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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. June, July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring; the summer is in December, January and February; and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south.
A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast has rain all year, and there are no dry months. The southeast winds blow the whole 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.It is ____ in Australia in November.
A.spring | B.summer | C.autumn | D.winter |
In Australia, it is ____ in the south than in the north.
A.hotter | B.warmer | C.colder | D.cooler |
The ____ of Australia has the most rain.
A.eastern part | B.southeastern part | C.southern part | D.northern part |
The southwest of the country has no rain in summer because ____.
A.it is dry there | B.the west winds never blow |
C.the northwest winds blow | D.the west winds blow only in winter |
There is no rain in winter ____ of Australia.
A.in the southeast | B.in the north |
C.in the southwest | D.in the south |
I lost my red schoolbag in our library. My key is in it. I must find it. Please call me at 6755321. Thank you. Jason, Class 332 |
Brandy found a white watch under a desk in his classroom. Is it yours? Please ask Mr. Hanson for it. His telephone number is 8974588. Class 213 |
Alan, your baseball is on the table of our computer room. We found it under the bookcase. Please call 2315649 to get it. Computer Room |
Where is my pencil box? It’s green. A black pen and an ID card are in it. I’m in Class 234. My phone number is 3541679. Please call me. Robert |
The schoolbag is ________.
A.white | B.black |
C.red | D.green |
A ________ is in the schoolbag.
A.key | B.watch |
C.ring | D.card |
Mr. Hanson’s phone number is ________.
A.6755321 | B.8974588 |
C.2315649 | D.3541679 |
The baseball is ________ now.
A.on the chair |
B.under the desk |
C.on the table |
D.under the bookcase |
________ lost a pencil box.
A.Jason | B.Brandy |
C.Alan | D.Robert |
John Brown and Anna are Alan’s _______ .
A.parents |
B.grandparents |
C.brother and sister |
D.uncle and aunt |
Mary is Sally’s _______.
A.aunt | B.mother |
C.sister | D.friend |
Ann is John Brown’s _______.
A.Son |
B.granddaughter |
C.daughter |
D.grandson |
Tom and Kate are Ann’s ______.
A.Cousins |
B.uncle and aunt |
C.brother and sister |
D.father and mother |
From the family tree(家谱图), we know Sally has ______cousins .
A.two | B.three | C.four | D.five |
David eats well every day. For breakfast, he has bread, eggs and milk. At school, he has vegetables and rice for lunch. After lunch, he eats an apple. In the evening, he has chicken and fruit salad at home. David dislikes milk, but Mom says it is healthy. So he drinks it every day. After eight in the evening, he doesn’t have food. Every day, David does some sports to be healthy. He plays tennis in the morning and plays basketball after school.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。David has ________ for lunch.
A.bread | B.vegetables |
C.chicken | D.salad |
划线单词dislike的汉语意思是“________”。
A.不喜欢 | B.不讨厌 |
C.不了解 | D.不在意 |
David doesn’t eat food after ________ in the evening.
A.7 | B.8 | C.9 | D.10 |
David plays ________ after school.
A.tennis | B.ping-pong |
C.soccer | D.basketball |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.David is not healthy. |
B.David has a pear after lunch. |
C.David plays sports every day. |
D.David can’t play tennis. |
Cause and effect is one way to explain things that happen around us. Many things happen because something caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what causes the effect. It may help you to start with the effect and use your reasoning (推理的) skills. Think about all the things you know that could be reasons for the effect you can see.
For example,you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket. This is the effect. To look for a cause, think to yourself, “What would make someone put on a heavy jacket?” Maybe the person is going outside into very cold weather. Maybe the person works in the penguin pen (企鹅圈养地) at Sea World. Maybe the person is going to visit an ice skating rink where the air is kept very cold. All of these things could be a cause for putting on a heavy jacket.
Now, think about a second example. The effect is a boy named Tony has to go to the head teacher’s office. What are the possible causes? Maybe he fought with another student. Maybe he is just being picked up early. Maybe he is being given a prize!
Here is another example for you to think about its cause and effect. Carol,13,was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother, Doug, came into her room. He looked around a bit,but seemed really out of it. Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the hall light for quite a while. Little brothers can be very strange,but this was really much too strange. Carol didn’t know what to do. Just then, Carol’s father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking. What’s the cause and effect, could you tell?According to the second paragraph,which of the following is an effect?
A.Someone puts on a heavy jacket. |
B.Someone works in the penguin pen. |
C.Someone will go outside into cold weather. |
D.Someone will go to visit an ice skating rink. |
Tony has to go to the head teacher’s office. Which of the following isn’t the possible cause?
A.He fought with another student. | B.He is going shopping. |
C.He is being picked up early. | D.He is being given a prize. |
What was Doug doing when his sister Carol tried to fall asleep?
A.He was going outside. | B.He was reading a story. |
C.He was sleepwalking. | D.He was looking for his dad. |
Which of the following is cause and effect?
A.Tony got up and had a glass of water. |
B.We came home and found him sleeping. |
C.The ball was lost and a window was broken. |
D.Tim was late again and his teacher got angry. |
A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft(救生艇) in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.
Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales. “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.
For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water — two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw(生的). Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”
About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldn’t stand up.
So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.Bill and Simone were traveling _______ when they met some whales.
A.in a life-raft | B.in Miami |
C.in Simony | D.in Panama |
The whales hit the side of the boat, and then _______.
A.they brought in a lot of water |
B.they broke the side of the boat |
C.they pulled the boat |
D.they went under the water |
During their days at sea, _______ saved their lives.
A.tins of food and bottles of water |
B.a fishing-line and a machine |
C.whales and sharks |
D.Twenty passing ships |
When they saw the fishing boat which later picked them up, _______.
A.they were too happy to stand up |
B.they couldn’t wait to climb onto the boat |
C.their life-raft was beginning to break up |
D.they knew their two months at sea would be over |