On April 19th， a pottery （陶器） exhibition was held at Wuhan Optical Experimental Valley School． Many pieces of pottery in different sizes were shown at the school． Some were a bit broken， but all of them were beautiful works of art created by the students．
At the end of last year， the school started a project that called on teachers to collect disused or broken pieces of pottery from the countryside． So far， they have collected about 3，000 pieces．
"Pottery used to play an important role in the daily lives of Chinese people．" school head Ma Guoxin told the reporter． "By pottery painting， the students can improve themselves in many ways． They can better understand the history of the pottery， put their creativity into the pottery and show the love for life and beauty． "
Students turned the pottery into different works of art．They were all encouraged to paint pictures on the pottery， even though some students didn't know how to paint． Wang Zixuan， a student from Grade Eight， with little knowledge of painting， painted a beautiful night scenery on a piece of pottery． It was so nice that many students loved it．
Almost every classroom has coloured pieces of pottery． They are either used as flowerpots or pen containers（笔筒）． The school has also set up several art corners to show the pottery． For example， the students have put up some pottery on bookcases outside of a lecture hall（报告厅） It has become an enjoyable place for students to rest and read．
（1）On April 19th， a exhibition was held at Wuhan Optical Valley Experiment School．
A． flower
B． film
C． pottery
D． costume
（2）According to the passage， were encouraged to paint the pottery．
A． the students who painted very well
B． the students who got good grades
C． the students who didn't know how to paint
D． all the students in the school
（3）By pottery painting， the students can improve themselves in many ways EXCEPT ．
A． knowing how to collect pottery
B． better understanding the history of the pottery
C． putting their creativity into the pottery
D． showing the love for life and beauty
（4）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A． The school has collected about 2，000 pieces of pottery so far．
B． Wang Zixuan was a student from Grade Seven．
C． We can't find any coloured pottery in their classrooms．
D． The students enjoy resting and reading at the art corners．
（5）． In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage？
A． Sports news．
B． Traditional art．
C． Healthy living．
D． Popular music．
International students in Christine Rhodes’ English class in Australia share their impressions (印象) of places they have visited in Australia.
Canberra, the nicest city in Australia
I went for a short holiday to Canberra. My uncle lives there. It’s the nicest city in Australia, a little bit similar to Cairns. There’re lots of big rivers and trees around the city.
Siggi Siebold from Germany
The small city of Mount Isa
I went to Mount Isa six months ago. It’s a long way from Brisbane — about 2,000 km. It’s a small city, with a population of 21,000, but it has all the basic facilities such as a base hospital, six schools and supermarkets. Here the weather is hot and gets very little rain. There’re two big lakes to keep rainwater for people in the city to drink.
Indra Ekanayake
Lake Moondarra and a mine (矿)
In Mount Isa, there’s a dam (水坝) called Lake Moondarra. At weekends you can go there with your friends, and it is beautiful. On the lake, there is water skiing. Also, people can go fishing there.
There’s a big mine in Mount Isa. Many people go to work in the mine and earn a lot of money. Mount Isa isn’t a beautiful green place, but many people love it.
Ida Robb from IndonesiaSiggi Siebold is from .
| A．Australia | B．Germany | C．England | D．Indonesia |
What does the underlined word “facilities” probably mean in Chinese?
| A．设施 | B．土地 | C．交通 | D．名胜 |
Lake Moondarra is a .
| A．city | B．mountain | C．mine | D．dam |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Ida Robb?
| A．People can go fishing on Lake Moondarra. |
| B．There are 21,000 people in Mount Isa. |
| C．There’s a big mine in Mount Isa. |
| D．Many people like Mount Isa though it isn’t a beautiful green place. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Siggi Siebold stayed in Canberra for six months. |
| B．Mount Isa is a famous village in Australia. |
| C．People in Mount Isa drink rainwater. |
| D．People can’t go water skiing on the lake. |
Height is just one of the thousands of features (特征) that your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then maybe you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you’re going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.
But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting enough sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the right height.
No doubt you’re wondering how fast you should grow. There’s no perfect or right answer. Kids grow about 2 inches (5 centimetres) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).
Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimetres here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you’re at now, how you’ve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.
Don’t be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a very quick growth during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later – between 7 and 13 for girls, 9 and 15 for boys.
You’ll usually begin to notice that you’re growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.The Chinese for the underlined word in the third paragraph “puberty” is .
| A．童年时期 | B．婴幼儿时期 | C．习惯养成期 | D．青春期 |
If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, .
| A．you should have enough exercise |
| B．you can ask doctors for help |
| C．you should protect the environment |
| D．you can record your growth during puberty |
This passage is mainly about .
| A．how the genes work in your body |
| B．when is the time you grow fast |
| C．why you look like your parents |
| D．how you grow to a certain height |
After reading this passage, we can explain ___________.
| A．how good it is to be a doctor |
| B．how much sleep we need |
| C．why genes can’t decide everything |
| D．what an unhealthy diet is |
Which is NOT mentioned (提及) in the passage?
| A．Your height most probably depends on (取决于) how tall your parents are. |
| B．Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’. |
| C．The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed. |
| D．You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast. |
Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old. Mom and I lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that I could walk again if I wanted strongly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school — walking on my own!
When the Great Depression (大萧条) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support both of us. At that moment, I decided never to be poor again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I wasn’t satisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they asked me an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for many American families. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽车旅馆) for families that would never ask extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Of course mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. But with my mother’s support and encouragement, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world — Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income (收入) of $ 1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.According to the writer, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?
| A．Doctors. | B．Nurses. | C．Friends. | D．Mom. |
What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?
| A．His terrible experience in the hotel. |
| B．His various levels of business success. |
| C．His mom’s support. |
| D．His wife’s suggestion. |
Which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?
| A．Modest, helpful, and hard-working. |
| B．Careful, helpful and beautiful. |
| C．Loving, supporting and strong-willed (意志坚强的). |
| D．Strict, humorous and supporting. |
Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?
| A．A poor family, hard work, higher education and self-confidence (自信). |
| B．Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work. |
| C．Clear goals, mom’s encouragement, a poor family and higher education. |
| D．Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and better chances. |
It’s cool, it’s hot, and everyone is doing it. People talk about it often, and friends tell other friends how good they look. Sound like a fashion? In fact, it’s another trend (流行趋势): “blog”. What’s a blog? A blog is a personal online diary. The word “blogger” means a person who writes diaries online.
Many bloggers are teenagers who log (进入) onto websites to discuss anything in their lives. Many of today’s teenagers are not afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives. Teenagers complain about parents and homework. They share diaries, post songs from the latest bands (乐队) and show pictures of theirs. They write their own poems, say something about their girlfriends or boyfriends and complain to each other or offer support. But mostly they just write down what they do every day.
However, many parents are worried about these young bloggers. Parents see the kids talking about how they got drunk last weekend and how they don’t like studying. They are using language that is surprising to their parents. Besides hearing from their friends, teen bloggers also get messages from strangers. Most of the time, it’s older men asking to meet teenage girls. “These strange men are dangerous for my kids. They sometimes teach my kids bad words,” said Cara Cabral, a mother of two.
Many teenagers and young adults know it’s not safe to use blogs on the Internet. They know they are putting information about themselves in a place they can be seen by anyone. But teenagers are unwilling to give up these new communication tools that have become a way of life for many of them. The word “it” means ________ in the sentence “People talk about it”.
| A．the Internet | B．the blog | C．the website | D．talking online |
Parents think it’s dangerous for their kids to use blogs because _______.
| A．their kids use a surprising language |
| B．their kids talk about how they don’t like studying |
| C．teen bloggers get messages from strangers |
| D．their kids talk about their girlfriends or boyfriends |
Which of the following is NOT true according to (依据) the passage?
| A．It’s easy for teenagers to give up blogging. |
| B．Many teenagers know it’s not safe to use the blog on the Internet. |
| C．A blogger’s information about himself can be seen by anyone on the Internet. |
| D．Most of today’s teenagers aren’t afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives. |
There are many different ways to travel to Paris from London. One of the quickest and most popular ways is by train. From Waterloo Railway station, you can travel all the way to Paris. The journey takes about three hours. The train, called the Eurostar, is very modern, and the seats are comfortable.
You can also travel to France by ship. First, you go to Dover, on the coast (海岸), by bus from London. The bus stops at the Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover. You can buy your tickets there. People who travel by car can drive on to the ferry (渡轮), too.
Another way to travel to Paris is by plane. There are several airports with international flights to Paris and other cities in France. You can travel to London Airport by bus or underground. Some people even go by taxi but this is a very expensive way to travel!The most popular way to Paris is .
| A．by ship | B．by plane | C．by car | D．by train |
Traveling from London to Paris by taxi is .
| A．quick | B．expensive | C．comfortable | D．pleasant |
The passage mainly tells us about _______.
| A．different ways traveling from London to Paris |
| B．international flights from London to Paris |
| C．buses stopping at Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover |
| D．the journey taking the train called the Eurostar |