Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans own their homes and the rest rent(租) their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments(公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average（平均）,2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average，twelve times in his or her life. In Japan, a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.
小题1:According to (根据) the passage ,where do most Americans live?| A．In the countries. | B．Around the farms. | | C．In the towns near the sea. | D．In or around the cities. |
小题2: How many American families own a cat?小题3:Families in the US are .| A．becoming bigger | B．becoming smaller | C．no change | D．not sure |
小题4:Do all the children in the US have their own bedrooms?| A．Yes, they do. | B．No. Half of them do. | | C．No, 5% of the them do. | D．I don’t know. |
小题5:The passage is about _________________.| A．people and homes in the United States | | B．dogs and cats in American homes | | C．teenagers’ bedrooms | | D．moving house |
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小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:A |
小题1:细节理解题，由文中74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities得知.
小题2:推理判断题，狗为40%，猫是狗的一半，故选D
小题3:细节理解题，由文中Families in the US are becoming smaller.得知
小题4:细节理解题，由文中第四段得知
小题5:推理判断题，由短文大体意思得知 |
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Earth Hour(地球一小时) is a global event organized by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and it is held on the last Saturday of March every year. It asks people to 26 their lights and other electrical appliances(电器) like computers for one hour. In this way, people can pay 27 attention to the climate(气候) change and know that it’s important to save the earth.
Earth Hour first 28 in Sydney in 2007. More cities around the world followed Sydney’s lead in 2008. 29 March 28, 2009, 88 countries and more than 4,000 cities joined Earth Hour. From 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Beijing, Dalian, Hangzhou, Hong Kong and many 30 cities in China took the action, too. 31 shops closed and people used candles at home. The UN said that it 32 save the energy(能量).
The world seems to be a dark world 33 the lights are turned off. However, people are trying to do something to save the 34 in such beautiful “dark moment”. This year, WWF encourages people to make a small change for the environment every day. Now, 35 you join us?
| 小题1: | | A．turn on | B．turn down | C．turn up | D．turn off |
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| 小题2: | | A．more | B．little | C．few | D．less |
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| 小题3: | | A．started | B．stopped | C．comes out | D．begins |
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| 小题5: | | A．others | B．other | C．the other | D．another |
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| 小题6: | | A．Thousand of | B．Two thousands | C．Thousands of | D．Two thousand of |
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| 小题7: | | A．would help | B．will help | C．has helped | D．helps |
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| 小题8: | | A．so that | B．when | C．until | D．before |
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| 小题9: | | A．shops | B．world | C．cities | D．earth |
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What’s your favorite English letter ? Many of you may say Q. Why ? Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ .
What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about ? The CCTV reporter ,Miss Wang interviews three kids . Let’s listen to what they say .
When do you chat on QQ ? What do you talk about ?
Lin Yuhan , Xi’an : On weekends . We talk about homework and chat with each other .
Tang Yuting ,Shanghai : On weekends and when I don’t have much homework .We exchange test answers and chat .
Yang Yuhang , Dalian : Our class goes online together at 4—6pm on weekends , We complain about homework ,chat and talk about computer games .
What do you put on your QQ blog (博客 )?
Lin : I put good articles. I have found online on my blog . I also write articles myself . They are about funny things that have happened in my class .
Tang : I put pictures on my blog . Not my own photos , but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons like Tennis Prince and Conan .
Yang: I put DV films on my blog . I shoot ( 拍摄 )them during sports meetings and school parties .The most popular one is about a dancing teacher .It is so funny that everyone watches it .
How do you like QQ?
Lin : It’s a good place for us to make a record of our lives of both good times and sad times .
Tang : My friends and I may not have time to chat at school .But we can do it on QQ. It’s very helpful to our friendships .
Yang : If you chat with your friends on the telephone ,your parents sometimes listen in on your convercation . There is no such problem with QQ . You can relax and talk freely .
小题1:How many kids are interviewed about QQ?小题2:What does Yang Yuhang talk about QQ on weekends ?
① homework ② chat ③ test answers ④computer games 小题3:What does Lin Yuhan put on her QQblog ?| A．Some pictures . | B．Good articles . | | C． DV films . | D．Japanese cartoons . |
小题4:Which one is TRUE according to this article ?| A．Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships . | | B．Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ . | | C．Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives . | | D．Tang says he chats on QQ on weekdays though he has lots of homework . |
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Korean culture is really popular right now. The Korean Wave(韩流) is sweeping Asian countries including(包括) 1 . Young people are 2 in Korean TV plays, Korean pop songs and the Korean language.
The Korean Wave started 3 years ago with the TV series(电视系列剧) Winter Sonata(冬季恋歌). This love story is still popular now. People, especially girls, like the beautiful stories and handsome actors 4 Pei Yongjun ( 裴勇俊).
In the music world, Korean stars are making 5 heard in China. You can often find big Korean names such as Baby Vox, SES and Finkle at the top of the Chinese 6 charts(排行榜).
The Korean Wave 7 makes young people try the clothes and hairstyles of the Korean pop stars. Besides those, now some girls in China are having plastic surgery(整形手术) 8
their looks. It is said that many Korean stars look beautiful 9 plastic surgery.
As you see, Korean culture has changed us a lot. Is it 10 for us to follow in every way? We each should think about it.
| 小题1: | | A．China | B．Canada | C．Australia | D．Egypt |
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| 小题2: | | A．excited | B．interested | C．surprised | D．worried |
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| 小题3: | | A．a little | B．little | C．a few | D．few |
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| 小题5: | | A．them | B．they | C．their | D．themselves |
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| 小题6: | | A．sports | B．health | C．music | D．clothes |
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| 小题7: | | A．too | B．also | C．as well | D．else |
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| 小题8: | | A．change | B．changing | C．changed | D．to change |
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| 小题9: | | A．instead | B．instead of | C．because | D．because of |
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| 小题10: | | A．necessary | B．serious | C．pleasant | D．friendly |
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根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
Which is the biggest country in the world? Well, look at the map and you’ll know it is Russia. It is followed by Canada, China, the U.S.A. and Brazil. Among them, China has the largest number of people, with a population(人口) of about 1.3 billion(十亿). Canada has the longest coastline(海岸线). The total length(长度) of the coastline is about 202,080 kilometers. It is long enough to go around the earth six times.
Do you know which is the largest island(岛) in the world? Is that Hawaii? No, it is much smaller than the largest island in the world—Greenland. Greenland is to the northeast(东北) of Canada. Ice covers 81% of its land. It is very cold there, so there are only about 56,000 people living on the island.
小题1:Russia is the largest country in the world.
小题2:The country with the largest population is China.
小题3:The total length of Canada’s coastline is about 202,080 kilometers.
小题4:The largest island in the world is Hawaii.
小题5:The population of Greenland is about 56,000. |
阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, 31_ newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see 32 do Taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful 33 she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked 34 she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:
I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite 35 . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world 36 you., and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as 37 as you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to 38 . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 72 and now he is good at 39 tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.
Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to 40 the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.
| 小题1: | | A．look | B．read | C．see | D．watch |
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| 小题2: | | A．her | B．him | C．other | D．others |
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| 小题3: | | A．than | B．since | C．though | D．because |
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| 小题5: | | A．early | B．dear | C．easy | D．late |
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| 小题6: | | A．under | B．around | C．above | D．between |
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| 小题7: | | A．soon | B．busily | C．hardly | D．often |
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| 小题8: | | A．place | B．song | C．school | D．dance |
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| 小题9: | | A．buying | B．losing | C．sending | D．playing |
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| 小题10: | | A．follow | B．give | C．make | D．bring |
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