In Canada you can find dogs, horses, etc., in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and think they are their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospital to give them injection (注射) so that they won’t catch disease(疾病). They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody can kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished（惩罚）.
Old people in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own career (事业), then the old will feel lonely. And pets can make them happy. They can be good friends and never leave them alone. The passage mainly tells us people in Canada _________.
| A．like to keep pets at home | B．spend a lot of money on pets |
| C．think killing pets is against the law | D．enjoy showing pets to their friends |
People give pets injection to make them not __________.
| A．run away | B．hurt people |
| C．get ill | D．eat much |
The underlined word “feeder” refers to ________.
| A．捕鸟器 | B．捕虫器 | C．投食器 | D．置水器 |
Old people like to keep pets because __________.
| A．pets spend less money | B．pets are quiet and clean |
| C．pets are easy to take care of | D．pets can make good companies |
Once upon a time, there lived a wealthy and kind king. However, the people were worried about him because he was very fat. He didn’t do anything other than eat and sleep.
One day, the king finally realized that he couldn’t even move his body. There were many good doctors in his country. However, none could cure the king. The king had a lot of wealth, but no amount of wealth could make him healthy.
One fine morning, a holy(神圣的) man visited the country. He heard about the ill health of the king and told the minister to meet him at his place, which was far from the king’s palace. When the minister came, the holy man said that he could easily cure the king. Hearing these promising words, the minister became very happy. Since the king could not move his body, the minister asked the holy man to go to the king’s palace to treat him. However, the holy man refused and said that he would treat the king only if the king came on foot to his place.
The king was unable to walk even a few steps on the road, but after great efforts, he reached the holy man’s place. Unluckily, the holy man was not available and his wife told the king to come the next day. This was repeated for two weeks. Suddenly, the king realized that he felt a lot lighter. Very soon, the king became healthy, and the people became happy again.Why did the holy man want the king to walk to his place?
| A．To punish him |
| B．To play a joke on him |
| C．To help him save money |
| D．To help him lose weight |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “available”?
| A．Free | B．Busy | C．Rude | D．Wise |
Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?
① The king walked to the holy man’s.
② Many doctors tried to treat the king.
③ The minister went to meet the holy man.
| A．②①③ | B．③①② | C．③②① | D．②③① |
From the story, we can learn that ____.
| A．the holy man lived near the king’s palace. |
| B．the minister didn’t care about the king |
| C．the holy man’s wife was silly |
| D．the king never met the holy man. |
What’s the BEST title for the passage?
| A．A lucky king | B．Health is wealth |
| C．How to lose weight | D．Wealth is important |
Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?" He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got of bed, put on his dressing gown and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: "It is now after midnight, so it is April Fool's Day. April Fool to you!"
"Oh, it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed (惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and felt asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.Mr. Lee went to bed _______.
| A．before twelve o'clock | B．after twelve o'clock |
| C．as soon as the bell rang | D．when he saw the boy |
Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time?
| A．He wanted to open the door for the visitor |
| B．He wanted to find out who the visitor was. |
| C．He was afraid of the ring |
| D．He was waiting for someone. |
Mr. Lee found ______on the floor at last.
| A．a letter | B．a stamp |
| C．a book | D．a piece of paper |
Mr. Lee thought the English boy _________.
| A．was a bad boy |
| B．was friendly with him |
| C．shouldn't ring the bell at midnight |
| D．did a dangerous thing |
From this passage, we learn that people can _______ on April Fool's Day.
| A．say "Hello" to each other |
| B．dance and sing at night |
| C．play jokes on each other |
| D．send presents to children |
It is said that more than four million people die each year from smoking．That number is frightening．
Yet people around the world continue to smoke．In the United States, about forty-seven-million adults smoke．This year, more than 430,000 Americans died of diseases which have something to do with smoking．The American Cancer Society（美国癌症协会）says smoking harms the body greatly．It （1）warns that smoking even a number of cigarettes is dangerous．
It’s （2） ____________（戒烟是不容易的。）However, doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking．You will feel better and look better．You also will protect the health of family members who breathe your smoke．
There is not one right way to stop smoking, doctors say．Any way can help．You can take long walks or spend time in places where smoking is not allowed．Also, you can eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable instead of having a cigarette．（3）The sooner you stop smoking, the more you’ll reduce （减少） your chances of getting cancer and other diseases．
Stop smoking before smoking stops you!
（一）根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。How many people die from smoking each year?
__________________________________________________文中（1）处“it”指代___________
根据短文中（2）处所给汉语完成句子。
It’s_____________________________________________________把短文中（3）处划线的句子翻译成汉语。
_________________________________________________________．给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
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An American architect （建筑师） was visiting London．He wanted to see all the famous buildings there so he stopped a taxi and asked the driver to take him to all the old and famous buildings in London．
The driver drove him to the Tower of London．
“This is the Tower of London．It was a prison （监狱） in the old days,” he said．
“It is so small．In America we could build this in a day．” said the American．
The taxi driver took the American to Westminster Abbey．He said,
“This is a famous church．Kings and queens（国王与王后） get married here．
The American looked at the old building and said,
“Huh… we could build this in two days．”
The driver decided to take the American to a bigger church so he drove him to St Paul’s Cathedral．He stopped outside the church and said,
“This is the most famous church in England．The great architect Christopher Wren built this church．”
The American got out of the taxi and looked at the church．
“Huh．We could build this church in three days,” he said．
Next the driver took the American to the House of Parliament．
“This is where British politicians （政治家） meet．．．”
“Huh．” The American said, “We could build this in four days．”
The driver said nothing and drove past Buckingham Palace, the home of Queen Elizabeth．As the taxi passed the palace, the American said,
“Hey! What is this building? I have never seen such a beautiful one．”
The taxi driver looked at the palace and said,
“I don’t know．It wasn’t there this morning．”How many old and famous buildings in London are mentioned （提及） in the passage?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Where do the British kings and queens get married?
| A．In the Tower of London． | B．In St Paul’s Cathedral． |
| C．In the House of Parliament． | D．In Westminster Abbey． |
According to the American architect, they could build St Paul’s Cathedral in _________．
| A．one day | B．two days |
| C．three days | D．four days |
When the American saw Buckingham Palace, he ____________．
| A．got a great surprise |
| B．felt very disappointed |
| C．said nothing and went away |
| D．said they could build this in five days in America． |
From the story we can see the American architect was _________．
| A．honest | B．proud |
| C．modest | D．hard-working |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends．They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain．So they can help each other．But neither of them likes to use his head．They're both poor though they work hard．Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses．They never find out why．Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife．In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive．He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back．They decided to carry some apples to the city．They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor．Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived．A few days later they had to sell them at a low price （价格）。They felt unhappy and returned to their village． I can't understand why we sustained （蒙受） losses in business while others always profit （盈利）" Uncle Li asked one day．"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking．"We'll carry more apples on a truck next time! “I agree!" said Uncle Li．"How foolish （傻的） we were !"Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken house because __________．
| A．they hope to save money |
| B．they're both poor |
| C．their farms are at the foot of the mountain |
| D．they're not far from their farms |
The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________．
| A．make a journey | B．visit some places of interest |
| C．meet their friends | D．make a profit |
the two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________．
| A．theirs weren't as good as the others' |
| B．theirs were much less than the others' |
| C．a lot of apples had been already carried to the city |
| D．they forgot to carry them on a truck |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________．
| A．they had sustained losses in business |
| B．they had lost some money in the city |
| C．something was wrong with the tractor |
| D．other people profited in the city |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The two farmers found out why they were poor． |
| B．The two farmers will soon get rich |
| C．Neither of the farmers is clever． |
| D．The two farmers decided to buy a truck． |