If you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia. This online encyclopedia(百科全书) is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone can add or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors.
What is more, Wikipedia includes articles written in about 235 languages. This fact makes it one of the few websites on the Internet that are truly international. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. By April 2008 over 10 million articles had been put on Wikipedia. A quarter of the articles in English. Wikipedia is also a place where people can find the latest news.
However, Wikipedia has its own problems. There have been many complaints that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate and some important subjects are not included. This has led to arguments between the writers of articles. The people running Wikipedia say that the accuracy of the information is improving and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the Internet.
So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia?Wikipedia is ___________.
| A．a computer game | B．an online magazine |
| C．a free university | D．a website encyclopedia |
People who write on Wikipedia__________.
| A．know much about a certain subject | B．likes writing different stories |
| C．can’t be university professors | D．are usually famous scientists |
The underlined word “accurate” means __________.
| A．错误的 | B．准确的 | C．有条理的 | D．逻辑的 |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Wikipedia includes articles written in about 253 languages. |
| B．People can find information about different subjects on Wikipedia. |
| C．Wikipedia is the only truly international website on the Internet. |
| D．Half of the articles on Wikipedia are written in English. |
Ruby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby has produced about 100 paintings since last year. She has made more than $ 40,000 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Ruby first showed the talent (才能) about four years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉) out the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo worker gave her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures.
Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, then people asked about buying her pictures. And in this way, she made a lot of money for the zoo. This is how Ruby does the paintings. A zoo worker holds different color paints. Ruby touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her brushes with the chosen colors in her trunk and Ruby begins painting.We can most probably read this story_______.
| A．in a dictionary about read animals | B．in a newspaper |
| C．in a book on art | D．in history textbooks |
People asked about buying Ruby's pictures because_______.
| A．newspaper reporters bought her picture |
| B．her pictures were better than those of real artists |
| C．they just wanted to have fun |
| D．zoo workers would let them have a free visit to the park |
Ruby rubbed out the marks she had drawn in order to_______.
| A．make other ones | B．clear her trunk |
| C．dig a hole in the sand | D．ask for brushes and paints |
From the story, we can know that_______.
| A．Ruby can paint a picture all by herself |
| B．Ruby can draw better pictures than the other animals in the zoo |
| C．Ruby has to finish a painting with the help of zoo workers |
| D．Ruby will ask for money if she finishes a picture |
Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others.
If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.
Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.
Respect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept(接受) yours.
Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.
Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.Why do we need friends according to the passage?
| A．Friends can do everything for us. | B．Friends can bring us happiness. |
| C．Friends accept our ideas all the time. | D．Without friends, we could not live. |
What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?
| A．To help others. | B．To smile to others. |
| C．To get on with others. | D．To listen to others’ complaints. |
Which of the following shows a sense of humour?
| A．Opening the door for someone. | B．Complaining to others all the time. |
| C．Laughing at ourselves and our weakness. | D．Finding someone who will understand us. |
How many pieces of advice does the writer provide when we have trouble in making friends?
| A．Five. | B．Seven. | C．Nine. | D．Eleven. |
Motor cars were first made in England just before 1900. The parts for the bodies and engines were hand-made and the cars were built from these. One at a time. This took a long time, and the cars cost a lot of money. Then a quicker and cheaper way of making cars was found. Instead of making all the parts at their own works, some car factories asked other factories to make some of them. All the parts were then fitted together in the car factories.
Modern car-making factoriess are so large that each one is really a lot of factories close together. Each workshop makes some parts. The pieces of a car body are joined together by welders(电焊工) . All the bits and pieces that make up each car are collected and put ready for the assembly line(装配线) , where they are fitted together.The first motor cars were probably made by______.
| A．Europeans | B．the Whites | C．the Blacks | D．the English |
A quicker and cheaper way of making motor cars was______.
| A．found in 1900 |
| B．that all parts of motor cars were no longer made by hand |
| C．the one that they should be made in a large car factories |
| D．the different parts of motor cars were produced in different works |
"Modern car-making factories" means "______".
| A．the factories which modern cars are making at |
| B．the factories where cars are made by modern workers |
| C．the new factories at which cars are being made |
| D．the factories where modern cars are made |
Shopping used to mean actually going to shops, but nowadays, you can shop without even leaving your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your mouse and your things will be sent to your house in a couple of days.
November 11th is a big day for people who like shopping online. On that day last year, many online stores offered a big discount and free delivery service. The biggest online shopping sites in China,Taobao.com and Tmall.com ，sold things worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.
“Goods online are often much cheaper. It also saves me a lot of time. And we often have more goods on many online stores than in shopping malls,” Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing, said to China Daily. She stayed up very late for a lot of cheap goods online. She spent several thousand that day.
Another big advantage of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different cities, even different countries, with ease. “I like eating duck neck very much and I often buy it on Taobao from shops in Wuhan. It’s much more delicious than what our local (当地的) stores sell, but cheaper,” said Zang Xin, a girl in Yangzhou.
While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, especially for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily attracted by advertisements on the Internet and buy things they don’t need.
“Middle school students should pay more attention to their study. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert. “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the ages of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things that they want to. Some of goods are even bad for young students such as cigarettes and wine.”Nowadays many people like shopping online instead of _________.
| A．clicking their mouse | B．paying money |
| C．sitting in front of their computers | D．going to shops |
What does the underlined phrase “with ease” mean?
| A．轻松地 | B．困难地 | C．便宜地 | D．昂贵地 |
According to the article, which of the following is not an advantage of shopping online?
| A．It can save people time and money. | B．Online stores have better quality goods. |
| C．People can buy things from different places. | D．Online stores may have more kinds of goods. |
People worry about students shopping online because students _________.
| A．have no time to waste and are easily attracted to buy bad things |
| B．may depend too much on online shopping |
| C．haven’t met the online store owners |
| D．may buy nothing with a lot of money |
The article is mainly about _________.
| A．how to buy good products online |
| B．how to find good online stores. |
| C．advantages and disadvantages of online shopping. |
| D．dangers of shopping online for students. |
How dangerous it would be if there was a fire! Winter is the time for us to learn a lot more about fire, especially what to do if we are caught in a fire.
| 1. Shout out If you smell smoke or see fire, shout out “Fire!” Shout as loudly as you can, because people may be asleep. |
| 2. Call 119 Never try to put out the fire yourself, even if it is a very small one! Get help from your parents or call 119. |
| 3. Keep down close to the floor If there is a lot of smoke in your room, keep down close to the floor. |
| 4. Test the door Test the door before you open it. If the door is cool, open it carefully. If the door is hot, do not open it! Try to find a different way out. |
| 5. Get out If you can, get out of your home as soon as possible. |
| 6. Don’t use the lift Never use the lift during the fire. It may also go wrong. |
| 7. Don’t go back Never go back into a burning building! |
The passage is mainly about _____
| A．how to look after yourself when you are on fire |
| B．what to do when you are caught in a fire |
| C．when to leave the burning place |
| D．why to call 119 when there is a fire |
When people are asleep, what will you do when a fire breaks out in your building?
| A．Call 120 for help as quickly as you can |
| B．Only wake your parents up fast |
| C．Shout out “Fire!” as loudly as you can |
| D．Run away as fast as you can and don’t call others |
Why shouldn’t you use the lift when a fire breaks out?
| A．Because taking the lift is so slow | B．Because the fire can burn you |
| C．Because the lift is too crowded | D．Because the lift may not work |
When a fire is burning, you test the door to ____.
| A．find a different way out | B．notice the fire clearly |
| C．call for a much quicker help | D．see if it is close |
If you realize you have left an expensive thing at home in a fire, you should
| A．go back for it | B．keep down close to the door |
| C．not get out | D．not go back for it |