A predator(捕食性动物) kills and eats other animals as prey(猎物).Sometimes it also becomes food for other predators. Polar bears are the largest of all the land predators. They can run across snow and swim in icy water for hours without rest. Their favorite food is seal. Not all big animals live on small animals. Hippos have heavy bodies and huge mouths. But they don’t eat animals. They just eat grass.
Some predators use speed to catch their prey. Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land. They can run up to 70km an hour. Other predators use their senses to find their food. Sharks can see, smell, hear, feel and taste. They can also sense electrical currents(电流 )from other animals’ bodies. Some fish try to hide themselves, but with this sixth sense, sharks can always find them. Sharks have smooth bodies. This helps them swim without using lots of energy. They need to save their energy because they never really sleep and never stop hunting. Flying is a useful skill for many predators in the sky. The butcher bird is the most interesting predator. It has a special way of eating its prey. First it kills its prey. Then it hangs it on a fence or in a tree, just like a butcher hangs meat in his shop. Finally, it eats its prey.
Some people hunt and kill more animals than any other predator. They not only hunt for food. They also hunt for fun. They kill sharks for their fins, and tigers for skins. Those human hunters are the worst predators on Earth. The following statements are about “predators”, which one is true?
A.A predator kills and eats other animals as prey. |
B.A predator not only eat animals, but eat grass. |
C.A predator can eat other animals, but also can be eaten. |
D.A predator can both run across snow and swim in icy water for hours. |
How many kinds of predators are mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A.Three | B.Four | C.Five | D.Six |
Why do sharks can find some fish that try to hide themselves?
A.Because sharks can see, smell, hear, feel and taste. |
B.Because sharks can sense electrical currents(电流 )from other animals’ bodies |
C.Because sharks have smooth bodies. |
D.Because sharks never really sleep and never stop hunting. |
Some people are also predators, they hunt and kill more animals for ________.
A.Sharks’ fins | B.Tigers’ skins | C.food | D.food and fun |
Among the sharks, the tigers, the polar bears and some people, which are the most dangerous predators on earth?
A.the sharks. | B.the tigers. | C.the polar bears. | D.some people. |
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.
His only friend was a dog named Tiger. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn’t know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” she said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled (吹口哨)to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” he repeated (重复) the woman’s words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog! Tiger raised its ears as if it understood.
“Uhum! Even a dog likes it!” he said, “Well, Tiger, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.” Tiger waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed(种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power(力量) it has!”The boy repeated the words “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”, because _______.
A.he was thinking about the words |
B.he didn’t understand the words |
C.he wanted to talk to his dog |
D.he liked talking to himself |
What made the boy start his new life?
A.The people laughing at him. |
B.The kind words spoken to him. |
C.The hard life. |
D.His lovely dog. |
He was feeling ______ when he whistled to his dog.
A.funny | B.sad |
C.lonely | D.excited |
What’s the best title(题目) of this passage?
A.A Dog and A Boy |
B.A Poor Boy’s Childhood |
C.A Businessman and A Boy |
D.The Power of Kindness |
A 13-year-old Shenzhen girl wrote a book about her life in junior school, and you could see the book in bookstores in June, the News Today reported yesterday. The book is A fresh Summer Day. Zhao Yue finished it in three months.
Zhao Yue is a Junior One student of a middle school. She started writing this book after she finished her first book.
“ I think it is important for me to write the life of students. Adults cannot understand the world of us. So if adults read my book, they will know more about students.” The girl also said that she wrote most of the book at night, sometimes until the early hours of the next morning. “ I went to school as usual during the three months of writing. I felt very good every day even though I slept for only four hours a day,” said the girl.
A fresh Summer Day is about love between two junior high school students. The paper said it was a common problem among young children.When could people buy A fresh Summer Day in the bookstores?
A.In May | B.In June |
C.In July | D.In August |
How many books did Zhao Yue write?
A.One | B.Two |
C.Three | D.We don’t know. |
When did Zhao Yue write the book mostly?
A.During the class | B.In the morning |
C.At weekends | D.At night |
The underlined word “the paper” refers to“______”.
A.News Today | B.A fresh Summer Day |
C.the paper in her book | D.the paper she wrote on |
Visiting Jiaixng Zoo
Come and see big elephants from Yunnan and tigers from the northeast. The Africa giraffe are waiting for you. Clever monkeys are going to make you laugh. A lot of other animals you have never seen are waiting to meet you.
Tickets: Grown-ups(成年人): ¥5.00
Children: ¥2.00
Under six: Free
Opening time: From Monday to Friday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Keep the zoo clean. Do not give food to or go near the animals.Which animal is funny?
A.An elephant | B.A tiger |
C.A giraffe | D.A monkey |
Now Mr and Mrs Green are going to the zoo with their five-year-old son. How much will they pay for the tickets?
A.Six yuan | B.Ten yuan | C.Twelve yuan | D.Fifteen yuan |
Which is the visiting time?
A.8:30 am on Monday | B.5:00 pm on Thursday |
C.8:30 am on Saturday | D.6:00 pm on Sunday |
Which of the following actions(行为) we can do?
A.Give food to the animals | B.Throw dirty things |
C.Go close to the animas | D.Laugh |
Canadian school buses are called “the safest school buses in the world”.All the school buses,which are in deep yellow,have the same style.School bus drivers have to receive strict training before getting driver’s licenses(驾驶证).![]() When a school bus runs through the city and carries children to a stop, the driver will turn on the red light and then show the sign “Stop”.At this time,all the vehicles(车辆)following the school bus must stop as if they met a red light.After all the children get on or off,the school bus will drive away.Then other vehicles can go on. |
![]() Many people will think of cartoons(卡通) as soon as they talk about Japanese school buses. For a long time,cartoon pictures on school buses have already been popular and become models of Japanese school buses.When children see pink Hello Kitty or blue Doraemon, no one will refuse to go to school any more. On Japanese school buses,there’s always a headman caring for kids. If something happens suddenly,the headman will tell parents about it as soon as possible. |
The color of Canadian school buses is.
A.red | B.yellow | C.pink | D.blue |
From the passage, we know that.
A.Canadian school buses must have a headman |
B.Canadian school buses should follow other vehicles |
C.Japanese school buses may look lovely and lively |
D.Japanese school bus drivers can get licenses easily |
The passage is written mainly to________.
A.tell something about the school buses in Canada and Japan |
B.suggest schools choosing better school buses |
C.welcome students to Canada and Japan |
D.ask students to obey traffic rules |
阅读下面短文,简要回答所给问题。
Peter is sixty-six.But he looks young. He has two children—one is a son and the other is a daughter. He has 10 tennis rackets, 12 soccer balls, 8 baseballs, 6 basketballs and 18 volleyballs. But he never(从不) plays sports. He only collects(收集) sports things. His son, Carl, likes soccer. He is a member(成员) of the city soccer club(俱乐部). He plays soccer every day with his friends. And his daughter, Nancy, likes volleyball. But she doesn’t play it. She watches it on TV.How many children does Peter have?
Does Nancy have any brothers?
Who plays soccer every day in Peter’s family?
What sports things does Peter have?
Does Nancy play volleyball?