Think rock. paper, scissors is a children’s game? Think again.
Top players from around the world came together in Toronto to compete for a ten-thousand-Canadian dollar prize and the title (头衔) of world champion.
More than 500 players, including national from Australia, Norway and New Zealand, attended.
The simple game is often used to make decisions and solve some simple problems.
Players hold their fists (拳头~) closed and count to three before making one of three hand signals: a fist 0ock),flat hand (paper) or two fingers (scissors). Paper covers rock, scissors cut paper and rock breaks scissors.
Players have different ideas about the history of the game, but it is believed to have been played for centuries in Japan
The Paper Scissors Stone Club was found in England in 1842 and provided an environment where players could play together.
In 1918, the name was changed to World RPS Club and its headquarters (总部)moved from London to Toronto. In 1925 its members were over 10,000.
The world championships have been held since 2O02, which are held once every yearThe winner could get______
| A．$1,000 | B．$10,000 | C．C$1,00O | D．C$10,000 |
According to the passage the game “Paper Scissors Stone" originated(起源于)in ________
A. Japan B Australia : C. America D. NorwayWhere did the Paper Stone Club’s headquarters move to Toronto?
A In 1842 B In 1898 C In 1918 D In 1925 How many world championships had been held by 2009?
| A．Two. | B．Eight | C．Seventy. | D．Eighty |
For a long time, humans have used technology (科技) to study the world around us, and Mars is the latest place we’re using machines to explore. Besides the earth, the “red planet” is seen, as the one place in our solar system most likely to have life.
Early last month, the first American robot, Spirit, landed on Mars without any problem. Opportunity, the second robot, landed on the planet more than a week ago. Scientists are very excited about these machines’ safe landing on Mars. It means that now we have an excellent chance to look for water and other signs of life. So far, the robots have found some stones that could show Mars was once a wet and warm planet.
But the trips made by Spirit and Opportunity were dangerous. Mars is often called the “death planet”, because in the past its environment has been unfriendly to the robot explorers. Before Spirit and Opportunity, nearly forty spaceships had been sent to Mars since the 1960s. Two-thirds of them failed. The first spaceship, Korabl, sent in 1962 by Russia was among them. It broke apart (分裂) near the earth.
| A．they can surely find life on Mars |
| B．there may be life on Mars |
| C．it’s too late for them to explore Mars now |
| D．Mars is the only planet that has life on it |
| A．have found out that it is warm and wet on Mars |
| B．were sent to Mars to find some stones |
| C．were the first two American robots that landed on Mars |
| D．are the only machines that have landed on Mars so far |
| A．it’s a very hard and dangerous trip for spaceships to Mars |
| B．two-thirds of the spaceships sent to Mars have failed |
| C．Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars successful |
| D．Mars is called the “death planet” |
| A．the two robots have found water on Mars |
| B．Opportunity touched on Mars a week later than Spirit |
| C．it’s exciting to have the chance to look for signs of life on Mars |
| D．Korabl was the first Russian machine to land on Mars |
Volunteering means that you work to help people without being paid. There are many different volunteers. They help people who really need help. There are many places where you can be volunteers. Here are just a few places for you. 
Hospital---ask if you can go and visit people who are really sick. Sometimes what they need is someone to talk to, or someone to give them hope.
Orphanage (孤儿院) ---the children living there really need someone to play with them.
Food Shelter（救助站）---many food shelters need people to clean up the shelters and help give out food or water to those who need it.
Seniors’ Home (敬老院) ---help the elderly people clean up their homes.
Community (社区) Center ---a lot of community centers are very well run. However, some of them really need extra help, especially cleaning and repairs.
As a student you can also do a lot of things to help others at school. Maybe you could start a support group. Here is some advice:
Help students give up smoking, drinking or other bad habits.
Help students who come from poor families.
Help new students get used to their school life soon.
Provide graduating students with information on future studies.
| A．everything | B．money | C．some presents | D．a job |
| A．Six | B．Five | C．Four | D．Three |
| A．give the sick person hope |
| B．give out food or water to the people who need it |
| C．play with the children in orphanage |
| D．clean up the yard |
| A．helping students who come from poor families |
| B．helping the students who have bad habits |
| C．helping the student to copy others' homework |
| D．helping the students in trouble with their studies |
| Teddy Smith’s Fast Food Open: 10:00 a.m.---10:30 p.m. Lunch served till 2:00 p.m. Dinner served till 9:30 p.m. Eat in or take away |
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| Mains(主食) Beef Steak $ 4.25 Hamburger $ 3.15 (small) $ 3.95 (large) Noodles $ 2.05(small) $ 2.50 (large) |
Desserts Ice Cream $ 1.25 Flavours(味道)： Banana, Chocolate, Apple Apple Pie $ 0.75 Chocolate Cake $ 0.95 |
Drinks Soft Drinks $ 0.75 (small) $ 0.95 (large) Flavours(味道)： Cola, Apple, orange Coffee or Tea $ 1.25 |
| A．10:00 a.m. | B．10:30 p.m. | C．2:00 p.m. | D．9:30 p.m. |
| A．$ 4.1. | B．$ 5.85 | C．$ 6.00. | D．$ 6.60 |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
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| Recent years , with the development of the computer and the Internet, many students often use computers to surf the Internet . Should students be allowed to surf the Internet? Here are some people’s opinions . |
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| Tracy |
I study in a junior high school . I think students shouldn’t be allowed to surf the Internet . Surfing the Internet wastes a lot of time , so the students spend less time doing their homework . Also many students lose themselves in playing the computer games . In their minds , games are everything and they keep on playing the games for hours . That’s too bad for their study and their health . |
| Jimmy |
I don’t agree with Tracy . In my opinion , surfing the Internet can help us a lot . For example , I often get help from the Internet . I’m weak in learning English . When I have trouble in learning English, I can get on line to ask for help . Always I can get the answers soon . In this way , I have made great progress .Thanks to the Internet . |
| Jeff |
Yes , I have the same opinion as Jimmy . My son , Bob studies very hard . After hours of working hard , he usually feels tired . If he goes on with his study , he will feel stressed out . So I often ask him to surf the Internet to listen to some light music . It can help him relax and he will study better later on . |
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The planets aren’t the only wanderers(漫游者) of the sky. There’re some things even farther and longer. Long after people were no longer afraid of planets, they still thought the comets(彗星) were bad objects that traveled in the sky. They were afraid that the comets would suddenly land on the earth and hurt them.
But, in fact, even if a comet did hit the earth, nothing much happened. A comet is really a harmless （无害的）thing.
Comets have round heads and long tails , and they are very bright. Sometimes they look like heads with long hair flying with them. That’s why they’re called comets. Comet means long-haired.
Like the stars and planets, comets are far away. But we can know its size. The head of a small comet is as wide as the Pacific Ocean. And a big comet’s head is ten times as big as the earth. Its tail is millions of kilometers long. Then why wouldn’t the great big thing hurt us if it hit the earth? Because it isn’t solid. It’s thin like cloud. Its tail is nothing but bright gas. And its head is made of small pieces and they could not hurt the earth.
Some comets can be seen for a few months. Then they go away. Some of them come back in a certain number of years. Some are never seen again.
Perhaps these comets that never return have broken into pieces. For some astronomers think that shooting stars(流星) are pieces of broken comets.People were afraid ________.
| A．comets are different from planets |
| B．comets travel in the sky |
| C．comets are much bigger than the earth |
| D．comets could hit the earth |
Comets have long tail like ________, so we call them comets.
| A．long hair | B．round heads | C．round dishes | D．wide wings |
From the passage we know the tails of comets are made of ________.
| A．water | B．solid | C．gas | D．small stones |
The underlined word “astronomers” may mean ________ in Chinese.
| A．心理学家 | B．艺术家 | C．天文学家 | D．考古专家 |
Which of the following is TRUE ?
| A．A comet is a kind of planets. |
| B．Comets are all ten times as big as the earth. |
| C．People can hardly see comets. |
| D．Shooting stars may come from the broken comets. |