One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.” the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no. At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”
“Oh,” the rich man shouted. “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”
“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he?”
“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”
“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he you. Then can you expect to get money him?”
The rich man said nothing and left silently.
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We may know that there are four basic periods(时期) for human beings to pass through when you enter and live in another country. This process helps you deal with culture shock（冲击）.
Culture shock begins with the "honeymoon period". This is the time when you first arrive in a place where everything about the new cu1ture is strange and exciting. You see new things, hear new sounds and language, eat new kinds of food. This period can last for quite a long time because you feel very happy.
Unluckily, the second period can be more difficu1t. After you have got used to your new life, you can become very tired and begin to miss your motherland, your family, your friends, your pets and so on. Al1 the little prob1ems in life seem to be much bigger and more worrying when you face them in a foreign country. This period can be very difficult and lead to moving backwards quickly.
The third period is called the "adjustment period". This is when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the new country. Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize you are becoming stronger by 1earning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor.
The fourth period can be cal1ed "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new place. You can deal with most problems that you have. You may still have prob1ems with language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. At this time, you may feel a little uncomfortable if you go back to your motherland.According to the passage, culture shock usually happens when you ______.
| A．get married to a foreigner |
| B．live in a big city |
| C．go to live in a foreign country |
| D．meet foreigners in your motherland |
During the first period of the process, you feel _________.
| A．sad and lonely | B．happy and excited |
| C．angry but strong | D．easy but uncomfortable |
You will find that you are a survivor in _______.
| A．the 1st period | B．the 2nd period |
| C．the 3rd period | D．the 4th period |
The fourth period can be regarded as a period of being _____.
| A．relaxing | B．worrying |
| C．tiring | D．disturbing |
From the passage we can conclude that ______.
| A．living in another country is fun |
| B．it’s boring to live in another country |
| C．knowing about culture shock is hard |
| D．it’s not easy to deal with culture shock |
| The Exploration of Antarctica(南极洲) |
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| 1773 |
James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle, but he didn’t see land. |
| 1898 |
Adrien de Gerlache and his members were trapped in the Antarctic. They became the first to spend an Antarctic winter. |
| 1911 |
Norwegian Roald Amundsen led a five-man expedition that reached the South Pole for the first time. |
| 1929 |
Richard E.Byrd and three others from the US became the first to fly over the South Pole |
| 1935 |
Caroline Mikkelsen from Norway became the first woman to arrive in Antarctica with her husband. |
| 1947 |
The US sent the largest ever expedition of over 4,700 men, 13 ships and 23 airplanes to Antarctica. They took many photos to make a map. |
| 1957－1958 |
12 countries built over 60 space stations in Antarctica. It became the beginning of international work in Antarctica. |
| 1997 |
Boerge Ousland from Norway became the first person to cross Antarctica unsupported. |
| March 2007－ March 2009 |
International Polar Year-Researchers got the opportunity to work in both polar places or work in summer and winter. |
_______ is from the United States of America.
| A．Boerge Ousland | B．Richard E. Byrd |
| C．Roald Amundsen | D．James Cook |
The underlined word “opportunity” means “______”.
| A．chance | B．advice | C．guide | D．plan |
______ is the first woman to get to Antarctica.
| A．Roald Amundsen | B．Boerge Ousland |
| C．Caroline Mikkelsen | D．Adrien de Gerlache |
Which is WRONG according to the passage?
| A．There were more than 60 space stations in Antarctica in the 1950s |
| B．Roald Amundsen was the first to fly over the South Pole. |
| C．Americans took many photos in the Antarctic to make a map. |
| D．Adrien de Gerlache was the first to spend an Antarctic winter. |
The main idea of the passage is _____.
| A．how to get to the Antarctic |
| B．the way of the exploration of Antarctica |
| C．the people who got to the Antarctic |
| D．the history of the exploration of Antarctica |
Camilla Chomp was a strange little girl. She liked to spend her time alone eating chocolate. Her parents were worried, so they took all the chocolate away.
Camilla left her house to look for some chocolate. She found a small house full of bottles. Among the bottles, a blue bottle caught Camilla’s eyes. It was full of chocolate. In the bottle there was also a card with the words “Change tears(眼泪) into chocolate.”
Camilla was very excited. She ran out of the house with the bottle to look for someone crying. First, she met a little boy crying hard and collected his tears. The tears were quickly changed into chocolate. While Camilla was collecting the tears, she comforted the boy. Finally, the boy stopped crying and they had a good time together.
Later, Camilla met a woman and an old man crying. The woman had broken some bowls. And the old man’s dog had just died. Camilla collected their tears and made them happy again.
Soon, Camilla knew that making people happy was much more important than finding chocolate. So she stopped collecting tears and began to help sad people. As a result, she had many friends and had a happy life. Camilla liked to __________.
| A．eat chocolate | B．read books |
| C．collect coins | D．eat fruit |
Camilla’s parents took away all the chocolate because they were ___________.
| A．happy | B．angry |
| C．worried | D．hungry |
What caught Camilla’s eyes?
| A．A nice card. | B．A black dog. |
| C．A red cup. | D．A blue bottle. |
The old man was crying because ___________.
| A．he had broken some bottles |
| B．He couldn’t find his way home. |
| C．he couldn’t find his daughter |
| D．his dog had just died |
How many people did Camilla help before she stopped collecting tears?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Have you ever had dreams about building a robot? Or putting together a spaceship? Or even seeing your face made out of chocolate? Done. All you need is a 3-D printer!
The possibilities of 3-D printing seem endless. All the user has to do is to design(设计) an object on the computer and choose a material(材料) to print in. The printers print in hundreds of different materials including glass, sugar and even skin! When the user presses “print”, the 3-D printer spreads the material layer(层) by layer and like magic the object is produced.
The first 3-D printer was invented in 1986 by an American, Charles Hull. But 3-D printing has only become cheap enough recently for most people to use. Designers now use 3-D printing to create unusual things. The Dutch artist Dirk Vander Kooj prints furniture made from old fridges. And doctors have used 3-D printing to print human body parts! The Telegraph reported in February that scientists from Cornell Medical College even printed a man-made ear.
But like a lot of new technologies, if 3-D printing gets into the wrong hands, it can be dangerous. In 2011 a group of four men in the US used 3-D printing to produce ATM skimmers (提款机盗刷器). These were placed on an ATM and stole over $400,000 from users of the ATM. It is terrible to think that criminals like them might one day use a 3-D printer to print a gun.
But for better or for worse, 3-D printing has been put into use. In a few years, you’ll probably be wondering how you could ever live without your 3-D printer!
_______ invented the first 3-D printer.
| A．Charles Hull | B．Dirk Vander Kooj |
| C．A doctor called Cornell | D．Four men in the U.S |
What is the correct order for people to use a 3-D printer?
a. Choose a proper material.
b. Press the print button.
c. The 3-D printer spreads the material.
d. Use a computer to design an object.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．d-a-b-c |
| C．a-c-d-b | D．d-c-b-a |
The underlined word “criminals” in the fourth paragraph might mean ______________ in Chinese.
| A．技术员 | B．军人 | C．罪犯 | D．用户 |
According to the passage, people have NOT yet produced _________ with a 3-D printer.
| A．some furniture | B．a man-made ear |
| C．ATM skimmers | D．a gun |
What does the writer think of the 3-D printer?
| A．It is necessary only for our work. |
| B．It is helpful but dangerous. |
| C．It is too expensive for most people. |
| D．It is useless in our daily life. |
It’s not WASTE until it is WASTED! With the World Environment Day coming, our school is now requiring every student to form a habit of sorting the waste. Here in our schoolyard we lay four different colors of rubbish bins for different kinds of rubbish. The red is for harmful waste; the blue is for waste that can be recycled(循环再用); the green is for kitchen waste; the yellow is for other waste. The followings are some instructions for you. Glass: Empty bottles without caps can be recycled to make new glass bottles. Warning: Mirrors and light bulbs must not be included in the glass waste.  Paper: Newspapers, magazines, boxes must be clean enough to be recycled. Warning: Paper tissues and wallpaper are not recyclable as paper and should be kept separately. PMD waste: Packaging made of Plastic or Metal and Drink boxes are used to make new packaging. Warning: Plastic pots (e.g. yoghurt pots), plastic bags must not be included with the PMD waste. Harmful waste: out-of-date drugs, used batteries(电池), paint and oil … Besides, if you don’t need your old bikes at all, our school volunteers will collect them. We’re going to fix them up and then give them away to kids who don’t have enough money for a bike. To find out more about recycling, you can visit our school website. |
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According to the passage, the fish bones(骨) should be thrown in the _______ bin.
| A．red | B．blue | C．green | D．yellow |
From the passage, we can see that _______ do harm to the environment.
| A．paper tissues | B．empty bottles |
| C．drink boxes | D．out-of-date drugs |
Which of the following is true?
| A．All kinds of paper can be recycled. |
| B．Used batteries should be thrown into the blue bins. |
| C．There is information about recycling on the school website. |
| D．Mirrors and light bulbs can be made into new glass bottles. |
If you give your old bike to the volunteers, it will be ________.
| A．sold to collect money for the poor kids |
| B．given away immediately to the poor kids |
| C．fixed up and given back to you for free |
| D．fixed up and given away to the poor kids |
The main purpose of this passage is ________.
| A．to introduce waste sorting to the students |
| B．to look for volunteers for waste sorting |
| C．to introduce the World Environment Day |
| D．to advertise glass, paper and plastic products |