Spring Festival(春节) comes on February 19th this year! Boys and girls like it very much because(因为) they don’t go to school from February 1st to February 28th. And they can have new clothes and much money. They can also eat lots of food. But in Liangshan, Sichuan, some boys and girls are not happy. They don’t have warm(暖和的) clothes or food. They can’t go to school. They need help. Do you want to help them? Call us at 87865866.
Spring Festival is on ________.
| A．February 1st | B．February 19th |
| C．January 26th | D．January 9th |
Most(大多数的) boys and girls can have________during Spring Festival(春节期间).
| A．new clothes | B．computer |
| C．a soccer ball | D．a telephone |
In Sichuan, some boys and girls don’t have ________.
| A．parents | B．food |
| C．warm clothes | D．B and C |
Do you use Facebook，MySpace or Twitter？If so，then you are part of a social network．Social networking sites allow us to see our social connections．
When you create a profile （a description of somebody that gives useful information） on a social networking site，you open up a number of possible social connections．You can look up old friends，make new friends，and share music，photos and videos with them．You can also join groups according to your interests or hobbies，favorite TV shows or music．
Setting up a social networking account （帐号） is simple．You just create and post a personal profile．For this you need a login name，password，and an e﹣mail account．Then you add some personal information such as name，age，sex，location，interests，etc．You can also add a photo of yourself．You can control who sees your profile．The next step is to look for new ones，and add them to your network．Then you can search your friends' connections for anyone else you'd like to add to your network．
Different social networking sites allow people to communicate in different ways．There are sites that allow you to enlarge your personal community such as Facebook．Then there are ones that include media （媒体） sharing，such as YouTube，where members upload and look at other people's pictures and videos．There are also ones that specialize in sharing music，such as Last FM，and finally，ones that allow bloggers to form online communities，such as Live Journal．
The latest trend （趋势） in social networking is to create your own independent social network．Companies do this to make their products sell well and people do it to create their own communities．
（1）What's the writer's purpose in writing Paragraph1？
A．To raise a question．
B．To lead in the topic．
C．To introduce some sites．
D．To advertise a social network．
（2）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 2？
A．Make new friends．
B．Share videos with others．
C．Open a net shop．
D．Join groups you like．
（3）What does the third paragraph mainly tell us？
A．It's easy to build a social networking account．
B．It's easy to search your friends' connections．
C．It's possible to add a photo of yourself．
D．It's simple to control a social network．
（4）Last FM is a networking site where ．
A．you can upload videos
B．bloggers can form online communities
C．you have the largest personal community
D．sharing music is specialized
（5）What's the best title of the passage？
A．Social Networks
B．Personal Profiles
C．Networking Trends
D．Networking Accounts．
In 1959，when Jean Harper was in the third grade，her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up．She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot．Her paper came back with an"F"on it．The teacher told her it was a"fairy tale"．Jean was completely disappointed．As the years went by，Jean was beaten down by the discouragement．"Girls can't become airline pilots； never have，never will．You're crazy．"Finally Jean gave up．
In her senior year of high school，her English teacher was Mrs．Dorothy Slaton，a strict teacher with high standards．One day Mrs．Slaton asked this question，"What will you do in the future？"Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm （热情），and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away．
The next thing that Mrs．Slaton said changed the course of Jean's life．"I have a little secret for you．You do have unlimited （无限的） abilities and talents．When you leave school，if you don't go for your dream，no one will do it for you．You can have what you want if you try!"
The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared suddenly．Jean felt thrilled and told her teacher about her dream of becoming a pilot．Mrs．Slaton slapped （敲） the desk top，"Then do it!"she said．
So Jean did．It didn't happen overnight．In her l0 years of hard work，even facing all kinds of difficulties，she never gave up her dream．
Eventually，Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain （机长） of the United Airline Company．
（1）Jean's third﹣grade teacher thought her dream to be ．
A．great
B．impossible
C．challenging
D．reasonable
（2）Mrs．Slaton may think that ．
A．Jean is not a nice girl
B．only some of her students have great abilities
C．a belief helps to realize one's dream
D．her students are good enough to enter the best schools
（3）According to the passage，we can infer that ．
A．Jean's dream was always in her deep heart
B．Jean didn't go for her dream
C．most people around Jean were for her dream
D．Jean achieved her dream overnight
（4）What does the underlined word thrilled in Paragraph 4mean？
A．excited
B．surprised
C．disappointed
D．relaxed
（5）What's the best title of the passage？
A．Face Difficulties
B．Dream the Future
C．Voice Your Dream
D．Go for It．
A
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We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives!Only 4days left．Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!
Role：
You will provide people with learning disabilities with all kinds of help in their daily life．You will help them to develop new skills．You will help them to protect their rights and their safety．Most important of all，you should let them know they are valued．
Skills and Experience Required：
You will have the right values and great listening skills．You will be honest and patient．You should have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in excellent written and spoken English，since you'll help those people with different learning disabilities．Previous （先前的） related experience will be a great advantage for you．
46．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2mean？
A．You'll make others' life more meaningful with this job．
B．You'll arrive home from work just in time．
C．You'll make much money from this job．
D．You'll succeed in getting this job．
47．The volunteers'key role is to help people with learning disabilities ．
A．get some support B．protect themselves
C．learn some living skills
D．know their own value
48．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A．The volunteers needn't work all day long．
B．Free meals are provided for the volunteers．
C．The volunteers should be over sixteen．
D．Only four days are left for those who want to get the job．
49．Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer？
A．The one who can drive a car．
B．The one who has done similar work before．
C．The one who can speak English very well．
D．The one who has patience to listen to others．
50．The passage is meant to ．
A．offer a notice B．give a report
C．carry an advertisement D．send an invitation．
A science fiction flying car looks like a normal car，but it is an aircraft （飞行器） that anybody can fly directly from any place to another without using roads or runways．Science fiction writers have written about flying cars for a long time．But now flying cars will soon fly out of the world of science fiction into our real world．And the dream of the science fiction writers will soon come true．
The first﹣known sky car is the FSC﹣1．The FSC﹣1looks like an expensive sports car．You can drive the FSC﹣1on the road like a normal car．If you touch a button，its wings and propeller （螺旋桨） fold out and then it can take off，fly and land as an airplane．The owners of the FSC﹣1can choose if they want to drive or fly．
Another flying car or sky car is the Moller Skycar M400．Although you can't drive it on the roads，it is small and easy to fly and can take off and land like a helicopter （直升飞机）．Urban Aeronautics'X﹣Hawk is another type of sky car．It is expected to be available for about ＄3million．
Just like any new technology，flying cars have taken a long time to be developed．But some experts think the technology is far from what people imagine when they are sitting in traffic．It still needs to be improved．
26． kinds of flying cars are mentioned in the passage．
A．Two
B．Three
C．Four
D．Five
27．The writer thinks that flying cars will be no longer a dream because ．
A．science fiction writers'ideas are stupid
B．they are too expensive to make
C．they will soon be available
D．they are only in science fiction
28．The FSC﹣1can ．
A．change itself into a robot
B．move on water like a ship
C．be flown only like an airplane
D．be driven like a car and flown like an airplane
29．The Moller Skycar is different from the FSC﹣1because ．
A．it can't fly
B．it can't be driven like a car
C．it is difficult to land
D．it is much more expensive
30．Some experts think the technology of flying cars is ．
A．normal
B．traditional
C．not good enough
D．strange．
"I will think of it．"It is easy to say this，but do you know what great things have come from thinking？
Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree．He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell．Then he discovered how the sun，moon，and stars are kept in their places．
A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire，watching the lid of the kettle move up and down．He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid．From that time he went on thinking and thinking．And when he became a man，he improved the steam engine （蒸汽机） so much that it could easily do the work of many horses．
James Ferguson was a poor boy．Once，seeing the inside of a watch，he wondered．"Why should I not make a watch？"But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring （钟表的主发条）？He soon found he could make it with whalebone （鲸骨）．He then made a wooden clock which kept good time．His motto （座右铭） was"I will think of it．"And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world．
Boys and girls，when you have a difficult lesson to learn，don't lose heart，and don't ask someone for help before helping yourselves．Think，and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose．
（1）From the passage，we know that some great things come from ．
A．listening
B．reading
C．speaking
D．thinking
（2）The idea of Isaac Newton's discovery was from ．
A．the falling of an apple
B．the cleaning of a garden
C．the falling of a tree
D．the moving of a lid
（3）The achievement of James Watt was that he ．
A．kept thinking
B．found the steam in the kettle
C．improved the steam engine much
D．watched the lid move up and down
（4）The right order of the following sentences is ．
①James Ferguson made a wooden clock．
②James Ferguson saw the inside of a watch．
③James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone．
A．③②①
B．②③①
C．②①③
D．③①②
（5）What is the main idea of the passage？
A．Learn to ask for help．
B．A difficult lesson to learn．
C．It is easy to say"I will think of it．"
D．Think，and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose．