Marco Polo(马可波罗) was born in Venice in 1254. He was the most famous foreigner to visit Asia（亚洲）during the Middle Ages. He wrote a book about his travels. In his book he wrote all the things he saw and heard. Many people in the west read the book, but few believed what Marco Polo said in the book. He told stories about a lot of strange people and places. But at that time nobody knew these places and the people.
When Marco Polo was still very young, he decided to travel together with his father. It took them more than three years to travel to China, later he became a friend of the Chinese emperor (皇帝) . He learned to speak Chinese when he traveled around, and he talked to many people in Chinese. The emperor liked him and made him a Chinese Official(官员). At that time Marco Polo was only thirty years old. After nearly seventeen years’ travel in the east, Marco and his father wanted to go back home.
When Marco and his father arrived in Venice many years later, their family and friends saw them again. They couldn’t believe their eyes because Marco and his farther were quite old. Marco Polo and his father had been away for almost 25 years.
1.Marco Polo was foreigner the Middle Ages.
2.Marco Polo wrote a famous book ___________ “The Travels of Marco Polo”. He wrote __________ _ he saw and heard in the book.
3.Many people in the west read the book, but ____ _____ believed ________ ____.
4.It took Marco Polo and over three years to ________ __________.
5.Marco Polo and his father had been away ____ .
The weather was fine last night. My friend named Steve and I decided to sleep in the open air. I found the sleeping bags under the bed in my room. I also packed some snacks. We could hardly wait for it to get dark. We opened our sleeping bags and put them on the grass in front of my house. Steve and I played some games, talked about something interesting and had a snack. In the end it got dark. We were just falling asleep when we heard something unusual.
“Maybe it is just a small animal,” I said. Steve said nothing, but I could feel he was frightened. After I looked around, I was sure it wasn’t an animal. It was my little brother, Tommy.
“What are you doing here?” I asked. “You know, Tommy, you frightened us.”
“Sorry, Bill,” he said. “It’s hot in the room. I want to sleep outside with you.”
“Well, OK,” I said. “Just come and lie down next to us.”
“Good night, Bill and Steve,” said Tommy. “And thanks.”
1.What did Steve and Bill decide to do last night?
2.Where did Bill find the sleeping bags?
3.How did Steve feel when he heard something strange?
4.What did Tommy come out of the house to do?
5.How many persons slept in the open air at last in the story?
根据中文意思，在下列各小题的空白处填入适当的单词或短语。
1.政府已经把这个地方变成公园了。
The government a park already.
2.这车开得太快了，撞上了树。
The car ran too fast, it ______ ________ .
3.昨晚我们在做作业，他们在听音乐
We _________________________ while they_____________________________ _.
4.直到冬天来临它才飞往南方做短暂停留。
It for a shot stay .
5.李先生是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。
Mr Li .
6.很多野生动物都处境危险。
Many .
7.因为考试即将到来，他看起来紧张。
He the coming test.
8.当我平静下来的时候，我发现我被困在黑暗中。
When I ____ __________, I found I ________________ _ __________________.
9.观鸟俱乐部的成员正在研究鸟类数量上的变化。
The members of the Birdwatching Club
根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。
1.The policeman told the boys _________________(not play) in the street.
2.There (be) many changes in China since 1987.
3.Have you been to Hong Kong __________ (recent)?
4.The (hunt) kill some animals in order to get their fur.
5.My little sister is old enough to look after (she).
6.When you catch a cold, you always feel _________(comfortable).
7.Nothing is ___________(possible) if we put our minds into it.
8.Birds can find food _______ (easy) here.
9.It was _______ (fog) yesterday. We couldn’t see each other in one metre.
根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。
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lost his life, made money, kept standing ,turn off, at last, was snowy, try one’s best, loss of living areas, at a time |
1.You can take two pills ____________.
2.I _________ outside the door for two hours yesterday.
3.She ________ for her family by selling newspapers when she was ten years old.
4.The soldier __________ when he tried to save the boy in the river.
5.It’s difficult for wild animals to survive because of the _________.
6.It _______ yesterday, so the land is all white.
7.Don’t _______ the light. It is too dark.
8.The thieves tried to run away, but _______ we caught them.
Animals, including insects, don’t have a ‘language’ like ours. They do not ‘talk’ to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating (交流) with each other.
Can you see the rabbit’s tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of ‘language’. When a cobra（眼镜蛇）is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look powerful（有力的）. This warns other animals. When a bee（蜜蜂）has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot ‘tell’ the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals ‘say’ things by making sounds. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” or “Ah” when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.
1.Which one is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Animals have languages like human beings.
B．Bees communicate with each other by dancing.
C．Animals can use words. D．Animals are brave.
2.A rabbit uses its tail to ___________.
A．warn other rabbits when they are in danger B．tell other rabbits where food is
C．make itself look powerful D．help it to run fast
3.When a cobra is angry, it __________.
A．makes a loud noise B．raises its head
C．moves up and down D．does a little dance
4.Several different sounds can be made by a __________.
A．rabbit B．bee C．bird D．fish
5.From the passage, we know that ________ use words and sentences to express ideas and thoughts.
A．all living things B．all animals C．some birds D．human beings
