Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons?
Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea.Most happen in July, August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates （蒸发）into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts, one is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.
Typhoons are very dangerous. In November this year, Typhoon Haiyan killed 5500 people in Philippines. More people are missing.
What to do when a typhoon hits?
Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.
Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
Listen to the radio or TV for important information.
If you’re told to go to a safer place, do it right now.
1.This passage is most probably from .
A. an advertisement of a typhoon
B. a travel record
C. a weather report
D. a science magazine
2.Typhoons often happen .
A. in the hot season B. in the cold season
C. only in China D. under the sea
3.In which order（顺序）does a typhoon happen?
a. The wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts.
b. The air moves quickly, making wind.
c. The sun makes sea water hot.
d. The air gets warmer.
A. d-c-b-a B. c-d-b-a
C. c-d-a-b D. d-b-a-c
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.
B. 5500 people died because of Typhoon Haiyan around the world.
C. The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds.
D. A typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 km a second.
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like he US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
1.“ABCs” in this passage means .
A. three English letters B. a kind of banana
C. Chinese born in America D. Americans born in China
2.Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because .
A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside
B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese
C. they were born in China but go to study in America
D. they like to eat bananas
3.Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs?
A. ABCs may know little about China.
B. They are overseas Chinese.
C. They may speak little Chinese.
D. They are Chinese citizens.
4.This passage mainly talks about .
A. different kinds of bananas
B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize
D. the story of C.N. Yang
There are many wetlands in China and some of them have become the world’s important wetlands.The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of animals. The world’s largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve is in them. More than 700 Milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Crane Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering(提供) food and home for some special kinds of animals is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are iimportant because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and less space for wildlife.
Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.
1.The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the ___________of China.
A. east B. south C. west D. north
2.Usually the weather in the wetlands is ____________
A. hot B. pleasant C. cold D. dry
3.The World Wetlands Day is on _______________
A. April 22 B. June 25
C. February 2 D. March 22
4.We must protect wetlands because ___________________
A. they are home for wildlife
B. they can offer food to animals
C. they can prevent flood
D. all of the above
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
1.You may telephone ____________ for help if your younger brother or sister is ill.
A. Yang Jun B. Liu Hong
C. Li Nan D. Zhang Hui
2.We can call ___________ when we want to take a taxi to the Hangzhou Railway Station.
A. 13973098479 B. 0745-2709348
C. 1992301636 D. 13704348529
3.Of the four, we can’t send a fax to the _____________.
A. driver B. teacher C. doctor D. Farmer
完形填空
Charlie is twenty-three now. He a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s ________ and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he ________ in a university. So he looks down upon （瞧不起） his ________ . He always thinks he’s right and never agrees with ________ . He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”
But once the young man couldn’t ________ a foreign instructions （说明书）. An old worker studied it for two days and ________ Mr. White, the boss of the factory, ________ it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for ________ . And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “ Is it ________ that you’ve never made a mistake?”
The young man wouldn’t make Mr. White ________ and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”
Having ________ this, the workers were happy. One of them asked,"It means that you also make some mistakes!"
Charlie ________ his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my ________ !”
“When?” the boss asked in surprise.
“ Just now, sir.” Answered the young man. “When Mr. White ________ me acknowledge （承认）I was wrong!”
1.A. visited B. left C. built D. reached
2.A. small B. big C. new D. old
3.A. lived B. traveled C. arrived D. studied
4.A. parents B. teacher C. workmates D. classmates
5.A. another B. other C. the other D. others
6.A. see B. write C. understand D. read
7.A. told B. asked C. taught D. laughed at
8.A. when B. what C. how D. where
9.A. him B. himself C. them D. themselves
10.A. clever B. sure C. true D. able
11.A. sad B. sadder C. angry D. angrier
12.A. heard B. listened C. guessed D. reported
13.A. lost B. hated C. changed D. thought
14.A. life B. office C. family D. bedroom
15.A. helped B. made C. watched D. Had
—Shall I get you a cup of tea? —______, I’ll do it myself.
A. Yes, please B. Good idea
C. No, thanks D. Never mind
