阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　Doing experiments can be interesting, and you may try the following experiments at home．Make sure that you'll do them with an adult．

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　A wise man used to go to the ocean to do his writing．He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning．

　　One day, when he was walking along the shore(海岸), he saw a young man moving like a dancer．He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach．So he began to walk faster to catch up．

　　As he got closer, he saw that the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean．

　　He called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?” The young man stopped, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish in the ocean．” “I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?”

　　“The sun is up and the tide(潮汐)is going out．And if I don't throw them in, they'll die．”

　　“But, young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it．You can't possibly make a difference!”

　　The young man listened politely．Then he bent down, picked another starfish, and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that one．”

　　There is something very special in each and every one of us．We have all been gifted(赋予) with the ability to make a difference．

　　We must each find our starfish．And if we throw starfish wisely and well, the world will be better．

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阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　During the 1800s, African Americans worked long days in the fields of the American South．They sang songs that they had brought from Africa while working．One person sang a line．Then a group of workers repeated it．The song's words told of the hardships(艰苦)that people suffered．They clapped their hands and stomped(跺)their feet to the music．

　　In the 1860s, the music changed greatly．African American music took new forms．It was also influenced by dance music, which had great rhythm(节奏)．Banjos(班卓琴)became popular．A blues singer usually sang a line and then played the banjo in reply．By the early 1900s, the guitar had taken the place of the banjo in the blues music．

　　The blues music has many obvious characteristics．One of them is that the musical notes()are often “bent” ．That is, they are changed slightly to give a song more strength．

　　Lyrics are the words of a song．Blues lyrics describe everyday life．The lyrics are often about the relationships between men and women．They tell about sadness and overwork．They tell about finding and losing love, having money or being poor, being happy or sad and lonely．They almost always use the rhythms of everyday speech．A group of blues lyrics usually has three lines．The second line repeats the first line．The third line has different words．

　　By the 1940s, large numbers of African Americans moved to Chicago．There, a new kind of “Chicago” blues began．The new music was excellent dance music．Chicago blues led to the birth of a new music style－rock and roll．

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阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Space travel is nothing new．The first spacecraft with a human was sent up into space in 1961．

　　Since then, people have not only traveled to space, but many of them have also lived there in space stations for some time．

　　The Soviet Union(前苏联)sent the first space station into space in 1971．This space station was called Salyut I．Salyut I was designed as a place where people could live while they observed space and did experiments．The first group of astronauts lived there for 23 days．The Soviet Union went on to make seven more Salyut space stations．At about the same time, the United States built its own space station, called Skylab．

　　Astronauts visited and often lived in these space stations for a short time．However, it wasn't until the late 1980s when the Soviet Union sent the Mir space station that people began to live in space for a longer time．Mir stayed in space from 1989 until 2001, when it was decided that the space station was too old and no longer safe to live in．

　　Living in apace stations seems to be fun, but astronauts face many problems．One of them is food．All the meals on space stations are put together on Earth and sent there by space shuttle．Because the food has to last a long time(sometimes up to three months), a lot of it has to be stored in cans．The space station does not have a fridge, but it has a cool room to keep fruit and vegetables fresh．Astronauts also eat many other foods such as dried meat that do not need special care．

　　Without the help of gravity, sitting down to eat can be tough．Astronauts sometimes have to fix themselves to the wall while eating．They also have to be very careful to that food does not float away．

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阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Martin had just finished high school．He would go to college at the far end of the city．He didn't want to live there, and he didn't want to take the bus either．So his father agreed to buy him a car．

　　His father spent all his summer teaching him how to drive, from the ABC to the XYZ．Thinking of the great feeling of driving a new car, Martin learned very quickly, and received his driver's license(驾照)just before his eighteenth birthday．

　　The second day, all the family, and their dog, went to a car shop．Martin spent almost all the morning going from one car to another．Finally he saw a red Blue Bird．He had a testing drive on the open ground, and called out, “This is what I want, Dad! ” When everything was done, they were ready to leave．

　　Martin climbed into the front seat．He said excitedly, “It's my first day driving alone．Dad, Mom, and Poo! Enjoy it! ”

　　His dad immediately took the back seat, right behind the new driver．Martin wondered why his father chose that seat, for his father always enjoyed looking in front．

　　So he said, smiling, “I'm sure you’re back there to have a change after all those weeks of sitting in the front seat teaching me how to drive．”

　　“No, ” Dad replied, “Do you remember what you did to me all those years when I took you to and from school? I am sitting here to hit and kick the back of your seat all the way! ”

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阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Every August, Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is the home of one of the most important arts festivals in the world．Three of our young readers went there and told us about it．

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阅读下面三篇短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Beep…beep…There went the bell! Robbie opened his eyes．He had been sitting in the room for a whole day, and now it was time for him to do something．

　　Robbie looked out of the window．It was still snowing heavily and there was ice on the window．It was another cold day．Robbie was told to turn the heat on before the family got home．And he did it．

　　Then Robbie was told to do some cleaning work at once．It was an easy job for him, but a tough one for his master, Helen．He kept on working until every room was clean and tidy．

　　For now, he had to cook supper for the family．

　　The first thing Robbie did was to get the big pot(锅)in the kitchen．Then he put some water in the pot and put it on the stove．He used one of his hands to cut up a chicken and added the pieces to the water to make a good soup．Then he got some tomatoes, cabbages and carrots to make a vegetable salad．

　　At ten past eight he laid the table．Then he put some bread, the chicken soup and the salad on it．What a sweet smell! The moment he turned on the lights, the whole family came home．

　　“The soup smells great, Victor,” said Helen．“You really know how to tell Robbie what to do．”

　　Robbie is one robot that really saves the family a lot of work．

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阅读下面三篇短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Starting a stamp collection is easy and not very expensive．Before you start, you need to decide what kind of stamps you want to collect．Most people collect stamps that they are interested in： a certain country or an animal, a famous person or even a sport．Whatever you choose, you will find that there is a world of knowledge in stamps： you will learn about people, geography, building, history and culture．

　　You can collect stamps from letters, ask your friends to let you have their old stamps, or you can buy used stamps．When you get a letter with a stamp on it, carefully cut out the stamp．Leave lots of space around the stamp so that you will not damage it．Put the stamp in water and wait until you can safely remove the stamp．Carefully remove the stamp off the letter．Place the wet stamp between two clean pieces of paper．A stamp can get wrinkled(褶皱的)when it dries, so put some books on top．

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　This dog was born on Christmas Eve in 2002．He was different from other dogs because he was born with only two legs．The poor dog of course could not walk and even his mother Sarah did not want him．His first owner Michael Johnson also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of killing him．But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him．She decided to teach and train this little dog to walk by himself．She called him “Faith”．

　　In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard(滑板)to let him feel the movement… Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure(诱惑)and reward for him for standing up and jumping around．Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk．Amazingly, after only six months, Faith learned to balance on his legs and jump to move forward．After further training in this snow, he could now walk like a person．

　　Faith loves to walk around now．Wherever he goes, he attracts people's attention．He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows．A book named With a Little Faith is now being published about him．He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies．

　　Jude Stringfellow, his present owner, has stopped working and plans to take him around the world to tell people “that even without a perfect body, one can have a strong will(意志)”．

　　Faith is a good example of the strong will and wonder of life．In life there are always unpleasant things．So, in order to feel better, you just need to look at life from another direction．I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone and that everyone will appreciate and be thankful for each beautiful day．

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