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Don’t play Rubik’s Cube (魔方) with your hands any more. Use your feet. Earlier this month at the UK Rubik’s Cube Championships, people competed for the fastest time to solve a Rubik’s Cube using only their feet. The fastest winning time was just 1 minute and 3 seconds.
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This poor donkey was trapped in drain in Switzerland. Luckily a man saw the animal while walking his dog. He called the firemen to save the donkey. It took the firemen more than an hour to pull the donkey free.
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What do you want to be in the future? The question may receive different answers in different places. In Taiwan, a recent survey shows that most middle school students prefer to be bakers or hairdressers. The result is different from the traditional favorites of doctors, lawyers and accountants. Today’s Taiwan teenagers’ choices seem less demanding(高要求的).
| A．the United Kingdom | B．Switzerland |
| C．Taiwan | D．the United States |
| A．call the police |
| B．stay there and ask for help |
| C．call the firemen |
| D．help at once |
| A．a doctor | B．a lawyer |
| C．an accountant | D．a hairdresser |
| Zhang Lili，a young teacher from Heilongjiang，has been given the honor “the most beautiful teacher”. She risked her life to save 2 students from a highspeed bus in May，2012. She was badly injured in the accident. Her good deed(事迹)and brave acts have won great admiration from across the country. Many people have sent best wishes to her and donated(捐献) a lot of money for her treatment. |
| Zhu Zhiwen was born in Shangdong in 1969. A year ago，he was an unknown farmer. But now he is very famous because of his great voice. He won the first prize in the program of “I'm a Big Star”. That day，he wore an old green overcoat，so people called him “Overcoat Brother”. |
| He studied singing by listening to the radio. And he keeps practicing singing every morning for nearly 30 years. |
| Lin Shuhao，one of the most popular basketball players in NBA，is a Chinese American. He was born in 1988，in California，USA. Lin Shuhao is known to people because of his high skill. Since February 4，2011，he has led his team to win many games. Now he is so popular on the Internet that the videos about him are being crazy spread. |
根据表中信息选择最佳答案。Zhang Lili has been given the honor “the most beautiful teacher” because __________.
A．she was badly injured
B．she risked her life to save two students
C．she has a lot of moneyWhat’s the meaning of the word “admiration” in the passage?
A．敬佩 B．同情 C．感激Where is Zhu Zhiwen from?
A．Heilongjiang. B．California. C．Shangdong. Lin Shuhao is ______________.
A．an America teacher
B．a farmer singer
C．a basketball player From the passage we can know ______________.
A．people have donated a lot of money for Zhang Lili’s treatment
B．Zhu Zhiwen studied singing by professional training
C．Lin Shuhao was born in China
Nowadays, more and more people like to shop on the Internet. How can you protect yourself from different types of Internet tricks? Following these tips can make you online shopping safer：
(1) Never click on an unsolicited(主动提供的) e-mail. If you are interested in the things well-known company that sells the same thing, don’t click on any links in the e-mail itself.
(2) Don’t answer any e-mail that asks you for personal financial(财政的) information. Most of the legitimate(合法的)companies will not ask your information through e-mail. And don’t believe what the e-mail says easily. Sometimes some e-mail will ask you to make a telephone call to get more information about the things you want. Don’t forget to check the phone number on your phonebook to make sure it is the number of a legitimate company before you make the call.
(3) When you are searching for information on the Internet, make sure that there is a key symbol at the bottom of your browser(浏览器)and the “http” in the website address. These mean that the website is safe.
(4) Don’t sent your money to an unknown website before you receive the things they send to you and make sure they work well.
Shopping on the Internet is convenient and fun. It is also safe if you are careful enough. If you want to protect yourself from Internet tricks, what can you do?
A. Click on the links in the e-mail itself.
B. Make sure the website is safe.
C. Make a phone call according to the information in the e-mail.When searching for information, make sure there is _________at the bottom of your browser and ________in the website address.
A. a key picture, the “http
B. a key symbol, the phone number
C. a key symbol, the “http”The best title for the passage may be_____________.
A. Tips on Sending E-mail
B. Tips on Making a telephone
C. Call Tips on online Shopping From Tips 2 we can learn that_________________.
①we should refuse to answer an e-mail about personal financial information
②we should click on an unsolicited e-mail
③we should remember to check the phone number before we call the company
④most of legitimate companies will ask for your information through e-mail
A. ②③ B. ①③ C. ②④ Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A You can click on any link of e-mails.
B. Don’t believe what the e-mail says easily.
C. Not all the websites are safe.
The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.
We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.
Global positioning system(GPS)——It’s a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It’s made up of three parts：satellites, control equipments on land and receivers.
Space Technology——Russian and American scientists have worked together for the international Space Station(ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless advantage. It’s even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new housed in space.
Underwater Robot——Hercules is kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.
The world is changing so quickly that it’s hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It’s important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。_________can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.
A. Satellites
B. Underwater Robots
C. Global Positioning SystemAccording to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?
A. It has carried people to other planets.
B. It will provide a long-lasting lab or us.
C. Russian and American are working for it.Hercules is used to________________.
A. save lives in the sea
B. repair the broken ships
C. look for the ancient ships in the sea From the passage, we know that________________.
A. the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions
B. it’s very important for us to learn about new technology
C. technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humansWhat is the purpose of the passage?
A. To help us study some new technology.
B. To tell us technology is changing the world.
C. To help solve the problems that technology causes.
In a famous story, a young boy called Ali Baba says “Open Sesame” and a door to treasures is opened before him. Ma Yun drew inspiration from this and founded Alibaba.com.
Over 14 years, Alibaba.com has become China’s largest e-commerce (电子商务) website. E-commerce is the aof buying and selling goods and services and doing other business activities using a computer and the Internet. However, the founder chose to leave and to discover new areas of business. On May 28, Ma became chairman of Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.The company will set up China Smart Logistics (物流) Network. Its goal is to deliver packages (运送包裹) to people anywhere in the country w
24 hours.
The 48-year-old businessman, who is short and thin and often wears oversized suits, always had he courage to dream big and try new things.
Ma got the idea or starting a business career in 1995. He was then working for a US trading company as a translator, when he was introduced to the Internet. He sthe word "beer" and saw that no data came up about Chinese products(产品).
Ma had an idea: why not build a large Internet market to connect(连接)consumers and companies from all over the world and do business o?
That is how Alibaba began. His company grew quickly. But that doesn't mean ewent well. Alibaba had a difficult time in 2000, when many Internet companies failed. Ma was successful because he m
to attract investment(投资)in his company.
But there is a deeper rfor Ma's success: his attitude. "You deserve (值得) to live your dream," said. "Everyone thought I was daydreaming when I started. But the most important thing is that we believed in our dream from day one, to today and tomorrow Of course we made many mistakes, but we never gave up hope."
Meng Meihui,14,from Dongying, Shandong, loved reading certain pieces of work. But she paid particular attention to her classmate’s every composition, just to find her faults.
“Everyone said she was better at writing than me. I didn’t believe it. I wanted to beat her,”Meng said. Meng was caught by the green-eyed monster-jealousy(嫉妒)
Jealousy is _____among students. Most people may feel a little bit unhappy when others are better than them. It’s natural. However, if students don’t change theirs mindset(思维方式)and deal with it well, jealousy can bring out many problems.
Su Lulu, 14, from Xiamen, Fujian， said those who are too jealous of others might lose _____easily.“Few people like those who always try to find faults in others,” Su said. “A popular student should be open-minded.”
Besides affecting students’ interpersonal(人际间的)relationships, jealousy may also limit students’ development.
Meng said that during that time, she paid too much attention to her competitor(竞争者)and_______to improve herself. “It was tiring and useless,” she said.
Luckily, Meng_____ realized the problem. She stopped her silly behavior and focused on her own progress.
Wang Xiao, a psychology(心理学)teacher at Huangshi Foreign Language School, Hubei, agreed with Meng’s practice. Wang said the best way to deal with jealousy is to turn it into motivation(动力)
“___those who are better than you and focus on yourself, ” Wang said. “It’s more important to improve yourself than to be better than others.”
Wang also suggested that students be confident about themselves. “Everyone has their advantages and disadvantages. Don’t _______your disadvantages with others’ advantages,” he said.
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