Andrew Carnegie—the King of Steel（鋼鐵）,was born in 1835, in Scotland. In 1848, his family moved to America to look for a better chance for making money. Andrew Carnegie had a few years’ schooling. He worked from an early age.

In the early 1870s, Carnegie built his first steel company with others. Over the next few years, he built his own steel industry in the US, and became one of the wealthiest men in America.

Carnegie believed that people should win success through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the rich should use their money for the improvement and development of the society. He didn’t agree to always provide help for the poor. He thought it was important to provide educational chances to allow the poor to help themselves.

His more contributions（貢獻(xiàn)） to society include the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh. It has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history. He also built a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other contributions to society are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to develop understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to provide money for scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts.

Few Americans have been left not touched by Andrew Carnegie’s kindness. His contributions of more than five million dollars built 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the public library system that we all enjoy today.

1.Which of the following is the correct order about Andrew Carnegie?

①He built his own steel industry in the US.

②His family moved to America.

③He built his first steel company with others.

④He built part of Carnegie-Mellon University.

A. ①②③④ B. ②③①④

C. ②①④③ D. ④③②①

2.What does the underlined word “wealthiest” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. most popular B. most famous C. richest D. greatest

3.What was Carnegie’s idea about helping others?

A. Helping others as much as possible.

B. Providing what the poor needed.

C. Giving money was the most convenient way to help the poor.

D. Providing educational chances for the poor.

4.What do the last two paragraphs tell us?

A. What Carnegie did for society. B. Carnegie’s success.

C. The ways to help the poor. D. How Carnegie carried out his idea.

5.Why did the writer write about the passage?

A. To tell us Carnegie’s life. B. To tell us Carnegie’s contributions.

C. To let us learn about Carnegie well. D. To tell how great Carnegie is.

IQ scores have been measured（測量）since 1916, when Alfred Binet developed his intelligence list as follows:

Some very famous people are known for their high IQ level. Jill St. John who has the highest score on this list was a major American film actress during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Jill was chosen to the University of California at the age of 14.

Scientists have estimated（估算）the IQ scores that some famous historical people might have got. This was done by looking at their work and their ideas and the way they put them together. Leonardo da Vinci gets that high score not only for his art but also for his idea of the helicopter（直升飛機）.Without modern scientific tools, he created a lot of design drawings and patterns, which was ahead of his time.

1.When was the intelligence list developed?

A. In 1970. B. In 1960.

C. In 1917. D. In1916.

2.According to the intelligence list, a person who scores ________ is ordinary.

A. 140 B. 125 C. 100 D. 60

3.Jill St. John was ________ when she was 14 years old.

A. an American film actress B. a student in university

C. a great scientist D. the most famous person

4.Who is probably the cleverest person in history?

A. Albert Einstein B. Charles Dickens

C. Bill Gates D. Leonardo da Vinci

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Bill Gates is not as clever as Jill St. John.

B. Intelligence cannot be measured by any ways.

C. Alfred Binet is the cleverest person because he developed the intelligence list.

D. Leonardo da Vinci succeeded in making the first helicopter in the world.

My house is made of wood, glass and stone. It is also made of software.

If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.

Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制臺), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.

The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.

I believe that several years from now on, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.

I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How did I live without them?”

1.The writer’s house is NOT made of ________.

A. bricks B. wood C. glass D. software

2.What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. How to develop a new system. B. The function of the PIN.

C. A home for the future. D. Easy life in the future.

3.What is the writer’s purpose of writing the fourth paragraph?

A. To let readers know why his ideas are new.

B. To explain what the functions of the PIN and the console are.

C. To explain the importance of the PIN and the console.

D. To let readers know how special his house is.

4.The writer’s new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because ________.

A. it has your favourite music following you

B. you can make a telephone call anywhere

C. the writer is able to change his new idea into practice

D. it has been controlled by computers

5.What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?

A. An IT expert. B. A famous engineer.

C. A game player. D. An experienced teacher.

The Art of Paper

Chen Zijiang is a paper-cutting expert whom I interviewed for my article on Chinese Art. Paper-cutting is something that he learned to do from an early age.

"It is a Chinese folk art with a long history," Mr Chen told me, "Paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs.1." He added that by the Southern Song Dynasty, paper-cutting had become an important part of everyday life.

2.They are paper cuts for decoration, for religious purposes(宗教目的) and for design patterns.

Paper cuts for decoration are often seen on windows and gates. 3. They are also used on presents. A present for parents whose child has recently been born might show a paper cut of children, for example. Paper cuts which show the Chinese character for double happiness are often used to celebrate weddings.

Paper cuts for religious purposes are often found in temples. 4.

The third kind of paper cuts are those used to make patterns on clothing. They are also sometimes used to decorate jewellery boxes 5.

A.They are usually put up during holidays to bring good luck.

B.They are also used as offerings to the dead.

C.Dragons are very popular patterns for these designs.

D.They can date back to the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasty.

E.Mr Chen went on to explain that there are three types of paper cuts which people still make today.

1.你要把笑話講（分享）給我們聽嗎？

Are you going to_________ the joke ________ ________?

2.公眾場合不允許抽煙。

Smoking _________ ________ _________ in public places.

3.沒有郎朗鋼琴音樂會的門票了，你和你妹妹都不能去了。

There's no ticket left for Lang Lang's piano concert. ______ you ________ your sister can go to it.

4.你能告訴我他住哪嗎？

Could you tell me _________ ________ ________?

5.航班因風(fēng)暴延誤，所以乘客不得不呆在機場。

The flight was delayed by the storm, _________ the passengers ________ ________ _________ at the airport.

6.多么好的天氣�。∥覀兂鋈プ咦甙�。

_________ ________ fine day it is! Let’s go out for a walk.

7.吃不同種類的食物對我們的身體有好處。

_________ ________ for our health _________ ________ different kinds of food.

假如你是李華，你的美國筆友Tom來信關(guān)心你將要參加的中考的情況，請根據(jù)以下表格的信息回信告知。

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Dear Tom,

Thank you for your concern. Well, I'm going to take the once-a-year Senior High School entrance examination.

_____ ___

Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

Students at a primary school in Fuzhou, Fujian Province were required to clean the school toilets to help them develop good habits. But some parents are__________against the idea. They can’t see the advantages of students doing such chores(雜事). They think that the school________ students with a proper education, not the chance to be school _______.

In fact, parents, schools and society all play_________ important role in_________ the character of students. It is good ________ schools to give students such tasks, because only _________students will do them at home. Their parents want________ to do homework_________can help them get good marks.

In recent years, some parents will make mountains out of molehills(小題大做) when students_________to do some chores in schools. If their kids get hurt in schools, some________ about the teachers. Some may even challenge the schools’ teaching methods and management. As a result, many primary schools, especially those in big cities, do not let students _______ outdoor activities during breaks because they fear that the students might get hurt. This is bad for the ________development.

What the primary school in Fuzhou is doing is worth praising. Doing chores can put a sense of responsibility into students’ minds. It teaches them the spirit of rules and teamwork________. Besides, students’ experiences can become_________than only studying in schools.

1.A. strong B. stronger C. strongly D. more strongly

2.A. to provide B. provide C. provides D. provided

3.A. clean B. cleaning C. cleaner D. cleaners

4.A. a B. an C. the D. /

5.A. develop B. to develop C. developing D. developed

6.A. for B. of C. to D. as

7.A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

8.A. they B. their C. theirs D. them

9.A. who B. which C. what D. when

10.A. are asking B. asked C. are asked D. were asked

11.A. complains B. complained C. is complaining D. will complain

12.A. join B. to join C. take part in D. to take part in

13.A. students B. student’s C. students D. students’

14.A. also B. as well C. either D. neither

15.A. meaningful B. more meaningful C. most meaningful D. meaningfully

Two old beggars were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched _______ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-?hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the _______ in front of them.

As it was getting dark, they started to________ their things. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they notice a man walking towards them. The man _______, reached into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard candy, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man continued his way.

“Why couldn’t he leave us a few_________or a bill instead of the rock candy?” said the first beggar. With these words, he picked up the thing and________. Then he collected his things and left.

The second beggar wanted to do the same, but a second thought made him change his________. “I haven’t had anything like this for ages.” he thought. “How _______ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his________, there was no hard rock candy inside.________, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

1.A. helplessly B. happily C. uselessly D. quickly

2.A. bags B. boxes C. hats D. pockets

3.A. sell B. hide C. place D. pack

4.A. stopped B. ran C. went D. talked

5.A. books B. coins C. sweets D. flowers

6.A. carried it away B. ate it up C. opened it up D. threw it away

7.A. habit B. way C. mind D. rule

8.A. nice B. funny C. clever D. strange

9.A. interest B. sadness C. surprise D. pity

10.A. Besides B. Instead C. Though D. Again

Most of us have ever imagined the life on a desert island. We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise(天堂) where the sun always shines. Life there is simple and good. Ripe fruit falls from the trees and you are free to sit around without any work. This is really a beautiful picture, isn’t it? However, the other side of the picture is quite the opposite. Life on a desert island is awful. You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, waiting for a boat which never comes.

Perhaps there is some truth in both these pictures, but few us have had the chance to find out. We can only experience it in the story like the following.

Many years ago, two men spent five days on a coral island and they wished that they could stay there longer. They were driving a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired. During the journey, their boat began to sink(下沉). They quickly put food, matches, and cans of beer into a rubber dinghy(救生筏) and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.

There were hardly any trees on the island and there was no water, but this did not seem to be a problem. The men collected rainwater in the rubber dinghy. As they had brought a gun with them, they had plenty to eat. They caught lobster and fish every day, and they thought they lived just like a king. Five days later, a tank passed by and saved them. However, they felt sorry that they had to leave.

1.What kind of life on the island was Not mentioned according to Paragraph 1?

A. A simple and good life. B. A sort of paradise life.

C. A terrible life. D. A common life.

2.What did the two men put into the small rubber dinghy?

A. Food, medicine and cans. B. Food, matches and medicine.

C. Food, beer and matches. D. Food, fish and cans.

3.In what order did the following events take place?

a.They collected rainwater in the rubber dinghy.

b.They put necessary things into a small rubber dinghy.

c.They arrived at a tiny coral island.

d.Their boat began to sink.

e.They were saved by a tank.

A. d-b-a-c-e B. d-b-c-a-e C. c-a-d-b-e D. c-d-b-a-e

4.The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph means “ ”.

A. the boat B. the journey C. the picture D. the rubber dinghy

5.What can we know from the passage?

A. The two men were sacred because of no water.

B. The two men became the king on the island.

C. The two men would stay on the coral island forever.

D. The two men didn’t want to leave the coral island.

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy. He is best known as an artist today. One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa. However, Leonardo had many other natural abilities. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern day life. Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for wars. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war many years later.

By watching the way birds fly, Leonardo tried to find out the secret of f lying. Among his sketches we can see several objects. We consider them as modern flying machines.

Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. He developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.

Leonardo was a strange man. He didn't eat any meat, which was unusual in those times. He never published his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.

We have very little of his work today. Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. He left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. No one in his life time knew how great Leonardo was. We now believe, however, that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.

1.According to the passage, Leonardo was not only an artist but also .

A. a musician B. an inventor C. a writer D. an engineer

2.Was Leonardo’s most special invention.

A. The mirror writing B. The cutting machine

C. The machine gun D. The flying machine

3.Which of the following statements is true about Leonardo?

A. He usually wrote in a mirror. B. He didn’t eat any meat.

C. He liked to publish his discoveries. D. He enjoyed drawing flying machines.

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To let us know more about Leonardo. B. To introduce Leonardo’s great inventions.

C. To discuss Leonardo’s famous paintings. D. To introduce a great artist to us.

5.Where is the passage probably from?

A. A science story. B. A picture book. C. An encyclopedia. D. A travel booklet.