With only fish and birds for company, Eric Erden has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean to Australia in his 23-foot-long boat since he left California on July 10, 2009.
But crossing the Pacific is only part of his incredible journey. Eric has decided to go all the way around the world using only his own energy. He will row, bike, and walk without help from any motors at all. Oh, and his plan includes climbing the tallest peak on six of the continents along the way, to honour the memory of a fellow climber.
He says he is doing this to show kids that they can achieve any goal, but he hopes to have some great adventures along the way.
As a solo traveller, Eric has already faced disappointments and challenges. Because he has to row about ten hours a day, he brought along an MP3 player to listen to music and pass the time. Unfortunately, the nearly daily tropical rain for several months has forced him to keep his player packed away where it's safe and dry.
Storms and huge wave wind regularly force him in the wrong direction and even threaten to overturn his boat. “Sometimes I really feel scared,” says a somewhat embarrassed Eric. “But that’s all part of the journey. I knew this wouldn’t be easy when I started. That's why I gave myself two years to finish.”
Protein bars（蛋白棒） give him energy, and he boils water to heat freeze-dried meals on a one-burner stove. A solar-powered machine removes salt from ocean water so he can drink it, but only when the sun shines. When that fails he sometimes tries to collect rainwater in buckets.
He’s not bothered by any of the hardships. Eric sees the world as a laboratory where there is much to learn. And when his trip around the world takes him across land, he enjoys meeting people - especially children. He has already visited several schools and shared his story.Why is Eric making this trip?
| A．To encourage children to reach for their goal. |
| B．To learn more about the world around us. |
| C．To have many great adventures in strange lands. |
| D．To honour the memory of a fellow climber. |
What does Eric plan to do on each of the six continents he will visit?
| A．Visit schools to share his story. |
| B．Study the culture of the local people. |
| C．Climb the tallest mountain. |
| D．Cycle from one end to the other. |
When does Eric expect to finish his journey?
| A．July 2009. | B．June 2010. |
| C．January 2011. | D．July 2011. |
Which of the following words best describes Eric’s character?
| A．Determined. | B．Intelligent. |
| C．Fearless. | D．Lonely. |
Everyone has a dream job and we all hope our dreams can come true. Mr Black works as a reporter at a TV station. He wants to know what jobs teenagers are going to do when they grow up. He went to the Evergreen School to do a survey last Friday.
Mr Black asked the students to discuss with each other and then fill in the form with a pen. He told them to tell the truth. Mr Black thought most students would be teachers. The teacher is one of the best professions(职业) in the world. Maybe some students would be scientists. Rich knowledge would help them. A few students would be soldiers(士兵) because they could keep our country beautiful and peaceful.
Teachers helped Mr Black before school was over. They gave out one thousand eight hundred papers to the students. When the survey’s result came out, Mr Black and the teachers were surprised. Please look at the results.
| profession |
Proportion(%) |
| actor(actress) |
30 |
| scientist |
25 |
| teacher |
20 |
| Sports player |
15 |
| soldier |
5 |
| farmer |
5 |
From the first paragraph, we know this passage may talk about__________.
| A．teenagers’ dream jobs |
| B．Mr Black and his job |
| C．how dreams come true |
| D．how to make a survey |
What does Mr Black do?
| A．He is a teacher. | B．He is a reporter. |
| C．He is a soldier. | D．He is an actor. |
Why did Mr Black do a survey last Friday?
| A．Because he wanted to find a job for himself. |
| B．Because he wanted to know about students’dream jobs. |
| C．Because he was always interested in doing a survey. |
| D．Because he wanted to know how much money teenagers got a week. |
How many teenagers want to be teachers in the future?
| A．90. | B．360. | C．900. | D．1800. |
There was a robbery at City Central Bank last yesterday afternoon. Two men entered the bank at about 4 p.m. and told the bank teller on duty to give them $ 1,000,000. The robbers were carrying guns（枪） and wearing black masks（面具） to cover their faces. The robbers told all the customers （顾客）in the bank to lie down on the floor. Witnesses （证人）said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them.
The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they’d have to wait a few minutes. She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safety. As the robbers were waiting for the money. the teller tried to press an alarm button(按警报按钮) that was hidden under the counter. It was a silent alarm, so the robbers didn’t realize it had been set off.
Just as the manager arrived with the money, ten police officers entered the bank. The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them easily. The robbers are now in custody（拘留） , and will appear in court next week.
Police congratulated Miss Alston , the bank teller , on brave act. The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alston a week’s vacation to thank her.Everyone in the bank did what the robbers told them because _________.
| A．they were frightened |
| B．the robbers were very polite |
| C．the bank manager told them to |
| D．they knew the police were coming |
The bank teller said the money was __________.
| A．under the counter | B．on the floor |
| C．in custody | D．in the safety |
What did the bank teller do ?
| A．She telephoned the police |
| B．She didn’t want to give the money to the robbers |
| C．She got the money out of the safe. |
| D．She pressed an alarm button. |
The police caught the robbers so easily because the robbers didn’t ________
| A．know who the police officers were |
| B．get the money |
| C．expect the police arrived at the bank so quickly |
| D．expect the money to be in the safe |
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don’t want to work, and you stay in bed, feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope(显微镜). They are very very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs can be found not only in water but also in air and dust(灰尘). If you cut your finger, if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处), some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere. Which of the following is true?
| A．If things are very very small, they are germs. |
| B．If things can’t be seen, they must be germs. |
| C．Germs are only in dirty water. |
| D．Germs are everywhere around us. |
Why don’t your parents let you drink dirty water?
| A．You haven’t looked at it carefully. |
| B．Water can’t be drunk in this way. |
| C．There must be lots of germs in it. |
| D．Water will make you ill. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Germs may make us ill. |
| B．Germs are in dirty water. |
| C．Don’t drink dirty water. |
| D．Take care of your fingers. |
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Imagine a normal day: you go to work, return home, and maybe buy somethings on your way home.. For a large number of people, the answer to that question is zero.
Ever since the Industrial Revolution（工业革命）began, many changes have taken place in our world..
Want to buy a pair of shoes? An MP3 player? A book? It’s only a few clicks(点击) away. Need a computer? A gift? A tennis racket? Click. No need to even leave your house.And the quality of crops that are grown and harvested(收割) by computers is getting better.
You are probably booking (预定) your hotel room online. When can we choose our own rooms and get our keys by ourselves? We also hope that everything we want to buy at the supermarket will be ready for us when we arrive.Researchers have already designed a robot to correctly find your preferred beer and bring it to you.
Will human jobs be completely done by robots? We don’t know. But computers are doing more and more jobs for humans.How many examples of ways of doing things does the author pick up to show the advantages of computers?
A. Five. B. Four. C. Six. D. Three.
| A. On the farm, machines are used, and more and more farm jobs can be done by machines. B. In a factory, workers are busy making products. C. Many jobs done by humans in the past are now being done by technology(技术) instead. D. How many people do you have to talk with to do those everyday tasks? E. In fact, a restaurant in China recently started using some robots to serve people. |
One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench（长条椅）with a hat by his feet and a sign that read,“I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist(广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized（认出，识别出）his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said,“I just wrote the message a little differently.”He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read,“Spring has come, but I can’t see anything.”What’s the blind man’s name?
| A．Tom. | B．John. |
| C．Tony. | D．Sorry, I don’t know. |
Who wrote a new message?
| A．The blind man. | B．The teacher. |
| C．The publicist. | D．The farmer. |
How did the blind man recognize the publicist?
| A．By his sign. | B．By his footsteps. |
| C．By his voice. | D．By his coins. |
When did the story happen?
| A．In spring. | B．In summer. |
| C．In autumn. | D．In winter. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Publicists are always friendly and helpful. |
| B．We can get more money by changing a sign. |
| C．The blind man was very stupid, so he had little money. |
| D．The power（力量）of language is great. |
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