With the development of science and technology， our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient．
The Book﹣less Library Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into computers？The first book﹣less public library is planned to open in San Antonio，Texas．Computers will take the place of books soon． |
Google Glass Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery（电池）hidden inside the frame（边框）．It can carry out many of the same tasks as smart phones．The glass has a hidden camera and a tiny screen．It is designed to take hands ﹣ freephotos or videos of anything people are doing． |
A New Kind of Shirt Hate washing clothes？ You're going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company，Wool & Prince．This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool & Prince shirt never needs ironing（熨烫）． |
An Underwater Hotel It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel．A company plans to build in the sea which is about 18 meters below the surface．The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving． |
根据短文内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳答案请在答题卡上用2B铅笔将你的选项所对应的大写字母涂黑
（1）What can a Google Glass do？
| A． |
It can be used for drinking |
| B． |
It can read a book like a man． |
| C． |
It can take photos and videos． |
（2）If you don't want to wash clothes often，what will you buy？
| A． |
The Wool & Prince shirt． |
| B． |
The Nike Clothes． |
| C． |
The traditional clothes． |
（3）What does the underlined word "hands﹣free" mean in the passage？
| A． |
You don't have hands at all． |
| B． |
Your hands don't cost money． |
| C． |
You don't need to use your hands． |
（4）How do people enter an underwater hotel？
| A． |
By taking a boat． |
| B． |
By swimming or diving． |
| C． |
By walking into it． |
（5）What may be the best title for the passage？
| A． |
New Inventions． |
| B． |
New Problems． |
| C． |
New Discoveries． |
| Lost My name is Mary. I lost a black bag with some money and a phone in it on May 27. If you find it, please come to Room 322, or call me at 323-3789. |
Sunny Seafood Restaurant Quality seafood buffet(自助餐) Price: ￥55/ person Address: 50 Haier Road Tel: 223-3561 |
| A Football Game Beijing Vs Shanghai Place: Bird’s Nest Stadium(鸟巢) Time: May 27, 3:30 pm Price: ￥50 Tel: 325-6789 |
Waiters Wanted Age: between 20 and 40 Language: one foreign language (English or Japanese) Working place: Red Rose Restaurant Tel: 586-5552 |
If you want to find a job as a waiter, you can go to __________.
| A．50 Haier Road | B．Red Rose Restaurant |
| C．Bird’s Next Stadium | D．Sunny Seafood Restaurant |
If Tom and his father go to watch the football game, they will pay _________.
| A．￥50 | B．￥55 | C．￥100 | D．￥110 |
Father’s Day is coming, and Jenny wants to invite her father to dinner. She should call _______.
| A．586-5552 | B．223-3561 |
| C．325-6789 | D．323-3789 |
On the Earth, everyone has a home. While in space, there is also a home. It is nearly as big as a soccer field and larger than a six-bedroom house. It is the International Space Station(ISS).
The ISS is home to astronauts. Usually, there are three to six astronauts on board. Astronauts in the space station are very busy. They do many science experiments in biology and physics, and study the effects on the human body after long exposure(暴露) to microgravity(微重力). Sometimes they go on spacewalks to work outside the station.
As a groundbreaking scientific research facility, the ISS benefits(使受益) people on the Earth. Robots on the ISS have inspired medical technology. Now it is possible for patients to receive certain surgery(外科手术) by a robotic arm, which performs better than humans. The ISS also helps to watch the Earth’s ecosystems(生态系统) and warns us of volcano eruptions(火山爆发) and earthquakes.
For children, the ISS plays an important part in education. Children can ask astronauts in the ISS any question with the help of satellites. For example, what do you eat? How do you sleep? This is a good way to improve children’s interest in science and technology.
The ISS is expected to remain in operation until at least 2020, China Daily reported. Russia may build a new space station to replace it at that time.
In the future, space will be home to more stations like the ISS. China is also planning to build its own space station, and the launch of Tiangong-1 in 2011 was the first step. It is expected that China will complete the space station by 2023.
| The International Space Station(ISS) |
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| Home to astronauts (5-6 astronauts |
1.They do many experiments in different scientific fields. 2.They study 3.They go on spacewalks. |
| Benefit people on the Earth |
1. Robots on the ISS have inspired 2. Help to watch the earth’s ecosystems. 3. Warns us of volcano eruptions and earthquake. |
| Help children in education |
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Two men in Shanghai have been said dead from H7N9, while a woman in Anhui province is seriously ill from the virus, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said on Sunday.
This is the first time a human from H7N9 has been detected (确诊).Little research has been done on this unknown bird flu, and there are no vaccines (疫苗) against the virus.
The reported deaths were of an 87-year-old man who was found ill on Feb 19 and died on March 4, and a 27-year-old man who was found ill on Feb 27 and died on March 10.The third person, a 35-year-old woman from Chuzhou, Anhui province, is in hospital in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.
It is still unknown how the three became ill, and experts said there is no evidence that they caught the illness from each other. There is also no evidence of anyone who stay closely with them being ill.
To be away from H7N9 and stay healthy, remember the following things.
1.Go to crowded places as less as possible, especially the elderly and children. Pay attention to personal self-protection.
2.Keep the air in door fresh. Often wash your hands. Cover the nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing (打喷嚏).Wash hands after cleaning the nose and mouth.
3.Eat clean food. Don’t put raw (生的) and cooked food together. And do not eat raw or undercooked meat, eggs and other food.
4.Do sports. Take more exercise, have enough sleep and rest, so that you can get yourself stronger.
根据短文内容, 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳答案。(10分)How do people know about H7N9?
| A．People know H7N9 very well. |
| B．No people have heard about it. |
| C．People know little about it. |
| D．Only Chinese people know about it. |
When did the 27-year-old man die?
| A．On February 19 | B．On March 10 |
| C．On March 4 | D．On February 27 |
Where is the 35-year-old woman from?
| A．Shanghai | B．Nanjing |
| C．Putian | D．Chuzhou |
What does the underlined word “undercooked” mean in Chinese?
| A．夹生的 | B．煮熟的 |
| C．未煮过的 | D．在下面煮的 |
Which is NOT suggested in the passage to be away from H7N9?
| A．Don’t go to crowed places. |
| B．Don’t mix raw and cooked food together. |
| C．Do more exercise to keep fit. |
| D．Close the window so that birds can’t fly in. |
Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it “automaticity (自动性)”.
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice, he stumbles less and less, reading by the phrase. With automaticity, he doesn’t have to think about the meaning of words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount of time a child spends reading , not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.“Reading is the key to school success” means that reading ______.
| A．helps school develop faster |
| B．is a key to a successful school |
| C．helps students go to a key school |
| D．can improve students’ learning results |
Children with “automaticity” can read faster because they ______.
| A．know how to read the words |
| B．do not have to think while reading |
| C．read by themselves without any help |
| D．pay attention to the meaning of the text |
Rossman tells that any child who ______ will possibly be an automatic reader.
| A．turns off TV one night 4 weeks |
| B．reads books by the word quickly |
| C．spends an hour reading every day |
| D．gets the same grades as others in exams |
The underlined word “stumble” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.
| A．结结巴巴地读 | B．全神贯注地读 |
| C．心不在焉地读 | D．声情并茂地读 |
The best title for the passage is “______”.
| A．IQ Is the Key to the Automaticity |
| B．TV Is Bad for Children’s Reading |
| C．Automaticity Depends on Practice |
| D．Automatic Reads Will Be Successful |
Look at the picture and answer the quest
根据图表内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。(10分)The picture is ___________ for a restaurant.
| A．a menu | B．a poster |
| C．a cookbook | D．a sign |
The name of the restaurant is ___________.
| A．Thanksgiving | B．Out to dinner |
| C．Drive-in | D．Sambo’s |
From the picture we can know____________.
| A．you can’t eat vegetables there |
| B．a girl may love you there |
| C．the food is at a good price |
| D．It’s a fast food restaurant |
On what day you can enjoy the food at family prices with your mom in Sambo’s?
| A．Monday | B．Tuesday |
| C．Wednesday | D．Thursday |
Which information helps you if you want to book a table at home?
| A．18 Brinkley Rd Dullingham. | B．Near Newmarket. |
| C．Free House. | D．Tel:016493223. |