Do you know Venus(金星)? Of the eight planets， Venus is the nearest one to us. Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty. In Greek her name was Aphrodite. Venus and the Earth are almost the same size， and you would weigh almost the same on both planets. If you were 70 pounds on Earth， you would be 63 pounds on Venus.
Venus is an “unfriendly” planet. Because of its thick cloud， you can’t see the surface(表面). In many ways Venus is like the Earth. It has active volcanoes(火山)， mountains and valleys， too. But Venus is too hot for life. It has the hottest temperature of the planets in our solar system， about 480℃.Besides， the Earth lets heat out through volcanoes， hot springs， but Venus lets heat out in a different way. Venus has no moons. Scientists call Venus the Earth’s sister planet because Venus and the Earth are almost the same size. For a long time most scientists thought that Venus probably had plants， animals and possibly even humans. However， because Venus is so hot， it is impossible for anything to live there.
| A．danger and thought | B．love and beauty |
| C．beauty and danger | D．love and thought |
| A．54kg | B．60kg | C．63kg | D．70kg |
| A．It’s the nearest planet to us. |
| B．It’s almost the same size as the Earth. |
| C．Anything can’t live there. |
| D．People can’t see it clearly from the outside. |
| A．The Earth and Venus are similar in size. |
| B．Venus has the same way to let heat out as the Earth. |
| C．The surface of Venus is much hotter than that of the Earth. |
| D．Both the Earth and Venus have active volcanoes. |
| A．Planets around Us |
| B．Life on Other Planets |
| C．The Story of Venus |
| D．The Introduction(介绍) to Venus |
Many things can make summer great: swimming, camping, and the World Cup! The 20th FIFA World Cup will take place in Brazil from June 13 to July 14. Get ready for it! People around the world love football. The sport is very easy and cheap to play. All you need is a ball. Anyone or any country, rich or poor, can play it. A small or poor country like Ghanacould never beat the US at the Olympics. But they can send the US home at the World Cup.
In countries like Brazil and England, football is so popular that it has become part of theirculture. People there will be very happy and proud if their national team wins the World Cup. This summer thousands of England fans will go to cheer for their team in Brazil, even though the trip could cost each of them 10,000 pounds!
World Cup Numbers
●The FIFA World Cup happens every four years.
●Thirty-two teams play in the World Cup.
●The World Cup usually lasts 30 days.
●Only eight nations have won the 19 World Cup titles (冠 军头衔）.Brazil is on top of the list with 5 wins. Others include Italy, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, England,France and Spain.
●According to FIFA, 3.2 billion people watched the 2010 World Cup. That is nearly half of The world population.
(From 21st Century, April 28, 2014)The final of the 20th FIFA World Cup will take place in Brazil _______.
| A．attheendofJune | B．atthebeginningofJuly |
| C．OnJune13th | D．OnJuly14th |
Why do you think people around the world love football?
| A．It'seasyandcheaptoplay. |
| B．Itcanmakesummergreat. |
| C．It'splayedfromJune13toJuly14 |
| D．It'sthesameasswimmingandcamping. |
Although the US is very powerful at the Olympics, _________.
| A．itcan'tbeatanyoneattheWorldCup |
| B．itcanbebeatenattheWorldCup |
| C．itcan'tgetreadyfortheWorldCup |
| D．itdraws3.2billionpeople'sattention |
A large amount of cost can't prevent thousands of England fans from _______.
| A．sendingtheUShomeattheWorldCup |
| B．becominghappyandproudoftheircountry |
| C．goingtocheerfortheirteaminBrazil |
| D．takingfootballaspartoftheirculture |
Among all the eight nations who have won the 19 World Cup titles, Brazil _______.
| A．followsothersevennations | B．isthefifthonthelist |
| C．isluckytowineverytime | D．isontopofthelist |
Dear neighbors,
We are writing this letter to you because our school has started a group. It is called “Help the Environment”. It works to look after the environment.
Here are some interesting facts that our group has learnt:
Most things that we throw away can be reused or recycled（再利用）.
Some European countries, for example, Germany, already recycle half of their waste.
90% of people in the country would like to recycle more.
We think that most people would agree with these statements:
We need to recycle our waste, not use up the world’s sources（资源）.
It is better to recycle waste than to burn it in the earth or the sea.
Our environment group has decided that one of the best things we can do is collect reusable waste. We will sell this waste to recycling companies and give the money to Friends of the Earth. We would like people living near the school to bring their recyclable waste to the school. But if you are too busy, we will collect it from you once a week.
We hope that you will agree to this. If you do, please give sign the statement below this letter.
Yours,
John Cooper
根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）。 All the things that we throw away can be used again or recycled.
10% of people in the country would like to recycle more.
It is better to burn waste than to throw it into the sea.
If you have no time our school group will collect your recyclable waste from you once a week.
John Cooper from the school “Help the Environment”. Group wrote the letter.
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. “said Dr. Johnson. You can never be bored in London, because there is so much to do.
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1. The most modern place to watch a film is the London IMAX cinema, just south of the River Thames. It has a huge screen, 20m high and 26m wide. |
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2. The Music house is a great place to listen to music. Most of the young people always have a great time there on the weekends. |
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3. To enjoy the river, the best plan is to take a boat trip to Greenwich Maritime Museum. You'll see famous ships, and fantastic sights along the river. |
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4. Harrod's is London's most famous shop, but young people think Camden market is the place to go shopping because it's cheaper and more fun. |
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5. There are plenty of chances to try new food. London's restaurants have food from all over the world. Go to Chinatown for delicious food. |
Our new foreign students are going to arrive very soon, and here are some ways to communicate with them politely.
How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand close to people in the Middle East but don’t stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space.
Do you know How to touch people correctly? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can’t move away! But in Britain many people don’t like other people to touch them at all.
Do you look at people when you talk? In some places, it isn’t polite to look at people when you talk, but in other countries it isn’t polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the US, people usually look at each other when they talk.
And how do you say goodbye? That’s easy, wave（挥手） to say goodbye. But be careful! In Greece, it’s not at all polite! In fact, it’s very rude!
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。From the passage, we should give more personal space.
| A．people in the Middle East | B．people in North America |
| C．people in the South America | D．people in North China |
The underlined word “touch” means in Chinese.
| A．触碰 | B．打击 | C．感动 | D．震撼 |
We can’t wave to say goodbye in .
| A．America | B．Japan |
| C．Britain | D．Greece |
How many ways are given to communicate with foreign students?
| A．Two | B．Three |
| C．Four | D．Five |
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．Saying goodbye | B．Touching people |
| C．Looking at people | D．communicating politely |
How soon can you be fluent in your chosen language?
A. In a week
B. In a month
C. In a yearWhich of the following is NOT true according to the advertisement?
A. Parla is a method of learning languages.
B. You will get CDs and books from the training center.
C. Any trail must be paid. According to the rules, the residents（住宿者）can ______ .
A. make tea and cook meals
B. play loud music at 11 p.m.
C. watch TV in their free timeThe rules above are made for ______ .
A. students B. workers C. patientsWe may learn from the rules that ______ .
A. visitors are welcome to spend the whole night in the rooms
B. hanging clothes out of the window to dry isn’t allowed
C. each floor has a telephone for making international calls
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