“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. When the baby was in her arms, she couldn’t believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears.
Time proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect though he had no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day, he said to his mother, tears in his eyes, “A big boy called me a freak(畸形物).”
The boy’s father asked the family doctor, “Could nothing be done?”
“I believe I could graft(移植)on a pair of outer ears if they could be gotten,” the doctor said. They tried to find a person who would be helpful to the boy.
One day, his father said to the son, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have found someone who will donate the ears you need. But we must keep it a secret who the person is.”
The operation was a great success, and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He married and lived a happy life.
He would ask his father, “Who gave me the ears? I could do enough for him or her.”
“I can’t tell you,” said the father. “The agreement says that you are not allowed to know…not yet.”
It was kept a secret for years, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s body. Slowly, the father raised the thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears.
“Mother said she was glad she never had her hair cut,” his father said in a low voice, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they?”The mother was surprised at the first sight of her baby because the baby __________.
| A．had no outer ears | B．was born without hair |
| C．was in her arms | D．could not hear her |
The sentence “…, and a new person appeared” means _____________.
| A．a new baby was born in the hospital |
| B．a stranger came into the hospital |
| C．a new doctor took care of the baby |
| D．the boy came to live a new life |
Why did the boy’s mother never have her hair cut?
| A．Because she liked her thick, brown hair. |
| B．Because her work didn’t allow her to do that. |
| C．Because her hair was good for her health. |
| D．Because she wanted to keep the fact a secret. |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The boy couldn’t hear without ears at first. |
| B．The boy didn’t know the truth until his mother died. |
| C．His parents often encouraged him to work hard. |
| D．His classmates were always making fun of him. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．A Clever Boy | B．Kind Parents |
| C．Great Love | D．An Ear Operation |
Every school has a notice board. Let’s see what is on the notice board of an America school.
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| A．hand in a note | B．call at 524-9752 |
| C．check in at the office | D．telephone the school |
From ______, students can get information on the parents meeting.
| A．School Policy | B．Report Card |
| C．After-school Program | D．Class Announcement |
Suppose Tony doesn’t do well at school but makes progress, he will get ______ on the Report Card.
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important thing in your life?” Maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet”. The first computer was made in 1946. It was big but worked slowly. What can computers do? A writer once said, “People can’t live without computer today.”
The Internet is about twenty-five years later than computers. We can use it to read books, send e-mails, do some shopping, play games and make friends.
Young men, especially the high school students like the Internet very much. In the Internet bars, they make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages and even sex(性别).
Some of them play games in the Internet bars all day and night. Many of them can’t catch up with others in many subjects because of that.
Now the government has done many things. Some gangster bars(黑网吧) have been banned(取缔). The teachers and parents are still worried about these children.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that computers and the Internet could not do all the things.
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One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?
In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, while Americans would call it the second floor.
The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.
The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.
The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use “football”, “eraser” and “mail” while Americans prefer to use “soccer”, “rubber” and “post”.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Simon went to London to __________.
| A．visit his friend | B．spend his holiday | C．study English | D．have a meeting |
Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?
A B CDAccording to the passage, the British usually spend their time _______ on the train.
| A．playing cards | B．talking | C．doing some reading | D．singing and dancing |
What does the underlined word “term” mean in Chinese in the passage?
| A．成果 | B．学期 | C．会议 | D．用语 |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Differences in British and American culture | B．Simon’s funny story |
| C．Information abroad | D．Hiding the feeling |
Large population has caused many problems. For example, the traffic is very heavy in some big cities.
During the last ten years, big cities like Beijing and Harbin were full of cars and buses. Now the streets are completely crowded and it’s very difficult to drive a car along them. Drivers must stop at hundreds of traffic lights. What are our cities going to be like in the future? How can we solve the problem?
There are some good ideas to reduce the use of private(私人的) cars. In 1971, the officer in Rome began an interesting experiment: Passengers on the city buses didn’t pay for their tickets.
In Stockholm there was another experiment: People paid very little for a season ticket to travel on any bus, trolley bus(电车) and train all over the city.
In many cities now some streets are closed to vehicles(机动车) and pedestrians are safe there.
In London there is another experiment: Part of the streets is for buses only. So the buses can travel fast. There are no cars or taxis in front of them.
根据短文内容, 选择最佳答案。The passage is about .
| A．big cities | B．streets | C．cars | D．traffic |
The city of once experimented on a completely free bus service.
| A．London | B．Paris | C．Rome | D．Stockholm |
The city of experimented on a very cheap bus service.
| A．Paris | B．Stockholm | C．London | D．None of the above |
The underlined word “pedestrians” means_________ in Chinese.
| A．行人 | B．司机 | C．旅客 | D．向导 |
In many cities, pedestrians are much safer because .
| A．no traffic is allowed in some streets | B．traffic is computer-controlled |
| C．cars move very slowly | D．only one-way streets are open to traffic |
| Spaceship |
Time |
Astronaut |
Event |
| Shenzhou V |
2003.10.15 —10.16 |
Yang Liwei |
China became the third country to succeed in sending up the manned spaceship into space. |
| Shenzhou VI |
2005.10.12 —10.17 |
 Fei Junlong Nie Haisheng |
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| Shenzhou VII |
2008.9.25 —9.28 |
Zhai Zhigang Liu Boming Jing Haipeng |
Three Chinese astronauts were sent into the space together. Zhai Zhigang went out of the spaceship and walked in space for the first time. |
| Shenzhou VIII |
2011.11.1 —11.17 |
No astronaut |
Shenzhou VIII connected itself to Tiangong I successfully. |
| Shenzhou IX |
2012.6.16 —6.29 |
Jing Haipeng Liu Wang Liu Yang |
Astronauts connected Shenzhou IX to Tiangong I successfully by controlling them by hand. Liu Yang became the first woman astronaut who came into the space in China. |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。______ country (countries) had sent their astronauts into space before China.
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
______ was sent into the space twice among these astronauts.
| A．Yang Liwei | B．Fei Junlong | C．Nie Haisheng | D．Jing Haipeng |
______ walked in the space for the first time in China.
| A．Yang Li Wei | B．Zhai Zhigang | C．Liu Boming | D．Liu Yang |
_______ has the same number of astronauts as Shenzhou IX.
| A．Shenzhou V | B．Shenzhou VI | C．Shenzhou VII | D．Shenzhou VIII |
Liu Yang ________ in China.
| A．became the first woman astronaut who came into the space |
| B．is the first astronaut who came into the space |
| C．walked in the space for the first time |
| D．connected Shenzhou VIII to Tiangong I successfully |