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　　If you’re like most students, you probably read both at home and outside your home; Perhaps somewhere on your schoolyard and maybe even at work during your breaks．Your reading environment can have a great effect on your understanding, so give some thought to how you can create or choose the right reading environments．The right environment allows you to stay alert and to keep all of your attention on the text, especially when it is both interesting and difficult．

　　When you’re at home, you can usually create effective conditions for reading．You might want to choose a particular place－a desk or table, for example－where you always read．Make sure the place you choose is well lighted, and sit in a chair that requires you to sit straight．Reading in a chair that’s too soft and comfortable is likely to make you sleepy! Keep your active reading tools(pens, markers, notebooks or paper)and a dictionary close at hand．

　　Before you sit down for a reading period, try to reduce all possible interruptions．Turn off your phone, the televisions, and the radio．Tell your family members or roommates that you’ll be busy for a while．If necessary, put a “Do not disturb” sign on your door! The more interruptions you must deal with while you read, ________．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．According to the passage what’s the good environment for reading?(Please answer within 20 words．)

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3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 20 words．)

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4．Which of the reading environment do you usually use? Say something about it．(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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　　A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized(强调)the importance again and again．But soon, the importance of English idioms shown in an amusing experience．

　　One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised．Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don’t say! You don’t say!”

　　I was puzzled．I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic．“Well, I’d better change the topic．”So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? ________　________?”“Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it．It was wonderful．”He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide．“The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world．We are very proud of it．”Soon I was stopped again by his words：“You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised．I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say!’?”

　　Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears．He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise．Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms．”Only then did I know how foolish I had been．Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions．Remember：what the English teachers said is always right to us students．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

I met with an Englishman on my way by chance．

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3．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the passage．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What do you think is the best way for you to learn English well? Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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　　“No one is an island” is a well-known line from John Done’s Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago．Even now people still agree with him．No one can live a completely isolated life．Without other people, life became empty and sad．We all need to have friends．

　　For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling sheepish, we may not want to make the first move．It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have．

　　There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous．This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best seller．It was later put into 28 languages．

　　Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple．But can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book．

　　Always greet with a smile．Begin with “excuse me” or “would you mind” when you want to ask somebody．Remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can．

　　Find some time to do special things for other people．Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better．

　　They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name．

　　Try to understand other people’s way and ideas and learn something from them．

　　When someone is talking to you, look at her, listen carefully and say something when necessary．

1．What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in the first paragraph?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．What is the best title for this passage?(Please answer within 15 words．)

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3．Why do some of us feel it not easy to make friends?(Please answer within 15 words．)

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4．Why should we remember others’ names?(Please answer within 15 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph．

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　　Girls who get enough dairy products in their diets may weigh less than other teens with the same age, American new research suggests．

　　Girls who consumed more dairy products were found to have slimmer middles than girls of the same age and race who ate the same number of calories and got the same amount of exercise．Girls who drank more soda, but also ate the same total calories, tended to be heavier．

　　The newly reported study included 323 white and Asian girls between the ages of 9 and 14．

　　A number of studies, mostly in adults, have shown that calcium may be key in maintaining normal body weight and fat stores．One reason may be the nutrient's effects on hormones that help store calories as fat stores．In the new study, reported t in the Journal of Nutrition, calcium from dairy sources, but not non-dairy foods, was related to lower weight and less abdominal(腹部的)fat－the link was particularly strong among girls of Asian descent(血统), who made up 47 percent of the study group．This suggests that“the dairy ingredient of the calcium intake is the key factor,”write the study authors, led by Dr．Rachel Novotny of the University of Hawaii in Honolulu．It is possible, they explain, that other nutrients in milk play an important role in weight balance．

　　For reasons that are unclear, the effect on body fat was stronger for Asian girls than for white girls, according to Novotny and her colleagues．They speculate that ethnic differences in which dairy products are usually consumed, or in eating habits－having small amounts of dairy throughout the day, for instance, rather than a single large serving－may help explain the finding．

　　According to the researchers, soda may increase pounds by adding calories to kids' diets, or by replacing milk．Milk, they note, has a range of nutrients, including protein and fat, which means it is metabolized(使新陈代谢)relatively slowly．Soda contains only sugar, which is quickly metabolized, easily causing hunger．

1．What be the best title for the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．According to the passage, dairy products can．(Please write within 10 words．)

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3．What does paragragh 4 mainly focus on?

(Please answer within 15 words．)

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4．Do you think it good for girls to lose weight? Why?

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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　　Malaysia is a country of exciting beauty, with a tropical(热带的)climate．Malaysia's weather is hotter in the lowlands and cooler in the mountains and highlands．Temperatures vary between 20 and 30 centigrade．Rainfall can be expected at any time, with an average of between 200 and 260 centimeters．

　　The Malaysian population consists of Malays, Chinese, Indians and Eurasians．Its main religions are Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism and Christianity．Its national language is Malay．English is widely spoken and is used all over the country other languages spoken in Malaysia are some Chinese dialects, Tamil, Portuguese and Arabic．

　　Malaysia is an exciting and fascinating place for tourists, with something special planned throughout the year．The natural attractions are plentiful, with magnificent mountains lying in green, large stretches of sandy beaches and hospitable and friendly people．

　　Malaysia's economy is the most advanced in this part of the world．The annual income is M ＄1,680, one of the highest in the whole of Asia．Malaysia is the world's leading exporter of rubber, tin, tropical hardwood, palm oil, pepper, tea, coffee and cocoa and vast resources of oil．

　　Malaysia's capital is Kuala Lumpur in the southwest of the Malay Peninsula．Kuala Lumpur arose in the 1860s when tin was discovered, grew and spread very quickly．It became the state's capital within forty years of its founding．Now it is home to over one million inhabitants, about 56％ of whom are Chinese, 28％ Malays and the rest are from anywhere and everywhere．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．When did Kuala Lumpur become the state's capital?(Please answer within 2 words．)

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3．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Malaysia is abundant in agricultural products and petroleum deposits．

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4．Suppose you visit Malaysia, can you see many temples and churches there? Why?(Please answer within 25 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese．

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　　The Gettysburg Address：Fourscore(八十)and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, made in liberty and offered the idea that all men are created equal．Now we are brought in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so made can long stand．We met on a great battlefield of that war．We have come to offer part of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives so that the nation might live．It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this．But in a larger sense, we cannot offer, and we cannot hallow(使……神圣)this ground．The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have hallowed it far above our poor power to add or decrease．The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here．It is for us the living rather to be devoted here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have so far so nobly advanced．It is rather for us to be here devoted to the great work remaining before us－that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion－that we here make up our minds that these dead shall not have died in vain(白白地), that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not die from the earth．

　　Read the passage and answer the following questions．

1．Can you describe the nation? Try to describe it．

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2．What's the civil war used for?

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3．What's the duty of the living?

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4．How many years did the nation have when the passage was addressed?

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5．What should the government be?

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　　“No one is an island”is a well-known line from John Done's Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago．Even now people still agree with him．No one can live a completely isolated life．Without other people, life became empty and sad．We all need to have friends．

　　For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling sheepish, we may not want to make the first move．It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have．

　　There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous．This“how to”book about getting along with other people bacame a best seller．It was later put into 28 languages．

　　Dale Carnegie's advice seems to be simple．But can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book．

　　1．Be friendly and polite．

　　Always greet with a smile．Begin with“excuse me”or“would you mind”when you want to ask somebody．Remember to say“thank you”and try to be as helpful as you can．

　　2．Go out of your way to be nice．

　　Find some time to do special things for other people．Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better．

　　3．Remember names．

　　They say that the sweetest music to a person's ears is the sound of his or her own name．

　　4．Be open-minded．

　　Try to understand other people's way and ideas and learn something from them．

　　5．Listen patiently．

　　When someone is talking to you, look at her, listen carefully and say something when necessary．

1．What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in the first paragraph?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．What is the best title for this passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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3．Why do some of us feel it not easy to make friends?(Please answer within 15 words．)

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4．Why should we remember others' names?(Please answer within 15 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph．

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　　For most Americans, a clean glass of water is just a faucet away．But for many for the world's poorest people, it's hard to get．

　　On Wednesday, the United Nations(UN)marked World Water Day by trying to cut the number of people without good drinking water－one billion human beings worldwide-in half．In the next ten years, the UN will work with governments around the world to reduce the shortage．

　　Without clean water nearby, many people use water ________．In India, many people bathe and wash their clothes in rivers that are polluted by human waste．

　　According to the UN, not having enough clean water and sanitation causes more than three million deaths a year．

　　“The links between water and human health are powerful,”said Dr Lee Jong Wook, director-general of the World Health Organization(WHO)．“We cannot live without clean water．”

　　In fact, the International Federation of the Red Cross said that quick reaction after last year's Asian tsunami had stopped disease．The agency provided clean water to nearly 500,000 people in Indonesia and Sri Lanka after the tsunami．

　　World Water Day was first celebrated in 1993．Since then, it is celebrated each year on March 22．

1．What is the best title of the passage?

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by this one?

The quality of the water is closely connected with human health．

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3．What did the International Federation of the Red Cross do after the tsunami? And why?

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4．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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New comers to the United States are often surprised by the schools．American schools sometimes seem so different from schools they know in other parts of the world．American education is based on the idea that children need to learn to think for themselves．The school should be the place where they learn to do this．In school, children learn the“three R's”(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic), history and government(often called Social Studies)and many other subjects．They also learn how to be independent, how to make their own judgment, and how to develop their own abilities and interests．The American teacher does not want the children in her class to sit with hands folded quietly and to say nothing．She wants them to listen attentively, to ask questions．She knows what children learn from books is important．She also knows that it is necessary for them to know how to use this learning for their growth and development．During Open School Week, parents have a chance to see how American education works．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．What is the idea of American education?

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3．Can you tell us the differences between American education and Chinese education?(Please answer it within 30 words．)

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4．Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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5．Do you think American education is fit for Chinese students? Why?(Please answer it within 40 words．)

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　　Elephants don't forget－at least, female(雌性的)elephants don't．Elephant families are matriarchal．And the social knowledge gained by the oldest females is the key to a family group's survival(生存), according to a study published in April by Karen McComb, a biologist at Sussex University in England．

　　Elephants announce their presence by making a deep, long sound, a practice referred to(涉及)as contact calling(联络呼叫), An unfamiliar call may mean that an elephant from outside the family group is nearby．A stranger can cause trouble, interrupting feeding or disturbing(打扰)the young．So an elephant matriarch signals the family to gather around her; then they all lift their trunks in the air to smell the unfamiliar caller．False alarms can disturb the group and take time and energy away from feeding, so survival may depend in part on getting it right．

　　Working with Cynthia Moss, who founded the Amboseli Elephant Research Project in Kenya 30 years ago, McComb tested the social knowledge of 21 Amboseli elephant families with matriarchs 27 to 67 years old．She played recordings of contact calls to each family and found that the oldest matriarchs were much better at picking out unfamiliar calls．In fact, a group with a matriarch in her fifties was several thousand times more likely to form into a group upon hearing an unfamiliar contact call than when hearing a familiar call．However, families with younger matriarchs were less than twice as likely to gather together upon hearing an unfamiliar contact call as compared with a familiar call．And they gathered together a lot．Moreover, the social knowledge of older matriarchs translated into favourable results：Families with older matriarchs produced more baby elephants in each female-reproductive year．

　　This finding shows how difficult it is to protect the oldest members of elephant families．As elephants age, they continue to grow larger, as do their much wanted tusks(象牙)．So the older－and wiser－a matriarch is, the greater the chance she will be killed．About 800,000 elephants have been killed by people in the past 200 years．

1．When do elephants form into a group?

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2．What is called contact calling?(Please answer within 20 Words)

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3．What does the word “matriarch”mean?

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4．What is the influnce of a stranger on a elephant group?(Please answer within 20 dords)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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