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　　In Great Britain (大不列顛), December, January and February are the winter months. In winter the days are short and the nights are long. There are only about 8 hours of daylight (日照). So the weather is often very cold. But in summer the days are longer. There are more than 16 hours of daylight in the middle of summer. The weather is usually warm in summer. It is sometimes hot, but it is not often very hot. There are often cool days.

　　The weather in summer here is often too hot. The temperature (溫度) is sometimes more than 40℃. In Britain when the temperature is about 80(26℃), English people say it is hot. Winter starts in November in China and goes on to January. It's often very cold.

1．It is ________ in Britain than that in China in summer.

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2．40℃ is ________ 40.

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3．January is one of the winter months ________.

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A．in Britain and in China

B．in Britain

C．in China

D．in some other countries

4．English people have longer hours of daylight ________.

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5．The passage is about ________.

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A．the weather in China

B．the weather in Britain

C．the weather in China and in Britain

D．some differences about the weather in the two countries

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　　Jack's family live in New York. He takes some Chinese lessons at his school and he is very interested in China. He thinks that China is so far away from his country and is so different. He always wonders how the Chinese people live every day. Do they live the life as his?

　　Last month he came to Beijing with his friends. He met many Chinese in the streets. They were very kind and smiled to him. So he often tried to ask some questions in Chinese.“Excuse me. What's this in Chinese?”or“Excuse me, can you show me the way to the nearest bus stop?”Most people answer him kindly. But sometimes some people didn't understand what he said and could only shake (搖) their heads, smiling. And sometimes it was Jack who didn't understand what the Chinese told him and this time he also smiled and shook his head.

　　Anyway, Jack visited many beautiful places and was very happy. He stayed in Beijing for nearly two weeks and then he went to Xi'an and Shanghai for another three weeks.

　　When he came back to New York, he told everyone about his wonderful trip in China. And he said that he would never forget it all his life.

1．Jack comes from ________.

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2．Jack can speak ________.

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A．only a little Chinese

B．no Chinese

C．very good Chinese

D．Chinese quite well

3．Jack stayed in China for ________.

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4．What does Jack want to know about China mostly?

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A．The way to the nearest bus stop.

B．Many beautiful places in Beijing.

C．How to speak Chinese.

D．How the Chinese people live every day.

5．What's the meaning of the underlined word“wonders”?

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“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your pilot (飛行員) speaking. I hope you are enjoying your flight to Milan this morning. Now we are passing over the nice city of Geneva, in the west of Switzerland. If you are sitting on the left-hand side of the plane, you can see the city from the window. We are flying at 10,000 metres and we are flying at a speed of 700 km/h. I'm afraid the weather in Milan this morning is not very good. It's raining and there's a light wind blowing. Enjoy the rest of your flight. Thank you for flying with us today.”

1．They are flying to Milan ________.

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2．Geneva city is in the ________ of Switzerland.

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3．They can see Geneva city ________ of the plane.

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4．The plane is flying ________ metres an hour at the moment.

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A．one thousand

B．ten thousand

C．seven hundred

D．seven hundred thousand

5．What's the weather like in Milan this morning?

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A．It's rainy and windy.

B．It's very good.

C．It's snowing and there's a light wind.

D．It's nice and sunny.

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　　People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. Each contains (包含) many thousands of words. But we do not need all these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand more.

　　The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

1．The number of different languages spoken is about ________.

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2．Before you leave your school, you'll learn ________.

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A．only about two thousand words

B．five hundred words

C．three or four thousand words

D．only one thousand more

3．Each language usually contains ________.

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A．two thousand words

B．hundreds of words

C．different kinds of words

D．many thousands of words

4．To make your vocabulary bigger, you must ________.

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A．read as many books as you can

B．get as many dictionaries as you can

C．buy plenty of books

D．have a very large English dictionary

5．You will enjoy ________.

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A．your vocabulary

B．the books written in easy English

C．your dictionary

D．finding new words in a dictionary

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During the day we work and play; at night we sleep. Our bodies rest while we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. While we are asleep, our bodies grow most. Children who are tired usually need more sleep. We can get our lessons better and we feel better too, when we have had plenty (足夠的) of rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our bodies need plenty of air when we sleep. If we do not get enough fresh (新鮮的) air, we'll feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our heads. If we do, our lungs (肺) will not get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night, we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air. Boys and girls who want to grow and be strong must get plenty of sleep.

1．Our bodies grow most while we are ________.

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2．Which is the best air for us?

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3．Too little sleep makes us ________.

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4．How much sleep should boys and girls of nine years have every night?

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5．What do the lungs need most?

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When a light plane flew off line (偏離航線), it hit (撞) the mountains and its pilot (飛行員) was killed. The only passengers (乘客), a young woman and her two baby daughters were unhurt (沒受傷). It was the middle of winter. Snow was thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was kilometers away. When it grew dark, she turned a box into a bed and put the children inside, covering them with some clothes. During the night, it got very cold. The women kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the box herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing over her head and wanted to know how she could send a message (信息). Then she had an idea. She stamped out (踏出) the letters“SOS”in the snow. A pilot found the message and sent it by radio (通過電話) to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter (直升機(jī)) arrived to save them.

1．The plane hit the mountains because ________.

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A．it was a light plane

B．the driver was killed

C．it wasn't flying in the right line

D．it was the middle of winter

2．How many people were saved in the accident?

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3．Which of the following sentences is Not true (不真實(shí))?

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A．The story happened in winter.

B．The box was big enough for the babies to sleep in.

C．The helicopter came to help them out soon after the message was sent.

D．The woman felt so cold that she got into the box, too.

4．What do you think about the woman in the story?

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5．The word“SOS” in the story means (意思是)________.

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Do you think animals can tell you what the weather will be? Some people believe that the groundhog(土撥鼠)can. The groundhog is a small furry (多毛的) animal. There is a special day in America called the groundhog's day, which falls on February 2. On that day if the groundhog comes out of his home in the ground and sees his shadow (影子), he will be frightened and hurried back into his hole. People say that this means there will be six more weeks of winter to expect (期待). But if he can't see his shadow and stays out of his hole, it means that spring will be here soon.

1．Which of the following is not true?

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A．The groundhog is a small hibernating (冬眠) animal.

B．The groundhog can show signs (通常) of the weather.

C．The groundhog has an underground home.

D．The groundhog is a furry animal living on the ground.

2．On February 2 the groundhog stays out if ________.

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A．it is cloudy

B．he doesn't see his enemies around

C．it is sunny

D．spring has come

3．On the groundhog's day if the groundhog comes out of the hole and goes back again, that means that ________.

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A．it is cold that day

B．spring won't come until the end of March

C．spring is still weeks away

D．winter will last more than six weeks

4．Some people (in America) believe that ________.

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A．a(chǎn) sunny groundhog's day promises (預(yù)示的) an early spring

B．a(chǎn) cloudy groundhog's day is the sign that spring will come soon

C．the groundhog is a very shy (害羞的) and timid (膽小的) animal

D．the groundhog is afraid of cold weather

5．The passage mainly tells us ________.

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A．that some people are very superstitions (迷信的)

B．a(chǎn)bout a special kind of animal

C．that some animals are good at forecasting (預(yù)報(bào)) weather

D．something about the customs (風(fēng)俗) in America

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　　Mrs. Jenkins, a fifty-year-old woman, lives in a small town. Her husband died several, years ago. Her son, Robert, works in an office in London. And her daughter is in the same town with her, but she lives in her husband's house. Only the old woman stayed in the old house by herself.

　　One day Mrs. Jenkins received a letter from Robert. The young man missed (想念) her very much. He hoped she would go to the capital soon. The woman was happy and decided to start the next morning. She took a bus to the railway station (火車站) and bought a ticket. Before she was going in, suddenly she remembered she had not locked (鎖) the gate of the house. As she forgot her daughter's telephone number, she hurried to the post office and bought a stamp and an envelope. In her letter she told her daughter to go to lock the gate right now. Then she put the envelope into the post box.

　　At the entrance (進(jìn)站口) a man stopped her and said,“Your ticket, please!”

　　Mrs. Jenkins had a look at her hand. She began to cry: she was holding the letter in her hand!

1．Robert missed his mother because ________.

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A．he wanted her to look after him

B．she was too old to look after herself

C．he was afraid she would be ill at home

D．he thought she felt lonely (孤單的) at home

2．Mrs. Jenkins decided to go to London ________.

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3．Mrs. Jenkins told her daughter to go to lock the gate because ________.

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A．she was more careful than her

B．she knew where her mother lived

C．she believed nobody except her

D．only she was ready to help her

4．The word“envelope”in the passage means ________ in Chinese.

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5．Mrs. Jenkins began to cry at the entrance because ________.

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A．the man didn't let her in

B．she has lost her ticket

C．she had put the ticket in the envelope

D．she forgot to put the letter in the envelope

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Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today's world to find work for everybody. The economics (經(jīng)濟(jì)) of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible (可能), and so more people are without work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in a shorter time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holidays. In all of the countries of the world machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can do the work of forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.

1．It was ________ for people to find work before than today.

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2．If the economics of the world grow by 4% each year, ________.

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A．people will have no jobs

B．4% of the people will have jobs, too

C．people can have the same number of jobs as before

D．96% of the people will have jobs

3．One machine can do as much work as ________.

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A．40 people

B．75,000 people

C．70% of the people

D．4% of the people in the world

4．How many people outside cities go into cities to look for jobs each day?

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A．More than 75,000.

B．70% of the people.

C．About 75,000.

D．About 4% of the people in the world

5．Which of the following statements is wrong?

A．Most people want to have jobs.

B．Machines need more money and longer holidays.

C．Now more people are without work.

D．Machines are taking work instead of people not only in factories but also on the farms.

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Our eating habits (習(xí)慣) are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us like eating sweets and ice-cream (糖果和冰激凌) better than meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite(食欲). It's important for us to eat our meal at regular (規(guī)律的) time each day. When we feel worried or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago in England, some judges(法官) often decided whether a man was telling truth (說實(shí)話) by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow (吞) the bread, it meant that he wasn't telling the truth. Though this seems strange and foolish, they thought it was an excellent way of finding out truth. A man who is worrying something has difficulty in swallowing dry. Because he loses his appetite.

1．Good eating habits make us ________.

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2．It is good to eat sweets and ice-cream ________.

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3．It's good for us to have our meal ________ every day.

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4．The judges in old England thought if a man didn't tell the truth, he could ________.

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5．A person who feels ________ may not want to eat.

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