2020-2021年下學(xué)期七年級(jí)英語期中試卷分類匯編

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Look!Herecomesacutebus.Itlookslikeapanda

withblackearsandbigeyes.Itcancarry22peopleand

isabout12meterslong.AChinesecompanymadeit.

TheSmartPandaBususesAItechnology（方斗技）.Itcan

doalotofthings.Thebuscandrivebyitselfwithouta

driver.Don'tworry!It'sverysafe.Whenyougetonthe

bus,youcanswipe（刷）yourhand.Thebuswillreadit

andknowwhoyouare.Therearealsorobots（機(jī)器人）

onthebus.Youcantalktothemandaskthemfbrhelp.Ifthereisathiefonthebus,

thebuswillcallthepolice.Peopleinsomecities,suchasChangzhouinJiangsu,Jinan

inShandongandDeyanginSichuan,cantakethebus.Doyouwanttohaveatry?

Insidethebus,thereisamachine.Youcanbuybreakfastanddinneronthebus.This

cansaveyoualotoftime.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheSmartPandaBusiscorrect?

A.Thedriverisapanda.B.Itis22metreslongand12metreswide.

C.Itcancarry22peopleatatime.D.Itisallblack.

2.WhatdoweknowabouttheSmartPandaBus?

A.Itisdriverless.B.Itisdangerous.

C.Itisfreeforpeopletotake.D.Therearepoliceofficersonit.

3.Whichofthefollowingsentencesiswrong?

A.Wecanswipethehandonthebus.

B.Wecanbuybreakfastanddinneronthebus.

C.Wecantalktorobotsandaskfbrtheirhelp.

D.Wecanalsohelptodrivethebus.

4.Whichcitydoesn'thavethiskindofbus?

A.Changzhou.B.Jinan.C.Suzhou.D.Deyang.

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Ihavetriedmanywaystobeill.Idon'twearasweaterwhenIshould,andtwo

daysagoIwalkedintherainwithoutmyshoes.Butsofarnothinghashappened.

Debbieoncetoldmeaboutaboyinherclasswholikedbeingawayfromschool.He

wouldrub（擦）theendofthethermometer（溫度計(jì)）untilitwentupto39□.Then

he'dputitinhismouthandhismotherwouldthinkhewasreallyill.

ThismorningItrieddoingthatbutitneverwentabove35□andIrubbeditfor

tenminutes.SoIheldthethermometernexttothelightonmydeskanditwentupto

40□.Ithoughtrdputitinmymouthandwalkdownstairslikethat.Thenmymother

wouldtakeitoutandshewouldbeworriedwhenshesawthatIwasratherill.

TheonlytroublewasIdidn'tknowthethermometerwouldbesohot.Assoonas

Iputitintomymouth,itburntmytongue!Ispit（吐掉）thethermometerout.Itfell

onthefloorbutitdidn'tbreak.

Iwillhavetothinkofabetterwaytogetmymotherandfatherbacktogether.

l.Whydidthewriterwalkintherainwithouthershoestwodaysago?

A.Becauseshehadnomoneytobuyapairofshoes.

B.Becauseshethoughtitinterestingtowalkwithoutshoes.

C.Becauseshewasillandforgottoputonhershoeswhenshelefthome.

D.Becauseshehopedshecouldbeillinthisway.

2.Accordingto（主艮據(jù)）thepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TheboyinDebbie'sclasshelpedthewriteralot.

B.TheboyinDebbie'sclasskneweverything.

C.TheboyinDebbie'sclassdidn'tlikegoingtoschool.

D.TheboyinDebbie'sclasswasnothealthy.

3.Whydidthewriterspitthethermometerout?

A.Becauseitsmelledterrible.B.Becauseitwastoohot.

C.Becauseitwastoolong.D.Becauseitwasbroken.

4.Thewritertriestobeillbecause.

A.shewantstostayathomewithhisfamily.

B.shewantsherfatherandmothertocomebacktogether

C.shewantstoaskherfatherforsomemoney

D.shewantstogetawayfromschool.

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LeaningEnglish

IfyouarealearnerofEnglish,LearningEnglishhassomethingforyou.

LearningEnglishhasfreematerial材料）topractiseyourEnglishinthreemain

sections（部分）：

LearningEnglishCentralEnglishforeverybody

LearningEnglishKids---Englishfbrchildren,theirparentsandteachers

LearningEnglishforworkingpeople.TheycanlearnandpractiseEnglishforall

kindsofjobs.

LearningEnglishisnota"course”.Itdoesn'thaveUnit1,Unit2,etc.Instead,it

islikearestaurantwithalongmenuoflearningactivities.Todayyoumightwantto

practisesomereadingskills.Tomorrowyoumightwanttoplayoneofourgamesyr

readastory.

LearningEnglishisnotfbrbeginnersinEnglishorveryadvanced（高級(jí)

的）leamers.Everylearnerinbetweencanfindsomethingtheycanunderstandand

practise.Sometimesyouwillwanttotryanddomoredifficultthingsonthewebsite

justbecauseyouareinterestedinthesubject.

1.Whichsectiondoesaprimaryteacherneed?

A.LearningEnglishCentral.B.LearningEnglishKids.

C.LearningEnglishforworkingpeople.D.LearningEnglishfbrbeginners.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"course“meaninChinese?

A.路線.B.方針.C.過程.D.課程.

3.WhyisLearningEnglishlikeamenuinarestaurant?

A.Becauseitdoesn'thaveUnit1,Unit2etc.

B.Becauseitisnota"course”.

C.Becauseyoucanchooseanythingyoulikeinthisnrestaurant0.

D.BecauseyoucanenjoyyourmealaswellaslearnEnglish.

4.TowhomLearningEnglishwillbeofgreatuse?

A.Workingpeople.B.Veryadvancedlearner.

C.Beginners.D.Everylearnerinbetween.

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Bike-sharingisbecomingmorepopularinChinaandmanypeoplechoosebike

ridinginsteadofdriving.ThebikehasGPSorBluetoothonit,andthosebikescanbe

easilyunlocked（開鎖）withasmartphoneandleftanywhereinpublic.Bike-sharing

allows（允許）peopletoborrowabikefromoneplaceandgiveitbackatanotherplace

easily.

Insomecities,wecanseemoreandmorepeopleridingthiskindof

sharing-bikes.Ifsveryeasytousethebikesifyouhaveasmartphone.First,you

havetodownload（下載）suchanAPPonyoursmartphone.Thenwhatyouneedtodo

istofindanearestbikethroughtheAPP,scantheQRcode（二維碼）onthebikeor

connect（連接）yourphonewiththebikeoveraBluetooth.Youwillfindthebikecan

beunlockeditselfThenyoucanenjoyyourtrip.Whafsmore,thegreatest

advantage（優(yōu)勢(shì)）ofbike-sharingisthatyoucaneasilyfindoneandneverworryabout

wheretoparkit.Thecostofridingdependson（取決于）thetimethatyouspend.

Usually,everyhouryouride,youneedtopayoreyuan.Itdoesn'tcostsomuch,does

it?

Atthesametime;somepeopleparkthebikesintheirownhomes:Besides,some

peopledon'ttreasure（珍'惜）thebikes.NowBike-sharingcompaniesaretryingtosolve

theproblemlikebeingstolen.

1.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknow.

A.bike-sharingisinventedinChina

B.sharing-bikesareusedbymanypeople

C.mostpeopleincitiesdon'tdrive

D.sharing-bikescanbeborrowedanywhere

2.Theunderlinedword"scan"inParagraph2probablymeansinChinese.

A.瀏覽B.細(xì)查C.審視D.掃描

3.Ifyouwanttouseasharing-bike,youmustfirst.

A.haveasmartphoneanddownloadanAPP

B.downloadanAPPandpayfbrthetrip

C.unlockthebikeanddownloadanAPP>

D.findanearestbikeandborrowitfromanyone

4WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned（提及）inthispassage?

A.Bike-sharingisverycheap.

B.Sharing-bikesmaybestolen.

C.Sharing-bikesareeasytounlock.

D.Bike-sharingisakindofgreentransport（交通）.

5.Thepassageprobablycomesfrom.

A.astorybookB.amenuC.anewspaperD.aguidebook

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Thisisthetruestoryofagreatwoman.HernamewasHelenKeller.Shewas

bornin1880inAlabamaintheUSA.WhenHelenwasoneyearandahal￡shegotill

andthenshebecameblind（瞎的）anddeaf（聾的）.

Herparentstriedtodotheirbestfortheirdaughterandtheyaskedayoung

teachercalledAnneSullivantotheirhometoteachHelen.Anneherselfwasalmost

blindinheryouth.Helenwasasmartgirlbutshecouldn'thearortalk.Shewasangry

(生氣)atthis.Soshewasalwayscryingandshouting.ThenAnneoftenwentfor

walkswithHeleninthecountrynearherhome.Aftertwoweeks,Helenbecamequiet.

AnnebegantoteachherhowtospellandHelenlearnedtowrite.Boards(木板)with

linesonthemhelpedhertokeepthewordsstraight.Soonhertalentswerefamousall

overtheworld.Therewereherstoriesinnewspapersandmagazines.Bythetimeshe

was17,shewasstudyingFrench,German,Latin,physicsandmanyothersubjects.

Shewasstillblindanddeaf.In1902,shewroteabookTheStoryofmylife.It

becamewell-knownallovertheworld.

()1.Helenbecameblindanddeafwhenshewas.

A.oneyearoldB.halfayearold

C.oneyearandahalfoldC.twoyearsold

()2.WhywasHelenalwayscryingandshouting?

A.Becauseshecouldn'thearandtalk.B.Becauseshefeltlonely.

C.BecauseshewasangrywithAnne.

D.BecauseAnnealwayswentoutwithher.

()3.AnnetaughtHelenhowto.

A.runB.speakandwriteC.playfootballD.swim

()4.WhydidHelenneedtousespecialboardstowriteon?

A.Becauseshedidn'tlikedesks.

B.Becauseshedidn'thavedesks.

C.Becauseboardswithlinesonthemhelpedhertokeepthewordsstraight.

Dr.Becauseshelikedtousethem.

()5.HowoldwasHelenwhenshefinishedthebookTheStoryofmylife?

A.51.B.42.,C.22.D.17.

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Thereweremanyplantsinaforest.Whenspringcame,apinetree(松樹)sawared

rosenearbyandsaid,“Whatabeautifulflower!IwishIwerethatlovely.

Theroseproudlysaid,“ItseemsthatIamthemostbeautifulflowerinthis

fbrest/Thentheroselookedatacactus(仙人掌)andsaid,“Lookatthatuglyplant

fullofthorns(刺)！”

“Whataproudflower!^^thoughtthetrees.

Asthedayspassed,theredroseoftenlookedatthecactusandsaidbadwords

aboutit,like“Thisplantisuseless.HowsorryIamtobehisneighbor!”

Thecactusnevergotangryandeventriedtoadvisetherose,saying,"Goddidnot

createanyformoflifewithoutapurpose（目的）

Springpassed,andtheweatherbecameveryhot.Astherewasnorain,thered

rosebegantowilt（枯萎）.

Onedaytherosesawbirdsputtheirbeaks（喙）intothecactusandthenflyaway.

Theredroseaskedthepinetreewhatthebirdsweredoing.Thepinetreeexplained

thatthebirdsweregettingwaterfromthecactus.

“Thecactushaswater?”askedtherose.

“Yes,youcanalsodrinksomefromit.Thebirdscanbringwatertoyouifyouask

thecactusforhelp.”

Theredrosefelttooashamed（慚愧的）toaskforwaterfromthecactus.But

finallyitdidaskforhelp.Thecactuskindlyagreed.

Theroselearnedalessonandneverjudged（評(píng)價(jià)）anyonebytheirappearance

（夕卜表）again.

1.Atfirst,thoughtthecactuswasugly.

A.theroseB.thepinetreeC.thebirdsD.thethorns

2.Theredrosebegantowiltbecause.

A.thebirdscouldflyB.springcame

C.therewasnorainD.thecactusgotangry

3.Thebirdsputtheirbeaksintothecactusto.

A.getwaterB.eatfoodC.givehelpD.tellstories

4.Fromthepassage,weknowthecactuswas.

A.beautifulB.kindC.carefulD.careless

5.Fromthestory,weknow.

A.thepinetreedidn'tthinktheredrosewasbeautiful

B.theredroseneversaidbadwordsaboutothers

C.thecactuswasn'treadytohelpthebirds

D.theredroseknewshewaswrongatlast

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Doyousometimeswonderwhybirdssing?Maybeyouthinkthattheyarejust

happy.Afterall,sometimesyoualsosingorwhistlewhenyouarehappy.

Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyare

happy.However,theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsinging

isinfactawarningtootherbirdstosayoutoftheirterritories.

Doyouknowwhata"territory^is?Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythe

male,claims（宣稱）asitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere.Noother

familiesofthesamespeciesarewelcome.Yourgardenandhouseareyourterritory.

Intheseplaces,onlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome.Ifastrangerwantstocome

toyourterritoryandhurtyou,youmightscream.Thismightbeenoughtofrighten（嚇

走）himaway.

Ifso,youfrightenthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofightwithhim.Abirddoes

thesamething.Buthedoesitalmostanytime,especiallyatnesting（筑巢）season.So

heisscreamingallthetime,evenwhenhecan'tseeanoutsider.Thisscreamingis

whatwecallabird'ssong,anditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.

Birdssingmostloudlyinspringwhentheywantamate（酉己偶）andwarnothersnot

toentertheterritoriesoftheirs.

Youcanseethatbirdshavealanguageoftheirown.

1.Whydobirdssing?

A.Justbecausetheyarehappy.B.Justbecausetheywantamate.

C.Theysingformanyreasons.D.Justbecausetheywanttofrightenother

birdsaway.

2.Whatplacemaybeabird'sterritory?

A.Abigtree.B.Alargeforest.C.Abighill.D.Asmallriver.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword€twarning,9meaninChinese?

A.歡迎B.聲明C.警告D.攻擊

4.Whendobirdsscreamallthetime?

A.Inspring.B.Atnestingseason.

C.Whentheywelcomefriends.D.Whentheyfightwiththesamespecies.

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Severalmonthsago,myhusbandandIwereonanislandforalongweekendwith

ourfive-year-oldtwindaughters.Aswewentbackandtalkedaboutwhattodonext,

ourgirlsjumpedinandtoldusexactlywhattheywantedtodo."Wewanttogotothe

butterflymuseum,“saidEmilyandHanna.

Assoonaswewalkedintothemainareaofthemuseum,wesawthousandsof

beautifulbutterflies.Theyallflapped（拍打）theircolourfulwings.

Mygirlswerejumpingupanddown,andIknewitwasrightforustotakethemto

themuseum.Theywerehavingsomuchfun.

IturnedtoourmuseumtourguidebecauseIwascurious（好奇的）andasked,

“Howlongdobutterflieslive?^^

Shesaid,“Abouttendays.”

“Whatcanbutterfliesdointendays?”Iasked.

Theguidestopped,lookedatme,andsaid,“Theymaketheworldamorebeautiful

place.^^

“Wow,"Isaid,“Ineverthoughtaboutbutterflieslikethat.Thankyou.^^

Afterwesaidgoodbye,Icouldn'tstopthinkingaboutwhattheguidehadsaid.She

wasright.Weallhavesomethingtogivetheworldwiththetimewehave.Whenwe

putourgiftsontakingcareofeachothereveryday,wecanmakeadifference.

Appreciate（欣賞）theimpact（影響）youcanhaveonyourfamily,friends,

co-workersandneighbours.Likeabutterfly,youhaveyourownwayofmakingthe

worldmorebeautifulforeveryone.

1.Whowrotethisarticle?

A.Thefather.B.Themother.C.Emily.D.Hanna.

2.HowdidEmilyandHannafeelwhentheyvisitedthemuseum?

A.Excited.B.Curious.C.Tired.D.Bored.

3.Whatdidtheguidethinkofbutterflies?

A.Shethoughtbutterfliescoulddonothingfortheworld.

B.Shewassurprisedtoknowthebutterflieslivesolong.

C.Shefeltsorryforthebutterfliesthatlivesuchashortlife.

D.Shebelievedthelivesofbutterfliesareshortbutmeaningful.

4.Bywritingthisstory,thewritertriesto.

A.askmorepeopletovisitthebutterflymuseum

B.tellussomethingsurprisingaboutlife

C.encourage（鼓勵(lì)）ustomakeadifferenceintheworld

D.shareherwonderfulstoryinthemuseum

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Thereisapilot（飛行員）andfourpeopleinasmallplane.Suddenlythereis

somethingwrongwiththemachinewhileitisflyingintheair.Theplanebeginsto

falldown.Thepilottellsthepeoplethereareonlyfourparachutes（降落傘）.Theyall

becomeworriedandstarttomakeexcuses.

“Imustgo,"saysthepilot,takingoneoftheparachutesandjumpsout.Thefirst

personstandsup,"I'madoctor/9hesays."IhelppeoplelivelongerandIsavelives.”

Hetakesaparachuteandjumpsout.

Thenextpersonsays,rmusthaveaparachute.Iamaverycleverperson.Ihave

toattendanimportantmatch.IknowIwillwinthegamebecauserilbethecleverest

personthere/9Hepicksupapackandjumpsout.

Twomenareleft---anoldbusinessmanandayoungmountainclimber.Atthis

timetheplaneisgoingdownfast.Thebusinessmansays,uYoungman,Iamoldbut

youarestillyoung.Youtakethelastparachute.^^Theyoungmountainclimbersmiles.

“Don'tworry,“Hesays."Wecanbothjumpoutbecausetherearestilltwo

parachutes.Justnowtheclevermanjumpedoutwithmybackpack.^^

1.Whatexcusedoesthedoctormake?

A.Hehastoattendanimportantmatch.

B.Hecanhelppeoplelivelongerandhesaveslives.

C.Heisthecleverestpersonamongallthepeople.

D.Heisyoungerthananyoneelseontheplane.

2.Whatdoestheclevermanjumpoutwith?

A.nothingB.thebackpackoftheclimber's

C.aparachuteD.twoparachutes

3.AllthepeoplethinkofthemselvesEXCEPT（除了）.

A.thepilotB.theyoungman

C.thebusinessmanD.thedoctor

4.Whodoyouthinkwasthemostkind-heartedman?

A.thepilotB.themountainclimber

C.theclevermanD.thebusinessman

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OurEnglishteacher,TomJackson,hassomegoodneighbors.TheyareCarl,Ann,

JoeandMary.Here'ssomeinformationaboutthem.

Carlisatrainconductor.Heworksontherailwayfor28years.Itisalwaysagood

jobfbrhimbecausehelikesmeetingpeople.Carlisveryhelpfulandtriestomakethe

passengerscomfortable.Heoftenstopstotalkwiththepassengers.Helikeshiswork

becausehecantraveltomanydifferentplaces.

Annisakindwomaninasmalltown.Inahospitalsheworksasanurseforfour

years.Shelikesherworkverymuch.Thismonthsheishelpingmotherswiththeir

newbabies.

Joeisataxidriver.Hedrivesataxifor22years.MostofthetimeJoelikeshis

work.Hetakesmanyfilmstarstotheairport.Heischeerfulandsmilesalotandhis

passengerslikehim.Hemakesagoodlivingandsupportsafamilyoffour.

Maryisateacherinahighschool.SheteachesFrench.Shehas33studentsin

herclass,15boysand18girls.Shelikesherstudents,andherstudentslikeher.Sheis

verykindandhelpsthemalot.Sheisalwayshappytobeateacher.

1.Carllikeshisjobbecause.

A.hecanmeetmanyfilmstarsB.hemakesagoodliving

C.heworksontherailwayfor28years.D.hecangotolotsofdifferentplaces

2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Annhelpsmotherswiththeirnewbabiesforfouryears.

B.Annworksasanursefbrfouryears.

C.Therearethirty-threestudentsinAnn'sclass.

D.WithAnn'shelp,thepassengerscanfeelcomfortableonthetrain.

3.Theunderlinedword“support“means""inthepassage.

A.供養(yǎng)B.激勵(lì)C.擁護(hù)D.加強(qiáng)

4.Fromthepassage,welearnthatalwaysenjoytheirwork.

A.Carl,AnnandJoeB.Mary,CarlandAnn

C.AllofTom'sfourfriendsD.Joe,AnnandMary

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Sure,it'sgoodtogetalongwellwith（相處融洽）yourteachersbecauseitmakes

thetimehappierintheclassroom.

Andyes,ifsgoodtogetalongwithyourteacherbecauseit'ssmarttolearnhow

togetalongwithdifferentkindsofpeopleyou'llmeetinyourlife.

Infact,ifkidsgetalongwellwiththeirteachers,theywillnotonlylearnmore,

butalsofeelmorecomfortableaboutaskingquestionsandgettingmorehelp.This

makesiteasierfbrthemtolearnaboutnewthingsanddotheirbestontests.Ifyou

havethiskindofrelationship（關(guān)系）withateacher,youcanturntohimorherwith

problemsinschool.

Itistruethatteacherswanttogetalongwellwithyouandenjoyseeingyoulearn.

Butteachersandstudentssometimeshavepersonalityclashes（個(gè)性沖突）.Itcan

happenbetweenanytwopeople.Ifyoushowyourteacherthatyouwanttomakeit

better,heorsheprobablydoeseverythingpossibletomakethathappen.Byhelping

withaproblemlikethis,youlearnsomethingabouthowtogetalongwithdifferent

people.

However,ifateacherisn'tyourfavourite,youcanstillhaveasuccessful

relationshipwithhimorher,especiallyifyoufinishyourdutiesasastudent.

1.Thispassageismoreusefulto.

A.teachersB.friendsC.parentsD.students

2.Accordingtothepassage,gettingalongwellwithyourteacherswillmakeyou

A.getthehighestscoresintheexams

B.havemorehappytimeintheclassroom

C.havenoproblemswithstudy

D.getabetterseatintheclassroom

3.Theunderlinedword"that"inthefourthparagraphmeans.

A.thepersonalityclashes

B.gettingalongwellwithclassmates

C.abetterrelationshipbetweenyouandyourteacher

D.thehappytimeintheclassroom

4.Inthepassage,thewritermainlytalksabout.

A.howtofinishyourdutiesasastudent

B.howtomakethetimeintheclassroomhappier

C.howmuchthestudentswanttogetalongwithteachers

D.theimportanceofagoodrelationshipwithteachers

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Howcouldwetelltimeiftherewerenowatchesorclocksanywhereinthe

world?

Thesunmightbetheworld'sfirst“clock”,exceptinthefarnorth,wherethe

Eskimos（愛斯基摩人）live.There,it'sdarkmostofthewinter,andlightmostofthe

summer.Butinmostoftheworld,ifyoudon'thaveaclockthatshowstime,youstill

knowthatwhenthesunshines,it'sday,andwhenifsdark,it'snight.Thesuncannot

onlytellyouwhether（是否）it'sdayornightbutalsoit'smorning,noon,orafternoon.

Whenthesunisalmostdirectly（恰好）overhead,it'snoon.

Peoplewholivenearthesealearnfromthetides.Inthedaytime,foraboutsix

hours,thewaterriseshigherandhigheronthebeach.Andthenitgoesdownand

downforaboutsixhours.Thesamethinghappensagainatnight.Therearetwohigh

tidesandtwolowtidesevery24hours.

Seamenonashipknowtimebylookingatthemoonandthestars.Thewholesky

istheirclock.

Insomeplacesintheworldthewindcomesupataboutthesametimeeveryday

orchangesdirectionorstopsblowing.Intheseplacesthewindcanbetheclock.

Asandclockisanevenbetterclock.Ifyouhadfinedrysandinaglass,you

wouldhavewhatiscalledanhourglass.Thesandinthehourglassgoesfromthetop

parttothebottompartinonehour.Whenthehourglassisturnedover,thesandwill

takeanotherhourtogobackagain.

1.Fromthepassagewecanknowtherearewaystotelltimeexcept（除了）

theclockandwatch.

A.3B.4C.5D.7

2.TheEskimosinthefarnorthcan'tusethesunfbraclockbecause.

A.theyknowverylittleaboutthesun

B.thesuntherenevergoesdowninwinter

C.it'stoocoldforthemtogoouttowatchthesun

D.ithaslongdaysduringsummersandlongnightsduringwinters

3.Theunderlinedword"tides"inthepassagemeans.

A.洋流B.潮汐C.海嘯D.波浪

4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DifferentWaystoTellTimeB.HowtheClockWasInvented

C.TheDevelopmentoftheClockD.AUsefulMachinetoTellTime

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Fansoftenonlyseethegoodfame（名聲）offamouspeople.Theyseethehappy

smilesandgreatsuccessoffamouspeople.Butusuallytheycannotsecthehardwork

orthehoursofpracticebehindthegreatsuccess.

LiYundi,agreatChinesepianotalent（天才），talkedwithteensabouthisartand

hisjob,“Ofcourse,thejobishardwork.Youneedtoworkhardtobeprofessional.

Andyoualsohavetoplayhundredsofconcerts,meetfans,andlistentocritics（評(píng)論

家）

In2000,whenLiYundiWas18,hewonthetopprizeattheChopinInternational

PianoCompetition（比賽）inPoland.LiwastheyoungestandthefirstChinesetowin

theprize.BorninChonging.Libegantoplaythepianowhenhewasseven.His

parentsspentalltheirmoneyandboughtapianoforhiminthe1980sinChina,

Heworkedhard.Everyday,heplayedforeighthoursormoreatapianoschool.He

oftenplayedevenafterschool.Listillcan'tplayabeautifultune（曲子）without

carefulpreparation.

“Youneedtobereadyonstage（舞臺(tái)）JLisaid."Peoplearewaitingforyou.Nobody

knowswhetheryouhavesleptenough,whetheryouhavesomeproblemsinyourlife.

Butyouneedtoplaygreatmusicfbryouraudience.That'swhattheywanttohear."

1.Peopleoftenseeofthefamouspeople.

A.happysmilesB.bigsuccessC.hardworkD.bothAandB

2.LiYundibegantolearntoplaythepianoin

A.1980B.1982C.1989D.1993

3.HowdidLipracticeplayingthepianowhenhewasachild?

A.Heplayedthepianoatapianoschooleveryday.

B.HewenttoPolandtolearntoplaythepiano.

C.Helearnedtoplaythepianobyhimself.

D.Hisparentstaughthimtoplaythepiano.

4.Theunderlinedword"you^refersto（指）

A.thechildrenB.LihimselfC.theaudienceD.theparents

5.WhycouldhewinthefirstprizeinPoland?

A.Becausehewasapianotalentandheplayedverywell,

B.Becausehewastheyoungestpianist.

C.Becauseheoftenplayedafterschool.

D.BecausehewasfromChina.

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Drriinngg!That'sthesoundchildrenacrossthecountrydonotwanttohearthe

alarmbell（鬧鈴）。ThismeanschildrenacrosstheUKhavetowakeupearlytogoto

school.

ButstudentsatoneschoolinthenortheastofEnglandcanlieinbedforonemore

hourbeforetheygotoschool.MonkseatonHighSchoolsaysit'sOKforstudentsto

cometoschoolanhourlaterthanotherschools.

Theheadmaster,DrKelley,saysthatithelpsstudentstobemoreactivein

class.HefeelsthatyoungPeopleworkbetterinthedayandalatestartmaybebetter

fortheirschoollifethananearlyone.

DrKelleytoldtheBBCthat"teenagersdon'tworkverywellinthemorningand

theirneedto