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【001】Key: LittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdog"Thekeepdog".Zipisasheepdog.ButwhenTomtriestosay"Seep",itcomesout"keep".AndinawayTomisright.Zipisalwaysbringingthingshoemforustokeep!I'lllyouaboutsomeofthem.Zip'sfirstpresentwasashoe.ItwasmadeofgreenWedidn'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded(点头)andheldmynose."Whatdoyouthinkit"Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot污点)offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry.""AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!"Isaid."Weshouldtakeitback.""Wecan't".saidmysistter."MaybelittleTomisright,"Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepThewriterandMarydidn't whatZip'sfirstpresentwas B.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresentC.whoownedZip'sfirst D.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasTomcallsZip"thekeepdog" thedoglikeskee B.thedoglikesyingwithC.hedoesn'tknowthedog'sname D.hecan'tpronouncetheword"sheep"wellWhatmadetheshoestrange A.its B.its C.its D.thatitwasasilkTheword"keep"inthelastsentencemeans keethingsfor B.bringingthingsforothertoC.notlettingitrun D.takingcareofasmallWecanknowfromthereadingthatthe likestogivepresentstopeople B.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'sC.hasbroughtsome D.likestobecalled"thekeep【002】Key:15Anoldladyinanehadablankt毯子）overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeeninanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!”Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisne.Theweatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell.”Butshetohide.Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,“Iamsorry,youngman,butIdon’tlikenesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI’llsayonething,”Shekindly,“Youandyourwifekeepyourneveryclean!”Anoldlady A. B.ablanketoverher C.a D.aA.Shedidn’twant A.takeit B.turnit C.get D.talkaboutspoketoherA.Theairhostess B.Themannexttoher C.herhusband D.oneofherTheoldladyhadnever beforeA. B. C.ina D.inThewomandidn’tlikenesandshewasnever A.tofly B.to C.togo D.togo【003】Key:1-5BABDDicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,"I'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.""Whereareyougoingtostaythere?"hiswifeasked."Idon'tknowyet."Dickanswered."Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinaegram(电报),"hiswifesaid."Allright,"Dickanswered.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehointhecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeaegram.Heputtheaddressofhishoinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaid,"NowI'mgoingbacktomyhoandhaveanicedinner."Hefoundataxi(出租车)andthedriversaid,"Wheredoyouwanttogo?"ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhisho."Whichhoaremythingsin?"hesaid,"AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?"Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanotheregram,andinithewrote,"PleasesendmemyaddressatthispostChoosetherightDickflewtoNewYork hewenttherefora B.hehadworkC.hewentthereforsightseeing(观光 D.hishomewasWhydidhiswifewantaegramfromBecauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyet B.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYork,too C.BecauseshemightsendhimanotheregramD.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewWheredidDickstayinNewA.Inthecenterofthe B.Inaho.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'sWhowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishoThemanager(经理)ofhisho B.TheC.Thetaxi D.HisWhichofthefollowingisnotDickstayedatanicehointhecenteroftheDickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisDickforgottosendhiswifeaDickwantedtogobacktohishoina【004】Key:1-4FTFBobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,BoblentJimtendollars,butthenJimlefthisworkandwenttoworkinanothertownwithoutpayingbackthemoney.Bobdidn'tseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanotherfriendthatJimwasinanothertownandstayingataho.Sohewenttheretoseehimlateintheevening.WhenhegottoJim'sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor."Well,hemustbein,"hethought,andknockedagain,andsaid,"Iknowyouarein,Jim.Yourshoesareouthere.""I'vegoneoutinmyboots,"answeredJim.TrueorFalseBobandJimonceworkedindifferentOnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromJimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkinanothertownBobhadn'tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJimwasinanother【005】Key:1-7.FTTFTFIthinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthemorning.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'tgetupimmediay!"Buthejustsleeps.AftercallingafewmoretimesmymotherhastocomeupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbed.It'sthatwayeverydaywithmylittlebrother.Perhapssomedayhe'lllearntogetupontime,butIreallydon'tthinkso.TrueorThemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoI'mnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedearlyatnightandgetupearlyintheIusuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemymotherWhenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn'tanswerandremainsinMymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefusestogetSometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertThewriterthinkssomedayHerbertwilllearntogetupon【006】KEY:InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience经历)fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhavewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmWhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrella(伞)oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregret(后悔)laterintheWhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheBecausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneBecausetheyoftenhaveverygoodBecausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinBecausetheskyissunnyallFromthestoryweknowthat come,thereisaheavysunshineand B.blackC.summerand D.springand"Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter."Means"itissometimes inA. B. C. D.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause theirfriendsaskthemtodo B.itoftenrainsinC.theyaregoingtosell D.theyaretheirfavouriteThebesttitle(标题)forthispassage Bad B.SummerorC.TheWeatherin D.StrangeEnglish【007】KEY:MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,"ifanyoneasksforme,youcanlhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutforngsomething,andwillbebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupoftea.""OK,Dad,"saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn'trememberthis,hewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpocket,tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.Fourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatThenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwasstandingatthedoorandsaid,"Whereisyourfather?"Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,"Nomore."Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,"Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?""BurntyesterdayMrBrowntoldhisson hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfour B.hewouldbebackinsevenC.hewouldbebackina D.helikedacupofMrBrownwrotethewordsdown A.the B.the C.apieceof D.hisson'sAmancametovisittheboy'sfather A.thesecond B.thethird C.the D.thefifthThemanwasverysurprised hethoughtthechild'sfatherwas B.thechilddidn'taskhimtositC.thechildgavehimacupof D.hecouldn'tfindthatpieceofWhatwas A.Thepieceof B.Mr C.The D.The【008】KEY:Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirownlanguage,soitisnecessary(必要的)todothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Herearesome"What'sthematter？""Iwenttoapartylastnight,so"Ifeelsotiredthesedays.""Ithinkyou'd"Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.SheisoneoftheYoucanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext上下文)helpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So"guessing"isveryimportantinunderstandingEnglish,especially(尤其)spokenEnglish.Thispassagelsusmainly theimportanceof"guessing"inlearningaforeignhowtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalksomeexamplesofrighthowimportantitistoguessallthefromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEI "…soIdidn'thaveagood B."…soIwenttobedveryC."….SoIfelt D."…soIgotupveryMaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2 "Ithinkyou'dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareof"Ithinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingto"Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyour"Ithinkyou'dbetterbemoreMaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3 "…sheisoneofthemostfamousfilm"…sheisoneofthemostbeautiful"…sheisoneofthemostfamous"..sheisoneofthemosttalkativeFromthepassagewecaninfer(推断)thatguessingis inlearningaforeigntheonlymoreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenmoreimportantthananyothermoreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenUncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.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()"UncleLiaskedoneday."Thetractorwastoosmall"UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking."We'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!""Iagree!"saidUncleLi."Howfoolish(傻的)wewere!"UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhouses theyhopetosave B.they'rebothC.theirfarmsareatthefootofthe D.they'renotfarfromtheirThetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecity makea B.visitsomecesofC.meettheir D.makeathetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowprice theirsweren'tasgoodastheothers' B.theirsweremuchlessthantheC.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecity D.theyforgottocarrythemonatruckUncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappy theyhadsustainedlossesinbusiness B.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecityC.somethingwaswrongwiththe D.otherpeopleprofitedintheWhichofthefollowingisThetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor. B.ThetwofarmerswillsoongetC.Neitherofthefarmersisclever. D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuya【010】KEY:OnChristmasEvethenightbeforeChristmasDaychildrenalloverBritainputastockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.TheirparentsusuallylthemthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefirece.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmasOfcourse,FatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse,"FatherChristmas"isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn'tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmallpresents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn'tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho"FatherChristmas"reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.ChristmasEve thenightofChristmas B.theeveningofChristmasC.Christmas D.thenightbeforeChristmasFatherChristmasoftenputs intochildren's B.intochildren'sC.underchildren's D.intochildren'sWhenthechildrenwerevery theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmastheyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn'ttheythoughttheirfatherwasFathertheyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirWhenthechildrenareolder, knowthatFatherChristmasisasktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithknowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirknowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirFatherChristmascomesintothehousethrough A. B.back C.front D.【011】Keys:15Tofindoutwhetherbees（蜜蜂）canseecolours,thefollowingexperimentismade.Aroundtableisputinagarden,andonthetableisapieceofbluecardboard（硬纸版）withadropofsyrup（糖浆）onit.Afterashorttime,beescometothesyrup.Thebeesthenflytotheirhive（蜂房）andgivethesyruptootherbeesinthehive.Thentheyreturntothefeeding-cewhichtheyhavefound.Afterawhile,thebluecardboardwiththesyruponitistakenaway.Insteadofthiscard,abluecardisnowputontheleftsideofthefirstfeeding-ceandaredcardtoitsright.Thesenewcardshavenosyruponthem.Verysoonbeesarriveagain,andflystraighttothebluecard.Nonegototheredcard.PictureHowmanycardsdoyouneedtopreparefortheTwo:oneblueandone B.Three:twoblueandoneC.Three:oneblueandtwo D.Four:twoblueandtwoIfPicture1belowshowsthetabletopduringStep1oftheexperiment,whichofA,B,C,DinPicture2showsthetabletopduringStep2?PictureDuringStep2oftheexperiment,thebeesgo thebluecardwithsyrupon B.thenewbluecardwithnosyrupontheemptyspacewheretheoriginal（原先的）bluecardthenewbluecardwithsyruponitontheleftoftheredTheexperimenthasproved（证明）that cannotsee B.canseeC.cannotsee D.cannotseeWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitlefortheBeesLove B.BeesLoveC.Bees,Colorand D.CanBeesSee【012】Keys:1-5Nowsalitesareheltoforecast（预报）theweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesalitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere（大气）,becausethisiswheretheweatherforms（形成）.Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.Someteorologists（气象学家）canseetheweatherofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesalitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscompare（比较）themwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.Sotheweathersalitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesaliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead（提前）.Salites in B.intheC.abovethe D.aboveWhydoweusetheweathersalitestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere?.A.theweathersalitescandoitB.cloudsformC.theweatherformsthereD.thepicturescanforecast3.Meteorologistsforecastthe.whentheyhavereceivedsaliteaftertheyhavecomparednewsalitepictureswithearlierbeforetheyreceivedsaliteduringtheystudysaliteMaybewe’llsoonbeabletoforecasttheweather one B.twoC.five D.sevendaysorevenThemain（主要的）ideaofthispassageisthatsalitesarenowused takingpicturesoftheatmosphere B.receivingpicturesoftheC.ngotherworkinmany D.weather【013】Keys:1-5Inalmosteverybiguniversity（大学）intheUnitedStates,footballisafavouritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.yerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.Theyhavefourchances（机会）tomovetheballtenyards（码）.Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints（点.Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam.Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.EachteamystenorelevengameseachTheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayyanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsyagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.Thepassagetalks B.howtoyC.Americansport D.AmericanWe thefootballinbothAmericanfootballandA. B. C.run D.Whyisitdifficulttomovetheball? tenyardsisalongmanymenontheotherteamtrynottolettheballcometheyingfieldisveryelevenmenhavetocatchtheballonebyIf ,theteamswillyonJanuaryreceivesix B.yelevengamesintheC.arethebest D.movetheballtotheendoftheManypeoplecometowatchfootballandtheywanttheirteamtowin.Whichofthefollowingisnottheiract?A.JumB. C. D.【014】Keys: 5“Whohasmorequestions,ateacherorastudent?”Aboutthisquestionagreatlearnedmantoldhisstudentthatnobodydoesbutateacher.Thestudentgotpuzzled.Withas,theteacherdrewtwocircles（圆）.Within（在……里面）thelargeroneismyknowledgeofthings,andwithinthesmalleroneisyours.Outofthecirclesisstillunknowntobothofus.Sincemineislarger,asyoucansee,thelinethatmarksoutthecircleislonger.Thatmakesitclearthatwhohasmorechances（机会）tofacesomethingstillunknown.Thegreatlearnedmanbelieved ateacherhasmore B.astudenthasmorebothateacherandastudenthaveeveryone,exceptateacher,hasmoreThestudentthought astudent’sknowledgeislessthanhisteacher’sbecauseitcomesfromtheateachercannotnecessarilyanswerallthequestionshisstudentsthosewhohavelessknowledgehavemoreanyonewholearnsmorehasmoreAttheendofthestory,thegreatlearnedmanconcluded（推断 astudentshouldlearnfromhisateacherdoesnothavesomanyquestionsashisastudentknowsmorethanhisateacherhasmorechancestofacewhathedoesn’tWhichofthefollowingtopicscanNOTexpresstheideaoftheYouWillNeverLearn B.ATeacherandHisC.ThereIsNoLimitto D.OneIsNeverTooOldtoWecanoftenfindsuchanarticle thePalace B.anyC.anewspaperof D.Anencyclopedia（百科全书【015】Key:1.C2.glacier3.snow3.A4.CSnowfellonthemountain.Itsnowedandsnowed.Thesnowdidnotmelt（融化）.Itbecamedeepandheavy.Thesnowonthebottompressed（挤压）together.,itbecameTheicewasverywideandthick.Itbegantomovedownthemountain.Itwaslikeariverofice.Itwasaglacier（）.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewinches（英寸）eachday.Asitmoved,ittookrocksanddirtwithit.Itchangedtheland.Insomeces,itlefthills.Insomeces,whentheglaciermelted,itmaderiversandlakes.Amillionyearsago,thereweremanybigglaciers.Glacierscoveredmanypartsoftheworld.Theglacierschangedtheland.Glaciersarestillatworktoday.AglacierinthenorthofCanadaiscuttinganewpath（路）downthesideofamountain.Thisglacierwillchangetheland,too.ThesnowthatfellontheA.became B. C.became D.turnedtoThewordinthestorythatmeansariverofice Thestorysays,“Thesnowdidnotmelt.Itbecamedeepandheavy”.Thewordit.WhichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutoTherearenotasmanyglaciersasthereusedtoGlaciersdonotchangethelandastheymoveoverGlaciersarefoundonlyinwarmHowfastdidtheglaciermove?(WhichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourSometimestheglaciermovedonlyonceaSometimestheglaciermovedoverteneachSometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewincheseachThemainideaofthewholestoryis snowisheavy B.thehighlandneverchanges C.glacierschangedthe【016】Key:1.A2.language3.people4.C5.B6.LongagopeopleinRome（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.Youareapupilinschool.PupilisaLatinword.Itmeans“littledoll”.Latinwasusedbypeople A. B.theUnited C.Greece(希腊 D.ThewordinthestorythatmeanswhatpeoplespeakandwriteThestorysays,“PeopledonottalktoeachotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords,”Thewordtheymeans WhichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutoItisnotgoodtochangea B.PupilsinschoolstodayywithC.NotmanypeoplecanreadLatinWhathappenedtoLatinwhenitwastakentoothercountries?(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)Ineachland,peopletalkedabouteachIneachland,theychangedthelanguageaIneachland,thechildrenhadtospeaksomeThemainideaofthewholestoryis RomansdidnotliketostaypeopleinoldRometalkedalottoeachLatinchangedasitmovedfromlandto【017】Key:1.D2.substract3.signs4.C5.A6.AALegWalkingRightHerearesomesigns+-x…,thesignsareverydifferent.Theymeanverydifferentthings.Whenyouseethem,youknowwhattodo.Thissign+meansthatyouwilladdsomenumerals.Thissign—meansthatyouwilltakeonenumeralawayfromanother.Youwillsubtract（减去）.Whatwillyoudowhenyouseexand…?Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember.Lookatthesetwosigns….TheancientEgyptiansusedthesesigns.Apictureofalegwalkingtothelefttoldthemtoaddsomenumerals.Apictureofalegwalkingtotherighttoldthemtosubtract.Inthe1500speopleusedthisprinted（印刷的）sign&toaddnumerals.Afterawhilethesignbegantolooklikethis….Later,thesignbecame+.HowmuchisWhatdoyoudowhenyouseethissignA.Walk B.Writea C.Reada D.Thewordinthestorythatmeanstotakeonenumeralawayfromanother Thestorysays,“Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember”.Thewordtheymeans WhichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadtoEgyptianscouldnotaddnumeralstogether B.AllEgyptianshadtwoleftC.OursignsarenothardtoWhatdidthesigntoaddnumeralsbegintolooklike(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook)?Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis…Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethisAfterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethisThemainideaofthewholestoryis thesignsforaddingandsubtractinghavePeoplecouldnotwriteinthetheoldsignsweregoodforEgyptiansbutnotfor【018】[Key]1.A2.B3.D4.D5.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(仙人掌)nts.Mexicohasmorekindsofcactusthananyothercountry.(Words:161Minutes:3Mexico theA.onthesouth B.onthenorth C.apart D.aslargeMexicans C. B. D.La