Did you watch the magic shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan in the 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala(春晚)? They attracted great attention and wide interests of the audience. During the gala, Liu managed to drop a coin into a glass which was placed upside down and transferred a finger ring into an egg. The two magic shows were so successful that everyone is now mad about him and all want to know how to play magic tricks. “I saw the surprise on everyone’s face. It was
cool,” Liu said.
However, you may not believe that Liu didn’t go to any magic school. He just learned by himself. When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu decided to learn magic. He worked hard at it. He practiced hard to improve his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class.
After years of hard work, now Liu is a great magician. But he isn’t satisfied with what he has got and keep on trying every day. He may spend three years
working out a new show.
1.Liu Qian becomes famous ______________.
A. because he is from Taiwan B. for his magic shows
C. only in Taiwan D. when he was seven
2.According to the passage, we can use the following words to describe Liu Qian EXCEPT ___.
A. creative B. hardworking C. satisfied D. wise
3.What does the underlined word “transferred” mean?
A. 制作 B. 进入 C. 输入 D.转移
This is a chart of a car’s fuel consumption during a certain day.
Time of today
Fuel consumption—燃料消耗 petrol—汽油 litre—升
1.The above chart shows ______________.
A. how much petrol was needed to fill the tank
B. the speed the car was going
C. which trip used the most petrol
D. how far the car traveled
2.The driver bought petrol at ________________.
A. 8 a.m. B. 9 a.m. C. 4 p.m. D. 6 p.m.
3.Throughout the day the car used ________________.
A. 45 litres of petrol B. 40 litres of petrol
C. 35 litres of petrol D. 10 litres of petrol
After the killer earthquake hit Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008, love and charity(慈善) began spreading through China from all over the world. Rebuilding after the quake begins now, and it will last long into the future. First of all, the most important thing is to help the people in the disaster area take care of their mental(心理的) health.
Here are Professor Le’s suggestions:
Dos: Do have enough sleep every day.
Do stay with your family and friends.
Do treat yourself to healthy food.
Don’ts: Don’t hide your feelings.
Don’t feel shy to talk to others how you feel. Try to get them to understand you and they can help you.
Don’t run away when your relatives talk about their experience during the earthquake.
Don’t force yourself and your family to forget the disaster.
But how long will it take to recover psychologically(心理上恢复) from the earthquake? “It depends on the person’s character. They have to help themselves, which is more efficient(有效的) than passively receiving comfort and sympathy(同情) from others,” said Professor Le, a member of the Chinese Psychological Society.
1.When did the terrible earthquake hit Sichuan Province?
A. On May 12th B. In May 12th C. On May 13th D. In May 13th
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Keeping your feeling in your mind.
B. Have enough sleep and healthy food every day.
C. Don’t tell others when you feel sad.
D. Be happy and force yourself to forget the disaster.
3.From the passage we can know _______________.
A. not only Chinese people but also people throughout the world support the people in the disaster
B. people haven’t begun to rebuild their home yet
C. it will take a very short time to get the disaster area back on track(轨道)
D. it’s not important to give money and things
4.What’s the main idea of Professor Le, a member of the Chinese Psychological Society?
A. Helping themselves on mental health is more efficient than depending on others.
B. Recovering from the earthquake mainly depends on others.
C. Don’t talk to your friends when you are in bad mood.
D. You needn’t protect people from danger.
Different from popular thoughts, sometimes flu(流感) is not caused by bad weather. It is caused by viruses（病毒）in the body. 56 , A/H1N1 flu has been spreading in the most parts in the world. Some studies have now shown that one of 57 ways of spreading the viruses is through the air when 58 A/H1N1 flu-sufferer coughs or sneezes. However, its viruses can sometimes spread by 59 . After a flu-sufferer rubs his nose, the viruses might be spread to his hand. Then a friend 60 to visit him, they shake their hands. The friend then get something 61 by hands, and several days 62 , he is infected. A child 63 is carrying A/H1N1 viruses uses tissues to clean his running nose, although his parents pick up the tissues and carefully throw 64 away, they fail to wash their hands, and they will catch the viruses, too. So it is important for you to wash your hands often, it will stop the viruses from 65 in a way.
1.A. Recently B. Finally C. Extremely D. Happily
2.A. more usual B. the most usual C. more unusual D. the most unusual
3.A. a B. the C. an D. /
4.A. hands B. feet C. mouths D. legs
5.A. come B. leaves C. comes D. leave
6.A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. eaten
7.A. ago B. before C. after D. later
8.A. which B. what C. who D. where
9.A. it B. them C. itself D. themselves
10.A. coming B. to come C. spreading D. to spread
---- How long do you think it is______ he arrived here?
---- No more than half a year, I believe.
A. when B. that C. before D. since
Pandas would die ______ if people were allowed to hunt ______ they wished.
A. out; as many as B. away; more than
C. off; as much as D. out; less than
