(干旱) in Australia. E1 Nino causes different weather in different parts of the world. It causes a lot of
rain and floods in some places. It causes droughts in other places. Droughts can badly affect people
and the land. E1 Nino lasts about a year.
In normal weather conditions, warm winds from South America blow from east to west across the
Pacific Ocean. The winds early take storms to Australia. These storms bring rain to Australia.
During an E1 Nino weather pattern, the winds change direction. They blow from west to east across
the Pacific Ocean. The storms no longer move across Australia. So Australia gets very little rain during
E1 Nino.
The drought began in January, 1982. E1 Nino often occurs at this time of year. But that year, El Nino
was stronger than usual. There was very little rainfall (降雨量) in eastern Australia. There was also
very little water in the rivers. The drought was at its worst in February, 1983. At that time, the weather
was very hot. The forests and fields were very dry. Cotton growers eouldn"t plant their cotton. Sheep
farmers had no grass for their animals to eat. So many of them died.Because the forests were dry. Forest
fires started quickly. Some of the fires burned for a month. Many forests were destroyed. Over 2,000
people lost their houses in the fires and 75 people died.
The Australian drought of 1982-1983 affected thousands of people and animals. The drought cost
the country over $3,000,000,000. It was a reminder (提示) to Australians of how the weather could
change their lives.
B. a place in Australia
C. a weather pattern
B. 发展
C. 消失
B. Many forests weI_e destroyed in the Australian drought.
C. Australian government paid over¥3,000,000,000 for this drought.
B. E1 Nino caused a great drought in Australia.
C. Australia got much rain during E1 Nino.
Notes: ①percentage百分率 ②skill技能
2008 to 2009.
B. School B
C. neither school
B. 2008
C. 2009
who won prizes in _____.
B. speaking
C. reading
B. 200
C. 300
B. The students from School B did worst in listening of all skills.
C. The students from School A need to improve their writing skill.
different from animals because they could think and learn. They know now that dogs, rats, birds can
learn too. They are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak.
Animals can not speak. They make noises when they are afraid, or angry or unhappy. Apes
(类人猿) can understand some things more quickly than men. One or two of them have learnt a few
words. But they can not put words together to make sentences. They cannot think as we do because
they have no languages. The language is a wonderful thing. Man is able to build a modern world
because he has language.
Each child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five, but no animal learns to
speak. How do children learn it? Scientists don"t know. They only know that man can speak because
he has the brain.
B. Man and Ape
C. Brain and Language
D. Man"s Brain
B. men can learn
C. men learn to use language
D. men have brain
B. understand things
C. learn words
D. speak like a man
B. why apes can learn a few words
C. man"s brain helps him learn to speak
D. what happens when people speak
B. Apes have no language though(尽管) they can learn some words
C. Apes can put together the words they know
D. Some animals can learn.
Life in the 2020s will be very different from life today. Between then and now many changes, will take
place. So 1 will the change be?
The population is growing 2 . There will be many people in the world and 3 of them will live longer
than people live now.
The computer will be even smaller and 4 and there will be at least(至少) one in every home.And 5 study will be one of the important subjects in school then.
People will work fewer hours than they 6 now and they will have more 7 time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be even easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to other
countries for 8 .
There 9 changes in our food, too. More land(土地) will be done for building new towns and houses
for all the people. Then there will be less room(空间) 10 cows and sheep, so meat will be more
expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they eat more fruits and 11 . Maybe people will
be 12 .
13 in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and 14 work will be done(被做) by
robots(机器人). Because of this, many people will not have any work to do. This will be a 15 .
( )1. A. when ( )2. A. slowly ( )3. A. one ( )4. A. more useful ( )5. A. Chinese ( )6. A. study ( )7. A. important ( )8. A. business ( )9. A. will be ( )10. A. to ( )11. A. meat ( )12. A. more negative ( )13. A. Music ( )14. A. hard ( )15. A. balance | B. where B. fast B. most B. less useful B. English B. like B. busy B. sports B. are B. for B. hamburger B. worse B. Work B. easy B. program | C. what C. carefully C. none C. more expensive C. computer C. do C. full C. work C. be C. in C. vegetables C. angrier C. Sports C. comfortable C. information | D. how D. well D. few D. bigger D. science D. get D. free D. holidays D. have D. with D. coffee D. healthier D. Food D. small D. problem |
We talk about and use the Internet every day, but do you know the history of the Internet? Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn"t work. If there is something wrong with one computer in the network, the whole networkstopped. So it is necessary to set up a network system (系统). The network system should be so good that many different computers can use it. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. At first, only the government used the Internet, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks used it, too. However, computers were still very , computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had developed software (软件) andmade it easy to surf the Internet. Today it is easy to get on-line. | |||
1. According to the passage, we know that_________. A. the Internet has a very long history B. the Internet can work without computer C. the Internet has a history of about forty years D. the Internet is a kind of computer | |||
2. Universities, hospitals and banks have used the Internet for about________. A. forty years B. thirty years C. twenty years D. fifty years | |||
3. It is very easy to get online because_________. A. scientists developed software (软件) B. computers became cheaper and easier to use C. the network system is good enough D. all above | |||
4. At first, only the ________ used the Internet. A. government B. hospitals C. banks and schools D. universities | |||
5. The best title of the passage is "_________" A. The history of computers B. The history of the Internet C. The history of software D. People like surfing the Internet | |||
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How can we learn to write in English? I think learning to write well takes lots of 1 . Keeping a 2 is one way to practice. Writing lots of e-mails in English is another good way. Also reading English can help you 3 your writing , as you see many examples of good writing. Any book, magazine or newspaper can 4 many examples of good writing. 5 books, magazines or newspapers, students also need to see examples of writing which are 6 to their own writings. Try going to some composition webs, and you will find examples of students" compositions. These compositions may be not 7 , but they are good examples of how to make your writing 8 . After reading these compositions, try reading some of your own writings again. Can you find 9 grammar mistakes when you read them again? Can you think of some better word 10 ? Do you think you have good, pecific (确切的) examples? Try this way again and again, and you" ll make it. | |||
( )1. A. reading ( )2. A. training ( )3. A. improve ( )4. A. have ( )5. A. However ( )6. A. according ( )7. A. perfect ( )8. A. better ( )9. A. no ( )10. A. spelling | B. writing B. diary B. make B. take B. Especially B. similar B. bad B. longer B. all B. choices | C. practice C. interest C. enjoy C. provide C. also C. next C. better C. shorter C. some C. usage | D. exercise D. thoughts D. care D. write D. besides D. as D. worse D. cleverer D. any. D. meaning |