B: F 答案: T
The underlined phrase “blow away” means “停止” in Chinese. A: T B: F 答案: F
Someone wrote to the soap factory and complained that the soapbox he bought was terrible. A: T B: F 答案: T
46、 The English language started about 1,500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the country. They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with them to the country.
After some time, the three languages became one new language —English. The name “English” comes from the Angles. They lived in most of England.
The language that we speak today—Modern English is not the same as the English that people used 1,500 years ago, including Old English (before 1150) and Middle English (up till 1500). That language—Old English sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.
When did Modern English start? A: About the year 1150.
B: Between the 12th century and the 16th century. C: About the year 1500. D: Before the year 1500. 答案:
About the year 1500.
How many languages did Old English come from? A: One. B: Two. C: Three. D: Four. 答案: Three.
Which language did the name “English” come from? A: The Saxons. B: The Jutes. C: The Angles.
D: Modern English.
答案:
The Angles.
According to the passage, Modern English is different from Old English in____. A: grammar B: pronunciation C: words
D: all the above
答案:
all the above
Which of the following is TRUE?
A: Modern English has nothing to do with Old English. B: Modern English has more words than Old English. C: Modern English has fewer words than Old English.
D: There is no difference between Old English and Modern English. 答案:
Modern English has more words than Old English.
47、 Camp Broadway is a children’s camp in the United States. It gives children a chance to find out about the performing arts. These include drama, dancing and singing. If you are 10 to 17 and enjoy performing, this could be of interest to you. It lasts 5 days and our professional artists are going to help you develop your talent or discover one.
It lets you develop your ability to create and increase your confidence. Even if you don’t think you have performing talents, these will be useful skills to have. Whatever your future job might be, it will help you to speak more confidently, clearly and effectively in public. This will give you the best results if you need to speak or introduce anything to a group of people.
You also have a chance to make new friends here. And our artists will answer your questions and give you first-hand advice. This will be of great help if you want to progress. At the end, you have a chance to show your family what you have achieved.
The program isn’t just open to beginners, but also t those who have some experience. If you are interested in this summer camp, then visit www.campbroadway.com.
1. A 15-year-old high school student will probably join in the camp. A: T B: F 答案: T
2. In this passage, the underlined word “confidence” means “想象力” in Chinese. A: T B: F 答案: F
3. The second paragraph of the passage tells us why Camp Broadway is helpful. A: T B: F 答案: T
4. In the camp, you have a chance to learn how to help your friends with their lessons. A: T B: F
答案: F
5. The program is only open to those who have some experience. A: T B: F 答案: F
48、 Mr. Smith is telling two funny stories of his police work. Story A
I remember catching a “thief” in a clothes shop once. It was strange. The man was hiding a yellow sweater inside his coat. I thought he had stolen it, so I caught him. We found later that his wife gave him the sweater for his birthday, but he hated it. He just wanted to turn it to the shop for money, but he didn’t want his wife to see him! We soon let him go. Story B
Another day, a man called Bob went into a bank on Sixth Street. He wrote on the back of an envelope, “Give me the money! Or I’ll kill you.” and gave it to the bank clerk. She gave him $100,000 and the man ran away. Then we received a phone call from the bank clerk. She told us to go to the man’s house in Candy Town and get him. We caught him as soon as he got out of the elevator. He couldn’t believe that we found him so quickly. We told him that the front of the envelope he used had his name and address on it!
What does Mr. Smith do? A: A bank clerk. B: A policeman. C: A thief.
D: A taxi driver. 答案:
A policeman.
2. Mr. Smith caught the man in the clothes shop____.
A: by exchange B: by mistake C: by accident D: on purpose
答案:
by mistake
3. Why did the man return the sweater to the shop? A: Because he didn’t want his wife to see it.
B: Because he liked money more than the sweater.
C: Because he hated it and wanted to get the money back. D: Because he wanted to buy a new sweater. 答案:
Because he hated it and wanted to get the money back.
4. Bob was caught so quickly because____.
A: his address was found o the envelope he used B: he received a phone call from the bank clerk C: the police waited for him outside the elevator D: he used the money to buy a lot of things.
答案:
his address was found o the envelope he used
5. What do you think of Bob? A: He is brave. B: He is careful. C: He is shy. D: He is stupid. 答案:
He is stupid.
49、 One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.
In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometers from their camp, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?
Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometers in such cold weather!
It was getting late. They rode o and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!
1. John and his two friends went to the forest to watch the trees in the forest. A: T B: F 答案: T
2. They could not find their way back because there was only one road to their camp. A: T B: F
答案: F
3. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to the camp. A: T B: F
答案: T
4. The horses stopped because they were tired after running for a long way. A: T B: F 答案: F
5. The story happened at night when nothing could be seen. A: T B: F 答案: F
50、 There are millions of stars and planets in space. What’s the difference between stars and planets? Stars can give out heat and light, but planets cannot. The sun is one of the stars. Some planets are balls of rock and some are balls of gas. We live on the earth. The earth spins around once everyday to give us day and night. The earth goes around the sun once every year to give us different seasons.
There are eight planets moving around the sun. We call the family of the sun and its planets the solar system. Mercury is the nearest to the sun, so it is very hot. It is the smallest planet. Venus is very bright and hot. It is the nearest to the earth. Mars is covered with orange-red dust and rocks, so it looks like a red star in the sky. It has seasons like the earth does. Jupiter has at least 63 moons(卫星) and it is the biggest and heaviest planet of them. Saturn has at least 62 moons. The other planets, such as Uranus and Neptune, are all very far from the sun and very cold. We need a telescope to see them.
1. The sun can give us____ . A: heat and water B: heat and light C: light and air D: rock and water