Dear editor,
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city every year because there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here.
The peacocks mostly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square. Visitors usually throw food to them, but they don’t think about at all whether the food is good or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, and some even died eating the bad food given by visitors.
I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the bird, but they don’t realize that they may be doing them harm (伤害). Visitors should be told that what they have done is harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped.
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it is our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Wang YangThe letter will be sent to _____________________.
| A．a school | B．a hospital | C．a newspaper | D．a museum |
Many visitors come to the writer’s city every year to _________________.
| A．give peacocks food | B．see peacocks | C．do some shopping | D．travel |
Some peacocks became ill and died because __________________.
| A．they weren’t given any food | B．they were given too much food |
| C．they were given some bad food | D．they weren’t given enough food |
The writer suggests that some small shops should be built so that they may _______.
| A．sell peacocks food to visitors | B．sell food to peacocks |
| C．make the square more beautiful | D．sell some things for everyday life |
Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
| A．Peacocks mainly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square. |
| B．Some small shops were built in the square. |
| C．People should look after peacocks carefully. |
| D．Some visitors throw food to the peacocks. |
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerro, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerro type.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerro’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them. For example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的). Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed the feelings, like other kinds of art.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of .
| A．his business | B．his house | C．his garden | D．his window |
The Daguerro type was ________.
| A．a Frenchman | B．a kind of picture |
| C．a kind of camera | D．a photography |
If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840s, he had to _______.
| A．watch lots of films |
| B．buy an expensive camera |
| C．stop in most cities |
| D．take many films and something else with him |
Mathew Brady ________.
| A．was very lifelike |
| B．was famous for his unusual pictures |
| C．was quite strong |
| D．took many pictures of moving people |
This passage tells us ________.
| A．how photography was developed |
| B．how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures |
| C．how to take pictures in the world |
| D．how to use different cameras |
Millions of people around the world cook their food on fire every day. People must spend lots of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier and cheaper way to cook food using energy from the sun.
Sun-cookers have been used for centuries. A Swiss scientist made the first sun-cooker in 1777. Today, people are using sun-cookers in many countries around the world. People use them to cook food and to heat drinking water.
There are three kinds of sun-cookers. The first is a box cooker. It is designed with a special wall that collects sun-shine into the box. A box cooker is good for slow cooking of a lot of food.
The second kind of sun-cooker is a panel cooker. It has several flat walls that concentrate the sun-shine on the food. People can build panel cookers quickly. They do not cost much. In Kenya, for example, panel cookers cost just two dollars.
The third kind of sun-cooker is a parabolic cooker. It has rounded walls that concentrate sunlight into the bottom of the cooker. Food cooks quickly in parabolic cookers. However, these cookers are hard to make. They must be moved again and again to follow the sun. Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.
You can make sun-cookers from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at 232℃. A sun-cooker never gets hotter than that. Sun-cookers cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This allows people to cook food and do other things at the same time. What does the underlined word fuel mean?
| A．燃料 | B．菜谱 | C．调料 | D．粮食 |
If you want to cook food quickly, which kind of sun-cooker is your best choice?
| A．a box cooker | B．a panel cooker |
| C．a parabolic cooker | D．fire cooker |
Which kind of sun-cooker costs very little?
| A．a box cooker | B．a panel cooker |
| C．a parabolic cooker | D．fire cooker |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The first sun-cooker was made by a Swiss soldier. |
| B．Sun-cookers often get hotter than 232℃. |
| C．Parabolic cookers can be dangerous sometimes. |
| D．It is more expensive to cook with a sun-cooker than on fire. |
What is the best title of this passage?
| A．How to Be a Good Cook? | B．Cooking Meals With the Sun |
| C．How to Save Energy? | D．Different Ways of Cooking |
Boris was a teacher. He taught science at a high school. For he needed some books for his lessons, he went to a bookshop to buy some. After he put them in his car in a quiet street, he went to buy some other things at other shops. When he came back to his car, one window was open and the books were gone. Boris drove home sadly.
That night he called a newspaper. The next day people read an advertisement in the newspaper:
Books: Have you got any old books? I buy old and modern books. Open all day on Saturdays. Boris 82 West Road.
And then he went to the police station with the Wednesday newspaper at once.
The first weekend, when Boris was staying at home, his first visitor came at 8:30 in the morning. Boris took him to the kitchen. At about ten o’clock another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.
As soon as he saw Boris, he asked, “Are you Boris?”
“Yes, I am,” Boris said. “What can I do for you?”
“Look! I have got some good books here. You buy books, don’t you?”
“Yes. Bring them in. Let me have a look at them.”
Soon the books were taken in and showed on the dinning-table. “Sir, come out now,” Boris called. “And take the list with you.”
A policeman appeared in the dinning-room. He read the names on the books, and then read the names on the list in his hand. He found that they were the same.
“Come with me, sir,” the policeman said to the man.Boris bought some books. They are books.
A．science B．old C．cheapBoris probably bought the books on .
A．Tuesday B．Friday C．SaturdayBoris’ was open on Saturdays.
A．shop B．school C．houseBoris looked at the books on the dinning-table and might think, “They’re all .”
A．mine B．his C．theirsThe second visitor was taken away by at last.
A．Boris B．the first visitor C．a policewoman
Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?
To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the earth only a few unusual plants can grow. That’s why dry deserts everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass.
Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built on hard land. The plants here have only the soil found between the cracks of the stones to grow in.
Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food.
What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants won’t. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.What things don’t most plants need to grow well according to the passage?
A．Warmth. B．Food. C．Sandy beachWhat does the underlined word “cracks” mean in the passage?
A．表面 B．缝隙 C．夹层From the passage, we know that it is for plants to grow in dry places.
A．difficult B．impossible C．importantThe reason why most plants can’t grow on the sandy beach is that .
A．there isn’t enough sunlight
B．there is too much water
C．it has little food for plantsThe passage can most probably be found in a book.
A．science B．history C．travel
This year, Chongqing primary schools decide to start morning classes an hour later. This will help students feel less tired. And most primary schools will begin the first class at about 9 o’clock in the morning. The students are happy about the change.
Liu Ming told us that his classmates were excited by the news on the first day of the school. “Great! From now on we students at Hope Primary School don’t have to get up so early!” Liu said that he used to get up at 6:40 a.m. Now he can get up at 7:50 a.m. because class doesn’t start until 8:50 a.m. Wu Hong feels the same. She said the new timetable was good for her health. “I used to get up at 6:30 a.m. I had to drink coffee every night, or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework,” said Wu Hong, “Now I can finish it without coffee, because I can sleep a little longer.”
Many teachers say the change will help students learn better. “Students used to doze（瞌睡）for the first two classes in the morning,” said Huang Shan, an English teacher at No.1 Primary School. “But now they are active and learn much better than before.”
But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.
In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school timetable.This year, most Chongqing primary schools start the first class at about .
A．6:40 a.m. B．7:50 a.m. C．8:50 a.m.Hearing the news, the students at Hope Primary School felt .
A．worried B．sad C．excitedHow many classes are there in the morning in Chongqing primary schools now?
A．Three. B．Four. C．Five.used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework.
A．Wu Hong B．Liu Ming C．Huang ShanWhich is RIGHT according to the passage?
A．Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning.
B．The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before.
C．The students in No.1 Primary School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning.