Kellie Lenamond is 16. She’s from the United States. She has many hobbies. She likes playing volleyball. She also likes playing the violin, and she loves singing. But Kellie has an unusual hobby: beekeeping (养蜂).
Kellie doesn’t work with her bees every day. She looks after her hives (蜂房) about twice a month in the spring, summer and autumn. She spends more time with her bees in winter. There aren’t many flowers for the bees to get food from at this time of year. So Kellie feeds the bees sugar water in winter.
This is a usual day for Kellie when she works with her bees:
8:00 She gets up and eats breakfast.
9:00 She makes sugar water for the bees.
10: 00 She does her homework.
11:00 She practices the violin.
12:00 She makes lunch for her brothers and sisters. Then they eat lunch together.
3:00 She goes to volleyball practice.
5:00 She and her mom make dinner.
7:00 After dinner, Kellie dresses herself in special clothes. She feeds the bees sugar water.
Every summer, Kellie takes honey from the hives. Her bees can make a lot of honey in a year. Kellie and her family sell some of the honey, cook with some of the honey and give friends honey, too.
Kellie’s friends don’t go near the hives. They are afraid. They don’t want the bees to sting (蜇) them. Kellie says they don’t understand that bees are safe. “I like standing safely in the middle of the bees. No one else is brave enough!” she says.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.How many hobbies does Kellie have?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
2.Kellie spends more time with the bees in winter because ______.
A. she likes winter best
B. her parents ask her to do so
C. she doesn’t need to go to school
D. bees can’t get enough food from flowers
3.What’s the right order of the things in Kellie’s one usual day?
①Kellie feeds the bees.
②Kellie plays the violin.
③Kellie plays volleyball.
④Kellie does her homework.
A. ④②③① B. ④③①② C. ③①②④ D. ③②④①
4.When does Kellie take honey from the hives?
A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter.
5.What do Kellie’s friends feel when they see the bees?
A. Excited. B. Afraid. C. Angry. D. Comfortable.
A peacock (孔雀) and a tortoise (龟) were good friends. One day, a bird catcher caught the peacock and was going to sell him on the market. The peacock asked the bird catcher to allow him to say goodbye to his friend the tortoise. The bird catcher agreed.
The tortoise asked the bird catcher to let the peacock go, but he refused. The tortoise then said, “If I give you a nice gift, will you let my friend go?” “Certainly,” answered the bird catcher.
So the tortoise jumped into the river and after some time, he came up with a big pearl (珍珠). The bird catcher was so surprised. He was so happy that he let the peacock go.
A few days later, the bird catcher came back to the tortoise. He thought he didn’t get enough for letting the peacock go. He told the tortoise that he would catch the peacock again unless he got another big pearl.
The tortoise knew his friend the peacock went to a safe place. “Well,” said the tortoise, “please return the pearl that I gave you and I will come back with two.”
The bird catcher thought for some time and gave the pearl to the tortoise. Then the tortoise swam away and said, “I am not so stupid to take one and give two!” The bird catcher could only stand by the river and feel sorry for being greedy (贪婪的).
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.What did the peacock want to do before the bird catcher was going to sell him?
A. To give a gift to his friend.
B. To give a gift to his parents.
C. To say goodbye to his friend.
D. To say goodbye to his parents.
2.What did the tortoise promise the bird catcher at first?
A. Lots of fish. B. A nice gift. C. A larger bird. D. Special skills.
3.The bird catcher came back to the tortoise because he wanted to ______.
A. sell the tortoise
B. catch more birds
C. learn how to catch fish
D. get more from the tortoise
4.What did the bird catcher get at last?
A. Nothing. B. Two birds. C. A big pearl. D. Two big pearls.
5.The passage mainly tells us ______.
A. we shouldn’t be greedy
B. tortoises are clever animals
C. we should be friendly to animals
D. two different animals can be good friends
When do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?
The forest is a whole world of its own. It is full of many different living things. But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on. The trees feed the forest
＂people＂ by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals(矿物) from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and stops it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.
Human beings are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and shop assistants to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.
Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else. You know, being a volunteer is so great!
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用＂A＂表示，不正确的用＂B＂表示。
1.According to the text, different things live on the soil and air.
2.The water and minerals from the soil and air are joined together by using sunlight.
3.According to the writer, human beings need only farmers.
4.When I have done something for someone else, I feel happy.
5.According to the passage, everyone needs friends.
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂＂A＂，错误的涂＂B＂。
Computer technology has become an important part of people’s lives. This technology has its own special vocabulary. One well-known computer word is Google. It is the name of a popular ＂search engine(引擎)＂ for the Internet. People use the search engine to find information about almost any subject on the Internet. The people who started the company named it Google because, in math, a googol is a very large number — one hundred zeros follow the number one. When you ＂Google＂ a subject, you can get a lot of information about it.
If you Google someone, you might find that person’s name on a blog. A blog is short for a Weblog. It is a personal web page. Some people write blogs to express their opinions and ideas over the Internet. Some use them to share their lives with faraway friends or family. Others write blogs to help them deal with sickness, money problems or to choose movies to see or books to read. Some people add information to their blogs every day. People who have blogs are called bloggers.
1.Google and Blog are two kinds of popular search engines.
2.Google is a person’s name, and the person started the search engine company.
3.People may use Google to ask others for help.
4.Bloggers are those who often surf the Internet to read others’ blogs.
There are many kinds of amazing animals in the world．Have you ever watched one of them﹣Canada geese （雁）？They can teach us a lesson about teamwork（合作）．
In autumn，Canada geese have to fly to the warm south to get away from Canada ‘cold winter．When they leave the ground and rise into the air，they fly in no order．Then they quickly form a V shape，with one bird leading the group．
The V shape allows Canada geese to save energy．The head bird moves its wings（翅膀） up and down．The resulting（产生的） force of the air help lift the next bird．Each bird will do so until they get to the southern part．The bird at the head of the group has the hardest job．When it gets tired，another bird moves to the front and takes its place （代替它）．By sharing this job，the group can travel great distances．Canada geese flying in a V shape can fly seventy percent farther without having a rest than the birds flying alone．
During the long flying journey，Canada geese communicate with one another，They honk（鸣叫） to encourage the birds up front to keep up the speed．They also cheer one another up while working toward the same destination．
What have we learned from the lovely Canada geese's experience and skills？
Work together! Whether in our personal lives or our jobs，we need the spirit of teamwork!
根据短文内容判断正、误。
（注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑．正确的涂"A"，错误的涂"B"）
1.Because of Canada's cold winter，Canada geese have to fly to the warm south in autumn．
2.When the heard bird gets tired，another bird moves to the front and becomes an new head bird．
3.Canada geese flying in a V shape can fly seventeen percent farther without having a rest than the birds flying alone．
4.During the long flying journey，Canada geese hardly cheer one another up while working toward the same destination．
5.From the passage，we've learned that the spirit of teamwork is important to us．
根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂＂A＂，错误的涂＂B＂。
If you want a more interesting experience when you arrive in a new city or country, here are some better ways to travel, both for you and for the environment.
Way 1 Get out of the car and walk. It’s slower but it’s the greenest way to travel. It’s also the most rewarding（有益的）way to see a city, but remember to wear comfortable shoes.
Way 2 Cycling is also a good choice. Many hotels now offer free bikes to guest. It is convenient for people to travel around the city. Some also provide electric bikes that make it easier to go up hills and no longer journeys. Some cities also have mobikes, and you can pick up one easily. It’s not free but very cheap.
Way 3 If you have to take transport in a city, try to take public transport. Most cities now offer lots of information and very clear maps at the city’s website.
Way 4 If possible, take buses, trains or ships to travel from city to city. They are usually greener than cars and planes.
Way 5 When the only way to travel is by car, rent（租）an electric car. Many car rental companies now offer them, so always ask!
1.Walking is the only rewarding way to see a city.
2.Many hotels and cities offer free bikes to visitors.
3.The city’s websites can help to take public transport.
4.Way 1 and Way 4 are the best for people’s health.
5.Common cars are greener than electric cars.
