An atlas is a book of maps. Atlases are made with different kinds of information about different parts and areas of a country or the world. They are prepared for desk use or travel use.
Desk atlases are made for different groups of people with different needs. For example, students may use desk atlases to help learn geography, and other people may use desk atlases to study a place. A popular type of the latest atlas shows the recent fact of the world. New atlases are often carefully produced to help people learn about the changes, such as the name changes, boundary(边界) changes and other important new information. A desk atlas can also have some different maps of the same place. For example, an atlas may include maps showing population and important products of a place.
Travel atlases usually show the information about both natural and man-made features(特点). So it is not surprising to find universities, airports, forests, rivers, roads as well as cities, towns and villages in them. A travel atlas is often the first thing people need when they want to start a trip in a strange place. It often has a map of a whole country, and a map with more special information of each important place in the country. Take the atlas of the United States as an example, it often has a map of the whole country and then a map of each of the fifty states.
A travel atlas may also point out the beautiful natural places. In the US, the atlas may include national parks such as the Yellow Stone Park and some others to show the beauty of nature and interesting places to tourists.An atlas is according to the passage.
| A．a guide book | B．a history book |
| C．a collection of pictures | D．a collection of maps |
How many kinds of atlases are mentioned in the passage?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Many |
From the passage we know people need newly produced atlases because .
| A．they can’t see the old ones clearly | B．they like to buy different ones |
| C．something has changed | D．something is missing |
According to the passage, people can find the information about in a travel atlas of Shanxi.
| A．the population of Shanxi | B．the local products of Shanxi |
| C．the Yellow Stone National Park | D．Xi’an Jiaotong University |
Dear Tom
How are you? I'm at a new school this term. And I'm writing to you about my school now. My new school is big and nice. There are one thousand and four hundred students and one hundred and forty teachers at my school. I like the teachers. They are very kind to me. My classmates are very friendly, too. They teach me Chinese and I teach them English.
The
re are trees, flowers and green grass at my school. They are very beautiful. Behind my school there is a small river. The water in it is quite clean. We can swim in it.
We have no classes on Saturdays or Sundays. Sometimes I go to play football or basketball with my classmates. Sometimes I stay at home and watch TV. Sometimes I go to shops with my father and mother. We all like China.
Please write to me soon!
Yours
JackJack is at a/an ________ school.
| A．English | B．Chinese | C．small | D．Japanese |
There are ________ students and ________ teachers at Jack's school.
| A．1,400; 104 | B．1, 040; 104 |
| C．1,400; 140 | D．1, 040; 140 |
Jack's teachers ________.
| A．teach him English very well |
| B．only teach him Chinese and English |
| C．don't like him at all |
| D．are quite good to him |
Jack ________ his new classmates.
| A．doesn't get on well with | B．doesn't like |
| C．makes good friends with | D．is going to learn English from |
Which is TRUE?
| A．Jack goes to school every day. |
| B．Jack doesn't have classes every day. |
| C．Jack has no classes only on Saturdays. |
| D．Jack has no classes only on Sundays. |
Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children Others are teenagers(青少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on television or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own(自己的) language, Maths and English. Some people learn English because it is useful(有用的) for their work. Many people often learn English for their further studies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in EnglishMany students in China ________ English
| A．are learning | B．aren’t learning | C．learning | D．learn |
If one wants to learn another language well, he must ________.
| A．learn at school | B．study by himself |
| C．work hard | D．study on television |
The underlined sentence ’1t is difficult to answer that question, means ’ .’
| A．That question is not difficult to answer |
| B．That question is not hard to answer |
| C．It is easy to answer that question |
| D．It is hard to answer that question |
’Their own language’ means ________.
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．French | D．Japanese |
The underlined phrase 6study by themselves’ means ’________’ in Chinese.
| A．和他们一起学习 | B．自学 | C．向他们学习 | D．通过学习 |
Lin Tao and Chen Hai are good friends. They are in the same class. They are in the same team. Lin Tao sits behind Chen Hai. Now it is four o’clock. School is over. They often go to play games after school. They can’t look after their things very well. So their mothers don’t give them watches. They don’t have watches. They don’t know the time. But they can ask a man under the big tree. His watch is very nice. They can also see the clock on the wall of the classroom. Now it’s about five in the afternoon. It’s time to go home. They must put on their clothes and go home.Where do Lin Tao and Chen Hai sit in the classroom?
| A．They sit in the same row (排). | B．Chen Hai sits behind Lin Tao. |
| C．They sit in the same class. | D．Lin Tao sits behind Chen Hai. |
What do they do after school?
| A．They go home. | B．They do their homework. |
| C．They look after each other. | D．They play games. |
Why don’t they have watches?
| A．Because they don’t need watches. |
| B．Because they can’t look after their things well. |
| C．Because their watches are in their desks. |
| D．Sorry, I don’t know. |
How can they know the time?
| A．They can see the teacher’s watch |
| B．They can ask the man under the big tree. |
| C．They can go home and ask their mothers. |
| D．They can see the sun |
What time do they go home in the afternoon?
| A．At about 10 a. m. | B．At about 5 a. m. |
| C．At about 5 p. m. | D．At about lo p. m. |
In the bushes of Northern Africa, a baby lies warm and safe in a cave(山洞). He lies among baby wolves(狼), next to Mother Wolf, and he is not afraid. Outside the cave, Shere Khan, the man-eating tiger, shouts angrily, wanting to kill. “No!” says Mother Wolf. “He belongs to me. He will live to run with the other wolves and be like my son. And I will call him Mowgli.”
The years pass, and Mowgli—the man’s baby, grows up with the wolves. He learns the Law of the Jungle(森林法则) from his teachers, Baloo, an old brown bear and Bagheera, a white elephant. He has many adventures(冒险经历), and many friends among the animals of the jungle. But he still has an enemy. Shere Khan the tiger has not forgotten him. He waits for the day when he can catch the man’s child—and kill him.
If you want to know more about the story, just read The Jungle Book!Shere Kham is ___________.
| A．a wolf | B．a tiger | C．a bear | D．an elephant |
Where does this story happen?
| A．In Northern Africa. | B．In Southern Africa. |
| C．In Eastern China. | D．In Western America. |
Who teaches the man’s baby the Law of the Jungle?
| A．Shere Khan and Mother Wolf. | B．Mowgli and Mother Wolf. |
| C．Baloo and Bagheera. | D．Baloo and Shere Khan. |
What is The Jungle Book?
A. A storybook. B. A. TV programme. C. A comic book. D. A film. Which sentence is right according to the passage?
| A．One of Mowgli’s teachers is a monkey. |
| B．Mowgli doesn’t have any adventures because his friends help him. |
| C．Mowgli is frightened when he lies in a cave. |
| D．Mother Wolf takes care of a man’s baby. |
Daniel has many friends. They look different and they have different personalities, but they are all friendly and helpful. He’d like to introduce some of them to us.
| Name |
Age |
Appearance and hobbies |
| Amy (volleyball player) |
17 |
She is very tall (1.87 meters)! She has a baby face. Her fans say she’s very beautiful. She likes listening to pop songs and drawing. |
| Tom (skiing player) |
18 |
He is always smiling so people say that he is a “sunshine boy”. He is a “black horse”. He won the first gold medal(金牌) for his city this year. He likes reading and playing games. |
| Millie (singer) |
16 |
People call her “Baby”. She’s a cool girl with black glasses and short hair. She likes wearing men’s clothes, so she looks like a boy. She likes singing, of course. She is good at playing basketball! |
How many friends does Bob introduce in this passage?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
What does Amy do?
| A．She is a volleyball player. | B．She is a skier. |
| C．She is a pop singer. | D．She is a basketball player. |
Why do people say Tom is a “sunshine boy”?
| A．Because he likes reading. | B．Because he likes playing games. |
| C．Because he is always smiling. | D．Because he is a skier. |
Which of the following is not true about Millie?
| A．She is very tall. | B．She wears black glasses. |
| C．She likes wearing a dress. | D．She has short hair. |
Which sentence is wrong?
| A．“Baby” does well in playing basketball. | B．Millie is the youngest of the three. |
| C．Amy has a baby face. | D．Tom likes black horses. |
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