U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her family have just ended their one-week tri

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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her family have just ended their one-week trip in China. The whole world has paid attention to the two elegant and beautiful first ladies who have made a difference in the relationship(关系) between China and the U.S.A.
Mrs. Obama has visited the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors, and the pandas. She has tasted Peking Duck and experienced some other Chinese traditional culture. It is hoped that this trip to China can bring a real understanding of our eastern world to the first family of the United States.
Today, the number of exchange students between China and the U.S. has reached more than 4 million every year. There are more than 11,000 people traveling to and from each side of the Pacific（太平洋）. If the two countries can increase the exchange in travel, language, cuisine, and cultural understanding, this will help a lot in improving the understanding between the two countries.
Education was an important theme of Mrs. Obama’s visit, and it is crucial to the development of Sino-US relationship. China has an ancient tradition of placing a high value on education, and the first lady herself is an outstanding example of a person who changed her own destiny(命运) through education. She took education as the key theme of her speech at Peking University, encouraging students from the two countries to learn more about and get wider experience of each other.
小题1:The whole world has paid attention to the two wonderful ladies because ___________.
A. they are elegant and beautiful
B. they have made a difference in the relationship between China and the U.S.A.
C. they pay attention to education
D. they hope students can learn from each other
小题2:Mrs. Obama has visited the following places except___________.

A．Terracotta Warriors	B．the Forbidden City
C．the Great Wall	D．the Summer Palace

小题3:The underline word “Sino” in the fourth paragraph probably means ______
A. China B. Japan C. Canada D Australia
小题4:The theme of Mrs. Obama’s speech at Peking University is_________

A．understanding

B．education

C．Sino-US relationship

D．exchange students

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B

解析

试题分析：本文叙述了美国第一夫人米歇尔。奥巴马夫人和她的家人刚结束的一周的中国之旅。
全世界都关注的两个优雅美丽的第一夫人，有中国和美国之间的关系的差异。奥巴马的夫人参观了北京的著名景点。奥巴马夫人来访的重要主题是教育。
小题1:细节理解题。根据the two elegant and beautiful first ladies who have made a difference in the relationship(关系) between China and the U.S.A.故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据Mrs. Obama has visited the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors, and the pandas.故选D。
小题3:词意猜测题。根据the development of Sino-US relationship指的是中美关系。故选A。
小题4:细节理解题。根据Education was an important theme of Mrs. Obama’s visit,故选B。

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To make Chinese students healthier and stronger, China’s Ministry of Education (教育部) has started a campaign. The campaign asks students to run every school day. Te campaign has started since October last year and will last until April this year.
Kids at primary schools have to run 1km per day. It’s 1.5kms for middle school students and 2 kms for high school and university students. And records will be set for every student. By the end of April 2009, a primary school student has to run 120kms in total/ A middle school students have to run 240kms by that time.
Since the campaign started, people have had different ideas about it. Some people think it is good for students. They think the campaign can make students healthier. Some students have little exercise and the campaign can make them run. But some people don’t think so. They think some schools don’t have enough place for students to do running. If students have to run on the road, maybe it is not safe. They also think there are many ways to become healthier; running is not the only way. So they think the campaign is not a right decision.
小题1:Why Chinese government started the running campaign? Because _____

A．they think Chinese students like running very much

B．they hope Chinese students become healthier and stronger

C．they know Chinese students have no time to exercise

D．they find out Chinese students are too lazy

小题2:How long will the campaign last? ______

A．Seven months

B．Two months

C．In October

D．In April

小题3:How many kilometers will a high school student run in total during the campaign?

A．120kms.

B．180kms.

C．240kms.

D．200kms.

小题4:Which is NOT right according to the passage?

A．The campaign started from April last year.

B．The campaign asks Chinese students to do exercise.

C．The campaign will set running records for each student

D．The campaign cares about the health problem of Chinese students

小题5:Why don’t some people think the campaign is good?

A．Because they don’t think it’s safe enough for a student to run such a long way every day.

B．Because they don’t think it’s safe to make so many students run together every day.

C．Because they think students are busy with their school work and have no time to run.

D．Because they think there are other ways to keep healthy besides worrying about the safe problem.

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Two-year-old hero Ye Chengfeng saved most of his family from a deadly gas leak(泄漏). As his grandfather lay dead, the child woke up his grandmother and saved five other family members from death.
More and more British school kids use their mobile phones to cheat(作弊)in exams. They use them to send messages to get the answers. So far this year, 1,013 students were caught cheating with mobile phones. Teachers are now teaching themselves so they can find the cheats. They also ask the students to hand the phones in before exams.
A new study shows that girl chimps(黑猩猩) are faster to use tools than boys! Experts found that girl chimps in East Africa use sticks to dig in the soil two years earlier than boys do. But they don’t know why. Girls watched their moms work, but the boys climbed trees. Yes, human girls always learn to write and draw first, but boys often run and play balls earlier than girls.
In Germany, doctors have three ways to help kids who are addicted (上瘾的)to the Internet. First, learning art — Kids learn painting or singing; Second, doing sports — Kids do swimming or horse riding. The last one is to go into nature — Kids plant flowers and grow vegetables. Doctors want kids to find other ways to have fun rather than surf the Internet.
小题1:How many family members did 2-year-old Ye Chengfeng save?

A．Six.

B．Five.

C．Three.

D．Four.

小题2:The British teachers are teaching themselves to________.

A．send messages to each other

B．find their students’ cheats in exams

C．stop the students from using their mobile phones

D．ask the students to hand in their phones before exams

小题3:According to the third piece of news, we know ________.

A．chimps are cleverer than monkeys

B．only chimps in East Africa can use tools

C．human boys always learn to write and draw earlier than girls

D．experts don’t know why girl chimps use tools faster than boys

小题4:The German doctors help kids addicted to the Internet so that they can________.

A．go into nature

B．enjoy their school life better

C．become famous painters and singers

D．find some other ways to enjoy themselves

小题5:Choose the best title for each piece of news above from the following six ones:
①Girls learn faster than boys? ②Phone cheats ③Little hero
④No cheating! ⑤Internet cure ⑥Go into nature

A．①⑤④⑥	B．③④⑥⑤
C．③②①⑤	D．②③①⑤

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Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.
小题1: What did the scientists find after studying works of art made at different times in history?
A. The art began from 1,500 B.C.
B. The works of art ended in the 1950s.
C. Most people shown in the works of art are right-handed.
D. Most people shown in the works of art are left-handed.
小题2:How many people in the world are left-handed now?

A．About 10%-15%.	B．About 50%.
C．About 40%.	D．The passage doesn’t tell us.

小题3:What is the left hand for most people used to do?

A．It’s used to work with things.

B．It’s used to find or hold things.

C．It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together.

D．It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems.

小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.

B．Today children are not made to use their right hands only.

C．No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.

D．Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.

小题5:The best TITLE for this passage is _______.

A．Scientists’ New Inventions	B．Left-handed People
C．How Brains Control Hands	D．Which Hand

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The Old Town of Lijiang
Lijiang is a few hours bus-ride away from the ancient city of Dali in Yunnan Province. Surrounded by fields, mountains and rivers, the Old Town of Lijiang looks like a jade ink stone in spring and summer, this is why the local people proudly call their town “Dayan” which means the Town of the Big Ink Stone.Each year, many tourists from abroad visit the Old Town and the place is like “Venice in the East” to them. There are narrow alleys, pretty streams, small stone bridges, and brick and tile houses with carved doors and painted windows.
Jiuzhaigou Valley
This area, north of Sichuan Province, is a natural wonder. You will never imagine how amazing it is if you don’t see it with your own eyes. Every year, visitors from all over the world come to admire the mountains, lakes, streams, trees, underground springs and waterfalls which make Jiuzhaigou Valley an area of outstanding natural beauty.
The water in the valley’s lakes, streams and waterfalls is famous for being very clear. The valley is also home to many protected kinds of plants including bamboo. The animals in danger, such as pandas, also live in the valley.
Mount Huangshan
Of all the mountains in China, Mount Huangshan is probably the most famous to be found in the southern part of Anhui province. It is well known for its scenery, sunsets, Huangshan pine trees, and views of the clouds from above. It is said that you won’t want to visit any other mountain after seeing wu yue(五岳) but you won’t wish to see even wu yue after you come back from it. This saying may give you some idea of the beauty and uniqueness of it. Together with the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Great Wall, it has become one of the great symbols of China.
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Three places of interest in 小题1:

The Old Town of Lijiang	It takes a few hours from Da li to Lijiang by 小题2: . Lijiang looks like a jade ink stone in spring and summer, 小题3: the local people call their town “Dayan”. Every year, many 小题4: tourists visit the Old Town and the place is like “Venice in the East” to them.
Jiuzhaigou Valley	Jiuzhaigou Valley is an area of natural beauty. You will never imagine how amazing it is 小题5: you see it with your own eyes. Many protected kinds of plants 小题6: in the valley. And some endangered animals 小题7: pandas also live in it. Every year, visitors from all over the world come to admire it.
Mount Huangshan	Mount Huangshan is in the 小题8: of Anhui province. It is 小题9: for its scenery, sunsets, Huangshan pine trees and views of the clouds from above. It is said that you won’t to visit any other mountain after seeing wu yue but you won’t wish to see even wu yue after 小题10: from it.

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People"s Daily Online 07:57, March 13, 2014
According to "China’s Economic Life Survey 2013-2014", reported by CCTV (China Central Television) on March 4, 20 cities in China has been chosen as the happiest cities in the country. The China’s Economic Life Survey, sponsored by CCTV, the National Bureau of Statistics, China Post Group Corporation and National School of Development at Peking University, is China"s largest national media and public survey. More than 100,000 families across 300 counties and 104 cities took part in this nationwide questionnaire（问卷调查）. The survey focused on the income, expenditure, social security, and life quality.
Here are the top 20 happiest cities in China.
Haikou, Hainan Province, Changsha, Hunan Province ,Taiyuan, Shanxi Province ,Nanjing, Jiangsu Province ,Tianjin, Hefei, Anhui Province, Chongqing ,Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Xining, Qinghai Province, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region,Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province,Yongzhou, Hunan Province, Yichun, Heilongjiang Province ,Huangshan, Anhui Province ,Huzhou, Zhejiang Province,Chuzhou, Anhui Province,Mianyang, Sichuan Province ,Shangrao, Jiangxi Province,Bozhou, Anhui Province.
小题1:Maybe the passage is from a/an ______.

A．ad

B．newspaper

C．textbook

D．story

小题2:_____cities in Anhui are mentioned in the passage.

A．Three

B．Four

C．Five

D．Two

小题3:According to the passage, no city in _____ is chosen as the top 20 happiest cities in China.

A．Zhejiang Province	B．Jiangxi Province
C．Shanxi Province	D．Hubei Province

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