After that, we went on down the river. It was very dark that night and it wasn’t easy to see where we were going. Suddenly, a big steamboat came at us very fast, and the next minute it was right over us. Jim and I jumped off the raft (木筏) into the water. The boat hit the raft and went on up the river.
When I came up out of the water, I couldn’t see Jim anywhere. I called out his name again and again, but there was no answer. “He’s dead!” I thought. Slowly, I swam to the side of the river and got out. I saw that I was near a big old wooden house. Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at me. They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house, “Who’s there?”
“George Jackson,” I answered quickly. “I’ve fallen off a river boat.”
Well, the people who lived in that house were very kind, and they took me in and gave me some new clothes and a good meal. I told them that my family were all dead, so they said I could stay with them as long as I wanted. It was a beautiful house and the food was good there, so I stayed.
A few days later one of the slaves in the house came to me and said, “Come with me!” Together, we went down to some trees by the river. “In there!” he said and went away.
On the ground, I found a man, asleep. It was Jim! I was really pleased to see him. When the steamboat hit the raft, Jim told me, the raft didn’t break up. Jim swam after it and caught it. Then he began to look for me.
We decided to leave at once. It’s all right living in a house for a little while, but you feel more free and easy and comfortable on a raft.
1.What happened LAST in the story?
A. George saw a big house. B. George got some new clothes.
C. George found Jim on the ground. D. George jumped off the raft into the water.
2.Why did George Jackson answer “quickly” when someone called from the house?
A. George felt afraid and nervous. B. George felt happy and lucky.
C. George really wanted to stay there. D. George didn’t want to lie to him.
3.Which of these old sayings best fits this story?
A. It never rains but it pours. B. Every dog has its day.
C. Burn the candle at both ends. D. Many hands make light work.
On January 27, in order to win the new pneumonia Resistance War（抗击新型肺炎战）, the Ministry of Education issued（公布） a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. It was said that school should not start before February 17. The exact start time of school will depend on situations and further notices.
However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may affect children’s studies. If they have such a long winter vacation, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before. Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health.
In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also given a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform（平台）, where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can learn at home through computer or mobile network. It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection（感染) of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve “no suspension of classes”. Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.
Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus and other knowledge popularization; at the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.
1.Except for learning at home, what is also necessary according to the writer?
A.To keep playing online games. B.To keep touching different people.
C.To do some physical exercises outside. D.To teach children about health knowledge.
2.The underlined word “suspension” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.
A.plan B.stop C.growth D.change
3.What’s the best title for this passage?
A.A Special Way to Learn at Home B.A New War with a New Chance
C.A Way to Keep Mentally Healthy D.A Method to Make Parents Worried
1.The material above is ______.
A.a book report B.a book list
C.a book review D.a book cover
2.Which of the following is NOT included in the Detective Charlie’s series?
A.The Case of a Murder in the Neighbourhood
B.The Secret of the Floating House on the River
C.The Mystery at the Mill in North Village
D.The Truth of Prince Richard’s Kidnap
3.What can we learn from the material?
A.The writer of the book is Lenny Pinkaton.
B.Charlie didn’t find any clues till the end of the story.
C.The book was published by Marvellous News Press.
D.Charlie’s series are popular with young readers.
When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often.
It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we _______ how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Everything else seems_______.A person _______ does a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing becomes near-sighted then.
People who are far-sighted suffer from just the_______ problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have_______ in reading a book unless they hold it at arm's length. If they want to do much _______ , they must wear glasses, too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism(散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people's eyes become _______ because of cataracts（白内障）. Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. _______ eye sees things from a slightly different angle(角度).To prove this to_______, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object's relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views ________ us to judge（判断）how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes do.
1.A.remind B.receive C.review D.realize
2.A.unhappy B.unpleasant C.unclear D.unfair
3.A.what B.who C.when D.which
4.A.right B.same C.wrong D.opposite
5.A.difficulty B.fun C.time D.experience
6.A.shopping B.cleaning C.reading D.fishing
7.A.cloudy B.sunny C.windy D.rainy
8.A.Each B.Every C.Both D.All
9.A.yourself B.himself C.herself D.myself
10.A.helps B.makes C.encourages D.agrees
—Do the dishes, Mike, or I will tell mum!
—_____________, Sue!
A.Mind your own business B.You are welcome
C.It’s your duty D.Never mind
— Oh, what a day! I’m too tired out.
— How can you be boss and accountant at the same time? ________.
A.The early bird catches the worm B.Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
C.Actions speak louder than words D.Don’t burn the candle at both ends
