（2014江西）________jeans were invented over 100 ...

（2014江西）________jeans were invented over 100 years ago，they’re still in fashion today．

A．Because

B．If

C．Although

D．Since

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_______ jeans were invented over 100 years ago, theyˈre still in fashion today.

A. Because B. If　 C. Although　　 D. Since

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Hundreds of years ago many people thought birds were holy．They believed birds were messengers of God．Birds’ songs meant peace and joy．Birds’ bright and colourful feathers meant beauty and happiness to people．

In the eyes of Native American, birds’ feathers are a symbol of friendship．If a person shows kindness to another person, he may get a feather as a present from the other one．To them, the eagle feather is the best to show friendship．Native American people believe the eagle is the leader of all birds．It flies the highest and sees the furthest of all birds．If they give an eagle feather to someone, they mean their friendship is very precious．

Native Americans are good at making friendship feathers．They usually put beads and leather on feathers to make them more beautiful．A friendship feather is usually 27 centimetres long．

1.Hundreds of years ago, many people think ______ were messengers of God ?

A. a feather． B. eagles． C. friends． D. birds．

2.A person might get _______ as a present if he treated other people well．

A. an eagle B. a feather C. a bead D. leather

3.What’s the title of the passage?

A. A symbol of friendship B. Birds

C. Friendship feather D. Feather

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Only a few years ago, mobile phones were very large. They needed large batteries. They had to be powerful to send their signal to faraway places. This was because most cities had only one antenna tower(中继站) for mobile phones.

Today’s mobile phones are small and easy to use. Now most cities have a lot of antenna towers, not just one. This means that each mobile phone doesn’t have to send its signal far away, so they don’t need to be so powerful. Mobile phones today use small batteries. A large city, where lots of mobile phones are used, can have hundreds of towers.

We can use a mobile phone to do a lot of things, like calling your friends and family from almost anywhere, calling the police immediately if there is an accident, sending or receiving messages. Some modern mobile phones can be even used to play games, take photos, listen to music, watch TV, surf on the Internet and so on.

Sending short written messages is a popular way to use your mobile phone. Many people use short forms of words, so the messages are quick to write and read. Can you guess what these messages mean? RUOK? CUL8r! That’s EZ! That’s Gr8! Can I C U B4 3pm 2moro? Try to read them out. What do you hear?

1.By present we can’t _______with a mobile phone.

A. call our friends B. surf on the Internet

C. do housework　　　　 D. play games

2.Why did the mobile phones need large powerful batteries several years ago?

___________

3. What does the writer think of today’s mobile phones?

A. They are small but very powerful.

B. They are very easy for us to use.

C. They are very useful but expensive.

D. They are big enough to send a signal.

4. What does “Can I C U B4 3pm 2moro?” probably mean?__________________________________________

5. What is the article written for?

A. To give us some common knowledge of the mobile phone.

B. To introduce what use the mobile phone has.

C. To tell us what short forms of words mean in written messages.

D. To show us in what way the mobile phone is expected to develop.

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More than 200 years ago, some Englishmen reached Australia and they were surprised to see these unbelievable animals. Today, kangaroos(袋鼠)are still surprising us.

When a baby kangaroo is born, it is about the size of a bean! The little hairless baby climbs into the "pocket" on the front of the mother's body. The pocket, called a pouch(育儿袋)，will be the baby's home for the next few months. The little baby kangaroo stays in the pouch, drinking milk and growing. You might think that the baby kangaroo would be in danger of falling out of the pouch, but this is not true. The mother kangaroo can close the pouch, making it warm and safe.

As the baby kangaroo grows up, it pokes(探出)the head out of the mother's pouch and looks around the world: Soon, the baby kangaroo is big enough to move around on its own. But any sign of danger will send the baby kangaroo back to the safety of the pouch. Most baby kangaroos spend at least part of their time inside the pouch before they are almost a year old. Even after a baby kangaroo is too large to fit in the pouch, it will stay with the mother for a few more months.

Kangaroos have very large back legs and feet. While they look cute and lovely, it is important to remember that kangaroos are wild animals. They often fight with each other, sometimes as a kind of social play. Australian Wildlife Centre tells people never to feed or get close to kangaroos.

The sheep farms cover much of the Australian countryside and are good homes for kangaroos. The kangaroos drink the water and eat the sweet grasses on the farms. Of course, the farmers are not always happy to share with the kangaroos.

1.Which of these tells about newborn kangaroos?

A. They are little and hairless.

B. They look like beans.

C. They are born in the mother's pouch.

D. They live alone soon after birth.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It is not surprising to see kangaroos at all now.

B. Kangaroos can be dangerous to people.

C. The baby kangaroo would fall out of the pouch sometimes.

D. Kangaroos have very small back legs and feet.

3.What can you learn from this passage?

A. Kangaroos fight with each other only for fun.

B. Baby kangaroos live in pouches for a few years.

C. Pouches are very important to baby kangaroos.

D. All the people like kangaroos because they are so cute.

4.What will the next paragraph most probably talk about?

A. People protect kangaroos around the world.

B. Kangaroos have many ways to protect their babies.

C. Kangaroos can jump high with the help of legs and tails.

D. The Australian government keeps kangaroos away from the sheep farms.

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Many years ago, two friends, Mike and Jim, were walking through the desert. Somehow they　 began to quarrel (争吵　 ) about small matters. Suddenly, Mike hit Jim in the face. Jim was hurt, but he said nothing. He just wrote in the sand: Today my best friend hit me in the face.

They kept on walking,　 and at last,　 they found a river.　 So they decided to take a bath.　 Suddenly, Jim got stuck in the mire (陷在泥里 ). At that moment, Mike saved him. After Jim felt better, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend saved my life.

Mike saw this, and asked, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. After I saved you, you wrote on a stone. Why?”

Jim answered, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand. Thus winds of forgiveness (宽恕 ) can blow it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave (铭刻) it in stone, then no wind can ever blow it away.”

1.When did the story happen?

2.What did Mike and Jim quarrel about?

3.Did Jim say anything when he was hit?

4.Where did Jim write after Mike saved him?

5.Who do you think might be deeply moved at last?

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There have been great changes in Hong Kong______.

A. 100 years ago　　 B. after 100 years

C. over the past 100 years　　 D. since 100 years

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用所给词的适当形式填空。（5分）

1.There were many______ (build) in the old city 100 years ago.

2.The ________(hard)you work, the better grades you will get..

3.They usually go shopping_________( two )a month.

4.----Who taught you to learn English?

-----I taught__________(I)

5.Why not _________(invite) Tom to come to your birthday party?

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The car was invented (发明) over a century (世纪)ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American.

His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest （最年长的） of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

1.Who really invented the car first? _____.

A. A German　　 B. An American

C. Frenchman　　 D. Japanese

2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.

A. more than 100 years ago　　　　　　 B. less than 100 years ago

C. just 100 years ago　　　　　　　　　 D. 50 years ago

3. Henry Ford must have_____.

A. five younger brothers

B. six brothers and sisters

C. five younger brothers or sisters

D. six brothers

4. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week?

A. 2.5 dollars　　 B. 3.5 dollars

C. 3 dollars　　 D. 4 dollars

5. Which is not true? _____.

A. He repaired watches in the evenings for fun

B. He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.

C. He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.

D. The first car was invented in 1893.

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Chinese food in Britain has over 100 years of history. Since then, they’ve been springing up around the country. Today, Chinese food is one of the top choices for hungry Englishmen.

But since coming to China, I’ve found some differences. Much of the Chinese food in Britain is influenced by western tastes. For example, dishes are not hot and had fewer kinds. It’s difficult to find the hot food of Yunnan food in Britain. The most popular Chinese dishes in Britain are chou mein, egg-fried rice and spring rolls. Also, meat dishes are always sweet and sour.

The Chinese food in Britain not only gives a different taste. In most Chinese restaurants, food is served as a buffet(自助的). And once you sit down in a Chinese restaurant, don’t hope to rotate(旋转) the dishes around a big round table to share. This kind of table in English is called a Lazy Susan because it’s convenient to move dishes around. But in Britain they are very uncommon.

At the end of the meal, don’t forget your lucky cookie! In most Chinese restaurants, you’ll be given a cake that you break a half. Inside is a small piece of paper with your lucky words written on it. Although you can hardly find lucky cakes in China, no Chinese meal in Britain is complete without reading these letters of good luck.

1.What does the underlined phrase “springing up” in paragraph 1 mean?

A. 出现　　　　　　 B.变化　　　　　　 C. 服务　　　　　　 D. 分享

2.According to the writer, Chinese dishes in Britain ___________.

A. are hotter

B. are the same as Western dishes

C. have fewer kinds

D. have the same taste as those in China

3.From the last paragraph, we can learn that _________________.

A. People will become lucky if they have lucky cakes.

B. lucky cakes are also very popular in China.

C. English people like reading lucky words in the cakes

D. Chinese meals are too much for an English person to finish

4.What’s the title of the passage?

A. Chinese Lucky Cakes　　　　　　　 B. Chinese Food in Britain

C. English Food from China　　　　 D. a Lazy Susan

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