The world we live in is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?
★Chocolate tastes nice but it may make a little dog die.
★We may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.
★Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.
★You may think a bear walks slowly. In fact, it can run as fast as a horse.
★Cats won’t die if they fall off very high places because they can turn themselves up the right way.
★The largest animal on the earth is the blue whale (鲸). It weighs about 80 tons (吨)—more than 24 elephants.
★Most animals will die soon if they lose the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days when they have no head.
★Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can’t fly, like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟).
Some1._______ things in the world | |
2._______ | It’s nice but you can’t give it to little 3._______, because it can kill them. |
Snails | They can sleep as long as three 4._______ |
Our eyes | The size of the eyes doesn’t 5.________ from birth. |
Bears | They can run very 6._______ like a horse. |
Cats | After 7._______ off very high places, they can stay alive. |
Blue whales | They are the largest animal and a blue whale’s 8._______ is about 80 tons. |
Cockroaches | They can live for nine or ten days 9._______ the head. |
Birds | Most birds are good at flying but some 10._______ |
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window. It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window. That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings? Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.
1.The writer couldn't see everything clearly through the window because_____.
A. the woman's window was dirty
B. the writer's window was dirty
C. the woman lived nearby
D. the writer was near-sighted
2.The writer was surprised that_____.
A. the woman was sitting by her window
B. the woman's window was clean
C.the woman did cleaning in the afternoon
D.the woman's window was still terrible
3."It dawned on me" probably means "____".
A. I began to understand it B. it cheered me up
C. I knew it grew light D. it began to get dark
4.From the passage, we can learn ______.
A. one shouldn't criticize others very often
B. one should often make his windows clean
C. one must judge himself before he judges others
D. one must look at others through his dirty windows
When some plates(版块) of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. Earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. They often happen near the mountains.
During the earthquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even
crack(断裂)open. Houses fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes the whole villages or cities are destroyed. Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and make maps that show the “ earthquakes belts(带)” In areas in these belts, it’s possible for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we should build strong houses to fight against earthquakes.
In the future, scientists will be able to tell when and where an earthquake will before they happen. They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.
1.A large number of earthquakes often happen_________________.
A. in the area B. on land
C. at night D. next to mountains
2.The reason for an earthquake is ______________________.
A. the result of rock sudden movement
B. rocks’ cracking open
C. that there are so many plates on the earth.
D. that the sea is too deep.
3.A map showing the earthquake belts will tell people __________________.
A. what kind of houses to build
B. what kind of houses can stay up in an earthquake
C. where earthquakes may happen
D. how to keep themselves safe during the earthquake
4.In the future we’ll be no longer so afraid of earthquakes_____________.
A. with the help of scientists’ exact predication(预报).
B. because of a map showing the “earthquake belts”
C. because we can guess the date and place of earthquakes
D. as scientists know what to do and how to do it.
We surveyed（调查）300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The following shows their answers:
1.How many people enjoy playing computer games in the 11-18 group?
A. 20 B. 50 C. 75 D. 80
2.The people of 19- 26 likes ______ best.
A. watching TV
B. going to the movies
C. playing computer games
D. taking a walk
3.Which two activities do most of the people doing?
A. Playing computer games and watching TV
B. Playing computer games and taking a walk.
C. Watching TV and going to the movies.
D. Playing computer games and going to the movies.
4.We know young people don’t like______.
A. watching TV
B. taking a walk
C. going to the movies
D. playing computer games
5.Which of the following is true?
A. The people between 11-18 don’t like taking a walk.
B. The people of 27-35 like watching TV best.
C. People between 19-26 don’t like playing computer games at all.
D. The people between 11-18 like watching TV best.
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Yesterday evening, when I went to town my mother, we met a strange old man. It was raining and we had no umbrella. We were trying to a taxi when he came up to us. He was carrying a nice umbrella and he said that he would give for only a pound. He had forgotten his wallet, he said he needed a taxi to go back home. My mother didn't believe what he had said at first, and him a lot of questions. But she finally believed the man and gave him the pound. She was happy to a good umbrella for so little. But the old man didn't get into a taxi. We walked him and found he went into a pub and bought himself a glass of with the pound. After he drank it, he his hat and took up one of the many wet umbrellas there and went off with the new one. Soon after that, he it again. Mum said “This old man wasn’t kind, No one won’t have pity on him if he always does like this ”
1.A. in B. near C. by D. with
2.A. hard B. big C. heavy D. Small
3.A. get out of B. get up C. get into D. get off
4.A. it us B. it to us C. us it D. us to it
5.A. showed B. lent C. asked D. borrowed
6.A. have B. buy C. see D. make
7.A. with B. for C. before D. after
8.A. orange B. tea C. coffee D. Whiskey
9.A. put on B. took off C. put up D. put down
10.A. lost B. dropped C. sold D. wore
This morning mum said to me“ It’s going to rain. Don’t forget ______ a raincoat”.
A. to bring B. to take
C. bringing D. taking
