My name is Bill. I’m an English boy. I’m in a high school. Sam is my good friend. He comes from Canada. He is thirteen. I’m thirteen, too. But we don’t look the same. Miss Zhang is my English teacher. But she is not Sam’ s teacher. We don’t know her age. But she looks young. She looks like Sam’s Chinese teacher, Miss Zhou. Please look at my photo. In the photo, Sam, Miss Zhang and I are next to a car.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。The two boys ____.
| A．are in the same class |
| B．look the same |
| C．have different looks(外貌) |
| D．are not students |
Miss Zhang is ____.
| A．Sam’s teacher | B．Sam’s mom |
| C．old | D．young |
Whose photo is this?
| A．Miss Zhang’s | B．Miss Zhou’s |
| C．Bill’s | D．Sam’s |
Ding-Dong！
“Jason, honey? Can you answer the door?”
“I am busy, mom！” Jason shouted back at his mother. He had spent three hours so far working to this point in the game. He couldn’t stop now.
Ding-Dong! Mom′s footsteps approached the front door.
“Jason, it’s your friend Todd.” Mom called from the doorway.
Todd, his best friend, stepped into the room. “ Jason！I need a partner for playing basketball. ”He sounded excited.
Jason snorted. “No way, Todd. I’m playing a game here.” Jason gave his friend a dirty look, and his character in the game almost got killed while he looked away, “ I almost died because of you！”
Todd looked at Jason’s mother. Jason’s mother looked back at him. They both looked at Jason. “Why don’t you play basketball with your friend?” Jason’s mother suggested.
“Tomorrow, maybe…” There were more levels to beat tomorrow, though. Maybe he’d play tomorrow. He’d have to see what mood he was in. He thought he heard footsteps walking away, but he was too busy beating the next level to care.
An hour later, Jason’s father came home. It was dinner time after his father washed up and sat down. Jason didn’t even hear his name being called to the table. He didn’t hear his father walk up behind him and ask him to turn the game off, either.
When the screen suddenly went black and his father’s angry face loomed in front of him, Jason finally heard. “No more game for a month.” Jason’s father shouted at him “You don’t play basketball, you don’t come to dinner, and you don’t do your chores. We’ll make sure everything else gets done before you play any more.”
Jason nodded（点头）slowly. He knew better than to argue with his father, and when he thought about it, he had been playing quite a bit. It was fun, but he was letting down(使失望) his friends, his family, and himself by playing too much.
He’d try harder in the future.What was Jason doing when his mother asked him to answer the door?
| A．Having dinner |
| B．Turning off the game |
| C．Playing computer games |
| D．Arguing with his father. |
What did Todd ask Jason to do?
| A．Help him cook dinner |
| B．Beat more levels for him. |
| C．Repair the computer for him |
| D．play basketball with him. |
Why did Jason finally stop playing the game?
| A．He won the game. |
| B．His mother got dinner ready. |
| C．His father turned off the computer. |
| D．He decided to play basketball outside. |
What did Jason learn in the end?
| A．He thought that his father was too strict with him. |
| B．He found that playing computer games was quite interesting. |
| C．He realized it was an unhealthy habit to play games without dinner. |
| D．He couldn’t spend all day playing games, because he had other duties(职责). |
Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
| A．Inside the game | B．Games or Supper. |
| C．Jason’s Angry Father | D．Use of the Computer. |
Dear Disney,
Last weekend, the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom—Disneyland. And one event made our visit seem truly magical.
We got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride. We were so excited that we all forgot ice-cream was not allowed on the ride.
Gloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff (员工) members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, “Promise?” Then shegave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride.
Sure enough, as we walked out the exit, there was Gloria’s new friend with “her” ice-cream. Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won’t last
twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knew what time we would get off the ride; she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out the exit. Gloria said, “Thank you,” but I’m sure she thought it was the same ice-cream.
We know that someone tried hard to make our visit special. Thanks so much for going above and beyond!
Your fan,
Carmen RiveraThe family’s visit to the Magic Kingdom was ________.
| A． helpful | B．awful |
| C．frightening | D．amazing |
Before the ride, Gloria cried because ________.
| A．she couldn’t find her parents in the line |
| B．she was too little to take the ride |
| C．she couldn’t take her ice-cream on the ride |
| D．she had to wait for twenty minutes |
Murphy was waiting for Gloria ________ after the ride.
| A．in the ice-cream shop | B．at the exit |
| C．in the front of the line | D．at the entrance |
In order to keep the promise, Murphy ________.
| A．took Gloria to the nearest shop |
| B．asked her new friend to help Gloria |
| C．helped Gloria get off the ride |
| D．bought a new ice-cream for Gloria |
Carmen Rivera wrote the letter to ________.
| A．order ice-creams | B．promise to visit again |
| C．express her thanks | D．give some suggestions |
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(2012黑龙江齐齐哈尔)阅读下面5段语言材料，从A～F中找出与它们相对应的标题。
No one knows when the first house was built and who was the first one to build the house．But the houses are changing all the time．
What will the house of the future look like？Could it have gardens on its walls，or a pool with fish for dinner？Architects(建筑学家)believe that they may come true one day．The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible in the future．
Many architects in the world would like to build a house like a leaf—the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day．The energy can be used to heat water，produce electricity，and even make fresh air for the room．The“root”(根)of the house is deep under the ground．It uses the soil to control the room’s temperature．
Like a lizard(蜥蜴)，changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house．When it’s in the brisht sun，the cover of the house will turn white to protect it from strong heat．During dark days，it turns dark and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy．
This design is perhaps for the future of food．It has a garden on the outside wall of the house．People can plant tomatoes，carrots and green tea on them．So every morning，you just need to walk outside and collect your meals．
Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green．Sometimes，the old ways of building houses can also help cut down energy use．For example，a chimney(烟囱)can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier for hot air to run out of the chimney．
| A．Learning from the past B．Meals at home C．The lizard house D．Houses in the future E．The tree house F．The history of the houses |
C
The Chinese first made paper about 2，000 years ago．China still has pieces of paper which were made as long ago as that．But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees．It was made from the hair-like parts of certain plants．
Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100．Scandinavia(斯堪的纳维亚)，which now makes a great deal of the world’s paper，did not begin to make it antil 1500．It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make the best paper from trees．After that，the forest countries of Sweden，Norway，Finland，and the United States became the largest paper producers．Today in Finland，which makes the best paper in the world，the paper industry is the biggest in the land．New paper-making machines are very big，and they make paper very fast．The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 300 meters long and 6 meters wide in one minute．
When we think of paper，we think of newspapem，books，letters，envelopes and writing paper．But there are many other uses．Only half of the paper that is made is used for books and newspapers，etc．Which of the following is the first to make paper？
| A．China． |
| B．Scandinavia． |
| C．Germany． |
| D．Finland． |
Schaeffer found out that________．
| A．the best paper was in the forest |
| B．a German made the best paper |
| C．wood could be made into the best paper |
| D．the oldest paper was made 1500 years ago |
What does the underlined word“industry”mean in Chinese？
| A．国防 |
| B．教育 |
| C．农业 |
| D．工业 |
According to the passage，paper is not used for________．
| A．newspapers |
| B．envelopes |
| C．writing paper |
| D．food and drinks |
The second paragraph mainly talks about paper-making________．
| A．in the United States |
| B．in Scandinavia |
| C．in Europe |
| D．in all forest countries |
B
Perhaps the most famous clothing brand name(服装品牌名称)in the world is Levi’s．Levi Strauss & Co．is the producer of blue denim jeans．Here’s how it happened．
In the mid 1800s many people went to California to look for gold．A young German named Levi Strauss traveled to San Francisco to help his brother on business．He sold canvas(帆布)to the workers for tents．But the workers said they needed pants more，because their pants were easy to wear out．Instead of selling his canvas for tent-making，he turned it into pants．These kinds of pants were very popular with workers．He was very happy and named the kind of pants“denims”．And in 1853 he founded Levi Strauss ＆ Co．
Twenty years later the company began using a design with pockets．During the working，Strauss developed the process for putting metal rivets(铆钉)in the eans for strength．
On May 20，1873，they received the U．S．Patent No.139，121 for the process and that date is now considered the official birthday of“blue jeans”．
Today the company still has its factories in San Francisco，California．Over 11，000 people work in them and bring in over $4 billion a year．Levi Strauss went to San Francisco________．
| A．to look for gold |
| B．to sell canvas |
| C．to visit his brother |
| D．to help his brother on business |
The workers often complained________．
| A．the canvas was not good |
| B．the work was too hard |
| C．they couldn’t get enough food |
| D．their pants were not strong enough |
The underlined word“developed”may mean“________”in Chinese．
| A．研制 |
| B．想象 |
| C．了解 |
| D．确定 |
The blue denim jeans have about________years of history．
| A．100 |
| B．130 |
| C．140 |
| D．200 |
The passage mainly tells us________．
| A．who invented jeans |
| B．how jeans were invented |
| C．when jeans were invented |
| D．why jeans are so popular |