1.--- Did you know that bees never get __________(迷失方向的)? --- How amazing!
2.We hope you can accept our ___________(邀请) and join us.
3.Birds are ___________(歌手) and they can make beautiful sounds.
4.Let me ____________(介绍) myself first.
5._____________(幸运的是), some climbers helped Simon.
6.There are about eight ___________(thousand) students in this school.
7.Simon has the____________ (little) orange juice of the three.
8.As a result of his laziness, he failed _________ (finish) his homework yesterday.
9.He is always happy. I often hear him__________(sing) in his room.
10.How many ____________(wolf) can you see in the picture?
11.“I can’t stay here.” the boy said to ____________ (he).
12.At the ___________ (begin) of the movie, Kungfu Panda was both lazy and fat. But he never stopped dreaming.
13.Tom is a patient boy and he doesn’t give up _________ (easy).
14.Yesterday her brother had his _________(twelve)birthday at home.
15.I think it’s important for children ___________(sleep) eight hours every day.
You don’t think you have a great friend? Don’t worry. Maybe you can find one here. We have over300,000 members in more than 192 countries.
International Pen Friends (IPF) started in Ireland in 1967. Our IPF head Julie Delbridge is from Australia. We welcome everyone who is no younger than 8. You can write to your pen friends in English, French, German, Greek, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese. IPE members include people such as singers, clerks, students, teachers, waiters, writers, and more.
IPE pen pals are free, but we need a processing(处理) fee to pay for our computer service and phone calls.
IPE gives you 10 to 14 other IPE friends .We will send e-mails to you from IPE in Australia. Also, your name will be given to 10 to 14 other IPE members. The pen friend you will get will be in your age group. You will have the same interests. Why not try it out now?
Please answer the following question with No more than 7 words.
1.When and where did IPE start?
2.Which country is the IPE head from?
3.How many languages can you use to write to your friends in IPE?
4.How old may be the youngest member of IPE?
5.What’s the passage about?
Do you want to save(节省) money when you take our train to travel? Here are some ways.
Day Returns
This kind of ticket can save you 45% on the fare. You have to travel before 8:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, but you can travel at any time on Saturday or Sunday.
Big City Savers
You can save much money with these tickets. You have to buy them by 4:00 p.m. the day before you travel.
Monthly Returns
You can use these tickets for most journeys over 65 miles(英里). Go any day and return within(在…之内) a month. Monthly Returns can save you 25% on the fare.
Family Returns
You can get a card of Family Returns for $20. After you buy it, you need to pay only $3 for each of the other family members. You can travel as often as you like within two months.
1.How many kinds of tickets are mentioned(提及) in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three.
C. Four. D. Five.
2.Which kind of ticket will you choose if you want to go to another city 75miles away this afternoon and stay there for four days?
A. Big City Savers.
B. Monthly Returns.
C. Day Returns.
D. Family Returns.
3.Mr Wu has a card of Family Returns. He and his family members are going to travel. How much will he pay for the tickets for his three family members?
A. $29. B. $12.
C. $9. D. $15
4.Which of the following is true?
A. A card of Family Returns can only be used for two months.
B. If you want to travel to Paris by air, you can use Big City Savers.
C. If you travel to Tokyo for three months, you can use Monthly Returns.
D. You can only use Day Returns from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the weekend.
5.The passage is maybe taken from(取材于) _________ .
A. a dictionary B. a notebook C. a newspaper D. a storybook
Many animals hide(躲藏) to stay alive. They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves; some animals hide in snow. Usually their colors or shapes(形状) help protect them. It’s hard to see an Arctic bear in snow. Its white fur helps protect it. Chameleons(变色龙) can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change colors in five minutes.
Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary(可怕的). Some animals will run away from them.
Many animals try to stay around other animals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out for danger. Seeing many stripes(条纹) at once can also confuse(使混乱) animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle, each toward a different direction. In this way they can also help each other stay alive by looking around for animals that may want to eat one of them.
1.Animals have ways to stay alive. Which animal try to look bigger than they are to stay alive in the passage?
A. Zebras. B. Chameleons.
C. Birds. D. Bears.
2.Why do animals hide?
A. Because they like to play hide-and-seek.
B. Because they are shy.
C. Because they want to catch other animals.
D. Because they want to protect themselves.
3.How do Chameleons hide?
A. They change colors.
B. They change shapes.
C. They hide in snow.
D. They hide in leaves.
4.How do zebras hide?
A. Become good friends.
B. Talk to each other.
C. Help each other look out for danger.
D. Eat and play together.
5.Why do animals try to look bigger than they are?
A. They want other animals to run away from them.
B. They want other animals to follow them.
C. They want other animals to see them.
D. They want other animals to like them
1.What do people want to do at Nancy’s Gym?
A. To enjoy swimming
B. To learn skating
C. To become thinner
D. To become taller
2.Lucy likes skating. Which advertisement is she interested in?
A. Ice World
B. Water World
C. Nancy’s Gym
D. Keep fit
3.You can call at _________ when you want to swim.
A. 45562233 B. 88682526
C. 21518296 D. 85882526
4.You can go to swim in Water World at___________.
A. 8:00 a.m. B. 9:30 a.m.
C. 10:00 p.m. D. 11:00 p.m.
5.Which activity costs the most for an adult?
A. Keeping fit at Nancy’s Gym.
B. Skating in Ice World.
C. Swimming in Water World.
D. Making the Telephone.
On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her had broken down(抛锚了). Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his back home from work as usual.
The lady wondered, “Is the man going to me? He looks very cold and hungry.” But to her surprise, stopped and said with a smile, “Can I help you, Madam?”
After forty , the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.
“No, that’s , Madam,” he said. “I was just helping someone in . If you really want to pay me back, I whenever(无论何时) you see someone in need, you should give him a hand.”
A few minutes later, the lady a shabby(破旧的) house by the road. She remembered Robert’s words, so she stopped.
The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her . The lady could see that was a family and that they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady on a table 500 dollars and went away quietly.
Robert came home later than before, thinking how their life was. His wife was pregnant(怀孕) and the baby would be born the next month but there was not money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything’s going to be all . A stranger has helped us out.”
Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.
1.A. bike B. motorbike C. bus D. car
2.A. street B. way C. road D. life
3.A. help B. save C. kill D. find
4.A. she B. he C. I D. they
5.A. days B. hours C. minutes D. years
6.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
7.A. picture B. rain C. need D. danger
8.A. want B. hope C. believe D. wish
9.A. saw B. heard C. smelt D. felt
10.A. out B. away C. in D. along
11.A. terrible B. sad C. rich D. poor
12.A. dropped B. forgot C. lay D. left
13.A. exciting B. hard C. happy D. interesting
14.A. many B. some C. enough D. few
15.A. right B. wrong C. glad D. well
