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Detectives often look for footprints when they try to solve crimes. Scientists use footprints, too—dinosaur footprints when they try to figure out how dinosaurs lived and moved.
Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago. Today scientists work to solve the mysteries of these ancient animals.
Footprints, or tracks(脚印), are an important way to learn about dinosaurs. Christian Meyer of the Natural History Museum in Basel, Switzerland, calls dinosaur tracks “the closest thing to a movie” of dinosaurs.
“They tell us something about the size of the animal, the way they were walking…they tell us something about their speed,” Meyer said.
Tracks also show that dinosaurs sometimes traveled in groups. Traveling in groups probably helped dinosaurs protect themselves from enemies. Plus, some meat-eating dinosaurs may have hunted in groups, much like wolves do today. Bein

g in a group could help dinosaurs work together to kill large animals.
Dinosaur footprints can be as small as a few inches across, but they can also be as big as a few feet across. Dinosaur footprints have been found throughout the world at ove

r 1,500 sites, including a T. Rex footprint in New Mexico. “Trackways” are groups of footprints.
And scientists aren’t the only ones finding dinosaur tracks—kids can, too! Eleven-year-old Mark Turner and nine-year-old Daniel Helm discovered dinosaur tracks in British Columbia, anada. Soon scientists began studying the tracks.
Scientists and other people interested in studying dinosaurs are working to save the trackways from activities like construction and mining.
小题1:The passage mainly tells us that_______.
A. there were really dinosaurs on the earth millions of years ago
B. dinosaurs were the most frightening animals in the past
C. dinosaur footprints are important in learning about dinosaurs
C. why dinosaurs died out millions of years ago
小题2:By studying footprints scientists can know the following EXCEPT _______.

A．how big the dinosaur was	B．what color the dinosaur was
C．how fast the dinosaur could run	D．how the dinosaur walked

小题3: By working in groups, some meat-eating dinosaurs_______.

A．made the hunting of large animals easily

B．could travel a long way without being lost

C．could protect themselves from being hunted by wolves

D．could get to a place faster

小题4: From the last paragraph we can infer that some human activities like mining_______.

A．are helpful to the study of dinosaurs

B．can help scientists solve many mysteries

C．can lead to the discovery of the footprints

D．can destroy the footprints of the dinosaur

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You are walking down the street, minding your own business when you see a snowball. No big deal, right? Except the snowball is as tall as you are. And weighs about a ton. Did we mention that it is June?
That’s the experience thousand of Londoners had when they crossed paths with “ Snowball in Summer,” Goldsworthy makes sculpture （雕塑）from all sorts of things he finds outside – leaves, earth, and rocks, as well as ice and snow. He wanted to find out how busy people would react to an unexpected snowball melting in their midst.
During the winter of 2008, he rolled 13 giant snowballs near his home in Scotland. He filled each one with a surprise in the center – such as berries, feathers, little stones or sheep’s wool – which would appear as the snow melted. The finished snowballs were stored in a deep freeze until summer, then transported to London in refrigerated trucks. At midnight on June 21, 2008, while the city slept, Goldsworthy and his helpers rolled their snowballs into place.
People walking to work or school must have thought the sky was falling when they stumbled across snowballs the size of baby elephants. Some of them had never even seen snow in real life, and they couldn’t help touching them in great surprise. As the snow started to melt, things got even more interesting. The perfectly round snowballs took on different shapes as the stuff inside began to poke through. Two days later, most of Goldsworthy’s snowballs were gone, and their fillings scattered. But Londoners were left with a really good story about that odd summer day when the snowball came.
小题1:What is really special about the snowballs is that ______________________.

A．they lie in the street

B．they are in the shape of baby elephants.

C．they have berries, feathers, little stones and feathers in them.

D．they appear in June.

小题2: What was the purpose of Goldsworthy in making the snowballs?

A．To find out people’s reactions to them

B．To call up people’s memory of the cold winter.

C．To show off his skills in sculpture.

D．To let people experience the cold winter.

小题3: Why did Gold

sworthy and his helpers roll their snowballs into place at mid-night?
A. They didn’t want to disturb other people.
B. It was quite at that time.
C. They wanted to avoid the traffic jam.
D, They wanted to give people a surprise.

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The holiday"s upon us. Finally, after months of study, you have some time to yourself. so, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, "Why bother with books? We have the Internet

and other media that offer a lot more colorful entertainment. Books are history!" But don"t be fooled. There"s still a lot to be said for reading.
One clear reason is that a well-chosen book is a wonderful source of vocabulary, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me, it"s far easier to get new English words and phrases from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet.
But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply can not. The average webpage is picture-heavy and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible. While "easy" may be attractive, unfortunately it"s little use for many long-term develo

pment

of reading skills and the general language level. For that, there"s still no substitute (替代品）of a book.
But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it independently means that it"s something you do by yourself. You can choose what you want to read. It"s hard work, but something down the line, you will find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure. We asked three bookworms -- an English teacher, a book editor and a film critic - to pick some favorite reads for you.
小题1: How many reasons for reading a book does the author mention in the passage?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

小题2: According to this passage, we basically need a ______ in reading.

A．computer

B．dictionary

C．notebook

D．pencil

小题3:In the author"s opinion, reading on the Internet may ________

A．develop long-term reading skills	B．improve the general language ability
C．not take the place of reading books	D．be an effective way of reading

小题4: The passage is written mainly to ____________.

A．share the pleasure of reading books	B．advise readers to read books
C．stress the importance of reading online.	D．help readers to choose good books.

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How the Americans view love
An old song says that " love makes the world go around" If you watch Americans on Valentine"s Day, you can believe it. The whole country breaks out with little red hearts. Lovestruck people give cards, flowers and candy to their sweethearts.
The American concept of love and romance begins with dating. Young people date in several ways. At first they might have group dates with several boys and girls together. Later, they start going on single date - just one boy and one girl.
When two couples go out together, it"s called double dating. A friend might even arrange a blind date for you with someone you don"t know who your partner will be until the time of the date.
American young people see a date as a time just to have fun. They don"t always have a romantic interest in mind. Someone may go out with one person this week, and another the next. After a while, a boy and a girl may decide they want to go steady. This means they think of each other as boyfriend and girlfriend. It also

means they don"t want to date anyone else. Romance is beginning to bloom.
Romance love is v

ery much a part of American culture. Movies, TV shows and books in America all picture people falling in love. Actually, people all over the world search for happiness in a loving relationship. Maybe love does make the world go around.
小题1: How do you understand the understand sentence in the first paragraph?

A．Many young people"s hearts break in America that day.

B．You can see many pictures of little red hearts all over America that day.

C．People all over the world show their hearts to each other that day.

D．people go out with their warm hearts t

hat day

小题2:How many ki

nds of dates a

re mentioned in the passage?

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

小题3:What does blind date mean?

A．You can not see who is your partner during the date.

B．The partner of your date is a stranger.

C．Your date is arranged secretly.

D．You will not know your partner until the date begins.

小题4: W

hich of the following statement is true about American"s view of romantic?

A．Romance love is the most important thing in the world

B．People all over the world search for romance love

C．Date is one thing, romantic is another.

D．They can find their ideal love in movies, TV shows and books

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What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster? Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice-cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 21 years. Testing helps manufacturers to be sure of a product’s quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream — as well as for developing over 75 flavors (味道).
Some people think that it would be easy to do this job, after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No — there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” field.
In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12℉. Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup .”While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes,” he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the color expected from that flavor?” Next it’s time to taste!
Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors, and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy — working at one cool job.
小题1: What is John Harrison’s job?

A．An official.	B．An ice-cream taster.
C．A chemist.	D．An ice-cream manufacturer.

小题2: According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the “cool field”, it is helpful to ______.

A．keep a diary of work	B．have a degree in related subjects
C．have new ideas every day	D．find out new flavors each day

小题3: What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream?

A．He stirs the ice cream.	B．He examines the color of the ice cream.
C．He tastes the flavor of the ice cream.	D．He lets the ice cream warm up.

小题4:Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?

A．Tasting with Eyes	B．Flavors of Ice Cream
C．John Harrison’s Life	D．One Cool Job

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Some people don"t believe that driving more slowly can save lives．But the truth is that driving more slowly can help a person to avoid serious accidents．
The above chart（表格） shows the distance that it takes to stop a car at a given speed．The distance is measured in feet．The shaded area（阴影部分） shows the driver"s thinking distance．That"s the distance it takes for the driver to react to a danger that he sees．The white area shows the car"s braking distance．That"s the distance it takes for the car to stop once the brakes（闸、刹车） are used．The number at the top of each bar shows the total number of feet that it takes to stop the car
小题1:According to the chart, what is the total number of feet needed to stop a car that is traveling at 50 miles per hour?

A．55．

B．73．

C．128．

D．183．

小题2:What is the braking distance for a car that is travelling at 60 miles per hour?

A．66 feet．

B．119 feet．

C．185 feet．

D．251 feet．

小题3:Which of the following statements about braking and speed is true?

A．The braking distance is what it takes for the driver to react to a danger that he sees．

B．The speed of a car has a direct effect on the distance needed to stop the car．

C．The braking distance increases only when a driver drives faster than 50 miles per hour.

D．Driving slowly can help a person to avoid all accidents

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