With the guide _______ the way, we finally got to the village which we were looking for
A. led B. leading C. to lead D. had led
请你以一名中学生的名义写一封100字左右的信，呼吁世界各国的中学生帮助拯救大熊猫（giant panda ）。信的主要内容如下：
（1）大熊猫是中国的稀有（rare）动物，也是世界稀有动物之一，为中国人民和世界人民所喜爱;
（2）大熊猫生长在山里，以某种竹子(bamboo)为主食。由于山林遭破坏，竹子被砍伐，大熊猫觅食越来越困难，正濒临灭绝；
（3）我国已建立数个自然保护区（conservation zone）以保护大熊猫，但需要更多的资金；
（4）我们热切需要一切关心爱护野生动物的人伸出援助之手，帮助保护大熊猫，使它们永远和人类生活在一起。
One day two young men was walking in 1.__________
the forest while they saw a bear ahead ．They 2.___________
tried run away．One of them got up into a 3.___________
tree, other was fat and could not climb up ． 4.___________
But he threw himself at the foot of the tree． 5.___________
Soon the bear came nearly．It saw the fat 6.___________
man .The man held his breathe ．The bear thought 7.___________
he was died, so it went away. The man in the 8.___________
tree came down ,but the other man was 9.___________
very frightened that he could not move． 10.___________
The year was 1932．Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single—engined aeroplane．At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather．To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn't know how high she was flying．At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter．At times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.
Just before dawn, there was further trouble．Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine．Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.
In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe．When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House．From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.
What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty—six minutes.
In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion (时刻) she set a new record for flying time．Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?
A．She was caught in a storm． B．The altimeter went out of order.
C．Her engine went wrong． D．She lost her direction.
2.When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?
A．She did nothing but pray for herself.
B．She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.
C．She continued flying.
D．She lost hope of reaching land.
3.According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart’s reason for making her flights?
A．To set a new record for flying time.
B．To be the first woman to fly around the world.
C．To show that aviation was not just for men.
D．To become famous in the world.
4.Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?
A．She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
B．She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.
C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.
D．She made plans to fly around the world.
5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Amelia Earhart—First Across the Atlantic.
B．Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation.
C．A New Record for Flying Time.
D．A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.
Matt grow the best vegetables in the village．He grows fruit too--big , sweet apples and oranges．And what else ? Well , the biggest and the prettiest flowers．Things grow in Matt' s garden all through the year．He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table ; and of course , he eats some fruit and vegetables．But he sells everything else in the market．Matt is not a poor man．
He knows a few other gardens ; but he does not have any friends．You might ask , " What is that ? Why doesn ' t he have friends ? "
I will tell you．People do not understand him．And they do not understand his garden, " Why not ? " you will ask．" It' s a very good garden , isn' t it ? "
It is a wonderful garden．Matt plants things in spring , summer and autumn and winter ．After that he does very little work．He sits in the garden with his small radio ．And everything grows ．
People ask , " How does Matt grow these wonderful things ? He waters the plants sometimes , but he doesn' t do anything else ．He just sits under an orange tree with his radio ．He listens to music nearly all day ! " And that is all quite true , people cannot understand it , and so they don' t like it very much ．
Matt likes music ．But what about the garden ? Who does the work ? I will tell you another true thing : the music does the work ．All plants love music ; and Matt knows that .
Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers ? Well , just give your plants a lot of music ,
1.There are not only vegetables and flowers , but also ______ in Matt' s garden ．
A．plants B．fruit trees C．ants D．crops
2.Matt makes a living by _______.
A．selling his vegetables , fruit and flowers
B．growing trees in his garden
C．working in the market
D．helping other people growing plants
3.Everything in Matt' s garden grows well because _____
A．he has a good garden
B．he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio
C．music helps his plants a lot
D．he is very hardworking
4.People think that ______ .
A．Matt' s garden is better than theirs
B．Matt works harder than they
C．Matt knows how to grow vegetables well
D．the radio helps Matt to grow veveything well in his garden
5.People don' t like Matt because ____.
A．he doesn' t give thim any vegetables or fruit
B．he listens to the radio too much
C．they are jealous（嫉妒的） of him
D．Matt doesn' t let them listen to his radio
When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe．Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.
But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years．He was a businessman and he helped them improve production．At last his health problems became too serious．He left and formed his own company.
With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery．They tried new recipes (配方)．changing the kind and amount of flour used．This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain．The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).
They began by baking two dozen loaves．The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf．Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time．But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.
1.A good title for this passage would be .
A．A Sick Baker B．A Brick-oven Bread Baker
C．An Old-fashioned Baker D．How to Overcome Allergy
2.Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he _______．
A．suffered from allergy to flour B．didn’t like the job
C．wanted to make more money D．wanted to form his own company
3.During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, _______.
A．he founded Arnold Bakery
B．he tried a new method of baking
C．he helped the company improve their production
D．he became successful in his business
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.
B．Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.
C．Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.
D．Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.
5.From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was ________.
A．determined B．brave C．usual D．unhealthy
