China and the Netherlands (荷兰) are long-time friends. The Netherlands is more than 41,500 square kilometres in area. It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China.
The Netherlands is rich in culture and art. It is home of many great artists, for example, Vincent van Gogh. Besides fine art, the Netherlands is also called the country of tulips (郁金香). It has the world’s largest tulip garden: Keukenhof garden.
Dutch people are very hard-working. There’s a saying: “God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland.” More than a quarter of the country is below sea level. So Dutch people build many dams (水坝) to protect the country from flooding. They have created almost one sixth of the country from seas and rivers!
Did you know?
◆ Rubber ducks are popular around the world. Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman created it in 2007. The yellow duck is 26 metres high.
◆ Wooden clogs (木底鞋) are traditional shoes in the Netherlands. They make good gifts for tourists.
◆ In the Netherlands, it is impolite to start eating at once. Dutch people will sometimes say “delicious” before eating.
◆ Like the UK, the Netherlands also has
kings and queens.Taiwan, China is than the Netherlands in area.
| A．a bit smaller | B．much larger | C．much smaller | D．a little larger |
Paragraph 3 mainly tells us about .
| A．hard-working Dutch people |
| B．culture in the Netherlands |
| C．Dutch artists |
| D．size of the Netherlands |
What is not talked about in the reading?
| A．Table manners. | B．Artists. | C．Weather. | D．Tulips. |
About of the Netherlands is created from the seas and rivers.
| A．16% | B．25% | C．60% | D．75% |
Which is NOT TRUE about the Netherlands?
| A．China and the Netherlands have been neighouring countries for a long time. |
| B．Keukenhof garden is famous for tulips. |
| C．The Dutch may give foreign friends wooden clogs as small presents. |
| D．In the Netherlands, it’s good manners to praise (称赞) the food before eating. |
Many people like to travel(旅游）by plane, because it is fast. But I don' t like it because an airport(机场)is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to go out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey(旅程)when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry(携带)many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.Why do many people like to travel by plane?
| A．Because it is safe |
| B．Because it is fast. |
| C．Because you can walk around in the plane |
| D．Because it is cheap. |
Which is NOT the good thing about the train?
| A．It is safe. |
| B．It takes a little more time |
| C．You can open the windows. |
| D．You can walk around in the train. |
If you want to take a lot of things with you , what do you take to go out?
| A．A bus. | B．A car. | C．A train. | D．A bike. |
What is the bad thing about the car?
| A．You needn’t go to a station. |
| B．You can start your journey when you want to. |
| C．There are too many cars on the road. |
| D．You needn’t go to a bus stop. |
What does the writer think of the plane，train and car?
| A．He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport. |
| B．He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time |
| C．He likes to take a car because he has a car. |
| D．He likes to take a plane because it’s fast. |
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There are ________ jobs wanted.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
If you want to work as a ________, you can call 534-7621.
| A．reporter | B．policeman |
| C．driver | D．writer |
If you call 734-2323, you can get a job as a __________.
| A．bank clerk | B．policeman | C．nurse | D．teacher |
Ben likes making different(不同的) food, he wants to find a job about cooking , he can call ________.
| A．653-1298 | B．782-3422 |
| C．534-7621 | D．734-2323 |
Who can you call if you want to work in a school?
| A．Alan | B．Mr. Wang | C．Linda | D．Miss Li |
请仔细阅读1--5题中关于Mary, Stella, Oliver, Amelia和Felix的兴趣爱好，从A-F中选出分别适合他们的电影。（每部电影只能被选一次。备选项中有一项是多余的。）
| A. Rangers The story happens in Mexico in the year 3000. It has an exciting storyline and even better special effects (效果). Movie of the month—don’t miss it! ●●●●● |
| B. Yesterday Wonderful movie set in Venice, by the famous director John Woodall. A young couple are in love and want to get married. The problem is, their parents aren’t happy… Great music and beautiful photography. ●●●●○ |
| C. High School Days Three teenage boys meet at Stafford high School. They decide to start a band together and that’s when the fun really starts… Funny, with an interesting story. ●●●○○ |
| D. Freddy A boy discovers he has magic powers, but what happens when he visits his grandparents? Fun for all the family. ●●●○○ |
| E. Busters Jacky Chan stars in this movie. Lots of guns and lots of car chases. If you want excitement, watch this! Don’t watch it if you hate to see blood (血) . ●●●○○ |
| F. Oregon Adventure Set in the early 19th century, this is a story about a long journey west across the United States and the problems the pioneer (拓荒者) had on the way. Both funny and sad. If you like westerns, this is the film for you. ●●●○○ |
| ●●●●● Don’t miss it!●●●●○ Very good ●●●○○ Good●●○○○ OK●○○○○ Stay at home! |
There is an old saying in English, “Laughter is the best medicine”. Until recently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to study laughter and the effects (作用) it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really can improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing. It also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be helpful.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to make the effect of pain on the body less. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group which could bear the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can make pain less seems to be that it helps to produce endorphins (内啡肽) in the brain. These are natural chemicals which make both stress and pain less.
There is also some evidence to suggest that laughter helps the body’s immune system that is the system which fights infection (感染). In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group served as the control group — in other words, a group with which to compare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in both groups and found that the people in the group that watched the video had an increase in the activity of their white blood cells that is the cells which fight infection.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists (精神病学) in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce good effects similar to those caused by laughter.We learn from the first paragraph that laughter __________ .
| A．is good for one’s health |
| B．has something to do with some illness |
| C．has been studied long since |
| D．has no effect on the body |
Doctors have found that laughter ___________ .
| A．keeps down blood pressure |
| B．has similar effects to physical exercise |
| C．decreases the heart rate |
| D．increases stress |
Which of the following statements is NOT true of laughter according to the passage?
| A．It makes pain less. |
| B．It exercises the body. |
| C．It improves the body’s immune system. |
| D．It can cure cancer. |
Smiling can produce _________.
| A．about the same effects as laughter |
| B．more effects than laughter |
| C．fewer effects on the human body |
| D．no effects on the human body |
In a laughter clinic doctors __________ .
| A．laugh at their patients |
| B．encourage their patients to laugh |
| C．smile when they don’t feel like laughing |
| D．never stop laughing |
The main idea of this passage is that _________.
| A．the doctors should learn how to make people laugh |
| B．there are several ways of studying the advantages of laughter |
| C．tests show that laughter can produce positive effects on human body |
| D．laughter and physical exercise have the same effects on human body |
Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It’s because we’re different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.
| A．be afraid of difficulties |
| B．be afraid to learn |
| C．run through life so fast |
| D．compare yourself with others to look down on your worth |
The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that _____.
| A．Nothing is possible |
| B．If we don’t give up, there is always hope |
| C．You should learn to give up |
| D．Although you try, nothing will change. |
The best way to keep love is to ___________.
| A．say it’s impossible | B．give it |
| C．give it wings | D．hold it tightly |
If you run through life so fast, you will ____________.
| A．lose your own treasure that you can always carry easily |
| B．lose love by holding it too tightly |
| C．forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going. |
| D．not afraid of the difficulties |
According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________
| A．Nothing is impossible. |
| B．Glass balls are easy to be broken. |
| C．Things you can’t do |
| D．Treat your life in a right way. |