All the cities are quite the same. Living in a modern Australian city is not very different from living in an American city. But there are some differences on farms.
In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States, each farm family lives in its own fields. Usually their neighbours live far away. It’s hard for them to see each other on weekdays. Their children take school buses to the nearest schools. These schools are only for the farm families in this area. In some areas, there are small schools for a few farm families, and the children walk to schools.
Life keeps changing for everyone, so do farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios, television sets and there are modern machines for farming. All of these are changing farm life.Living in a modern Australian city is almost _____living in an American city.
| A．different from | B．comfortable like |
| C．the same as | D．rich like |
Usually farm families live in_____.
| A．big cities | B．the country |
| C．only towns | D．the mountain |
The farmers in ____can not visit each other easily on weekdays.
| A．the world | B．Australia |
| C．the United States | D．China |
What about the farmers’ life now?
| A．Their life is poor. |
| B．Their life is changing. |
| C．They don’t like their life. |
| D．Their life is boring. |
In the 13th century, the Italian traveler, Marco polo , traveled a long way to China , During his stay in China , he saw many wonderful things . One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money . In western countries , people did not use paper money until the 15th century . However , people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century .
A Chinese man called CaiLun invented paper almost 2000 years ago. He made it from wood . He took the wood from trees and made it into paper . He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book .
Now paper still comes from trees . We use a lot of paper every day ! If we keep on wasting so much paper , there will not be any trees on the earth . If there are no trees , there will be no paper . Every day , people throw away about 2800 tons (吨) of paper in our city . It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper . This means that we are cutting nearly 48000 trees every day . Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow , we must start using less paper now . If we don’t , we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper .
So how can we save paper ? We can use both sides of every piece of paper , especially when we are making notes .We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets . We can also use cotton handkerchiefs (手帕) and not paper ones . When we go shopping , we can use fewer paper bags . If the shop assistant does give us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later .
Everyone can help to save paper . If we all think carefully , we can help protect trees . But we should do it now , before it is too late .When he was in China , Marco polo ___________ .
| A．discovered CaiLun invented paper |
| B．learned to make paper |
| C．saw many wonderful things |
| D．told people about it |
About _______ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city.
| A．1700 | B．2000 | C．2800 | D．48000 |
Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper ?
| A．To use both sides of every piece of paper |
| B．To use the paper bags from shops more than once |
| C．To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones |
| D．To grow more trees |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE ?
| A．If we keep on wasting paper , we will have no paper to use |
| B．The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries |
| C．About 48000 trees can be used to make 2800 tons of paper |
| D．It is never too late to plant trees for paper . |
Which is the best title (标题)of the passage ?
| A．Saving Paper | B．The history of Paper |
| C．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again | D．CaiLun , the Great Inventor |
One evening , my dad asked me to buy some bread for dinner . It was dark and cold outside . I rode a bike to a shop near my school . When I left the shop ,it got even darker , so I got on my bike right away. Then I found a woman in a white dress riding a motorcycle after me . She followed me for a long time . I rode very fast and started to cry for help, but no one was there . I was too scared and too tired to ride any faster . At last , I gave up . The woman stopped in front of me and said , “ Why were you riding so fast , Ken ?It’s dangerous !” I looked at the woman . “ Oh , It’s you, mum !You really scared me . Dad said you wouldn’t be back for dinner tonight !”Why did Ken go out that night ?
| A．To ride a bike | B．To buy some food |
| C．To go to cram school | D．To look for his mother |
Why was Ken riding fast on his way home ?
| A．He was hungry | B．Someone was following him |
| C．It was getting darker and colder | D．His father asked him to go home soon |
Who was the motorcyclist (骑摩托者) ?
| A．A stranger | B．A policeman | C．Ken’s father | D．Ken’s mother |
| Welcome to Nocsafari |
| Under the night sky you’ll be surprised at what you can find. Beautiful and special animals will give you a really wonderful time. Over 90% of animals here are most active at night. That’s why we are open at this time. Different things you’ve never seen during the daytime are all here waiting for you to say hi. |
| Newly Opened ! |
What may Nocsafari be ?
| A．A restaurant | B．A hospital | C．A theater | D．A zoo |
When is Nocsafari open ?
| A．At night | B．Day and night | C．During the day | D．In the afternoon |
下面方框中的图表示一本书的目录，请根据其内容选出各题的最佳答案。
| Basketball |
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| Basketball quiz |
211-223 |
| College teams |
172-182 |
| Equipment |
98-112 |
| Famous players of the NBA |
309-345 |
| History |
1-26 |
| Rules of the Game |
27-39 |
| Teams in Europe |
114-171 |
| Teams in the USA |
184-208 |
| Women players |
224-266 |
What is the author’s purpose(目的)of this writing?_____-
| A．Tell somebody something | B．Wait for somebody |
| C．Receive somedody as a guest(客人) | D．None of these |
What information can you find on pages 27-39 ?________
| A．Teams in Europe | B． Teams in the USA |
| C．Rules of the Game | D． Equipment |
The History of Basketball can be found on pages _______.
| A．224-266 | B．98-112 | C．172-182 | D．1-26 |
What pages will give you information about basketball teams in Europe ?
| A．211-223 | B．114-171 | C．184-208 | D．None of these |
What information can be found on pages 184-208?
| A．Teams in Europe | B．Rules of the Game |
| C．Teams in the USA | D．None of these |
A taboo(忌讳，禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has its own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. I learned this through my own experience.
Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners around our city. Mr Singh was from India and Mr. White from USA. When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr. Singh seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White, however, was quite casual. He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.
In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn’t touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not to like chickens’ claws. During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued to explain that we didn’t know it was a taboo in India to shake one’s left hand. Mr. Singh explained that since oxen are sacred(神圣的) in India, people don’t eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that it was not usual in the states for people to eat chickens’ claws. He went on to say that Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. Marriage, job and age are their taboos. Isn’ t it a good lesson to remember?
| Main idea |
The taboos in every country are ____ |
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| Facts |
In India |
Indians don’ t eat ____ It’ s |
| In the USA |
Although it’ s not a taboo, Americans |
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| Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. For example, they usually don’t ask someone else’s |
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| Conclusion |
If you pay |