Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children Others are teenagers(青少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on television or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own(自己的) language, Maths and English. Some people learn English because it is useful(有用的) for their work. Many people often learn English for their further studies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in EnglishMany students in China ________ English
| A．are learning | B．aren’t learning | C．learning | D．learn |
If one wants to learn another language well, he must ________.
| A．learn at school | B．study by himself |
| C．work hard | D．study on television |
The underlined sentence ’1t is difficult to answer that question, means ’ .’
| A．That question is not difficult to answer |
| B．That question is not hard to answer |
| C．It is easy to answer that question |
| D．It is hard to answer that question |
’Their own language’ means ________.
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．French | D．Japanese |
The underlined phrase 6study by themselves’ means ’________’ in Chinese.
| A．和他们一起学习 | B．自学 | C．向他们学习 | D．通过学习 |
阅读，判断正（A）误（B）．请将答案编号涂卡．A表示正确，B表示错误．
Bangladesh（孟加拉） is an agricultural country between India and Burma． Storms from the Indian Ocean sweep across the country every year， and large areas of farming land are flooded（冲毁）． The people are very poor．
Fewer than half of the country's children complete their primary education． When they are six or seven years old， many children leave school to work in the fields or at home． The rest of their "education" consists of looking after cattle， collecting firewood or doing household jobs．
Not long ago， an experimental school was opened near the capital， Dacca， to help poor children． There are only 120 children in the school， which has three classrooms． In each class， forty pupils are divided into four groups of ten． Each pupil is free to decide which group he or she wants to join．
The most able pupils do a great deal of the teaching． They act as group monitors． Their duty is to ensure that all pupils in their group understand and practice what the teacher has taught．
There are a number of unusual features in the Bangladesh school． Children do not move up a class automatically when they grow older． Each group is promoted （升级）only when EVERY pupil in it has succeeded in getting to the right standard． As a result， all members of a group work hard to help the less able pupils． Nobody is left behind．
Lessons are extremely practical and include work on farming， carpentry， health and running a home﹣as well as lessons on the basic skills of reading， writing and arithmetic． At school， pupils prepare for adult life by learning to carry out almost all the tasks which they will face when they grow older．
If pupils have to look after cattle or young children， they are allowed to bring them to school． If a child has to stay at home to help his parents， there is no scolding or punishment （责罚） at school． Children enjoy their lessons and the school is cheap to run． It is so successful that other schools in Bangladesh are beginning to imitate（模仿） its methods．
Visitors are even coming from other agricultural countries to see if they can use a similar method．
（1）Many people in Bangladesh work on farms．
（2）Most children in Bangladesh complete their primary education．
（3）In each group， the biggest or oldest pupil is made a monitor．
（4）At the end of each school year， all the pupils move to a higher class．
（5）At school， pupils learn to do almost all the tasks needed in adult life．
Amanda Kitts is one of "tomorrow's people"﹣people who have artificial（人工的） body parts． She has a bionic（电子操控的）arm．
Now Kitts runs a day﹣care center． Children run up to her happily as she comes into the classroom． She bends over to talk with a small girl． As she bends， Kitts puts her hands on her knees． For most people， this would be easy． However， just a few years ago， this was impossible for Kitts．
In 2006， Kitts was in a car accident． A truck crushed（挤坏） her left arm and the doctor had to cut it off． "I was angry， sad， depressed． I just couldn't accept it，" she says． But then she heard about a new technique that could use the remaining nerves（神经） in her shoulder to control an artificial arm．
In a difficult operation， a doctor moved Kitts's nerves to different areas of her upper﹣arm muscles． For months， the nerves grew． Millimeter by millimeter， they moved deeper into their new homes． "At three months I started feeling little tingles and twitches（刺痛和抽搐），" she said． A month later， she got her first bionic arm． A research engineer worked with Kitts to make the computer programs match her real movements more and more closely．
Today， Kitts's arm is great， but it's not yet perfect． She wants feeling in her hands． For example， she needs to feel whether something is rough or smooth． She also needs feeling to do one of her favorite things﹣drink coffee． "The problem with a paper coffee cup is that my hand will close until it gets a solid grip，" she says． One time at a coffee shop， her hand kept closing until it crushed the cup． But Kitts says positively， "One day I'll be able to feel things with it…and clap my hands…to the songs my kids are singing．"
（1）What is the difference between Kitts and normal people ？
A． She has a bionic arm．
B． She can bend．
C． She can put her hands on her knees．
（2）Kitts got her first bionic arm after the difficult operation．
A． almost three months
B． over one month
C． more than four months
（3）Kitts is able to with her bionic hand．
A． clap her hands
B． hold things
C． feel rough or smooth things
（4）Kitts's attitude toward her new arm is ．
A． positive
B． angry
C． perfect
（5）Choose the right order of the events ．
①Kitts heard about a new technique．
②Kitts crushed a paper coffee cup．
③Kitts had two human arms．
④A truck hit Kitts's car．
⑤Kitts got her first bionic arm．
⑥Doctors moved some of the nerves in Kitts's arm．
A．④﹣①﹣⑥﹣⑤﹣②﹣③
B．③﹣④﹣⑤﹣①﹣②﹣⑥
C．③﹣④﹣①﹣⑥﹣⑤﹣②
One day Vimala and her new friend， Mary， were playing at school． Mary was a very quiet and shy girl but Vimala liked her． While jumping， Mary's glasses fell off and broke． Just then the bell rang and they had to hurry to their science class．
"Oh dear， I'm going to be as blind as a bat． But we'd better hurry． It's Miss Lee's class，" said Mary．
At the start of the lesson， Miss Lee explained how to do the experiment to produce large crystals． Then she started to question the class． Nobody dared to give a wrong answer because Miss Lee was a very strict teacher． Miss Lee held up a clamp （夹具） and said， "What do we use this for？ What do we call it？" All the girls looked down， while she looked at their heads for one to pick on． "Mary？" she finally asked．
Mary was sitting at the back of the class． She stood up and peered at Miss Lee， but she could not see clearly what the teacher was holding． She was nervous a bit and did not answer．
Miss Lee repeated her question． This time she spoke more slowly and there was anger in her voice．
"What is this used for？" she asked．
Vimala saw storm clouds climbing up to Miss Lee's face． She knew that the storm was about to burst on Mary， so she put up her hand． Miss Lee paid no attention to her and stared through narrowed eyes at Mary， waiting for an answer．
Mary did not know what to say． She looked to her left and right for help． Too scared to say out that she couldn't see clearly， Mary hoped that if she kept quiet Miss Lee would ask somebody else．
Vimala guessed what was wrong， so she decided to take a risk． She jumped to her feet and said， "Excuse me， Miss Lee． Mary broke her glasses just before the lesson stared． I don't think she can see the clamp clearly．" Then she sat down， praying（祈祷） that the ceiling would not fall on her．
"Oh!" Miss Lee said， a little surprised． She had thought that Mary was refusing to answer． Now that she understood， her anger faded away． "Thank you， Vimala．" she said．Then the turned to Mary and said， "Come and look at this．"
Mary left her chair and went to the front of the class．
"It's a clamp．" she said． "We can put it on a metal stand（支架） and use it to hold things in place．"
"Well， you got it right at last．" Miss Lee said with a brief smile． "But you'd better not do any experiments until your glasses have been repaired． You can watch Vimala while she does the experiment．"
The storm clouds disappeared． The smile disappeared from Miss Lee's face and she continued with the lesson． Vimala winked at Mary who peered at her and smiled weakly．
（1）What's the matter with Mary's glasses ？
A． They were lost．
B． They were broken．
C． They were left at home．
（2）Miss Lee was teacher．
A． an English
B． a science
C． a math
（3）Why couldn't Mary answer Miss Lee's question ？
A． Because she didn't know the answer．
B． Because she couldn't hear what Miss Lee was saying．
C． Because she couldn't see what the teacher was holding．
（4）The sentence "Vimala saw storm clouds climbing up to Miss Lee's face．" means vimala found ．
A． the sky was cloudy
B． a heavy storm was coming
C． Miss Lee was becoming angry
（5）Which of the following is not right ？
A． Mary was quiet and shy and also as blind as a bat．
B． Miss Lee was a strict and serious teacher．
C． Mary knew what a clamp was used for．
[1]I'm a 34﹣year﹣old man， married， lived in a nice house， and have a successful career． But my life was not always so great． I had a learning disability from an early age． I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra（额外的） help． Still， I suffered（遭受） the rest of my school days in public schools．
[2] My life improved greatly when I discovered art． The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words． I went to a workshop and gradually became good at making things with clay． Here I learned my first important lesson： disabled as I was in language， I could still be smart and well express myself with clay． And my confidence（自信）came along．
[3]I got my next lesson from rock climbing． It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start． （3）I soon noticed it wasn't a talent thing：it needed lots of practice． So I did it more． After about five years of climbing， I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall． I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time， you will get better at it．
[4] Later I decided to learn（4）① to read and write． I practiced reading and （4）② ， which l used to avoid as much as possible． After two years， I was literate（有文化的）．
[5]Through the long process with art， （4）③ ． and reading and writing． now I've got to a point in my life： I am smart enough to dive into（潜入） an area that is totally unknown， hard， but interesting．
（1）What made the writer's school days difficult？ （No more than 5 words）
（2）Why did art give the writer confidence？（No more than 11 words）
（3）Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese．
（4）Fill in the blanks in the last two paragraphs with proper words．
① ② ③
（5）What have you learned from the passage？ （No more than 20 words）
Some scientists say that animals in the ocean are increasingly threatened（威胁）by noise pollution caused by human beings． The noise that influences sea animals comes from a number of human activities． It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions（爆炸）， ocean drilling， and ship engines． Such noises are added to natural sounds． These sounds include the breaking of ice fields， underwater earthquakes， and sounds made by animals themselves．
Decibels（分贝） measured（测量） in water are different from those measured on land． A noise of one hundred and twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears． In water， a decibel level of one hundred and ninety﹣ five would have the same effect（效果）．
Some scientists have planned to set a noise limit（限度）of one hundred and twenty decibels in oceans． They have found that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales（鲸鱼）．
A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously hurt some animals． The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing． This seriously affected the whale's ability to exchange information and find their way． Some of the whales even died． The explosions had caused their ears to bleed．
Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds disagree to a limit of one hundred and twenty decibels． They say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and scientific research． Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals． However， many scientists think that noise is a greater danger than they believed．It's time for them to take action to help ocean animals．
（1）Which of the following is not caused by human beings？
A． The noise of industrial underwater explosions．
B． The noise of ocean drilling．
C． The sound of underwater earthquakes．
D． The noise of ship engines．
（2）What does the second paragraph mainly tell us？
A． The same noise measures differently on land and in the ocean．
B． Different places may have different types of noises．
C． The noises can cause humans to lose hearing．
D． There are different kinds of natural sounds in the ocean．
（3）Which of the following statements is TRUE？
A． Powerful underwater explosions aren't harmful to whales' ears．
B． Many researchers are against the noise limit of 120 decibels．
C． Noises cannot cause whales' death．
D． The noise limit of 120 decibels would hardly influence the industrial research．
（4）According to the passage ，we can infer that scientists will probably
A． work hard to cut down natural sounds
B． stop industrial and scientific research in oceans
C． try their best to make no noise
D． protect ocean animals from harmful noises
