We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.
When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration (迁徙) is probably the migration of fish, which is called “salmon”(蛙鱼). This fish is born in fresh(淡的) water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster (龙虾). Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel. Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _______.
| A．enjoy warmer weather |
| B．find food more easily |
| C．find beautiful places |
| D．get away from crowded places |
The underlined word “There” in the second passage means “___________”.
| A．in cold water | B．in warm water |
| C．in salty water | D．in fresh water |
Why do the lobsters get into a long line to move?
| A．It’s a safe traveling way. |
| B．The weather is bad. |
| C．It is still unknown to us. |
| D．They just don’t want not to be too crowded. |
The passage is mainly about ________________.”
| A．the migration of animals |
| B．the migration of fish |
| C．the travel of animals |
| D．the secret of nature |
One of sweetest memories as a child is of going down to the river and sitting comfortably on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to songs of birds. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under the pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their original state after the wind had died down.
When I think about the bamboo tree’s ability to bend and move back, the word “resilience” comes to my mind. When it is used for a person, this word means the ability to readily recover(恢复) from shock, sadness or any other suffering. Have you ever felt like you were going to snap? Have you ever felt like you were at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived to talk about it.
Life is a mixture(混合) of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.
An amount of hope will take you through the unpleasant suffering. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem. The unpleasant suffering may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.
If things get tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but don’t break!What does the word “snap” in the second paragraph most probably mean?
| A．break | B．change | C．win | D．complain |
What can help people get through sufferings according to the writer?
| A．Holding peace and quiet in mind. |
| B．Waiting until sufferings disappear. |
| C．Experiencing more bad times. |
| D．Hoping for a better tomorrow. |
What would be the best title of this passage?
| A．Memories of Bamboo | B．Be Like Bamboo |
| C．Enjoying Bamboo | D．Characteristics of Bamboo |
This is a chart of a car's fuel consumption during a certain day.
fuel consumption-燃料消耗 petrol- 汽油 litre-升 The above chart shows ____________.
| A．how much petrol was needed to fill the tank |
| B．the speed the car was going |
| C．which trip used the most petrol |
| D．how far the car travelled |
The driver bought petrol at ____________.
| A．8 a.m. | B．9 a.m. | C．4 p.m. | D．6 p.m. |
Throughout the day the car used ____________.
| A．45 litres of petrol | B．40 litres of petrol |
| C．35 litres of petrol | D．10 litres of petrol |
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A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest．As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch. “It's five past eight.” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up again because a second person was knocking at the window．“Excuse me, what time is it now？”he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight．
In this way, the driver thought he couldn’t have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck(贴) it on the window for all to see. It said，“I don't know the time．”Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later，a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir.”he said, “It’s a quarter to nine．”The driver stopped his car on a street side because he ______.
| A．was very tired | B．saw his friend |
| C．lost his watch | D．didn’t know the time |
The driver was woken up again by the second person ______.
| A．twenty minutes later |
| B．twenty-five minutes later |
| C．thirty minutes later |
| D．thirty-five minutes later |
The driver wrote a short note and stuck it on the window because ______.
| A．he didn't know the time． |
| B．he didn't want anybody to trouble him． |
| C．he wanted somebody to wake him up． |
| D．he wanted somebody to tell him the time． |
The third person knocked at the window to ______．
| A．ask him the time |
| B．ask him not to sleep |
| C．see if the driver was sleeping |
| D．tell him what time it was |
The driver ______ in his car．
| A．had a good sleep |
| B．had no seat |
| C．didn't have a good rest |
| D．always closed his eyes |
Most Americans start to school at the age of five when they enter kindergarten(幼儿园). Children do not really study at this time. They only attend for half the day and learn what school is like. Children attend elementary school for the next six years. They learn to read and write and work with numbers. They also study the world and its people. After they leave elementary school, children go to junior high school for three years and senior high school for another three years. This is called secondary education. In some places, the children go to elementary school for eight years and high school for four. In all, elementary and secondary education together take twelve years to complete excluding （不包括）kindergarten.
根据短文，选择最恰当的选项。（每小题2分，共计10分）The elementary and secondary education together take the children ____ to complete in the USA.
A. thirteen years B. nine years
C. twelve yearsD. eleven yearsMost American children enter kindergarten _________ .
| A．at the age of five | B．to study two years |
| C．to learn science | D．about two years old |
In elementary school they should stay there ________ .
| A．for six years | B．for three years |
| C．for another three years | D．to study hard |
Children should study how to __________ .
| A．act |
| B．become an astronaut |
| C．read and write |
| D．read, write and work with numbers |
Some American children have their elementary school education for ___ .
| A．five years | B．four years |
| C．eight years | D．seven years |