Reading comprehension(閱讀理解)：

Answer the questions(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題)：

　　English is an important international language, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to learn．Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn － but they weren’t always successful．

　　In 1930, Professor C．K．Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English．It had only 850 words(and just eighteen verbs)and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours．The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn’t understand the answers in ‘real’ English!It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn’t in the Basic English word list．

　　R．E．Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language with the name Anglic．Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling．‘Father’ became ‘faadher’, ‘new’ became ‘nue’ and ‘years’ became ‘yeerz’．Unluckily, Anglic never became popular．

　　In the age of international communication through the Internet, who knows what will happen?…a new form of English might appear．A large number of the world’s e-mails are in English and include(包括)examples of ‘NetLingo’ like OIC(Oh, I see)and TTYL(Talk to you later)．In another fifty years, English might not be used．We might all speak fluent Internetish!

1．Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn, haven’t they?

2．Who invented Basic English in 1930?

3．How long could most people learn Basic English according to Professor Ogden?

4．What was the biggest problem for learners of English according to Professor Zachrisson?

5．What might happen to English in another fifty years?

6．What do you think of the experts’ ideas of making English easier?

閱讀理解

　　Bill is only fifteen years old, but he’s already very rich．Two years ago, Bill began a football website(網(wǎng)站)for young people．“I became interested in computers when I was 8 because my father's job is with computers．As a little boy．I also loved football and so I decided to make a website, especially for people of my age．”

　　Bill started the“Football OK!”website two years ago, and now more that 20 000 people visit it every day．

　　Bill is a schoolboy and a businessman as well．He usually gets up at six o’clock and looks at his e-mails．Then he goes to school from nine to four．In the evenings．he always works for about four hours on his website．

　　Bill’s next plan is a new website：“At the moment I am thinking about a new website on American football, maybe for next year．”

　　And is Bill the same person that he was three years ago?“No, I am very different now．I have met a lot of interesting people Oil the website and I have traveled all over the world．”Bill doesn’t know about the future．“Maybe I will sell the websites．I really don’t know．I’ll just wait and see．”

　　When he is 21, Bill will be a millionaire(百萬富翁)．He always says, “Anything is possible．”

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

1．How old was Bill when he became interested in computers?

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2．What’s the name of Bill's website?

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3．When does he usually get up?

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4．Is Bill the same person that he was three years ago?

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5．What does Bill always say?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

　　In the countries all over the world, people are leaving the countryside in large numbers to find jobs in the cities．They leave because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn't much work there．Services such as hospital and transport are usually much better in cities than they are in the country．They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city．

　　But in the big cities of Europe and America－London, Pairs, New York, people are moving out of the city．These are usually families who have some money, and want to live a quieter life．They are tired of the noise and the dirt of the city, tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses．They don't want to sit in traffic any more．They want a house with a garden, and clean air that isn't polluted．

　　So they move out．Some don't go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns neat the cities．Other people move to the teal country with sheep and cows and green fields! There, they start new lives and try to make new friends．

　　Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy．After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake．They don't make so much money and there isn't much to do．Country people are very different and aren't always very friendly．

　　As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city．“It's wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights,”they say,“I'm so glad I'm back in the city!”

1．Is there often much work to do in the countryside?

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2．What kind of families are moving out of the city?

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3．What are they tired of about the city?(答兩點即可)

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4．What do they think of the people in the countryside?

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5．What can we learn from the sentence“It's wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights”?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

　　The Olympic flame was lit on March 24 in Olympia．in southwestrn Greece．In the ritual(儀式), the high priestess uded a mirror to light the flame．The ritual tells us about Olympic and Greek traditions．

　　1．The priestesses

　　The priestesses were responsible for lighting the torch, and also for dancing in the ceremony．They were played by Greek dancers．The high priestess was played by actress Maria Nafpliotou．She also said a prayer(頌詞)in the language of the ancient Greeks to the sun god during the ceremony．

　　2．The first torchbearer

　　He was Greek taekwondo(跆拳道)athlete Alexandros Nikolaidis．

　　According to tradition, the first bearer(火炬手)has to be a male athlete．He knelt down when the high priestess lit his torch．She asked him in ancient Greek to tell others the Olympics are coming．

　　3．The mirror

　　The traditional way to light the torch is through sunlight reflected(反射的)onto a mirror．It is to make sure of the light's purity(純潔)．

　　4．Bowl of the Olympic Flame

　　The flame is kept in a bowl after it is lit．The bowl is used if the torch goes out(熄滅)during the Games．There is olive oil in the bowl for purity．

1．What do the high priestess use to light the flame?

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2．What do the priestesses do?

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3．Is the first bearer a male?

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4．Why do they use a mirror?

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5．When do they use the bowl?

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　　How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month?200 yuan? Some may need more to buy birthday presents, fast food lunches, ice cream and cartoon books．But for Li Beibei 30 yuan each month is enough．The only thing she buys is lunch－1.5 yuan each day．“My favorite is fried potato slice and rice,”said Li．“Meat is too expensive for me．”

　　Li Beibei is a middle school student at Beijing's Xingzhi Experimental School．Her parents are migrant worker．Her father works as a cleaner and get 500 yuan every month．Her mother has no job．Li gets up at 5∶30 a. m. and rides her bike for 20 minutes to get to school．She studies hard, and even reads books during break time．Her favorite subject is computer science．

　　“I'm learning typing now．I hope to the fastest in my class,”said Li．

　　Like many teens, Li usually spends at least one hour doing her homework every day．But that is not all her work．During the weekdays she help her mum cook．On weekends, she helps wash chothes．“I could cook when I was eight．Dda said sometimes I cooked better than Mum!”

　　“I want to be a doctor when I grow up．I watched TV and found out there are many people with AIDS in Henan．Some are kids．They need my help,”said Li．But she is afraid of having to leave school．Li didn't go to school at 12 for one year because her family had no money to support her．This year, the school didn't ask her to pay the 600 yuan fees because her family is too poor．

　　“I hope I will always be in school．”Said Li．“Dad works hard to make money．I promised him I will study hard to be a good student and a good doctor in the future．”

1．What life is Li Beibei living now?

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2．How does she study in school?

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3．How long does she do her homework every day?

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4．Why does she hope to be a doctor when she grows up?

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5．What does she worry about?

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回答問題　閱讀短文,然后根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答所提問題。

　　Some animals can be trained to help humans．For example, specially trained dogs help blind people walk around the town safely．Some kinds of monkeys can be taught things too．They can learn how to help people who can't use their arms or legs．The monkeys pick up the phone when it rings, carry shopping bags and do housework．

　　In the natural world, animals and humans are not usually friends, but there are a few interesting examples where they can work together．In Africa, the honeyguide bird works with humans to find food．The bird likes to eat the grubs－a kind of insect that lives inside a beehive(蜂窩)．It knows how to find beehives but it can't open them and get the grubs．People like to eat honey(蜂蜜), but they aren't good at finding beehives, so the bird and the people help each other．The bird flies to a beehive and people follow it．When the people open the beehive and take the honey, they give the grubs to the bird．

　　In Laguna in t le south of Brazil(巴西), fishermen and dolphins work as a team．The ocean isn't very clean, so the fishermen can't see the fish．However, dolphins can find them easily by using sounds．When the dolphins find a large group of fish, they make a noise to tell the fishermen．Then the dolphins push the fish towards the beach．The fishermen wait in the water near the beach and catch a lot of fish in their nets．The fishermen's nets make it easier for the dolphins to catch fish too．In Laguna, fishermen and dolphins have been working together for many years．The fishermen teach their children how to work with the dolphins．The dolphins must be happy to help because they teach their babies how to work with the humans!

1．What can the monkeys help people who can't use their arms or legs do?

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2．What do honeyguide birds help people do?

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3．How can dolphins find the fish when the ocean isn't very clean?

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4．How do dolphins help the fishermen catch fish when they find a large group of fish?

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5．Why are honeyguide birds and dolphins glad to help people?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

　　When you walk into the Rock Garden in the city of Chandigarh in India, you will be shocked by the beautiful art-works at once．The garden is built of garbage(垃圾)and thrown-away things．At the gate of the garden, thousands of plugs(插頭)make up the white wall．There is a road going into the garden．The road is made of cinder(煤渣)．A beautiful glass house stands beside the road．It is made of beer bottles．More than 5,000 sculptures(雕像)are standing around the garden．

　　They are all made from things found in the garbage．The garden was started by a man named Nek Chand．He began collecting garbage from streets and villages and started making his garden in 1958．He was neither a born artist nor an engineer．“I used to do my job as a road inspector during the day,”Nek Chand said．He worked on his art-works at night, and no one found out about him for 18 years．Finally, the government discovered his work in 1975, and helped Nek Chand make his dream come true．The garden was opened to the public in 1976．Now, it is one of the most well-known tourist places in this city, and around the world．

1．What is the garden built of?

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2．What is the road made of?

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3．How many sculptures are there around the garden?

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4．Is Nek Chand a born artist?

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5．Who helped him come true his dream?

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閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答所提問題。

　　The city of Nanjing was the capital of China for over a thousand years．

　　One of the main attractions of Nanjing is the memorial to Dr．Sun Yat-sen．Dr．Sun was one of the fathers of modern China．He helped to change China into a republic in 1911．

　　Dr．Sun died in 1925．He is buried in Nanjing．There is a special park where you can vis it his memorial．The park is over 160 hectares in size．It consists of a forest of trees, and some beautiful building．

　　The government of China looks after the memorial very well．In 1986, the government spent 1.2 million RMB．They repaired the roofs and walls of the buildings．About 8 million people come to visit the memorial every year．For many years, it was free．But since 1992, you must pay an entrance fee of five RMB．All the money is used to help with the repairs and cleaning work．

　　Behind the Sun Yat-sen Memorial is the famous Purple Mountain．It is 449 metres high．You can get a cable car to go up the mountain．It is a beautiful place to go for a visit, and to remember this famous man．

1．What is one of the main attractions of Nanjing?

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2．Why do we say Dr．Sun Yat-sen was one of the fathers of modern China?

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3．What did the government spend 1.2 million RMB doing in 1986?

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4．How can you get to the top of the Purple Mountain?

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5．Why do people go to the memorial to Dr．Sun Yat-sen?

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