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Welcome to this short tour of London. In this square we are standing in the middle of London. Opposite 对面) is the National Gallery, a museum with lots of famous paintings. Go along the red street to Buckingham Palace. The queen (后) lives here.
Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 meters above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.
When you are tired, the best way to see London is by boat. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go along the river, the London Eye is on your right, near the Railway Bridge.
Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. Then you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower of London is the city’s oldest palace. It is nine hundred years old.
Take the boat back along the river. Get off the boat and go past the station and walk along the street. Opposite is the old fruit and vegetable market. They don’t sell fruit and vegetables now. There are stores and restaurants, and lots of street musicians. Turn left into King’s Street, and go past the church. You’re now back where you started, at the square. Now you finish your tour.If you go to visit the National Gallery, what will you find?
| A．lots of lovely animals | B．lots of valuable plants |
| C．lots of famous paintings | D．lots of interesting books |
Where can you get the boat?
| A．Near Buckingham Palace. | B．Near Big Ben. |
| C．Near Tower Bridge. | D．Near King’s Street. |
______ is London’s oldest palace.
| A．The Tower of London | B．The National Gallery |
| C．Buckingham Palace | D．The Houses of Parliament |
______ is the London Eye.
You will not go past ______ on your way back.
| A．the station | B．the square |
| C．the park | D．the church |
As we all know, the ocean moves. But waves breaking on the beach make the ocean fun. When you stand on the shore and look at the waves, it seems like the water is moving towards you. But the water is not really moving forward. The moving you see is wave energy. And wave energy comes from the wind.
Let’s think about how this works. As wave energy passes through the water, the energy makes particles （粒子） of water move up and down. Just give you an example of a wave passing under a basketball. We put a basketball on the sea. When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball. The basketball moves up to the top with the wave. Then the wave continues and leaves the basketball behind. The basketball looks lower, but it doesn’t move forward. That’s because the wave energy just moves the water which is under the basketball.
So why can you see a wave knock you down on the shore？When a wave moves toward the shore, the bottom of the wave slows down because it meets the ocean floor. But the top, which is called crest(浪峰), keeps moving. The different action causes the wave to fall over or break onto the shore. If a wave is very large, it carries a lot of energy when it hits the land. As time goes by, waves can break up and carry away the rocks and other things on the shore. Shorelines are changing all the time because of wave action.______ is really moving forward when you look at the wave.
| A．Water | B．The basketball | C．Water and wave energy | D．Wave energy |
Match the sentences with the pictures and the right answer.
(1) The basketball moves up to the top with the wave.
(2) The basketball continues and leaves the basketball behind.
(3) When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball.
| A．a—(2) b—(1) c—(3) | B．a—(3) b—(1) c—(2) |
| C．a—(1) b—(3) c—(2) | D．a—(3) b—(2) c—(1) |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Wave energy comes from the water. |
| B．Large waves carry plenty of energy. |
| C．Wave action makes shorelines change all the time. |
| D．The bottom of the wave is easy to slow down. |
The underlined word “it” ( Paragraph 3) refers to “________”.
| A．particles of water | B．the shore | C．the wind | D．the bottom of the wave |
The main idea of this passage is ______.
| A．what makes particles of water move | B．how a basketball moves on the ocean |
| C．how wave energy causes wave action | D．why a wave can knock you down |
That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.
“Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.
One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’ t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.
Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.
| A．had no one to look after her | B．disliked all her relatives |
| C．didn’t want to live with her family | D．was looking for someone to look after her |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The old lady was not kind. |
| B．The writer didn’t have any good friends. |
| C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food. |
| D．The writer got on very well with the old lady. |
The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”.
| A．leave | B．appear | C．try | D．change |
In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________.
| A．give the writer her favourite flowers. | B．let the writer know she was her best friend. |
| C．give the writer a key to her house. | D．leave all that she had to the writer. |
In what order did the following take place in the story?
a. The lady died.
b. They became good friends.
c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.
d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.
e. They got to know each other.
| A．c, d, a, b, e | B．b, e, d, c, a |
| C．c, e, b, a, d | D．b, d, c, a, e |
Here are the activities in Jane’s school in September and October.
| Activity: the volleyball game Time: September 25th Place: the playground（操场） People: all the students in Class Two |
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| Activity: the English party Time: October 10th Place: the school hall（礼堂） People: all the students |
Activity: Miss Li’s birthday party Time: October 16th Place: Classroom 7B People: her friends and her students |
| Activity: the school show Time: October 18th Place: the gym（体育馆） People: all music lovers |
Activity: the book sale Time: October 29th Place: the school library People: all the students |
阅读上面的表格，根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。Who can go to the school show?
| A．All the students in Jane’s school. | B．Miss Li’s friends. |
| C．All music lovers. | D．All the students in Class Two. |
Which activity is in September?
| A．Miss. Li’s birthday party. | B．The book sale. |
| C．The school show. | D．The volleyball game. |
When is Miss Li’s birthday party?
| A．On October 10th. | B．On October 29th. |
| C．On October 16th. | D．On October 18th. |
Where is the English party?
A. In the school library. B. In the gym.
C. In Classroom 7B. D. In the school hall.Which is right?
| A．The volleyball game is in the gym. |
| B．Only Miss Li’s friends can go to her birthday party. |
| C．The book sale is in the school library. |
| D．There are five activities in October. |
Mr. Brown is a teacher. He is from New York, America. He would like（想）to work in China because he likes our country. He thinks Chinese people are very friendly and he likes to live in China. He is happy to work in our school. He likes the school life here. He teaches English. There are 50 students in his class. Mr. Brown is kind. He and his students are good friends, too.
Now some of Mr. Brown’s students play sports on the playground（操场）. Bill and Mike play tennis. Tom and John play ping-pong. The other students play basketball. Mr. Brown is happy to play basketball with them. They have a good time.
阅读上面的短文，根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。Where is Mr. Brown from?
| A．England. | B．China. | C．America. | D．Australia. |
What is Mr. Brown’s job（工作）in China?
| A．A Chinese teacher. | B．A history teacher. |
| C．A math teacher. | D．An English teacher. |
What does Mike do on the playground now?
| A．He has a class. | B．He plays basketball. |
| C．He plays tennis with Bill. | D．He plays games with Mr. Brown. |
What does Mr. Brown think of（认为）Chinese people?
| A．Friendly. | B．Beautiful. | C．Interesting. | D．Fun. |
Which one is NOT right?
| A．All of the students play on the playground. |
| B．Mr. Brown plays basketball with his students. |
| C．Tom plays ping-pong with John. |
| D．The students on the playground have a nice time. |
Television has taken the place of schools as the main educator(教育者) in America. There are several reasons for this. First, there is the number of hours. While Americans spend about 13,000 hours in schools, they spend 15,000 to 16,000 hours in front of a TV set. Second is the age at which viewers(观看者) start watching TV. People start watching and understanding TV at about the age of 3, which is several years before they start to do school work. Finally, there is the number of viewers. About 90,000,000 young people are attending school, but most of the Americans watch TV every day. It seems, then, that TV shows are taking the place of teachers and professors as the educators in America.The main idea of this passage is ___________.
| A．TV is more important than school |
| B．fewer and fewer children go to school |
| C．There is not a school which has no TV set in America |
| D．TV plays a great part in American people’s life |
How many reasons why television has become the main educator are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
The first reason shows ____________.
| A．now children go to school less often than their parents did |
| B．in his life an American spends more time watching TV than at school |
| C．a TV program usually gives lessons of 15,000--16,000 hours |
| D．parents think 13,000 hours of school is not enough |
In American, a child starts going to school _________.
| A．when he is 3 | B．when he is about 6 or 7 |
| C．when he is able to understand TV | D．after he starts to do school work |
Every day in America ______________.
| A．teachers and professors watch TV |
| B．90,000,000 young people watch TV |
| C．not only young people watch TV |
| D．15,000--16,000 people each hour watch TV |