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1、Theword“horsepower”wasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWatthadmadetheworld'sfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Hehadnowayoftellingpeopleexactlyhowpowerfulitwas,foratthattimetherewerenounitsformeasuringpower.
Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestronghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Hecalledthatunitonehorsepower.Withthisunithecouldmeasuretheworkhissteamenginecoulddo.
Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintotheairononeminute.Hisenginecouldlifta33-poundweight100feetinoneminute.
Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse,Wattcalleditatenhorsepowerengine.
（1）、ThepassagesaysthatWattmadethefirstwidelyusedsteamengine.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
解析：
文章第二句可知。
（2）、Wattwantedtofindawaytolifta3300-poundweight.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
第二段第一句Watt是想知道一匹强壮的马一分钟能干什么活。
（3）、Hemadeupaunitofmeasurementbasedonthestrengthofahorse.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
解析：
第二段第三句可判断。
（4）、Onehorsepowerwouldequaltheweightofonehorse.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
第二段可知，onehorsepower应指一匹强壮的马一分钟得劳动力。
（5）、ThepossibletitleforthispassageisTheOriginoftheTerm"Horsepower".
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
解析：
根据全文可知。
2、Snowflakeslooklikewhitestarsfallingfromthesky.Buttherehavebeentimeswhensnowhaslookedred,green,yellow,orblack.Therehavebeensnowflakesofalmosteverycolor.Thinkhowitwouldseemtohavecoloredsnowflakescomingdownallaroundyou.
BlacksnowfellinFranceoneyear.AnotheryeargreysnowfellinJapan.Itwasfoundthatthesnowwasmixedwithashes.Thismadeitlookdark.Redsnowhadcomedowninothercountries.Whenthishappened,thesnowwasmixedwithreddust.
Mostsnowlookswhite,butitisreallythecolorofice.Snowisicethatcomesfromsnowcloud.Eachsnowflakebeginswithasmalldropoffrozenwater.Morewaterformsaroundthisdrop.Thewaythewaterfreezesgivesthesnowflakesitsshape.
Notwosnowflakesareeverjustthesamesizeorshape.Sometimesthesnowflakesarebrokenwhentheycomedown.Othersnowflakesmeltastheyfall.Allsnowflakesareflatandhavesixsides,iftheyarenotbrokenormelted.Whentheairiscoldanddry,thefallingsnowflakesaresmallandhard.Iftheairwetandwarm,thesnowflakesarebigandsoft.
Wouldyoubesurprisedtoseesnowflakesasbigasyourheadfallingfromthesky?
IthappenedonceintheUnitedStates.Itcouldhappenagain.
（1）、Thefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellusthatsometimessnowhasdifferentcolors.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
解析：
根据前两段内容可判断。
（2）、Notwosnowflakesarejustthesamesize,butallsnowflakesarehard.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
前半句正确，后半句错误。
倒数第二段最后一句提及“Iftheairwetandwarm,thesnowflakesarebigandsoft”。
（3）、Snowflakesbeginwithcloud.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
第三段“Snowisicethatcomesfromsnowcloud”可判断。
（4）、Thebiggerthesnowflakesare,thesoftertheyare.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
根据自然现象及文章倒数第二段最后一句可判断。
（5）、BlacksnowfellonlyinEuropeanCountries.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
文章无此说法。
3、Hobbswasanorphan.Heworkedinafactoryandeverydayhegotalittlemoney.Hardworkchangedhimthinandweak.Hewantedtoborrowalotofmoneytolearntopaintpictures,buthedidnotthinkhecouldpayoffthedebts.
Onedayalawyersaidtohim,"Onethousanddollars,andhereisthemoney."AsHobbstookthepackageofnotes,hewasverydumbfounded（惊呆了的）.Hedidn'tknowwherethemoneycamefromandhowtospendit.Hesaidtohimself,"Icouldgotofindahotelandlivelikearichmanforafewdays,orIgiveupmyworkinthefactoryanddowhatI'dliketodo:
paintingpictures.Icoulddothatforafewweeks,butwhatwouldIdoafterthat?
Ishouldhavelostmyplaceinthefactoryandhavenomoneytoliveon.Ifitwerealittlelessmoney,Iwouldbuyanewcoat,oraradio,orgiveadinnertomyfriends.Ifitweremore,Icouldgiveuptheworkandpayforpaintingthepictures.Butitistoomuchforoneandtoolittlefortheother."
"Hereisthereadingofyouruncle'swill,"saidthelawyer,"tellingwhatistobedonewiththismoneyafterhisdeath.Imustaskyoutorememberonepoint.Yourunclehassaidyoumustbringmeapapershowingexactlywhatyoudidwithhismoney,assoonasyouhavespentit."
"Yes,Isee.Iwilldothat,"saidtheyoungman.
（1）、Hewantedtoborrowmoneybecausehewantedtolearntopaintpictures.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
解析：
由第一段最后一句“Hewantedtoborrowalotofmoneytolearntopaintpictures,buthedidnotthinkhecouldpayoffthedebts”可判断。
（2）、Withthemoneyhegot,Hobbsfirstplannedtohaveahappylifeforafewdays.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
从第二段可知，Hobbs拿到钱首先想的是住进酒店，像一个富豪那样生活几天。
（3）、WhatHobbswasaskedtodowasnothingbuttobuysomepictures.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
由倒数第二段可知，Hobbs的叔叔要求他在一张纸上记下拿着这笔钱要做的事。
（4）、WhatHobbsreallylovedtodowaspaintingpictures.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
解析：
由Hobbs如此贫穷却仍想借钱学画画可知。
4、ElvisAronPresley,wasoftencalled"thekingofrockmusic",diedonAugust16th,1977,attheageofforty-two.Heleftagreatinfluenceonpopularmusic,andmillionsoffans.Duringhislifetime,Elvissoldmorethanfourhundredmillionrecords.AfterPresleydied,manyofhisrecordsrosequickly.WhenPresleydied,manymournersjourneyedtoMemphis,Tennessee,Presley'shome,topaytheirlastrespects.WhilemostofthesefansknewalotaboutthesongsofElvis,fewofthemknewthestoryofhowElvishadhisfirstrecordwhichwasforhismother.HepaidfourdollarstoasmallMemphisrecordingshop,andrecordedtwosongs.Thesongswere"MyHappiness"and"That'sWhereYourHeartachesBegin".SamPhilips,whoownedtheshopwhereElvismadetherecord,likedPresley'ssongs.Hesaidhewouldcallhimsomeday.Aboutayearlater,Philipsdidcallandaskhimtocutarecord.Thisfirstrecordhad"BlueMoonofKentucky"ononeside,and"That'sAllRight,Mama"ontheother.
（1）、ThepassageismainlyabouthowElvisPresleybeganhiscareer.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
解析：
根据全文可判断。
（2）、Mournersareusuallyrecord-producers.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
从文中“WhenPresleydied,manymournersjourneyedtoMemphis,Tennessee,Presley'shome,topaytheirlastrespects”可推断Mourners意为送葬者。
（3）、Withouttherecordforhismother,Elvismightnothavebecomeastar.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
解析：
文中提及Elvis第一张唱片是为了他母亲录制从而被挖掘，因此选A。
（4）、WhenPresleydied,peoplewenttoMemphisforhismother'sstoryoflife.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
无此说法，去Memphis是为了献上对Elvis最后的敬意。
（5）、ThepassageshowsthatmanypeoplelovedElvis.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
无此说法。
6、Intheworld,soccerorfootballisthemostpopularsport.ThisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears.
Toremember2002FIFAWorldCup,childrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled"DreamWorldCups"inJapan.Thechildrendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabluebrightsky.TheywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflagsofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea.ThepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere.
Areyouafootballfan？
TheWorldCupmakesmoreandmorepeopleinterestedinfootball.Teenagerslikeplayingandwatchingfootball.Manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuchthattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavouriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.ThatisthewaytoshowtheirlovefortheWorldCupaschildreninJapan.
（1）、IfacountrywantstotakepartintheWorldCup,shemusthavemanyfootballplayers.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
无此说法。
（2）、ThenextWorldCupwillbeheldin2006.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
解析：
世界杯每四年一届，日韩世界杯在2002年举行，因此下一届为2006年。
（3）、Fromthepassage,inthepicturechildrendrewmanythingsexceptpicturesofsomefootballstars.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
最后一段提到孩子们像很多足球爱好者那样，以画喜爱的球星的方法来显示对他们的热爱。
（4）、In"DreamWorldCup",thechildrendrewtheflagsofsomecountriestotellthepeopletheirstories.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
解析：
由第二段可知画旗帜是为了祝愿他们好运。
（5）、Manyteenagersownthepicturesofsomefootballstarsbecausetheyarefootballfans.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
解析：
由最后一段可知。
8、AstoryistoldaboutasoldierwhowasfinallycominghomeafterhavingfoughtinVietnam.HecalledhisparentsfromSanFrancisco."MomandDad,I'mcominghome,butI'veafavortoask.Ihaveafriend.I'dliketobringhimhomewithme."
"Sure,"theyreplied,"we'dlovetomeethim."
"There'ssomethingyoushouldknow,"thesoncontinued,"hewasinjuredprettybadlyinthefighting.Hesteppedonalandmine（地雷）andlostanarmandaleg.Hehasnowhereelsetogo,andIwanthimtolivewithus."
"We'resorrytohearthat,son.But,maybewecanhelphimfindsomewheretolive."
"No,MomandDad,Iwanthimtolivewithus."
"Son,"saidthefather,"youdon'tknowwhatyou'reasking.Someonewithsuchahandicapwouldbeaterribleburdentous.Wehaveourownlivestolive,andwecan'tletsomethinglikethisinterferewithourlives.Ithinkyoushouldjustcomehomeandforgetaboutthisguy.He'llfindawaytoliveonhisown."
Atthatpoint,thesonhungupthephone.Theparentsheardnothingmorefromhim.Afewdayslater,however,theyreceivedacallfromtheSanFranciscopolice.Theirsonhaddiedafterfallingfromabuilding.Thepolicebelievedhehadkilledhimself.
Thegrief-stricken（悲痛欲绝的）parentsflewtoSanFranciscoandweretakentothecitymorgue（太平间）toidentifythebodyoftheirson.Theyrecognizedhim,buttotheirhorrortheyalsodiscoveredsomethingtheydidn'tknow,theirsonhadonlyonearmandoneleg.
（1）、ThesoldiercalledhisparentsfromSanFranciscoafterhavingfoughtinVietnam.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
解析：
由第一段可知。
（2）、Thesoldier
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