One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie.
Agatha Christie’s real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890.She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie.
She sold her first mystery book in 1920. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs.Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years after that, Mrs. Christie wrote her book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple.
In 1928, Mrs. Christie’s first marriage broke up. She married M.E.L. Mallowan in 1930, but she still wrote her books under the name Agatha Christie.
In her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories. She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found on sale in bookstores all around the world. What did Aghta Christie do?
| A．She was a detective. | B．she wrote books. |
| C．She was a mystery． | D．She knew famous detectives. |
Who was Hercule Poirot?
| A．A detective in her books. | B．One of her books. |
| C．Her husband. | D．A writer. |
What happened in 1976?
| A．Agatha Christie died. |
| B．Agatha Christie left her husband. |
| C．Agatha Christie wrote her last book. |
| D．Agatha Christie wrote a short story. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Books about detectives. |
| B．Famous detectives. |
| C．A famous writer. |
| D．Agatha Christie or Agatha Miller. |
There was once a farmer. He lived near a road. It was not a busy road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm.
Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. This road was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was not deep.
Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was too deep.
The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole.
When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor(拖拉机) and the driver gave him a lot of money for doing this.
One day, the driver of a car said to him, “You must make a lot of money by pulling cars out of this hole night and day.”
“Oh, no,” the farmer said. “I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill(填) the hole with water.”Many cars went into the hole because the drivers ________.
| A．were going too fast to stop | B．did not see the hole |
| C．did not know the hole was very deep | D．liked driving through water |
The farmer ________ at night.
| A．pulled cars out of the hole in the road | B．filled the hole with water |
| C．laughed at the drivers of the cars | D．worked on his farm |
The farmer made money from ________.
| A．giving things | B．selling water |
| C．pulling cars out of the hole | D．filling the hole with water |
Which is the best title(标题) of the passage?
| A．How to make money | B．A helpful farmer |
| C．To drive more carefully | D．The hole in the road |
These days, many students like playing 3D games. Do you know what 3D games are like? In most 3D games, game players need to control (控制) a character. The character can be a robot or a soldier (士兵). Game players usually use the mouse to make the character move around in his own world. Game players can find things such as food and weapons (武器) to help them go on with the game. The character can go straight, sit down, turn left, turn right or pick up things in the game.
Some 3D games have many levels (等级). The character needs to finish different goals for each level. Game players can play against their computers, and sometimes they can play with other players online. It’s great fun to play 3D games. But playing 3D games for long is not good for our study.In most 3D games, game players need to _________.
| A．control a character | B．find a robot | C．act as a soldier | D．control the computer |
How do game players make the character move around?
| A．By using the keyboard | B．By using the mouse |
| C．By telling the directions | D．By moving the computer. |
In the game, the character can _________.
| A．go straight and sit down | B．turn left and turn right |
| C．Pick up things | D．A, B and C |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Some 3D games have many levels. |
| B．The character needs to finish different goals for each level. |
| C．Game players can only play against their computers. |
| D．Game players can go online and play with other players together. |
Shenzhou X and three astronauts(宇航员) were sent up from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, into a clear blue sky on Tuesday, bringing the nation one step closer to building its own space(太空) station in 2020.
Two men, mission commander(指挥官) Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang, and China’s second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, are expected to stay in space for 15 days.
They will teach young people about science and do two space dockings, between Shenzhou X and the unmanned Tiangong-1 space module, a technically difficult procedure that brings two spaceship together in high-speed orbit(轨道).
The trip is our country’s fifth manned space mission, 10 years after the country’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, went into space in 2003.How long will they stay in space?
| A．About a week | B．About two weeks | C．About a month | D．About two months |
What will they do in space? They will __________.
| A．teach young people about science | B．take some photos |
| C．do two space dockings | D．Both A and C |
What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase ‘space dockings’?
| A．太空实验 | B．太空对接 | C．太空垃圾 | D．太空站 |
Who is the first astronaut to enter space in China?
| A．Nie Haisheng | B．Zhang Xiaoguang | C．Wang Yaping | D．Yang Liwei |
Cinemark Theatre Cinemark Theatre
So YoungAmerica Dreams in China
May 29～June 2: June 6～17(not June 10, 11, 12, 15)
Evenings at 7.15 p.m. (May 29 at 7 p.m.) June 6, 7, 8, 9, 16 at 7.45 p.m.
Tickets June 17 at 5 p.m.
Weekdays: $27 June 13, 14 at 8.00 p.m.
Sunday: $29 Tickets
Weekdays: $24
Sat. & Sun. : $26
Cinemark discount(打折) card: 20% off 3 ticketsYou may watch So Young at ___________ on May 30.
| A．10 a.m. | B．5 p.m. | C．7 p.m. | D．7.15 p.m. |
If you want to watch America Dreams in China, you can go to Cinemark Theatre on __________.
| A．May 29 | B．June 5 | C．June 15 | D．June 16 |
If you and your parents go to see America Dreams in China on weekends with a Cinemark discount card, you will have to pay __________.
| A．$41.6 | B．$72 | C．$62.4 | D．$78 |
First e-book with colour display (彩色显示)
Maker: Fujitsu Launched (投放市场): March 18
Weight: 458g Colour display: 260,000 colours
Battery(电池) power: 48 hours Price: about $1,000
Screen: 20.3 cm
Store about 5,000 books (using 4GBSD memory card)
Connectivity: Internet Wi-Fi(无线上网)，Bluetooth，USB connector
阅读以上信息，完成下面的短文，每空一词。
According to the information above, we know that the first e-book with colour display was made in the company Fujitsu. It was available(可获得的) for sale on March. It
nearly half a kilo. It can be used two whole
if its battery fully charged(充电). The length of the screen is 20.3 cm. It can keep five
books. This kind of e-book has three more functions(功能): Wi-Fi，Bluetooth and USB connector. Each e-book
about 1,000 dollars. It is much too expensive for us students.