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For many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke, but for Harry Mendes, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different.
His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harry’s parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.
Harry, who is now back at school, described what happened to him.
“When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didn’t do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn’t work either.”
After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn’t find anything wrong.
“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”
Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.
小题1:Harry’s hiccups lasted ____.
A.a weekB.fourteen daysC.twenty-eight daysD.one month
小题2:His hiccups started after he ____.
A.drank a glass of waterB.went to hospital
C.ate an Indian mealD.finished his homework
小题3:His parents decided to take him to hospital when he ____.
A.hiccupped for four secondsB.held his breath
C.hiccupped at nightD.couldn’t stop hiccupping
小题4:His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor ____.
A.gave him some medicineB.took an X-ray of his chest
C.gave him a shockD.let him drink cold drinks
小题5:What does “shock” in this passage mean?
A.震惊B.休克C.喷嚏D.哈欠

答案

小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:A
解析

小题1:根据His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks.可知他的打嗝持续了十四天,故选B
小题1:根据His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time 描述,可知他的打嗝开始于一顿饭,故选C
小题1:根据短文描述,可知他的父母在尝试各种方法无效后,决定带他去医院,故选D
小题1:根据“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”
描述,可知选A
小题1:根据My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn’t work either.”结合常识可知打嗝的人在猛地受惊后往往会止住,故选A
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Fish and apple soup"?Yes, and you won"t believe how delicious it is. This first came out of a restaurant in Singapore, but it is now very popular as the soup du jour in Chinese restaurants.  Ingredients (serves 4):
1. Whole fish
2 apples, quartered,
4-6 ginger slices (姜片)
1 bunch of spring onions, cut into pierces
1 red tomato, cut into 8 pierces ,oil. salt and pepper
Methods:
l. Remove the bones from the fish.
2 Pour oil into a pan. Fly the ginger slices, and the spring onions Add the fish hones and oil.
3. Add enough water and boil it for about 15 to 20 minutes,
4. Add the apples, the fish and the tomato. When the apples go soft, ads salt and pepper,
小题1:This passage is probably_________.
A.a poemB.a piece of newsC.a storyD.a recipe
小题2:The name of the soup in Chinese restaurants is_________.
A. du jour soup D. tomato soup C. union soup D. ginger soup
小题3:The underlined word "quartered" means_________.
A.榨汁B.切成四份C.洗净D.炸碎
小题4:If you want to cook the soup for 8 people, you will need _____ red tomatoes.
A.1B.2C.3D.4
小题5:In what order should you add the ingredients while cooking the soup?
A.apples, fish and tomato—ginger slices and spring onions—oil—fish bones
B.oil—fish bones—ginger slices and spring onions—apples, fish and tomato
C.oil—ginger slices and spring onions—fish bones—apples, fish and tomato
D.ginger slices and spring onions—fish bones-apples, fish and tomato—oil

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Television has a huge influence on our lives. It is one of the most important ways of getting information. People spend part of their spare time watching television, and much of what they learn comes from it.
What we see on TV—movies, news shows, sports shows, advertisements and so on have increased our knowledge and have changed the way we learn about the world today. However, not everything on TV is true.
Most of the viewers are children. Television sometimes is like a baby-sitter. It spends more time with children than parents do. But it keeps them in the living room away from healthy outdoor activities. They spend less time playing soccer or walking in the park or playing games in the yard.
Of course, there are some programs on TV that are good for children. But there are also some shows which are bad. Children should not watch unhealthy shows. Maybe we can’t change what is on TV, but we can choose what we watch. Do you agree?
小题1:Why is television sometimes like a baby-sitter?
A.Because television can take care of children.
B.Because children spend more time watching TV than staying with their parents.
C.Because television spends time looking after children.
D.Because television keeps children from going out.
小题2:Which is not one of the good influences television has on our lives?
A.It stops children from attending healthy outdoor activities.
B.It provides a lot of information.
C.It changes people’s way of learning.
D.It increases people’s knowledge.
小题3:We can learn from the passage that _________.
A.parents shouldn’t let children watch TV
B.We should believe everything on TV.
C.we can choose TV programmes
D.parents shouldn’t watch TV
小题4: What’s the writer’s attitude(态度) towards television?
A.消极的B.积极的C.中立的D.愤怒的
小题5:The passage is mainly about ________.
A.children spend too much time watching TV
B.people spend their time on TV for information
C.TV programmes attract children
D.the great influence TV has on our lives

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   What is an e–reader? An e–reader is a small computer. It can hold thousands 
of e–books. So people want to throw away heavy schoolbags and read with small, light e–readers.
For example, a US high school has put its paper books away. Teachers and students are using e–readers now. “It’s so convenient. You can have so many books right at your fingertips.” said Meghan Chenausky,16.
Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e–readers. Hanvon WISEreader is the most popular e–reader in China. It weighs about 260g and is as big as a regular textbook. It is a special e–reader. Students can make notes on it. They can use it to download textbooks from school computers. It can also send and receive homework.
New e–readers are not just for reading. They have WI-FI(无线网络) and multimedia(多媒体).Parents think these may hurt children’s study habits. “I think WI-FI is not necessary for kids.” says Zeng Wenwen,43, Beijing.
   根据短文内容,判断下列句了正误。正确为“T”,错误为“F”。并在答题卡上把“T”或“F”涂黑。
小题1:An e–reader can keep thousands of e–books.
小题2:An e–reader can help to make schoolbags lighter than before.
小题3:In every US school, e–readers are used instead of paper textbooks.
小题4:The passage mainly introduces the size of an e–reader.
小题5:A different opinion is against the WI-FI and multimedia of e–readers.
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Earthquakes happen without warning(前兆).They can happen any time of a day,at any point during the year.But don’t worry because most are so weak that they cannot be felt. Only a few big ones hurt people. However,it’s important to know what to do when an earthquake is happening.
Do NOT go outside.You could get injured from falling glass or parts of buildings.If you are outside,stay away from buildings and power lines (输电线).
Stay under a desk,table,or other strong furniture.Hold on to it.Or stay in a corner of the building.Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your mouth with a towel or clothing.Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside.
Keep away from windows,pictures or advertisements on the wall or the building,and anything else that could fall and hurt you.Most people get injured by falling things during an earthquake,not by the shaking itself.
Also keep away from a fire.You could fall down and burn yourself on the fire.
If you are driving when an earthquake happens,stop the car if it’s safe.Stay inside your car until the earthquake stops,and don’t drive near bridges. Try not to stop by power lines or trees.These could fall and hurt you.
小题1:Most earthquakes are too          to hurt people.
A.strongB.weak
C.dangerousD.heavy
小题2:From the passage,when an earthquake is happening,we should          
A.stay under a big buildingB.stay under a strong furniture
C.stand by windowsD.drive near a big bridge
小题3:It isn’t safe for you to          while the earthquake is happening.
A.run out of the buildingB.stay in a corner of the building
C.cover your head with your armsD.cover your mouth with a towel
小题4:This passage tells us           
A.how dangerous the earthquake is.
B.how to be safe in an earthquake.
C.we shouldn’t be afraid of the earthquake.
D.how the earthquake comes into being.
小题5:The best title for this passage should be“        ”.
A.How Earthquakes HappenB.How to Drive a Car
C.What We Should Do in EarthquakesD.Why Earthquakes Happen

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Robots have been designed to do many things-play music,work in hospitals,but run a restaurant? There are two robot receptionists(接待员) and six robot waitresses and waiters in the Dalu Robot Restaurant in Jinan,Shandong.One hundred customers can eat in the restaurant at a time.Two of the robots serve drinks,while the other four serve the food. Not all the work in the restaurant is done by them.There are also people working there,especially in the kitchen.The cooks are humans because the robots don’t have the skills to cook.
小题1:Robots can play music.
小题2:Six robots work in the Dalu Robot Restaurant.
小题3:No people work in the kitchen.
小题4:Only a few customers can eat in the restaurant at a time.
小题5:The robots can’t cook delicious food.
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