Imagine a perfect day： the weather is good and everything seems fine． When， suddenly， your mobile phone loses its signal， the television has no programs， and you can't get online with your computer．
What has happened？ These are just the types of problems a solar storm（太阳风 暴）might cause． You may not think of storms as putting our society in danger． But today， a solar storm is as serious as other bad events， such as earthquakes．
A solar storm is caused by solar flares（太阳耀斑）： large explosions（爆炸）near the sun that can give off lots of energy． The strong energy can stop the satellite systems（卫星系统）that control our computers， telecom networks and so on． These storms can even cause the power to go out for weeks or months．
In the past few months， scientists have recorded some of the strongest sun flares in years． The most recent one happened around Valentine's Day， 2011． It caused radio and satellite signals to go down in some northern cities in China．
"Solar flare activity is going to be much worse than what we've seen in the past． We're not talking about a few cities losing power， it could be half of the country， maybe more．" SolarStorm Warning．com， a US website about space weather， warned．
Scientists say that little can be done to predict such a storm． Governments around the world are trying to work together before the next storm， although they are not sure when that may happen．
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（1）According to the passage， a solar storm can cause many problems EXCEPT that ．
| A． |
earthquakes happen |
| B． |
mobile phones have no signals |
| C． |
people cannot get online |
| D． |
the power may go out |
（2）According to the passage， solar flares are ．
| A． |
telecom networks |
| B． |
solar storms |
| C． |
large explosions near the sun |
| D． |
US websites |
（3）From the passage， the right order of the following is ．
a．solar flares give off lots of energy
b．people can't get online with their computers
c．solar storms happen
d．satellite systems are stopped
| A． |
a﹣b﹣c﹣d |
| B． |
a﹣c﹣d﹣b |
| C． |
c﹣a﹣b﹣d |
| D． |
c﹣b﹣a﹣d |
（4）The writer wrote the passage mainly to ．
A．call for scientists to predict when the next solar storm will happen
B．tell people how to solve the problems caused by solar storms
C．introduce what solar storms are to people
D．ask people to work to prevent the solar storm from happening
（5）In Paragraph 1， the underlined word "signal" means ．
| A． |
电池 |
| B． |
标志 |
| C． |
力量 |
| D． |
信号 |
Do you know the story about Vince? It was a true story. Vince was an English boy and he was eight years old. He didn’t like soap or water. Three or four times a day his mother said to him, “Vince, your hands are very dirty again.” Go and wash them. ” But Vince never washed them well. He only put his hands in the water for a few seconds and then took them out again.
Vince’s uncle and aunt lived in another city. One day they came to stay with Vince’s parents, and they brought their small son, Toby, with them. Toby was seven years old and he didn’t like soap or water, either.
The boys sat with their parents for a few minutes and then they went outside. When they
were playing, Vince looked at Toby’s hands and then went back to Toby’s parents and said proudly (骄傲地)， “Toby’s hands are dirtier than mine, ”
“Of course they are，”Toby said angrily. “You are one year older than I am, ”Vince is an eight-year-old American boy.
Both of the boys disliked soap or water.
Toby is one year younger than Vince.
Toby is Vince's brother.
Vince didn't wash his hands carefully.
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请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
We all got up early and got dressed quickly. And then we went to the airport by bus. We went back home on a very big plane. On the plane I sat with Linda and my dad. Dad was in the middle and I was by the window， so I could see everything. Junior was behind us. I played with Linda for a while and then went to sleep.
When we got off the plane， it was very cold. We all had to hold hand baggage (托着行李) on the way home， because we brought back so many things.
I think the vacation is very nice. It is really interesting to visit Hainan and we all had a good time there.How did the family go to the airport?
_________________________________________________________________________Where did they go by plane?
_________________________________________________________________________Where did Junior sit on the plane?
_________________________________________________________________________What could the writer see on the plane?
_________________________________________________________________________What do you think of their vacation?
_________________________________________________________________________
Welcome to friendnet@620.com. You can get a friend here. The following three people all want to find a friend.
| Name: Nadia Longden E-mail: sweetcheeks1771@yahoo.co.uk I’m from Manchester in England and I’m 17. I can speak English， Spanish (西班牙语) and French. Hobbies: sport， reading and shopping |
| Name: Joceline E-mail: jocelineperrine@yahoo.co.uk I’m from Stafford in the UK and I’m 15.I can speak English and French. Hobbies: swimming， reading and music |
| Name: Tony Clark E-mail: tonyclarkab@aol.com I’m from London and I’m 13. I can speak English and Chinese. Hobbies: reading， travelling， diving and playing the guitar Hi， I’m looking for a Chinese friend to help me with my Chinese. |
Which activity doesn't Nadia like?
| A．Playing basketball. | B．Reading. |
| C．Listening to music. | D．Shopping. |
How can you contact (联系) these three people?
| A．By e-mail. | B．By telephone. |
| C．By letter. | D．By radio. |
Friendnet@620.com is for people to ________.
| A．introduce themselves |
| B．make friends |
| C．know more about other countries |
| D．learn other languages |
Everyone should get enough sleep. If a student doesn't sleep well at night， he won't study well and he can’t listen to the teacher carefully in class. For a driver， it is easier for him to have an accident (事故) if he is tired. Good sleep is also important for your health. Without good sleep， a person may become ill.
It is hard for some people to sleep well. A lot of things can help you get a good night's sleep. First， doing some exercise will help you sleep. Walking， running and bike riding are good ways. Other good ways are playing ball games， such as basketball， soccer or tennis. However， you must not do these just before bedtime.
Second， before you go to bed， you shouldn't drink coffee or any soft drinks. It is also not a good idea to eat sweets. But drinking a cup of warm milk may help you to sleep.
Third， you can take a warm bath or listen to quiet music before you go to bed. Many people find that they are helpful to sleep.
Follow the advice above and have a good sleep every day. Then you can wake up happily in the morning and maintain your health.The first paragraph(第一段) mainly tells us _______.
| A．students should sleep well |
| B．sleeping well is important |
| C．tired drivers mustn't drive |
| D．How we can stay healthy |
Just before bedtime， _______ will NOT help you to sleep well.
| A．listening to quiet music |
| B．having a warm bath |
| C．drinking some warm milk |
| D．playing football |
What does the word "maintain" mean in Chinese?
| A．保持 | B．预测 | C．损害 | D．担心 |
Two friends were eating at the table， there was a cup of chili oil(辣椒油). It looked nice. The two men hadn’t seen it before. One of them thought it was sweet and drank some of it. Tears(眼泪) ran down from his eyes. But he hoped that his friend felt the same as him. He said nothing. When the other man saw that his friend was crying， he asked， “Why are you crying， my dear friend?” “I was thinking of my father. Two years ago， when he drove out on a wet day， another car hit his car and he died. How poor he was!”
Soon after that the other man took some of the chili oil. When tears started down from his eyes， his friend asked the same question， “Why are you crying， then?”
“To think that you were not in the same car as your father was.”How did the chili oil taste?
| A．It was sweet. | B．It was nice. |
| C．It was delicious. | D．It was terrible. |
Why didn’t the first man tell the fact(事实)?
| A．He wanted his friend to drink some chili oil. |
| B．He wanted his friend to cry for his father. |
| C．He thought his friend would like the chili oil. |
| D．He thought the chili oil was good for his friend. |
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