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Steven Jobs was born in 1955. He was an American businessman and inventor. He was the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc. In the late 1970s, Steve, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula, and others, designed, developed, and marketed one of the first successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series and later, the Macintosh.
Steve was among the greatest of American inventors – brave enough to think differently, and believed he could change the world and in fact, he had the power to change the whole world. By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups.
Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last. He changed the way each of us sees the world. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is much better because of Steve. On October 5, 2011, Steve died of cancer. The world has lost a visionary. We all feel sad about it.
Where can we find this passage?

A．In a science book.	B．In a science fiction novel.
C．In a dictionary.	D．In a newspaper.

Why Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last?

A．Because he knew he would die soon.	B．Because he was too busy every day.
C．Because he was humorous.	D．Because he wanted to make full use of time.

From the passage, we can know that ______.

A．It is cancer that took the Steve’s life

B．Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy enrich and improve all of our lives

C．Apple II series and the Macintosh have made computers personal and put the Internet in our pockets

D．Steve was a businessman but not an inventor

According to the passage, “a visionary” means ______.

A．一位伟人

B．一位见证者

C．一位梦想家

D．一位冒险家

What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Steve Jobs’ death	B．Our loss of a great CEO
C．A great inventor, Steve Jobs	D．The great changes in our lives

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阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Though oceans cover about 71 percent of the earth’s surface, there’s still a lot we don’t know about them. Only about 20 percent of the seafloor has been mapped, and the remaining 80 percent is still a secret to us. Some scientists even think that 91 percent of sea animals have yet to be discovered.

So why do we know so little about the deep sea? Well, getting to those depths is very difficult and requires high technology that simply didn’t come into being for most of human history. The first navigable submarine（可驾驶的潜水艇）, for example, was built in 1620, and it couldn’t go more than five meters below the surface. In fact, for a long time many scientists didn’t even think that there could be any life at depths greater than 550 meters and didn’t see much need to explore（探索） the deep sea. However, this changed in 1862 when life was discovered as far down as 945 meters below sea level with the help of a digging machine. Ten years later, around 4, 700 species（物种） unknown before from the ocean floor were discovered.

Since then, high technology has been developed to help explore the deep sea, including satellites. But why is deep-sea exploration still so difficult? Well, at greater depths it is freezing（极冷的）, everything is completely dark, and the pressure can be over 1, 000 times greater than that on the surface.

Though we have the difficulties, it’s important that we understand the seas. They help control the earth’s temperature and produce half of the oxygen（O2） in the air. They can also provide us with information about climate change. Our future depends on learning more about our oceans, and it is possible for us to really understand what is ongoing below the surface.

（1）Why are some numbers listed in Paragraph 1?

A．	To introduce how important oceans are.
B．	To discuss why sea animals have yet to be found out.
C．	To explain that oceans cover a large area of the earth.
D．	To show that we have only a little understanding of oceans.

（2）What caused the change of exploration into the deep sea?

A．	High technology.	B．	Unknown species.
C．	A pleasant environment.	D．	Valuable information.

（3）What does the underlined word “They” in the last paragraph refer to?

Sea animals.

The seas.

The satellites.

Many scientists.

（4）What can we learn from the text?

A．	It is difficult to build a navigable submarine.	B．	The seas have a strong influence on our future.
C．	The seas have no lives at a depth of 550 meters.	D．	It is easier to go into the deep sea than we think.

（5）What could be the best title of the text?

A．	Hidden Treasures in Deep Sea	B．	Unlocked Secrets of Deep Sea
C．	Deep-Sea Exploration: Into the Freezing Depths	D．	Deep-Sea Exploration: The Past and the Future

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Materials

◆A wide glass jar with a lid

◆Very hot water

◆Some ice

◆A match

Very important ! Only parents deal with matches !!!

Steps

1. Turn the lid upside down and fill it with ice.

2. Fill the jar about 1.5 cm with very hot water.

3. Ask your parent to light a match. Then blow out the match just above the jar. Hold the smoking stick inside.（You want smoke from the match to fill the jar.）

4. Quickly put the lid with ice on the jar. Cover the jar completely.

5. Let the cloud form for a few minutes. Then take the lid off and meet the cloud !

Result

A real cloud comes up. But it is not round and it disappears soon.

（1）What are the boy and his father talking about?

Rabbits.

Flowers.

Trees.

Clouds.

（2）Which is very important when you use matches in the experiment?

A glass jar.

Very hot water.

Some ice.

Your parent’s help.

（3）What is the right order of “making the cloud”?

①②③⑤④

①③⑤②④

①④③⑤②

①⑤②③④

（4）What is the result of the experiment?

A．	A real cloud comes up.	B．	The cloud is round.
C．	The cloud lasts a few hours.	D．	The cloud doesn’t disappear.

（5）Where does the text probably come from?

A novel.

A storybook.

A travel guide.

A science magazine.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Once upon a time, there was a little boy. His parents were poor farmers. They couldn’t pay for a worker, so the boy had to help. He worked hard.

Every day, he had a one-hour rest at sunset（日落）. He used that time to climb to the top of a hill. There, he could see a house on another hill. It had golden windows. They were really bright and shone like diamonds（钻石）.

One day, the boy’s father said to him, “You worked really hard, so you can take a day off. Try to learn something good.”

The boy thanked his father. Then, he left home and walked to the far hill.

He came to the house and knocked on the door, and a girl answered. He told her about the golden windows. The girl shook her head and said, “Poor farmers like us only have glass windows. Look there! That’s the house with the golden windows.” She pointed at something far away.

When the boy looked, he saw his own house. He then thanked the girl and rushed home.

Inside, he saw his family and smiled. He told them about his excellent day. He also said, “I learned a great lesson—our house has golden windows.”

（1）What do we know about the little boy?

A．	He was quite lazy.	B．	He was very rich.
C．	He was a son of poor farmers.	D．	He was a son of a worker.

（2）What did the boy do when he had a one-hour rest?

A．	He rested at home.	B．	He built a house.
C．	He helped his parents.	D．	He climbed to the top of a hill.

（3）The boy took a day off because he ________.

A．	worked hard	B．	wanted to play
C．	found a diamond	D．	needed to visit the girl

（4）What did the girl point at?

A．	The windows made of gold.	B．	The windows made of diamond.
C．	The windows of the girl’s house.	D．	The windows of the boy’s house.

（5）How did the boy feel when he got home?

Happy.

Lonely.

Surprised.

Strange.

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

If sports are something that interests you, you must want to know how to be good at them. Succeeding at a sport takes skill. （1） Skill alone may take you far, but you’ll never go all the way without the right attitude and team spirit. The following tips can help you be a better sports player

Join a sports team. If you’re interested in sports, joining a team is a good way to start. （2） You are likely to develop friendships with at least some of your team members. Besides, even if your skills are low, joining a team will improve your skills.

Set big but realistic（现实的）goals for yourself. This does not mean being unrealistic, or saying you’re going to go professional within a year. Instead, you should take a look at what you are, and decide where you think you would like to be. （3）

Be a good sport. Being good at sports means more than physical strength and speed. （4） If you fail in a match, accept the loss and show respect to other players for their victory. Treat loss as a learning experience. Find out what you did wrong, and then try to improve it for the next game.

（5） It’s possible to get so crazy about winning that you forget why you want to be good at the very beginning. Not taking the time to enjoy the sport you play results in a fast burnout. Whether you’re practising or playing a competition, remember it is the joy that matters.

A. Let yourself have fun.

B. Stay focused on the competition.

C. Exercising with others is very enjoyable and encouraging.

D. In order to be truly great, you need to be positive towards failure.

E. Break a big goal down into small parts, and achieve them step by step.

F. However, other things should be considered if you want to be a good sports player.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Sugar painting, as the name means, is a painting made of sugar. It’s the sugar for us to taste, and the painting for us to admire.

Since the Warring States Period（战国时代）, the ancient people loved sweets and developed methods of producing sugar. In the Tang Dynasty, there was huge progress in the technology of sugar making. And sugar, the precious product once only served to the emperors and princes, also went into common people’s homes. With the cultural and economic（经济的）development of Song and Yuan Dynasties, people became less interested in only tasting sweetness. In the Ming Dynasty, some people added pictures with good luck into the bowl of sugar, and sugar painting appeared.

Sugar painting is different from normal painting. Sugar painters use syrup（糖浆）as the material, a spoon as the “paintbrush”, and a smooth table as the “paper”. To make syrup, they have to make sugar hot before painting. Since syrup may become hard if it cools, the painters have to produce the work very quickly. They move the spoon full of syrup up and down, left and right. Soon a sugar painting is done.

However, it’s a pity that this folk art is dying recently. The sugar painting that used to be rich in shapes has become poorer and poorer because of fewer needs. What’s worse, few people seem to be willing to pass on the art except those aging sugar painters.

For most people, painting is a kind of art and difficult to understand. However, sugar painting has pulled the art down into people’s daily lives. Through it, we may see the spiritual support of the ancient people across centuries. Now, sugar painting has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）in China. Therefore, the art should be remembered, missed and passed on.

（1）What does the underlined word “precious” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．	Valuable and expensive.	B．	Useful and cheap.
C．	Special but worthless.	D．	Simple but priceless.

（2）When did sugar painting appear?

A．	In the Warring States Period.	B．	In the Tang Dynasty.
C．	In the Yuan Dynasty.	D．	In the Ming Dynasty.

（3）Why should sugar painters make the work very quickly?

A．	To show their excellent skills.	B．	To avoid syrup becoming hard.
C．	To protect the spoon and the table.	D．	To reduce people’s waiting time.

（4）What’s the writer’s attitude（态度）towards today’s sugar painting according to Paragraph 4?

Uncaring.

Doubtful.

Worried.

Unclear.

（5）Which can be a suitable title for the passage?

A．	Exploring the Art of Sugar Painting	B．	Improving the Taste of Sugar Painting
C．	Effects of the Sugar Producing Technology	D．	Ways to Change the Future of Sugar Painting