It took more than twenty years to build the Great Pyramid. When it was built, the pyramid was about 146.5 metres high. Over the years it has lost about eight metres off its top.
The pyramid is made of large stone blocks (石块) — 2,300,000 of them! Each of these blocks weighs over 2,000 kilograms. The ancient Egyptians did not have any modern machines. How did they build the pyramid? The pyramid shows that the ancient people were
People once thought that the Egyptians made slaves (奴隶) do all the work on the Great Pyramid. But in fact, they used farmers.
1. From the passage we can learn that _____.
A.Giza is the modern capital of Egypt |
B.there are only three pyramids in Egypt |
C.the Pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid by himself |
D.the Great Pyramid was built (被建) as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu |
A.146.5 | B.138. 5 | C.154.5 | D.156. 5 |
A.聪明的 | B.辛苦的 | C.诚实的 | D.热情的 |
A.machines | B.slaves | C.farmers | D.children |
A.To invite people to visit the Great Pyramid. |
B.To give information about the Great Pyramid. |
C.To describe his or her trip to the Great Pyramid. |
D.To tell how he or she feels about the Great Pyramid. |
Do not waste time in learning the word list. It is not a good way to remember new words. The best way to learn new words is through listening. You can find radio programmes or TV programmes. And listen to them carefully. When you listen to the conversations, you will learn the pronunciation easily. Of course, it is not enough; you have to remember their spellings.
Some people find that they can learn the names of everyday objects such as box, bottle, cup, desk and so on, in the following way. They write the names of things on paper, and then they read the words on the paper. Try this and see if this way works for you. If it does not work, then go on to practise listening to the conversations.
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。
1. To remember new words is not easy for many students.
2. Learning the word list is a good way to remember new words.
3. The best way to learn new words is to listen to radio and TV programmes.
4. Listening to radio and TV is enough.
5. If you write the names of things on paper, it will help you learn new words.
There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books to read.
Before you decide to be a good writer, you’d better say to yourself, “I must read more and more!”
1. This article mainly tells us that _______.
A.some children wish to be writers some day |
B.it is good to write something for people to read |
C.reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer |
A.because they want to be good readers. |
B.to write stories or books for people to read |
C.to find good work some day |
A.to do a lot of reading |
B.to watch TV in the evening |
C.to have wishes only |
A.help you to be a good player |
B.help you write well |
C.make you work well |
A.all children like to be writers |
B.people like to read for children |
C.children need to read more and more books |
Other animals can also tell the weather. It is a cloudy day. The rain is coming. Chickens are not quiet, and they are running here and there. Frogs (青蛙) are making big noise when rain is on the way If it is a nice day, the frogs will come out of the water.
1. How many kinds of animals can we find in the passage?
A.One | B.Two | C.Three | D.Four |
A.come back | B.fly high in the sky |
C.play on the beach | D.B and C |
A.in the lake and river | B.out of the water. |
C.making a big voice | D.not quiet |
A.说 | B.告诉 | C.判断 | D.谈话 |
A.We must protect (保护) the animals. |
B.Birds do not like to fly in the rain and big wind. |
C.Some animals aren’t quiet when the rain is coming. |
D.We can know what the weather will be like from the animals. |
The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly.. Today, computers are getting smaller and smaller, but they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can't live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about 25 years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, send e-mails, do some shopping, play games or make friends.
Young men, especially the middle school students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet bars as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don't know their names, ages and sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can't put their heart into study. Some of them play the games in the Internet bars all day and all night. Many of them can't catch up with others in many subjects because of that.
Now the government has done many things. Some
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that computers and the Internet could not do all the things.
1. How was the first computers?
A.It was not big. | B.It couldn't work fast. | C.It was very cheap. | D.It was no useful |
A.In the 19th century. | B.In the 1980s. | C.In the 1970s. | D.In the 1960s |
A.Computers can help people do everything. |
B.Middle school students aren't allowed to use the Internet. |
C.Some students have used the Internet bars to make the “unreal friends”. |
D.computer isn’t good to students. |
A.Computers and the Internet. |
B.The Greatest Invention of This Century. |
C.Gangster Internet Bars. |
D.How to use the Internet |
A.Students often go into the Internet bars as soon as they are free. |
B.And they play the games in the Internet bars all day and all night. |
C.Students are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can't put their heart into study. |
D.All of above |
6 . The human body is a living machine, and, like all machines, it needs “fuel” to supply it with energy. This is provided by the food we eat. But how much do we need to stay healthy?
The energy value of food is usually measured in calories(卡). A calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1℃. The number of calories people need per day is different, as the picture shows.
Also, the number of calories you use at any one moment normally depends on the activity you are in. For example, you need more calories for standing than for sitting, more for running than for walking, and so on.
The energy in food is in the form of three kinds of chemical materials—carbohydrate(碳水化合物), protein(蛋白质) and fat. Carbohydrate provides 3.8 Cal /gm of the energy, protein 4.0 Cal/gm, and fat 8.8 Cal/gm. Each food contains different amounts of these materials, as the round pictures show.
(P= protein C= carbohydrate F=fat)
1. How many calories are needed to raise the temperature of 5kg of water from 35℃ to 90℃?
A.55. | B.175. | C.325. | D.275. |
A.Milk. | B.Rice | C.Peanuts. | D.Milk or peanuts. |
A.A woman. | B.An office worker. | C.A farmer. | D.A boy aged 16. |
A.You need more calories for swimming than for mountain climbing. |
B.A child aged 8 needs the same amount of calories every day as a man over 70 does. |
C.A woman feeding baby needs over 4 times the amount of calories that a baby does. |
D.Everyone needs the same amount of calories per day. |
A.all the energy is in food |
B.the human body needs energy |
C.the number of calories depends on your activity |
D.we must only eat peanuts to get calories |
Rooms for the night in private homes with the breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years.
In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms. Others are much larger. Some inns do not provide(提供) telephones or televisions in the rooms while others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the area and the interesting places to visit. Many people who take such vocations say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
1. Americans like _______ on their vacations every year.
A.to stay at home | B.traveling |
C.to sleep at home | D.watching TV |
A.at hotels | B.at small houses or inns |
C.in their cars | D.in the open air |
A.for less than five years | B.for one year |
C.for over ten years | D.for a few years |
A.these inns are cheap. |
B.these inns are small and quiet. |
C.they can meet and talk with local people |
D.both A and C |