阅读理解

　　Making friends is a skill like most skills. It improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone. Join a club or a group. Talking with those who like the same things as you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown. Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us or finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are and try to put the other person at ease. You'll both feel more comfortable.

　　Try to act self-confident even if you don't feel that way. When you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly at other people and smile.

　　If you see someone you’d like to speak to, say something. Don't wait for the other person to start a conversation.

　　Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person-friendship is based on mutual liking and “give and take”. It takes time and effort to develop.

1．The best title of the text may be ________ .

[　　]

A．Friendship

B．How To Make Friends

C．Meeting New People

D．Facing the Unknown

2．You cannot make friends if you ________ .

[　　]

A．take some action

B．go to the people

C．avoid meeting people

D．won't start a conversation

3．Friendship is based on ________ .

[　　]

A．self-confidence

B．meeting more unknown people

C．more talking and smiling to people

D．taking from and giving to people

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．Making friends needs practicing.

B．Making friends needs to be more active in getting in touch with people.

C．When meeting someone, make him feel nice and easy.

D．Before making friends with someone, judge if he's too this or too that.

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　　A unique (惟一的) laboratory at the University of Chicago is busy only at night. It's a dream laboratory where researchers are at work studying dreamers. Their findings have revealed (展现) that everyone dreams from three to seven times a night, although in ordinary life a person may remember none or only one of his dreams.

　　While the subjects－usually students－are asleep, special machines record their brain waves and eyes movements as well as the body movements that signal the end of the dream. Surprisingly, all subjects sleep soundly.

　　Observers report that a person usually fidgets (烦躁) before a dream. Once the dream has started, his body relaxes and his eyes become more active, as if the curtain had gone up on a show. As soon as the machine indicates (表明) the dream is over, a buzzer (蜂鸣声) wakens the sleeper. He sits up, records his dream, and goes to sleep－perhaps to dream more.

　　Researchers have found that if the dreamer is wakened immediately after his dream, he can usually recall the entire dream, if he is allowed to sleep even five more minutes, his memory of dream will have faded.

1．According to the passage, researchers at the University of Chicago are studying ________ .

[　　]

A．the content of dreams

B．the meaning of dreams

C．the process of sleeping

D．dreamers while they dream

2．Their findings have revealed that ________ .

[　　]

A．everyone dreams every night

B．dreams are easily remembered

C．dreams are likely to be frightening

D．persons dream only one dream a night.

3．The researchers were surprised to find that ________ .

[　　]

A．dream memories are often incomplete

B．persons sleep soundly while they dream

C．sleepers relax while dreaming

D．dreamers can record their own dreams

4．In the dream laboratory, the dreams are recorded ________ .

[　　]

A．as soon as the student wakes in the morning

B．at stated intervals (间隔) during the night

C．about five minutes after the end of each dream

D．immediately after each dream

阅读理解

　　The train seemed glad to have left the station. It jumped forward into the dark. The girl rubbed a place in the window with her gloves but she could see nothing-just a tree spread out like a fan. or a group of lights, or the lines of a hill. In the carriage next door the young men started singing. They sang the same song over and over again at the top of their voices.

　　“I would never have dared to go to sleep alone. ”she decided. “I couldn't put my feet up or even taken off my hat. ”The singing gave her a lime tremble in her stomach and, in order to stop it, she crossed her arms under her cape (披肩). She felt really glad to have the old man in the carriage with her. Careful to see that he was not looking, she glanced at him through her long lashes (眼睫毛). He sat extremely upright, his chest thrown out, his chin (下巴) well in, his knees pressed together, reading a German newspaper. That was why he spoke French in such a funny way.

1．The story happened ________ .

[　　]

2．The girl was ________ .

[　　]

A．a train conductor

B．a traveler

C．a servant in the train

D．a policeman

3．The singing made the girl ________ .

[　　]

4．The old man ________ .

[　　]

A．might be a German but he couldn't speak French well

B．might be a Frenchman and he knew German very well

C．might be a professor

D．was very funny

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　　Some animals and insects(昆虫)use camouflage that is, they change color so that it is the same as the color of the tree or plant on which they are sitting. Others have developed a color thousands of years which is like the color of their living place.

　　One of the second kind is the Peppered Moth, which is found in England. It is light brown in color, and likes to rest on trees which are also light brown. This makes the moth difficult to be seen. It means that birds are less likely to see it and eat it.

　　But, about sixty years ago, smoke from factories began to reach some of the trees where the moth rested. It made the trees blacker. This meant that the moth become easier to see.

1．The word “camouflage” in the first sentence means ____.

[　　]

A．he same color

B．the tree on which insects are sitting

C．making it difficult to see something

D．color is d\always changing

2．The Peppered Moth likes to rest on trees which are light brown in order ____.

[　　]

A．not to be eaten by birds

B．not to be seen by other insects

C．to change its color

D．to be see by birds

3．Mother became easier to see because ________ .

[　　]

A．the moth changed its color

B．trees became blacker after 60 years

C．smoke from factories could lighten the color of the moth

D．smoke from factories mad the trees darker

4．It seems that ____.

[　　]

A．the moth always has the same color as the color of the trees

B．the moth is able to develop its color over years

C．people like the moth found in England

D．the Peppered Moth is being experimented

5．What do you think would probably happen?

[　　]

A．The peppered Moth would become darker year by year.

B．Te Peppered moth would change its color once.

C．The Peppered Moth would die out.

D．The Peppered Moth would be eaten by birds.

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　　A great earth day celebration was help at the International Schools of Beijing last Friday, which involved(包含)some 500 children from more than 50 countries.

　　The celebration began with an outdoor picnic (a meal outside ) lunch at Lido park at 12 o’clock. All the children brought food from their own homes. They were told not to throw any garbage (rubbish) around while they enjoyed their food．

　　Later, the children watched a film on environmental(环境的) protection in their classrooms. It told the children of the technology of environmental protection. Then they held the earth festival(节日) in the dragon Dome where they gave their own programs. It also centred on the protection of the earth and the environment.

　　“Before this celebration, the children were given five days’ lessons on environmental protection,” said the school headmaster, “We want to get the children the tools to protect their environment and raise their environmental consciousness(意识) so that they can have a beautiful and healthy earth in the future.”

1．________ 500 children from ________ 50 countries ________ a great earth day calibration at the International School of Beijing last Friday.

[　　]

A．Some, more than, was had

B．About, over, held

C．Some, over, were held

D．Certain, more than, involved

3．None of the Children ________ to throw dirty things around while they enjoyed their food.

[　　]

A．were forbidden

B．hated

C．failed

D．were allowed

3．“It told the children of the technology of environmental protection.” Means ________

[　　]

A．watching TV is of importance

B．children can get the knowledge of the environment

C．we can find the way of using the environment

D．children were told to protect animals

4．The children were given five days’ lessons ________ they held a great earth day celebration.

[　　]

5．The headline(标题)for the report should be ________ .

[　　]

A．Protect the Nature

B．Protect Our Environment

C．Children Celebrate the Earth Day

D．The Importance of Protecting Environment

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　　Johnny was four years old, and his favorite game was cowboys and Indians. He had a cowboy suit and a belt with two guns, and spent most of his time pretending to be fighting Indians.

　　One day his mother book him in a train for the first tie. Of course, he wore his cowboy suit and carried his two guns. He had seen a film of an attack by Red Indians on a train in the Wild West, so his mother was not surprised when he began playing at cowboys and Indians in the train. But when he wanted to open the window wide so teat he could shoot out of it, she thought this too dangerous, and allowed him to have it opera only at the top, so that he could shoot out of it if he stood up, but could not fall out.

　　He was playing happily, when he suddenly gave out a cry, fell back on to the seat, and lay there with his arms hanging loosely beside him. Of course, his mother was frightened, she thought that something from outside the train must have hit him as he stood at the window. She shook the child gently, but he made no movement, and his eyes rolled in his head.

　　His mother was now very worried indeed. She picked Johnny up in her arms to go and find help; but just then he lifted one of his arms with grit effort, pointed to his chest and said in a weak whisper, “Pull the arrow out, will you?”

1．The best title for the passage is ________

[　　]

A．A Dangerous Trip

B．An Exciting Experience

C．Johnny, A Naughty Boy

D．Johnny, A successful “Actor”

2．In what way did Johnny spend most of his time on the train?

[　　]

A．He acted the part of a cowboy and played his favorite game.

B．He acted an Indian and fought against cowboys.

C．He wore a cowboy suit and a belt with two guns.

D．He traveled with his mother by train.

3．Why didn’t his mother allow him to have the window open wide?

[　　]

A．She thought he would be hit by something from outside.

B．She didn’t want him to shoot something outside while sitting.

C．She was sure that there would be danger ahead．

D．She was afraid that he would fall out of it.

4．Which of the following words can take the place of the work “effort” in the last paragraph?

[　　]

5．Which of the following might have happened afterwards?

[　　]

A．Johnny’s mother pulled the arrow out of his chest.

B．His mother didn’t feel worried any longer when she know her son was only acting.

C．Johnny died a few minutes later.

D．His mother found help and Johny got immediate treatment.

　　Bill Clinton took office on January 20th, 1993 and became the 42nd US president. He is the first US president who was born after World WarⅡ. He is also one of the youngest of all USA presidents.

　　Clinton was born in a poor family in 1946. Three months before he was born, his father, William Blats, died． When he was small, his mother remarried Niger Clinton, so the boy’s family name was changed.

　　In the summer of 1963, Clinton won a drama contest (戏剧比赛) , so he was given a chance to visit the city of Washington. During his visit he met President Kennedy in the White House. From that time on, he made up his mind to become a president.

1．Bill Clinton is ________ US president.

[　　]

2．Bill Clinton was the ________ in 2001．

[　　]

3．Clinton became president of the USA at the age of ________ .

[　　]

4．Before his mother was remarried, Bill Clinton’s full name might have been ______.

[　　]

5．President Kennedy received Bill Clinton because ________ .

[　　]

A．he knew the boy would become president of the US

B．the boy had done very well in a drama contest

C．he and Norger Clinton were close friends

D．the boy’s parents paid a lot of money for his visit

　　The longest river in the world is in Africa. It is called the Nile River. It begins in Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, and goes into the Mediterranean Sea(地中海).

　　The second longest river is in South America. It is called the Amazon River. It travels through very thick forests where some native people live without seeing civilized(文明的) people. They live off the land. They hunt and fish for meat, gather wild fruits and vegetables, collect nuts from trees, and use plants for medicine.

　　The third longest river is the Yangtze River in China. It begins in Tibet and travels through a narrow channel called Three Gorges(陕谷) in Sichuan and Hubei province. It goes through the large city of Wuhan in Hubei province and goes into the Pacific Ocean near Shanghai.

American’s largest river is the Mississippi River. Another river called the Missouri River begins in the Rocky Mountains(落基山脉) and flows into the Mississippi. This river goes into the Gulf(湾) of Mexico which is part of the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋).

Other large rivers are the Columbia River, the Yellow River, etc． There are five large lakes on the border(边境) between Canada and the USA． The largest is called Lake Superior. The others are Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Erie and Lake Huron. These are called the Great Lakes.

1．what are the for longest rivers in the world?

[　　]

A．The Nile River, the Amazon River, the Yangtze River and the Missouri River .

B．The Nile River, the Amazon River, the Yangtze River and the Mississippi River .

C．The Nile River, the Mississippi River, the Columbia River, and Amazon River .

D．The Nile River, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Amazon Rive r .

2．The Amazon River is the 1 longest river in 2 .

[　　]

A．second, south America

B．third, Africa

C．second, the world

C．second Asia

3．Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A．The Yangtze River begins in Sichuan and goes into the Atlantic Ocean.

B．The Yangtze River goes through the large city in Hunan and flows into the Pacific Ocean.

C．The Missouri River is the longest river in North America

D．The longest river in North America is the Mississippi River.

4．They hunt and fish for meat. What does “hunt” mean?

[　　]

A．take good care of

B．do something important

C．catch or get animals for food

D．get along well

5．Which is the largest of the five Great Lakes in the North of America?

[　　]

　　I didn’t like to recite element(元素)letters and chemical equations(化学方程式). I felt it boring to repeat them again and again without end． The real reason is that I didn’t like study at that time. The most interesting thing for me was to walk around the hills which are near my village.

　　One day we did a chemistry experiment in the lab as usual. My classmates did as the teacher told us to, but I was not interested, so I just did what I liked． I first mixed three liquids together, I got a strange color, then I added another, just as I went on, Mr Wang came to me. He looked at me, asked me three questions which I really didn’t know how to answer. He kept silent a little and sat down beside me. He did the experiment with me! It was the first time that I felt chemistry interesting, a subject that I had know too little before. Chemistry was not too difficult to me.

　　After that I came to like this subject, I listened carefully in class and asked questions whenever I could. Though there were difficulties for me to learn, I liked it. In the final examination, I made great progress. I was very glad. The most important was that I found my self again. I believed I could do everything well. And several years later I went to college. I will never forget my chemistry teacher who gave me much help when I was puzzled at my study.

1．Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A．I liked chemistry at the beginning.

B．I liked walking about on the hills.

C．I could recite chemical equations quickly.

D．I liked having chemistry lessons.

2．I often ________ when I had my chemistry lesson.

[　　]

A．did the experiments with my classmates

B．followed what the teacher said

C．listened carefully

D．I liked having chemistry lessons.

3．My chemistry teacher sat beside me ________.

[　　]

A．in order to help me

B．because he had no chair to sit on

C．before class was over

D．because I didn’t like chemistry

4．I made great progress because ________.

[　　]

A．the teacher was strict with me

B．found chemistry easy

C．I wanted to go to college

D．I found myself again and believed in myself

5．The main idea of this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．how I changed so much

B．I liked chemistry much

C．what I did before going to college

D．how I studied

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　　Tristan was a character in old English and European stories. He was a have soldier under King Arthur, and the story of his love for Isolde, daughter of the king of Ireland(爱乐兰),is one of the great love stories of all time. The story is the topic of a grand opera(歌剧), Tristan and Isolde, by Richard Wagner. It is often played throughout the world.

　　Tristan had told his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall, of the beauty of Isolde, and was sent to bring her by ship to Cornwall to marry the king. Isolde hated Tresian because her brother had died by his hand in battle, and on the journey she asked her servant Brangane to poison him. Istead Brangane prepared a special drink, and after Tristan and Isolde drank it, they fell in love, They arrived at Cornwall but King Mark was away hunting. They met secretly every day. When the king returned, a man named Melot told him what was going on between Tristan and Isolde. Tristan fought Melot and was badly wounded. He was taken to his own home in Bittany. His friend Kurwenal sent for Isolde, but when she arrived, Tristan was dying from his wounds. He said goodbye to Isolde and died, She died of a broken heart.

　　The beautiful music of the opera is often played and sung in concerts. The most famous song is the “Love ‘s Death”, which tristan and Isolde sang before they died.

1．Tristan sailed to Ireland ________ .

[　　]

A．to find himself a wife

B．to carry out his uncle’s order

C．after falling in love with Isolde

D．after hearing of the beauty of Isolde

2．At first, Isolde wanted to poison tristan because he ________ .

3．Tristan fought Melot b because ________

[　　]

A．the king ordered him to do so

B．Melot told the king about his secret

C．Melot was the enemy of Isold’s family

D．He thought Melot was in love with Isolde

4．What caused Isolde’s death? ________

[　　]

A．The king’s anger

B．Melot killed her

D．Her love for Tristan

D．Brangane poisoned her

5．From the text we can infer(推测)that Richard Wagner ________

[　　]

A．sang in opera

B．wrote music

C．played music

D．wrote stories