What is the weather like in China? Spring is warm in most parts 1 China. It usually begins in February or 2 . Summer is often very 3 . It 4 about three months. The honest 5 are July and August. Autumn starts in August. The 6 can be quite cool in autumn. Winter 7 in November. January is the 8 month. You need to wear warm 9 in winter. The best time to come to my hometown is in spring 10 autumn.A. of B. to C. outside
A. January B. April C. March
A. hot B. cool C. cold
A. comes B. lasts C. goes
A. time B. months C. seasons
A. weather B. day C. night
A. finishes B. goes C. starts
A. hottest B. coldest C. warmest
A. shirts B. blouses C. clothes
A. but B. or C. nor
We have always been warned of the dangers of forest fires. They cause _____ 85 _____ to a forest. They kill many plants and animals in an eco-system, which is a group of living things and their environment. But have you ever heard of a forest fire that can be _____86_____ for a forest? People start some of the fires with a special reason to actually do good to the eco-system.
In fact, fires are a natural part of any eco-system. Without fires, the oldest and largest trees would stop sunlight from reaching the forest floor. Fires can _____87_____ some of these old trees. When the trees die, they provide something good for the earth. New trees can grow strong and healthy in their place.
Some trees even need fires to grow. These trees hold their seeds (种子) inside. Heat from a fire allows the coat of the seeds to open up. Then the seeds fall to the ground and have the _____88____ to grow/
Scientist, who know about nature’s needs, start some of these fires, called controlled burns. A fire is started and kept under control. This way, the fire does not spread out of the area or _____89_____ a after forest fires, they can go hungry _____90_____ their food has been damaged in the fire. Small, controlled fires mean than animals will not have to move far to find food. After some time, small plants begin to grow. Animals return soon after the plants return. This _____91_____ makes an eco-system.
So the next time you hear about a forest fire, think about the good as well as the bad. It may take a new eco-system a while to return, but it will likely come back stronger and healthier than ever.
A.illness B.difficulty C.damage D.flood
A.helpful B.powerful C.harmful D.awful
A.take the place of B. get ready for C. be bad for D.get rid of
A.time B.water C.chance D.skill
A.discover B.cover C.but D.waste
A.because B.although C.but D.so
A.almost B.again C.never D.even
Mosquitoes(蚊子)can be seen everywhere all over the world, especially in summer. And there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
__43_likes the mosquito, but the mosquito may like you. She thinks your blood is delicious. She? Yes, she. It’s true that the male(雄性)mosquito doesn’t bite(咬)and only the female mosquito bites because she 44blood(血液)to lay eggs. She is always 45things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she will bite. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she 46to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you’re different from others.
If the mosquito likes you, she will land on your body 47letting you know. She bites you 48quickly and quietly that you may feel nothing. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒)on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itch begins, she has 49.
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious 50,it’s dark. The mosquito feels 51. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, 52eggs.A.Everyone B. No one C. Someone
A.needs B. need C. want
A.finding B. wants C. looking for
A.will turn B. turns toC. turn
A.with B. without C. after
A.so B. such C. very
A.flies away B. flew away C. flown away
A.breakfast B. dinnerC. lunch
A.tiring B. tired C. relaxing
A.3 hundreds B. hundred of C. hundreds of
Do you know the 3-year-old girl named Dong Xinyi? She has a bright nickname(绰号)“Little Strong Girl”who looked after her disabled father. And many people all over China were moved by her.
When she was several months old, her father had an accident on his way home while riding his motorcycle and 38his legs. Two years later, her mother left her father 39the poor life. As an old saying goes,“The children of poor people do housework early.”Little Xinyi had to do family chores, such as cooking noodles, carrying water, cleaning rooms and washing clothes. She took good care of her father alone. The little girl brings happiness and hope to her poor family. And luckily, the local government has 40medical treatment for her father. At the same time, the government is 41planning to raise money for the girl’s 42.Now, Dong Xinyi has got a chance to go to school like other kids.A.loses B. lost C. lose
A.because of B. instead C. because
A.provided B. noticed C. offered
A.too B. either C. also
A. information B. question C. education
Dean Bluey is 14-year-old boy from the USA. He became a hero after he saved(救)the life of a girl in another country.
A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country.
One day,he 46 an email to a friend on the Internet.To his surprise, he received a message, saying “Help! Pain! Help!”."The 47 was from Finland(芬兰), thousands of kilometers away from America.Later Dean said to a reporter, “I didn't know 48 I should do. It was really difficult to tell if the message was real.”So Dean did nothing at first.49 the message kept coming.Now it was easy to see that someone was in trouble. He 50 and found that the sender was a student called Tarja, 51 was ill, alone in a university library. What was 52 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean telephoned the53 immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance(救护车) rushed to the library 54 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.
“I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 55 saved her life.”
A.brought B.lent C.sent D.bought
A.speech B.message C.music D.telephone
A.how B.what C.where D.when
A.So B.And C.But D.Or
A.replied B.ran C.walked D.played
A.He B.She C.It D.I
A.worse B.better C.harder D.easier
A.teacher B.friend C.doctor D.police
A.Badly B.Hardly C.Luckily D.Carefully
A.fax B.better C.flight D.e-mail
One day at the end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to 1 a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.
The next day she told her students: “From today on, for every person you don't like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person's name and the date 2 it and then put it in the plastic bag.” Day after day, some of the students' bags were very 3 . They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts 4 , on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them 5 students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time 6 they wouldn't forget it. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and 7 nasty(恶心). They all tired to get rid of them.
Too often we think of tolerance(宽容)as a gift to 8 people, and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred(仇恨)in our 9 , we will have to
carry them around all our lives.
Do you think you have got 10 from the wise teacher and what she asked her students
to do?
A.take B.bring C.put D.show
A.in B.at C.on D.with
A.heave B.strong C.light D.big
A.in the morning B.in the afternoon C.during the day D.at night
A.kept B.made C.asked D.allowed
A.as soon as B.since C.so that D.until
A.sounded B.tasted C.smelt D.felt
A.another B.other C.the other D.others
A.hands B.eyes C.stomachs D.hearts
A.anything B.nothing C.somebody D.Anybody