The Antarctic is actually a desert. It’s the only continent on the earth without a river or lake.
The Antarctic is all ice all year round. The warmest temperature ever recorded there is zero, at the South Pole. Explorers used to think that a place so cold would have a heavy snowfall. But less than ten inches of snow falls each year. That is less than half an inch of water. The times that much water falls in parts of the Sahara.
The little snow that falls never melts. It continues to pile up deeper and deeper year after year and century after century. When the snow gets to be about 80 feet deep it is turned to ice by the weight of the snow above it.

  1. 1.

    Antarctic is called a desert because it _______.

    1. A.
      is sandy      
    2. B.
      is cold      
    3. C.
      has little water    
    4. D.
      is high
  2. 2.

    The snow there is very deep because it _______.

    1. A.
      never stop falling         
    2. B.
      piles up year after year
    3. C.
      never melts              
    4. D.
      falls often
  3. 3.

    The best title for the passage is ______.

    1. A.
      Waterfall at the South Pole       
    2. B.
      The Antarctic ------An Ice Desert
    3. C.
      Snowfall at the South Pole       
    4. D.
      The world’s Great Desert
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One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a “sea of technology”rather than experiencing the natural world.Fear-producing TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors,which will change the wild places of the world,its creatures and human health for the worse,unless adults get working on child’s play.
Each of us has a place in nature we go sometimes,even if it was torn down.We cannot be the last generation to have that place.At this rate,kids who miss the sense of wonder outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes.“If the decline in parks use continues across North America,who will defend parks against encroachment(蠶食)？”asks Richard Louv,author of Last Child in the Woods.
Without having a nature experience,kids can turn out just fine,but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives.That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health,to stress levels,creativity and cognitive(認(rèn)知的)skills.Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents—and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it:research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that play in nature fosters(培養(yǎng))leadership by the smartest,not by the toughest.Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child.The three-year-old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world.A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes.We really need to value that more.
Kids are not to blame.They are over-protected and frightened.It is dangerous out there from time to time,but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite(儀式)of passage.
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  1. 1.

    The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that_______.

    1. A.
      kids are missing the sense of wonder outdoors
    2. B.
      parks are in danger of being gradually encroached
    3. C.
      Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods
    4. D.
      children are expected to develop into protectors of nature
  2. 2.

    According to the passage,children without experiencing nature will______.

    1. A.
      keep a high sense of wonder
    2. B.
      be over-protected by their parents
    3. C.
      be less healthy both physically and mentally
    4. D.
      change wild places and creatures for the better
  3. 3.

    According to the author,children’s breaking an arm is_______.

    1. A.
      the fault on the part of their parents
    2. B.
      the natural experience in their growing up
    3. C.
      the result of their own carelessness in play
    4. D.
      the effect of their repetitive stress from computers
  4. 4.

    In writing this passage,the author mainly intends to_______.

    1. A.
      blame children for getting lost in computer games
    2. B.
      encourage children to protect parks from encroachment
    3. C.
      show his concern about children’s lack of experience in nature
    4. D.
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There is a lot of ink in the bottle, ________?


  1. A.
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  2. B.
    is there
  3. C.
    isn’t it
  4. D.
    is it

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Tess was eight years old. Her little brother Andrew was very sick and their parents were completely out of money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother, “Only a miracle can save him now.”
Tess took her money and made her way six blocks to Rexall’s Drug Store.
“And what do you want?” the chemist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen for ages.”
“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really sick. He has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”
“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the chemist said, softening a little.
“Listen, I can help you.” The chemist’s brother was a well-dressed man. He asked Tess, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” Tess replied. “Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And it’s all the money I have, but I can get some more, if I need to.”
“Well，what a coincidence (巧合),” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents - the exact price of a miracle for your little brother. Take me to where you live. Let’s see if 1 have the kind of miracle you need.”
That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon in neurosurgery (神經(jīng)外科). The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again and doing well.
Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost… one dollar and eleven  cents… plus the faith of a little child.

  1. 1.

    What can we learn from the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      Tess’s brother would recover because there was a miracle.
    2. B.
      Tess’s brother would die because his family had no money to treat his illness.
    3. C.
      Tess’s family would look for a miracle to treat Andrew’s illness.
    4. D.
      Andrew should go to hospital for a miracle.
  2. 2.

    Why did the chemist get annoyed first？

    1. A.
      Because he was a nervous man.
    2. B.
      Because Tess didn’t buy his medicine.
    3. C.
      Because Tess had bothered him and his brother.
    4. D.
      Because Tess was poorly dressed.
  3. 3.

    What can we learn about Dr. Carlton Armstrong?

    1. A.
      He was a stone-hearted man.
    2. B.
      He cared for only a little money.
    3. C.
      He never helped others unless given a lot of money.
    4. D.
      He was a kind gentleman and ready to help others.
  4. 4.

    What can be the best title？

    1. A.
      A dying boy and her sister
    2. B.
      A miracle of $ 1.10
    3. C.
      A kind doctor and his brother
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      A poor girl and a doctor

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Having put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, you have ended 12 years of hard study. Forget your studies for a while. It’s time to enjoy yourselves!
There are many ways to celebrate this special month of graduation. You can have photos taken with your classmates and teachers, or dine out together and exchange gifts.
High school students in Western countries such as the United States and Canada usually have a prom to mark their graduation. It’s to mark the time kids turn into young men and women. After the prom, teenagers either go to college or find a job. It means they are no longer as dependent on their parents as they were before.
At the prom, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Traditionally, girls give boys matching boutonnieres ( 佩帶在扣眼上的花). Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.
Common prom activities include dining, dancing, the crowning (加冠) of a prom king and queen, and just talking to friends.  In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class prom through the four years of their high school.
High schools in or near large cities may rent ballrooms at expensive hotels or, to be unusual, in a pleasure cruise boat.
But often costs are cut by simply using the school gym. Students make a lot of effort to decorate the gym to make the event special. The music played at the prom will be the most popular kinds, like rock and hip-hop.
The students elect the Prom Queen. She is partnered with a Prom King who is elected similarly. These are great honors that the pair take very seriously. The two dance with each other to celebrate their election

  1. 1.

    The word "prom" is probably closest in meaning with______.

    1. A.
      a party to celebrate graduation
    2. B.
      a dancing competition
    3. C.
      a fashion show
    4. D.
      an election ceremony
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is an economical way to hold the prom?

    1. A.
      Renting a ballroom
    2. B.
      Taking a cruise boat
    3. C.
      Holding it in the school gym
    4. D.
      Wearing informal dresses
  3. 3.

    What clearly indicates that prom is very important to students?

    1. A.
      Music is played at the prom
    2. B.
      They take pictures at the prom
    3. C.
      The King and Queen dance with each other
    4. D.
      They wear formal clothes or special clothes
  4. 4.

    For what do the students just talk to friends at a prom?

    1. A.
      They don’t want to get help from their parents
    2. B.
      They will part with their friends in a short time
    3. C.
      They don’t like to be accompanied by their parents
    4. D.
      They want to be elected by their friends as the Prom King or Queen
  5. 5.

    How is the prom significant to the students?

    1. A.
      They can be relieved from the study pressure
    2. B.
      They are going to say goodbye to their friends
    3. C.
      They have chances to be elected as the Prom King or Queen
    4. D.
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My husband can plan wonderful surprise celebrations for me.Recently，however，I told him I didn’t want him to plan one for my upcoming birthday.
“Why？” he asked.
“I am embarrassed being the center of attention，”  I quickly explained.
Later，I began to think more deeply about this reason. Then I remembered the surprise celebration I had planned for my friend Nancy on her 60th birthday. We  were roommates on a three­week tour following the Silk Road on those famous steppes  (大草原)—and through the  mountains—of central Asia.
That  afternoon  we  had  arrived  at  our  hotel  in Samarkand，Uzbekistan. The young man at the hotel desk told me about a bakery about 10 minutes away. After giving me detailed directions，he added，“Your nose will let you know when you arrive there.”
The temperature was 40 ℃.Soon，my_olfaction proved to be an unfailing guide. Outside the bakery，a delicious smell greeted me.
There were several kinds of breads，cookies，and cakes on display. There were also beautiful iced cakes. I chose a cake topped with powdered sugar.
Later at the Karim Bek Restaurant，Nancy didn’t see the young waiter walk up the steps with the cake.When I began singing“Happy Birthday，”everyone at our table—except Nancy—joined in.
It took her a moment to realize what was happening. Then the grinning (咧嘴笑的)  guest of honor thanked me，blew out the candles on the cake，and ate three pieces of it.
Today，after reliving this experience in my mind，I told my husband to ignore my request.I now understand what a surprise party is about：It is not about having a surprise party but rather the delight in giving it. That is what brings the satisfying joy.

  1. 1.

    Why did the author go to the bakery?

    1. A.
      To get some bread for her journey.
    2. B.
      To experience the local taste in Samarkand.
    3. C.
      To buy a birthday cake for her friend.
    4. D.
      To eat some iced cakes to cool herself down.
  2. 2.

    The underlined words “my olfaction” in Paragraph 7 most probably refer to________.

    1. A.
      the waiter at the hotel
    2. B.
      the author’s sense of smell
    3. C.
      the author’s friend
    4. D.
      the author’s map
  3. 3.

    The party held at the Karim Bek Restaurant was________.

    1. A.
      very successful
    2. B.
      a little simple
    3. C.
      quite boring
    4. D.
      too noisy
  4. 4.

    From the last paragraph we learn that now the author________.

    1. A.
      becomes less interested in surprise parties
    2. B.
      thinks surprise parties are embarrassing
    3. C.
      enjoys giving others surprises
    4. D.
      realizes the true meaning of surprise parties
  5. 5.

    From the passage，we can NOT infer that________.

    1. A.
      the author’s birthday is coming
    2. B.
      the author’s husband loves her very much
    3. C.
      the author and Nancy have been roommates for three weeks
    4. D.
      the author has already spent her 60th birthday

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I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard（果園）,looking up at the branches above me. It is one of the last days of summer. Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler. Some kinds of apples are already ripe（成熟的）. Others will be ready to pick soon. I think of my grandmother’s apple pie(蘋果餡餅), and how I used to make it with her. She died last year, before the apple harvest, and I have not had her pie since. I really miss her. I hear bees busily humming about, visiting the late summer flowers. The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.
The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes. Above me, big white clouds race across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the wind. School starts in another week, and time seems to have slowed down.
“Sophie!” calls my grandfather. “Is that you?” I stand up, take his hand, and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard. We talk about apples, and bees, and Grandma. He tells me that he misses her too.
He puts his rough, brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close. “You know, Sophie,” he says, “ I spent the morning in the attic（閣樓）, and you’ll never guess what I found. It’s the recipe（烹飪法）for Grandma’s apple pie. I used to help her make it sometimes. I can’t do it all alone, but you used to help her too. Maybe between the two of us, we can work it out. Want to try?”
“ But it won’t be the same without Grandma,” I tell him.
“ That’s true,” he says, “ but nothing is the same without Grandma. Still, I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie. What do you say?” I nod yes, and we walk towards home… towards an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen, making Grandma’s famous apple pie.

  1. 1.

    We learn from the passage that Sophie       .

    1. A.
      likes to watch clouds in the attic
    2. B.
      comes to the orchard after school
    3. C.
      enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very much
    4. D.
      picks many apples in the orchard
  2. 2.

    Both Sophie and her grandfather used to        .

    1. A.
      help Grandma make apple pies
    2. B.
      spend summer afternoons in the orchard
    3. C.
      enjoy fresh fruit in the farmhouse kitchen
    4. D.
      walk alone among the apple trees
  3. 3.

    The underlined part in the last paragraph shows          .

    1. A.
      how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie
    2. B.
      how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies
    3. C.
      how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard
    4. D.
      how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma
  4. 4.

    Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?.

    1. A.
      My grandfather’s orchard
    2. B.
      My grandmother’s apple pie
    3. C.
      A morning in the attic
    4. D.
      The last days of summer

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He ought ________ have done so even though possible.


  1. A.
    not to
  2. B.
    to not
  3. C.
    not
  4. D.
    never

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San Francisco, a leader in urban recycling, is preparing to turn dog waste into energy.
Norcal Waste System Inc., the city’s largest garbage company, plans to test collection carts(回收車)and collection bags in a city-center park which is popular with dog walkers.
A city study found that almost 4 percent of all the garbage picked up at San Francisco homes was from animal waste, Norcal Waste spokesman Robert Reid said. San Francisco has about 120,000 dogs.
“The city asked us to start a program to recycle dog waste in order to cut back adding more waste in landfills(廢渣埋填池) “,Reid said.
Dog waste will be poured into a methane digester(沼氣池),and the methane it gives off will be collected and burned to make electricity or to heat homes.
“Dogs and cats in the United States produce about 10 million tons of waste a year,” Will Brinton, an environmental scientist said.
“As much as we love them, our pets leave a lot of fertilizer behind them in yards and on the street but that can be a major source of contamination of groundwater,” Brinton said.
European cities such as Zurich, Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna are starting biology programs to turn waste into gas ,he said.
San Francisco runs a great program to recycle bottles, cars, paper and other rubbish and now two-thirds of its garbage needn’t be carried to landfills .The city’s goal is a 75 percent drop by 2010 and zero new waste in landfills by 2020.

  1. 1.

    San Francisco will plan to use dog waste for making __________.

    1. A.
      fertilizer
    2. B.
      gas
    3. C.
      electricity
    4. D.
      methane
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined word “ contamination” mean?

    1. A.
      Increase
    2. B.
      Reduction
    3. C.
      Flow
    4. D.
      Pollution
  3. 3.

    What can we infer from the passage?

    1. A.
      San Francisco is short of electricity
    2. B.
      San Francisco has done a lot of in rubbish recycling.
    3. C.
      Fewer people will keep dogs as pets in San Francisco
    4. D.
      There will be no rubbish by 2010 in San Francisco
  4. 4.

    The passage is mainly about_______.

    1. A.
      San Francisco ‘s new policy for pet keepers
    2. B.
      San Francisco ‘s new plan for recycling
    3. C.
      how to keep a city clean
    4. D.
      how to deal with rubbish

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