In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography (摄影) was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was improved .Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.
Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world .They showed feelings like other kinds of art.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________
| A．his business | B．his house | C．his garden | D．his window |
The Daguerreotype was_______.
| A．a Frenchman | B．a kind of picture |
| C．a kind of camera | D．a photographer |
If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_____.
| A．watch lots of films | B．buy an expensive camera |
| C．stop in most cities | D．take many films and something else. |
This passage tells us_____________.
| A．how photography was developed |
| B．how to show feelings in pictures |
| C．how to take pictures in the world |
| D．how to use different cameras |
An old man was fishing on the bank of a river. A child came to see him fishing. The old man was really good at fishing and it didn't take long for him to catch a full basket of fish. The old man saw that the child was very cute, and he wanted to give her a whole basket of fish. But the child shook her head. The old man was surprised and asked, "Why don't you want the fish?" The child replied, “I want the fishing rod (竿) in your hands.” The old man asked, “Why do you want the rod?”
“It doesn't take long to eat all the fish in a basket. But if I have the fishing rod, I can go fishing by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat.”
I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. Wrong! If she doesn't know how to fish, she cannot have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. It's useless to only have a fishing rod. Fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.
Too many people think that if they have a “fishing rod” in their life, they will no longer fear the wind and rain. They are just like the child, who thought that if sh e had a fishing rod, she would have fish to eat.Why did the child refuse(拒绝) the fish the old man gave her?
| A．Because she didn’t like fish. |
| B．Because she wanted his fishing rod |
| C．Because the old man had few fish. |
| D．Because she wanted to learn fishing skills |
The writer thought the child was __ after she explained why she didn’t want the fish.
| A．smart | B．hardworking |
| C．silly(傻的) | D．creative(有创造力的) |
The article mainly tell us _________
| A．if you have a “fishing rod” in your life, you won’t be afraid of anything. |
| B．if you have a fishing rod, you’ll have a lot of fish to eat |
| C．“fishing skills” are more important than “the fishing rod” in life. |
| D．“the fishing rod” is more important than the fish that people catch |
What is the best title for the article?
| A．The Fishing Rod |
| B．The Fishing Man |
| C．The Fishing Girl |
| D．The fishing Experience |
Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn't like to talk to other people about himself. He was also very short. He didn't play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him as he grew much taller.
Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael used his speed and strength (力量) to reach the basket again. He played so well that people called him “Air Jordan”.
After college, Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named “Rookie” (新秀) of the year in 1985 and “Most Valuable (价值的) Player” in 1987. He once set a record (创纪录) by getting 63 points in one game. Michael Jordan was born in_________.
| A．in China | B．in France |
| C．in America | D．In England |
He began to become famous in _____________.
| A．the university basketball team |
| B．the NBA |
| C．his high school at first |
| D．the Chicago Bulls |
He is often called“__________”.
| A．Rookie | B．the NBA |
| C．Air Jordan | D．Most Valuable Player |
The NBA was very surprised at the superstar when _________.
| A．he was young |
| B．he joined the basketball team in his high school |
| C．he joined the university basketball team |
| D．he joined the Chicago Bulls |
Leeds Castle
One of the most popular places of interest in Britain
Opening times
Open all year round except(除了) 7th and 8th November and Christmas Day（25th December）2014．
1 April to 30 September 2014
Open：10:30 am—5:30 pm; Gates close at 6pm
1 October 2014 to 31 March 2015
Open：10:30 am—4 pm ; Gates close at 5pm
Prices
Adults：￡16.50
Students：￡9.50
Children under 4：freeLeeds Castle is closed on _________．
| A．7th January | B．8th August |
| C．25th December | D．1st April |
John and Mary will take their three-year old son to Leeds Castle．How much should they pay?
| A．￡33． | B．￡16.50． | C．￡26． | D．￡9.50． |
What time does Leeds Castle close on 29th October?
| A．6 pm． | B．6:30 pm． | C．5:30 pm． | D．5 pm． |
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Li Haoqin is a 14-year-old girl in Sichuan. She studies English very hard. Every day, she listens carefully in class and does many exercises after class. However, in the last exam, her score(分数) of 68 made her very sad. “Why didn’t I get a good grade though I worked hard?” Li said to herself.
Lots of middle school students are facing this problem—they try their best at something but can’t make it. “They don’t have effective(有效的) learning ways. This is the main reason for their difficulties,” says Bi Qin. Bi Qin is a well-known English teacher in Beijing No.4 High School, a key school in the capital city. She thinks that hard work is far from enough for middle school students. “Students have more subjects now. They should learn in many different ways so that they can get twice the result with half the hard work,” says Bi. “The more you use new words, the better you can remember them. For example, making sentences with new words is an effective way to learn.”
Chen Xiping, a 13-year-old boy from Shandong, has his own way of learning English. “I study hard in school, and I also like watching CCTV-9. On the channel(频道), I always see the English words I have learned from my textbook,” says Chen. “It’s really useful.”
Lin Pingyi, a 13-year-old girl from Shanghai, has a habit of reading. “I like reading English novels like The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. While reading I take notes,” says Lin. “This way, I can remember more words and improve (提高) my reading and writing.”What made Li Haoqin very sad?
____________________________________________________________Why do lots of students try their best at subjects but can’t get good grades?
____________________________________________________________Where does Bi Qin teach?
____________________________________________________________Which TV channel does Chen Xiping like watching?
____________________________________________________________What does Lin Pingyi like to do when she reads English novels?
____________________________________________________________
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Do you like traveling? How can you make your trip interesting? Here’s some advice.
Read!
Before you leave, you should find some information about the place, such as its geography, history and people. You can understand that place better by reading.
Take photos!
If you want to take some photos, don’t forget to choose the most special sights. Choose different sights you can see in other places. For example, Qingdao and Ningbo are coastal cities, so don’t only take photos of the sea. You should take photos of something else too.
Taste!
You’d better taste some specials in that area. Food in some places is very delicious. So why not taste it? Maybe you have just one chance to taste it in your life.
Write!
When you visit a place, you should take a pen and a notebook, so you can write down what you see and what you think during the trip.
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| Read! |
Before you leave, you should find some __ |
| Take photos! |
If you want to take some photos, |
| Taste! |
·You’d better taste some special and __ ·You __ |
| Write! |
When you visit a place, you should write down what you see and what you think __ |