New York City isn’t the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the United States. Most Americans live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost 8million people live in New York City. Why did so many people come to live in one place?
A look at the city shows us that New York City has a good port（商埠）. The Dutch(荷兰) settlers (new comers) , wanted to use it for business. In 1626, the Dutch paid the Indians twenty-four dollars for the island of Manhattan. Its Dutch name was New Amsterdam. Then the British took the land in 1664 and changed its name to New York.

小题1:Which of the following is the biggest city in the United States?

A．New York

B．Washington

C．New Amsterdam

D．Chicago

小题2:More and more people from different countries in the world come into New York because _______.

A．New York has the largest population in the United States.

B．New York is as beautiful as a picture.

C．New York is a developing city.

D．they think it is a good place for business.

小题3:The underlined word “ took” in Paragraph means ________ in Chinese.

A．花费

B．耕耘

C．占领

D．测量

小题4:The United States became an independent country in ________.

A．the sixteenth century

B．the seventeenth century

C．the eighteenth century

D．the nineteenth century

小题5:From the passage, we can know _________.

A．much about Dutch

B．how the Dutch took New Amsterdam

C．some of the history of New York

D．how the people from different countries come to the USA

Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province. It lies     the northeast of China. It’s a very beautiful city. It’s     “Paris in the east. ” or “Ice City”. It’s the political, economical and cultural center of Heilongjiang.
　　The summer here is short and cool     the winter here is long and very cold. Every year, there is an ice and snow festival. People     all over China and foreign guests from other parts of the world come here to     the festival.
　　The sun island is the most attractive(吸引人的) place of interest        Harbin. We often go there to relax     . The city is historical and modern. It has many buildings of     style and many modern buildings, too. For example, Saint Sofia church and Dragon Tower, they are the best places     . The Songhua River is very famous     the foreigners, you can boat and fish on it.
　　As a developing city, some great changes are taking place. I believe the city will be better in the future.

小题1:	A．on B．in C．to D．at

小题2:	A．calling B．calls C．call D．called

小题3:	A．but B．so C．or D．because

小题4:	A．with B．to C．like D．from

小题5:	A．have B．celebrate C．play D．pay

小题6:	A．above B．along C．opposite D．in

小题7:	A．us B．ourselves C．our D．we

小题8:	A．Russian B．Russia C．Russians D．Russians’

小题9:	A．travel B．to travel C．travelling D．travels

小题10:

A．as B．in C．for D．to

Perhaps the most famous name in the world of sileni movies is Charlie Chaplin. It was in 1889 that both moving pictures and Charlie Chaplin were born. Sadly, Charlie's father died when Charlie was five, and his mother was sent to mental hospital. This left young Charlie homeless and living on the streets.,

Things seemed bad for Charlie, but he had a bright, nice character. He was pleasant and easy to like. So he managed to get small parts in Derformances around London. Then he moved to the USA in 1906, and his life took a major change for the better. He got a part in a show performing there. Seven years after his arrival in the USA, he got his first major part in a film. Charlie was a great success in the movie theaters. His silent, highly visual(视觉的) form of comedy was perfect for the silent films of the time. By 1915, he was making over $1,250 a week, which was a huge amount of money at that time. Charlie knew what he was good at, and he stuck to it. Even when sound could be used for movies in 1923, he continued to make silent pictures, Charlie knew that the silence was an essential part of what made his movies so funny. Charlie continued to make silent films well into the 1940s, when almost everyone else had changed to sound. Charlie, however, still remained one of the world's greatest film stars.
小题1:When did Charlie get his first major part in a film?

A．In 1889.

B．In 1906.

C．In 1913.

D．In 1923.

小题2:The underlined word "essential" in Paragraph 2 probably means _______.

A．very boring

B．very correct

C．very difficult

D．very important

小题3:From the passage we know that Charlie_______.

A．was easy to get along with

B．stopped making movies in 1923

C．was born and brought up in America

D．didn't produce silent films in America

小题4:Which could be the best title of the passage?

A．The Major Change for an Actor.	B．A Great Man of Silent Movies.
C．The Beginning of Silent Movies.	D．The Hard Life for A Movie Maker.

Life in the future will be different from life today.But what will the changes be? The population(人口) is growing fast . There will be many people in the world and most of them will live to over 100 years old .
Computer will be very small and useful,and  there will be computers in every home .Travelling will be  very cheap and easy.
And many people will go to other countries for holidays. There will be changes in our food ,too. There will not be much room for cows and sheep, so meat will be very expensive .Maybe  no one will eat it every day .They will eat many fruits and vegetables .Maybe people will be quite  healthy . Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do hard work .So many people will not have enough work to do.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误 （F）
小题1:All the people in the world will have long life in the future.         
小题2:Life in the future  won’t  be the same as life today.  
小题3:Travelling is very cheap and easy today.  
小题4:People will be healthy because they eat fruits.  
小题5:All the people will not work.  

It helps us understand the world better if we know a little geography and have some maps at hand. But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events. Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner. For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly.
I wish maps various languages, such as those used in the United Nations, would come out and be sold in all bookstores open to Chinese.
小题1:The writer is mainly talking about ____.

A．geography	B．maps
C．Chinese names	D．the opening of the country

小题2:Knowing a little geography and having some maps in Chinese only, a foreigner ____.

A．can study world events easily

B．can study world events without misunderstanding

C．can’t study world events without misunderstanding

D．will fell joy in studying world events

小题3:What are the difficulties for a foreigner to use a map in Chinese?

A．A foreigner has nowhere to buy a map

B．All the bookstores only open to Chinese.

C．The names of Chinese people are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning.

D．The names of places on a map in Chinese are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning.

小题4:According to the passage maps in foreign language are badly needed ____.

A．in a country open to other parts of the world

B．if a country is going to join the United Nations

C．when we are learning geography

D．if there are no maps in bookstores open to Chinese

Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter (无论) where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament (国会大厦). In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise. ‘Ding dong, ding dong.’ It goes every quarter (四分之一) of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.
小题1:Big Ben is ____________.

A．a bus

B．a clock

C．the name of Ben

D．a house

小题2:Big Ben is in ____________.

A．China

B．the USA

C．Japan

D．the UK

小题3:The clock strikes (敲) every ________ minutes of an hour.

A．ten

B．fifteen

C．thirty

D．forty-five

小题4:You can read the time of Big Ben ____________.

A．at the top of the clock tower

B．in the Houses of Parliament

C．on the hands of the huge clock

D．on the four faces of the clock

小题5:The underlined (划线部分) word ‘hands’ means ________ in Chinese.

A．手

B．标志

C．指针

D．发条

A change to its population policy(人口政策）for the world's most populated country(人口最多的国家), that is where we start this new week on CNN (美国有线新闻网络，以提供即时电视新闻报导而闻名)STUDENT NEWS.
China introduced(提出） its so-called one-child policy(独生子女政策） in the late 1970s. It's been believed to help control China's population growth(控制人口增长). It's also been against for forcing(强迫) parents to make difficult personal choices(选择）, or in some cases（某些情况） face huge fines（面临巨额罚款).
The policy said that in big cities or towns, parents could only have one child, although（尽管) there were some exceptions(例外), for example, the famous director Zhang Yimou, who was ordered to pay the heavy fines for his three children.
The new rule(法规) says that if either parent(父母亲一方) is an only child, then they are able to have two children of their own.
One reason for the change is economics(经济).
In China, many people care for their elderly relatives, so a single(单个的) child could not afford (能做)to look after his parents and grandparents. This new policy could help with that.
Another reason, China says it wants to improve human rights(改善人权).
小题1:Which may be the best title of the article?___________.

A．The one-child policy	B．The population policy
C．The human rights	D．China's population growth

小题2:Where can you get this news _______.

A．on TV

B．from your books

C．from a magazine

D．in the newspaper

小题3:Which of the following is not true?

A．China is the world's most populated country.

B．The one-child policy did help control China's population growth.

C．All the families in big cities only have one child.

D．There is a change to China’s population policy.

小题4:We can infer(推断）from the article that the next paragraph（段落) is about ___________.

A．the population growth	B．the population policy
C．the economic change	D．the human rights

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist, so he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography (摄影) was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike (栩栩如生的).
Photography also became a kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.
Answer the following questions according to what you read.
小题1:Who took the first photo?  (不超过四个单词)
小题2:The Daguerreotype was a kind of photo, wasn’t it? (不超过三个单词)
小题3:If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in 1840, what did he have to carry? (不超过七个单词)
小题4:Why was Mathew Brady famous? (不超过八个单词)
小题5:When did photography become a kind of art? (不超过七个单词)

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera (照相机).He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of hia garden .That was the first photo. 
The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman ,took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly ,even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them ,for example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many picture of great people .The picture were unusual beause they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photos were nor just copies of the real world .They showed and feelings,like other kinds of art.
小题1:The first photo taken by Niepce was a picturte of ____________

A．his business

B．his house

C．his garden

D．his window

小题2:The Daguerrotype was____________.

A．a Frenchman

B．a kind of picture

C．a kind of camera

D．a photographer

小题3:If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to__________.

A．watch lots of films

B．buy an expensive camera

C．stop in most cities

D．take many films and something else with him.

小题4:Mathew Brady______________.

A．was very lifelike

B．was famous for his unusual pictures

C．was quite strong

D．took many pictures of moving people

小题5:This passage tells us_____________.

A．how photography was developed

B．how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures

C．how to take pictures in the world

D．how to use different cameras

Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play. All over the world men and women, boys and girls enjoy _____. Since the days of long ago, adults and children have called their friends together to spend_____, even days playing games.
Sports help people to live______. They help to keep people healthy and feeling good. When they are playing games, people _______  a lot. This is good for their health. Having ______ with their friends makes them happy.
Many people enjoy sports by watching others _______. In small towns, crowds meet to watch the bicycle races or the soccer games. In big cities, thousands _______ to see an ice-skating or a baseball game.
What are your favorite sports? Is the weather _______where you live? Then swimming is probably one of your sports. Boys and girls in China love to _______. There are wonderful beaches and there are beautiful ______ and lakes across the country. The weather is also good for swimming.

小题1:	A．music B．movies C．sports D．trips

小题2:	A．hours B．weeks C．months D．years

小题3:	A．alone B．busily C．carefully D．happily

小题4:	A．speak B．think C．move D．eat

小题5:	A．fun B．jokes C．dinner D．lessons

小题6:	A．walk B．play C．jump D．run

小题7:	A．buy tickets B．take turns C．read newspapers D．hold meetings

小题8:	A．cool B．cold C．hot D．warm

小题9:	A．skate B．swim C．surf D．dance

小题10:

A．mountains B．cities C．rivers D．seas