Long ago,people sent messages in different ways. An Egyptian (埃及人) p 1 his ear to the ground. He h 2 the horses. They were coming this way. He ran to tell his people. That was one way for Egyptians to send m 3 People in o 4 countries also sent messages. One man made a cloud of smoke. In the next village,people saw the smoke and went on d 5 that,too. The message went from village to village by s 6 .
Much more,some soldiers k 7 many pigeons. These pigeons always flew b 8 . When a soldier was sent far away from his own army,he might take a pigeon along. He could tie a message to the bird's leg,and it would fly back with the s 9 message.
These are only s 10 ways to send messages. Can you think of some more?
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6. s 7. k 8. b 9. s 10. s
1. put 2. heard 3. messages 4. other 5. doing 6. smoke 7. kept 8. back
9. soldier's 10. several
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On Thursday afternoon,Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women's club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived a I When she came home,she sensed something unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room c 2 ,and found her camera and spare watch m 3 The following Thursday,she went out at her usual time. She didn't go to the club. Instead,she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,letting herself in through the back door. She settled down to w 4 and see what would happen.
It was 4 o'clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again,and the next moment she heard her letterbox being pushed open. P 5 up the kettle of boiling water,she moved quietly towards the door. A p 6 of wire appeared through the letterbox,and then a h 7 . The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and p 8 the water over the hand. A sharp cry was h 9 outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back,which was followed by the s 10 of running feet.
It wasn't long before the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly admired at the club for her successful selfprotection.
1. a 2. c 3. m 4. w 5. P
6. p 7. h 8. p 9. h 10. s
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Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩) .The nurse arrived and proudly s 1 to the first man, uCongratulations,sir. You're the father of twins!"
"What a coincidence (巧合) ！
I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball Team!"
Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the b 2 of his triplets (三胞胎) .
"Wow!That's unbelievable!I work for the 3M Company."
An hour 1 3 ,the nurse returned to congratulate the t 4 man on the birth of his quadruplets (四月包月台) .Surprised,he o 5 could answer, "I don't b 6 it!I work for the Four Seasons Hotel ！"
After this,everyone t 7 to the fourth man who had just fainted (昏倒) .The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to h 8 ,they could hear him speak in a very low v 9 over and over, "I should never have t 10 that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven."-
1. s 2. b 3. 1 4. t 5. o
6. b 7. t 8. h 9. v 10. t
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Dear Jim ,
I hope I can get help from you.
I hope I can make friends on the Internet. I think it's very interesting. And I want to know more about the world. But my teachers say it's not good for us to make friends on the Internet. What should I do?
Lisa
Hi,Lisa, Thank you for writing to me.
I say when your teachers say it is not good for you to make friends on the Internet,they are really saying you should concentrate on (专心于) your schoolwork and not spend all your time on the computer. At your age,schoolwork must be your first work.
Of course,you need to have some ways to relax. Making friends on the Internet may help you to relax. And if you keep getting good grades,and if you show your teachers you are learning about other parts of the world at the same time,I think they will agree with you.
Best Wishes
Jim Franklin
( ) 6. Lisa is a (n)
A. teacher B. boy C. student D. actress
( ) 7. Jim Franklin may be .
A. Lisa's mother B. Lisa's father
C. Lisa's friend D. Lisa's teacher
( ) 8. Why does Lisa want to make friends on the Internet?
A. Because she doesn't like studying.
B. Because she wants to know more about the world.
C. Because she thinks making friends on the Internet is interesting.
D. Both B and C.
( ) 9. Jim Franklin thinks .
A. Lisa's teachers are wrong
B. schoolwork must come first for teenagers
C. students shouldn't make friends on the Internet
D. It's not good for students to relax on the Internet
( ) 10. Which is NOT true according to (根据) Jim Franklin?
A. Making friends on the Internet is a way to relax.
B. Lisa should not make friends on the Internet.
C. Making friends can help people know more about the world.
D. Lisa's teachers may agree with her if she keeps getting good grades.
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When I was growing up in America,I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her English,she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores,at banks,and at restaurants did not take her seriously,did not give her good service,pretended not to understand her,or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has realized the limitations (局限) of her English as well. When I was fifteen,she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell (叫喊) at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人) .I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, "This is Mrs. Tan."
And my mother was standing beside me,whispering loudly, u Why he don't send me cheek already two weeks long.”
And then,in perfect English I said, "I'm getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago,but it hasn't arrived."
Then she talked more loudly. "What he want? I come to New York to tell him front of his boss. " And so I turned to the stockbroker again, "I can't stand any more excuses. If I don't receive the check immediately,I am going to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week."
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there redfaced,my mother,the real Mrs. Tan,was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager,my mother's broken English embarrassed me. But now,I see it differently. To me,my mother's English is perfectly clear,perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language,as I hear it,is vivid (生动的) ，direct,and full of observation (观察) and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things,expressed ideas,and made sense of the world.
( ) 11. What does the word "adolescent" probably mean?
A. 幼稚的 B. 标准的
C. 优美的 D. 滑稽的
( ) 12. From Paragraph 2,we know that the author was .
A. good at pretending
B. rude to the stockbroker
C. ready to help her mother
D. unwilling to phone for her mother
( ) 13. After the author made the phone call, .
A. they forgave the stockbroker
B. they failed to get the check
C. they went to New York immediately
D. they spoke to their boss at once
( ) 14. What does the author think of her mother's English now?
A. It confuses her and other people.
B. It embarrasses her.
C. It helps her understand the world.
D. It helps her stand rude people.
( ) 15. What you think is the best title for this passage?
A. Good English Is Helpful
B. Helping Mom with Language
C. Life and Language in America
D. Mother's Language
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Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖) .The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm,soft and comfortable. And even better,he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry,his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.
He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest. He was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried,but nobody heard him.
Tfro dsys /^ter A:V matter appeared wc'cA some nice /doc/, The dady eagit was wiYd wild joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out, "Mum,why did you do that? I'm hungry. Don't you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?"
"Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself," his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.
The baby eagle fell down,faster and faster. He looked up at his mum, "Why do you abandon me?" He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly ！ He wasn't moving to the ground any more. Instead,his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
"You are flying!You can make it!" His mother smiled.
( ) 11. Which of the following is true about the baby eagle's life before his mother stopped coming to the nest?
A. He lived in a nest in the tree.
B. His mother offered him nice food.
C. He was always cold and hungry. D He lived very happily with friends.
( ) 12. How did the baby eagle feel as soon as he saw his mother coming again?
A. Sad. B. Happy. C. Afraid. D. Angry.
( ) 13. What did the baby eagle's mother do when she came the last time?
A. She put some food in the nest.
B. She just came to see him again.
C. She shouted at her baby eagle and flew away.
D. She pushed her baby eagle out of the nest.
( ) 14. What does the word "abandon" mean?
A. 抛弃 B. 保护 C. 歧视 D. 拯救
( ) 15. We can infer (推断) from the story that
A. the baby eagle lost his mother
B. the baby eagle fell down and died
C. the baby eagle could get food himself later
D. the baby eagle was still angry with his mother
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Like many people,I have no clear idea about heroes. At some point,we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is.
Although there are a lot of differences in cultures,heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics (特点;) which give us courage and make us want to learn from them.
A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it. But a hero is not just the person with great fame (声誉) .
A hero has powers (力量) larger than himself. Some people want to live like a hero,and they have to experience life with new and further meaning. A sure test for wouldbe heroes is what or whom they serve. What do they want to live and die for? If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame,they may be famous persons but not heroes.
A hero has a vision from the mountaintop. He has the power to move people. He creates new possibilities. Without Gandhi,Indiamight still be part ofBritain. Without Martin Luther King,Jr. ， Americans might take different buses,eat in different restaurants,go for walks in different parks,and shop in different stores because of the different colors of their skin.
There might be changes in society without a hero,but the speed of change would be rather slow. Thanks to heroes in history,they make the society develop so rapidly.
( ) 1. According to this passage,a hero is a person who always .
A. gives us courage B. thinks highly of others
C. shares great fame D. stands on the mountaintop
( ) 2. If you want to live like a hero,you should .
A. experience a new and meaningful life
B. listen to something worth talking about
C. serve your own fame and try to be famous
D. know where and how you want to live and die
( ) 3. The underlined word "vision" in the passage means " ”.
A. 风景 B. 想象
C. 远见 D. 形象
( ) 4. Black people inAmericaused to before Martin Luther King,Jr.
A. shop at the white's stores
B. drive buses with the white
C. take walks in the white's parks
D. eat in restaurants without the white
( ) 5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We don't need heroes anymore at some point now.
B. Heroes are all the same though different in cultures.
C. People get power from heroes to move to a new place.
D. Our society has developed faster because of heroes in history.
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One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.
Her mother said, "Don't be afraid, honey. Take courage！"
"What's courage?" she asked, running to her mother's bed.
"Courage is the brave breath," her mother answered.
"Mum, do you have courage?"
"Certainly.，，
The girl held out her little hands ， saying ， " Mum ， blow some of your breath of courage (胆量）to me."
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands ， the little girl clenched her fists(握拳)nervously, afraid that the "breath of courage" would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, "It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ' breath' to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost."
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we
should defeat(战胜)is nobody but ourselves.
( )1. The girl walked back because________ .
A. the bathroom was too far away
B. her mother wouldn't go with her
C. she was too afraid of the dark
D. the bedroom door was locked
( )2. We learn from the reading that_______ .
A. the girl went to the bathroom by herself
B. the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing
C. the girl's mother was able to blow brave breath
D. the girl's mother was very proud of herself
( )3. To stop "mother's breath" from running away, the girl_________
A. held out her little hands B. clenched her fists
C. talked to her mother D. held her own breath
( )4. The writer mainly wants to tell us that_______ .
A. adults are always brave enough
B. children learn to be brave quickly
C. the fear in one's mind is the real problem
D. the mother can deal with anything with breath
( )5. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. The Fearless Mother
B. One Lonely Girl
C. One Midnight
D. The Breath of Courage
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Last week,Wang Ming made a survey of the students in his school about the five hottest (最受欢迎的) future jobs. The following bar chart (条形图) shows the results.
( ) 6. The chart shows the survey results of the most popular in the future.
A. jobs B. subjects C. sports D. people
( ) 7. About 200 students want to be .
A. doctors B. managers
C. drivers D. computer engineers
( ) 8. Most of the students want to be .
A. drivers B. teachers C. managers D. doctors
( ) 9. About students want to be drivers.
A. 580 B. 470 C. 300 D. 150
( ) 10. Which of the following is true?
A. Most students would like to be doctors.
B. The fewest students would like to be managers.
C. Fewer students would like to be computer engineers than doctors.
D. More students would like to be drivers than the teachers.
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