C Have you ever played the game Hot Potato? Jon Scieszka and a team of 13 popula
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Have you ever played the game Hot Potato? Jon Scieszka and a team of 13 popular children’s book authors are playing a writer’s version of the game, and are having a blast.
Here’s how it works. In The Exquisite Corpse Adventure, the “hot potato” is the story, and it is passed from one author to the next. Scieszka wrote the first chapter. Then he passed the story to another author Katherine Paterson. If Scieszka decides to introduce a roller-skating baby into the story, Paterson and the other contributing authors will have to decide what to do with the baby in later chapters. Every two weeks a new chapter, written by a different author, will be published on the Library of Congress’s read. Gov site. The high rate of hits has proved that Scieszka did not fail to make the readers laugh with his incredibly silly story.
“Working on The Exquisite Corpse Adventure was so much fun,” Scieszka says. “I got to write the first chapter so I could set up all these foolish traps for the other authors and make them have to write about clowns and ninjas(忍者).”
The story might be crazy, but all of the authors agreed that writing the story together was a whole lot of fun. “I started in the middle of the story,” author Steven Kellogg said, “That’s kind of fun. I got to read about everyone else’s characters and then brought them into the chapter that I was writing. It’s really good to think about other authors’ ideas and connect them with my own.”
You may wonder why the book is called The Exquisite Corpse Adventure. In fact Kellogg and the other authors are playing a game that is over 100 years old. Exquisite Corpse is actually the name of an old game in which players begin a story on a sheet of paper and pass it on to the next player to continue the tale. The game ends when someone finishes the story, which is then read aloud.
59. How is the game Hot Potato played according to the passage?
A．People make up the story about the “hot potato” one by one.
B．People throw the “hot potato” to hit one another.
C．People pass the “hot potato” from one person to the next.
D．People hit by the “hot potato” must tell a funny story.
60. We can infer from the passage that________.
A．it’s the first time such a game of writing has ever been played
B．the story hasn’t been finished yet
C．the clues of the story have been decided by Kellogg
D．every chapter will be online for two weeks
61.Kellogg thinks the game is fun because________.
A．the story is very silly and crazy
B．he writes the main part of the story
C．he could continue the story by sharing it with other authors
D．there are so many different characters in the story
62.The last paragraph is mainly about________.
A．how the game ended B．when the game stared
C．how the book was named D．how the Exquisite corpse worked |
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Extreme sports and the movie Lord of the Rings are the two things that come to mind when one talks abut New Zealand today. But for wine lovers across the world, New Zealand has a completely different meaning.
It’s a long narrow country, but its vineyards (葡萄园)are mostly around three regions, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay and Marlborough.
It was not until the 1980s that New Zealand wines drew the attention of the world with what is now a fashionable classic wine: Cloudy Bay. It was snapped up as it appeared on wine menus in Hong Kong restaurants during the early 1990s. This success was followed by the growing popularity of a wide range of wines from other New Zealand estates(庄园)such as Esk Vally, Villa Maria and Grove Mill. Since then, several other wine growing regions in other countries have tried to copy the New Zealand style without much success.
The New Zealanders were good at white wines right from their early days, but their red wines, too, were catching the fancy of the drinking public. One example of just how fast and sure that happened is Goldwater Estate in Waiheke Island. The little island, which is just a 35-minute ferry ride from Auckland, had only 13 wineries ten years ago. Kim and Jeanette Goldwater set it up as the Goldwater holiday home, with wine making as a hobby, in 1982. But demand soon made them turn that hobby into a business.
Encouraged by family and friends, they decided to take their wine production a step further and entered the commercial market. In 1991, they took their wines to the International Wine Competition in New York and won a Gold Medal.
67. What does the author mean by saying “But for wine lovers across the world, New Zealand has a completely different meaning” in Paragraph I ?
A．New Zealand today is different from what it was in the past.
B．Different people have different opinions on New Zealand’s sports and films.
C．New Zealand is famous for good wines to wine lovers in the world.
D．New Zealand is well known for is sports and movies.
68. Goldwater Estate in Waiheke Island is given as an example show that________.
A．Goldwater Estate is not very far from Auckland
B．Goldwater won great success as a holiday home to New Zealanders
C．the red wines of the New Zealanders are on their way to success
D．encouragement from family and friends can lead to gold medals
69. The underlined phrase “snapped up” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “________”
A．refused B．removed C．sold out D．wiped out
70. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Vineyards can be seen everywhere across the long narrow country.
B．New Zealand wines first won their place in the world with Cloudy Bay.
C．Kim and Jeanette Goldwater took wine making as a hobby at first.
D．Wine production from Goldwater was popular with the drinking public. |
B
Save the Animals
Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.
Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers(羽毛), for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.
Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.
Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.
For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖) quickly.
Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.
Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws prohibit the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list.
61. Animals are important to us mainly because __________.
A . they give us a source of food B. they are beautiful and lovely
C. they keep the balance of nature D. they give us a lot of pleasure
62. What has happened to the animals on the earth?
A. About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.
B. Thousands of kinds of animals are gone forever.
C. A few kinds of animals have died out.
D. All kinds of animals are in danger.
63. Why do people kill animals?
A. They kill animals for something they need.
B. They kill animals to raise some money.
C. Animals destroy their natural resources.
D. Animals create many problems.
64. What does the underlined word “prohibit” mean in the last paragraph?
A. prevent B. stop C. forbid D. allow
65. What can we infer(推断) from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting animals in danger?
A. Animals in danger will be kept away from people.
B. Animals in danger will not be killed any more.
C. The number of some animals in danger will increase.
D. Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals. |
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Your friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks away. Life has 36 for millions of teenagers across the world who now make friends online. 37 you use chat rooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are 38 of a virtual community (虚拟社区).
"I rarely talk with my parents or grandparents, 39 I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ," said Fox"s Shadow, the online nickname (网名) used by a Senior 2 girl in China. "Eighty per cent of my classmates use QQ 40 school."
QQ is the biggest messaging 41 in China. A record shows 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October, 42 to Tencent, the company which developed QQ.
And Fox"s Shadow might well have been one of them. "I log in (登陆) on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel 43 . I usually 44 about 10 hours chatting online every week," she said. "But I rarely talk with 45 , especially boys or men."
Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making 46 with strangers online. "You don"t know 47 you"re talking to. You should 48 be careful about who you trust online."
Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to 49 someone very well. Fox"s Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a comic fan like 50 and they went to a comic show together.
However, not all teenagers have been so 51 . At the beginning of this year, a 17-year-old girl in Liaoning Province was killed after meeting a friend she had found on QQ. The criminals (罪犯) weren"t 52 until last month.
A 16-year-old Beijing boy, known online as Bart Simon, dislikes QQ users. "I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking 53 ," he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. But he spends little time chatting as he sees it as a 54 of time and money. "If you are really 55 to it, sometimes you just can"t concentrate (集中精神) in class," he said.
36.A. improved B. become C. changed D. increased
37.A. Whether B. If C. When D. Unless
38.A. member B. part C. partner D. number
39.A. but B. as C. when D still.
40.A. before B. at C. after D. since
41.A. service B. product C. structure D. organization
42.A. granting B. depending C. considering D. according
43.A. sleepy B. tired C. bored D. busy
44.A. take B. cost C. pay D. spend
45.A. friends B. adults C. males D. strangers
46.A. relation B. touch C. contact D. friends
47.A. who B. which C. whose D. these
48.A. often B. usually C. sometimes D. always
49.A. know B. recognize C. tell D. judge
50.A. herself B she C. anybody else D. everyone
51.A. good B. fortunate C. safely D. healthy
52.A. kept B. held C. caught D. killed
53.A. uselessness B. noise C. nonsense D. rubbish
54.A. short B. lack C. waste D. little
55.A. kept B. held C. addicted D. stuck |
B
In 1605 some Englishmen planned to kill their king, James I, because they thought he was a bad man. They knew that on November 5th the King would go to the House of Lords(上议院)to talk with his nobles.
The men rented(租赁)a building next to the House of Lords. They dug through a wall and put many barrels of gunpowder in a cellar(地下室) of the House of Lords. They chose a man called Guy Fawkes to set fire to the gunpowder but something went wrong with their plan. One of the men had a relative who was coming to the House of Lords to meet the King. He warned his relative to stay at home. The relative spoke to other nobles and soon the King heard about the danger. Soldiers searched the cellars and found the gunpowder on November 4th ,Guy Fawkes was caught and killed.
Every year, on November 5th, English children remember Guy Fawkes. They collect old boxes, newspapers and rubbish so that they can make a big fire, which they call a bonfire. They put a pole in the middle of the fire and tie a “guy” to it. “The guy” is the figure of Guy Fawkes and is made of old clothes and paper. Sometimes they push their “guy” round the streets in a cart and ask for money so that they can buy fireworks.
In the evening they light the bonfire and let off many fireworks: crackers, rockets, bangers and many other kinds. November 5th is an exciting day for children in England. It is always a busy day for firemen and for hospitals. Sparks from the bonfires sometimes set fire to fences, trees or houses. Every year children are injured when fireworks exploded unexpectedly.
60. Some Englishmen planned to kill their king because___________.
A. they thought highly of him
B. they thought poorly of him
C. they thought much of him
D. they thought well of him
61.Something went wrong with their plan because one of the men_________.
A. told the King about it
B. told other nobles about it
C. told his relative about it
D. Guy Fawkes was killed
62.The phrase “let off many fireworks” in the passage means ________.
A. allow the fireworks to leave
B. cause the fireworks to explode
C. keep the fireworks off the bonfire
D. put the fireworks into the bonfire
63.November 5th is a busy day for firemen because _________.
A. fireworks are in great need
B. quite a few houses catch fire when fireworks explode
C. many children are injured by the unexpected explosion of fireworks
D. both B and C |
C
In today"s Internet age, online games can be a change from the pressure of school and work. However, they can also cause problems and unhealthy addictions. This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea. This country has the world"s highest percentage of high-speed Internet services. It has also a high number of game players who are addicted to online games.
In 2004, a young man died after playing online games almost nonstop for 86 hours. A 12-year-old boy stole $16,000 from his father to continue online games which he could not get away from. Such problems are spreading to other parts of Asia as well. In 2005, it was reported that about 80 percent of China"s 13.8 million online game players were under 25.
And many of these were said to be addicted. Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese youth.
Dr. Sue-Huei Chen, a psychologist (心理学家), discovered some signs of at-risk people. Such people often go online to escape from their problems. And they usually have no friendship or good social skills. They feel the need to spend more and more time online, so they may be absent from school or family. And they become upset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing.
64. The passage is mainly about _________
A. online game addiction B. problems caused by online games
C. computer problems in Asia D. problems caused by young people
65. In the passage, the writer tells us a fact that_________
A. South Korea has a large number of Internet schools
B. More and more young men are stealing money for online games
C. China"s online game players are all under the age of 25
D. Online game addiction is a very common problem in South Korea
66. After reading the passage,, we know that in China_________
A. many young people are playing online games for fun
B. many young people are getting addicted to online games
C. only those under 25 like to play online games for long periods
D. 80 percent of the Chinese depend on online games to get relaxed
67. According to the passage, ____________are more likely to become addicted to online games.
A. people under great pressure from school and work
B. people well-known in the field of computer games
C. people with unsolved problems and few friends
D. people who"d like to take a risk in computer games |
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