News 1
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.
News 3
People will see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!
News 4
Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms.The satellite sent by China will move around ________.
| A．the moon | B．the earth | C．the sun | D．the mars |
The speed of the fastest plane in the world is ______.
| A．1.4 kilometers per second | B．43 kilometers per minute |
| C．1,270 kilometers per hour | D．8,000 kilometers per hour |
The checking of textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books will __________.
| A．make a lot of money |
| B．make the children sad |
| C．make sure there are no mistakes in them |
| D．make sure the books are not too expensive |
Which of the following statements about the new star is NOT true?
| A．It will go around the moon. | B．It will stay in space for two years. |
| C．It costs a lot. | D．It will go into space by December 2006. |
Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because ___________.
| A．he likes to eat hybrid rice |
| B．he is a successful father |
| C．he grows more rice than others |
| D．he developed the world’s first popular and widely grown hybrid rice |
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Brand(商标): Adidas Color: green, pink, black Price(价格): ￥98 each, but￥180 for two |
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Brand: Nike Color: white, black, brown Price: ￥178 each and get a cap for free(免费) |
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Brand: Li Ning Color: green, yellow, pink Price: ￥70 each and get a toy for free |
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Brand: Yao Ming Color: black, blue Price: ￥80 each, but￥150 for two |
根据阅读材料，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(5分)How much are two jackets?
| A．￥98 | B．￥150 | C．￥180 | D．￥140 |
If you buy a pair of shoes, you can get a _________ for free.
| A．toy | B．cap |
| C．schoolbag | D．T-shirt |
If Alice wants a T-shirt, what brand can she buy?
| A．Li Ning. | B．Adidas. | C．Yao Ming. | D．Nike |
Your favorite color is black, and you just have ninety yuan. What can you buy?
| A．A pair of pants. | B．A T-shirt. |
| C．A jacket. | D．Shoes |
Which of the following sentences(下列句子) is RIGHT?
| A．Two pairs of pants are ￥160. |
| B．Tina can buy blue shoes in the shop. |
| C．You can buy a dress in Dingding Clothes Shop. |
| D．Joy buys a T-shirt and she gets a toy for free. |
Hello! My name is Bill. I am twelve years old. I am from America. Now I am in a junior high school in Xiamen.
We have 20 boys and 25 girls in our class. My favorite teacher is Miss White. She is from Canada. She is 27 years old. She is tall. She has long brown hair. Her face is round and she has big eyes. She is a good teacher. She can speak English and Chinese.
I have a good friend here. His name is Mike. He is an English boy. We have the same age. My classmates are kind to me. We often help each other.
根据阅读材料，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(5分)Bill is in _____________ now.
| A．America | B．China | C．England | D．Canada |
They have _______________ students in their class.
| A．20 | B．25 | C．45 | D．27 |
Miss White has ____________________.
| A．a long face with big eyes |
| B．a round face with big eyes |
| C．a long face with small eyes |
| D．a round face with small eyes |
Miss White can _______________________.
| A．sing songs | B．fly kites |
| C．cook | D．speak Chinese and English |
Mike is _______________ years old.
| A．13 | B．12 | C．15 | D．14 |
"Hello"-it's one of the first words we learn as babies, yet it's one of the last ones we think to use as adults. That's regrettable(令人遗憾的) , because saying hello is more than just saying hello-it is the respect of another's worth. How might the world change-how might we change-if we used this word well? To find out, l spent one month saying hello to every person I met. Here's what I've learned.
It can improve productivity. In one of the few studies ever done on this subject, Allan Allday, an assistant professor(副教授)of special education at Oklahoma State University, had middle school teachers greet their students individually (单独地) each morning. This exchange of greetings raised the kids' productivity. School went from impersonal to personal (富有人情味的) , and that led to more class participation(参与) and better grades.
Environments influence friendliness, One study found that people in the city were less likely to shake hands with a stranger than those in the countryside. And researchers say, pleasure environments generally encourage more smiles and hellos than unpleasant ones. My experience was similar. Whatever the reason, my hellos were answered far less often than the ones in the countryside. Similarly, people in vacation areas, like the Jersey Shore, were far friendlier than those hurrying to work in the centre of the city.
It's a form of health insurance(保险). It's impossible to say hello without smiling. And smiling has been shown to lower blood pressure(血压) , make people feel happier and improve happiness. It seems that saying hello creates a similar influence.
So maybe we can make the world a better place by saying hello. After a month of doing it. I feel lighter and more connected and I have a better sense of well-being.What can we know from the first paragraph?
| A．People can say hello since they are born |
| B．Saying hello is a way to show respect to others. |
| C．People lose the ability to say hello when they grow up. |
| D．Saying hello is a way to change the world completely. |
Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?
| A．Students will get good grades by saying hello very often. |
| B．An assistant professor likes greeting his students every morning. |
| C．The teacher who often says hello to students is very popular at school. |
| D．Kids will be more active in class by exchanging greetings with teachers. |
From the passage, we learn that_______.
| A．smiles can take the place of hellos |
| B．people living in the city refuse to say hello |
| C．environments play a role in creating friendliness |
| D．having health insurance is more important than saying hello |
The underlined word "well-being" in the last paragraph means_______.
| A．health and happiness |
| B．comfort and quietness |
| C．pride and confidence |
| D．peace and hopefulness |
The Acronym, our student newspaper, reports that many students go to sleep at 1:30 a. m. Even if that's an exaggeration(夸张) , it's too close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that's hard to do.
Some even pull all-nighters. In the morning they don't look good. One of my classmates did a survey on this problem. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games.
I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stay up past l:30 a. m., I won't get any work done. I'll fall asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 a. m. I am partly awake in my first class. By midday, I am finally wide-awake. But by 3:00 p. m. I am slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than the Acronym's many students.
Most American high schools seem to have a similar problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 a. m., so students have to wake up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It's believed that lack of sleep can damage (损坏) both grades and health.Acronym is the name of_______.
| A．a TV station | B．a school |
| C．a student | D．a newspaper |
What's the main problem the passage mentions?
| A．Many kids have too much homework to do. |
| B．Many teenagers don't have enough sleep. |
| C．Many children are crazy about playing computer games. |
| D．Many kids wake up too early. |
The underlined sentence means that the report_______.
| A．is quite true | B．is far from being true |
| C．is completely false | D．is not true |
If you travel in some areas of India, you'll be lucky enough to be waited on by special guides - monkeys. These monkeys are always ready to serve you. Hungry, you just need to point to your own stomach and they'll lead you to the nearest restaurant. Thirsty, the monkeys will lead you to a bar. Tired, you put both of your hands behind your head and the monkeys will take you to the nearest hotel. Don't feel surprised when they put out their hairy hands to you after the service is done. They are just asking for a little money as a tip. After that, they will wave their hands as if they are saying goodbye to you.
Believe it or not, these monkeys are from the school for monkeys in India, where they were trained for one year. They are not the only monkey students in the world. Some are being trained as nurses in an American medical college. These monkeys are about to look after patients and help-them with their housework.
A three-year-old monkey named Helen has learned to turn on TV, turn off lights, and open doors and windows when she is told to. Once the job is done, she will rush to her master, hoping to get some food as a reward.When you're thirsty, the monkey will lead you to_______.
| A．a bar | B．a hotel | C．a restaurant | D．a shop |
According to the passage, monkeys aren't trained to_______.
| A．open doors | B．buy food |
| C．turn off lights | D．look after patients |
What is probably the best title for this passage?'
| A．Funny Monkeys | B．Lovely Guides |
| C．Special Nurses | D．Good Helpers |