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Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May 27，1907．Her mother，Maria Carson，had been a schoolteacher．She loved books．She also loved nature．She showed Rachel the beauty of nature．
She also taught Rachel a deep love for books．As a quiet child，Rachel liked to read and write stories．At a very early age，she decided she wanted to be a writer some day．Her story first appeared in a children’s magazine when she was ten years old．
Her first book，Under the Sea Wind came out in 194（1）In 1948．Miss Carson began working on another book，The Sea Around Us．She always researched carefully when she wrote．She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us．When the book came out in 1951。it won the National Book Award．It was No.1 on the best－seller list for more than a year．The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous．
Rachel Carson’s most famous book，Silent Spring came out in 196（2）In this book，she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(杀虫剂)like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well．Finally，in November 1969，the United States government，decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years．
Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist(环保主义者)and writer．She will be remembered by the world．Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of________．
| A．her father |
| B．her mother |
| C．her schoolteacher |
| D．her brother |
Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when________．
| A．she was very young |
| B．she was in college |
| C．she became a teacher |
| D．she became famous |
The Chinese meaning of the word“decline”in this passage is probably“________”．
| A．增加 |
| B．减少 |
| C．维持 |
| D．翻番 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
| A．Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer． |
| B．The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award． |
| C．In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment． |
| D．The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out． |
| For Children Museum: Children’s Museum, Sundays, 89 North Street, 67641235 Story time: Children’s Library, 106 Green Street, Wednesdays during 9:30 a.m -5:00p.m. 66599624 Sports: Soccer Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 16 Yangtze Road, 96725643 Basketball Club, Wednesdays and Fridays, 79071632 Cinema: New films for children, 99 Brick Road, 69001354 |
| Useful Phone Numbers Fast Food Restaurant: 66387901 Hospital: 68787451 Visitor Information Center: 800-120-9847 Taxi: 79210583 Visitor Hotel Information: 800-739-7302 |
It’s Friday afternoon，you can go to_______ .
| A．visit the museum | B．play soccer |
| C．play basketball | D．read children’s stories |
If you dial (拨号)66387901，you can __________.
| A．ask for some hotel information | B．do some shopping |
| C．have a good story time | D．order fast food in a restaurant |
You can not get any information about________ from the two notices．
| A．looking for a hotel | B．doing eye exercises |
| C．eating fast food | D．taking a taxi |
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Depending on yourself
Growing up is not always easy .When we face difficulties ,a spirit of depending yourself is more useful than crying for help .That ‘s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from boy to man with family hardship tells us .
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua county (县),henan Province .When he was only 11,his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby girl .A year later Hong’s mother left home . She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick hus-band .So everything hard fell on to the young boy’s shoulders :to take care of his father and the sister Chenchen ,and to go on to study .
Although his life was hard ,Hong didn’t go away from hisfather and sister .He worked in part-time jobs to feed his family .He climbed tall trees to get birds’eggs for his sister .He walked two hours at weekends to the market to buy different things to sell around his school .A few years later ,he studied at a sollege .To take care of Chenchen ,he worked hard to rent a room near his college for her ,and send her to school .
After Hong’s story went public ,he became a hero in people’s eyes .But Hong refused offers-from others .He sard he felt encouraged by kind offers ,but he could depend on his own work .
Though his hard life ,he has grown up from boy to man .
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| 1 |
Hong’s spirit____1____________________________________ |
| 2 |
Hong’s birthplace______2______________________________ |
| 3 |
Hong’s age when his mother left home ________3_________________________________ |
| 4 |
The distance between Hong’s school and the market ______4________________________ |
| 5 |
The way Hong fed his family ___________5___________________________ |
A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in the year.You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam.If you are taking an English exam,do not only learn rules of grammar.
Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can .A few days before the exam you should start going to bed early .Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things .Before you start to answer the questions,read carefully over the question paper.Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pack up your pen to write .When you have at last finished your exam,read over your answers .Correct the mistakes if there are any mistakes and make sure that you have not missed anything out.What is the passage about?
___________________________________________________.What will happen if you work hard only a few days before the exam?
____________________________________________________.What should we do before the exam?
_________________________________________________________.What should we do before answering the questions?
_________________________________________________________..What should we do after finishing the exam?
____________________________________________________.
Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupe(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costtumes are all fascinating and artistic.It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male(男性) actor。For example , a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man . A Laosheng is the comedy actor or clown.Dan is the female (女性)role 。 Jing，mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.
Stories in Beijing Opera are very intetesting . Some of them are from the history book ,but most of them are from the literature , especially famous novels . The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and uhappy . They are sad and lonely . Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace . The stories usually end with happiness and lunghter and people are all happy in the end..Beijing Opera’s singing is from _______.
| A．Anhui and hubei | B．Beijing and Anhui |
| C．the history book | D．the literature and novls |
.The second paragraph(段落) of the reading is about the______of Beijing Opera.
| A．stories | B．roles | C．gestures | D．Paintings |
From the reading ,we know the the Chou most probably has a(n) _____feature.
| A．honest | B．funny | C．dull | D．serious |
.Which of the following statements is TURE?
| A． Peking Opera is full of different gestures. |
| B． There are only four roles in Beijing Opera. |
| C． Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world. |
| D． The people in the story usually are in agreement. |
What role is Sheng ?
| A．the eading male actor | B．the female role |
| C．the comedy actor or clown. | D．the face-painted role |
Most people want to work, but in today’s word ,it is more difficult to find work for everybody.The economics of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people.
Often this is not possible,and so more people are out of work.
Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people do in a short time.Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holidays. In all the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people ,not only in factories but also on the farms.
One machine can often do the work of forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs ,but only 70% of them can find jobs .The economics of the world need to grow to______.
| A．get more money | B．keep the old number of jobs of people |
| C．make new machines | D．let people look for jobs |
Some people are out of work because _______.
| A．of the machines |
| B．they are old |
| C．they ask for more money and longer holidays |
| D．they want to move to the cities |
About machines,which of the following is NOT RIGHT?________.
| A． Machines can do the work of many people do in a short time. |
| B． Machines do not ask for more money and holidays. |
| C． Two machines can do the work of eighty people. |
| D． Machines cant’t take work from people at all. |
.How many people can’t find jobs every day _______?
| A．75,000 | B．52500 | C．22500 | D．52500 |
.From the passage, we know _______.
| A． it’s not possible for everybody to find work. |
| B． Machines can only take work from people in factories. |
| C． In the future , there will be enough jobs for everybody |
| D． Machines will do the work instead of people |