閱讀理解(Reading comprehension)

閱讀下列短文或圖表等，按要求完成文后各題。

　　If you want to take a nice photo of yourself, you should comb your hair in front of the mirror first. Next walk in and sit straight on the chair. Press the yellow button under the chair to move the chair up and down. Your eyes should be at the same height as the camera.

　　After that put ten dollars into the slot. Press the red button. A red light will come on. If it is not on, try again. Then look at the camera and smile.

　　After you have taken four photos, you may wait outside the booth. A set of four photos will come out in about five minutes. Cut the photos with the scissors.

1．Put the pictures below in order (順序) from A to H according to (根據(jù)) the passage above.

________→________→________→________→________→________→________→________

閱讀理解(Reading comprehension)

閱讀下列短文或圖表等，按要求完成文后各題。

Read the life histories for Harry and Sally and then fill in the blanks below.

0 Born 1970

11 Went to Loughborough Grammar School for 6 years

18 Went to London University for 3 years

19 Started going out with Suzie Ended Christmas 1993

22 Went to live in Paris Feb-July 1992

23 Met Sally at a party

24 Got a job in a record shop

25 Married Sally 23 March 1995 Promoted to store manager of the record shop Autumn 1995

26 Bought a house in Wimbledon

0 Born 1967 in Ontario, Canada

11 Joined a drama group Start of a life-long passion

15 Came to live in England summer 1982

19 Went to Teacher Training College for 3 years

23 Taught in Poland for two years

24 Met and married Paul August 1991 Had a daughter, Polly, born 13 May 1992

25 Came back to England with Polly but without Paul 1992

26 Divorced (離婚) Paul

　　Started teaching in a school in London Sept 1993 Met Harry Christmas 1993

1．Harry went to Loughborough Grammar School ________.

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2．Harry ________ in Paris in 1992.

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3．Sally taught in ________ for two years.

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4．Polly's birthday is ________.

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5．Sally ________ when she was twenty-six years old.

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A．was a teacher in London

B．divorced Harry

C．met Paul

D．came back to England

閱讀理解(Reading comprehension)

閱讀下列短文或圖表等，按要求完成文后各題。

Read what people say about housework and then answer the questions below.

Margaret North,

33, of Caulfield.

“He does 45%. He does all the easy jobs, like vacuuming(吸塵) and dishes. He does look after the baby most of the time and cooks dinner when we have visitors.”

Janette Criffiths,

28, of Mt Waverley.

“We do about 12 hours a week each. He needs to learn how to do the house-work. He does the vacuuming, washing and puts out the rubbish(垃圾).”

Carol Olsen,

40, of Frankston.

“We do 50% each, I do the washing and clean the bathroom. He makes the beds and vaccuums.”

●How much housewok do you do?

Bruce Graham,

56, of South Yarra.

“I don't do a lot but I try to help. I do the vacuuming, beds, but I'm not very good at ironing(熨衣服).”

John Taylor,

30, of Nunawading.

“I put, the washing on the line and help put the ironing away. I think I do enough.”

Phillip James,

52, of Melton.

“My wife does the cooking and washing. I look after the garden and wash the cars.”

1．Which man is the youngest of all?

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2．How much do Carol Olsen and her partner do each?

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A．She does 55% and he does 45%.

B．They do 50% each.

C．They do 12 hours a week each.

D．She does 45% and he does 55%.

3．What housework does Margaret's partner do?

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A．Vacuuming and dishes.

B．Washing and putting out the rubbish.

C．The beds and vacuuming.

D．Cooking and washing.

4．Who's not good at ironing?

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5．What does Phillip James look after?

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閱讀理解(Reading comprehension)

閱讀下面短文，按要求完成文后各題。

　　Most animals protect (保護) their young until they are old enough to take care of themselves. A fish that swims in the rivers of South America protects its young in a very strange way. This fish, a kind of catfish, uses its mouth to keep its babies from danger.

　　When this catfish lays (產(chǎn)卵) its eggs, it carries them in its mouth. From what we know, it does not eat during this time. After the eggs hatch (孵化), the fish swims with its young to protect them. It opens its mouth when danger appears (出現(xiàn)), and the tiny (極小的) fish swim inside. They swim out only when it is safe again.

　　These catfish may have a peculiar way to protect their young, but it seems (好像) to work.

Choose the best answer.

1．The best title is ________.

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A．Staying Away From Danger

B．How A Fish Protects Its Young

C．Laying Eggs

D．A Cat That Swims

2．The catfish in the story live in ________.

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3．The young fish are ________.

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4．If the young fish were not near their parents, they would be ________.

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5．The word“peculiar”in line eight means ________.

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閱讀理解(Reading comprehension)

閱讀下面短文或圖表等，按要求完成文后各題。

　　The sun is a huge (巨大的), hot, bright star. It is important because without it there would be no life on Earth. The sun gives us light and heat(熱).

　　All living things need light and heat from the sun to live. Plants need light and heat to grow. They use the light from the sun to make food. We cannot make our own food, but plants can. All the food we eat comes from plants in a food chain (鏈) which starts with the sun. For example.

　　Animals need sunlight, too. Just like us, their food comes from a food chain which begins with the sun and the plants.

　　sun→leaf→caterpillar (毛蟲)→bird

　　sun→seaweed(海藻)→small fish→whale (鯨)

　　Sunlight means we can see during the day. If there was no sun, it would be dark all the time. Even when the sky is cloudy, the sunlight is very strong and it shines (照耀) through the clouds.

Choose the best answer.

1．Which words tell us what the sun is like?

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2．What are the two main(主要的) things the sun gives us?

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3．Why can we still (仍舊) see during the day when the sky is cloudy?

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A．Because we can see all day and all night.

B．Because the sun can't give us light all day long.

C．Because the sunlight can shine through the clouds.

D．Because we can't see at night.

4．All the food we eat comes from ________. And it starts with the ________.

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5．In what way do you think the sun cannot be harmful (有害的)?

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A．The sun can do harm to your eyes and skin.

B．It can make rivers too dry.

C．Without it there would be no life on Earth.

D．Hot sun on dry land can cause (引起) fires.

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)中，選出最佳選項。

　　Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Albans-a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits(承認), he didn't work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.

　　It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump(撞上) into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neurone disease, an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe(呼吸) or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.

　　At first, Hawking became very depressed(憂傷的). After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “Before my illness was diagnosed(診斷), I had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.” Hawking married, foung a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on to do some of the most important scientific research.

　　Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that this story shows that nobody, however bad their situation(處境) is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair,” he once said. “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

1．As a university student, Stephen Hawking ________.

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A．worked very hard

B．studied maths and physics

C．was the best student in his class

D．was lazy and did very little work

2．Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when ________.

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A．he was sent to hospital for tests

B．his mother made him see a doctor

C．he was twenty

D．he visited his family at Christmas time one year

3．In this passage the word “incurable” means “________”.

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4．When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neurone disease, he ________.

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A．made up his mind to get married

B．began to see his life in a different way

C．thought that nothing in life was worth doing

D．became very sad

5．What would be the best title(題目) for this passage?

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A．Motor Neurone Disease

B．Life Is Fair

C．Professor Stephen Hawking

D．A Lazy Boy

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)中，選出最佳選項。

　　Name：Edward Scott　　 School：kelvin Grove State High School

　　Grade：7　　　　　　　　Term ending：6, May

　　Subjects：

　　He is a little weak in this, but he has tried has best to catch up with others.

　　Science

　　He can work out many difficulties. Well done!

　　He is tire best in the class. Keep it up.

　　French

　　His reading is very good, he can remember many words.

　　History

　　He is not so good at this, but has done better than before.

　　Geography

　　He is familiar(熟悉的) with the names of many places in the world.

　　Music

　　He doesn't like pop songs, though sings very well.

　　Conduct：fair No.　　in class：9　　Absences：8

　　Remarks(評語)：Edward has the ability to do a lot better. More work is needed next term.

　　Class teacher：Ivy

　　Principal：M. L. Martin

　　School reopens：11, September

1．After reading this, we know this is ________.

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A．a(chǎn) studying plan of Edward Scott

B．a(chǎn) teaching plan of Ivy

C．a(chǎn) school report of Edward Scott

D．a(chǎn) working plan of M. L. Martin

2．Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到) in the form?

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3．Edward's best subject is ________.

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4．Edward is not so good at ________.

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A．science and geography

B．mathematics and history

C．history and French

D．music and English

5．According to the form, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

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A．Edward can't sing songs very well.

B．Edward doesn't do well in science.

C．Edward can do better if he works harder next term.

D．Edward learns two foreign languages in school.

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)中，選出最佳選項。

　　Rosa and her classmates were in a street in West London. The sky was dark. This was Rosa's big day-her first day in England.

　　Rosa got out of a taxi. The driver carried a very heavy bag for her. They walked through the rain to the front door of a big Victorian house.

　　A small girl opened the door. She was four years old. Her brother stood behind her. He was only two years old. One minute later, a young woman came to the door.

　　“Welcome to Wembley!” she said and she offered Rosa her hand. “These are my two children, Elisabeth and Isaac.”

　　“Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Frost!” said Rosa with a strong Spanish accent.

　　The two children ran back into the living-room.

　　“Don't worry about them! They're a little shy. And please call me Diana! Now let me show you your room and then we can have a nice cup of tea. Or would you like some coffee?”

　　“I'd like to try a cup of English tea, made in England.”

　　“This is your bedroom. There's a nice view(視野) of the football stadium(露天體育場) and here's a little desk where you can study. The bathroom and toilet are just opposite your door. Now I'll go and put the kettle on.”

　　“Excuse me. What's a kettle?”

　　“In England, we use a kettle to make hot water. We can then put the hot water in a teapot or use it to make coffee.”

　　Rosa was happy with her new home, but she was a little puzzled(困惑的). Perhaps her mother Maruja was right. The British were not normal people. They did not kiss when they met and they lived in large Victorian palaces. Their favourite drink was tea and they used strange metal kettles to make the weather hot. What was she going to say to Elisabeth and Isaac? How could she make friends with two shy English children? Perhaps the answer was in the big, black psychology(心理學) book.

1．It was Ross's big day. She and her classmates were in ________.

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A．the west part of London

B．the middle of Spain

C．a(chǎn) big Victorian house

D．the living-room

2．Rosa's hostess(女主人) was called ________.

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3．What could Rosa see through the window when she was in her bedroom?

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4．In this passage the underlined(劃底線的) word “it” means ________.

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5．After reading the passage, we know that ________.

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A．Rosa had some trouble in getting on well with the hostess

B．the two children didn't like Rosa

C．Mr. Frost offered Rosa much help

D．Ross was happy with the new family, but she couldn't understand some of their customs

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A)、(B)、(C)和(D)中，選出可以完成句子或回答所提問題的最佳選項，并填寫在題前括號內(nèi)。

　　It's important to learn about protecting our environment. Here is a 5R rule for us:

　　1．Reduce

　　If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely(明智的). A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses a little paper carelessly and throw it out, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don't know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to reduce the waste.

　　2．Reuse

　　You should always think of reusing the usable things before throwing them out. Give your clothes you do not use or the ones which are too small to the poor. In a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters.

　　3．Recycle

　　Bottles, cans(罐子) and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we save lots of time and money. For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed flat(壓平) and melted(融化) and the metal things are made for new coke cans.

　　4．Recover

　　When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten(腐爛的) apples, you have two choices: one is to throw the whole apples away, or you could cut off the rotten parts and use the good parts. In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food.

　　5．Repair

　　If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it. If you want to change for better ones, it is better for you to sell the old things or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair. It is true that North America is a “throw-away” society, but the time has come to change our way of life so that we can protect our environment. Every one of us should try our best.

1．The “Reduce” rule mainly requires(要求) us ________.

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A．to use things wisely

B．to cut down many trees

C．to use a lot of paper

D．to throw away your old clothes

2．What's the right order(順序) of recycling coke cans?

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3．The “Recover” rule mainly requires us ________.

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A．to throw waste things away

B．to cover waste things with earth

C．to get back the useful parts

D．to throw the whole things away

4．Which is the best way to do with your broken tables?

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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A)、(B)、(C)和(D)中，選出可以完成句子或回答所提問題的最佳選項，并填寫在題前括號內(nèi)。

　　After supper, Mr. Hunt came out. The sun was setting down in the west and it was a little cool outside. Few people would stay at home. There were a lot of people near the river. He was walking along the bank while some friends greeted him. An hour later, he felt tired and sat down on a chair near the end of the bridge.

　　Suddenly, the old man heard a violent(激烈的) quarrel at the other end. He stood up and saw several people were there. As a policeman, he thought it was his duty to find out what was. happening to them. He went there and noticed four women quarrelling with each other. He tried to prevent them from doing it, but nobody listened to him. He thought for a while and had an idea.

　　“Let's hear the oldest speak first!”

　　Hearing this, all of them stopped and left in a hurry, with red faces.

1．Few people would stay at home because ________.

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A．it was hot in the houses

B．they enjoyed walking after supper

C．they hoped to talk with their friends

D．the scenery outside was nice

2．Mr. Hunt thought ________, so he went to the other end of the bridge.

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A．the women would listen to him

B．he should prevent them from quarrelling

C．the women would say something interesting

D．he should take the women to the police station

3．Each woman was afraid to ________, so they hurried off.

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A．be sent to a police station

B．be thought as the oldest

C．go home too late

D．see the old policeman