Waves（波浪） are beautiful to look at，but huge waves are greatly harmful to ships at sea，as well as houses and buildings near the seaside．What causes waves？ Most waves are caused by winds blowing over the surface of the water．The sun heats the earth，causing the air to rise and the winds to blow．The winds blow across the sea，pushing little waves into bigger and bigger ones．
The size of a wave is decided by how strong the wind is，how long it blows，and how large the body of water is．In a small bay，big waves will never build up．But at sea the wind can build up big，powerful waves．
It is believed that the height of a wave （in meters）will usually be no more than one tenth of the wind's speed （in kilometers）．In other words，when the wind is blowing at 120 kilometers an hour，most waves will be 12 meters high or less．Of course，some waves may come together to form big waves that are much higher．
（1）What are huge waves greatly harmful to？
| A． |
Ships at sea． |
| B． |
Houses in the city． |
| C． |
The living things in the sea． |
| D． |
Buildings in the town． |
（2）What causes waves？
| A． |
Ships' pushing the water． |
| B． |
The sun's heating the earth． |
| C． |
Sharks' running after each other． |
| D． |
Winds' blowing over the surface of the water． |
（3）According to the passage，which statement is NOT true about the size of a wave？
| A． |
It's decided by how strong the wind is． |
| B． |
It's decided by how long the wind blows． |
| C． |
It's decided by how far the wind blows． |
| D． |
It's decided by how large the body of water is． |
（4）What does the underlinedword "bay" mean in Chinese？
| A． |
"海湾"． |
| B． |
"海滩"． |
| C． |
"河流"． |
| D． |
"湖畔"． |
（5）When the wind is blowing at 168 kilometers an hour，how high will most waves be？
| A． |
12 meters． |
| B． |
16 meters． |
| C． |
168 meters． |
| D． |
240 meters． |
Mary 09:45:10
Hi, Jim. Nice to meet you!
I’m a girl. My name is Mary Green. My favorite (最喜爱的) color is red. My telephone number is 873-3516.
Jim 09:46:05
Hi, Mary. Nice to meet you, too!
I’m a boy. My name’s Jim Hand. My favorite color is blue. And my telephone number is 894-2015.The girl’s last name is ______.
| A．Mary | B．Green | C．Hand | D．Jim |
Mary likes (喜欢) ________.
| A．red | B．green | C．blue | D．black |
Jim’s telephone number is _______.
| A．837-2015 | B．873-3516 | C．894-3516 | D．894-2015 |
Some people don’t like the number 13. They don’t think 13 is a lucky or good number. For example（比如）, they don’t like to live（居住） on the 13th floor（楼）.
My friend Mary is one of them. She asks some friends to her home. All of her friends get to her home. They sit at the table. Then Mary counts, “One, two, three ...oh, my God! There are thirteen people here!” Everybody’s face(脸) turns white, but Mr. Brown doesn’t. He says, “Don’t worry（别担心）, dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife will have a baby next week. She is in the family way now. ”
All of them become happy again. “Congratulations（恭喜）!” they say to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. They enjoy the nice food（享用美食） and have a good time this evening.The underlined word “lucky” means “________” in Chinese.
| A．幸运的 | B．倒霉的 | C．难得的 | D．常见的 |
Everybody’s face turns white, because ________.
| A．there are thirteen people | B．there are fourteen people |
| C．they don’t like Mr. Brown | D．they don’t like the baby |
Who will have a baby next week?
| A．Mary | B．Mr. Brown | C．God | D．Mrs. Brown |
When does the story happen(发生)?
| A．In the morning. | B．In the afternoon. | C．In the evening. | D．At night. |
What is NOT true(正确的)?
| A．some people don’t like to live on the 13th floor. |
| B．Mary and her friends don’t like the number 13. |
| C．Mr. Brown’s face turns white, too. |
| D．Mary and her friends became happy at last. |
This is a picture of a classroom. The classroom is big and clean. You can see a teacher’s desk, six desks and seven chairs. You can see a girl and a boy ,too.
Four books are on the teacher’s desk. A pencil case is on the desk. Two pens and two rulers are in the pencil case .A school bag is under a chair. A ball is on the floor.
The girl is Mary, She is 11.The boy is Jack. He is 12.They are is Class Two. They are friends. The teacher is Miss Smith. She is not here.It’s a picture of .
| A．boys and girls | B．desks and chairs | C．a classroom | D．a bedroom |
The two pens are .
| A．in the pencil case | B．on the teacher’s desk. | C．on the floor | D．in the bag |
is eleven.
| A．Mary | B．Jack | C．Miss smith | D．Mr Smith |
is not in the picture.
| A．Mary | B．Jack | C．Miss Smith | D．Mr Smith |
Mary and Jack are .
| A．teacher and students | B．brother and sister | C．good friends | D．cousins |
Traveling by train is usually not easy in China. It can be hard to get a ticket. When you’re traveling to the railway station, you look at your watch, for you are afraid you will miss your train.
But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. Construction (建设) on the express railway (高速铁路) between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008. When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus.
“There will be trains every several minutes. Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint (检查站) and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes,” said an engineer.
There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour. The travel time between the two cities will decrease from 10 to about 5 hours. The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers.
The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges. It will run along side the present line. There will be 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu.
“The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan. That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air.” Said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official.
According to Zhang, the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project. At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project (三峡工程).The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished _______.
| A．at the end of this year | B．before the Spring Festival of 2008 |
| C．by 2013 | D．in about 5 years |
Before taking your seat, you should _____ with your ticket.
| A．buy a ticket | B．get through the checkpoint |
| C．pack your things | D．make some friends |
The word “decrease” in the passage possibly means ______ in Chinese.
| A．延长 | B．缩短 | C．提速 | D．限速 |
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Traveling by train is usually difficult in China because tickets are too expensive. |
| B．The high-speed trains will have 21 stations in Shanghai, Shandong, Hunan and Jiangsu. |
| C．Tickets for the high-speed trains will be cheaper than those for planes. |
| D．The cost of the express railway project is as high as that of the Three Gorges Project. |
What can be the best title of the passage?
| A．An enormous project. |
| B．Train tickets will get more expensive |
| C．Specially built bridges |
| D．Beijing—Shanghai express railway |
When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has realized the disadvantages of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人).I said in a voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs Tan.” And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he doesn’t send me the check. It’s already two weeks late.”
And then, in perfect English I said : “I’m getting rather anxious .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.” Then she talked more loudly. “What does he want? I’ll come to New York and say it in front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t accept any more excuses. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English. When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is clear and direct. It was the language that helped me form the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.Why was the author’s mother poorly served?
| A．She was unable to speak good English |
| B．She was often misunderstood. |
| C．She was not clearly heard. |
| D．She was not very polite. |
From Paragraph 2, what can we know about the author?
| A．She was good at pretending. |
| B．She was rude to the stockbroker. |
| C．She was ready to help her mother. |
| D．She was unwilling to phone for her mother |
What happened after the author made the phone call?
| A．They forgave the stockbroker. |
| B．They failed to get the check. |
| C．They went to New York immediately. |
| D．They spoke to their boss at once. |
What does the author think of her mother’s English now?
| A．It confuses her. |
| B．It embarrasses her. |
| C．It helps her understand the world. |
| D．It helps her forgive rude people. |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．Chinese English is clear and natural to native speakers. |
| B．Chinese English is impolite to native speakers. |
| C．Chinese English has a very bad name in America. |
| D．Chinese English may bring inconvenience in America. |
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