An atlas is a book of maps. Atlases are made with different kinds of information about different parts and areas of a country or the world. They are prepared for desk use or travel use.
Desk atlases are made for different groups of people with different needs. For example, students may use desk atlases to help learn geography, and other people may use desk atlases to study a place. A popular type of the latest atlas shows the recent fact of the world. New atlases are often carefully produced to help people learn about the changes, such as the name changes, boundary(边界) changes and other important new information. A desk atlas can also have some different maps of the same place. For example, an atlas may include maps showing population and important products of a place.
Travel atlases usually show the information about both natural and man-made features(特点). So it is not surprising to find universities, airports, forests, rivers, roads as well as cities, towns and villages in them. A travel atlas is often the first thing people need when they want to start a trip in a strange place. It often has a map of a whole country, and a map with more special information of each important place in the country. Take the atlas of the United States as an example, it often has a map of the whole country and then a map of each of the fifty states.
A travel atlas may also point out the beautiful natural places. In the US, the atlas may include national parks such as the Yellow Stone Park and some others to show the beauty of nature and interesting places to tourists.An atlas is according to the passage.
| A．a guide book | B．a history book |
| C．a collection of pictures | D．a collection of maps |
How many kinds of atlases are mentioned in the passage?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Many |
From the passage we know people need newly produced atlases because .
| A．they can’t see the old ones clearly | B．they like to buy different ones |
| C．something has changed | D．something is missing |
According to the passage, people can find the information about in a travel atlas of Shanxi.
| A．the population of Shanxi | B．the local products of Shanxi |
| C．the Yellow Stone National Park | D．Xi’an Jiaotong University |
Nancy is an English school girl. She studies in a middle school. She has a little brother. His name is John. John is only four. Nancy likes him very much. Today is Sunday, Nancy wants to do her homework. She takes out her pencil-box and opens it. “Oh, dear! Where’s my pen?” She can’t find her pen. She goes to ask her brother in his bedroom.
“John! I can’t find my pen. Can you see…Oh, what are you doing with my pen?”
“I’m writing to my friend, Peter.” John answers.
“But how can you? You don’t know how to write!”
“It doesn’t matter. Peter can’t read.” John says.How old is Nancy’s brother?
A.Five. B. Four.
B.Six.D. Three. can’t find her pen.
| A．Nancy | B．Peter |
| C．John | D．Friend |
Where’s John?
| A．In the school. |
| B．In a shop. |
| C．In his bedroom. |
| D．In her father’s car. |
Which is not right?
| A．Nancy finds her pen in John’s room. |
| B．John can’t write. |
| C．John is writing with her sister’s pen. |
| D．Peter can read. |
John and Peter are .
| A．friends | B．English |
| C．at home | D．school girls |
Here are my three photos.
This is my friend, Wu Huan. She is a good girl. She is 11 years old. She is in ChongQing with her family. She likes vegetables and chicken. She doesn’t like ice cream or strawberries.
This is me. My name is Chen Ming. I am 12 years old. I am a middle school student in Suzhou. I like eating fruit and vegetables. But I don’t like eggs or carrots.
This is my friend, too. His name is Doudou. He is in Suzhou with me. He likes bones(骨头). He doesn’t like broccoli. He likes playing with balls. He is a nice dog!How many friends does Chen Ming have?
A.One. B. Two.
B.C. Three. D. Four.Where is Wu Huan?
| A．In Chong Qing. |
| B．In Suzhou. |
| C．In Hangzhou. |
| D．In Wuhan. |
Dou dou likes.
| A．ice cream |
| B．bones |
| C．broccoli |
| D．eggs |
Which sentence is true?
| A．Wu Huan is 12 years old. |
| B．Doudou is Wu Huan friend. |
| C．Doudou is a nice boy. |
| D．Chen Ming and Wu Huan like vegetables. |
Which is the best title of the text?
| A．My friend and I. |
| B．My family. |
| C．My dog and I. |
| D．My three photos. |
Bruce is an English boy. Now he lives in a big house in Beijing with his parents, but he can’t speak Chinese, he can only speak English. He likes swimming very much, and his house is near a river. He often goes to swim with his friends in the river. There are three people in his family. His father is a bank clerk, his mother is a teacher. It’s Sunday today, Bruce doesn’t go to school. Their parents aren’t at work. They go to the park by bus. Now they are in the park, they enjoy themselves very much.What language does Bruce speak?
| A．French. | B．English. |
| C．Chinese. | D．Japanese. |
What does Bruce like?
| A．He likes running. |
| B．He likes talking. |
| C．He likes swimming. |
| D．He likes singing. |
Where does Bruce live?
| A．He lives in a hotel. |
| B．He lives in a school. |
| C．He lives in a bank. |
| D．He lives in a big house. |
Where is Bruce’s house?
| A．Next to a park. |
| B．In front of a school. |
| C．Near a river. |
| D．Behind a park. |
Where are Bruce and his parents now?
| A．At home. | B．At school. |
| C．In a park. | D．On a bus. |
It seems to be strange that there is a blind spot in the eye. Here is an interesting experiment (实验) that can make something disappear when one eye is open.
Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters "L" and "R" on it. "L" is on the left and "R" on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you can see both the letters. Then close your right eye and look at the letter "R" only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you'll find the letter "L" disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed; you'll find the letter "R" disappearing.
Why do the letters disappear? It is because there is a blind spot in the eye. When the image (影像) of the letter falls on the blind spot, it won’t be seen. That’s why one of the letters disappears.The writer of the passage thinks that _______ there is a blind spot in the eye.
| A．few people know |
| B．no one knows |
| C．most people know |
| D．all the people know |
The word "disappear" in the first paragraph means _______ .
| A．消亡 | B．丢失 |
| C．消失 | D．丧失 |
You fail to see the letter "L" in the experiment because _______ .
| A．your eyes are poor |
| B．you move it close to your eye |
| C．its image falls on the blind spot |
| D．your left eye is not open |
In which order should the experiment be done?
a. Hold the card.
b. Move the cards nearer
c. Close your right eye.
d. Write two English letters on the cards.
e. Look at the letter "R".
f. Make cards.
| A．d. f. a. b. c. e. |
| B．a. c. f. d. e. b. |
| C．f. a. d. c. b. e. |
| D．f. d. a. c. e. b. |
This passage mainly(主要)tells us _______ .
| A．there is a blind spot in the eye |
| B．an interesting experiment |
| C．where the blind spot is |
| D．how to find the blind spot |
In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join" environment club". In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.
Here are some things students often do:
No-garbage (无垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will select the class that makes the least garbage and commend (表扬) it to the whole school！
No car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car, neither the students nor the teachers！Cars give pollution to our air, so remember:
Walk, jump, bike or run.
Use your legs！It's lots of fun！
Turn off the water！Do you know that toilets can waste twenty to forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river！In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.
We love our environment. Let's work together to make it clean.Environment clubs ask students _______ .
| A．to run to school every day |
| B．to take exercise every day |
| C．not to forget to take cars |
| D．not to throw away lunch bags |
From the passage we know the students usually have lunch _______ .
| A．at school | B．in shops |
| C．in clubs | D．at home |
On a no-car day, _______ will take a car to school.
| A．both students and teachers |
| B．only students |
| C．neither students nor teachers |
| D．only teachers |
After students mend toilets, they save _______ .
| A．a small river |
| B．a club |
| C．a lot of water |
| D．a toilet |
The writer wrote the passage to ask students to _______ .
| A．clean school |
| B．make less pollution |
| C．join clubs |
| D．help teachers |