A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew.
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A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew.
One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤),the tree soon died,
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What’s the difference? " the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.
"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree !"
小题1:What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?
小题2:How many people are there in the story?
小题3:Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last?
小题4:Why did the apple tree soon die?
小题5:Who destroyed the apple tree? |
答案
小题1:An apple tree．
小题1:Two．/2．
小题1:In his wood
小题1:Without sunlight and good soil
小题1:The farmer |
解析
小题1:从第二段的句子：One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it.可知朋友给了他一颗苹果树，答案是An apple tree．
小题1:文章提到农夫和他的朋友两个人，可知答案是Two．/2．
小题1:从第三段的句子：Finally he planted the tree in his wood.可知答案是In his wood
小题1:从第三段的句子：But without sunlight and good soil(土壤),the tree soon died,
可知答案是Without sunlight and good soil
小题1:从最后一段的句子：Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree !"可知是农夫毁了苹果树，答案是The farmer |
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Island University has a competition for middle school students.
Read about the competition on their web site.
School Competition
Students! Here is your chance to help the physically disabled(残疾人). Think out a robot or a machine to help them live better. There’ll be three prizes. The winning schools will each get $15,000. Read the information below:
What do you have to do?
·Try to know problems faced by the physically disabled in Hong Kong. Write a 200-word article on the difficulties these people have to suffer each day.
·Try to know modern inventions that help the physically disabled. Then think out a robot or a machine that will improve the lives of the physically disabled. Draw your invention. You can make as many drawings as you like to show your invention. You can even make a small model of your invention.
· Write a short description of your invention.
Who can join?
All middle school students in Hang Kong.
So, come on! Join the competition, and get the chance!
小题1:Where can you find the information?
小题2:Why is the school competition held?
小题3:What prize will each winning school get?
小题4:How many words should be written on the difficulties the disabled have to suffer each day?
小题5:Who can join the competition? |
The future can be difficult. There are many famous predictions 52 never came true.Before 1929, there was no sound in movies. The head of one of the 53 movie companies in the United States predicted that no one would want to see actors 54 . Of couse,he was wrong! In 1979,the head of the largest computer company in the United States said,“No one will want to have a computer in his or her home.” He thought that computer would never 55 by most people.
小题1:A.Predict B.Predicting C.Predicted
小题2:A.who B.what C.that
小题3:A.big B.bigger C.biggest
小题4:A.talk B.talked C.to talk
小题5:A.use B.be used C.are used |
What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.
The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.
Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. In the future, digital(数字的) newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.
Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy(能源).
Schools will go electronic(电子化). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.
小题1: More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during .| A．Christmas Day | B．National Day | | C．the Spring Festival | D．the Mid-autumn Festival |
小题2:The newspapers will disappear .| A．in 28 years | B．by 2020 | C．by 2053 | D．in 33 years |
小题3: is not mentioned in the passage as sources of energy.| A．Coal | B．Wind | C．Nuclear power | D．Water |
小题4:From the passage we can know in the future.| A．the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem | | B．90% of the population will live in the city | | C．robot teachers will check homework | | D．readers can discuss topics with each other through Internet |
小题5:What’s the main idea of the last paragraph? .| A．Schools will go electronic | B．Computers will be important | | C．There will be robot teachers | D．School buses will be like spaceships |
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China is the home of tea, 36 has more than 4,000 years of history. People in China drink tea daily. 37 the three major drinks ----tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 38 people in the world. Tea from China, along 39 silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 40 .
Tea leaves 41 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the mild 42 and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 43 kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people 44 their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is 45 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.
| 小题1: | | A．who | B．which | C．where | D．when |
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| 小题3: | | A．the number of | B．a number of | C．a large number of | D．the largest number of |
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| 小题4: | | A．between | B．with | C．except | D．besides |
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| 小题5: | | A．at that time | B．from now on | C．since then | D．since now |
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| 小题6: | | A．produce | B．are produced | C．make | D．are made |
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| 小题7: | | A．climate | B．weather | C．condition | D．environment |
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| 小题8: | | A．interesting | B．important | C．famous | D．normal |
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| 小题9: | | A．had developed | B．have developed | C．developed | D．are developing |
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| 小题10: | | A．too | B．as well | C．either | D．also |
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These days，cars are designed using computers．Let’s look at how a new car is created．
First，several 16 talk about the new car and any good ideas that they have．Then they sit down at their computers and 17 many sketches．The best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed drawings of 18 are developed on the computer．You can change the size，shape or color of any part on the computer to see 19 the car would look and then you can choose the best design．
Both the inside and the outside of the car have to be designed．Part of the inside of the car is 20 so that the designers can sit in it．They can feel if there is enough 21 inside and if they can reach 22 ．Then some cars are built-there are more than 15，000 parts of a car to 23 ．
When everything is known to be 24 ，the cars are made in the factory．Again，computers are used to make sure that all the parts are 25 as they are needed．The factory
usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops．
| 小题1: | | A．drivers | B．designers | C．workers | D．salesmen |
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| 小题2: | | A．draw | B．order | C．type | D．enjoy |
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| 小题3: | | A．bicycles | B．trains | C．cars | D．buses |
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| 小题5: | | A．covered | B．painted | C．locked | D．built |
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| 小题6: | | A．metal | B．glass | C．leather | D．room |
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| 小题7: | | A．nothing | B．somebody | C．everything | D．nobody |
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| 小题8: | | A．choose | B．test | C．show | D．repair |
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| 小题9: | | A．safe | B．easy | C．cheap | D．fast |
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| 小题10: | | A．rare | B．electronic | C．comfortable | D．ready |
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