Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May,1907. Her mother, Maria Carson, had been a schoolteacher. She also loved nature. She showed Rachel the beauty of nature. She also taught Rachel a deep love for books. As a quiet child, Rachel liked to read and write stories. At a very early age, she decided she wanted to be a writer some day. Her story first appeared in a children’s magazine when she was ten years old.
Her first books, Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941. In 1948, Miss Carson began working on another book, The Sea Around Us. She always remembered carefully when she wrote. She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us. When the book came out in 1951, it won the National Book Award. It was No. 1 on the best-seller list for more than a year. The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous.
Rachel Carson’s most famous book, Silent Spring came out in 1962. In this book, she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(杀虫剂) like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well. Finally, in November 1969, the United Sates government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years.
Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist(环保主义者) and writer. She will be remembered by the world.Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of ____________.
| A．her father | B．her mother | C．her schoolteacher | D．her brother |
Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when ___________.
| A．she was very young | B．she was in college |
| C．she became a teacher | D．she became famous |
The Chinese meaning of the word ”decline” in this passage is probably “___________”.
| A．增加 | B．减少 | C．维持 | D．翻番 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer. |
| B．The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award. |
| C．In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment. |
| D．The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out. |
Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all time．He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the pages of Marvel comic books．
Spiderman’s story is the story of Peter Parker，a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle．Peter is a shy，quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends．One day，on a high school class trip to a science lab，he gets bitten by a special spider．Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers：he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense．He no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben has told him，that“with great power，there must also come great responsibility(责任)，”Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies who do cruel things to people．And so，Spiderman is born．
Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero．He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers．Besides，his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and time．He has to sell photos of Spiderman(himself!)to a newspaper and he keeps losing his other jobs because he’s so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies．Who created Spiderman?
| A．Stan Lee． |
| B．Marvel． |
| C．Peter Parker． |
| D．Superman． |
What happened to Peter Parker after he was bitten by the spider?
| A．He could not see with his eyes． |
| B．He became a spider． |
| C．He developed spider-like powers． |
| D．He was sick． |
What does“with great power，there must also come great responsibility”mean?
| A．Powerful people can do whatever they like． |
| B．People with power are always good． |
| C．Powerful people should have a responsibility to do good． |
| D．Powerful people are to blame for all the bad things that happen． |
In what areas does Peter have problems that are similar to normal people?
| A．Money，time，studying，reading． |
| B．Money，work，time，relationships． |
| C．Relationships，sport，money，work． |
| D．Money，work，time，sleep． |
What is your favourite colour? Ask famous persons like Cate Blanchett，Searlett Johansson and Bono，and maybe they will say“green．”That’s not because these artists particularly like the colour green．Instead，they are interested in green fashion．
Green fashion is about making(and wearing)clothes that are good for humans，animals，and the Earth．In the past，green fashion made people think of hippies(嬉皮士)and ugly clothes．But today，green fashion is different．It is about looking good and caring about the Earth and other people．You can have interesting clothes and be green．
Around the world，green fashion is becoming popular．For example，the U．K．company
People Tree sells men’s and women’s clothing and accessories(饰品)．They are made from
natural fabrics(织物)like cotton and wool．Workers who make the clothes are from countries like Nepal，Kenya，and Bangladesh．People Tree pays the men and women good money for the clothes they create．
Singer Bono and his wife also started a clothing company called EDUN．When the clothes sell，EDUN uses most of the money to help people around the world．According to the passage，what is“green fashion”?
| A．Wearing the colour green all the time． |
| B．Making clothes from green trees． |
| C．Putting green make-up on your face． |
| D．Wearing clothes that are good for the Earth． |
In the past，what did people often think of when they heard“green fashion”
| A．Dangerous animals． |
| B．Beautiful women． |
| C．Colourful accessories． |
| D．Ugly clothes， |
Which sentence about green clothing companies is true?
| A．Most use natural fabrics to make clothes． |
| B．Many do not pay their workers well． |
| C．They make clothes mostly for women． |
| D．Most of the companies are in Africa． |
According to the passage，what does EDUN do?
| A．It teaches children to make clothes． |
| B．It sells clothes and uses the money to help people． |
| C．It gives clothes to poor people． |
| D．It makes expensive clothes for teenagers． |
Stress （压力） is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.
The most important reasons of stress are：death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on .
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?
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If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻） stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.Who has got stress in everyday life?
A. Men and women. B. Young people. C. Both A and B. If you have over problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.
A. two B. three C. eightWhich of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?
A.Taking exams. B. Taking sleeping pills. C. Making money.What’s the easier way to relax your body?
A. Talking with friends. B Doing relaxing exercises.
C. Laughing, smiling and crying.The main idea of the passage is .
A.about stress and how to relieve your stress
B. that there are many reasons for having stress
C.that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress
A man is going to open a shop selling hats. He wanted a good sign to put over his shop. He wrote:
| JOHN BROWN HATTER Makes and Sells Hats for Ready Money |
The first friend gave him the advice that the word “hatter” wasn’t needed. So John crossed out the word “HATTER” . Then he came to another friend for advice. This friend said that it was not polite to say “for ready money”. So he crossed out “for ready money”. The sign now said:
| JOHN BROWN Makes and Sells Hats |
One day a friend was passing his shop. He saw this sign and said that when a man bought a hat, he didn’t care who made it. So John crossed out that word, too.
But when another friend saw “ John Brown Sells Hats”, he said , “ Of course you sell hats. No one thinks you give them away for free.” So, at last the sign read:
| JOHN BROWN |
“ For ready money” means ___________________.
A. pay for the hat here when you buy it
B. if you buy the hat you can pay for it in a few days
C. hats here are only for the people with much moneyHow many friends gave John some advice on how to write the sign?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Two.___________________was crossed out first.
A. “ John Brown Sells Hats” B. “Hatter” C. “for Ready Money” Each friend has___________________thought.
A. no B. the same C. his own This story tells us that _____________________.
A. it isn’t possible to please everybody
B. it’s easy to sell hats
C. sellers must please everybody
Computer technology has become an important part of people’s life. This technology has its own special words. One well-known computer word is Google. It’s the name of a popular “search engineer(引擎)” for the Internet. People use the search engineer to find information about almost any subject on the Internet. The people who started the company named it Google because in math Google is a very large number----One hundred zeros follow the number one. When you “ Google” a subject, you can get a lot of information about it.
If you Google someone, you might find that person’s name on a blog(博客). A blog is short for a Web log. It’s a personal Web page. Some people write blogs to express their opinions and ideas over the Internet. Some use them to share their lives with faraway friends or family. Others write blogs to help them deal with sickness, money problems or to choose movies to see or books to read. Some people add information to their blogs every day. People who have blogs are called bloggers.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确Google and Blog are two kinds of popular search engineer.
One can use Google to search the Internet for all information he wants.
People may use Google to share their opinions or ask others for help.
Bloggers must add information to their blogs every day.
From the passage we can infer ( 推断) that computer technology is changing people’s life.
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