The peacock(孔雀) is a kind of lovely bird because it is beautiful when it opens its tail. So when children go to the zoo, they always shake something colorful to make the peacock show its fine tail feather.
The peacock in Yunnan Province in China is green. The head of the peacock is covered with dark-green feathers. The face is light yellow. People often use its tail feathers to make fans (扇子) or clothes.
When a peacock wants to marry a peahen(雌孔雀), it dances around his girlfriend and seems to say “Am I beautiful?”
The peacock does little harm（伤害）to the crops and is valuable(珍贵的). People shouldn’t hunt them without any reason.
1.When does the peacock look beautiful?
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2.What do children always do to make the peacock show its fine tail feather?
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3.Where do the green peacocks live?
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4.What is the head of the peacock covered with?
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5.What does a peacock do when a peacock wants to marry a peahen?
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“Why does the chicken cross the road?” “To get to the other side!”
That’s an old joke in the West, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai.
When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didn’t mind the honking horns (喇叭声) and kept crossing the road in a mess(乱糟糟). People call this “Chinese Style of Crossing”.
Every year thousands of people are killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least 30 percent of them are jaywalking(乱穿马路). Jaywalking is very common (普遍的)in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.
Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should follow them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. In that way we can avoid (避免)the traffic accidents.
1.The writer saw people ________ in Shanghai that day.
A. crossing the road in a mess B. waiting for the green light patiently
C. crossing the road with chickens D. hurting each other in the street
2.The underlined word “intersection” here may mean________.
A. road B. bridge C. crossing D. traffic
3.How does the writer like what he saw in Shanghai that day?
A. It’s OK. B. It’s wrong C. He followed others D. He had no idea of it.
4.What should we do when someone starts to jaywalk according to the passage?
A. Follow him. B. Don’t stop him.
C. Look at him angrily D. Stop him and never follow him.
5.Who does the “chicken” refer to (指的是)in the passage?
A. Drivers B. Cars C. Jaywalkers D. Walkers.
Today more and more cars go into families. Which car is the best for people? Different people have different ideas.
Some people like the bright colour car made in China. It's really a good choice(选择). The bright colour car made in China is cheap, nice and safe. This kind of car is suitable for the general income (收入一般的) family.
Some people love famous foreign cars like Japanese cars, American cars and German cars. They're good but too expensive. But most people think famous foreign cars of better quality(质量) are better in safety. These are suitable for the high income family or for business.
Some people like sports cars, because they're fast and exciting. Some sports cars are very nice but very expensive. Only rich people can buy them.
What's the best car for us? Maybe it's a new and popular topic in life.
1.What does the writer think of the bright colour car made in China?
A. It's nice but expensive.
B. It's good but too expensive.
C. It's cheap, nice and safe.
D. It's comfortable.
2.To the writer, the famous foreign car is suitable for _________.
A. the high income family
B. the general income family
C. people who like traveling
D. people who like sports
3.According to the passage, some people like sports cars because they're _________.
A. cheap and nice
B. comfortable and save oil
C. good but too expensive
D. fast and exciting
4.Which is NOT true about cars?
A. Cars made in China are cheap.
B. Famous foreign cars are too expensive.
C. Sports cars are also cheap.
D. More and more families buy cars.
5.The passage tells us _________.
A. some expensive cars
B. famous foreign cars
C. some cars made in China
D. different cars
It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “ Hi, young man! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)?” I said _______, “ Of course!” “Why are you in college _______ such an age?” I asked. She joked, “ I’m here to meet a ______ husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.” “No, seriously,” I asked.“ I always ________of going to college. Now I’m getting one!” she told me.
After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention (关注)from ______.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to ____ at our party. I’ll never forget what she taught _____ .“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow ____ because we stop playing. Here are the____of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every ____. You have to have a dream. When you ____ your dreams, you die!” she said. “There is a big ____ between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn’t take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to_____, you have to find the chance(机会) in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don’t regret for what we did, _____for the things we did not do.”
Finally we graduated (毕业)from the college with Rose. One week ____ graduation(毕业), she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.
1.A. slowly B. happily C. heavily D. badly
2.A. at B. on C. of D. in
3.A. rich B. bad C. poor D. short
4.A. hoped B. wished C. wanted D. dreamed
5.A. another B. the other C. the others D. others
6.A. say B. speak C. talk D. discuss
7.A. us B. her C. him D. them
8.A. young B. old C. tall D. thin
9.A. stories B. secrets C. seasons D. forms
10.A. week B. month C. year D. day
11.A. lose B. have C. keep D. like
12.A. chance B. change C. difference D. problem
13.A. stand up B. grow up C. grow old D. keep healthy
14.A. because B. so C. though D. but
15.A. in B. after C. during D. before
“ Farmers harvest crops．” The structure of this sentence is____________．
A. S+V B. S+V+P C. S+V+O D. S+V+IO+DO
In July, the sun _______ at about half past five in this area. So we should start early before it gets too hot.
A. raises B. drops C. falls D. rises
