An atlas is a book of maps. Atlases are made with different kinds of information about different parts and areas of a country or the world. They are prepared for desk use or travel use.

Desk atlases are made for different groups of people with different needs. For example, students may use desk atlases to help learn geography, and other people may use desk atlases to study a place. A popular type of the latest atlas shows the recent fact of the world. New atlases are often carefully produced to help people learn about the changes, such as the name changes, boundary(邊界) changes and other important new information. A desk atlas can also have some different maps of the same place. For example, an atlas may include maps showing population and important products of a place.

Travel atlases usually show the information about both natural and man-made features(特點). So it is not surprising to find universities, airports, forests, rivers, roads as well as cities, towns and villages in them. A travel atlas is often the first thing people need when they want to start a trip in a strange place. It often has a map of a whole country, and a map with more special information of each important place in the country. Take the atlas of the United States as an example, it often has a map of the whole country and then a map of each of the fifty states.

A travel atlas may also point out the beautiful natural places. In the US, the atlas may include national parks such as the Yellow Stone Park and some others to show the beauty of nature and interesting places to tourists.

1.An atlas is       according to the passage.

A. a guide book    B. a history book

C. a collection of pictures   D. a collection of maps

2.How many kinds of atlases are mentioned in the passage?

A. One           B. Two            C. Three            D. Many

3.From the passage we know people need newly produced atlases because         .

A. they can’t see the old ones clearly    B. they like to buy different ones

C. something has changed             D. something is missing

4.According to the passage, people can find the information about       in a travel atlas of Shanxi.

A. the population of Shanxi          B. the local products of Shanxi

C. the Yellow Stone National Park     D. Xi’an Jiaotong University

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What will the home of the future look like? A team of architects (建造師) in Hong Kong say that city homes will be tiny, as populations continue to grow and space becomes more expensive. They have designed “space flats”. 83它們只有30 平米大。These flats have three small rooms, a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom, as well as a balcony (陽臺),but everything is carefully planned to make good use of the limited space.

The living room is the main room of the flat. It can be used as an office, a kitchen or even a second bedroom. There is a sofa that can be changed into a bed. The dining table can be changed into a computer desk. And, if not needed, both the sofa-bed and the table can be folded away and stored into a small apace in the wall. There is a flat-screen TV, which can also serve as a computer monitor. In one corner of the room, a small cooker, a microwave oven and a miniature refrigerator are hidden out of sight.

The other rooms are small but useful. The bathroom contains a toilet and a shower. The double bed in the bedroom can also be a sofa, if necessary, The balcony has enough room for two people to sit and enjoy the view from the block of flats. All the rooms have high ceiling to provide as much storage space as possible, while the flat has large windows to let in plenty of sunlight.

“Space flats “are now being tested in a building in Hong Kong. “It’s wonderful,” said one resident(居民) “84. The flat is so well designed that you feel that there is plenty of space”

1.Why do the architects think that “Space flats “will be important in the future?

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2.How many rooms can a “space flat ” have in all ?

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3.將劃線句子譯成英語。

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4.將劃線句子譯成漢語。

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5.請給短文擬一個合適的題目。

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In almost every big country in the USA, football is a favorite sport .

American football is not like soccer. Plers sometimes kick the ball, but they kick and run with it. They try to take the ball to the end of the field. They have fou chances to move the ball ten yards.They can carry it or throw it.If they move it to the end of the field, they have got six points. This is called a  touch-down .

It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven players try to stop the men who has the ball.If the men does not move the ball ten yards ,his team kicks the ball to the other team. Every university wants its team to win . A lot of people come to watch. They also yell for their favorite team. young men and women call their cherrleaders to come help the people to yell more.

Every team plays ten or eleven games each seasonswhich begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good,it may play znother game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1,the first day of the new Year. Many people go tosee these games and many others watch them on TV.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

1.How many points can they get if they carry or throw the ball to the other field?

2.How many persons are their in one team from the article?

3.How long do the teams play each season?

4.How do people know about the football games ?

5.When do the best teams play again after all games a year?

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【小題1】It’s a beautiful, __________ day.   (sun)
【小題2】Can you and your brother __________ ?  (swim)
【小題3】He often __________ newspaper on his way home.   (buy)
【小題4】Mary enjoys __________ football games very much.  (watch)
【小題5】They are __________ photos in the park now.   (take)
【小題6】Thanks for __________ me so much help.    (give)
【小題7】How many __________ can you see in the room?    (woman)
【小題8】Tony speaks __________ very well.   (China)
【小題9】There __________ a desk and two chairs in my room.   (be)
【小題10】The people are really very __________.  (friend)

Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.

When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the "tiger". As soon as the "tiger" came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the "tiger" by the "leg" and said, "Don't be afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who I am, don't you?"

The "tiger" said "Yes" and took off the tiger's skin.

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.

1.Where did the hunter live?

A. Outside a village.???????????????????? B. On a farm.

C. In a village.????????????????????????? D. Near a village.

2.How many times did the tiger come into the village?

A. Only once.?????? B. Twice.???? C. Three times. ??? D. Four times.

3.What did the old hunter do when he first saw the tiger?

A. He was frightened.???? B. He threw himself on the ground.

C. He ran away.????????? D. He hid himself behind a tree.

4.How did the old hunter know the tiger was a man?

A. The tiger came to the village only at night.????

B. He saw the tiger run on its two feet.??

C. The tiger only stole sheep.

D. The tiger could speak.

5.Why did the old hunter take some animal skins with him when he was waiting for the "tiger" ?

A. To help the poor man.????????????

B. To make himself well hidden.

C. To sell them at the market the next morning.??

D. To buy food and clothes on his way home.