Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern airliner(客机), you can travel in one day to places which needed a month or more to get to hundreds of years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but you can see the places you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining－cars. They even make the longest journey enjoyable(令人愉快的).
Some people prefer to travel by sea. You can visit many other countries or different parts of your country. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop if there is something interesting, for example, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That’s why traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they travel on business.From the passage, we know the fastest way of traveling is _______.
| A．by train | B．by sea |
| C．by plane | D．by car |
If we travel by car, we can _______.
| A．make the longest journey enjoyable |
| B．travel to a very far place in a few minutes |
| C．make our own timetable |
| D．visit many other countries |
The underlined word“They”in the passage refers to(指的是) _______.
| A．modern trains in the country |
| B．the comfortable seats and dining－cars |
| C．the travelers on the modern trains |
| D．the slower ways of traveling |
When people travel on business, they usually take _______.
| A．a plane of a car | B．a car or a boat |
| C．a boat or a train | D．a train or a plane |
How many ways of traveling are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Four. | B．Three. |
| C．Two. | D．Six. |
Come to Austria (奥地利)
Soll is a village in the mountains western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and not expensive. It is opened by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20 °Cto 25 °Cin the daytime, but much cooler by evening.
Enjoy Thailand!
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. And you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ at noon.
Visit Hawaii!
Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but don’t be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24°C to 26°C by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening. If you go to Bangkok, you can ______.
| A．climb mountains | B．enjoy the scenery to the forests |
| C．live in the Post Hotel | D．buy fruits while sitting in your boat |
______ is one way to prevent the strong sunshine in Bangkok.
| A．Going to the sandy beaches | B．Wearing a hat |
| C．Climbing up the mountains | D．Staying in the forests |
According to (根据) the advertisements, we know that ______.
| A．the hottest travel place is Soll |
| B．maybe it often rains in the centre of Kauai |
| C．the Floating Market is in the middle of Bangkok |
| D．the Post Hotel in Austria is clean but the price is high |
There is a girl of 15, who has set up a company of her own. Her name is Wendy Wong. She1 the business two years ago. She has already__2___several successful computer games. They are so ___3___that over half a million games are __4__out every year. Now all of her family work in her business, and she is _5_ at school.
She gets up early in the morning, and then has a __6__ with her family about the _7__over breakfast. Every day during weekdays, she goes to school in her own car with a _8_, for she is not old enough.
She enjoys her school, but some of the work is too___9__for her to feel __10_. She usually gets “A” grades in all her__11_, so the other students often asks her for__12_.
She finishes her homework in half an hour_13_ her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and__14__ to work on her computer, writing games until 2a.m. She does not usually need so much __15__ as other children.
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Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? You can’t think of anyone else when you hear people read Confucius’ 2,500–year–old words: “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. All think but no study makes people lazy. ”
September 28th was Confucius’ birthday. He was born in the Kingdom of Lu(鲁国), in today’s Shandong Province. Chinese look upon Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. He had about 3,000 students. For more than 2,500 years, Confucius’ ideas have been around in people’s everyday lives. Now they have gone far into Western countries and South Asia. People can still hear them today.
Why are his ideas so popular? They help not only in everyday life but also in society(社会). Confucius’ most important ideas are kindness and good manners. Confucius said young people should take care of the old. People should give up thinking of themselves and work for others. As a great teacher, Confucius said that all should go to school if they wanted to learn.
Some of Confucius’ popular words are “A kind person should care others” and “Be strict with yourself, but be kind to others.” People use his ideas to help themselves and society. Now, more than 100 internet web sites are teaching people about Confucius and his ideas.
“Kindness and honesty are the best values(价值) of the world today, ” said 79–year–old Kong Fanjin who is studying Confucius.Confucius was.
| A．born on September 28th, 3000 years ago |
| B．born in the in the Kingdom of Chu |
| C．taught students in today’s Shandong Province |
| D．not only a greatest teacher but also a greatest thinker |
Why are Confucius’ ideas so popular?
| A．They are about money and power. |
| B．They help people themselves and the society. |
| C．They are about different customs and manners. |
| D．They only help people deal with everyday life. |
The underline word “them” in the second paragraph refers to.
| A．the greatest teacher and thinker | B．Confucius’ students |
| C．people in Western countries and South Asia | D．Confucius’ ideas |
Which of the following is NOT Confucius’ idea?
| A．People should get education. |
| B．The young should take care of the old. |
| C．Be strict with others, but be kind to yourself. |
| D．All thinking but no study makes people lazy. |
Indian boy Piscine Patel is troubled by his first name. It sounds like a rude word, and his classmates laughed at him. He decides to change his name to “Pi”.
But Pi’s name problems are nothing compared to what is waiting for him.
Pi’s father owns a zoo. He decides to move to Canada. The family, together with all the zoo animals, set sail across the Pacific. One day, a huge storm hits the ship. The next morning, Pi finds his family has sunk with the ship. He is the only person still alive.
He finds himself on a lifeboat with several animals, one of which is a tiger called Richard Parker. Soon, all the animals are killed and Pi is left alone with the tiger.
As the tiger becomes hungrier, Pi starts to fish to feed him. Otherwise, he himself will become the food.
The boy and the tiger develop an amazing relationship on the sea. Although he feels hopeless, Pi never gives up. After 227 days, the lifeboat finally lands on a beach in Mexico, but Richard Parker runs away into the forest.
The ship company finds Pi and asks what happened. Pi tells them about Richard Parker but the company doesn’t believe him. Pi then tells another story in which there is no tiger, but some other shocking details(细节).
Is there really another story? If so, which one is the truth? Maybe you will have your own answer after watching The Life of Pi(《少年派的奇幻漂流》), the latest 3D movie from American Chinese director Ang Lee. What’s the first trouble of the Indian boy Piscine Patel?
| A．His classmates laughed at his name. |
| B．His family set sail across the Pacific to Canada. |
| C．A huge storm hits the ship with his family. |
| D．The tiger nearly killed him on the lifeboat. |
Why are all the other animals on the lifeboat killed? Because.
| A．they are hunted by others |
| B．they are eaten by the tiger |
| C．they are sunk under the sea |
| D．they are killed and cooked by Pi |
The passage mainly tells us.
| A．how Pi’s lifeboat sank in the sea |
| B．how the tiger ran away from the sea to the forest |
| C．what happened to Pi on the lifeboat with a tiger |
| D．what happened to the animals in Pi’s father’s zoo |
Which would be true according to the passage?
| A．The tiger was killed at last. |
| B．Pi was saved by another ship. |
| C．The ship company believed Pi’s tiger story |
| D．Pi told two stories in the movie. |
What is your favorite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why? Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let’s listen to what they say.
When do you chat on QQ with friends? What do you talk about?
Lin Yuhan, Xi’an：On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.
Tang Xuting, Shanghai：At weekends and when I don't have much homework, We exchange test answers and chat．
Yang Yuhan, Dalian：Our class goes online together at 4pm-6pm on weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.
What do you put on your QQ blog(博客)?
Lin: I put good articles I have found online on my blog. I also write articles myself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.
Tang: I put pictures on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons like Tennis Prince and Conan.
Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot(拍摄)them during sports meetings and school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher. It is so funny that everyone watches it.
How do you like QQ?
Lin: It’s a good space for us to make a record of our lives, of both good times and sad times.
Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can do it on QQ. It's very helpful to our friendships.
Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimes listen in on your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. You can relax and talk freely.Who comes from Shanghai?
| A．Miss Wang | B．Lin Yuhan | C．Yang Yuhang | D．Tang Xuting |
What does Yang Yuhang talk about on QQ on weekends?
①homework②chat③test answers④computer games
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①②④ | D．②③④ |
Which of the following is true about Lin Yuhan?
| A．She talks about homework and chats with friends on weekdays. |
| B．She puts some good articles on her QQ blog. |
| C．She puts DV films on her blog. |
| D．She puts some good pictures on her QQ blog. |
Which one is TRUE according to this article?
| A．Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships. |
| B．Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ. |
| C．Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives. |
| D．Tang says he chats on QQ on weekdays though he has lots of homework |