I wonder whether there is any girl or boy who does not like to see a rainbow in the sky. It is so beautiful.
There is a story, saying that whenever you see a rainbow you should run at once to the place where it touches the ground, and there you would find a pot of gold. Of course it is not true. You could not find the pot of gold or its end. No matter how far you run, it always seems far away.
A rainbow is not a thing which we can feel with our hands as we can feel a flower. It is only the effect of light shining on raindrops. The raindrops catch the sunlight and break it up into all the wonderful colours which we see. It is called a rainbow perhaps because it is made up of raindrops and looks like a bow（弓).
That is why we can never see a rainbow in a clear sky. We see a rainbow only when there is rain in the air and the sun is shining brightly through the clouds.
Every rainbow has many colours in the same order. The first or the top colour is always red, and the next comes orange, then yellow, and last of all, blue. A rainbow is indeed one of the wonders of nature.Children like rainbows because .
| A．they are beautiful |
| B．they are like bows |
| C．they can find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow |
| D．they are good to crops |
We cannot feel with our hands.
| A．a pot of gold | B．a flower | C．a rainbow | D．a raindrop |
We can see a rainbow .
| A．when it is raining heavily |
| B．when it is snowing |
| C．when it is cloudy |
| D．when it is becomes fine shortly after raining |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．A rainbow is like bow. |
| B．A rainbow is the effect of light shining on raindrops. |
| C．Every rainbow has different colours in different orders. |
| D．A rainbow is one of the wonders of nature. |
The first colour of a rainbow is always .
| A．yellow | B．red | C．green | D．blue |
Comets(彗星) are parts of our solar system. Like the planets, they go around the sun.
But comets are not made of solid rocks like planets. A comet is a ball of dust, stones, and ice. Many people call comets dirty snowballs.
The “snowball” may be only a few miles across. But when the sun heats the “snowball,” much of it is changed to gases. The gases spread out and form the comet’s head, which may be thousands of miles across.
A comet moves fast in its trip around the sun. But when we see it, the comet does not seem to move. That’s because it is so far away. The moon moves fast, but when you look at it, you can’t see any motion(运动). That’s because the moon is far away.
Each year astronomers(天文学家) discover new comets. Some of them are seen only once. They make one trip around the sun and then go away out into space. The sun’s gravity cannot hold them.
Other comets, like Halley, keep returning. They have been captured by the sun. Halley’s earliest visit was probably 3,000 years ago. It may keep returning for another 3,000 years.
But every time a comet goes around the sun, the comet loses part of itself. Gases and dust are pulled out of the comet. That’s why Halley is now dimmer（暗淡的） than it used to be. Next time it visits us, in 2062, it may be even dimmer. Each visit it may get dimmer and dimmer, until it finally disappears.What is this passage mostly about?
| A．Comets and the sun. |
| B．Why comets are like snowballs. |
| C．Who discovered the first comet. |
| D．Facts about comets. |
How does the writer help the reader understand what a comet looks like?
| A．By telling about a famous one. |
| B．By explaining how far away it is. |
| C．By describing how fast it moves. |
| D．By describing it as a dirty snowball. |
What is the most likely reason the writer wrote this passage?
| A．To give information about comets. |
| B．To tell readers about famous comets. |
| C．To explain the importance of comets. |
| D．To encourage readers to look for comets. |
In the mid 1990s, people started doing business on the Internet. At that time, there were two kinds of companies. First, there were traditional companies which sold things in stores. Then, there were Internet companies which didn’t have stores, they sold things only over the Net.
Traditional companies didn’t want to lose any business. Quickly, they created their own websites and began selling things over the Net. These are the so-called “brick and click” companies. Many stores are made of brick, and you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer. That’s where the name “brick and click” comes from.
By the late 1990s, e-businesses like Amazon.com, Buy.com, and eToys.com were in trouble. Their profits(利润) were not very high, and there was a lot of competition. Many of these businesses lost a lot of money, and in 2000, many e-businesses were out of business.
In the world of e-commerce(电子商务), companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer. Will brick and click companies win the war? Only time will tell. Many traditional companies created their own websites in .
| A．the early l990s | B．the mid l990s |
| C．the late l990s | D．1990s |
Why were Internet companies in a lot of trouble in the late 1990s?
| A．Competition was heavy. |
| B．Their websites were bad. |
| C．They didn’t know what to sell. |
| D．Their profits were high. |
Which would be a brick and click company?
| A．A clothing company with no website. |
| B．A bookseller with five stores and an Internet site. |
| C．A video seller with a big website but no stores. |
| D．A restaurant. |
根据短文内容填空，每空不超过4个单词。
Mr. Clarke joined the army when he was eighteen. Four years later he came back to his hometown and found work in a post office. He worked hard but he liked drinking and it brought him a lot of trouble. One day he drank too much and lost a mailbag and he was soon sent away. He couldn’t find any work in the town and he had to beg(乞讨) in the street. Now his clothes are dirty and broken and sometimes he’s hungry.
One morning he was begging at the station. He saw a woman in beautiful clothes come out by the exit. He went close to her and hoped that she gave him some money. The woman had a look at him and hurried to cover her nose with her hand.
“It seems that you have come from the hell（地狱）.” The woman called out.
Mr. Clarke understood she was such a woman who never helped the poor and said, “You’re right, madam. I’m really from the hell.”
“Why not stay there, then?”
“There is no room for the poor people like me.” said Mr. Clarke. “Only the rich men live there!”When he was 22, Mr. Clarke found a job in a _______________.
Mr. Clarke was sent away because he lost .
Sometimes Mr. Clarke is hungry because he has nothing .
The woman hurried to her nose because she thought Mr. Clarke was dirty.
Mr. Clarke’s words meant that the hell was only for the like the woman.
根据表格内容，选择正确答案。
| We’ve Moved! Please come to the party in our new house. 8:00pm.on November 5 Betty and Jack Add: 31 Station Street Tel: 342-1525 E-mail: betty12@email.net |
Must Sell $275 Best washing machine Only 6 months old Owner going abroad Call Mike Green Add: 10 Park Street Tel: 342-2691 E-mail: mikegreen@hotmail.com |
Smith’s Book Club New and old books Over 1,000 kinds Good coffee and tea Open every day 10:00 to 22:00 Add: 15 North Street Tel: 342-7391 or 342-7350 E-mail:smith15@yahoo.com |
If you want to go to Betty and Jack’s party, you can call .
| A．342-1525 | B．342-7391 | C．342-2691 | D．342-7350 |
Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because .
| A．he wants to buy a new one |
| B．he will go abroad |
| C．he wants to buy a new house |
| D．There’s something wrong with it |
Smith’s Book Club is open a day.
| A．8 hours | B．10 hours | C．12 hours | D．20 hours |
If you want to read some books, you can go to .
| A．31 Station Street | B．15 North Street |
| C．10 park Street | D．15 Apple Street |
You can use the e-mail mikegreen@hotmail. com if you want to .
| A．read some books |
| B．go to a family party |
| C．drink some good coffee |
| D．buy a washing machine |
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
Mrs. Green’s telephone number was three-four-six-three, and the number of the cinema near her house was three-four-six-four. So people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs. Green answered it. A tired man said, “At what time your last film begin?”
“I’m sorry,” said Mrs. Green, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh. It began twenty minutes ago,” said the man, “I am sorry about that. Goodbye.” Mrs. Green was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, “The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so telephoned the cinema. The man’s wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening and the husband will be happy.”Mrs. Green’s telephone number was ______.
| A．3634 | B．3463 | C．4636 | D．3464 |
People often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted _____.
| A．to sleep | B．the shop | C．the cinema | D．the visit |
When Mrs. Green answered the phone, who didn’t hear her ?.
| A．Mr. Green | B．The man | C．The man’s wife. | D．Anybody. |
Why was Mrs. Green very surprised after she answered the telephone? Because .
| A．the man rang a wrong number |
| B．the man said sorry to her |
| C．the man didn’t answer her and said another thing |
| D．the man’s voice was very slow |
what will the man most probably do after the telephone?
| A．stay at home. | B．go to the cinema. |
| C．go to Mr. Green’s. | D．go to work. |
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