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Chess has been around for a long time. 1.. Chess is handed on an even older game from India. The chess we play today is from Europe.
Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces, the other uses the black pieces. Each piece moves in a special way. Each player has a piece called the king. 2.. There are a few more rules, but these are the basics.
Some people think that chess is more than a game. They think that it makes the mind stronger. 3.. They think about what will happen next. These skills are useful in life and in chess. Chess is kind of like exercise for the mind.
There is a kind of chess with short time limits called blitz chess. 4..
The clock runs during each turn. If one runs out of time, he or she will lose. Games of blitz chess are fast-paced.
Chess is not just for people. Computers have been playing chess since the 1970s. At first they did not play well. They made mistakes. As time went on, they grew stronger. In 1997, a computer defeat the best player in the world for the first time. It was a computer called Deep Blue. Deep Blue was big. It took up a whole room. 5.. Chess sure has come a long way. Don’t you think so?
A. Good chess players use their brains
B. By 2006, a cell phone could beat the best players in the world
C. In blitz chess, each player gets ten minutes for the whole game
D. People have been playing chess for over 500 years
E. The game ends when a player loses his or her king
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Living next to next is the principle (原则) of a neighbor. Good neighborliness is the ideal to be aimed at. As the saying goes, no man is an island; he has to live with his neighbors. To make life easy and pleasant, he must cooperate with his neighbors.
Whether one likes it or not, one cannot do without neighbors. Normally one may think he can do without neighbors because he can manage all comforts and services, so the services or the need for a friend may not happen. However, the sympathy (同情), admiration and appreciation which a neighbor may offer will have a great humanizing influence. To share one’s view and sometimes even sadness, one needs some neighbors.
But all neighbors are not always keeping the friendly relationship. Stresses and tension (紧张) develop because of misunderstanding. Very often children may be the cause for tense feelings. The neighbor’s son may pick a flower or a fruit from your garden and an argument may follow. Again he may throw his ball at your window breaking it. These are common cases so far as the younger one is concerned but it is for the elders to view them with calmness and make up for it. This may read easy on paper but not so in real life. But being broad minded, one must be able to tolerate (容忍). Another reason for tension may be the animals. Your neighbor’s dog may be a real trouble or his chickens would come into your garden and eat away your plants.
In all these cases to keep up good neighborliness, some understanding between the neighbors is important. Small differences can be easily patched up or worked out. Try to be friendly and the problem will not be difficult to solve. Care can at times play a good part and help the neighbors in a small or big way. Nobody is perfect and it is better not to speak ill of your neighbors. A cheerful word, a nod or a small talk will strengthen the feeling of good neighborliness.
Neighborliness is not only for people but it is also largely important between neighboring countries. History has got a lot to teach on this. Unless countries learn to live as good neighbors, there cannot be peace on earth. So children must be taught at home and in the school to cooperate with the neighbors and be friendly with them. The basic rule is to give and take and to develop a sense that the other man has as much right as you do, and some degree of tolerance is very necessary.
1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. One is often needed by his family.
B. No one likes to be alone on an island.
C. Everyone has to live with his neighbors.
D. Everyone lives an easy and pleasant life.
2.Which of the following may cause misunderstanding?
A. Hobbies and habits. B. Children and pets.
C. Sports and games. D. Likes and dislikes.
3.What does the sentence “Small differences can be easily patched up or worked out.” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Praising others can help to be good neighbors.
B. Unimportant disagreement can be easily solved.
C. One can easily make good use of small arguments.
D. Nobody can be perfect enough to speak ill of others.
4.In the passage, the writer tries to ____.
A. show the important of getting on with neighbors
B. teach the basic rules of behaving well at home
C. explain the reasons of learning teamwork
D. introduce ways of being a better person
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Health officials in Canada are very busy these days. They are placing chickens at fixed points all along their 2,500 km border (边境) with the United States of America.
It’s not a joke, nor have the Canadians gone mad. They are using these chickens to see if the West Nile virus (病毒) is still around. The virus infects birds, so the chickens have a chance of catching the virus and fall ill. The West Nile virus is spread among humans. It killed seven people in New York last year.
Countries around the world are realizing that it may just be possible to stop certain kinds of people from entering their land. However, it is very difficult to stop viruses traveling from one end of the earth to another. When they travel to new places, they get used to the environment very easily and sometimes start destroying the local plant and animal life. These biological polluters are called smart polluters.
These smart polluters can be carried across borders of countries unknowingly. Just as we humans are travelling across the world more often than earlier, these biological polluters have also started journey much more. They slide into airplanes through their wheels. They dig into objects that travelers may be carrying from one country to another.
There are some good examples of how these polluters work. The water hyacinth (水葫芦) of South America is blocking lakes in China and Africa. Tree snakes from Papua New Guinea are busy eating up some birds in the country of Guam, which breaks its natural balance.
That’s why the customs (海关) officials in many foreign countries prevent people from bringing in a small plant, or an object made of wood that is in its natural form. The customs officials have these rules because these varieties (多样性) of plants are special to certain places. The plants have the power to spread new illnesses among native plants and animals. Biological polluters always create problems in places where they do not belong. They could be special varieties of plants, bugs or even animals.
1. Why are Canadian officials placing chickens along the border?
A. To help clean up the border.
B. To see if the virus is still around.
C. To protect the chickens from falling ill.
D. To make sure that the birds can find food.
2. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. People find it difficult to travel from one place to another.
B. Plants always create problems in places where they belong.
C. Biological polluters may destroy the local plant and animal life.
D. Viruses spend a long time getting used to the local environment.
3.Customs officials in many countries prevent people from bringing in ____.
A. chocolates B. shoes
C. pictures D. plants
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Land Pollution B. The West Nile Virus
C. Smart Polluters D. The Water Hyacinth
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Matt and Allie were waiting in the line to sign up (报名) for the High Flyer Competition.They carried their design and they couldn’t wait to start building the kite.The line was long and filled with kids of all ages.Two teenagers stood in front of them. Matt ooked at their designs and his eyes widened. “Their kites are a lot better than ours. Look! This kite looks like an airplane,and that one looks like a spaceship, but our kite is a boring diamond (菱形)!”
“What if we give it a cool-looking tail?” Allie suggested. They cheered up a little and worked together on their kite all the weekend. To make the kite look better, they added a tail with beads (珠子) and tiny mirrors.
On the day of the composition, Allie and Matt carried their kite to the starting place between the spaceship and the airplane.The rules were simple.The kite that flew the highest for the longest time won.
Round One began. Allie held the string (线) while Matt ran down the field with the kite. He lifted it in the air. The kite shook and fell to the ground. Round One was over for them.
Matt ran back to Allie. “It’s the tail. The beads and mirrors are weighing it down.” “But they’re so pretty,”
Allie said. “Do you want pretty or do you want to win?” Matt asked. Allie nodded. Matt pulled off the beads and mirrors. He finished just in time for the start of Round Two. As he ran with the kite, he could feel the wind picking it up. He let it go and ran back to help Allie. They let out the string as far as it would go, right past the spaceship and the airplane. Their kite flew the highest for the longest time.
“I guess looks don’t mean a thing in kite flying,” Allie said.
“Yeah.” Matt said,“Simple is best.”
1.Matt and Allie were waiting in the line to sign up for ____.
A. a concert B. a club
C. a camp D. a competition
2.To make the kite look better, Matt and Allie ____.
A. added a tail B. cut a part
C. drew a plane D. painted it red
3. In Round Two, Matt and Allie’s kite ____.
A. fell behind the other kites B. was too heavy to fly away
C. flew the highest for the longest time D. shook and fell to the ground
4.What can we learn from this story?
A. Practice makes perfect.
B. Friendship comes first.
C. Looks mean a lot.
D. Simple is best.
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Justin was really good at basketball and he thought it was the only way out of his school. He could run with the _________ fast and beat any of the older boys at the court and the younger boys didn’t have a chance.
One day, some boys from another school ran up and asked to __________ with Justin. The big one in the middle said that he had heard Justin was the best and he wanted to see if it was true.
Justin agreed. During the game, Justin was running all over the big boys and making his shots. Suddenly, a big boy _________ Justin. Justin went flying, fell on the ground and broke his leg. The doctor said Justin might never play again. Justin was so _________.
The first six weeks, Justin just lay in bed watching TV every day and ate potato chips until the bag was empty. Justin put on too much weight. His once ___________ future disappeared. When he lost himself in great hopelessness, Justin’s sister, Kiki came home from the university.
She was like sunshine, _________ exciting stories of college. Justin was attracted by the stories that Kiki told. “Justin!” She interrupted his daydream. “Let me see your progress report.” Justin was _________. His grades had really fallen since he broke his leg. “Oh no, this won’t do, Justin,” she said. “We’re going to improve the grades.” So, while she was home on break, they studied, talked and worked together. Justin _________ better and he wasn’t so upset.
After spending those weeks with his sister, Justin realized that he didn’t want to feel bad for himself anymore, and he didn’t want to give up. Basketball used to be his thing, and he was good at it, but now there was only _________, so he had to get good at that. Justin passed through all his classes. With the study skills he had learned from his sister, Justin scored a 24 on the ACT.
Every university that he applied to (申请) accepted him. When the autumn came, Justin had his ___________ in colleges. He decided to go to the sunniest university in Hawaii, and nobody could say that Justin made a bad choice.
1.A. toy B. ball C. key D. flag
2.A. play B. stand C. eat D. ride
3.A. saw B. met C. pushed D. followed
4.A. brave B. honest C. safe D. sad
5.A. busy B. quiet C. bright D. funny
6.A. changing B. receiving C. forgetting D. bringing
7.A. moved B. embarrassed C. interested D. pleased
8.A. repeated B. taught C. felt D. sounded
9.A. schoolwork B. sport C. home D. travel
10.A. fact B. choice C. record D. event
