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    　 The word, “photography”, was first used in 1839. It comes from the Greek words that mean “to write with light”. But photography could only give people static pictures. So scientists were trying hard to find ways to make pictures that can move. They made lots of experiments, but failed again and again. It was Eadweard Muybridge who finally succeeded. He was the first photographer to try this successfully. But how did he make it? It was an interesting story.

    Back in 1872, people didn’t know exactly (确切地) whether all four of a horse’s hooves (蹄) left the ground at the same time when it was running. A gentleman called Leland Stanford made a bet with his friend about it. Most people believed that a horse always had one hoof on the ground, or it would fall over. But Stanford didn’t think so.

    At that time, it was hard to know who could win the bet, because a horse’s legs move so fast that it is impossible to tell just by looking. So they needed a way to record the movement of a running horse. Then Stanford offered $25,000 to the famous photographer, Muybridge, to help find the answer. In the beginning, Muybridge failed to get clear images, but he didn’t give up. He continued to improve his cameras. In 1878, after many experiments, he managed to get a sequence (连续) of 12 photos. One of them clearly showed that all four of the horse’s hooves were off the ground at the same time. And when the photos moved fast, people could see a horse running.

    Though is usually considered as the person who created the first movie in 1889, it was the work of Eadweard Muybridge and the bet that led to Edison’s invention.

    53. The underlined word “static” in Paragraph 1 most probably means _______.

    A. pretty　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dark　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. moving　　　　　　　　　 D. still

    54. What did Leland Stanford make a bet with his friend about?

    　 A. Whose horse ran faster.

    　 B. whether a horse would fall over while running.

    　 C. whether it was possible for scientists to make moving pictures.

    　 D.Whether a horse’s hooves all left the ground at the same time while running.

    55. Muybridge finally found the exact answer to the bet in _______.

    　 A. 1839　　 　　　　　　　　 B. 1872 　　　　　　　　　　 C. 1878　　 　　　　　　 D. 1889

    56. The passage mainly tells us _______.

    　 A. that Thomas Edison created the first movie .

    　 B. that Eadweard Muybridge created the first static pictures

    　 C. how photography helped people know more about animals

    　 D. how Eadweard Muybridge got pictures of motion (移动) successfully

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    　　People have always wanted to speak with animals．There are many books about this, especially children books．Now there are also movies, such as Dr．Doolittle．When you watch animals, it seems clear that they can communicate with each other．Many people wonder why people can’t also communicate with them．

    　　Scientists know how some animals communicate．Bees, for example, use their bodies．They do a kind of dance to give information about food．Birds, on the other hand, share information with sounds．They use certain sounds to protect their homes and to stay together when they fly．Some male(雄性)birds use lovely songs to attract a female(雌性)．Other animals communicate with both body movements and sounds．For example, dogs wag(摇摆)their tails(尾巴)when they are happy, and they bark(吠)when they are excited．

    　　People used to think it was possible to teach human language to animals．Parrots and other birds, for example, can learn to say words．But the birds just repeat the words．They don’t understand them．Some American scientists tried to teach English to chimpanzees, close relatives of human beings．However, this was impossible．Chimpanzees can’t move their mouths the right way．They could never learn to speak like people．

    　　Then scientists tried to teach human language to chimpanzees in other ways．Some tried with American Sign Language(ASL)．Others tried with a simple computer．But chimpanzees could only learn to use a few words．They could never learn to use grammar．Their brains are very different from the brains of human beings．

    　　Now some scientists are studying the same points between human and animal language．In fact, some animals use sounds like people do．Dogs, for example, use an unpleasant, low sound to tell other dogs to stay away．People, too, use that kind of voice to say the same things．A dog’s noisy bark communicates that something is happening．People use the same high tone when they shout,“Watch out!”

    　　Scientists want to understand the language of other animals, such as whales and bears．To do this, they go out to the animals’ natural homes．They watch the animals for days or even years．They take pictures and make tapes recordings and share the information with other scientists．In this way, they hope to learn more about the way animals communicate, and maybe someday we’ll be able to communicate better with them．

    (1)

    Some birds can learn to say words, ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    but they don’t really know the meaning

    B．

    and they make up new words, too

    C．

    and they use grammar, too

    D．

    but they forget them quickly

    (2)

    Dogs and people use ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    words when they communicate

    B．

    different sounds to mean the same thing

    C．

    a low sound to keep others away

    D．

    a high sound to keep others away

    (3)

    Which of the following is TRUE?

    [　　]

    A．

    Bees communicate by making a noise

    B．

    Dogs wag their tails when they are angry．

    C．

    Chimpanzees can learn to use some grammar．

    D．

    Birds use sounds to stay together

    (4)

    This passage is mainly about ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    how scientists communicate with each other

    B．

    how scientists are studying animals’ communication

    C．

    how people might communicate with animals

    D．

    how animals communicate with each other

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    　　One day, a lawyer's wife fell ill and he went to get a doctor. The doctor was glad to come to see the woman and to do what he could for her. But before he went into the house he stopped. He knew it was known to all that the lawyer would not pay others when he should. So he said to the man, “But if I do cure your wife, I'm afraid you won't pay me.”

    　　“Sir”, said the lawyer, “here I have five hundred dollars, whether you cure my wife or whether you kill her I will give you all this.”

    　　The doctor was reassured and went into the house. When he got into the woman's bedroom, it soon became clear to him that he could do little. She was seriously ill. Though he gave her some medicine, she soon died.

    　　He told the lawyer he was very sorry. Then he asked for the money, because the lawyer had promised to give it to him.

    　　“Did you kill my wife?” asked the man.

    　　“Of course I didn't”, said the doctor.

    　　“Well, did you cure my wife?” asked the man.

    　　“I'm afraid that was not possible”, answered the doctor.

    　　“Well then, since you neither killed her or cured her, I have nothing to pay you.”

    1．Before the doctor went into the house, he stopped because he knew ________.

    [　　]

    A．the lawyer was a famous man

    B．the lawyer was not very friendly

    C．it was not possible to cure the lawyer's wife

    D．the lawyer was famous for not paying for what he should

    2．Because the lawyer's wife was seriously ill, the doctor ________.

    [　　]

    A．did a lot to save her

    B．stayed there for a short time

    C．found it not possible to cure her

    D．didn't examine her at all

    3．After the lawyer's wife died, the doctor got ________.

    [　　]

    A．no money at all

    B．paid as the lawyer had promised

    C．as much as he should

    D．nothing but the money for the medicine

    4．The word “reassured” in the passage means ________.

    [　　]

    A．he was told again and again

    B．he was paid some money first

    C．he was quite sure that he would be paid

    D．he was quite sure that he could cure the woman

    5．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

    [　　]

    A．The Lawyer and His Wife

    B．The Lawyer's Trick

    C．A Good Doctor and a Poor Lawyer

    D．A Serious Illness

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    　　Dear Amy,

    　　We haven’t seen each other for nearly a month．I have learnt a lot during the summer vacation．I’m at my uncle’s farm．My aunt feeds(饲养)a lot of chickens．They are lovely．I feed them every day．At first I didn’t want to go into the chicken house．You know, it smells bad．But every time I see the chickens, I like them．Little by little, I like to feed them．As I enter the house, the chickens look at me, like saying, “welcome!”I say“Hello”to them, too．Then I put the food in front of them and they begin to eat．I like watching them eating．Sometimes I help my aunt collect eggs．It’s very interesting!Several times I dream them in my dream．My uncle and aunt get up early and go to bed late．They take good care of the chickens．We needn’t go to the doctor’s because my uncle knows a little about illnesses．

    　　Until now，I don’t want to go back, I’ll return just before school begins．I want to know what you are doing now．Please write me back as soon as possible．

    　　Best wishes!

    Daniel

    (1)

    Daniel writes this letter to Amy to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    ask her to write back

    B．

    tell her what he has done

    C．

    aske her to go to his uncle’s

    D．

    show how hard he works

    (2)

    Daniel didn’t want to go into the chicken house at first because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    there wasn’t enough food for chickens

    B．

    some chickens were ill

    C．

    it was small

    D．

    it didn’t smell good

    (3)

    They ________ when the chickens are ill．

    [　　]

    A．

    can cure(治愈)them

    B．

    take them to the doctor

    C．

    leave them alone

    D．

    watch them

    (4)

    Daniel doesn’t go back home until ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    some sick chickens are better

    B．

    Amy writes back

    C．

    the vacation is over

    D．

    another chicken house is built

    (5)

    What do you think of Daniel’s vacation?

    [　　]

    A．

    It’s interesting．

    B．

    It’s exciting．

    C．

    It’s necessary．

    D．

    It’s important．

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    听力理解：(本大题分为A、B、C、D四部分，共25小题，30分)

    听句子(本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

    A．根据所听句子的内容和所提的问题，选择符合题意的图画回答问题。每小题听一遍。

    1．What does the woman do every day?

    A．

    B．

    C．

    2．What does the speaker prefer?

    A．

    B．

    C．

    3．What happened to Tom?

    A．

    B．

    C．

    4．What will the weather be like tomorrow?

    A．

    B．

    C．

    5．What festival do they plan to celebrate?

    A．

    B．

    C．

    B．听对话(本题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

    根据所听对话内容回答每段对话后面的问题，在所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。每段对话听两遍。

    听第一段对话，回答第6题。

    6．What did Amy use to be like?

    A．Shy．

    B．Outgoing．

    C．Easy-going．

    听第二段对话，回答第7题。

    7．Where are they?

    A．At the airport．

    B．At the railway station．

    C．At the cinema．

    听第三段对话，回答第8题。

    8．Why hasn’t the boy been to a concert?

    A．Because his mother didn’t allow him to go there．

    B．Because he missed it．

    C．Because the ticket is too expensive．

    听第四段对话，回答第9题。

    9．Who should wash the dishes?

    A．Jack．

    B．Lily．

    C．Mum．

    听第五段对话，回答第10题。

    10．What’s the house made of?

    A．Metal．

    B．Wood．

    C．Rubbish．

    听第六段对话，回答第11-12题。

    11．How long has Celia been in the United States?

    A．For about three weeks．

    B．For about thirteen days．

    C．For about half a month．

    12．What was the weather like in Chicago?

    A．It was windy．

    B．It rained a lot．

    C．It was snowy．

    听第七段对话，回答13-15题。

    13．Where was Sam born?

    A．In the USA．

    B．In Australia．

    C．In China．

    14．What does Sam do?

    A．A painter．

    B．A doctor．

    C．A photographer．

    15．When did Sam get his camera?

    A．After taking photos of Mt．Qomolangma．

    B．After he won the first prize．

    C．When he was ten．

    C．听短文(本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

    根据所听短文的内容，在每小题给出的三个选项中，选出一个能完成句子的最佳选项。本题听两遍。

    16．________ are good seasons for outdoor activities．

    A．Autumn and winter

    B．Summer and autumn

    C．Spring and autumn

    17．It is important that you should take ________ in order to get simple medical treatment．

    A．a tent and sleeping bags

    B．a first-aid box(急救箱)

    C．food and drinks

    18．When hiking in a group, young people have a good chance to ________．

    A．enjoy the beautiful view

    B．learn team spirit

    C．know how to deal with a snake

    19．If you see a snake nearby during the hiking, you should ________．

    A．run away as fast as possible

    B．fight with it

    C．wait quietly for it to go away

    20．You should ________ to stop the poison(毒物)from spreading to other parts of the

    body if you are bitten(咬)by a snake．

    A．send for help

    B．wash the wounded part

    C．tie something round the bite

    D．听填信息(本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)

    你将听到的是一篇关于礼仪习俗的短文，请根据所听内容填写正确的信息完成表格。本题听两遍。

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