The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in China, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country, it is in the south of the world. July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring, the summer is in January, February and December, and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south.
The east coast has rain all year, and there are no dry months there. The southeast winds blows(吹) here all the year. They bring rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.
The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter. The rain comes in summer. The northwest winds bring it.When it is spring in China, it is _______in Australia.
| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
The southwest part of Australia ______.
| A．doesn’t have winter rain |
| B．has summer rain |
| C．has spring rain |
| D．has winter rain |
Only the southwestern part of Australia has summer rain, does it ?
| A．Yes, it has | B．No, it hasn’t | C．Yes, it does | D．No, it doesn’t |
In Australia, which months are the winter?
| A．September, October and November |
| B．December, January and February |
| C．March, April and May |
| D．June, July and August |
Where is the summer rain of southeast part of Australia from?
| A．The southeast winds | B．The southwest winds |
| C．The northeast winds | D．The northwest winds |
.An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day's hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend it.
He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.
"Where's your light?" asked the policeman. "No one may take a cart along a road at night without a light. You know that. You've broken the law.”
"I had a light," said the old man, "but it has just gone out."
"I don't believe that story," said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. "What's your name and where do you live?" he asked.
"Please don't take my name," said the old man. "My house is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven't come far without a light."
"You came all the way without a light. What's your name?"
The carter quickly took the policeman's hand and put it down on the top of the light. The light was still hot, and burnt the policeman's hand. He jumped and he was very angry.
"Now, what do you think?" said the carter. "Did I come all the way without a light?"In the passage "Cart" is ___________.
| A．something like a car |
| B．something like a light |
| C．something pulled by a horse |
| D．something with a light |
The old man drove home ___________.
| A．on the back of his horse |
| B．late one night |
| C．very late every night |
| D．with a policeman |
Where did the policeman stop the old man?
| A．Near his home. |
| B．At the traffic lights. |
| C．Under a road light. |
| D．Far from his house. |
How did the old man make the policeman believe his words?
| A．He made the policeman touch the light. |
| B．He jumped and shouted angrily. |
| C．He made the policeman angry. |
| D．He burnt the policeman's hands. |
Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.
Feb. 10, 2014
According to the chart, the pop star was a ________________.
| A．singer |
| B．dancer |
| C．player |
| D．pianist. |
According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ________________.
| A．6:30 |
| B．7:00 |
| C．7:30 |
| D．8:00 |
From this passage ,we get to know that ________.
| A．not all people like pop stars |
| B．pop stars have their own bands |
| C．fans are troublesome for pop stars |
| D．to be a pop star is not all fun |
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格。(每空限填一词)
Courage(勇气) is the ability to be brave in different kinds of situations in our life．Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well．Courage may make you confident of your success．If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous．
How can we build up our courage?
Believe that you will be successful．Take chances and know that you have your own talents．Besides, your family and friends are always there for you．
Exercise your courage．It is like a muscle(肌肉)．The more we use it, the stronger our courage will be．
Know that giving up is not a choice．It’s much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong．
Fight to control your fear．Courageous people may still be afraid, but the difference is that they can control their fear．They don’t let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don’t go on．
Get courage by reading inspiring( 令人鼓舞的) stories of brave people．Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of．
.阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Do you like visiting parks? What kind of parks do you like to visit? You are sure to be interested in the following three parks．
Hyde Park, the biggest royal (皇家的) park of the UK, lies in the center of London, next to Green Park．People built Hyde Park in 1536About one hundred years later, the park was open to the publiC．Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park is famous all over the worlD．Anyone can give a talk there on Sunday afternoon．
Central Park is a man-made park in the center of Manhattan, New York．It has an area of 341 square kilometers．It took about 15 years to build the park and in 1873 it was open to the publiC．With 21 playgrounds and 2 zoos, Central Park is a wonderful place．About 35 million people visit this park every year．
Banff National Park, the largest park in Alberta, Canada, was open in 1885The park is as large as 6,641 square kilometers．You can enjoy the beautiful mountains, lakes, plants and wild animals by car, boat and bike or on foot．There’re 3 famous ski areas in the park．Millions of people come to the areas every winter．
Answer each of the following questions in No More Than 5 Words．Which part of London is Hyde Park in?
___________________________________________________When was Hyde Park open to the public?
___________________________________________________How large is Central Park in New York?
___________________________________________________What in Banff National Park attracts people most every winter?
___________________________________________________Which of the three parks is the youngest?
___________________________________________________
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back．
Now science fiction has become science fact．For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating (挨打) and keep on going．Scientists from Cornell University made t he robot, which looks like a spider with four legs．
Until now, even the most advanced (先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged． That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed．
To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working．They all give signals to the machine’s software．Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment．
The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary．It may someday help scientists create better artificial (假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them．It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space．
“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US．“With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem．”
Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?
| A．They cannot repair themselves． |
| B．The computer has changed a lot． |
| C．They have no computers inside． |
| D．The computer cannot work if the robot changes． |
The new technology allows the robot to _________．
| A．do house work for humans |
| B．keep working after being damaged |
| C．remember a lot of information |
| D．tell people where it is |
The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________．
| A．sensors |
| B．robots |
| C．arms and legs |
| D．scientists |
How do the sensors in the robot work?
| A．They can replace the computer when it’s broken． |
| B．They can find out where the damage comes from． |
| C．They help the computer learn the robot’s condition． |
| D．They can send signals to the person who uses the robot． |
The passage is probably from____________．
| A．an advertisement |
| B．a tour guide |
| C．a notice |
| D．a newspaper |