Tom is tall．Jim is short．（合并为一句）
Tom is________ ________Jim．
I’m tall．My best friend is also tall．（合并为一句）
My best friend and I________ ________ ________．
Basketball is more popular than football in the USA．（改为同义句）
Football is________ ________popular as basketball in the USA．
My brother does well in English．（改为同义句）
My brother________ ________ ________English．
（2014福建福州）
National parks are large areas of public land．They give a safe home for local plants and animals．They help keep the air and water clean．They also give us the best trips．Today，there are nearly 7，000 national parks around the world．Forbes has listed 12 of the most beautiful ones in the world that will surprise you with their amazing landscapes，geographic wonders and colorful plants and animals．
The Grand Canyon（大峡谷）National Park of the US is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World．It is best known for its size and depth．It is 446 kilometers long，up to 29 kilometers wide．and 1.6 kilometers deep．The immensity of the canyon makes people think big．Every year，about 5 million people visit here．Taking a tour in the South Rim offers visitors the park’s full views，while the North Rim shows beautiful wild flowers．
If you love animals，you’ll like the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania．The“Big Five”live here．They are the lion，African elephant，African leopard，black rhinocero and African buffalo．The name“Big Five”came from the five animals that were the hardest to catch．Now they are what people most want to see in the wild．If you visit the park，you should never miss the migration（迁徙）of over 1.5 million wildebeests（角马）and 250，000 zebras every year．This is the most famous site of the park．
1.Which is NOT right about national parks according to Paragraph 1？
A．A national park is public land that covers a large area．
B．Wild plants and animals are protected in national parks．
C．Forbes has listed twelve of the world’s largest national parks．
D．National parks are attractive because of their natural beauty．
2.The underlined word“immensity”refers to________．
A．great size
B．natural wonder
C．colorful view
D．unusual beauty
3.________kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage．
A．Five
B．Six
C．Seven
D．Eight
4.The best title for the passage may be“________”．
A．Taking a tour in the Grand Canyon
B．Travelling to the Serengeti National Park
C．Seven Natural Wonders of the World
D．Stepping into the wonders of the wildlife
5.If the writer continues the article．he would most likely write about________．
A．ways to keep the air and water clean
B．more national parks in the world
C．his wonderful trip to the Grand Canyon
D．famous historic wonders in Africa
The United States has many different kinds of climate（气候）．On the west coast（海岸），the temperature changes very little between summer and winter，but the north central states（中部各州）have a very different kind of climate．In these states，people wear light clothes during the summer，and they need heavy wool or fur clothes in winter．
In the southwest，the climate is quite warm during the winter，but hot in summer．
In the eastern part of the United States，summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures．Summers are usually hot，and winters are usually cold．Spring temperatures are comfortably warm，and autumn temperatures are quite cool．
Years ago，people in the cold areas（地区）of the United States did not often get vegetables and fresh fruits during the winter．Today trucks and trains carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to all parts of the United States．In this way，Americans“send their climate”to people in other states．
1.In the north central states，people wear________clothes in summer and________clothes during the winter．
A．silk；linen
B．light；heavy fur
C．wool；cotton
D．wool；silk
2.The climate in the southwest is________during the winter，but________in summer．
A．quite warm；little hot
B．quite cold；very hot
C．comfortably warm；rather hot
D．a little cold；rather hot
3.Today________parts of the United States can get fruits and vegetables in winter．
A．not all
B．a few
C．most
D．all
4.Which statement is true according to the passage？
A．Most states in America have almost the same climate．
B．The climate in the west of the USA is almost the same as that in China．
C．Now Americans don’t worry about eating fresh fruits and vegetables．
D．In winter，most Americans have to wear heavy clothes．
5.The best title（标题）of the passage should be________．
A．The Climate of the United States
B．Vegetables and Fruits
C．The Climate and Fruits
D．The United States
