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2、ork. As he thought he had arrived home. Mr. Scottie got off the plane. He thought he was in Rome. When nobody was there to meet him, Mr. Scottie thought maybe they were held up by heavy traffic. While looking for their address, Mr. Scottie found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildi
3、ngs were replaced by high modern ones. He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many streets were written in English. Mr. Scottie knew very little English, so he asked a policeman the way to the bus station. He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy a
4、nd answered him in the same language. After twelve hours traveling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policeman. He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian. Mr. Scottie did not believe he was in New York whe
5、n he was told so. To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警报) on. “Look,” said Scottie to his interpreter (翻译), “I know Im in Italy. Thats how they drive.”1. When Mr. Scottie arrived at the airport, nobody met him because _.A. he was in Ne
6、w York B. he was not in RomeC. policeman could help him D. both A and B2. In what direction did the plane fly when Mr. Scottie went to Italy from the U.S.?A. To the east B. To the south C. To the west D. To the north3. Why was Mr. Scottie so sure that he was in Rome?A. Because he knew little about t
7、he U.S. B. Because he knew little bout Italy.C. Because he traveled a lot. D. Because he didnt travel much4. At last Mr. Scottie _.A. know he did something wrong B. still thought he was in Rome.C. knew he was wrong D. knew he was at home5. Do you think many people do the same things as Mr. Scottie d
8、id?A. Nobody but Mr. Scottie made this kind of mistake.B. Many people make this kind of mistake.C. Few people make this kind of mistakeD. 50% of people will make the same mistakeKey: 1-5 DAABC2.“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit
9、 cold. As the world has changed, the world has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “Its cool.” You may think, “Hes so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer. We all maxi
10、mize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Heres an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the 中学学科网精品资料 WWW.ZXXK.COM 上中学学科网，下精品教学资料中学学科网精品资料 WWW.ZXXK:COM 版权所有 中学学科网 2waterfa
11、ll (瀑布) they had visited. On one students paper was just the one sentence, “Its so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important
12、to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.6. We know that the word “cool” has had _.A. only one meaning B. no meanings C. many different meanings D. the same meaning7. In the passa
13、ge, the word “express” means “_.”A. see B. show C. know D. feel8. If you are _ something, you may say, “Its cool.”A. interested in B. angry about C. afraid of D. unhappy with9. The writer takes an example to show he is _ the way the word is used.A. pleased with B. strange to C. worried about D. care
14、ful with10. In the passage, the writer suggests （暗示）that the word “cool” _.A. can be used instead of many words B. usually means something interestingC. can make your life colourful D. may not be as cool as it seemsKey: 6-10 CBACD3.TV PROGRAMMESChannel 1 Channel 218:00 Around China18:30 Childrens pr
15、ogramme19:00 News19:30 Weather report19:40 Around the world20:10 TV play: Sisters21:00 English for today21:15 Popular music21:55 Talk show17:45 Computers today18:10 Foreign arts18:30 English classroom19:00 Animal world19:25 China9920:20 Sports21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying21:45 English news22:06 On TV n
16、ext week11. If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be _.A. TV play B. Sports C. Around the world D. Talk show12. The programme of _ will let you know much about western countries.A. Sisters B. Around China C. Around the world D. On TV next week13. If you want to know
17、something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is _.A. Around China B. Animal world C. TV play D. Foreign arts14. English classroom is a programme that _.A. lets you know something about classrooms B. tells you something about studentsC. lets you know something about schoo
18、l life D. teaches you English15. The programme at the end of Channel 2 means _ on TV next week.A. news B. programmes C. people D. places中学学科网精品资料 WWW.ZXXK.COM 上中学学科网，下精品教学资料中学学科网精品资料 WWW.ZXXK:COM 版权所有 中学学科网 3Key:11-15 BCBDB,4.Our sun is a star, and nine worlds (天体) move round it. Worlds like these a
19、re planets. But there are other stars, other suns, not only thousands of them, but millions of them. Do different stars have planets? We can see the planets round our own sun. but we havent been anymore. The stars are too far away from us. Stars give out light, but the planets dont have any light of
20、 their own. So we cant see them. They are too far, and too dark. Still, we can tell that some stars have planets. While a big planet goes round, it pulls its star to one side. And sometimes we can see this. Then we know that the star has a planet. For example, Barnards Star is a small red star. And
21、it is the quickest star in the universe. But sometimes it moves slower, and then quicker again. We have known Bernards Star for many years, and now we are sure it has a planet.16. A star is a large body in the universe. It _.A. moves round our sun B. has light of its ownC. can also be called a sun D
22、. both B and C17. Which of the following is not true?A. The earth is one of the suns worlds B. There are millions of suns in the universeC. The worlds are very bright D. some stars have planets18. We can see the planets round our sun. But we cant see _.A. nine worlds in the universe B. the planets r
23、ound other starsC. the satellites round the earth D. other stars19. Barnards Star moves more quickly than _.A. most stars B. any other star C. its planet D. the planets round the sun20. How can people know that there is a planet round Barnards Star?A. Sometimes they see that the planet pulls the sta
24、r to one side and makes it move slower.B. The planet is shiningC. The planet is next to our earth.D. The planet is a red one.Key: 16-20 BCBBA5.We were going to play against a team from a country school.They didnt come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing di
25、rty blue trousers and looked like farm boys.We sat down for a rest. We felt that we didnt need any practice against a team like that.The game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward （前锋）. From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful sty
26、le （姿势）he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was all over. We were beaten by the country team.After that, we thought a lot. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you cant look down upon the others and still need to do you best. And the
27、 most important lesson we learned was: One cant judge (判断) a person or a team only by their clothes.21. The team from the country were in old clothes so the writers team _.A. looked down upon them B. couldnt winC. didnt like the city boy D. were afraid of them中学学科网精品资料 WWW.ZXXK.COM 上中学学科网，下精品教学资料中学学
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29、iced before the game D. the team was better than the writers24. From the text, we can guess the writers team is _.A. a basketball from a country schoolB. a football team from a school in the cityC. a basketball team from a school in the cityD. a football team from the country25. The writers team lea
30、rned a lot from the game. They got to know how to _.A. do better from then on B. fight against the country boysC. play against a weak team D. judge a man or a team by clothesKey: 21-25 ACDCA6.Long long ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)。 But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldnt
31、start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Them people also learned to make a fire by rubbing. They made a hole on a big piece
32、 of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from sun. they held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.
33、About two centuries ago, people began to make matches (火柴). Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fire. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expen
34、sive than a box of matches. But it is more useful.26. A spark can _.A. fire any leaves B. burn anything C. burn dry leaves D. keep fires burning27. We can also get a fire by _.A. making a hole on a big piece of wood B. putting a smaller stick into the holeC. turning the stick hard for a while D. doi
35、ng all the above together28. Matches have been used _.A. for about two thousand years B. for about two hundred yearsC. since people began to use fire for cookingD. since people used the heat from the sun.29. From this passage we know _.A. using matches is the easiest and most useful way to make fire
36、sB. people dont use matches any more since they had electric fire startersC. today there are only two ways to make firesD. some forest fires happen from lightning30. Choose the right order of the ways to make fires people got to know _.a. with a match b. from the sun c. from lightning d. by rubbing
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38、ng Lei.C. Kate is a middle school student D. Wang Lei and Kate are good friends.32. This is part of a Quick Reference Index(索引). If you want to learn how to surf, you should begin your search about _.A. RIVERS on page 114. B. EDUCATION on page 284C. HOLIDAY on page 841 D. SPORTS on page 88433. Which
39、 of the following if right according to (根据) the words on a bottle of medicine?ENVIRONMENT 80101RIVERS 114115PASSPORTS 142144EDUCATION 284321ANIMALS 493496HOLIDAYS 841873SPORTS 884978Wang LeiNo.3 Middle SchoolNanyang, Henan ProvinceChinaKate Smith754 King StreetNew TownSydney, AustraliaSTAMPCough Me
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43、medicine a day if they need.D. You can keep this medicine in the fridge and you should give other people the medicine left after the tenth month of 2004.34. You can see the notice _.A. on a fish farm B. in a fish market C. in a fish restaurant D. on the office walls35. You can buy records _.A. with
44、$5.2 less than usual for Each oneB. of different kinds but no tapes are sold there.C. at five oclock in the afternoon.D. over the phoneKey: 31-35 BDCAC8.French and American doctors have done an operation (手术) together in which the doctors were outside the operating room. This kind of operation is kn
45、own as robotic operation.Doctor Marescaux did the operation in an office in New York City last month, while a sixty-eight-year-old woman patient was in a hospital in Strasbourg, France.A doctor in Strasbourg got the patient ready. He placed medical tools and a small video camera in her stomach area
46、(谓部). Doctor Marescaux in New York watched the patient on a video screen. Then he used the computer to send messages to the robot machine.The robot moved the tools that cut the womans gallbladder (胆囊) away. The woman got well soon after the operation and left the hospital two days later.Experts say the main problem with such a robotic operation is based on high-speed telecommunications (通讯系统 ) between the doctor and the robot. Technology must be able to send a
