缺词填空。根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。
Mark Twain was famous as a public speaker. In his speeches(演讲) he always liked to tell f stories. He also liked to l to funny stories and play j on his friends. One day, one of his friends l his wallet and asked him to b a railway ticket for him. Mark Twain told his friend that he didn’t have e money to pay b tickets. He asked his friend to hide under his seat. Later, when the conductor came to c the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two – one for h and one for his friend. Then he said in a loud v , “My friend is a strange man, when he travels on a train, he doesn’t like to sit on the seat, but he likes to lie on the floor under the seat.”
词汇运用
1. The radio says the ___________________ (温度) will fall below zero tonight.
2.Your ___________________ (地址) is not right. Please write down the correct one.
3. ___________________ (幸运), the brave young man lost his life in the big fire.
4. Our ___________________ (政府) are taking action to improve people’s life.
5.Lucy with her parents ___________________(出席) an important meeting every weekend.
6.My mother looked ___________________ (angry) at my brother without saying a word.
7.My elder sister is a little ___________________ (thin) than me.
8. The teacher made me ___________________ (clean) the classroom.
9.The ___________________(tour) names are all on the paper.
10.We should prevent the fire ___________________ (burn) the house.
任务型阅读
The largest bird in the world is the ostrich(鸵鸟). The ostrich mostly lives in Africa. It has a small head and a long neck. Its feathers are grey, black or brown. The feathers on its small wings are very soft, so it can’t fly in the air. When an ostrich is big and old enough, it is more than two metres tall.
In the daytime the mother ostrich often sits on the eggs. It isn’t easy to find her and her eggs because she puts her neck and head down on the sand, but there is lots of danger for an ostrich to live on the ground. It must be careful all the time. Luckily, the ostrich has very good eyesight and hearing, so it can find danger in time and run away. It can run as fast as a car. The claws(爪) of the ostrich are very sharp and strong. They are like knives. The ostrich can kill other small animals with its claws. The ostrich eats a lot and it can eat anything growing in the sand.
The largest bird in the world—the ostrich | |
Living areas | They mostly live in 1.. |
Appearance | Their heads are small and their necks are2.. Their feathers are grey, black or 3.. When they are old enough, they can be more than4. metres tall. The claws are very5. and strong. They can’t fly because their wings are small and very6.. |
Ability | The mother ostrich protects its 7.by putting her neck and head down on the sand. They have good eyesight and8.. They can run as fast as a(n) 9.. They can kill other small animals with their claws. |
Food | They can eat10.growing in the sand. |
If we find a bird nest (巢), we will have a good place of watching and knowing about birds. Birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, parents often go to look for food and come back in several minutes. So it is good to watch birds. When we watch birds, we'd better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it's better to use binoculars
But how do we make a bird nest? A good bird nest must be very fine, strong, thick and comfortable. If you want to make one, please follow these:
a) Each nest must have six boards (木板) for its cover and floor, for its left and right sides, and for its front and back sides. Don't make the boards too slippery (滑的).
b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a "door". The "door" is big enough so birds can fly in or out easily.
c) Make sure the rainwater can't go into the nest.
d) One piece of the board should be easy to open.
e) Don't forget to colour the nest.
1.We need ______ near a bird nest if we want to watch and know about birds.
A. a good place B. some trees
C. to sit on eggs D. to make a bird net
2.When we’re watching birds, we have to ______.
A. look after the birds more often
B. use the binoculars to catch the birds
C. hide ourselves to make the birds do everything as usual
D. catch the birds at last
3.We should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that ______ easily.
A. we can clean the nest B. birds can fly in or out
C. we can hang it D. we can make it
4. According to the text, we can make a bird nest like Picture ______ with the boards.
Long long ago, a donkey(驴) fell into a well(井). The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to think out what to do. Finally, the farmer thought the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, so he decided not to save the donkey.
The farmer invited his neighbours to help him. They began to shovel(铲) dirt into the well. The donkey cried harder. But a few minutes later, he became quiet. The farmer looked into the well, and was surprised by what he saw.
While every shovelful of dirt hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step on the new layer of dirt. As the farmer’s neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, the donkey would shake it off and take another step up. Soon the donkey stepped up out of the well and ran away, to the surprise of all the neighbours.
The lesson we get from this story is that if life shovels some dirt on us, we must get out the well and not let it cover us. We must learn to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping-stone(踏脚石). We can get out of the deepest well by never giving up!
1.The farmer is ________.
A. careless
B. kind to the donkey
C. ready to give up the donkey
D. friendly
2.When we are in trouble, we have to learn from _______ in the story.
A. the farmer B. the neighbours C. the donkey D. all of them
3.the story tells us ________.
A. never to give up even if we’re in great trouble
B. the donkey is a clever animal
C. the man has to be kind to the animal
D. the man is the most cruel(残酷的) animal
阅读理解。阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
1.If visitors cannot see the animals, the animals may be______.
A. playing B. eating C. acting D. sleeping
2.Jack is eight years old. He goes to the zoo with his 58-year-old grandfather．How much should they pay for visiting the zoo?
A. $18. B. $22. C. $28. D. $32.
3.What should we do in order not to frighten the animals?
A. We should ride bikes.
B. We should keep quiet.
C. Ｗe should feed the animals.
D. We should keep the zoo clean.
