Have you ever heard an echo of your voice?
An echo is a reflected(反射)sound. Stand in a very large, empty hall with nothing on the walls. Then shout. The sounds you make will hit the walls and come back to you. The walls reflect the sounds. These reflected sounds are called “echoes”.
We can use reflected sound to make sound travel farther. Hold a watch about fifty centimeters from your ear. You cannot hear it. The sound of the watch travels a short way in all directions. It does not travel as far as your ear. You can make it travel to your ear by using a roll of cardboard(紙板筒).
Make the roll of cardboard about fifty centimeters long. Put one end over your ear and hold the watch at the other. Now you can hear the watch because the sound has not gone in all directions. It is reflected down the roll to your ear.
A megaphone(喇叭筒)works in the same way. It makes sound travel farther. It reflects the sound into a beam which can travel a long way. In the ship, the sailor uses the megaphone to make his voice travel. Without the megaphone, his voice cannot travel far.
We use reflected sound in many ways. We use it to measure the depth of the sea, for example. Among the animals, bats and whales use reflected sound to tell them where they are and what things are near them.
【小題1】What is called “echo”?

閱讀理解
In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even lose their lives for it. Money does have its most useful effect(影響) on the poor, but once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn’t mean more happiness.
If money was everything, all millionaires(百萬(wàn)富翁) would have true love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always true.
Nothing else is more pleasant than the three words which are “I love you”. But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not to take. To every person, health and long life are probably the most precious(寶貴的) things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.
Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought either. In a word, where money is worshiped(崇拜), money can cause brothers to quarrel, lovers to hate, strangers to fight and so on. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make you a happy person if you have not one to laugh with, no one to cry for.
【小題1】According to the passage, which of the following do you think is right?

 In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn`t mean more happiness.

If money were everything, all millionaires(百萬(wàn)富翁) would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always true .But can love be bought ?I`m afraid not . Love means to give , not to take . To every person , health and long life are probably the most precious things . Well , can health and a long life be bought with money ? The answer is “No”.

Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。

1.According to the passage , which of the following do you think is right ?

A. Money is everything            

B. Money isn`t necessary

C. Money is important , but not the most important

D. with no money ,with no success

2.What are the most precious things for every person according to the writer`s ideas ?

A. Only money    B. Health and a long life

C. Only friendship D. A, Band C

3.Which sentence of the following is true according to the passage ?

A. If you haven`t much money , you can`t get more happiness

B. You may live a long life even if you are poor

C. Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor

D. If you are rich ,you`ll have less friendship

4.In fact , few of millionaires _____________

A. have much money B. have the longest living

C. love their money D. have true love

5.what does the sentence “Love means to give , not to take ”mean in the passage ?

A. 愛意味著給你，而不能帶走 B.愛是可以得到的，不要走開

C. 愛意味著奉獻(xiàn)，而不是索取 D. 愛是可以索取的， 而不必付出

Part One

    China’s worst drought in fifty years is doing harm to most of the country’s south. Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces have suffered the most because of little rain.35 million people have been affected by the big thirst, according to China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs.4 million of them cannot get safe drinking water.

    Dongting Lake in Hunan has now become smaller by two thirds. Gao Yibing, fisherman, said, “No eggs were produced, so there’s no young fish. We would not be able to fish anything in autumn and winter.”

Part Two

    Medecims Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, is a group that helps people in need. In 1971,some French doctors and journalists formed MSF. In 1999,MSF won the Nobel Peace Prize.

    Doctors of MSF go to different countries to help poor people for free. These people are sick and hurt. They do not have enough money, food or water. MSF work in more than 70 countries including Iraq and Sudan. There are wars, disasters or diseases in these countries.

  MSF doctors treat these sick people and speak out for them. They try to tell the world about what they see in the poor countries. This makes the world pay more attention to these places.

Part Three

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案，并在答題卡上按要求作答。

1.The best title for Part One may be _______.

  A. No Rain For Fifty Years                      B. The Worst Drought In Fifty Years

  C. No Fish For The Coming Seasons              D.A Smaller Dongting Lake

2.Part One may be from ____.

A. a newspaper          B. a letter             C. an advertisement       D. a notice

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about MSF?

  A. It helps people in need for free.

  B. It’s also known as Doctors Without Borders.

  C. It won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.

  D. All the group members are doctors.

4.Part Three gives us information about ________.

  A. Beijing People’s Art Theatre              B. Kung Fu

  C. an unexpected adventure                   D. entertainment

5.By booking two tickets for 2011 China Music Valley,you can save ________.

  A.￥60              B.￥100             C.￥120             D.￥80

Information for New Members

Welcome to Banktown Bushwalking (叢林徒步旅行) Club! Here are some things you need to know:

Most walks are in faraway places. You need to take enough food and water for a full day of activity on each walk. This is the most important thing to remember.

Wear good lace-up shoes, because you need to do some climbing sometimes.

Each walk has a grade. If you haven’t been bushwalking before, we suggest that you start with an easy walk- Grade 1 or 2. If you have been bushwalking before, then a Grade 3 walk may be suitable.

All beginners need to call or e-mail the leader of an activity 48 hours before the start of the activity. They need to make sure that you are fit and able to finish the activity as planned.

Membership fees(費(fèi)用) for a year:

$35 for an adult over 18 years old.

If a family joins the club, fees will be lower. $55 for the parents and $10 for each child between the ages of 5 and 18.

1.Before starting a walk, ________ is the most important thing that walkers must remember.?

A. sunglasses????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. money????????????? ????????????? C. lace-up shoes????????????? ????????????? D. food and water

2.A person who hasn’t been bushwalking before should choose a ________ walk.

A. Grade 1 or 2????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Grade 3????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Grade 4????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Grade 5

3.Eric, his wife and their 16-year-old child want to join the club. They should pay ______ for a year.

A. $35????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. $55????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. $65????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. $75