How would we travel without maps? It would be a bit adventurous (冒险的) to set off from Oxford University to go to London Bridge if there wasn't a map of the London Underground at each station. In fact, a lot of the early map-makers were adventurers and explorers, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
So what did people do before there were maps? Well, it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse. People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines. And it was much more logical (合理的) to use time, not distance, to measure (计量) journeys: the next village is a three-hour ride, for example.
In fact, in the earliest maps, people didn't draw landmarks. They drew the stars. It was very easy to see the night sky and use it for navigation (航行). The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities that we have today. When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions.
The London Underground was opened in 1863 and it also used a road map style. But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train wasn't the same as driving your car across London. Passengers only needed to know which stations to change at. His new design (设计) for the Underground map wasn't very popular with the train companies at first. But the passengers loved it and in 1933, 700,000 copies were printed.
These days, of course, you can ride a bike, drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly, using a GPS. It's really difficult to get lost!What was drawn in the earliest maps?
| A．Stars. | B．Landmarks. |
| C．Cities and towns, | D．Mountains and rivers. |
When did road maps come out?
| A．Around 15th and 16th centuries. |
| B．When people began to travel by train. |
| C．When people began to travel by sea. |
| D．When cities and towns appeared. |
Which of the following is true?
| A．A GPS helped people to travel long time ago. |
| B．Ancient people could travel on a horse without maps. |
| C．The sky was polluted by light before cities were built. |
| D．Henry Beck's map wasn't popular with the passengers. |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Maps have a long history. |
| B．We never get lost these days. |
| C．We can't travel without maps. |
| D．Henry Beck designed a new map. |
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One day a dentist was starting his morning work. Suddenly a man ran in. His face was red and he could only say “Quick! Quick!” The dentist thought he must be very ill. His assistant helped to make the poor man sit in a chair. The dentist gave the man some medicine to make him sleep. Then, he looked into the man’s mouth and pulled out all the bad teeth. As soon as the man woke up, he said in a low voice, “Quick, doctor, quick.”
“It’s all right now,” the dentist told him. “It’s over.”
“You don’t understand,” said the man, “I came to tell you your house is on fire.”The story took place (发生) _______.
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon | C．in the evening | D．at night |
When the man ran in, the dentist thought he must be _______.
| A．over | B．ill | C．all right | D．rich |
The man _______ after he took some medicine.
| A．began to work | B．began to cry | C．went home | D．went to sleep |
The dentist pulled _______ out of the man’s mouth.
| A．a tooth | B．a bad tooth | C．all the bad teeth | D．all the teeth |
The man ran in _______.
| A．because he was ill |
| B．because he wanted to sleep |
| C．to tell the dentist that he was all right |
| D．to tell the dentist that his house was on fire |
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A farmer who lived in a small village had a bad pain in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer decided that he would go to see a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly（小气） person, he thought he would find out how much he would have to pay the doctor. He was told that a sick person had to pay three pounds for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go to the doctor in the town.
As he came into the doctor’s room, he said, “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again.” The doctor was a little surprised. He asked him a few questions, checked his chest and then took the pound which the farmer insisted on giving him. Then the doctor said with a smile, “Well, sir, there’s nothing new. Please go on taking the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”Why did the farmer decide to go to see a doctor in the town?
| A．Because the doctor in the village had been unable to save him. |
| B．Because he had a fever. |
| C．Because he suffered from a pain in the head. |
| D．Because the pain didn’t seem to get better. |
How many pounds did a sick person have to pay the doctor in the town for two visits?
| A．Four. | B．Three. | C．One. | D．Two. |
Where did the doctor check the farmer?
| A．In the village. | B．On the farm. | C．At the doctor’s. | D．In the city. |
What did the farmer give the doctor?
| A．Some medicine. | B．Nothing. | C．Smile. | D．A pound. |
The doctor asked the farmer _______.
| A．something new about his illness | B．to go on taking the same medicine |
| C．to come again | D．to give him some more pounds |
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One cold winter morning, an old woman had to go to see her doctor. When she walked into the doctor’s office, she told him that her right leg hurt and sometimes she could not walk. She asked him what was wrong. She told him that she had never had such a feeling（感觉）before.
The doctor checked（检查）the old woman carefully, then he said, “You’re in good health for a woman of your age. I think the trouble in your right leg is just a matter of old age catching up with you. We get all kinds of illness（疾病）as we get older. The trouble will almost certainly end in spring.”
“I don’t think so, doctor！” she said. “My left leg is well, and it’s the same age as my right one.”When did this story happen（发生）?
| A．One cool autumn morning. | B．One cold spring morning. |
| C．One cold winter morning. | D．One hot summer afternoon. |
What was wrong with the old woman?
| A．She ate little food every day. | B．One of her legs hurt. |
| C．Her hands were both hurt. | D．Her head hurt badly. |
The doctor said when next spring comes, the old woman ____.
| A．will die | B．will feel better | C．should come back | D．will hurt her left leg |
What did the doctor think of the woman?
| A．She was young enough | B．She was not ill |
| C．She got all kinds of illnesses | D．She must do a lot of exercise in spring |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The doctor and the woman were the same age. |
| B．The woman’s right leg was longer than her left one. |
| C．The woman’s trouble didn’t come in spring. |
| D．The woman caught a train to see the doctor. |
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Lily: Hello！ This is Lily speaking. Is that Kate?
Kate: Yes, it is. Hi！ Lily！
Lily: Hi！ There’s a meeting this afternoon in our classroom. Can you come, Kate?
Kate: I’m afraid I can’t. My mother isn’t feeling well today. I must help her with the housework and look after my little brother.
Lily: I’m sorry to hear that. But it doesn’t matter. I think you’d better stay at home.
Kate: Thank you. By the way, what’s the meeting about?
Lily: it’s about the basketball game. We’re going to play against（对抗）Class Three.
Kate: That’s great！
Lily: I got a letter from Uncle Wu yesterday. And a color photo, too.
Kate: Er… but who’s Uncle Wu?
Lily: A farmer on the Jinxing Farm. Don’t you remember?
Kate: Oh, yes. He was very friendly to us when we worked there last September.
Lily: it’s a very nice photo. We’re carrying rice in the photo.
Kate: Please bring it to school tomorrow morning.
Lily: OK！ Bye！
Kate: Bye！Kate can’t go to the meeting because ____.
| A．she isn’t feeling well | B．she has a lot of homework to do |
| C．her mother isn’t at home | D．her mother is ill |
The meeting is about ____.
| A．a color photo | B．the football game | C．Uncle Wu | D．the basketball game |
Uncle Wu is a ____.
A. worker B. doctor C. farmer D. teacher
4.Kate and Lily went to the Jinxing Farm to help with ____.
A. picking apples B. summer harvest C. growing vegetables D. autumn harvest Kate and Lily went to the Jinxing Farm to help with ____.
| A．picking apples | B．summer harvest | C．growing vegetables | D．autumn harvest |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The photo is black and white. | B．Kate and Lily aren’t in Class Three. |
| C．Kate’s little brother is ill | D．Uncle Wu is a bad man. |
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Yao Ming, the center of the Chinese National Men’s Basketball Team, served the Houston Rockets in 2002 in NBA. The 2.26m, 120kg center became the first player to come from a foreign team.
Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother was a center and captain(队长) of the Chinese National Women’s Team. His father played basketball, too.
Yao Ming is widely known in China. He came to be a very important basketball player in CBA. It’s short for China Basketball Association(联赛). During the 2000-2001 season, he got 27.1 scores(得分) for the Shanghai Oriental(东方) Sharks in every match.
Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets in October, 2002. He said this was a new start in his basketball life. He would do his best to learn from the NBA and improve(提高) himself.
Sport analyst(分析家) Bill Walton said，“Yao Ming has the potential(潜力), the capability(能力) of changing the future of basketball.”The Houston Rocket is the name of a ____ team.
| A．table tennis | B．volleyball |
| C．basketball | D．golf |
Both Yao Ming’s father and mother were ____.
| A．football players |
| B．basketball players |
| C．the centers of the Chinese National Team |
| D．the c aptains of the Chinese National Team |
Yao Ming ____ in CBA during the 2000-2001 season.
| A．does well | B．is good |
| C．was good | D．did well |
Yao Ming ____ the Houston Rockets in November, 2002.
| A．did his best to join |
| B．was well known in |
| C．became a member(成员)of |
| D．liked |
Sport analyst Bill Walton thought Yao Ming was able to ____.
| A．learn from the NBA |
| B．change the future of basketball |
| C．improve himself |
| D．became the captain of the Houston Rockets |