What a shiny scooter （踏板车）!Sophie couldn't keep her eyes off it.Her dad noticed.
"Sophie，you have a scooter already，a really nice one!"
"I know，but this one is so shiny and new，" Sophie said.
"It is great，but we have to go，" said her dad.
They left the store.Sophie knew her scooter was nice，and it still worked.She just couldn't stop thinking of that new scooter!
A few weeks later，Sophie and her dad were back in the store.The scooter was just there，with a big sale sign on it!The girl ran right over to it.Her dad looked at the price.
"I know you've been thinking about this scooter a lot，Sophie.The sale price is pretty good，though it's still a lot of money.I can't just buy this for you.But what if I pay for part of it，then lend you the money for the rest，and you promise to pay me back？" her dad asked.
"Really？" Sophie said excitedly. "I promise 1 will pay you back!"
As they were walking towards the cashier desk （收银台），her dad asked Sophie if she knew what it meant to borrow money.
"Yes，it means that I have to give it back to you，" Sophie answered.
Her dad responded，"You' re right，but you can give it back to me a little at a time.Now you get five dollars a week for your allowance （零用钱）.You could pay it back to me once a week until you pay off your part of the scooter.It will take several months.
"Thank you，Dad!I will pay you back with my allowance until I return all the money."
（1）Sophie wanted a new scooter because .
| A． |
her old scooter was broken |
| B． |
she didn't have one |
| C． |
the one in the store was so shiny |
| D． |
the one in the store was very cheap |
（2）Sophie's father asked her to return the money until it was paid off.
| A． |
once a month |
| B． |
with her allowance |
| C． |
by borrowing her mother's money |
| D． |
by doing housework |
（3）Why did Sophie's father let her pay for part of the scooter？
| A． |
Because she had too much allowance. |
| B． |
Because he didn't take enough money with him. |
| C． |
Because their family was very poor. |
| D． |
Because he wanted Sophie to know money doesn't come easily. |
（4）What can we know from the passage？
| A． |
Sophie promised to return the money happily. |
| B． |
Sophie didn't want her old scooter any more. |
| C． |
Sophie's father would buy a third scooter for her. |
| D． |
Sophie regretted paying for her part of the scooter. |
Audi as a car company is very famous in the world.It is famous for its popular cars and special designs.It is now said that a two-wheel bike of 2012 will come into our life.The new bike,called the Audi e-bike Worthersee,is a kind of battery powered e-bike.It is also a new kind of sports bike.
The e-bike doesn't use any electricity straightly.It is not a normal bicycle either.The company describes the bike as "high-end-pedelec".It makes the bike for "sport and fun”.The design is very super,probably for the reason of being different from other bikes' look.Audi wants us to know that e-bike,like their cars,is very good in performance and speed.
The e-bike is not heavy at all;it is only 52.17 pounds.It has three different functions(功能）。You can either just ride it or the electric motor help you when you ride it,or you can just sit on it to relax and let the electric motor do all the work. It is such an interesting bike that you can ride in different ways.What's more,it has a surprising fast top speed at 50 miles per hour. Audi is a car company whose cars are popular and strange.
The e-bike is the same as other bikes’ look.
.If you are too tired to ride, the e-bike can also take you to the places you want to go.
The e-bike is heavy and it has two different functions.
If you ride the e-bike Worthersee,others on normal bikes will fall behind you.
Paper was not made in southern Europe until the year of 1100.Thouth Scandinavia now makes a great deal of the world’s paper, it had not begun to make it until 1500. It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make paper from wood. After that, forest countries, such as Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the United States, became important in paper making. Today in Finland, for example, no industry is bigger than the forest industry. And the paper industry is the most important part of it.
Modern paper-making machines are very big, and they make paper very fast. The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 750 meters long and six meters wide in one minute.
When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes（信封）, and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups, plates, and dishes for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, a tables and even beds can be made of paper. The newest thing made of paper in the world may be a paper house. It is not a small house for children to play in, but a real, big house for people to live in. it is not expensive. You can put up a paper house yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about 5 years.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 When was paper made in Europe?
| A．The year 1500. | B．The year 1400. |
| C．The year 1200. | D．The year 1100. |
found out that paper can be made from wood.
| A．A Canadian | B．An American |
| C．A German | D．A Chinese |
In which country is the forest industry the biggest industry?
| A．Finland. | B．Sweden. |
| C．Norway. | D．The Untied States. |
How long can the biggest modern paper-making machines make a piece of paper 750 meters long and six meters wide?
| A．In a day. | B．In an hour. |
| C．In a minute. | D．In a second. |
What can be made of paper?
| A．Paper cups. |
| B．Plates, dishes. |
| C．Chairs, tables, beds and houses. |
| D．All of above. |
A: Recently, the word “clone” appeared very often in the newspapers. Do you know its meaning?
B: Not exactly, I read a report in yesterday’s newspaper. It said there was a Scottish Dolly. It was the first time that a cloned lamb had been made from an adult（成年的）sheep.
A: Actually, the word “clone” means to produce the “same” animal by taking cells（细胞）from an adult one, I think, if we know how to do cloning, we need only keep a small number of sheep, cows or horses.
B: There’s more to it. Recently there have been some people who ever want to clone humans.
A: It seems interesting. But do you think it is possible to do that?
B: No, I don’t think so. First I think we cannot clone a dead person, because the cells in his body are dead already.
A: Then we can clone a living person?
B: Again no! You might clone yourself one after another, but it is only a replica(复制品), not real you. It is only something, not a human.
A: Now, you mean that a real human can speak, think and create, and these abilities cannot be cloned?
B: True enough! I think the main purpose of Dr. Lan Wilmot, the “father” of Dolly, is to make better animals. It has nothing to do with human cloning.
根据对话内容，选择正确答案。 According to the dialog, the word “clone” often appeared .
| A．in the newspaper | B．on TV |
| C．in the magazines | D．over the radio |
What does the word “clone” mean? It means .
| A．to give birth to new life |
| B．to make a new thing |
| C．to make the “same” living thing by taking cells from an adult one |
| D．to make something new |
The scientist who has cloned a lamb successfully is from .
| A．America | B．Scotland |
| C．Japan | D．Russia |
Dolly was the name of .
| A．an adult sheep |
| B．a person who did cloning |
| C．a replica |
| D．a lamb that was cloned recently |
Humans can’t be cloned because .
| A．the abilities of thoughts and creativity（创造）of human can’t be cloned |
| B．scientists are not able to do that |
| C．people don’t agree on human cloning |
| D．there aren’t better labs |
Many people like to search the Internet. Exploring the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day. The Internet brings the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of the Internet.
What’s going on in other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s the life like in the deepest part of sea? If you want to answer all these questions, just come to the Internet. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with the Internet they can learn better and more easily. A lot of information can be collected at a great speed.
Can we go shopping without leaving home? Can we see a doctor without going to the hospital? Can we study without going to school? Can we draw money without going to bank? All these things seemed to be impossible, but now they have become quite possible.
The Internet helps us open our eyes. The Internet also helps open our minds. The Internet often gives us new ideas. In a word, it helps us in many ways. Great changes have taken place in our life since the appearance of the Internet.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Some people say the world is smaller than before because.
| A．all people like to search the Internet |
| B．the Internet makes the search smaller in size |
| C．the Internet brings the outside world closer to them |
| D．exploring the Internet is one of the most importantactivities of the day |
The sentence “The Internet also helps us open our minds.”
Means
| A．the Internet is new to us |
| B．something is wrong with our minds |
| C．our minds can be opened only by the Internet |
| D．we can learn more with the help of the Internet |
We can’t through the Internet.
| A．know a good sports match somewhere |
| B．cook the meal |
| C．know a lot of information |
| D．see a doctor and study all kinds of subjects |
This passage has told us .
| A．it’s helpful to explore the Internet |
| B．not to explore the Internet any more |
| C．to stop reading to explore the Internet |
| D．students should not explore the Internet at any time |
Which of the following sentences is not true?
| A．The Internet can get the information faster than reading. |
| B．Without leaving home, we can get the money from the bank by the radio. |
| C．People can learn better and more through the Internet. |
| D．People often learn a lot of new ideas from the Internet. |
At present, Beijingers are all trying to do something for the Olympic Games. They think it will be awkward（尴尬） if they are not able to speak English when many foreigners come to Beijing in 2008. Beijing’s successful bid（申办）for the Olympic Games has stirred up（激励） the residents’ enthusiasm（热情）in learning English. Now the 100,000 civil servants（公务员）in government departments are taking the lead（带头）to learn, each of the 40,000 police has been use English in their service, English signs can be seen at airports, streets, bus stops, parks, museums and exhibition halls.
In a sense（在某种意义上）, learning English has become an important part of Beijing residents’ life in their spare time.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。What has stirred up the residents’ enthusiasm in learning English?
What are Beijingers trying to do for the Olympic Games?
What’s the meaning of “residents” in this passage?
In which year will the Olympic Games be held in Beijing?
If a foreign friend comes to a park in Beijing, will he know the name of the park? Why?
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