When we talk about stars,
especially women stars，it seems that they are always young，pretty
and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain's
Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views
absolutely(完全地)．
Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb's voice. “This lady came up，and I'm thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted On line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．
Speaking from her home in Scotland,MsBoyle said that she hadn't thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．“I mean，that's hardly a makeover.” she added．
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal(歌唱的) talents．”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．’’
1.Susan Boyle is __________．
A．a judge B．a reporter C．a beautiful lady D．a Scottish woman
2.Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because ______.
A．she was confident of her singing
B．she was satisfied with the judges
C．she was pretty and in good shape
D．she sang the song，I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables
3.What does the underlined word “views” mean?
A. 见解 B. 预告 C. 复习 D. 景色
4.According to the passage，which is NOT true?
A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence．
B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school．
C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance．
D．Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the time sight．
5.What can we learn from Susan Boyle's success?
A．It's never too old to learn．
B．It's easier to succeed at the age of 47．
C．If you have a dream，try to make it come true!
D．If you are not able to study well，to be a singer instead．
The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in
Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these
are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal
life. For example, some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show
men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using
boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know
that there were kangaroos at that time.
The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.
In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.
Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.
1.The Aborigines painted pictures .
A. on animals’ fur B. on the land
C. on the tree D. on the rock
2.What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?
A. To paint. B. To hunt. C. To fight. D. To play.
3.The Aborigines thought were the most important on the earth.
A. people B. animals C. spirits D. plants
4.In an Aboriginal group decided things.
A. the older men B. the leader
C. the English D. the Europeans
5.The number of the Aborigines is small today .
A. because their living condition was very bad
B. because the English killed a lot of them in the wars
C. because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them
D. because of the wars and the new illnesses
There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by ,it becomes less and less ,so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to use horses ,carriages and bicycles .
In the Second World War ,some people didn＇t use gas made from petroleum （石油）in their cars .They made gas from wood and plants instead . The cars didn＇t go fast ,but they ran ,so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can＇t cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.
Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity(电)to run our cars but first we must make the electricity ！Some countries have coal and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big ,strong rivers and they can use the power of water to turn turbines(涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.
We are also able to get power from the ocean tides. We put turbines into the mouth of the river .Then the tide comes in ,the water turns the turbines and then it goes out ,it turns them again.
Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?
1.When might people have to go back to using horses and carriages?
A. When they are poor
B. When they run out of oil
C. When they need more exercise
D. When there aren＇t any big trees in the world
2.How many ways are suggested to make electricity in the passage?
A.2 B.5 C.4 D.3
3.The passage is mainly about .
A. how to run our cars
B. what to do when oil runs out
C. different types of gas
D. the way to make electricity
The worst danger is a house on fire when people are asleep. Always be ready to leave through a window into the garden by making sure you can open it if necessary. If you should be on holiday in a tall building or hotel, make sure you know where the fire escape（太平梯） is . When you can’t find any way out, try to find pieces of cloth and make a rope to get out of a window to safety. If you smell burning in your home, get out right away. If you can’t breathe properly because of smoke on your way out, crawl（爬行） on your hands and knees because smoke rises and the air will be cleaner near the floor. Smoke is a killer and more people have died from breathing it in than actually being burnt.
Fire in a cinema, hall or public place often means people pushing to reach a door. Keep your head up with arms up in front of your chest（胸）.This protects your chest and gives you the best chance to breathe. Above all, don’t get frightened!
1.In a room filled with smoke ,you’d better crawl on the floor because__________.
A .you won’t get burnt. B. the floor is cleaner
C. there is less smoke near the floor D. you won’t breathe any smoke
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. In a fire, more deaths are caused by smoke.
B. The most important thing is not to be frightened in a fire
C. When a public place is on fire, people usually push to leave.
D. Be ready to leave a burning house through a window if there is a garden down below.
Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy school things and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.
"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"
"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __16___ !"
"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"
So the real story is: Kids___17____to catch up with school fashion.
Chinese students __18__ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but kids know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good 19__and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to 20__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that _21_1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____22___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass or a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.
As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. 23__ parents buy them all their school things. They may have an advantage now, but it won't last forever. If you want to show off __24__ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.
Parents should also learn __25___to refuse their kids' demands (要求). They should tell their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.
1. A. expensive B. cheap C. ugly D. nice
2.A. hate B. give up C. want D. get
3.A. put on B. take off C. buy D. wear
4.A. cars B. bicycles C. MP3 D. CDs
5.A. another B. the others C. others D. other
6. A. pays B. costs C. spends D. buys
7. A. so B. such C. as D. like
8.A. His B. Her C. Their D. Your
9. A. how many B. how much C. how long D. how often
10.A. how B. what C. why D. where
---Do you know ______ this dictionary belongs to?
-----Let me see. Oh, it’s ________.
A. who ; mine B, who; me C, whose; mine D. whose; me
