1 . A good reader is much like a driver. He can change his reading speed to fit his purpose and the material(材料) he is reading, just like a driver does to fit the road situation. A good reader may read a thousand words per minute (WPM), but he won't keep that speed for everything he reads. A good reader doing research in the library may read at the speed of 1000 words per minute when he looks for materials for a report.But once he finds something that is useful to him, he will slow down the speed to 100 WPM.A good reader may read newspapers and magazine articles at 600 WPM, but at 150 WPM when he reads science or maths texts.
1. According to the passage, good readers can ______.| A．go to libraries | B．read at 100 WPM |
| C．spend more time reading | D．change his reading speed as needed |
| A．the time when you are reading | B．the place where you are reading |
| C．the material and purpose of reading | D．the number of books |
| A．he is trying to find the material for his report | B．he is trying to work out a maths problem |
| C．he reads the material most useful to him | D．he reads newspapers and magazines |
| A．drive at a high speed | B．drive in all kinds of situations fast |
| C．be good at changing driving speed | D．be good at driving on a country road |
| A．different reading speeds | B．the relationship (关系) between reading and driving |
| C．the difference between driving and reading | D．the best way of fast reading |
2 . The use of technology in the classroom is nothing new, but Top cliff Primary School is breaking new ground by helping autistic(闭症的) children through robot friends. These robots can dance, play games and Tai Chi.
Dr. Goldberg, a teacher from University of Birmingham, said, ＂Studies show that autistic children often find computers and technology safe. So we wonder how technology can help them to communicate(交流). They are trying the robots in the classroom. The robots are teaching them right things and acting as friends.＂
Ian Lowe, a teacher from Top cliff Primary School, said, ＂The robots are very smart at helping autistic children with their learning. In the future we hope they can help with learning at home.＂
And the students love them. Ian teaches about 30 autistic children. Seven-year-old Joshua says he likes playing games with the robots, Max and Ben. Daniel and Kevin say they like to watch the robots dance. And Stephen says he likes it when Max tells him stories.
The teachers say the fact that the children enjoy talking about the robots shows how important they are in helping autistic children communicate.
1. What can these robots do according to the passage?| A．Dance, sing and playing games. | B．Sing, swim and play sports. |
| C．Dance, play games and Tai Chi. | D．Sing, dance and tell stories. |
| A．A university teacher. | B．A university student. |
| C．A primary school teacher. | D．A primary school student. |
| A．Scary. | B．Dangerous. | C．Interesting. | D．Safe. |
| A．Ian Lowe teaches in University of Birmingham. |
| B．Ian teaches about 13 autistic children. |
| C．These robots can't help with learning at home now. |
| D．Joshua likes watching the robots dance. |
| A．Technology in the classroom | B．Robots can help autistic children |
| C．How to teach autistic children | D．Different kinds of robots |
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。
1小题将(A)处翻译成英语。2小题在(B)处填入合适的单词。3小题将(C)处画线部分的单词连成一句话。4小题和5小题回答下列问题。
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4. What color is the key?
5. What color is the quilt?
4 . There are many reasons why people should learn to cook. One of the biggest reasons is that cooking isn’t hard. (A) Everyone can learn how to cook. And cooking can give people a sense of achievement.
Learning to cook needs to understand what makes food go together, and what doesn’t. It means learning about ingredients (原料). You can learn to cook from a book，someone who can cook, or by joining a cooking class.
There are many books which can give you a better understanding of food and teach you how to cook. Or maybe you can just think which of your friends and family are the best cooks. Ask them if they can spend some time teaching you how to cook. Usually they’ll be glad to share their knowledge with you. (B)烹饪课程也是一个很好的学习烹饪的办法。You’ll learn from a professional (专业的）teacher.
Whatever way you choose to learn how to cook, you’ll also need to prepare yourself with some cookers. It’s better for you to start small and later add more to your collection as your cooking skills have improved.
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。
任务一：将文中（A)处画线句子翻译成汉语。
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任务二：将文中（B)处画线句子翻译成英语。
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任务三：请写出文中列举的学习烹饪的3种方式。
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任务四：回答问题。
4. What will you prepare when you learn how to cook?
5. What is the passage mainly about?
5 . People often think of the North Pole(北极) and the South Pole as similar frozen(冰冻的)wastelands. They are both places with very cold temperatures and few people live there. However, the North and South Poles are not much alike as people may imagine.
The North Pole has no land, only thick ice. Temperatures seldom go above 32°F, at which water turns into ice. Most of the time, it stays below zero. In winter temperatures are usually as low as -30°F.
Although conditions were very poor, people tried for many centuries to reach the North Pole. About 100 years ago, two men, Robert Peary and Mathew Henson, were able to get to this environment full of troubles and difficulties. They reached the North Pole on March 8th, 1909. It was really a hard trip for them.
There are few things more dangerous than crossing the Arctic(北极圈) on foot. People who stayed there may face many problems: very cold temperatures, sudden storms, and even hunger. Most of the area is uninhabited. Few people can live in such a difficult place.
People might think that with such low temperatures for most of the year, the ice would be thick and hard. However, this is not true in the Arctic. The movement of the ocean water under the ice may often cause many different changes on the surface. Sometimes the ice breaks into two opening lanes of water(水道) called “leads”. Anyone who falls into a lead can be frozen to death in a few minutes.
1. This passage is probably from ___________.| A．a book review | B．a science book |
| C．a school report | D．a computer magazine |
| A．Two men succeeded in getting to the North Pole. |
| B．Temperatures in the North Pole went above 32°F. |
| C．The environment in the North Pole suddenly became worse. |
| D．The North Pole changed into thick ice because of the temperatures. |
| A．气候恶劣的 | B．充满危险的 | C．困难重重的 | D．无人居住的 |
| A．that the temperature suddenly drops | B．that the water under the ice is frozen |
| C．that the ocean water under the ice moves | D．that the surface is covered with lots of ice |
| A．The thick ice in the North Pole. |
| B．A difficult trip to the North Pole. |
| C．The real situation in the North Pole. |
| D．The differences between the North Pole and the South Pole. |
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar（阴历）. This day is always the first full moon in the new year. Ancient people also called it Shangyuan Festival. Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty（朝代）and became popular in the Tang Dynasty.
Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions. Lanterns of different shapes and sizes are usually put on trees, or along river banks on show. It is said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble. Today, when the lanterns slowly rise into the air, people make wishes.
Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles. The riddles are usually short, wise, and sometimes humorous. The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character（汉字），a famous person’s name, or a place name.
The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes. In northern China, they are called yuanxiao while in southern part they’re named tangyuan. Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity, they are usually done happily by a group of friends or family members.
In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic（浪漫的）. Watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this:
Hundreds and thousands of times I searched for her in the crowd. Suddenly I turned, and there she stood, in the dim（昏暗的）light.
1. The traditional festival talked about in this passage is called “________” in Chinese.
| A．春节 | B．元宵节 | C．端午节 |
| A．The Han Dynasty. | B．The Tang Dynasty. | C．The Song Dynasty. |
| A．Making wishes. | B．Celebrating birthdays. | C．Asking for help. |
| A．They have different tastes. |
| B．They are named “yuanxiao” all over the country. |
| C．People enjoy the process of making them. |
| A．boring | B．humorous | C．romantic |
In some countries, people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it twice or three times a day for breakfast, lunch and supper. Some people do not eat some kinds of meat. Muslims, for example, do not eat pork.
Japanese eat lots of fish. They are near the sea. So it is easy for them to get fish.
In the West, such as England and the USA, the most important food is potatoes. People there can cook potatoes in many different ways.
Some people eat only fruit and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or anything else from animals. They eat food only from plants(植物). They say the food from plants is better for us than meat. These people are called vegetarians.
1. In some countries, people eat _____ every day.
| A．fish | B．vegetables |
| C．fruit | D．rice |
| A．Because they like fish better than the other food. |
| B．Because it is easy for them to get fish. |
| C．Because fish can give them lots of calories. |
| D．Because there is no other food. |
| A．Fish | B．Potatoes |
| C．Vegetables | D．Fruit and vegetables |
| A．只吃素食的人 | B．只吃荤食的人 |
| C．研究素食的人 | D．种植蔬菜的人 |
| A．People in different countries eat different food. |
| B．Food from plants is better for us than meat. |
| C．Muslims are vegetarians. |
| D．People in some Western countries can cook tomatoes in many ways. |
8 . Bikes are popular in the Dutch(荷兰). In fact, nearly half of all travel in the Dutch is by bike. Now, one Dutch bike designer(设计师), Thomas, has taken the country’s interest in bikes by making a school bus bike.
The big bike has eight sets of pedals(踏板) for kids, a driver seat for an adult, and three other seats, comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school. The bike even has a motor, which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.
So far, Thomas tells Fast Company, he’s sold 25 school-bikes, at a price of $ 25,000 each—less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats. Along with the traditional color, the bikes, are colored yellow so that they can be seen easily.
Thomas says he’s sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium, England and Germany, but so far, the school bus bike hasn’t been sold in the United States. If the U.S. agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike, it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.
1. How do people in the Dutch usually go to work?
| A．By car. | B．By bus. |
| C．By bike. | D．On foot. |
| A．Three. | B．Eight. |
| C．Nine. | D．Twelve. |
| A．the color yellow is easy to paint |
| B．yellow buses can be seen easily |
| C．yellow is the national color of Dutch |
| D．it’s the designer’s favorite color |
| A．America. | B．Germany. |
| C．England. | D．Belgium. |
| A．Thomas made a new kind of school bus. |
| B．A school bus usually costs $ 25,000. |
| C．Thomas sold bikes to Asian countries. |
| D．Riding school bus bikes helps keep kids healthy. |
After he left college， Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
In 1975， he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage（车库）. He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.
His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
1. Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ________.
| A．never did his lessons |
| B．was full of new ideas |
| C．always made troubles with his schoolmates |
| D．dropped out |
| A．Yes， he did. | B．No， he didn’t. |
| C．Yes， he didn’t. | D．No， he did. |
| A．in India | B．with his friend |
| C．in an apple tree garden | D．by himself |
| A．new ideas | B．apple |
| C．Apple Computer | D．video games |
| A．didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates |
| B．liked traveling in India and California |
| C．liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true |
| D．could only design video games |
What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
Escaping from a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It’s important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not elevators.
From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may come into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may get into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof . From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto hard ground might end in injury. But shes and grass can help to break a fall.
1. It’s serious to know how to escape from a fire.
2. In a fire we can use elevators to come down.
3. Windows can’t be used when you are waiting for help.
4. Doors must all be open so that smoke can come into the room.
5. The passage may help save your life in a fire.
