At Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States, four poor Mexican boys worked together on a strange electric machine. They were encouraged by their teacher Allan Cameron to build the machine. It only cost them $800 to build it. They used pipes(管子), cameras, computer parts, and whatever they could find. All the other students wondered what it was. The machine was like a very small submarine(潜艇). It could move around in a swimming pool. The boys could control（控制） its movement from outside the pool.
Carl Hayden High School had been invited to a competition of high schools and universities. The schools were from the United States and Canada. The school that could build the best machine would be the winner. Many students came from schools that gave them lots of money and support. The Carl Hayden boys had hardly any support and very little money.
Students from eleven schools traveled with their machines to the University of California, including students from the famous university, MIT. When students saw the machine made by the Carl Hayden boys, some of them laughed. Its name was “Stinky” because it had a very strong smell. But when the competition started, they saw that “stinky” was no joke. It did better than all the other machines, including the ones from MIT, and it took first place in the competition.
Since then, the boys from Carl Hayden High School have become famous. People have even offered them money for college, and a movie producer has asked them if it is OK to make a movie to tell their story.According to the passage, the four Carl Hayden boys__________.
| A．were from rich families |
| B．got a lot of money from their school |
| C．did better than other competition teams |
| D．were helped by their teacher to build the machine |
Which of the following about the competition is TRUE?
| A．It was held by MIT. |
| B．11 high schools took part in it. |
| C．The winner of it must build the best machine. |
| D．Competing schools were from the United States. |
What’s the underlined word “they” refers to in Paragraph 3?
| A．The other machine |
| B．The Carl Hayden boys |
| C．The students from MIT |
| D．The students who laugh at “stinky” |
What would be the best title(标题) of the passage?
| A．A special machine |
| B．A high school beat MIT |
| C．A competition for teens |
| D．Smart students in the US |
Riding School:
You can start horse-riding at any age. Go riding any day except weekends.
But at 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays, there are 10 kilometers of rides across farmland and open countryside. You will need a riding hat.
Opening Hours: Any weekday: 9:00 a.m.－8:30 p.m.
Phone: (412) 396-6754 Fax(传真): (412)396-6752
Sailing Club:
Our Young Sailor’s Course leads to the Stage 1 Sailing qualification(资格). You’ll learn how to sail safely. Have fun with other course members.
Opening Hours: Tuesdays: 6:00 p.m.－8:00 p.m.
Phone: (412)396-6644 Fax: (412)396-6644
Watersports Club:
We have a two-kilometer-long river for boat racing and water-skiing. You will learn to drive boats safely and confidently, but must be able to swim. The club is open every day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lessons all through the day.
Opening Hours: From Monday to Friday: 9:00a.m.－4:00 p.m.
Phone: (412)396-6899 Fax: (412)396-6890
Diving Centre:
Our experienced coaches offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners. There are two evening lessons a week.
Opening Hours: Monday and Friday: 6:30 p.m.－8:30 p.m.
Phone: (412)396-6312 Fax: (412)396-6706
Which of the following should you join if you are able to swim and want to enjoy activities that are fast and a bit dangerous?
| A．Watersports Club | B．Driving Centre |
| C．Sailing Club | D．Riding School |
Which number should be faxed if you like to experience a new activity in the countryside?
| A．(412)396-6644 | B．(412)396-6706 |
| C．(412)396-6752 | D．(412)396-6899 |
When should you attend your sailing lessons?
| A．Any weekday: 9:00 a.m.－8:30p.m. |
| B．From Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m.－4:00 p.m. |
| C．Monday and Friday: 6:30 p.m.－8:30 p.m. |
| D．Tuesdays: 6:00 p.m.－8:00 p.m. |
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families，it is quite often for brothers or sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．
It is important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends．Even(即使)when they are not with their friends，they usually spend a lot of time talking between themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up，because friends can discuss something．These things are difficult to say to their family members． However，parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．Have you ever thought of the following questions? Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome．Many teenagers think that __________ can understand them better．
| A．friends | B．brothers | C．sisters | D．parents |
When teenagers are not with their friends, they often_______________.
| A．talk with their parents |
| B．talk with their friends on the phone |
| C．talk with their family |
| D．talk with their teachers |
When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents，they usually________．
| A．stay alone at home |
| B．fight with their parents |
| C．discuss with their friends |
| D．go to their brothers or sisters for help |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Only parents can decide | B．Teenagers need friends |
| C．Parents and children | D．A strange question |
Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.
Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It's bad to all living things in the world.
Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, and they mustn't blow dirty smoke into the air.
We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and do not throw it on the ground. We can to go work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution. Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder without_____.
| A．modern machines and medicine | B．cars and planes |
| C．factories | D．rules |
According to the article, one of the biggest problems today is ______
| A．water pollution | B．air pollution |
| C．noise pollution | D．pollution |
Factories must clean their water ______.
| A．before using it |
| B．when using it |
| C．after it is thrown away |
| D．Before putting it into rivers or lakes |
What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? If you do, then you are probably quiet, shy, and would rather follow than lead.
Colours do influence our moods. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area-until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.
Most people feel more ______in a yellow room than in a dark green one.
A. tired B. bored C. relaxed
Why did more people probably kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge?
A. Because the bridge was too crowded.
B. Because people didn’t like the bridge.
C. Because the colour of the bridge was depressing.
Which could be title for the passage?
A. Your Favourite Colour
B. The Secret of Colour
C. The Colour of a Bridge
What colour is your name? What colour is Wednesday? These questions might sound strange to most people, but some can answer right away. One person says her name is the colour red. For another person, Wednesday is blue. These people have a condition called synesthesia. This means they experience two senses at the same time. For these people, the senses of smell, sound, sight, touch, and taste are not separate (分开的）.They might see and also hear colours, for example, or hear as well as feel sounds.
The most common form of synesthesia is to hear sounds as colours, A person with synesthesia might hear the number three as blue or the letter D as red. Someone might always see green upon hearing the word April. Another person might see different colours while listening to music. Some people also taste colours. To one person, beef might taste blue and to another, yellow. Some people experience feelings in colour. For example, one person with synesthesia reports feeling pain as the colour orange.
Another form of synesthesia is to experience sounds or tastes as shapes. Some people see music as squares and circles. Some people taste a sweet as a smooth ball. There are other forms of synesthesia, as well. For one man, different words have different tastes. Some words taste like pork；others taste like potatoes or eggs.
Synesthesia is not a common condition. Perhaps only one person in every 5,000 has it. For these people, the everyday world can be a colourful and interesting place.What is this passage mainly about?
| A．An unusual condition. | B．People who like colour. |
| C．The colour of pain. | D．Music and art. |
How many people probably have synesthesia?
| A．Only 5,000 in the world. | B．One out of every 500. |
| C．About 5 million. | D．One out of every 5,000. |
Which is the most common form of synesthesia?
| A．Experiencing tastes as shapes. |
| B．Experiencing sounds as colours, |
| C．Experiencing words as tastes. |
| D．Experiencing music as shapes, |
Which of the following is NOT an example of synesthesia?
| A．Feeling pain in red. |
| B．Tasting beef as green. |
| C．Feeling warm in April. |
| D．Seeing music as squares. |
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