Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the color of most growing plants, too.
Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe.
For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in war (战争). By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today--a person who is new in a job.
About one hundred years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west. Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities in the east. The greenhorn didn’t have the skills that he would need to live in the hard, rough country.
Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundreds.
A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.
The Green Revolution (革命) is the name which was given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural (农业的) scientists who had green thumbs.According to the passage, a greenhorn means________ now.
| A．a young cow or ox whose horns have not yet developed |
| B．a soldier who has not had any experience in war |
| C．a person who is new in a job |
| D．a man who doesn’t have the skills to live in the country |
The meaning of the underlined word “ripe” in the second paragraph is ________.
| A．未完成的 | B．成熟的 | C．青涩的 | D．老练的 |
Which of the following about the Green Revolution is NOT right?
| A．If there weren’t the Green Revolution, we would have no rice to eat. |
| B．The expression “the Green Revolution” appeared several years ago. |
| C．Because of the Green Revolution, we have more kinds of rice and other grains. |
| D．Agricultural scientists with green thumbs started the Green Revolution. |
We can know from the passage that _______.
| A．all growing plants is green |
| B．green is the most important color in nature |
| C．a person with a green thumb can make plants grow well |
| D．the expression “a green thumb” has a history of two hundred years |
The main idea of the passage is ________.
| A．a greenhorn | B．a green thumb |
| C．the Green Revolution | D．the word “green” and its story |
任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分；共计5分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D中选择正确的选项填入第61~64四个空格中。
When you stay away from your home for a long time, you start to miss your good old bed, your good old parents. Believe it or not, you’re feeling homesick (想家的). You can help yourself to feel less homesick. Here’s how:If you’re going away from home, bring your favourite pajamas (睡衣). You can also bring some pictures of the people who you may miss. You can look at them any time you want.
The busier you are, the less time you’ll have to feel homesick. Spend your free time on music, sports or books. Try to join in activities wherever you are.
You can make a plan for when you’ll call your mum or dad. You can also keep in touch with family and friends by emails or text messages.
Sometimes, telling someone that you’re feeling a little homesick will help you feel better. Maybe you can tell a friend that you feel homesick and the two of you can do something fun.
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．How to stay away from home |
| B．How to do something fun |
| C．How to feel less homesick |
| D．How to miss your home |
Some events in National Museum of Singapore
| Spot & Shoot 2009：Our Landscape（风景） WED，JULY 1, 2009-SUN, JAN 4, 2010 A photography competition and The Image of Our Landscape exhibition |
| Love Tank FRI, MAY 1, 2009-SUN, OCT 4, 2009; 10:00am-8:00pm Place: The Rotunda（圆形大厅） Free admission By S.Teddy D.(Indonesia) |
| National Columbarium（骨灰库）of Singapore FRI, AUG 21, 2009-SUN, JAN 3, 2010 Place: Class room, Level 2 By Michael Lee Hong Hwee (Singapore) Part of Singapore Art Show 2009 |
| Lost in the City FRI, AUG 21, 2009-SUN, JAN 3, 2010 Place: Different locations(场所) in National Museum of Singapore Part of Singapore Art Show 2009 |
| From Green to Brown to Black to Brown to Green FRI, AUG 21, 2009-SUN, JAN 3, 2010 Place: The Rotunda, Level 2 By Joo Choon Lin & Chun Kai Qun (Singapore) Part of Singapore Art Show 2009 |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。Where do the events take place?
A. In the Science Museum of Beijing.
B. In the Palace Museum.
C. In National Museum of Singapore.Which of the following is a photography competition?
A. National Columbarium of Singapore.
B. Spot & Shoot 2009: Our Landscape.
C. Lost in the City.Which one isn’t part of Singapore Art Show 2009?
A. National Columbarium of Singapore.
B. Love Tank
C. From Green to Brown to Black to Brown to Green.Where is Michael Lee Hong Hwee from?
A. Indonesia B. Japan. C. Singapore. The underlined word “admission” means “ ”.
A.场地 B.准入 C.就餐
We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do the again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear， remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because __________ .
| A．they always sleep well |
| B．they often eat good foot |
| C．they read a lot of books |
| D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language __________ .
| A．at the age of six |
| B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school |
| D．when he can read and write |
In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language easily because __________ .
| A．they have no good memories |
| B．they have no good teachers |
| C．they don’t like it |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better __________ .
| A．if you have a lot of good food |
| B．if you do more and more exercises |
| C．if you do morning exercises every day |
| D．if you get up early |
Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert(机灵的). This means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who don’t exercise.
There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: you have to like what you are doing, exercise enough but not too much. It’s best to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or even three sports that are right for you.
You can exercise at fitness centers. They have a lot of equipment (设备) there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs, and other parts of your body to make you fit . Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it is very expensive.
Exercising can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a fitness center, or they can play sports together. How do you exercise?
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Which of the following sports is not in the text?
| A．Fishing. | B．Running. | C．Swimming. | D．Walking. |
How many times should you exercise each week?
| A．One time. | B．Two times. | C．Three times. | D．Four times. |
The words “fitness centers” in the text mean __________.
| A．商务中心 | B．健身中心 | C．购物中心 | D．医疗中心 |
The equipment in fitness centers will help exercise your _______.
A. arms B. legs C. other parts of the body D. A、B and C
| Name |
Personal information |
| Ludwig Von Beethoven |
Born in 1770, in Germany. A musician, Died in 1827 |
| Florence Nightingale |
Born in Italy on May 12th, 1820 An English nurse Died in 1910 |
| Bill Gates |
Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought Own Microsoft |
| Thomas Edison |
Born in 1847 in the USA Made over 6000 inventions(发明)Died in 1931 |
| Yao Ming |
Born on September 12th, 1980 in Shanghai, China A basketball player Played in the Houston Rockets, USA .In 2011 he came back to China. |
Thomas Edison is from .
| A．Canada | B．Italy |
| C．America | D．Australia |
The was born in 1770.
| A．musician | B．nurse |
| C．businessman | D．scientist |
Business @ the Speed of Thought is the name of a .
| A．song | B．book |
| C．school | D．movie |
Florence Nightingale died in .
| A．1931 | B．1827 | C．1847 | D．1910 |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Yao Ming stopped playing basketball in America . |
| B．Beethoven made over 1000 inventions. |
| C．Edison was born in 1820 . |
| D．Bill Gates worked in Microsoft in 1955 |
Cats’ sense of smell is very important to their health. Many cat owners have seen a cat smell the food and refuses it. Careful sniffing tells the cat if something is safe to eat.
Cats have a pair of vomeronasal organs(犁鼻器) on the roof of the mouth. When the cat wants to sniff, she will breathe the air in through her mouth. At this moment, she will often squint(斜视) her eyes and maybe even flatten(使…平坦) her ears. This makes her look like she is making faces. The vomeronasal organs will then analyze the smell---almost as if the cat is tasting the smell.
When you come home from outside the house, your cat can smell what you had for lunch and for a mid-afternoon snack. She can smell the people you shook hands with and your neighbour you stopped to talk to and hug. She can smell the grass brought under your shoes as you took a shortcut across the lawn. Your cat’s sense of smell is so good that she can smell difference between a gallon of water with a teaspoon of salt in it and plain water. In comparison, we think of salt as completely tasteless.
Cats have scent glands(臭腺) on each side of the forehead, on the chin, the lips and next to the tail. When your cat rubs up against your hand, your leg, the sofa, and your bed, she is leaving her scent in those things. She will then use her sense of smell to recognize “her” things, people and even other pets in the home.
If you want to have fun with your cat’s sense of smell, take some small bits of different things, such as a bit of chicken, some flowers and some fish. Place each different scent under a piece of paper towel(so your cat cannot see any of them) and encourage your cat to investigate and find what kind of food she likes to eat best.Cats know whether the food is fit to eat or not with their____________.
| A．sense of touch | B．scent glands | C．organs of smell | D．sense of taste |
The third paragraph was written mainly to prove that _____________.
| A．cats are very smart |
| B．cats have a good sense as dogs |
| C．salty water has a special smell |
| D．cats’ sense of smell is excellent |
What does your cat do when it rubs against your foot?
| A．She puts her scent on it. |
| B．She shows respect to you. |
| C．She asks you to play with her. |
| D．She smells where you were just now. |
What does the word “investigate” mean in the last paragraph?
| A．Smell. | B．See. | C．Search. | D．Send. |
The passage mainly tells us _________________.
| A．cats are one of our best friends |
| B．cats have sharp sense of smell |
| C．sense of smell is very important |
| D．cats know if something is safe to eat |
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these “How to” books are available; in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words "How to". One book may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away. Many “How to” books give advice on careers (职业). They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed at it. If you fail, however, you can buy a book called "How to Turn Failure into Success". If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book "How to Make a Million". If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called "How to Live on Nothing?"
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read "How to Succeed at Love Every Minute of Your Life?". If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer a book called "How to Make Yourself miserable?".
Many of these books help people use their time better. Some people want books which will give them useful information about sports, hobbies, and travel. Other people use their free time to make repairs and improvements on their homes. They prefer books which give step by step instruction on how to repair things like plumbing (卫生管道工程) and electrical wiring, or on how to redecorate (重新装饰) or enlarge a house.
Why have "How to" books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. "How to" books help people deal with modem life.“How to” books are welcomed in the United States today because___________.
| A．these books are cheap |
| B．Americans love the writers of these books |
| C．the readers can get them without paying anything |
| D．these books can help the Americans deal with their problems in modern life |
These “How to” books are written to__________.
| A．tell people to love their life |
| B．earn money |
| C．give people some good advice on how to |
| D．say something about America |
Before someone wants to find a good job, he .
| A．buy a book on "How to Make a Million? |
| B．read a book on how to choose a career |
| C．beg bosses or managers for it |
| D．use his free time to look for it |
If people will not succeed in what he is doing, a book called___________ can give help.
| A．“How to” Turn Failure into Success |
| B．“How to” Make a Million |
| C．“How to” Succeed at Love Every Minute of Your Life |
| D．“How to” Make Yourself Miserable |
Which headline of the following is the best for this passage?
| A．“ How to”Books in America. |
| B．“How to” Books Are Ordinary in America. |
| C．Thousands of “How to” Books. |
| D．Books with Title That Begin with the Words “How to”. |
Anger（愤怒） is a kind of feeling．（66） B When your teacher gives you too much homework，when your team loses an important game，when a friend borrows your favourite thing and then breaks it， you may get angry．
（67） G ．For example，you breathe（呼吸）faster．Your face turns red，and may want to break something or hit someone．But sometimes you may keep it inside．If you do it like this，the result is that you will face a greater danger of getting a headache or your stomach may hurt．So it's healthy for you to let your anger out sometimes．（68） F And you will find the problems you're facing are not serious as you expect．
There are a lot you can do when you get angry．You can ask for help from others．You can talk about it with adults， such as parents，teachers and so on．Also，you can do the following things by
yourself．count from 1to 100； give someone a hug； go for a bike ride．Another good way to deal with anger is to find something humorous in the situation that has made you angry．（69） D ．
So remember that when you are angry，how you act can make everything better or worse．（70） A Be sure that you can control it!
根据短文内容，从下列七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将具字母标号涂黑
| A． |
Don't let your anger control you． |
| B． |
Many hings can make you angry． |
| C． |
A humorous person is popular with others． |
| D． |
Making yourself laugh is much healthier than getting angry． |
| E． |
Maybe you get angry more often or more easily than other kids． |
| F． |
After doing that，you will find those bad feelings start to go away． |
| G． |
It is easy to find something wrong with your body when you become angry． |
Jilin is a good place. It is in the north-east of China. On the north of it is Heilongjiang, the south is Liaoning, the west is Inner Mongolia and the east is North Korea(朝鲜).
It has a long and snowy winter. Usually the winter here starts from October and lasts(持续) for six months. Every year people come here for the Ice Lantern Festival and the winter sports.
Changbai Shan is the first mountain in the north-east of China. There is a lot of snow on the main mountain-"Baitou Shan" all the year, so it is named "Changbai Shan". It has great forests on it. There are tigers, deer, black bears and many other animals in the forests and there are a lot of hot springs (泉) and more than l,500 kinds of plants. On the very top of the mountain is Tianchi. If you come to the lake, you might see the monster(水怪) in it.There is also a great waterfall(瀑布) where the Songhua River comes from.
Another place in Jilin is Xianghai in Tongyu County(县). There are more than 100 pieces of wetlands here. And they are of different sizes. There are 170 kinds of birds, some fish that we can't often see and over 250 different herbal(草药) plants and trees here.Which is the right map?
Winter in Jilin is from _______ to _______.
| A．January; April | B．September; December |
| C．October; April | D．November; May. |
The writer doesn't tell us _______ in the passage.
| A．the neighbors of Jilin |
| B．the temperature in winter in Jilin |
| C．the famous mountain in Jilin |
| D．where there are herbal plants in Jilin |
Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)
Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats.
People like malls for many reasons. They don’t feel any danger around them because malls have police stations or private security guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest area with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People loved doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food houses that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends. In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church. In other words, people can do just everything in malls. Now residents can actually live in their favorite shopping centre.Why are some people in America called mall rats?
_________________________________________________________.What is the purpose of having police stations inside the malls?
_________________________________________________________.Do people need to pay for parking in malls?
_________________________________________________________.When and where was the first indoor mall set up in the United States?
_________________________________________________________.Why were more malls built all over the country?
_________________________________________________________. Do you prefer to have a one-day trip to such malls? Please give your reason.
_________________________________________________________.
No matter where the dads and their children go, that location immediately becomes a tourist destination. This has become a pattern for Hunan TV’s reality show Where Are We Going, Dad? And last week the show was heading overseas for a special international episode. The entry has taken place in New Zealand, which was expected to become a popular travel destination for Chinese fans of the show. If you don’t know much about New Zealand but would like to explore it, check out our travel guide to see what kinds of activities might interest you.
Nature and wildlife encounter
New Zealand was the last country on Earth to be settled by humans. As such, it’s a paradise for exotic birds. You’re also able to watch dolphins and whales on boat tours.
Possible itinerary (旅行指南)
1.Auckland: fly in and visit Tiritiri Matangi conservation project (bellbirds spotting); 2.Waipoua Forest: huge kauri trees; 3.Kaikoura: whale watching by boat or air seal watching, hike the Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway, join a dolphin encounter tour; 4.Wellington (Matiu/Somes Island): red-crowned parakeet, blue penguins, weta, skinks and tuatara; 5.Stewart Island: kiwi bird spotting; 6.Te Anau: takahe and kea; 7. Queenstown: fly to Auckland and finally ___43___.
Landscape lover
Landscape lovers may have heard that New Zealand is brimming with natural wonders like active volcanoes (火山), snowy mountaintops, glaciers perched near beaches and caves infested with glowworms. Indeed, you can’t see many of these wonders anywhere else in the world.
Possible itinerary
1.Auckland: fly in; 2.Whangamata: beach resorts and The Coromandel Forest Park (short walks, mountain bike trails); 3.Waitomo: underground caves and glowworm caverns; 4.Rotorua: geothermal areas; 5.Abel Tasman: golden sand beaches (taking water taxi, sea kayaking, hiking, and snorkeling); 6.Fox Glacier and Franz Josef: biggest glaciers in the country (hiking and guided glacier walks); 7.Queenstown: crystal clear Lake Wakatipu (bungee jumping, sky diving, horse trekking and cycling); 8. Milford Sound: fjord (boat cruises, sea kayaking, diving and flightseeing); 9.Christchurch: fly back.New Zealand is ____ for Chinese fans after the show Where Are We Going, Dad?
| A．more beautiful | B．more famous |
| C． more popular | D．cleaner |
Which is the best expression to fill in the blank (空白处) in the passage?
| A．have dinner | B．fly back |
| C．go sightseeing | D．ride horses |
How is the passage organized? (Par = Paragraph)
| A．Par 1→Pars 2~4→Par 5 ~9 |
| B．Pars 1~3→Par 4 ~7 →Pars 8~9 |
| C．Par 1→Pars 2~5→Pars 6~9 |
| D．Pars 1~3→Pars 3~4→Par 5 ~ 9 |
From the passage, we know that New Zealand is a travel destination for ______.
| A．landscape lovers | B．nature lovers |
| C．wildlife lovers | D．different kinds of travel lover |
My name is James.
In my family there’s my mother—Anna, and my father—John, and my brother—Jeff. Jeff is the joker(滑稽的人) in the family, and we like him.
My mom’s parents will visit us this Sunday. They’re very cool. Tony, that’s my grandfather, He likes music very much, and Grace, my grandmother, can dance (跳舞).
Look at the photo. These are my mom’s brother and his wife, Uncle Peter and Aunt Emma, and their son, Bill. Bill likes to play computer games, and we have a good day this Sunday.
LONDON—Scientists have found an unusual way to prevent our planet from overheating: move it to a cooler spot. All you have to do is to send a few comets (彗星) in the direction of Earth, and its orbit (轨道)will be changed. Our world will then be sent moving into a safer older part of the solar system.
This idea for improving our climate comes from a group of US NASA (美国航空航天局) engineers and American astronomers. They say their plan could add another six billion years to the useful lifetime of our planet—hopefully doubling its working life.
The plan put forward by Dr. Laughlin, and his colleagues Don Korycansky and Fred Adams, needs carefully directing a comet or asteroid (小行星) so that it passes close by our planet and sends some of its gravitational energy (重力势能) to Earth.
“Earth’s orbital speed would increase as a result and we would move to a higher orbit away from the sun,” Laughlin said.
Engineers would then direct their comet so that it passed close to Jupiter(木星) or Saturn (土星). The comet would pick up energy from one of these giant planets. Later its orbit would bring it back to Earth, and the process would be repeated.
In the short term, the plan provides an ideal way to worldwide warming, although the team was actually worried about a much greater danger. The sun is certain to heat up in about a billion years and so “seriously compromise” our biosphere (生物圈)—by cooking us.
That’s why the group decided to try to save Earth.
The plan has one or two worrying sides, however. For a start, space engineers would have to be very careful about how they directed their asteroid or comet towards Earth. The smallest miscalculation (误算)in orbit could fire it straight at Earth—with deadly results.
There is also the question of the moon. As the present issue of Scientific American magazine points out, if Earth was pushed out of its present location, it is “most likely the moon would be stripped (剥离)away from Earth,” it states. This would greatly change our planet’s climate.
| A．A few comets are moving to the direction of Earth. |
| B．Earth’s working life is coming to an end soon. |
| C．Earth will become too hot for mankind to keep alive. |
| D．The moon is moving farther and farther away from Earth. |
| A．12 billion | B．6 billion |
| C．18 billion | D．24 billion |
| A．The comet might hit Earth and man might lose the moon. |
| B．Earth might be moved too far away and man might die because of the coldness. |
| C．The comet might hit Jupiter or Saturn and never return to Earth. |
| D．Earth’s working life might be greatly shortened. |
| A．provide | B．benefit (收益) |
| C．share | D．Endanger |
Our factories and homes burn coal and oil. Every year we have forest fires somewhere. Many scientists believe that the climate is changing.
The earth will perhaps be warmer by about 7 degrees centigrade. At the South Pole and the North Pole, the ice will melt (融化). The sea level (海平面) will rise by about 7meters. As a result, water will cover cities like London, Tokyo and New York. Some ports and towns along the coasts will disappear under water.
Some other scientists think that the dust, smoke and pollution from coal, wood and oil fires will block out the sunrays(紫外线). Then the earth will become colder and great sheets of ice will cover Europe and North America.
When chemicals in the air mix with rain, we have acid (酸) rain. Acid rain can bring us great harm. It destroys forests and kills life in lakes and rivers.
People are beginning to see how serious the problem is. They find it important to work with nature instead of against it. They are trying to save the earth in many different ways. But one of the most important things to do is to make people understand that saving the earth is saving ourselves. Some scientists believe that .
A. the earth is growing warmer
B. we can find oil in our forests
C. we have to burn down the forests every yearIce at the poles will if the earth gets warmer.
A. cover cities like London and Tokyo
B. raise the sea level by 7 degrees
C. become water and make the sea level rise Acid rain .
A. brings great changes in our climate
B. kills pests in lakes and forests
C. kills the fish in rivers and lakes What can we learn from the third paragraph?
A. The dust together with pollution from coal, wood and oil fires will bring us more heat from the sun.
B. The sunrays will come more because of the dust and pollution from fires.
C. As a result of the dust and pollution from coal, wood and oil fires, the earth will become colder. Which statement is TRUE?
A. People have come to know the importance of working with nature.
B. All the scientists agree that our earth is sure to become warmer and warmer.
C. The sea level will rise if the earth gets colder.
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