These days,cars are designed using computers.Let’s look at how a new car is created.
First,several 16 talk about the new car and any good ideas that they have.Then they sit down at their computers and 17 many sketches.The best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed drawings of 18 are developed on the computer.You can change the size,shape or color of any part on the computer to see 19 the car would look and then you can choose the best design.
Both the inside and the outside of the car have to be designed.Part of the inside of the car is 20 so that the designers can sit in it.They can feel if there is enough 21 inside and if they can reach 22 .Then some cars are built-there are more than 15,000 parts of a car to 23 .
When everything is known to be 24 ,the cars are made in the factory.Again,computers are used to make sure that all the parts are 25 as they are needed.The factory
usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops.
A.drivers B.designers C.workers D.salesmen
A.draw B.order C.type D.enjoy
A.bicycles B.trains C.cars D.buses
A.how B.if C.what D.that
A.covered B.painted C.locked D.built
A.metal B.glass C.leather D.room
A.nothing B.somebody C.everything D.nobody
A.choose B.test C.show D.repair
A.safe B.easy C.cheap D.fast
A.rare B.electronic C.comfortable D.ready
When people find something valuable and return it to its owner, they are often given a reward. This is because the person not only found what was lost but also spent time 46 its owner or taking it to the police station.
There was once a young boy 47 found a woman’s purse in a shopping centre. Inside the purse there 48 some money and the woman’s driving license. Her name and 49 were printed on the license, so the boy knew where she lived. That evening he went to her house and 50 her door. When she opened it, he said, “ I found your purse,” and handed it to her.
“Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and took out all the money. She wanted to give the boy a small reward, 51 there were only bills of $20 in the purse and she thought that $ 20 was too 52 to give the boy. “ I’m sorry,” she said, “ but I don’t have any small 53 to give you.”
The boy said, “That’s all right,” and he went away.
A few days later he found 54 woman’s purse. It also had her driving license in it, so he knew where she lived. He went to her house and said “ I found your purse,” and handed it to her.
“Thank you very much, “ she said. She opened her purse and took out all her money.
“That’s 55 ” , she said, “ Before I lost my purse I had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it. Now I have a $100 bill, a $10 bill and two $5 bills.”
“Yes,” the boy said, and smiled.
A. to find B. finding C. find
A. who B. whose C. which
A. is B. were C. was
A. e-mail B. address C.age
A.cut down B. knocked on C. broke into
A. so B. but C. or
A. little B. few C. much
A. change B. menu C. purse
A .another B. the other C. other
A interesting B. exciting C. strange
When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For “weeks my mother had helped me practise my lines. But once on the stage, every word 11 from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator (解说者) for the play. 12 I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she noticed my 13 and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) popping (炸开) 14 the grass in bunches (束). I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I’ll dig up (挖光) all these weeds (野草),” she said. “From now on, we’ll 15 have roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions,” I protested(抗议). “All flowers are 16 —even dandelions !”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is 17 of people, too,” she added.
When I 18 that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator,” she said, 19 me of how much I loved to read stories’ aloud.
Thanks to my mother’s encouragement, I got to know everybody had his or her own 20 in the world. I felt proud of the role in the play.
A.developed B.left C.failed D.disappeared
A.If B.Because C.Though D.Since
A.difficulty B.mistake C.danger D.unhappiness
A.through B.past C.beyond D.behind
A.hardly B.only C.still D.also
A.harmless B.healthy C.beautiful D.fresh
A.true B.kind C.same D.clever
A.remembered B.realized C.explained D.promised
A.representing B.complaining C.recommending D.reminding
A.honor B.progress C.value D.interest
April 27 is a special day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughters to Work Day. It was __36__ to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day __37__ school and go with one of their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can __38__ girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a close look at __39__ their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a __40__. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped her __41__ her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.
Schools and many companies __42__ the activity, too. Some schools __43__ make the day a necessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be __44__ than common girls. __45__ parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
A.sent B.given C.brought D.taken
A.off B.at C.away D.of
A.talk B.keep C.teach D.make
A.which B.what C.that D.whom
A.place B.school C.friend D.job
A.thank B.understand C.praise D.remember
A.hold B.refuse C.choose D.support
A.just B.never C.even D.ever
A.successful B.polite C.friendly D.knowledgeable
In the 13th century, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China. He was a famous Italian 31 During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he 32 was that the Chinese used paper money. People in 33 countries didn’t use paper money until the 17th century. However,people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century. 34 was invented by a Chinese about 2 000 years ago. His name was Cai Lun. He then 35 these pieces of paper together and made them into a 36 .
Now paper mainly comes from trees. We use it every day. 37 we waste a lot of it. If we keep on doing so, people 38 cut down many more trees. Then there will not be any trees left. If there are no 39 , there will be no paper.
So how can we 40 paper? When we making notes,we can use 41 sides of each piece of paper. We can buy drinks in bottles instead of 42 in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs ( 棉手帕) and not the paper ones.
43 we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the salesman gives us a paper bag, we can keep it and 44 it later. We can help to protect trees if we think 45 . We should to it now,before it is too late.
A.traveller B.actor C.doctor D.driver
A.disliked B.disagreed C.invented D.discovered
A.Eastern B.Western C.Southern D.Northern
A.Iron B.Paper C.Television D.Silk
A.collected B.divided C.moved D.put
A.magazine B.newspaper C.book D.dictionary
A.Sometime B.Some time C.Sometimes D.Some times
A.have to B.mustn’t C.used to D.shouldn’t
A.make B.use C.save D.buy
A.all B.each C.every D.both
A.them B.those C.these D.ones
A.Before B.After C.As soon as D.When
A.repair B.record C.reuse D.return
A.carefully B.badly C.quickly D.freely
A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country.
Dean Bluey from Dallas,Texas,was a school boy who has much 31 in computer.One day,he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet.Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”."The message was from Finland, 33 kilometers away from America.
“I didn’t know 34 I should do,”Dean said to a reporter afterwards.“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real.”So Dean did nothing at first. 35 the message kept coming.
“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.
“I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe, but 40 saved her life.”
A.interest B.interested C.interesting D.interests
A.sent B.sends C.was sending D.is sending
A.thousand B.thousand of C.thousands D.thousands of
A.how B.what C.where D.when
A.So B.And C.But D.As
A.telephoned B.replied C.found D.talked
A.better B.worse C.harder D.easier
A.with B.on C.to D.at
A.Hardly B.Happily C.Luckily D.Carefully
A.a boy B.doctors C.the police D.email
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When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to find a small wallet lying there. I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner’s 46 . There was nothing inside except a little money and an old 47 —a picture of a woman and a girl about sixteen years old. The young girl 48 the woman. I put the photo back and took the wallet to the
49 station. I handed the wallet to a policeman.
That evening I went to have 50 with my aunt and uncle. They also 51 a young woman. So there were 52 people at table. Her face was familiar. I was quite 53 that we had met before, but I couldn’t 54 where I had seen her. During the talk, the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her wallet that afternoon. 55 I knew where I had seen her. She was the mother of the young girl in the photo. She was very surprised, of course, when I was able to tell her about her wallet.
A. wallet B. name C. money
A. book B. table C. photo
A. looked like B. took care of C. worried about
A. bus B. railway C. police
A. dinner B. breakfast C. lunch
A. found B. invited C. had
A. three B. four C. five
A. true B. right C. sure
A. get B. remember C. forget
A. Suddenly B. Unluckily C. Sadly
Everybody dreams. Some people think dreams can tell us about the future. Other people think dreams tell us about ourselves. It’s like our 61 is talking to us. Why are dreams 62 strange and hard to understand? Some people think our brain uses 63 to talk to us. When
we fly, swim, or fall down in our dreams, it has a 64 meaning. Lots of doctors help people 65 their dreams. They find that dreams tell us about our 66 and fears.
These days, many scientists 67 that dreams are very important. During the day, we have many 68, and our brain receives a lot of information. When we dream, our brain 69 information that is not important, and puts the most important information into our 70. As we learn more about the brain, we may find answers to our questions about dreams.
A.body B.spirit C.brain D.heart
A.never B.seldom C.ever D.often
A.symbols B.examples C.numbers D.pictures
A.special B.serious C.similar D.great
A.finish B.forget C.understand D.continue
A.hopes B.rights C.positions D.abilities
A.reply B.believe C.doubt D.worry
A.experiences B.dreams C.mistakes D.inventions
A.passes on B.looks into C.throws away D.asks for
A.feelings B.stories C.lives D.memories
A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how 51 the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn’t 52 and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs 53 saying that they were sure to die. 54, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, 55 . Then he fell down and died.
The other frog, however, 56 to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he 57 , the other frogs asked, "Didn’t you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor 58, explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the timid."
The story teaches us a 59 : There is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue. An 60 word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.
A.small B.deep C.big D.wide
A.care B.refuse C.insist D.think
A.kept B.finished C.practiced D.stopped
A.Luckily B.Finally C.Suddenly D.Happily
A.went on B.ran away C.jumped out D.gave up
A.happened B.continued C.planned D.wanted
A.got out B.ran away C.got off D.woke up
A.smelling B.eyesight C.hearing D.looking
A.way B.skill C.sentence D.lesson
A.interesting B.exciting C.excellent D.encouraging
A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to 36 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.
Her father, a cook, took her 37 the kitchen. He poured water into three pans(锅)and boiled(煮)it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the 38 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He 39 them for a few minutes without any words.
The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently, not knowing 40 her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned 41 the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 42 in another bowl. After that the 43 was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, "What do you 44 ?" "Carrots, eggs, and coffee, " she answered.
Her father told her to 45 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and 46 them. Then, she got the eggs, cooked and hard. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. "What’s the meaning, Father?" He 47 that each had suffered the same unlucky experience— the boiling water, but 48 had a different reaction(反应). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 49 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. "Who are you?" asked her father, "When calamity(厄运) 50 your door, what’s your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?"
A.grow up B.give up C.set up D.pick up
A.into B.within C.out of D.away from
A.first B.second C.third D.fourth
A.looked for B.searched for C.waited for D.called for
A.that B.what C.where D.why
A.on B.over C.off D.in
A.it B.its C.them D.themselves
A.eggs B.carrots C.coffee D.water
A.hear B.taste C.smell D.see
A.close B.open C.wash D.drop
A.keep B.protect C.break D.drink
A.complained B.explained C.told D.expected
A.every B.all C.each D.either
A.before B.after C.behind D.under
A.lies in B.comes across C.meets with D.knocks at
“Wanted: Violin. Can’t pay much. Call…”
That advertisement in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn’t have the money. Even though times were 16 , I couldn’t wait any longer to ask. “Daddy, may I have a violin of 17 ?” Daddy’s face looked 18 . But a few weeks later, Daddy went home, with a case in his hand, 19 ,“Mary, I found this secondhand violin for seven dollars.”
The day when I carried my violin to school for my first lesson , no one could know how 20 I was. I practiced, joined the school orchestra(管弦乐队), gave performances……Several years seemed to run even quickly and I found myself in the first violin chair. More years 21 , and my violin made every move with me, until one day, I carefully 22 it away.
Now here 23 this want advertisement, I discovered the case deep in my closet(储藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the 24 , walked to the telephone and called by the 25 .
Later in the day, a man of about 30 knocked at the door. “I’ve been expecting someone would 26 my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so 27 ,”he said, examining my violin. “How much are you asking?”
I said, “Seven dollars.” “Are you sure?” he asked, 28 he did not believe his ears. “Seven dollars.” I 29 and then added,” I hope your little girl will enjoy it 30 I did.”
I smiled, but I found my tears(眼泪) rolling down my face.
A.easy B.hard C.late D.long
A.my B.mine C.myself D.me
A.angry B.happy C.sad D.funny
A.answering B.saying C.asking D.telling
A.surprised B.excited C.interested D.embarrassed
A.past B.was passed C.passing D.passed
A.carried B.put C.took D.threw
A.about B.by C.in D.for
A.advertisement B.violin C.case D.newspaper
A.date B.name C.number D.address
A.offer B.answer C.receive D.find
A.badly B.easily C.quickly D.luckily
A.though B.when C.as if D.until
A.repeated B.continued C.reminded D.suggested
A.which B.when C.what D.as
Mr Green had a little boy. Every day had work he came home and played with his son.
One night ,while Mr Green was at work, he __41__ that he had extra work to do for the evening ,and that he wouldn’t be able to play with his son._____42____ he wanted to give the boy something to keep him __43__. So , looking around his office , he saw a 44 with a large map of the world on the cover(封面). He got an ___45 ____ He removed the map , tore(撕) it up into small pieces and put all the pieces in his coat pocket.
When he got home , the little boy came running to him and was ready to play. Mr Green ___46___that he had extra work to do and couldn’t play at the moment . Then he ___47__ all the pieces of the map and put them on the table . He said to the boy,”_48__” was a map of the world, and ___49___th time you put it back together, my extra work will be finished, and we can ___50___”. Surely, this would keep the child busy for ___51___ , he thought.
About half an hour later the boy came to Mr Green and said,” Okay, it’s ___52___ . Can we play now?”
Mr Green said ,“That’s amazing!_____54 did you do that?” The boy said, “It was 55 . On the back of the page was a picture of a man . When I put the man together the whole world fell into place.”
A.imagined B.realized C.dreamed D.revealed
A.Although B.Since C.But D.Because
A.embarrassed B.smart C.busy D.tiring
A.bag B.desk C.coat D.magazine
A.accident B.opinion C.idea D.explanation
A.considered B.agreed C.explained D.decided
A.showed up B.took out C.set up D.put into
A.used B.enjoyed C.bought D.finished
A.easy B.impossible C.true D.important
A.How B.Why C.What D.When
A.simple B.difficult C.confusing D.misleading
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Have you ever heard of Agatha Christie, an excellent writer? Agatha Christie is, without a doubt, 16 mystery writer in the world. Her books have been translated into more than 100 languages. All 77 novels and story collections she wrote are still on the market 25 years after her 17 .
Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in a southwest England seaside town. She enjoyed a very comfortable childhood in a big house with 18 servants(仆人). Agatha was known 19 an imaginative child. With her sister and brother away at school, she often played alone. She passed the time by making up stories which she told to 20 .
Agatha Christie’s first novel was published in 1920. In it, she 21 one of her most popular characters, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. He went on to appear in 33 of her novels, and in several movies 22 . Although Poirot appears again and again in her novels, Christie certainly could not be considered as repeating her ideas. Her powers of invention and her ability to surprise continue to attract 23 readers around the world.
Christie also wrote several 24 . One of these, “The Mousetrap”, became the longest-running play in the history of theater. It is about a murder mystery that 25 in a country house. All these mysterious stories earned her the title “Queen of Crime”.
A.more practical B.more famous C.the most famous D.the most practical
A.loss B.birth C.death D.arrival
A.much B.plenty of C.lots D.a lot
A.as B.like C.by D.for
A.her brother B.her C.herself D.her sister
A.created B.produced C.built D.continued
A.also B.besides C.as well D.either
A.million B.millions C.millions of D.million of
A.stories B.plays C.movies D.comedies
A.takes place B.takes in C.takes off D.takes down
Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and 56 in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate(庆祝)her 100th birthday, 57 she had a good,long life.
She had already been a professional 58 before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn’t tralvel 59 a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months 60 from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling 61 easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.
Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her 62 her stories. They were 63 interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was 64 that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped 65 .My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.
A.death B.die C.died
A.but B.and C.or
A.singer B.teacher C.manager
A.on B.at C.by
A.to sail B.sailing C.to fly
A.too B.much C.more
A.talk to B.talk with C.talk about
A.so B.such C.very
A.boring B.relaxing C.amazing
A.work and think B.working and thinking C.to work and think
The future can be difficult. There are many famous predictions 52 never came true.Before 1929, there was no sound in movies. The head of one of the 53 movie companies in the United States predicted that no one would want to see actors 54 . Of couse,he was wrong! In 1979,the head of the largest computer company in the United States said,“No one will want to have a computer in his or her home.” He thought that computer would never 55 by most people.
A.Predict B.Predicting C.Predicted
A.who B.what C.that
A.big B.bigger C.biggest
A.talk B.talked C.to talk
A.use B.be used C.are used