Ruby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby has produced about 100 paintings since last year. She has made more than $ 40,000 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Ruby first showed the talent (才能) about four years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉) out the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo worker gave her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures.
Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, then people asked about buying her pictures. And in this way, she made a lot of money for the zoo. This is how Ruby does the paintings. A zoo worker holds different color paints. Ruby touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her brushes with the chosen colors in her trunk and Ruby begins painting.We can most probably read this story_______.
| A．in a dictionary about read animals | B．in a newspaper |
| C．in a book on art | D．in history textbooks |
People asked about buying Ruby's pictures because_______.
| A．newspaper reporters bought her picture |
| B．her pictures were better than those of real artists |
| C．they just wanted to have fun |
| D．zoo workers would let them have a free visit to the park |
Ruby rubbed out the marks she had drawn in order to_______.
| A．make other ones | B．clear her trunk |
| C．dig a hole in the sand | D．ask for brushes and paints |
From the story, we can know that_______.
| A．Ruby can paint a picture all by herself |
| B．Ruby can draw better pictures than the other animals in the zoo |
| C．Ruby has to finish a painting with the help of zoo workers |
| D．Ruby will ask for money if she finishes a picture |
We know that many animals do not stay ill 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 crowed.
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 (迁移) is probably the migration of the fish, which is called “salmon”(麻哈鱼). This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is cold, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. 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 lobster (龙虾). Every year, when the season of bad weather arrives, the lobster get into a long time and start to walk across tile 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.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。 Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _______.
| A．give birth | B．enjoy warmer weather |
| C．find food more easily | D．find beautiful places |
The fish called “salmon” spends a long life in_______.
| A．salt water | B．rivers |
| C．fresh water | D．its birthplace |
The mice in northern Europe leave their mountain when _______.
| A．they give birth | B．the weather is bad |
| C．the place get too crowded | D．they haven’t enough food |
The lobster move_______.
| A．to the fresh water | B．to the sea floor |
| C．at a certain time | D．to find more food |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Animals move in order to find food more easily. |
| B．The migration of the fish called “Salmon” is the most famous migration. |
| C．Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel. |
| D．Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but sometimes we don’t. |
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too luxurious for them to say. Sending flowers on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt（被子）.
“Mom, I have a question to ask you.”
“What?” she replied, still doing her work.
“Is there love between you and Dad?”
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. Then she said, “Susan, look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. Love is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. After they were back from the hospital, my mother helped him walk slowly on the beautiful country road every morning. My father had never been so gentle. But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself. All of us were worried about him.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me, ”he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. ”Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。Why does the writer NOT make sure whether there is love between her parents?
| A．They don’t act in the romantic ways. |
| B．They never say, “I love you”. |
| C．They never send flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day. |
| D．All of the above. |
When did the writer understand her mother’s answer?
| A．After her father got sick seriously. |
| B．Before her father got sick seriously. |
| C．After her mother gave her father some flowers. |
| D．After her father gave her mother some flowers. |
What does the underlined word “thread” mean in Chinese?
| A．针 | B．被子 | C．线 | D．爱 |
Why couldn’t her father walk by himself?
| A．Because her father was seriously ill. |
| B．Because her father liked walking with his wife. |
| C．Because his father didn’t get good treatment（治疗）. |
| D．Because his father had a bad temper（脾气）. |
What is the best title for the story?
| A．Love Is Just a Thread | B．Love Is Just a quilt |
| C．Love Is to Say“I love you” | D．Love Is to Walk Together |
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从A-F中选择最符合段落大意的句子(有一项多余)。 借鉴别人的学习方法，是提高学习的捷径之一。请仔细阅读第1-5题中优秀学生的经验总结，并把他们的学习秘诀和相关例子一一配对。
A. Do more than you are asked.
B. Study anywhere -- or everywhere.
C. Study together.
D. Make yourself busy.
E. Schedule your time.
F. Get your things in order._______ When a teacher assigns a lot of homework, Domenica Roman draws up a timetable, dividing the assignment into small parts.“It's like eating a steak(牛排),”she says.“You chew it one bite at a time.”
________ One student put a vocabulary list in the bathroom. He learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Another student used the time to remember biology terms while practicing running.
________ In high school, McCray ran track, played football and was in the band and orchestra.“I was so busy that I couldn't waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. I kept everything right where I could put my hands on it,”he says.
________ In an international class, Asian-Americans, on average, scored higher than other students. The teacher found that the Asian-Americans discussed homework problems together, tried different ways to work out the problems and explained their solutions to one another.
________ Christi is an excellent student at the University of California. If her math teacher assigns five problems, she does ten. If the history teacher assigns eight pages of reading, she reads twelve.“Part of learning is practicing," she says. "And the more you practice, the more you learn.”
“Who needs a shopping mall (购物中心)if you have Taobao?”says Wang Lin,28,a writer in Beijing.
Taobao,China’s largest online shopping site (网上购物网站),has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life.She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping .Most online shoppers are students or young workers .More women shop on line than men.Clothing and home-use products(产品)are the most popular on line.
It was reported that more than 250 billion(十亿)yuan was spent on online shopping last year,80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for treasure”in Chinese.People can find almost everything they need on Taobao,from clothes to books ,from candies to DVD players .
You may question the security of online shopping ,Wang Lin said, “”It’s very safe and convenient ( 便利的).Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them,the shop owner will not get the money .You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”What are the most popular on line?
| A．Candles and DVD players |
| B．Clothes and books. |
| C．Clothing and home-use products. |
| D．Candies and clothes |
Taobao is ____________.
a shopping mall B. an online shopper
C. an online shopping site D. a shopping streetMost online shoppers are ________.
| A．young | B．old | C．babies | D．adults |
What does the underlined word “security” mean?
| A．质量 | B．安全 | C．信誉 | D．社会 |
Which is the best title(标题)of the passage?
| A．Wang Lin’s life. |
| B．Online shopping in China. |
| C．Shopping on line is not safe. |
| D．The security of shopping |
| No.1 Business Hours Mon. to Wed. 9:30—6:00 Thurs. 9:30—8:00 Fri. to Sat. 9:30—6:00 Sun. closed |
No.3 Opening Hours Monday—Saturday 10:00a.m.—5:00 p.m. Sunday 2:30 p.m.—6:00 p.m. |
| No.2 Bill’s Supermarket O P E N 7 DAYS A WEEK 8:00am to 8:00pm |
No.4 Opening to the Public 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday |
If you work at No.1, you have to work longer hours on_____.
| A．Tuesday | B．Thursday |
| C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
Which two are open every day?
| A．No.1 and No.2 | B．No.1 and No.4 |
| C．No.3 and No.4 | D．No.2 and No.3 |
If four people work for the four different places, how many of them needn’t go to work on Sunday morning?
| A．One. | B．Two |
| C．Three | D．Four |
No.4 can probably be______.
| A．a government(政府) office | B．a hospital |
| C．a restaurant | D．a hotel |
Bill’s Supermarket is open ______ a day.
| A．8 hours | B．12 hours |
| C．14 hours | D．16 hours |