Have you ever seen a picture of a tall man wi...

Have you ever seen a picture of a tall man with a long white beard who wears a red, white, and blue suit? That man is Uncle Sam He has been a symbol of the United States for almost 200 years.

No one is really sure where Uncle Sam came from Some people think the first Uncle Sam was a real person named Sam Wilson. During the War of 1812. Samual Wilson was a businessman who gave the U.S Army beef in barrels(桶). The barrels were labeled (标签) “U.S” When asked what the letters stood for, one of Wilson’s workers said it stood for Uncle San Wilson. After that, the soldiers started calling the meat “Uncle Sam’s meat.” They called themselves “Uncle Sam’s army”

In the 1830s, people began using Uncle Sam as a cartoon symbol for the United States These artists gave Uncle Sam his red, white, and blue suit and his top hat.

During World War 1, Uncle Sam was used to encourage men to join the army. A poster showed Uncle Sam pointing. The poster read, “ I want YOU for the U.S. Army.”

Today, Uncle Sam is still a symbol of the United States. You can see him in cartoons, posters and advertisements. He is one of the most common and easily recognized symbols of America.

1.What does Uncle Sam look like?

2.How long has Uncle Sam been a symbol of the United States?

3.When did Samual Wilson give the U.S. Army beef?

4.How did they use Uncle Sam to encourage men to join the army?

5.What is the passage mainly about?

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Have you ever seen a horse with toes? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were smaller than cats.

These small horses lived in the forest. Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.

It was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became cold. Many trees couldn’t live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Forests became open field. The sun made the ground dry and hard. Horses began to change too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. At last their middle toes became hard.

1.Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its __________.

A. back feet 　　　 B. front feet　　　　 C. right feet　　　     D. left feet

2.The cats were __________ the horses at that time.

A. as big as　　　　 B. smaller than　　　 C. bigger than　　　　 D. as small as

3.When the weather changed, __________.

A. many trees grew well in cold weather    　

B. animals began to change too

C. cats were older than the horses    　　　　

D. horses were the same as they are

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Have you ever seen a horse with toes? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were no bigger than the cats. These small horses lived in the forest. The toes helped the horses run on the soft, wet ground.

At first, it was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became very cold. Many trees could not live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Open fields took the place of forests. The sun made the ground dry and hard.

Horses began to change, too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry, hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. Their middle toes became hard. After a long time, horses had only one hard toe on each foot. Now we call this hard toe a hoof(蹄子).

Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.

1.A horse had fourteen toes in total millions of years ago.

2.At first the weather in the forest was very hot.

3.The horses were much bigger than the cats millions of years ago.

4.On the dry, hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running.

5.Horses didn’t have any changes over the years at all.

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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.

Have you ever noticed the black and white bars on a book?　 Do you know what they are used for?　

They are barcodes(条形码) used in most products. If you go to a supermarket, you can see almost every product with a barcode on it. Barcodes contain i1.about the product, such as name and production date. It’s an easy and convenient way to know about the products. Just scan(扫描) the bars with a barcode reader and everything is c2..

The first use of a barcode in a supermarket checkout system was on a pack of American Wrigley Company chewing gum(口香糖) in 1974. Beyond supermarkets, barcodes are needed e3.: for renting cars, for luggage checks on a plane, for parcels you send; life would be rather difficult without barcodes. Most of our things would get lost in the post.

Barcodes c4. as well. Barcodes in the past were 1-D, but now there are 2-D barcodes, such as QR code. Since 2009, QR has been used on Chinese train tickets. People can e5. stadiums, cinemas and theaters by holding certain types of barcodes.

If you find these barcode things b6., a barcode building might be more up your street. In St Petersburg, Russia, there is a building designed like a barcode. It looks strange, but it’s a7. a shopping mall. There are games too. Barcode Monsters is a mobile phone game. You have to scan barcodes and find the monsters!

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— Jimmy, have you 　　 seen the Voice of China (《中国好声音》)?

— Of course. I 　　 it last weekend.

A. never; saw 　　　 　 B. ever; saw

C. never; have seen　 D. ever; have seen

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-- What do you think of the film you saw yesterday?

-- Oh, it's　　　 than the movies I have ever seen.

A. interesting　　 B. more interesting

C. the most interesting　　 D. most interesting

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Have you ever seen groups of people, mostly the elderly (老人), dance in public (公共的) places? In our country, this kind of dance is known as “Guangchangwu”.___the elderly dance “Guangchangwu”? For a long time, people have had different opinions __it.

Some people say yes and they think it __ the elderly to live a healthy lifestyle. It offers the elderly a good __ to relax, keep healthy and make friends. They feel that it’s better for the elderly to go out to __with their neighbors, friends than to play cards or watch TV at home.

However, __ people are against it. They complain (抱怨 ) that the elderly who dance “Guangchangwu” take up (占据) too much public space and make too much noise. You may have the following __: you want to sleep late on a weekend morning but find it __because the elderly are dancing out, making a lot of noise. Sometimes you want to have a rest or talk for a while with your friends in a park, but you can’t because of the ___music from the dancing.

What do you __the elderly dancing “Guangchangwu”? You are welcome to share your opinion with us. Please write us by Friday.

1.A. Need B. Must C. Would D. Should

2.A. for B. about C. with D. to

3.A. helps B. takes C. puts D. tells

4.A. way B. time C. place D. feeling

5.A. travel B. walk C. sing D. dance

6.A. all B. no C. other D. few

7.A. experience B. idea C. example D. plan

8.A. necessary B. impossible C. important D. unfair

9.A. unlucky B. normal C. loud D. personal

10.A. find out B. think of C. agree with D. work out

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— Anna, have you　　　　　　 seen China’s Got Talent (达人秀)?

—Of course. I　　　　　　 it last weekend.

A. never; saw　　 B. ever; have seen　　 C. never; have seen　　 D. ever; saw

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－Have you ever seen the film "The Founding of A Republic"?

－______ . However, I hear there are many stars in it.

A. Yes, I've seen it once.                 B. Yes, I have ever.

C. Not exactly. Is it good?               D. Never. I have no time.

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一________ do you have dinner with your family at restaurants?

——Hardly ever.

A. How often　　 B. How long　　 C. How many　　 D. How much

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