There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely(智慧地), we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of the thing in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands(品牌). We need to know how to make a choice(选择) when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we want to live useful and happy lives.
Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is nicer? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.
We have to realize that the choices we make can affect(影响) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: Who else does your choice affect?This passage mainly tells us that it’s important to _____________.
| A．make the right choices |
| B．know how to compare prices |
| C．know how to shop carefully |
| D．learn everything at school |
We need “life skills” if we want to ____________.
| A．know how to choose a part-time job |
| B．compare brands and prices |
| C．live useful and happy lives |
| D．learn things at school |
Which choice is more important according to the passage?
| A．Which fruit to take for lunch. |
| B．Which kind of food to eat, healthy food or junk food? |
| C．Which T-shirt to wear to the movies. |
| D．How to get to school. |
From the passage we know that our choices can affect _____________________________.
| A．nobody | B．the people around us |
| C．just ourselves | D．the prices of the things |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Here is some information about some of the wonders of the worlD． I am sure you will be interested in them．
The Pyramids in Egypt
There are about eighty pyramids known today．A most well-known was built for Pharaoh(法老)Khufu．It is known as the “Great Pyramid”．It’s also the largest one．Workers used about 2．3 million blocks of stones to build it．It took twenty years to build it．
The Hanging Garden of Babylon
The garden sat on a hill．It was a large and wonderful structure(建筑物)．Many parts of the garden were raised high up on large column(支柱)．There were many big and green trees with lovely flowers．Although there are many different ideas about the garden, we are not sure whether this wonder ever existed(存在)!
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was designed about 2,000 years ago．It was in Egypt, too．(B) It was one of the ancient wonders of the world, about 135 metres high．It was once the highest building in the worlD． Although it doesn’t exist now, many people come to see its relic(遗址)every year．The passage has talked about wonders of the worlD．
A． one
B． two
C． three
D． four raised high up the parts of the garden．
| A．Big green trees |
| B．Lovely flowers |
| C．Stones |
| D．Large columns |
Which is NOT true?
A． The Great Pyramid has used many stones to build
B． Scientists can prove that the Hanging Garden of Babylon has ever existeD．
C． The Lighthouse of Alexandria was in Egypt．
D． The Lighthouse of Alexandria was about 135 metres high．
We all dream about things that we would like to do we hope to achieve in the future．But are everybody’s dreams the same? Here are some of the findings of a survey about hopes and dreams, in which thousands of students across China took part in it.
What are the hopes of teenagers?
We received several different answers to the question: what would you like to do after finishing your education? I t seems some students would like to start work as soon as possible, so that they can help provide better lives for their parents．Other students hope to continue studying after finis hing school and to go to university．Although money is important, many teenagers said they want to do jobs they enjoy．According to the survey, the most popular choice of job is computer programming.
What are the dreams of teenagers?
Teenagers have all kinds of dreams．Some are more realistic than others．For example, many students said they would like to be volunteers if Beijing could hold the World Cup, maybe working as translators or tour guides．And some said they dream of going to the moon one day.
According to the survey, less realistic dreams are also common, but many students reported that they were willing to work hard to achieve their dreams．Quite a few dream of becoming famous, perhaps famous sports people or singers．Some said they’d like to go on exciting trips; one student said she’d love to sail across the Pacific Ocean．And then there are dreams that are impossible; three students said they’d like to be able to fly!
onclusion: It was clear from the survey that teenagers have similar hopes．It seems that most stude nts hope to have a good education and find a good joB． On the other hand, students dream of very different things: good things, and even crazy things．It is very important to dream, so hold on your dreams; one day they may just come true.What is the most popular choice of job．?
______________________________________________________________Why would some students like to start work as soon as possible?
______________________________________________________________Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
______________________________________________________________Are teenagers hopes different or similar, according to the survey?
______________________________________________________________What’s the title of the passage?
______________________________________________________________
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Some people believe that schools will no longer be necessary in the near future．They said that because of the Internet and other new technology, there is no longer any need for school buildings, classes or teachers．Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can ’t imagine(想像) how our society will be, In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools better．We should invent a new knid of school that is linked to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies．Technological companies should create(创造) learning programs for schools．Scientists or professors could give talks through the Internet．TV networks and local stations could develop programs about things students are actually studying in school．Labs could set up websites to show new technology so students could see it on the Internet．
Is this a dream? No．There are already many cities where this is beginning to happen．Here the whole city is linked to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office．Businesses provide programs for the schools and the society．The schools provide computer labs for people without their own computers at home．Because everyone can be on the Internet, older people use it as much as younger ones．And everyone can visit distant(远处的) libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones．How will this new kind of school change the usual way of learning? It is too early to be sure, but it is very exciting to think about it．Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as well; and we will all learn something from the Internet.In the writer’s opinion ,_________.
| A．more schools should be built |
| B．schools are necessary |
| C．schools are not necessary |
| D．there should be fewer schools |
What does “a new kind of school” mean?
| A．A newly built school． |
| B．There a re many new students in the schoo l. |
| C．There are many new teachers in the school． |
| D．A school, which is linked to Internet. |
On the Internet, you_________.
| A．can view the new technology |
| B．can see everything except new technology |
| C．Can learn everything |
| D．can do whatever you like |
Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
| A．The schools provide computer labs for those who have no personal computers. |
| B．If you are not a student, you cannot view the new technology on the Internet. |
| C．On the Internet, you can visit another city’s library as easily as the local people. |
| D．Technology will change our way of learning. |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．Internet |
| B．School |
| C．New Technology |
| D．will Technology Take the Place of Schools? |
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Though chopsticks are used in many Asian countries, they h ave their beginning in ChinA． Chinese history says that the Chinese had chopsticks as far as the Xia Dynasty(朝代)(about 4, 00 years ago)．In the Spring and Autumn Period(时期) copper and iron chopsticks appeareD． With the Han Dynasty lacquered(上漆) chopsticks came, followed by gold and silver chopsticks still later．Today we have chopsticks made of plastics．The most expensive are made of part of tusks of elephants and hard green stone.
Chopsticks tell Chinese tradition in their way．In ancient (古代的) times the rich used hard green stone or gold chop-sticks to show their wealth(富有)．In history many kings used silver chopsticks to take their food to see if it was poisonous(有毒的)．It was said that if it was, the silver chopsticks would turn colour．Chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries to show that they should have a son very soon, for “Chopsticks” in Chinese is pronounced like “quick a son”!
Tianzhu chopsticks from Hangzhou, wooden chopsticks from Shanyang of Shanxi Province, and Beijing’s chopsticks are well-known.
Many westerners, businessmen, tourists put aside(一边) their knives and forks in favour(爱好) of chopsticks in ChinA． Chopsticks appeared in the old Chinese story: an old man teaches his sons a lesson by showing how he could easily break a single chopstick but not a number of them．In China, chopsticks are connected with good luck．So on the country’s New Year’s Eve many families will lay out new chopsticks at dinners as a way of making requests for luck.Chopsticks have their beginnings in__________ .
| A．China |
| B．many Asian countries |
| C．African countries |
| D．all over the world |
Copper and iron chopsticks appeared in__________
| A．the Xia Dynasty |
| B．the Spring and Autumn Period |
| C．the Han Dynasty |
| D．the Tang Dynasty |
The history of chopsticks can tell us__________.
| A．something about Chinese food |
| B．nothing but how many kinds of chopsticks are used in China. |
| C．about the lives of Chinese kings |
| D．much about Chinese way of life in the past |
Many Westerners in China like to use__________.
A． chopsticks
B． their knives
C． their forks
D． chopsticks and knives and forks at the same time
5．Chinese use chopsticks__________.
A． to lift food to the mouth only
B． to teach others a lesson only
C． in many other ways besides taking food
D． in many other ways except taking food
Luciano Pavarotti (卢西亚诺·帕瓦罗蒂) is one of all-time Italian tenor(男高音歌手)superstars．(1) He is famous not only in but also in other parts of the ．Unfortunately for the world, in his home town of Modena (蒙得那),Italy , (2)他因癌症(cancer)于2007年9月6日去世。The world mourned(哀悼)the loss of the great tenor superstar．
“When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of songs,” Pavarotti remembered．“He encouraged me to work hard to develop my voice,
Arrigo Pola, an experienced tenor in my home town ,took me as a pupil．I also entered a teacher college ．On graduating（毕业）, I asked my father, what shall I be, a teacher or a singer?”
“Luciano” my father replied, “If you try to sit on two chairs, you will fall between them ．For life, you must choose one chair．”
“I choose one．It took seven years of study and hard work before I made my first appearance on the stage．It took another seven years to reach the Metropolitan Opera．I think whether it’s laying (砌) bricks, writing a book ——No matter what we choose, we should devote ourselves to it．”
Pavarotti’s successful career shows that we should put all of our effort into the chosen post (岗位),then we’ll succeed surely．在（1）句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整，上下文通顺： ，
将（2）句译成英文：________________________________________
In Chinese, the word “experienced” in paragraph 2 means_________________
找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：After I studied and worked hard for 7 years, I appeared on the stage for the first time．
__________________________________________________________________写出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子：