One of my favorite things to do is hiking in mountains．Because

nobody likes the idea of getting lost，I always prepare before every

trip．But what’s the best navigation tool，a Global Positioning Sys-

tem(GPS)or a good old map and compass?

  Five of my friends and I hiked through the mountains on a trail

(路線)I marked．One team of three carried a GPS，and the other[來源:Z+xx+k.Com]

team used a map and compass．

    It took the GPS team 3 hours and 1 1 minutes to get through the

whole hike，however，it took the map and compass team only 2

hours and 49 minutes．The biggest problem the GPS team met was

that they lost the satellite signal(衛(wèi)星信號)in some places．With

no map or compass，they had to walk around until they were in a

place where the signal was good．The map and compass team was

able to spot different landmarks，compare them to their maps and then use the compass to point them in the right direction．

    When I head out on my future hikes，I'm bringing a map，a compass and a GPS to show me the way．

(    ) 1.The two teams____．

    A．had the same navigation tool  B．went along the same trail    C．had the same problem

(    ) 2.The GPS team spent ____ time than the map and compass team in the whole hike．

    A．1ess    B．more    C．the same

(    ) 3.In the end，the writer found out____．

    A．the map and compass were too old navigation tools to use any more

    B．it wasn’t necessary to bring a map and a compass together with a GPS

C．the GPS had some disadvantages in hiking in mountains

 

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“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(劍橋) ask. But no one can give    【小題1】    a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found     【小題2】    the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings,     【小題3】   , museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and     【小題4】    of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was already a developing(發(fā)展中的) town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once     【小題5】    Cam. A     【小題6】    was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries(世紀(jì)) more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much     【小題7】    in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a     【小題8】    in 1951 and now it has a population(人口) of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries     【小題9】    to study at Cambridge.     【小題10】    of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.

Last week, 169 students at No.35 Middle School of Shenyang took their first no-teacher exam. After the teacher handed out the exam paper, he left the room and never came back. A student collected in the papers when the exam ended.

   “That test was not only a test of knowledge, but also a test of moral (道德). We wanted to show students how important honesty is, ” said Mr. Cai, the school’s headmaster. The school says no cheating happened in the test. Next year, it wants 80% of its exams to be without teachers. But students have different ideas.

    “I was happy and excited during the exam because my teachers trusted me,” said Lang Yudan, a 13-year-old girl in Class 11.

“Schools must trust students a lot not to use invigilators(監(jiān)考人). But I think it is too early. Some students will cheat if there are no invigilators. And the students will not be able to ask for help when needed,” said Hua Sha.

    “I don’t like having invigilators in exams. When they walk around the classroom, they make me nervous. I would get higher marks without them in the room because I would feel more relaxed,” Liu Qingxi said.

    “I think it’s very important to have invigilators in exams. Many students want to check their answers with each other after they have finished papers. And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens. They may make me nervous, but I still think we need them,” Shangguan Yan said.

Not using invigilators may be a good idea. But before using it, schools must tell students the importance of honesty and try to find ways to solve something unusual in exams.

1.The passage mainly talks about ________.

A.how to pass an exam      

B.how to make students honest      

C.whether invigilators are needed in exams  

D.how to make students clever

2.No.35 Middle School of Shenyang held a no-teacher exam to _________.

       A.let the students have a good rest     

B.teach the students in a better way

C.help all the students pass the exam  

D.find whether the students were honest

3.From what the students have studied, we know _________.

       A.invigilators really help them a lot   

B.not all of them agree with the headmaster

       C.something unusual never happens in exams

       D.they like it very much

4.What does Hua Sha think about no-teacher exams ?

A.It’s a good idea to have no-teacher exams but something must be done first.  

B.If there are no invigilators, the students will certainly get lower marks.

C.Exams without invigilators will never be held since students are not honest.  

D.Some parents don’t think it’s fair for everyone to have no-teacher exams.

5.In the sentence “And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens” , “they” refers to __________.

A.students        B.headmasters       C.teachers        D.invigilators

 

It was an exciting moment for Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, a retired married couple from Harbin, China. It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure（花樣）skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

   Everyone was very quiet when Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. They were expecting something wonderful to happen. As soon as the music started, Shen and Zhao skated around the field quickly with beautiful style; every move was perfect. When the music stopped, all the people cheered. In the end Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal.

   In China, winter sports are not as popular as they are in America and Northern European countries. So China sent only 90 athletes to Vancouver to take in a few, carefully chosen sports. Such a good decision also led to Wang Meng and Zhao Yang winning gold medals in the little known, but exciting sports of short track (軌道) speed skating.

   China did not win a lot of medals at these Winter Games. Most of the events are still very new to China and need to be developed. But Chinese athletes learn very quickly. For example, China’s women’s curling team(冰壺隊(duì)) only began in 2003, but they were No. 1 at the 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship.

   This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.

1. Shen Xue won the gold medal in the ________event at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

A. pairs of figure skating              B. short track speed skating 

C. women’s curling                      D. long track speed skating

2. The people were _____when Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo started skating at the games.

A. noisy            B. quiet                C. cheering     D. excited

3.The underlined（劃線）word “couple” means _____in Chinese.

A. 對手                 B. 朋友                 C. 夫妻         D. 同事

4.China’s women’s curling team won’t be eight years old until______.

A. 2003                 B. 2009             C. 2010         D. 2011

5. What made China’s winter athletes get such a success? 

A. Luck.                                B.  A chance.

C. Hard work and a little luck.         D. The country’s support.