5.(　　 )　From　the　postcard　we　can　infer(推断)　that　the　weather　“at　home”　is_______.

A.　sunny　and　warm　　　B.　cold　and　cloudy　　 C.　sunny　but　cold　　　D.　windy　and　cold

(四)

“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”

This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD() 53 wrote it

We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives.

But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?

Picture this, You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?

Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed () and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no car, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives.

One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomans, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.

The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy(), beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things”

4.(　　 )　From　the　postcard,　we　can　tell　that　Lingnan_______.

A.　has　seen　a　bear　　　　　 B.　has　seen　a　deer　

C.　is　enjoying　his　holiday　 　D.　is　travelling　with　Weihan

3.(　　 )　Lingnan　went　to　bed　very　late　on　the　first　night　because　he______.

　A.　swam　in　the　lake　　　 B.　just　arrived　in　Canada　

C.　went　to　see　the　bear　 　D.　watched　a　fireworks　show

2.(　　 )　Lingnan　thinks　that　bears　are　most　dangerous　when　they______.

　　　 A.　hear　bells　ring　B.　see　the　deer　C.　are　surprised　by　people　D.　are　looking　for　food

1.(　　 )　Lingnan　thinks　that　the　probable　place　to　see　a　bear　will　be_______.

A.　in　the　forest　B.　at　the　dump　C.　by　the　lake　D.　on　the　mountain

3.(　　 )Why　did　the　Russians　want　Dennis　Tito　to　go　into　space?

A.　They　wanted　to　work　with　an　American　B.　They　wanted　him　to　take　photos　earth.

C.　They　wanted　his　money:　D.　They　wanted　him　to　cook　for　the　nauts　while　m　space.

(三)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Postcard　From　Canada

Dear　Weihan,

Hi from Canada！ We are having a wonderful holiday. We haven't seen a bear yet, but there are bears and deer in the forests around the lake where we're staying. The bears often go to the rubbish dump (垃圾场) to look for food. Perhaps we'll go to see them at the dump. We will need to be careful because bears are quite dangerous. They　will attack if you surprise　them, so people carry bells(铃铛)　when　they　are　out　walking　to　warn　the　bears　away.

On our first night we saw a fireworks (烟火)show. It doesn't get dark here until 10　o'clock, so it was a　really　late　night　for　us.

Today　I　had　a　very　short　swim　in　the　lake.　It　was　cold　.The　weather　has　been　sunny,　but　not　like　the　weather　at　home.

Bye　for　now.　We　will　be　home　next　week.

2.(　　 )According　to　the　passage,　which　of　the　following　is　true?

A.　Dennis　Tito　didn’t　think　the　trip　was　worth　the　money.

B.　Dennis　Tito　was　not　allowed　to　take　photos　on　the　space　station.

C.　Dennis　Tito　spent　eight　hours　on　the　space　station.

D.　Dennis　Tito　received　training　before　he　flew　into　space.

4. Which of the following is true?

A. Mr. King will be sent away if he keeps being late

B. Mr. Baker can’t afford to buy an old car

C. Mr. King didn’t hear the policeman　　　　

D. Something was wrong with the car

(二)

It costs millions of dollars to train and send astronauts (宇航员) into space. Very few　 countries can afford this.

American businessman Dennis Tito paid 20,000,000 US dollars to the Russian Space Agency (俄罗斯宇航局) to into space. He visited the International (国际的) Space Station. His trip, making him the first ever space tourist, took eight days. He spent most of his time taking photos, looking at the earth and listening　to　music　on　his　once-in-a-lifetime　trip.

After landing safely back on the earth, Mr Tito thought the trip was worth the money. The only difficulty he had was walking but this is normal (正常的) for anyone who's been in zero gravity(地心引力).

Mr　Tiro　received　training　before　he　left.　He　also　helped　to　cook　food　for　the　others　while　in　space.　They　told　him　what　to　do　and　where　he　was　allowed　to　go.　

The　money　Mr　Tito　gave　the　Russians　paid　for　20%　of　their　annual　budget(年度预算). (　　 )1.How　much　money　did　Dennis　Tito　pay　to　the　Russian　Space　Agency　to　go　into　space?

A.　Two　million　US　dollars.　B.　Twenty　million　US　dollars~

C.　Two　hundred　million　US　dollars.　D.　Two　billion　US　dollars.

3. Mr. King tried to stop the car when _________

A. he saw an old woman crossing the street　　 B. he saw a big tree

C. the traffic lights turned red　　　　　　　 D. the policeman shouted angrily at him

2. Mr. Baker went to the flea market to _________.

A. buy a second-hand car　　　 B. have a trial drive　

C. choose a new car　　　　　 D. sell his old car