Scientists who study the climate are still arguing about how fast the earth is warming and how much it will warm, but they do agree that the earth is warming and that it will keep warming if we don’t do anything about it.
Scientists agree that the burning of fossil fuels (化石燃料) like oil and coal cause greenhouse gases to escape into the air and that these gases are causing most of the warming. Another cause is deforestation (cutting down trees) . Trees soak up carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases, from the air.
There are already some changes happening because of global warming. Sea level is rising and some animals are already moving to new homes. It’s already too late to stop global warming completely.
If the warming gets worse, as scientists expect, there may be some kinds of plants and animals that is disappearing because they can’t move to new homes. There may be more storms and floods. Sea level may rise so much that people have to move away from the coasts. Some areas may become too dry for farming.
Global warming is a very difficult problem to fix. People are having a hard time agreeing on what to do about it. For example, everyone agrees that wasting energy is a bad thing to do. But some people think that the federal government (联邦政府) should make laws about it, while other people think it should be up to each person or business to decide what to do.
Many states and businesses in the United States are not waiting until the federal government decides what to do. They have already started working on the problem.
1.What are the scientists arguing about in the passage?
A. How fast is the earth warming? B. How much will the earth warm?
C. The earth will keep warming if we don’t do anything about it. D. Both A and B.
2.What does the underlined phrase “soak up” mean?
A．take in B．grow up C．take off D．set up
3.What may be the causes of global warming?
A．The disappearance of plants and animals and the wasting energy.
B．The burning of fossil fuels and storms and floods.
C．The burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.
D．The rising of sea level and deforestation.
4.What is the best title of this passage?
A．The reason for global warming B．How to stop global warming
C．The changes to the world D．The global warming
Computers can help many workers. They can also help thieves.
There was one thief who worked in a bank of the United States. He paid for everything he needed by check (支票). Then he told the computer not to take any money from his account for the checks he wrote. The bank’s computer did what he said. And it did not take any money from his bank account. One day the computer broke down. People had to do the computer’s work. They soon found out what was happening.
Another thief, who worked for a bank saw people filling in deposit forms (存款单). Many of these people did not know their account numbers, so they wrote only their names on the forms. They left empty places for their account numbers. The thief wrote his own account number in this place. When the computer read these forms it looked only at the account numbers. It did not look at the customers’ names. It paid the money on these deposit forms into the thief’s account .
Then there was the bank worker who told the bank computer to take ten cents off every customer’s account each month and put it into his own account. For a long time the bank’s customers did not notice that they were losing ten cents every month. But then someone did notice and told the bank. That was the end of that little game!
1.What was the first thief?
A．A computer engineer. B．A customer. C．A bank worker. D．We don’t know.
2.How did the first thief steal money from the bank?
A．He broke the computer down and stole money from it.
B．He paid for everything by check instead of cash.
C．He took money away from the bank.
D．He told the computer not to take away money from his account.
3.How many kinds of crimes in a bank are mentioned?
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A．None of the thieves has been caught by the police up to now.
B．A lot of money is missing from the bank of the United States each year.
C．The computers in the bank will be changed to prevent money from being stolen.
D．There will be no crimes in the bank any more since so many crimes have been found out.
Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player of all time. Once he was making a television advertisement, all he needed to do was to miss a shot.
For Michael, this was difficult. He had conditioned(定位) himself to succeed whenever he was throwing the ball. Every time he threw a basketball, it went in. Every time he tried to miss a shot, he couldn’t. In total, it took him over 20 attempts (尝试) before he missed a shot.
For Michael, success is a strong habit. It took him a lot of time to break it. Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success is also a habit. Once it is formed, it is difficult to break. Many people think that success is difficult to keep. They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus. The truth is that it is simply a habit, and as easy to keep as any other habit.
Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you want to change again.
1.In the advertisement Michael Jordon needed to ______________.
A．miss a shot B．throw the basketball in C．keep his habit D．develop his skills
2.The writer used the example of Michael Jordon to tell us ________.
A．he is the best basketball player of all time B．he had worked very hard to be successful
C．success is a strong habit D．success is a habit that is not difficult to break
3.Which of the following is not the habit mentioned in the passage?
A．drinking B．smoking C．collecting things D．working hard
4.If you want to succeed , you must____________.
A．miss the shot B．make success a habit
C．keep throwing D．make an advertisement
Now more and more people like talking about something that they are interested in. Here is a page from an Internet Forum (论坛). Some people are discussing who is a better singer.
Internet Forum
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Writer |
Time |
Topic: Who’s a better singer, Andy Lau or Jacky Cheung? |
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Lucy |
1-17-2012 2:45 p.m. |
Some people say Jacky Cheung is the best Chinese singer. I don’t think so! Andy Lau is the best. I went to his concert last year. It was so hard to believe, I almost cried! OK, I did cry. That’s because Andy Lau is so handsome! |
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Anita |
1-17-2012 4:38 p.m. |
I don’t agree at all. Andy Lau sounds like every other singer. His voice is nothing special. However, Jacky Cheung’s is different from others’, and his songs are so romantic! |
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Tom |
1-17-2012 8:55 p.m. |
I think they are about the same. But Jacky Cheung is really a better actor. I’ve seen almost all of his movies. Remember the one that he played the lead role of an airplane pilot in, and his plane hit a hill. I love that movie! |
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Peter |
1-18-2012 10:17 a.m. |
I also think Jacky Cheung is a better singer, I prefer his Cantonese(粤语) songs. Maybe they sound better because Cantonese is his first language. |
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Anita |
1-18-2012 12:47 p.m. |
I agree. Jacky Cheung’s Cantonese songs are better than his Mandarin(普通话) songs though I still like all his songs. |
1.Who likes Andy Lau best?
A．Lucy B．Anita C．Tom D．Peter
2.Who think(s) Jacky Cheung a better singer ?
A．Anita B．Peter C．Tom D．Anita and Peter
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Nobody likes Jacky Cheung’s movies.
B．Jacky Cheung is a good singer and actor.
C．Lucy has never seen an Andy Lau’s concert.
D．Anita thinks Andy Lau’s voice is more special than Jacky Cheung’s.
A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to 1 for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, “I am very 2 . Could you please 3 me some water from the lake?”
The follower walked to the lake 4 the wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake. 5 , the water became very muddy.
Then he went back and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not 6 to drink.
After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the 7 follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. As requested, the follower went to the lake. This time he found that all the mud had 8 to the bottom. The water was very 9 and looked fit to drink. So he 10 his water bottle and took it to the wise man.
The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. “See what you did 11 the water clean?” he said. “You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own, 12 you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is 13 by something. If you just let it be and give it a little time, it will most likely settle down on its own 14 being put in any effort at all to 15 it.”
1. A．rest B．look C．watch D．see
2. A．hungry B．thirsty C．happy D．sad
3. A．get B．give C．take D．bring
4. A．while B．before C．as D．until
5. A．However B．Instead C．In addition D．As a result
6. A．fit B．able C．important D．interesting
7.A. different B same C. other D. left
8. A．gone B．been C．settled D．lived
9. A．dirty B．clear C．fresh D．sweet
10. A．got B．finished C．reached D．filled
11. A．making B．to make C．made D．had made
12. A．so that B．in order to C．because D．when
13. A．woken B．left C．disturbed D．given
14. A．without B．with C．after D．like
15. A．prevent B．calm C．protect D．fix
---Peter, is there anything else you want to know about China?
---Yes, I am still wondering .
A．how does Yangzhou food taste
B．how many gardens are there in Yangzhou
C．what does the Slender West Lake look like
D．who is the first person to invent Yangzhou paper cut
