A: Hi, Jason! You are going to America again!
B: Yes, Tom. I really love that country.
A: 1.
B: Three times. Every time I traveled there, I could have different feelings.
A: That’s amazing. 2.
B: Los Angeles. Although it is not as modern as New York, it still has its own beauty.
A: 3. Can you show me some pictures you have taken?
B: Sure! Um… Here, have a look.
A: 4. I think I have to go there one day.
B: Yes, you must.
A: 5.
B: From Chongqing? It takes about 14 hours by plane.
A: Wow, what a long ride!
B: Yes, I agree with you. But it is worth (值得的) of it.
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From a plane we can see the fields, cities, mountains or seas below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the earth. People and man-made satellites(卫星) have been sent out into space to look at the earth carefully and people have learnt more about the earth in the last few years. The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind. The sea is very big. It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place and at that place the sea is about 11 kilometers deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If we put that mountain into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometers of water above it!
In most parts of the sea, there are many kinds of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small living things, and lots of fishes live by eating them. The sea can be very cold. When people go down, the sea becomes colder and colder. Only some men can go down into the deep sea. But in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.
1. Does the sea look very beautiful all the time?
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2.What do lots of fishes eat to live?
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3.How long did the five women scientists live in the deep sea in 1970?
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Get a Life is a website that helps middle school students answer the question —What do you want to be when you grow up?
"It encourages teenagers to have a big dream; it tries to find out what is possible; it makes a plan for children to get where they want to go," said Combs, one of the persons who set up the website.
Get a Life suggests teenagers let their hobbies and interests decide what to do in the future. It encourages them to look for activities that help them try to do some jobs and get important knowledge and skills. It also offers information about fast-growing and well-paid jobs, and provides job training for teenagers.
"Middle school is the perfect time for students to find out their interests, to have many different experiences and do something for their future jobs," a middle school teacher said. "Our world will become a better place if we make our horizons wide and try new things. Our students can’t wait until high school or university to begin building their dreams. Right now is the right time to get a life."
"This website is exactly what these children need for a better future. If our children can make better plans for their future, it is more possible for them to succeed," Combs said.
1. The underlined word "horizons" most probably means _________.
A. 视野 B. 地平线 C. 国界 D. 时间
2.According to the passage, the website is _______________ for children.
A. boring B. helpful
C. colorful D. serious
3.Which of the following about Get a Life is NOT true?
A. It helps teenagers to have a big dream.
B. It helps teenagers to prepare for their classes.
C. It provides information about jobs for teenagers.
D. It tells teenagers how to choose future jobs.
4.We can’t learn that ___________ from the passage.
A. Combs set up the website with other people
B. Get a Life is a website that helps teenagers to have a better future
C. middle school students don’t need to have big dreams
D. teenagers who have plans for their future are easier to be successful
There was once a violinist who said he was not afraid of animals that are dangerous. He said in a proud way, “Even a bear would be as quiet as the friendliest cat when hearing my music.” But he had never played, and no one believed him.
A chance to show his words arrived just when a circus (马戏团) came to the town. The musician came to the ringmaster (领班) and told what he could do.
“Wow, that’s interesting.” The ringmaster said. “We just have three new lions and they haven’t worked with the lion tamer (驯兽师) yet. Let’s see what you can do with them.” The violinist agreed and the whole town crowded the hall to see what would happen.
The violinist was standing quietly in the center of the ring with a smile. Then the ringmaster opened the door of the cage (笼子) and jumped out angrily a huge lion, shouting and showing his teeth. Everyone was too nervous to breathe.
Still with the smile , the violinist began to play. The beautiful music rose , then the lion sat down and began to enjoy the music. Everyone lost themselves in the music. The lion did, too. For the second lion, ______________.
Then it’s the third lion’s turn to appear and everyone there was waiting for the lion to be quiet just like the other two . But the lion ran up to the man and ate him.
All the people were surprised. The other two lions asked angrily, “What have you done ! We were enjoying the music!” The third lion put his paw(爪子 ) to its ear and said, “Sorry, I can’t hear you. I have been deaf for 5 years.”
1.The violinist said that he _________.
A. was very friendly to the animals
B. could train wild animals in town
C. could make dangerous animals quiet
D. was not good at playing the violin at all
2. The people felt so ________ that they couldn’t breathe when seeing the first lion.
A. angry B. scared C. nervous D. bored
3.Which of the following is the missing sentence in Paragraph 5?
A. the lion came out and ate the violinist
B. the same story happened again
C. the people felt bored and left
D. the lion ran to the people
4.Why did the third lion run to the man and eat him?
A. Because he hated the violinist.
B. Because he didn’t think the music was beautiful.
C. Because he couldn’t hear the music at all.
D. Because he was very hungry.
YOU might go to a museum to look at old cars or something about an ancient civilization (文明). Would you like to see ice cream?
Believe it or not, there is a museum of ice cream in Iowa in the United States. Visitors can see a video that tells all about the history of the delicious snack.
It seems that ice cream goes back to about 2000 years ago , when the Chinese mixed together ice, milk and sugar. Spending an afternoon looking at how to make ice cream can make you a little hungry. No problem, the museum has its own ice cream store, where you can taste some of them.
In Edinburgh, Scotland, there is a museum of childhood. The museum shows objects about the lives of children in Scotland, past and present. You can expect toys, dolls, teddy bears and train sets. But there are also videos which tell you what it was like to be a kid in Scotland in old times.
You can hear children reading their multiplication tables (乘法表): "Seven sevens are 49, eight sevens are 56." You can also watch documentary movies of the games kids played in Edinburgh in the 1950s, look at the clothes they wore and get to know what their schools were like.
It will be wonderful to visit the Children's Discovery Museum in Bangkok (曼谷), Thailand. The museum has parts of nature, environment, technology and kids' activities. In this museum, you get to take part in the kids’ activities. You can dress up to be a fireman in a fire truck. It is interesting.
1.The museum of ice cream is in _____________.
A. Scotland B. Bangkok C. America D. China
2.We can’t know about _______________ in the museum of childhood.
A. the games kids played
B. the clothes kids wore
C. the food kids ate
D. the schools kids studied in
3.It is interesting that _______________ in the Children's Discovery Museum.
A. you can taste the ice cream
B. you can become a kid in old times
C. you can be a fireman in a fire truck
D. you can wear old clothes
4.Which of the following is NOT right?
A. Chinese people invented ice cream first about 2000 years ago.
B. The Children's Discovery Museum in Thailand is about childhood.
C. You can learn about the children’s lives in the old times from the museum in Edinburgh.
D. There is an ice cream store in the ice cream museum where you can taste one.
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A. A soft drink. B. The best hamburgers.
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