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     Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车). But Henry Ford did not start to
build his first car until 1896.That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world"s first
automobile.Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a car"s parts to the
worker, instead of making the worker move to the parts.That is not true, either.Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford.What Henry Ford did was to use other people"s ideas and make them
better.And he made the whole factory a moving production line.
     In the early days of the automobile, almost every car maker raced his cars.It was the best way of
gaining public notice.Henry Ford decided to build a racing car.Ford"s most famous race was his first one.
It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself.
     The race was in 1901, at a field near Detroit.All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two
were left: the Winton and Ford"s.The Winton was famous for its speed.Most people thought the race was over before it began.
     The Winton took an early lead.But halfway through the race, it began to lose power.Ford started to
gain.And near the end of the race, he took the lead.Ford won the race and defeated the Winton.His name appeared in newspapers and he became wellknown all over the United States.Within weeks of the race,
Henry Ford formed a new automobile company.In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the
company.That_sale was the beginning of Henry Ford"s dream.Ford said: "I will build a motor car for the
great mass of people.It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for.It will be built of the best materials.It will be built by the best men to be employed.And it will be
built with the simplest plans that modern engineering can produce.It will be so low in price that no man
making good money will be unable to own one."
     The Model T was a car of that kind.It only cost $850.It was a simple machine that drivers could
depend on.Doctors bought the Model T. So did farmers.Even criminals.They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation.Americans loved the Model T. They wrote stories and songs about it.
Thousands of Model T"s were built in the first few years.
1. What do we know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1?
A. He made good use of ideas from others.
B. He produced the first car in the world.
C. He knew how to improve auto parts.
D. He invented the production line.
2. Why did Henry Ford take part in the 1901 car race?
A. To show off his driving skills.
B. To draw public attention.
C. To learn about new technology.
D. To raise money for his new company.
3. "That sale" in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.
A. the selling of Ford cars at reduced prices
B. the sale of Model T to the mass of people
C. the selling of a car to a Detroit doctor
D. the sales target for the Ford Company
4. What was Henry Ford"s dream according to the text?
A. Producing cars for average customers.
B. Building racing cars of simple design.
C. Designing more car models.
D. Starting more companies.

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     A striking new species of lungless salamander has been round living in a small stream in the Appalachian foothills of the US.
     The salamander is so disting that it"s been classified within its own genus, a taxonomic (分类学)
grouping that usually inclodesions host of related species.
     The creature breathes through its skin, and unusually for its kind, males and females have different
colouration.
     Such a distinct ampbibian (两栖动物) has not been found in the US for half a century.
     The researchers who discovered the salamander describe it in the Journal of Zoology.They have named it the "patchnosed" salamander after the yellow patch on the animal"s nose.
     The tiny animal averages just 25 to 26mm long.
     They found so few of the animals that either it is highly secretive, or more likely it survives in such small, isolated numbers that it is already at the risk of extinction.
     "This animal is really an amazing find." says biologist Carlos Camp of Piedmont College in Demorest,
Georgia, who led the team which described the new species.
     "It is the first genus of amphibian, indeed of any fourfooted vertebrate (脊椎动物), discovered in the
US in nearly 50 years."
     Around the world, there are approximately 500 species of salamander.Twothirds of these species are
lungless, breathing entirely through their porous, moist skin.
     The Appalachian Highlands of the southeastern US is a hot spot for lungless salamander diversity, with species occupying a variety of moist or wet environments including living in streams, underground, among
the leaf litter of the forest floor, up cliffs and in trees.
     "The salamander group of the US, particularly of the southern Appalachians, has been intensively
studied for well over a century, so the discovery of such a distinct form was completely unsuspected." says Carlos.
1. What is the purpose of the writer writing this passage?
A. To tell us a find of a new species of lungless salamander.
B. To tell us how the lungless salamander was found.
C. To stress the significance of the new find.
D. To tell us the difference between the lungless salamander and amphibians.
2. Where does the lungless salamander mostly live?
A. Underground.
B. Under fallen leaves.
C. In damp environments.
D. In streams.
3. From what Carlos says, we can learn that ________.
A. the new species was once discovered some fifty years ago
B. the discovery was not so unusual because they had studied it for over a century
C. they were not sure whether they had discovered the distinct species
D. there was no doubt about their discovery
4. In what way is the newlydiscovered species of salamander distinct from other species of this kind?
A. It breathes through skin.
B. Its males and females have different colours.
C. It lives in streams.
D. It is an amphibian.

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下面文章有5处(第1-5题)需要添加小标题. 请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各段意思的小标题, . 选项中有一项是多余选项.A.The world is running out of time as watches don"t function well.
B.It is uncertain that watches will remain popular.
C.Some people claim that the watch industry is at a crossroads.
D.The function of a watch has changed to stay on the market.
E.New designs for a watch make it appeal to customers.
F.The image of a watch satisfy many different tastes.
_______1. In today"s world of cell phones, mini laptops and MP3 players, most people have at
least one time-telling tool with them. Since these devices are so common, is time running out for the
500-year-old watch? According to some consumers, yes. New Jersey teenager Charlie Wollman
says a watch is "an extra piece of equipment with no necessary function." Many young adults agree
and they say they use their cell phones to tell time. Louis Galie, a senior vice president at Timex,
said that fewer young people wear watches today than five years ago.
_______2. However, watchmakers optimistically say that watches regain popularity when consumers
reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they are willing to spend money on a quality timepiece that doesn"t
just keep good time. Fifty years ago, watchmakers laid great emphasis on products" accuracy. But in
recent years, the watch industry has transformed itself into an accessory business. And for many today,
the image a watch communicates has become more important than the time it tells.
_______3. "Complications"-features that go beyond simple timekeeping-are an important part of a
watch"s image. Today"s watches offer a host of features that suit almost any personality. These features
include altitude trackers, compasses, lunar calendars, USB drives, and even devices that measure the
effectiveness of golf swings.
_______4. Creativity is also a key element in today"s watches. For example, Japanese watchmaker
Tokyoflash makes watches that don"t even look like watches. The company"s popular Shinshoku model
uses different color lights to tell the time. It looks more like a Futuristic bracelet than a watch. Another
Japanese watchmaker, Eleeno, makes a "handless" watch. Using a ring of circles to keep time, this
watch makes an excellent conversation piece.
_______5. Whether a watch communicates fashion sense, creative flair or a love of sports, consumers
want their timepieces to stand out. Nowadays, everyone has the same kind of gadget(小器械) in their
bags, so people want to make a statement with what"s on their wrists. Will this interest in wrist fashion

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     How do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts(偷窃)?Around the holidays, many families don"t consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffering holiday thefts.With just a few
simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrations.
Here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home.
     ●Either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you return.Nothing says, Hey, we are not home!Like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway.
     ●Set several different lights in your house on random timers (随机定时器). Don"t leave your outdoor
lights on all the time.Instead, put your outside lights on timers to be on during the nights.If an outdoor light
remains on for days at a time, it means that nobody is home to turn it off.
     ●If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with a friend, rather than
having someone come into your house every day to take care of them.When thefts see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not home.
     ●Close all your curtains when you leave town.This is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can
see what is in your house.If they don"t know what there is to take, then the risk is even greater for them to break in.
     This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on holiday.
Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. To tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays.
B. To let the outdoor lights on all the time.
C. To tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they on holiday.
D. To tell you to have your neighbor go to your house to take care of your pet.
2. If you are on holiday in other places, the lights in your house should________.
A. be lit in an irregular way
B. be kept on all the night
C. be replaced by random timers
D be turned on only once one day
3. To make sure your home is well protected, what does the writer advise you to do?
A. Have all the curtains closed.
B. Stop your mail service at once.
C. Turn to your close neighbors or friends.
D. Equip your home with security system.
4. Most of the tips mentioned in the text seem to________.
A. be very popular with families
B. have no effect on preventing thefts
C. give a false impression on thefts
D. be a little hard to be brought into effect

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     I found the imagination of becoming a grandmother somewhat discouraging. I was younger than I
thought a grandmother should be when I got the news that I was going to become one myself. I admit, it
was not a role that I was emotionally ready to accept. I had been a young mother, and had certainly hoped my daughter would not face that same challenge. I remarried when she was a teenager, and then had two more children. On getting the news that she was expecting, I remember thinking "What do I know about
being a grandmother? -I haven"t even finished raising my own kids yet!" I don"t like to be unprepared, so I read a few books about grandparenting. That gave me a little help, but I was still uncertain. I thought about other grandmothers I knew, and got a few ideas I liked and a few more that I didn"t. But I couldn"t quite
figure out what kind of grandmother I wanted to be. Then I thought about my own grandmother, Granny,
as she"s known by most people, and I knew I had the answer.
     I didn"t realize it until that moment, but my own grandmother was the example for the kind of
grandmother I wanted to be. I am fortunate that I got to spend a lot of time with my grandparents when I was a little kid. Here"s what I learned from my Granny:
     Grandmothers always have a cookie jar. For my entire life, Granny always had a cookie jar full of
cookies. When I was a little tiny girl, just at eye level with the counter, Granny would get the cookie jar
down for me. When I was a little older I learned how to pull the chair over so I could reach. As I got taller, if I really stretched, I could reach the cookie jar with my finger tips and move it close enough to get it down off the counter to find out what kind of treat was inside. Always the first thing I did when I went to
Granny "s house was check the cookie jar and there were always cookies in it. Many years later, I"ll drive my own children to Granny"s house and the first thing Pd do is get us all a cookie.
     So grandmothers must have a cookie jar and on my granddaughte" s first Christmas, my daughter
bought me my own cookie jar. She said when they came to see me, her daughter would find the treat the way she did and I did.
1. The writer thought it was a little discouraging to be a grandmother because________.
A.she was not old enough to be one
B.she was not emotionally ready to be one
C.she thought her daughter was too young to be a mother
D.grandmother should be older than she was
2. The underlined phrase "that same challenge " in the first paragraph refers to" ________"
A. taking care of a grandchild
B. taking care of a baby
C. being a young grandmother
D. being a young mother
3. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________.
A.the writer has many happy memories of her grandmother"s cookie jar
B.the writer always wanted to know what was inside her grandmother"s cookie jar
C.the writer often drove her grandchildren to see her grandmother"s cookie jar
D.womenof the writer "s age all have a cookie jar for their grandchildren
4. What kind of grandmother did the writer want to be?
A.One who has a jar filled with many kinds of cookies for children and herself.
B.One who grows up with her grandmother"s cookie jar with all kinds of cookies.
C.One who is like her own grandmother with a cookie jar to treat her grandchildren.
D.Onewho always makes different kinds of cookies to treat her grandchildren.
5. Which of the following can be the best title of this text?
A.Grandmother"s Cookie Jar
B.Grandmother"s Treat for Children
C.Grandmothers and Grandchildren
D. Happy Memories of Cookies

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     Running like the wind, roaring like thunder, tigers have long been feared and respected as a king of the animal world. But last week a report said that there are no more than 30 wild tigers left in south China.
     This was the conclusion of a team of scientists from China"s State Forestry Administration and the
World Nature Fund.
     The South China tiger, also known as the Chinese tiger, is native to southern China. In the 1950"s, there were over 4000 tigers found in mountain forests in the country. But due to the destruction of their natural
habitat and uncontrolled hunting, it has been pushed on to the list of the world"s top ten most endangered
species.
     Sixty-six of the big cats can be found in the cages of a dozen zoos around China. But they are nothing
like their wild cousins. They have lost their natural skills such as hunting and killing. If they were set free
they could not look after themselves.
     "Breeding has damaged the quality of the species", said Pei Enle, deputy director of the Shanghai Zoo.
     To reintroduce the species into the wild, the country started a programme to send five to ten young
tigers to South Africa. Four of them have already arrived. Progress has been made as two elder tigers have recovered some of their instincts(本能)and can hunt wild animals by themselves at the African base.
     " South Africans are very experienced in reintroducing big animals to the wild. The country has very good natural conditions for the tigers to learn in", said Lu Jun, office director of the National Wildlife
Research and Development Center. " We tried in Fujian Province, but it was not successful as there was
not a complete eco-chain(生物链) and there was a lack of space. "
     The tigers should return to China in 2007 when the reservations in Fujian are ready.
1. What is the main reason for the South China tiger becoming one of the world"s top ten most endangered species?
A. Because it has lost its natural instincts.
B. Because there is not a complete eco-chain.
C. Because there is no space for it.
D. Because uncontrolled hunting has destroyed its natural living conditions.
2. How is the programme of sending several tigers to South Africa getting on?
A. Its effect still remains to be seen.
B. Two tigers can already compete with their wild cousins.
C. Some of the tigers are already on the road to recovering their natural skills.
D. The tigers should be able to recover their instincts completely by 2007.
3. By saying " but they are nothing like their wild cousins", the writer means that ______.
A. they are no longer feared by other wild animals
B. they don"t know how to hunt or kill
C. a complete change has resulted in the species because of breeding
D. to reintroduce them into the wild has become an urgent task
4. What is the purpose of sending young tigers to South Africa?
A. To help the tigers recover their ability to live in the wild.
B. To provide them with a better environment.
C. To get the tigers to go on a tour.
D. To find a complete eco-chain for them.
5. Which one is not the reason for South Africa being chosen as the training place?
A. Because the tigers can hunt wild animals by themselves at the African base.
B. Because South Africans are skilled at dealing with the tigers.
C. Because there is a complete eco-chain and enough space there.
D. Because the country has good natural conditions for the tigers to learn in.

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