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　　Fashion is moving into the twenty-first century．A coat can change its color with the weather; a shirt with stripes(條紋)that will disappear while you are wearing it; a blouse can be worn for days and days without a bad smell…These are not dreams of scientists．They were made possible in the fashion world．

　　A jacket changes its color in warm weather and costs between ＄40 and ＄5, 000．Peter White, a designer, says“There are not much more designers can do with the old cloth．They need to make new kinds of cloth to keep fashion interesting．”

　　Massimo Osti is the man who has brought this unusual cloth to the shops．Another of Osti's inventions has a design of the company's trademark(商標(biāo))on the chest, which disappears when you

　　breathe on it．Now there is a special kind of leisure wear(休閑服)for golfers who like to practice in any kind of weather．As golfers leave the warm club house, their clothes will change from white to rainbow(彩虹)of colors．

　　A Japanese company has developed a man-made fiber(纖維), it can absorb(吸收)sunlight and keep the wearer up to 10℃ warmer than usual fibers．A kind of new cloth for ski-wear can turn black to absorb sunlight when the temperature drops to below zero, and change to white at above 5℃．

　　In the Far East and Europe, there are many blouses which have a pleasing smell．The sweet smell lasts up to three hand-washes．

(1)

What does the word“Fashion”mean in Chinese?

[　　]

A．

食物

B．

飲料

C．

時(shí)裝

(2)

Massimo Osti is ________．

[　　]

A．

a worker

B．

a doctor

C．

an inventor

(3)

When golfers go into the warm house, their speical leisure wear will change from ________ to ________．

[　　]

A．

white…colorful

B．

colorful…white

C．

white…black

(4)

A man-made fiber can keep the wearer up to ________ warmer than usual one．

[　　]

A．

10℃t

B．

5℃

C．

0℃

(5)

Which of the following is NQT TRUE?

[　　]

A．

New kinds of cloth can keep the fashion world interesting．

B．

All kinds of cloth can change their colors when the temperature changes．

C．

Many blouses have a sweet smell which lasts up to three hand-washes in Europe．

答案：1．C;2．C;3．B;4．A;5．B;
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　　The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809．As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests．He enjoyed watching nature, and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in science books．He also liked collecting very much．He collected many things, birds, eggs, stones and leaves．

　　At sixteen Darwin was sent to Edinburgh University to become a doctor．But he was interested in the history of nature．

　　Then he was sent to study in Cambridge University．There he studied until 1831．

　　Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist．His teacher advised him to go．So when the Beagle left England in December, 1831, Darwin was on it．

　　The trip lasted almost five years．Darwin saw many new plants and animals．He collected all kinds of plants．

　　In 1842 Darwin went to live in Kent, and there he continued his studies of change in nature．Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change．

　　By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book“The Origin of Species”．

　　In 1871 Darwin wrote another important book．

　　Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882．

(1)

Where was Darwin born?

[　　]

A．

In Germany．

B．

In France．

C．

In England．

D．

In America．

(2)

What kind of books did Darwin like reading when he was a boy?

[　　]

A．

Science books．

B．

Chemistry books．

C．

History books．

D．

Medical books．

(3)

What did Darwin work as on the ship Beagle?

[　　]

A．

A tourist．

B．

A doctor．

C．

A waiter．

D．

A scientist．

(4)

Which book was written by Darwin in 1871?

[　　]

A．

The Origin of Species．

B．

The Theory of Relativity．

C．

The Theory of Evolution．

D．

The Old Man and the Sea．

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　　Roy Yang, a reporter of English Learner, is interviewing some students．Here are what they are saying．

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　　Lin Jun：My hero?You never guess it．He's my father．My father knows everything．He can help me with my study．He can fix computers．And he plays basketball very well．He's so great!

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How many countries have successfully sent a person into space?

[　　]

A．

One．

B．

Two．

C．

Three．

D．

Four．

(2)

What does the underlined word“He”above refer to?

[　　]

A．

Jay Chou．

B．

Bill Gates．

C．

Cai Ling．

D．

Roy Yang．

(3)

What surprised Wang Qi most about Bill Gates?

[　　]

A．

He invented Windows．

B．

He made computers easier to use．

C．

He makes a lot of money．

D．

He gives much money away to help others．

(4)

Why does Lin Jun think his father is his hero?

[　　]

A．

Because his father can write songs．

B．

Because his father can get lots of money．

C．

Because he thinks his father knows everything．

D．

Because he thinks his father can invent something useful．

(5)

Which topic are the students probably talking about?

[　　]

A．

Fathers．

B．

Heroes．

C．

Inventors．

D．

Singers．

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　　An old woman from the United States is helping develop a small Chinese village．She lived there when she was a child．

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　　“I'm an American, but I love China,”she said．

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

(1)

Eunice Moe Brock was born ________．

[　　]

A．

in Shandong Province

B．

in the United States

C．

in the south of China

(2)

Brock returned to China ________ years ago．

[　　]

A．

nine

B．

thirteen

C．

twenty

(3)

From the passage we know that Brock is ________．

[　　]

A．

less than 90 years old

B．

over 90 years old

C．

a middle-aged woman

(4)

Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．

Brock's husband died while she was in China．

B．

The villagers got much money from Brock．

C．

Brock has made a great contribution to the villages in China．

(5)

The best title for the passage is ________．

[　　]

A．

A Woman in China

B．

A Poor Village in China

C．

An American Woman with a Chinese Heart

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　　How many kinds of shapes(形狀)can you name?If something is round, what do you call it?You call it a circle．What can you see around you that looks like a circle?

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　　If you are given a piece of paper which is a rectangular shape, can you make the paper into a square?The answer is“Yes”, and it seems not so difficult．Now fold the square．What shape have you got?Do you think it's very interesting?

(1)

You usually learn the knowledge discussed in this passage in ________ classes．

[　　]

A．

chemistry

B．

math

C．

history

(2)

Picture ________ is a rectangle．

[　　]

A．

B．

C．

(3)

Picture ________ shows the right marks of“side & end”according to the passage．

[　　]

A．

B．

C．

(4)

Fold a square in the way of the picture shown on the right, you may get a shape of ________．

[　　]

A．

square

B．

rectangle

C．

triangle

(5)

In this passage, we've learned about ________ kinds of shapes．

[　　]

A．

three

B．

four

C．

five

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　　If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again．Everybody knows that．Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way．

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　　If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak．we know that it is his fault(過(guò)錯(cuò))．But if he tells us that he has a poor memory．many of us think that his parents are to blame(責(zé)備), and few of us know that it is just his own fault．

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　　So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people：practise remembering．

(1)

The main reason for one’poor memory is that ________．

[　　]

A．

his memory is not often used．

B．

he does not use his arms or legs for long．

C．

his father or mother may have a poor memory．

D．

he can, t read or write at all．

(2)

From the passage we learn that if our arms and legs are weak, ________．

[　　]

A．

we won’t be able to use them any more

B．

they will become strong very soon

C．

they won’t become strong till we use them again

D．

that is not related to ourselves

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Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs．

B．

Writing things down will help you remember them．

C．

A person with a good memory must be able to read and write．

D．

A good memory comes from its more practice．

(4)

Some people can’t read or write, hut they usually have better memories, because ________．

[　　]

A．

they have less trouble in writing things

B．

they can remember things more easily

C．

they are better at learning from others

D．

they have to keep their memories in more use

(5)

Which is the best title of this passage?

[　　]

A．

Don’t Stop Using Your Arms or Legs

B．

How to Have a Good Memory

C．

How to Keep Your Body Strong

D．

Reading, Writing and Memory

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　　This week, London will be full of celebrations to welcome the Year of the Rat．Every year, London's Chinatown holds the largest event outside of Asia to celebrate Chinese New Year．

　　This year in the UK, there seems to be a huge number of interest in Chinese culture．For the third year running, the "China in London" season is being held．It will run from February to April, when the Beijing Olympic flame(奧運(yùn)圣火)will pass through London．The "China in London" season will have a huge number of events, from art shows to modern dances, film festivals to tea tastings．

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　　Happy New Year to you! We hope you will enjoy your celebrations as much as we will do in London．

(1)

The Chinese New Year celebration in London is ________．

[　　]

A．

held every year

B．

the largest one in the world

C．

held -every three years

D．

held for the Beijing Olympics

(2)

How long does the "China in London" season last?

[　　]

A．

For three years．

B．

For one year．

C．

For three months．

D．

For one week．

(3)

Which event will be held in London's Chinatown on Sunday 10th February?

[　　]

A．

Coffee tastings．

B．

A modern dragon dance．

C．

A huge parade．

D．

British art shows．

(4)

From the passage we can know that ________．

[　　]

A．

the "China in London" season is held for the first time

B．

people in the UK are a bit interested in Chinese culture

C．

the firework is the only symbol of the Chinese New Year

D．

the writer will join in the celebrations in London

(5)

Which is the best title(標(biāo)題)of the article?

[　　]

A．

Chinatown in London

B．

Waiting for the Olympic Flame in London

C．

Chinese Culture in London

D．

Welcoming the Year of the Rat in London

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　　In ancient China, the State of Wu made an attack on the State of Yue．The king of Wu was badly hurt and soon died．His son Fu Chai became the new king．Fu was very sad and angry and he decided to fight back for his father’s death．He trained his army strictly until it was very strong．Three years later, he led his army against the State of Yue and caught its king Gou Jian, who was taken to the State of Wu．

　　Gou Jian was put into a small black stone house which was full of terrible smell and was made to raise(飼養(yǎng)) horses．Gou worked hard and tried to keep himself quiet, but he never forgot his pain．Many years later, he was set free．Gou secretly trained his army after he went back to his own state．In order to make himself strong－minded he slept on firewood and ate a gall bladder before having dinner and going to bed every night．After a few years, his country became strong once more．Then Gou took hold of a golden chance to fight against Wu and won the war in the end．

　　If one voluntarily(自愿) works very hard and voluntarily stands up to pains and difficulties in order to succeed, we might call him a “Gou Jian”, and his story, a “Gou Jian’s story”．

(1)

________ was seriously hurt and died．

[　　]

A．

Gou Jian’s father

B．

Fu Chai’s father

C．

Gou Jian’s brother

D．

Fu Chai’s brother

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Three years later _______ was caught and taken to the state of Wu．

[　　]

A．

Gou Jian

B．

Fu Chai

C．

Gou Jian’s father

D．

Fu Chai’s father

(3)

Gou Jian ________ when he was in the state of Wu．

[　　]

A．

ate gall bladders

B．

raised horses

C．

trained his army

D．

forgot his pain

(4)

Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

The gall bladders tasted good．

B．

Gou Jian loved horse-raising．

C．

Finally Gou Jian was set free．

D．

Finally Fu Chai was set free．

(5)

The story mainly tells us that ________．

[　　]

A．

a country without a strong army is easy to defeat

B．

if someone attacks you, you should just fight back

C．

if you fail in doing something, it’s better for you to forget the pain

D．

if you face difficulties bravely without giving up, you’ll finally succeed

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　　A young man was getting ready to finish school．For a long time he had looked forward to getting a beautiful sports car．He knew his father could well afford it, so he told him that was all he wanted．

　　Then on the morning of his graduation(畢業(yè)), his father called him into his private study．His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him．He handed his son a beautiful gift box．Surprised, the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible(圣經(jīng))with his name on it．Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible．

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(1)

The underlined word “that” in Paragraph Ⅰ, means ________．

[　　]

A．

a car

B．

a box

C．

a Bible

D．

a phone

(2)

The young man was angry on the morning of his graduation because ________．

[　　]

A．

his fathere couldn’t afford a car

B．

he had to stay in his study

C．

he thought he only got a Bible

D．

his father spent all the money

(3)

Which of the following isn’t mentioned in the third paragraph?

[　　]

A．

The young man succeeded in his business．

B．

The yong man lived with his father all the time．

C．

The young man decided to see his father．

D．

The young man set up his own family．

(4)

It can be seen from the passage that the young man ________．

[　　]

A．

came to know the truth at last

B．

had to pay for the car himself

C．

became interested in the Bible

D．

got angry with his father again

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