A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came over.
Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them. After boiling, in the first pan was put some carrots, the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee.
The girl waited impatiently, confused(困惑) by what her father did. About 20 minutes later, her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took the eggs and put them in a bowl. After that the coffee was poured into a cup. “My sweet heart, what do you see?” he asked.
“Carrots, eggs and coffee.” she replied.
Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots. She did so and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling(剥开) them, she got the eggs, cooked and hard. The last, the father let her smell the coffee. She asked, “What did you do this for, father?” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience — the boiling water, but each had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak. The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special, it could change water. “Who are you?” asked her father. “When bad luck knocks at your door, what is your decision? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?” The girl complained about her hard life because she didn't .
| A．want to give up | B．finish one problem |
| C．know what to do | D．get tired of fighting |
The girl's father took her to the kitchen to _ .
| A．ask her how to boil eggs |
| B．show her how to make coffee |
| C．teach her how to be a cook |
| D．tell her how to face difficulties |
After about twenty minutes，the carrots became .
| A．soft | B．hard | C．salty | D．sweet |
The underlined word “fragile” in the passage means “ . ”
| A．美味的 | B．易碎的 | C．特别的 | D．可怜的 |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The girl's father liked to eat some kinds of food. |
| B．Bad luck always knocks at strong people's doors. |
| C．Boiled carrots, eggs and coffee had the same result. |
| D．People should make right decisions when in trouble. |
Birthdays are celebrated（庆祝）all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few: 
When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see ________ outside the window.
| A．flowers | B．presents | C．a flag | D．a chair |
In _________ flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.
| A．Japan | B．Denmark | C．India | D．Holland |
In _______, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school.
| A．India | B．Holland | C．Denmark | D．Japan |
In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________.
| A．15 | B．7 | C．5 | D．3 |
The passage is mainly about __________.
| A．similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries |
| B．different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries |
| C．children’s birthdays in western countries |
| D．the importance of children’s birthdays |
Dreams are expressions of thoughts, feelings and events that pass through our mind while we are sleeping. Everybody dreams. But only some people remember their dreams. Our dreams often include all the senses—smells, sounds, sights, tastes and things we touch. We dream in color. Sometimes we dream the same dream over and over again. These repeated dreams are often unpleasant. They may even be nightmares—bad dreams that frighten us.
Early in the twentieth century, two famous scientists developed their personal ideas about dreams. Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud published a book called “The Interpretation(诠释) of Dreams” in 1900. Freud believed people often dream about things they want but can’t have. These dreams often have something to do with sex and aggression(侵犯). Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung worked closely with Freud for several years, but he believed dreams could help people grow and understand themselves. He believed dreams provide solutions(解答) to problems we face when we are awake. He didn’t believe dreams hide our feelings about sex or aggression. Today we know more about the science of dreaming because researchers can take pictures of people’s brains while they are sleeping.
Other researchers are studying how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions(感情). Robert Stick gold is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University in Massachusetts. Doctor Stick gold says that when we dream, the brain is trying to make sense of the world. He does not agree with Sigmund Freud that dreaming is the way we express our hidden feelings and desires(愿望).
Scientists believe it is important to keep researching dreams. Doctor Stick gold says it has been more than one hundred years since Sigmund Freud published his important book about dreaming. Yet there is still no agreement on exactly how the brain works when we are dreaming or why we dream.
请根据短文内容，选择最佳答案, 将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分）Dreams _________.
| A．are remembered by everyone |
| B．express all that we think in our mind |
| C．include few senses and things we touch |
| D．are sometimes nightmares that repeat and frighten us |
A book on dreaming was published by _________.
| A．Sigmund Freud | B．Robert Stickgold | C．Carl Jung | D．the writer |
In the passage, all the psychiatrists _________.
| A．believe dreams can help people understand all the problems that they face |
| B．think dreams always hide someone’s feelings about sex or aggression |
| C．study dream and dreaming and have their own ideas |
| D．have the same idea that people often dream about the things they want |
From the passage, we know that _________.
A．Jung thought that dreams provide solutions to problems we face when we are sleeping |
| B．Freud developed the idea that dreams are expressions of people’s hidden feelings |
| C．scientists have known quite well why we dream because they can take pictures of our brains |
| D．other researchers have discovered how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions |
Which would be the best title(标题) for the passage?
| A．The Explanations of Dreams | B．The Ways of Dreams |
| C．The Solutions to Dreams | D．The Mystery(奥秘) of Dreams and Dreaming |
We live on the earth. We use the sea around us. What do we take from the ocean? And what do we give to it?
We take fishes from the ocean—millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to feed millions of people. We take minerals(矿物) from the ocean. We can get salt by evaporating(蒸发) seawater.
Many other minerals, such as gold, can be also got from the sea, but not by
simple evaporation. Seaweed(海草) becomes food of many kinds— even candy, and ice cream—as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another gift from the sea. We can’t drink ocean water.
But ocean water
becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.
The sea gives us food, fertilizer, minerals, water and other gifts. What do we give the sea? We pollute the ocean all the time. Throwing waste into the ocean is killing off sea life. Yet as the world population grows, we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever.
We are finally learning that if we destroy our sea, we might also destroy ourselves. Hopefully, it is not too late.
根据以上内容，从下列五个选项中选择适当的句子还原到短文中，使短文完整与正确。将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分）
E. Some of its contents(所含物) may cause illness. |
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President Hu Jintao flew to the earthquake-hit region in Yushu, Qinghai on April 18, 2010. At a field hospital on the grounds of a sports stadium, Hu sat on the bed of Drolma, a middle school student, and held her in his arm as she wept(哭泣). “Rest assured(放心的), you will have a full recovery(康复). Be strong. You will have a bright future,” he told her. |
 The 2010 World Expo, Shanghai China |
The 2010 World Expo Shanghai China Duration(举办时间): May 1 to October 31, 2010 Expected visitors: 70 million Theme(主题) : “Better City, Better Life.” The theme represents the common wish of the people all over the world for a better living in future urban(城市的) environments. |
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The 19th FIFA World Cup(世界杯足球赛) Duration: June 11 to July 12, 2010 Host(主办) nation: South Africa Number of teams: Thirty-two Number of matches: Sixty-four It is the first time that the tournament(锦标赛) has been hosted by a nation in the Confederation(联盟) of African Football. |
请根据以上信息，选择正确答案，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分） President Hu Jintao flew to Yushu, Qinghai _________, 2010.
| A．on May 1 | B．on June 11 | C．on April 18 | D．on July 12 |
President Hu Jintao comforted(安慰) _________ at a field hospital.
| A．a middle school student | B．a soldier |
| C．a farmer of Yushu | D．a doctor |
The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai will end on _________.
| A．September 30 | B．October 31 | C．November 30 | D．December 31 |
The theme of Expo 2010 is “_________”
| A．Better City, Bright future. | B．Better City, Good Environment. |
| C．Better City, Better Life. | D．Better City, Best Investment(投资). |
There will be _________ teams taking part in the 19th FIFA World Cup.
| A．10 | B．12 | C．13 | D．32 |
Mr Brown saw a sweater in a shop window. It was very cheap, so he bought it. When he got home, he put it on. It was all right and he was pleased with it.
In the afternoon, he went to work in his garden. It soon began to rain and Mr Brown had to run into the house. He ran quickly, but he still got wet. Then his sweater started to shrink(收缩)! It got smaller and smaller. Mr Brown tried to take it off, but he couldn’t.
In the end, with the help of his wife, he got out of the sweater. Mrs Brown laughed, “You see, you bought a cheap thing, but…”
请根据短文内容，选择最佳答案, 将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题1分，共5分） Mr Brown saw a nice _________ in a shop window. And he bought it.
| A．jacket | B．coat | C．sweater | D．shirt |
When he _________, he put it on.
| A．got to the office | B．got home | C．went to work | D．went to the shop |
It soon began to_________ while he was working in the garden.
| A．rain | B．snow | C．cloud | D．shine |
Mr Brown got wet and he tried to _________ the sweater.
| A．take away | B．take off | C．put up | D．put on |
From the story, we know Mr Brown bought _________.
| A．a good sweater | B．an expensive sweater |
| C．a comfortable sweater | D．a cheap but not good sweater |
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