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A young man once went to buy a pair of pants. When he got home, he went upstairs(上楼)to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were two inches(英寸) long.
Then he came out of his room to see his mother and his two sisters. They were washing something in the kitchen.“These new pants are too long, they need to be shortened(缩短) about two inches. Would one of you like to do this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none（没有） of them said anything. The mother went upstairs after she had finished washing and shortened the pants two inches. But she didn’t tell her daughters about it.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s pants. So she went upstairs without saying to anyone, and shortened the pants two inches.
The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she also remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs, and took two inches
off the legs of the new pants The new pants were _______.
| A．too long for the young man |
| B．two inches long |
| C．six inches long |
| D．too short for the young man |
The young man asked ______to shorten his pants.
| A．his mother and his two sisters |
| B．his mother and one of his sister |
| C．his mother |
| D．his mother or one of his two sisters |
_______,his elder sister shorten his pants.
| A．After supper |
| B．After the mother finished washing |
| C．After the young man went upstairs |
| D．After the younger sister went to the cinema |
How many inches were the legs of the new pants shortened by at last?
| A．Two. | B．Four. | C．Six. | D．Eight. |
When the young man put on the pants, he would _______.
| A．feel happy | B．be very sad |
| C．thank his family | D．be very excited |
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Without plants people could not live. We need them for b 1food and oxygen(氧气) that plants p 2.And we also need them for their beauty.
Imagine a world w 3plants. Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colours and their lovely shapes(形状).Imagine when the wind blows, not being able to h 4the leaves in the trees or watch the branches(枝条)swings(摇摆)from side to s 5.
E 6people need the beauty of plants. That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers, and people always try to build houses with room for some grass and a garden. Do you talk to your plants? Do you g 7them love and care? Two scientists said they once planted two seeds(种子) in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given l 8and hopeful ideas. The other plant was given only hopeless ideas. After six months, the loved plant was bigger. U 9the earth it had more and longer roots(根)；above the earth, it had a thicker stem(茎)and more l 10.
Put an ice cube from your fridge into a glass of water. You have a piece of string(线) 10 centimeters long. The problem is to take out that piece of ice with the help of the string. But you must not touch the ice with your fingers.
You may ask your friends to try to do that when you are having dinner together. There is a saltcellar on the table. You must use salt when you carry out this experiment.
First you put the string across the piece of ice. Then put some salt on the ice. Salt makes ice melt(融化). The ice round the string will begin to melt. But when it melts, it will lose heat. The cold ice cube will make the salt water freeze(结冰) again.
After a minute or two you may raise the piece of string and with it you will raise your piece of ice!
This experiment can be very useful to you. If, for example, there is ice near the door of your house, you must use very much salt to melt all the ice. If you don’t put enough salt, the water will freeze again.We must use when we carry out this experiment.
| A．a fridge | B．some food | C．a table | D．some salt |
How long will it take to carry out this experiment?
| A．More than three minutes. | B．Five minutes or two. |
| C．Only one minute or two. | D．About ten minutes. |
We can learn something about from the passage.
| A．physics | B．biology | C．chemistry | D．maths |
Old Cremona Violins
Most musicians(音乐家) agree that the best violins(小提琴) were first made in Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago. These violins sound better than any others. They even sound better than violins made today. Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments(乐器) like the Italian violins. But they aren’t the same. Musicians still prefer the old ones.
Some people think it is the age of the violins. But not all old violins sound wonderful. Only the old violins from Cremona are special(特殊的). So age cannot be the answer.
Other people think the secret to those violins is the wood. The wood must be from certain kinds of trees.
But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully. It has to be the right size and shape(形状). The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin. Musicians sometimes think that this was the secret of the Italians. Maybe they understood more than we do about how to cut the wood.
Size and shape may not be the answer, either. Scientists can make new ones that are exactly the same size and shape. But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old ones. Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish. Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin. It makes the wood look shiny. It also helps the sound of the instrument. But no one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish.The passage is about .
| A．making violins | B．musical instruments |
| C．scientific ideas | D．the old Italian violins |
Other people think the Italian violin makers .
| A．did not know much about violins | B．were lucky |
| C．used many kinds of wood | D．knew something special |
Violins made today .
| A．have the same size and shape as the old ones |
| B．sound the same as the old ones |
| C．are better than the old ones |
| D．have the same varnish as the old ones |
Some scientists believe that the secret of the old violins was .
| A．their sound | B．their colour | C．their varnish | D．the music |
Grygori Pilikian spent his 114th birthday the other day and some reporters visited him to find out the secret of a long life.
“The secret of a long life is happiness,” Grygori said. “If you are happy, you will live a long time.”
“Are you married?” a reporter asked. “Yes,” Grygori answered. “I married my third wife when I was 102. If you are happily married, you will live better. But for(要是没有) my third wife, I would have died years ago.”
“What about smoking and drinking?” another reporter asked. “Yes, they are important,” Grygori said. “Don’t smoke at all and you will feel well. Drink two glasses of wine a day and you will be healthy and happy.”Some reporters visited Grygori because .
| A．he was a happy man |
| B．he was a friend of them |
| C．he had lived to be much longer than most people |
| D．he had married three times |
The word “wine” in the last paragraph means in Chinese.
| A．酒 | B．饮料 | C．汽水 | D．汤 |
The writer wants to tell us .
| A．drinking much is good for our health |
| B．drinking a little is helpful |
| C．smoking and drinking are the most important to our health |
| D．both smoking and drinking are bad for our health |
The best title for this passage is.
| A．Grygori’s Birthday | B．The Secret of a Long Life |
| C．Happiness and Life | D．Reporters Visited Grygori |
A lady has a problem with her daughter:
My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Year Four. Every evening we get into homework battles(争执). Three afternoons a week, she has activities(netball, singing) after school and by the time we get home early, we argue(争论) about whether she should do her homework right after school, or if she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria at last sits down to do her homework, she seems to want me there helping all the time, I do want to help her, but I’m sure that she is going to need to be able to do it on her own. And in fact, most of the time, I have other things I need to be doing. It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really beyond(超越) their abilities(能力). As you can see, I’m really worried about homework and I really don’t know what I should do. Any ideas?The woman’s daughter is .
| A．four years old | B．six years old | C．eight years old | D．nine years old |
Maria doesn’t have any activities after school for afternoons.
| A．two | B．three | C．five | D．seven |
Maria want to first when she gets home early.
| A．do her homework | B．play netball and sing |
| C．have supper | D．have a rest and play |
Can you guess where this passage is from?
| A．A diary. | B．A newspaper. | C．A novel(小说). | D．A story. |