The most famous statue-the Sphinx in Egypt has been damaged. The experts are trying to find out the cause to protect it.
As we all know, the Sphinx has the body of a lion and the face of a man. It was cut from limestone(石灰石) near Egypt's pyramids about 4, 500 years ago. Not long ago a large piece of stone fell from the Sphinx's right shoulder.
In order to protect the statue from more harm, a computer was placed on it to measure rainfall, wind speed and air temperature. The computer also measured the amount of water and air pollution, the direction of wind and the temperature of the statue itself. The effects of age, wind, water and pollution have greatly weakened the Sphinx. Sunlight, wind, water and pollution have been eroding the outside of the statue for centuries. The experts hope that the information from the computer will help protect it from more damage. They say the more they know about what is destroying the Sphinx, the more they can do to protect it.
1.What does this passage mainly tell us?
A. The reason why the Sphinx was set up.
B. The great importance of the Sphinx in Egyptian history.
C. The detailed(详尽的) course and cause of the damage to the Sphinx.
D. The experts are trying to find out the cause so as to protect the Sphinx.
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The Sphinx has completely fallen down.
B. The Sphinx is made of a kind of rock, which can be destroyed by wind, rain and so on.
C. The Sphinx is made of a kind of rock, which is hard enough not to be damaged by anything.
D. The Sphinx is in too poor condition to be protected.
3.Which of the following is wrong?
A. The Sphinx is more than 4, 500 years old.
B. The advanced instruments(仪器)can help protect cultural relics.
C. Both the Sphinx and the pyramids are well known to the world.
D. From now on no damage will happen to the Sphinx.
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The most famous statue-the Sphinx in Egypt has been damaged. The experts are trying to find out the cause to protect it.
As we all know, the Sphinx has the body of a lion and the face of a man. It was cut from limestone(石灰石) near Egypt's pyramids about 4, 500 years ago. Not long ago a large piece of stone fell from the Sphinx's right shoulder.
In order to protect the statue from more harm, a computer was placed on it to measure rainfall, wind speed and air temperature. The computer also measured the amount of water and air pollution, the direction of wind and the temperature of the statue itself. The effects of age, wind, water and pollution have greatly weakened the Sphinx. Sunlight, wind, water and pollution have been eroding the outside of the statue for centuries. The experts hope that the information from the computer will help protect it from more damage. They say the more they know about what is destroying the Sphinx, the more they can do to protect it.
1.What does this passage mainly tell us?
A. The reason why the Sphinx was set up.
B. The great importance of the Sphinx in Egyptian history.
C. The detailed(详尽的) course and cause of the damage to the Sphinx.
D. The experts are trying to find out the cause so as to protect the Sphinx.
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The Sphinx has completely fallen down.
B. The Sphinx is made of a kind of rock, which can be destroyed by wind, rain and so on.
C. The Sphinx is made of a kind of rock, which is hard enough not to be damaged by anything.
D. The Sphinx is in too poor condition to be protected.
3.Which of the following is wrong?
A. The Sphinx is more than 4, 500 years old.
B. The advanced instruments(仪器)can help protect cultural relics.
C. Both the Sphinx and the pyramids are well known to the world.
D. From now on no damage will happen to the Sphinx.
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The Mona Lisa, one of the world’s most famous paintings, has been recreated with 3,604 cups of coffee—and 564 pints of milk. The different colors were created by adding no, little or lots of milk to each cup of black coffee.
The recreated Mona Lisa measured 20 feet long and 13 feet wide. It took a team of eight people three hours to complete the work. It was created for The Rocks Aroma Festival in Sydney, Australia, and seen by 130,000 people who attended the one-day coffee-lovers event.
Elaine Kelly, one of the organizers from the Sydney Harbor Foreshore Authority, was delighted with the result. She said, “Each coffee cup was filled with varying amounts of milk to create the different shades(色度) of the painting. We wanted to create an element of surprise and a sense of fun in the way we communicated with the public.”
“Once we had the idea of creating an image(像) out of coffee cups we searched for something iconic（有代表性的）to reproduce(复制).And after some time we chose the most iconic painting in history. The Mona Lisa has been reproduced so many times in so many different mediums but, as far as we know, never out of coffee,” Kelly continued. “Besides, the idea is practical.”
“It was fantastic. It really looked like the famous painting—the Mona Lisa. It was wonderful,” said one visitor.
After much planning it was great to see it coming together so well and the 130,000 people who attended the event certainly enjoyed it and were deeply attracted by it,” said Kelly.
1.How were the different colors of the recreated Moma Lisa created?
A.By adding different amounts of black coffee to each cup of milk.
B.By adding different amounts of milk to each cup of black coffee.
C.By using paints of different colors
D.By using different kinds of coffee
2.How large is the recreated Mona Lisa?
A. 20 square feet B. 260 square feet
C. 564 square feet D. 3,604 square feet
3.The people who saw the recreated Mona Lisa are all_______ lovers.
A.Mona Lisa B.milk C.coffee D.painting
4.The event organizers chose to recreate the Mona Lisa for the following reasons EXCEPT that _________ .
A. the Mona Lisa is a very iconic painting in history
B. the Mona Lisa has never been reproduced out of coffee
C. the idea can be actually carried out
D. it is very easy to do so
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The Mona Lisa, one of the world’s most famous paintings, has been recreated with 3,604 cups of coffee—and 564 pints of milk. The different colors were created by adding no, little or lots of milk to each cup of black coffee.
The recreated Mona Lisa measured 20 feet long and 13 feet wide. It took a team of eight people three hours to complete the work. It was created for The Rocks Aroma Festival in Sydney, Australia, and seen by 130,000 people who attended the one-day coffee-lovers event.
Elaine Kelly, one of the organizers from the Sydney Harbor Foreshore Authority, was delighted with the result. She said, “Each coffee cup was filled with varying amounts of milk to create the different shades(色度) of the painting. We wanted to create an element of surprise and a sense of fun in the way we communicated with the public.”
“Once we had the idea of creating an image(像) out of coffee cups we searched for something iconic（有代表性的）to reproduce(复制).And after some time we chose the most iconic painting in history. The Mona Lisa has been reproduced so many times in so many different mediums but, as far as we know, never out of coffee,” Kelly continued. “Besides, the idea is practical.”
“It was fantastic. It really looked like the famous painting—the Mona Lisa. It was wonderful,” said one visitor.
After much planning it was great to see it coming together so well and the 130,000 people who attended the event certainly enjoyed it and were deeply attracted by it,” said Kelly.
1.How were the different colors of the recreated Moma Lisa created?
A．By adding different amounts of black coffee to each cup of milk.
B．By adding different amounts of milk to each cup of black coffee.
C．By using paints of different colors
D．By using different kinds of coffee
2.How large is the recreated Mona Lisa?
A．20 square feet B．260 square feet
C．564 square feet D．3,604 square feet
3.The people who saw the recreated Mona Lisa are all_______ lovers.
A．Mona Lisa B．milk C．coffee D．painting
4.The event organizers chose to recreate the Mona Lisa for the following reasons EXCEPT that _________ .
A．the Mona Lisa is a very iconic painting in history
B．the Mona Lisa has never been reproduced out of coffee
C．the idea can be actually carried out
D．it is very easy to do so
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In yesterday’s newspaper, it was reported that great damage ____by the flood.
A．has been done B．had been done C．has done D．had done
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Tim Berners-Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world.However，his invention has changed our lives.
He was born in London，England in 1955.When he was a small boy，Tim was interested in playing with electrical things.He studied science at Oxford University.He made his first computer from an old television at the age of 21.
Tim started working on early computers.At that time，they were much bigger than now.He worked in England then Switzerland.Tim was really interested in two things，computers and how the brain works.How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly？He had to work with people all over the world.They shared information about computers.It was hard to manage all the information.He answered the same questions again and again.It took a lot of time.It was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information.Tim also forgot things easily.Could a computer work like a brain？Could it "talk" to other computers？
There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use.In 1989，Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web（WWW）all by himself.This had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the Internet.When people wanted to share information with others，they used the World Wide Web.The Internet grew quickly after that.
Tim Berners-Lee doesn't think he did anything special.He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there.All he did was to put them together.He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today.
Most inventors want to become rich.But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing.He now works in America.He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use.Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today!
1.What was Tim Berners﹣Lee interested in？
A. Looking for jobs in different cities.
B. Talking to people around the world.
C. Studying how to connect computers.
D. Exploring how to improve memory.
2.The underlined word "It" in Paragraph 3 refers to"__________".
A. Working on early computers
B. Connecting different facts together
C. Travelling to the office in Switzerland
D. Repeating the answers to the same questions
3.Why is Tim Berners﹣Lee one of the most important men in the world？
A. He made information sharing on the Internet possible.
B. He made the first computer when he was 21 years old.
C. He helped people understand better how the brain works.
D. He invented the Internet and made it free for everyone to use.
4.In what order did the following events take place？
a.Tim worked in England.
b.Tim worked in Switzerland.
c.Tim made his first computer.
d.Tim invented the World Wide Web.
e.Tim studied science at Oxford University.
A. c﹣e﹣d﹣a﹣b B. e﹣b﹣a﹣c﹣d
C. c﹣d﹣a﹣e﹣b D. e﹣c﹣a﹣b﹣d
5.What does the writer think of Tim Berners﹣Lee？
A. He is not famous because he is not rich.
B. He has changed our lives and he is great.
C. He did nothing special but make people a good life.
D. He has made great achievements in memory research.
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Several days later, most of the buildings ________ were repaired.
A. been damaged B. had been damaged C. which been damaged D. which had been damaged
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The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people’s work has taken the form of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a discouraging thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history show, hasn’t meant economic freedom.
Employment became widespread when the enclosures（圈地运动）of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by taking them away from the use of the land, and thus from the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people’s homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people traveled longer distances to their place of employment until, eventually, many people’s work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they lived.
Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. In pre-industrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife. Tax and benefit regulations still assume this norm（准则）today, and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between sexes.
It was not only women whose work status suffered. As employment became the dominant form of work, young people and old people were kept out — a problem now, as more teenagers disappointed and annoyed at school and more retired people want to live active lives.
All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some efforts and resources away from the utopian（乌托邦）goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.
1. From the passage we can learn that ____.
| A．jobs have existed since human came into being |
| B．the industrial age brought jobs to everyone |
| C．the industrial age brought the work patterns most people’s work has taken |
| D．in the future more and more people could get jobs as the industry is developing |
2.Before the enclosures of the 17th and 18th, people lived mainly on ____.
| A．paid work | B．unpaid work | C．taxes and benefits | D．land |
3.Before the industrial age women played ____.
| A．more important roles in making a life | B．less important roles in making a life |
| C．roles as weak as after in raising their children | D．roles as important as men in supporting a family |
4. From the passage we can infer that ____.
| A．creating jobs for all must be changed |
| B．enough jobs must be created by our society |
| C．more and more jobs are being created |
| D．industrial age has made many people unable to live without full-time jobs |
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In America, square dancing has been the most popular form of folk dancing since the early days. In early times, when men and women worked in groups to build a barn (谷仓) or harvest crops, they danced when the work was done. The music came from the violin for the most part, but if there was no one to play a musical instrument, clapping was used to produce the rhythm to which people dance. The early settlers danced in a store, in a barn, or in a farm kitchen.
A square is formed by four couples （对）who stand facing the centre of the square. Each couple stand on one side of the square, the boy on the left and the girl on the right.
The caller is an important part of the dance, since he tells the dancers which steps to do. If the dancers do not know the steps, he teaches them. It takes time to learn to be a good caller, and good callers are always in demand（被需要）.
These are the names of some of the steps the dancers do: Form a square; Circle; Honour your partner; Swing your partner; Form a star. There are many more. As the callers tell the dancers what to do next, they move to form the pattern（图形）he calls.
Large or small numbers of people can dance at one time. Sometimes 800 or 1,000 people may be dancing at the same time. Or there may be only one square of eight people.
Special clothes are worn by some when dancing. This makes the dance more colourful to watch. The special clothes are different from place to place. Women often wear full skirts of various colours with a pretty blouse. Men have coloured shirts and western trousers that they wear only when square dancing. In some country areas, everyone wears his best clothes.
Today in some parts of the United States you will find some schools, clubs, or groups square dancing for fun.
1.From the passage we know that square dancing came from_______.
A. the clubs B. the schools
C. big cities D. the countryside
2.How many steps do the dancers usually do while square dancing?
A. At most four. B. At least one thousand.
C. At most eight. D. At least five.
3.For what purpose do the American men and women dance?
A. For money.
B. To lose weight.
C. For fun.
D. To show their beautiful clothes.
4.If 800 people dance at the same time，how many squares can be formed?
A. 200 squares. B.100 squares.
C. 400 squares. D. One big square.
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In the United States the most popular form of folk dancing has been square—dancing since the earlier days．In those days，men and women worked in groups to build a house or harvest crops．When the work was done，they usually danced merrily and happily in a store or in a farm kitchen．
Nowadays square-dancing is still performed．A square，which has four sides，is formed by four couples．Each couple stands on one side of the square，the man on the left and the woman on the right．That is to say, one square has eight people and they stand facing the center of the square．
Large or small numbers of people can dance together．Sometimes as many as 800 or 1,000 people may be dancing all at the same time．
Costumes are worn by those who do the square—dancing．This makes the dancing more colorful to watch．Men may have colored shirts and western trousers they wear only on special days．Women often wear full skirts of different colors with a pretty blouse．In some country areas，everyone wears their best clothes．
Today in all parts of the US you will find some schools，clubs，or other groups that are square-dancing for fun．They enjoy it very much．
1. In the earlier days，when did people do square—dancing?(No more than 6 words)
2. How many people are square—dancing if there is one square?(No more than l word)
3. What does the underlined word“costumes’’mean in Paragraph 4?(No more than 8 words)
4. What do people in some country areas wear in square-dancing?(No more than 6 words)
5. How do people of the US like square-dancing today?(No more than 6 words)
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Dear iPhone 4 Users,
The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product in Apple’s history. It is the best smartphone ever, and most users have told that they love it. So we were surprised when reading reports of reception (信号接收) problems, and we immediately began researching them.
To start with, holding tightly（紧紧地）almost any mobile phone in certain ways will reduce its reception by 1 or more bars of signal strength. This is true of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, as well as many other phones. But some users have reported that iPhone 4 can drop 4 or 5 bars when tightly held in a way. This is a far bigger drop than normal, and as a result some have said the iPhone 4 has a faulty antenna(天线) design.
Upon research, we find that the formula（公式） we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. Our formula usually mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength. The big drop in bars is because the high bars were never real in the beginning.
We will give a free software update to correct the formula. This software update （软件升级）will also be available for iPhone 3GS. If you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of buying and get all your money back.
Thank you for your patience and support.
Apple
1.The iPhone 4 drops more bars than normal when tightly held because of ________.
A. a wrong antenna design B. wrong usage
C. weak signal strength D. a wrong formula
2.How many more bars does the iPhone 4 show than it should for a given signal strength?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
3. What can we learn from the text?
A. The software update is fit for all cellphones produced by Apple.
B. The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product in history.
C. If a user is not satisfied with his iPhone 4, he will get ten times his money back.
D. The Apple company didn’t expect the reception problems of iPhone 4.
4. The text is a letter ________.
A. from Apple about iPhone problems B. to Apple about iPhone 4 problems
C. to introduce the new iPhone 4 D. on how to pay back buyers for the faults
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