2. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Nature Balance Itself B. Floods and Earthquakes C. American Settlers D. Humans--a Disaster to Nature

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　　　 At this time the state of South Carolina was having hard times. Year after year the soil had been planted to the same crop. It was farmed by uneducated and careless slaves, and the planters knew little about soil conservation. Because the soil was beginning to wear out, crops were smaller. The younger people were not satisfied to raise cotton on the poor soil of the old South. Many of them moved westward and started cotton plantations (种植园) in Alabama and Mississippi. What was more, so much cotton had been shipped to factories in England and New England that they had as much cotton as they could use. This brought the price of cotton down. More and more slaves were needed to work on the new and large plantations, and higher and higher prices were demanded for them. Planters found their expenses rising and their incomes from the sale of cotton reduced. Hard times had come to South Carolina. 3. The subject of this passage is __________. A. economic (经济的) difficulties of South Carolina B. that the planters knew nothing about farming C. that the soil in South Carolina was not good D. the causes of hard times in South Carolina 4. Which of the following sentences can summarize (概括) the main idea of the passage? A. Hard times had come to South Carolina. B. Planters found their expenses rising and their incomes from the sale of cotton reduced. C. The soil was farmed by uneducated and careless slaves. D. More and more slaves were needed to work on the new and large plantations.

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　　　 When a piece of paper burns, it is completely changed. The ash that is left behind does not look like the original piece of paper. When dull-red rust appears on a piece of tinware (锡制品), it is quite different from the gleaming tin. The tarnish that forms on silverware is a new substance unlike the silver itself. Animal tissue (组织) is unlike the vegetable substance from which it is made. A change in which the original substance is turned into a different substance is called a chemical change. 5. The author writes this passage to tell us _________. A. how paper burns B. that dull-red on tinware is unlike tin itself C. that animal tissue is different from plant's D. what a chemical change is Correct answers: 1-5 DDAAD

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　　　 One of the most important weapons used during the Second World War was not a weapon used against people, but rather a drug used against disease. The wartime use of penicillin saved thousands of lives. In the First World War, for example, pneumonia was responsible for eighteen percent of all the deaths in the United States army. In the Second World War, the rate went down to less than one percent. In addition, penicillin was instrumental in keeping wounds from getting infected and in helping to speed the healing process of those wounds that did become infected.　 1. which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. A Dangerous Weapon B. Guns in the Second World War C. A Terrible Pneumonia D. An Important Drug

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　　　 Mr. Brown, a shopkeeper, was going to count the day' s cash takings. There was more than £300 in notes. He was about to put them in a bag. He heard a sound. 　　　 A door at the back of the room was opening. A voice shouted "Don't shout. Don't look round. I have a gun." Mr. Brown stood still. The voice went on, "Drop that bag and the notes. Go and stand in the corner beside the safe. Keep quite still. Remember, I have a gun." 　　　 Mr. Brown was frightened. He obeyed all the robber' s orders. The robber picked up the notes and was about to go out by the door at the back of the room. 　　　 It was a quarter past six. John Taylor arrived outside that very same back door. He raised his hand and was about to knock. At that very moment the robber opened the door. He was frightened to see John there. He lost his head. He became panic-stricken. He tried to push his way past John. But John was suspicious. He blocked the robber' s way. There was a fight. 　　　 Mr. Brown heard the fight. He forgot his fear, turned round and rushed from his corner. He threw both his arms round the robber. This pinned the robber' s arms to his sides so he could not use his gun. At the same moment John struck the robber hard in the stomach and knocked all the breath out of his body. The robber fell to the ground in a pile. He still held the notes but his gun fell on the floor and John quickly picked it up. All was now over. Soon the police arrived 2. The main idea of this passage is _________. A. a robber robbed a shop B. Mr. Brown and Mr. Taylor fought against a robber C. None but the brave can win victory D. John Taylor was a brave man

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　　　 Sometimes people call each other "scared-cat", but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream. Although the cat doesn't realize this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things. It will defend　 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.　 　　　 Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by

other emotions (feelings), our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run. 　　　 Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger-or hit somebody-and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn't always wise to express your feelings freely. 　　　 Does this mean that it's smarter always to hide our feelings?　 No! If you keep feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illness can develop, and you can feel churned up inside. It can actually be bad for your health. (It isn't good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed.) 　　　 Feeling that you keep all bottled up inside, don't just go away. It's as if bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long you'd smell them, if you opened the cupboard, chances are you'd see little fruit flies hovering all over them. They'd be rotten.　 　　　 You can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboard. You can hide them and you can pretend they don't exist, but they'll still be around. And at last you'll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.　

1. The passage can be entitled __________. A. Redwoods in California B. The Statue of Liberty C. Seaweed D. The Tallest Plants

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　　　 We think of a flood or an earthquake as a natural disaster. To many of nature' s animals, however, the greatest disaster is the coming of large numbers of humans. When settlers came from the East to America' s great western plains, they killed millions of bison, poisoned the prairie dogs, and shot the coyotes. All this upset the area's balance of nature. For the animals, it was worse than a flood or earthquake.

5. The subject of the paragraph is __________. A. where Waterloo is B. who named Waterloo C. why Napoleon and the French Army were defeated at Waterloo D. how the word Waterloo came to mean defeat

Correct answers: 1---5 CACAD

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　　　 What are the tallest plants in the world? Many people would say that giant redwood trees of California. Actually, the tallest plants are in the oceans. These are seaweeds that grow almost seven hundred feet tall. Compared to this height, the giant redwoods are pygmies of only four hundred feet. To get some idea of these heights, consider the Statue of Liberty. This huge figure rises only three hundred feet.

4. The subject of the paragraph is _________. A. what the Manhattan phone book is like B. where the Manhattan book is printed C. how many telephones are there in New York D. who printed the first phone book

Paragraph 5 　　　 The word Waterloo has become a synonym for defeat-total defeat and complete disaster. Waterloo, a town in Belgium, was the scene of a battle in 1851 that brought overwhelming defeat to Napoleon Bonaparte ' s French Army. At stake were the whole continent of Europe and Napoleon' s dream of an empire. In a few days over forty thousand French soldiers died. With their deaths a new word for disaster was born - Waterloo.

3. The main idea of the paragraph is __________. A. what cake smells like

B. why bakeries make money

C. how people are attracted to bakery counters

D. what bakery counters in supermarkets sell

Paragraph 4 　　　 The Manhattan (New York City) telephone book is one of the largest of its kind in the nation. About 1,500, 000 copies of this book are printed each -year. To make the paper of the books, 43, 000 trees are cut down. There are twenty-six columns of Smiths and twenty-three of Browns. If all the copies of this book were stacked on top of each other, they would make a pile forty miles high.

2. From the passage we know _________. A. why rats are an enemy of people

B. how rats destroy our food

C. why rats cause disease

D. why rats were dangerous to people long ago

Paragraph 3 　　　 Some supermarkets have a special way of getting people to come to the bakery counters. Sometimes they spray a "cake smell" into the air. At other times they spray the fresh smell of baking bread. These smells are enough to make people' s mouths water. The customers then race madly to the counter to buy cake, bread, rolls , and other baked goods!

10.Not-Don’t/Never。这是一个祈使句。

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你是Mike，接到朋友Steven的来信，他将有十天的假期，想带家人去香港新建的Disney Land一游。你刚刚去过那里，想跟你了解情况。请你根据广告内容和旁边你注明的提示(不能照抄广告，需有适当发挥)给Steven写封回信(这是信的一部分)。词数不少于60。

Dear Steven，

　　　 I’m glad to hear from you again．I am also pleased to hear that you’ve got a ten-day holiday and are coming here to have a visit in the Disney Land．

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Dear Steven，

　　　 I’m glad to hear from you again．I am also pleased to hear that you’ve got a ten-day holiday and are coming here to have a visit in the Disney Land．

　　　 In order for you to save some money，I’d like to give you some tips．I suggest you buy the five-day All–in–One Hopper pass，which is HK $1460 for visitors ages 10 to up and HK $ 1200 for kids ages 3–9．You can save more than HK $800 compared with the tickets you buy separately．I think you’d better eat lunch at nearby restaurants，where excellent food is served and the service is good，but you must make a reservation before leaving home．You will be a Gold Card member if you pay HK $520．With the card you can save 20 percent of money for hotel rooms．My last tip is that you’d better not buy any souvenirs until the end of your journey．I spent a lot of money on expensive but valueless things．

Enjoy your trip and all the best wishes!

Yours

Mike

9.note-notes。take notes是固定短语，意为“记笔记“。

8.在wants加who wants。构成定语从句，修饰Anyone。

7.their-our。本篇的统一人称是We。