For years and years people have been saying that railways are dead. “We can do without railways,” people say—as if cars and planes have made railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, lose money and are dying. But this is far from the truth. In these days of expensive oil, railways have become highly competitive with cars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they’re cheaper than planes. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, a railway takes you from the heart of a city center. It doesn’t stop you as a car does on crowded roads. And no plane or car can ever carry as many goods as one train does.
Far from being dead, railways are much alive. Modern railway lines give you a comfortable journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep comfortably, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at the same time? And we are only the beginning, for we have just entered the age of super-fast trains, which are traveling 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on highways and planes we can’t fly in because we don’t have enough money to buy the oil.Some people think railways are dying because______.
| A．planes and cars are expensive |
| B．oil is expensive today |
| C．trains are slow |
| D．railways look ugly |
The writer thinks that railways are much alive because___________.
| A．they are cheaper and more convenient |
| B．there aren’t any planes or cars |
| C．we can have a comfortable journey |
| D．we feel dangerous on highways |
According to the writer, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane |
| B．The railway station is usually at the center of the city. |
| C．When you get off a plane you will find yourself right in the city center. |
| D．No car or plane can carry as many goods as a train. |
What does the underline word competitive prefer to?
| A．参与性的 | B．性价比高的 |
| C．竞争性的 | D．对比性的 |
The best title for this passage may be __________.
| A．Which is the Best, Train, Car or Plane? |
| B．Railways, not the End, but the Beginning |
| C．Trains are More Competitive than Cars or Planes |
| D．Oh, Super-fast Trains |
The next time you take medicine when you’re ill, you may eat a cone snail(芋螺). At least that’s what some scientists are hoping. Scientists have found that cone snails can help with backache, as well as toothache and other body problems.
There are over 600 different kinds of cone snails. This family is especially found in warm and hot waters in the oceans. They catch and eat small fish and even other cone snails. The snails have venom that they’ll give out and use to kill small animals they have caught because cone snails are slow-moving. Sometimes the venom can even kill people. But some scientists have discovered that the venom can also be used as medicine.
The shells of cone snails are often brightly colored, and have interesting shapes, many people think the shells are so beautiful that people kill them, collect lots of shells, and sell them around the world. The environment is also very dangerous for them because of fishing and boating.
Scientists want to help save the cone snails. They hope to make new rules to stop them from dying. If they die out, scientists may never discover what kinds of medicines they can give us.
We can find a cone snail in ________ .
| A．a warm river | B．in a hot ocean |
| C．a cold ocean | D．a lake |
What does the underline(下划线) word “venom” mean in the second paragraph ? ________.
| A．盔甲 | B．毒液 | C．螺纹 | D．鳞片 |
People kill the cone snails in order to ________ .
| A．sell their shells | B．study their venom |
| C．save the environment | D．kill animals |
The best title of the passage may be ________ .
| A．A Special Medicine | B．Great Venom |
| C．Cone Snails | D．Saving the Cone Snails |
When I was a kid, I never had any problems watching some cartoons. It was so much fun and a great education(教育) too. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry were my idols(偶像). Even now I really feel that they are worth watching at any age.
The problem I’ve found is the cartoons at present. Some of them contain something ugly. Most of the time, they show such many terrible characters with violence(暴力)that you wonder what they really mean. Cartoons are supposed to be funny but they aren’t. If you are expecting to teach your kids good manners and behavior, then they are the worst for your kids to watch.
Kids often imitate what they see in cartoons. If your kid is a fan of such cartoons, he or she will follow his or her favorite cartoon character and try to do something extremely dangerous.
Therefore, try not to let your kids watch too many today’s cartoons. Make sure to keep an eye on what they are watching.When the writer was a kid, he thought that the cartoons then were ________.
| A．ugly and terrible | B．funny but terrible |
| C．ugly and dangerous | D．funny and educational |
The writer doesn’t like the cartoons at present because ________.
| A．he is no longer a kid |
| B．they are bad for kids’ education |
| C．they are long and boring |
| D．they have ugly characters in them |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Everyone should only watch the past cartoon. |
| B．A large number of kids are crazy about cartoons now. |
| C．All the cartoons are bad for kids to grow healthily today. |
| D．Parents should stop their kids watching too many today’s cartoons. |
| Country |
Soviet Union |
The USA |
China |
| Date |
12 April, 1961 |
5 May, 1961 |
15 October, 2003 |
| Astronaut（宇航员） |
Yuri Gagarin |
Alan Shepherd |
Yang Liwei |
| Age |
27 |
38 |
38 |
| Spaceship |
Vostok 1 |
Mercury 3 |
Shenzhou 5 |
| Time |
1 hour 48 minutes |
15 minutes |
21 hours |
| Height |
327 kilometers |
185 kilometers |
343 kilometers |
| Circles around the Earth |
1 |
0 |
14 |
The form above shows us________.
| A．three journeys into space |
| B．daily life of three famous people |
| C．differences between three spaceships |
| D．something about three famous astronauts |
________went into space first.
| A．China | B．The USA |
| C．Soviet Union | D．The UK |
The Chinese astronaut stayed in space for________.
| A．1 hour 48 minutes | B．only 15 minutes |
| C．the shortest time | D．the longest time |
任务型阅读(共5小题，每小题1分，共计5分)
以下是四位同学关于各自学习英语情况的发言。请根据他们的叙述，完成后面的表格，每空一词。
Owen Sun:
My English is good. I do well in listening, learning grammar and writing in English. But I can’t speak English well because I’m shy.
Helen Li:
My English is not so good. I’m good at listening. But I need to improve my reading and writing.
Nick Lu:
I like English. My spoken English is very good. But I’m not so good at grammar. So my classmate Owen Sun often helps me.
Linda Wang:
I like English, too. I’m good at learning new words. But I find it hard to write in English.
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Good at |
Not good at |
| Nick Lu |
Speaking |
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| Linda Wang |
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| Owen Sun |
Listening, grammar and writing |
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| Helen Li |
Reading and writing |
As space science develops（发展）, man has learned more and more about space. Space is not only amazing but also dangerous. While working in space, spacemen are facing danger as well as success.
Scientists have found out that the radiation（辐射）is the greatest danger to spacemen in space. When spacemen are working in space, they are in danger of the radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. The harm（伤害）of the radiation won’t be found until their children even grandchildren are born. Some special medicine may work a little, but no really effective（有效的）medicine has been found so far.
Space rubbish is also thought to be a great danger to spacemen. It’s reported that there were 9,000 man-made things flying in space. About 30% of these are satellites, 10% are spaceships, and the rest are space rubbish. An explosion（爆炸）in space in 1999 made a cloud of 300,000 fragments, each at least 4mm in size. A small piece of these even knocked a spaceship window and caused some damage（损坏）.
Scientists are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time. They are working to deal with space rubbish. Although space is really dangerous, it interests many people on the earth. In the near future, it may become possible for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. We may even choose to leave the earth and live in space in a few years. So we should do something to help improve the space environment.Most of the man-made things flying in space are____________.
| A．satellites | B．spaceships |
| C．space shuttles | D．space rubbish |
The radiation from the sun and other stars is ______ to spacemen.
| A．good | B．helpful |
| C．useful | D．harmful |
The underlined word “fragments”means “______”.
| A．碎片 | B．泡沫 | C．烟雾 | D．飞碟 |
The passage talks about _________ kinds of danger in space.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Scientists have found out ways to solve any problem in space. |
| B．Every one of us can have a travel to space in ten years. |
| C．The harm of the radiation may be found in the spacemen’s children. |
| D．Space is really dangerous, so it doesn’t interest anyone on the earth. |
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