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1、Passage 7A man was walking through a forest.He had a few caps in his hand.In the forest there were a lot of monkeys.h was hot, so he decided to have a rest under a tree.He put a cap on his head and lay down to sleep.When he woke up,he couldn't find his caps, "Where are my caps?"he crie

2、d and looked up.He saw some monkeys in the tree.Each had a cap on its head."Give back my caps! "shouted the man to the monkeys.But the monkeys didn't understand him.They only jumped, danced and laughed."How can I get back my caps?"he thought hard.At last he had an idea.He too

3、k off his cap and threw it on the ground.The little monkeys did the same thing.Happily the man picked up all the caps and went on his way.判斷正誤(T或F):()1.One day a man was going through a forest.()2.The man decided to have a rest because he was ill.()3.When the man woke up, he found his caps were gone

4、.()4.The man saw a lot of birds in the tree.()5.The man was angry when he got all his caps back.Passage 8An owl (貓頭鷹)is a bird with very big eyes.These eyes make the owl lookclever.The owl can not move its eyes freely(自由地)as we can.It can only look straight(筆直地)ahead (向前).If it wants to look at both

5、 sides,it must turn its neck.Owls see better at night than during the day.At night they look for food.They eat mice 佬鼠)and insects 民蟲).Owls make a strange怪的)noise.Because the owls sleep most of the day,they usually give their cries at night.The cry sounds like "Whooo! Whooo".This strange s

6、ound sometimes frightens 使 害怕)people at night.()1. An owl looks clever becauseA. it has a beautiful bodyB. it has big eyesC. it can look straight ahead D. it can turn its neck()2. An owl looks for food at night becauseA. it has large eyesB. it can't move its eyes freely as we canC. it sees bette

7、r at night than during the dayD. it can't see anything at all during the day ()3. An owl lives onA. small birdsB. all kinds of birdsC. all kinds of small animals D. none of the above ()4. The cry of an owl isA. frighteningB, good to listen toC. like a songD. like the sound of a cow()5. Man must

8、not kill owls becauseA. they don't do anything wrongB. they are good-looking and have two big eyesC. they cry only at nightD. they are helpful to usPassage 9Jimmy lives in the country, and he loves playing in the river near his house. But his father gets a job in a big city, and he goes there wi

9、th his family.Their new house has a garden,but the garden is very small.Jimmy isn't happy."Is there a fiver near here?"he is asking his mother on the first morning. His mother is answering: "No,there isn't,but there's a nice park near here, Jimmy, and there's a pool&qu

10、ot; in it.We 're going there this afternoon."Jimmy is happy now.After lunch, Jimmy and his mother go to the park, Jimmy wants to walk near the pool,but there is a sign before it.His mother reads it to him: "This pool is dangerous.367 people have fallen in it."Jimmy looks into the

11、pool carefully.And he says:"But I can't see them." 判斷正誤(T或F):( )l. There is a garden near Jimmy's old house:()2. Jimmy moves to a big city because his father gets a job in the big city.( )3.Jimmy becomes happy because he's going to play with some new friends.()4. The sign tells

12、 people not to walk near the pool. ( )5. 367 people have fallen into the river.Passage 10Mr.Knott was a teacher.He taught in a big school in London.He lived a long way from the school, so he was usually quite tired when he got home.At nine o'clock one evening when he was in bed,the telephone bel

13、l rang in the hall,so he went downstairs,picked up the telephone and said: "Hello! Who's speaking,please?" "Watt"a man answered."What's your name,please? "said Mr.Knott."Watt's my name."was the answer."Yes,I asked you that what's your name

14、?”Mr.Knott said again."I told you.Watt's my name."said the other man, "Are you Jack Smith?""No, I' m Knott."answered .Mr.Knott.Both Mr.Watt and Mr.Knott put their telephones down angrily and thought:"What a rude (粗魯?shù)?,foolish (愚蠢的，傻的) man!" ()1. Mr.Kno

15、tt was usually tired in the evening because.A. he was a teacherB. he worked very hard in a schoolC. he lived a long way from school D. he taught too many students()2. Mr.Knott went downstairs at nine one evening.A. to telephone Mr.WattB. to meet Mr.WattC. when someone rang him up D. when the door be

16、ll rang ()3. Mr.Watt wanted to speak to.A. his wife B. Mr.Knott C. Jack Smith D. Mrs.Knott ()4. "Watt's my name"means.A. What's my name?B. My name is WhatC. Are you asking my name?D. My name is Watt()5. Mr.Knott didn't understand what Mr.Watt said because.A. he was a foolish te

17、acherB. he had bad earsC. Mr.Watt didn't speak loudly enoughD. The"a" in “watt ” is pronounce &$ the "a" in "what"Passaoe 11On Saturday,Ann came home from school a little earlier.She felt worried.She wanted to get ready for her party."Mother,can we cook the

18、 food now,please?"she said, "I'm worried about my party.""The sandwiches are all ready." said Ann, "not everyone likes sandwiches.What about my birthday cake?""I made your birthday cake last night when you were in bed. Mrs.Read answered, "we only need

19、 to put the candles on it,now.""Oh,good! "said Ann, "may I put them on?"Ann began to put candles on her cake.Then she counted them."There aren't enough candles."said Ann."There are only twelve.We need one more.""I '11 get another one now.&quo

20、t;said her mother, "don't worry."判斷正誤(T或F):()1. Ann was worried about the party.()2. Ann have a birthday cake for her birthday.)3. Ann was twelve years old.)4. They put the candles on the birthday cake.)5. They had twelve candles.Passage 12Mr.Brown lived in a small town, but he got a j

21、ob in a big city, so he moved there with his wife and his two children last Tuesday.The next day Mr.Brown took his new car out of the garage and was washing it when a neighbor came.The neighbor stopped and looked at the new car for a minute.Then Mr.Brown turned and saw him.The neighbor said: "T

22、hat's a new ear.Is it yours?" "Sometimes."Mr.Brown answered.The neighbor was surprised."Sometimes?" he said, "what do you mean?" "Well."answered Mr.Brown slowly, "when there's a party in town, it belongs to my daughter,Jean.When there's a

23、 football game,it belongs to my son, Joe. When I have washed it and it looks really nice and clean,it belongs to my wife, Mary.And when it needs gas,it's mine." ()1. There are people in the story.A. threeB. fourC. sixD. five()2. Mr.Brown worked in.A. a small townB. a big cityC. the garageD.

24、 the gas station( )3. When Mr.Brown was washing the new car,his neighbor came to ask him.A. if the car was newB. what car it wasC. if the car was Mr.Brown' sD. whose car it was( )4.When there was a football match, the car belonged to.A. Mr.Brown B. the neighbor C. Jean's brother D. Jean ( )5

25、.“Sometimes" in the story means that.A. when there was a party in town,the car belonged to his daughterB. when there was a football game,it was his son'sC. when the car looked nice and clean,it was his wife'sD. when the ear wanted gas,it belonged to himPassage 13When Jimmy was a boy,he

26、liked watches and clocks very much.When he was eighteen years old,he went into the army.And after a year,he began to teach himself to mend watehes.A lot of friends brought him broken watches,and he mended them for them.Then his captain heard about this,and one day he brought him a watch too and said

27、: "My watch has stopped,can you mend it for me , please? "Jimmy said : "Yes, sir.I can."After a few days,he brought the watch back to the captain."How much do I owe (欠錢) you? " the officer asked."One pound,sir."Jimmy answered.Then he took a small bag out of hi

28、s pocket and gave it to the captain, saying:"Here are three wheels from your watch.I didn't find a place for them whenI put everything back." 判斷正誤(T或F):()1. After Jimmy joined the army, he began to learn how to mend watches.()2. His friends sometimes brought him new watches.()3. One da

29、y the captain asked Jimmy to mend his watch.()4. The officer wanted to know how many wheels were in his watch.()5. At last Jimmy made the watch worse.Passage 14July 20th, 1969 was an important day.Two Americans landed on the moon.Their names were Armstrong and Aldrin.They went there in a spaceship.I

30、ts name was Apollo 11.Apollo 11 left Cape Kennedy on July 16th and went three hundred and eighty-five thousand kilometers.It took the two Americans three days to get there.On July 20th the spaceship landed in the Sea of Tranquility(寧靜).Armstrong first stepped onto the moon.They picked up some rocks

31、and put them in the spaceship.They jumped up and down.They were tired after their moonwalk,so they rested.On July 21st Apollo 11 left the moon and returned to the Earth.Three days later, it came down in the Pacific Ocean.A ship took the men to America.()1. The moon is kilometers away from the earth.

32、A. 385B. 3850C. 385000()2. The two Americans stayed on the moon for about.A. three days B. six days C. one day D. four days ()3. "The Sea of Tranquility'here means.A. the earthB. the moon C. the world()4. July 20th, 1969 was an important day because.A. Apollo 11 landed on the moonB. man cou

33、ld not get to the moon by spaceshipC. it was the first time for human beings to land on the moon D. Americans were the first men to get to the moon （）5. The best title for this passage is.A. Two Americans on the Moon B. An important day C. On the MoonD. The First Men on the MoonPassage 15It is good

34、to keep animals in zoos.Zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world.Without zoos,most people would never see a real tiger or bear.Secondly,zooslook after the animals very well.The animals are always given food and cleaned on time.In the wild, it is not a

35、lways possible for an animal to find food, so sometimes it goes hungry.Thirdly, zoos protect the animals.They offer them safe place to live in.In the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of becoming extinct （滅絕）.But zoos give these animals a chance to live.Without zoos, there would be fewer kin

36、ds of animals in the world.However,some people think it is unnatural 肝自然的）and unfair （不公平的） to keep wild （里子生的）animals in cages.Most animals are kept in cages that are toosmall for them. The animals such as bears and tigers always look sad in cages.Wild animals should look for their own food.Anyone

37、would not feel happy if he isn't allowed （允許）to go outside his home and animals don't like it either. 判斷正誤（T或F）:（）1. If you don't go to a zoo, you can't see dogs.（）2. In the zoos, all animals are happy.（）3. In the wild, animals look for their own food.（）4. According to （根據(jù)）the last s

38、entence,we can say animals like tostay in the cages.（）5. The writer is not sure whether it is better for animals to stay inZoos.Passage 16Big Ben is not the name of a man.It's the name of a huge clock in London. London is the capital of England.This dock has four faces.So,no matter where you sta

39、nd, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben.Each face is the size of a double decker bus.The hands are about four meters long.It is about the size of two people standing on the top of each other.If you go to London, you may want to Visit the Houses of Parliament（國會大廈）.In that place,you will fin

40、d Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament.You will probably hear it as well assee it.The giant clock makes such a loud noise: "Ding dong, ding dong."It goes every quarter of a hour.The clock was named after a big man.He was Sir Benjamin Hall.This man did much

41、 building work in London many years ago.()1. Big Ben is.A. a double decker busB. a huge clockC. a buildingD. the name of Ben()2. The clock strikes every,of an hour.A. ten minutesB. fifteen minutesC. twenty minutesD. thirty minutes)3. Which two words mean the same as large?A. Giant and small.B. Gig a

42、nd double.C. Giant and huge.D. Huge and loud.)4. You can read the time of Big BenA. on the faces of the clock BC. on the hands of the huge clock)5. The title of this passage isA. The capital of England C. Sir Benjamin Hallat the top of the clock tower D. in the Houses of ParliamentB. A clockD. Big B

43、enPassage 17A businessman had worked too much.He found that he couldn't sleep at night, but often fell asleep during the day.He became very worried, so he went to see his doctor."Can you help me,doetor?"he asked, "I slept so well,but now I sleep less than two hours at night."

44、The doctor looked him over carefully,gave him some tests,asked him to work less hard,and told him to take some medicine to help him.He said he was sure that he was not seriously ill, and that he would soon be better.But the businessman grew worse instead of better.He slept even less than before at n

45、ight and was still falling asleep in his office.He visited the doctor again and again and it took the doctor a long time to find out the reason :the businessman's wife was giving him the sleeping medicine in the morning and the ones to keep him awake at night. 判斷正誤： ()1. The businessman couldn&#

46、39;t fall asleep because he was worried abouthis business.()2. The businessman worked at night and slept during the day.()3. The businessman visited the doctor again and again because he stillcouldn't sleep at all.()4.The doctor told the man he wasn't seriously 川 and would soon be well.()5.

47、The businessman grew worse because the doctor gave him the wrongmedicine.Passaoe 18Australia is the greatest island in the world.It is a little smaller than China.It is to the south of the equator 你道).So when it is summer in our country,it is winter in Australia.Australia is big,but the population t

48、here is thin.The population of Australia is the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos (袋鼠).After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep.Sheepare everywhere.Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a "bag"

49、 below its breast (胸).The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the"bag”.It is very strange, isn't it?()1. China is () than Australia,A. largerBI largeC. smallD. smaller( )2. It is () in Australia when it is summer in our country.A. autumn B. springC. winterD. summer( )3. The populatio

50、n of Australia is the same as that of) in China.A. Beijing B. Tianjin C. Nanjing D. Shanghai()4. Australia is famous for its ()A. kangaroos B. deerC. elephantsD. birds( )5. Austalia is to the south of the equator. S o)A. it is the greatest land in the world B. it is hot summer in DecemberC. it is co

51、ld winter in December D. its population is thinPassage 19Mary is six years old.She often goes to the shop and goes to the church with her mother.She likes following her mother.One day,when they are in the church,the pastor asks:"Who wants to go to the heaven?Please put up your hand."All th

52、e people except Mary put up their hands. "Where do you want to go, my girl?"asks the pastor."I want to go home with my mother."answers Mary.When they get home ,it is dark.Her mother begins to do housework.She is very busy.She washes some clothes.She cleans the table and the chair

53、s.Then she wants to sweep the floor.But the broom isn't in the house."Could you help me ,Mary? Would you like to go out and bring the broom for me?""I'd love to,but it's too dark outside.And I feel fear.""Never fear.God can help you."Mary opens the door and

54、says:"Oh, my dear God,please pass the broom to me."She puts her hand out of the door.判斷正誤：()1: Mary is a girl.()2. Mary thinks God is a teacher.()3. Her mother does the housework in the morning.()4. Her mother wants Mary to help her.()5. Mary's mother needs a knife.Passage 20A frog is

55、born in a small fiver.When it is young,the river is his home.He doesn't know his parents ,but he has hundreds of brothers and sisters.He swims about and plays all day with them.At that time ,he doesn't look like his parents.He has no legs but he has a long tail.So he looks like a fish.Then h

56、is tail gets shorter and shorter.And he has four legs and a very short tail.He looks like his parents now.Then he's going to eat a lot of insectsa lot ofbad insects.()1. Where is a frog born?A. In a hole. B. In the land. C. In a river. D. In a sea.()2. Which of the following is fight?A. A baby f

57、rog stays at home and knows only his parents.B. A baby frog looks like a bird and he doesn't know his parents.C. A baby frog looks like his parents, but he doesn't know them.D. A baby frog looks like a fish and has lots of brothers and sisters.()3. Who does a frog play with all day?A. His pa

58、rents. B. His brothers and sisters. C. Fish. D. Insects.()4. What does a frog look like?A. He looks like a fish.B. He has four legs and a very short tail.C. He looks like an insect.D. He has four legs and a long tail.()5. A baby frogA. can swim B. cannot swim C. cannot eat D. can eat insectsPassage

59、21Mike was a small boy,and he didn't like washing his hands.E,cery day his mother said to him: "Mike,your hands are very dirty again.Go and wash them."But Mike never washed them well.He only put them in the water for a minute and tookthem out again.Mike's aunt lived in ahother stre

60、et.One day,she came to stay with Mike's parents,and she came with her small son,Ted.Ted was a year younger than Mike,and he didn't like washing his hands,either .First the boys were with their parents,then they went to play.When they were sitting,Mike looked at Ted's hands and said: &quo

61、t;My hands are dirtier than yours.""Certainly they are." Ted answered,"you are a year older than I am." 判斷正誤：()1. Mike always washed his hands carefully.()2. Mike was older than Ted.()3. Ted's hands were a little cleaner than Mike's.()4. Mike's aunt lived in the street next to his house.()5. Mike's hands were dirtier than Ted's because he was older.Passa