It was an exciting moment for Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, a retired married couple from Harbin, China. It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure(花样) skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
Everyone was very quiet while Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. They were expecting something wonderful to happen. As Soon as the music started, Shen and Zhao skated around the field quickly with beautiful style; every move was perfect. When the music stopped, all the people cheered. In the end Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal.
In China, winter sports are not as popular as they are in America and Northern European countries. So China sent only 90 athletes to Vancouver to take part in a few, carefully chosen sports. Such a good decision also led to Wang Meng and Zhou Yang winning gold medals in the little known, but exciting sport of short track (轨道) speed skating.
China did not win a lot of medals at these Winter Games. Most of the events are still very new to China and need to be developed. But Chinese athletes learn very quickly. For example, China’s women’s curling team(冰壶队) only began in 2003, but they were No.1 at the 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship.
This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal in the _____ event at the 2010 Vancouver
Olympic.
| A．pairs figure skating | B．short track speed skating |
| C．women’s curling | D．long track speed skating |
People were _____ when shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo started skating at the Games.
| A．noisy | B．quiet | C．cheering | D．excited |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Chinese like winter sports best. |
| B．The short track speed skating isn’t a well known or exciting sport. |
| C．There were 90 Chinese athletes taking part in the Vancouver Games. |
| D．Wang Meng and Zhou Yang lost the game at the Vancouver Games. |
China’s women’s curling team won’t be eight years old until _____.
| A．2003 | B．2009 | C．2010 | D．2011 |
According to the passage, what made China’s winter athletes get such a success?
| A．Luck. | B．A chance. |
| C．Hard work and a little luck. | D．The country’s support. |
When I was about 12, I had an enemy(敌人), a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and write a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.
I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t close your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”
Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?
| A．He agreed with her “enemy”. |
| B．he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”. |
| C．He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her. |
| D．He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said. |
The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her.
| A．surprised | B．angry | C．disappointed | D．sad |
Which of the following can we know from the passage?
| A．The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty. |
| B．The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard. |
| C．The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last. |
| D．The writer is grateful(感激的) to her father. |
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
| A．My Parents |
| B．A Serious Criticism(批评) |
| C．What People Say about You Is Always Right |
| D．The Best Advice I Ever Had |
With a floor area（占地面积）larger than Beijing’ Tian’anmen Square, the Guangdong Science Centre is known as the world’s largest science and technology museum. The centre is located on Xiaoguwei（小谷围岛）Island and seen from a distance, it looks like a kapok flower（木棉花）of Guangzhou. It is one of the most famous “landmarks of Guangzhou”.
It cost the government about 1.9 billion yuan to build the centre over five years. On September 27, 2008, it was opened to the public. The centre shows China’s newest fruits of science and technology. It is full of exciting small machines and amazing small invention, waiting to help you understand interesting aspects（方面）of the world of science.
The centre offers eight exhibition areas, four science cinemas, two open labs and a digital “family experience” hall. Outside the main building, there is an 80,000-square-metre man-made lake for water-theme exhibitions and outdoor science square.
Exhibition: Children’s World, Experience and Discovery, Transportation World, Digital World, Green Home, Flight Dream, The Human Body and health, Perception and Thinking
Opening hours: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm from Tuesday to Sunday; Closed on Monday (except public holidays and Golden Weeks)
Ordinary ticket: 60 yuan/personWhen did the government begin to build the Guangdong Science Centre?
| A．In 2001. | B．In 2003 | C．In 2005. | D．In 2006 |
What time can you go to visit the Guangdong Science Centre?
| A．At 10:30 am on Wednesday. |
| B．At 8:30 am on Friday. |
| C．At 3:30 pm on Monday. |
| D．At 5:30 pm on Sunday. |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．The Guangdong Science Museum Centre has a larger floor area than Tian’anmen Square. |
| B．Three are four exhibition areas and eight science cinemas in the Guangdong Science Centre. |
| C．The Science Centre is one of the most famous “new landmarks of Guangdong”. |
| D．Visitors have to pay 60 yuan for the ticket to the Guangdong Science Centre. |
A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.
The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.There is much pollution in the air today because _____.
| A．people drive big cars |
| B．people drive little cars |
| C．small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline |
| D．the usual size of cars today is too small |
The usual size of cars today is _____.
| A．much smaller than the future one |
| B．as big as the future ones |
| C．as small as the future ones |
| D．bigger than the future ones |
Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT TRUE?
| A．Big cars cost more. |
| B．Big cars are not useful for a long way. |
| C．The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars. |
| D．Small cars are slower than big ones. |
The streets will be less crowded because _____.
| A．there will be fewer cars in the future |
| B．there will be fewer people in the streets |
| C．three kinds of roads will be built |
| D．future cars will be smaller |
Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____.
| A．there will be too many cars in the future |
| B．more and more people will go to cities |
| C．big cars run faster and little cars run slower |
| D．it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads |
What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know how to deal with them. Many old computers are put away. Many more are simply thrown away as rubbish.
Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products(产品). Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers of their own brands.
In some countries, laws have been passed, too. Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers which are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade(升级).
Yet many people are throwing away good computers, while others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working on this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers. These repaired computers then go to schools, charities(慈善团体) or people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things and cut down waste, too.What do many people do with old computers?
| A．They repair them. |
| B．They sell them. |
| C．They send them to others. |
| D．They stop using them. |
How many computer companies are mentioned in the second paragraph？
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
According to the laws in some countries, computer companies must _____.
| A．recycle most of their products |
| B．collect all their used products |
| C．repair and upgrade old computers |
| D．make more cheaper computers |
What do the organizations do to solve the problem of old computers?
| A．Help the computer companies to collect them. |
| B．Repair and send them to those who need them. |
| C．Help people to learn to use them. |
| D．Turn rubbish into useful things. |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．Repairing old computers. |
| B．Encouraging to make cheap computers. |
| C．Recycling old computers. |
| D．Helping those who need computers. |
There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.
·Plant flowers, grass or trees.
·Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there—keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin.
·Turn off the lights and TV sets when you leave the room. This can save a lot of electricity.
·Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.
·Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.
·Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.
·Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.
·Use both sides of paper.
·Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.
·Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth. You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day. If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.From the above, we know that this is _____.
| A．a sign | B．a proposal (倡议书) |
| C．an advertisement | D．a notice |
The writer tells us _____.
| A．to throw rubbish in to a dustbin |
| B．to pour dirty water into the rivers |
| C．to save water by not letting it run while brushing our teeth |
| D．that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day |
We can _____ to save paper.
| A．use a paper cup |
| B．use both sides of paper |
| C．give old books to a library |
| D．pick up waste paper at a school |
Which of the following is wrong according to the writer?
| A．Turn off the lights when you leave the room. |
| B．Close the doors and windows in winter. |
| C．Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth. |
| D．Give your old clothes to the poor children. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Protect the Earth |
| B．Save Water and Electricity |
| C．Make Better Use of Old Things |
| D．Save Money |