The engineer Camillo Oliver was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. At his factory in Ivrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter(打字机). Today the company's head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.
By 1930 the company had 700 workers and it turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to offices and homes in Italy, but more typewriters were sold to other countries.
Camillo's son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. The production(生产) line was improved a lot and some top engineers in technology and design fields worked for him. The company developed new and better typewriters. More and more people became interested in their products. In 1959 it produced the ELEA computer system. This was the first mainframe(主机) computer designed and made in Italy.
After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial(财政) problems. Other companies, especially the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.
In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marketing and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce better office equipment(设备). Soon it became one of the world's leading companies in information technology and communications. There are now five companies in the Olivetti group---one for personal computers, one for other office equipment, one for systems and services, and two for telecommunications.What fact does the passage provide?
| A．By 1930 Olivetti produced over 1,000 typewriters each month. |
| B．Olivetti made more money in the 1960s than in the 1950s. |
| C．Some of Olivetti's 700 workers often visited users in Italy. |
| D．Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning. |
From the text we know that Olivetti
| A．produced the best typewriter in the world. |
| B．designed the world's first mainframe computer. |
| C．sold more typewriters abroad than other companies. |
| D．has five companies with its head office in Ivrea. |
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
| A．Camilla Olivetti’s Career |
| B．The Success of Olivetti |
| C．The History of Olivetti |
| D．The Production of Olivetti |
Michelle , a famous lady , has found that over 25% students are too fat in her country . It’s a very serious problem . So she stats a health program to deal with it . The health program is to reduce（减少）the amount of fat students today and in the future .
The program will get families , schools , news papers , magazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students obesity so that students will be at a healthier weight . The program includes : Food stores should sell healthier foods . Schools should serve healthier meals with less fat and should also offer gym classes .
The lady is trying to fight the students’ obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and higher cost . She wants the students to eat right, exercise more and control their weight . She also wants the students to understand it is important to have less sweet food , and drink water , milk and fresh juices , but not to choose cokes .
The health program is really helpful to the students today and in the future . As she says , we can’t always build the future for our youth , but we can built youth for the future .In Michelle’s country over of the students are too fat .
| A．75% | B．a quarter | C．a half | D．25% |
The word “obesity” in the second paragraph means “” in Chinese .
| A．厌食症 | B．抑郁症 | C．肥胖症 | D．强迫症 |
What does the lady want the shops to do ?
| A．To offer gym classes . |
| B．To plant a vegetable garden . |
| C．To serve meals with less fat . |
| D．To sell healthier foods . |
What is the main idea of the passage ?
| A．The lady introduces health drinks . |
| B．The lady cares about food cost . |
| C．The lady fights obesity in students . |
| D．The lady feels worried about the height . |
Saturday Kids’ Club
Kids’ Club starts at 10:30 am, with creative activities , followed by the film at 11:00 am . For 3-13 year olds . There will be no Kids’ Club on 5 and 12 July .
| Saturday 21 June MEET THE ROBINSONS 102 mins Saturday 28 June TREASURE PLANET 95 mins |
Saturday 19 July TWO BROTHERS 104 mins Saturday 26 July MR BEAN’S HOLIDAY 89 mins |
NOTE TO PARENTS : Parents may leave children over 8 alone in the cinema , but should know that cinema is not providing any offical child care .The above is .
| A．a poster from a club | B．an advertisement for films |
| C．a note to parents | D．an introduction of a cinema |
Which of the following is allowed to the cinema alone in the club ?
| A．A 2 – year – old baby | B．A 19 – year – old student |
| C．A 30 – year – old parent | D．A 10 – year – old pupil |
The longest film of the four is .
| A．MEET THE ROBINSONS | B．TWO BROTHERS |
| C．TREASURE PLANET | D．MR BEAN’S HOLIDAY |
Mary is an American girl. She is now in Beijing with her parent. Mary doesn’t know much Chinese, but she is studying it . She often speaks Chinese with her Chinese friends. Sometimes they can’t understand her, because she can’t speak Chinese very well.
It’s Saturday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street. She wants to go to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn’t know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy the way. The boy can’t understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws an elephant on it, and shows the picture to the boy. The boy understands, and shows her the way to the zoo.Mary is _____________.
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．Japanese | D．American |
Mary doesn’t know how to get to ______.
| A．the zoo | B．the park | C．her home | D．her school |
At last the boy ____________.
| A．can understand Mary’s Chinese |
| B．takes her to the zoo |
| C．shows the way to her |
| D．draws a picture for Mary |
Hi, boys and girls! Welcome to our museum. It’s free. You don’t have to pay any money. But we have some rules for you. Please remember them and do as I say. Firstly, don’t have food or drink here. You may make our museum dirty. Secondly, you can take photos here, but don’t touch （触摸） the things here. Thirdly, keep quiet in the museum. Don’t talk loudly. Fourthly, the museum is not open after five o’clock in the afternoon. Please leave (离开） before five. Have a good time here! Thank you.There are some rules for a.
| A．store | B．park | C．school | D．museum |
What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “free” in the article?
| A．免费的 | B．迅速的 | C．高兴的 | D．自由的 |
Students can in the museum.
| A．have food and drink | B．take photos |
| C．touch the things | D．talk loudly |
Students can stay in the museum .
| A．all day | B．before 5:00 a.m. |
| C．before 5:00 p.m. | D．after 5:00 p.m. |
We can learn from the article(文章) that.
| A．students don’t want to pay any money |
| B．the museum has five rules for the students |
| C．the speaker who tells the students the rules is a teacher |
| D．the speaker hopes the students have a good time |
Different people have different colors of skin（皮肤）. Some have black skin. Some have yellow skin, and some have white skin. There’s a woman in America. Her skin is orange. It’s the color of orange juice.
Why does she become （变得）orange ? She eats too many tomatoes , carrots and squashes （南瓜）. She eats many orange things. That’s why she becomes orange.
The woman doesn’t want to be orange. She goes to the doctor （医生）. The doctor says, “Don’t eat any orange things again! Eat some green things. ” The woman does so（这样做了），and she isn’t orange now. The woman has________.
| A．an orange coat | B．orange skin | C．an orange dress | D．yellow skin |
The woman’s skin is orange because_________.
| A．she drinks too much orange | B．she likes to eat orange |
| C．she likes this color | D．she eats too many orange things |
The woman goes to see a doctor because________.
| A．she likes the orange skin very much |
| B．she doesn’t want to eat any green things |
| C．she wants her skin to be green |
| D．she doesn’t like her orange skin |
What are tomatoes, carrots and squashes? Can you guess? _________.
| A．They are something to eat | B．They are something to drink |
| C．They are meat | D．They are Americans |
The doctor asks the woman to ________.
| A．eat many orange things | B．eat some green food |
| C．drink much orange juice | D．eat orange everyday |