It was hard being the younger of two sisters. I got all the hand-me-downs (旧衣服). I never got to do anything first and my teachers always said, “Oh, you’re Jenny’s little sister.” “No, I am Lauren!” I never liked being the younger. Jenny and I got along with a few fights here and there.
Then a few years ago, Jenny and I were in a car accident. She was okay, but I had a large scar (伤疤) on my face. I was very sad. Jenny told me I shouldn’t worry about the scar.
One day we were riding home from school on the bus. A boy named Jordan made fun of me about my scar. This went on for about a month. Finally I broke down and told Jenny about him. She was angry.
When Jordan made fun of me the next time, Jenny stood up, walked to where he was sitting and said something into his ear. I didn’t know exactly what she said, but Jordan never said a single word to me again.
So, even though getting all of the hand-me-downs might not be the best, I was very happy to have a big sister like Jenny.
When anyone asks now, I will tell them, “Yes, I’m Jenny’s little sister.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 Why did Lauren hate being the younger of the two sisters?
| A．Because she could do nothing first. |
| B．Because Jenny often beat her. |
| C．Because Jenny always made fun of her. |
| D．Because Jenny always made her busy. |
Lauren had a large scar on her face because of .
| A．a fight with her sister |
| B．a car accident |
| C．a fight with a boy |
| D．a bus accident |
. On the bus, Jordan often .
| A．made fun of Lauren | B．helped Lauren |
| C．made fun of Jenny | D．helped Jenny |
When Lauren says, “Yes, I’m Jenny’s little sister”, she is very .
| A．angry | B．sad |
| C．upset | D．proud |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Lauren’s sister | B．Lauren and Jenny |
| C．My sister and I | D．I’m Jenny’s sister |
| I am 15. Now I’m studying English in London. My dream is to invent a language machine that can help me understand as many languages as possible. Marie, France May 15, 2011 |
I am 13. I dream of going to a top university after I graduate. I want to be a reporter in the future.] Michiko, Japan June 11, 2011 |
| I am a 12-year-old girl. I like traveling very much. How I wish to visit Egypt some day! Masha, Russia April 15, 2011 |
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I am a 16-year-old in Shanghai. The Jinghu High-speed Railway has been built. I’ll be able to reach Beijing by train in about 5 hour. My dream is to go to Beijing for a visit  after I graduate next year.Wang Min, China May 20, 2011 |
I am 14 year old. I dream of inventing a machine that can send things or people from one place to another in a machine. Andrew the USA June 5, 2011 |
What is Michiko’s dream?
| A．Visiting Egypt. |
| B．Going to a top university. |
| C．Inviting a language machine. |
| D．Going from one place to another in a minute. |
How will Wang Min be when she graduates?
| A．Fourteen | B．Fifteen | C．Sixteen | D．Seventeen. |
Which sentence is RIGHT according to the passage?
| A．Marie is now studying English in England. |
| B．Masha wants to be a reporter when she groups up. |
| C．The Jinghu High-speed Railway hasn’t been built yet. |
| D．People in Shanghai can reach Beijing by train in about two hours. |
From the passage we know that______want to invent something.
| A．Marie and Wang Min | B．Marie and Andrew. |
C．Wang Min a nd Michiko |
D．Masha and Andrew. |
The best title (题目) from this passage would be______
| A．I have a dream | B．Five friends. |
C．We like En glish |
D．Our inventions. |
Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.
Here is an example.
“Mum, have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards I can’t wait. It’s fun!”
When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mum cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all t
he cards
To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free. From the passage we know that most children like .
| A．doing housework | B．playing computer games | C．playing cards | D．doing housework |
Jim and Robert chose card for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.
| A．two | B．four | C．eight | D．ten |
Jim likes to .
| A．clean the bathroom | B．make the bed | C．feel the fish | D．sweep the floor |
The underlined phrase “came up with” probably means “ ”.
| A．looked at | B．gave up | C．thought of | D．believed in |
Who did the housework on the weekends?
| A．Jim | B．Robert | C．The parents | D．The whole family |
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Bollywood: the Hollywood of India
You might be surprised to learn that India produces about 800 movies a year, and that number continues to grow. Just as the movie Capital of the United States is Hollywood, the movie capital of India is Bombay (孟买), but it is usually called "Bollywood", a combination(结合) of the words Bombay and Hollywood.
No Bollywood movie is thought complete without a few s
ongs and dances. In fact, music is an important part of Bollywood movies. Even a bad movie can still do well if the music is good. Music directors are sometimes more popular than the film stars. A Bollywood movie has five to six songs with at least three songs to show what the dances mean.
Bollywood may be different from Hollywood in music, but it is very like Hollywood in several ways. If Tom Cruise can hold a gun, so can the Bollywood hero Sharukh Khan. Hollywood stars are followed by news reporters just as often as Hollywood stars. The persona! lives of actors and actresses catch the headlines(头版头条), just as they do in the United States.
The Oscars are a very exciting time of the year for actors and actresses in America, Bollywood has its own form of the Oscars, and they are also very exciting.The name Bollywood comes from the words _____________________ .
Bollywood is a place where many __________ are made each year,
In India, the film stars are sometimes _______ popular than musk directors.
Every complete Bollywood movie has a few _______________ in them.
The Oscars in India are as ________ as those in America though they are different.
How do you pay for things? Do you usually use cash(现金), or do you like to pay by credit card(信用卡)? If you are like a lot of people, you probably have at least one credit card. Also, you might use it more often than you probably should.
Credit cards first became popular in the 1920s, At that time, businesses, such as hotels and companies, gave credit cards to their best customers(顾客). Unlike today's credit cards, customers could only use these cards at the Store or business that gave out the card. Customers had to pay for things in full. They couldn't pay for something a little at a time.
In 1950, a businessman named McNamara started a credit card company — Diners Club. Unlike earlier credit cards, this card could be used by customers at many restaurants. Customers liked the card because they didn't have to carry a lot of cash with them. Restaurant owners liked the card, too. Why? They found out that customers usually spent more money when they could pay by credit card.
In its first year of business, Diners Club issued 200 cards, The customers who got the cards from the Diners Club could use them at 27 different restaurants. Today, Diners Club has about 8 million customers, and they can use their cards in over 7. 6 million businesses in more than 200 countries.What can we know about the earlier credit cards from the passage?
| A．They could be used everywhere. |
| B．Customers had to pay for things in full. |
| C．They were very popular before the 1920s. |
| D．Everyone could get this kind of credit card. |
The underlined word "issued" here probably means " ".
| A．showed | B．took | C．borrowed | D．provided |
This passage is mainly about .
| A．part of the development of credit cards |
| B．how to use cash |
| C．the number of people who use credit cards in the world |
| D．how credit cards help businessmen |
Rock climbing(攀岩) did not become a sport until late in the 1900s. But now it has become a popular outdoor activity. While rock climbing may still be necessary for mountain climbing, most people just climb low mountains for fun.
If you have ever done rock climbing, you will know that it is not a very easy sport. Indoor and outdoor rock climbing both need practice. What most people don’ t know is that rock climbing is one of the sports that depend on your body and mind(意志).
To climb successfully, one must use wonderful skills. One of the important rules is to always have three parts of your body on the rock face. Another important rule is that your arms only hold you close to the rock face while your legs are pushing you up, the closer you are to the rock face, the easier it is to climb.
Rock climbing is a wonderful sport. Once you start to learn how to climb, you'll find more fun. People who like games such as chess playing or problem-solving may love rock climbing, because they are nearly the same in the way of thinking. For anyone who wants to get into beautiful shape, rock climbing is a fun and good way. Anyone who enjoys a difficult game and loves the outdoors should think of taking rock climbing as a new hobby. When did rock climbing become a sport?
| A．In 1900. | B．Early in the 1900s. | C．In the middle of the 1900s. | D．Late in the 1900s. |
The chess players may like rock climbing because .
| A．they'd like to get into beautiful shape |
| B．it is more interesting than chess playing |
| C．it is like chess playing in the way of thinking |
| D．they really tike to do sports |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Rock climbing is a kind of indoor and outdoor activity, |
| B．Rock climbing is a very easy sport. |
| C．When you climb, your arms push you up. |
| D．The closer you are to the rock face, the more difficult it is to climb. |
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