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Born in Texas(得克萨斯州)in 1893,Bessie Coleman drew she wanted to do something exciting with her life.Then Coleman saw her first airplane, and she knew she wanted to fly.But no school would teach her because she was a woman and a black woman.So Coleman went to Europe.At the age of twenty-eight, she became the world's first black woman to hold a pilot's license(拥有飞行驾照).Then she went home to fly in air shows(飞行表演).Soon she was called “Brave (勇敢的)Bessie.”Bessie Coleman had wanted to open a flying school for black women.Sadly, she never saw her dream come true.She was killed in a plane crash.But Coleman is still remembered today.A group of black flies call themselves the “Bessie Coleman Aviators.The best title is__________.
A.Learning to Fly | B.The First Black Woman Pilot(飞行员) |
C.Air Show of Long Ago | D.How Women Learned to Fly |
Bessie Coleman was born in__________.
A.Texas | B.Europe | C.New York | D.Washington |
The best word to describe(形容)Bessie Coleman is__________.
A.careful | B.daring (胆大的) | C.quiet | D.Texan |
The best “aviators” means__________.
A.teachers | B.doctors | C.fliers | D.fighters |
Which of the following sentences is not true?
A.Bessie Coleman learned how to learn flying Europe. |
B.Bessie Coleman began to learn flying in 1893. |
C.Bessie held a pilot's license when she was twenty-eight. |
D.Bessie didn't see her dream come true. |
Would you be surprised to learn that your eyes are like an eagle’s eyes in some ways? You and an eagle can see colors. And an eagle’s eyes and yours are about the same size. But therre are a lot more of a special type of cell in an eagle’s eyes than in your eyes. These cells send information to the eagle’s brain. Getting a lot of information helps an eagle see much better than you. In fact, eagle can spot a fish in the sea from a mile away.
You and an eagle have eyes that make tears. Your eyes make watery tears that clean your eyes. An eagle’s eyes for watery tears and oily tears. Eagles dive into the sea to catch fish. The oily tears guard their eyes from the saltwater.
Like you, eagles have eyelids. You have two eyelids, and you close your eyes by lowering the top lid. When eagles close their eyes, their bottom lids raise up. Eagles have a third eyelid that moves across the eye every few seconds. It wipes dust away from the eye. An eagle can see through this third eyelid. The eyelid guards the bird’s eyes when it swoops at 100 miles an hour after its prey(捕食).
How are your eyes like an eagle’s eyes?
A. You both have three eyelids. B. You bothe see colors.
C. Your eyes have the same number of special cells as an eagle’s eyes.
Your eyes help you learn about the world. An eagle’s eyes help it_______.
A.catch its prey | B.fly fast |
C.blink its eyelids | D.send information |
Unlike your eyes, an eagle’s eyes __________.
A.have cells | B.can see colors |
C.have an extra eyelid | D.form tears |
How is the way an eagle blinks(眨眼) different from the way you blink?
A.An eagle moves both its top and bottom eyelids. |
B.An eagle moves its bottom eyelid. |
C.An eagle moves its top eyelid. |
D.An eagle uses three eyelids to blink. |
The word “swoop” is closed in meaning to _________.
A.俯冲 | B.飞翔 | C.展翅 | D.冒险 |
Kara likes getting e-mail from Fumi. Kara is a third-grader in Arizona(亚利桑那), and Fumi is in third grade in Japan.They are e-pals who send e-mails every week. Fumi sent Kars photos and descriptions of her home.
The first room in Fumi’s house is a small entryway. People who enter the home remove their shoes. They put on different shoes with soft soles. That seemed odd ot Kara. She wears her street shoes in the house.
Kara likes the photo of Fumi and her family eating. They gather around a table, just like Kara and her family, Kara’s family sits on chairs, but Fumi’s family sits on cushions on a strau mat on the floor. The table is low to the ground. What seems to be a wall behind Fumi’s family is actually a door without knobs. Fumi explained that the door slides open. It is made from strong paper glued to thin strips of wood. “I could never play ball in that house!” thought Kara.
Why did the author write the passage?
A.to explain how to have an e-pal |
B.to tell the history of e-mail |
C.to compare homes in Japan and in Ameria |
D.to show that homes in Arizona are better than homes in Japan |
What does Fumi usually do before getting into the house?
A.Take off the shoes. |
B.Put on her street shoes |
C.Wear her different shoes with high heels. |
D.Have slippers on. |
How is Fumi different from Kara?
A.Fumi lives in the United States. |
B.Fumi’s family sits on the floor to eat. |
C.Fumi’s family eats around a table. |
D.Fumi is in the third grade. |
What is the same about Fumi’s and Kara’s homes?
A.Families sit around a table to eat. |
B.People wear soft-soled shoes inside. |
C.The floors are covered with straw mats. |
D.They are in the same country. |
Kara and Fumi both__________.
A.take their shoes on when they get home. |
B.live in houses with doors made from paper |
C.learn about a new place from their e-pal |
D.sit on chairs during dinner |
If you want to live for 100 years, you need healthy food and lots of exercise.
In the morning, you have a big and nice breakfast. A big and nice breakfast can help you start a day. For lunch and dinner, you can have rice and vegetables. ⑵Healthy people seldom eat much snacks. Sweet snacks give you energy but they’re not healthy. You can have an orange or an apple after each meal.
Except for keeping a healthy ⑴______, you need lots of ⑴______ too. You can do sports for 30 minutes every day. After a month, you will feel healthier. You can swim. You can run. You can play ball games. But don’t play computer games or chat with friends on the Internet for many hours every day. This is not exercise.
Get up from your chair, everyone! Change your diet and lifestyle today! You can live for 100 years. You can always feel young with right food and exercise.将⑴处分别填上适当的单词。
_____________ 将⑵画线处翻译成汉语:
______________________How long can we exercise every day?
在文中找出下面句子的同义句。
You can do some exercise for half an hour every day.
_____________________________________找出文中最能表达中心意思的句子。
_______________________________________________.
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They work hard but they are both poor. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor(拖拉机). Bad luck! A lot of apples were in the city when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price. They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses(损失) in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.
"The tractor was too small" Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"
"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish we were!"Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because ______.
A.they hope to save money |
B.they're both poor |
C.their farms are at the foot of the mountain |
D.they're not far from their farms |
The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
A.make a journey | B.visit some places of interest |
C.meet their friends | D.make a profit |
The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
A.theirs weren't as good as the others' |
B.theirs were much less than the others' |
C.a lot of apples were in the city |
D.they forgot to carry them on a truck |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.
A.they had sustained losses in business |
B.they had lost some money in the city |
C.something was wrong with the tractor |
D.other people profited in the city |
Which of the following is true?
A.The two farmers found out why they were poor. |
B.The two farmers will soon get rich. |
C.Neither of the farmers is clever. |
D.The two farmers decided to buy a truck. |
All students need to have good habits(好习惯):When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. The telephone bell rings there; the TV is there, and sometimes it is a good place for your pet dog or cats to play and rest. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better.
Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. You’ll feel tired easily if there is not enough light(光线). So you should have a clean and bright lamp. To tell you the truth, the most important is that you should put your heart into your study.When you have good study habits, you will.
A.learn things quickly | B.remember things easily |
C.make some mistakes | D.both A and B |
The living-room is not a good place for study because it is too.
A.quiet | B.noisy | C.good | D.clean |
You’ll feel tired easily if the light is.
A.good | B.enough | C.bad | D.wonderful |
You should remember tobefore you study.
A.clean the desk | B.tidy the room |
C.turn off the light | D.go to the bedroom |
The best title(标题)for this passage(文章)is.
A.Study in the bedroom | B.Good study habits |
C.How to study | D.Desk light is important |