It was just three degrees above zero.“That’s cold”, thought Jane as she got ready to deliver(送)her morning papers . Jane had 50 customers(顾客),and on cold mornings when she couldn’t ride her bicycle , it took her more than an hour to make her rounds.
As she collected her papers and put them into a big canvas(帆布)bag , Jane regretted(后悔)that she hadn’t finished her maths homework the night before . There was still time . She would hurry with the papers and finish the maths before breakfast.
Less than an hour later Jane nearly finished. She had only five customers to go.
She could then go home to finish her maths homework while her Mom cooked breakfast . As she rounded the corner , she saw a car in the middle of the street . It was Mr Zimmerman , the elderly man who walked with a walking stick . His car was out of gas(汽油).
“I’d like to help Mr Zimmerman,” thought Jane ,“but if I do , I won’t have time to do my homework.” She hated to think what Mr Robert would say if she didn’t finish papers.
“It’s his own fault(错误)for running out of gas,” Jane talked to herself. “The station is only a half mile down the street . Surely Mr Zimmerman can walk that far, even on a cold morning like this...can’t he?” As she walked down the street , Jane still wondered what to do.
Jane delivered her papers____.
| A．before she went to school |
| B．after breakfast |
| C．with the help of Mr Zimmerman’s car |
| D．on the way to school |
Mr Zimmerman was old and____.
| A．couldn’t drive well |
| B．would have nobody to help him |
| C．was not rich enough to buy gas |
| D．was not able to walk a long way |
The best title for this reading should be____.
| A．Fifty Customers |
| B．There’s No Easy Answer |
| C．No Time to Finish Homework |
| D．A Cold Morning for Jane |
We know from the reading that____.
| A．Jane couldn’t find any time to finish her homework |
| B．it took about an hour for Jane to send the papers |
| C．Jane would have her breakfast in the school |
| D．Jane liked to deliver papers on cold mornings |
The reading doesn’t say but we can infer(推断)that____.
| A．Jane bought the gas for Mr Zimmerman |
| B．usually Jane delivered papers by bike |
| C．Mr Robert Didn’t like Jane at school |
| D．Mr Zimmerman had to leave the car for Jane |
What makes the world become smaller? Some inventions, It began in the 11th century, But it has developed greatly in the last century. Let’s take a look at the five top inventions.
Movable Type(活字印刷) :By using Movable Type, books could be printed cheaply and easily. Bi Sheng invented Movable Type in China in the 11th century.
Telephone: The inventor Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876." Mr. Watson, come here. I want you ,"he said to his assistant(助手) over the phone line. And with those famous words, the world was about to get much smaller.
Airplane: The Wright brothers made the first powered flight in1903.Air travel has made the far way places suddenly become a lot closer.
Satellites: The Soviet Union sent up the world’s first satellite in 1957. This begin the Space Age. Satellites have helped scientists study the earth. Much of our knowledge of the world has come from the information recorded by satellites.
Internet: When the Internet was created in 1969. only a few people knew about it. But more than 650 million people in the world use it now. The Internet has made information about anything easy to get.
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| The top Inventions |
Movable Type |
Telephone |
Airplane Satellites Internet / The Soviet Union / In 193 in 1957 in 1969 making the farway ________ easy to places information get closer recordedly satelltes |
| China |
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In 1876 |
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Books printed Cheaply and Easily anything |
The world got a lot smaller |
Are you the only child in tile family? If so, you are the most important in your family. Parents are the closest people to you in the world. But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel they’re not as close to their parents as before. (1) They even think their parents are unfair to them.
Some students complain that their parents say a lot to them, but never listen to them. Some say,
"(2)My parents don’t allow me to play computer games, but other classmates are doing that". Others say, when they’re making phone calls to friends, their parents like to ask if they’re speaking to a boy or a girl. These make them very unhappy. Some students even decide to leave home. But they don’t know running away may bring them some more problems. Show your parents you’re growing up. Then they’ll feel you’re no longer a small child.
(3)If you follow the advice, you’ll have a happy life and never think of running away.根据（1）处完成下面的句子（每空一词）。
They even their parents are fair to them.将（2）处改写句子（每空一词）。
my classmates are playing computer games, my parents me from doing that.根据（3）处完成下面的句子（每空一词）
you follow the advice, you not have a happy life and think of running away.
A little knowledge can make a difference at a time of life or death. Do you know what to do if you find yourself in an earthquake?
lf you are inside:
Quickly move under a strong desk, a strong table or along a wall. You can also go into a small room like the bathroom. This will protect you from falling things. Do not get into a lift.
Don't stand near windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture of fireplaces.
If you're outside:
Move away from buildings and streetlights. These could fall on you. Squat(蹲下) and protect your head until the shaking stops.
After the earthquake:
Check, take care of injuries and help make sure people around you are all right. Watch out for aftershocks.
Protect yourself by wearing long pants, a long-sleeved(长袖的)shirt and strong shoes. Listen to tile radio for the latest information.If you are in a tall building when an earthquake happens, you'd better .
| A．run into a lift | B．not stay in the bathroom |
| C．stand near large mirrors | D．not stand near windows |
lf you outside during an earthquake
| A．you must move into a building |
| B．you cannot squat |
| C．you have to stop the shaking |
| D．you must move away from streetlights |
After the earthcluake, you should
| A．look after injuries |
| B．not help the others around you |
| C．protect yourself without wearing shoes |
| D．not listen to the radio for the latest information |
The underlined word "aftershocks" in the passage means in Chinese.
| A．震感 | B．震源 | C．余震 | D．防震 |
What does blood do for us? It brings food to all parts of our bodies and takes waste away from them. All parts of our bodies are made of cells. These cells are very small. They all need all the time. No one could make pictures of cells because no one could see them.
What makes the blood move round the body? The heart is a pump. It pumps the blood and sends it round the body. The heart has rooms with doors between them. It pumps blood in and out through these doors by changing the size of the rooms so that the doors are opened and shut. The heart keeps a stream of blood going all around the body and back again to itself. The heart is a very important part of one's body. When it stops beating, one will die.Blood is important to our body because it can
| A．provide pictures of cells | B．bring food and waste |
| C．from a stream | D．move around the heart |
What does the underline word "microscope" mean in Chinese?
| A．显微镜 | B．探测仪 | C．放大镜 | D．摄像机 |
According to the passage, a pump is used to
| A．open or shut doors | B．send something up |
| C．change the size of rooms | D．make something in or out |
请仔细阅读个人信息情况说明，然后从A到F的六个选项中选出最适合每个人交通工具。其中有一项是多余。
56. The City Library is in the downtown. Li Fei is planning to write a report about the flood. He’d like to go to the City Library to look for some information. There is a small bus station near his home.
57. Wang Tao lives in Beijing. He will have three days off next week. He is interested in traveling. So he is going sightseeing in Shanghai. He’d like to get there as soon as possible. He is sure he will have fun in Shanghai.
58. .Jin Ling likes taking photos, especially photos of rivers and mountains. She is excited that her parents will take her to the Three Gorges(三峡). She hopes she can take many photos when they are traveling on water.
59. This month Chen Xu will visit her grandparents in her hometown. It is about 1,000 kilometers away. Chen Xu hopes to get there in ten hours. And she will be able to enjoy the sights along the railway.
60. Zhang Kai is a worker in a green group. Tomorrow he is going to listen to a talk in the central park. The park is nearly four kilometers away from his home, and he has decided to choose a way that is good for the environment.
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