are many forests where he can take his dog hunting

C． he has heard a lot about the good English spoken in Cumbria

D． the first pictures of England he saw were of Cumbria and Lake District

4． Mr Foucault does not say much about Saint-Simon because ________.

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A． Mr Harrington has been there and seen it for himself

B．it is such a small village that there is very little to say about it

C． he wants to know first whether Mr Harrington is interested in his plan

D． he knows Mr Harington will not be interested in Saint-Simon

5． Mr Harrington is a teacher who ________.　　　

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A． teaches English in France　　　　　　B． teaches French in France

C． teaches English in England　　　　　 D． teaches French in England

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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 ________ .

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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 ________ .

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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 ________ .

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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?

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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 ________ .

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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 ________ .

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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 ________ .

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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’________ .

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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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　Chess （国际象棋）must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab（阿拉伯的）traveller in India in the year 900 wrote that it was played “long, long ago”. Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe（欧洲）since 1400. The name “chess” is interesting．When one player is attacking（袭击）the other's king, he says in English, “check”. When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere, he says“check mate”. These words come from Persian（波斯语）. It means “The king is dead”. That is when the game is over, and one player has won.

　Such an old game changes very slowly. The rules have not always been the same as they are now. For example, at one time the queen could only move one square（方格）at a time. Now she is the strongest piece on the board（棋盘）. It would be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds of people. You don't have to be a winner in order to enjoy it. It is not always played by two people sitting at the same table. The first time the Americans beat the Russians（俄国人）was in a match played by radio．Some people are able to play many people at the same time．One man played 400 games! It is said that some people play chess by post．This must make chess the slowest game in the world．

1．Chess ______．　　　

[　　]

A．is an old Indian game for travel

B．is the oldest game in the world

C．was played in India long before 900

D．was played in Japan and Europe before 1400

2．“At one time the queen could only move one square at a time. Now it is the strongest piece on the board”. This example is used to show ______.

[　　]

A．chess is an interesting game

B．chess changes very slowly

C．how this rule has happened

D．there have been some changes of rules in chess

3．You don't have to be a winner in order to enjoy it．It means that ______．

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A．only a winner can enjoy chess

B．you can a enjoy chess only when you lose a game

C．you can enjoy chess even if you are not a winner

D．you can enjoy chess when you play with a winner

4．The writer tries to tell us ______．

[　　]

A．some interesting facts about chess

B．how the rules of chess have changed

C．how to play chess

D．how people enjoy chess

5．The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio．For the first time the Americans ______ the match．

[　　]

A．beat　　　B．got　　　C．had 　　　D．won

阅读理解：

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　There was ice on the road, and the doctor's car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise, he was not hurt. He got out of the car and walked to the nearest house. He wanted to telephone the garage for help. The door was opened by one of his patients.

　“Oh, Doctor.” she said, “I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accident on the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help.”

1． Where was the doctor going in his car?

[　　]

A． We don't know.　　　B． To a patient's home.

C． To a garage.　　　 　D． To his own home.

2． Which of the following was the cause of the accident?

[　　]

A． Careless driving.　　　　　B． A tree had fallen across the road.

C． A slippery (滑) road.　　　 D． There was a thick fog.

3． The doctor went to the house because ________

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A． he knew one of his patients lived there.

B． he had received a call to go there.

C． he wanted to use the telephone.

D． he was injured and could walk no further.

4． Why did the woman patient telephone the doctor?　　　

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A． She needed medical treatment.

B． She believed somebody else needed a doctor.

C． To ask how quickly the doctor could come.

D． To ask whether the doctor was coming on his regular visit.

5． How did the woman feel on opening the door, and seeing the doctor?

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A． She had been expecting the doctor, but was surprised that he had come so quickly.

B． She had not expected the doctor and wondered why he had come.

C． She felt glad that the doctor was not hurt in the accident.

D． She was alarmed(惊慌)at seeing the doctor in a bad state after the accident.

6. Which of the following is the most likely reply the doctor gave the woman patient at the end of the story?

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A． “Yes, he does need help ? your help, not mine.”

B． “Another accident? I've just had an accident myself!”

C． “I got your call and rushed over. I hope I'm not too late.”

D． “I didn't get your call. But I'm here and hope I can help.”

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　“Do you believe in life after death?” Jack's boss asked Jack.

　“Yes, sir.”

　“Well, then, that makes everything just fine.” the boss went on. “About an hour after you left yesterday to go to your grandfather's funeral(葬礼), he dropped in to see you.”

1． What do you suppose Jack did the day before? 

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A． He attended his grandfather's funeral.

B． He told a lie to get the day off.

C． He meant to attend a funeral but didn't.

D． He did nothing special, he worked as usual.

2． What do you suppose Jack's grandfather was doing the day before?

[　　]

A． He knew Jack had cheated his boss and came to expose him.

B． He was thought to be dead but in fact was well and alive.

C． He was dying but was saved by the doctors.

D． He was going about his usual business.

3． When the boss said, “That makes everything just fine.”

[　　]

A． he meant he was glad that Jack's grandfather was still alive.

B． he meant he was glad that Jack believed in life after death.

C． he was, in fact, telling Jack that everything was OK.

D． he was, in fact, telling Jack that he had been found out.

4． Who does the story tell us really believed in life after death? 

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A． Jack.　　　　　　　　B． Jack's boss.

C． Jack's grandfather.　　　D． No one.

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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?

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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

　　Every year there are hundreds of earthquake in different parts of the world. In Sept. 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in China's Shanxi Province in 1556. It killed almost one million people.

　　We measure an earthquake's strength on the Richter Scale. The Richter Scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.

　　The Earth's crust（地壳）is made up of layers of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the Earth moves, they move with it.

　　Earthquakes can also break up gas and oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself .

　　Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis. These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities.

　　China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence（发生）of earthquakes in the world.

(1) The passage is mainly about__________.

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A．scientists who study earthquakes

B．the way of measuring the earthquakes

C．a usual natural disaster

D．what people should do in the earthquake

(2) The earthquake in Shanxi Province____________.

Which of the following choice is not TRUE?

[　　]

A．happened in 1556

B．killed one million people

C．was the only earthquake in China

D．caused a lot of damage

(3) Earthquakes___________.

[　　]

A．don't cause much damage

B．are not serious

C．most possibly happen in Japan

D．happen all over the world

(4) According to the passage we know that tsunamis__________.

[　　]

A．can cause earthquakes

B．are caused by earthquakes

C．only happen on land

D．are a way of measuring earthquakes

(5) From the passage we know that __________ can cause earthquakes.

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　　Your body is made up of little cells（细胞）.Each one of these is alive. The big difference between your body and a man-made machine is that every part of your body is alive. Each cell has a job to do and needs energy to do it. If you count correctly, you will find the total is around 60,000,000 cells.

　　Nerve（神经）cells have long thread like shapes. Bone cells may have branching parts to link with other cells, while red blood cells are round and almost flat.

　　The cells are alive, but they do not live nearly as long as you do. Each cell lives for a while--from a few weeks to a year or more--and then it dies and a new cell is made to do the same. Only one kind of cell is not made after birth, the brain cells. So a new born baby is the brainiest person in the world, he has a full set of brain cells in thinking.

　　All our lives, we are storing more and more information in the brain. The fastest rate is at the time when we are young.

(1) Which one of the following is right?

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A．Everything in the world is made up of little cells.

B．Nothing has cells but people.

C．The man-made machine's cells are dead.

D．Your legs are made up of little ceils.

(2) The amount of cells in a human body is ______.

[　　]

A．about sixty billion

B．about sixty million

C．less than sixty million

D．more than sixty billion

(3) The shapes of cells in the human body are ______.

[　　]

A．about the same

B．almost round or flat

C．changed at any time

D．quite different

(4) _______ after birth.

[　　]

A．Each kind of cell can be made

B．Not all cells can be made

C．The brain cells are changeless

D．The new cells are made unlimitedly