Australia is the smallest continent in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is on the Southern Hemisphere of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flower exhibition. There we saw large numbers of wild flowers on show, most of which we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. Every year in spring Perth has a wild flower exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves very much. When we heard bells ringing at the top of the hills, we looked up, but what we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to our car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us along the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos（袋鼠）. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself among the white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere you can see sheep.
1.Which country is the writer most possibly from?
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A．Japan |
B．Canada |
C．China |
D．America |
2.We can learn from the passage that _________.
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A．Australia is the smallest country in the world |
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B．Australia is the same size of Shanghai. |
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C．Australia is in the northern part of the earth. |
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D．The people in Australia are as many as those in Shanghai. |
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．Australia has enough laws to fight against pollution. |
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B．Perth is the biggest city in Australia. |
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C．The wild flowers in Perth must be different from what the author sees in his/her country. |
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D．The author enjoyed his/her visit in the country. |
4.The underlined word “exhibition” in the third paragraph means _________.
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A．a public show for people to visit |
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B．a market where you can buy all kinds of flowers |
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C．a place where all kinds of flowers are grown |
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D．a field where there are flowers and animal |
What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and would rather follow than lead.
Colors do influence our moods (情绪). A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area -- until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.
1.An active person may like ____
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A．yellow, orange, or red |
B．yellow, black, or red |
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C．orange, blue, or black |
D．black, red, or orange |
2.Most people feel more __ in a yellow room than in a dark green one.
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A．tired |
B．bored |
C．worried |
D．relaxed |
3.More people killed themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge probably because ____
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A．the bridge was very tall |
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B．the bridge was too crowded |
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C．people didn't like the bridge |
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D．the color of the bridge was depressing |
4.In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work __
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A．worse |
B．harder |
C．more slowly |
D．more angrily |
Most American students have to say goodbye to fancy (高档的) fruits these days. In school restaurants across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their place.
“People are afraid to spend now.” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring”. During the financial crisis (金融危机), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive things.
The crisis began last year. Experts (专家) think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders (国界), the whole world was in trouble.
This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. Last week presidents from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.
1.This passage is probably taken from ___________.
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A．a story book |
B．a novel |
C．a newspaper |
D．an advertisement |
2.Why are people in the US afraid to spend?
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A．Because they think it’s unnecessary |
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B．Because they don’t have the habit of spending money |
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C．Because they worry about their future |
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D．Because they don’t have any money |
3.From the passage, we still don’t know ________.
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A．when the financial crisis began |
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B．when the financial crisis will end |
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C．why some of the US banks closed |
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D．whether the crisis has spread to other countries |
4.The best title for the passage is ___________.
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A．Ways to Save Money |
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B．Financial Crisis facing the World |
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C．Banks in the USA |
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D．The USA Becoming Poor |
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of 36 .
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking 37 I might do and found I didn’t have much to 38 . I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first, but the 39 began when I agreed to 40 , so that I would be there if my 41 had to go out for business in the evening. We 42 that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me off the next. But 43 , it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely 44and fed up, because I had too many 45 nights and early mornings with the children.
46 Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my 47 . She suggested that I should take a (n) 48 and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I did not think I would be 49 because I didn’t take many exams in school. She 50 me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience 51 for a lot and I got a part-time course. I had to 52 my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now I’ve got a full-time job there, I shall always be 53 to Megan. I wish I had known 54 that you could have a career, 55 you aren’t top of the class at school.
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---______. Is it disturbing you?
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A．Take it easy. |
B．I’m sorry. |
C．Not a bit |
D．It depends |
These articles are written in simple language, _____ makes it easy to read.
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B．this |
C．which |
D．it |
