What do you think Americans in the early twentieth century(1900~1927) did on weekends?What do they do on weekends now?
| Then Once upon a time, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekends. ◆People used electric(电动的) streetcars to travel in cities. On weekends, they rode the street cars to parks. Young people liked roller coasters(过山车). ◆The first movie lasted only one minute. Soon movies lasted longer. In the 1920s, movie theatres sold millions of tickets each week. In 1927, movies eventually(最终) had sound. Sometimes, people stayed at home instead, and listened to another new invention — radio. ◆People in cities worked indoors during the week, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity. |
| Now With more time, money and inventions, people have much more choices. ◆They can visit large parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coasters that go higher and faster than ever before. ◆They can choose from lots of different movies at a multiplex(a building with many movie theatres) or watch a video at home. ◆Many people jog(慢跑), bicycle, work out at the gym, or play sports. Others turn on their TV and watch sports. |
Before the early twentieth century, Americans used to spend their weekends _______.
| A．outdoors | B．in the theatre |
| C．at home | D．in the park |
What do you know about the first movie according to the passage?
| A．It was interesting. | B．It got longer. |
| C．It sold well. | D．It had no sound. |
The roller coasters in America go ______ than ever before.
| A． higher | B．faster |
| C．faster and higher | D．more slowly |
The best title of the text is “_______”.
| A． The Popular Activities | B．The Changing Weekend |
| C．Much More Choices | D．The New Inventions |
Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn (旅店) at the foot of a hill.
One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.
They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They had expected that they would have to go to bed hungrily, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were surprised when the waiter asked whether they would take dinner there that night. “Are you still serving dinner?” asked Mr. Smith. “Yes, certainly, sir, ” answered the waiter. “We serve it until half past nine. ”
“What are the times of meals then?” asked Mr. Smith. “Well, sir, ” answered the waiter. “We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.”
“But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London.” said Mr. Smith.Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their holidays in ________.
New YorkB. London
C. New Jersey D. WashingtonThey went to London by ________.
| A．sea | B．plane |
| C．train | D．bus |
From the story we know that this was the ________ time for the Smiths to go to London.
| A．first | B．second |
| C．third | D．fourth |
What does the sentence “But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London” mean?
| A．We can go to see the sights of London at any time. |
| B．We have enough time to see the sights of London. |
| C．We can see more sights of London. |
| D．We have little time to see the sights of London. |
Mr. Lewis was a dance teacher. He was a nice man and always had a lot of students. One year he moved to a new town, and was soon teaching a lot of students in the dance school there, but he decided to move again to a big city. “I will have more work there,” he thought.
When one of his girl students heard that he was going to leave, she said to him, “The new teacher won't be as good as you are.”
Mr. Lewis was happy when he heard this, but he said, "Oh, no! I'm sure he'll be as good as I am -- or even better.”
But she said, “No. Five teachers have come and gone while I've been here, and each new one was worse than the last.”Mr. Lewis moved to a new town and __________ there.
| A．had a lot of men students |
| B．taught dance |
| C．made friends with some students. |
| D．lived in a dance school |
Then he decided to move to a big city because ________.
| A．The students were not worth(值得) teaching |
| B．the students didn’t like him |
| C．he wanted to teach more students |
| D．he could not teach here. |
The girl student thought_______ of all the six teachers.
| A．he did the best in teaching |
| B．he did the worst in teaching |
| C．he was as good as anyone |
| D．he danced better than anyone |
Do you like Hunan TV shows ?What do you think of them ?
A popular TV show may have 70,000,000 TV viewers（观众). A TV show can make something or someone well-known overnight（一夜成名). That's why more than 10,000,00 women and girl of 4-89 years old watch Hunan TV's “Super Girl” show.
These “game” shows put ordinary （普通的） people on TV to play a game for prize （奖品） and money .These game shows can make anyone a star , and he or she can also get lots of money , so many people watch the shows .
“Super Girl” is the first show of this kind in China. It's so close to you. Everyone can join in it .
For the show, many girls stop their classes. “They hope they can be superstars someday. But the best way to success （成功）is to learn more and work hard,” said some directors （导演）.People like watching "Super Girl" show, because ______ .
| A．it can make some people well-known overnight |
| B．it can make people get lots of knowledge（知识） |
| C．people have nothing else to do |
| D．it's interesting |
The oldest viewer in this show is ______ years old .
| A．ninety-eight | B．four |
| C．eighty-nine | D．eighty |
Many girls don't have their classes but join in the show because they _____.
| A．don't like to go to school |
| B．don't want to join in the show |
| C．want to be superstars |
| D．think it's interesting |
任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共计5分）
网络资源充足丰富，请根据Kate, Alice, Dick的不同需求，从A ~ E五个网址中向他们推荐合适的网站，并将序号分别填入答题卷的相应空格内。
| Alice |
love Li Yuchun want to download her newest songs |
| Kate |
hope to buy some birthday gifts online |
| Dick |
go to France on vacation want to know the interesting places and the weather there |
A.http://mp3.baibu.com/ online listening to music and downloading music…
B. www.worldpollution.net introduction to air pollution and environment protection…
C. www.crawfurd.dk/travel about traveling around the world, the famous places, the people…
D. www.taobao.com online shopping of books, DVDs, cards, shoes, sporting goods…
E. www.FA.com official website of the England team, the FA cup and football in England…
从上述A ~ E五个网址中选出你最需要的一个网址序号，并写出一条理由。Alice _________
Kate _________
Dick _________
I will choose
because.
Have you heard of dodos (渡渡鸟)? The dodo was a large bird. But you might not think it was a bird at all, for the dodo could not fly. It was a member of the chicken family. It lived happily and safely until humans arrived in 1505. European sailors (水手) discovered the bird in 1507 on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
When the sailors talked about the strange bird that could not fly, people found it hard to believe it. The Europeans on the Island of Mauritius and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very good to eat. So large numbers of dodos were killed and by 1681 no living dodos were found on the island. A few dodos were brought to England in the 17th century, but for 200 years none have been seen alive. The humans didn’t know how to protect the birds. They caused the dodos’ extinction (灭绝) . This is how the phrase “as dead as a dodo” came. Because they died out completely, dodos became very well-known. It gave humans a big lesson.
European sailors discovered dodos in ________.
| A．1505 | B．1507 |
| C．1681 | D．1700 |
Which of the following about the dodo is TURE according to the passage?
| A．It was born on the Island of Mauritius and could fly well. |
| B．It lived a hard life until humans arrived in 1505. |
| C．Its population became small only because pigs ate them. |
| D．It was possible for humans to find a dodo on Mauritius Island before 1681. |
What’s the correct order about dodos?
a. Many people didn’t believe that dodos couldn’t fly.
b. European sailors discovered dodos on the Island of Mauritius.
c. The Europeans and the pigs found dodos very good to eat.
d. Large numbers of dodos were killed on the island.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．d-c-b-a |
| C．b-a-c-d | D．b-d-a-c |
The writer wrote the passage mainly to tell us that _____________.
| A．the dodo could not fly |
| B．the dodo was a chicken |
| C．no living dodos were found |
| D．it’s important to protect animals |