1. Satellites travel _____________.
A. in space B. in the atmosphere C. above the ground D. above space
2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because __________.
A. the weather satellites can do it easily B. clouds form there
C. the weather forms there D. the pictures can forecast the weather
3. Meteorologists forecast the weather __________. A. when they have received satellite pictures
B. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones C. before they received satellite pictures D. during they study satellite pictures
4. Maybe we‘ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ________. A. one day B. two days
C. five days D. seven days or even longer
5. The main（主要的）idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________. A. taking pictures of the atmosphere B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere
C. doing other work in many ways D. weather forecasting Keys: 1-5 ACBDD 【013】
In almost every big university（大学）in the United States, football is a favourite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances（机会）to move the ball ten yards（码）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points（点.
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team. Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favourite team.
Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.
The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
1. The passage talks about ___________.
A. football B. how to play football C. American sport s D. American football
2. We can _______ the football in both American football and Chinese football. A. kick B. throw C. run with D. catch 3. Why is it difficult to move the ball? Because ___________. A. ten yards is a long way
B. many men on the other team try not to let the ball come near C. the playing field is very large
D. eleven men have to catch the ball one by one 4. If they _________, the teams will play on January 1.
A. receive six points B. play eleven games in the season C. are the best teams D. move the ball to the end of the field 5. Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act?
A. Jumping B. Dancing C. Crying D. Shouting Keys: 1-5 DABCC 【014】
―Who has more questions, a teacher or a student?‖ About this question a great learned man told his student that nobody does but a teacher.
The student got puzzled. With a smile, the teacher drew two circles（圆）. Within（在……里面）the larger one is my knowledge of things, and within the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is still unknown to both of us. Since mine is larger, as you can see, the line that marks out the circle is longer. That makes it clear that who has more chances（机会）to face something still unknown.
1. The great learned man believed that ________.
A. a teacher has more questions B. a student has more questions C. both a teacher and a student have questions D. everyone, except a teacher, has more questions
2. The student thought that ________.
A. a student‘s knowledge is less than his teacher‘s because it comes from the teacher B. a teacher can not necessarily answer all the questions his students ask C. those who have less knowledge have more questions D. anyone who learns more has more questions
3. At the end of the story, the great learned man concluded（推断）that ________. A. a student should learn from his teacher
B. a teacher does not have so many questions as his student C. a student knows more than his teacher
D. a teacher has more chances to face what he doesn‘t know 4. Which of the following topics can NOT express the idea of the story?
A. You Will Never Learn Enough B. A Teacher and His Student C. There Is No Limit to Knowledge D. One Is Never Too Old to Learn 5. We can often find such an article in ________.
A. the Palace Museum B. any book
C. a newspaper of magazine D. An encyclopedia（百科全书） Keys: 1－5 ACDBA 【015】
Snow fell on the mountain. It snowed and snowed. The snow did not melt（融化）. It became deep and heavy. The snow on the bottom pressed （挤压）together., it became ice.
The ice was very wide and thick. It began to move down the mountain. It was like a river of ice. It was a glacier（冰河）.
Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches（英寸） each day. As it moved, it took rocks and dirt with it. It changed the land. In some places, it left hills. In some places, when the glacier melted, it made rivers and lakes.
A million years ago, there were many big glaciers. Glaciers covered many parts of the world. The glaciers changed the land.
Glaciers are still at work today. A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new path（路） down the side of a mountain. This glacier will change the land, too. 1. The snow that fell on the mountain
A. became snowman B. melted C. became ice D. turned to rain 2. The word in the story that means a river of ice is __________.
3. The story says, ―The snow did not melt. It became deep and heavy‖. The word it means ____.
4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe? A. There are not as many glaciers as there used to be B. Glaciers do not change the land as they move over it. C. Glaciers are found only in warm places.
5. How fast did the glacier move? (Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?) A. Sometimes the glacier moved only once a year. B. Sometimes the glacier moved over ten miles each day. C. Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches each day. 6. The main idea of the whole story is that _______.
A. snow is heavy B. the high land never changes C. glaciers changed the land
Key: 1.C 2. glacier 3.snow 3.A 4.C 5.C 【016】
Long ago, people in Rome（罗马） talked to one another in Latin（拉丁文）. Pupils in school learned to read and write in Latin. Books are in Latin.
Some Romans（罗马人） went to other parts of the world. They took their language with them. Soon Latin was used in many countries. It became a world language.
People in other countries did not talk in Latin the same way. In each land, they changed the language a little. As time went by, they made more changes. At last they did not talk in Latin any more. New languages had come from the old one.
People do not talk to one another in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words. You do, too. Street, wall, city, and salt are some of the Latin words we use. You are a pupil in school. Pupil is a Latin word. It means ―little doll‖. 1. Latin was used by people in _____.
A. Rome B. the United States C. Greece(希腊) D. Texas 2. The word in the story that means what people speak and write is ______
3. The story says, ―People do not talk to each other in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words,‖ The word they means ________.
4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?
A. It is not good to change a language. B. Pupils in schools today play with dolls. C. Not many people can read Latin today.
5. What happened to Latin when it was taken to other countries?(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?)
A. In each land, people talked about each other. B. In each land, they changed the language a little C. In each land, the children had to speak some Latin. 6. The main idea of the whole story is that ________. A. Romans did not like to stay home
B. people in old Rome talked a lot to each other. C. Latin changed as it moved from land to land. Key: 1. A 2. language 3. people 4. C 5. B 6. C 【017】
A Leg Walking Right
Here are some signs + - x…, the signs are very different. They mean very different things. When you see them, you know what to do. This sign + means that you will add some numerals. This sign—means that you will take one numeral away from another. You will subtract（减去）. What will you do when you see x and… ?
Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember. Look at these two signs… .The ancient Egyptians used these signs. A picture of a leg walking to the left told them to add some numerals. A picture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract. In the 1500s people used this printed（印刷的） sign & to add numerals. After a while the sign began to look like this… .Later, the sign became +. How much is 2…2?
1. What do you do when you see this sign +?
A. Walk away B. Write a numeral C. Read a sign D. Add
2. The word in the story that means to take one numeral away from another is _____. 3. The story says, ―Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember‖. The word they means ______.
4. Which of the following does this story lead to believe?
A. Egyptians could not add numerals together B. All Egyptians had two left legs.
C. Our signs are not hard to understand
5. What did the sign to add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book)?
A. After a while, the sign began to look like this… .
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