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What do you think robots will be like in the future? Do you think robots will work better than humans? Now come on and see the movie I, Robot.

Tickets Information
Dates: 20th July — 28th July
Mon. — Fri. 10.00 am, 7.00 pm
Sat. — Sun. 10.00 am, 2.00 pm, 7.00 pm
Place: Town Cinema
Time: 2.5 hours
Ticket prices: $30 (day shows)
$40 (evening shows)
Children under 3 years old: free
Family package:
$110 for 4 tickets (10.00 am, 2.00 pm shows)
$130 for 4 tickets (7.00 pm shows)
Tel: 356-89263 

根据以上内容,选择正确答案。
The movie will be on for    .

A.7 days B.8 days C.9 days D.12 days

Each show lasts    .

A.10 hours B.7 hours C.2.5 hours D.2 hours

Mary is a student. She can go to see the movie at     on    .

A.2.00 pm; Sunday B.2.00 pm; Monday
C.5.00 am; Saturday D.5.00 am; Friday

If the Smiths go to see the movie with their two 7-year-old sons on Saturday evening, they will pay    .

A.$160 B.$130 C.$110 D.$70

We can’t find     in the ad.

A.the name of the movie
B.the name of the cinema
C.the telephone number
D.the names of some actors
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Seeing a volcano erupt (喷发) is a wonderful experience, and you can really feel the heat by climbing to the summit of Pacaya for a close-up view. There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua. Giving travelers a chance to see Mother Nature at her most powerful (强大的).
Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua, a beautiful city with many colorful houses along its old streets that are turned into art-works during its Holy Week festival. No matter when you come to Antigua, you won’t miss the Pacaya-tour companies.
But climbing Pacaya is no easy job: it is 2,560 metres high and reaching the summit takes two to three hours of seemingly one-step-forward and two-step-back movements. As you climb, you hear the sounds of eruptions high above. Smoke, hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you near the active summit: the McKenney Cone (火山锥). Just as though you were going to walk over to the edge of the cone, the road turns to the left and up to the safety of the old, inactive summit.

Many tours are timed so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano in plenty of time for sunset and the full scene of the erupting red lava (熔岩) in the darkening sky. On a good day the view from the summit is really exciting. The active mouth boils, sending red lava over its sides, and once in a while shoots hot streams up to 100 metres into the air. There is a strong bad smell in the air even if you take care to be upwind of the cone. As evening turns deeper into the night, the burning lava quietly falls down the side of the volcano. For you, too, it is time to get down.
Many tours are timed for people to _____.

A.get down the mountain in time when night falls
B.avoid the smell from the upwind direction of the cone
C.enjoy the fantastic eruption against the darkening sky
D.appreciate the beauty of the 2,560-metre-high mountain

The word “summit” appears several times in the passage. It means _____.

A.remained, cooled rocks along the path
B.loud sound and terrible smell in the air
C.the most exciting happening in a place
D.the top point of a mountain or hill

What is the main purpose of this passage?

A.To have more tourists come to Pacaya.
B.To describe the beauty of Pacaya.
C.To introduce guided tours to Pacaya.
D.To explain the power of nature at Pacaya.
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The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney's best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a "sailing roof" was designed by a famous Danish(丹麦建筑师), Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized(定稿)and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.

The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public. 6,225 square meters of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide. The building's roof sections weigh about 15 tons. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.
The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.
The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from_________.

A.America B.Australia C.England D.Denmark

Building the Sydney Opera House lasted__________.

A.from 1959 to 1973 B.from 1962 to 1973 C.from 1959 to 1967 D.from 1962 to 1967

The underlined word "construction" means__________ in Chinese.

A.创立 B.设计 C.施工 D.竣工

___________paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

A.Utzon B.The public C.Queen Elizabeth II D.The government

Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Sailing Roof B.Travelling in Sydney
C.The Sydney Opera House D.The Opening of the Opera House
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阅读表达 (共5小题,计5分)
Tanzania(坦桑尼亚) has _________ animals, such as lions, elephants, giraffes, crocodiles and so on(等等). Every year, many people in the world travel to this African country to watch the animals closely. But do you know how they travel?
By bus --This is the most common way. When people get on a bus, they'll find that the bus is a little strange(奇怪). It is different from the buses we often see. There are no big windows(窗户) at all, but some small windows. And it looks like a cage. What are they used for? Oh, people can use it to watch animals and take photos.
By boat --We can often see many people are in a boat, enjoying the beautiful things along a river or a lake, and they can also enjoy the hippos(河马) and crocodiles from a nearer distance.
By hot balloon(热气球) --In the early morning, when the sun is beginning to rise, a large hot balloon is also starting its tour. Taking a hot balloon makes most of the tourists excited. After some time, the balloon will land in a certain place, and the waiters will give people delicious and special breakfast. But the cost of taking a hot balloon is also very high. A person should pay 400 dollars for an hour's trip
“such as ” 的汉语意思是__________________________________________________
How many ways of transportation(交通方式) are mentioned in the passage?
__________________________________
Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.(写出划线句子的汉语意思)
_______________________________________________________________________
在文中空白处填上适当的单词。(不多于3个)______________________________.
___________________________ is the most common way of traveling in Tanzania.

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A fish that lives in America can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals got used to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
The Mangrove Rivulets, a kind of little fish, lives in small pools of water. When their living place dries up, they live on the land, said Scott Taylor, a researcher in Florida.                        
The fish can grow as large as three inches. They group together and breathe air through their skin before they can find water again.
The new scientific discovery came during a trip.
“We were travelling for fun. and one day I kicked over a log (圆木) and the fish came out.” Taylor told reporters by telephone. He said he would make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.
In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.
Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish (肺鱼) found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in a not active (活波的) way. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulets and keep active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at a Canadian University.
More studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.
“These animals live in conditions similar to those millions of years ago, when animals began to move from water onto land.” Wright said.
. The Mangrove Rivulets is a type of fish that_________.

A.lives on land in Africa
B.can stay alive for months out of water
C.prefers living in dry places
D.is the longest living fish on earth

. Who will write a report on Mangrove Rivulets?

A.Scott Taylor. B.Some reporters. C.Patricia Wright. D.Scientists from Europe.

. According to the passage, lungfish can___________.

A.breathe through its skin B.be found in Asia
C.keep alive out of water D.keep alive and walk on land

. Which one of the sentences below is not true?

A.The Mangrove Rivulets fish can live out of water as long as other animals if it has something to eat.
B.Millions of years ago, animals began to live onto land from water.
C.Lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water in a not active way.
D.The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time.

. What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulets?

A.ft was made by Scott Taylor, a researcher in New York.
B.It was helped by an American magazine.
C.It was helped by Patricia Wright.
D.It was made by a researcher while travelling.
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Mike’s plan for next week
Mary’s plan for next week
Monday
Study group meeting 3:00 p.m.
Go to the cinema with Alice 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday
Basketball match4:30 p.m.
See a doctor 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday
Go to see some friends 2:00 p.m.
Study for an exam ---evening
Thursday
Art class 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Concert 8:30 p.m.
Friday
volunteer work at student center 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Help Uncle Smith in the restaurant ---afternoon
Saturday
Shopping 10:00 a.m.
Art class 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Sunday
Basketball team party 8:00 p.m.
Supper with Ann 7:30 p.m.

Mary is going to the cinema at seven on ________________.

A.Monday evening B.Wednesday evening
C.Friday evening D.Sunday evening

On Wednesday afternoon Mike is going to ___________

A.enjoy the concert B.see some friends
C.see a doctor D.have an art class

Mary is going to ______________ on Wednesday evening.

A.have supper with Ann B.have a basketball party
C.study for an exam D.watch a basketball match

Mike’s basketball team party starts at __________on Sunday          

A.7:30 p.m. B. 8:00 p.m. C. 8:30 p.m. D. 9:00 p.m.

From Mike’s and Mary’s plans we know that they both like_________.

A.shopping B. concerts C. art D.music
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Many young people use computers, but few of them know how to look after them. Remember the following notice when you use your computer.
·Keep your computer in a cool, dry room.       Moisture (潮湿) is also bad for them. Most computers work best at a temperature of 5℃—30℃.
·  Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer and can cause many problems.
· Pieces of food and even a little water in the keyboard can also cause many problems.
·Make sure that the keyboard and screen (屏幕) are the correct height (高度) for you.    
·Make sure the screen is the correct distance (距离) from your eyes. If you wear glasses, make sure these glasses are correct for using the computer.       
·Keep you screen clean and don’t make it too bright. A dirty screen can hurt your eyes. A very bright screen can also be bad for your eyes.
将下列句子的序号填在横线上,使短文完整。

A.Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer.
B.Too much or too little heat (热量) is bad for computers.
C.Don’t eat or drink when you are near your computer.
D.If they are not the correct height, you will get a backache.

E. Don’t let people smoke near your computer.

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What will the car be like in the future? Maybe we can sit in a car that can drive itself.
About 40 years ago, scientists from the United States started to develop self-driving cars (无人驾驶汽车). The most famous recent one was made by Google in 2009. There are cameras and radars (雷达) on the top of the car. They allow the computer in the car to draw a 3D map of the environment. Chinese scientists have also successfully developed a self-driving car. The car made a trip from Changsha to Wuhan.
Is a self-driving car safe? A recent study shows that robots make safer drivers than humans. If only 10% of cars on the street are self-driving, they will save 1,000 lives (生命) every year. If 90% of vehicles (交通工具) are self-driving, 21,700 lives will be saved a year. However, a self-driving car is expensive and each costs about $100,000. So it is impossible to be very popular in the near future.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示,不正确的用“B”表示。
American scientists started to develop self-driving cars in 2009.
Cameras and computers are on the top of the self-driving car by Google.
In China, scientists have successfully developed a self-driving car.
The more self-driving cars there are on the street, the fewer traffic deaths there will be.
The self-driving cars will be very popular in the near future.

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My name is Daisy. Let me tell you something about my family. I live w______ my mother and father in a flat. The flat is on the fifth floor of a tall building. There are 14 f______ and a parking garage(车库) in the basement(地下室). My father parks his car there.
Our flat is not in the center of the city. It is 2 miles from the center. My father works in the city, so he goes to work by bus every day. He doesn’t drive his car. He uses his car only on weekends. He takes us to the country or to the beach.
Our flat has three bedrooms. There is a bedroom for my mother and father, one for me and one for my brother. There is a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. 我们没有花园,但有一个小阳台。 There are some plants on the balcony. In summer we often sit out on the balcony because it gets very hot inside the flat. Our flat is small, but we are very happy in it.
在文中空格处甜如适当的单词:__________, __________.
回答问题”Where does his father park his car?”:
______________________________________________
在文中找出”There are three bedrooms in our flat.”的同义句:
__________________________________
将文中的汉语翻译成英语:
________________________________________________________________
在文中找出或写出该短文的主题:__________________________________

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Bananas don’t grow on trees. They grow on a stalk that looks just a little like a stalk of corn. The stalk is soft enough to be cut with a knife.

It takes about a year before bananas are ready to be picked. Some are as small as fingers. Others are as long as men’s arms. Some banana plants grow as tall as a house – even taller!
Not all bananas are eaten as fruit. Some never get sweet, and they are cooked as a kind of vegetable.
People in most countries never see a banana until it reaches the store. But if you visited a country where it’s hot and rains a lot all the year, you might see a banana plantation, a large farm where bananas grow.
The tasty fruit doesn’t come from a seed but from a root planted deep in the ground. First a stalk pushes up into the air. The leaves grow. In the beginning the banana plant grows very fast – sometimes as much as the length of your feet in one night. Soon, sweet-smelling flowers come out, and when their flowers drop off, bananas begin to grow.
As they get bigger, bananas start turning up. It looks as if they’re growing upside down! Bananas are ready to eat when they turn soft and yellow. Bananas are picked long before this – when they’re hard and green. This is because bananas have to travel many miles before they arrive at a store. On trucks and boats and trains bananas travel all over the world. There are special boats just for bananas and special trains that keep them just cool enough so that they will get ripe while traveling. If bananas are picked when they are ripe (成熟的), they will spoil on the way.
What’s the weather like in places where bananas grow?

A.Dry and cold B.Cold and wet C.Wet and hot D.Hot and dry

The fruit of banana plants come from________.

A.a stalk B.a tree C.a seed D. a root

Bananas are picked long before they are _____________.

A.green B.ripe C.hard D.red

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.All bananas are eaten as fruit.
B.Some banana plants grow taller than a house.
C.Bananas get ripe on their way to the store.
D.It takes about a year before bananas are ready to be picked.
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The American alligator (短吻鳄) is the largest reptile (爬行动物) in North America. Some of them can be over 5 metres long.

In North America, the bison (野牛) is the largest animal on land. If they are frightened, the American bison will run away and can reach a speed of 52 km per hour.

The white-tailed deer can run up to 58 km per hour. This North American deer can also jump as high as 2.6 metres and jump as far as 9 metres.

There is a frog that barks just like a dog. This barking frog is found in the southwestern part
of the United States.

The polar bear is a great swimmer and can swim as fast as 10 km per hour using only its front feet.

The wild turkey nearly died out in the early 1900’s, because people hunted many of them. This wild bird is making a comeback now.

The ________ is the largest animal on land in North America.

A.polar bear B.bison
C.alligator D.white-tailed deer

In the _____ of the United States, there lives a kind of frog that can bark like a dog.

A.southwest B.southeast
C.northwest D.northeast

The polar bear _________.

A.is good at running
B.is good at swimming
C.swims with its back legs
D.can jump as far as 9 metres

Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The alligator is the largest reptile in North America.
B.The white-tailed deer can jump as high as 2.6 metres.
C.Six kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage.
D.The wild turkey died out about 1000 years ago.
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No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Taipai, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control(控制) the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
The first No Car Day fell on _______.

A.February 2nd B.June 5th
C.July 5th D.September 22nd

_______ was the first city to have No Car Day in China.

A.Beijing B.Chengdu C.Shanghai D.Wuhan

What does the underlined word “slogan” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.目的 B.原因 C.意义 D.口号

How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011?

A.63. B.52. C.41. D.238.

Which of the following statements is True?

A.China is the first country to start No Car Day.
B.No Car Day is World Environment Day.
C.No Car Day has been supported by over 1,000 cities around the world so far.
D.Much of the dust in the air comes from cars.
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You are going to high school, aren’t you? Maybe you don’t know what to do. Well, here’s a list of the top six things to do when you are in high school. These things will give you ideas of what your high school life could be like. Here you go!
①Find your passion* and what kind of person you are: Whether it’s dance, basketball, or drawing, the important thing is that you have found something you are interested in.
②Talk to people you wouldn’t usually talk to: meet new people, find new friends and even talk to people you don’t like. It will show what a great person you are. You never know what will happen after high school.
③Take part in at least one competition: This will give you tears of laughter, happiness and memories.
④Get a job: This will help you see what it’s like to have responsibility*. It can also help you make a little money to spend on yourself.
⑤Take a trip with your friends: It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do, the memories will happen on the way and go on till the final place.
⑥Do your best at school: Don’t ever get lazy; working hard now will help you in the future.
The writer mainly tells you six things you should do _____.

A.in your high school years
B.at the beginning of your high school years
C.before your high school begins
D.after finishing your high school

The writer gives you advice that you should talk to people you don’t like because _____.

A.you will feel sorry if not
B.it will show how great you are
C.it will show how clever you are
D.you can make your study better

Which of the following you’d better not do according to the passage?

A.Find your interest
B.Get a Job
C.Take a trip with your friends
D.Get lazy

What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.Have a happy school life
B.How to get along with your schoolmates
C.Ideas of successful high school life
D.Make sure your school life easy
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In Britain, the first day of the month of May is known as May Day. May day marks the end of the harsh(严酷的) winter months, welcomes the beginning of Summer, and optimistically looks forward to the bright and productive months.


For their ancestors, largely in rural areas, it was a major annual festival and was celebrated(庆祝) through out the country, especially on the first day of May with music, dancing and games.
How was May Day Celebrated in the past?


May Day began early in the morning. People went out before sunrise in order to gather flowers and plants to make their houses and villages beautiful in the belief that the vegetation spirits(神灵) would bring good luck.
A traditional May Day dance is Maypole Dancing,On May Day, people used to cut down young trees and stick them in the ground in the village to mark the arrival of summer.People danced around the tree poles in celebration of the end of winter and the start of the fine weather that would allow planting to begin. Maypoles are still a part of some
village life and on May Day the villagers dance around it.


May Day celebrations have their origins(起源) in the Roman festival of Flora, goddess(女神) of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. So the highlight of the day was the crowning(为…加冕) of the May Queen(女皇), the human replica (模型) of Flora. By tradition she took no part in the games or dancing, but sat like a queen in a flower-decked chair to watch her 'subjects'.
Ever since 1978, for the convenience of the general public, many May Day activities have now been moved to the new May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month. This Monday is a bank holiday, a day off school and work. There are more intereting celebrations on this day.
In the old days, most people in Britain made their living by             .
A. fishing                B. farming                 C. working in factories
People in Britain celebrate May Day is to express their         
A. pleasure and hope       B. thanks and harvest       C. freedom and new life
Britain’s May Day holiday is on          in 2010.
A. May 1st               B. May 3rd                 C. May 5th
What is not mentioned in this passage?
A. Special food.          B. Special custom.           C. Special activity.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Only children can take part in the Maypole Dancing.
B. The queen of the UK came to watch her “subjects”.
C. Children needn’t go to school on May Day holiday now.

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What did you do on April 23, World Book Day, last year? Did you find some interesting books to read? Now let me introduce some good books for you to read.

Title: Dear Andreas
Author: Long Yingtai&Andreas

Andreas is a college student studying in Germany. His mother is a writer working in Taiwan. By writing letters to each other for more than three years, Long Yingtai says she clearly understands what an 18-year-old man is like, Andreas says he knows his mother better. This is a great book full of love. Don’t miss it.
Title: Climate Change+2 Degrees
Author: Yamamoto Ryoichi

If the earth’s temperature went up 2℃, what would happen? In this book we learn about the history, today’s situation and the future of global warming. The author also tells us proper and useful ways to protect our world.
Title: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56
Author: Rafe Esquith

Perhaps the most famous fifth-grade teacher in America, Rafe Esquith,  helps his children understand literature, love life, and become happy, self-confident people using his successful methods in his Los Angeles public school classroom. He has created surprising miracles. This is a powerful book. You’d better read it.
Title: The Last Lecture
Author: Randy Pausch

Randy Pausch, a professor from New York was asked to give a lecture. He knew it would probably be his last lecture, because he was dying of illness. His lecture wasn’t about dying, but about getting over the difficulties, helping others to realize their dreams.

Who wrote the book The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56?

A.Rafe Esquith. B.Yamamoto Ryoichi.
C.Randy Pausch. D.Long Yingtai&Andreas.

From the book Climate Change+2 Degrees, we can know ________.

A.the earth’s temperature will surely go up 2℃
B.the future of different countries in the world
C.proper and useful ways to protect our world
D.something about the history of global warming

Andreas and his mother know each other better by ________.

A.writing letters B.sending e-mails
C.talking on the phone D.chatting on line

Which of the following is NOT true in the book The Last Lecture?

A.The professor is from America.
B.The professor was in his poor health.
C.The professor talked about getting over the difficulties.
D.The professor talked a lot about his illness in his lecture.

The passage may be taken from ________.

A.a diary B.a book advertisement
C.a novel D.a film review
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