In Britain, when people meet each other for the first time, they talk about things like family, work, school,or sports. They ask question like “Do you have any brothers or sisters?” “Where do you work?” “What school do you go to?” and “Do you like sports?” They also ask questions like “Where do you come from?” and “Where do you live?” These are polite questions. They are not personal or private. But some things are personal or private, and questions about them are not polite. People don’t ask questions about a person’s salary(薪水). They don’t ask how much or someone is paid for something. It is not OK to ask people questions about politics, party(政党) or religion(宗教) unless you know them very well. People don ’t ask unmarried people “Why are you single?” and they don’t ask a married couple with no children “Why don’t you have any children?”Which is a polite question in Britain when people meet?
| A．How’s your family? |
| B．You’re not married, why? |
| C．What do you think of the Labor Party? |
| D．How much does your boss pay you each week? |
The British usually don’t ask questions about a person’s _______.
| A．interest | B．work | C．religion | D．family |
It’s not polite for a person to show interest in the ______ life of others.
| A．school | B．private | C．hard | D．happy |
In Britain, which of the following questions is NOTpolite?
| A．Where are you from? |
| B．Do you like play football? |
| C．Which subject do you like best? |
| D．You look much older than your husband. How old are you? |
This passage is mainly about ______.
| A．school life | B．politeness | C．working | D．sport |
As human beings, we depend on plants for a number of reasons. They give us food, wood to build houses and furniture, paper, medicines and clothes. Like all living things, plants also have their own life cycle. The following picture can help you understand it.
根据以上科普材料，在1至4处填写A、B、C、D四段文字，使其相匹配；并回答第5小题。
A. A small shoot comes from the seed.
B. The plant forms seeds and the life cycle starts all over again.
C. The shoot grows and becomes bigger. It can get energy from the sunshine. Roots start forming and going into the soil.
D. The stem becomes stronger and taller. It starts having leaves and flowers.
What is the best title of this passage?
A. Life Cycle of a Plant B. I Love Plants C. How to Plant D. Roots and Stems
阅读以上选自《牛津高阶英语词典》的词条，回答下列问题。Which of the following words is the first in alphabetical(字母的) order in a dictionary?
| A．shoot | B．ignore |
| C．valuable | D．resource |
The pronunciation of the word" resource" is.
What is the past form of the word "shoot"?
| A．shooted | B．shot |
| C．shoot | D．shooting |
Which sentence is wrong after learning these words in the dictionary?
| A．Canada is rich in water resources. |
| B．This is a valuable decision. |
| C．He ignorance the doctor's advice. |
| D．He used to shoot wild animals. |
What do the words" shoot", "ignore", "valuable" and" resource" mean in Chinese?
| A．嫩芽；资源；有价值的；忽略 |
| B．忽略；资源；嫩芽；有价值的 |
| C．资源；忽略；嫩芽；有价值的 |
| D．嫩芽；忽略；有价值的；资源 |
The last Monday in March is an important day in China. It is a day for school safety education. This year, the day falls on March 25. It helps students learn more about safety and make sure they are safe. What are some accidents at school? How can you keep yourself safe? Take a look!
The main accidents at school are stampedes(踩踏), earthquakes and fires.
A stampede always happens in crowded places. When students around you begin to push, stand there and try to hold onto something. If you fall down in the crowd, put your hands around your head. Move to one side, and bend(弯) your body and legs.
Earthquakes happen all over the world. When you feel everything is moving, quickly get under a desk and hold on, according to China Earthquake Administration(地震局). If you are outdoors, find a place away from buildings, trees, and power lines(电线).
When there’s a fire, leave the classroom quickly. It’s better to put something wet over your mouth and nose. This way, you won’t breathe in smoke. Many people die in a fire, not because of the fire, but smoke. It makes them cough and they can’t breathe. That’s very dangerous! So when you want to get out, you should make yourself lower to the floor. Then you can breathe some fresh air.在
Students can learn about_________ on March 25.
| A．school safety | B．traffic accidents |
| C．forest fires | D．family rules |
In a stampede, if you fall down in a crowd you might behave(行为) in this order(顺序):
① put your hands around your head
② bend your body and legs
③ move to one side
| A．①--②--③ | B．①--③--② |
| C．②--③--① | D．③--②--① |
We can learn from the last paragraph(段落) that________.
| A．don’t push when there is a fire |
| B．accidents sometimes happen in schools |
| C．smoke is also very dangerous in a fire |
| D．you should take a look first in fire |
A Nepalese teenager had made a £ 23 solar panel (太阳能电池板 ) using human hair.
Milan Karki, who is 18 years old and lives in a village, used human hair to replace (代替)silicon, which is a common but expensive part of solar panels. By using hair as a replacement, Karki says that solar panels can be produced for around £ 23.
Karki got the idea from a Stephen Hawking book, which explained how to create energy from hair. The device (设备) that Karki has showed can produce 18w of energy -- plenty to charge a mobile phone.
"Half a kilo of hair can be bought for only 16p in Nepal and last a few months; but a pack of batteries (电池) would cost 50p and last a few nights," according to The Daily Mail.
The solar panel is easy to service as the hair is easy to replace. Karki has now sent out several devices to other places near his home for testing. He said, "First I wanted to provide energy for my home, then my village. Now I am thinking for the whole world." Karki wanted to use human hair because it is
| A．beautiful | B．long |
| C．cheap | D．soft |
What does the word charge mean in Chinese?
| A．为……改变 | B．为……付款 |
| C．为……充电 | D．为……美容 |
From the passage we know Karki is
| A．handsome and clever |
| B．clever and helpful |
| C．lazy but clever |
| D．handsome and helpful |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Making a mobile phone with human hair |
| B．Making a mobile phone with a new idea. |
| C．Making a solar panel with silicon. |
| D．Making a solar panel with human hair. |
Whenever there's a terrible storm, there are plenty of sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories have happy endings too.
A family in New Jersey, US, had a cat named Vivien. She is very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws on the floor. They all love her very much. When hurricane (飓风) Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place-13km away from home. Sadly Vivien went missing. The whole family were worried about her. They put up posters on the Internet to look for her. All the nine family members searched wherever they thought she could stay, but they didn't find it. The family thought Vivien was gone forever.
But six months later, Vivien showed up at their house, according to Yahoo News. They considered her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivien was for all that time.
Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense of smell.
But that doesn't explain how Vivien found her way back. Hurricane Sandy blew away the normal smells of home.
"I wish she could talk," said her owner.From the passage we know Sandy is a
| A．pet | B．house |
| C．girl | D．hurricane |
The cat was missing for
| A．4 months | B．6 months |
| C．9 months | D．13 months |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Vivien could even draw. |
| B．The family tried hard to look for the pet. |
| C．The owner knew how the cat found her way home. |
| D．Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets because of the hurricane. |
What can be the best title (标题) for the passage?
| A．A Terrible Storm | B． A Clever Pet |
| C．A Smart Owner | D．A sad story |