Blogging has become something of a big thing in the last few years. Just like the Internet was 10 years ago, blogging is popular with an underground culture, that is doing it for love and passion(激情).
Blogging is a way of collecting links(链接) to webpages and sharing thoughts and ideas with people online. Blogs are basically online diaries which are created for sharing information and ideas.
Dominic, a fifth-grade student, writes: “The blogs give us a chance to communicate between ourselves and encourage us to write more. When we publish on our blog, people across the whole world can reply by using the ‘comments’ link. In this way, they can ask questions or simply tell us what they like. We can then know if people like what we write and this will tell us where we can improve. By reading these comments, we can discover our weaknesses and our strengths. Blogging is a chance to exchange our opinions with the rest of the world rather than just people in our immediate environment.”
Blogging is sweeping the Internet. A recent report states that at least three million Americans have created blogs, with similar numbers being seen worldwide.
Two years ago, Andrew Sullivan decided to set up a Web page himself and used “Blogger. com” to publish some daily thoughts to a few hundred readers. He worked hard at the blog for months for no reward. But the result is that he is now reaching almost a quarter of a million readers a month and making a lot of money.
This, at least, is the idea: a publishing revolution(革命) is coming. “Blogger.com” could be to words what Napster was to music—except this time, it'll really work.
1. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Blogs are mainly online chatting with others.
B. Blogging is important in the past few years.
C. Dominic wants to get a chance to be a writer.
D. Blogging makes us exchange our view only with friends.
2.According to the passage, about ___________ people worldwide have created blogs except
Americans.
A. 3 million B. 750,000
C. 250,000 D. 6 million
3.From the passage we can see that “Napster” in the last paragraph is probably related (有关系的) to___________.
A. newspapers B. readers C. words D. music
4. In the next part of this passage, the writer would most probably tell us ___________.
A. how to make further use of blogging
B. the disadvantages of using blogging
C. how many people will get tired of blogs in the future
D. different opinions about blogging
Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts(蚱蜢)，but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of colours is protecting themselves. bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the tree.
Have you ever noticed an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid(液体) when it faces danger. While the liquid spread over, the enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it isn’t strong at all.
1.How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger?
A. They run away quickly.
B. Their colours are much like their enemies.
C. They hide themselves in the day and appear at night.
D. They have to move quietly.
2.The kind of fish can live up to now because .
A. it is very big and strong
B. the liquid it sends out can help it escape (逃脱) from its enemies
C. the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies
D. it swims faster than any other fish
3. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests.
B. Colours of Different Animals and Pests.
C. The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests.
D. Some Animals and Pests.
When I was seven years old my mom was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer. The doctors told us my mom might be saved with surgery(手术). But it could also kill her. She chose to have it.
The day before the surgery I was off school, and my mom planned the best day of my life, everything I loved at seven and everything that would put a smile on my face. The day began with her waking me up saying, “Kate, I have a surprise for you. Come and see.” The surprise was a doll I had wanted for the longest time. All the day she told me everything that she thought I would need to know to grow up and be a good person; she told me to be the best I could be and that I would always make her proud. We had a picnic in the park, and it was so cold that we moved to the car. The day was filled with laughter. For the first time in a long time I could see she was really happy. I would never forget her smile, or the way her eyes shone as if we were the same age. It was the best day of my life, and I will never forget the conversations we shared.
My mother managed to live through the surgery. Now when I look back, I realize that the best day of my life could be her last and this could be the last day I would remember with her, the last one we shared. I also understand how unselfish a mother is.
1.Why was the writer’s mother happy that day?
A. Because she left her child a special memory.
B. Because she realized her child had grown up.
C. Because she was proud of what her child had done.
D. Because she expected the surgery to be successful.
2. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that _______.
A. her mother was ill again
B. the surgery was unsuccessful
C. her mother was getting better
D. the surgery was simple
3.Which of the following words best describes the writer’s mother?
A. Hardworking. B. Famous.
C. Rich. D. Great.
Simple Scientific Experiment（实验）
Below is a description of a single scientific experiment. It shows us how iron(铁) reacts (反应) with air and with water. Aim: To find out if iron rusts(生锈) (a) in dry air; (b) in water that has no air in it (air-free water) ; (c) in common water. Materials: Some clean iron nails(铁钉) ; test tubes(试管); test tube holder; cotton wool; oil; Bunsen burner. | |
Iron in dry air Method (1) Put some iron nails at the bottom of a test tube. (2) Push some cotton wool down the tube. (3) Leave the tube for one week. Result After one week, the nails have not rusted. Conclusion Iron does not rust in dry air. | (4) Add some oil to the water. (This will keep air out of the water.) (5) Leave the tube for one week. Result The nails do not rust in the tube with air-free water. Conclusion Iron does not rust in air-free water. |
Iron in ordinary water Method (1) Half –fill a test tube with water and add two or three clean nails. (2) Leave the tube for one week. Result The nails rust in the tube with common water. Conclusion Iron rusts in common water. | |
Iron in air-free water Method (1) Half-fill a test tube with water. (2) Boil the water for three minutes. (This makes sure there is no air in the water.) (3) Put two or three clean nails in the water. | |
1.In the first part of the experiment the cotton wool is most probably used to _______.
A. keep the air dry B. keep the tube wet
C. make the nails rust D. keep the tube clean
2. What are necessary steps to make sure the water in the tube is air-free?
① Leave half a tube of water in it.
② Boil the water for some time.
③ Put some clean iron nails in the tube.
④ Add some oil to the water.
A. ①② B. ①③ C. ②③ D. ②④
3.We can know from the experiment that only _______ makes iron rusty.
A. dry air B. cotton wool C. common water D. air-free water
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Making friends is a skill like most skills. It practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone. Joining a club or a group, talking with those who like the same things as you do is much easier. Or join in some activity.
Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit about unknown. Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about . We imagine other people are judging(判断) us, finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself you are, and try to put the other person at ease(舒适). You’ll both feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confident even if you don’t feel that way. When you a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk straight, look directly at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone does not mean that you will make friends with that person—friendship is based on mutual(互相) likings and “give and take”. It takes time to .
1.A. costs B. needs C. spends D. wants
2.A. take B. make C. do D. carry
3.A. everyone B. someone C. anyone D. nobody
4.A. unhappy B. uncomfortable C. unlucky D. unusual
5.A. yourself B. himself C. yourselves D. ourselves
6.A. like B. as C. what D. that
7.A. come B. go C. enter D. step
8.A. speak B. discuss C. say D. call
9.A. old B. young C. poor D. new
10.A. develop B. start C. keep D. change
--- How did you find your visit to Dalian, Joan?
--- ________.
A. Oh, wonderful indeed
B. I went there alone
C. First by train and then by ship
D. A guide showed me the way
