From old times, India has been a good friend of China. The two big Asian countries now work more closely on border problems, trade (贸易) and IT.
India is an interesting and mysterious( 神秘的)country with a long history. Around 2,000 BC, Indian civilization (文明) was born. It is one of the four oldest civilizations in the world.India is also the birthplace of Buddhism (佛教).A famous Chinese novel, "A Journey to the West", is about a Chinese monk (和尚) who tried very hard to learn about Buddhism from India.
The book comes from a true story. Xuanzang, a Buddhist monk was sent to India by the King of the Tang Dynasty.After many years, he brought back lots of Buddhist books. The name "India" was first used by Xuanzang in his work.
Today, religion(宗教) is still an important part of Indian culture. There are many religions there. Most Indian people believe in Hinduism (印度教).In India, cows are very special animals because Hinduism says they are holy (神圣的). So Indians don't sell or eat beef.Like China,
India is a developing country with a large population(人口). It has about 1.03 billion people compared to China's 1.3 billion. More than two thirds of Indians still live a poor life in the countryside.
India has no birth control so its population is growing fast. By 2030, India could even have more people than China.
Hindi (印地语) is the mother tongue of Indian people. But Britain took India in 1757 and stayed there until 1947. Because of this, English slowly became the other official language.Why don't Indians sell or eat beef?
| A．Because they don't like it. |
| B．Because they are afraid of getting ill. |
| C．Because they see cows as holy animals. |
| D．Because beef is very expensive. |
What is/are the official language(s) of India?
| A．Hindi | B．English |
| C．Both of the above | D．None of the above |
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the largest free-standing mountains in the world, and some say, the most beautiful place on the earth.
The mountain towers 15,000 feet above the plains. Mount Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania and it covers an area of 60 miles long and 40 miles wide. Kilimanjaro is an extinct volcano(死火山), with 3 peaks. Kibo is the highest one in the center.
Because of Kilimanjaro's great height, the mountain influences(影响) its own weather. Winds incoming from the Indian Ocean are stopped upward by the mountain and drop their moisture(湿气) as rain and snow. People have planted coffee, corn, and other crops on the lower slopes(斜坡).
Mount Kilimanjaro now attracts many thousands of walkers each year. Because of a temperature rise in recent years, the beautiful snow cap of Kilimanjaro is retreating(消退) fast. A research said that the white snow on the mountain might be gone in 15 years. What a pity! The writer is worried about Mount Kilimanjaro's_______.
| A．great height | B．extinct volcano |
| C．rainforests | D．white snow cap |
Mount Kilimanjaro is_______.
| A．the highest mountain in the world |
| B．an active volcano |
| C．a free-standing mountain |
| D．15,000 feet above the sea level |
The snow on the mountain comes from_______.
| A．the Indian Ocean | B．the Pacific Ocean | C．the Atlantic Ocean | D．the Red Sea |
_______ influences the mountain's own weather.
| A．Rain and snow | B．Its great height | C．Crops | D．The moisture |
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If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house twice a week, how much will the cleaner get in a month?_______.
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If you are a college student of English who enjoys writing during your summer holiday, you will be more interested in the job in_______.
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Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can't do easily: Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.
They hope computers can help them improve(提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.
In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______.
| A．our country asks us to learn it |
| B．it can help us a lot |
| C．we can use it to play games |
| D．it can help us to find jobs |
What do many teachers and parents complain about?
| A．Their students and children use computers to study. |
| B．Computers let them lost their jobs. |
| C．Computers make the students and children fall behind. |
| D．Computers bring people a lot of trouble, |
In this passage we know computers _______.
| A．also bring us trouble |
| B．bring us happiness only |
| C．are hated by people |
| D．are bad for people's health |
Why do some scientists hate computers?
A. Because computers let people lost their jobs.
B. Because computers bring them trouble.
C. Because some sciestists don't know how to use computers.
D. Both A and B.How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______.
| A．computers are used by people |
| B．people can live well without computers |
| C．one must decide how to use computers |
| D．computers are strange machines |
Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.Coffee is an _______drink.
| A．interesting | B．international |
| C．ice cream | D．American |
Different people like to drink coffee
| A．at work or at home |
| B．in different ways |
| C．with cream or sugar |
| D．between meals |
Today Americans drink _______coffee than people in any of the other countries. .
| A．as much as | B．less | C．more | D．most |
The underlined word "strong" here means _______.
| A．坚固的 | B．淡的 | C．清的 | D．浓的 |
_______is the most popular American drink.
| A．Black tea | B．Coffee |
| C．Water with ice | D．Whisky |
My name is Max. I am twelve years old. I have many friends. Most of them are as old as I. Some are older. Some are younger.
My best friend is Bill. He lives near me. We go to the same school and we are in the same class. Bill helps me with my maths homework. I help him with his English homework.
Bill is taller than me. He is quite fat. He doesn't .like sports, so he doesn't get much exercise. We both have black eyes, but Bill's hair is longer. I like sports and I play football or go swimming every day. Every Sunday morning Bill and I play computer games. Sometimes I win. Sometimes he wins.The main idea (主题) of the text is _______.
| A．Max has many friends |
| B．Max and Bill go to the same school |
| C．Max and Bill are best friends |
| D．Max and Bill like the same things |
Most of Max's friends are _______.
| A．twelve years old |
| B．older than Max |
| C．younger than Max |
| D．thirteen years old |
Max and Bill live _______.
| A．near each other |
| B．in different towns |
| C．in the same house |
| D．in the school |
Max helps Bill with _______.
| A．his maths homework |
| B．his English homework |
| C．his sports lessons |
| D．his computer lessons |
Max and Bill both like to _______.
| A．swim |
| B．play football |
| C．play computer games |
| D．play sports |