The next time you take medicine when you’re ill, you may eat a cone snail(芋螺). At least that’s what some scientists are hoping. Scientists have found that cone snails can help with backache, as well as toothache and other body problems.
There are over 600 different kinds of cone snails. This family is especially found in warm and hot waters in the oceans. They catch and eat small fish and even other cone snails. The snails have venom that they’ll give out and use to kill small animals they have caught because cone snails are slow-moving. Sometimes the venom can even kill people. But some scientists have discovered that the venom can also be used as medicine.
The shells of cone snails are often brightly colored, and have interesting shapes, many people think the shells are so beautiful that people kill them, collect lots of shells, and sell them around the world. The environment is also very dangerous for them because of fishing and boating.
Scientists want to help save the cone snails. They hope to make new rules to stop them from dying. If they die out, scientists may never discover what kinds of medicines they can give us.
We can find a cone snail in ________ .
| A．a warm river | B．in a hot ocean |
| C．a cold ocean | D．a lake |
What does the underline(下划线) word “venom” mean in the second paragraph ? ________.
| A．盔甲 | B．毒液 | C．螺纹 | D．鳞片 |
People kill the cone snails in order to ________ .
| A．sell their shells | B．study their venom |
| C．save the environment | D．kill animals |
The best title of the passage may be ________ .
| A．A Special Medicine | B．Great Venom |
| C．Cone Snails | D．Saving the Cone Snails |
To me, life without music would not be exciting. I know that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert, or listening to the tape. But music plays an important part in everyone’s life, whether he knows it or not. Try not to think, for example, what films or TV plays would be without music. I’m not sure about it.
Now, we can enjoy music more easily—the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we find them in our everyday life too—the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music has meaning for everyone.
It is well said, “ Through music a child enters a world of beauty, express(表达) himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”From the text, we learn that many people____________.
| A．don’t realize the importance of music |
| B．get along quite well without music |
| C．go to the concert instead of enjoying music |
| D．think music would be less exciting than films. |
The writer thinks if there is no music in films or TV plays, _____________.
| A．the cinema and theatre will be quiet |
| B．there will be more audience(观众) |
| C．everything will be as exciting as before |
| D．it will be hard to think about the results |
What does the underline word “melody” mean in the passage?
| A．Flying | B．Listening |
| C．Singing | D．Living |
What do you think robots will be like in the future? Do you think robots will work better than humans? Now come on and see the movie I, Robot.
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The movie will be on for ____________.
| A．7 days | B．8 days | C．9 days | D．12 days |
If the Smiths go to see the movie with their two 7-year-old sons on Saturday evening, they will pay _____________.
| A．＄160 | B．＄130 | C．＄110 | D．＄70 |
We can’t find ____________ in the ad.
| A．the name of the movie | B．the name of the cinema |
| C．the telephone number | D．the names of some actor |
If you go to Hawaii, you can stay at the Garden Hotel. When you go there for holiday, you will find everything as comfortable as you would expect(期盼) in a first-class international hotel.
Every bedroom has its own bathroom, telephone, special tables and colourful, modern sofa.
In the Mitsui Restaurant, you can choose your meals from different dishes, both Eastern and European. You can also find the dishes anywhere in the country. In the Beach Bar, you can drink with your family and friends comfortably to the music of famous musicians(音乐家). Or you can take your drink outside into the beautiful garden of the hotel. You can also swim in the swimming pool. In the hotel, you will find the service there is both friendly and efficient. It will not take you a long time to wait for your service.
The Garden Hotel is right on the beach, only five minutes on foot from Hawaii’s modern shopping centre. Here you will find all things at prices you can agree.
The Waikiki Beachside Hotel is also one of the most famous hotels in Hawaii. Beachside Hotel is close to restaurants, bars, Honolullu(檀香山) nightlife, Waikiki beaches, Oahu(瓦胡岛) and all of the Hawaii adventure(冒险) activities!
We are sure that your stay here at our Waikiki Beachside Hotel will be the best stay you have in Hawaii or the world. Every bedroom at the Garden Hotel has _________.
| A．a colourful telephone | B．no bathroom |
| C．a colourful sofa | D．modern tables |
The Mitsui Restaurant has _________.
| A．both Eastern and Western food |
| B．activities from all over the world |
| C．no American style food |
| D．adventure activities |
“The service there is both friendly and efficient” means _________.
| A．you can serve yourself, your family and your friends |
| B．you can get what you want quickly and happily |
| C．you can enjoy famous music |
| D．you can meet your friends there happily |
The Garden Hotel lies _________.
| A．on the beach not far from Hawaii’s top shopping malls |
| B．on the beach and you will find many expensive things there |
| C．close to bars and all of the Hawaii adventure activities |
| D．fifteen minutes away from the shopping centre on foot |
Which of the following is NOT true about the Waikiki Beachside Hotel?
| A．It is close to restaurants and bars. |
| B．It is close to Oahu. |
| C．It is the largest hotel in Hawaii. |
| D．It is near Honolulu nightlife. |
It was a wet, rainy day during the school holidays. Lily looked out of the window and thought about her parents. They were on a long holiday. They said Lily was too young to go. So Lily was staying with her Aunt Bella. Today Lily was unhappy. She was all alone —Aunt Bella was out shopping.
Lily decided to go to the top floor. Maybe there was something interesting. She arrived at the top. There was an old door. Lily opened the door and walked in. The walls were changing colours. A sofa wasn’t on the floor! It was in the air. Suddenly she heard a sound “Whoooosh” and after a minute she saw a boy appear(出现).
“Hi,” he said. “I am the genie(精灵). Who are you?”
“I’m Lily,” she answered, “but you don’t look like a genie.”
The boy looked at her. He said, “Hocuspocusinversus!” And then suddenly Lily was in the air. “OK! I believe you,” she shouted. “Get me down!”
“So, how many wishes do you want?” the boy said.
Then she told the cool genie she was lonely. She told him about having no friends. The cool genie just nodded his head(点头). When Lily finished her story, she felt better.
The genie said, “Well, I must go now!” Then suddenly he was gone. Lily went downstairs(下楼) and found a postcard from her parents. It said, “Dear Lily. Miss you, back next week, love Mom and Dad.” Then the front door opened and she heard Aunt Bella arriving with her shopping.
The next day Lily decided to say “Thank you” to the genie. She went to the top floor and opened the door. But there was nothing there except a dark old room with a few boxes. Why was Lily unhappy?
| A．Because it was a rainy day in the school holidays. |
| B．Because her parents were on a holiday. |
| C．Because her Aunt Bella was at home. |
| D．Because she was lonely. |
Where did Lily see the genie?
| A．On the walls. |
| B．In the sofa. |
| C．In the room on the top floor. |
| D．In the air. |
How did the genie make Lily believe that he was a true genie?
| A．He said, “Hocuspocusinversus”. |
| B．He appeared in the room strangely. |
| C．Lily saw a sofa stay in the air. |
| D．He made Lily in the air. |
What did Lily do when she believed the boy was a true genie?
| A．She said she wanted some wishes. |
| B．She laughed happily when she saw the boy. |
| C．She ran downstairs. |
| D．She told the boy she was lonely and unhappy. |
When would Lily’s parents come back?
| A．Next week. | B．That afternoon. |
| C．Next year. | D．That week. |
China is a nation with a rich culture in handwriting. “Even though the computer is widely used today, Chinese people should not forget the skill of writing with hands,” said a Chinese government official（官员）.
Nowadays, the computer has become a very useful tool to help people to write. As people use computers more often than before, many people have forgotten how to write Chinese characters （字）. People often make a lot of mistakes in writing.
At present, China is trying to help pupils and teachers to improve their writing with the help of information technology. With the technology, it is hoped that teachers can write their teaching contents （内容） on the blackboard and students can respond by writing, too.
The Chinese character test shows that nowadays, many college students’ handwriting has become worse. Many college students do not know how to compose （组成） words or sentences in Chinese character in the right way. Not only kids, many adults also have met the same problem. They might be able to tell the general form of a certain character. However, if you ask them to spell out the character in detail （详细地）, they can’t. On the other hand, they can easily type out the character on a computer.
In the national language teaching course, we can solve this problem with the use of certain technologies. Actually, apart from（除了）technology, there is a lot that we can do. For example, we may ask students to finish their homework by writing with hands instead of typing.People often make a lot of mistakes in writing Chinese characters because ________.
| A．they use computers too often and many people have forgotten how to write them |
| B．Chinese characters are too difficult to write |
| C．they are using too much English |
| D．the country forgets to stress the importance of the Chinese writing |
The problem of college students’ handwriting is that _________.
| A．they don’t know how to write a Chinese character in the right way |
| B．they only know how to type out the character on a computer |
| C．they can write correctly with the help of information technology |
| D．they don’t know how to make up words or sentences in Chinese characters correctly |
How is China trying to help students and teachers to improve their writing?
| A．By punishing people who can’t write correctly. |
| B．By controlling people’s use of computers. |
| C．By using information technology. |
| D．By asking them to write everything with hands. |
What does the underlined word “respond” in the third paragraph mean?
| A．抄写 | B．应答 | C．修改 | D．反对 |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Computers are harmful（对……有害的） to our handwriting. |
| B．How we can write good Chinese characters. |
| C．Chinese people should not forget the skill of writing with hands. |
| D．Don’t forget our mother language. |