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　It is possible that the weather of the world may be changing. Some scientists imagine that this could even mean the beginning of another ice age. The effects of such a change in weather on human population of the world would be frightening. Recent research suggests that the warming trend（倾向）of the past hundred years or so may be coming to an end. During the past ten years scientists tell us that the temperature of the world has dropped a little. This would have effects on wind and rain in the weather picture.

　　　Scientists believe clouds may be an important factor（因素）in changing the amount of heat on the earth. Another possibility is that man's agriculture and industry ways may affect the natural weather.

(1) The weather of the world seems to be getting ______．

[　　]

A．hotter　　　　B．colder

C．warmer　　　D．freezing

(2) The temperature of the world in the past ten years has dropped a little ______．

[　　]

A．because wind and rain changed the weather

B．the drop in the temperature would have effects on wind and rain.

C．because wind and rain did not change the weather

D．the drop in the temperature would not have effects on wind and rain

(3) The main factor in changing the amount of heat on the earth is ______．

[　　]

A．man's agriculture and industry ways

B．natural weather

C．wind and rain

D．clouds

(4) Scientists imagine such a change in weather on human population would be _____．

[　　]

A．terrified　　　B．surprised

C．horrible　　　D．frightened

(5) The warming weather of the past hundred years may ______．　　　

[　　]

A．begin　　　　　　　　B．end

C．be another ice age　　　D．start

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　Washington—— Seven letter bombs disguised（伪装）as Christmas cards and mailed from the Middle East were found in three places in the United States on Thursday. The FBI was obliged to warn Americans to be careful. “We are worried that there could be other such letters in the mail,”FBI official Ray Mislock said. Four letter bombs hidden inside Christmas cards and designed to explode（爆炸）when opened were removed from the downtown Washington office of an Arab newspaper. A fifth bomb addressed to the newspaper was discovered in Northeast Washington.

(1) The letter bombs were found in ______．

[　　]

A．Arab　　　　　 B．Washington

C．America 　　　　D．Middle east

(2) The letter bombs came from ______．

[　　]

A．Asia　　　　　　B．Africa

C．Europe　　　　　D．Latin America

(3) Four letter bombs would explode when they were ______．

[　　]

A．opened　　　　　　　　B．in Northeast Washington

C．inside the downtown　　　D．outside the downtown

(4) The FBI warned the Americans to be careful because ______．

[　　]

A．these letter bombs would explode at any time

B．two other letter bombs hadn't been found yet

C．the letter bombs had caused a lot of danger

D．there could be other such letters in mail

(5) This passage mainly tells about ______．

[　　]

A．a discovery　　　　　　B．letter bombs

C．an experiment　　　　　D．an invention

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　　     Bats are the only flying mammals(哺乳动物)in the world. They can't see very well, but they have no trouble flying on the darkest nights and catching the insects (昆虫) that they eat. How do bats manage to fly by radar (雷达)?　　 The bats' radar system (系统) works the same way as the one the ships and planes use, like the radio signals that bounce (反射) back when they hit an object.　　As a bat flies through the air, he sends out of series (系列) of sounds, thirty to sixty per second. The sound can't be heard by the　　 human ear. If the sounds hit an object, these returned sound signals tell the bat where the object is.　　　　 　　The bats' radar system is very good.Tests have been made with　　 bats in a crowded room. Blind in the light, the bats could fly about the room and never touch any object.

(1) This article tells us how _________.

[    ]　　

A. radar system works 　　

　　

B. bats sent out sound signals　　 　　

C. sound signals bounce back　　 　　

D. bats manage to fly and see at night  

(2) Bats have no trouble flying on the darkest night because_________.

[    ]

A. they have very poor sight 　　 　　

B. they can catch insects to eat  　　

C. they have a kind of radar system to help them　　 　　

D. they can see objects in the dark night 

(3) As bats fly through the air,_____________. 

[    ]

A. they send loud radio signals 　　 　　

B. they hear all kinds of sounds　　 　　

C. they hit objects and bounce back　　    

D. they send out sound signals  

(4) The bat's ears pick up the sounds. This means__________.

[    ]

A. the bat can hear the returned sound signals　　 　　

B. the bat is unable to hear the sound signals　　 　　

C. sound signals become stronger when they bounce back　　 　　

D. sound signals get lost when they bounce back 

(5) The bats are completely blind __________.　　    

[    ] 

A. in the darkness　　   B. in the light 　　 　　

C. in a crowded room　　 D. at night 

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　　    Dorking police are still looking for the driver of a Ford truck which didn't stop after causing an accident (事故) on the No. 24 Road between Beare Green and Capel. The accident involved (涉及) three other cars, a Cordina, an Austin Princess and an MGB.The driver of the Cortina, 18-year-old Nicola Stacey from Dorking, was taken to hospital for an operation to save her eyesight.　　 Dr James, driver of the Austin Princess, was on his way to Capel. He said. "I was keeping my distance behind the cortina when I saw a truck coming very fast in the opposite (对面的) direction (方向) on the wrong side of the road."　　 Miss Heather Inness, driver of the MGB, said, "When I saw the truck　　 overtake (超越) me and the other car coming, I drove to the left to get out of the way. So we were not hurt." Miss Inness was on her way to Heathrow Airport with Mr Peter Walford. She added, "The worst part of it was that I missed my plane."

1. Dorking police are still looking for the　　driver of ______.

[    ]

A. the Ford truck

B. the Cortina

C. the Austin Princess　　

D. the MGB　　

2. How many vehicles (机动车) did the accident involve (牵涉)?　　

[    ]

A. One.　　

B. Two.　　

C. Three.　　

D. Four.　　

3. From the news we know _____ was badly hurt in the accident.　　

[    ]

A. Mr Walford　　

B. Miss Stacey　　

C. Dr James　　

D. Miss Inness　　

4. According to(依据)Dr James and Miss Inness, ____　　hit each other.　　

[    ]

A. the Cortina and the MGB　　 　　

B. the Cortina and the Ford truck　　 　　

C. the Austin Princess and the MGB　　 　　

D. the Ford truck and the Austin princess　　 　　

5. Where was the Ford truck moving when the accident happened?　　 　　

[    ]

A. To London.　　　　

B. To Capel.　　　　

C. To Beare Green　　

D. We can't learn from the article

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　　    My grandfather was a teacher. He was the headteacher of a school　　 for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. I know that he was　　 a kind and gentle man at heart, because when I was young (and he was　　 old), he gave me presents, and set me on his knee, and told me stories.　　 But I believe the boys at his school were afraid of him.

　　 　　 　　

　　    At school, when he walked into a room full of noisy boys there was　　 silence at once. When he looked at a boy with a certain look in his　　 eyes, that boy went red in the face, and looked down at his shoes. If　　 a boy brought him poor, careless work that was not the best that boy　　 could do, my grandfather would pick up the boy's book and threw it　　 across the room, shouting, "Do it again and bring it back first in the　　 morning." If the boy was late, or if he forgot to bring his work,　　 he had to do it again, and again and yet again. My grandfather never　　 forgot.

　　 　　 　　

　　    He was a very different man at school, from the man I saw day by　　 day in his own home.

　　 　　 　　

　　 1. My grandfather was ________________.　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　   A. a kind and gentle teacher 　　   B. a teacher who gave presents to the pupils 　　   C. the headteacher of boy's school 　　   D. a boy at a school where any one was afraid of the head 　　　　  teacher 　　2. I knew my grandfather was kind and gentle, because __________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. he was the headteacher of a boy's school 　　   B. he was not afraid of 　　   C. he told me stories about how kind he was 　　   D. he let me sit on his knee 　　3. When he looked at a boy in a certain way, that boy ___________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. went red and couldn't return my grandfather's look 　　   B. looked back at my grandfather's red face 　　   C. he looked at his shoes to see if they were dirty 　　   D. went red in the face because his shoes were dirty 　　4. My grandfather did not like to receive ________________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. worse work than he could do himself 　　   B. work that the boys couldn't do 　　   C. work that was not as good as the boys could do 　　   D. the most careful work that the boys could do 　　5. He was a different man at home in that ______________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. he did not get angry at school like he did at home 　　   B. he was not as gentle as at home 　　   C. he didn't throw books about at school like he did at home 　　   D. he did not get angry at home

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    Did you ever notice your shadow at different times of the day? Shadows change as the day goes on.

    In the morning the sun makes long shadows. In the middle of the day, the sun seems to be right over your head and your shadow is very, very small. As the sun goes down in the afternoon, shadows grow very long again. But the long afternoon shadows fall in a different direction from the long morning shadows.

    Long long ago people told time by the shadows. They made sundials (日晷). You can make a sundial and tell time by shadows. Put a piece of paper in the sunlight. Stand a pencil in a spool in the middle of the paper. The shadow of the pencil will fall on the paper and move as the day goes on.

    Use a watch and every hour mark the place where the shadow falls. Now your paper is a sundial, and you can tell time every sunny day. Just look at your paper sundial and see where the shadows falls.

1. What is your shadow like at noon?

[    ] 　　

A. Very long.　　　　

B. Very short.　　　　

C. Very beautiful.　　

D. Very ugly.　　

2. When do shadows change?

[    ] 　　

A. Shadows change in the evening. 　　

B. Shadows change as the day goes on. 　　

C. Shadows change when it is raining. 　　

D. Shadows change when it is snowing. 　　

3. What happens to one's shadow as the sun goes down in the afternoon?

[    ]  　　

A. He can't see his shadow. 　　

B. His shadow becomes ugly.　　　　

C. His shadow becomes short. 　　

D. His shadow becomes long again.　　

4. What does one need to make a sundial?

[    ] 　　

A. A piece of paper, a pencil and s spool. 　　

B. A watch, a piece of paper and a pencil. 　　

C. A spool, a piece of rubber and a pencil. 　　

D. A pencil, a watch and a pencil.

5. When can you tell time by using your sundial?

[    ] 　　

A. Every day.　　　　　　

B. Every cloudy day.　　　　

C. Every rainy day.　　

D. Every sunny day.

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　　    When a group of people work together to reach the same goal, they　　 make up a team. Teamwork is very important as men try to learn more　　 about the world in which we live.

　　 　　 　　

　　    In 1957, a team of eighteen men from the United States spent the　　 winter at the South Pole. They were there to study the secrets of the　　 earth and the sky.

　　 　　 　　

　　    The South Pole is at the bottom of the world. During its winter,　　 the sun never rises. The men had to face the darkness of a six-month　　 night, as well as the world's worst weather.

　　 　　 　　

　　    The men lived in a group of buildings joined together by tunnels.　　 They were cut off from the rest of the world. During the long winter,　　 they could not be reached even by plane.

　　 　　 　　

　　    The men depended on one another for company. They also shared　　 certain tasks. Everyone took turns working in the "snow mine". This was　　 a giant cave dug into the ice beneath their camp. There, they dug out　　 clean snow needed as a water supply.

　　 　　 　　

　　    Each man also had his own important job to do. There was a cook and a doctor. There were scientists and men who were trained in other jobs.　　 Working together they proved that men can live and work at the South　　 Pole.

1. This story is about _________ .

[　　]

A. training cooks at the South Pole

B. living and working together at the South Pole 　　

C. finding work for people who live at the South Pole 　　

D. digging into the ice beneath the camp 　　

2. The men lived in a group of buildings ______ . 　　

[    ] 　　

A. surrounded by caves　　　　

B. buried under snow　　　　

C. in their snow mine　　 　　

D. joined by tunnels　　

3. The reason why the men went to the South Pole was _______ .　　

[    ] 　　

A. to study the secrets of the earth and the sky 　　 　　

B. to live in a cold place 　　

C. to see the world's worst weather 　　

D. to work there　　

4. The story does not say so, but it makes you think that _______ .　　

[    ] 　　

A. most men like living at the South Pole 　　

B. people living at the South Pole cannot work together 　　

C. people living at the South Pole can work together　　 　　

D. the best weather in the world is found at the South Pole 　　

5. The statement the story leads you to believe is _________ . 　　

[    ] 　　

A. what the men learned at the South Pole is important to us 　　

B. the South Pole is the wrong place to go to learn anything 　　

C. nobody is interested in what happens at the South Pole 　　

D. what men learn at the South Pole is not important

“I'm not pleased with what he said.”This sentence means ________.

[　　]

A．what he said cannot be accepted as being satisfied

B．what he said cannot be considered as being satisfactory

C．what he said cannot be regarded as being pleased

D．what he said cannot be recognized as being a pleasure

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　　     Football is the most popular game in England: one has only to go to one of the important matches to see this.

　　     One of the most surprising things about football in England to a stranger is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams, he has photos of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches.　　 Most schools in England take football seriously — much more seriously than nearly all European schools, where lessons are all important, and games left for private (私人的) arrangements. In England, it is believed that education is not only a matter of filling a boy's mind with facts in a classroom; education also means character training; and one of the best ways of training character is by means of games, especially team games, where the boy has to learn to work with others for his team, instead of working selfishly for himself alone. The school therefore arranges (安排) games and matches for its pupils. Football is a good team game, it is good exercise for the body, it needs skill and a quick brain, it is popular and cheap; as a result, it is the schools' favorite (喜爱的) game in the winter. 　　

1. The smallest boy in England seems to have the greatest _______.

[　　]

A. team of football　　　　

B. number of football　　　　

C. photo of football players 　　

D. knowledge of football　　

2. According to the information given in this article, the smallest 　　 boy in England may not know _______________.

[　　]

A. the names of the players in most important teams 　　

B. the results of a number of important matches 　　

C. important players　　　　

D. the places where important matches were held 　　

3. Lessons are all important and games are left for private 　　 arrangement in ________________.

[　　]

A. most British schools　　　　

B. most Japanese schools　　　　

C. most European schools　　　　

D. most American schools　　

4. Football in England is believed to be _____________.

[　　]

A. a private arrangement　　　　

B. a way of character training 　　

C. a favorite game　　　　

D. a popular match

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    Koala is an aboriginal word which means `drinks no water'. The koala lives in trees in forests. It doesn't eat any meat and it doesn't drink any water. The koala is active at night and during the day it sleeps in the fork of a tree. The koala has long arms and sharp curved claws for climbing trees and for grasping branches. It has a large hairless nose and it hasn't got a tail. People used to hunt the koala for its grey fur but now it is a protected animal.

　　     The koala usually has only one baby a year. At birth the baby is very small. At first it cannot see and it hasn't got any fur. The female koala has a pouch on her stomach. Inside this pouch the mother produces milk for her baby. The baby stays in its mother's pouch until it is about six months old. Then it clings to its mother's back for another six months. After this the young koala starts to live a solitary (单独的) life.　　

1. The name "Koala" has something to do with ______________.

[　　]

A. food　　

B. sand　　　　

C. water　　

D. grass　　

2. A koala likes to move about _______________.

[　　]

A. in the daytime　　

B. at night　　　　

C. day and night　　

D. None of the above.　　

3. The koala's claws are useful for ________________.

[　　]

A. getting water from the trees 　　

B. grasping branches　　　　

C. holding a piece of meat 　　

D. driving other animals away　　

4. People used to hunt koalas because ___________.

[　　]

A. they often attack human beings 　　

B. they have very good furs 　　

C. they are very ugly animals 　　

D. there are too many of them　　

5. You can find a baby koala on its mother's back when it is __________.

[　　]

A. five months old　　　　

B. a year and a half old 　　

C. six months old　　　　

D. three years old　　

6. According to the passage, older koalas like to live _______.

[　　]

A. alone　　

B. in groups　　　　

C. in pairs　　

D. Both A and C