Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don’t see the person you are talking with. This may change in the near future.
Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With it, two people who are talking can see each other.
Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show to the person you’re calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to read a book. Then you’ll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you want to buy something in the newspaper, you’ll use your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you’re interested in right over the phone. You’ll be able to shop all over town and never even leave your room!Today people can use the phone to talk with others ______.
| A．in all the towns |
| B．in some places in the world |
| C．only in big cities |
| D．almost anywhere on the earth |
The underlined word “it” in the passage means ______.
| A．the picture phone | B．any phone |
| C．the use | D．the change |
We can ______ through the picture phone according to the text.
| A．write a book | B．do shopping |
| C．play games | D．have classes |
Picture phones can be used for ______.
| A．ringing up a library to see a book |
| B．going shopping without leaving our homes |
| C．showing the person we’re talking with something |
| D．All of the above. |
The title of the article can be “______”.
| A．The telephones |
| B．Picture phones |
| C．Shopping on the phone |
| D．Talking on the phone |
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Red Rose Garden, Pudong
3-story home, 509 sqm total (总的) land area, 428.8 sqm built-in, 312.2 sqm garden. Asking
RMB 13 million (USD 1.57 million).
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Cherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral English and Putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (国际贸易) company in Guangzhou. I am kind-hearted, hard-working and healthy, and would like part-time weekend work offering Putonghua lessons to foreign friends. If you are interested, please email me at cherrylf@hotmail.com.
Beijing Snow World Ski Park
Price: 18 yuan (ticket), 50 yuan / hour on weekdays and 70 yuan / hour on weekends, 120 yuan/four hours on weekdays and 190 yuan/four hours on weekends.
Tel:010-69191617If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese, he or she can ______.
| A．call 021-58609228 |
| B．fax 021-58609728 |
| C．email cherrylf@hotmail.com |
| D．telephone 010-69191617 |
How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?
| A．509 sqm. | B．428.8 sqm. |
| C．312.2 sqm. | D．80.2 sqm |
Where is Cherry working now?
| A．Shanghai. | B．Guangzhou. | C．Beijing. | D．Pudong |
If he goes skiing on ______ in Beijing Snow World Ski Park, Nick has to pay more money than on Tuesday.
| A．Sunday | B．Friday | C．Wednesday | D．Monday |
If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays, how much money will you pay at least?
| A．138 yuan. | B．200 yuan. | C．208 yuan. | D．280 yuan |
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There are eight kinds of tigers in the world. A tiger is usually two meters long and two hundreds kilos heavy. A mother tiger may have two to four babies each time. About three years later, the babies can grow as big as their mother. They can stay about twenty years. They like to sleep in the day-time and come out to find food at night. They won’t eat people if they are not too hungry. There were three kinds of tigers in China. One kind of it lives in the northeast. They are the biggest ones in the world, but the number of(数目) them is very small.How many kinds of tigers are there in the world?
How much does a tiger weigh?
Do tigers like to sleep at night?
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Where do the biggest tigers live ?
If we find a bird nest(巢), we will have a good place of observing(观察) and knowing about birds.
Birds sit on eggs and take care of their baby birds from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, mothers often leave and come back to the nest during the time to look for food. So it is good to observe birds. When we observe birds, we’d better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it’s better to use binoculars(双筒望远镜).
But how to make a bird nest? It’s very easy. If you want to make one, please follow these:
Making a nest: A good nest must be very fine, strong, thick and easy.
a) Each nest must have six boards. Don’t make the boards too slippery.
b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a door. The “door” is from 3cm to 5cm. So the bird can fly in or out easily.
c) Make sure the rainwater doesn’t go into the nest.
d) One piece of the boards should be easy to open.
e) Please don’t forget to color the nest.The most important thing in observing birds is to ______.
| A．look for a place near the nest |
| B．climb trees |
| C．write down notes every day |
| D．make a bird nest |
When we’re observing birds, we have to hide ourselves to ______.
| A．look after them |
| B．use the binoculars |
| C．make them do everything as usual |
| D．catch the birds at last |
We should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that ______.
| A．we can clean the nest |
| B．the birds can fly in or out |
| C．we can hang it easily |
| D．it’s easy to make |
What’s the title of this passage?
| A．Birds and men |
| B．Playing with the birds |
| C．Observing birds and making bird nests |
| D．Listening to the songs of birds |
Do you think of white when someone talks about a polar (北极)bear? In fact, the polar bear does not have white fur. It just appears to be white. Polar bears have a very good sense of smell. It helps them to find food. During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find their food more easily at night. Usually, after a meal, polar bears have a short sleep. A polar bear can have 2-3 babies at a time. They live with their mothers until they are about two and a half years old.
However, polar bears will die out soon because of people. There are only 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world. The ones that are left are trying to survive today. The number of polar bears is becoming smaller and smaller because of the loss of sea ice— polar bears mostly inhabit (居住于) the sea ice, not the land ice. This is happening because of global warming (全球气候变暖), pollution, hunting and so on.
Ordinary people don't care, but great people have the power and want to save tigers, fight for giant pandas and save polar bears. Ordinary people will wait, but great people will find a new world. For me, I will not wait. I will take the bus more often from now on. Join me and save the polar bears, and of course, the tigers, the giant pandas and...According to the passage, which of these answers does NOT make sea ice less?
| A．Global warming. | B．Pollution. |
| C．Hunting. | D．Travelling. |
What does the word "ordinary" mean in Chinese?
| A．勤劳的 | B．聪慧的 | C．普通的 | D．坚强的 |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．To show that the number of polar bears is getting smaller. |
| B．To tell people that polar bears will soon have nowhere to live. |
| C．To let people know why polar bears are in danger. |
| D．To talk about polar bears and suggest that people protect animals. |
Where can this passage come from?
| A．A magazine about animals. |
| B．A book about greetings. |
| C．A poster about working plans. |
| D．An instruction book. |
Animals, including insects, don't have a "language" like ours. They do not "talk" to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating with each other.
Can you see the rabbit's tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of "language". When a cobra is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look fierce. This warns other animals. When a bee has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot "tell" the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals "say" things by making sound. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sound like "Oh" or "Ah" when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.A rabbit uses its tail to ________.
| A．warn other rabbits when they are in danger |
| B．tell other rabbits where food is |
| C．make itself look fierce |
| D．help it to run fast |
When a cobra is angry, it ________.
| A．makes a loud noise |
| B．raises its head |
| C．moves up and down |
| D．does a little dance |
Several different sounds can be made by a ________.
| A．rabbit | B．bee | C．bird | D．fish |
From the passage, we know that ______ use words and sentences to express ideas and thoughts.
| A．all living things | B．all animals |
| C．some birds | D．human beings |