According to Paul Leedy （1993: 17－42), which tools thatare useful for collecting a／the data are used by researchers？（)

A.du

B.de la

C.de le

D.des

According to Paul, critical thinking education encourages ______.

A．giving priority to people's interests

B．regarding long-term interests of human kind

C．bringing reason into the freest play

D．finding the best solution to a problem

Pressure Cooker (压力锅) Safety

When you are cooking with a pressure cooker, you should learn a few common sense(常识)rules:

1 . Never leave the cooker unwatched when it is in use.

2. Add sufficient liquid but never past the recommended fill point. Overfilling the colder may block the vent pipe (排气孔) and cause the cooker to explode.

3. Set the cooking time. Too much time may overcook the food or too much pressure may build up in the cooker. Too little time will lead to undercooked food.

4. If you are new to pressure cooking, follow the cooking instructions carefully. Heat and time can either result in a great meal or a ruined one.

5. Never try to force a pressure cooker cover open, Allow the cooker to cool or run it under cool water before trying to open the cover.

6. Clean the cooker thoroughly after each use . Mild detergent(洗涤剂)and hot water work the best.

Do not use stove ash or sand for they may damage the cooker. The gasket(密封圈)is best cleaned in warm soapy water and then dried. Store the gasket in the bottom of the pot.

According to the first rule, the user should______ .

A．keep the cooker under close watch

B．always keep the colder half full

C．never leave the colder empty

D．never turn off the stove

eard the music？The latest Harry Potter news is that bands have been forming to play what is called "wizard rock" or sometimes just "wrock."

The new kind of music began when Joe DeGeorge and his brother Paul decided that the characters from Harry Potter would make a great band.Ron on guitar，Hermione on bass，Hagrid on drums and Harry singing up front would make for an excellent group.In one day，the brothers wrote，practised and performed six songs about life at Hogwarts.After the first performance，Paul decided that "we're Harry and the Potters."

Wizard rock is pretty much what it sounds like：rock 'n' roll inspired by and set in the world of Harry Potter.The DeGeorges started a trend.Today，there are dozens of wizard-rock bands：the Whomping Willows，the Remus Lupins and the Moaning Myrtles to name a few.Rockers dress like Hogwarts students and play at conventions and festivals.

People who like Harry Potter think wizard rock music is totally awesome.The songs can be funny，but the music is not a joke.It's serious.Just ask the DeGeorge brothers.They've played more than 500 shows in 49 states.They dress in Hogwarts house colors，and their hit songs are inspired by characters from the books："Save Ginny Weasley" and "Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock!" The themes of their music are the same as the themes of Rowling's books：love and friendship，upset and struggle.

Wizard rock is just one more spin-off in the Harry Potter craze.Two years after J.K.Rowling published her last book in the series，Potter popularity continues to grow.There are Potter conventions and Potter clubs that try to get kids and grown-ups to help fight hunger，for example.And the fact that they may do it while humming "Wizard Chess" or "Platform. 9" makes those meetings fun.

1、Which of the following is a band’s name？

A、Hermione

B、The Whomping Willows

C、Harry Potter

D、Save Ginny Weasley

2、Which of the following is wizard rock’s characteristic？

A、A funny and joking

B、joking and serious

C、funny and serious

D、serious and dull

3、Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage？

A、The DeGeorge has been popular in the USA.

B、People think highly of wizard rock.

C、The wizard rock's themes are related to struggle.

D、Wizard rock is only popular among teenagers.

4、From the last paragraph，we can learn that().

A、Harry Potter has had great effect on American's music

B、Wizard rock has created another hit about Harry Potter

C、Harry Potter continues to be liked by its fans

D、J.K.Rowling will continue to write something about Harry Potter

it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives. The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King’s baker(面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery (面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the eginning. By eight o’clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul’s and the Guildhall were among them. Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat. The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the paths of the fire. With nothing left to burn , the fire became weak and finally died out. After the fire, Christopher Wren ,the architect , wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, and the new St Paul’s is among them. The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place : a city for the future and not just of the past.

1The fire began in ____.

A.a hotel

B.the palace

C.Pudding Lane

D.Thames Street

2The underlined word “family” in the second paragraph means _____.

A.home

B.children

C.wife and husband

D.wife and children

3It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that______.

A.some people lost their lives

B.the birds in the sky were killed by the fire

C.many famous buildings were destroyed

D.the King’s bakery was burned down

4Why did the writer cite (引用)Samuel Pepys ？

A.Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.

B.Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

C.To show that poor people suffered most.

D.To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.

5How was the fire put out according to the text？

A.The King and his soldiers came to help.

B.All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.

C.People managed to get enough water from the river.

D.Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

A: Hello, is that Paul White？ B: No, this is John.()

(A) As poor as Paul was

(B) As Paul was poor

(C) Poor as Paul was

(D) Since Paul was poor

Saint Paul Cathedral is a good example of Baroque style. architecture.()