Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed . We couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing . I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that mountain, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got knew hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).
1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was _____for Father and Son.
A. hard B. enjoyable C. painful D. comfortable
2. The word “quit” in the passage means “______”.
A. carry on B. put off C. give up D. pick up
3.Which of the following is the closest (最接近的) in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.
B. The sky is always as clear as crystal.
C. You can find life is full of nice things.
D. Never give up half-way.
4.We can infer (推断) from the last paragraph that ______.
A. the writer was very successful in his life.
B. the writer reached the top of the mountain.
C. thought the writer was young, he could understand his father.
D. the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain.
5.The best title (题目) for the passage is “______”.
A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain B. Standing at the Top of the Mountain
C. Conversations between Father and Son D. How to Get to the Top of the Mountain
Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers' exhibition (展览).There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves.
Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.
1.Australia is
A. the largest country in the world B. larger than China
C. as large as Shanghai D. not so large as China
2.Enough laws have been made to__
A．increase the population B. grow more plants
C. fight against pollution D. show wild flowers
3.Perth is_
A. the capital of Australia B. in the west of Australia
C. in the east of Australia D. the biggest city in Australia
4.In Perth you may visit a wild flowers' exhibition in
A. October B. January C. May D. July
5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.
B. Australia .is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.
C. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep..
D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of White sheep.
Years ago, many zoos kept all kinds of animals in small cages(笼子). Small cages made it easy for people to see the animals, but a small cage is not a good place for an animal to live in.
Today zoos keep animals in different kinds of cages. The cages are very big and open. They usually have plants and a little lake. The cages look like the animals' habitats
Zoos help to protect all kinds of animals. They protect animals in the zoo and they protect animals in the wild. How do they do this? Zoos teach people how animals live in the wild. Zoos want people to help protect the animals' wild habitats.
Many plants and animals are going extinct. Mammoths, which are related (有关联的) with Asia elephants, are now extinct. There are no mammoths in the world today, Scientists say that seventy- four different kinds of living things go extinct every day!
Zoos are working together to stop animals from going extinct.
1.Zoos kept animals in small cages so that people can
A. protect them B. see them better C. feed them D. save them
2.Today, zoos keep animals
A. in bigger cages B. in the wild C. in smaller cages D. in the field
3. To protect animals, zoos
A. are trying to keep all kinds of animals B. are trying to free the animals
C. teach people more about animals D. want people to feed the animals
4.A mammoth is a kind of_ _ that has gone extinct.
A. plant B. bird C. animal D. tree
5. An animal or a plant that is going extinct __
A. no longer exists(存在) in the world B. comes into this world soon
C. becomes very dangerous D. has fewer and fewer living members
Three 21 ago, my family got our first computer. 22 the beginning of this summer, I found it was too old and I wanted to get a 23 one. After my father. and I talked for a long time, he 24 . We went to many shops and read many ads. 25 we bought an HP computer.
During the first week, I noticed 26 our computer had some problems. I spent many hours 27 to fix it, but it 28 work. So I 29 to phone the HP company and ask them 30 to work out my problem. They told me to wait until the next morning because all their workers were 31 that day.
The next morning two workers came. It took them many hours to mend it, but the computer 32 did not work. My dad had no other way but to return the whole thing.
A few days later, we decided that I should go on the Internet and order some parts to build a new computer by 33 .
It was not an easy job for me to build a new computer. I tried many times, and in the end I was successful. From these setbacks(挫折), I have learned a lot. Now I believe that if the HP computer hadn't had any problems, 34 I would not have learned how to build the new one. Even though I spent lots of time on it, I know it wasn't 35 .
1. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
2.A. At B. On C. To D. For
3.A. big B. new C. cheap D. small
4. A. won B. paid C. agreed D. received
5.A. At first B. At last C. At once D. At times
6.A. if B. that C. what D. how
7.A. try B. tried C. to try D. trying
8.A. do B. did C. don't D. didn't
9.A. hoped B. have C. had D. liked
10.A. how B. what C. why D. where
11. A. free B. sad C. busy D. exciting
12.A. already B. always C. still D. usually
13.A. themselves B. himself C. itself D. myself
14.A. or B. then C. so D. and
15.A. a waste of time B. a successful job C. a good computer D. a bad company
That lecture on genetic medicines—I had no idea what he was saying; it’s all Greek to me.
A.撒谎 B.非常明白 C. 出乎意料 D. 一窍不通
John’s employer had less and less work for him. John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked for another job.
A. 喜事 B. 坏的征兆 C. 墙上的书法 D. 令人困惑的事
