"Uncle Sam," is usually used to refer to the United States or the US government. It is the nickname of the country.It is hard to believe that this nickname became known quite by accident and there was a man 75 "Uncle Sam."However,not many people have ever heard of such a man.Not even most young Americans.
The man was called Uncle Sam Wilson.He was born in Arlington,Massachusetts, September 13, 1776. At the age of 14 Sam joined the American Revolutionary War(美国革命）, and 76 in the army under George Washington until the end of the war.He then moved to Troy, New York states, and began a meatpacking business. He earned a reputation（赢得了声誉）for being honest and hardworking. He was locally respected and admired, thus greeted as Uncle Sam.
One day in 1812,a group of visitors came to Sam's meatpacking plant(肉类加工厂）.Among them was Government official. He 77 the capitalized letters(大写字母） EAUS on the packages of meat and asked what they stood for. A worker man replied that EA stood for Elbert Anderson,the businessman for whom Sam was working.And he added 78 that US(actually it was the short form for United States) stood for Uncle Sam Wilson. Soon soldiers were saying all army supplies were from "Uncle Sam".
In May 1813,this story appeared in a newspaper published in New York.Since Uncle Sam was an example of a hard-working man and a lover of America, the idea of"Uncle Sam" as the name of this kind of man became well-known rapidly.Uncle Sam was ready to help 79 and place the interest of the nation(国家利益）above all---this is in line with (与……符合）the American spirit. This makes the American consider Uncle Sam 80 the symbol of the USA.In 1961 the US Congress made a decision that "Uncle Sam" is the America's national symbol.
| A．was | B．named | C．asked | D．was called |
| A．served | B．stayed | C．joined | D．entered |
| A．saw | B．observed | C．studied | D．noticed |
| A．Surprisingly | B．seriously | C．jokingly | D．carefully |
| A．other | B．others | C．everyone | D．another |
| A．to | B．for | C．like | D．as |
Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment. If the environment is bad, it will affect our body, and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be terribly ill. Why? It’s germs（细菌）that make us ill. There are germs everywhere, They are very small and you can’t find them with your own eyes, but you can see them with a microscope（显微镜）They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing, Germs can always be found in dirty water. When we look at the dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. Germs can also be found in the air and dust（灰尘）. If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your body, and you will have pain everywhere.
So environment is very important to us. To keep us healthy, we should try our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier. It needs us to act together. Germs are the things that________.
A. you can’t see with your eyes
B. you can see everywhere
C. are very big Germs can be found_________.
A. on the small thing B. everywhere C. only in dirty waterYou feel ____________ if germs go into the finger that is cut.
A. nothing B. painful C. relaxedThe underlined word “affect” means __________ in Chinese.
A. 强壮 B. 打动 C. 侵害From the passage we know that________.
A. the environment is becoming worse
B. if the environment is better, germs will be more
C. germs may make us ill
| Train No. |
From |
To |
Departure（离开）time |
Arrival time |
| 11 |
Beijing |
Shenyang |
6:35 |
17:50 |
| 186 |
Chengdu |
Taiyuan |
22:50 |
5:05 |
| 185 |
Taiyuan |
Chengdu |
13:09 |
19:30 |
| 271 |
Tianjin |
Beijing |
8:35 |
10:21 |
The train from Beijing to Shenyang leaves at _______.
A. 5:05 B. 6:35 C. 8:35 We have to spend _____ on the train if we go to Shenyang from Beijing.
A. 17 hours and 50 minutes B. 6 hours and 35 minutes
C. 11 hours and 15 minutesIf you want to go to Chengdu from Taiyuan, you should take the _____ train.
A. No. 11 B. No. 185 C. No. 186 The No. 186 train arrives in Taiyuan at _____.
A. 5:05 am B. 10:50 pm C. 5:05 pmIt takes _____ from Tianjin to Beijing by train.
A. less than two hours B. more than two hours C. about an hour
| Lost: My new bike. It’s red. My name is Jimmy. Please call 678-42190. |
Found: Is this your ring? Please call Betty. Call # 892-02311. |
| Lost: My baseball. My name is Bruce. Please call 70852097. |
Found: Is this your backpack? Please call David. Phone # 291-20845. |
| A．Betty. | B．Jimmy. | C．Bruce. | D．Bruce |
| A．Yes, it is. | B．No, it isn’t. |
| C．No. It’s David’s. | D．No. It’s Jimmy’s. |
| A．Green. | B．White. | C．Red. | D． Yellow. |
| A．David. | B．Betty. | C．Jimmy. | D．Bruce |
| A．678-42190. | B．70852097. |
| C．291-20845. | D．70852079. |
Peter and I are good friends. Peter is an American boy. I am a Japanese girl. He is thirteen. I am twelve. We are in the same class，Class Two.
Peter has a nice clock. He likes it very much. He puts it on his desk. Every morning it wakes him up（叫醒他）. I have a new watch. It looks beautiful. I wear（戴）it every day. It tells(告知) me the time.
| A．sisters | B．teachers | C．friends | D．brothers |
| A．an English boy | B．a Japanese girl |
| C．an American boy | D．an English girl |
| A．a purple clock | B．an old watch |
| C．a new watch | D．a nice clock |
| A．wears his clock every day | B．puts his clock on his desk |
| C．wears his new watch every day | D．likes his new watch very much |
| A．in different classes | B．in the same row |
| C．in Class Two | D．in America |
Jenny：Look! Three people are over there. One is in the red car.
and the other two are behind the car. Who is that man?
Tim：Which man?
Jenny：The man in the red car.
Tim：Oh, that is my father.
Jenny：Who’s the other man?
Tim：He is my uncle.
Jenny：Is that woman your mother?
Tim：No, the woman behind the car is not my mother.
She is my English teacher. My mother is at home.
| A．One. | B．Five. | C．Three. | D．Six. |
| A．Tim’s teacher. | B．Jenny’s father. |
| C．Tim’s uncle. | D．Tim’s father. |
| A．In the car. | B．At home. |
| C．Behind the car. | D．At school. |
| A．Four. | B．Two | C．One | D．Three. |
| A．Tim’s mother | B．Tim’s teacher |
| C．Jenny’s teacher | D．their teacher |
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