Lamu was a 12-year-old Tibetan girl. She wanted to go to Beijing to watch the 2008 Olympics. Only one month ago, Lamu still thought it would be difficult.
In the past Tibet had no railroad (铁路). If Lamu took a bus, it would take her a long time to reach Beijing. And a plane ticket would cost lots of money.
However, things changed for Lamu. She was able to buy a ticket to the world’s highest railroad. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway had been completed! The 1,142-kilometer railroad runs on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau (高原). Lamu could reach Beijing by train in 48 hours!
About 550 kilometers of the railroad are constructed on the frozen earth (冻土). When the frozen earth warms in summer, it can move the track. But Chinese scientists have built a special structure to solve the problem. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been designed with the wild animals in the designers’ minds. It also has special underpasses (地下通道) for animals like Tibetan antelopes (藏羚羊) to go through.
“The new railroad greatly helps Tibet’s tourism,”said Liu Yueqin, an expert at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社科院).
As more tourists take trains to Tibet, there are more money for Tibetans. With the money, more kids can go to school.
The railroad also makes things less expensive in Tibet. Now one can buy a TV set for about 1,500 yuan. It used to be much higher than that price. When there was no railroad, it had been difficult to send things in and out of Tibet. With the new railroad, shopping can be more convenient (方便的) and faster.
1.The special underpasses are _____ to go through.
A. only for Tibet’s antelopes
B. for Tibet’s tourism
C. for animals
D. for Tibetans
2.Which of the following about the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is TRUE?
A. It is not the highest railroad in the world.
B. It’s the longest railroad in the world.
C. Scientists have no way to solve the problem of the frozen earth.
D. Wild animals have special underpasses to go through.
3.After the new railroad was completed _____.
A. everyone could buy a cheaper TV set
B. Tibetans can do business in and out of Tibet and develop their tourism
C. more and more people could fly to Tibet as soon as possible
D. more and more animals would be killed by people
4. Before the railroad was finished, _____.
A. all Tibetan children could go to school
B. the transportation in Tibet was convenient and fast, too
C. it was hard for Tibetans to buy and sell things in and out of Tibet
D. the Tibetans had never walked out of Tibet
5.The best title (标题) of the passage is “_____”.
A. Something about a 12-year-old Tibetan Girl
B. Reaching Beijing from Tibet by Train in Forty-eight Hours
C. High-tech (高科技) Brings the Tibetans Happiness
D. The Railway Puts Tibet Closer
The Internet has become part of teenagers’ (十几岁的) life. A new report shows that 38 percent (百分之……) of 3,375 students use the Internet often.
Most of the students get useful information for their studies, but some are not using it in a good way. Many students are playing online games too much. Some even visit some unhealthy websites. A teacher from Beijing Yinghua Middle School, Hong Ying warns (警告) that something bad can happen if young people spend too much time on the Internet. She said that one of her students used to be good at school. But when he started visiting unhealthy websites，he hurt a girl by cheating online. At last the police caught him and sent him into the prison (监狱).
In order to help young people use the Internet safely, some schools in Shanghai find a good way. The schools provide a textbook (教科书) for the students. The book uses real examples to teach students about good ways of using the Internet. Teachers and parents all think the book is good.
Hong said that the book will help students keep away from the bad behaviors (行者) of using computer. The book will teach students how to be a good person (人) in the online world.
1. _______ of the 3,375 students use the Internet very often.
A. 10 B. 18 C. 38 D. About 1282
2. _______ children are using the computer in a good way.
A. All B. Not all C. Each of the D. Every
3. Some students from _______ are learning a textbook about good behavior.
A. Beijing B. Wuhan C. Shenyang D. Shanghai
4.The aim (目的) of the book is to _______.
A. teach students how to get online in a good way
B. tell children how to make online friends
C. tell a lot of stories about the harm (危害) of the Internet
D. teach students how to play computer games
5. The police took the boy away because _______.
A. the police liked him
B. he was interested in the Internet
C. he cheated and hurt a girl online
D. he didn’t study hard
The following is the information about an accident.
Time | January 21, 2012 |
Place | Mount Hua, Shanxi |
People | A team of seven mountain climbers |
Weather | Heavy snow |
Event | Two climbers fell into the valley (山谷) |
What happened | Mr. Zhang hurt his left leg. Miss Wang was hurt in the head |
Time of call for help | 2:30 p. m. |
Name of the caller | Mr. Chen, a member of the team |
Action | Firemen arrived there at 3:00 p. m. and took the wound (伤者) to the nearest hospital at 3:15 p. m. |
1.Maybe it was _______ when they were climbing the mountain.
A. rainy B. snowy C. sunny D. windy
2._______ took the wound to the hospital.
A. Policemen B. Visitors C. Partners D. Firemen
3.The accident happened in the _______.
A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
4._______ people were hurt in the accident.
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. When they were climbing the mountain, two of them fell into the valley.
B. The firemen arrived half an hour later.
C. Mr. Zhang hurt his head.
D. The accident happened on Mount Hua, Shanxi.
完形填空。
What is the population of China? There are more than a billion and three hundred million people in China. It is almost one fifth of the world’s population. How to control the population growth is a big problem. Some people think control the population growth. But I don’t agree________ them, because where there’s a will, there is a way.
The question is that we should make it how serious the population problem is. Our farmland is becoming less and less to everyone. We have already got too many mouths to feed. ________ we control the population growth, many people will die hunger. Too fast population growth has been and will be bad for our nation. Though laws(法律) have been ________ to control the population growth, in some places ________ is done to carry out the law. We should make people ________ that it is foolish to bring too many children into the world. They should ________ do what they have been doing for many years.
We are fighting against the rapid population growth. Yes, the fighting won’t end ________ everyone knows its importance and does something for it. Let’s go on working hard on it together.
1.A.that is impossible for B.impossible of C.that is impossible of D.it impossible to
2.A. to B. for C. with D. on
3.A. known to everybody B. known by everybodyC. know to everybodyD. know by everybody
4.A. If not B. Unless C. Until D. If
5.A. of B. about C. from D. out of
6.A. pass B. passed C. broken D. past
7.A. many B. little C. a lot D. much
8.A. to know B. to learn C. know D. learning
9.A. not longer B. not more C. no longer D. no more
10.A. until B. after C. when D. as
同义词转换
1.As we know, none of us likes pollution.
A. no one B. not everyone C. someone D. nothing
2.Both Jim and I are going to have a picnic tomorrow.
A. Neither Jim and I am B. Not only Jim but also I am
C. Either Jim or I am D. Not only Jim but also I are
3.——Hi, have you found your lost watch?
——Not yet, I have looked for it everywhere, but I still haven’t found it.
A. at those places B. here and there
C. somewhere D. over there
4.Air pollution is harmful to our health.
A. is bad to B. is good for
C. do harm to D. does harm to
5.The story happened three years ago.
A. started B. took C. took place D. began
He’s read this book before, _____?
A. hasn’t he B. doesn’t he
C. isn’t he D. wasn’t he
