Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”
 SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA |
The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. There are many natural sights . Lots of people go sightseeing every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center. |
 HONG KONG, CHINA |
This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?
| A．The weather. | B．The mountains. | C．The air. | D．The traffic. |
What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?
| A．The lively city and the wonderful dishes. |
| B．The large population and the traffic. |
| C．The expensive housing. |
| D．The beautiful temples. |
What do the two cities have in common?
| A．They both have beautiful mountains. |
| B．They both have a large population. |
| C．Air pollution is a problem in both. |
| D．They are both crowded. |
From the passage, we can know that .
| A．San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best |
| B．San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does |
| C．the weather inboth cities is fine |
| D．San Jose used to be small fishing village |
Mike is a young man. He has a very big dog and he has a very small car, too. He likes playing basketball. Last Saturday afternoon he played basketball for an hour at the club and then he ran out and got into a car. His dog came after him, but it did not jump into the same car. It jumped into the next car.
“Come here, foolish dog!” Mike shouted at it, but the dog stayed in the other car.
Mike put his key into the lock of the car, but the key did not turn. Then he looked at the car again. It was not his! He was in the wrong car! And the dog was in the right car! “He’s sitting and laughing at me!” Mike said angrily. But then he smiled and went to the right car.
| A．his dog | B．driving a car | C．the club | D．playing basketball |
| A．a whole day | B．one hour | C．half an hour | D．a whole afternoon |
| A．The dog jumped into the next car. |
| B．He couldn't open the lock of the car. |
| C．The dog stayed in the other car. |
| D．The dog didn't follow the wrong car. |
| A．He was a young man. |
| B．He was tired after he played basketball. |
| C．He was careless. |
| D．He was a foolish man. |
| A．a dog doesn't like his master |
| B．a dog can never help his master |
| C．a dog can sometimes help his master |
| D．a dog will never laugh at his master when he makes a mistake. |
What do you think our life will be like in 2050? Some people are talking about it on QQ.
 Blue Sky |
I think there won’t be any TV channels (频道) in 2050. People will be able to choose (选择) a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme to the television. In 2050, we will be able to feel the things we see on TV with our hands. |
 Julia |
In 2050, there won’t be enough water. Some places will be drier and people will not be able to have enough food. There may be serious water shortage (缺乏). |
 Ashley |
Don’t be so pessimistic about that, Julia! People will solve this problem. And I think there will be less water pollution. Water will be much cleaner than it is now. |
 Linkin |
I quite agree with Ashley. And I believe in 2050 doctors will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again. All people will be healthy because they will take a kind of special medicine when they are born. |
Blue Sky thinks the computer will send the to the television.
| A．channels | B．pictures |
| C．menus | D．programmes |
Julia thinks in 2050.
| A．the water will be much cleaner |
| B．there will be more water pollution |
| C．people will have less food |
| D．some places will have more water |
The underlined word “pessimistic” means in Chinese.
| A．悲观的 | B．尴尬的 |
| C．暴力的 | D．绝对的 |
Ashley thinks people will have in the future.
| A．more healthy food |
| B．less healthy food |
| C．cleaner water |
| D．dirtier water |
Linkin predicted that a kind of medicine would be able to make people .
| A．rich | B．keep healthy |
| C．live happily | D．Serious |
What do you think robots will be like in the future? Do you think robots will work better than humans? Now come on and see the movie I, Robot.
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根据以上内容，选择正确答案。The movie will be on for .
| A．7 days | B．8 days | C．9 days | D．12 days |
Each show lasts .
| A．10 hours | B．7 hours | C．2.5 hours | D．2 hours |
Mary is a student. She can go to see the movie at on .
| A．2.00 pm; Sunday | B．2.00 pm; Monday |
| C．5.00 am; Saturday | D．5.00 am; Friday |
If the Smiths go to see the movie with their two 7-year-old sons on Saturday evening, they will pay .
| A．＄160 | B．＄130 | C．＄110 | D．＄70 |
We can’t find in the ad.
| A．the name of the movie |
| B．the name of the cinema |
| C．the telephone number |
| D．the names of some actors |
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don’t agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources(资源), we are short of(缺乏) others, for example, fresh water(淡水). It is reported that we will have no coal(煤) or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps(水龙头) when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best. From the passage we know that some students often _______ in the school.
A. eat too much B. don’t work hard C. waste things Which is not mentioned in this passage?
A. Fresh water. B. Forest. C. Coal. What may happen in 100 years?
A. We may still have enough oil.
B. We may still have enough coal.
C. We may have no coal or oil to use. Which of the following is right?
A. Waste brings problems.
B. Waste can bring no problem.
C. China is rich in fresh water. Which is the best title of this passage?
A. Stop Wasting B. School life C. Waste in the School
People at home keep asking me, "Is it hard Why have you learned it so well?" Well, there's one thing that makes Chinese easy to learn: there are so many people to talk to.to learn Chinese? You've probably heard that it's the most spoken language. Today it's also one of the most written languages online. And with so many Chinese people interested in learning English, it couldn't be easier to find a friend for language learning. You just have to know where to look for them.
The really good place to look for them is QQ. QQ has the same status(地位) in China as AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) does in the US. It is reported that at any moment, up to 9,000,000 people are using QQ. They're at work, or in a web café, or at home, and the information of the users can be found. If you sign on with your address set to "abroad", you'll soon find that many thousands of them are interested in speaking to you! This is a great way for you to learn Chinese, and for them to learn English. I think that it's a very interesting way of cultural contact(文化交流), too, for ordinary people from around the world to be able to have one-on-one contact. In the first paragraph, the writer tells us ___________.
A. why his family members want to learn Chinese
B. Chinese isn’t so hard to learn as his friends think
C. the easiest thing to do is learning ChineseFrom the second paragraph we know that QQ and AIM are __________.
A. addresses for the Internet users
B. documents(文件) you need to get online
C. tools（工具）for people to talk online Offices, web cafés and homes ____________.
A. have the most people online
B. provide both QQ and AIM in China
C. are the best places for English learners The writer wrote this passage mainly to __________.
A. tell a way of learning Chinese
B. show what the Chinese people are doing
C. tell the importance of learning Chinese The writer of this passage is maybe ___________.
A. a Chinese who works abroad
B. an expert（专家）who works at home
C. an American who works in China
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