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In the summer of 1978 an English man named Steven was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered something strange. Some of his wheat was lying on the ground. The flattened wheat formed(形成)a circle about six meters across . Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat.
  Three years later a farmer who lived nearby discovered almost the same circles in one of his fields. These circles were larger—nearly 15 meters across . That same year , another English farmer discovered three circles of flattened wheat on his land—one large circle between two small circles. During the following years, farmers in England found circles in their fields more and more often.
  The circles are called “crop circles” because they usually appear in fields of wheat or corn. The wheat in the circles lies on the ground but is never broken; it keeps on growing, and the farmers can later harvest it. Farmers always discover the crop circles in the morning, so the circles probably form at night. They appear only in the months from May to September. What causes the crop circles?
  At first, people thought that some kids were making them as a joke, or that farmers were making them to attract tourists.(In fact, in 1991, two men said they made the circles themselves, but many scientists don’t believe them.) People tried to copy them: They tried to make circles exactly like the ones the farmers had found. They couldn’t do it. They couldn’t enter a field of wheat without leaving tracks, and they couldn’t flatten the wheat without breaking it.
  Several times people reported seeing stranger objects near the fields where crop circles later appeared. Many people believe that these crop circles are the messages sent by living things from outer space(外层空间)or the marks left by their spaceships.
  Scientists who have studied the crop circles try to find out what causes them. In the summer of 1990 some scientists spent three weeks in the part of England where many circles have appeared. They had all the latest high-tech equipment(最新高科技设备). The equipment—worth 1.8 million dollars—got nothing. But one night, as the scientists were watching a field, crop circles formed in the field behind them, which were quite different from the others. The scientists had neither seen nor heard anything.
  When Steven discovered the crop circles on his land in 1978, he said, “It was just like something that had landed in the field from the air and gone back up again. I don’t know what to make of these things.”
  Crop circles have appeared in England, Japan, the United States and Russia. Experts from all over the world have studied them, and they say what Steven said: They don’t know what to make of these things.
Which picture is probably the one formed in the field behind the scientists?

“Flattened wheat” means ___________.
    

A.broken wheat B.lying wheat
  
C.harvested wheat D.growing wheat

The passage is mainly about something ___________ .

A.that is done by living things from outer space
B.that cannot be solved but found all around the world
C.that cannot be made clear or understood
D.that is discovered and copied by the farmers
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David eats well every day. For breakfast, he has bread, eggs and milk. At school, he has vegetables and rice for lunch. After lunch, he eats an apple. In the evening, he has chicken and fruit salad at home. David dislikes milk, but Mom says it is healthy. So he drinks it every day. After eight in the evening, he doesn’t have food. Every day, David does some sports to be healthy. He plays tennis in the morning and plays basketball after school.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
David has ________ for lunch.

A.bread B.vegetables
C.chicken D.salad

划线单词dislike的汉语意思是“________”。

A.不喜欢 B.不讨厌
C.不了解 D.不在意

David doesn’t eat food after ________ in the evening.

A.7 B.8 C.9 D.10

David plays ________ after school.

A.tennis B.ping-pong
C.soccer D.basketball

Which of the following is TRUE?

A.David is not healthy.
B.David has a pear after lunch.
C.David plays sports every day.
D.David can’t play tennis.

A man had two sons. They were twins. They were born at almost the same time and looked exactly alike. But in one important way they were very different. One was an optimist(乐观者),while the other one was a pessimist(悲观者).
The man was worried about his sons. There are good and bad things in life, he knew. He did not want them to be too pessimistic or too optimistic. He took his problem to a friend, Sally.
“How can I cure(治愈)them of their foolish optimism and pessimist?” he asked his friend .
Sally was thoughtful. Then she said, “When is their next birthday?”
“It’s on Wednesday,” the father replied. “They’ll be twelve years old.”
“Excellent,” Sally said. “Here’s what you should do. Give your pessimist son a really wonderful present. Give your optimistic son a really poor present. That should cure them of their optimism and pessimisms.”
The father did as his friend told him.
On Wednesday morning the boys looked at their birthday presents.
The pessimist looked at his first. It was a beautiful and very expensive gold watch, but he was not pleased with it.
“Huh,” he said, “I don’t like this very much .I’m sure it won’t keep good time. It will always be fast or slow and it will probably break many times, and I’ll have to spend lots of money to get it repaired(修理).”
Then the optimist looked at his present. He was really pleased. “Look! Dad’s given me a shoelace (鞋带).” he said. He held up the shoelace.
“I haven’t found the shoes yet, but I’m sure they are here somewhere.”
What was the difference between the man’s two sons?

A.They were born at different time.
B.They liked different presents.
C.One was an optimist, while the other one was a pessimist.
D.They didn’t have the same looks.

Who did the father take his problem to?

A.Optimist B.Pessimist
C.His friend Sally D.Himself

How did the pessimistic son feel about his present?

A.He wasn’t pleased with it. B.He was pleased with it.
C.He was angry with it. D.He was interested in it.

What present did the man send to the optimist?

A.A gold watch. B.A gold shoelace.
C.A pair of shows D.A shoelace.

Why was the man worried about his sons?

A.Because he knew there are good and bad things in life.
B.Because their sons were too pessimistic.
C.Because their sons were too optimistic.
D.Because their sons’ birthday was coming, he has no money to buy presents for them.

An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day, he went out with his brush and painted from morning to evening. And then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer. But the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money, but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will be finished. But your painting will still be here.”
The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings.
The farmer smiled and answered, “It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes back next month, I will show him your picture and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think. ”
The artist painted ________.

A.all day and all night B.all his life
C.with the farmer D.from morning to evening

At the end of his holiday, the artist wanted _______.

A.to give some money to the farmer
B.to give some pictures to the farmer
C.to ask the farmer’s son to be his student
D.to ask the farmer’s son to be his friend

The farmer asked the artist for ________.

A.some food B.a picture
C.some money D.a brush

First the artist was very happy when he heard the farmer say “_____”

A.It is not that.
B.When he comes back next month, I will show him your picture.
C.He will not want to be an artist any more.
D.What is money? In a week it will be finished. But your painting will still be here.

The farmer thought the artist drew _________.

A.well B.good
C.great D.badly

FILM TIMES(19th May—26th May)

WANNER VILLAGE
Film: Harry Potter (3 hours)
Date: Sunday
Time: 2:00pm—5:00pm
Price: $4.20(adults) $3.50(children under 18)
Tele: 0115- 845616
THE KING’S CINEMA
Film: The Twins (1 hour and 40 minutes)
Date: from Monday to Friday
Time: 2:30pm
Price: $2.00 (free tickets for children under 10)
Tele:0115-831931
HOLLYWOOD THEATER
Film: Catch Me If You Can (2 hours 35 minutes)
Date: Saturday and Sunday
Time: 4:00pm
Price: $3.00 (children under 12 are not allowed)
Tele: 0115-806163
THE ROYAL THEATER
Film: I Spy (2 hours)
Date: from Monday to Friday
Time: 9:00am
Price: $2.00
Tele: 0115-873420

Which film lasts the shortest?

A.Harry Potter. B.Catch Me If You Can.
C.The Twins. D.I Spy.

You can see Harry Potter on ________.

A.Saturday B.Sunday
C.Friday D.Saturday and Sunday

If you want to book a ticket for Catch Me If You Can, you can call ______.

A.0115-845616 B.0115-831931
C.0115-873420 D.0115-806163

When Mr. Green and his 9-year-old son go to see The Twins, they should pay __.

A.$4.20 B.$4.00 C.$3.00 D.$2.00

In the morning, you can only go to ______ to see a film.

A.THE ROYAL THEATER B.HOLLYWOOD THEATER
C.THE KING’S CIMEMA D.WANNER VILLAGE

It is not easy for people to sail(航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents(事故) can happen easily and quickly.
One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes(洞) in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped.At last people in a ship saved them.
How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way. They must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire(愿望) to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So people cannot cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw(生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.
When the boat sank(下沉), the lifeboat gave the people _______.

A.food B.beds
C.rainwater D.hope

One family once had an accident at sea, because _______.

A.their boat met bad weather
B.their boat hit a big rock and it was broken
C.none of them knew how to sail
D.a fish bit holes in their boat

People can catch _______ for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat.

A.fish and birds
B.rainwater
C.both sea water and rainwater
D.both A and B

Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. The word "cookers" here means ________.

A.厨师 B.食物 C.炊具 D.盘子

From the article(文章) we can know that ______.

A.It’s not interesting to sail around the world
B.Fish in the sea are so dangerous
C.we must have a strong desire(愿望) to live when we are in danger
D.Nobody knows when we will die

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