Dubai （迪拜） is a good place to travel to． There， you can find many tall buildings， taste lots of delicious food and experience some interesting things．Have you ever been to this city？ If you go to Dubai during the summer holiday， you may see a special kind of"taxi"． It is a drone （无人机）． It flies in the sky by itself！ It is said that Dubai plans to use Chinese﹣made drones as a self ﹣flying air taxi in July．
The drone taxi is named EHang 184． A Chinese company（公司）made it． The city of Dubai will start using it in July． It will be the world's first passenger drone， according to Yahoo News．
The drone taxi can fly up to 3， 500 meters high． It can fly at a top speed of 160 kilometers an hour． It can only take one person．
How do you call an EHang1842 You use its app（应用程序） on your phone． When the drone comes， you choose the place you want to go to on a touch screen． There is no pilot in the drone．But some people on the ground will be watching it． They will make sure your trip is safe． You don't have to worry about it．
EHang 184's battery（电池） can only keep about 30 minutes， So it cannot take you further than 50 kilometers．
Would you like to take a trip in this flying drone？ Don't wait． Let's go!
（1）EHang 184 was made by a（n） company，
| A． |
Dubai's |
| B． |
American |
| C． |
Japanese |
| D． |
Chinese |
（2）Which statement （陈述） about EHang 184 is correct？
| A． |
There is a pilot in it． |
| B． |
Its battery can keep around half an hour． |
| C． |
It can fly up to 4， 500 kilometers． |
| D． |
The trip in it isn't safe． |
（3）Where may we find this article？
| A． |
On the Internet． |
| B． |
In a guide book． |
| C． |
In a story book． |
| D． |
In a novel． |
（4）What's the best title of the passage？
| A． |
The Exciting Vacation |
| B． |
The Special Trip |
| C． |
The Drone Taxi |
| D． |
The Computer Company |
A
Oxford（牛津）is a city in the UK. It’s in the west of the UK and it’s famous for the University of Oxford. It’s an old university — about 900 years old. It has a longer history than Cambridge University. It’s the oldest university in the English speaking world.
There are about 20,000 students and they are from all over the world. Many students go to school by bike. There are 38 colleges in the University of Oxford, but Cambridge University has only 31 colleges. There are 104 libraries in the University of Oxford. Bodleian Library（博德莱安图书馆）is the second largest library in the UK. Stephen Hawking was a student of the University of Oxford. He’s a great scientist. Clinton（克林顿）, the 42nd American president was also a student of the University.How old is the University of Oxford?
| A．About 800 years old. | B．About 900 years old. |
| C．About 700 years old. | D．About 600 years old. |
Many students go to school by _________.
| A．car | B．train | C．bike | D．plane |
There are ________ libraries in the University of Oxford.
| A．104 | B．114 | C．140 | D．31 |
The underlined word “ president ” means _______ in Chinese.
| A．总理 | B．总统 | C．学者 | D．教授 |
From the passage we can learn ________.
| A．the University of Oxford is in the east of the UK |
| B．there are 31 colleges in Cambridge University |
| C．Bodleian Library is the largest library in the UK |
| D．Clinton wasn’t a student of the University of Oxford. |
D
Different countries and people have different manners(举止).Here are some examples: If you visit a Chinese family, you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you should not move before the host says “Come in, please.” Before coming into the house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European(欧洲的) countries, even if your shoes are very dirty, it is not necessary to take them off. In England, a guest(客人) always finishes the drink or the food to show that he enjoys it. This will make the host very pleased.
根据短文内容完成信息表，每空一词。
| Countries |
Situations |
Good manners |
| China |
Knock at the door first |
|
| Before entering the house |
Take off your |
|
| European countries |
Before coming into the house |
It is |
| At dinner |
Finish the drink or the food |
C
Raising pets is a popular online game among teenagers. “More than 20 of my classmates have adopted(领养) pets online.” Said Wang Hui from Beijing.
If you go to some websites, you can adopt virtual(虚拟的) pets like penguins(企鹅), chickens, dogs and elephants. You can feed, wash, talk to and play with your pet.
Dai Yingshuang of Shanghai said, “It’s great fun and I have also learned how to take care of others.” She usually asks her uncle to take care of her pet while she is at school.
If you don’t feed and care for the pet, it will become unhappy and unhealthy. So raising an online pet means spending a lot of time online. This makes many parents worried. They fear it will have a bad influence on the children’s studies.
Wang Zhaotong from Anhui has raised a penguin since last year. She said, “My parents know about the penguin and think it’s okay.”
If the students can keep the balance between studying and playing, it’s not bad for them to “raise” pets online.
Over ______ students in Wang Hui’s class have adopted pets online.
| A．10 | B．20. | C．half | D．21 |
What does Dai Yingshuang think of raising pets online?
| A．It isn’t great fun. |
| B．It wastes time. |
| C．It’s not interesting. |
| D．It’s very interesting. |
Which of the following is Not Right according to the passage?
| A．Raising an online pet means spending lots of time online. |
| B．If you don’t feed the pet, it will become unhappy and unhealthy. |
| C．Raising pets online makes many parents worried. |
| D．It’s good for students to raise pets online. |
What does the underline “raise” mean?
| A．抬起 | B．筹集 | C．养育 | D．增加 |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．It’s bad to raise pets online. |
| B．How to raise pets online. |
| C．Raising pets online is popular among teenagers. |
| D．Students should adopt pets online. |
B
Hi, I’m Sam from New York. I have a brother called Tim. We are twins. We are both eleven this year. I am ten minutes older than him. In some ways, we look the same and in some ways, we look different. However, he is taller than me. I am shy, but he is outgoing. We both like playing sports and we often play football together after class. We are in the same school but we are not in the same class. I am in Class One and he is in Class Three.
Last Monday, Tim was ill and couldn’t go to school. The next day, when I was in the hallway, his English teacher, Miss White saw me and asked, “Tim, are you feeling better now?” Haha…she made a mistake and she couldn’t tell Tim from me.
Same and Tim are ________ years old this year.
| A．ten | B．eleven |
| C．twelve | D．Thirteen |
Sam and Tim both like________.
| A．playing games | B．going to the parties |
| C．playing sports | D．watching TV |
Who is Miss White?
| A．She is PE teacher. |
| B．She is Sam’s English teacher. |
| C．She is Tim’s English teacher. |
| D．She is a Chinese teacher. |
The underlined words (划线的)“made a mistake”mean“ ”in Chinese.
| A．犯错 | B．列举 | C．挑衅 | D．领悟 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Tim is ten minutes older than Sam. |
| B．Tim is more outgoing than Sam. |
| C．Sam and Tim are in the same class. |
| D．Sam is taller than Tim. |
A
Shanghai is a nice city. The weather here is mild (温和的), that is, it is neither too hot nor too cold. It changes from season to season. Now many tall buildings have been set up one after another. But at the same time, the city is full of people. As a result, the traffic is terrible. Traffic jams (拥挤) happen during the rush(高峰) hours. If you want to go to a place far away, the fastest way is neither driving, nor riding a bike. It is often walking! The policemen in Shanghai are very helpful. Visitors can ask them for help if they lose their way or lose something. But when you disobey (违背)the traffic rules, they will be very strict with you. A lot of people in Shanghai can speak English. Travellers from English speaking countries feel at home here. Welcome to Shanghai.The weather in Shanghai is _________.
| A．mild | B．hot |
| C．cold | D．cool |
The traffic in Shanghai is terrible because the city is full of _________.
| A．many buildings | B．people |
| C．bikes | D．streets |
Sometimes the fastest way to a place far away is to go __________.
| A．by taxi | B．by bike |
| C．on foot | D．by bus |
The policemen in Shanghai are always ready to __________.
| A．disobey | B．work |
| C．talk | D．help |
English speaking people can often _________ people in the streets in Shanghai.
| A．listen to | B．talk to |
| C．get | D．ask |
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