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(一)LittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdog"Thekeepdog".Zipisasheepdog.ButwhenTomtriestosay"Sheep",itcomesout"keep".AndinawayTomisright.Zipisalwaysbringingthingshomeforustokeep!I'lltellyouaboutsomeofthem.Zip'sfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.Wedidn'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded(点头)andheldmynose."Whatdoyouthinkitis?""Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot污(点)offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry.""AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!"Isaid."Weshouldtakeitback.""Wecan't".saidmysistter."MaybelittleTomisright,"Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!"1.ThewriterandMarydidn'tknow______.A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasB.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthomeC.whoownedZip'sfirstpresent.D.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasmadeof2.TomcallsZip"thekeepdog"because______.A.thedoglikeskeepingthingsB.thedoglikesplayingwithshoesC.hedoesn'tknowthedog'snameD.hecan'tpronouncetheword"sheep"well3.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas______.4.Theword"keep"inthelastsentencemeans"_____"A.keepingthingsforitselfB.bringingthingsforothertokeepC.notlettingitrunaboutD.takingcareofasmallchild5.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog_____..A.likestogivepresentstopeopleB.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'shomeC.hasbroughtsometroubleD.likestobecalled"thekeepdog"（二）Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket（毯子）overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,utbtheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeeaplanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!”Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisplane.Theweatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell.shecontinuedtohide.Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,“Iamsorry,younglikeman,butIdonplanesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI’llsayonething,“Youandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!”1.Anoldladyhad_________..’ttowant________.3._________spoketoher.Thewomandidn’Key:1－5BAACA（三）DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,"I'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.""Whereareyougoingtostaythere?"hiswifeasked."Idon'tknowyet."Dickanswered."Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram(电报),"hiswifesaid."Allright,"Dickanswered..HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaid,"NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner."Hefoundataxi(出租车)andthedriversaid,"Wheredoyouwanttogo?"ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel."Whichhotelaremythingsin?"hesaid,"AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?"Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,"Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice."ChoosetherightanswerB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing观(光)D.hishomewasthereWhydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?.A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYork,tooC.BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYorkWheredidDickstayinNewYork?A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shouse.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.Themanager(经理)ofhishotel.B.Thepoliceoffice.C.Thetaxidriver.D.Hiswife.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?.A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.Key:1-5BABDC（四）BobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,BoblentJimtendollars,butthenJimlefthisworkandwenttoworkinanothertownwithoutpayingbackthemoney.Bobdidn'tseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanotherfriendthatJimwasinanothertownandstayingatahotel.Sohewenttheretoseehimlateintheevening.WhenhegottoJim'sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor."Well,hemustbein,"hethought,andknockedagain,andsaid,"Iknowyouarein,Jim.Yourshoesareouthere.""I'vegoneoutinmyboots,"answeredJim.TrueorFalse1.BobandJimonceworkedindifferentfactories..OnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromBob.JimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkinanothertownlater.Bobhadn'tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJimwasinanothertown.Key:1-4FTFT（五）Ithinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthemorning.Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,"Herbert!It'sseveno'clock!Getup!"Herbertanswers,"I'mcoming!"andgoesrightbacktosleep.I'mnotatalllikemybrother.Idon'tliketogotobedatnightbutIdon'tmindgettingupinthemorning.Iusuallywakeupbeforemymothercallsme.Ijumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomtotakeashower.Igetdressed,brushmyteeth,combmyhair,andgetreadytogodownstairsforbreakfastassoonasmymothercalls.ButnotHerbert.Hejustsleeps.Amilitaryband(军乐队)inourbedroomcouldnotwakehimup.Icallhimandsay,"Getup!Mumwillbeupheretopullyououtofbedifyoudon'tgetupimmediately!"Buthejustsleeps.AftercallingafewmoretimesmymotherhastocomeupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbed.It'sthatwayeverydaywithmylittlebrother.Perhapssomedayhe'lllearntogetupontime,butIreallydon'tthinkso..TrueorFalseThemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoschool.I'mnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedearlyatnightandgetupearlyinthemorning.Iusuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemymothercalls.Whenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn'tanswerandremainsinbed.MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefusestogetup.SometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertup.ThewriterthinkssomedayHerbertwilllearntogetupontime.Key:1-7.FTTFTFF（六)InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience经历( )fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday..InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhavewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrella(伞)oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregret(后悔)laterintheday.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A.Becausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday"Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter."Means"itissometimestoo______inwinter.".InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause________.Thebesttitle(标题KEY:ABABC（七）MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,"ifanyoneasksforme,youcantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomething,andwillbebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupoftea.""OK,Dad,"saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn'trememberthis,hewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpocket,tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen..Fourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatevening.Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwasstandingatthedoorandsaid,"Whereisyourfather?"Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,"Nomore."Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,"Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?""Burntyesterdayevening."1.MrBrowntoldhissonthat_____.A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdaysB.hewouldbebackinsevendaysC.hewouldbebackinamonthD.helikedacupoftea.C.apieceofpaperD.hisson'spocket3.Amancametovisittheboy'sfatheron________.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause_________.A.hethoughtthechild'sfatherwasdeadB.thechilddidn'taskhimtositdownC.thechildgavehimacupofteaD.hecouldn'tfindthatpieceofpaperWhatwasburnt?___________.KEY:BCDAA（八）Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirownlanguage,soitisnecessary必(要的)todothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Herearesomeexamples..1."What'sthematter""Iwenttoapartylastnight,soI"2."Ifeelsotiredthesedays.""Ithinkyou'dbetter"3."Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost"Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext( )helpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So"guessing"isveryimportantinunderstandingEnglish,especially( )spokenEnglish.1.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout_________.A.theimportanceof"guessing"inlearningaforeignlanguageB.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkaboutC.someexamplesofrightguessingD.howimportantitistoguessallthetime2.fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIis_________.A."soIdidn'thaveagoodtime."B."

wenttobedsoveryIlate."C.".SoIfeltunhappy."D."soIgotupveryearly."3.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is________..A."Ithinkyou'dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself."B."Ithinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink."C."Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends."D."Ithinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful."MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is______.A."sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars."B."sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen."C."sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers."D."..sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen."Fromthepassagewecaninfer( )thatguessingis_______inlearningaforeignlanguage.A.theonlywayB.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglishC.moreimportantthananyotherwayD.moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglishKEY:ABADB.（九）UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthemlikestousehishead.They'rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Mostvillagershavebuiltnewhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswife.Inthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheirfriendsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarrived.Afewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice价(格)。Theyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillage."Ican'tunderstandwhywesustained蒙(受)lossesinbusinesswhileothersalwaysprofit(盈余)"UncleLiaskedoneday."Thetractorwastoosmall"UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking."We'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!""Iagree!"saidUncleLi."Howfoolish(傻的)wewere!"UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause__________.A.theyhopetosavemoney.B.they'rebothpoorC.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountainD.they'renotfarfromtheirfarmsthetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause________.A.theirsweren'tasgoodastheothers'B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers'UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause_________.A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusinessB.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecityC.somethingwaswrongwiththetractor.D.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.B.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.KEY:BDCAC（十）OnChristmasEve─thenightbeforeChristmasDay─childrenalloverBritaistockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.TheirparentsusuallytellthemthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmaspresents.Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse,"FatherChristmas"isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn'tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmallpresents..Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn'tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho"FatherChristmas"reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.1.ChristmasEveis__________.FatherChristmasoftenputspresents________.A.intochildren'shatsB.intochildren'sstockingsC.underchildren'sbedsD.intochildren'sshoesWhenthechildrenwereveryyoung,__________.A.theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmaswasB.theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn'trealC.theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmasD.theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockingsWhenthechildrenareolder,they__________.A.knowthatFatherChristmasisreal.B.asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresentsC.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfatherD.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriendFatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe________.A.chimneyB.backdoorC.frontdoorD.window.KEY:DBACA（十一）Tofindoutwhetherbees（蜜蜂）canseecolours,thefollowingexperimentismade.Aroundtableisputinagarden,andonthetableisapieceofbluecardboard（硬纸版）withadropofsyrup（糖浆）onit.Afterashorttime,beescometothesyrup.Thebeesthenflytotheirhive（蜂房）andgivethesyruptootherbeesinthehive.Thentheyreturntothefeeding-placewhichtheyhavefound.Afterawhile,thebluecardboardwiththesyruponitistakenaway.Insteadofthiscard,abluecardisnowputontheleftsideofthefirstfeeding-placeandaredcardtoitsright.Thesenewcardshavenosyruponthem.Verysoonbeesarriveagain,andflystraighttothebluecard.Nonegototheredcard.Picture1.Howmanycardsdoyouneedtopreparefortheexperiment?A.Two:oneblueandoneredB.Three:twoblueandoneredC.Three:oneblueandtworedD.Four:twoblueandtworedIfPicture1belowshowsthetabletopduringStep1oftheexperiment,whichofA,B,C,DinPicture2showsthetabletopduringStep2?Picture2B.thenewbluecardwithnosyruponitC.theemptyspacewheretheoriginal（原来的）bluecardwasD.thenewbluecardwithsyruponitontheleftoftheredcardTheexperimenthasproved（证明）.C.Bees,ColorandSyrupD.CanBeesSeeColor?Keys:1－5BCBBD（十二）Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast（预告）theweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere（大气）,becausethisiswheretheweatherforms（形成）.Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.Someteorologists（气象学家）canseetheweatherofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscompare（比较）themwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead（提早）..Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere?Because__________.A.theweathersatellitescandoiteasilyB.cloudsformthereC.theweatherformsthereD.thepicturescanforecasttheweather3.Meteorologistsforecasttheweather__________.A.whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepicturesB.aftertheyhavecomparednewsatellitepictureswithearlieronesC.beforetheyreceivedsatellitepicturesD.duringtheystudysatellitepicturesMaybewe’.Themain（主要的）ideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin_________.A.takingpicturesoftheatmosphereB.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphereC.doingotherworkinmanywaysD.weatherforecastingKeys:1-5ACBDD（十三）Inalmosteverybiguniversity（大学）（机会）tomovetheballtenyards（码）.Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints（点）.Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam..Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.Whyisitdifficulttomovetheball?Because___________.A.tenyardsisalongwayB.manymenontheotherteamtrynottolettheballcomenearC.theplayingfieldisverylarge.D.elevenmenhavetocatchtheballonebyoneD.movetheballtotheendofthefieldManypeoplecometowatchfootballandtheywanttheirteamtowin.Whichofthefollowingisnottheiract?Keys:1-5DABCC“Whohasmorequestions,ateacherorastudent?”Aboutthisquestionlearnedmantoldhisstudentthatnobodydoesbutateacher.Thestudentgotpuzzled.Withasmile,theteacherdrewtwocircles.Withinthelargeroneismyknowledgeofthings,andwithinthesmalleroneisyours.Outofthecirclesisstillunknowntobothofus.Sincemineislarger,asyoucansee,theline.thatmarksoutthecircleislonger.Thatmakesitclearthatwhohasmorechances（机遇）tofacesomethingstillunknown.B.astudenthasmorequestionsC.bothateacherandastudenthavequestionsD.everyone,exceptateacher,hasmorequestionsThestudentthoughtthat________.A.astudent’sknowledgeislessthanhisteacher’sbecauseitcomesB.ateachercannotnecessarilyanswerallthequestionshisstudentsaskC.thosewhohavelessknowledgehavemorequestionsD.anyonewholearnsmorehasmorequestionsAttheendofthestory,thegreatlearnedmanconcluded（推测）.D.ateacherhasmorechancestofacewhathedoesn’tknowWhichofthefollowingtopicscanNOTexpresstheideaofthestory?A.YouWillNeverLearnEnoughB.ATeacherandHisStudentWecanoftenfindsuchanarticlein________.（百科全书）Keys:1－5ACDBA（十五）（消融）.Itbecamedeepandheavy.Thesnowonthebottompressed（挤压）together.,itbecameice.riverofice.Itwasaglacier（冰河）..Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewinches（英寸）eachday.Asitmoved,ittookrocksanddirtwithit.Itchangedtheland.Insomeplaces,itlefthills.Insomeplaces,whentheglaciermelted,itmaderiversandlakes.Amillionyearsago,thereweremanybigglaciers.Glacierscoveredmanypartsoftheworld.Theglacierschangedtheland.Glaciersarestillatworktoday.AglacierinthenorthofCanadaiscuttinganewpath（路）downthesideofamountain.Thisglacierwillchangetheland,too.1.Thesnowthatfellonthemountain2.Thewordinthestorythatmeansariveroficeis__________.3.Thestorysays,“Thesnowdidnotmelt.Itbecamedeepandheavymeans____.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A.TherearenotasmanyglaciersasthereusedtobeB.Glaciersdonotchangethelandastheymoveoverit.C.Glaciersarefoundonlyinwarmplaces..5.Howfastdidtheglaciermove?(Whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)A.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyonceayear.B.Sometimestheglaciermovedovertenmileseachday.C.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewincheseachday.（十六）Longago,peopleinRome（罗马）talkedtooneanotherinLatin（拉丁文）.PupilsinschoollearnedtoreadandwriteinLatin.BooksareinLatin.SomeRomans（罗马人）wenttootherpartsoftheworld.Theytooktheirlanguagewiththem.SoonLatinwasusedinmanycountries.Itbecameaworldlanguage.PeopleinothercountriesdidnottalkinLatinthesameway.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittle.Astimewentby,theymademorechanges.AtlasttheydidnottalkinLatinanymore.Newlanguageshadcomefromtheoldone..PeopledonottalktooneanotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords.Youdo,too.Street,wall,city,andsaltaresomeoftheLatinwordsweuse.Youareapupilin“littledoll”.1.Latinwasusedbypeoplein_____.A.RomeB.theUnitedStatesC.Greece(希腊)D.Texas2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanswhatpeoplespeakandwriteis______3.Thestorysays,“PeopledonottalktoeachotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillmanyLatinwords,”Thewordtheymeans________.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A.Itisnotgoodtochangealanguage.B.Pupilsinschoolstodayplaywithdolls.C.NotmanypeoplecanreadLatintoday.WhathappenedtoLatinwhenitwastakentoothercountries?(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)A.Ineachland,peopletalkedabouteachother.B.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittleC.Ineachland,thechildrenhadtospeaksomeLatin..B.peopleinoldRometalkedalottoeachother.C.Latinchangedasitmovedfromlandtoland.ALegWalkingRightHerearesomesigns+-x,thesignsareverydifferent.Theymeanverydifferentthings.Whenyouseethem,youknowwhattodo.Thissign+meansthatyouwilladdsomenumerals.Thissign—meansthatyouwilltakeonenumeralawayfromanother.Youwillsubtract.Whatwillyoudowhenyouseexand?Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember.Lookatthesetwosigns.TheancientEgyptiansusedthesesigns.Apictureofalegwalkingtothelefttoldthemtoaddsomenumerals.Apictureofalegwalkingtotherighttoldthemtosubtract.Inthe1500speopleusedthisprintedsign&toaddnumerals.Afterawhilethesignbegantolooklikethis.Later,thesignbecame+.Howmuchis22?.1.Whatdoyoudowhenyouseethissign+?2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanstotakeonenumeralawayfromanotheris_____.3.Thestorysays,“Oursignsareeasytoread.TheyareeasysignstoremembThewordtheymeans______.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadtobelieve?A.EgyptianscouldnotaddnumeralstogetherB.AllEgyptianshadtwoleftlegs.C.OursignsarenothardtounderstandWhatdidthesigntoaddnumeralsbegintolooklike(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook)?A.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis.B.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis+.C.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis&.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat______.A.thesignsforaddingandsubtractinghavechanged..B.Peoplecouldnotwriteinthe1500sC.theoldsignsweregoodforEgyptiansbutnotforus(十八)Mexico'sneighboursaretheUnitedStatestothenorthandGuatemalaandBelizetothesouth.MexicoisaboutonequarterofthesizeoftheUnitedStates.Mexicohasmorethanninetymillionpeople.ThelanguageofMexicoisSpanish.ThismakesMexicotheworld'slargestSpanish-speakingcountry.MexicoCityisthecapitalandlargestcityofMexico.Thecityisalsoveryhigh.Itis7349feethigh(2240metres).Thismakesitoneofthehighestcapitalcitiesintheworld.Thepopulation,ofMexicoCitygrowsbiggereveryday.Aboutthirtymillionpeoplelivethere.Ithasmorepeoplethananyothercityintheworld,evenmorethanTokyo.Mexicoalsohasitsspecialities.ManyofthefoodsweeatstartedinMexico.Foodslikebeans,maize,avocados,tomatoes,peanuts,chilipeppers,vanilla,andchocolatecomefromMexico.Mexicoisalsofamousforitscactus(神仙掌)plants.Mexicohasmorekindsofcactusthananyothercountry.(Words:161Minutes:3)1.Mexicois____theUSA..2.Mexicansspeak______.B.SpanishD.Latin(拉丁语)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Mex