【正文】 ng. A. 2 hundreds, to build B. hundreds of, building C. hundreds of, to build D. 2 hundred, building 33. —Do you think we’ll need to buy some tea? —I don’t like drinking tea, and __________. It’s not necessary. A. so do you B. neither you do C. so you do D. neither do you 34. —Do you mind if I sit here? —________. It39。 A A long time ago, Roman soldiers came to make war to Scotland. The Scots (蘇格蘭人 ) loved their county very much. They fought hard against their enemies (敵人 ), but there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win. One night , the leader of Scots took his soldiers to the top of a hill. ―We will rest here tonight, my men,‖ he said. ―Tomorrow we will fight against the Romans again. We must win, or we will die.‖ They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were only four guards (衛(wèi)兵 ) on duty, but they too, were very tired, and one by one, also fell asleep. The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they arrived at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes later, the war would be over. Suddenly one of them put his foot on a thistle (薊：一種葉子帶刺的野生植物 ). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a minute, the Scots were all ready to fight. They fought very bravely and won in the end. The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles (針 ) all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower. 36. It seemed that the Romans would win at first, mainly because________. A. there were more Roman soldiers B. the Romans fought harder C. the Roman soldiers were braver D. The Romans were better at fighting 37. Where did the Scots rest one night? A. At the foot of the hill. B. In the middle of the hill. C. At the top of the hill. D. At the hillside. 38. ________ fell asleep that night. A. Only the leader of the Scots B. Only four Scottish guards on duty. C. Roman soldiers. D. The Scottish leader and all the Scottish soldiers. 39. What happened to one of the Roman soldiers while climbing up the hillside? A. He was killed. B. He fell down. C. He put his foot on a thistle. D. He was caught. 40. Why do the Scots make the thistle their national flower? A. Because it’s beautiful. B. Because it helped the Scots to beat the Romans. C. Because it has sharp needles all over it. D. Because all the people like it very much. B. Have you ever rubbed（搓） 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. DO 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 isn’t too hot, touch the tires (輪胎 )of the car before and after a short drive to see how much warmer they get from friction. 41. The text is most probably_______. A. a science report B. a car advertisement C. a rubbing introduction D. a chemistry program 42. You’d better make your hands ____ to get heat when you rub them. A. slippery B. dry C. wet D. smooth 43. What does the word ―friction‖ in this text mean in Chinese? A. 摩擦 B. 冷卻 C. 膨脹 D. 震動 44. ________ isn’t an example of friction. A. Bike riding B. Car driving C. Hands rubbing D. Friction discovering 45. What’s the last column（題目） ? A. THINK IT OVER! B. WHAT HAPPENED? C. EVERYDAY ACTION! D. WORK WITH PARENTS! C. Two old men lived in a room on the third floor of an old people’s home. Both men were very old and badly ill, and they spent 24 hours a day in bed in the room. Luckily, one of the old men had his bed by the window, and every day he spent hours telling his friend far from the window what he could see through the window. He told him about the traffic going by, the children playing in the park opposite, and the birds flying in trees. The old man far from the window got a lot of pleasure from hearing about the world outside, but after a time he began to get rather unhappy. How nice it would be, he thought, if he had the bed by the window and could see everything for him, instead of just hearing about it. One night, the man by the window called to his friend, ―Quick! Pull the alarm by your bed, I don’t think I can get through the night!‖ But his friends, expecting an empty bed by the window, did nothinghe just closed his eyes and went back to sleep. The next morning, the nurse found the man dead in his bed by the window. The old man was very excited a