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 |
You have been working hard to learn English. Do you know American kids are trying to learn Chinese? More than 60,000 American students now study Chinese.
“Because of China’s fast development, Chinese has become more useful, and more and more Americans begin to learn it, ” said Scott McGinnis, a Washington language expert (专家).
For example, in 1999, only three schools in Chicago had Chinese lessons. This year more than 30 schools there have Chinese during school days. Last year China gave them 3,000 textbooks because they had done a good job.
Although Chinese is becoming more and more popular, it is one of the most difficult languages to learn. Usually, an English speaker takes about 1,320 hours to become good at Chinese. He needs only 480 hours for French, Spanish or Italian.According to Scott McGinnis, more and more Americans begin to learn Chinese .
| A．because of China’s fast development |
| B．because of China’s interesting culture |
| C．because they have more free time |
| D．because Chinese is easy to learn |
This year， schools in Chicago give students Chinese lessons.
| A．only three | B．thirteen |
| C．over thirty | D．less than thirty |
The students at those schools in Chicago take Chinese lessons .
| A．after school | B．at weekends |
| C．on school nights | D．on school days |
Last year China gave textbooks to those schools in Chicago.
| A．thirty | B．three hundred |
| C．three thousand | D．thirty thousand |
From the last two sentences we know that .
| A．Chinese is easier to learn than French, Spanish or Italian |
| B．Chinese is more difficult to learn than French, Spanish or Italian |
| C．English speakers like to learn French, Spanish or Italian more than Chinese |
| D．English speakers like to learn Chinese more than French, Spanish or Italian |
My name is Sarah and I’m 14．I don’t have a brother or a sister. I am in Year(年)7 at Green School．My parents are Charles and Nancy Goldman．My father is a math teacher and my mother is an English teacher．We are in the same(相同的)school
My father’s parents are Ted and-Sandra Goldman．They live(居住)in Southampton．Ted is 60, and Sandra is 58．My grandfather is a doctor, my grandmother doesn’t work(工作)．They come to see us twice(两次)a year．
My mother's parents are Harold and Amy Rivers．Harold is 62 and Amy is 6 1．They are farmers. They have a farm(农场)．They grow(种植)vegetables．I like to go to see my grandparents.Charles and Nancy Goldman have only________________
Nancy Goldman teaches(教)__________________
_______________is Sarah’s mother’s father．
The age(年龄)of Sarah’s grandmother, Sandra is_______________
On the farm Harold and Amy Rivers_____________________[来
My friend，Bill，has four meals(饭)a day．They are breakfast，lunch，afternoon tea(茶)，and dinner．Let’s look at what he has for the meals：
| Meals |
Food |
Times(时间) |
| Breakfast |
eggs and milk |
7:00 am(上午)—8:00 am |
| Lunch |
rice,meat and vegetables |
11:00 am—12:30 pm(下午) |
| Afternoon tea |
bread, fruit and tea |
3:00 pm—4:10 pm |
| Supper |
Creal(麦片粥)，vegetables and fish |
6:20 pm—7:00 pm |
Bill usually(通常)has___________ meal(S)every day．
| A．One | B．two | C．three | D．four |
Bill has____________ for lunch．
| A．cereal．vegetables and fish | B．bread，fruit and tea |
| C．rice，meat and vegetables | D．eggs and milk |
Bill may(可能)have afternoon tea at______________．
| A．12：10 pm | B．3：50 pm |
| C．2：30 pm | D．6：30 pm |
“Supper'’means(意思是)——here．
| A．breakfast | B．1unch | C．dinner | D．food |
Bill has supper for __________ minutes(分钟)
| A．40 | B．50 | C．60 | D．70 |
Tom has three good friends. They are Jack, David and Mark. They have different hobbies. Tom likes football. He often plays football on weekends. He thinks playing football can make him strong and healthy. He is on the school football team.
Jack doesn’t like sports. He likes listening to music. He likes Jay Chow best of all the singers. He has many of his CDs. He often listens to music on the way. He thinks music can let him feel happy.
David doesn’t like sports or music. He likes stamps. He collects stamps for five years. The stamps are very beautiful. He thinks collecting stamps can help him know more about the world.
Mark likes taking photos. He has a few cameras. When he is free, he often takes out his camera and takes some pictures. Some of his pictures are in the newspapers. He thinks the world is beautiful. He wants to show the beauty of the world to others.
| |
Hobby |
Reasons |
| Tom |
___ |
It can make him strong and |
| Jack |
Listening to ___ |
It can make him feel【小题5】. He likes Jay Chow ____ |
| David |
Collecting ___ |
It can help him know |
| Mark |
___ |
He wants to show the beauty of the |
All students need to have good habits（好习惯）: When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better.
Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. You’ll feel tired easily if there is not enough light.When you have good study habits, you will__________.
| A．learn things quickly | B．remember things easily |
| C．think about one thing | D．both A and B |
The living-room is not a good place for study because it is too__________.
| A．quiet | B．noisy | C．good | D．clean |
You’ll feel tired easily if the light is__________.
| A．good | B．enough |
| C．bad | D．wonderful |
You should remember to before you study.
| A．clean the desk | B．tidy the room |
| C．turn on the light | D．go to the bedroom |
The best title标题 for this passage文章 is__________.
| A．Study in the bedroom | B．Good study habits |
| C．How to study | D．Desk light is important |
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