Tian Yi Pavilion (天一阁) is in the center of the city. Xu Zheng wants to write a report about the history of Ningbo. He needs to go to Tian Yi Pavilion to look for some information (信息). There is a bus station near his home.
Wang Hao Lives in Shanghai. He likes travelling (旅游). So he is going to Beijing. He’d like to get there quickly. He is sure he will have fun in Beijing.
This month Yuan Fang will visit her grandparents in her hometown (家乡). It’s about 1,000 kilometers away. Yuan Fang wants to get there in 10 hours. And she can enjoy the sights (风景) along the way.
Guo Jing likes taking photos. She likes the photos of rivers and mountains best. She is very happy that her parents will take her to the Three Gorges (三峡). She wishes she can take many photos when they’re travelling on the water.
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| Speed: 600km/h Features (特点): very fast but expensive |
Speed: 30km/h Features: cheap and convenient (方便) |
Speed: 80-100km/h Features: fast and comfortable (舒适的) |
Speed: 40km/h Features: slow but cheap |
What is the advantage (优势) of taking a bus in a city?
| A．It is very fast. |
| B．It is very slow and expensive. |
| C．It is fast and comfortable. |
| D．It is cheap and convenient. |
Have you ever asked your relatives or friends if there is Wi-Fi in their houses? Have you ever searched for Wi-Fi when you are at restaurants or hotels? The answers will probably be "Yes". Most of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can't live without it. But we can only use free Wi-Fi in some public places. We still have to spend some money accessing (连接) the Internet at most time. Here comes a piece of good news.
A rich, powerful organization in the USA called the Development Media Investment Fund (MDIF) has decided to change the age of online computing (计算) completely by giving free Wi-Fi to every person on Earth. They will send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit (轨道) in 2015.
This is because they have made a survey and found that only 60% of the world's population have been able to get information on the Internet. And this is also because many countries are unable to offer people the necessary infrastructure (基础设施) to access the web.
We can expect to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future.
任务一、阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格。（每空1分）
| Present situation |
●Many of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can't live without it. ●Accessing the Internet __ |
| What the organization will do |
●MDIF has made a decision to send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit in 2015 so that there will be free Wi-Fi almost __ |
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●Only __●Many countries can't |
| What we can expect |
● We will use free Wi-Fi everywhere __ |
On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked. She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids, and then retire and travel.” I knew she was joking. I was curious (好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom (智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change...”
| A．terrible | B．impolite |
| C．serious | D．humorous |
| A．meet a rich husband | B．make new friends |
| C．get a better job | D．get a university education |
| A．always came to class on time |
| B．made friends easily at university |
| C．enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience |
| D．knew the difference between growing older and growing up |
| A．growing older | B．growing up |
| C．staying young | D．being happy |
| A．“Easier said than done.” |
| B．“Well begun is half done.” |
| C．“It is never too late to learn.” |
| D．“Reading makes a full man.” |
If the Smiths want to have dinner together this week, they can go to _______.
| A．Anchor on Tuesday |
| B．Robert’s Restaurant at 10:30 pm |
| C．Anchor on Saturday |
| D．Robert’s Restaurant on Saturday |
You can go to Robert’s Restaurant when you are in _______.
| A．Australia | B．Britain |
| C．France | D．America |
Which of the following information can NOT be found in the two pictures?
| A．What day is Anchor closed? |
| B．Anchor’s phone number. |
| C．Robert’s Restaurant’s opening time. |
| D．Robert’s Restaurant closing time. |
Anchor is known for _______.
| A．its homemade meals | B．its service for parties |
| C．the Gardiner’s Corner | D．fishermen |
What are these two pictures?
| A．Tickets. | B．Menus. |
| C．Advertisements (广告). | D．Instructions. |
The police find most criminals (罪犯) because somebody tells them who the criminals are. They find other criminals by using science and their computers. When there is a bank robbery (抢劫), the police first look through their computers for the names of the bank robbers that they know about. Then they go and talk to any of these robbers who are not in prison (监狱). They ask them where they were when the robbery happened. If any of these people cannot give a good answer, the police will often use science to find out if one of them is the robber.
Many criminals leave something of themselves at the places of the crimes like a fingerprint or a hair. Or they take something away on their shoes or clothes, like dirt or animal hair. If they leave behind some of their blood or their hair or a piece of skin, it will have their DNA inside it.
Everyone’s DNA is different and their fingerprints are also different. So, if a criminal cuts himself during a robbery or leaves his hair, or even a small piece of skin, scientists can find out what his DNA is. The police can then ask the person they think is the robber to give them his hair or some blood and see if it has the same DNA. Many criminals are in prison today because of this kind of evidences (证据).
April 20th is Mary’s fourteenth birthday. It is Saturday. She invites Kate, Helen, Jane, and Tom to her birthday party. Each of them brings a birthday present for her and says,” Happy birthday, Mary” Mary’s mother makes a big cake. It has fourteen candles on it. All says “How wonderful!” They have a lot of ice-cream, too.
After finishing the ice-cream and cake, Kate plays the piano. How well she plays! Then they sing and play games. Mary is very happy. Everybody looks happy.How many days in April?
| A．thirty | B．twenty-nine |
| C．thirty-one | D．fourteen |
How many friends does Mary invite to her party?
| A．Three | B．Four |
| C．Five | D．Six |
Who plays the piano?
| A．Mary | B．Helen | C．Jane | D．Kate |
What is on the cake?
| A．Fourteen candles | B．Ice-cream |
| C．Roses | D．Birthday card |
What does Mary’s mother make?
| A．Ice cream | B．A big cake |
| C． A small cake | D．A big card. |