Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.
When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.
From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.
Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.
【小题1】 Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

A．look after her	B．do the housework
C．do his mother's job	D．do his father's job

【小题2】From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

A．Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

B．Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

C．people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

D．Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

【小题3】  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

A．From 1889 to 1936	B．From the 1920s to th~ 1950s
C．From 1953 to 1975	D．From the 1950s to the 1980s

【小题4】 We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

A．his family	B．his work
C．the US government	D．the Swiss government

【小题5】 Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

A．the acting

B．the art

C．the film

D．the music

Traveling by train is usually not easy in China. It can be hard to get a ticket. When you’re traveling to the railway station you look at your watch, afraid you will miss your train.
But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. Construction (建设) on the express railway (高速铁路) between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008. When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus.
“There will be trains every several minutes. Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint (检查站) and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes,” said an engineer.
There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour. The travel time between the two cities will decease from 10 to about 5 hours. The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers.
The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges. It will run along side the present line. There will be 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu.
“The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan. That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air.” Said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official.
According to Zhang, the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project. At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project (三峡工程).
【小题1】The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished _______.

A．at the end of this year	B．before the Spring Festival of 2008
C．after 2013	D．in about 5 years

【小题2】Before taking your seat, you should _____ with your ticket.

A．buy a ticket	B．get through the checkpoint
C．pack your things	D．make some friends

【小题3】The word “decrease” in the passage possibly means ______ in Chinese.
A. 延长             B. 缩短         D. 提速             D. 限速
【小题4】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Traveling by train is usually difficult in China because tickets are too expensive.
B. The high-speed trains will have 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Hunan and Jiangsu.
C. Tickets for the high-speed trains will be cheaper than those for planes.
D. The cost of the express railway project is as high as that of the Three Gorges Project.
【小题5】What can be the best title of the passage?

A．An enormous project.	B．Train tickets will get more expensive
C．Specially built bridges	D．Beijing—Shanghai express railway

Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida’s weather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, along with Ed Rawlings’ expert care, will produce a good crop（收成）of oranges this year.
However, Ed has to guard against Florida’s changeable winter weather. In January and February, temperatures can destroy Ed’s entire orange crop. Having farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed is prepared for the frost(霜). When temperatures drop below freezing, Ed tries to save his crop by watering his orange trees. The water freezes and forms a thin layer(层) of ice around the trees. Strange as it may sound, this thin layer of ice actually keeps the fruit warm.
What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and becomes ice. The warmth of the heat it loses is taken in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level. Ed has effectively used this method to save many orange crops.
But Ed still faces difficulties. The trees must be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity(数量)of water must be used. Too much water can form a thicker layer of ice that will break the tree’s branches(树枝). Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat, so Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered, and how much water should be used.
Computer technology may help Ed with some of these worries. With equipment(设备), air and soil temperatures and wind speed can be measured. The information is fed into a computer which can calculate(计算) when the temperature will drop below freezing. The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how frequently(  ) the trees should be watered. Ed finds looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the help of a computer, and, his customers will have the benefits(利益) of computer—age oranges. 
【小题1】The passage is mainly about______.

A．a farmer expert cares for his orange trees

B．the different uses of computers

C．growing oranges in Florida’s changeable weather

D．different ways of frost protection

【小题2】Ed tries to protect his crop by______.

A．using a wind machine to drive away the cold air

B．equipping his orange trees with a computer

C．watering it at the proper time

D．picking his fruit at the first sign of frost

【小题3】 According to the passage, the computer technology______.

A．removes the need for frost protection

B．prevents temperature from dropping

C．tells farmers why outdoor temperatures change

D．helps the farmer get a better harvest

【小题1】She r          (骑) to school on her bicycle every day.
【小题2】 My grandma often gets UP e          (早) to do exercise.
【小题3】My main t        (任务) was to prepare for the meeting.
【小题4】 Linda is a s          (聪明) and hard-working student.
【小题5】 He told me to go out to find some s        (枝条) for a fire.

--- It’s difficult for the village children to cross the river for school.
--- I think a bridge _______ over the river.

A．should be built

B．is being built

C．has been built

D．was built