Is it a tree? Is it a bear? If you’re looking at a tree in the shape of a bear,

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Is it a tree? Is it a bear? If you’re looking at a tree in the shape of a bear, it’s a topiary(林木雕塑). A topiary is a tree or a bush(灌木) that is trained into a shape. Growing a topiary garden takes both time and skills.

A topiary gardener should make a drawing first. The drawing shows the final shape that the gardener likes. The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary. It may be one that just planted or one that is already in place.
In June of the plant’s first year, the gardener looks for new leaves. When the leaves grow, it’s time to shape(给……造型) the bottom of the bush. It needs about five years. The top is not trimmed during this time. In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.
Once a topiary has been starte

d, it needs care all year. In the summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow. In the winter the bushes don’t grow. The gardeners have to brush snow of the plants, or snow may hurt some parts of them.
Topiary gardening is very old art. The Romans did it in the first Century. In the sixteenth century, people in Europe like topiaries too. By the late 1600s, topiaries were also grown in America. Today it’s popular in many parts of the world.
小题1: Put the following in the right order according to the passage.
a. The gardener chooses a bush for the topiary.
b. The whole bush grows tall enough for shaping.
c. The gardener begins to shape the bottom of the bush.
d. The gardener draws the shape of a topiary.

A．d→a→b→c

B．b→c→a→d

C．a→d→c→b

D．d→a→c→b

小题2:In which part of the world did the topiary gardening begin first?

A．In Rome.

B．In Europe.

C．In America.

D．In Africa.

答案

小题1:D
小题1:B

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For many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke, but for Harry Mendes, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different.
His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harry’s parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.
Harry, who is now back at school, described what happened to him.
“When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didn’t do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn’t work either.”
After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn’t find anything wrong.
“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”
Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.
小题1:Harry’s hiccups lasted ____.

A．a week

B．fourteen days

C．twenty-eight days

D．one month

小题2:His hiccups started after he ____.

A．drank a glass of water	B．went to hospital
C．ate an Indian meal	D．finished his homework

小题3:His parents decided to take him to hospital when he ____.

A．hiccupped for four seconds	B．held his breath
C．hiccupped at night	D．couldn’t stop hiccupping

小题4:His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor ____.

A．gave him some medicine	B．took an X-ray of his chest
C．gave him a shock	D．let him drink cold drinks

小题5:What does “shock” in this passage mean？

A．震惊

B．休克

C．喷嚏

D．哈欠

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Fish and apple soup"？Yes, and you won"t believe how delicious it is. This first came out of a restaurant in Singapore, but it is now very popular as the soup du jour in Chinese restaurants. Ingredients (serves 4):
1. Whole fish
2 apples, quartered,
4-6 ginger slices (姜片)

1 bunch of spring onions, cut into pierces
1 red tomato, cut into 8 pierce

s ，oil. salt and pepper
Methods:
l. Remove the bones from the fish.
2 Pour oil into a pan. Fly the ginger slices, and the spring onions Add the fish hones and oil.
3. Add enough water and boil it for about 15 to 20 minutes,
4. Add the

apples, the fish and the tomato. When the apples go soft, ads salt and pepper,
小题1:This passage is probably_________.

A．a poem

B．a piece of news

C．a story

D．a recipe

小题2:The name of the soup in Chinese restaurants is_________.
A. du jour soup D. tomato soup C. union soup D. ginger soup
小题3:The underlined word "quartered" means_________.

A．榨汁

B．切成四份

C．洗净

D．炸碎

小题4:If you want to cook the soup for 8 people, you will need _____ red tomatoes.

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

小题5:In what order should you add the ingredients while cooking the soup?

A．apples, fish and tomato—ginger slices and spring onions—oil—fish bones

B．oil—fish bones—ginger slices and spring onions—apples, fish and tomato

C．oil—ginger slices and spri

ng onions—fish bones—apples, fish and tomato

D．ginger slices and spring onions—fish bones-apples, fish and tomato—oil

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Television has a huge influence on our lives. It is one of the most important ways of getting information. People spend part of their spare time watching television, and much of what they learn comes from it.
What we see on TV—movies, news shows, sports shows, advertisements and so on have increased our knowledge and have changed the way we learn about the world today. However, not everything on TV is true.
Most of the viewers are children. Television sometimes is like a baby-sitter. It spends more time with children than parents do. But it keeps them in the living room away from healthy outdoor activities. They spend less time playing soccer or walking in the park or playing games in the yard.
Of course, there are some programs on TV that are good for children. But there are also some shows which are bad. Children should not watch unhealthy shows. Maybe we can’t change what is on TV, but we can choose what we watch. Do you agree?
小题1:Why is television sometimes like a baby-sitter?

A．Because television can take care of children.

B．Because children spend more time watching TV than staying with their parents.

C．Because television spends time looking after children.

D．Because television keeps children from going out.

小题2:Which is not one of the good influences television has on our lives?

A．It stops children from attending healthy outdoor activities.

B．It provides a lot of information.

C．It changes people’s way of learning.

D．It increases people’s knowledge.

小题3:We can learn from the passage that _________.

A．parents shouldn’t let children watch TV

B．We should believe everything on TV.

C．we can choose TV programmes

D．parents shouldn’t watch TV

小题4: What’s the writer’s attitude(态度) towards television?

A．消极的

B．积极的

C．中立的

D．愤怒的

小题5:The passage is mainly about ________.

A．children spend too much time watching TV

B．people spend their time on TV for information

C．TV programmes attract children

D．the great influence TV has on our lives

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What is an e–reader? An e–reader is a small computer. It can hold thousands
of e–books. So people want to throw away heavy schoolbags and read with small, light e–readers.
For example, a US high school has put its paper books away. Teachers and students are using e–readers now. “It’s so convenient. You can have so many books right at your fingertips.” said Meghan Chenausky,16.
Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e–readers. Hanvon WISEreader is the most popular e–reader in China. It weighs about 260g and is as big as a regular textbook. It is a special e–reader. Students can make notes on it. They can use it to download textbooks from school computers. It can also send and receive homework.
New e–readers are not just for reading. They have WI-FI(无线网络) and multimedia(多媒体).Parents think these

may hurt children’s study habits. “I think WI-FI is not necessary for kids.” says Zeng Wenwen,43, Beijing.

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小题1:An e–reader can keep thousands of e–books.
小题2:An e–reader can help to make schoolbags lighter than before.
小题3:In every US school, e–readers are used instead of paper textbooks.
小题4:The passage mainly introduces the size of an e–reader.
小题5:A different opinion is against the WI-FI and multimedia of e–readers.

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Earthquakes happen without warning(前兆)．They can happen any time of a day，at any point during the year．But don’t worry because most are so weak that they cannot be felt． Only a few big ones hurt people． However，it’s important to know what to do when an earthquake is happening．
Do NOT go outside．You could get injured from falling glass or parts of buildings．If you are outside，stay away from buildings and power lines (输电线)．
Stay under a desk，table，or other strong furniture．Hold on to it．Or stay in a corner of the building．Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your mouth with a towel or clothing．Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside．
Keep away from windows，pictures or advertisements on the wall or the building，and anything else that could fall and hurt you．Most people get injured by falling things during an earthquake，not by the shaking itself．
Also keep away from a fire．You could fall down and burn yourself on the fire．
If you are driving when an earthquake happens，stop the car if it’s safe．Stay inside your car until the earthquake stops，and don’t drive near bridges． Try not to stop by power lines or trees．These could fall and hurt you．
小题1:Most earthquakes are too to hurt people．

A．strong	B．weak
C．dangerous	D．heavy

小题2:From the passage，when an earthquake is happening，we should ．

A．stay under a big building	B．stay under a strong furniture
C．stand by windows	D．drive near a big bridge

小题3:It isn’t safe for you to while the earthquake is happening．

A．run out of the building	B．stay in a corner of the building
C．cover your head with your arms	D．cover your mouth with a towel

小题4:This passage tells us ．

A．how dangerous the earthquake is．

B．how to be safe in an earthquake．

C．we shouldn’t be afraid of the earthquake．

D．how the earthquake comes into being．

小题5:The best title for this passage should be“ ”．

A．How Earthquakes Happen	B．How to Drive a Car
C．What We Should Do in Earthquakes	D．Why Earthquakes Happen

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