The fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day in the USA．Usually family members and friends get together for a dinner．People sometimes drive a long way for a family get-together．

Thanksgiving Day began in 1621．When the first English settlers（移民者）reached North America，they did not have enough food．The American Indians helped them and taught them how to farm．After the harvest，the settlers invited the Indians to a great party to thank them for their help．

Thanksgiving day is an autumn holiday．People also celebrates the good harvest．

Now people are busier and have no time to stay with their family members often，so Thanksgiving Day is even more important to most Americans．

1．According to the passage，what do people usually do on Thanksgiving Day?

A．Have a dinner with family members and friends．

B．Take a day off and enjoy a long holiday．

C．Drive a long way for relaxing．

D．Farm with family members and friends．

2．Why did the first settlers invite Indians to a great party?

A．Because they lived together．

B．Because they helped them how to keep warm．

C．Because they taught them how to farm．

D．Because they liked to have a big party．

3．The underlined word “farm” in the passage means “            ”．

A．grow crops          B．a(chǎn) place                 C．eat something         D．a(chǎn) word

4．What do Americans also celebrate on Thanksgiving Day?

A．A family reunion．                                  B．Reaching North America．

C．The good harvest．                                 D．Their Indian friends．

5．According to the passage，which is TRUE?

A．Thanksgiving Day is an Indian holiday．

B．Most Americans think Thanksgiving Day is more important．

C．Cod helped them to have a good harvest．

       D．Americans don't often get together on Thanksgiving Day because they are too busy．

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Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be a simple fact? Do you argue whether it’s cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit (限速)?
If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant. The first blind man who felt the elephant’s trunk (象鼻) said it was like a snake. The second who felt the elephant’s side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like a spear( 矛 ) as he touched the animal’s tusk. The fourth, who took hold of the elephant’s tail, insisted that it was like a rope. The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arms around one of the elephant’s legs. The last, who was tall and got hold of the elephant’s ears, said it was like a huge fan.
Each man’s idea of the animal came from his own experience. So if someone disagrees with you about a “simple fact”, it’s often because his experience in the matter is different from yours.
To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a “simple fact”, try this simple experiment. Get three large bowls. Put ice water in one. Put hot water in the second. Put lukewarm water (溫水)in the third. Now put your left hand in the hot water. Put your right hand in the lukewarm water. Your right hand will tell you the water is cold. Your left hand will tell you it is hot.
【小題1】There were _______ blind man who were trying to tell what an elephant was like in the story.

A．twoB．fourC．fiveD．six
【小題2】The man who touched the elephant’s ears must be very_______.
A．heavyB．thinC．tallD．strong
【小題3】The underlined word “it” in the last line of the paragraph refers to ___.
A．your left handB．your right handC．the waterD．the bowl
【小題4】What makes people think about simple facts differently?
A．People’s wrong ideas.
B．People’s different experience.
C．Simple facts are different sometimes.
D．People often disagree with each other.
【小題5】It can be inferred from the passage that we should__________.
A．learn from the blind men
B．not agree about simple facts
C．never think about simple facts
D．never decide anything with one side

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Spider-Man 3 (《蜘蛛俠3》)got $29.15 million on the very first day in 16 overseas markets and beat the first two Spider-Man movies.
“The movie had the best opening day ever in some countries on Tuesday, including France, Italy and South Korea.” a man from Sony Pictures said.
“Spider-Man 3 will open during the next few days in many other countries, including the United States on Friday. We certainly hope the same thing will happen in North America,” said Jeff Blake, Sony vice chairman, on Wednesday. 
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Spider-Man 2 opened on a Wednesday before the fourth weekend of July in 2004, and set a record of $180.1 million in its first six days.
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It earned $4.6 million in Germany, $4 million in Italy, $3.7 million in Japan, $3.4 million in South Korea, $1.1 million in the Philippines and $1 million each in Hong Kong and Thailand.
【小題1】Spider-Man 3 ____________when it was shown on the first day.

A．was not very popular
B．was enjoyed by the people in Canada
C．earned more money than Spider-man 2
D．got $29.15 million in America
【小題2】Jeff Blake hopes that ________.
A．more and more people can see the movie
B．Spider-man 3 will be enjoyed by children
C．Spider-man 3 will make as much money as the first two movies
D．Spider-man 3 will be as popular in North America as it was in other places
【小題3】In which country did Spider-man 3 earn the most money?
A．Germany.B．Italy.
C．South Korea.D．America.
【小題4】The main idea of the passage is that ______.
A．people expect to see Spider-Man 4 soon
B．Spider-man 3 is more popular in South Korea than in Germany
C．Spider-man 3 cost lots of money
D．Spider-man 3 is very popular all over the world
【小題5】You would probably read this passage from ______.
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C．a(chǎn)n ad D．a(chǎn) notice

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Police officers went from door to door in the neighborhood. They asked people to return the money. After six hours, the total returned: zero.

No one in Overtown was surprised. Many people in this town are poor. They need the money to buy food for their children. They think that God sent the money to them.

The police say this is a serious crime. “People took thousands of dollars. It’s not their money, and they have to return it.” The police also say it’s dangerous to keep the money because everyone knows the story from the news. People have money in their pockets and their backyards, and other people will try to steal it.

So far, only one person has returned some money. He is a firefighter. He found 300,000 dollars in a bag and gave it to the police. The people of Overtown still have the rest of the money.

1.People filled their shirts with the money from  _______.

A．the sky

B．a(chǎn) truck

C．a(chǎn) bank

D．a(chǎn) shop

2.What does the underlined word “crime” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese?

A．金錢

B．犯罪

C．損失

D．德行

3.Where did people hide the money they got?

A．In their kitchens.

B．In their bedrooms.

C．In their backyards.

D．In their sitting rooms.

4.How much money was still missing?

A．3.7 million dollars.

B．300,000 dollars.

C．3.4 million dollars.

D．700,000 dollars.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Money from the Sky.

B．Police and Money.

C．A Truck of Money.

D．Poor People and Money.

 

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The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about 25 years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, send e-mails, do some shopping, play games or make friends.             

Young men, especially the middle school students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet bars as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don't know their names, ages and sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can't put their heart into study. Some of them play the games in the Internet bars all day and all night. Many of them can't catch up with others in many subjects because of that.

Now the government has done many things. Some gangster Internet bars(黑網(wǎng)吧)have been banned. But that's not enough. The teachers and parents are still worrying about their students and children.

We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that computers and the Internet could not do all the things.

1.How was the first computers?

A．It was not big.

B．It couldn't work fast.

C．It was very cheap.

D．It was no useful

2.When did people begin to use the Internet?

A．In the 19th century.

B．In the 1980s.

C．In the 1970s.

D．In the 1960s

3.Which of the following is true?

A．Computers can help people do everything.

B．Middle school students aren't allowed to use the Internet.

C．Some students have used the Internet bars to make the “unreal friends”.

D．computer isn’t good to students.

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Computers and the Internet.

B．The Greatest Invention of This Century.

C．Gangster Internet Bars.

D．How to use the Internet

5.What's the meaning of the word “that” in the fourth paragraph ?

A．Students often go into the Internet bars as soon as they are free.

B．And they play the games in the Internet bars all day and all night.

C．Students are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can't put their heart into study.

D．All of above

 

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Weddings（婚禮）are important in every country, and there are different wedding customs in different countries. In western countries the bride’s （新娘的） dress – her wedding dress—is very important. Some brides wear a new dress.    1       

Some people believe the bride should wear something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.     2      She may borrow something to wear from a friend------ that will be something borrowed, and the ring on her finger may have a blue jewel in it or some of her clothes may be blue.

   3    They wear the ring on the fourth finger of their left hands.

At the wedding, as soon as the man and the woman are married, their friends often throw rice or very small pieces of paper over them.    4     The bride often carries flowers, and after the wedding she throws them up in the air. People believe that the woman who catches the flowers is lucky enough. The bride and the groom（新郎）, their friends and family then have a party. After that the bride and the groom go on holiday together. This is called “the honeymoon”.

A.  She may wear an old ring and will usually have new shoes.

B.  Many married people in western countries wear a ring to show that they are married.

C.  Some brides wear the dress their mothers or even their grandmothers wore at their weddings.

D.  They believe this will bring them good luck and that they will have many children.

(     )5. The passage mainly talked about ________.

A. the bride’s wedding dress             B. the flowers in the wedding party

C. the rings for the married people        D. the wedding customs in the countries

 

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