The animal kingdom has a new member. On September 12, 2012, researchers made a report to the world that they discovered a new species(物种) of monkey. It is called the lesula. And it is only the second monkey species discovered in 28 years.
Scientists first saw the lesula in June, 2007 in Congo, a country in Africa. The lesula lives in the rain forests. The monkey was first found as a pet in a local family. When researchers found it, the family told them that they caught the monkey in the wild and then kept it as a pet.
The scientists have compared the lesula to the owl-faced monkey. The owl-faced monkey gets its name for having a long nose and a face that looks like an owl(猫头鹰). The lesula and the owl-faced monkey are similar in size and both have a stripe(条纹) on their nose. This shows the lesula and the owl-faced monkeys are close relatives, but different species. Scientists say the lesula usually weighs about twelve pounds. It has long blond hair. It eats like a vegetarian(素食者).
Scientists say it is important to protect African rain forests because there may be other new species like lesula to be discovered in the future.When did the scientists make sure they found a new species of monkey?
| A．In 2002. | B．In 2008. |
| C．In 2007. | D．In 2012. |
Where is Congo?
| A．In Asia. | B．In Africa. |
| C．In America. | D．In Europe. |
How much does the lesula weigh?
| A．About 12 pounds. | B．About 19 pounds. |
| C．About 28 pounds. | D．We don’t know. |
From the passage we know that .
| A．it was the 29th lesula that was found |
| B．the lesula mainly eats small animals |
| C．both the owl-faced monkey and the lesula have short blond hair |
| D．the lesula and the owl-faced monkey look aimilar, but different species |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．How the Lesula Was Found | B．What the Lesula Looks Like |
| C．A New Species of Monkey | D．When the Lesula Was Found |
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 |
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A
Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes！The programme works because everyone’s eyes are different．So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank．You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are．
The eye-recognition programme is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA，Britain，Spain，Italy and Turkey．Soon，this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are．
However，scientists are working on other systems．Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell！We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger．
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older，or get dirty like hands or fingers．And even twins have different eyes，so the programme can be up to 94％ correct，depending on how good the technology is．Some programmes may only be 51％ correct of the time．In Britain，it was found that 91％ people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition．
In the future your computer will be looking you in the eye．So smile！How does the eye-recognition programme work？
| A．You write your number． |
| B．You show your ID card． |
| C．You look at the machine． |
| D．You say your name． |
The recognition programme of remembering________is already in use．
| A．eyes and smell |
| B．fingers and voices |
| C．faces and voices |
| D．hands and faces |
Why can the programme be up to 94％ correct？
| A．Because eyes never change． |
| B．Because hands or fingers may get dirty． |
| C．Because people like the idea of the programme． |
| D．Because the programme is widely used around the world． |
Which of the following is true？
| A．The programme is being tested in Japan． |
| B．Machines with other systems will also be able to tell who you are． |
| C．91％ people like the idea of the programme in Britain． |
| D．Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes． |
What does Paragraph 4 talk about？
| A．Introduction to other kinds of programmes． |
| B．Advantages of the programme． |
| C．The places where the programme is tested． |
| D．The way that the programme works． |
In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution．They join environment clubs．In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean．
Here are some things students often do．
No-garbage lunches．How many lunch bags do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again．Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school．
No-car day．On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car including the students and the teachers．Cars give pollution to us, so remember:
Walk, jump, bike, or run!
Use your legs! It's lots of fun!
Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty cubic meters of water an hour? In a year, that would fill in a small river. In the environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets．
We love our environment．Let's work together to make it better．Environment clubs ask students ________.
| A．to run to school every day |
| B．to take exercise every day |
| C．not to have lunch at school |
| D．To bring their lunches in bags that can be used again |
From the passage we know the students usually have lunch ________．
| A．at school | B．in shops |
| C．in clubs | D．at home |
On a no-car day,________ will take a car to school．
| A．both students and teachers | B．only students |
| C．neither students nor teachers | D．only teachers |
After students mend toilets they save ________．
| A．a small river | B．a club |
| C．a lot of water | D．a toilet |
The writer wrote the passage to ask students to ________．
| A．clean schools | B．make less pollution |
| C．join clubs | D．help teachers |
It was Sunday morning. A butcher(屠夫) heard the doorbell(门铃) and thought it must be a customer. But he was surprised to see that a dog was coming into his shop. The dog had $10 and a note in its mouth. The butcher took the note and read it. It said,“10 pork chops(排骨), please. ”So the butcher took the money and put a bag of chops in the dog’s mouth.
Then he quickly closed the shop because he decided to follow the dog. He found the dog on the street. The dog was waiting for a green light. Then the dog walked across the road. The dog went to a bus stop. When a bus arrived, the dog checked the number and then got on the bus.
After a while, the dog stood up on his back paws(爪子) to push the “stop” button(按钮). The bus stopped and the dog got off. Then the butcher followed it to get off the bus.
The dog ran to a house and dropped the bag in front of the front door. It then began to beat its head against the front door. After a while, a big man opened the door and began shouting at the dog. The butcher ran up and shouted at the man, “What are you doing? Your dog is a genius(天才).”
The owner of the dog said, “Genius? No way! I always tell him to take the keys when he goes to the stores. But he never listens to me!”Who was the customer that Sunday morning?
| A．A big man. | B．A butcher. |
| C．A dog. | D．A little boy. |
How much did the dog pay for the pork chops?
| A．$20. | B．$10. | C．$5. | D．$62. |
How did the dog take the note?
| A．In the bag. | B．On its back. |
| C．In its mouth. | D．Around its neck. |
Which is NOT right according to the story?
| A．The dog stood up on its back paws to push the “stop” button. |
| B．The butcher quickly closed the shop to follow the dog. |
| C．The big man was pleased with his dog. |
| D．The butcher thought the dog was a genius. |
What is the story mainly about?
| A．A customer. | B．A smart dog. |
| C．A butcher. | D．A big man. |