You may hear someone say, ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.’ We know it means it’s raining hard. Here is how it comes.
There are many large rats in a country. People need cats. But there are many mountains in the country. It’s hard for a plane to land (着陆）． So the cats come down by parachute（降落伞）．
In another country, the people need dogs to find people in the snow. Where can they get the dogs? You can guess. The dogs also come down by parachute.
These cats and dogs are helping the people. And the people often say it rains cats and dogs.
5. What does the sentence ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.’ mean?
A. We put the cats and the dogs in the sky. B. It means ‘It’s raining hard’.
C. people like cats and dogs. D. Cats and dogs are helping the people
6. Why do the cats come down by parachute?
A. Because it’s not safe (安全的). B. Because there are many mountains in the country:
C. Because people need cats. D. Because it’s quick to carry the cats.
7. From the article, we can know rats mean ________.
A. 大象 B. 猴子 C. 老鼠 D. 熊猫
Tony is six years old. He is a good boy. But he can’t get up early. He sleeps until nine or ten o’clock in the morning. He is often late for school.
Tony’s mother doesn’t want him to be late for school. So she buys him an alarm clock. She tells Tony, ‘ you must get up when you hear the clock ring.’
‘Yes, Mum,’ said Tony. After that Tony get up at seven thirty when he hears the clock ring.
One day his mother forgets (忘记）to make the clock ring. And the next morning Tony doesn’t get up at seven thirty. It’s time for breakfast. Mother goes to see him. Tony is in bed and his eyes are open.
‘Why don’t you get up?’ His mother is angry.
‘I am waiting for the bell.’
3. Tony’s mother buys him a clock, because ________.
A. he can’t get up early in the morning B. the clock is good
C. Tony likes it D. she wants to give her son a present
4. This article（文章） is ________.
A. a piece of news B. a joke C. a letter D. an introduction（介绍）
My name is Lucy. I have two good friends, Mary and June. June and I are twelve years old. Mary is thirteen years old. My birthday is November 11th．June’s birthday is September 11th ．And Mary’s birthday is January 18th. I like red, but they like green. Mary and June are in the same school. They have an Art Festival and a school trip every year, but I only have a Music Festival at my school.
1. Lucy was born in ________.
A. October B. November C. September D. January
2. What does Lucy have at her school every year?
A. An Art Festival B. A school trip
C. A Music Festival D. An Art Festival and a school trip
As we know，there 1 four seasons in China . It’s 2 in spring（春）, hot in 3 , cool in autumn(秋) and cold in 4 . My 5 season is winter. Sometimes it snows（下雪）. Everything is all white. The world 6 clean and fresh(新鲜). I can go skating then.
But Kitty likes summer 7 than winter. She says summer is 8 for sports. She can go 9 , sometimes in a lake and sometimes in a river. She 10 it very much .
1. A. have B. is C. are D. be
2. A. warm B. cool C. cold D. hot
3. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
4. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
5. A. best B. better C. like best D. favourite
6. A. looks B. watches C. sees D. looks at
7. A. good B. well C. better D. best
8. A. bad B. good C. well D. very
9. A. swiming B. swim C. to swim D. swimming
10. A. enjoy B. enjoys C. wants D. like
Miss Gu teaches ______ English this term. We love ______ very much..
A. our, he B. us, she C. our, him D. us, her
It’ s 7 p.m. It’ s time ______ Tom ______ English. . ‘
A. of, to read B. for, to read C. for, reading D. of, reading .
