Bullying online (P3)

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1. According to the passage, Katherine Evans_______.

A. performed poorly academically in high school

B. created a group against her English teacher on Facebook

C. was not punished for her speech on Facebook

D. was sued by her English teacher for cyberbullying

2. Katherine Evans did the following things on Facebook EXCEPT __________.

A. expressing her hatred toward her English teacher

B. posting a photo of her English teacher on it

C. inviting others to criticize her English teacher

D. exposing personal secrets of the English teacher she hate

3. When a student gets punished at school such as a suspension, he or she will probably face the consequence of __________.

A. being kept from graduating from high school

B. losing the chance of being offered a good job

C. being denied the right of free speech on the Internet

D. being abandoned by friends at school

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Not all the responses supported Katherine for her act on the Internet.

B. Teachers have a different opinion from that of Katherine's lawyer.

C. Katherine's case is the first such one in American history.

D. There are no clear boundaries when it comes to free speech on the Internet.

Brits' favorite pastime... (P4)

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5. Which of the following facts does NOT contribute to people's love for gardens in Britain?

A. Brits regard their garden as an extension of their house outdoors.

B. Brits treasure the short warm months when they get to enjoy their garden.

C. Brits' gentle temperament makes them enjoy something like gardening.

D. Brits do not have many public parks to spend relaxing time in.

6. Having read the passage, we know the competition _______.

A. will be held before the 2012 London Olympic

B. is intended to show off one of the Brits' favorite hobbie

C. will require participants to design a typically British garden in their back yard

D. has the purpose of attracting foreign tourist

7. The writer thinks it is a good idea to hold this competition most probably because _______.

A. it will be the first time to have such a competition

B. gardening is popular with people all over the world

C. gardening reflects the real character of British people

D. it will be a good way to make the Olympic park more beautiful

8. From this passage, we can conclude that Brits _______.

A. love their gardens more than they love their house

B. enjoy sitting in their gardens as much as sitting in a park

C. are known to love gardening as much as they love tea

D. do not adore gardening as much as before

China's own GPS (P6)

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9. What is the passage mainly about?

A. It mainly tells the readers how Global Positioning Systems work.

B. It mainly shows the differences between China's GPS and other countries'.

C. It mainly tells us how China developed its own Global Positioning System.

D. It mainly introduces to readers China's own GPS — the Beidou System.

10. Which of the following shows the correct order of how the Beidou System calculates a position?

a. the ground station sends the terminal's position to the satellite

b. a terminal on earth sends a signal to the satellite

c. satellites send the exact time of receiving the signal to a ground station

d. the satellites send the position to the terminal

e. the terminal's altitude is decided

A. bcead B. bcdea C. dceab D. deacb

11. What countries or regions are taking the lead in developing GPS according to the passage?

A. Russia, China and the European Union

B. America, Russia and Brazil

C. Russia, the European Union and China

D. America, Russia and the European Union

12. What can we conclude from the passage?

A. The Beidou system can now provide a navigation service to the whole world.

B. The Beidou system is so great that it can match the US' Global Positioning System.

C. China doesn't own an independent GPS right now.

D. China's Beidou system will own 5 more satellites than America's GPS.

Being a good example (P8)

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13. Ovechkin put his gloves over his hockey stick because ________.

A. he is a great hockey player

B. his hot stick could warm him

C. he was celebrating his succe

D. he usually acts like a bad sport

14. Which of the following words can be used to describe Ovechkin after he scored his 50th goal EXCEPT______.

A. generous B. proud

C. skilful D. overjoyed

15. What the author really minds is that__________.

A. Ovechkin behaved inappropriately

B. Ovechkin was criticized by people

C. sportsmen nowadays don't care about being a bad sport

D. kids will learn bad behavior from their model

16. According to the author, kids' sports differ from professional sports in the fact that ________.

A. kids don't play sports for fun

B. they have different aims to achieve

C. professional players have better skill

D. kids can't show emotion during the game

17. Which of the following statements will the author probably disagree with?

A. When we have fun, the principle is that we shouldn't hurt others.

B. In order to improve their skills kids should take sports seriously.

C. Sports stars should shoulder their social responsibilities for the kids' sake.

D. Sportsmen can show off in whatever way they like as part of a game's entertainment.

Key: 1—4 BDBC

5—8 DBCC

9—12 DADC

13—17 CADBD