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(4D)
Certainly.Hereisyourprescription(处方).Pleasetakethismedicineaccordingtotheinstruction.
(5B)Thanksalot.
You’rewelcome.
A.You’dbetterdrinkmorewater.
B.I’lltakeyouradvice.
C.What’swrongwithyou?
D.ShallItakeanymedicine?
E.Thedoctorgivesmesomepills.
F.CanIeatfoodnow,doctor?
6.阅读理解(单选),共5题。
WhenMr.Davidretired,heboughtasmallhouseinvillagenearthesea.Helikeditandhopedtoliveaquietlifeinit.
Buttohisgreatsurprise,manytouristscametoseehishouseinsummerholidays,foritisthemostinterestingbuildinginthevillage.Frommorningtonightthereweretouristsoutsidethehouse.TheykeptlookingintotheroomthroughthewindowandmanyofthemevenwentintoMr.David’sgarden.ThiswastoomuchforMr.David.Hedecidedtodrivethevisitorsaway.Soheputanoticeonthewindow.Thenoticesaid:
“Ifyouwanttosatisfyyourcuriosity(好奇心),cameinandlookaround.Price:
twentydollars.”Mr.Davidwassurethatthevisitorswouldstopcoming,buthewaswrong.MoreandmorevisitorscameandMr.Davidhadtospendeverydayshowingthemaroundhishouse.“Icameheretoretire,nottoworkasaguide,”hesaidangrily.Intheend,hesoldthehouseandmovedaway.
1.Mr.David’shousewas(B)thatmanytouristscametoseeit.
A.soquietB.sointerestingC.suchinterestingD.sosmall
2.Mr.Davidputanoticeonthewindowinorder(D).
A.togetsomemoneyoutofthevisitors
B.tosatisfythevisitors’curiosity
C.toletvisitorscomeinandlookround
D.todrivethevisitorsaway
3.Thenoticemadethevisitors(D).
A.feelhappyaboutthepriceB.loseinterestinhishouse
C.angryattheunfairpriceD.moreinterestedinhishouse
4.AfterMr.Davidputupthenotice,(D).
A.thevisitorsdidn’tcomeanylonger
B.fewerandfewervisitorscametoseehishouse
C.notouristwouldpaythemoneyforavisit
D.moreandmoretouristscameforavisit
5.Atlasthehadtosellhishouseandmoveawaybecause(D).
A.hecouldnotworkasaguide
B.hedidnotlikeitatall
C.hemadeenoughmoneyandwantedtobuyanewexpensivehouse
D.hecouldnotliveaquietlifeinit
7.阅读理解(是非题),共5题。
A
BillGateswasbornonOctober28,1955.HegrewupinSeattle,Washington.Hewasaverycleverboy.Hisfavoritesubjectsatschoolwerescienceandmath.Whenpeopleaskedhimwhathewantedtobeinthefuture,healwayssaid,“Ascientist”.Whenhewas13yearsold,Billstartedtoplaywithcomputer.Atthattime,computerswereverylargemachines.Oncehewasinterestedinaveryoldcomputer.Heandsomeofhisfriendsspentlotsoftimedoingunusualthingswithit.Intheend,theyworkedoutasoftwareprogramwiththeoldmachine.Billsolditfor4200dollarswhenhewasonly17.
In1973,BilltoHarvardUniversity.AtHarvard,hedevelopedtheBASIClanguageforthefirstmicrocomputer(微型计算机).Inhisthirdyear,heleftHarvardtoworkforacompanycalledMicrosoft.Billbeganthiscompanyin1975withhisfriendPaulAllen.Theythoughtthatthecomputerwouldbeaveryimportanttoolineveryofficeandineveryhome,sotheybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputer.Theyimprovedthesoftwaretomakeiteasierforpeopletousecomputers.
TodayMicrosoftisoneofthemostsuccessfulbusinessesintheworld.
1.BillGateswasinterestedinmicrocomputerwhenhewasthirteenyearsofage.(F)
2.Computerswereverylargemachinesinthe1960s.(T)
3.Billsoldhissoftwareprogramfor4200dollarsattheageof13.(F)
4.TheBASIClanguagewasdevelopedforthefirstmicrocomputer.(T)
5.Billandhisfriendimprovedsoftwaresothatpeoplecouldusecomputersmoreeasily.(T)
B
Beingsafeatschoolandinyoureverydaylifeneedsknowledge.Ifyourememberthefollowinginformation,yourlifewillbemuchsafer.
Alwaysnoticetheenvironmentaroundyou.Youshouldn’twalkaloneoutside.Makesurewherethepublicphonesare.Ifanythingdangeroushappens,youcanfindthemquickly.
Schoolbagsshouldbecarriedtowardsthefrontofyourbodyinsteadofputtingthemonyourback.Whenbusesarecrowded,itiseasyenoughforthievestostealthetingsinyourbagsonyourback.
Ifyouarefollowedbyastranger,crossthestreetandgointheotherdirection,andletthestrangerknowthatyouknowheorsheisthere.Next,goandgethelpfromothersifitisnecessary.Don’tgohomedirectly.Youaresaferonthestreetthanyouareinyourhomeorinalift.
Ifyouhavetotakeabustoaplacefaraway,trytogettothestopafewminutesbeforethebusleaves.Onbuses,don’tsitalone;
sitbehindthedriverorwithfriends.Don’tbesleep.
Don’tplaywithmatchesorcandles,becauseitmaycausefire.Ifyourhousecatchesfireandyouhavetoescapethroughsmoke,pleaserememberthereiscleaner,coolerairnearthefloorduringthefire.
1.Makesureyoucanfindthepublicphoneswhenyouwalkoutside.(T)
2.You’dbetterputyourschoolbagonyourback.(F)
3.Ifyouarefollowedbyastranger,gohomedirectly.(F)
4.Youshouldn’tsleepalthoughit’salongbustrip.(T)
5.Duringthefire,thecleanerandcoolerairisfarfromthefloor.(F)
C.
Manypeoplebelievethatthehump(驼峰)ofacamelisfullofwater.Theybelievethisisthereasonthatcamelsdonothavetodrinkveryoften,buttheyarequitewrong.Acamel'
shumpisnotfullofwater.Itismostlyfat.Thecamel'
sbodycanusethefatlaterwhenitishungry,butitdoesnothelpthecamelgoforalongtimewithoutdrinking.Acamelcandothisbecauseitdoesnotsweatverymuch.
Whenpeople-andmostotheranimals-gethot,theysweat.Sweatismostlywaterfromthebody.Therefore,whenpeoplesweat,theylosewaterandsoonhavetodrink.Iftheydonotdrinkwater,theydie.Whenacamelgetshot,itdoesnotsweatverymuch,soitdoesnotlosemuchofthewaterinitsbody.Itdoesnotneedtodrinkveryoften.
Thereisverylittlewaterinthedesert,soanyanimalthatdoesnotneedmuchwaterisveryusefulforcarryingpeopleandthingsacrossthedesert.Camelscantravelalongwaywithoutstoppingforfoodorwater.Thisiswhythecameliscalled“theShipoftheDesert”-itcarriesitsfoodandwaterwithitanditcangoforalongtimebetweentowns.
PeoplestillusecamelsinthedesertsofNorthAfricaandinmanyotherplaces.
1.Thehumpofacamelisfullofwater.(F)
2.Thefatinthehumpofacamelisusedwhenitishungry.(T)
3Whencamelsgothot,theysweatverymuch.(F)
4Camelscantravelalongwaywithoutstoppingforfood.(T)
5.Camelsarenotusedbypeoplenow.(F)
D.
Wehavenoideaaboutwhenmenfirstbegantousesalt,butwedoknowthatithasbeenusedinmanydifferentwaysthroughoutthehistory.
Forexample,itisrecordedinmanyhistorybooksthatpeoplewholivedoverthreethousandyearsagoatesaltedfish.ThousandsofyearsagoinEgypt,saltwasusedtopreservethedead.
Insomeperiodsofhistory,apersonwhostolesaltwasthoughttohavebrokenthelaw.Taketheeighteenthcenturyforexample.Ifapersonwascaughtstealingsalt,hewouldbethoughttohavebrokenthelawandwouldbeseriouslypunished,andhisearwouldbecutoff.
Saltwasanimportantitemonthedinnertableofaking.Itwasalwaysplacedinfrontofthekingwhenhesatdowntoeat.Importantguestsattheking’stablewereseatednearthesalt.Lessimportantguestsweregivenseatsfartherawayfromit.
1.ThousandsofyearsagoinEgyptsaltwasusedtokeepdeadbodiesfromgoingbad.(T)
2.Duringthe18thcenturyabouttenthousandsofpeoplewerethrownintoprisonsinEnglandbecausetheysoldsaltedfish.(F)
3.Inthe16thcentury,ifamantookmorethanashareofsalt,hewouldloseanear.(F)
4.Whenakinghadadinner,saltwasplacedinfrontoftheimportantguests.(F)
5.ThebesttitleofthepassageisTheUseandImportanceofSaltinHistory.(T)
E.
Peoplearesobusythesedaysthatmanypeoplehavenotimetocook.Thisbecomesaproblem,becausemostfamilieslovehomecooking!
Thefoodtastesgoodandwarm,andafamilymealbringseveryonetogether.Insomefamilies,mealsareoftentheonlytimeeveryoneseesoneanotheratthesametime.
Anotherreasonpeopleenjoyhomecookingisthatitisoftenawayofshowinglove.Aparentwhomakessomecookiesisnotjustsatisfyingachild’ssweettooth.Sheorheissendingamessage.Themessagesays,“Icareaboutyouenoughtospendanhourmakingcookiesthatyouwilleatupin15minutesifIletyou.”
Thereisalsosomethingaboutthesmellofhomecooking.Thesmellofhomecookingpleasespeopleofallages.Itmakesmostofusfeelhappy---evenifwearetheonesdoingthecooking!
1.Nowfewerpeoplecookbecausemostofthemdislikehomecooking.(F)
2.Aparentspendsanhourmakingcookiesjusttosatisfyherorhischild’stooth.(F)
3.Mealsoftenbringmanypeopletogetherandthentheycanseeoneanotheratthesametime.(T)
4.Parentsmaygetangryifyoueatupwhattheycookin15minutes.(F)
5.Thispassagemainlytellsusthatfamilymealsareimportant.(T)
8.阅读理解简答(填空),共5题。
--不超过5个单词。
A.
Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvance.Heknowswhathewantsandhisaimistofinditandbuyit.Thepriceisa