There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.
When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some extra work to do. And he wasn’t able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into pieces. Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought.
After about thirty minutes, the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it’s finished, Dad. Can we play now?”
The man was surprised, saying, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely.” Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night?
| A．He had to read a magazine. | B．He had some extra work to do. |
| C．He had to learn something about a map. | D．He had to stay at his office for extra work. |
What did the man ask his son to do?
| A．To read the magazine to find the map. |
| B．To tear the map of the world up into pieces. |
| C．To put the pieces of the map of the world back together. |
| D．To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the world. |
How long did it take the boy to finish the work?
| A．A few hours. | B．About an hour. | C．About half an hour. | D．The whole night. |
Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?
| A．It’s a report about a father’s extra work. |
| B．It’s a story between a father and his clever son. |
| C．It’s an advertisement for the map of the world. |
| D．It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’ problems. |
Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.
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According to the chart, the pop star was a ________________.
| A．singer |
| B．dancer |
| C．player |
| D．pianist. |
According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ________________.
| A．6:30 |
| B．7:00 |
| C．7:30 |
| D．8:00 |
From this passage ,we get to know that ________.
| A．not all people like pop stars |
| B．pop stars have their own bands |
| C．fans are troublesome for pop stars |
| D．to be a pop star is not all fun |
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Courage(勇气) is the ability to be brave in different kinds of situations in our life．Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well．Courage may make you confident of your success．If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous．
How can we build up our courage?
Believe that you will be successful．Take chances and know that you have your own talents．Besides, your family and friends are always there for you．
Exercise your courage．It is like a muscle(肌肉)．The more we use it, the stronger our courage will be．
Know that giving up is not a choice．It’s much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong．
Fight to control your fear．Courageous people may still be afraid, but the difference is that they can control their fear．They don’t let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don’t go on．
Get courage by reading inspiring( 令人鼓舞的) stories of brave people．Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of．
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Do you like visiting parks? What kind of parks do you like to visit? You are sure to be interested in the following three parks．
Hyde Park, the biggest royal (皇家的) park of the UK, lies in the center of London, next to Green Park．People built Hyde Park in 1536About one hundred years later, the park was open to the publiC．Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park is famous all over the worlD．Anyone can give a talk there on Sunday afternoon．
Central Park is a man-made park in the center of Manhattan, New York．It has an area of 341 square kilometers．It took about 15 years to build the park and in 1873 it was open to the publiC．With 21 playgrounds and 2 zoos, Central Park is a wonderful place．About 35 million people visit this park every year．
Banff National Park, the largest park in Alberta, Canada, was open in 1885The park is as large as 6,641 square kilometers．You can enjoy the beautiful mountains, lakes, plants and wild animals by car, boat and bike or on foot．There’re 3 famous ski areas in the park．Millions of people come to the areas every winter．
Answer each of the following questions in No More Than 5 Words．Which part of London is Hyde Park in?
___________________________________________________When was Hyde Park open to the public?
___________________________________________________How large is Central Park in New York?
___________________________________________________What in Banff National Park attracts people most every winter?
___________________________________________________Which of the three parks is the youngest?
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In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back．
Now science fiction has become science fact．For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating (挨打) and keep on going．Scientists from Cornell University made t he robot, which looks like a spider with four legs．
Until now, even the most advanced (先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged． That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed．
To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working．They all give signals to the machine’s software．Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment．
The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary．It may someday help scientists create better artificial (假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them．It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space．
“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US．“With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem．”
Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?
| A．They cannot repair themselves． |
| B．The computer has changed a lot． |
| C．They have no computers inside． |
| D．The computer cannot work if the robot changes． |
The new technology allows the robot to _________．
| A．do house work for humans |
| B．keep working after being damaged |
| C．remember a lot of information |
| D．tell people where it is |
The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________．
| A．sensors |
| B．robots |
| C．arms and legs |
| D．scientists |
How do the sensors in the robot work?
| A．They can replace the computer when it’s broken． |
| B．They can find out where the damage comes from． |
| C．They help the computer learn the robot’s condition． |
| D．They can send signals to the person who uses the robot． |
The passage is probably from____________．
| A．an advertisement |
| B．a tour guide |
| C．a notice |
| D．a newspaper |
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A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden．There was a young tree lying on the grounD．The rich man asked the old man．” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig（无花果）tree, sir．” He said．
“A fig tree? the rich man was very surprised．” Why, how old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old．”
“What! “ shouted the rich man．“ You're ninety years old, You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit．You certainly don' t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree．” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”
“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question．
The old man asked, “who planted the fig trees?”
“ well, I don’t know．”
“You see, sir．” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers（祖先）planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me．”
The rich man was quiet, then said, “ you are right, my good man．We should do some things for the people after us．Thank you very much．” Then he rode away．The old man was planting _________when the rich man saw him．
| A．an apple tree |
| B．a fig tree |
| C．a pear tree |
| D．a banana tree |
The old man was planting the tree____________．
| A．to get himself some fruit to eat |
| B．for the people after him |
| C．to make his garden more beautiful |
| D．just for fun |
The sentence in the, last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_________
| A．he was thinking about who were his forefathers |
| B．he didn't want to disturb the old man |
| C．he couldn't communicate with the old man |
| D．he understood why the old man planted the young tree |
What kind of personality does the old man has?
| A．creative |
| B．brave |
| C．wise |
| D．curious |
We can express the main idea of this passage”_________” in Chin ese．
| A．前人栽树，后人乘凉 |
| B．光阴似箭，一去不返 |
| C．君子爱财，取之有道 |
| D．财多惹祸，树大招风 |