It’s great fun to explore(探索) new places—it feels like an adventure,even when you know you’re not the first to have been there.But make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles.
●Do the map reading if you’re being driven somewhere.It’ll be easier if you keep turning the map so it follows the direction you’re traveling in.Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn,or you’ll have to move to the back seat.
●Get a group of friends together and go exploring.You’ll need a good map,a compass(指南针),a raincoat,a cell phone to call for help in case you get lost,and a bit of spare cash for emergencies(应急现金).Tell someone where you’re going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back.The test is in not getting lost,not in seeing how fast you can go,so always stick together,waiting for slower friends to catch up.
●See if your school or a club organizes orienteering activities,in which you need a map and a compass to find your way.This can be done as a sport,with teams trying to find the way from A to B(and B to C,etc.) in the fastest time,or simply as a spare-time activity.Either way,it’s not only good fun,but a great way to keep fit.Sitting beside the driver,you should______.
| A．direct the driver when necessary |
| B．look ahead to see where there’s a turn |
| C．move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable |
| D．keep looking at the map to find a place to go to |
Why do you need to tell someone your exploration plan before setting out?
| A．To get information when in danger. |
| B．To be saved in case of an accident. |
| C．To share the fun with him/her in exploration. |
| D．To tell him/her what’s going on with the group members. |
Orienteering activities can______.
| A．make people work fast |
| B．help people stay healthy |
| C．help people organize other activities |
| D．make people get prepared for sports |
The text mainly talks about______.
| A．the fun of exploration |
| B．what to bring for exploration |
| C．the way to use a map in exploration |
| D．how to prevent getting lost in exploration |
Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs，considered among the greatest American CEOs of his generation，died on Wednesday at the age of 56，after a yearlong and highly public battle with cancer.
Jobs' health had been a hot topic for years.His battle with cancer had been a deep concern to Apple fans，investors(投资人)and the company's board alike.
Jobs' death was announced by Apple in a statement late on Wednesday.The Apple.com homepage featured a blackandwhite picture of him with the words “Steve Jobs,1955—2011”．A message on the site read，“Apple has lost a creative genius，and the world has lost an amazing human being.”
“Steve's brilliance，passion and energy were the source of countless creations that enrich and improve all of our lives.The world is immeasurably better because of Steve，” Apple said in a statement announcing Jobs' passing.
The news caused an immediate outpouring of sympathy.Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates said he will miss Jobs “immensely”．
“By building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage，he was a typical example of the spirit of American ingenuity(独创性)．By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets，he made the information revolution not only accessible but fun.And by turning his talents to storytelling，he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups alike，” said President Barack Obama.
Now，despite investor confidence in Cook，who has taken the place of his boss during three leaves of absence，there remain concerns about whether the company would stay creative without its founder at the helm(掌舵)． What can we learn about Jobs?
| A．People knew little of his disease before he died |
| B．He didn't suffer much before his death. |
| C．A lot of people were concerned about his health. |
| D．He didn't know that he was seriously ill. |
The blackandwhite picture of Steve Jobs is featured to ______.
| A．tell people the story of Steve Jobs |
| B．let more people learn about Apple |
| C．seek support for his battle with cancer |
| D．announce that Jobs is dead |
We can learn from the text that Apple ______.
| A．is busy looking for a new CEO to replace Jobs |
| B．sings high praise for Jobs' contributions |
| C．didn't trust Jobs any longer after he got ill |
| D．helped Jobs win the public battle with cancer |
After Steve's death，______.
| A．Cook will be the leader of Apple |
| B．Bill Gates will take over Apple |
| C．Apple won't no longer be so creative |
| D．President Obama is still confident in Apple |
Where might you read the text?
| A．In an English newspaper. |
| B．From Apple.com homepage. |
| C．In a storybook for children. |
| D．In Obama's speeches. |
In the last 500 years nothing about people-not their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat. Chocolate (巧克力) drink was first made from the seeds of the cacao (可可) tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became popular, In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent (依赖的) on it that thousands of Irish people starved (挨饿) when the crop failed during the years of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to go to live in America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world's largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s. According to an Arabic story, coffee was discovered when a goat keeper named Lakdi noticed that his goats were eating red fruits on a coffee tree. He tried one and
experienced the "wide-awake (彻底清醒的)" feeling that one third of the world's population now starts the day with. According to the passage, which of the following changed more than others?
| A．Clothes. |
| B．Ideas. |
| C．Languages. |
| D．Foods. |
Chocolate drink was first invented in while coffee was first invented in _______.
| A．Spain; Brazil |
| B．South America; the Old World |
| C．Spain; Ethiopia |
| D．London; Rent |
In 1845, thousands of Irish people were forced to live in America mainly because .
| A．Ireland became dependent on the potato |
| B．the potato was brought to Europe from Peru |
| C．they could easily get potato in America |
| D．the production of potatoes reduced(减少) |
According to the passage, who first made chocolate drink from the seeds of the cacao tree?
| A．People in Peru |
| B．People in Brazil. |
| C．South American Indians. |
| D．People in Ethiopia. |
From the passage we can conclude (得出结论) that millions of people drink coffee .
| A．in the morning |
| B．at noon |
| C．in the afternoon |
| D．in the evening |
When Josephine Cooper was growing up, she learned the importance of charity from her parents. Although they made a modest living for their family of 10, they insisted on sharing with those less fortunate.
Half a century later, Mrs. Cooper became a beloved volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank, where she devoted herself to helping others. She organized and ran a distribution center from a church, helping it become
the organization's largest emergency food distribution center in San Diego. She was one of 25 outstanding senior volunteers in the nation selected and invited Washington D.C. to receive the award.
"She was the main person who helped us make that program grow," said Mike Doody, former director of the Food Bank. "She had a way of getting people to work together and to work hard. She was determined and stubborn, but in a good way. She had a good heart." People knew her as "Grandma" because of her selflessness and her devotion to helping hungry children and families. "She reminded people of their Grandma." Doody said.
As a widow with a young child in 1979, Mrs. Cooper was helped through a difficult financial time when the Food Bank provided her with groceries. "She devoted her life to giving back," said her daughter, Monica Cooper. It wasn't unusual for a local church to call Mrs. Cooper to ask her to aid a needy family. "She would give people food out of her cupboard. Sometimes we would cook a meal for a family living out of their car," Cooper said.
Although Mrs. Cooper was honored to receive the national award for her volunteer work, she said being able to help others was her reward. She died of liver disease and kidney failure, aged 93.The underlined word "charity" in Paragraph 1 refers to _____.
| A．offering help |
| B．donating money |
| C．providing services |
| D．showing sympathy |
The San Diego Food Bank is meant to _____.
| A．distribute food in case of emergency |
| B．help hungry children and families |
| C．give basic first-aid treatment |
| D．train some senior volunteers |
Which of the following is true of Mrs. Cooper?
| A．She died at an early age. |
| B．She refused the national award. |
| C．She was kind and devoted. |
| D．She was not easy to get along with. |
From what Monica Cooper said, we know that _____.
| A．she is in financial trouble |
| B．she was finally rewarded |
| C．she once misunderstood her mother |
| D．she thinks highly of her mother |
Mrs Cooper's story suggests that _____.
| A．everyone needs a Grandma nearby |
| B．children are what their parents are |
| C．a Sound mind is in a sound body |
| D．a mother's love never changes |
Based on Sue Monk Kidd’s best-selling novel, The Secret Life of Bees is a movie of hope and faith for even the unloved and oppressed(受压迫的). Just as in the book, young Lily’s thoughts sound and read like poetry, from the first moment when her room fills with bees.
The movie tells the story of the young white girl who runs away from her cruel father. Lily convinces Rosaleen, the black housekeeper to escape with her, after Rosaleen is beaten when she attempts to vote. When Lily asks Rosaleen why she risked her life standing up to the angry men who wanted to kill her, she hears“Giving in to them would be just another way of dying”.
That’s Lily’s story, too. She finally stands up to her father. They come to Tiburon, a town whose name is written on a label(标签)from a jar belonging to her mother before her death.
In Tiburon, there is no place where Rosaleen can eat or stay, despite the fact that President Johnson just signed the Civil Rights act in 1964. (It’s still just a piece of paper, Rosaleen says. )So Lily goes in to buy food for them, and sees the jar on sale. When Lily finds out it’s made right there in a farmhouse, they go there and ask for help.
The goodhearted August who runs a successful company, offers them the honey house to live in. From August, Lily learns honey business and a life lesson from the bees. She sees a world where intelligence, independence and culture are honored and rewarded. She watches Rosaleen begin to understand that the dream of freedom from oppression she gave up when she was beaten is now possible for her. It is August who helps Lily see that love is all around her and all the others. The story of the Lily is mainly developed by _______.
| A．time |
| B．space |
| C．examples |
| D．comparison |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The movie is adapted from a novel. |
| B．Lily’s father treats Rosaleen cruelly. |
| C．Lily’s mother writes the label for her. |
| D．In fact, Lily’s mother is August. |
What does Rosaleen really want to get?
| A．Better pay and honey business. |
| B．Equal rights and freedom. |
| C．The right to be voted as president. |
| D．Enough food and houses. |
We can conclude that the story of Lily happened _______.
| A．in modern America |
| B．in the 1960s in North America |
| C．when the black owned equal rights in America |
| D．before the independence of America |
The passage is written to _______.
| A．advertise a book |
| B．explain the secret of bees’ life |
| C．introduce a movie |
| D．tell about American politics |
Full of beauty, happiness and a healthy love of life, the Bulgarian (保加利亚人的) festivals and customs date back to old time when man tried to live in peace with nature. The merriest and richest festivals are
Christmas and the New Year, when the so-called. "sourvakari" makes the round of house with wishes for health and wealth. Other main festivals include "ladouvane"-a holiday for young girls on New Year's Day or
Midsummer Day (24th June), Shrovetide and Mummers' Games which mark the start of spring, and "lazrouvane"-a traditional festival for love and family, health and richness. And among them, the widely popular and typical Bulgarian customs and festivals are "martenitsas" and rose-picking.
Every year on March lst, the Bulgarians give each other "mar-tenitsas"-a small doll made of white and red strings, a symbol of the beginning of spring, health and happiness.
In late May and early June every year, the rose-picking season starts in the Valley of Roses which is between the Balkan Range and the Sredna Gora Mountains. Rose-picking starts at dawn, before sunrise and before the pleasant smell of the rose has disappeared. The Bulgarian rose produces 70 percent of the world's rose oil which is used by the very well-known perfume (香水) company as a basic element of its products.
This is the time of the Festival of Roses, celebrated with carnivals, happy activities, folk songs and dances in Karlovo and Kazanluk on the first Sunday in June. The passage is mainly about _____.
| A．Christmas and the New Year in Bulgaria |
| B．the origin of Bulgarian festivals and customs |
| C．rose-picking and perfume industry in Bulgaria |
| D．typical customs arid festivals of Bulgaria . |
Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
| A．"Martenitsas"-the Beginning of Spring |
| B．Beauty, Happiness and Love |
| C．Bulgarian Festivals and Customs |
| D．Rose-picking and "Martenitsas" |
The author of this passage intends to _____.
| A．let us know some knowledge of Bulgarian culture |
| B．tell us the differences between customs and festivals |
| C．explain the connection between customs and industry |
| D．find the origin of the Bulgarian customs |
The second and the third paragraphs of the passage _____.
| A．tell us how popular rose-picking is |
| B．link two festivals with health and richness |
| C．show us two merriest and richest festivals |
| D．talk about two typical Bulgarian festivals |