Over 30,000 years ago, people from northern Asia went to America. Today we can tell these people Indians.
The Indians went to America because the weather began to change. Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or they would die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked!
Later Columbus found the New World in 1492. At first, only a few Europeans followed. They traveled to America in boats. For the next 300 years, about 500,000 people went there. Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915, over 32,000,000 Europeans left their countries for the United States. The biggest groups went from Germany and Italy. These Europeans spoke many different languages. Most of them took almost no money. They went to America so they could find a better life.________ went to America first.
| A．People from northern Asia |
| B．People from Italy |
| C．People from Germany |
| D．Columbus |
Why did the Indians go to America? Because ____________ .
| A． northern Asia became very hot |
| B． northern Asia became very cold |
| C．they were interested in America |
| D．they liked traveling |
The “New World” was _________.
| A．Italy | B．northern Asia | C．Germany | D．America |
These Europeans ___________.
| A．didn’t speak the same language |
| B．spoke English |
| C．spoke German only |
| D．spoke both English and German |
The Europeans went to America in order to _________ .
| A．find the New world |
| B．find a better life |
| C．build more boats |
| D．learn English |
I live in a busy town, and there are many kinds of shops in the town. There are also three restaurants. They are Mr Li’s, Mr Cool’s and Mrs Zhao’s.
People have different views about the three restaurants. I think Mr Li’s has the friendliest service and the seats there are the most comfortable. However, it has the worst noodles. The color of the wall in Mr Cool’s is pink. And it has the cheapest hamburgers, but the service of it is the worst of the three. And it has the hardest(最坚硬的) seats. Mrs Zhao’s has the best food, and it is the most expensive. Though the seats are not very comfortable, it has the most customers.________ restaurant has the friendliest service.
| A．Mr Li’s. | B．Mr Cool’s. |
| C．Mrs Zhao’s. | D．Both Mr Li’s and Mrs Zhao’s. |
The color of the wall in Mr Cool’s is__________ .
| A．white | B．red | C．pink | D．blue |
The writer thinks the hamburgers in Mr Cool’s are________.
| A．the worst | B．the cheapest |
| C．the best | D．the most expensive |
Which of the following is Not right?
| A．Mr Li’s has the worst noodles and the most comfortable seats. |
| B．Mr Cool’s has the hardest seats and the worst service. |
| C．Mr Zhao’s has the best food and the most comfortable seats. |
| D．These three restaurants are in a busy town. |
The underlined word “customers” means_________in Chinese.
| A．游客 | B．乘客 | C．顾客 | D．宾客 |
Last Friday, our teacher made a survey about TV shows in our class and she asked from the class.
_________ doesn’t love watching sports shows.
| A．Victor. | B．Nancy |
| C．Tina | D．Scott |
The five students all like________ very much.
| A．talk shows | B．sitcoms |
| C．soap operas | D．game shows |
Sitcom is a very interesting program, but _______ doesn’t like it.
| A．Julia | B．Victor. |
| C．Tina | D．Scott |
________ like watching sports shows.
| A．Julia and Tina | B．Victor and Julia |
| C．Scott and Victor. | D．Tina and Nancy |
Nancy doesn’t like________ at all.
| A．sports shows | B．talk shows |
| C．soap operas | D．sitcoms |
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James Cameron's "Titanic" has come back, in 3D this time. It was first shown in 1997. It won 11 Oscars(奥斯卡), including best picture and best director(导演) for Cameron. Fifteen years later, Kate Winslet, the leading lady, who played Rose in the movie is happy to be back for the movie . She said, "It's been a really big part of my life. It's kind of never gone away. People keep saying to me, 'How does it feel to be talking about it after 15 years?' Well, I've always been talking about 'Titanic', it didn't go anywhere. So, it's great that it's coming out again, in 3D, and it's wonderful too, it's still the same wonderful film."
The stars in the movie Titanic got together again. However, the film's leading man Leonardo DiCaprio, who's busy with other work didn’t show up. He played Jack in the movie.
According to the passage, answer the following questions:When was Titanic first shown?
_____________________________________________________ Who did Kate Winslet play in the movie Titanic?
_____________________________________________________Did Leonardo Dicaprio get together with other stars in Titanic for the 3D movie?
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Singles Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong（麻将）.
One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles Day.
For breakfast on Singles Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart.__________ first called November 11th Singles Day.
| A．The Chinese government |
| B．People who have been married |
| C．Four people playing Marjong |
| D．People who don’t want to get married |
The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.
| A．盲人聚会 | B．相亲会 |
| C．化妆舞会 | D．盲人党派 |
Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles Day.
| A．some bread | B．noodles |
| C．4 youtiao | D．nothing |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Singles Day is on November 11th. |
| B．Singles Day is celebrated by no countries but China. |
| C．Singles Day is for people who don’t have lovers. |
| D．To celebrate Singles Day, people play Marjong from from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. |
When does music in public places become noise pollution?
You may like at least some kind of music. But the problem is that, in lots of places, you’re made to hear somebody else’s choice in music. Say you’ve just landed at an airport. At the airport, the “background” （背景）music may be played loudly.
When you are on the way to your hotel, there may be another kind of music played by the taxi driver. Then you finally reach your hotel. But when you are taking the elevator(电梯)，there is elevator music.
You go out to dinner and end up in a place where the owner of the restaurant thinks music will help make you eat more and spend more. Then a person playing the violin comes around. This is called the “music wallpaper”. It is to make you buy more and eat a lot. Even the government thinks this is “noise pollution,” especially when the music is too loud.
Noise pollution may be bad for our hearing. It’s also bad for some of our daily activities, such as sleeping, conversations and so on.
The fact that you can’t see, taste or smell it may help explain why it has not received as much attention as other kinds of pollution, such as air pollution or water pollution. The air around us is always filled with sounds, but most of us would not think we are surrounded(包围) by noise. This can be bad for our health. So many people like soft and quiet music in their house. In the restaurant, the music is to make you _____________.
| A．have a nice meal |
| B．eat more food and spend more money |
| C．enjoy some wonderful music |
| D．have a great time in the restaurant |
This passage doesn’t talk about ___________.
| A．food pollution | B．water pollution |
| C．air pollution | D．noise pollution |
Music in public places becomes noise pollution because __________.
| A．it’s played at the airport |
| B．it’s played by the taxi driver |
| C．it’s played when you are taking the elevator |
| D．you are made to hear someone else’s choice in music |
From the passage we know that ___________.
| A．music that is too loud is bad for our health |
| B．people pay as much attention to noise pollution as they do to air pollution |
| C．people like loud music in their house |
| D．most people think that there’s lots of noise around us |
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