Killer bees started in Brazil（巴西）in 195A scientist in St. Paulo（圣保羅）wanted bees to make more honey（蜂蜜）.So he put forty-six African bees with some Brazilian bees. The bees bred（繁殖）and made a new kind of bees. But the new bees were a mistake. They didn't want to make more honey. They wanted to attack. Then, by accident（偶然的）, twenty-six African bees escaped and bred with the Brazilian bees outside.

　　Scientists could not control（控制）the problem. The bees increased fast. They went from Brazil to Venezuela（委內(nèi)瑞拉）. Then they went to Central America. Now they are in North America. They travel about 390 miles a year. Each group of bees grows four times a year. This means one million new groups every five years.

　　Why are people afraid of killer bees? People are afraid for two reasons. First, the bees sting（叮）many more times than usual bees. Killer bees can sting sixty times a minute nonstop（中途不停地）for two hours. Second, killer bees attack in groups. Four hundred bee stings can kill a person.

　　Already several hundred people are dead. Now killer bees are in Texas（德克薩斯）. In a few years they will reach all over the United States. People can do nothing but wait.

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A．They increase fast.

B．Several hundred people are dead.

C．They sting more and attack in groups.

D．They're big and strong.

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　　Killer bees started in Brazil in 1957. A scientist in Sao Paulo wanted bees to make more honey(蜂蜜). So he put forty-six African bees with some Brazilian bees. The bees bred(繁殖) and made a new kind of bees. But the new bees were a mistake. They didn't want to make more honey. They wanted to attack. Then, by accident, twenty-six African bees escaped and bred with the Brazilian bees outside.

　　Scientists could not control(控制) the problem. The bees increased fast. They went from Brazil to Venezuela. Then they went to Central America. Now they are in North America. They travel about 390miles a year. Each group of bees grows four times a year. This means one million new groups every five years.

　　Why are people afraid of killer bees? People are afraid for two reasons. First, the bees sting(叮), many more times than usual bees. Killer bees can sting sixty times a minute non-stop for two hours. Second, killer bees attack in groups. Four hundred bee stings can kill a person.

　　Already several hundred people are dead. Now killer bees are in Texas. In a few years they will reach all over the United States. People can do nothing but wait.

1．After the African bees lived together with the Brazilian bees, they ________.

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A．made more honey

B．made a new kind of bees

C．made a mistake

D．wanted to attack

2．Why are people afraid of killer bees?

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A．They increase fast.

B．Several hundred people are dead.

C．They sting more and attack in groups.

D．They're big and strong.

3．Where have killer bees reached now?

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4．The best title of the passage is ________.

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A．how to make more honey

B．Killer bees

C．a(chǎn) foolish scientist

D．how to feed killer bees

Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. Now the big name from China is playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two basketball players and he learned how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to show the world that Chinese basketball players can do well in this game, too!
Pele was a famous football player. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn’t retire（退役） until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the streets. He played for Santos and quickly became an international star.
Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final（半決賽） at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were ’surprised at the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and won most of the main matches.
【小題1】Who is the youngest player in the passage?

A Christina from Spain

  On the last day of the year, the 31^st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.

B Cordon from Britain

On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.

C Angela from Brazil

In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.

1.Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.

2.Who have parties on New Year’s Day?

A. People in Spain.   B. People in Britain.

C. People in Brazil.  D. Both B and C.

3.From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推斷)that___________.

A. People listen to the radio at home.

B. Cordon can’t drink much. 

C. Cordon is a tall man with dark hair.

D. there are no people near Big Ben.

4. On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because_________.

      A. that reminds them of their happy life

B. they hope that can bring them good luck

C. they think that they look beautiful in white

D. that’s what they have to do during the New Year

5.This article mainly tells us ________________.

     A. what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day

     B. when and where people have New Year parties

     C. why people in different countries like the New Year

     D. what people around the world do on New Year’s Day

Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. Now the big name from China is playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two basketball players and he learned how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to show the world that Chinese basketball players can do well in this game, too!

Pele was a famous football player. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn't retire（退役） until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the streets. He played for Santos and quickly became an international star.

Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final（半決賽） at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were 'surprised at the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and won most of the main matches.

1.Who is the youngest player in the passage?

    A. Pele.          B. Yao Ming.       C. Steffi Graft.        D. No one.

2. __________ comes from South America.

    A. Pele          B. Yao Ming        C. Steffi Graft        D. No one

3.Yao Ming began to learn to play basketball __________.

    A. when he was 15                   B. when he was young

    C. when he was tall enough            D. when he was strong enough

4.From the passage, we learn __________.

    A. Steffi Graf was born in 1985 in Wimbledon

B. Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player

C. Steffi Graf won few of the main matches

D. Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was 16

A Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year, the 31^st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.
B Cordon from Britain
On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.
C Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.
【小題1】Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.

【小題2】Who have parties on New Year’s Day?
A. People in Spain.  B. People in Britain.
C. People in Brazil.  D. Both B and C.
【小題3】From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推斷)that___________.

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　　Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks, he scored 32.4 points per game. Now the big man from China is helping the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two great basketball players and learnt how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to make his dream come true and show the world that Chinese basketball players love this game too!

　　Pele was a football player that everyone knew. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn't retire(退役) until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international(國際的) goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the street, like many people around the world do. He was soon picked to play for Santos and quickly became an international figure(人物).

　　Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final(半決賽) at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were surprised by the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and she has won most of the main matches several times.

1．In the passage, ________ is the youngest player.

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2．________ comes from South America.

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3．Which of the following is RIGHT?

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A．Yao Ming is a table tennis player.

B．Yao Ming is on the Houston Rockets now.

C．Yao Ming's parents are not basketball players.

D．Yao Ming is playing for the Chinese Football Team.

4．Which of the following is WRONG?

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A．Pele was born in a poor family.

B．Pele was a great football player.

C．Pele played football in the street all his life.

D．Pele became famous soon after he was picked to play for Santos.

5．From the passage, we know that ________.

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A．Steffi Graf was born in Wimbledon in 1985

B．Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player

C．Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was only 16

D．Steffi Graf has won few of the main matches since 1985

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The Amazon rainforest is home to millions of different kinds of animals，plants，and birds．Most of the world's fresh water is here and the forest plants clean the Earth's air every day．

Chico was born near the Amazon town，Brazil，in 1944 and started working when he was very young．Like the rest of his family，the boy got the money by taking a little rubber from the trees in the forest．（The trees are not hurt when the rubber is taken．）The forest and its people lived together comfortably and peacefully．

But some people think too much about themselves and never think about the future．In 1980，the forest was burned to build roads，houses and factories．Chico was angry；he wanted to save the forest! He talked to the government workers，but they didn't listen to him．They were still clearing the rainforests to make quick，easy money．“Many voices are stronger than one，” he thought，so Chico held group meetings．He discovered that hundreds of people agreed with him．His hope grew．More people came together to try to stop the work of the forest clearers．Large areas of the forest were saved．Later he traveled to many other countries for international help．People soon became very much interested in this brave Brazilian．In the next few years Chico's name became famous all over the world．The government of Brazil started making plans to protect large areas of the Amazon rainforest．

But as Chico's dreams started coming true，someone stopped him in the only possible way．The famous forest fighter was murdered right outside his home on December 22，1988．Chico's life was cut short，but his brave new ideas continued in other people．One man changed the world's ideas．After his death，people around the world sent money to help Chico's work．

1．Was Chico born in Brazil?

2．How did young Chico get money?

3．How many things did Chico do after the forest was burned?

4．When was Chico murdered?

5．What did Chico achieve in his life?