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Passage1

Whenyousendaletterorapostcard,youhavetoputstampsontheenvelopeoronthecard.

Whendidpeoplefirstbegintousestamps?Whowasthefirsttothinkofthisidea?

Intheearlynineteenthcentury,peopledidnotusestamps.Theyhadtopaypostagewhenthey

receivedletters.Sometimestheydidn'twanttoreceivealetteratall,buttheyhadtopaymoneyfor

it.Theywereunhappyaboutthis.Thepostagewashighatthistime,becausethepostofficeshadto

sendmanypeopletogetthepostage.

RowlandHillwasaschoolteacherinEngland.Hewasthefirsttothinkofusingstampsinthe

1805s.Hethoughtitwouldbemucheasierforpeopletousestamps.Theycouldgotothepost

officetobuystampsandputthemonenvelopesbeforetheysenttheletters.Thepostofficecould

justputseals卸記）onthestampssothatpeoplecouldnotusethestampsagain.Inthisway,the

postofficedidnotneedtosendpostmentogetthepostage.Itonlyneededfewerpostmentosend

letters.

根據短文，選擇最佳答案：

1.Peoplebegantousestamps.

A.atthebeginningofthenineteenthcenturyB.inthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury

C.morethantwohundredyearsagoD.whenpeoplefirstsentlettersandpostcards

2.Beforestampswereused,thepostage.

A.waspaidbytheletter-writersB.waspaidbytheletter-receivers

C.wasgotbypostmenD.bothBandC

3.RowlandHill

A.inventedthefirststampB.wasapostmaninEngland

C.gavetheideatousestampsD.wasthefirsttousestamps

4.Afterstampswereused,

A.thepostmendidn'tneedtobesenttogetthepostage

B.peopledidn'tneedtopaythepostage

C.thepostofficecouldgetmorepostage

D.peopleshouldpaymorepostage

5.Whatisthemainidea（主題）ofthepassage?

A.Howdidstampsbegintobeused?B.Whywerepostmensenttogetthepostage?

C.Whendidpeoplefirstbegintousestamps?D.Whowasthefirsttothinkofusingstamps?

Passage2

Theearthmovesaroundthesun,andthemoonmovesaroundtheearth.Whenourpartofthe

earthturnstothesun,itisday.Whenourpartoftheearthturnsawayfromthesun,itisnight.

Thesunisverybright.Itgivesverystronglight.Themoonlookslikequitebright,too,butit

doesn'tgiveanylightatall.Thelightfromthemooncomesfromthesun.

Themoonlooksmuchbiggerandbrighterthanthestars.Butinfact,thestarsaremuchbigger

andbrighterthanthemoon.Theylooksmallerthanthemoonbecausetheyarefartherawayfrom

theearth.

根據短文內容判斷正誤：

1.Theearthmovesaroundthesunandthemoon.

2.Whenourpailoftheearthturnstothemoon,itisday.

3.Themoonissmallerthanthesun.

4.Thesunandthemoonbothgivelight.

5.Themoonlooksbiggerthanthestarsbecauseit'snearertotheearth.

Passage3

Takealookatsomeoftheveryfamousbasketballplayersoftheworld.Iamsureyouwantto

knowaboutsomeofthem.Theyhavealwayshadahugefanfollowing.

MichaelJordan:Bomonthe17thofFebruary1963,hestartedhiscareerbyplayingbasketball,

baseballandfootball.Whenhewasinthetenthgrade,hewasrefusedapositioninthebasketball

teamforreasonsofhisheight.Hedidnotloseheart.Hisefforts（努力）ledhimtobethegreatest

basketballplayerofalltime.Hisoutstanding（杰出的）leaping（也K躍）abilitieswonhimthetitle"Air

Jordan”.ESPNnamedhimthegreatestNorthAmericanathleteofthe20thcentury.

WiltChamberlain:Asachild,hewasnotfondofplayingbasketball.Butwhenhegottoknow

howpopularbasketballwasinPhiladelphia,heturnedtoit.Hisheightof7feetand1inchgavehim

anaddedadvantage（優勢）.Hewasfamousforhisphysicalstrength.HeholdsmanyNBAall-time

records.In1978,hefoundaplaceintheBasketballHallofFame.Heisoneofthevery

dominant（最有影響力的）playerstheworldhadeverhad.Hediedin1999.

LisaLeslie:Lisawasafamouswomanbasketballplayer.Whenshebeganplayingbasketballin

theseventhgrade,shewassixfeettall.ShewasthefirstWNBAplayertoscore3000points.She

wasthefirstplayertowintheregularseason,WNBAChampionshipandAll-StarGameMVP

awards（獎品）inthesameseason.

根據短文，選擇最佳答案：

1.HowoldisMichaelJordannow?

A.41B.42C.45D.48

2.madeWiltChamberlainsofamous.

A.OutstandingleapingabilitiesB.Physicalstrength

C.BeingawomanplayerD.Havingmanyfans

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.WiltChamberlainhasbeendeadfortenyears.

B.LisaLesliebeganplayingbasketballinthesixthgrade.

C.MichaelJordanisonlyinterestedinplayingbasketball.

D.Whenhewasachild,Wiltchamberlainlikesplayingbasketball.

4.WhatwasthereasonofLisabeingsofamous?

A.shewassixfeettall.

B.Shewasawomanbasketballplayer.

C.ShewasthefirstWNBAplayertoscore3000points.

D.Shebeganplayingbasketballintheseventhgrade.

5.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.BasketballPlayersB.FamousBasketballPlayers

C.FamousMenBasketballPlayersD.GreatestNorthAmericanathleteofthe20thCentury

Passage4

Lifeinthe2100swillbeverydifferentfromlifetoday.Betweenthenandnowmanychanges

willtakeplace._1_willthechangesbe?

Thepopulation（人口）isgrowingfast.Therewillbemanypeopleintheworldandmostofthem

willlive_2—thanpeoplelivenow.

Computerswillbeseensmallerandmoreuseful,andtherewillbeatleastoneineveryhome.

And—3—studieswillbeoneoftheimportantsubjectsinschoolsthen.

Peoplewillworkfewerhoursthantheydonowandtheywillhavemore_4—timeforsports,

watchingTVandtravelling.Travellingwillbeeasieradcheaper.Andmorepeoplewillgotoother

countrieson_5—.Therewillbechangesinourfood,too.Morelandwillbeusedfor_6—new

townsandhousesforallthepeople.Thentherewillbelessroom（空間）—7—cowandsheep.So

meatwillbemoreexpensive.Maybenoonewilleatiteveryday.Instead,theyeatmorefruitand

vegetables.Maybepeoplewillbe_8_.

Workinthefuturewillbedifferent,too.Dangerousandhardworkwillbe_9—byrobots.

Becauseofthis,manypeoplehave_10_worktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.

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Passage5

Oncetherelivedanoldmaninatown.Healways_1_alotofthings,sohiswifealwayshad

tosaytohim,“Rememberthis.^^

Onedayhewentonalong_2—alone.Beforehewentout,hiswifesaid,“Nowyouhaveall

thesethings.Takecareofthem."Hewenttothestation,boughtaticketandgotonthetrainwith

_3—.Aboutanhourlater,theconductorcametotheoldmanandsaid,46Willyouplease_4—

meyourticket?”Theoldmanlookedforhisticketinallhispockets,buthecouldnotfindit.He

was—5—?“Ican'tfindmyticket.Ireallyboughtaticket_6—Igotonthetrain/9saidtheold

man,"I_7—youboughtaticket.Allright.Youdon'thavetobuyanotherone,^^saidthe

conductor.Buttheoldman_8—lookedworriedandsaid“Youdon'tknow_9—.IfIcan'tfind

myticket,Idon'tremembermy_10—.WhereamIgoing?^^

()1.A.lostB.rememberedC.forgotD.carried

()2.A.picnicB.walkC.journeyD.road

()3.A.itB.onC.himD.her

()4.A.sh