Americans love cars．They go everywhere in them．8 5％of people in the US go to and from work by car. And most adults have driving licenses．Why does this car culture exist?
How it started
America’s love of cars started after the war(战争)when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives．They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status(地位)．The more money they had，the bigger their cars were．
Making of roads
During the war，President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had．He decided to build new four-lane(四车道)roads in America．He said if something happened suddenly，the two-lane roads wouldn’t be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities．Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started．
Car lover
Not just teenagers are crazy about cars．Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully .These are called Art Cars．Every April there is an activity in Houston，Texas，where they show their cars．
Pollution
Cars have polluted the environment．American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution．Many countries were angry about it．Bush said he had to think of the American economy(经济)and all the American people that make money from cars．Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less．But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars．When did Americans begin to love cars?
| A．Before the new two-lane roads were built． |
| B．After World War II． |
| C．During World War II． |
| D．Before World War II． |
New four-1ane roads were build _______.
| A．in Germany | B．by car and oil companies |
| C．in America | D．when something suddenly happened |
The underlined word “building” here means “the building of _______”．
| A．companies | B．soldiers’ lives | C．houses | D．roads |
What were other countries’ feelings about Bush’s decision?
| A．They agreed with him． | B．They showed anger to it． |
| C．They paid no attention to it. | D．The passage doesn’t tell us. |
What does the last sentence mean?
| A．It’s better to have fewer cars． |
| B．It’s better to make cars that pollute less． |
| C．It’s easier to make cars that pollute less． |
| D．It’s easier to make people have fewer cars． |
This Cutting Food Box has 31 pieces, including 8 pieces of wooden food, a cutting board and two wooden knives. It lets kids cook on their own and hear real cutting sounds. The toy is for children 3 years to 6 years. It helps a lot. Here are some activities.
◆ Ask the child to tell the name of each food and whether it is a fruit or
vegetable.
◆ Place the food in a row to ask the child to count the number of food.
◆ Ask the child to place the watermelon on the cutting board to cut
it into four pieces.
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How many pieces of wooden food, cutting boards and wooden knives does the Cutting Food Box have ?
| A．Two. | B．Eight. |
| C．Eleven. | D．Thirty-one. |
What can the Cutting Food Box help kids to do?.
| A．To learn how to eat food. |
| B．To learn the names of some food. |
| C．To learn how to place food. |
| D．To learn to draw pictures of food. |
Who might be most interested in this passage?
| A．School students. | B．School teachers. |
| C．Young parents. | D．Young reporters |
If you knew a bottle of water had been recycled from urine (尿), would you drink it? Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) may soon do so. NASA (美国航空航天局) said it would use a high-tech machine (高科技机器) to recycle wastewater at the ISS. The machine will recycle everything from sweat (汗), the water for washing hands, shower water, water used for brushing teeth, and even urine, to make drinking water.
It will save NASA millions of dollars each year. At present, each ISS astronaut uses about 4.4 liters (升) of water every day. It costs about $24 million a year to transport water up to ISS. NASA says that a liter of water costs about $11,000.
The machine will be sent to the ISS in October 2008. NASA hopes it will recycle about 93% of all water used on the station. Will the water be clean? Scientists say the wastewater will go through a very complicated process (复杂的过程). For example, different chemicals will be put in the wastewater; the water will be heated to 130℃to get rid of bacteria (细菌). The recycled water is thousands of times better than the water from a city tap, scientists say.NASA will use a high-tech machine to recycle wastewater at the ISS to __________.
| A．protect the ISS |
| B．make astronauts at ISS work harder |
| C．provide better water and food for ISS astronauts |
| D．save the cost of transporting water up to the ISS |
At present it costs NASA about ______ dollars to transport water up to an astronaut at the ISS a day.
| A．4.4 thousand | B．11 thousand |
| C．48.4 thousand | D．24 million |
Scientists plan to get rid of bacteria in the wastewater by ______.
| A．freezing | B．heating |
| C．shaking | D．precipitating (沉淀) |
The reading mainly tells us something about ______.
| A．water recycling | B．the International Space Station |
| C．a high-tech machine | D．the cost of NASA |
Which of the following sentences is true, according to the passage?
| A．The recycled water is much better than that from a city tap. |
| B．The high-tech machine will recycle all the water used on the station. |
| C．At present, each ISS astronaut uses more water than the people living on the earth. |
| D．The high-tech machine can only recycle urine to make water at present |
In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.
“My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame(名誉)or money,” Chou said. That’s how we luckily have such a music genius, who has since then composed(作曲)lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜).
“Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we really want to follow,” he said.
Recently he has made public his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album, he explores human relationships in the Internet age. “Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you’re going to use it,” is Chou’s advice to teenagers.
Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a country’s language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.
Chou has worked hard on learning English to push forward his music career(事业). He has flown to the UK to attend month-long English training schools three times. There he lives with local families and practices daily conversations.
“So I could easily read the English instructions on recording machines and communicate with the local music producers,” said Chou, “The music reviews of the US or British singers that I appreciate could help me learn and grow with them.”. Which of the following about Steve Chou is the correct order?
a. He made public his work Lovers Genesis.
b. He passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.
c. He composed lots of hits for the pop music charts.
d. Few people bought his records.
| A．abcd | B．dbca | C．acbd | D．dacb |
Why has Chou flown to the UK to learn English?
| A．Because he wants to live in the UK. |
| B．Because his record company asks him to. |
| C．Because he wants to sell his album in the UK. |
| D．Because he thinks it will be helpful for his music career. |
. Which of the following statements is right?
| A．Steve Chou loves music and he sings for fame. |
| B．The human relationships in the Internet age he explores is that Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you’re going to use it. |
| C．Steve Chou lives with local families in Canada and practices daily conversations. |
| D．Steve grows up with some Americans. |
Steve Chou may agree with the following except that .
taking trips gives him some ideas of music
what we really want to follow is the most important.
music is a thing that can bring him fame and money.
in International age,technology itself is not a bad thingWhat is Steve Chou like according to the passage?
| A．Kind and helpful. | B．Proud and confident. |
| C．Active and hard-working | D．Calm and disappointed |
“Cool” is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature(温度) that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meanings now．
“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．
When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool．”You may think，“He’s so cool，”when you see your favorite footballer．
We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of “cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student’s paper was just the one sentence，“It’s so cool’’．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．
But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．We know that the word “cool’’ has had ________.
| A．only one meaning | B．no meanings |
| C．many different meanings | D．the same meaning |
In the passage，the word “express” means “________”.
| A．see | B．show |
| C．know | D．feel |
The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．
| A．pleased with | B．strange to |
| C．worried about | D．careful with |
In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．
| A．can be used instead of many words |
| B．usually means something interesting |
| C．can make your life colorful |
| D．may not be as cool as it seems |
Do you need friends? I'm sure your answer is "Yes, of course. Everybody does!" You need friends when you play and when you work. If you have friends, you will feel happy. If you have no friends. you will feel lonely (寂寞的).
Do you know how to make friends? There is only one good way — You make friends by being friendly. A friendly person is interested in other people. He is always helpful If you want to make friends with a new classmate, you can talk with him, tell him about the other classmates in your class and try your best to be helpful to him.We need friends __________.
| A．because we must play with them |
| B．because we must work with them |
| C．when we play and when we work |
| D．when we talk with them |
A friendly person is _________ other people.
| A．interested in | B．worried about |
| C．surprised at | D．like them |
If we want to make friends with a new classmate, ___________.
A. we can talk with them
B. we must try to help him
C. we can tell him about the other classmates in our class
D. A、B and C
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