第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题。满分40分)

Ⅶ．阅读下列短文或表格，掌握其大意，然后从各小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。(共15小题。每小题2分。满分30分)

A

Have you ever rubbed your hands together when they get cold? Why do we do that? We do that for friction. Friction happens when two things that aren’t very smooth rub together to make heat energy. The faster you rub two things together, the more friction (and heat) you can make. Let’s discover friction!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

● Soap            ● Water           ● Your hands!

WHAT TO DO:

1. Make sure your hands are dry.

2. Rub your hands together until you feel the heat of your hands.

3. Now, use soap and water to get your hands very slippery (滑的).

4. Try to make friction happen while your hands are slippery.

5. Please write down what has happened.

LET’S TALK!

Friction is an energy that happens when two things rub together. When friction happens, it makes heat! When your hands are slippery, they won’t make very much friction and your hands won’t get so hot.

DID YOU KNOW?

1. Friction happens when you stop your fast running bike.

2. Ancient people made fires by rubbing two pieces of wood together. Friction happened though they didn’t know it.

        ?                   

Friction is everywhere. Have you ever noticed situations where friction is happening? If not, ask your parents to take you out in a car. If it is not too hot, touch the tires (轮胎) of the car before and after a short drive to see how much warmer they get from friction.

根据表格内容，选择正确答案。

51. You’d better make your hands                 to get heat when you rub them.

A. slippery     B. dry C. wet           D. smooth

52. What does the word “friction” in this text mean in Chinese?

A. 摩擦      B. 冷却 C. 膨胀 D. 震动

53.                         is NOT an example of friction.

A. Bike riding B. Car driving C. Hands rubbing D. Friction discovering

54. What’s the last column (栏目)?

A. THINK IT OVER!  B. WHAT HAPPENED?

C. EVERYDAY ACTION: D. WORK WITH PARENTS!

55. This text is most probably                         .

A. a science report       B. a car advertisement

C. a rubbing introduction D. a chemistry programme

B

What are the most successful movies?

American movies are the most  popular around the world. The most successful movies of the twentieth century wad Titanic. People around the world paid almost $2 billion, and they saw the famous ship sink again. Titanic was more popular than Star wars. This Star Wars film made almost $1billion in the late 1990s. Close behind this was Jurassic Park, a film about dinosaurs. And it’s interesting that Titanic was also the most expensive film: it cost $200 million to make.

Which is the world’s most popular sport?

The world most popular sport is or soccer．It’s more popular than football，basketball，or baseball．FIFA has 4.1 million teams，and 200 million players in  l90 countries around the world．More than one billion people watch the World Cup Final on TV every four years. In the United States，soccer is not the most popular for spectators(观众)，but it is the most popular sport for kids and teens．About 3 million Americans under the age of nineteen play soccer．

What are the largest shopping malls?

The largest shopping mall in the world is the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton，Canada．The mall has more than 800 retail stores，including eight department stores．There is also a 335‘room hotel•It'8 much；larger than the 8econd largest mall in the world：this is the mall of America in Bloomington，Minnesota．The US mall has 400 stores. Its amusement attractions include a roller coas ter. Some people spend their vacation at this mall．But in the future，the biggest stores probably are going to be on the computer：some online malls already say that they have stores in l00 countries•

56. What's the most successful movie of the twentieth century?

A．Titanic．    B．Star Wars．    C．Jurassic Park．D．Avatar．

57. How much did the movie Star Wars make in the late l990s?

A．Almost 8 2 billion．    B．Almost $l billion．

C．Almost$200 million．   D．Almost$3 million．

58. Which of the following descriptions about soccer is TRUE?

A．In the US，soccer is the most popular for both spectators and kids．

B．FIFA has 2,000 million players in l90 countries around the world．

C．Football is more popular than soccer，basketball，or baseball．

D．About 3 million Americans under the age of nineteen play soccer．

59. Where is the world’s largest mall?

A．In Canada．    B．In America．    C．In England．D．On the computer．

60. What CANNOT people do in the West Edmonton Mall according to the passage?

A．Enjoy a roller coaster．    B．Spend vacations．

C．Go shoppin9．           D．See Mickey Mouse．