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There are many useful inventions in the world.
Have you ever wished to have an umbrella that makes your hands free? Alan Kaufman has thought up the \which means \+ \It is the first truly hands–free umbrella in the world. The inventor says that it stops rain, wind and snow and can keep your head, face and hair dry.
\never planned to invent a product. I just noticed a problem and thought up a solution,\said the inventor. The idea for the invention began on one rainy day. Mr. Kaufman was standing in one of his stores. He began to look at people’s umbrellas. He found that they had to try very hard to keep their umbrellas in the right place. At that moment an idea came into his mind. He ran to his desk and drew a picture. In this way, the Nubrella was born.
One cool feature of the Nubrella is that you don’t hold it like a usual umbrella, you wear it. The shoulder straps(肩带) of the Nubrella allow people to be fully hands -free, so when walking in the rain with the Nubrella, you are able to use your cell phone or drink a hot cup of coffee. Also, the Nubrella will never be inverted(颠倒) in the wind. The new umbrella is far safer than traditional ones, because it has no sharp points. 46. The \
A. usual B. hands-free C. traditional D. paper 47. How can you use the \
A. You can wear the shoulder straps of the Nubrella. B. You can put the Nubrella on your head. C. You can use your hands to control it. D. You can put it on your bike. 48. Which of the following is NOT right? A. \
B. The idea of the new umbrella came from the rainy day.
C. When you are walking in the rain, you'd better take the Nubrella.
D. If you go out with the Nubrella in the rain, you'd better drink a hot cup of coffee. 49. It can be learned from the passage that _________. A. Alan Kaufman often uses umbrellas in everyday life
B. the new kind of umbrella was invented by an umbrella store owner C. the inventor thought for a long time before inventing the Nubrella D. you can do other things with your hands when using the Nubrella
50. In writing this passage, the writer mainly intends(意图) to _________. A. introduce this new kind of umbrella to people who are selling umbrellas B. tell the readers about a great inventor named Alan Kaufman C. tell the readers about a new invention that is very useful D. tell the readers that the inventor didn't want to invent anything
B
Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly? Or When your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to control(控制) your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry easily can make you lose friends.
Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, wrote My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells teens how to stay cool when bad things
happen to them. The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can not make them better. \habit, like smoking. The book says you can control your anger easily, and all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
When a baby falls over, it cries only when people are watching it. Like a baby, you can only get angry if you are sure it is the right thing to do.
The book gives many suggestions to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three.
Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.
Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go some-where else. Try to laugh!
51. The writer wants to tell us _________.
A. not to get angry easily B. to work hard at school C. to do more exercises D. to help each other 52. The writer thinks that if you get angry easily you will __________. A. get ill very easily B. lose your friends C. put on weight easily D. eat less 53. My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals is a __________.
A. story B. book C. picture D. film 54. My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals mainly tells us __________. A. what to read
B. how to read
C. how to stay cool D. how to learn English well
55. In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word \指的是)__________. A. the book B. anger C. habit D. the baby
C
Do you have the experience of taking music lessons against your will? Perhaps you have complained about it because you thought you couldn't have much playtime. But now you'd better thank your parents for their time and money spent on your musical training. A recent study suggests music lessons can make children have better memories than their peers (同龄人).
The Canadian study showed that after one year of musical training, children did better on a memory test than those who didn't take music lessons.
The researchers made the children aged between 4 and 6 into two groups -one group of children took music lessons outside school, and the other didn't take any musical training. In one year, they took four tests in different times. The results showed the brain (大脑) develop-ment changes at least every four months.
The children taking music lessons not only did better in musical listening but also made faster progress in other parts, such as reading, writing, math and IQ.
People say music is the good medicine for a broken heart. Now it seems music can also help us to improve our memories.
56. You'd better thank your parents for their time and money spent on your musical training because __________.
A. you love taking music lessons B. you will complain about it
C. music can help you to improve your memories D. music lessons have taken up most your free time
57. The researchers made one group of the children aged 4 ~ 6 take music lessons for __________.
A. six months B. a year C. two years D. four years 58. The Canadian study showed that brain development changes __________. A. once a week
B. twice half a year
C. four times a year D. at least every four months
59. According to the last paragraph, most people think music can make us __________. A. happy B. worried C. smart D. confident 60. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. How to become cleverer. B. Music does us much good.
C. What to find in wonderful music. D. Everyone should receive music training.
D
Different countries have different customs in giving presents.
In China you must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the sound of the word for \用……包裹) a present in white, black, or blue paper, because they are the colors for funerals (葬礼). Don't give a knife, because something sharp can cut a friendship.
In Russia if you give flowers as presents, you have to give an odd number of them (one, three, five, etc. ) because even numbers of flowers are for funerals.
In Germany if you are invited to dinner, flowers are good presents to take to your dinner hostess (女主人), but don't take her red roses because it means you are in love with her. Don' t take thirteen of anything because it's an unlucky number. Don't take an even number of anything, either. Don' t wrap your presents in white, brown, or black paper. 61. According to the passage, __________ must never be given to Chinese people as presents. A. flowers B. clothes C. food D. clocks 62. People don't wrap presents in black or white paper in __________. A. Germany B. China
C. both China and Germany D. both China and Russia 63. What does the underlined word \A. 偶数的 B. 奇数的 C. 甚至
D. 平坦的
64. What presents can you take to your dinner hostess in Germany? A. Thirteen of something. B. Flowers except red roses. C. An even number of something. D. Something wrapped in brown paper. 65. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Foreigners' presents. B. Giving flowers as presents.
C. Different customs in giving presents. D. Don't give thirteen of anything as presents.