Let me tell you something about sharks. Sharks are among the oldest animals in the world. There are over three hundred and fifty different kinds of sharks in the world. Most sharks are about two meters long and live in the seas.
A shark can smell something in the water, for example, the blood of animals. That helps them find their food. Sharks mainly eat fish, other sharks and plants in the sea.
Most sharks bite people by mistake. They think a person is a large sea animal. When the sun goes down or comes up, sharks are looking for food. So at these times people shouldn't go swimming in the sea.
Today people kill sharks for food and their skin. The number of sharks in the world is dropping fast.
1.How many kinds of sharks are there in the world?
A. Less than 350. B. More than 350.
C. About 200. D. Over 400.
2. What do sharks mainly eat in the sea?
A. Fish, other sharks and plants.
B. Fish and plants.
C. Other sharks and plants.
D. Fish and other sharks.
3.Why do most sharks bite people by mistake?
A. Because they think a person is dangerous.
B. Because they think a person can hurt them.
C. Because they think a person is a large sea animal.
D. Because they think a person can take away their food.
4.Why shouldn't people go swimming in the sea when the sun goes down or comes up?
A. Sharks are everywhere at those times.
B. Water is cold then.
C. Sharks are looking for a person then.
D. Sharks are looking for food then.
5.How is the number of sharks in the world today?
A. It is dropping fast. B. It is rising fast.
C. It is not changing. D. We don't know.
In a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. He was ready to go and help people. People always went to him when they were ill.
Many years later, the doctor began to forget things. The people were afraid and little by little, they stopped going to him. The doctor saw his business (生意) wasn’t as good as before. He thought, “Well, if I were the patients(people who don’t feel well), I'd be afraid to go to me too. Maybe it's time for me to stop being a doctor. But if this town has no doctor, what will the people do when they become ill?”
His wife heard him talking to himself and said, “Why don’t you find a young doctor to take your place? Then people will have another good doctor to take care of them and I will get my husband back.”
The doctor did as what his wife said. He found a very good young doctor to help the people. The doctor and his wife then had time to take long walks together, go dancing, go traveling and spend the rest of their days together.
1. This story is about ________.
A. a doctor B. a wife C. a nurse D. a husband
2.The _______ always went to see the doctor because he was good and kind.
A. friends B. parents
C. patients D. children
3.The doctor's business wasn’t as good as before because _______.
A. he was always ready to help people
B. people were afraid of him and his wife
C. he was old and forgetful
D. there was a very good young doctor
4.The expression “to take your place” in the third passage means _______.
A. to take you home B. instead of you
C. to take care of you D. to help you
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The old doctor found a good young doctor.
B. The old doctor agreed with what his wife said.
C. The old doctor and his wife were very happy at last.
D. The old doctor was still busy working at the doctor's at last.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
It was a cold snowy morning after the winter vacation. And it was my first at my new school. I was walking alone slowly and about lots of things. It was early and there weren’t many people on the road. Suddenly a girl who was a bike on ice fell down. She was trying hard to get up but fell again. thinking, I went over and helped her. She said “ ” with a smile and then rode away. Her words warmed me a lot.
Finally, I got to school. The teacher led me to the and introduced me to the class. Then he asked me to sit down beside a girl. I felt so that I didn’t dare to look at her. Soon the first class, , started. Their textbooks were different from those in my old school. As I was wondering to do, an English book appeared in front of me. “Let’s share,” the girl beside me said, “Hi, I’m Carrie.” I . It was the girl I helped this morning. Later on, we became good friends.
From that I learned: to help others is actually to help ourselves!
1.A. day B. week C. term D. month
2.A. dreaming B. caring C. talking D. worrying
3.A. flying B. riding C. driving D. running
4.A. Before B. After C. Without D. From
5.A. Hello B. Pardon C. Sorry D. Thanks
6.A. classroom B. playground C. library D. office
7.A. happy B. nervous C. calm D. serious
8.A. physics B. English C. geography D. chess
9.A. what B. how C. when D. where
10.A. looked out B. looked down C. looked up D. looked into
— I missed the beginning of Who’s still standing yesterday evening.
— ______! But you can watch the re-play tonight.
A. What a pity B. Hurry up
C. Try your best D. I don’t think so
—Sir, would you mind speaking a little more ______?
— Of course not. I thought you could follow me.
A. quickly B. slowly
C. politely D. suddenly
I’m sorry that my friends can only stay here for three days ______.
A. at first B. at last
C. at least D. at most
