Over 30,000 years ago, people from northern Asia went to America. Today we can tell these people Indians.
The Indians went to America because the weather began to change. Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or they would die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked!
Later Columbus found the New World in 1492. At first, only a few Europeans followed. They traveled to America in boats. For the next 300 years, about 500,000 people went there. Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915, over 32,000,000 Europeans left their countries for the United States. The biggest groups went from Germany and Italy. These Europeans spoke many different languages. Most of them took almost no money. They went to America so they could find a better life.
【小题1】________ went to America first.

A．People from northern Asia

B．People from Italy

C．People from Germany

D．Columbus

【小题2】Why did the Indians go to America? Because ____________ .

A． northern Asia became very hot

B． northern Asia became very cold

C．they were interested in America

D．they liked traveling

【小题3】The “New World” was _________.

A．Italy

B．northern Asia

C．Germany

D．America

【小题4】These Europeans ___________.

A．didn’t speak the same language

B．spoke English

C．spoke German only

D．spoke both English and German

【小题5】The Europeans went to America in order to _________ .

A．find the New world

B．find a better life

C．build more boats

D．learn English

Open today’s newspaper. What do you see? Ads! Look through a magazine. More Ads! Turn on TV, still more ads! Everywhere you look, someone has something to tell.
Here are some ways ads get us to buy.
Some ads use famous people. Stars are paid to sell a product. Think about it. Do they really know about medicine? Do they know about soft drink? These people may be famous. But they may not know about what they are selling.
Some ads make you think you’re getting the word of an expert. They say, “Doctor said.” A man in a white coat comes on TV. He looks nice. “I use bright and white,” He says. This man looks like a doctor. But he is an actor. He has been paid to sell this product.
Does soap have anything to do with a pretty child? Not much. But ads may show their product with something nice such as the sun, the flowers and so on. Such an ad is about feelings rather than facts.
Ads are full of strong words, and words like “new” and “improved” have power. They can help a produce sell. The soap may be called “Spring Rain”. A car may be called “Tiger”. Strong words work on our feelings.
Some ads make promise. But can they keep them? No.
Some ads use our fear of being too late. “Buy now!” They say, “Selling ends soon.” Check to see if this is true. Don’t hurry. Take time to think.
All ads hope we will buy something, do something, or think in a certain way. Know what ads are doing. Ask questions to yourself. Don’t let their words and pictures fool you.
【小题1】Some stars appear in the ads because_________.

A．they know every product well

B．they are famous

C．they are all experts

D．they all like white coats

【小题2】According to the passage, we know that “Spring Rain” is the name of ______.

A．a kind of soap	B．a kind of car
C．a kind of medicine	D．a kind flower

【小题3】The writer thinks the words and the pictures in the ads________.

A．tell us a story	B．always make us strong
C．sometimes fool us	D．keep promises

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How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average (平均值) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.

Most people have a bad night when they can not sleep. About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall sleep. This problem is called (叫做) insomnia. This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special (特别的) ideas to another to make them sleep. Benjaming Franklin, the famous stateman (政治家) and inventor (发明家)，had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Lousis XIV of France had 13 beds and hoped that he could fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side on the end of the bed!

1..Most American people need________ hours of sleep a night.

         A.3             B.10                C.7-8             D.5-6

2.People need_________ sleep as they get older.

         A. more          B. less（更少的）    C. no             D. little

3.“The problem is called insomnia.” Here “insomnia” means_________.

A.going to sleep easily              B. sleep at daytime

C. the ways of sleep                D. not being able to(能够)go to sleep

4.Mark Twain lay on his side on the end of the bed because he_________.

A.was an old man              B. thought it was easy to go sleep

C. was a famous writer          D. didn’t have much room to sleep in

5.The passage is mainly (主要地) talking about_________.

         A. sleep                         B. insomnia

         C. how to go to bed                D. the famous person

 

Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy but few know how to find happiness. Money and success don’t bring lasting happiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. In other words, we make our own happiness.
Some people believe that if they are wealthy, they will be able to do anything they want, which means happiness. On the other hand, some people believe that holding a high position in the government is happiness. In this way, you have not only money, but also many other things which can’t be bought by money. However, other people believe that having lots of money is not happiness, nor is holding a high position in the government. These people value(重视) their beliefs, or their intelligence, or their health. They think these can make them happy.
Here are a few ways to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we don’t enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have close friends usually enjoy happier and healthier lives.
The second secret of happiness is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people. If you want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an old neighbor, or simply help around the house.
Now maybe you know how to find happiness!
【小题1】 The underlined word “wealthy” means “__________” in the article.

A．pleased

B．healthy

C．excited

D．rich

【小题2】 Some people who hold a high position in the government think they can _________.

A．get money and something they can’t buy with money

B．do what they want to do at any time

C．enjoy health which makes them work hard

D．take an active part in all kinds of activities every day

【小题3】 The writer thinks the secret of happiness is that people ___________.

A．think about getting a good job	B．think of presents they don’t like
C．often spend time with close friends	D．often spend time on entering the college

【小题4】 Many people find it happy to ___________.

A．remember the old days and troubles	B．do some meaningful things for others
C．go shopping to buy some food	D．make much money and little success

【小题5】The passage mainly tells us __________.

A．how to find happiness	B．how to save happiness
C．to do something good for others	D．to value our beliefs or health

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Lofton is a little village（村庄）in England. It is not f__________ (1) from the city of Manchester (曼彻斯特). Not many families l__________ (2) around the village, so the people all know each o_________ (3). Most of them are friendly and helpful.

Though their homes are in Lofton, many people have jobs in Manchester. S__________ (4) work in large factories there. A few work in shops or offices. Most of these people go to work by t_______ (5). It usually t________ (6) about half an hour to go from Lofton to Manchester.

In the evening a lot of people like watching TV. But if they go to see a film or go to a concert (音乐会), they have to go to Manchester, because there are no c_________ (7) in Lofton.

Like many other villages near towns or cities, it is clean and quiet. So life in Lofton may not be so e__________ (8) as the life in the b_________ (9) cities, but it can be just as interesting. That is why people in Lofton l__________ (10) their village.