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A new Long March（长征）

Twenty-one people from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland began a new Long March on October 15. They will walk about 8，000 kilometers from Ruijin， Jiangxi to Wuqi， Shanxi. They hope to get 20.2 million Yuan to build 101 schools and help poor children go back to school. They hope to finish the march by August 16, 2012.

The football team

The Chinese under-17 football team is No. 1 in Asia. They won the Asian U-17 Championship（亚洲U-17锦标赛）in Japan on Saturday. They beat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea（朝鲜）by 1:0. After 85 minutes， Wang Weilong got the only goal. They took the cup for the first time in 12 years.

Liu leaves China

Chinese actor Liu Ye left for the US on Monday to make a film called Meteor（《流星》）。 He is going to act with the Hollywood film star Meryl Streep. His former classmate Zhang Ziyi sent Liu a message to encourage him. Liu was worried about his English， and worked hard on it before he left. People know him from films like last year’s “Mei Ren Cao”。

1.From the news，we know that the twenty-one people began a new Long March to ______.

A. travel around China

B. visit some schools

C. teach poor children

D. get some money and help poor children go back to school

2.The second piece of news tells us ______.

A. Korea held this contest

B. the Chinese football team is No. 1 in South-East Asia

C. the Chinese under-17 football team won the world championship

D. the Chinese under-17 football team won the championship for the first time in 12years

3.Which of the paragraphs is about sports？ ______

A. The 1st         B. The 2^nd

C. The 3rd         D. The 3th and the 1st

 

Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder of Apple. He was also one of the giants of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.

Apple II

Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers Inc. in 1976. A year later, the Apple II was invented. This production was the world’s first mass-market personal computer.

        The iMac

Under Job’s leadership, Apple introduced the all-in-line iMac computer in 1998. the iMac became the first machine, which offered only a CD-ROM slot.

The iPad

By 2010, Steve Jobs was confident. The world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games.

The touch-sensitive iPad is a great success.

     iPhone 4s

iPhone 4s came out on October 4, 2011, in America. It looks like iPhone 4. It has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer yet wider case. It has a better camera and faster data transfer speeds.

1. The Apple II was invented ________.

A. In 1976.       B. In 1977.         C. In 1998.        D. In 2010.

2.From the passage, we can know that the iPad ________.

A. has a better camera              B. is the first personal computer

C. has a CD-ROM slot              D. is great for watching movies

3. According to the passage, which of the following is True? 

A. IPhone 4s’ screen is the same size as iPhone 4. 

B. IPhone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4. 

C. IPhone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4.  

D. IPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4.

 

What will the house look like in the future? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects（建筑师） believe that they are all possible. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible.
The tree house
Many architects in the world would like to build a “tree house.” Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The “root” (根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to keep the home’s temperature.
 The Lizard house
Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.
 Meals at home
This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture (建筑风格). It has gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.
Learning from the past
Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (古老的技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier to flow out hot air from the chimney.
【小题1】What is the best title (标题) of the passage?

A．Green house of the future	B．The greener, the better
C．How to build green houses	D．Changes of the houses

【小题2】We can heat water, produce electricity or create fresh air for the home_______.

A．with the root of a leaf	B．with the energy from sunlight
C．with the soil under the ground	D．with gardens on its walls

【小题3】What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when it’s in the bright sun?

A．It will take in light.	B．It will produce energy.
C．It will turn dark.	D．It will turn white.

【小题4】The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future________.            .

A．will be more delicious	B．need more cooks
C．cost as much as possible	D．will be greener

【小题5】 A chimney can be a useful air conditioner but it used to cause________.          .

A．pollution

B．accident

C．noise

D．techniques

阅读短文，然后在下面的表格中完成内容提要，每空不超过3个单词。（共4个小题，每小题2分）
New Energy in the Twenty-first Century
Energy from the wind
Wind is a kind of clean energy, and there is lots of it, But, if there's no wind, there is no wind energy.
Energy from the water
When water moves from a high place to a lower place, it can make electricity(电）without pollution. However, people have to build dams(水坝) to use this energy, and building dams is very expensive.
Energy from the earth
There is heat in the rocks under the earth. Scientists use the heat to make geothermal(地热的)energy. This kind of energy is cheap, but itis only possible in afew places in the world.
Energy from the sun
Solar panels (太阳电池板) on the roofs of houses can turn energy from the sun into electricity. Solar power is clean and plentiful(丰富的).but when the weather is bad, It doesn't work.
New Energy in Twenty-first Century

	Advantages	Disadvantages
Wind Energy	Clean .There is a lot.	It needs 【小题1】
Water Energy	【小题2】	It is expensive.
Geothermal Energy	【小题3】	only possible in afew places
Solar Energy	Clean and plentiful.	It depends too much on【小题4】

When July comes, children know they’ll have their examinations and the school year will __36__ soon.
Boys and girls will have nearly a two-month holiday, and they’ll leave school __37__train or by car to __38__ their parents.
The summer holidays are the __39__ time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so children can spend most of their time __40__ outside. If one lives in the countryside, he can go and play in the woods or in the fields. If he __41__ in a big town, he can usually go to the park to play.
The best place for children to spend their summer holidays is the __42__. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. __43__ for those who do not live there, if they have the luck to stay in one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they’ll __44__ it all the following school year.
Now, __45__ makes children like the seaside so much? I think they are the sand, the sea and the sun. The feelings of the sand under their feet, salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on

【小题1】

A．arrive B．start C．begin D．end

【小题2】

A．on B．by C．in D．at

【小题3】

A．love B．see C．watch D．return

【小题4】

A．best B．better C．worst D．worse

【小题5】

A．missing B．working C．playing D．studying

【小题6】

A．works B．walks C．lives D．arrives

【小题7】

A．village B．seaside C．city D．park

【小题8】

A．But B．unless C．Or D．And

【小题9】

A．hear from B．speak to C．agree with D．talk about

【小题10】

A．that B．which C．who D．what