Spider-Man 3 (《蜘蛛侠3》)got $29.15 million on the very first day in 16 overseas markets and beat the first two Spider-Man movies.
“The movie had the best opening day ever in some countries on Tuesday, including France, Italy and South Korea.” a man from Sony Pictures said.
“Spider-Man 3 will open during the next few days in many other countries, including the United States on Friday. We certainly hope the same thing will happen in North America,” said Jeff Blake, Sony vice chairman, on Wednesday.
2002’s Spider-Man opened with $114.8 million in its first weekend, a debut record that stood until Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest broke it last year with $135.6 million a weekend.
Spider-Man 2 opened on a Wednesday before the fourth weekend of July in 2004, and set a record of $180.1 million in its first six days.
In France, Spider-Man 3 took in $6.8 million on the opening day, more than the first days for Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 combined.
It earned $4.6 million in Germany, $4 million in Italy, $3.7 million in Japan, $3.4 million in South Korea, $1.1 million in the Philippines and $1 million each in Hong Kong and Thailand. Spider-Man 3 ____________when it was shown on the first day.
| A．was not very popular |
| B．was enjoyed by the people in Canada |
| C．earned more money than Spider-man 2 |
| D．got $29.15 million in America |
Jeff Blake hopes that ________.
| A．more and more people can see the movie |
| B．Spider-man 3 will be enjoyed by children |
| C．Spider-man 3 will make as much money as the first two movies |
| D．Spider-man 3 will be as popular in North America as it was in other places |
In which country did Spider-man 3 earn the most money?
| A．Germany. | B．Italy. |
| C．South Korea. | D．America. |
The main idea of the passage is that ______.
| A．people expect to see Spider-Man 4 soon |
| B．Spider-man 3 is more popular in South Korea than in Germany |
| C．Spider-man 3 cost lots of money |
| D．Spider-man 3 is very popular all over the world |
You would probably read this passage from ______.
| A．a talk show | B．a movie magazine |
| C．an ad | D．a notice |
Mike was a small boy,and he didn't like washing his hands.Every day his mother said to him: "Mike,your hands are very dirty again.Go and wash them."But Mike never washed them well.He only put them in the water for a minute and took them out again.
Mike's aunt lived in another street. One day,she came to stay with Mike's parents,and she came with her small son,Ted.Ted was a year younger than Mike,and he didn't like washing his hands,either .First the boys were with their parents,then they went to play.When they were sitting,Mike looked at Ted's hands and said: "My hands are dirtier than yours.""Certainly they are." Ted answered,"you are a year older than I am."
判断正误：Mike always washed his hands carefully.
Mike was older than Ted.
Ted's hands were a little cleaner than Mike's.
Mike's aunt lived in the street next to his house.
Mike's hands were dirtier than Ted's because he was older.
The westerners have more vacation days than us. Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They work in the garden, visit their friends, read books or watch television. Many families take their lunch to a park or somewhere far from the city. They like to eat under some trees or near a nice lake. If they live near the sea, they often go to the seaside. There they can fish, swim or enjoy the sun.
The westerners like travelling. They think travelling and outdoor activities are the parts of their lives. They work hard to save money, but their main purpose(目的) is to travel.
Most western students often make use of their vacation to camp. There are thousands of camp interesting bases(基地) in western countries. They can swim, go fishing, attend lectures, and take part in many other recreational(娱乐性的) activities there. It can help them wrest from the secrets of nature, train(训练) their viability(生存能力), and teach them how to be self-reliant (自立).Some westerners like to ______ at home during their vacation.
| A．clean their rooms | B．cook their meals |
| C．work in the garden and watch TV | D．go fishing |
Many families often take their lunch out and have it ______.
| A．under some trees | B．near the city |
| C．near the sea | D．in the restaurants |
______ is very important for the westerners.
| A．Working hard | B．Travelling | C．Saving money | D．Going camping |
What does the underlined phrase “wrest from” mean here?
| A．取得 | B．保守 | C．认识 | D．探索 |
The passage mainly tells us ______.
| A．how the westerners spend their vacation |
| B．the westerners have more vacation days than us |
| C．different views on vacation between the westerners and the easterners |
| D．teach the western students how to be self-reliant |
Joe Brown had a shop where he sold meat.One day a woman came into the shop at five to one."I'm sorry I'm late."she said, "I need some more meat for my dinner tonight."Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop.He took it out of the fridge and said:"This is $ 6.50."
"That piece is too small."the woman said, "haven't you got anything bigger?"Joe went into the room behind his shop,took the meat into the fridge,took it out again and closed the door with a lot of noise.Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said:"This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive.It's $ 8.75."
"Good." the woman said with a smile, "give me both of them, please?"What was Joe Brown?
| A．A bookseller. | B．A shopkeeper. | C．A conductor. | D．A gateman. |
When did the woman come into the shop?
| A．Late in the evening. | B．At midnight. |
| C．Early in the morning. | D．Early in the afternoon. |
Why didn't the woman want that piece of meat at first? Because
| A．it was too cheap | B．it smelt bad | C．it cost too much | D．it wasn't big enough |
How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?
| A．Only one piece of meat. | B．Two pieces of meat. |
| C．Several pieces of meat. | D．Many pieces of meat. |
Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?
| A．Certainly. |
| B．Of course not. |
| C．He would try his best. |
| D．The story doesn’t give us the answers. |
If you go to Egypt, you’ll see a lot of pyramids. The biggest of all is the Great Pyramid. It is about 137 meters high and made of 2,300,000 big stones. Each stone weighs about two and a half tons（吨）.The biggest ones even weigh fifteen tons. It took more than 100,000 men twenty years to build it. Nobody can tell just how the men cut, carried and lifted（举）the huge stones without our modern machines（机器）.
The Egyptian kings told the people to build the pyramids for themselves. They thought they had tombs （坟墓）strong enough to keep their bodies well until they came back to life. But they never thought that about 5,000 years later their bodies would be on show in museums.The Great Pyramid is in ________.
| A．China | B．Japan | C．Egypt | D．France |
A pyramid is ______.
| A．a house | B．a huge stone | C．a king’s tomb | D．the name of a museum |
The Great Pyramid is about _______ and made of _______ huge stones.
| A．137 metres high; 100,000 | B．137 high metres; 2,300,000 |
| C．137 metres; 2,300,000 | D．137 meters high; 2,300,000 |
Pyramids are built for _______.
| A．the kings | B．the queens（皇后） | C．the kings' teachers | D．People |
The kings thought they had the pyramids built to keep their bodies until _________.
| A．they came home | B．they became alive |
| C．they die | D．they were on show in museums |
Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand.
Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing. If you often read English aloud, you’ll improve your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free, if you wish. You can get a lot of knowledge when you read. Sometimes you need to express your ideas, you can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again.
So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well. Some students think it difficult to learn English well because _________.
| A．they don’t work hard | B．they are afraid of English. |
| C．they don’t find the right way | D．they aren’t clever |
Reading is helpful to ________.
A. speaking B. listening C. writing D. A. B & CThe writer thinks ________ is a good way to learn English well.
| A．the better you write | B．doing more reading |
| C．the more you remember | D．the more you write |
In Chinese studying, the more you read , _________.
| A．the better you speak | B．the better you write |
| C．the more you remember | D．the more you write |
The title of this passage may be _________.
| A．English is important | B．Reading is helpful |
| C．English is difficult | D．Reading is important |