【正文】 B.are the same as the violins made todayC.sound better than the violins made todayD.have the same varnish as the violins made today（2）Why is the violin painted with the varnish? A.To make it sell better.B.To make it look shiny.C.To make the sound better.D.Both B and C.（3）From Paragraph 3, we can learn . A.all the old violins sound wonderfulB.wood for violins must be cut carefullyC.the kind of wood must be very importantD.the age of the violins must be the correct answer（4）What is the passage mainly about? A.Scientific ideas about violins made today.B.The ways of making good violins.C.The musical instruments.D.The old Italian violins.12．閱讀理解 Blue39。s Clues People around the world are familiar（熟悉的） with the cartoon series for the early childhood development skills. The cartoon series ever won nine Emmy awards because of the lovely dog. Blue39。s Clues became a good friend of those preschoolers. And Blue39。s Clues keeps a great source for children of all ages.Santa39。s Little Helper Santa39。s Little Helper, is a cute, but poorly trained greyhound. The greyhound has been a gatekeeper for the Simpson household for years. Finally he was replaced （ 替換 ） by welltrained Laddie. Even so, Santa39。s Little Helper has stayed with the Simpsons ever since.Brian Griffin The Griffins39。 dog is noticeable for his wit, intelligence （智力 ）, love for martinis, and ability to speak. While only 7 years old, Brian is only a few creditsshort of a degree （學位） from Brown University.Lady amp。 the Tramp The first couple of animated dogs, Lady and the Tramp show us that even dogs need love and panionship from their own kind. When not pushing meatballs with their noses and eating spaghetti, Lady and the Tramp fell in love and soon had a litter of their own.（1）People well know the cartoon series Blue39。s Clues for its . A.childhood development skillsB.Emmy awardsC.funny storiesD.true love（2）Blue39。s Clues keeps a great source for . A.childrenB.youngstersC.old peopleD.people of all ages（3） is trained very well. A.Little HelperB.SimpsonC.LaddieD.Griffin（4）Which of the following is TRUE? A.The cartoon series Blue39。 Clues never got Emmy awards.B.Santa39。s Little Helper left the Simpsons at last.C.The Griffins39。 dog is well known for his intelligence.D.Lady and the Tramp are brother and sister.（5）The passage mainly tells us A.cartoon storiesB.children39。s favouriteC.cartoon dogsD.funny pictures13．閱讀理解 The largest animal ever to live on Earth is the blue whale. It weighs about 80 tonsmore than 24 big elephants. It is more than 30 metres long. A new baby whale weighs as much as a big elephant. Cats won39。t die if they fall off very high places because they can turn themselves up the right way so as to keep their bodies safe. One cat fell off 32 floors onto the street, but it was just hurt a little. A bear can run as fast as a horse. A newborn panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about 100 grams. Elephants are the most careful animals in their love. A male elephant may show his lady love for up to three years until the female elephant takes his love. They often show their love by touching each other39。s body. Usually, wolves do not hurt people. For years a Canadian newspaper says that they would give anyone a lot of money if he or she could show that a wolf could hurt a person. But nobody could do that. Wolves do not usually go together though they may do this in winter and they only hurt people at an unusual time.（1）How much does a newborn blue whale weigh? A.About 10 tons.B.As much as a baby elephant.C.About 80 tons.D.About 3 tons.（2）A bear can run people think it can. A.faster thanB.more slowly thanC.as fast asD.as slowly as（3）A male elephant won39。t stop following a female elephant to until the female elephant takes his love. A.fight with the baby elephantB.ask the lady elephant to help himC.show his love for a long timeD.find food together with her（4）A wolf won39。t hurt people except . A.in winterB.at an unusual timeC.in groupsD.that it is happy14．閱讀理解 Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that our body movements municate about 50 per cent of what we really mean while words themselves only express 7 per cent. So, while your mouth is closed, your body is just saying... Arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever es your way. Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show you39。re unhappy! Head. When you want to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are the monitor in class, you can also take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side. Legs. Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at interviews, try to keep them still! Posture（姿勢）. A good posture makes you feel better about yourself. If you are feeling down, you normally don39。t sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. This makes breathing mo