When Webster was young，he was a teacher. But he quickly became tired of the books he used in class. They were all about the English people and places. Since he wanted books that would be interesting to the American children，he wrote three books with many American examples.
Webster worked hard to change the spelling of American English. He wanted words to be spelled in the same way they were pronounced，for example，he thought the word “laugh” should be spelled “laf”. And he tried many ways to ask people to help him do this.
One day he walked into a print shop and gave the boy there a piece of paper. “Young man，”he said，“when you print any book in the future，please don't spell the words like the English people do. For example，when you see these words：theatre，centre, colour，and labour，please always print them as theater，center，color and labor.” The boy studied it and answered，“I agree with you，but I must ask my boss first.”
With the money he made from his books，Webster could start his great work，which took him more than twenty years to finish the first American English dictionary. And today，Webster's dictionary is thought to be the most important American English dictionary in the whole world.
A．he was born in America
B．there were many mistakes in them
C．American children were not interested in them
A．meaning B．pronunciation C．use
A．Only one B．Two C．At least four
A．He was for it.
B．He was against it.
C．He had no idea about it.
Many textbooks are not written in the kind of English that we speak every day. In fact, sometimes the reading is so difficult that it almost seems like a foreign language. In a way, it is—the language of science. You should not expect to be able to read a difficult science passage the same way you read an interesting story; you should not expect to read it easily and all at once. Instead, you may have to read it several times through, catching on the meaning of difficult words, going back over difficult sentences, and finally putting the whole thing together. Do not be discourages if the whole passage don’t make sense to you at first. You need to pick it apart patiently until you can understand it.
These are the steps to follow when you are reading something difficult:
1. Start to read normally until you run into a sentence that doesn’t make sense to you.
2. When a sentence doesn’t make sense, go back and read it again more slowly.
3. Look for any word you don’t know in the sentence. Try to understand their meanings using word parts and context clues(上下文线索). If necessary, look them up in the dictionary.
4. Look at the next few sentences to see if they explain more about the sentence you are working on. Do not read very much farther ahead until you understand what is being said.
5. Finally, read the sentence again. Try to put it into simpler words.
6. Read through the passage once. Try to understand all the hard parts well. Then read the whole passage once more at a usual speed. This helps you to put all ides together.
The stops sound a lot harder than they are. It is really just the normal way good readers understand anything that is difficult to read. After you have done the best you can this way, you should always feel free to ask for help from your teacher, if you have one.The underlined phrase “run into” means ___________.
| A．work out | B．come across | C．look into | D．pass by |
From the passage, we can know _________.
| A．we should look up new words before reading |
| B．it is sometimes difficult to read a science passage |
| C．the six steps are helpful in learning spoken English |
| D．interesting stories help readers to improve their English |
The massage is mainly about _________.
| A．steps of studying science | B．difficulties in reading science |
| C．ways of reading science passages | D．researches on science and English |
The population of the Earth is growing faster. It is important that we look after the Earth. We need it! The Earth gives us a lot of things. We also give the Earth a lot, but some of the things are not good.
In nature, when something dies, other animals and plants get food from it. Every animal or plant gives food for other animals or plants. However, animals can’t get food from many of the things that we ‘give’ the Earth. Animals and plants can’t eat metal, plastic and glass. These things will stay in the ground for many, many years.
Some rubbish is very dangerous for plants and animals. In some places, many animals live together. One animal makes food for many more animals. If we put rubbish and chemicals in the water, the plankton(浮游生物) can die. If there isn’t any plankton, many animals have nothing to eat.
So what can we do? Don’t leave any rubbish in the countryside! Don’t make so much rubbish!The Earth gives us ___________.
| A．food | B．rubbish | C．chemicals | D．pollution |
When something dies in nature, _________.
| A．water and grass are polluted | B．plastic and wood become food |
| C．other animals and plants get food | D．metal and glass stay in the ground |
We must _______ to look after the Earth.
| A．put metal in the ground | B．use more wood |
| C．keep frogs in the water | D．make less rubbish |
Here are two letters to George and his replies.
Alice is worrying about ________.
A. her friends B. her marks C. her height D her weightBob should _______ according to George’s letter.
| A．take more exercise | B．talk to his friends |
| C．join a basketball team | D．learn some French. |
George advises Alice to talk to _____ for help.
| A．her mother | B．her teacher | C．Bob’s teacher | D．Bob’s friends |
| Time Day |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| 7:30~8:10 |
Chinese |
Math |
Chinese |
Physics |
English |
| 8:20~9:00 |
Politics |
Geography |
English |
Math |
Chinese |
| 9:10~9:50 |
Math |
P.E. |
English |
Politics |
Geography |
| 10:10~10:50 |
Biology |
English |
Art |
Chinese |
Chemistry |
| 11:05~11:45 |
Physics |
Chemistry |
History |
P.E. |
Self study |
| 11:45~1:30 |
Noon break |
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| 1:30~2:10 |
Class meeting |
Chinese |
Math |
English |
Math |
| 2:25~3:05 |
English |
Music |
Physics |
Art |
P.E. |
| 3:05~3:45 |
History |
Computer |
Computer |
Music |
Jenny has_________ each weekday.
| A．Chinese and physics | B．Math and art |
| C．English and Chinese | D．history and P.E. |
She finishes her morning lessons at_______.
| A．7:30a.m. | B．11:45 a.m. | C．1:30 p.m. | D．3:45p.m. |
She has noon break ______.
| A．from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | B．from 3:05p.m. to 3:45p.m. |
| C．from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00a.m. | D．from 11:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
She has_________ geography lessons in a week.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
She has_______ subjects in all.
| A．seven | B．nine | C．eleven | D．thirteen |
My favorite physicist (物理学家) is Qian Xuesen. He was born in Shanghai on December 11, 1911. He was a little fat and of medium height. And his eyes were wise. He liked music, art and science (科学).
He studied the important implementation (实施) plan for the Chinese rocket (火箭) and the missile (导弹). He worked very hard for our country. I liked him very much.
Qian Xuesen had famous words: I am very tiny (微小的). It is the Chinese people that are truly great!
Qian Xuesen died on October 31, 2009. I’m very sad to hear the news, and Chinese people are the same as me. He is our hero. We should learn from him and I think I won’t forget the great scientist for ever.Qian Xuesen died at the age of _______.
| A．68 | B．78 | C．88 | D．98 |
According to the passage, what’s Qian Xuesen’s hobby?
| A．He liked playing the piano. | B．He liked piano and science. |
| C．He like maths, art and science. | D．He liked music, art and science. |
Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
| A．Qian Xuesen was born in Beijing. |
| B．Qian Xuesen died on October 31, 2009. |
| C．Chinese people are sad about Qian Xuesen’s death (死). |
| D．Qian Xuesen was too fat. |
What did Qian Xuesan work as?
| A．A Scientist. | B．A teacher. | C．A farmer. | D．An artist (艺术家). |