I had an unusual experience yesterday evening. While I was passing a ___56___ (教堂), I heard a strange ___57___ (噪音) from behind. It seemed that something was trying to ___58___ (捕获) me. I felt very ___59___ (害怕) and ran home as 60 (快) as possible. That strange thing seemed to be chasing me all the ___61___ (路).
By the time I got home, I ___62___ (发现) my father had locked(上锁) the door. I shouted loudly. As soon as he heard the sound, my father ran ___63___ ( 往楼下) and opened the door. At ___64___ (立刻) I rushed in and ___65___ ( 关) the door. After hearing what I said, my father went out to see for ___66___ (他自己). Then he came ___67___ (回来) and laughed, “I think you must have made a 68 (愚蠢的) mistake . It must be the wind.”
We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.
When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration (迁徙) is probably the migration of fish, which is called “salmon”(蛙鱼). This fish is born in fresh(淡的) water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster (龙虾). Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.
1. Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _______.
A. enjoy warmer weather
B. find food more easily
C. find beautiful places
D. get away from crowded places
2. The underlined word “There” in the second passage means “___________”.
A. in cold water B. in warm water
C. in salty water D. in fresh water
3. Why do the lobsters get into a long line to move?
A .It’s a safe traveling way.
B. The weather is bad.
C. It is still unknown to us.
D. They just don’t want not to be too crowded.
4. The passage is mainly about ________________.”
A. the migration of animals
B. the migration of fish
C. the travel of animals
D. the secret of nature
Have you felt annoyed when a cell phone (手机)rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out（执行） in schools. Students can’t even bring cell phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?
Anxious（焦虑的） parents say that cell phones are an important tool in holding New York City’s families together.
“I worry about it,” said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. “It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine, we have running water, and we have cell phones.”
A number of Americans think cell phones connect them to children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown places.
“I have her call me when she gets out school,” said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their children go to school without a cell phone.
What about the cell phone owners, the students? Most of the students said that cell phones were necessary and the cell phone was like an extra(额外的)hand or foot for them.
“I feel so empty,” said May Chom, 14. “There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip.”
1.. Elizabeth Lorris Ritter is worried that ______________.
A. students are not allowed to bring cellphones
B. students spend too much time in listening to music on the cellphones
C. students bring cellphones to school and they often ring during the class
D. no rule is carried out to stop students from bringing cellphones to school
2.. ____________ American parents disagree with the rule that students can’t bring cellphones to school.
A. Many B. Some C. Few D. No
3. May Chom likes to ______________.
A. go to school without a cellphone
B. chat with her friends on the cellphone on the way to school
C. walk through unknown places with a cellphone
D. bring a cellphone to school
4. This writer wants to tell us the __________ in carrying out the rule not
to use a cellphone in school.
A. importance B. problem C. happiness D. impossibility (不可能)
There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.
“I’m going to wear a black dress, so everybody will notice me,” said Emily. “How about you, Linda?”
“I’m not sure. Maybe jeans, an old shirt, and a hat. People will notice me more than you!” Linda said.
“What are we going to do about the boys?” asked Jane. “Do you remember the last school party, last year? They just stood there, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!”
“I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer. Maybe it’ll be better
this time,” said Mary.
The party was held on Friday evening. Groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line on one side, and the boys on another side. Mr. Green, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a while, Tim said, “I don’t want to stand here the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It’ll be over soon.” He started to dance. All the others watched him. Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then, all began to dance. Soon there were more dancers than watchers.
1.Before the school party, the girls were mainly discussing __________.
A. the dance at the party
B. the teacher at the party
C. the dresses they would wear at the party
D. the boys at the party
2. The girls wanted people to _________.
A. buy them some dresses
B. teach them how to dance
C. notice them
D. invite them to the school party
3.. The teachers tried to ___________.
A. invite the girls to dance
B. play music instead of dancing
C. get the girls and boys to dance alone
D. get the girls and boys to dance together
4. The party was ______________ last year.
A. better than B. not so good as
C. as good as D. as bad as
Mum, ______ is my friend Peter.
A. his B. this C. she D. her
---- _______ you bring that book to me?
---- Sure(当然).
A Does B. Can C. Are D. Is
