Long ago，as people got older，there was something wrong with their teeth and it would be very painful. To avoid a toothache，they had their teeth pulled out. Later people learned that cleaning their teeth was important，but they didn’t have toothpaste (牙膏) at that time. They used lemon juice，salt or other things to clean their teeth.
It was only about 100 years ago that someone finally created a mint (薄荷) cream to clean teeth. Not long after that，the toothpaste tube (管子) was invented，so people could squeeze (挤出) the toothpaste right onto the toothbrush! Tooth brushing became popular during the World War I. The U. S. Army gave brushes and toothpaste to all the soldiers，and they learned to brush teeth twice a day. Back then，toothpaste tubes were made of metal；today they’ re made of soft plastic and are much easier to use!
Today there are plenty of toothpaste choices：lots of colors and flavors (口味) to choose from，and some kinds of toothpaste are made just for children. When you’re choosing a kind of toothpaste，make sure it has fluoride (氟化物). Fluoride makes your teeth strong and healthy. When you brush，you don’t need a lot of toothpaste：just squeeze out a bit.
1. People used to to avoid a toothache.| A．pull out their teeth | B．take some medicine |
| C．drink more water | D．eat more vegetables |
| A．Salt. | B．Lemon juice. | C．Mint cream. | D．Tea. |
| A．There is no special toothpaste for children. |
| B．We should choose toothpaste with fluoride. |
| C．Toothpaste can’t be made into different flavors. |
| D．Squeeze out as much as toothpaste when you brush teeth. |
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Country music users simple music and words to express everyday feelings such as loneliness, love, and sadness. That is to say, country music describes life. It talks about friends and enemies, trucks and roads, farm and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music, because everyone can understand what the music is about.
Country western music became popular first among cowboys(牛仔) in the American west countryside. Cowboys had to take care of cows day and night. When they were alone with the cows, they often sang beautiful and peaceful songs to calm the animals and to overcome their own fear. They were not well-educated and so they sang about their daily life in very simple words. They played guitars, violins. and other instruments. In the south of America, many people added instruments from their homes, like bottles and spoons, When cowboys visited their friends and families on holidays like Thanksgiving, they usually sang and played country western music.
In recent years, many musicians have made country western music a little different from the one in the past.These changes make the songs sound even better.Today singers such as Carth Brooks.Reba McEntire. Emmylou Harris. Lyle Lovett,Eddie Rabbitt, LeAnn Rimes,Randy Travis and a group called Alabama are singing and playing in different styles.They have brought country western music more and more fans from all over the world.
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1. Country western music comes from the folk songs of immigrants from ____
| A．America | B．France | C．Britain | D．Germany |
| A．It has a long history． |
| B．It comes from Europe. |
| C．It is sung by cowboys． |
| D．It is easy to understand. |
| A．sad and lonely |
| B．quiet and relaxed |
| C．angry and wild |
| D．upset and scared |
| A．Early immigrants lived a very simple life. |
| B．Many country music singers are not well-educated. |
| C．Cowboys usually played country western music on holidays. |
| D．In the west of America, cowboys added instruments from their homes |
| A．Americans Love American Country Music. |
| B．The History of American Country Music. |
| C．Singers and Fans of American Country Music |
| D．All Kinds of American Music, Yesterday and Today. |
【推荐3】It may be hard to believe, but the American Revolution (革命) —the war that freed the American states from British control—began over a cup of tea. Tea was not the only thing that caused the war, of course, but it played a very big part.
The British people’s love of tea is well-known. When the British won control over much of North America in the early 1700s, they brought their tea-drinking habits with them. Tea quickly became the continent’s most popular drink. As tea could not be grown locally, just as in Britain, it was shipped into the country—mostly from India.
In the early 1700s, the British government made a special deal with the East India Company, an English trading company. They agreed that no other company was allowed to bring tea to Britain or any country controlled by Britain, including America. It was a great deal for the East India Company, since it meant that the company could decide whatever price it wanted for its products. And it always decided on a high price!
In North America, the local people did not like having to pay such high prices. Instead of overpaying for tea from the Britain, they turned to Dutch (荷兰的) traders, who secretly brought tea to the country that was just as good—and much less expensive. Although this broke the law, the American people didn’t care. They got the same cup of tea at a much lower price.
The East India Company, however, didn’t like this at all. By the 1760s, they were losing millions of pounds each year to Dutch traders—a huge amount of money in a time when ￡60 a year was considered a good income (收入). Instead of reducing their prices to compete with the Dutch, the company asked the British government for help and the government agreed.
In 1767, the British introduced new laws that increased the prices of all goods which were brought into America. These laws helped make the East India Company even richer and forced local people to pay much more for everything. The American leaders asked the British government not to do so, but the British refused to listen. These unfair laws increased Americans’ anger about British rule and the rest, as they say, is history.
1. In the early 1700s, where did most tea drunk in America come from?| A．China. | B．India. | C．America. | D．Britain. |
| A．the tea market | B．the American government | C．the British government | D．the East India Company |
| A．Because the tea was much cheaper. | B．Because the tea was a lot healthier. |
| C．Because they could buy it more easily. | D．Because they didn’t want to support the British. |
| A．It reduced the price of its tea. | B．It improved the taste of its tea. |
| C．It introduced a new kind of tea. | D．It asked the British government for help. |
| A．Tea trade in eighteenth-century America. |
| B．The relationship between America and Britain. |
| C．A reason for the start of the American Revolutionary War. |
| D．The introduction of British tea-drinking habits into America |
【推荐1】One day a big red hen (母鸡) is playing with her chickens in the garden. After some time, she wants to eat something and she takes out her chickens to look for food.
When they are walking, she finds a grain of wheat (一粒小麦). So she asks her chickens to plant it in the back garden. But no one wants to do it. The big red hen has to do it herself.
After a few months, she get a lot of wheat. She says to her chickens, “Who will take the wheat to the store to get some flour?” But they don’t want to do it. So she takes the wheat to the store and brings the flour home.
After she gets home, she says, “Who will make some bread with the flour?” They all say they are very busy, so they can’t do it.
When she makes the bread, she says to her chickens, “Who wants to eat the bread?”
“I will,” they say. “No, you can’t. You don’t want to do anything before I make the bread. You must know ‘No pains, no gains (不劳无获)’.” She doesn’t give any bread to her chickens and she eats the bread herself.
1. The hen finds _________ when they are walking.| A．some bread | B．a grain of wheat | C．some flour |
| A．大米 | B．面包 | C．面粉 |
| A．they don’t do anything | B．she doesn’t like them | C．they aren’t at home |
| A．The red hen goes to look for food in the garden. |
| B．The red hen gets a lot of wheat after some months. |
| C．The red hen buys some bread in the store. |
| A．The Bread | B．The Wheat | C．The Big Red Hen |
【推荐2】Jan puts the things back in the box. Suddenly she remembers the photo of Tom on her phone.
She looks at the photo of Tom sitting on the sofa in his living room and she says, “How can I find you, Tom?”
She thinks of searching on Google but there are millions of people called Tom and she doesn’t know his surname. She thinks of going to his parents’ house but the town council pulled down these houses years ago when they built the motorway. And then she remembers something—the Kiwi key ring. Tom has the Kiwi key ring from the time capsule. If she enters the key number at the Kiwi Internet site, maybe she can find him.
Jan logs on to the Internet and goes to the Kiwi Technology website. She follows the links to the key ring section of the site. The page asks Jan to enter the key ring number. Her dad used the same number as her phone to make it easy to remember. She enters the number and clicks on “Go”. A few seconds later a message appears: Kiwi key ring located! The Kiwi key ring you are looking for is located at Kiwi Technology, Port Prime.
Jan stares at the computer screen. “Oh, no!” she thinks, “It’s not working.” But then she thinks, “Maybe Tom works at Kiwi.” She goes downstairs and finds her mum and dad having coffee in the kitchen.
“Mum? Dad? Is there anyone at Kiwi called Tom?” Her mum looks at dad, surprised by the question.
“Why…yes. There are a few people called Tom working there.”
“There’s Tom Bradley in our department… and Thomas Duncan in accounts… and Tom Green, of course.”
“Who’s Tom Green?” Jan asks.
“Michael Green’s father, you know, the boy in your class at school.”
Jan can see Michael smiling at her from the back of the classroom and suddenly there’s something familiar about his face.
“Yes, it’s him!”
“Michael Green?”
“No. Tom Green. I’m going to see him,” Jan says excitedly.
“You can’t see Tom Green. He’s the head of the company. He started the company. He’s an important man. ”
—From The Time Capsule
1. What is the meaning of the underlined word “familiar”?| A．奇怪的 | B．熟悉的 | C．相似的 | D．精通的 |
a. type in the website address b. follow the link c. enter the key ring number
d. click on “Go” e. log on to the Internet
| A．eabcd | B．ebacd | C．eabdc | D．abecd |
| A．Tom Bradley. | B．Thomas Duncan. | C．Tom Green. | D．Michael Green. |
【推荐3】When an earthquake hit a small town, many houses fell down. After the earthquake, all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.
One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture touched(触动) me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves. I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old Meghan. "We have so much, and these poor people now have nothing. We'll share what we have with them."
I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Emily, her much-loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys.
"Oh, dear," I said. "You don't have to give Emily. You love her so much." Meghan said, "Emily makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she'll make another little girl happy, too."
I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It's easy to give something that we don't want any more, but harder to give what we cherish(珍爱), isn't?
1. How many children does the writer have?| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
| A．a girl | B．a doll | C．a game | D．an earthquake |
| A．An earthquake happened in the writer's hometown. |
| B．The writer didn't let Meghan give her much-loved doll. |
| C．The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble. |
| D．The writer thinks it is more difficult to give away the things we love. |
| A．A Family Story | B．A Sad Experience(经历) | C．The way of helping others | D．The Spirit(精神) of Giving |
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others.
If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.
Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.
Respect the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.
Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.
Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.
1. Why do we need friends according to the passage?
| A．Friends can do everything for us. | B．Friends can bring us happiness. |
| C．Friends accept our ideas all the time. | D．Without friends, we could not live. |
| A．To help others. | B．To smile to others. |
| C．To get on with others. | D．To listen to others’ complaints. |
| A．Opening the door for someone. |
| B．Complaining to others all the time. |
| C．Laughing at ourselves and our weakness. |
| D．Finding someone wo will understand us. |
| A．Five. | B．Seven. | C．Nine. | D．Eleven. |
| A．Respect others. | B．Complain. | C．Give up. | D．Laugh at them |
【推荐2】In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.
After the shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happened, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his promise to his son.
Remembering his son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there and started digging.
Other parents tried to pull him off the ruins, saying: “It’s too late! They’re all dead! You can’t help!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school’s ruins saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home. ” This loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now?”
The police came and said, “You’re anxious and it’s over. Go home. We’ll handle it!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped.
Courageously he went on alone. He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 38th hour, he heard his son’s voice. He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad! It’s me, Dad! You promised no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!” “What’s going on in there? How is it?” the father asked.
“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad.”
“Come out, boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
1. Why did the father keep digging?| A．Because he promised his wife he would take care of their son. |
| B．Because others persuaded him to do so. |
| C．Because he promised his son that he would be with him whatever happened. |
| D．Because his son was his only child. |
| A．the police | B．the fire chief | C．some kind parents | D．the medical officer |
| A．Calm, hopeful and strong-minded. | B．Careful, helpful and absent-minded. |
| C．Frightened, hopeless and thankful. | D．Cold-hearted, honest and faithful. |
| A．sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand |
| B．you cannot go on well in life until you forget your past failures |
| C．love can set us free from all fear and overcome the difficulties |
| D．we have enough happiness to make us sweet and enough sorrow to keep us human |
【推荐3】This is our classroom. It's a nice and big room. The walls are all white and the windows are big. There are four rows ( 排 ) of desks and chairs in it. The number of the desks and chairs is fifty-four. There is a big blackboard in the room, too. We have a map of China in our classroom. It's on the wall near the blackboard. We have a clock. It’s over(在…上方) the blackboard. The teacher’s desk is near the blackboard, too. There are some flowers on the windows. In the room there are seven lights.
There are some books and school things on our desks. We like our classroom very much.
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1. Our class is _______.
| A．very big | B．very small | C．not big | D．not nice |
| A．Three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．two footballs | B．five lights |
| C．54 desks and chairs | D．a map of the world |
| A．over the blackboard | B．behind the door |
| C．near the window | D．near the blackboard |
| A．some flowers | B．our bags | C．some lights | D．some school things |
