Trains have long been an important form of transportation. Yet they have changed a lot since 1804, when the first train moved at 8 km/hr. Today’s high speed trains can go 300 km/hr or faster. Besides their speed, they have many advantages over other transportation types.
Japan built the world’s first high speed railway. In 1964, Japan’s “Shinkansen” trains started traveling between Osaka and Tokyo at 200 km/hr. Over time, more lines, as well as faster trains, were built.
Korea, England, and the USA, now have their own high speed systems. Taiwan Province’s started running in 2007. Its trains are based on two types of Shinkansen trains. They can carry 989 people and travel from Taipei to Kaohsiung in less than two hours.
These systems are expensive to build, but they have many advantages. For example, they are good for the environment. Trains on the London to Paris line create 1/10 the pollution that planes create. High speed trains are also safer and cleaner than cars.
Super fast trains can even help a country’s economy(经济). They make it easier to travel to faraway places. That helps businesses and land values in those areas. It’s no wonder so many countries are building their own high speed railways.The world’s first high speed trains started traveling at ______.
| A．8 km/hr | B．200 km/hr |
| C．300 km/hr | D．500 km/hr |
In Taiwan Province, the high speed trains are based on trains from ______.
| A．Japan | B．Korea | C．China | D．the USA |
According to the passage, high speed trains ______ than planes.
| A．are cheaper | B．are safer and cleaner |
| C．make traveling easier | D．cause less pollution |
One of the disadvantages of high speed trains mentioned in this passage is that ______.
| A．they are safer than some other transportation types |
| B．it costs a lot to build the whole high speed systems |
| C．they’re good for a country’s businesses and land values |
| D．super fast trains can help a country’s economy(经济) |
The main idea of this passage is that ______.
| A．trains are the most popular form of transportation in the world |
| B．Japan built the world’s first high speed railway |
| C．we should do everything that we can to help the environment |
| D．there are a lot of good reasons to build high speed railways |
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根据图表内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案．(10分)Sunny English Club is for__________
| A．nurses | B．teachers |
| C．students | D．patients |
They will pay ________ if two students want to see a film。
| A．10 yuan | B．20 yuan |
| C．30 yuan | D．40 yuan |
You can visit Ocean Museum __________ on Sunday.
| A．at 16：00 | B．at 17：40 |
| C．at 18：00 | D．at 18：30 |
A 73-year-old man can get a free exam on________
| A．Meiyuan Road | B．Wenxian Road |
| C．Dongzhen Road | D．Shengli Road |
If you are interested in sea animals，you should dial______ for help.
| A．23582123 | B．23482226 |
| C．23665776 | D．23568786 |
What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange（排列） the 26 English letters in order(顺序) and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…26 for z, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark（分数）. Knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5="96," love:12+15+22+5="54," and luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money? It can’t , either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度）. Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to（导致） different courses of life. Most time people hope for a better life. It is possible that they will have a better life if they change their attitudes. When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive（积极的） attitude towards failure（失败）, you’ll find it’s also rewarding（有益的）though it has caused you losses（损失）.According to the passage，what number does 8 represent ?
| A．g | B．h |
| C．i | D．j |
The writer thinks ________ is the most important thing in a person’s life.
| A．hard-work. | B．know ledge |
| C．money | D．attitude |
What is the mark of the word“money” according to the passage?
| A．73 | B．72 |
| C．75 | D．62 |
According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way is to_______
| A．ask for help from others |
| B．hope to be lucky |
| C．change your attitude |
| D．try math-solving ways |
From the passage we can learn that ________.
| A．different attitudes come from different courses of life |
| B．sometimes failure can bring you good if you take a positive attitude |
| C．math can solve every problem easily in our daily life |
| D．none of the English words except “attitude” is 100 or more |
What’s the strongest part of your body? Your head? Bones? It’s your teeth. There is a special thing called enamel（牙釉质）in teeth. It is the hardest thing in the human body and keeps bacteria（细菌）away. However, teeth are hurt easily to problems and disease. September 20 is National Teeth-loving Day in China. Let’s pay attention to the health of our teeth.
Teeth problems are common around the world. Most children and young adults have tooth decay（龋齿）. A study which come out on China Health Monthly magazine this year showed that 40.74% of a sample（抽样）of 1,306 Chinese students under age 15 has decayed teeth.
Food that is rich in sugar increases the risk of tooth decay. After you eat, bacteria go crazy over the sugar on your teeth. The bacteria turn sugar into acids that eat away at tooth enamel. This causes holes in your teeth.
Another common problem is crooked teeth（龅牙）. When your new teeth begin to grow and the old teeth haven’t fallen out, there isn’t enough space for the new ones. This causes crooked teeth.
Don’t worry. Here are some ways to keep your teeth healthy.
◆Brush at least twice a day in the morning and in the evening.
◆Learn to use dental floss(牙线). The floss gets rid of food that’s hidden where your toothbrush can’t get it.
◆Visit a dentist. He or she can check if you have any dental problems and help you clean your teeth.
◆Pay attention to what you eat. It’s better to eat lots of fruit and vegetables instead of fries and drink water instead of soda.
◆Wear braces(牙套) to make your teeth straight and beautiful.What’s the strongest part in the human body according to the passage?
| A．Bones. | B．Teeth. |
| C．Head. | D．Bactria. |
When is National Teeth-loving Day in China?
| A．September 30. | B．October 20. |
| C．September 20. | D．June 5. |
Crooked teeth refer to（指的是） _________.
| A．decayed teeth | B．the old teeth |
| C．the fallen teeth | D．the new teeth |
Which of the following is NOT true about decayed teeth?
| A．Once you eat sugar, you must have decayed teeth. |
| B．Bacteria become strong over the sugar on your teeth. |
| C．Bacteria can turn sugar into acids that eat away at tooth enamel. |
| D．If you have decayed teeth, there may be holes in those teeth. |
Which of the following is NOT a good way to keep teeth healthy?
| A．Make your teeth straight with braces. |
| B．Brush your teeth twice a day or more. |
| C．Eat much fries or drink much soda. |
| D．See a dentist if you have dental problems. |
In the United States, headmasters（校长） and teachers discipline(惩罚)students in several ways. The teacher often writes to or calls the student’s parents. Sometimes students have to stay at school for one hour. If a student behaves(行为)very badly, the headmaster can stop the student having classes. The student can’t come to school for one, two or three days. Mr.Lazares, the headmaster of a middle school in Ohio, did not like to do so. When he didn’t let the students come to school, they were happy. “A three-day holiday!” They thought.
One day, a boy was in Mr.Lazares’s office. The boy was not behaving well in class. Mr.Lazares telephoned the boy’s parents. “If you come to school with your son, I won’t stop him having classes,” he said. The boy’s father came to school and went with his son to every class. Other students looked at the boy and his father. The boy was embarrassed(难为情). After that he behaved better. And of course other students behaved better, too.
Now headmasters all over the USA are trying Mr.Lazares’s idea. They, too, think that students behave better when parents come to school.What does a headmaster usually do to the student if he behaves very badly?
| A．Writes to the students’ parents. |
| B．Lets the student stay at school for an hour. |
| C．Calls the student’s parents. |
| D．Stops the student having classes for several days. |
When a student wasn’t having classes for several days, he was_____.
| A．happy | B．angry |
| C．worried | D．afraid |
What did Mr.Lazares do when his students were not behaving well in class?
| A．Tried to talk to them. |
| B．Sent them home. |
| C．Telephoned their parents to come to school and go to classes with them. |
| D．Had them stay in his office. |
According to the passage, if a student’s parent goes to every class with him, the child will be .
| A．happy | B．embarrassed |
| C．patient | D．realistic |
Why did the other students behave better, too?
| A．They didn’t like to have classes with the boy’s father. |
| B．They didn’t want their parents to come to school. |
| C．They were afraid of teachers. |
| D．They were afraid of Mr.Lazares. |
| Name |
Personal information |
| Ludwig Von Beethoven |
Born in 1770, in Germany. A musician, Died in 1827 |
| Florence Nightingale |
Born in Italy on May 12th, 1820 An English nurse Died in 1910 |
| Bill Gates |
Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought Own Microsoft |
| Thomas Edison |
Born in 1847 in the USA Made over 6000 inventions(发明)Died in 1931 |
| Yao Ming |
Born on September 12th, 1980 in Shanghai, China A basketball player Played in the Houston Rockets, USA .In 2011 he came back to China. |
Thomas Edison is from.
| A．Canada | B．Italy |
| C．America | D．Australia |
Thewas born in 1770.
| A．musician | B．nurse |
| C．businessman | D．scientist |
Business @ the Speed of Thought is the name of a .
| A．song | B．book |
| C．school | D．movie |
Florence Nightingale died in .
| A．1931 | B．1827 | C．1847 | D．1910 |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Yao Ming stopped playing basketball in America . |
| B．Beethoven made over 1000 inventions. |
| C．Edison was born in 1820 . |
| D．Bill Gates worked in Microsoft in 1955 |