阅读理解。 Jeanne Calment, a French woman, held the record for living the longest
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Jeanne Calment, a French woman, held the record for living the longest in the world. She died in 1995
at the age of 120 years and 238 days. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237
days.
Jeanne Calment lived in a small old people"s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child
and her grandson all died . She was nearly blind (瞎的) and deaf (聋的) and was always in a wheelchair,
but her doctor described her as being more like a 90-year-old in good health than someone of 120. She
still had a lively sense of humor (幽默感). She said that God forgot all about her.
So what is the key to a long life? Some doctors say that diet, exercise and no smoking are the three
important things. Jeanne Calment followed two of the tips (窍门). She always ate a healthy diet, and she
did exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two
glasses of strong red wine a day, and she smoked (now only a little). And Jeanne Calment might have got
very good genes (基因) from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.
A man bought her house when she was 80 . He said he would pay her some money every year until she
died. It seemed (似乎)a good deal at the time, but the man paid her at least three times (倍)the value (价
值) of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sent him a card saying:
Sorry, I"m still alive!
1. How did Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?
A. She was sad.
B. She was happy.
C. She wanted to live longer.
D. She thought she was going to die very soon.
2. Jeanne Calment lived so long because _____.
A. she smoked only a little every day
B. she didn"t smoke or drink
C. she drank two glasses of strong red wine every day
D. she had the good genes from her parents, ate a healthy diet and did some exercise
3. The underlined word "deal" means _____.
A. 交易
B. 理想
C. 事情
D. 事业
4. Why does Jeanne Calment say "Sorry, I"m still alive" to the man every year on her birthday?
A. Because she didn"t want to live so long.
B. Because she asked the man to pay her more than they first agreed.
C. Because the man paid her much more money than the value of the house.
D. Because the house was too expensive.
答案
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Safety Activities for Middle School Kids
School is not the safe place as it used to be. How do we keep school safer? How do we help students
stay away from danger? There are many activities that teachers can do to teach safety in an easy way.
Here are some stories from the students who have had the safety class in No. 1 Middle School.
Mike Smith: About Sports Safety
Once, our head teacher made up a story about sports safety. All we needed to do was to point out safe
and unsafe sports behaviors in the story. From this lesson, we knew we should always do warm-up
activities before playing sports and drink some water after that.
Amy Young: About Classroom Safety
Yes, making up stories is a good way to learn and enjoy ourselves. We were once asked to make up a
story about a boy called Little Naughty (调皮的). He always did something naughty in the classroom and
got himself into trouble. In this way, we learned to behave (为人处世) well and get on well with each
other.
Frank Green: About Fire Safety
In our school, we have a fire emergency response practice (火警应急演习) in September every year.
So we know where to go if there is a fire in a school. We learn to use the fire extinguisher (灭火器), too.
But I don"t think we should be allowed to put out the fire by ourselves, it"s too dangerous for young
students like us.
| The school that the students are from | __1__ | ||
| The way of keeping safe when doing sports | We should do warm-up activities before we__2__sports and drink water after that. | ||
| The way of keeping safe in the __3__ | We should behave well and get on well with each other.. | ||
| The way of keeping safe when there is a fire | We must know__4__to go when there is a fire | ||
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| It is interesting to visit another country, but there are some problems when we don"t know the 1 very well. It may be 2 to talk with the people there. We may not know how 3 the telephone in the country we are visiting. We may not know how to buy the 4 we need. In a strange country, we may not know where to eat or what to order in a 5 . It is not easy to decide how 6 to tip(付小费) waiters or taxi drivers. When we need help, we may not know how to ask for help. It"s not pleasant to have an experience(经历) 7 that. But 8 a short time, we learn what to do and what to say. We learn 9 life in another country, and then we may be 10 to leave. | |||
| ( )1. A. people ( )2. A. easy ( )3. A. use ( )4. A. things ( )5. A. school ( )6. A. often ( )7. A. as ( )8. A. Before ( )9. A. enjoy ( )10.A.sorry | B. country B. difficult B. uses B. something B. shop B. many B. alike B. After B. enjoying B. glad | C. language C. happy C. to use C. anything C. city C. long C. like C. For C. enjoyed C. worried | D. words D. frightened D. using D. nothing D. restaurant D. much D. likes D. In D. to enjoy D. interested |
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| Men have always traveled from one place to another. Before they did not travel for fun, but to find new places much better to live in or be away from their neighbors. It was not an easy thing. They always walked from their old home to another new place. But later they found an easier way of traveling. They rode on the back of some animals. They also use the wood to make a little "boat" to travel in the water. But now people travel for the  joy of seeing and experiencing new things. And traveling has becomemuch easier. People can travel in their own cars, or by train, ship or plane. And it is also safe and comfortable. They can even travel to t  he space, but it"s much expensive. | |||
| 1. People in the past traveled for __________. | |||
| A. finding a new place B. fun C. joy D. finding new neighbors | |||
| 2. People in the past traveled __________. | |||
| A. on foot B. riding on the back of the animals C. by "boat" D. all above | |||
| 3. Today people travel to __________. | |||
| A. live longer B. experience new things C. be away from their home D. drive their own cars | |||
| 4. Today traveling is __________ than before. | |||
| A. harder B. cheaper C. easier D. fun | |||
| 5. You are very rich, and you want to travel to the space. Can your dream come true? | |||
| A. No, it can"t. B. Yes, it can. C. Yes, it is. D. We don"t know. | |||
| 阅读理解 。 There were two Mc Donalds-Mac and Dick-and they were brothers.In 1948 they owned a restaurant in California.They liked working in the restaurant,but they got tired of the customers (顾客) ordering so many different things to eat.? "If we gave customers a smaller menu (菜谱), we could make some of the food before they came, and they wouldn"t have to wait so long for their meals,"said one of the brothers.The other brother agreed and said,"And if we made the customers come to the counter (柜台), we wouldn"t need any waiters or waitresses.We could also use plastic plates so there wouldn"t be any washingup."? These were such good ideas that the McDonald brothers used them,and the customers were very pleased.They got their meals very quickly-in less than a minute-and they paid only 15 cents (分) for hamburgers (汉堡包) and 10 cents for fries (油炸食品). The first McDonald"s restaurant had no seats for customers to sit on.This meant that people had to take their food away,and that no one had to clean up any tables after them.? Then a man called Ray Kroc came to the brothers and asked to buy their business.They agreed to sell it to him for $27 million.After that,people paid Ray Kroc to open their own restaurants using the McDonald"s name and menu.Before long,there were McDonald"s restaurants all over the United States, and nowadays,they are all over the world-even in China and Russia.The most successful McDonald"s business is in Hong Kong of China.The Hong Kong McDonald"s sells more hamburgers every day than any other McDonald"s anywhere else in the world.? McDonald"s restaurants are so successful because children love going to them.They like the food,and they like the toys and games they can get at McDonald"s.? 1. The McDonald brothers offered (提供) customers fewer kinds of foods so that . A. they didn"t need waiters or waitresses B. they could use plastic plates C. customers would get their meals quickly D. customers would pay less 2. Customers"paid only 15 cents for hamburgers"means the hamburgers were . A. expensive B. cheap C. new D. old 3. The first McDonald"s customers took their food away because . A. they wanted to eat it quickly B. they did not want a large menu C. there were no seats in the restaurant D. they wanted to eat at home 4. Nowadays,the owners of McDonald"s restaurants pay for . A. the McDonald"s name and menu B. children to play games C. people to take the food away D. customers to eat quickly 5. This story mainly tells us . A. a restaurant in California in 1948. B. how Ray Kroc made money for the McDonald brothers C. where McDonld"s restaurants are in the world D. how the McDonald"s business started and grew | |||
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October 21st, 2011 | |||
| 1. Zhao Gang wants to have a pen friend, so he can _____. A. improve his writing B. practise English C. know more historical stories D. make Ms. Li happy 2. What subject doesn"t Zhao Gang like? _____. A. P. E. B. English C. History D. Art 3. Who is Vincent? _____. A. Zhao Gang"s classmate B. A middle school student in Zhejiang C. An American student D. Ms. Li"s student 4. What did Zhao Gang do on October 20, 2011?_____. A. He played computer games B. He wrote a letter to Vincent C  . He talked to Ms. Li about his pen friend D. He went to the cinema. 5. What does Zhao Gang do in his free time? _____. A. He plays computer games and watches films B. He does sports C. He reads books D. He sings and dances | |||