Swee Lin has an interesting hobby(爱好). She collects stamps. She spends a lot of time on her stamp collection(收藏) after school hours. She has collected hundreds of stamps from all over the world. They are all in color.
Swee Lin likes stamps with pictures of animals and birds on them. In this way, she learns the names of many animals and birds. She also borrows books on animals and birds from her school library. She learns many things about them.
Sometimes Swee Lin has many stamps of the same kind. She gives them to her friends. They give her other stamps in return.
Swee Lin writes to her friends in many countries. She sends them stamps of her country. In return, they send her stamps of their countries. Swee Lin’s father also gives her stamps. He brings them home from his office for her.
Many of Swee Lin’s friends collect other things. Some collect coins(硬币) and others collect matchboxes(火柴盒). But, all of them say that Swee Lin’s collection is the most interesting of all.
1. She spends a lot of time on her hobby ____.
A. before school hours B. during school hours
C. after school hours D. during her holidays
2. ____ her stamps are in color.
A. All of B. Some of
C. Many of D. Most of
3. She learns a lot about animals and birds from ____.
A. her teachers B. her friends
C. her stamps D. her father
4. Sometimes Swee Lin has many stamps of the same kind. She____.
A. keeps them
B. throws them away
C. sells them to her friends
D. sends them to her friends
5. What does the word “hobby” mean?
A. Matchbox collection.
B. Doing things one likes.
C. Keeping coins one likes.
D. Stamp collection.
Skin-diving（轻装潜水） is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world . It is like a visit to the moon! When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks , because you are no longer heavy .
Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day ,there is enough light .When fish swim nearby , you can catch them with your hands .
When you have tanks (箱) of air on your back, you can stay in keep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water. To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides（而且），there are many other uses of skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can also get many things from the deep sea.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.Skin-diving can take you to ______
A. the room B. the moon
C. the mountains. D.the deep sea
2.You can climb big rocks easily under water because ______.
A.you are stronger
B. the fish nearby help you
C.you are not as heavy as on the land
D. there is a lot of light
3.Under water , a skin-diver _______ in the daytime .
A. can see everything clear
B. can’t see anything clearly
C. can see nothing
D. can see only fish
4.With tanks of air on your back ,you can _______
A .catch fish very easily
B. stay under water for a long time
C. be in a safe place
D. have more fun
5. Which of the following is NOT true ?
A. Skin-diving is a new sport.
B. skin-diving is like visiting the moon.
C. Skin-diving is both interesting and useful.
D. The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun.
Most people make their living (谋生) with their hands, but Bob makes his living with his feet.
Bob’s story began in a small city of England. His family was poor. Seven people lived in a small house. Bob had no place to play but on the street.
Kids in the city like playing football very much. Little Bob wanted to play football, too. So his father made a soft (柔软的) ball for him to kick. It was a sock full of old cloth. He kicked it every day.
At last ,Bob learned how to kick a real football. And after a few years, he could play football very well.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.People usually make their living _____.
A. by learning by themselves B. with their feet
C. with their hands D. by playing football
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Bob was born in a small village.
B. Bob’s house was very big.
C. There were eight people in the family.
D. Little Bob played on the street.
3.Why did the father make a soft ball for his son?
A. Because the family all liked football.
B. Because Bob also liked playing football.
C. Because they had lots of old cloth.
D. Because he didn’t want to throw the sock away.
4.The word “kick” in the story means_____.
A.踢 B.玩 C.射门 D.弹起
5.From the story we can know_____.
A .Bob’s age
B. it’s about an American boy
C. Bob’s mother’s name
D. The boy become a football player at last
完形填空。（10分）
Now in some places of our country, many people are cutting down (砍伐) the trees in the forests. They need more to build houses and more farmland to grow crops and so on. The areas of forests are getting . Some scientists say that there no big forests in 20 or 30 years. It is really a(n) thing. the forests, we will have sandstorms (沙尘暴) often. The weather will get . The earth will become a big desert (沙漠). A lot of plants and animals will . Crops will not grow anywhere. Life will be for everyone.
So we should do our best our living environment and keep our mountains , the water clean, and the sky blue.
1.A. wood B. money C. deserts D. leaves
2.A. bigger and bigger B. less and lessC. smaller and smaller D. more and more
3.A. has B. have C. will have D. will be
4.A. excited B. happy C. better D. terrible
5.A. With B. Under C. Within D. Without
6.A. wet and cold B. hot and dry C. cold and dry D. hot and wet
7.A. come B. live C. die D. turn
8.A. difficult B. easy C. enjoyable D. poor
9.A. protect B. to protect C. protecting D. protected
10. A. clear B. fresh C. green D. blue
—The net bar is not a good place for children.
—_______. We’d better ask children to stay away from it
A. Just so-so. B. I don’t think so.
C. I agree with you. D. Not at all.
—I think computers are _______ more important than radios.
—I don’t agree with you.
A. much B. very C. too D. so
