My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table． As you can imagine， things are very different from the way they are at home． For example， you're not supposed to put your bread on your plate． You're supposed to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first， but now I'm used to it． Another example is that you're not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread， not even fruit． You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork． Another thing is that it's impolite to say that you're full． If you don't want any more food， you should just say，"That was delicious．" Also， you're not supposed to put your elbows on the table． I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything， but I'm gradually getting used to it． I don't find French customs so strange anymore．
判断短文后句子的意思是否与短文内容相符．用"T"表示相符，"F"表示不相符．
（1）You're not supposed to put your bread on your plate．
（2）Now I'm used to putting my bread on the table．
（3）You're supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread．
（4）It's impolite to say that you're full．
（5）I still find French customs so strange．
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and one of the richest people in the world, is now making efforts to reinvent （以新形式出现）the toilet. Gates has donated a big part of his wealth to charity. Now his charitable organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is looking for future toilets that can improve the living conditions of millions of people.
The flush toilet （抽水马桶）we use today was invented in 1775. While it works well in getting rid of our waste, it also uses a lot of water and needs a costly sewage system（下水道排污系统）. Besides, it’s not necessarily practical for the developing world. In some developing countries, lack of toilets leads to poor hygiene（卫生），and that could kill people. According to the World Health Organization, 1.5 million children under the age of five die each year because of hygiene problems.
Last year, the Gates Foundation gave money to eight universities around the world and asked them to start inventing the toilet of tomorrow: a toilet that uses little or no water is cheap and easy to fix, and is safe and hygienic.
At the “ Reinvent the Toilet Fair（展销会）” competition recently held in Seattle, twenty-eight designs were displayed. The winners, from the California Institute of Technology（加州理工学院）, were awarded a $ 100,000 prize by the Gates Foundation.
“We couldn’t be happier with the response that we’ve gotten,” Bill Gates said at the event. Many of the new designs would not only greatly improve hygiene in the developing world, but also help change the dependence on traditional flush toilets in developed nations, he said.What are disadvantages of the flush toilet we use today?
| A．Wasting a lot of water and energy. |
| B．Washing a lot of water and needing a costly sewage system. |
| C．Spending too much time and energy. |
| D．Improving hygiene and environment. |
How many designs were displayed at the “Reinvent the Toilet Fair”?
| A．Eight. | B．Eighty. |
| C．Eighteen. | D．Twenty-eight. |
What does the underlined word “that” refer to?
| A．The flush toilet we use today. |
| B．The old toilet we used long ago. |
| C．Lack of toilets in some developing countries. |
| D．Lack of toilets leads to poor hygiene in some developing countries. |
Which would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Bill Gates of Microsoft | B．Revolution （革命） of the toilet |
| C．Fair of the toilet | D．Type of the toilet |
Have you ever watched movies in a 4D cinema? It is going to be the next wave in movie theatre experience, and it will take your experience to the next level.
The 4D cinema experience has actual smells, mists and vibrations (震动）. While you’re watching a movie about water fighting, tiny nozzles (喷嘴）in the seats might let out a mist of water. What about watching a movie about street racing or war? The nozzles can give out the smell of burning rubber or gunpowder (火药）. Those all-important little nozzles have about 1,000 options for you, everything from mists to smells.
Seats in the theatre are movable as well. When a car crash happens on the screen, it can also feel like it’s happening in your chair. Large fans set around the theatre can make you feel like you’re caught in a windstorm, and a lot of lights set around the cinema can be used to create huge flashes like you might see in a lightning storm.
Watching movies in a 4D cinema can offer you an amazing and unusual experience. You can not only see the movie, but also feel and smell it.The nozzles in a 4D cinema can let out ____________.
| A．street racing or war | B．a mist of gunpowder |
| C．the smell of water | D．everything from mists to smells. |
The second and third paragraph mainly tells us ____________.
| A．the4D cinema will be in the field |
| B．great changes about the 4D cinema |
| C．seats in the theatre are movable as well |
| D．large fans make you feel like at home |
The underlined word “tiny” in the second paragraph means ________.
| A．small | B．Huge | C．unusual | D．movable |
| News One Recently a cloned dog named Ruppy became the world’s first transgenic(转基因的）dog . She and four other dogs all gave off red light under certain conditions. A team led by Byeong-Chun Lee in korea created the dogs. Lee and researcher Woo Suk Hwang were also part of the team that created the first cloned dog, Snuppy, in 2005. “This new experiment should open the door for transgenic dogs to be models of human illness,” said one of the team members, Che Myong Ko. “The next step for us is to make a true illness model.” |
| News Two A company in Japan has said they will soon sell a new kind of T-shirt. The T-shirt can protect people from knives. It is more than three times stronger than cotton because it is made of a special kind of material. This material is thick enough to protect you, but it is not too heavy to make you look like you are wearing protective clothing. This material is like the one that is used in body armor, but it is lighter and can be washed by a washing machine. These T-shirts are created because of the increased knife accidents that happen to children. |
From News One we can learn that ________.
| A．Ruppy can give off red light all the time |
| B．Snuppy is the world’s first transgenic dog |
| C．Byeong-Chun Lee created Snuppy |
| D．Ruppy will be used to study people’s illness |
What does the underlined phrase “body armor” in News Two mean in Chinese?
| A．警服. | B．保暖衣. |
| C．消防服. | D．防弹衣. |
News Two shows that ________.
| A．the special T-shirt is made of a special kind of cotton which is thick enough to protect you |
| B．you might break the T-shirt if you put it in a washing machine |
| C．the number of knife accidents is increasing in Japan |
| D．the special T-shirt makes you look like you are wearing protective clothing |
Delegates from nearly 200 countries have spent the past two weeks in Warsaw, Poland. More than 9,000 representatives gathered for a United Nations conference on climate change. Organizers called the meeting to work toward a treaty to fight rising temperatures on our planet. The treaty would be signed in 2015 and take effect after 2020.
It doesn't matter whether you play a guitar, a piano, a horn, or a drum. And what kind of music you play is not important. Just play itl It will do good things for your body. The research at Northwestern University shows that playing a musical instrument is good for your brain. And although our ears may not work well as we age, the brain remembers how to "Iock onto" the important sounds. And that helps us to hear better.
Powerful, intense fires have been burning out of control in parts of the western United States. In a new report, scientists are predicting more and bigger wildfires over bigger areas and for longer periods in the western United States. Scientists at Harvard University in Massachusetts looked at past weather conditions and wildfires to find out why. Atmospheric chemist Loretta Mickley is a researcher and helped to organize a new study. She says high temperatures and rainfall in other years can create the conditions for large fires.
The western state of California is known for wildfires. This year the fire season has been extremely active. California has some of the most experienced firefighters in the country because of its high risk of fire. Prisoners who have no history of violent crime and are in good physical condition may train and work as firefighters. They may get their prison sentences reduced in exchange for their help fighting fires. But that is not the only appeal of the work program, says Louie Orozco, who was sentenced to prison for robbery.
Americans have been volunteering to make a difference around the world through the Peace Corps for more than 50 years. A community development program for the United States began 20 years ago. Its name is AmeriCorps. And now, another volunteer effort is making a difference in people's lives______ with music.
阅读以上5段材料，然后与下面各标题相匹配，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
| A．Working to fight climate change |
| B．Rising temperatures could mean more wildfires |
| C．Prisoners in California help fight wildfires |
| D．Music and the human brain |
E. Volunteers bring music to those in need
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| Itinerary(旅行日程) ※Pick—up service by your tour guide and driver at 7:30 am ※City God Temple—Sightseeing(30 minutes) ※Yu Garden—Sightseeing( 1 hour) ※The Bund Stroll—Sightseeing(40 minutes) ※Old French Concession & Old Street(40 minutes) ※Local Restaurant—Lunch( 1 hour) ※Pudong New Financial Area—Sightseeing(20 minutes) ※Shanghai 2010 Expo Park—Sightseeing(30 minutes) ※Pearl City—Shopping(30 minutes) ※Drop—off service at your hotel before 5:30 pm |
| Price Includes ※Hotel pick—up & drop—off service; ※English—speaking tour guide ; ※Air—conditioned tour van or bus; ※Entrance tickets to the attractions as listed in the itinerary; Chinese lunch. Price Excludes(不含) ※Tips(小费) for guide and driver( Note: Tips is highly appreciated but not requested) ; ※Personal expenses. |
| Important Tips and Notices 1. Please do not believe the " warm—hearted" guides or drivers( especially in railway station) and book your day visit from a legal travel agency. 2. Choose comfortable footwear, and if necessary, bring a good grip and support for your feet. Layers of clothes that can be taken on and off provide the best comfort and temperature control. Bring sun protection in summer and dress for sub zero temperatures in winter. It can feel much colder on the mountain than down in the valleys. 3. Asking you to take a picture is normal and friendly. They call this "making hello". It is not a scam(骗局). 4. Bring toilet paper because most water closets don't have any. 5. The most important phrase to know is " Boo—yao " which is loosely translated as " No, I don't want that cheap plastic souvenir/guidebook/ Rolex watches / Gucci bag you're trying to sell me, and I really mean it. " |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 What time are the visitors picked up?
| A．At 7:00 am. | B．At 7:30 am. |
| C．At 5:00 pm. | D．At 5:30 pm. |
How long do the visitors stay at Shanghai 2010 Expo Park?
| A．20 minutes. | B．Half an hour. |
| C．40 minutes. | D．1 hour. |
What kind of food do they have for lunch?
| A．Italian food. | B．English food. |
| C．Chinese food. | D．French food. |
The visitors should take the following things except_____
| A．comfortable footwear |
| B．sunglasses in summer |
| C．toilet paper |
| D．water |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．‘Boo-yao’mean you don’t need it |
| B．Guide s and drivers are not believable |
| C．Tips for guide and driver should be very high. |
| D．The tour guide can speak any foreign language. |