Thousands of years ago much of our earth was covered with blocks（块）of ice．These ice blocks were as tall as high buildings in modern cities．Most of the ice was in the northern part of the world． Then the ice blocks started to move south．Cold and rain came with the ice．Animals and people had to move． At last, the ice began to melt （融化）．After half a million years, most of it had melted．More than half of the earth became covered with water．The climate became much warmer．Things began to grow．The earth began to look the way it looks today．Thousands of years ago our earth was very ________．
| A．warm | B．hot | C．cool | D．cold |
What did animals and people try to do when the ice blocks moved south?
| A．They tried to stop them moving. |
| B．They tried to melt them． |
| C．They tried to move behind them． |
| D．They tried to stay ahead of them． |
The melting ice may help to form___________.
| A．mountains and valleys | B．the sun,the moon and the earth |
| C．cities and countries | D．seas,lakes and rivers |
The underlined word "climate" means ________．
| A．the freezing ice |
| B．the weather of the year |
| C．the moving of the ice blocks |
| D．a plant or an animal |
Which of these things maybe happened because the Ice Age ended?
a．Forests grew
b．Food became harder to find
c．Fishing became easier
d．The temperature dropped．
| A．a; b | B．b; d | C．c; d | D．a; c |
A 14-year-old boy from the USA was 1 as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．
Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much interest in computer．One day，he 2 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message 3 “Help! Pain! Help!”．The message was from Finland，thounds of kilometers away from America．
“I didn't know 4 I should do，” Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really 5 to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first. But the message kept coming．
By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 6 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, 7 was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 8 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch9 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. Luckily, she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.“I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but10 saved her life.”
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As part of the first International Hot Spring Culture and Tourism Festival in Xianning, Hubei Province, Miss Friendship International 2009 was held in Wuhan, Hubei, China from 20th October 2009 to 9th November 2009 with 70 gorgeous contestants（佳丽） gathering from across the world.
The city is a popular travel spotlight, known for its hot springs and red tourism.
Beginning in 2005 in New York, Miss Friendship International is an international beauty contest, with the theme “beauty promotes（促进） international friendship which leads to world peace.”
From 2:40pm to 3:42 pm on November 7th, 7 top hot spring hotels and scenic areas in Xianning, Hubei province began an activity called “Tens of thousands of people bath in the hot spring together”. 450 female university students from Xianning College formed the shape of the Arabic number“10000”in the big bath.Xianning 1st International Hotspring cultural and Tourism Festival ended ________.
| A．on 20th October | B．on 7th November | C．on 9th November | D．in 2005 |
Where did the gorgeous contestants come from?
| A．Xianning | B．Wuhan | C．college | D．world |
What’s the purpose of Miss International beauty contest?
| A．bath in the hot spring | B．travel in China |
| C．promote international friendship | D．choose beauty |
From the passage we know Xianning is famous for ________
| A．university students | B．gorgeous contestants | C．hotels | D．hot springs |
Which is true according to the passage?
| A．International Hot Spring Culture and Tourism Festival has been held in Xianning twice. |
| B．The first Miss Friendship International beauty contest was held in China. |
| C．10000 people bathed in the hot spring except college students during the Festival. |
| D．Xianning has become one of the most popular cities because of the Festival. |
| SPEEDY-RELIEF Cough Syrup for Children & Adults 8 FL.OZ. |
DO NOT PURCHASE IF SEAL IS BROKEN Dosage: Adults 2 tsps, every 4 hours. Children 1/2 tsps, every 4 hours.If under 2 years of age,consult your doctor.If cough continues for more than I week consult your doctor.EXP August 2010 |
dosage n.剂量 label n.标签 seal n.封条 purchase vi.购买 |
This medicine can be used as a cure(疗法)for____.
| A．cancer | B．cough | C．headache | D．toothache |
Speedy-relief Cough Syrup is for____.
| A．adults only | B．children | C．children and adults | D．old people |
If you are a 3-year-old child, how many teaspoons should you take every day?____.
| A．4 | B．3 | C．8 | D．6 |
According to the label, which of the sentences is true?
| A．You can buy the syrup in September 2010. |
| B．You’d better take the medicine for at least a week. |
| C．A ten-month-old baby can’t take this medicine unless the doctor asks him to do so. |
| D．You can also take the medicine even if the seal is broken. |
The word “consult” in the label means____.
| A．咨询 | B．服从 | C．治疗 | D．看望 |
A recent report from Dazhou Daily says about 18% of Dazhou teenagers can have problems with their minds（内心，精神）. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.
Zhang Qiang, a Junior 2 student from Dazhou, could not understand his teachers in class and was doing badly in his lessons. He was afraid of exams. When he looked at the exam paper, he couldn’t think of anything to write.
Another student, a 15-year-old girl called Wu Yan from Guang’an often argued with her classmates even her parents because of some different ideas. She became so annoyed about them that she started to cut her finger with a knife.
However, many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid（愚蠢的） if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secrets. In order to solve the teenagers’ problems, here is some advice :
●Talk to your parents or teachers often.
●Take part in group activities and play sports.
●Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.It is reported that students in Dazhou can have problems with their minds.
| A．most | B．many | C．some | D．all the |
From the passage we know teenagers have problems with their minds because of .
A. their study B. getting on with other people C. their hobbies D. A and B.Wu Yan started to cut her finger with a knife because .
| A．she couldn’t get on well with her classmates and even her parents |
| B．she could not understand her teachers in class |
| C．she was afraid of exams |
| D．she had no money for a new shirt |
Why don’t the students who have problems want to go for help ?
| A．Because they think no one will help them. |
| B．Because they don’t want to talk about their secrets and they think it’s stupid to see a doctor. |
| C．Because they think they can solve the problems by themselves. |
| D．Because they think the doctors could do nothing with their problems. |
How many pieces of advice are given to the teenagers who have problems in this passage?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he take? He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room, and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream.
Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and, as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right. He soon reached a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life.The Black Forest is __________.
| A．a place in Germany | B．not a real place |
| C．invented by the writer | D．a place in Britain |
When he was walking in the forest, _______ ran after him.
| A．two dogs | B．two tigers | C．two men | D．two women |
Finally he came to __________.
| A．a forest | B．another road | C．another dream | D．a small hotel |
It was _________ that saved the man’s life 20 years later.
| A．a voice | B．the dream | C．someone else | D．God |
The story tells us that _________.
| A．a dream may come true some time later |
| B．a dream is always a dream |
| C．people should not believe their dreams |
| D．people should always believe their dreams |