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（一）

Last summer my family went to a National Park for a holiday and had an unusual experience, when we got there, we put up our tent and then went out to travel around, As we returned, I heard my sister Susan cry out and then we saw a bear enter our tent.

I wanted my father to drive him away. My father said, “No, it?s dangerous to drive a bear away. And don?t let him follow you.” Susan said, “What shall we do? Maybe we should climb a tree.” I said, “No, we?ve got to get him out of there. He might go to sleep in our tent.” “Maybe we could make him leave if we put some honey outside for him to eat.” Susan said. Then my mother said, “How are you going to get the honey? It?s in the tent.” We watched the bear enter the tent and heard a lot of noise——it turned over everything inside. “It?s foolish for us to try to catch him,” said my father, “Leave him alone and wait for him to come out,” We waited and waited but the bear stayed inside. So we had to sleep in the car.

( )1. Where did the family go for a holiday last summer?

A. A park

B. A zoo.

C. A beach.

D. A garden.

( )2. Who saw the bear first?

A. The father.

B. The speaker.

C. Susan.

D. The mother.

( )3. What was the bear probably doing in the tent? It was .

A. sleeping in bed

B. playing.

C. eating honey

D. walking.

( )4. Why didn?t they drive the bear away?

A. Because the bear was big.

B. Because it was dangerous to drive a bear away.

C. Because the bear wanted to eat the honey.

D. Because they wanted to play with the bear.

( )5. What did they have to do?

A. To drive the bear out of their tent.

B. To stop the bear from making noise.

C. To stay in their car for the night.

D. To catch the bear.

（二）

a tireless and hardworking w oman. When Obama was young, his mother said, “He can do anything he wants in the world, even be president of the USA.” And she was right.

When Obama was a little boy, his mother paid much attention to manners（礼仪）. So Obama was very polite. He got up to study at 5 a．m. every morning. His mother typed and corrected his homework for him. Besides, his mother let him know the sense of duty to the world, the importance of hard work and the need to give back. Just as Obama said, “Like most of my values(价值观)，I learned about empathy(同情) from my mother.” When he was nine, his mother sent him to Hawaii, where she soon joined him. In 1975, his mother left him to grandparents, so as to return to Indonesia(印度尼西亚) to begin her PH．D. field work(为博士学位做实地考察)。

Obama?s mo ther was optimistic and easygoing. This great mother produced an excellent son.

( )1. What?s the best title of the passage?

A. Great Mother Made Obama Succeed

B. Hardworking Obama.

C. Ann Soetoro Got Ph.

D.

D. Obama?s Mother Was Easygoing.

( )2. Which of the following is true?

A. When he was nine, his mother and he went to Hawaii together.

B. Obama didn?t study hard when he was young.

C. In 1975, Obama?s mother returned to Indonesia to begin her Ph.

D. field

work.

D. His mother didn?t want him to become P resident of the USA.

( )3. According to the passage, we know that his mother .

A. was a great mother and she knew how to educate her children.

B. didn?t like to study herself.

C. was so busy that she had no time to look after her children.

D. wasn?t hopeful about the future.

( )4. The underlined word “optimistic” means .

A. 消极的

B. 乐观的

C. 自私的

D. 善良的( )5. When Obama was young, his mother let him know .

A. the sense of duty to the world

B. the importance of hard work

C. the need to give back

D. A, B and C

（三）

At present, air pollution may be the greatest problem and people all over the world pay attention to it. The Chinese government has done a lot to deal with it. One of them is to produce electric vehicles（机动车）,especially electric cars. China plans to put at least half a million electric cars on the road by 2015.

Electric cars are hard to sell. Even with the help of the government, there are still

that the electric car is very expensive. A Shenzhen driver said that an electric car cost 80 percent more than the Santana(桑塔纳). Another reason is that we haven?t built enough charging stations(充电站). Sometimes when an electric car uses up its electricity, it cannot work at all. Finally, when there is something wrong with electric cars, drivers cannot find shops to repair them easily.

Besides China, the United States, Japan and Germany also do their best to create electric vehicles. But China has done more than them.

( )1. Why does the Chinese government want to u se electric cars?

A. Because they are good for the environment.

B. Because they are very safe.

C. Because they are very expensive.

D. Because they can carry more people.

( )2. People prefer to more money

A. it can make more money

B. it is more beautiful

C. it is can run faster

D. it is cheaper

( )3. According to the passage, if a Santana is 70,000 yuan, what is the price of an electric car?

A. 56,000 yuan

B. 126,000 yuan

C. 80,000 yuan

D. 50,000 yuan

( )4. There are reasons why electric cars are difficult to sell in the passage.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

( )5. Which country is not mentioned in the passage? It?s .

A. Germany

B. the USA

C. France

D. Japan

（四）

( )1. Most American students take ________ in their schoolbags.

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B.calculators

C.iPhones

D.MP3 players ( )2. American men like reading __________ most and American women dislike reading ________ most.

A.science fictions, love stories

B.mystery and detective books, love stories

C.mystery and detective books, comics

D.love stories, novels

( )3. People who like going to theme parks are ________ those who like tourist cities.

A.more than

B.fewer than

C.less than

D.the same as ( )4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.American men like love stories better than comics.

B.American women like reading novels better than science fictions.

C.The number of the Americans who like adventure trips is the largest.

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( )5. What?s the passage about?

A.An ad.

B.A diary.

C. A survey.

D. An invitation

(五)

This year, who “entertained us, challenged us and changed our world”? Absolutely, Jeremy Lin, an Asian-American NBA rising star, is one of those people. On April 18, TIME Magazine named him one of 2012?s Most Influential People in the World.

Lin, 23, is not just a good basketball player, but also a graduate of Harvard University, one of the best universities in the world.

“Lin has broken the idea that one can?t be a world-class athlete on the court and an excellent student off the court at the same time.” US Education Sec retary Arne Duncan wrote in the TIME article about Lin.

At 191cm, Lin isn?t especially strong, compared with other point guards (组织后卫) in the league. What makes Lin stand out from other players is his hard work and never-give-up spirit.

“I know how the league works. I may not get an opportunity, but I?m just going to put it all into this and see what happens.” Lin once said. He kept arriving early, leaving late, practicing hard and learning from other experienced players. Finally, when his opportunity came, he started to shine.

“He earned it.” Duncan said. “He lives the right way, and he plays the right way. He works hard and stays modest. He sets a good example for young people today. ”（）1.What did TIME Magazine name Jeremy Lin?

A.He is one of the most influential people in the USA.

B.He is one of the most influential people in 2012.

C.He entertains us, challenges us and changes our world.

D.He is an Asian-American NBA basketball player.

（）2. What makes Lin stand out from other players?

A.His hard work.

B.Never-give-up spirit.

C.His opportunity.

D.Both A and B.

（）3. Why did Lin start to shine when his opportunity came?

A.Because he graduated from Harvard University.

B.Because he knew how the league worked.

C.Because he practiced hard and learned from other experienced players.

D.Because he is an Asian-American NBA rising star.

（）4. What does the underlined word “influential” mean?

A.有影响力的

B.有价值的

C.有意义的

D.流行的

（）5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A.Jeremy Lin?s Scho ol Life

B.Harvard Owns the Best

C.Hard Work Paid Off

D.Teamwork Comes First

(六)

Almost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don?t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don?t waste food.

A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year

hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.

Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?

1. Don?t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.

2.Don?t leave any food in your bowls, while having meals

3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don?t buy too much, espec ially for vegetables and fruit.

（）1. What?s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?

A.春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽。

B.谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。

C.吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮。

D.足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。

（）2. According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?

A.6 million.

B.925 million.

C.200 million.

D.725 million. （）3. What should we do to waste less food?

A.Order more food in a restaurant.

B.Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.

C.Take all the food you ordered home.

D.Don?t store too much fo od like vegetables and fruit.

（）4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A.A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.

B.The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million

people for a year.

C.200 million children die of hunger every year.

D.Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the

table.

（）5. What?s the main idea of this passage?

A.Don?t waste food.

B.Chinese people are friendly and generous.

C.We can?t die of h unger.

D.Every grain is grown by farmers.

（七）

If life treats you well, you can say, “I?m a happy person.” But, dare (敢)you say, “I?m the happiest person?” Well, Alvin Wong can, because he was just found to be the happiest man in the US.

Gallup, an American company, does a national survey in the US every year to see who is happy and what makes them happy. The survey has many questions, such as, “How many times do you laugh a day?” and “How much money do you think is enough for a good life?” The results of the latest survey came out on June 16.

It showed that Hawaii is the happiest state in the US. It also found that older

Asian-American man, 65 or older. He lives in Hawaii, is married, has children, is religious (有宗教信仰的), runs a business and makes more than $120,000 a year.

Alvin Wong, who liv es in Hawaii, fitted the model. That?s why the 69-year-old Chinese-American became the happiest American. Wong is a very active person. “I get up in the morning and say, …I?m very lucky. I?m living in Hawaii, doing what I want to do?.” he said. Wong runs h is own business. He said he has some stress, but he?s satisfied (满足的). “There are always hard times. I believe that if you can?t laugh at yourself, life is going to be terrible for you… I?ve lived my whole life with humor(幽默).”

（）1. Which is not the result of the latest survey?

A.Hawaii is the happiest US state.

B.Men are happier than women.

C.The US is the happiest country.

D.The old are happier than the young. （）2. Which of the following about Wong is NOT true?

A.He often laughs at others.

B.He is satisfied with his life.

C.There is some stress in his life.

D.He lives his whole life with humor. （）3. What makes Wong the happiest person?

A.Luck.

B.A big family.

C.His business.

D.His attitude towards life.

（）4. Which of the following sentences can give the RIGHT information about Wong?

A.He is very tall and heavy.

B.He is married and has a child.

C.He is an African-Asian man.

D.He is religious and makes over $120,000 a year.

（）5. What can we learn from Wong?

A.We should be religious.

B.We should be active and satisfied, and always live our life with humor.

C.We should live in Hawaii and do what we want to do.

D.There are always hard times, so we should make more money.

（八）

Wang Bing?s father began smoking when he was a freshman( 大学一年级学生)in college. His friend passed him his first cigarette. He has now been smoking for more than 30 years. It?s a classic example of how young people are introduced to cigarettes, except that nowadays smokers develop their habit at an even younger age. It has become a major concern( 担忧) in China that many

teenagers begin to smoke. A survey showed that 22.5% of the middle school students questioned had tried smoking and 15.8% of them smoked regularly. For many teenagers, smoking is a symbol of being an adult, independence, maturity(成熟) and attractiveness because the images who they love best often smoke on screen The social environment also plays an important role in attracting teenagers to smoking. They are used to seeing their elders, especially male family members, smoking at home. Many of them imitate adult behavior and become new smokers.

educate the teenagers to voluntarily refuse cigarettes. A survey shows that 92.5% of the students know smoking will be bad for their health. If we persuade them in a proper way, most of them may give up smoking.

All in all, the society, the government, the school and the family should join together to take the responsibility for an anti-smoking ( 禁烟) campaign aimed at teenagers, not just to put empty slogans and warnings on cigarette packs.

（）1. The writer uses the first paragraph to ______.

A. tell the readers a story of a smoker

B. introduce the topic of the passage

C. introduce the college life of Wang Bing?s father.

（）2. What?s the main idea of this passage?

A. The teenagers think smoking is a symbol of being an adult and

independence.

B. The social environment encourages the teenagers to smoke.

C. The teenagers should be educated to refuse to smoke.

D. The teenage smoking has become a serious problem in China.

（）3. What does the word ”imitate” in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese?

A. 指责

B. 忍受

C. 模仿

D. 支持

（）4. From the underlined part of the last sentence of this passage, we can infer(推断) that the writer thinks putting slogans and warnings on cigarette packs is

______to solve the problem.

A.not enough

B. of no use

C. of great help

D. of great importance.

ASK THE BLOG!

Post your problems on the blog（博客）and get other bloggers' advice!

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My problem is my parents. They never stop going on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! None of my friends have got such terrible parents. What should I do?

Helen, USA

*****

Hi, Helen. I think you should do what your parents ask. They're much older than you and you should respect them. It's their house you live in and their money you spend!

Emily, Australia

*****

Why do you think you're the only one with parents like that? All parents are the same. They want us to look like them. They don't understand that fashions have changed in the last 30 years!

Tom, Canada

*****

Helen, why should your parents do all the washing- up? You should help around the house- it's only fair. I don't think you should change your appearance（外表）though. Teenagers should look like teenagers.

Simon, England

*****

（）1. What is Helen's problem?

A. Her parents treat her badly.

B. She always worries about her parents.

C. Her parents don't care about her feelings.

D. she wouldn't like to do what her parents ask.

（）2. In Emily's opinion, Helen should ____.

A. respect her parents

B. give her parents money

C. understand her parents

D. live with her parents together

（）3. Simon suggests that Helen should ____.

A .wear smart clothes B. help with housework

C.do all the washing-up

D. change her appearance

（）4. From the bloggers' advice, we may guess Helen is ____.

A. a teenager

B.an American girl

C. a university student

D. a girl with many friends

（）5. Helen's problem can be thought as “____”.

A. a special event

B. a growing worry

C. a private secret

D. a terrible experience

Animals United

Animals United is a 3D German（德国的）cartoon which is directed by Reinhard Klooss and Ho lger Tappe. It is a story about animals that get together to find water. Along their journey, lots of funny things happen, and of course, they have a lot of adventures.

The animals in the grasslands in Africa are waiting for the coming flood（洪水）. However, this year's flood seems to come later than in other years. The animals become up set and worried. At the same time, some animals from other places come

to the grasslands to look for peace. However, the situation seems worse because the water is becoming less and less. So they decide to look for the river.

Finally, they find the reason why they don't have any water to drink. A dam（拦河坝）has been set up so that humans can have a better life. After a long fight with humans, they let the world know that animals are in danger.

This film is about environmental matters. The humans are the bad and the animals are the good. This film is to give humans a warning that they must not destroy the homes of animals or damage nature in order to improve their own life. Humans should know that animals also have their own world.

（）1. The story of Animals United took place ____.

A.in Asia

B.in Africa

C.in America

D.in Germany （）2. The animals become worried, because ____.

A. the year's flood is coming

B. they will have no water to drink

C. there is going to be a fight with humans

D. their grasslands were taken up by other animals

（）3.Along their journey to look for the river, the animals find ____.

A. humans set up a dam

B. the river is becoming dry

C. all the animals are in danger

D. the world is getting warmer （）4.Humans are warned not to ____.

A. damage na ture

B. kill any animals

C. pollute the environment

D.do harm to the grasslands

（）5.The story of the cartoon film mainly tells us ____.

A. it's our duty to protect animals

B. humans and animals should live in peace

C. humans should care about the environment

D. it's time to think about animals' living environment

（十一）

The Queen Elizabeth and her sister Margaret had very different characters (性格) : Elizabeth was very serious and tidy;

Margaret was outgoing and headstrong. But they kept close as

sister. When had lessons at home with their governess Marion

Crawford. Margaret was often naughty. Elizabeth always

help.

Margaret was one of the few people who could lose their temper with the Queen. Even as an adult, she would sometimes shout at her. Once she threw a dishcloth at Elizabeth's face when they had a picnic. But they never quarreled for long. To Queen Elizabeth, it was a sadness that her sister never found lasting (持久的) personal happiness.

（）1. What kind of person was Elizabeth like? She was ________.

A. serious and tidy

B. outgoing and tidy

C. easygoing aand headstrong

D. serious and headstrong

（）2. The word "governess" means ________.

A. 服务员

B. 家庭女教师

C. 牧师

D.管家

（）3. Who had an unhappy family life according to the story?

A. Elizabeth.

B. Margaret.

C. Marion Crawford.

D. Both Elizabeth and Margaret. （）4. According to the story, which of the following is not true?

A. The queen and her sister had quite different

B. Elizabeth always protected her sister

C. The sisters often fought each other

D. Elizabeth felt sorry for her sister for her unsuccessful marriage.

（）5 .What is the main idea of the story?

A.Elizabeth was a kind person

B. The two sisters lived happily

C. Margaret had sad love stories

D. The two sisters had a very good relationship

（十二）

where there is a will, there is a way

（）1.Attitude Is Attitude is _______.

A. the title of Nick's speech

B. Nick's company

C. an international organization

D. a machine that can speak （）2.Which of the following about Nick is wrong?

A.Nick had no arms or legs when he was born

B.He says people can learn from their failures

C.He tells his audience to dream big and have vision

D.He has never traveled around the world so far

（）3.Facebook is _______.

A.a world-wide network

B. Zuck's workmate

C. a popular book

D. Zuck's boss

（）4.From what Zuck wrote ,we can learn _______.

A.Facebook doesn't build services

B.Facebook doesn't make money

C.offering better services is more important than making money

D.building services doesn't make money

（）5.From Jeremy Lin's success, we can find _______.

A.one must have self-confidence

B. catching the chance is the most important

C. one should try his best to follow others

D. one must keep the rules all the time

（十三）

Shenzhen's fast development has made it become China's most crowded city! There are about 15 million people living on its 1991square kilometers. On each square kilometer averagely live 7500 people. It is 1080 more than that in Hong Kong, and nearly 800 more than that in Guangzhou.

Besides, Shenzhen owns 2 million local vehicles, and about 300000 vehicles from other places also run on the local roads every day. The total length of the city's road is 6041 kilometers. It means each resident only owns 0.58 meters of road!

As a result, the city is facing serious environmental and resource problems. One of the problems is water shortage. The amount of fresh water for each person of the city is only 25% of the country's average. What's more, most of the water drunk by Shenzhen people comes from other areas.

（）1.According to the passage, which of the following makes Shenzhen so crowded?

A. Shenzhen has not enough water.

B. There are too many people.

C. Shenzhen is developing very fast.

D. Shenzhen is too small.

（）2.There are _______ people living in Shenzhen now.

A.about 1991

B. about 15000000

C. about 150000

D. about 300000

（）3.In Hong Kong, there are _______ people on every kilometer?

A.about 7500

B. about 1080

C. about 800

D. about 6420

（）4.Which problem in Shenzhen is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Traffic accidents.

B. Water shortage.

C. Environmental problems

D. Population problem.

（）5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Largest Population in China.

B. Biggist Problems in Shenzhen

C. Busiest Roads in Shenzhen

D. Most Crowded City in China

（十四）

In 1985 I visited China. I thought many Chinese parents put much pressure on only high school students. But in the following years, I found the pressure came to primary school children, then those of pre-school age, and finally newborn babies and pre-born children.

In order to succeed, one or two years before entering kindergarten(幼稚园)they must study English, drawing, singing, and dancing, and the three years of kindergarten are mostly spent to build up an early lead in primary school performance What if parents let their 3 or 4 years old child enjoy free time on Saturday and Sunday, after five days in nursery? They would be thought to be wasting their kid?s early life. As others do, so must they do.

Yet children have not only the right, but the need to play. Kindergartens should

They need to play with others and also to play on their own, as playing is good for learning in a lively way. Children can discover numbers while playing games and the alphabet(字母表) through songs. Some Chinese characters can become familiar to them by being used in games, But the problem with kindergartens is very serious. Chinese parents think studying is more important. Children work hard while having less and less time to play. What these parents fail to realize is that they are following the examples of how not to raise a kid.

（）1. What?s the situation of children in China now?

A. They have much pressure.

B. They play too much.

C. They have no pressure.

D. They work hard but happily. （）2. Why don't parents let their 3 or 4-year~old kids enjoy free time? Because

A. kids don?t want to play

B. they have to do what other people do

C. the government ask them to do so

D. the grandparents ask them to do so

（）3. What should a kindergarten be like?

A. A school with lessons.

B. A class with exams.

C. A place where children can play freely.

D. N place where children only play games.

（）4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Only middle school students spend much time in studying.

B. Studying is the most important for children.

C. Children have much time to enjoy themselves.

D. Raising kids doesn't mean making them study.

（）5. What is probably the best title for this passage?

A. Chinese Education Has Some Problems

B. How to Raise a Child

C. Children Need Time to Play

D. Family Education Is Very Important

（十五）

Old George bought the black gloves for just $35 ten years ago. They were made of lamb skin, soft and warm and very strong. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material. Those gloves never lasted longer than three years. He first decided to buy the expensive gloves, because they would make him feel nice in front of others.

George never let a drop of water or rain touch his expensive gloves, so they looked new. Losing this favourite thing was almost like losing a child to him.

Bad luck! George lost his expensive gloves on New Year's Day.

Back home. George was at a loss. In deep winter, he could not do without a pair of gloves. If he bought cheap ones again, he would have to replace (更换) them very soon. If he bought a new leather pair, it would cost $50 now. He was upset that people no longer returned things they found on the road.

returned to the Lost and Found Office (失物招领处).

"What colour are they?" the woman in the office asked again.

"Black," he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of men's leather gloves. "Are they?"

"Yes! Those are mine!" George explained, with great joy in his eyes.

（）1.When did George buy the leather gloves?

A. On New Year's Day.

B. Before the holiday.

C. Ten years ago.

D. In the winter.

（）2.Why did George decide to buy the expensive gloves?

A.Because they were black.

B. Because they made him feel good before others.

C. Because they had a long history

D. Because they were much cheaper.

（）3.The leather gloves looked new after years because _______.

A.George took very good care of them.

B. they were soft and warm.

C. they were expensive.

D. George washed them with water.

（）4.How did George feel when he got home on New Year's Day?

A.He was happy.

B. He felt nice

C. He was thankful

D. He felt upset

（）5.About old George, which of the following is true?

A.He was a very rich man

B.He never bought cheap gloves

C.He believed somebody would return the gloves to him

D.He hadn't ecpected to get his gloves back.

（十六）

Huangshi will have new rules about behavior standards for middle school students very soon. Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students won't only have high marks, The new rules will be used firs1 in No. 2 Middle School of Huangshi in September 2012. The following are some Of the new rules.

?Tell the truth Have you ever cheated in an exam, for example, copying answers from a book or looking at other students? answer? Don't do it again! That's not something honest students should do.

?Do more at school Good students don't only think of themselves, but they also care for other people and the surroundings. Look al the people around you, do they need help? Give a hand to whoever is in need. You are in a big family! Pay attention to the environment. Whenever possible, do something to protect the earth we live on. ?Be open to new ideas Have you ever thought people may live on the moon or travel in space? Having new ideas means possible inventions and discoveries. ?Protect yourself Has a thief ever broken into your classroom and taken your money from your schoolbag? Don't let it happen again. And if you have to go back

some things on the Internet aren't good for kids, so try to look at the good web pages, which you can use for fun or homework.

（）1. What should top students do in an exam?

A. Never cheat.

B. Copy from hooks.

C. Look at others' answers.

D. Ask others for answers.

（）2. Which is your best choice if you have to go back home late?

A. Leaving with the classroom door open.

B. Taking money from your classmates.

C. Phoning your parents and let them know.

D. Speaking to strangers.

（）3. What can children use the good webs for?

A. Selling others' information for money.

B. Playing games all night.

C. Getting help with homework.

D, Finding answers in an exam.

（）4. According to the new rules, the best students should do a lot of things EXCEPT .

A, tell the truth B. help people in need

C. have new ideas

D. surf the Internet as they like

（）5. What's the purpose of the passage?

A. To give advice on how to run a school.

B. To tell students how to be top ones.

C. To advise students how to be good persons.

D. To give information about how to be a good teacher.

The Internet joins millions of computers all over the world, and today it is used by people all over the world. It was invented in the 1960s in the USA. The American government needed a network of computers for its army. Then in the 1970s scientists and businesspeople also wanted to use the Internet to send and receive messages. For some years, they weren't allowed to use the US network, and when they we re allowed to, the messages were in very simple text without photos.

The world Wide Web was invented by a British scientist named Tim

Berners-Lee in 1989. He wanted to send documents to other scientists. so he developed the World Wide Web. This allowed him to send and receive scientific documents with text, drawings and photos (also called multimedia documents). In the 1990s, more and more people began to use the Internet and the World Wide Web.

So what's the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web? The Internet is the hardware. It allows us to communicate with other people. The world Wide Web is the software. It allows us to create, see and read multimedia documents.

The web is made up of millions of documents called web pages. These pages are held in computers all over the world. Many people have a favourite website with a number of web pages on the same subject.

Email is a way of using your computer to send and receive messages. It's cheaper and quicker to use email than s end normal mail. New users call normal mail “snail mail” because it's so slow!

It took 50 years for 100 million people to listen to the radio. It took 15 years for 100 million people to watch television. By the year 2000, it had taken only about three years for 100 million people to use the Internet. What will happen next on the Internet?

（）1. The Internet was first invented for ____.

A. scientific work

B. American army

C. business people

D. American government

（）2. The World Wide Web was invented to ____.

A. communicate with others

B. create, see and read documents

C. send and receive scientific documents

D. send and receive simple text without photos

（）3.The Internet and the World Wide Web began to be widely used ____.

A.in the 1970s

B.in the 1990s

C.in the late of 1980s

D.by the year 2000

（）4.The writer wrote the last paragraph to show that ____.

A. the Internet has a greater influence than radio and TV

B. radio and TV will b e replaced by computers

C. the use of the Internet spread very quickly

D. people spend much more time on the Internet

（）5. The best title of the passage may be “____”.

A. The effect of the greatest invention

B. The development of the Internet

Information is received into our brain by attention, and its quality determines (决定) how well it will be processed, saved and used afterwards.

All information we receive is chosen by our attention. Factors (因素) affecting (影响) our attention are personal interest, experience, ability, feelings, knowledge, environment, timing, and so on. The same information may attract different forms and levels of attention from different people. Some people can get and save the information easily; some may have great difficulty; while others may just turn a blind eye to it. To the same information, one may even pay different levels of attention at different times. But if the facts work together, the quality of attention may be better. Therefore, it is not surprising to see that somebody with average intelligence (智力) can have excellent performances in some fields.

The good news is that a person's attention can be shaped, trained and made stronger by effective exercise. With this in mind, we should keep improving the quality of our attention.

（）1. "it" in Paragraph 1 means _______.

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/358397334.html,rmation

B. brain

C. attention

D. Quality

（）2. All information we receive depends on _______.

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/358397334.html,rmation itself

B. our attention

C. our intelligence

D.the environment

（）3. Which is not the factor that affects our attention according to the passage?

A.Interest and experience.

B. Experience and knowledge.

C. Ability and feelings.

D. Food and drinks.

（）4. About attention, which of the following statements is right?

A.People always have the same level of attention.

B.People pay the same attention to the same information.

C.A person may pay different levels of attention to the same information at

different times.

D.All factors affecting attention never work together.

（）5.According to the passage, _______ can help people to make their attention better.

A. speaking more

B. effective exercise

C. hard work

D. high intelligence

（十九）

When Anna first arrived in Wuhan, she couldn't speak any Chinese, and she knew very little about China. She couldn't use chopsticks, either. So for the first two or three weeks, she had to take n fork and spoon with bet when she went to eat in a restaurant. But now, with the help of her friends, she can use chopsticks very well.

Food was a big problem, too. It took her a few weeks to get used to Chinese food. She didn't really like it at first. She thought it was too oily(油腻的). Also, she doesn't eat much rice. She usually eats bread, and her bread is quite different from most bread in China. Chinese bread is usually light and sweet. So she makes her oven

found out that there were Muslims there, too—and lots of Muslim restaurants! Most of them serve Xinjiang food，which is very similar to the food she eats. So now her food problems are solved.

What still puzzles her now is communication. After she has stayed in Wuhan for half a year, she is just able to speak several Chinese words. Each time she goes to a market to buy things, she finds great difficulty in making herself understood with her broken Chinese. Sometimes her body language helps, but it doesn't always happen. However, she has made friends with a girl who can speak Chinese very well, and she decides to learn from her.

（）1. When Anna first got to Wuhan, she could .

A. speak some Chinese

B. speak no Chinese

C. use chopsticks

D. cook Chinese food

（）2. Why does she make bread at home? Because .

A. her bread is better

B. she is a Muslim and can't eat Chinese bread

C. Chinese bread is too oily

D. she doesn't like sweet bread

（）3. From the passage, we can learn that . . .

A. Muslims eat pork

B. Muslims eat Xinjiang food

C. Muslims eat much rice

D. Muslims are all living in Wuhan

（）4. What?s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. It's difficult for her to do shopping in supermarkets.

B. She has made some friends who can teach her Chinese.

C. She has some trouble in communicating with others.

D. She decides to learn Chinese.

（）5. What does the underlined word "light" mean?

A.咸的

B.轻的

C.滑淡的

D.明亮的

（二十）

Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere (大气), because this is where the weather forms (形成). They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change. Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this. So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more

（）1. Satellites travel __________.

A.in space

B. above space

C. above the ground

D. in the atmosphere

（）2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere？

Because _______.

A. clouds form there

B. the weather forms there

C. the weather satellites can do it easily

D. the pictures can forecast the weather

（）3. Meteorologists forecast the weather _______.

A.without studying satellite pictures

B. before they receive satellite pictures

C. when they have received satellite pictures

D. after they have compared the new satellite pictures with the earlier ones （）4. Maybe we?ll soon be able to forecast the weather for _________.

A. one day

B. two days

C. five days

D. seven days or even longer

（）5. The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in __________.

A. taking pictures of the earth

B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere

C. weather forecasting

D. doing other work in many ways

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（一） Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人）loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that. One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out. But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself. ( )1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much. A. the rich man B. the servant C. both A and B D. neither A and B ( )2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food. A. the cat B. himself C. nobody D. the servant ( )3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________. A. there was in fact poison in the bottles B. did not want the servant to drink his wine C. he wanted to kill the cat D. he wanted to kill the servant ( )4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine. A. the servant B. cat C. the rich man D. nobody ( )5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______. A. lazy B. bad C. clever D. kind 译文： 从前，有一个富翁。他有一个仆人（仆人）。他和仆人（仆人）喜爱葡萄酒和良好的食物非常。每次富人离开家乡，仆人将喝葡萄酒，吃的所有食物中的好房子。财主知道他的仆人一样，但他从来没有被他的仆人这样做。 一天早晨，当他离家出走，他的仆人说，“这里有两瓶毒药（毒药）和一些不错的食品在家里。你必须采取什么样的。“随着这些话，他走了出去。 但仆人知道，富人说是不真实的。在富人是远离家乡，他喜欢聚餐的空间。因为他喝太多，他是喝醉了倒在地上。当富人回来了，他无法找到自己的粮食和他的葡萄酒。他非常生气。他醒来的仆人了。但是，仆人告诉他的故事非常好。他说，猫吃了一切。他害怕受到惩罚，所以他喝毒药自杀。

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高考英语阅读理解专项训练及答案及解析 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining global popularity. According to a government white paper, TCM has been introduced in 183 countries and regions around the world. Westerners' understanding of TCM, however, may be limited to acupuncture, cupping and massage(针灸，拔罐和按摩). For instance, the purple, injury-like marks left on U. S. swimmer Michael Phelps，back from cupping for the purpose of relaxing his muscles and reducing pain became the center of attention during the Rio Olympics in 2016. As a matter of fact, Chinese herbs play a more important role in getting rid of diseases and keeping the body in good condition in the TCM treatment system than physical treatment. It is therefore disheartening to know that while 103 World Health Organization member countries have given approval to the practice of acupuncture, not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine. TCM falls far behind Western medicine owing partly to the slow development of Chinese herbs. Herbs are made into pills, powder and soup, and the kind of herbs used, their quality and quantity, and the processing of the ingredients (原材料) jointly determine the effectiveness of the prescription. Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization, with the chemical composition and functions of its medicines being unclear and their effects being unstable. Fortunately, standardization has improved in recent decades, with an increasing number of factories producing patented TCM drugs. Another factor that has prevented the development of TCM prescription drugs is the lack of creativity. While Western medicine-making companies come up with new products every year, TCM drug producers tend to make medicines according to prescriptions handed down from the past. Chinese chemist Tu Youyou's winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research into malaria (疟疾) treatment may drive creativity to some extent in China's TCM industry. However, the current state of affairs cannot be changed within a short time. （1）Why does the author mention the example of Michael Phelps? A. Because he was injured in his swimming. B. Because cupping is a kind of important TCM treatment. C. Because westerners know a little about TCM. D. Because westerners attach great importance to TCM. （2）Why don't some member countries of WHO recognize Chinese herbal medicine? A. Because Chinese herbs can get rid of diseases. B. Because they only approve the practice of acupuncture. C. Because Western medicine is more effective. D. Because medicine made out of Chinese herbs develops slowly. （3）Compared with Western medicine, what is the weak point of TCM in Paragraph 4? A. The methods of planting herbs. B. The effectiveness of prescription. C. Lacking in standardization. D. Its stable functions.