Who are the top students in the world, do you know? Last week the Organization for Economic Co-operation Development (經(jīng)濟(jì)合作與發(fā)展組織) picked the best students in the world. They are Finnish (芬蘭的). The OECD gave a test to 280 000 15-year-old students from more than 40 coun­tries and regions (地區(qū)) last year. The OECD wan­ted to know how well students were doing at school.
Finnish students were No. 1 in the reading test and second in maths after Hong Kong students. Those from Japan and Finland were top in science. In the problem solving, Finnish students came sec­ond to those from South Korea. The test also showed Finland had more top students than the other countries.
Finns (芬蘭人) of your age have done a really good job but don’t have a sense of envy. You can learn from them. Most Finnish students make good use of the Internet. Of course not for computer games, but for doing more exercises and finding out more information.
Libraries are also important. Finland spends a lot of money on them. Many students have a free card. They read for at least one or two hours a day.
What do you usually do on the Internet? How often do you go to libraries?
小題1:Students from which country or region did best in the reading test?
A．South Korea.B．Hong Kong.C．Finland.D．Japan.
小題2:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Hong Kong students were No. 1 in maths.
B．Finnish students were the first of all the tests.
C．Finnish students did well in the problem sol­ving.
D．Japanese students were top in science.
小題3:From this passage we know that_________.
A．the test can make the students lose their in­terest in learning
B．the test is designed to find out good ways to use the Internet
C．it’s hard to tell who the best students in the world are
D．Finnish students make better use of the In­ternet and libraries

小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:D

小題1:根據(jù)Finnish students were No. 1 in the reading test芬蘭學(xué)生在閱讀測試中是第一名，故選C，芬蘭。
小題1:根據(jù)Finnish students were No. 1 in the reading test and second in maths after Hong Kong students. 描述，可知選項B描述錯誤。
小題1:通過短文后兩段的描述，可知芬蘭學(xué)生善于利用電腦網(wǎng)絡(luò)和圖書館，故選D。
練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空


Do you know who invented tea? It is said that the emperor Shen Nong  discovered   tea when he was boiling drinking water 21 an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby tree fell into the water and the leaves were in the water for  22 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a  23   smell. Later he decided 24  the hot water with the leaves. It was quite delicious. And  25 , one of the worl’s favorite drinks was invented.
26 is the home of tea. And tea has more than 4,000 years history. 27  the three drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by  28  people in the world. Tea  29 China began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export (出口商品) 30  .
Tea leaves  31  mainly in the south of the Yangtze River, 32 the warm climate (氣候)there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all  33   kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people  34   their tea culture(文化), including tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. We know tea is  35   a popular topic(主題) in dances, songs, poems and novels.
小題1:
A．in B．byC．overD．to
小題2:
A．sometimesB．some timeC．some timesD．some days
小題3:
A．pleasantB．pleasedC．badD．terrible
小題4:
A．not to tasteB．to tasteC．tastingD．taste
小題5:
A．by the wayB．on the wayC．on its wayD．in this way
小題6:
A．JapanB．ChinaC．AmericaD．England
小題7:
A．InB．ForC．OfD．By
小題8:
A．the number ofB．a(chǎn) number of
C．a(chǎn) large number ofD．the largest number of
小題9:
A．toB．fromC．inD．off
小題10:
A．At that timeB．from now onC．since thenD．since now
小題11:
A．produceB．a(chǎn)re producedC．makeD．a(chǎn)re made
小題12:
A．becauuse of B．becauseC．a(chǎn)sD．for
小題13:
A．interestingB．importantC．famousD．expensive
小題14:
A．had developedB．have developedC．developedD．a(chǎn)re developing
小題15:
A．tooB．a(chǎn)s wellC．eitherD．a(chǎn)lso

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

In Britain you may often hear “Drop in any time” or “Come to see me soon”, but you can’t really do that. People just say those things to make you feel welcome. It is better to telephone before visiting someone at home. If you receive a written invitation to an event that says “RSVP”, you should reply to let the person who sent the invitation know whether or not you plan to go.
You should never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I will not be able to come.” If, after accepting, you are unable to go, be sure to tell those who are expecting you as soon as possible that you will not be there. Although it is not necessarily expected that you give a gift to your host, it is considered polite to do so, especially if you have been invited for a meal. Flowers, chocolate, or a small gift are all appropriate(合適的). A thank-you note or telephone call after the visit is also considered polite and is an appropriate way to express your appreciation for the invitation.
小題1:What can you do when a British friend says, “Drop in anytime”?
A．Visit him or her at any time.
B．Say no time to him or her seriously.
C．Telephone him or her before visiting.
D．Visit him or her soon.
小題2:What does the underlined word “RSVP” probably mean in Chinese?
A．請自便B．請回復(fù)C．請審閱D．請來訪
小題3:What should you do if your British friend sends you an invitation but you do not want to go?
A．Do not give him or her an answer.
B．Tell another friend to go instead of you.
C．Tell him or her that you can’t be there for some reason.
D．Tell him or her that you don’t want to go there.
小題4:Which of the following is considered impolite in Britain?
A．Buy small presents when invited.
B．Refuse the invitation without telling anyone.
C．Write a thank-you note after a visit.
D．Give a telephone call after a visit.
小題5:Where would you probably see this passage?
A．In an invitation.B．In a guidebook.C．On a poster.D．In a newspaper.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

These days，cars are designed using computers．Let’s look at how a new car is created．
First，several   16  talk about the new car and any good ideas that they have．Then they sit down at their computers and   17  many sketches．The best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed drawings of   18  are developed on the computer．You can change the size，shape or color of any part on the computer to see   19  the car would look and then you can choose the best design．
Both the inside and the outside of the car have to be designed．Part of the inside of the car is    20 so that the designers can sit in it．They can feel if there is enough  21 inside and if they can reach  22 ．Then some cars are built-there are more than 15，000 parts of a car to 23 ．
When everything is known to be   24  ，the cars are made in the factory．Again，computers are used to make sure that all the parts are   25  as they are needed．The factory
usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops．
小題1:
A．driversB．designersC．workersD．salesmen
小題2:
A．drawB．orderC．typeD．enjoy
小題3:
A．bicyclesB．trainsC．carsD．buses
小題4:
A．howB．ifC．whatD．that
小題5:
A．coveredB．paintedC．lockedD．built
小題6:
A．metalB．glassC．leatherD．room
小題7:
A．nothingB．somebodyC．everythingD．nobody
小題8:
A．chooseB．testC．showD．repair
小題9:
A．safeB．easyC．cheapD．fast
小題10:
A．rareB．electronicC．comfortableD．ready

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

In the 13th century, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China. He was a famous Italian 31 During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he 32 was that the Chinese used paper money. People in 33 coun­tries didn’t use paper money until the 17th century. However,people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century. 34     was invented by a Chinese about 2 000 years ago. His name was Cai Lun. He then 35 these pieces of paper together and made them into a 36 .
Now paper mainly comes from trees. We use it every day. 37 we waste a lot of it. If we keep on doing so, people 38 cut down many more trees. Then there will not be any trees left. If there are no 39 , there will be no paper.
So how can we 40 paper? When we mak­ing notes,we can use 41 sides of each piece of paper. We  can  buy  drinks  in bottles instead of 42  in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs ( 棉手帕) and not the paper ones.
43  we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the salesman gives us a paper bag, we can keep it and 44  it later. We can help to protect trees if we think 45 . We should to it now,before it is too late.
小題1:
A．travellerB．a(chǎn)ctorC．doctorD．driver
小題2:
A．dislikedB．disagreedC．inventedD．discovered
小題3:
A．EasternB．WesternC．SouthernD．Northern
小題4:
A．IronB．PaperC．TelevisionD．Silk
小題5:
A．collectedB．dividedC．movedD．put
小題6:
A．magazineB．newspaperC．bookD．dictionary
小題7:
A．SometimeB．Some timeC．SometimesD．Some times
小題8:
A．have toB．mustn’tC．used toD．shouldn’t
小題9: A. books         B. trees           C, leaves        D. factories
小題10:
A．makeB．useC．saveD．buy
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)llB．eachC．everyD．both
小題12:
A．them B．thoseC．theseD．ones
小題13:
A．BeforeB．AfterC．As soon asD．When
小題14:
A．repairB．record C．reuseD．return
小題15:
A．carefullyB．badly C．quicklyD．freely

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

You may have known several kinds of police --- traffic police, fire police and street police. But have you ever heard of energy-saving(節(jié)能) policeman?
A group of 22 energy-saving policemen went to work last week in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and other public places. One of their aims is to make sure that these places have set their air conditioning(空調(diào)) no cooler than 26℃.
They also set up a special phone line so that people can tell them which buildings fail to follow the rule.
“If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26℃, Beijing will save 400 million kilowatthour of electricity in one summer. That’s one-third of all the usages of the city in the season,” said a TV advertisement.
Other Chinese cities, like Wuhan in Hubei Province and Yangzhou in Jiansu Province, are going to follow Beijing’s steps in setting up a similar police team.
As one of the fastest developing countries, China is using a lot of energy. This has a great effect on the country’s environment and limited(有限的) energy.
From 1986 to 2005, the country experienced 20 warm winters continuously(連續(xù)). Numbers show that Chinese cities have to spend billions of yuan solving environmental problems every year.
At the beginning of this month, China made its first action plan to fight pollution. It aims to reduce energy usage by 20% and increase renewable(可更新的) energy up to 10% from 7% by 2010.
To introduce the public to a green life, last week Beijing held a show on energy-saving technology and productions. Environment-friendly machines, such as a vending machine that helps collect used bottles, have attracted lots of attention. “We want to tell people that there are certain ways to protect the environment. Each of us can find effective ways to do it on our daily lives,” said Liu Qianguang, an environmental engineer in Beijing.
小題1:The job of the energy-saving policemen is ______.
A．to set up a special phone line
B．to set the air conditioning cooler
C．to check the use of energy in public places
D．to make sure that more energy will be produced
小題2:Beijing uses ______ million kilowatt-hour electricity in summer.
A．1200.
B．800.
C．400.
D．133.
小題3:Which of the following years’ winters were all warm in China?
A．1968—1988.
B．1999—2003.
C．2002—2006.
D．2005—2009.
小題4:In the year 2010 China’s energy usages is going to be cut by ______.
A．7%.
B．10%.
C．17%.
D．20%.
小題5:According to Liu Qianguang, ______.
A．there are few ways to protect the environment
B．it’s difficult to find good ways to save energy
C．it’s easy for one to do something good for the environment
D．it’s difficult for one to do something good for the environment

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退學(xué)）. But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
　　In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage (汽車庫). He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.
　　His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
小題1: Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ___________.
A．never did his lessons
B．was full of new ideas
C．a(chǎn)lways made troubles with his schoolmates
D．dropped out
小題2: Steven Jobs designed his new computer _____________.
A．in India　
B．with his friend　
C．in an apple tree garden
D．by himself
小題3:Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.
A．new ideas　
B．a(chǎn)pple　　
C．Apple Computer
D．video games
小題4: From this passage we know ___________
A．Steven Jobs liked travelling in India and California
B．Steven Jobs could only design video games　　
C．Steven Jobs didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates
D．Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Most students in China have their own school rules. So do the schools in other countries.
Japan: Most schools demand(要求) that students wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts. They also demand that girls’ white socks be folded in a certain way and boys’ heads be shaved(剃)
Other Japanese schools tell students that they may not date, go to movies, leave home after sunset or play video games without permission from school.
USA: For safety at home USA schools, students must have a pair of indoor shoes to change into at school every day. This makes sure students won’t fall over on the slippery floors and keeps the schools clean. Gum chewing is not allowed in many USA school buildings, as it is difficult to clean up. And if students chew gum in class, they may not focus on study.
UK: Strange hairstyles are not allowed in some British schools. But they might allow students to wear certain hairstyles during the World Cup years. Two students had a special design shaved into their hair during 2002 World Cup. But they were not accepted by their school after that because the school said the rules changed since then.
小題1:Many Japanese students have to follow the following rules EXCEPT       .
A．wear uniformB．boys’ heads should be shaved
C．wear indoor shoes at schoolD．can’t leave home after sunset
小題2:Gum chewing is not allowed in many USA schools may because           .
A．it is difficult to clean upB．make students study carefully
C．it costs students too much moneyD．it wastes teachers’ time
小題3:British students could have a special hairstyle         .
A．during Olympic GamesB．in the year 2007
C．only during the World CupD．a(chǎn)fter the school rules changed
小題4:The meaning of the focus on is           .
A．從事于B．繼續(xù)C．專心于D．放棄
小題5:The passage wants to tell us            .
A．Different countries have the same rules for the students
B．We must follow all the rules above
C．Students in different countries have to follow different rules
D．Most schools in China have different school rules

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


FUN TIME
9
2
4
7
6
3
1
5
8
5
3
6
8
9
1
4
2
7
X
7
8
2
5
4
9
6
3
7
1
9
3
4
2
5
8
6
4
8
3
6
1
5
2
7
9
2
6
5
9
8
7
3
4
1
3
9
7
4
2
Y
6
1
Z
6
5
2
1
7
9
8
3
4
8
4
1
5
3
6
7
9
2
Are you tired of the puzzles you usually do? Sudoku is a new choice. Sudoku consists of the Japanese characters Su (meaning “number”) and Doku (meaning “single”), but it was not invented in Japan. It was created by Howard Garnes in 1979. The puzzle was first introduced into Japan by Nikoli Puzzle Company in 1984. In 1986, Kaji Maki, the president of Nikoli made the rules strict and clear. Soon in the same year Sudoku became popular in Japan. In November 2004, The Times, a British newspaper, first printed it in the newspaper. It became an international hit in 2005. Now Sudoku becomes very popular all over the world.
The rule of the puzzle is to fill in the grids (格子) so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9. Here is a Sudoku. Please relax and enjoy. It’s fun!
根據(jù)以上雜志專欄內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。
小題1:Who created Sudoku?
A．Howard Garnes.B．Sudoku. C．Kaji Maki.D．Nikoli.
小題2:Which is true about Kaji Maki according to the reading material?
A．He was the boss of Nissan Company.
B．He helped to make Sudoku popular in Japan.
C．He was the president of The Times.
D．He is an American.
小題3:Which is NOT true about Sudoku?
A．Sudoku wasn’t invented in Japan.
B．It was The Times that first printed Sudoku in the newspaper.
C．Each grid has more than one number.
D．It became popular around the world in 2005.
小題4:In the puzzle above, what should “X” be?
A．5.B．4. C．3.D．1.
小題5:What should “Z” be in the puzzle?
A．8.B．5.C．2.D．4.

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案