We can not live a life without travelling. The fastest way of travelling is by air. With a plane one can travel in one day to places which it takes a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but one can see the country while he is travelling through. Trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible, There are big luxury liners(客轮) or river boats. They are not as fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. They can make their own timetable. They can travel hundreds of miles a day, just as their wish. They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel. That is why people choose travelling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.
According to the passage, the fastest way of travelling is .
| A．by car | B．by train | C．by plane | D．by sea |
If we travel by car, we can .
| A．enjoy the longest journey |
| B．travel only fifty miles a day |
| C．make our own timetable |
| D．travel to a very far place in a few minutes |
When people travel on business, they usually take .
| A．a boat or a train | B．a car or a train |
| C．a plane or a car | D．a train or a plane |
What is the meaning of “timetable” in Paragraph 4?
| A．时间表 | B．折叠桌 | C．报时钟 | D．工作餐 |
If possible, people like travelling by sea because .
| A．it is as fast as trains and planes |
| B．it is a pleasant way to spend a holiday |
| C．it is very cheap |
| D．it can stop wherever they like |
Archie is a boy with dreams. His dreams are never boring. He thinks of them all day. He always
thinks out exciting ways to play.
One day, he made a go—kart. That was one of his dreams. He got his friends in it and that made
his friends happy. It really ran fast.
Later, he dreamed of a big and nice park. But when he told his friends about it, his friends didn’t believe in him. They said it was difficult. But Archie still thought of it. He believed in himself, so he started it. At last, Archie succeeded. His park was fun and many people liked it.How are Archie’s dreams?
| A．Boring. | B．Fun. | C．Small. | D．Large. |
The underlined word”go—kart” may be a kind of ___________.
| A．food | B．car | C．sport | D．house |
What did Archie’s friends say about his dream park?
| A．It was interesting. | B．It was exciting. |
| C．It was relaxing. | D．It was difficult. |
What did people think of Archie’s park?
| A．They couldn’t stand it. | B．They minded it. |
| C．They liked it. | D．They didn’t love it. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Archie was successful at last. | B．Archie didn’t have friends. |
| C．Archie only liked dreams. | D．Archie didn’t play sports well. |
There are many rules (制度) in the old libraries. For example, no photos, no drinking and no phones. But now a lot of libraries don’t have too many rules. They paint the rooms beautiful colors so readers would like to read there. There aren’t hard chairs in these libraries.
There are nice sofas in them. Some of them are open 24 hours every day. In the libraries in America,
readers can make a 1free call. That means that they don’t need to pay any money for making a call. In the kid’s library in Denmark, children can sleep there if it is too late. In some libraries in Australia, they have a kids’ “story time”. 2今天图书馆是孩子们娱乐和学习知识的好去处。
任务（一）：根据短文内容回答下列问题。Why do many libraries paint their rooms beautiful colors now?
________________________________________________________________________In which country do some libraries have a kids’ “story time”?
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任务（二）：请写出1处下划线黑体单词“free”的汉语意思。________________________________________________________________________
任务（三）：请将文中2处划线的句子翻译成英语，每空一词。Today libraries are good places for kids to ________ ________ and learn something.
任务（四）：请给短文选择一个最恰当的英文标题。
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We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the pig. And this year is the year of dragon. Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner all the families stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on the new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say “Good luck” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.How many Chinese festivals are talked about in this passage?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
We can find that every Chinese year is given ______ name.
| A．an animal | B．a plant | C．a family | D．a full |
The underlined phrase “stay up” in the passage means “______”.
| A．建造 | B．张贴 | C．熬夜 | D．起立 |
On New Year’s day, people say “______” to each other when they meet.
| A．Merry Christmas | B．Good luck | C．Happy New Year | D．Both B and C |
The best title (标题) for this passage is ______.
| A．Good time | B．The Spring Festival | C．Big dinner | D．The Year of the Dragon |
Mr. and Mrs. Green had different ideas about where to go last weekend. Mrs Green wanted to go to Florida(佛罗里达州) to see her sister, but Mr Green didn’t like to go there. He wanted to go to Maine(缅因州).
“Florida is too hot in summer,” Mr Green said to Mrs Green.
“Maine is quite cold,” said Mrs Green, “I like swimming, but the water in Maine is usually not warm enough.”
“Florida is too far,” said Mr Green, “We don’t have enouh time to drive there. It’ll take us more than two days.”
Just then, the telephone rang. Mr Green answered the phone. It was his mother. “Is that Jim speaking? Please cme quickly. I need help. I’m calling from the hospital in Boston.” She said.
They stopped the discussion(讨论), and they left for Boston at once.Where did Mr Green want to go last weekend?
| A．Florida. | B．Maine. | C．Boston. | D．London. |
What did Mrs Green want to do last weeekend?
| A．To do some shopping. | B．To drive to Maine. |
| C．To see her sister. | D．To watch TV. |
Who called them when they were talking?
| A．Mr Green. | B．Mr Green’s wife. | C．Mr Green’s mother | D．Mr Green’s son |
Where did Mr Green’s mother live?
| A．Florida. | B．Maine. | C．Boston. | D．London. |
Where did they go in the end?
| A．Boston | B．Maine. | C．Florida. | D．London |
What makes the world become smaller? Some inventions, It began in the 11th century, But it has developed greatly in the last century. Let’s take a look at the five top inventions.
Movable Type(活字印刷) :By using Movable Type, books could be printed cheaply and easily. Bi Sheng invented Movable Type in China in the 11th century.
Telephone: The inventor Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876." Mr. Watson, come here. I want you ,"he said to his assistant(助手) over the phone line. And with those famous words, the world was about to get much smaller.
Airplane: The Wright brothers made the first powered flight in1903.Air travel has made the far way places suddenly become a lot closer.
Satellites: The Soviet Union sent up the world’s first satellite in 1957. This begin the Space Age. Satellites have helped scientists study the earth. Much of our knowledge of the world has come from the information recorded by satellites.
Internet: When the Internet was created in 1969. only a few people knew about it. But more than 650 million people in the world use it now. The Internet has made information about anything easy to get.
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| The top Inventions |
Movable Type |
Telephone |
Airplane Satellites Internet / The Soviet Union / In 193 in 1957 in 1969 making the farway ________ easy to places information get closer recordedly satelltes |
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In 1876 |
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Books printed Cheaply and Easily anything |
The world got a lot smaller |