Swimming is very popular in the world. Many people like swimming in summer, even in the other three seasons. Water makes people feel cool and swimming makes people keep fit.
If you swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. A lot of people died when they were enjoying themselves in water, and most of them were students. Now some people are not careful enough in swimming. They often think they can swim so well that nothing will happen to them in water. If you go swimming in summer, don’t forget that a lot of good swimmers have died in water. They died not because they couldn’t swim, but because of their carelessness(粗心). Don’t get into water when you are alone. If there is a “ No Swimming” sign, don’t swim there. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and enjoyable(舒服的).
_________like swimming in summer.
A.Few people | B.Lots of people |
C.Only students | D.Only swimmers |
Swimming can make people keep_________.
A.clean | B.fat | C.healthy | D.ill |
It’s _________ to swim in a wrong place.
A.Wonderful | B.interesting |
C.not safe | D.not careful |
Some swimmers died in water because they were_________.
A.students | B.children |
C.not strong | D.too careless |
If you go swimming, you shouldn’t_________when you are alone.
A.get into water | B.die in water |
C.swim too long | D.swim too badly |
Su Hua is studying at Cambridge,UK.She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security(安全).Her friend,Kate,found this article and sent it to her.
Introduction
A lot of crime is against bicycles.About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found.You can prevent this from happening by following a few careful steps.
Basic Security
Do not leave your bicycle in out﹣of﹣the﹣way places.Always lock your bicycle when you leave.Tie it to lampposts or trees.Take off smaller parts of the bike and take them with you.
Locks
Get a good lock.There are many different types in the shops.Buy one that has been tested against stealing.Ask for a suggestion from a bike shop.
Marking(作标记)
Marking your bike can act as a deterrent to a thief.It can also help the police find your bicycle.It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number.This will provide a simple way to recognize your bicycle.
Registration(登记)
There are a number of companies which will mark your bicycle for you.They will then put your registration number and personal information in their computers,such as your telephone number,email address or QQ number.Then if your bicycle is found,it will be easy to find you.
Finally
Keep a record of the bicycle yourself:its make,model,color and registration number.You can also take a photograph of it.This will show that the bicycle belongs to you.
64.Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?
A. |
Locks. |
B. |
Marking. |
C. |
Registration. |
D. |
Basic Security. |
65.The underlined phrase"act as a deterrent to a thief"means .
A. |
help the police to get your bicycle back |
B. |
help you to tell the bike from other bikes |
C. |
prevent someone from stealing your bicycle |
D. |
prevent others from taking your bike by mistake |
66.The article suggests that you should keep a record of your bicycle .
A. |
in the bike shop and your computer |
B. |
in the bike shop and your university |
C. |
by yourself and in a security company |
D. |
in your community and a security company |
67.How many pieces of information should you record of your bike in the article?
A. |
Four. |
B. |
Five. |
C. |
Six. |
D. |
Seven. |
68.The main idea of this passage is .
A. |
to tell you what you should do when your bicycle is stolen |
B. |
to give you suggestions about how to buy a good lock |
C. |
to say why it's necessary to keep your bicycle safe |
D. |
to introduce some ways to keep your bicycle safe. |
Imagine the situation.You are an exchange student from China and now you are learning French in a university in Paris,the capital city of France.One day,you come into the kitchen of your flat.Twenty minute later,you cook several delicious French dishes.To everyone's surprise,you learn the French language at the same time!This kind of wonderful kitchen is called a French Digital Kitchen or a"talking kitchen".
What do you think of the"talking kitchen"?A French Digital Kitchen has been developed at Newcatle University in the UK.It teaches students how to cook French food and speak French at the same time.For the first time,students can learn the language by following cooking steps.
All grammar and vocabulary have been carefully chosen to make sure the users can understand French well.After learning for some time,the users can test themselves by doing a short test on the computer.
The kitchen project was started by Professor Paul Seedhouse.He began to show interest in the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen.He said,"The purpose of the French DigItal Kitchen is to make learning a language more interesting and more educational."
How does the kitchen work?There is a computer in the kitchen.With this computer,the users can first choose a French recipethat they want to follow.Using information in the computer,the kitchen starts to guide the users how to make a French dish.If you follow the instruction on the computer,it moves on to the next.If you go wrong,the program goes back and repeats the recipe or information.At any time,the users can ask the kitchen to repeat the recipe or any information.
The new kitchen can be used in schools,universities and even people's homes.The researcher can also be developing the European Digital Kitchen,for the next three years.
(1)The purpose of the first paragraph is to .
A. |
tell how to cook in France |
B. |
introduce the theme of this passage |
C. |
introduce a way to improve cooking skills |
D. |
describe the life of an exchange student in Paris |
(2)Where did Professor Paul Seedhouse get the idea of French Digital Kitchen?
A. |
French grammar and vocabulary. |
B. |
kitchen which can talk. |
C. |
An exchange student's life in Paris. |
D. |
kitchen project. |
(3)If users don't follow the instruction on the computer,the kitchen .
A. |
goes to the next step |
B. |
stops working at once |
C. |
chooses another recipe |
D. |
shows the recipe or information again |
(4)The last paragraph mainly tells us that .
A. |
the digital kitchen will become more and more important |
B. |
the digital kitchen will become more and more popular |
C. |
how many kinds of digital kitchens will be developed |
D. |
how many places the digital kitchen can be used |
(5)From the passage we can learn that .
A. |
learning languages can be more enjoyable as well as more educational |
B. |
we can depend on the kitchen to learn a foreign language well |
C. |
students needn't to go to school to learn a foreign language |
D. |
the kitchen helps students to cook delicious French food. |
In a cold winter,a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy(破产).The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife.So she thought,"He doesn't love me any more; he just thinks about his work."
One day,she wanted to take a shower,but her husband stopped her at the door."Let me take it first,OK?""Why not let me take it first?"she asked."I'm tired,dear.You take it later,OK?"She was very sad.
On a rainy day,she found nothing to do and turned on his computer.After a few minutes,her eyes were full of tears…it was his diary:
Today,I was quite sad.She asked me why I was always taking the shower first,and I said I was tired.She was unhappy.I wasn't as rich as before!We moved to the small house and it was very cold.I found that if one person took the shower first,the bathroom could get a little warmer.So I always rushed to the bathroom first.When she took the shower,the bathroom could get warmer,at least 1°C.I can't give her more,but at least I can give her 1°C love.
54:The couple moved out of their house because .
A. |
on a rainy day |
B. |
in a cold winter |
C. |
when the husband lost his work |
D. |
when the wife saw her husband's diary |
55:The woman thought her husband didn't love her because .
A. |
he didn't buy her beautiful clothes |
B. |
he didn't have enough money |
C. |
he always worked with no care of her |
D. |
he had another woman |
56:The woman's eyes were full of tears because .
A. |
she felt sad by her husband's words |
B. |
the rainy day made her sad |
C. |
her eyes were hurt by the computer |
D. |
she was moved by her husband's diary |
57:The man wanted to take the shower first because .
A. |
he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier |
B. |
he wanted to make the bathroom warmer |
C. |
he wasn't as strong as before |
D. |
he couldn't stand the cold winter |
58:From the reading,we know that .
A. |
the man loved his wife very much |
B. |
the woman didn't love her husband any more |
C. |
the man was very poor before |
D. |
the woman had no job. |
Passage 1
Hotel customers in Chengdu,capital of Sichuan Province,will no longer get free things like toothbrushes.
The local government has decided that hotels should put a price sign on those disposable supplies(一次性用品).It will begin On September 1.
Passage 2
Many students in Changsha,Xi'an,Shanghai and Beijing are doing the new eye exercises.Do they like the new changes?Here are the opinions of two students.
Li Hua,14,Xi'an No.1Middle School,"I like the background music better.It's more relaxing than the old one."
Liu Wenqi,12,Shanghai Pudong Foreign Language School,"The new exercises are healthier.The part of rubbing(摩擦) the ground with our feet is funny.We all laugh while doing it."
Passage 3
Besides a big meal,there are also some new popular ways to say goodbye before graduation:
●Visit all the teachers and say thanks to them face to face.
●Travel with your classmates.
●Set up a website to help your group keep in touch.
●Record everyone's best wishes and their smiles with a DV and make a DVD copy for everybody.
●Clean the classroom for one last time.
49.When will hotel customers in Chengdu start to pay for the disposable supplies?
A. |
On July 1. |
B. |
On August 1. |
C. |
On September 1. |
D. |
On October 1. |
50.Where does Li Hua come from?
A. |
Changsha. |
B. |
Xi'an. |
C. |
Shanghai. |
D. |
Beijing. |
51.What is the opinion of Lu Wenqi about the new eye exercises?
A. |
He dislike it. |
B. |
He likes the old one. |
C. |
He doesn't care about it. |
D. |
He thinks that it's healthier. |
52.What does Passage 3mainly talk about?
A. |
Popular ways to say goodbye before graduation. |
B. |
How to keep in touch with your classmates. |
C. |
Activities of middle school students. |
D. |
Middle school life. |
53.How many ways to say goodbye before graduation are talked about in Passage 3?
A. |
Three. |
B. |
Four. |
C. |
Five. |
D. |
Six. |
An Australian dog called Maggie has passed away his week,and her owner thinks she may jus be the world's oldest dog.
Maggie lived on Brian McLaren's dairy farm(奶牛场) in Woolsthorpe,in southern Victoria,Australia."We got her when she was only a little pup,just 8 week old.We believe she was 29 year old,"Mr.McLaren said.The McLaren said.The McLaren family brought Maggie home before their son started attending school.He is now 34.
"When the kids were growing up,they'd get of he school bus at 4:10 pm and if they were late,she'd be there barking(叫)at4:15,"Mr.McLaren said.
Maggie worked on the farm bringing Cow together un6il about 12 years ago."She wasn't pampered( 娇惯) but she was well looked after.She always had milk﹣but not too much of it.She loved her milk,"Mr.McLaren said.
"She loved running after the farm motorbike.When she was younger she would want to run along beside it,so the faster you went,the more quickly she would run.She had the greatest life.
Mr.McLaren said Maggie passed away peacefully.She died in her sleep on Sunday night.
"The last couple of weeks I was sad. I was going to have to put her down,and that was going to break my heart,"he said."I'm so pleased she went the way she did."
According to the Guinness World Records,the oldest age recorded for a dog is 29 years and five months﹣for another Australian working dog named Bluey.
71.How old was Mr McLaren's son when he brought Maggie home?(within 6 words)
72.What time did the school bus usually get the children home?(within 3 words)
73.What was Maggie's job?(within 4 words)
74.What two things did Maggie love?(within 9 words)
75.How did Maggie die?(within 5 words)