UFO stands for "unidentified flying object". Many people reported having seen UFOs in the sky. A lot of countries tried to research them and in 1952 they got the name of UFO.
There were several reports published in the 19th century which were related to UFOs. Denison Daily News in its report of 25th January, 1878 wrote that a farmer, Martin, saw a flying object in the sky and it was just like a plate. This was the first time that the word plate had been related to the UFOs.
The first reports on UFOs came during World War II. In 1947 pilot Kenneth Arnold said while he was flying near the Mount Rainer he saw a very bright object in the sky. He said that it was like a plate too. The information given by Kenneth got lots of attention from the media and people.
Several research organizations gave their reports on the UFOs. They showed direct or indirect physical evidence of the UFOs, and sometimes UFOs’ appearance was found on the radar (雷达) screen. Many people tried to take video tapes or photos of the UFOs as testimony. Most UFOs are in saucer shape while many UFOs are like a cigarette or a half ball.
Many films and TV shows are made about UFOs. There are two famous movies which are created on the theme of UFOs and aliens, War of the World and Star Wars. UFOs have created a new field in science which is known as Ufology (飞碟学).
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The UFOs Martin and Kenneth Arnold saw were in different shapes.
B. People named the flying object UFO in the 19th century.
C. Martin was the first person that described the flying object as a plate.
D. Kenneth Arnold was given little attention for his discovering UFO.
2.What does the underlined word " testimony " in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. Evidence. B. Research.
C. Mystery. D. Appearance.
3.The next paragraph following the passage might talk about ________.
A. famous movies on the UFOs
B. different UFOs’shapes
C. the effect of UFOs on humans
D. the new science —Ufology
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1.You needn’t pay if you want to get __________.
A. a pair of shoes B. a women’s dress
C. a girl’s dress D. a lovely dog
2.If Mrs. Evans is interested in the dresses, so she may call _____________.
A. 8631966 B. 5998326 C. 2455919 D. 2456836
3.If you give an old pair of shoes to Hilo’s Store, you can get a new pair of shoes with ________.
A. over 10 dollars
B. less than 10 dollars
C. only 10 dollars
D. 10 dollars or less than 10 dollars
4.Whom will the old shoes be given to __________.
A. rich people B. poor people
C. beggars D. hard-working people
Our lifestyles today are very busy. We have family, school, sports, entertainment and social activities to fit into a time that seems never enough. We need to be healthy to meet the demands of daily life. But what does it mean to have a healthy lifestyle?
To have a healthy lifestyle, we need to:
◆ eat different kinds of healthy food most of the time
◆ do exercise often
◆ have time to relax
◆ get enough sleep to give our bodies time to grow healthy and strong
Read about a normal day in the lives of two children.
Abbey gets up at 7:00 am, feeds the dog, and has cereal and a glass of juice for breakfast. She walks to school with her friend, Julia. She has a bag of chips for a morning snack, drinks water, and has a chicken and lettuce sandwich with a banana for lunch. She likes to play soccer with her friends at lunch and morning break time. She walks home with Julia, has some crackers with cheese and juice for afternoon snack and plays with the dog for a while. She plays computer games for an hour or two before dinner, then has a shower and does her homework. She watches her favorite television show for an hour, then usually goes to bed at about 9:30 pm.
Carl gets up at 8:30 am and has two pieces of bread with jam and a glass of milk for breakfast. His mother drives him to school on her way to work. He eats cookies with juice for morning snack and a pot pie ordered from the school lunch room with juice for lunch. He likes to play card games with his friends at lunchtime and climb the fixed equipment at morning break time. He catches the bus home, has a cereal bar and a can of soda for afternoon snack, then watches some television. He has a shower before dinner, then plays the computer for an hour or two. He goes to bed at about 10:30 pm.
No matter which kind of lifestyle you agree on, just remember it’s important to balance all aspects of life.
1.About a healthy lifestyle, the writer doesn’t talk about ___________.
A. diet B. exercise
C. relaxation D. medicine
2.What can we learn from the article?
A. Abbey plays soccer with her friends at school.
B. Abbey does her homework first after school.
C. Carl goes to school by bus every day.
D. Carl has a juice for breakfast.
3.Where is the article probably from?
A. A health magazine. B. A clothing website.
C. A sports guidebook. D. A travel advertisement.
书面表达
假如你是李华，你校学生会于2013年5月15日下午举行了“校园书市(a campus book fair)”活动。请你根据以下要点写一封email 给你的美国笔友Peter，告诉他此次活动的有关情况：
1．活动目的：①给同学们提供一个交换图书的机会；
②更好地利用读过的书。
2．具体内容：①把你不想保留的书拿到书市上出售；
②购买你喜欢的书；
③交换图书。
3．谈谈你的感想和收获。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter，
How are you going these days?
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Looking forward to hearing from you!
Love，
Li Hua
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。
错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(＾)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线( ____ )，并在该词下面写出修改的词。
注意：1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分
Many young boys and girls had the habit of smoking, though they are middle school student. As we all know, smoking do harm to human beings. More and more people have realized that how serious this problem is. But they are never boring with it. Some people think smoking is a kind of fashion, and other think smoking can refresh himself. In fact, smoking causes many illnesses. The most serious illness causing by smoking is lung cancer. Meanwhile, smoking is the waste of money. What’s worse, careless smokers may cause danger fires.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many years ago there was such a child with the name Hokey ___1.___ father brought home a mirror. Hokey had never seen one before so when he saw it for_2.__ first time, he didn’t understand _3.___ it was, but he saw another boy in the mirror, which made him very happy, for he thought the boy had come to play with him. He spoke to the stranger in a very friendly way, but received no reply. He laughed and waved at the boy, who did ___4.__ (exact) the same thing. Then he thought, “I’ll go closer. It may be because he doesn’t hear me.” But when he began to talk, the other boy imitated him.
Hokey stopped___5.___(think) about these strange actions, saying to himself.，“This boy is fooling me. He does everything that I do.” The more he thought about it, the ___6.__(angry)he became and soon he noticed the boy became very angry too. So Hokey _7.___(strike) the boy in the glass, but he only hurt his own hand and went__8.__(cry) to his father, who said, “The boy you saw was ____9.___ image. This should teach you an important lesson, my son. You should never show your anger to others. Now remember that in real life when you strike__10.___ cause you will hurt yourself most of all..
