There was a famous church(教堂) in London. It was 110 meters high. The center of the church was like a bell. The ceiling of the church was painted by a famous artist. A platform (平台) was built so that the artist could put up a ladder on it and paint the ceiling. The platform was about 70 meters over the ground.
One day the artist was working hard and had nearly finished one popular corner of the ceiling. Also on the platform was his assistant（助手）, who was mixing paints. The artist stepped back so that he could see how his work was doing. To have a better look at his painting, he stepped back again. Suddenly, his assistant shouted, picked up a small bowl of paint and started to paint the artist's work on the top. The artist was very angry and rushed forwards to stop him.
“What do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily. “Are you mad(疯的)?” His assistant replied, “I saw you walking backwards to have a better look at your painting. But you didn't notice that you had reached the very edge(边缘) of the platform. You were in great danger. I wanted to make you move forwards. If I had not made you run forwards, you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform.”
The story happened in _______.
| A．America | B．England | C．Germany | D．France |
Why did the artist step back again?
| A．To have a better look at his painting. |
| B．To see how his work was doing. |
| C．To paint a bowl in his painting. |
| D．To pour some paint on his painting. |
What did the assistant do to stop the artist falling off the platform?
| A．He ran forwards to stop him. |
| B．He stopped mixing the paints. |
| C．He painted a famous painting himself. |
| D．He shouted to the artist and painted his painting. |
Which picture shows the same situation as the underlined sentences in Paragraph 2?
Note: a: artist; b: assistant; c: painting; ←: the direction of the movement
| A． | B． | C． | D． |
After reading the passage, what do you think the artist would probably do?
| A．He would be angry with what the assistant had done. |
| B．He would be thankful to the assistant for having saved his life. |
| C．He would punish the assistant for having destroyed (毁坏) his painting. |
| D．He wouldn't allow the assistant to work with him any more. |
The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.
We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.
Global Positioning System (GPS) (全球定位系统)
It’s a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact (精确的) information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It’s made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments (设备) on land and receivers.
Space Technology
Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless (无限的) advantages. It’s even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.
Underwater Robot
Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.
The world is changing so quickly that it’s hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It’s important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.
| A．Satellites | B．Receivers |
| C．Global Positioning System | D．Underwater Robot |
According to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?
| A．It has carried people to other planets. |
| B．It will provide a long-lasting lab for us. |
| C．Russia and America are working for it. |
| D．Humans will get a lot of advantages from it. |
Hercules is used to .
| A．save lives in the sea |
| B．take pictures in the sea |
| C．repair the broken ships |
| D．look for the ancient ships in the sea |
From the passage, we know that .
| A．the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions |
| B．it’s very important for us to learn about new technology |
| C．it’s easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions |
| D．technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humans |
．What is the purpose of the passage?
| A．To help us study some new technology. |
| B．To tell us technology is changing the world. |
| C．To help solve the problems that technology causes. |
| D．To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless. |
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.．How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?
| A．Fourteen. | B．Twenty-one. |
| C．Twenty-nine. | D．Thirty-six. |
．Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
| A．He was in bed. |
| B．He was inside the house. |
| C．He was outside the house. |
| D．He was on the roof. |
Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.
| A．her husband knew there would be a storm |
| B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse |
| C．she felt the house moving and they ran out immediately |
| D．the welfare department helped her |
The underlined word “shelter” in the last paragraph means ________.
| A．something to eat | B．something to wear |
| C．somewhere to study | D．somewhere to stay |
Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
| A．A Terrible Storm | B．A Lucky Woman |
| C．Good Soldiers | D．Clever People |
Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.
No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it.
People began to live near one another, so the first village was established (建立). Many people came to live in the villages, and these villages became even larger.
When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities began.
Today, it’s strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why?
根据短文内容，判断句子正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”People moved from place to place to hunt animals.
The story says, “No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed.” In this sentence, the word “they” means people.
When machines appeared, life in the cities changed again.
All people like to live only in big cities.
People built factories after the cities grew big.
Winter solstice ( 冬至 ), as the name shows, means the coming of winter. As an important solar term（节气）in the traditional Chinese calendar, it is also a traditional holiday for Chinese, which is also called “冬节”， “长至节”，“亚岁”, etc. Generally, winter solstice occurs between December 21st and 23rd. According to the traditional Chinese calendar, five days constitutes（组成）a pentad and three pentads constitutes a solar term.One year is divided into twelve periods and twelve climates which are regarded as twenty-four solar terms. The Winter Solstice is one of twenty-four solar terms. On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere（北半球） the period of daytime is the shortest of the year and the period of night is longest. . In Northern China during winter solstice there is a custom of eating dumplings.
There are _________ solar terms in a year.
| A．twelve | B． five |
| C．thirty-one | D．twenty-four |
People often eat _________ during winter solstice
| A．dumplings | B．mooncakes |
| C．noodles | D．chicken |
Winter solstice is in __________.
| A．January | B．September |
| C．December | D．October |
On winter solstice the period of night is ________in China.
| A．darkest | B．the shortest |
| C．the longest | D．brightest |
Which day has the longest daytime in China?
| A．Summer solstice | B．The beginning of spring |
| C．Grain full | D．The beginning of autumn |
Now QQ coins are popular among Chinese teenagers. People use real money to buy Web money. Then they buy clothes for their online characters (人物形象) or services for their online pets with it. And these fancy things will cost QQ fans more in the future.
The government will put a tax (税) of 3% on online sales. For example, if QQ users pay 100 yuan for 110 QQ coins, they will have to spend 103 yuan in the future. The extra (额外的) three yuan is tax.
Beijing was the first city to carry out the policy. Online games have to pay the tax, too. A number of players make money by spending a lot of time on the games to gain powers (获得能量), and then selling them.
Experts said that online trade grow fast. There is more than 10 billion yuan of real money in online trade a year in China.
However, the government’s new move has become a hot topic (话题) among Internet users around the country. In a survey by sina.com more than 70% of about 3,000 surveyed were against it. They said that the tax is too much.
But supporters (支持者) said the government’s better management (管理) of the Internet would help it become healthier. They believe the new move would help stop online identity theft (账号偷窃).
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案的字母代号填入题前的括号内。We can learn from the story that QQ coins are ________.
| A．a kind of game software | B．some online pets |
| C．some fancy clothes | D．a special Web money |
The Chinese government will put a tax of ________ on online sales.
| A．10% | B．3% | C．11% | D．15% |
Which city was the first city to carry out the policy?
| A．Shenyang. | B．Beijing. |
| C．Guangzhou. | D．Shanghai. |
We can learn from the passage that________.
| A．all the people support (支持) this policy |
| B．online gamers don’t have to pay the tax |
| C．many people think the tax is too much |
| D．the new move will cause online identity theft |
The new move can help Internet become healthier and ________.
| A．stop online identity theft | B．stop online trade |
| C．stop online shopping | D．stop online spending money |