The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word ...

The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is used to describe something that can be easily shaped.

The history of plastics is longer than you might__________. In fact the first man-made plastic ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid（赛璐璐）”. It was discovered by　　 ________an Englishman and an American in the same year.____________ it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale（规模）during the year 1860. Everybody was__________ by this new material which could be moulded（用模子做）into shapes and was so cheap to buy.

Poor young men working in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were ________ to buy white celluloid collars （领子）. The collars were hard and uncomfortable. But they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men could rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers，who had not been able to afford playthings for their children，were now able to buy them playthings__________of celluloid.

But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents，particularly__________ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had__________success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. It became known as bakelite（酚醛塑料）. Other plastic materials like bakelite were also produced. They were_________to make electrical fittings （配件）and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe，but rich people disliked them because they were cheap，and because they could only be made ________dark colours.

1.A.wish B.think C.want D.hope

2.A.both B.neither C.either D.between

3.A.So B.But C.And D.As

4.A.surprised B.excited C.told D.frightened

5.A.worried B.sure C.afraid D.able

6.A.done B.produced C.worked D.made

7.A.between B.on C.among D.about

8.A.much B.great C.never D.little

9.A.cut B.hoped C.used D.had

10.A.in B.by C.from D.of

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The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is used to describe something that can be easily shaped.

The history of plastics is longer than you might___________ . In fact the first man-made plastic ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid（赛璐璐）”. It was discovered by ___________an English man and an American in the same year.___________ it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale（规模）during the year 1860. Everybody was ___________by this new material which could be moulded（用模子做）into shapes and was so cheap to buy.

Poor young men working in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were ___________ to buy white celluloid collars （领子）. The collars were hard and uncomfortable but they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men could rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers, who had not been able to afford toys for their children, were now able to buy them toys___________ of celluloid.

But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents, particularly___________ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had _________ success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. It became known as bakelite（酚醛塑料）. Other plastic materials like bakelite were also produced. They were used to make electrical fittings （配件）and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and___________, but rich people disliked them because they were cheap, and because they could only be made ___________dark colors.

1.A.wish B.think C.want D.hope

2.A.both B.neither C.either D.between

3.A.So B.But C.And D.As

4.A.surprised B.excited C.told D.frightened

5.A.worried B.sure C.afraid D.able

6.A.done B.produced C.worked D.made

7.A.between B.on C.among D.about

8.A.much B.great C.never D.little

9.A.hard B.soft C.safe D.dangerous

10.A.in B.by C.from D.of

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Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. The Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different concerts of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades, students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music.

The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has meaning for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel.

Now, here comes the music today , I shall explain why they are all good music.

1.The first paragraph is mainly about the ___________.

A. styles of music　　 B. history of music

C. taste of music　 　 D. knowledge of music

2.Which is NOT the purpose of this music program?

A. To study the language of music .

B. To learn more about the music.

C. To give a complete background to the music.

D. To give people some music to listen to.

3.The speaker is probably ___________.

A. a host　　　 B. a singer　　　 C. a dancer　　　　 D. a teacher

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Good morning. The program today is about music. The word "music" comes from the Greek word "muse". The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. The Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today's program brings together music from different concerts of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone's life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades, students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music.

　　　 The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has meaning for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel.

Now, here comes the music today, I shall explain why they are all good music.

1. The first paragraph is mainly about the ______.

A. styles of music

B. history of music

C. taste of music

D. knowledge of music

2.Which is NOT the purpose of this music program?

A. To study the language of music .

B. To learn more about the music.

C. To give a complete background to the music.

D. To give people some music to listen to.

3.The speaker is probably______.

A. a host B. a singer C. a dancer D. a teacher

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Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. The Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different concerts of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades, students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music.

The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has meaning for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel.

Now, here comes the music today , I shall explain why they are all good music.

1.The first paragraph is mainly about the .

A．styles of music      B．history of music     C．taste of music      D．knowledge of music

2.Which is NOT the purpose of this music program?

A．To study the language of music .            B．To learn more about the music.

C．To give a complete background to the music.   D．To give people some music to listen to.

3.The speaker is probably ________.

A．a host            B．a singer           C．a dancer          D．a teacher

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The word, “photography”, was first used in 1839. It comes from the Greek words that mean “to write with light”. But photography could only give people static pictures. So scientists were trying hard to find ways to make pictures that can move. They made lots of experiments, but failed again and again. It was Eadweard Muybridge who finally succeeded. He was the first photographer to try this successfully. But how did he make it? It was an interesting story.

Back in 1872, people didn’t know exactly whether all four of a horse’s hooves (蹄) left the ground at the same time when it was running. A gentleman called Leland Stanford made a bet with his friend about it. Most people believed that a horse always had one hoof on the ground, or it would fall over. But Stanford didn’t think so.

At that time, it was hard to know who could win the bet, because a horse’s legs move so fast that it is impossible to tell just by looking. So they needed a way to record the movement of a running horse. Then Stanford offered $25,000 to the famous photographer, Muybridge, to help find the answer. In the beginning, Muybridge failed to get clear images, but he didn’t give up. He continued to improve his cameras. In 1878, after many experiments, he managed to get a sequence (连续) of 12 photos. One of them clearly showed that all four of the horse’s hooves were off the ground at the same time. And when the photos moved fast, people could see a horse running.

Though is usually considered as the person who created the first movie in 1889, it was the work of Eadweard Muybridge and the bet that led to Edison’s invention.

1.The underlined word “static” in Paragraph 1 most probably means _______.

A. pretty　　　 B. dark　　　　　 C. moving　　　 D. still

2.What did Leland Stanford make a bet with his friend about?

A. Whose horse ran faster.

B. whether a horse would fall over while running.

C. whether it was possible for scientists to make moving pictures.

D.Whether a horse’s hooves all left the ground at the same time while running.

3. Muybridge finally found the exact answer to the bet _______.

A. next year.　　 　　　　　 B. at the same year.

C. after six years.　　　 D. after seventeen years.

4.Which is TRUE from the passage?

A. The word, “photography” means to make pictures that can move from the Greek words .

B. Leland Stanford made a bet with Edison in 1872.

C. It is very easy for Muybridgea to record the movement of a running horse.

D. Stanford believed all four of the horse’s hooves were off the ground at the same time.

5.The passage mainly tells us _______.

A. that Thomas Edison created the first movie .

B. that Eadweard Muybridge created the first static pictures

C. how photography helped people know more about animals

D. how Eadweard Muybridge got pictures of motion (移动) successfully

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Section A

Make up sentences with the words and phrases given. (连词成句,标点已给)

1.plastic　 from　 we　 get　 usually　 oil

_______________________________________________________________.

2.animals　 their　 trees　 of　 some　 build　 in　 homes　 the　　 holes

_______________________________________________________________.

3.plenty　 there　 of　 in　 is　 space　 suitcase　 your

_______________________________________________________________?

4.should　　 water　　 you　　 by　　 save　　 dripping　　 fixing　　 a　　 tap

_______________________________________________________________.

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D

Graffiti is a common feature of most Western cities. The word graffiti was from the Greek word, graphein, which only meant writing. These days, however, the word means drawing or writing on the walls of buildings, or the public transportation, such as trains or buses.

Graffiti, as a form of expression, was born in New York during the 1960s and 1970s. At that time, a new modern culture about city life appeared. Graffiti was a written form of expression of that life. Later, it was mixed with a musical form called hip-hop that was another expression of the city life.

At first, graffiti artists used pens. But then, with the development of graffiti, they became experienced. They turned to using spray paint (喷漆罐). Spray paint allowed them to draw a greater area. And it also allowed them to work quickly.

At present, different people have different ideas about graffiti. Some people say it makes the cities dirty. It isn’t allowed by many local governments in America. The governments spend more than a million dollars a year cleaning graffiti. The money, they say, could be better spent on health or education. Other people think it is a form of art. In fact, the works of some famous graffiti artists can be found in museums, galleries, and art books.

1.Which is the present meaning of the underlined word “graffiti” now?

A. 书法    B. 沙画

C. 涂鸦    D. 油画

2.How many forms of expression of city life are mentioned in the second paragraph (段落)?

A. One.　　     B. Two.

C. Three.    D. Four.

3.Why did graffiti artists use spray paint?

A. Because they could work quickly.

B. Because they could spend less money.

C. Because they could paint a smaller area.

D. Because they could express themselves clearly.

4.What’s the article mainly about?

A. The meaning of graffiti.

B. Different expressions of graffiti.

C. Different attitudes (态度) towards graffiti.

D. The history and the development of graffiti.

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A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word comes from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.

Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal holidays, as it was on Oct. 1, 1949 that People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several as legal days such as New Year's Day (January1), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrate special　 events　 in　 the　 development　 of　 a　 country,　 such　 as　 Greece’s　 Independence　 Day,　 Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.

In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is often observed. Schools and organizations often observe days　 known　 as　 traditional holidays,　 although schools and businesses do not close　 then. Those holidays include Valentine's Day and Halloween.

1.American people call “holiday” as ________.

A.festival B.day C.vacation D.event

2.Which of the following holidays has nothing to do with a country’s development?

A.China’s National Day B.America’s Independence Day

C.Italy’s Liberation Day D.Valentine’s Day

3.If a legal holiday falls on Sunday, people usually celebrate on ________.

A.Sunday B.the following Sunday

C.the following Monday D.the following Tuesday

4.What does the underlined word “observes” mean according to the text in Paragraph Two ?

A.notices B.watches C.obeys D.celebrates

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Jane comes from Mexico. She is a good student. She likes to keep notes of the new words and expressions she learns in English. 　 1.　 She usually writes them in a notebook.

One day, she asked her teacher about them. “　 2.

There are some expressions I don’t understand.”

“Sure. What questions do you have?”

“She’s blue today. What’s the matter? You’re yellow? A little white lie (谎言). White lie? She has a green thumb (拇指). 　　 3.　 ”

After looking at the notebook, the teacher says, “In English, Jane, blue sometimes means sad. For example, she is blue today; it does not mean that she is wearing a blue coat. 4. Yellow means afraid. She has a green thumb. It means that she is good at growing plants. And a white lie is not a bad lie.”

“　 5. ”

“For example, I give you some cake. You don’t like the cake, but you don’t say that. Instead, you say, ‘No, thanks. I’m not hungry!’ That is a white lie.”

“I see. Thanks a lot.”

根据材料内容，将A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。

A. It means that she is sad.

B. May I ask you some questions?

C. I don’t understand the last one.

D. It is really helpful for her in her study of English.

E. Blue and yellow people with green thumbs?

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