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 |
Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but he doesn't let it stop him. The brave young man plays football and golf, swims, and surfs, despite the fact that he has no limbs（四肢）
Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes. "I call it my chicken drumstick, " joked Nick, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, but now lives in Los Angeles. "I'd be lost without it. When I get in the water I float(漂浮) because 80 percent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller(螺旋桨). "
Although Nick Vujicic had long-term girlfriends in the past, he is not mamed yet. " He's very shy, but he gets marriage offers from women all the time, " said Nick's friend, Steve Appel, an expert from Los Angeles. "He would love to get married and start a family, but he's waiting for the right girl to come along. "
When Nick was born, his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit(呕吐). His distraughtmother couldn't bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.
His disability came without any medical explanation, which was a rare case. Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them. " My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy , but she still blamed(责备) herself, " he said.
"It was so hard for them, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent. When I was 18 months old my dad put me in the water and gave me the courage to learn how to swim. "
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。 What makes it possible for Nick to float in the water？
| A．His small size. | B．His one foot. |
| C．His light weight. | D．His big lungs. |
. What can we learn from what Steve Appel said?
| A．Nick Vujicic is serious about marriage. |
| B．Nick Vujicic is too shy to talk with women. |
| C．Nick Vujicic is afraid of starting a family. |
| D．Nick Vujicic is not willing to get married. |
How did Nick's parents feel when he was born?
| A．Angry. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Disappointed. | D．Excited. |
The underlined word " distraught" probably means "_______ " in Chinese.
| A．冷漠无情的 | B．情绪恶劣的 |
| C．和蔼可亲的 | D．心神错乱的 |
Which of the following statements about Nick is TRUE?
| A．Nick's parents didn't like him because of his disability. |
| B．Nick's family accepted his disability bravely. |
| C．Nick's mother was to blame for his disability. |
| D．Nick learned to be independent at a young age. |
阅读理解，阅读并根据短文内容判断下列句子的正误，在句前的括号中打（√）或（×）。
A sea horse is not a horse. It is a fish. A sea horse has a head that looks like a horse’s head. It has a small body with a long tail. Bony plates cover the sea horse’s body. Sea horses can be found in warm waters. They live near seaweed, which offers them a good place to hide. Each male sea horse has a pouch to carry baby sea horses until they are ready to be born. Sea horses live in warm waters.
A sea horse has a short tail.
A sea horse is covered with fur.
A sea horse’s head looks like a horse’s head.
A male sea horse carries babies in a pouch.
Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.
The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the "White House"ever since.
A. the American people.
B. the soldiers of U.S.A.
C. the presidents of U.S.A.
A. 1810 B. 1812C. 1814
A. it's covered with snow
B. the house is very clean
C. the stone walls of the house were painted white
A. the house is old
B. it was once on fire and was with marks
C. they have enough paint
A. never B. once C. from then on
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English asmuch as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up（混合） and people will not understandyou, sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep yoursense of humour（幽默感）,you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't beunhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakesthan to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most importantthingfor learning English is: “Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
| A．writer | B．listening |
| C．using it | D．learning grammar |
A careful not to make any mistakes.
B. Write as quickly as you can.
C. Speak English as much as you can.
A. not care B. be happy C. be unhappy
A. keep quite
B. keep your sense of humour
C. get angry
A. Only foolish（愚蠢的）people make mistakes
B. People never make mistakes
C. There is no one who doesn't make mistakes
Mr. and Mrs.Turner live outside a small town.They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试).Mrs.Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to
listen to her.
"Which university (大学) will your son study in?" a woman next to her asked.
"In the most famous university in our country!" Mrs. Turner said happily.
"The most famous university?""Oxford University (牛津)."
Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her,"Congratulations!"
A woman said, "I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.""Who's Fred Smith?""He's my son." "Does he study inthe university, too?"
"No, "said the woman. "He is one of the professors."
A. AmericaB. France C. England
A. their son did well in his lessons
B. they have a big farm
C. their son studied at a middle school
A. her son finished middle school
B. her son was handsome
C. her son was going to study in a university
A. her friend could hear her
B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy
A. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
B. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)
C. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too