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Hello, everyone(每个人)! My name is Bob. I live in Toronto, Canada. It’s a very beautiful city. My parents are from France. They speak French. And I can speak English and French.
I am 13 years old and my birthday is in November. I’m a middle school student. There are thirteen girls and fifteen boys in my class. They are from five countries. They all come to learn English. There are eight Chinese students in my class and six of them are my good friends. I like China very much because it is a great country. I want to learn Chinese. And I want to go to China. Where is Bob from?
A. France. B. Canada. C. China. How many students are there in Bob’s class?
A. Thirteen. B. Fifteen. C. Twenty-eight.What does Bob want to do?
A. He wants to go to China. B. He wants to learn English. C. He wants to go to France. What languages can Bob speak?
A. English and Chinese. B. English and French. C. Chinese and English. How many Chinese friends does Bob have?
A. Five. B. Six. C. Eight.
Welcome to Phillip Island Nature Park and the penguin Parade(企鹅列队). You will see the world’s smallest penguins— the little penguins appearing from the ocean and crossing the beach to their home in line. It's a natural experience. Remember the Little penguins are wild. You are a visitor to their home.
Making the most of your visit
Here are some helpful hints(提示) ：
●The Penguins Parade last 50 minutes from the time penguins first cross the beach.
●Dress in warm clothes, for the Paradeis in the open air on the beach.
●It is best to get down to the beach at least 15 minutest before the parade begins.
Protecting the Penguins
We do have some simple rules—designed to protect the penguins and make your visit more enjoyable.
●Photography—including video cameral is not allowed. Photography during the Parades. Make sure that your cameral is placed inside your bag, or in a bag provided, before walking down to the beach, Photographs can be bought at proper price in the gift shop.
●Smoking is not allowed anywhere.
●And remember, the penguins are wild birds so please don't try to touch them.During the Penguin Parade, people________.
A. are allowed to smoke
B had better wear warm clothes.
C. have to hand in their bags
D. Can take photos of the penguinsWhich of the following statements is WRONG?
| A．The Little Penguins go back home in line. |
| B．The whole Penguin Parade lasts 50 minutes. |
| C．People have a chance to touch the penguins. |
| D．The Penguin Parade takes place on the beach. |
The passage is written mainly to________.
| A．help make people's visit more pleasant |
| B．introduce the life of the Little Penguins |
| C．welcome people to Phillip bland Nature Park |
| D．encourage people to protect the Little Penguins |
Last Thursday, a young woman saved an elderly man from a burning house on Garden Road. The young woman’s name is Kitty and she works in a clothes shop. The elderly man, Daniel, lives just opposite the clothes shop. On Thursday afternoon, Kitty looked out of the window. She saw some smoke coming from Daniel’s house and rushed over to see what was happening. The house was on fire and Daniel was inside. Kitty quickly called the fireman on 999. Then, she ran into the house to save Daniel. She found Daniel in his bedroom and he was frightened. Kitty helped Daniel out to a safe place. Five minutes later the fireman arrived and they put out the fire. No one was hurt.
The next day, Daniel said,“I am so grateful to Kitty. She saved my life.”Daniel also said,“In the future, I will be more careful. I don’t want another fire in my house.”Kitty saved _______ from a burning house.
| A．a young man | B．an old woman | C．an old man | D．a young woman |
The number to call the firemen in the story is__________.
| A．eight nine nine | B．one one nine | C．nine eight eight | D．nine nine nine |
________ was(were) hurt in the fire.
| A．No one | B．Two people | C．Four people | D．Seven people |
In the future, Daniel will be more_________.
| A．grateful | B．carefully | C．careful | D．frightened |
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| A．on animals’ fur | B．on the land |
| C．on the tree | D．on the rock |
What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?
| A．To paint. | B．To hunt. | C．To fight. | D．To play. |
The Aborigines thought were the most important on the earth.
| A．people | B．animals | C．spirits | D．plants |
In an Aboriginal group decided things.
| A．the older men | B．the leader |
| C．the English | D．the Europeans |
The number of the Aborigines is small today .
| A．because their living condition was very bad |
| B．because the English killed a lot of them in the wars |
| C．because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them |
| D．because of the wars and the new illnesses |
American boys and girls like watching TV. Some children spend six hours a day at school and four to six hours a day in front of the TV sets. Some children even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturday.
Television（电视）is like books and films . A child can learn good things and bad things from it. Some TV programs help children to understand the news, the people and places from other countries. With TV, children do not have to go out to see films, they can hear interesting music or watch a game at home. But some programs are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting and useful things to do.In America, some children spend eight hours or more _____ on Saturday .
| A．studying | B．playing games |
| C．watching TV | D．helping their parents |
With TV, children can ________ at home.
| A．play football | B．hold a sports meeting |
| C．see some films | D．have a swim |
What does the underlined word “programs” mean?
| A．频道 | B．节目 | C．新闻 | D．小品 |
China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls, and the boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now things have changed a lot.
In recent years, the proportion of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.7% of college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07% and in 2001, the number was 42.14%.
There are several reasons for this.
Firstly, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence(智力). That’s to say, girls are as clever as boys. And boys have more interests than girls, so they may not do well in their study.
Secondly, girls are more careful and more sensible than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams.
Another reason is that with the development of society, people pay more and more attention to girls’ education. China Youth says that more and more ______
| A．boys are cleverer than girls |
| B．boys can’t go to school |
| C．girls have entered colleges |
| D．girls begin to study at school |
42.14% refers to the number of _________
| A．girls at schools at schools in 1998 |
| B．girls in colleges in 2001 |
| C．boys at schools in 2001 |
| D．boys in colleges in 1998 |
The writer gave us _________ reasons to explain the question.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
The underlined word “proportion” means _________ in Chinese.
| A．身高 | B．比例 | C．特征 | D．速度 |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．Boys may not do as well in their study as girls because they don’t like studying. |
| B．Boys are much cleverer than girls because they’re interested in many things. |
| C．Girls’ intelligence is the same as boys’. |
| D．Girls study harder, but they couldn’t get higher marks than boys. |