| Museum of the Moving Image(MMI) （Monday Closed） As the best museum in New York City and with a balance of hands-on(实际操作的)activities and information, it’s the rare bird that can entertain and educate people of different ages. It’s a perfect destination for a family trip of a couple hours. Pros - Excellent movie screenings. Easy subway access. Cons - Difficult to reach by car. |
| New York Hall of Science(NYHS) （Monday Closed） Being New York City’s only hands-on science and technology center, it is an interactive science museum focused on its audience of children. It has the most hands-on exhibits in an NYC museum, and it’s a fun destination for ages 5 and up. Older folks might take great interest in the NASA rockets outside the museum, but don’t bother unless you’ve kids to keep you company. Pros - Cool interactive science exhibits, the rockets. Cons - Hard to reach by public transportation. |
| Queens County Farm Museum(QCFM) （Year-round 7 days a week） It is an actual farm in New York City and home to animals your kids can feed and a yard full of a climbing plant whose fruit can be made into wine. Good chance to meet sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and cow! The animals are mostly readily accessible to visitors. And the museum sells feed for young hands willing to get licked by sheep and goats. Pros - Outdoor fun. Cons - Expensive Festivals, long bus ride, no subway. |
| Queens Museum of Art(QMA) （Monday and Tuesday Closed） Opened in 1972 to serve as a cultural center for the borough（行政区）, it exhibits art by local and international artists. Its best exhibits are on the two World’s Fairs, and of course, the Panorama of New York City, a giant, highly detailed diorama（透景画）of all five New York City boroughs. Pros - The Panorama!, great gift shop. Easy subway access. Cons – not much for kids. |
The least likely choice for 5-year-old Jack to make among the museums is .
| A．MMI | B．NYHS | C．QMA | D．QCFM |
According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．All the museums mentioned above lie in New York City. |
| B．No other museum in New York City is better than MMI. |
| C．Lucky visitors can see grapes in one of the museums. |
| D．NYHS has the most hands-on activities in America. |
We can know from the text that .
| A．people can visit only one of the museums any time and any day |
| B．visitors can pay a visit to all the museums by subway |
| C．there is often a rare bird flying in the sky above MMI |
| D．the Panorama is, as a matter of fact, a great gift shop |
Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes(基因)decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.
But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.
No doubt(怀疑) you're wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There's no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).
Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you're at now, how you've been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body m
ay be going through.
Don't be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt（高峰）during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later ——between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.
You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty. If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, ____________.
| A．you should have enough exercise | B．you can ask doctors for help |
| C．you should save the environment | D．You can record your growth during puberty |
This passage is mainly about ____________.
| A．how the genes work in your body | B．when is the time you grow fast |
| C．why you look like your parents | D．how you grow to a certain height |
After reading this passage, we can
explain ___________.
| A．how good it is to be a doctor | B．how much sleep time we need |
| C．why genes can’t decide everything | D．what healthy diet is |
Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are. |
| B．Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’. |
| C．The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed. |
| D．You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast. |
As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s big
gest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.The biggest difficulty on the road to your dreams comes from _____________________.
| A．yourself | B．your friends | C．your school | D．your parents. |
Which of the following isn’t mentioned in this passage?
| A．You may think you’re not good at some school subjects. |
| B．Making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. |
| C．You must never give up your dream. |
| D．Listening to English more can help you realize your dream. |
.How do you make your dream come true faster?
A. Remember what your dream is. B. Don’t let your dream leave your heart.
C. Keep telling yourself what you want every day. D. A, B and C. The best title (标题)of this passage is _________________________.
| A．How to become a writer | B．How to make your dream real |
| C．A big dream is made up of small dreams | D．Everyone can realize his dream |
Thousands of years ago, birthdays were considered special days. On birthdays, the bad spirits were able to harm you and change your life. It was believed that the only way to solve the problem was to have your friends and family around you, so that good wishes and presents would keep the bad spirits away. Also, noisemakers were thought to be used at parties as a way of scaring away the evil spirits.
The custom of lighting candles was created by people believing that the gods lived in the sky. By lighting candles and torches, they were sending a signal or prayer to the gods, so they could be answered. Blowing out the candles and making a wish were thought to be another way of sending a signal or a message.
This is how the way we celebrate our birthdays came about. But different cultures celebrate in different ways.
The birthday story in the Bible（圣经） that we know best is about the birth of the Christ in Bethlehem（地名：伯利恒）. For nearly 2000 years since that day, the Christian world has been honoring this birth. The day many Englishmen celebrate is, of course, Christmas. There are other references to birthday parties. King Pharaoh celebrated his birthday by making a feast for his court followers. That was over 4000 years ago. The story of King Herod tells that on his birthday he made a supper for his lords, high captains and other special friends in Galilee (地名：加利利). According to the passage, good wishes and presents given by one’s friends and family on his birthday can _____________________.
| A．cheer him up | B．prove that he’s a popular person |
| C．bring him a big fortune | D．push bad spirits away |
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The custom of lighting candles originated with the gods. |
| B．The gods celebrate their birthdays by lighting candles. |
| C．People send messages to the gods by lighting or blowing out the candles. |
| D．The gods will help people realize their dreams on their birthdays. |
The two ancient kings’ ways of celebrating their birthdays show__________________.
| A．how great the two kings were |
| B．how different cultures celebrate in different ways |
| C．the two kings’ excellent cooking skills |
| D．that their court followers were awarded the special honors |
The passage is mainly about __________________.
| A．the functions of the noises made on birthdays. |
| B．how to scare away the bad spirits on birthdays |
| C．the origin of a famous day Christmas |
| D．how birthdays came about |
Jack London is a famous American writer. His most widely known book is the Call of the Wild, the story of the adventure of a large dog in the frozen north.
Jack London was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard at many different jobs.
Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn’t stay. He wrote, “Life and pocket book were both too short.” In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his book stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties.
Jack London was not a happy man, however. In poor health, he took his own life in 1916. He was then only 40 years old. Jack London went to Alaska to __________________.
| A．find ideas for his books | B．find gold | C．write his books and stories | D．find jobs |
Jack London left school because __________________.
| A．he had to work to help his family | B．he had completed his education |
| C．he wanted to become a writer | D．he wanted to find gold. |
From what did Jack London get ideas for his books and stories?
| A．His life in Alaska. | B．His childhood friend. |
| C．A large dog in the north. | D．His pocket book. |
What do we know about Jack London?
| A．He became famous but remained poor all his life. |
| B．Though he was poor, he was always happy. |
| C．He was not famous until he died in 1916. |
| D．He killed himself because of poor health. |
At a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.
Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands were put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled （揉）it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it? ” Still some hands were lifted up.
He asked again, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.
“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.
“My dear friends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, because it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down（击垮） or even broken into pieces by your determination or unfavorable situations. We may feel ourselves worth nothing, but, my darling, rememb
er that whatever happens in the future, you should never lose your value（价值） in the God’s heart. You’re particular ---- never forget it.”How many times did the speaker ask the people whether they wanted the bill?
| A．Once | B．Twice | C．Three times | D．Four times |
The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means ________.
| A．broken | B．having small lines or folds in it | C．flat | D．having holes on it |
The speaker did this test in order to _____________.
| A．tell the audience that one should never lose one’s own value |
| B．tell the audience that God values money most |
| C．test if some of the audience were extremely interested in money |
| D．play a trick on the audience |
What would the speaker probably talk about next?
| A．How money can make people crazy. | B．How to avoid being knocked down in one’s life. |
| C．How to keep one’s value of life. | D．How to give a meaningful class |