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）
Now more and more people communicate（沟通） by sending messages with mobile phones, sending e-mails or even chatting on line. How about our pen, pencil or paper? Which one do you think is easier and more convenient, handwriting or texting (发短信)?
Today, texting is the most common way of communication, even among young students. People don’t write letters anymore. They usually send e-mails to their friends. From texting to e-mails, it seems like keyboard (键盘) are replacing the good old pencil and paper. As a result, many students are poor in handwriting. Some even don’t know how to write normal words we often use.
In order to improve students handwriting skills, the British government(政府) recently decided to open handwriting lessons in middle schools. The British government hopes the students will be able to learn how to write business and personal letters properly at any length(长度). The students will also be taught different kinds of writings. They will also learn to use correct spelling, punctuations (标点）and grammar. The handwriting lessons will begin in 2014. Why don’t you practice handwriting and write letters to your family and friends to surprise them?Which is the most common way of communication among young students today?
| A．Writing letters | B．Texting | C．Making telephone calls | D．Making appointments |
What does the underline word “ replacing” mean in Chinese?
| A．发生 | B．重装 | C．代替 | D．重复 |
What did the British government decide to do to improve students’ handwriting skills?
| A．To help students write personal letters. |
| B．To open handwriting lessons in middle schools. |
| C．To send the students abroad to learn handwriting skills. |
| D．To ask the students not to send massages with mobile phones. |
Through the handwriting lessons, the British students can’t learn_______.
| A．to write business and personal letters | B．different kinds of writings |
| C．to use correct spelling, punctuations and grammar | D．to draw pictures |
When will the British government begin the handwriting lessons?
| A．In 2004 | B．In 2012 | C．In 2013 | D．In 2014 |
Each person has his own way to have fun. Some like sports. Some like playing chess or cards. But a large number of people enjoy listening to music.
Nowadays, music has become an important part of our life. We can listen to music on CDs, on radio or on TV. Also, we can search the Internet to find the song we like. It’s the easiest way to enjoy the music that we like. Also we can download (下载）our favorite songs from the Internet for free. If we have a Walkman (随身听），we can hear music everywhere. It can give us pleasure if we are sad. It can cheer us up, too. When we are tired, it can make us relaxed.
Different people like different kinds of music. Young people like pop music. Maybe old people like gentle and quiet music. Different music can express different feelings. When we are happy, we like to listen to jubilant (欢快的) music. When we are unhappy, we want to hear soft music. We need different kinds of music in different moods. We can get different feelings from music. Music is the best friend of human beings. We can’t imagine what life would be like without music.According to the first paragraph, we can know people play chess, cards or listen to music .
| A．for exercising | B．to learn more knowledge | C．for fun | D．to relax |
Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
| A．Music can give us pleasure. | B．Music can make us relaxed. |
| C．Music can cheer us up. | D．Music can improve our listening skills. |
According to the last paragraph, we can know the old people like probably.
| A．gentle music | B．rock music | C．jazz music | D．pop music |
What does the underlined word “moods” mean in Chinese?
| A．心情 | B．喜怒无常 | C．气氛 | D．生气 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．No one likes playing chess. |
| B．There are different kinds of music. |
| C．Listening to music can make us more tired. |
| D．Old people don’t like music at all. |
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong. Exercise also helps the blood(血液) to move around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better! If we get up early and go to bed early, we’ll .
| A．have enough exercise | B．be healthy |
| C．think better | D．have strong blood |
If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep, maybe he .
| A．becomes wise | B．won’t do well in his work |
| C．goes to school in time | D．has enough sleep |
A person needs exercise because .
| A．it makes him healthy | B．he has a lot of homework to do |
| C．he is strong enough | D．he does exercise |
Exercise makes the _ move quickly and smoothly(流畅).
| A．body | B．blood | C．children | D．head |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
| A．Exercise is good for a person’s head. |
| B．Children should have 10 hours’ sleep. |
| C．It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early. |
| D．If you have enough blood, you’ll be wise. |
阅读以下五个人的具体信息，然后为他们选择合适的商品。Thanksgiving Day is coming. Bruce wants to buy his grandma a small present. But he only has $60. His grandma’s eyesight is so poor that she sometimes can’t see the clock clearly.
Father’s Day is several days away. Ann is thinking about the gift for her father. Her father is a sports lover. He enjoys riding biked to the countryside at weekends. But he always suffers from back pain from biking.
Frank’s grandparents live in an area which is very cold in winter, but they have no heating system in the room. Frank wants to send them a gift that can meet their need. Price isn’t a problem.
Emily’s aunt is a writer. She is a supporter of vironmental protection. Emily decides to give her a present. But she can only afford things that cost less than $40.
Joe’s father’s birthday is coming. Joe wants to buy a gift for him with the $1,800 she made from the part-time job. Her father used to be a football player and his back aches from time to time.
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| C．Price: $49.98 This handsome talking watch has a clever voice that tells you the time when you push a button. The next time you forget your glasses, your watch will still be able to tell you what time it is. |
| D．Price: $39.95 |
This desk lamp brings many of the benefits of natural daylight indoors. It provides lighting that’s perfect for many indoors activities, such as writing, reading, painting, artwork, studying and much more.
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As space science develops, man has learned more and more about space. Space is not only amazing but also dangerous. While working in space, spacemen are facing danger as well as success.
Scientists have found out that radiation(辐射) is the greatest danger to spacemen in space. When spacemen are working in space, they are in danger of radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. The damage(危害) done by radiation won't be discovered until their children or even grandchildren are born. Some special medicine may work a little, but no really helpful medicine has been.
Space junk is also thought a great danger to spacemen. It's reported that there are 9,000 man-made things flying in space. About 30% of these are satellites, 10% are spaceships, and the rest are space junk. An explosion(爆炸) in 1996 made a cloud of 300,000.fragments, each at least 4mm in size, and even a small piece of these knocked against a spaceship window and did some damage. Scientists are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time. They are working on helpful ways to do with space junk.
Although space is really dangerous, it interests everyone on the earth. In the near future, it may become usual for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. We may even choose to leave the earth and live in space in a few years. So we should care for space and do something to help improve the space environment.__________ shows the man-made things in space in the correct way.
Space junk and radiation in space are dangerous to___________ .
| A．spacemen working in space | B．people only on the earth |
| C．all the people except children | D．the old people on the earth |
The underlined word “fragments” means “ ”.
| A．烟雾 | B．泡沫 | C．云块 | D．碎片 |
Which of the following about the passage(短文) is TRUE?
| A．The passage tells us that radiation in space comes from the sun and other stars. |
| B．Every one of us can make a trip to space now. |
| C．Scientists have found out ways to solve any problem in space. |
| D．People are afraid to travel to space because it’s too dangerous. |
The best title(标题) of the passage is .
| A．Space Radiation | B．Space Danger | C．Space Junk | D．Space Travel |