What do you think Americans in the early twentieth century (1900--1925) did on weekends? What do they do on weekends now?
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Once upon a time, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then new inventions changed the weekends. People used electric（电动的） streetcars to travel in cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to parks. Young people liked roller coasters.（过山车）The first movie lasted only one minute. Soon movies lasted longer. In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week. In 1927, movies eventually（最终） had sound. Sometimes, people stayed at home instead, and listened to another new invention—radio. People in cities worked indoors during the week, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity.
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With more time, money and inventions, people have many more choices.
They can visit large parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coaster that go higher and faster than ever before. They can choose from lots of different movies at a multiplex (a building with many movie theaters) or watch a video at home. Many people jog （慢跑）, bicycle, work out at the gym, or play sports. Others turn on their TV and watch sports.
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小题1:Before the early twentieth century, Americans used to spend their weekends .| A．at home | B．in the theater | C．outdoors | D．in the park |
小题2:What do you know about the first movie ?| A．It had no sound | B．It got longer | C．It sold well | D．It lasted minutes |
小题3:The best title of the text is .| A．Many More Choices | B．The New Invention | | C．The Popular Activities | D．The Changing Weekend |
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小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:D |
试题分析：短文以表格的方式，介绍了以前和现在美国人是如何度过周末的。随着时间、金钱、发明的越来越多，人们不再是宅在家，看无声电影，骑电动车玩公园了；而是逛着主题公园，在多厅影院享受着不同的电影，做着各种健身运动。
小题1:细节理解题。从短文第一句话Once upon a time, people spent lots of time at home on weekends从前，人们周末的大量时间是在家度过的，可以看出应该选A。
小题2:细节理解题。文中有这么一句话：In 1927, movies eventually（最终） had sound.在1927年，电影才最终有了声音。我们可以看出以前电影是没有声音的，所以应选A。
小题3:细节理解题。这个题目需要我们通读全篇才能正确得出结论，短文第一句话实际上就是文章的中心句。短文以表格的形式比较了美国人以前和现在度过周末的不同方式，所以应该选D。
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Missing friends who live far away? Or just need a little family comfort after a long day? Sometimes you just need a hug(拥抱). And sometimes there’s just no one around to give you one. So what do you do? How about a virtual (虚拟的) hug?Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have invented a social media vest (社交背心) that allows people to give hugs to their friends, family and loved ones on Facebook.
The vest is called Like-A-Hug, which is connected(连接) with your Facebook page. Whenever Facebook friends “Like” a photo, video or anything you post on the network, a fan will blow air into the vest to give you a hug. Hugs can also be sent back to the sender by pressing the vest to lose air, according to the website of designer Melissa Chow.
She worked with Andy Payne and Phil Seaton at the MIT Media Lab to build the black vest, making the wearer “feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or love that we feel when we receive hugs.” Melissa Chow said, “We came up with the idea over a free talk about long-distance relationships and the disadvantages of video chat interfaces (视频聊天界面) like Skype.”
Chow and her workmates actually finished work on the vest last year, but it’s only just recently drawn the attention of the public.
Chow provided no pricing or ordering information for the Like-A-Hug vest, so don’t expect to see people blowing up all over town just yet.
Although researchers believe that Like-A-Hug will cause a worldwide storm, a lot of people think it can’t take the place of the feeling of a real hug. Body temperature or the taste of hair and so on is far from what a social vest can match.
小题1:What is the main purpose of the text?| A．To show how to design a magic vest. | | B．To suggest a newly-built website. | | C．To introduce a virtual social media vest. | | D．To explain the weak points of Skype. |
小题2:The vest “Like-A-Hug” would probably be most helpful to ________.| A．those who play computer games | | B．those who need comfort or support | | C．those who design chat interfaces | | D．those who like to give others hugs |
小题3:What can we learn about Melissa Chow?| A．She built the vest all by herself. | | B．She expects to sell the vest at a high price. | | C．She made the vest public last year. | | D．She got the idea for a vest while chatting. |
小题4:We can learn from the text that the Like-A-Hug vest ________.| A．can be ordered on Facebook | | B．can take the place of a real hug | | C．can not only be used by Facebook users | | D．produces a hug when you get a Facebook “Like” |
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小题2:Xiao Zhao who likes writing very much majors in English at college. Now she is looking for a job during the summer vacation.
小题3:Lucy’s handbag was lost in the school library yesterday. Now she is very worried.
小题4:Mike is a seven-year-old boy. He likes animals very much , and he goes to the zoo with his mother every weekend.
小题5:Nancy who likes children is a nurse. She has a one-week holiday. She wants to stay with children during these days.
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Mrs Brown is from London in , but she likes in China. She says her students all study and they are all very friendly. She loves her students.
Mrs Brown has a son and a daughter. son"s name is Jack. He is ten years old. His sister, Linda, is 11 years old. They go to school here in China. They have classes weekdays. They like their school very .
school they often go shopping. They swimming twice a week. Sometimes they help their mother some housework. They have a happy .
| 小题1: | | A．the UK | B．the USA | C．Canada | D．Americ a |
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| 小题2: | | A．works | B．studies | C．working | D．plays |
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| 小题3: | | A．hardly | B．easy | C．hard | D．difficult |
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| 小题6: | | A．lot | B．a lot | C．much | D．a lot of |
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| 小题10: | | A．home | B．families | C．houses | D．lives |
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Do you know the girl in a hat with flowers on it? Her name is Yingzi. She is a nice Japanese girl, my new friend. She is in our class, studying Chinese.
I like Yingzi. I don"t know Japanese, and Yingzi doesn"t know Chinese. We know some English. We are the same age. And we have the same interests(兴趣). We like to sing Chinese, Japanese and English songs. I help her to ride a bike and fly a kite. She helps me to swim and jump. We like playing football, but we can"t play at school because the playground is small.
Yingzi and the other girls in our class will go to the swimming pool on Monday, and I want to go with them.
小题1:Yingzi _________.| A．is from England | B．comes from China | | C．is from America | D．comes from Japan |
小题2:The Japanese girl doesn’t know _________.| A．Chinese | B．English | C．Japanese | D．France |
小题3:Yingzi and the other girls want _________on Monday.| A．to play games | B．to play football | | C．to go swimming | D．to fly kites |
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I live in a small town near Xing"an in Guilin. You can"t see it on the map of China, because it is too small. The air here is very fresh(清新的).
There are not many tall buildings in our town. The tallest building is in our school. There are five hundred students and twenty-five teachers in our school.
In the front of the school, there is a playground. I often play basketball with my classmates on it. There is a little garden behind our school. And we can grow (种植) beautiful flowers and plant trees there. Next to the garden, there is an orange orchard(果园). You can hear birds singing everywhere.
There is a river not far from our school. In summer, we usually go swimming with our teachers in it. We study Chinese, English, Maths and other subjects at school. The teachers are very nice. We love our school.
Do you like my town? I hope you can come here to have a look.
小题1:The writer lives_______.| A．in a small town | B．in the city | C．in the country | D．in a tall building |
小题2:There is_______in the front of our school.| A．a river | B．an orange orchard | C．a playground | D．a garden |
小题3:How many students are there in the school?小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．There are many tall building in the town | | B．People can hear students singing everywhere. | | C．There is a river in the school | | D．Behind the school there is a garden |
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