Reading comprehension.

　　The United States is full of motor cars. There are still many families without cars, but some have two or even more. However, cars are used not for excitement. They are a necessary part of life.

　　Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into city in order to get supplies.

　　Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are used only when children live more than a mile from the school. So one mother drives on Monday, taking her own children and the neighbour's children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesday, another on Wednesday and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.

　　More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer cars on the road and to use less fuel. Parking is a great problem and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.

Choose the best answer:

(1) The United States is full of cars, and ________.

[　　]

A．every family has a car

B．some families even have two or more cars

C．many families have no cars

D．people needn't buy cars

(2) In the United States, cars are ________.

[　　]

A．only for excitement	B．used for business only
C．a necessary part of life	D．driven by children

(3) Sometimes small children must be driven to school because ________.

[　　]

A．they are too young	B．they can't walk far
C．there are not enough school buses	D．all the above

(4) In this passage, car pools mean ________.

[　　]

A．some places where children can swim

B．cars in the pools

C．people take turns driving

D．products to be sent to all parts of the city

(5) More car pools should be formed because ________.

[　　]

A．there are too many cars being driven

B．people can use less gasoline

C．there is not enough room for parking

D．all the above

Rice is very important t people all over the world. When we talk about rice, we will think of a great man. He is Yuan Longping, the father of rice. He has made great advances in rice research. Millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America eat rice every day of their lives. Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice. Famers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern United States and eastern Australia.

No one really knows where rice came from. Some scientists think that it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in southern Asia many years ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost 5, 000 years ago. Another kind probably grew in West Africa. Other scientists think that rice came from India, and Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world.

There are two main ways to grow rice. Most rice grows in wet soil. People in many countries do all of the work of growing rice by hand. This is the same way as farmers worked hundreds of years ago. In some countries, people now use machines on their farms.

People use every part of the rice plant. They make animal food and rice oil from it. They also make baskets, brooms and roofs for houses. They burn dry rice plants in fires for cooking.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。（共5小題，每小題2 分，滿分10分）

( ) 71. How many kinds of rice are there?

　　 A. There are more than 5,000 kinds.　　 B. There are less than 7,000 kinds.

　　 C. There are over 7,000 kinds.　　　　 D. There are 12,000 kinds.

( ) 72. Where did scientists think rice probably come from?

　　 A. It came from East Asia.　　　　　　　

　　 B. It came from Asia and Africa.

　　 C. It probably came from India or West Africa.

D. It only started in France.

( ) 73. How did farmers grow rice hundreds of years ago?

　　 A. They grew rice by hand.　　　　　

B. They used machines to grow rice.

　　 C. They grew rice by hand and with machines.

D. They grew rice with modern machines.

( ) 74. Which part of the rice plant can be used?

　　 A. Only one part rice plant.　　　　　 B. Some parts of rice plant.

　　 C. More parts of rice plant.　　　　　 D. Every part of rice plant.

( ) 75. Why do people call Yuan Longping “the father of rice”?

　　 A. Because he is from Asia.

B. Because he has made great advances in rice research.

C. Because people like to play a joke on him.

D. Because people want him to grow more rice.

　

Rice is very important t people all over the world. When we talk about rice, we will think of a great man. He is Yuan Longping, the father of rice. He has made great advances in rice research. Millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America eat rice every day of their lives. Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice. Famers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern United States and eastern Australia.

No one really knows where rice came from. Some scientists think that it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in southern Asia many years ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost 5, 000 years ago. Another kind probably grew in West Africa. Other scientists think that rice came from India, and Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world.

There are two main ways to grow rice. Most rice grows in wet soil. People in many countries do all of the work of growing rice by hand. This is the same way as farmers worked hundreds of years ago. In some countries, people now use machines on their farms.

People use every part of the rice plant. They make animal food and rice oil from it. They also make baskets, brooms and roofs for houses. They burn dry rice plants in fires for cooking.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。（共5小題，每小題2 分，滿分10分）

( ) 71. How many kinds of rice are there?

　　 A. There are more than 5,000 kinds.　　 B. There are less than 7,000 kinds.

　　 C. There are over 7,000 kinds.　　　　 D. There are 12,000 kinds.

( ) 72. Where did scientists think rice probably come from?

　　 A. It came from East Asia.　　　　　　　

　　 B. It came from Asia and Africa.

　　 C. It probably came from India or West Africa.

D. It only started in France.

( ) 73. How did farmers grow rice hundreds of years ago?

　　 A. They grew rice by hand.　　　　　

B. They used machines to grow rice.

　　 C. They grew rice by hand and with machines.

D. They grew rice with modern machines.

( ) 74. Which part of the rice plant can be used?

　　 A. Only one part rice plant.　　　　　 B. Some parts of rice plant.

　　 C. More parts of rice plant.　　　　　 D. Every part of rice plant.

( ) 75. Why do people call Yuan Longping “the father of rice”?

　　 A. Because he is from Asia.

B. Because he has made great advances in rice research.

C. Because people like to play a joke on him.

D. Because people want him to grow more rice.

　

　　閱讀理解

The Winter Olympics are also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published (發(fā)行) to mark (標(biāo)志) the great Games. The first tamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.

　　During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared (出現(xiàn)) on the stamps of the Winter Olympics.

　　In the 1059's, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries (東道國) as well as the nonhost countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980 when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the Winter Olympics.

　　Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the Winter Olympics. Although 14,500 million stamps Were sold to raise(籌建) money for this sports meeting.

　　Different kind of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.

　　(1)The Winter Olympics and the Winter Olympics ________.

[　　]

　　A． are the dame thing

　　B． are different games 

　　C． are not held in winter 

　　D． are held in summer

　　(2)The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games ________.

[　　]

　　A． after the year 1936

　　B． after the 3rd White Olympics

　　C． before the 3rd White Olympics 

　　D． before the year 1932

　　(3)The Winter Olympics are held once ________.

[　　]

　　A． every two years

　　B． every three year

　　C． every four years

　　D． every five year

　　(4)Which of the following is true?

[　　]

　　A． Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games

　　B． Only the nonhost countries can publish stamps to mark those Game

　　C． All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Game  

　　D． Japan can't publish stamps to mark those Game

　　(5)What may appear on the stamps of the Winter Olympics?

[　　]

　　閱讀理解

The Winter Olympics are also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published (發(fā)行) to mark (標(biāo)志) the great Games. The first tamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.

　　During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared (出現(xiàn)) on the stamps of the Winter Olympics.

　　In the 1059's, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries (東道國) as well as the nonhost countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980 when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the Winter Olympics.

　　Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the Winter Olympics. Although 14,500 million stamps Were sold to raise(籌建) money for this sports meeting.

　　Different kind of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.

　　(1)The Winter Olympics and the Winter Olympics ________.

[　　]

　　A． are the dame thing

　　B． are different games 

　　C． are not held in winter 

　　D． are held in summer

　　(2)The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games ________.

[　　]

　　A． after the year 1936

　　B． after the 3rd White Olympics

　　C． before the 3rd White Olympics 

　　D． before the year 1932

　　(3)The Winter Olympics are held once ________.

[　　]

　　A． every two years

　　B． every three year

　　C． every four years

　　D． every five year

　　(4)Which of the following is true?

[　　]

　　A． Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games

　　B． Only the nonhost countries can publish stamps to mark those Game

　　C． All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Game  

　　D． Japan can't publish stamps to mark those Game

　　(5)What may appear on the stamps of the Winter Olympics?

[　　]

The most enjoyable way to discover Liverpool is by boat．The first thing to do is to take a ferry across the River Mersey. It’s the best way to find out about this city’s long and interesting history. The Liverpool Ferry，which is the oldest ferry service in Europe，started more than 800 years ago．

In the l8th century Liverpool became an important city for international business across the Atlantic Ocean．Ships sailed from Liverpool to the United States and Africa．The place to learn more about Liverpool’s importance is the Maritime Museum．

Liverpool was important because of its industry and trade in the 18th century．In the 20th century it became famous for music．The boys in the rock group，the Beatles，all came from Liverpool．The city is very proud of them．It named its airport John Lennon International Airport。after one of the Beatles．Tourists can take a bus tour to visit some of the places the Beatles mention in their songs, 1ike Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields．They can also visit the Cavern Club—the group first played there in 1961．The Beatles Story is a museum and gallery．Here you can find out more about these world—famous musicians．

But there’s more to see and do in Liverpoo1．At the Walker Art Gallery you can see the best art in the North of England．If you like modern art，the place to visit is the Tate Gallery．But above all，it’s the friendly and welcoming people of Liverpool who make this a city you should visit when you come to Great Britain．

1.This passage is mainly for    ．

  A．people who live in Liverpool               B. students who want to study in UK

  C．foreigners who want to visit Great Britain     D. people who are interested in history

2.The word ferry in the first paragraph is most likely to be a kink of ________.

    A．bus    B．boat   C. train        D. bicycle

3.Liverpool first became famous for________.

A. its important in international business. B. a group of pop singers

C. a beautiful river called River Mersey    D. a big museum in the town

4.For people who are interested in music，the place they want to visit most would be______

  A．the Maritime Museum    B．the Tate Gallery

  C．the Beatles Story      D．the Walker Art Gallery

5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

  A．A good place to visit in UK        B．The history of Liverpool

  C．The most famous and of the world   D．The most friendly people in UK

 

The most enjoyable way to discover Liverpool is by boat．The first thing to do is to take a ferry across the River Mersey. It’s the best way to find out about this city’s long and interesting history. The Liverpool Ferry，which is the oldest ferry service in Europe，started more than 800 years ago．

In the l8th century Liverpool became an important city for international business across the Atlantic Ocean．Ships sailed from Liverpool to the United States and Africa．The place to learn more about Liverpool’s importance is the Maritime Museum．

Liverpool was important because of its industry and trade in the 18th century．In the 20th century it became famous for music．The boys in the rock group，the Beatles，all came from Liverpool．The city is very proud of them．It named its airport John Lennon International Airport。after one of the Beatles．Tourists can take a bus tour to visit some of the places the Beatles mention in their songs, 1ike Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields．They can also visit the Cavern Club—the group first played there in 1961．The Beatles Story is a museum and gallery．Here you can find out more about these world—famous musicians．

But there’s more to see and do in Liverpoo1．At the Walker Art Gallery you can see the best art in the North of England．If you like modern art，the place to visit is the Tate Gallery．But above all，it’s the friendly and welcoming people of Liverpool who make this a city you should visit when you come to Great Britain．

1.This passage is mainly for    ．

  A．people who live in Liverpool               B. students who want to study in UK

  C．foreigners who want to visit Great Britain     D. people who are interested in history

2.The word ferry in the first paragraph is most likely to be a kink of ________.

    A．bus    B．boat   C. train        D. bicycle

3.Liverpool first became famous for________.

A. its important in international business. B. a group of pop singers

C. a beautiful river called River Mersey    D. a big museum in the town

4.For people who are interested in music，the place they want to visit most would be______

  A．the Maritime Museum    B．the Tate Gallery

  C．the Beatles Story      D．the Walker Art Gallery

5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

  A．A good place to visit in UK        B．The history of Liverpool

  C．The most famous and of the world   D．The most friendly people in UK

 

1 

The most enjoyable way to discover Liverpool is by boat．The first thing to do is to take a ferry across the River Mersey. It’s the best way to find out about this city’s long and interesting history. The Liverpool Ferry，which is the oldest ferry service in Europe，started more than 800 years ago．

In the l8th century Liverpool became an important city for international business across the Atlantic Ocean．Ships sailed from Liverpool to the United States and Africa．The place to learn more about Liverpool’s importance is the Maritime Museum．

Liverpool was important because of its industry and trade in the 18th century．In the 20th century it became famous for music．The boys in the rock group，the Beatles，all came from Liverpool．The city is very proud of them．It named its airport John Lennon International Airport。after one of the Beatles．Tourists can take a bus tour to visit some of the places the Beatles mention in their songs, 1ike Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields．They can also visit the Cavern Club—the group first played there in 1961．The Beatles Story is a museum and gallery．Here you can find out more about these world—famous musicians．

But there’s more to see and do in Liverpoo1．At the Walker Art Gallery you can see the best art in the North of England．If you like modern art，the place to visit is the Tate Gallery．But above all，it’s the friendly and welcoming people of Liverpool who make this a city you should visit when you come to Great Britain．

1.This passage is mainly for    ．

A．people who live in Liverpool

B. students who want to study in UK

C．foreigners who want to visit Great Britain

D. people who are interested in history

2.The word ferry in the first paragraph is most likely to be a kink of ________.

A．bus    B．boat   C. train        D. bicycle

3.Liverpool first became famous for________.

A. its important in international business.

B. a group of pop singers

C. a beautiful river called River Mersey

D. a big museum in the town

4.For people who are interested in music，the place they want to visit most would be______

A．the Maritime Museum    B．the Tate Gallery

C．the Beatles Story      D．the Walker Art Gallery

5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．A good place to visit in UK

B．The history of Liverpool

C．The most famous and of the world

D．The most friendly people in UK