A king in Africa had a close friend that helped him grow up. The friend had a habit of looking at everything positively(肯定)that happened in his life and saying “This is good”.
One day the king and his friend were out hunting. The friend would prepare the guns for the king. The friend did something wrong in preparing one of the guns, and after the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb(拇指) was blown off. On seeing the situation the friend said as usual, “This is good!” The king replied, “No, this is not good!” He was very angry and sent his friend to jail(监狱).
About a year later, the king was hunting in a forest. Cannibals(食人者) caught him and took him to their village. As they were going to kill him, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. They never ate anyone who was less than whole, so they sent the king back.
When he returned home, he felt sorry for his treatment of his friend. He went quickly to the jail to speak with his friend. “You were right”, he said. “It was good that thumb was blown off.” And he told the friend all that had just happened. “And so I am very sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this.”
“No,” his friend replied, “this is good!” “What do you mean? How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?”
“If I had not been in jail, I would have been with you, and I would have been eaten!”From the story we learn that ________.
| A．the king was not a good friend indeed |
| B．the king’s friend always knew what would happen |
| C．the friend would say “This is Good !” when anything happened |
| D．the king was not good at hunting at all. |
The king was sent back by Cannibals because _______.
| A．Cannibals never ate a king |
| B．the king’s friend was in jail |
| C．the king had a gun with him |
| D．the king missed his thumb |
The best title for the reading is _______.
| A．The Lucky King |
| B．The Great Friend |
| C．Nothing Stops Real Friendship |
| D．Everything Happens for the Good |
Americans love cars．They go everywhere in them．8 5％of people in the US go to and from work by car. And most adults have driving licenses．Why does this car culture exist?How it started？
America’s love of cars started after the war(战争)when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives．They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status(地位)．The more money they had，the bigger their cars were．
●Making of roads
During the war，President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had．He decided to build new four-lane(四车道)roads in America．He said if something happened suddenly，the two-lane roads wouldn’t be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities．Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started．
●Car lover
Not just teenagers are crazy about cars．Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully .These are called Art Cars．Every April there is an activity in Houston，Texas，where they show their cars．
●Pollution
Cars have polluted the environment．American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution．Many countries were angry about it．Bush said he had to think of the American economy(经济)and all the American people that make money from cars．Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less．But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars．When did Americans begin to love cars?
A.Before the new two-lane roads were built．
B.After World War II．
C.During World War II．.New four-1ane roads were build _______.
A.in Germany
B.by car and oil companies
C.in America.The underlined word “building” here means “the building of _______”．
A.companies B.roads C.houses.What were other countries’ feelings about Bush’s decision?
A.They agreed with him．
B.They showed anger to it．
C.They paid no attention to it..What does the last sentence mean?
A.It’s better to have fewer cars．
B.It’s better to make cars that pollute less．
C.It’s easier to make cars that pollute less．
Audi as a car company is very famous in the world.It is famous for its popular cars and special designs.It is now said that a two-wheel bike of 2012 will come into our life.The new bike,called the Audi e-bike Worthersee,is a kind of battery powered e-bike.It is also a new kind of sports bike.
The e-bike doesn't use any electricity straightly.It is not a normal bicycle either.The company describes the bike as "high-end-pedelec".It makes the bike for "sport and fun”.The design is very super,probably for the reason of being different from other bikes' look.Audi wants us to know that e-bike,like their cars,is very good in performance and speed.
The e-bike is not heavy at all;it is only 52.17 pounds.It has three different functions(功能）。You can either just ride it or the electric motor help you when you ride it,or you can just sit on it to relax and let the electric motor do all the work. It is such an interesting bike that you can ride in different ways.What's more,it has a surprising fast top speed at 50 miles per hour. Audi is a car company whose cars are popular and strange.
The e-bike is the same as other bikes’ look.
.If you are too tired to ride, the e-bike can also take you to the places you want to go.
The e-bike is heavy and it has two different functions.
If you ride the e-bike Worthersee,others on normal bikes will fall behind you.
Paper was not made in southern Europe until the year of 1100.Thouth Scandinavia now makes a great deal of the world’s paper, it had not begun to make it until 1500. It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make paper from wood. After that, forest countries, such as Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the United States, became important in paper making. Today in Finland, for example, no industry is bigger than the forest industry. And the paper industry is the most important part of it.
Modern paper-making machines are very big, and they make paper very fast. The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 750 meters long and six meters wide in one minute.
When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes（信封）, and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups, plates, and dishes for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, a tables and even beds can be made of paper. The newest thing made of paper in the world may be a paper house. It is not a small house for children to play in, but a real, big house for people to live in. it is not expensive. You can put up a paper house yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about 5 years.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 When was paper made in Europe?
| A．The year 1500. | B．The year 1400. |
| C．The year 1200. | D．The year 1100. |
found out that paper can be made from wood.
| A．A Canadian | B．An American |
| C．A German | D．A Chinese |
In which country is the forest industry the biggest industry?
| A．Finland. | B．Sweden. |
| C．Norway. | D．The Untied States. |
How long can the biggest modern paper-making machines make a piece of paper 750 meters long and six meters wide?
| A．In a day. | B．In an hour. |
| C．In a minute. | D．In a second. |
What can be made of paper?
| A．Paper cups. |
| B．Plates, dishes. |
| C．Chairs, tables, beds and houses. |
| D．All of above. |
A: Recently, the word “clone” appeared very often in the newspapers. Do you know its meaning?
B: Not exactly, I read a report in yesterday’s newspaper. It said there was a Scottish Dolly. It was the first time that a cloned lamb had been made from an adult（成年的）sheep.
A: Actually, the word “clone” means to produce the “same” animal by taking cells（细胞）from an adult one, I think, if we know how to do cloning, we need only keep a small number of sheep, cows or horses.
B: There’s more to it. Recently there have been some people who ever want to clone humans.
A: It seems interesting. But do you think it is possible to do that?
B: No, I don’t think so. First I think we cannot clone a dead person, because the cells in his body are dead already.
A: Then we can clone a living person?
B: Again no! You might clone yourself one after another, but it is only a replica(复制品), not real you. It is only something, not a human.
A: Now, you mean that a real human can speak, think and create, and these abilities cannot be cloned?
B: True enough! I think the main purpose of Dr. Lan Wilmot, the “father” of Dolly, is to make better animals. It has nothing to do with human cloning.
根据对话内容，选择正确答案。 According to the dialog, the word “clone” often appeared.
| A．in the newspaper | B．on TV |
| C．in the magazines | D．over the radio |
What does the word “clone” mean? It means.
| A．to give birth to new life |
| B．to make a new thing |
| C．to make the “same” living thing by taking cells from an adult one |
| D．to make something new |
The scientist who has cloned a lamb successfully is from .
| A．America | B．Scotland |
| C．Japan | D．Russia |
Dolly was the name of.
| A．an adult sheep |
| B．a person who did cloning |
| C．a replica |
| D．a lamb that was cloned recently |
Humans can’t be cloned because.
| A．the abilities of thoughts and creativity（创造）of human can’t be cloned |
| B．scientists are not able to do that |
| C．people don’t agree on human cloning |
| D．there aren’t better labs |
Many people like to search the Internet. Exploring the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day. The Internet brings the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of the Internet.
What’s going on in other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s the life like in the deepest part of sea? If you want to answer all these questions, just come to the Internet. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with the Internet they can learn better and more easily. A lot of information can be collected at a great speed.
Can we go shopping without leaving home? Can we see a doctor without going to the hospital? Can we study without going to school? Can we draw money without going to bank? All these things seemed to be impossible, but now they have become quite possible.
The Internet helps us open our eyes. The Internet also helps open our minds. The Internet often gives us new ideas. In a word, it helps us in many ways. Great changes have taken place in our life since the appearance of the Internet.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Some people say the world is smaller than before because.
| A．all people like to search the Internet |
| B．the Internet makes the search smaller in size |
| C．the Internet brings the outside world closer to them |
| D．exploring the Internet is one of the most importantactivities of the day |
The sentence “The Internet also helps us open our minds.”
Means
| A．the Internet is new to us |
| B．something is wrong with our minds |
| C．our minds can be opened only by the Internet |
| D．we can learn more with the help of the Internet |
We can’tthrough the Internet.
| A．know a good sports match somewhere |
| B．cook the meal |
| C．know a lot of information |
| D．see a doctor and study all kinds of subjects |
This passage has told us .
| A．it’s helpful to explore the Internet |
| B．not to explore the Internet any more |
| C．to stop reading to explore the Internet |
| D．students should not explore the Internet at any time |
Which of the following sentences is not true?
| A．The Internet can get the information faster than reading. |
| B．Without leaving home, we can get the money from the bank by the radio. |
| C．People can learn better and more through the Internet. |
| D．People often learn a lot of new ideas from the Internet. |