The Guinness（吉尼斯）World Records Museum
Address：329 Alamo Plaza，San Antonio， TX 78205
Open Hours：From September to May 10 am to 7 pm Sunday through Thursday
10 am to 10 pm Friday and Saturday
From June to August 10 am to 10 pm Sunday through Thursday
10 am to Midnight Friday and Saturday
Adult Single（成人单票）：$14.95 for 2 attractions（吸引人的展览），$18.95 for any 4 attractions，$22.95 for all attractions
Child（4-12）Single：$8.95 for 2 attractions，$11.95 for any 4 attractions，$14.95 for all attractions
In the museum you can enter the different exhibition halls you see below．In each of these hails you can see the world records of different kinds．Sometimes you may get a chance to do something so that you can know better how a record was set（创造）．On a Sunday in October，you may stay in the museum until _____.
| A．7:00 pm | B．8:00 pm |
| C．9:00 pm | D．10:00 pm |
From the advertisement we can learn that there are _______ visitors to the museum on Fridays and Saturdays in summer.
| A．no | B．some | C．fewer | D．more |
A 10 －year－old girl and her mother will visit two attractions. How much will they pay ?
| A．$14.95. | B．$17.90. |
| C．$23.90. | D．$29.90. |
If you want to see the smallest picture in the world， which exhibition hall will you visit ?
| A．Society & Money. | B．Arts & Entertainment. |
| C．World Matters. | D．Material World. |
According to (根据) the advertisement， sometimes visitors to the museum _______.
| A．will surely meet one who set a record |
| B．may set a world record of their own |
| C．can experience how a record was set |
| D．may see someone setting a record |
Boys and girls love to watch TV. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six in front of the TV set. Some children even watch TV for eight or more hours on Saturday. TV programmes are like books and films. A child can learn bad things from some of them and good things from others. Some programmes help children know the news from the other parts of the world. Some programmes show people and places from other countries or other times（时代）in history. With TV, a child doesn’t need to go to the zoo to see animals or to the sea to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a film, a play or a basketball match at home. Some programmes can teach children how to cook or how to use tools. It’s interesting to watch TV, but it is also interesting to read a book or to visit friends. Children can learn ________ from TV programmes.
| A． good things | B．bad things | C．good or bad things | D．good and bad things |
How many hours do children often watch TV a day?
| A．4 | B．4-6 | C．6 | D．8-10 |
Which of the following is wrong?
| A．Watching TV is the only interesting thing in life. |
| B．Reading a book is also interesting |
| C．Visiting friends is interesting, too |
| D．A child should learn useful things from TV programmes. |
Many animals hide(躲藏) to stay alive. They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves; some animals hide in snow. Usually their colors or shapes(形状) help protect them. It’s hard to see an Arctic bear in snow. Its white fur helps protect it. Chameleons(变色龙) can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change colors in five minutes.
Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary(可怕的). Some animals will run away from them.
Many animals try to stay around other animals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out of danger. Seeing many stripes(条纹) at once can also confuse(使混乱) animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle, each toward a different direction. In this way they can also help each other stay alive by looking around for animals that may want to eat one of them.Animals have ways to stay alive. Which animal try to look bigger than they are to stay alive in the passage?
| A．Zebras. | B．Chameleons. | C．Birds. | D．Bears. |
Why do animals hide?
| A．Because they like to play hide-and-seek. |
| B．Because they are shy. |
| C．Because they want to catch other. |
| D．Because they want to protect themselves. |
How do Chameleons hide?
| A．They change colors. | B．They change shapes. |
| C．They hide in snow. | D．They hide in leaves. |
How do zebras hide?
| A．Become good friends. | B．Talk to each other. |
| C．Help each other look out for danger. | D．Eat and play together. |
Why do animals try to look bigger than they are?
| A．They want other animals to run away from them. |
| B．They want other animals to follow them. |
| C．They want other animals to see them. |
| D．They want other animals to like them. |
A businessman lost his wallet. There was plenty of money in it. So he makes a promise(诺言), “If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him.” A dustman(清洁工) found the wallet in a dustbin(垃圾箱). He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.
“There was still a diamond ring(钻戒) in my wallet,” said the loser. “I won't give half the money in my wallet to you before you return it to me!”
“I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet,” said the dustman.
They began to quarrel. The businessman didn’t do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge (法官).
After the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, “I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!”
Then the judge turned to the dustman and said, “Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!”The wallet the businessman lost __________.
| A．was found in a shop | B．was sent to the judge |
| C．was found in a dustbin | D．was never to be found |
The businessman was eager (渴望) to get back the wallet because __________.
| A．there was the address of an important judge in it |
| B．there was a lot of money in it |
| C．he put in it a diamond ring he had just bought |
| D．it was a very expensive one |
Which of the following is true according to the story?
| A．The businessman broke his promise. |
| B．The dustman asked the businessman to give him more money. |
| C．They began to quarrel because the wallet got dirty. |
| D．The dustman kept the diamond ring for himself. |
Having heard what had happened, the judge ________.
| A．took the side of the businessman |
| B．made a wise(明智的) decision |
| C．took pity on the loser |
| D．didn't know what to do |
Where do you think the diamond ring was?
| A．The businessman hid it. |
| B．The dustman kept it. |
| C．The judge stole it. |
| D．The story of the ring was nothing but a lie. |
When I was young，I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said: “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said: “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”
Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!” All my friends came to help me. However, they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast, soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.
In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.When he was young, the writer liked to _______.
| A．play with his brother | B．help his mother cook |
| C．play jokes on people | D．go swimming with his friends |
What happened when the writer was playing with his brother?
| A．He got tired. | B．He played a joke on his mother. |
| C．Tony fell from the open window. | D．His mother hit him. |
In the beginning, all his friends came to help him because he ______.
| A．swam fast | B．called for help |
| C．would sink in water | D．couldn’t swim on in the water |
When the writer called his friends for help for the second time, they ______.
| A．took him to the hospital at once |
| B．came and saved him at once |
| C．thought at first he was joking again |
| D．did nothing because the writer had lied to them |
The story tells us that ________.
| A．swimming is dangerous |
| B．the writer is a naughty boy |
| C．one can play jokes only on people he knows |
| D．if someone always tells lies, others won’t trust (信任) him |
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If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese，he or she can __________.
| A．call 021—58609228 | B．fax 021—58609728 |
| C．e-mail cherryif@hotmail.com | D．telephone 010-69191617 |
How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?
| A．509 sqm | B．428.8 sqm | C．312.9 sqm | D．741.7 sqm |
Where is Cherry working now?
| A．Shanghai | B．Guangzhou | C．Beijing | D．Pudong |
If Nick goes skiing in Beijing Snow World Ski Park，he has to pay more money on _________ than on Tuesday.
| A．Sunday | B．Friday | C．Wednesday | D．Monday |
If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays，how much money will you pay at least?
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