A leading biologist has found the angels and fairies that sit at top of Christmas trees did not get there under their own power.

Prof Roger Wotton, from University College London, found that flight would be impossible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings.  

"Angels cannot take off and cannot use powered flight,” said Prof Wotton. “They would need to be exposed to very high wind velocities at take off - such high winds that they would be blown away."

Some the world’s most famous religious paintings and architecture make most Americans believe in angels.

The study found that 68 per cent of the 36,000 adults thought that angels and demons (魔鬼) were at work in the world.

According to the latest study, angels lack the powerful muscles which allow birds to beat their wings.

 Prof Wotton’s paper explores why there are so many stories about angels. “Angels are very powerful religious icons for people with faith. Their similarity to humans adds to their power. At the same time, they have wings on them because they are more than human. They take messages to heaven and therefore have to fly.” said the academic.

1.What did the leading biologist find?

A.The angels and fairies are very powerful.

B.It’s impossible for angels and fairies to fly.

C.The flight would be possible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings.

D.The angels and fairies can sit on the tree under their own power.

2.What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “architecture” ?

A.油畫      B. 建筑   C.鳥巢   D. 天堂

3.According to the article, how many adults thought that there were real angels and demons?

       A. 68.     B. 36,000   C. 24,480   D. 3,600

4. Which of the following is True?

A. Angels can’t fly because they lack the powerful muscles which allow birds to beat their wings.

B. Most Americans don’t believe in angels.

C .Angels can take off and can use powered flight.

D. Angels are not the same to the humans.

5.Why do many people believe angels can fly？

A.Angels are real human beings.

B.Angels with wings can take messages to heaven and therefore have to fly.

C.Angels are very similar to the humans.

D.Angels are powerful.

Everybody can suffer from stress(壓力). No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities(機會) to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard. You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions. Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home, or problems with brothers and sisters. Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends. Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university(大學) can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university. The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers. There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them. Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound simple(簡單), but it is true. A problem shared is a problem halved(減半).
根據(jù)短文內容判斷正誤，正確的寫(A）、錯誤的寫（B）。
【小題1】Being a teenager is often difficult because adults often make them feel stressed.
【小題2】Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience by asking them to go to university.
【小題3】When many teenagers finish school ,they may worry about becoming an adult.
【小題4】Finding a job after finishing school can be difficult because there is a lot of competition for jobs.
【小題5】There are many things we can do to deal with stress.

The little boy entered the house unhappily. His mother was  1 cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she  2 ,but stopped when she saw his face.“Tyler,  3 happened? Is everything okay?”

“Nothing is okay,Mom,” said the boy.” Today, in our science lesson, Mrs Green talked about the 4 .The whole world is getting dirtier and many animals and plants are dying, She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way home, but there is  5 I can do to make a difference.”

“Let me tell you a  6 ,”the mother said after thinking  for a while .“ One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish（海星） covering the beach, they were pushed up by the   7 . and it was too far for them to make their way back by  8 . The man shook his head as he walked along,“What a pity!So many starfish will die on the beach.” The man felt very  9 for those starfish . He went on walking and just at that time he was  10 to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as  11 as he could. “How silly you are! My  12 ,” the man said.“There are so many starfish, and can you throw all of them back?” The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing. “  13 I can’t help them all, I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one,”said the boy.“Thinking for a moment, the man  14 to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, “Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the   15 person.”

1.                A．drinking        B．making         C．selling    D．washing

2.                A．turned around   B．turned down     C．turned on D．turned off

3.                A．what           B．when          C．where    D．why

4.                A．a(chǎn)ir            B．land           C．water    D．environment

5.                A．something      B．a(chǎn)nything        C．everything D．nothing

6.                A．lie             B．joke           C．story D．way

7.                A．wind           B．rain            C．waves    D．sands

8.                A．himself         B．itself           C．ourselves D．themselves

9.                A．tired           B．sorry           C．happy    D．excited

10.               A．a(chǎn)fraid          B．surprised       C．sad   D．a(chǎn)ngry

11.               A．slow           B．fast            C．soon  D．high

12.               A．father          B．mother         C．son   D．daughter

13.               A．Or            B．So             C．Because   D．Though

14.               A．began          B．continued       C．forgot D．waited

15.               A．shortest        B．tallest          C．smallest   D．biggest

      Everyone can feel stressed out because of too many things happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have __36__ opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard.

      You are not a children any more, but you are not __37__, even though you have to deal with some grow-up problems and made decisions by __38__. Families can be one of the biggest causes（原因）of stress, such as problems of arguing with __39__ or brothers or sisters. Teenagers also have lots of stress from __40__, either from their teachers or from their classmates. Some teenagers also feel __41__ about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some can’t __42__ to go to university. It is hard for some teenagers to get a job after they graduate. There are so many young people finishing school __43__ not enough jobs for them. Though there is a lot of stress, you can find many ways to __44__ it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound __45__, but it is helpful.

(  )36. A. more                 B. fewer                C. many

(  )37. A. a baby                   B. a teenager           C. an adult

(  )38. A. yourself                 B. himself          C. myself

(  )39. A. teachers                 B. parents          C. classmates

(  )40. A. family                   B. society              C. school

(  )41. A. relaxed                  B. stressed         C. excited

(  )42. A. afford                   B. offer                C. refuse

(  )43. A. and                      B. but              C. or

(  )44. A. agree with               B. talk with            C. deal with

(  )45. A. simple                   B. difficult            C. good

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution (污染). Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city.
The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

1. 1.

   Our world is becoming much smaller _______.

   1. A.
      because the earth is being polluted day and night
   2. B.
      thanks to science development
   3. C.
      because of the rise in population
   4. D.
      because the earth is blown away by the wind every year
2. 2.

   Thousands of years ago, life was _________it is today.

   1. A.
      much easier than
   2. B.
      as easy as
   3. C.
      as hard as
   4. D.
      much harder than
3. 3.

   Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means______.

   1. A.
      Water pollution
   2. B.
      air pollution
   3. C.
      noise pollution
   4. D.
      rubbish
4. 4.

   Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _______.

   1. A.
      it’s bad to all living things in the world
   2. B.
      it makes much noise
   3. C.
      it has made our rivers and lakes dirty
   4. D.
      it makes us become angry more easily
5. 5.

   Which of the following is NOT TRUE?     

   1. A.
      Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.
   2. B.
      The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does.
   3. C.
      From now on, maybe people should try to go to work by bus or bike instead of car ormotorbike. It is helpful to fight against the problem of SO2.
   4. D.
      The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are so many people