How do you get across a river? A bridge is the best way. In some places, there are no bridges. People use the ferry（渡船）. A ferry is a boat that takes people and cars across the river.
Both ends of a ferry look the same. The ferry never has to turn around. It docks（靠岸）at one side of the river. People and cars get on. At the other side, the ferry docks again. The people and cars get off. Other cars and people get on. And then the ferry goes back across the river.
In many places, bridges are now taking the place of ferries. In 1964, the longest bridge in the world was built in New York over Now York Bay（湾）. It is called the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. This bridge has two roads, one over the other. Each road is wide enough for six lanes（行道）of traffic. ______ is the best way for people to go across the river.
| A．The bridge | B．The car | C．The ferry | D．The bus |
We can infer that ______ according to the passage.
| A．the shortest bridge in the world was built in New York |
| B．it may be faster to cross rivers on bridges than on ferries |
| C．there is a bridge over every river in the United States |
| D．we don’t need ferries any more |
The main idea of the passage is that _____.
| A．the bridge is taking the place of the ferry |
| B．the ferry is better than the long bridge |
| C．the bridge in New York has a very long name |
| D．there is no ferry in the world |
_______ can cross rivers by ferry.
| A．Only people | B．Both cars and people | C．Only cars | D．Neither people nor cars |
Yang Xi thinks music is an important part of his life. It can make him relaxed and comfortable. He likes music and often listens to music. Last Saturday his father bought an MP3 player for him as his twelfth birthday present. He often takes it with him. On his way to school, he often listens to his favorite songs. He enjoys pop songs. His favorite singer is Coco Lee.
His pen pal Leo likes rock music. He thinks it is so exciting. And his favorite rock band is Yesterday. It is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. But Yang Xi doesn’t like rock music at all. He thinks it’s too noisy. His classmate Wang Ying loves dancing to music because she enjoys dancing. She can perform ballet as well. His best friend Gao Haoyu enjoys jazz music. He thinks jazz is really cool. But Gao Haoyu’s mother thinks jazz is boring. She is fond of country music because it’s sweet and beautiful.What kind of music does Yang Xi like?
A. Rock music. B. Pop music. C. Jazz musicHow old is Yang Xi?
A. 12 . B. 13. C. 14.Why does Leo enjoy rock music?
A. Because he thinks it’s so exciting.
B. Because he thinks it’s too noisy.
C. Because he likes dancing a lot.Who likes jazz music?
A. Yang Xi B. Leo C. Gao HaoyuWhat does Gao Haoyu’s mother think of country music?
A. It’s sweet and beautiful
B. It’s so exciting
C. It’s really cool
Jim, with his father, went to see his grandfather. In the train, Jim often put his head out of the window. His father said, “Jim! Don’t put your head out of the window!” But Jim went on putting his head out of the window. Then his father took Jim’s cap quietly, hid (藏) it behind his back and said, “You see your cap is gone (不见了).” Jim was afraid. His father said, “Well, whistle (吹口哨) once. Perhaps your cap will come back.” Jim whistled. His father quickly put the cap on Jim’s head. “Oh! It is wonderful!” Jim laughed. He quickly took his father’s cap and threw it out of the window. “Now it is your turn to whistle, Dad!” he said happily.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正 (T) 与误 (F)。Jim and his father went to see his grandfather by bus.
Jim’s father told him not to put his head out of the window.
Jim’s father took Jim’s cap and hid it behind his back.
Jim didn’t want to have his cap back.
Jim took his father’s cap and threw it out of the window.
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Happiness Ks not far away
Happiness comes from the little things in life．Simple ways in our daily life often help the most．It is not a dream for you to make it come true but a shining star that guides you and a mirror that shows you the meaning of life in the world．If you feel that happiness does not come to you，here are the following steps which will lead you there．
To yourself
Start by treating yourself kindly and becoming your own best friend．
Give up trying so hard to become someone else who is not yourself right now．It's better to just be you．
To your life
Walk in the park or along the street with a pet．Balance your life with activities and a good rest．
Play and do those activities which gently nurture（滋养） your own mind．Playing in your garden or filling your home with beautiful flowers is not a bad try and the memory of those flowers will be always carried with you．
Smile as you think about the future．If you smile，you can not have negative（消极的） thoughts!
Concentrate on the positive（积极的） in this world，and look for joy．
To your work
Work hard and make efforts to reach your goals，and reward yourself when you are done．
Remove the task that is not useful．We are learning that doing too many tasks at the same time just doesn't work．
Try writing down what is troubling you，discussing your trouble with yourself．The science now shows that as you write your troubles，your brain will change for the better．
By writing a daily thanks diary you will feel the positive memory and experiences once more，and by remembering these moments，your levels of happiness will rise．
To your friends
You can write a "happy letter" to your family and friends every day．Just a short note will do．You can do the following:
Monday: Write a thank-you note to your friend．
Tuesday: Write a short letter to your friend about a good moment you have recently experienced．
Wednesday: Write about a nice moment you plan to experience in the future．
Thursday: Write a letter to someone that is important in your life．
Friday: Write three things that went really well today．
Saturday and Sunday: Go on with your daily thanks diary．
If you pay attention to all that is good in your life instead of negative thoughts，happiness will become a natural Dart of your day!
| Happiness is not far away |
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| Introduction |
Happiness comes from the little things in life． |
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| To yourself |
*Be * |
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To your life |
*Keep a balance between activities and rest in your life． *Do something good to your own mind and have the memory carried with you． *Keep a smiling face to the *Concentrate on the positive things and look for something |
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| To your work |
*Work hard to *Remove the task which is *Try writing every day to raise your levels of happiness． |
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To your friends |
*Write a thank-you note to a friend on Monday． * *Tell your friend what you are going to experience in the future on Wednesday． *Write fl letter to someone *Write three things that went really well on Friday． * |
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| Conclusion |
Pay attention to the positive things and you will feel happy． |
When you watch 3D movies or TV，you have to wear a special pair of glasses．The 3D glasses make the images from the screen look like they are there in the room with you．
Three-dimensional，or 3D，means having three dimensions（维度） : width，height and depth．3D technology（技术） is based on the way the human brain（大脑） and eyes work．Because the pupils of a person's eyes are about 6．5era apart（分开），when we look at something，each eye sees it from a different angle（角度）．Our eyes send the two images to our brain，and the brain puts them together．The small difference between the image from the right eye and the image from the left eye allows us to see depth．
When we view pictures and television in two dimensions，each eye gets the same information．That is because the image has no real depth，and there is only one of viewing it．So the goal of 3D technology is to get a different image into each of the viewer．It uses two film projectors．One projects a left eye image and the other projects a right image．The 3D glasses allow us to see a different image in each eye．
While watching 3D films，we feel that we are in the same environment as the things we're watching．However，it also has its disadvantages．The 3D glasses work by controlling the amount of light that reaches the eyes．It makes the screen look darker．What's more，people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3D movies，because their brains need to work harder to "read" the images．According to the passage，we can see 3D TV with the help of ____．
| A．the exciting games | B．the special glasses |
| C．the dark screen | D．the image in the room |
The second paragraph mainly tells us ____．
| A．how we see things in 3D |
| B．how 3D films are made |
| C．what the human brain does for our eyes |
| D．how different images get into the brain |
The underlined word "pupils" in the passage means____ in Chinese．
| A．学生 | B．视线 | C．睫毛 | D．瞳孔 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．3D glasses make the screen look brighter． |
| B．People with eye problems can't see 3D films． |
| C．A 3D film needs making by two film projectors． |
| D．3D glasses held people get the same image in each eye． |
Nearly eight hundred million people in this world cannot read or write，most of them in developing countries．Two-thirds are women and girls．
John Wood who started the Room to Read campaign （运动），has opened1650 schools and 15000 libraries in some of the world's poorest communities（社区）．He said that from the beginning，Room to Read's goal was to reach 10 million children around the world in the poorest countries．
In 1998，on a three-week vacation journey in Nepal，Wood met a local headmaster who invited him to visit his school in a far mountain village．The experience changed Wood's life．
"This headmaster had 450 students at the school，but he didn't have any books，" Wood said．"He had a library that was empty．"
Wood promised to fill the library shelves and returned to the village one year later with some of his friends with 3000 books．And that was just the start．Later，Wood used some of his personal money to start Room to Read． He believes that world change begins with educated children．Today，the programme can be found in10 countries across Asia and Africa．
Wood believes the key to the program's success is local support．While Room to Read gives away money and provides books，communities offer land and parents help build the school．Agnes，a Room to Read teacher in Zambia who also runs the library，is proud to say the literacy' at her school has improved． Room to Read's biggest challenge is the huge need． Hundreds of communities have asked for literacy prograrnmes．One way of Room to Read's success is that it will achieve Wood's goal of reaching 10 million kids by 2015，five years earlier than it is planned．The purpose of the Room to Read campaign is to ____．
| A．ask parents to read together with their children |
| B．help poor children to learn to read and write |
| C．tell more people the importance of reading |
| D．help 10 million children to go to college |
When John Wood travelled in Nepal in 1998，he ____．
| A．visited many local schools |
| B．sent many books to local children |
| C．started the Room to Read campaign |
| D．met a man who changed his life |
The underlined part "the literacy" in the last paragraph refers to（指的是）．____
| A．the teaching conditions |
| B．the teaching quality |
| C．students' ability to read and write |
| D．the money teachers earn every month |
John Wood is a person that is ____．
| A．helpful and generous |
| B．honest and brave |
| C．careless but active |
| D．strict but friendly |