There are only two seasons in some countries—the dry season and the rainy season. They are India, Vietnam and some countries in Africa. It’s never cold there and it doesn’t snow. In the dry season it is as warm as it is in the rainy season. When it is the dry season, it doesn’t rain at all. It’s very, very hot. All grass and leaves in the trees are yellow. Animals and people are very thirsty. It is a very difficult time for them! When it is the rainy season, the rain doesn’t stop: it rains day and night. There is a lot of water around! Some animals like it but some don’t.
There is a place where there are no seasons at all. It is the Antarctic (南极).
It is very cold all the year round. There are no countries and no cities there. There are some villages in the Antarctic. Who lives there? Some scientists from some countries go there to learn about the coldest place, its animals and birds. But there are no trees, no flowers, no fruit there, so people can't live there long.
1.There are ________ seasons in the Antarctic.
A.Two B.three C.four D.no
2.What’s the weather like in Vietnam?
A.It’s very cold all the year round.
B.It’s never cold and it doesn’t snow.
C.It is very cold and it snows all the year round.
D.It is never cold and it snows all the year round.
3.When is a difficult time for people and animals in India?
A.The rainy season. B.Spring.
C.The dry season. D.Winter
4.Some scientists live in the Antarctic because they want to learn about ________.
A.the coldest place B.the countries there
C.the cities there D.the fruit there
5.Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The leaves on the trees are yellow in the dry season.
B.All countries in Africa have two seasons.
C.Some animals like the rainy season
D.There are some animals and birds in the Antarctic.
If you have dinner with people in the west, I think you must pay more attention to the table manners. Here are some good table manners for you.
When you eat something, try not to make a noise or burp (打嗝) at the table. Because people think that is not polite. People will say “Excuse me”when they want to burp.
Talking with food in the mouth is very rude. So you must eat the food quietly and slowly. If you eat too fast, people think you are rude too. Do not talk with others when you have food in your mouth.
It is good to eat all the food on your plate. This means you like the food very much. Remember to say the food is nice. And this can make the host (主人) very happy. When you finish eating, you can place your knife and fork together.
1.The topic of this passage is about ________ in the west.
A.how to burp B.what to eat
C.school rules D.table manners
2.People will ________ when they want to burp.
A.go out of the room
B.stand up and close their mouth
C.say “excuse me”
D.place their knives and forks together
3.If you eat the food ________, people will think you have good manners.
A.quietly and slowly
B.loudly and fast
C.quietly and fast
D.loudly and slowly
4.when you have food in your mouth, ________.
A.you can talk with others loudly
B.do not talk with others
C.do not drink anything
D.you can sing loudly
5.According to the passage, which of the following is good?
A.To make a noise.
B.To eat all the food on your plate.
C.To eat the food on the plate quickly.
D.To tell the host that the food is not nice.
One day when a woman was getting dinner ready for the animals at a zoo, her hand began to hurt. A few days earlier, a box of spiders (蜘蛛) arrived at the zoo from Asia. When she put the box into the spiders’ display (展示架), one of them climbed out and ran across the table. While she was trying to pick up the spider and put it back in the box, it bit her hand.
She forgot about her pain and continued (继续) with her work. She finished giving dinner to the animals, but the pain in her hand got worse. So she hurried to the hospital. As soon as the doctor got to know what kind of spider it was, he gave the woman the right medicine. She left the hospital that evening.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A.A box of spiders. B.An accident.
C.A woman’s work in a zoo. D.The pain in a woman’s leg.
2.What was the woman doing when her hand began to hurt?
A.She was having dinner.
B.She was visiting a zoo.
C.She was putting the box onto a table.
D.She was getting dinner ready for the animals at a zoo.
3.Where did the box of spiders come from?
A.Asia. B.America. C.France D.Australia.
4.While she was trying to pick up the spider, it ________.
A.ran across the table B.bit her hand
C.cried loudly D.climbed up her hand
5.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.The woman was a careful woman.
B.The woman didn’t love her job.
C.The doctor gave the woman right medicine.
D.The doctor liked spiders a lot.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出最佳选项。
My grandma is a great woman named Mary. She was born in 1919 and died in 2009. Although she didn’t live to be 100 years old, she had a ________, long life. She worked as a ________ for 70 years. She taught in Africa for many years. Then she ________ Africa and moved to Malaysia. At that time, people didn’t travel by plane, so she traveled by ________. It ________ her three months to go by sea from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947, she traveled by plane for the first time. This new transportation made traveling from England to Malaysia much ________ than before. She didn’t stop teaching ________ she was seventy-five years old.
Mary really loved teaching and she was also good at ________ stories. I always hear her talk about her stories. They were very ________, and I would like to listen to her when I was free. She could remember everything though she was old, I think it was because she ________ stopped working and thinking. My grandmother was really a great woman.
1.A.bad B.terrible C.good D.careless
2.A.teacher B.doctor C.nurse D.singer
3.A.visited B.left C.stayed in D.got to
4.A.car B.ship C.train D.bus
5.A.spent B.paid C.cost D.took
6.A.quicker B.harder C.worse D.safer
7.A.however B.until C.while D.as soon as
8.A.accepting B.acting C.hearing D.telling
9.A.boring B.interesting C.old D.friendly
10.A.always B.usually C.sometimes D.never
—We have cold winters and hot summers in Beijing. It’s snowy in winter.
—________ I like sunny weather, and I like snow.
A.Bad luck. B.What a pity!
C.Sounds great! D.No idea!
Hi, Mike. Help me ________ the bag ________ please. It’s too heavy.
A.look; up B.warm; up C.lift; up D.set; up
