New Zealand is in the Pacific Ocean(太平洋) and it' s made up of two islands: the North Island and the South Island.
About a thousand years ago, the Maori people came from the islands of the Pacific Ocean to New Zealand and made it their home. Since then, people have come from all over the world to live in New Zealand.
New Zealand has three official (官方的) languages: English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language. Many places in New Zealand have Maori names. "Kia ora" is a Maori language greeting (问侯).
In 1865, Wellington took Auckland's place and became the capital ( 首都) of New Zealand, but the largest city is Auckland. Both cities are on the North Island.
New Zealand has high mountains, active volcanoes(火山), lakes, rainforests and beautiful sandy beaches, which made it a location for the movie The Lord of the
Rings.
New Zealand has mild (温和的 ) temperatures and lots of sunshine. January and February are the warmest months of the year, while July is the ________.
New Zealand has many special birds. The best known is the kiwi. The kiwi, about the size of a large chicken, can' t fly. It is the symbol of the country and you can find pictures of kiwis on New Zealand stamps and coins. The kiwi is named after its calls— kewe,kewe. New Zealanders are also called Kiwis, but very. few New Zealanders have ever seen a kiwi bird in the wild!
New Zealand is also famous for its sheep. There are millions of sheep living in farms all over New Zealand.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to_______.
A. the North Island B. the South Island
C. New Zealand D. the Pacific Ocean
2."Kia ora" probably means“________”in English.
A. Hi B. Goodbye C. Sorry D. Thanks
3.We can learn from the passage that Wellington________.
A. is on the South Island
B. became a city in 1865
C. is the largest city in New Zealand
D. is the capital city of New Zealand
4.Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 6?
A. wettest B. driest C. hottest D. coldest
5.Which of the following is TRUE about the kiwi bird?
A. It flies very fast.
B. It is the symbol of New Zealand.
C. It got its name because of its shape.
D. It can be seen everywhere in New Zealand.
Justin and Mary woke up early, even though they were on vacation at their uncle' s lake house. The night before, Uncle Thomas told them about the Foggy Figure(雾怪) that lived in the lake. Justin and Mary decided to see it before their vacation ended.
"Is it foggy outside? asked Mary, as Justin looked out the window.
"Yes! Let's go!" said Justin.
It was only 5:00 a.m., so everyone else in the house was still asleep. Mary and Justin came to the boat dock(码头). They saw thick fog over the lake.
"Do you see anything?" asked Mary.
"Nothing. Do you think Uncle Thomas was just trying to scare us with that story?"
Uncle Thomas did have a good imagination. He told Justin and Mary many stories, but this was the first scary story. Mary had a feeling that it wasn' t made up.
Mary shook her head. "Remember what Uncle Thomas said? The Foggy Figure lives in the lake. We' re on the dock. Maybe that' s why we can' t see him."
"You want to go out on the water?" asked Justin.
Mary looked around, trying to find Uncle Thomas' s boat, but the fog was too thick.
They walked towards the end of the dock and saw the outline (轮廓) of the boat. They carefully got into the boat.
Mary was nervous. "See anything?" They looked around, and slowly, the fog began to lift(消散). Mary turned around and shouted, "The Foggy Figure!" It was in the boat with them!
Justin and Mary hugged each other in fear, but then they heard a laugh. It was from Uncle Thomas. "I knew that story would get you two out of bed early enough to take a boat ride with me."
Justin and Mary were happy that there was no Foggy Figure.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.The story happened ________.
A. in the morning B. in the afternoon
C. in the evening D. at midnight
2.Justin and Mary learned about the Foggy Figure from______.
A. a book B. TV
C. their uncle D. their parents
3.What did Mary think of the story of Foggy Figure at first?
A. It was real. B. It was made up.
C. It was interesting. D. It was boring.
4.Mary felt _______ when she got into Uncle Thomas' s boat.
A. excited B. scared C. relaxed D. upset
5.The Foggy Figure was actually________.
A. a fish B. a boat C. thick fog D. Uncle Thomas
完形填空
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
My hobby is reading. I read storybooks, magazines, newspapers and many kinds of material that I find interesting.
I this hobby when I was a little boy. At that time, I always my parents to read stories to me. At first, they read stories to me every night. Soon they got with reading to me. So as soon as 1 could, I learned to . 1 started with some simple ABC books. Soon I could read some simple stories. Now I read that I can get.
Reading is a good way for to learn about many things. I learned about how people lived in the past. I learned about the space travel, big like whales, and many other things in the world.
The wonderful thing about reading is that I do not have to learn about things the way. For example, I do not have to go to the to learn about wild tigers, I can read all about them in a book.
Books provide readers a lot of information and facts. They have certainly helped me in my daily life.
1.A. lost B. continued C. ended D. started
2.A. paid B. wanted C. taught D. invited
3.A. relaxed B. bored C. happy D. lazy.
4.A. write B. dance C. read D. sing
5.A. nothing B. anything C. nobody D. anybody
6.A. him B. her C. me D. us
7.A. animals B. plants C. birds D. buildings
8.A. easy B. hard C. modern D. traditional
9.A. forest B. sea C. field D. sky
10.A. of B. to C. for D. with
Do you know_________?
Tomorrow afternoon.
A. when he came
B. when will he come
C. when he will come
D. when he comes
What are you going to do this evening?
I’m going to have my hair_________.
A. cutting B. cut C. to cut D. cuts
All the students in my class ________ those heroes and decided to learn from them.
A. got in the way of
B. paid attention to
C. looked up to
D. made a difference in
