There are many festivals in Argentina during the year. Therefore, you can enjoy the different interesting festivals when traveling there. First of all, we should talk about the Tango(探戈舞) Festival in Argentina, which is held in the capital of this country — Buenos Aires, from February to March. You ought to know that Argentina is the home of tango, so Argentineans admire this dance very much. Even if you cannot dance perfectly, you should join the people and try to perform this dance.
The next festival in Argentina is Open Polo(马球) Tournament. You should go to Palermo to see this festival in Argentina. This festival is held every year and is the most important polo tournament in Argentina. This kind of sport is considered the most important in Argentina. Attending this festival in Argentina, you will be able to communicate with different people, admire the fascinating competition between the teams of different countries, such as Argentina, England, Australia, as well as the US. This festival in Argentina is usually held between November and December every year. So don’t miss the opportunity if you travel to Argentina at this time.
The other festival in Argentina is the Semana Musical Llao Llao. This is a festival of classical music. The festival was created in 1993 and is
held at the Llao Llao Hotel, near Bariloche. The festival is held yearly in October. So if you admire this kind of music, you should travel to Argentina in October. There are also many carnivals in October. There are also many carnivals in Argentina in summer. Of course, it’s impossible to put everything about festivals in Argentina into just one article. We hope that you have found this article interesting and eye-catching..
What would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Travel to Argentina | B．Entertainments in Argentina |
| C．Festivals in Argentina | D．A brief introduction to Argentina |
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From the passage, we know that the Tango Festival .
| A．is organized by the government | B．is held in summer |
| C．welcomes everyone to take part in | D．holds parties for different dances |
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Which of the following is a sport festival?
| A．The Semana Musical Llao Llao. | B．Open Polo Tournament. |
| C．The Tango Festival. | D．Argentina Carnivals. |
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If Tom wants to enjoy a classical music event in Argentina, he should visit .
| A．Buenos Aires in spring | B．Palermo in April |
| C．Bariloche in October | D．Palermo in winter |
How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes
People have strange ideas about food．For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable．It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways．It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it．But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes．They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty．But they thought the vegetable was poisonous （有毒的）．They called tomatoes “poison apples．” President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat．He was a learned man．He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes．He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden．The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup．This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party．The guests thought the soup tasted really good．They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples．Jefferson never spoke
to his honored （忠实的） guests about the fact．After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?
| A．Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them． |
| B．Americans didn’t eat tomatoes before 19th century． |
| C．Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes． |
| D．In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes． |
The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes __________．
| A．while he was in Paris | B．when he was a little boy |
| C．because his parents told him so | D．from books |
According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President’s party?
| A．the President himself | B．a French cook |
C．the President’s cook | D．the President’s wife |
From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were __________．
A．people from other countries B．from France
C．people of his own country D
．men onlyAccording to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes． |
B．All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice． |
C．All of the guests thought the taste of the beauti ful pink soup was nice． |
D．None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples． |
As far back as he could remember，Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star．The young man’s hopes for success were broken again and again，however．Hollywood just did not seem interesting．When he first came to California，Larry had decided never to give up and return home without success．Therefore，he kept on trying．Someday，he told himself，his big opportunity would come．
Larry found a job parking cars for one of Hollywood’s big restaurants．His pay was elementary，but since the guests were kind enough to give him more money，he managed to make a living．One day he recognized an important film director driving into the parking lot （停车场）and getting out of his car．Larry had recently heard that the man was ready to make a new picture．
Larry got into the car an
d prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it．Then he stopped，jumped out，and ran over to the director．“Excuse me，sir，but I think it’s only fair to tell you that it’s now or never if you want me in your next picture．A lot of big companies are after me．”
Instead of pushing away the boy，the director laughed，then wrote something on a card and handed it to the young man．“Come and see me tomorrow．”
Larry got a small part in the director’s next film．He was on his way！Which of the following was Larry interested in?
| A．Working as a waiter． | B．Becoming a film star． |
| C．Parking cars for film stars． | D．Owing a big company． |
Why did Larry find a job parking cars?
| A．Because he liked the job． |
| B．Because the parking lot was near Hollywood． |
| C．To make a living and wait for the opportunity． |
| D．To see a lot of film stars and work for them． |
After reading the story what can we infer （推断）about the film director ?
| A．He wanted to laugh at Larry． |
| B．He recognized Larry at first sight． |
| C．He was kind and gave Larry a try． |
| D．He thought Larry would become a star． |
what does the word “elementary” mean in this passage?
| A．基本的 | B．充足的 | C．较高的 | D．不达标的 |
“He was on his way”refers to the fact that ________．
| A．he gave up and returned home |
| B．he began to work towards success |
| C．he took a journey to Hollywood |
| D．he had difficulty in playing the small part |
During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P．E and wrote several books．While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing．He was the inventor of basketball．
Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA．One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students．Because of heavy sno
w, the students could not go outside．He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something．
It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea．The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game．It was quite different from the basketball games of today．It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs．Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets．
Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the games in Berlin．Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?
| A．Teach P．E in school． | B．Write some books． |
| C．Work at hospital． | D．Take part in the Olympic Games． |
In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?
| A．Summer． | B．Winter． | C．Spring． | D．Autumn． |
Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?
A． It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball． |
| B．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born． |
| C．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game． |
| D．It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played． |
At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?
| A．Basketball was already a worldwide game． |
| B．Basketball was played with 9 players on each side． |
| C．Basketball was an Olympic sport． |
| D．Basketball was still played using footballs． |
What would be the best title for this story?
| A．History of Basketball | B．How Basketball Has Changed |
| C．Father of Basketball | D．Happy Birthday, Basketball |
| ENTRY-EXIT INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA HEALTH AND QUARANTINE DECLARATION FORM ON ENTRY Name: Shirley_Booth Sex: Male√Female Birth Date: 1959_yy_02_mm Nationality（Region）: American Time of Arrival: 17:20_hh_ Place of arrival: Shenzhen From（Country/Region）: USA Passport No．: CA5728019 Vehicle/ Ship/Flight No．: Flight_UA_3625 Seat No．: 16E Destination: Changsha,_Hunan 1．Please list the countries and cities（towns） that you have visited in the past 4 weeks: New_York,_Paris,_Tokyo_and_Hong_Kong 2．The contact address and telephone number in the next  14 days:Changsha_Friendship_Hotel 3．Please mark “√” before the items of following symptoms or illness if you have any now． FeverCoughOther disease Shortness of breath Difficulty breathing 4．Have you had close contact with any probable or suspected H1N1 case in the past 14 days?Yes√No 5．Please mark “√”before the items of following articles if you bring any of them． AnimalAnimal productsPlantPlant products √Biological productsWaste and used clothingSoil I hereby declare that all the information given above is true and correct． Date: April_16,_2009 Signature: Shirley_Booth Note: 1． For the health of all, please give true and correct information; 2． You will be sued according to related laws if you give the false information; 3． No entry shall be allowed without the declaration; 4． Body temperature: 37°C |
When does one need to fill in this form?
A．Permis sions for a foreigner to take the Chinese nationality． |
| B．Entry to China from other countries or regions． |
C．Exit to other c ountries or regions from China． |
| D．Anyone planning to take animals to China from other countries or regions． |
The underlined word “sued” can be taken the place of by _____．
| A．charged | B．sentenced |
| C．prevented | D．analyzed |
Which of the following statements is false according to the form?
| A．It was not by ship that Shirley Booth came to China． |
| B．Shirley Booth went to at least three continents during March16-April 16, 2009． |
| C．Shirley Booth brought some biological products with her． |
| D．From the form we know Shirley Booth was not in good health． |
A technique that controls immediate gas explosions by spraying them with large droplets of water is being tested by scientists at the University of Wales, United Kingdom．Instead of using the traditional fine water sprays when a gas leak is detected, the researchers have discovered that large droplets help to draw in some of the force of any explosion and provide a better way of controlling fire．
The research is based on studies made of the Piper Alpha oil rig（油井） explosion that occurred in the North Sea nine years ago killing 167 workers．The Welsh team found that by covering the gas-leak area with water droplets, the explosion and its e
ffect can be greatly reduced．
Dr Gerand Thomas, a good lecturer in physics at the university’s Center for Explosion Studies, said that it was impossible to deal with gas explosions in the same way as fires because the whole event may only last a quarter of a second and normal water sprays do not have time to be effective．
Using the droplets of water to hold explosions resulted in the water being turned into a mist that allows some force of the explosion to be reduced．The mist slows down the combustion（燃烧） process and can stop a large amount of the gas igniting （点火,燃烧）, thus greatly reducing damage by limiting pressure development．With such a system, the operator has to decide at what point after a gas leak to activate the sprays．
The Center for Explosion Studies is the first of its kind in the UK and has been purposely-built for the study and implication of industrial explosions on land and sea．Research is developed to the causes of accidental explosions and they might be prevented．Full-sized imitative buildings can be built at the center where explosions and fires are created to test preventative equipment using sensors to monitor their efficiency．
Another area that the Welsh researchers have been looking at is how materials respond to explosions．The center also carries out research requested by individual customers．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Piper Alpha Oil Rig Explosion |
| B．Large Droplets of Water |
| C．A New Way of Controlling Gas Explosions |
| D．The center for Explosion Studies |
The research finds that _____ in holding immediate explosion．
| A．small water sprays are better than large droplets of water |
| B．small water sprays are not as good as large droplets of water |
| C．both small water sprays and large droplets of water are good |
| D．neither small water sprays nor large droplets of water is good |
Dr Geraint Thomas implies that ______．
| A．normal water sprays can put out fire effectively |
| B．gas explosions break out more quickly than fires |
| C．fires are easier to be held than explosions |
| D．gas explosions break out so quickly that there is no way to control it |
Which of the following is not included in the research area of the Center for Explosion Studies?
| A．To test the result of gas explosion． | |
| B．To get some implications of industrial explosions on land and sea． | |
C．To find out how materials respond to explosions． |
D．To find out when material respond to explosions． |