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Every year in English-speaking countries, people list the most popular names. Here are some examples. In the United States at the moment, the three most popular names are Emily, Emma, and Madison. For boys, they are Michael, Joshua and Mathew. In Britain parents today might call their little girl Grace, Jessica or Ruby. If they have a little boy, they could call him Jack, Thomas or Oliver.
In China names have very clear meanings. If a girl is called Mei, her name means “beautiful”. If a boy is called “Wu”, his name means “ like a soldier”. Names in English-speaking countries are like this too. The girl’s name Joy is probably chosen because the parents with their daughter to be joyful and bring joy to others. If a girl is Ruby, it may be because of the beautiful valuable stone.
Parents often pick names that can be shortened. They might choose such names because they want to be able to speak to their child in a personal way.
For exampale, a popualr name is William. But William can be shortened to Will, Willy, Bill and Billy. The same is true of the favourite old name for a girl, Elizabeth. Elizabeth can be shortened to Beth, Liza and Liz.
Another reason children get the names is that parents want their boy or girl after someone who is famous, such as an actor, a pop star or sports star. David is a popular name in Britain, partly because David Beckham is a famous footballer.At the moment, Michael is one of the three most popular names for boys _______ while Grace for __________ in Britain.
Mei means ________ and Ruby means ________ according to the passage.
From this passage, we know that both parents in ________ countries and in China would like to choose names for their __________.
Parents often pick names that can be _________ so that they can ____________ in a personal way.
David is a popular name in Britain partly __________________ the famous football _____________, David Beckham.
A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, you can’t. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”
One of the swans, strong and young, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He showed flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to try to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan pretended (假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”
“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because I am proud! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…”
The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?
| A．Tired. | B．Excited. | C．Scared. | D．Amazed. |
What can we infer (推断) from the passage?
| A．Flying skills were useless. |
| B．The crow didn’t have a gift for flying. |
| C．The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow. |
| D．The swan saved the crow because they were good friends. |
What does the story tell us?
| A．No pains, no gains. |
| B．Practice makes perfect. |
| C．Being proud makes you fail. |
| D．The early bird catches the worm. |
Students in many countries wear school uniforms. Here’s a list of countries below.
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In Brazil, students don’t have to wear uniforms in public schools although they might have one. In general, the uniforms are a pair of blue trousers and a white T-shirt with the school symbol printed on it. |
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School uniforms are used in Cuba. All students wear school uniforms with the color as a symbol of grade level. Children also wear scarves because they are young pioneers. |
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Japan introduced school uniforms in the late 19th century. Today, All students wear school uniforms. Many boys wear white shirts, short pants and caps. Girls’ uniforms might include a gray pleated （褶）skirt and a white blouse. |
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In Singapore, all students must wear uniforms. Though the colors are different from school to school. The uniform for boys is usually shorts or long trousers, with a shirt (often white), while girls wear white pinafores(连衣裙) or skirts. |
In Cuba a student wears the scarf as a symbol of _____.
| A．grade level | B．cold weather |
| C．public school | D．young pioneer |
Which is true about the students’ uniforms in Singapore?
| A．School uniforms are introduced in the late 19th century. |
| B．Only the students in public schools wear uniforms. |
| C．Boys’ uniforms are different from girls’ in color. |
| D．Students usually wear white shirts or skirts. |
On the school day, a student doesn’t wear the uniform. He probably comes from ______.
| A．Brazil | B．Cuba | C．Japan | D．Singapore |
书面表达。
人类只有一个地球。根据提示，以“Saving the Earth”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。
提示: 1.如何保护环境已成为世界最大难题之一；
2.各种污染破坏环境，损害健康；
3.不要乱倒垃圾，乱排废水；
4.我们应该保护环境，使我们的家园更加美丽。
Lamu was a 12-year-old Tibetan girl. She wanted to go to Beijing to watch the 2008 Olympics. Only one month ago, Lamu still thought it would be difficult.
In the past Tibet had no railroad (铁路). If Lamu took a bus, it would take her a long time to reach Beijing. And a plane ticket would cost lots of money.
However, things changed for Lamu. She was able to buy a ticket to the world’s highest railroad. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway had been completed! The 1,142-kilometer railroad runs on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau (高原). Lamu could reach Beijing by train in 48 hours!
About 550 kilometers of the railroad are constructed on the frozen earth (冻土). When the frozen earth warms in summer, it can move the track. But Chinese scientists have built a special structure to solve the problem. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been designed with the wild animals in the designers’ minds. It also has special underpasses (地下通道) for animals like Tibetan antelopes (藏羚羊) to go through.
“The new railroad greatly helps Tibet’s tourism,”said Liu Yueqin, an expert at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社科院).
As more tourists take trains to Tibet, there are more money for Tibetans. With the money, more kids can go to school.
The railroad also makes things less expensive in Tibet. Now one can buy a TV set for about 1,500 yuan. It used to be much higher than that price. When there was no railroad, it had been difficult to send things in and out of Tibet. With the new railroad, shopping can be more convenient (方便的) and faster.The special underpasses are _____ to go through.
| A．only for Tibet’s antelopes |
| B．for Tibet’s tourism |
| C．for animals |
| D．for Tibetans |
Which of the following about the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is TRUE?
| A．It is not the highest railroad in the world. |
| B．It’s the longest railroad in the world. |
| C．Scientists have no way to solve the problem of the frozen earth. |
| D．Wild animals have special underpasses to go through. |
After the new railroad was completed _____.
| A．everyone could buy a cheaper TV set |
| B．Tibetans can do business in and out of Tibet and develop their tourism |
| C．more and more people could fly to Tibet as soon as possible |
| D．more and more animals would be killed by people |
Before the railroad was finished, _____.
| A．all Tibetan children could go to school |
| B．the transportation in Tibet was convenient and fast, too |
| C．it was hard for Tibetans to buy and sell things in and out of Tibet |
| D．the Tibetans had never walked out of Tibet |
The best title (标题) of the passage is “_____”.
| A．Something about a 12-year-old Tibetan Girl |
| B．Reaching Beijing from Tibet by Train in Forty-eight Hours |
| C．High-tech (高科技) Brings the Tibetans Happiness |
| D．The Railway Puts Tibet Closer |
The Internet has become part of teenagers’ (十几岁的) life. A new report shows that 38 percent (百分之……) of 3,375 students use the Internet often.
Most of the students get useful information for their studies, but some are not using it in a good way. Many students are playing online games too much. Some even visit some unhealthy websites. A teacher from Beijing Yinghua Middle School, Hong Ying warns (警告) that something bad can happen if young people spend too much time on the Internet. She said that one of her students used to be good at school. But when he started visiting unhealthy websites，he hurt a girl by cheating online. At last the police caught him and sent him into the prison (监狱).
In order to help young people use the Internet safely, some schools in Shanghai find a good way. The schools provide a textbook (教科书) for the students. The book uses real examples to teach students about good ways of using the Internet. Teachers and parents all think the book is good.
Hong said that the book will help students keep away from the bad behaviors (行者) of using computer. The book will teach students how to be a good person (人) in the online world._______ of the 3,375 students use the Internet very often.
| A．10 | B．18 | C．38 | D．About 1282 |
_______ children are using the computer in a good way.
| A．All | B．Not all | C．Each of the | D．Every |
Some students from _______ are learning a textbook about good behavior.
| A．Beijing | B．Wuhan | C．Shenyang | D．Shanghai |
The aim (目的) of the book is to _______.
| A．teach students how to get online in a good way |
| B．tell children how to make online friends |
| C．tell a lot of stories about the harm (危害) of the Internet |
| D．teach students how to play computer games |
The police took the boy away because _______.
| A．the police liked him |
| B．he was interested in the Internet |
| C．he cheated and hurt a girl online |
| D．he didn’t study hard |