Microblog(微博) is used by more and more people in China. Do you know what it is?

　　Micorblog makes the people around the world to know each other better. It helps people to find the information that they need more easily, also to get some information about the world they did not know before.

　　Many famous people are using microblog now, including singers, TV hosts and artists. The first day of Chinese New Year in 2010，people on Sina Microblog sent 9873 microblogs to wish somebody a Happy New Year. Yao Chen became the queen(王后) of microblog because her microblog has over 1.3 million followers; Li Yuchun sent a microblog and got 11760 comments(评论) within 24 hours; Cai Kangyong, who is a famous TV host and famous writer in Taiwan, has 15143 more followers within 24 hours.

　　Why is microblog so popular? The most important reason is that it is convenient(方便的). People need not use too much time to write the articles to express(表达) their feeling. They can write at most 140 words, and then send it through computers or mobile phones onto the microblog. As soon as they send it, their followers will know. They can use it anytime, anywhere.

　　Many of my friends use microblog to share things with others. They can talk about what they see, hear and think in a sentence or a photo. Also, they can follow their friends’ or their favorite stars’ microblogs. They can even join in any discussion of anything. Microblog is very hit now!

　　Have you microblog today?

1.According to the passage, ________________.

A. microblog can make people around the world to know each other better

B. you can write as many words as you like in your microblog

C. microblog is not very popular in China

D. microblog is only used by people under 18

2.Yao Chen became the queen of microblog because _______________.

A. she sent a microblog and got 11760 comments

B. she is a famous actress in China

C. her blog has over 1.3 million followers

D. she has 15143 more followers within 24 hours

3. Microblog is very popular. The most important reason is that ____________________.

A. many famous people are using it now             　　

B. it is convenient

C. people can share their photos with others                      

D. people can join in any discussion

4.What can we do on the microblog?

A. We can join in any discussion of anything. 

B. We can only get some information about the world we had known before.

C. We can write at least 140 words, and then send it through computers onto the microblog.

D. We can get answers to any of our questions.

5.We can probably find this article in _______________.

A. a children’s story book                           B. a clothing magazine

C. a newspaper                                     D. an exercise book

 

Who designed (设计) the first helicopter (直升飞机)? Who __1__ of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most __2__? There is an answer __3__ all these  questions --- Leonardo de Vinci (达芬奇).
　　Leonardo may have been the greatest genius (天才) __4__ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t __5__ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
　　But Leonardo __6__ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master ( 大师) painter, and as he got older he became __7__ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand ten different ways __8__ he was ready to paint.
　　Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with __9__ today. You may know one of his most famous works the __10__ woman known as the Mona Lisa.

　　1. A. took                     B. made         C. painted              D. invented
　　2. A. artists            B. doctors     C. painters            D. people
　　3. A. to                 B. of             C. for            D. from
　　4. A. the scientists  B. the artists   C. the world          D. people
　　5. A. draw            B. paint        C. work                 D. build
　　6. A. was just         B. wasn’t just  C. wasn’t               D. was no longer
　　7. A. less              B. no             C. even                 D. very
　　8. A. before          B. after          C. because            D. when
　　9. A. him               B. us              C. them                 D. you
　　10. A. interesting    B. crying        C. smiling             D. surprising

阅读理解

　　Sue Lin has an interesting hobby. She collects stamps. She spends a lot of time on her stamp collection after school hours. She has collected hundreds of stamps from all over the world. They are all in colour.

　　Sue Lin likes stamps with pictures of animals and birds on them. In this way, she learns the names of many animals and birds. She also borrows books on animals and birds from her school library. She learns many things about them.

　　Sometimes Sue Lin has many stamps of the same kind She gives them to her friends. They then give her other stamps in return.

　　Sue Lin writes to friends in many countries. She sends them stamps of her country. In return, they send her stamps of their countries. Sue Lin's father also gives her stamps. He brings them home from his office for her.

　　Many of Sue Lin's friends collect other things. Some collect coins and others collect matchboxes. But, all of them say that Sue Lin's collection is the most interesting of all.

1．She spends a lot of time on her hobby ________.

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2．________ her stamps are in colour.

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3．She learns a lot about animals and birds from ________.

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4．Sometimes Sue Lin has many stamps of the same kind. She then ________.

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A．keeps them

B．throws them away

C．sells them to her friends

D．sends them to her friends

5．What does the word “hobby” mean? It means ________.

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完形填空

　　Shirley Yeats is certainly a very brave woman. At the age ofsixty-seven, she 1 to take a trip around the coast (海岸) of Malaysia. Everything was fined 2 one day, as she was going back to her room on the 3 ，she saw smoke coming out of another room. She 4 the captain from her room at once and told him about the fire. Then she went up on deck (甲板) to seem 5 she could do to help. The fire spread (蔓延) very quickly and soon 6 was completely out of control. The captain decided to get all the passengers out as quickly as possible.

　　Many of the other passengers were 7 ，but Shirley remained calm (镇静的)．She even helped the other passengers to 8 the lifeboats.

　　All 1,000 passengers were in the lifeboats and not one passenger 9 in the fire. Shirley was one of the last people to leave. Later, she told reporters, “I was very afraid, 10 I always knew what I had to do. I think all my years as a teacher helped—all that time telling people what to do.”