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The first bicycles were made of wood. After that, manufacturers used steel tubes. But the steel ones cost too much. The people in poorer countries want to have cheaper ones.

Izhar Gafni had an idea to make a cardboard bicycle able to support the weight of a human being. After three years hard work, he succeeded in creating this special bike. It is made of cardboard and 100% recycled materials. It costs less than $12.
The cardboard bike can hold a rider weighing up to 485 pounds. And if you don’t want to have it any more, you could just throw it into dustbin. And this will do no damage to the environment because it is easy to recycle.
When talking about his design, Izhar says, “It’s strong. It’s durable. It is cheap. What I like about it the most is: it’s made out of recycled cardboard.
小题1:What was the first bicycle made of ?
A.woodB.steelC.cardboardD.iron
小题2:How much may a cardboard bicycle cost?
A.$9B.$13C.$15D.$16
小题3:What are the main features of the cardboard bicycle according to the passage?
A.strong, expensive, durable and recycled
B.strong, heavy, expensive and durable
C.strong, cheap, durable and recycled
D.strong, heavy, cheap and durable
小题4:What is Izhar’s attitude(态度) towards the cardboard bicycle?
A.negativeB.unconcernedC.favorableD.indifferent
小题5:The passage may probably be taken from     .
A.a novelB.a fairy taleC.a newspaperD.a comic book

答案

小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:C
解析

试题分析:本文介绍了第一辆自行车是由木头制造的,Izhar Gafni 经过三年的努力制成了由再循环材料做的自行车,纸板制造的自行车,当你不想要的时候,可以把它扔进垃圾箱,不会对环境造成危害,因为它很容易再循环。它是一种很结实的,耐用的,便宜的自行车。
小题1:细节理解题。根据The first bicycles were made of wood.第一辆自行车是由木头制造的。故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据It costs less than $12.它花费不到12美元。故选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据It’s strong. It’s durable. It is cheap。it’s made out of recycled cardboard。它是一种很结实的,耐用的,便宜的自行车。它是由再循环的纸板做成的。故选C。
小题4:细节理解题。根据What I like about it the most is: it’s made out of recycled cardboard.我最最喜欢的是,它是由再循环的纸板做成的。可知作者非常喜欢这种自行车。故选C。
小题5:细节理解题。根据文章内容可以知道这是来自一篇新闻报道,介绍了一种新型自行车。a novel一篇小说, a fairy tale一个神话故事,a comic book漫画书。故选C。
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Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995, by Dr Madan Kataria. “Children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing — it’s the universal (共同的) language.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects (影响)of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLS School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to the nearest club in the south of London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. I had no interest in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid (愚蠢的). Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands (拍手) and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. Although we couldn’t tell the differences between fake laughter and real laughter, they still produced the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it worked! After ten minutes, everybody there was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was shocked by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing.
小题1:The passage is probably taken from     .
A.a storybookB.a health magazineC.a comic bookD.a travel magazine
小题2:The writer was nervous at the beginning of the class because     .
A.he was not clever enough
B.he wasn’t interested in laughing at all
C.he wasn’t good at getting along with others
D.he knew no one there and was afraid it would look silly to laugh for no reason
小题3:The underlined word “fake” probably means “    ” in Chinese.
A.假的B.真诚的C.真的D.难堪的
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.People feel less stressed when they laugh.
B.Adults don’t laugh as often as children.
C.People who often laugh never fall ill in their lives.
D.The first Laughter Club was set up in Asia.
小题5:Which is the BEST title for the passage?
A.A 5-year studyB.Try laughing at Laughter Clubs
C.The first Laughter ClubD.A difficult language to learn

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It seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot(盲点)on the eyes,  Here is an interesting experiment(实验)that can make something disappear, when one eye is open.
Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, Lon the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters.  Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you" 11 find the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you"ll find the letter R disappearing.
Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eye. When the image(影像)of the letter falls on the blind spot,  it won"t be seen.  That is why either of the letters disappears.
小题1:The writer of the passage thinks that_______ there is a blind spot on the eye.
A.few people knowB.no one knows C.only you know D.all the people know
小题2:The word "disappear" in the passage means_______ in Chinese.
A.驱散B.消散C.消失D.遗失
小题3:You fail to see the letter L in the experiment because _______.
A.your eyes are poorB.its image falls on the blind spot
C.your left eye is not openD.you move it close to your eye
小题4:In which order(顺序)should you do the experiment?
①Hold the card ②Move the card nearer ③Close your right eye
④write two English letters ⑤Look at the letter R ⑥Make a card
A.④⑥①②③⑤B.①③⑥④⑤②
C.⑥①④③②⑤D.⑥④①③⑤②
小题5:The passage mainly tells us_______.
A.how to find the blind spotB.an interesting experiment
C.where the blind spot isD.there is a blind spot on the eyes.

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The world is not hungry , but it is thirsty . It seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water while we say we are short of water. Why? Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we can"t drink or use for watering plants directly. Man can only drink and use the 3% - the water that comes from rivers and lakes. And we can"t even use all of that, because some of it has been polluted .
  Now more water is needed. The problem is: Can we avoid (避免) a serious water shortage later on? First, we should all learn how to save water. Secondly, we should find out the ways to reuse it . Scientists have always been making studies in the field. Today, in most large cities water is used only once and then runs to the sea or rivers . But it can be used again. Even if every large city reused its water, still there would not be enough. What could people turn to next?
  The sea seems to have the best answer. There is a lot of water in the sea. All that needs to be done is to get the salt out of the sea water. This is expensive, but it"s already used in many parts of the world. Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it. So you see, if we can find a way out, we"ll be in no danger of drying up.
小题1:The world is thirsty because ________.
A.3/4 of the earth is covered with water
B.we have enough sea water to use directly
C.we haven"t used all the water in rivers and lakes
D.about 97% of water on the earth can"t be drunk or used for watering plants directly
小题2:Which of the following is true ?
A.3% of water on the earth is in rivers and lakes.
B.75% of water on the earth is the sea.
C.97% of the earth is covered with water.
D.3% of water on the earth is sea water.
小题3:From the passage we learn _________.
A.if every city reuses its water, we"ll be in no danger of drying up
B.man can only drink and use about 25% of water on the earth
C.today in most large cities water is used only once
D.water can be used only once
小题4:To avoid the serious water shortage , which of the following is the most important?
A.Save water and try to make good use of the water in rivers and lakes.
B.Don"t pollute water and keep all rivers and lakes clean.
C.Make dirty water clean and then reuse it.
D.Try to find a cheaper way to get the salt out of the sea water.
小题5:The name of the passage would be ________
A.The Sea Water    B.How to Save Water 
C.The Thirsty WorldD.The Polluted Water

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We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
小题1:Some people can easily learn many things by heart because             .
A.they always sleep very wellB.they often eat good food
C.they read a lot of booksD.they have very good memories
小题2:Everybody learns his mother language          .
A.at the age of sixB.when he is a small child
C.after he goes to schoolD.when he can read and write
小题3:Before a child can speak, he must             .
A.read and writeB.make sentences
C.hear and remember the soundsD.think hard
小题4:In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because         .
A.they have no good memoriesB.they have no recorders
C.they have too much time for itD.they are busy with other subjects
小题5:Your memory will become better and better         .
A.if you have plenty of good food
B.if you do more and more exercises
C.if you do morning exercises every day
D.if you get up early

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Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. “What will our world be like in the year 2020?” asks Tom.
“I don’t know,” says Fred.
“What do you think?” asks Tom.
“Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess,” says Fred.
“In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answer to all their problem. We will have telephones in our pockets, too, and we will be able to talk to our friends,” says Tom.
“A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there,” says Fred.
“And I hope I will be able to live under the sea,” says Tom. “Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish.”
小题1:Tom and Fred are talking about _______.
A.their school lifeB.some interesting information
C.their life nowD.their life in the future
小题2:Machines will do _______ of the work.
A.mostB.someC.muchD.little
小题3:In 2020, we’ll talk to friends at all times and everywhere, because we’ll have ______.
A.pocket computersB.more holidays C.pocket telephonesD.go on sale
小题4:Tom says _______.
A.he likes fish very much
B.he’d like to live under the sea like a fish.
C.he will go fishing under the sea.
D.he will spend holidays on the moon.
小题5: Which of the following is NOT mentioned?
A.People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship.
B.People will have more holidays.
C.Many people will live and work under the sea.
D.People will build farms under the sea.

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