Who has the smelliest sneakers?
How can you get $2,500 easily? All you need is a pair of smelly sneakers(臭球鞋). This is the true story in America in the Rotten Sneaker Contest.
This year in March, there was the annual(每年一度) Rotten Sneaker Contest in America. This contest first came out in 1975. The person who had a sporting goods(商品) store first had the idea to promote a kind of new shoes.
This year the winner was a girl named Casey Adams. She walked her dog and cleaned out her chicken coop(鸡笼) with this pair of sneakers. So with her sneakers, there was the smell of dog and chicken poop(粪便).
Other children in this contest all wore their sneakers to join the contest. However, Casey’s sneakers were so smelly that she had to take them inside some bags by car. Finally, Casey got the prize money and a trip to New York to watch a show for free.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Which Rotten Sneaker Contest did Casey win?
| A．The 36th. | B．The 37th. | C．The 38th. | D．The 39 th. |
The underlined work“promote” means “ ”in Chinese.
| A．试验 | B．展览 | C．推销 | D．维修 |
How did Casey make her sneakers with the smell of chicken poop?
| A．She walked chickens. | B．She washed chickens. |
| C．She lived with chickens. | D．She cleaned out the chicken coop. |
How did Casey take her sneakers to the contest?
| A．Wore them there. | B．Sent them there. |
| C．Took them inside some bags. | D．Took them inside a shoe box. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．It’s a contest in the UK. |
| B．The winner of the contest can get $2,500. |
| C．A shoe maker first had the idea of this contest. |
| D．Casey went on a trip to London with the prize money. |
Antifreeze is a liquid(液体) that is added to water to keep it from freezing． When water freezes and turns to ice，it expands(膨胀)．The force of water expanding is so great that it will break the hardest metal．Water is used in car engines(发动机) to keep them cool while they run，and if this water is allowed to freeze in winter it can break the iron block of the engine．That is why antifreeze is necessary．
Water freezes at 0℃；the usual kind of antifreeze will not freeze until the temperature is－40℃．A mixture(混合物) of five parts of water and four parts of antifreeze will prevent freezing at－18℃；four parts of water and five parts of antifreeze reduce this to －22℃．
Alcohol is a kind of good antifreeze，but when the air is running it becomes hot and the alcohol boils away，so it must be changed very often．Most people use antifreeze that does not boil away when the engine is running．There are several chemicals that do this．One of the most popular is called ethylene glycol．people use ________ to keep car engines cool．
| A．antifreeze | B．water | C．alcohol | D．ethylene glycol. |
The usual kind of antifreeze freezes at ________．
| A．0℃ | B．－18℃ | C．－22℃ | D．－40℃ |
We use antifreeze in order to ________．
| A．keep alcohol in water |
| B．stop ice from becoming water |
| C．make the freezing point of water lower |
| D．raise the freezing point of water |
Besides alcohol，________ is another kind of popular antifreeze．
| A．water | B．ethylene glycol | C．any chemical | D．any mixture |
The text is written to ________．
| A．tell us what antifreeze is |
| B．make people buy antifreeze |
| C．tell us that cars need antifreeze |
| D．show us how to protect car engines |
A girl complained to her father about her hard life．She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up．She felt tired of fighting and fighting．One problem had been finished but another came over．
Her father，a cook，took her into the kitchen．He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them．After boiling，in the first pan was put some carrots，the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee．
The girl waited impatiently (不耐烦的)，confused by what her father did．About 20 minutes later，her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl．He took the eggs and put them in a bowl．After that the coffee was poured into a cup．“My sweet heart，what do you see？” he asked．
“Carrots，eggs and coffee，” she replied．
Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots．She did so and felt that the carrots were soft．After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them．After peeling (剥开) them，she got the eggs，cooked and hard．The last，the father let her smell the coffee． She asked，“What did you do this for，Father？” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water，but each had a different result． The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak．The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked． The coffee was very special，they could change water．“Who are you？” asked her father．“When bad luck knocks at your door，what is your decision? Are you carrots，eggs or coffee？”The girl complained about her hard life because she didn't ________．
| A．want to give up | B．finish one problem |
| C．know what to do | D．get tired of fighting |
The girl's father took her to the kitchen to ________．
| A．ask her how to boil eggs |
| B．show her how to make coffee |
| C．teach her how to be a cook |
| D．tell her how to face difficulties |
After about twenty minutes，the carrots became ________．
| A．soft | B．hard | C．salty | D．sweet |
The underlined word “fragile” in the passage means “________”．
| A．美味的 | B．易碎的 | C．特别的 | D．可怜的 |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The girl's father liked to eat some kinds of food． |
| B．Bad luck always knocks at strong people's doors． |
| C．Boiled carrots，eggs and coffee had the same result． |
| D．People should make right decisions when in trouble． |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案。
Many young people want to be pop stars．Pop stars are rich．Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life．Is that true? The answer is definitely no．In fact, they have very hard lives．They spend much of their time on travel．Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars．The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star．
| Feb． l0, 2012 |
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| 5:00 |
Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel． Packed bags． Took taxi to airport． |
| 7:30 |
Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather． |
| 8:30 |
Plane landed． Waited for luggage (行李)for half an hour． Signed for fans at the airport． |
| 9:45 |
Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest． |
| 10:00 |
Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters． |
| 11:00 |
Went to radio station to attend the live show． |
| 12:00 |
Had lunch with local producer (制片人) |
| I3:00 |
Went to theatre and prepared for the night’s show． The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band did poorly． |
| 17:00 |
Back to hotel． Tried to have a rest． Still worried about the band． |
| 18:00 |
Had supper, but ate little． |
| 18:30 |
Went to theatre again and got ready for show． |
| 19:30 |
Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome． The band improved a little． |
| 22:00 |
Show was over． Very tired from it． |
| 23:00 |
Back to hotel． Took a bath． Too excited to sleep, so watched TV． |
| 0:00 |
Fell asleep, with TV on． |
The pop star went back to the hotel _________ on Feb．10, 2012．
| A．once | B．twice | C．three times | D．four times |
According to the chart, the pop star was good at _________．
| A．singing | B．dancing | C．making faces | D．playing the piano |
The pop star felt ________ after the performance．
| A．tired | B．excited | C．sad | D．both A and B |
The band did _________ in the rehearsal (彩排) in the night’s show．
| A．better in the show than |
| B．worse in the show than |
| C．in the show as badly as |
| D．not do as well as in the show |
This passage mainly tells us that _________．
| A．pop stars are not rich in fact |
| B．young people had better not be pop stars |
| C．there are many young people wanting to be pop stars |
| D．pop stars don’t have an easy life as they seem to have |
DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK---“An Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their houses, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experiences with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford to buy a bigger house. They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to put together themselves with a few basic(基本的) tools (工具). However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions (目的，意图), many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230 000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41 000 who fell off ladders (梯子).
Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.How do many English people spend their holidays according to the passage ?
| A．Making their homes beautiful. | B．Visiting their friends. |
| C．Traveling all over the world. | D．Making a lot of money. |
Why do English people like DIY ?
| A．Many stores sell DIY things. | B．DIY can bring them fun. |
| C．TV programs teach them to DIY. | D．All DIY projects are easy. |
What can we learn from the passage ?
| A．DIY is a waste of money. |
| B．It is always difficult to DIY. |
| C．We should be careful while doing DIY. |
| D．It’s very safe to DIY. |
In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew.” probably means___________
| A．we can eat everything we like. |
| B．we should do something difficult. |
| C．we do something that is too difficult. |
| D．we eat too much food that is not safe. |
We talk every day. When we have good news, we like to share it with our good friends and when something terrible happens, we tell it to others soon. But can you imagine that a tree can talk and share news too ? Of course, no tree moves lips and says words just as people do. Strange as it may sound, though, some trees do manage to communicate with each other.
Willow (柳树) trees are the best-known of these trees. When insects begin nibbling (叮咬) a willow tree, the tree sends out a special smell at once. This smell tells the other willows that harmful insects are coming near. All of them quickly make a chemical (化学物质) in their leaves. This chemical is bad to the insects. The insects do not like it and they fly away soon. In this way, the willow trees protect themselves from the insects.
The next time when you take a walk in the woods, maybe the trees are “talking” to each other quietly. And when someone says that trees cannot “talk”, please tell them that even trees give messages to each other, too.Willow trees send messages with_____________.
| A．words | B．movements | C．smells | D．sounds |
The underlined word “lips” in the first paragraph means _____________.
| A．树干 | B．嘴唇 | C．枝条 | D．手势 |
The passage tells us that some of the trees can _____________.
| A．speak just as people do | B．tell stories to others |
| C．communicate with each other | D．kill insects in the woods |
According to the passage, the right order of the following is _____________.
a. The willow tree gives out a smell.
b. The willow trees make a chemical in their leaves.
c. Insects fly away because of the chemical.
d. Insects begin nibbling a willow tree.
| A． d---a---b---c | B． d---b---a---c |
| C． a---b---c---d | D． d---c---b---a |
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