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Johann Gutenberg, who worked as a goldsmith (金匠), took what had already been discovered, and created a small invention that changed history. He created a machine that allowed him to move small blocks of letters in such a way that written material could be printed and mass-produced. Few people could read before Guttenberg made the invention, but once books became less expensive, more Europeans could read and write.

Block printing existed long before Gutenberg. The Chinese had been using wood blocks to print books as early as 868, but a new set of woodcuts (木刻印版) had to be made for each book. Producing one book was not easy; producing all kinds of books was more difficult.

Writing ink dates from about 2500 BC in Egypt and China. Gutenberg used an oil-based printing ink that would last longer than other inks used in his time. We don’t know much about Gutenberg because he was not famous during his lifetime. He was born in Germany about 1400. In 1448, Gutenberg developed signatures for each number, letter, and punctuation mark (标点符号). He then built the molds (模型) to hold the signatures in place. Gutenberg published the first mass-produced book: a 1,282 page Bible. To this day, more copies of the Bible have been printed than any other book.

Copies of Gutenberg’s invention spread throughout Europe, but the German goldsmith did not get rich from his invention. Some officials denounced the invention of printing because they feared that it would spread bad ideas. By 1500 there were 1,700 printing presses in Europe. The presses had already produced about 20 million volumes (册) of 40,000 different books.

1.What happened after Johann Gutenberg’s invention?

A．People could afford to read books.

B．People became interested in inventing.

C．It was still difficult to print all kinds of books.

D．Punctuation mark began to be used in printing.

2. Compared with block printing in China, Johann Gutenberg’s method _____.

A．was difficult to run

B．needed harder paper

C．used a new kind of ink

D．was put into use earlier

3.The underlined word “denounced” in the last paragraph means _____.

A．fought against                          B．accepted

C．laughed at                             D．supported

4.What is the best title for the text?

A．A famous 1,282 page Bible

B．The life of a famous inventor

C．An invention that changed history

D．The development of printing

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Johann Gutenberg, who worked as a goldsmith(金匠)，took what has already been discovered, and created a small invention that changed history. He created a machine that allowed him to move small blocks of letters in such a way that written material could be printed and mass-produced. Few people could read before Johann Gutenberg made the invention, but once books became less expensive, more Europeans could read and write.

Block printing existed long before Gutenberg. The Chinese had been using wood blocks to print books as early as 868, but a new set of woodcuts(木刻印版) had to be made for each book. Producing one book was not easy; producing all kinds of books was more difficult.

Writing ink dates from about 2500 BC in Egypt and China. Johann Gutenberg use an oil-base printing ink that would last longer than other inks used in his time. We don’t know much about Gutenberg because he was not famous during his lifetime. He was born in Germany about 1400. In 1448, Gutenberg developed signatures for each number, letter, and punctuation mark(标点符号). He then built the molds (模型) to hold the signatures in place. Johann Gutenberg published the first mass-produced book: a 1,282 page Bible. To this day, more copies of the Bible have been printed the any other book.

Copies of Gutenberg’s invention spread throughout Europe, but the German goldsmith did not get rich from his invention. Some officials denounced the invention of printing because they feared that it would spread bad ideas. By 1500 there 1,700 printing presses in Europe. The presses had already produced about 20 million volumes of 40,000 different books.

1.What happened after Johann Gutenberg’s invention?

2.Compared with block printing in China, Johann Gutenberg’s method __________.

3.The underlined word “denounced” in the paragraph means __________.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

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We were a group of people who took a bus to work every day. One of the ___　　　 was a small old man who took the bus to the health center every morning. He always chose to___　　　 behind the driver. No one ever paid much ___　　　 to him.

But one July morning he said good morning to the driver and___　　　 at others. The driver nodded. The rest of us were ___　　　 as usual.

The next day, the old man got on the bus and said in a loud voice, “A very good ___　　　 to you all!” Some of us looked up, ___　　　 , and said, “Good morning!” From then on he said good morning to us every day and we began to ___　　　 to each other.

One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around ____　　　 and asked, “Are these for me, Charlie?” We never got to know his name was really “Charlie”, ____　　　 he waved(挥动) the flowers and said ____　　　 . People laughed. Every morning after that Charlie always ____　　　 a flower.

Until one morning Charlie wasn’t ___　　　 at his usual stop. And he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. What might have ____　　　 _ to him? When we came nearer to the health centre, a woman ____　　　 the driver to wait a moment. We all held our ___　　　 when she went to the door.

She said she knew ____　　　 we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was sick. They ___　　　 _ him back on Monday.

The next Monday when Charlie got on the bus, all of us who he had brought ____　　　 to in that summer sat with a ___　　　 _in our hands.

1.A. friends　　　　　　 B. drivers　　　　　　 C. passengers　　　　 D. workers

2.A.sit　　　　　　　　　 B. hide　　　　　　　　 C. shout　　　　　　 D. sleep

3.A. attention　　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　 C. interest　　　　　　 D. expectation

4.A. called　　　　　　　 B. laughed　　　　　　 C. smiled　　　　　　 D. pointed

5.A. upset　　　　　　　 B. crazy　　　　　　　 C. silent　　　　　　 D. bored

6.A. trip　　　　　　　　 B.morning　　　　　　 C. holiday　　　　　 D. time

7.A. worried　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. moved　　　　　　 D. scared

8.A. introduce　　　　　 B. admit　　　　　　　 C.write　　　　　　　 D. talk

9.A. politely　　　　　　 B. proudly　　　　　　 C. carefully　　　　 D. smilingly

10.A.because　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　　 D. but

11.A. sorry　　　　　　　 B. yes　　　　　　　　 C . thanks　　　　　　 D. hello

12.A. bought　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　 C. wore　　　　　　　 D. brought

13.A. waiting　　　　　　 B. arriving　　　　　　 C. greeting　　　　　 D. walking

14.A.happened　　　　　 B. sent　　　　　　　　 C. spoken　　　　　　 D. regarding

15.A. ordered　　　　　　 B. invited　　　　　　 C. asked　　　　　　　 D. promised

16.A. tears　　　　　　　 B.breath　　　　　　　　 C. hands　　　　　　 D. flowers

17.A. where　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C. who　　　　　　　 D. what

18.A. kept　　　　　　　　 B. expected　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　 D.got

19.A. happiness　　　　 B. luck　　　　　　　　 C. concern　　　　　 D. power

20.A. letter　　　　　　　 B. ticket　　　　　　　　 C. card　　　　　　　 D. flower

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What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it.

Han Xiaopeng took China’s first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics!

“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” It’s China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Han’s gold was the country’s first ever in a snow sport. In 2002, China’s Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US.

That Han’s win was unexpected doesn’t mean that he didn’t work hard.

Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat(杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent(才能). The coach, Yang Er’qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn’t swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform(跳台) and kept on training.

Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly(坚强地) behind me, helping me through,” he recalled.

Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success in the next winter Olympics.

1.What does “dark horse” mean?

A. A horse which is dark.　　 B. A someone who is unexpected to win.

C. A horse which likes the dark.　　 D. A someone whose win is expected.

2.Where did Han Xiaopeng take China’s first gold on snow?

A. In China.　　 B. In Italy.

C. In America.　　 D. In Australia.

3.What made the coach, Yang Er’qi, choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper?

A. He had enough courage though he was only 12 years old.

B. He was born in the south of China and liked sports on snow.

C. He had the agility and wasn’t afraid of the high platform.

D. He had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. A Wonderful Match.　　 B. A Dark Horse at the Winter Olympics.

C. A Hopeful Snow Game.　　 D. An Exciting Skiing Race.

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It took what seemed to be years _____ the actress finally turned up, which made the journalists as well as the audience disappointed and angry.

A. before　　 B. after

C. as soon as　　 D. as long as

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______is known to us all, the 2008 Olympic Games took place in Beijing.

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As anyone who freelances (做自由职业) knows，there are lots of advantages of working at home alone. But there are drawbacks too，like the potential loneliness. No wonder co­working spaces are becoming so popular：they permit self­employed individuals to feel like they are part of all office environment，while making them get some work done too. But renting a co­working space does cost money.

Now a Swedish project is aiming to change that by turning people’s underused homes into temporary co­working spaces，available to freelancers for free. Hoffice was started by freelancers Christofer Gradin Franzen and Johline Zandra about a year ago in Stockholm when they invited a few people into their home office to work together. It was a great success，and the project has since spread to a number of cities in Europe，North and South America，Australia，India and Japan. Anyone can sign up and offer their home space as a free co­working space，or go to find a Hoffice near them.

On a Hoffice day，everyone arrives and starts work at a certain hour. After 45 minutes，everyone gets up to take a break，stretch，do qigong or yoga for 10 to 15 minutes. Afterwards，people can gather around again，and restate their intentions and goals for the rest of the work day，as a way to motivate each other. Meals can be eaten together at a certain hour，potluck­style (家常饭) or by bringing your own lunch.

This process creates an encouraging and supportive work environment. As some freelancers describe，“By working at Hoffice，we give ourselves and each other the gift to spend our days in a social working environment，where we are extremely productive without ignoring our other human needs. We also make sure to give us and each other what we need to feel calm，happy，inspired and creative during the working day.”

So Hoffice is not just about sharing space；it’s also about a free exchange of ideas. And perhaps the best thing is that Hoffices are free to use.

1.What does the underlined word “drawbacks” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A.mistakes B.disadvantages

C.difficulties D.burdens

2.What do we know about Hoffice according to the text?

A.It is becoming increasingly popular.

B.It has been around for quite a few years.

C.It has created many new job opportunities.

D.It is suitable for people from all walks of life.

3.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A.How people respond to Hoffice.

B.How a Hoffice day works.

C.What people share at Hoffice.

D.What Hoffice means to people.

4.Some freelancers’ descriptions of Hoffice suggest that they　　　　　　 .

A.benefit a lot from the working style

B.work longer than before

C.expect more people to join them

D.can’t be separated from each other

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Li Ming, who has been working as postman for                   1.___________

two years, always wears a suit of green uniforms.                   2.___________

He worked with care as well as with effort. He                      3.___________

serves for the people heart and soul. Every day he                  4.___________

gets up early to deliver newspapers or magazines.                   5.___________

He is so careful and he has never been wrong.                       6.___________

One day he had to send a dead letter and it happened                7.___________

to be raining hardly outside. But he set out immediately.               8.___________

He had asked nearly everybody in the district after                     9.___________

he managed to hand letter to the right person.                      10.__________

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27. That’s the woman one of __________ daughters works as an engineer in the US.

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What does the man mean?

A. The work is not as much as the woman thinks.

B. They need to work hard.

C. Most of the work remains to be done.

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