George liked flying a plane. Once he bought a small plane and learned how to fly it. He soon became so good that he could make his plane do all kinds of tricks（技巧）.
George had a friend. His name was Peter. One day George said to his friend, “Peter, would you like to have a trip in my plane?” Peter thought, “I’ve traveled in a big plane several times, but I’ve never been in a small one, so I’ll go.”
They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in a shaken voice（颤抖的声音）, “ Well, George, thank you very much for these two trips in your plane.”
George was very surprised and asked, “Two trips?”
“Yes, my first and my last.” Answered Peter.Peter ______ his friend’s plane.
| A．had to fly in | B．was asked to have a trip in |
| C．was asked to fly | D．asked George to fly |
Peter went up with George in the plane because ______ .
A. he liked traveling very much
B. George was good at flying his plane
he had never traveled in a small plane
D. Peter could do all kinds of flying tricksThey were in the plane for ______ minutes.
| A．forty-five | B．sixty | C．thirty | D．some |
How many times did Peter travel in his friend’s small plane?
| A．Once | B．Twice | C．Three times | D．Several times |
From the passage we know that ______ .
A. Peter thanked George for the nice trip
B. Peter thought it was wonderful to have such a trip
C. Peter felt surprised that his friend could fly so well
Peter was worried about his safety while George was doing tricks in the sky\
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I had a wish to go abroad for a very long time．Now I’m studying in the USA． My wish comes true but I am not happy here． I want to go back to China because I hate the food in the USA．
They also like fast food and fried chicken very much． But I don’t like such food．
There are many different kinds of food in China．
So, I often go to the Chinese restaurants in America． The food there is nice but it is very expensive In fact
．
| A．But I have no chance at all |
| B．the American people also like Chinese food very much． |
| C．I like Chinese food |
| D．People in the USA eat a lot of bread． |
E．Finally a good chance came．
F．They are all very delicious．
One day, a tiger saw a frog(青蛙)． He had never seen a frog before． He said,“I want to eat you． But first tell me who you are．”
The frog said,“I’m the king(国王)of the frogs! I can do all kinds of wonderful things．”
“Really?” said the tiger．“Can you show me what you can do?”
“All right． Let’s jump across the river． I can jump longer than you．”answered the frog．
They came to the river, The tiger jumped across it． He was surprised to see the frog was in front of him．
“I’m waiting for you, Mr Tiger．”said the frog, laughing．
While the tiger was ready for his jump． the frog held(拉)the tiger’s tail(尾巴)and got some tiger’s hair in his mouth． But the tiger didn’t know．
“Why do you have some tiger’s hair in your mouth?”asked the tiger．
“Oh”．said the frog,“Yesterday I killed(杀)a tiger and ate him．”
After hearing that, the tiger ran away quickly． What did the tiger want to do at first? He wanted to．
A． jump over
B． run a race(比赛)with the frog
C． eat the frog –What was the frog good at?．
A． Running． B． Jumping． C． Eating．Why was the tiger surprised? Because．
A． he found the frog was the king of the frog
B． the frog wanted to kill him
C． the frog also jumped across the river How did the frog jump across the river? By．
A． waiting for the tiger
B． holding the tiger’s tail
C． eating the tiger’s hairWho do you think is cleverer?
A． The tigerB． The frog C． Neither
The sun, the moon and the stars(星星)are all in the sky． We see the moon and the stars at night． The sun is a ball． It’s much bigger than the moon． It gives us heat(热量)．The sun has a family． It’s the biggest member of the family． The moon is a ball, too, like the sun and the earth． Sometimes it looks as round as a plate(盘子)．Sometimes it looks half a plate． It looks bigger because it’s much nearer to the earth． It’s much smaller than the sun． It’s smaller than the stars． The light on the moon comes from the sun． It has no light of its own．
The stars look smaller than the sun． They look small because they are very far away from us． All day the stars are in the sky． But the light from the sun is too bright． We can’t see the stars in the day．The sun, the moon and the stars are in the sky．
The moon is bigger than the stars．
The moon has its own light(光)．
The sun, the moon and the stars give us light and heat．
The earth is one of the planets(行星)．
APRIL 5 marks the 100th anniversary(周年纪念日)of the sinking(下沉)of the Titanic. In 1997, the movie Titanic was a huge hit all around the world. Now, the 3-D version of the movie will come to Chinese theaters on April 10.
As anyone who has seen the movie knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg(冰山) and sank on its first voyage in 1912, killing 1,517 people. A century after the accident, scientists have found something new to blame(负责任) for the sinking: the moon. Donald Olson, a Texas State University physicist, led a team of astronomers(天文学家) to examine the moon’s role, according to Reuters.
Normally, icebergs stay in place and cannot move until they melt enough or a high tide(潮汐) frees them. A single iceberg can become stuck many times on its journey southward. The process can take several years.
According to Olson, a hundred years ago the moon made its closest approach to the Earth in more than 1,400 years. This caused the moon to have a much stronger pull on the Earth’s oceans than usual, which created a super-high tide. The tide pushed icebergs from shallow waters off the coasts of Canada’s provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, into the Titanic’s way.
“Of course, the final cause of the accident was that the ship struck an iceberg,” Olson told Reuters. “It went full speed into a region with icebergs, but the lunar connection(月亮的联系) may explain how an unusually large number of icebergs got into the path of the Titanic.”
The research team will publish their research in the April issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.
根据短文内容，选最佳择答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。 How many people lost their lives in this accident?
| A．Over 2,000 people. | B．About 100 people. |
| C．More than 1,500 people. | D．We don’t know. |
The underlined word “voyage” in the second paragraph really means ______.
| A．航行 | B．飞行 | C．划船 | D．游泳 |
Which of the following about icebergs is TRUE?
| A．Icebergs move only when the tide frees them. |
| B．An iceberg can stop for some time during its travel. |
| C．An iceberg will move as soon as its melts. |
| D．It takes an iceberg several months to leave its place. |
Which of the following played a role in the sinking of the Titanic?
a. the moon b. the tides c. too many passengers
d. the high speed of the ship e. going the wrong way f. the iceberg
| A．a,b,c,f | B．a,c,d,e | C．a,b,d,f | D．a,c,e,f |
. What is the article mainly about?
| A．The main cause of the Titanic’s sinking. |
| B．The 100th anniversary of the Titanic. |
| C．The moon’s great influence on the Earth’s tides. |
| D．The moon’s role in the sinking of the Titanic. |
It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football team.
Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star. I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole schoo1. “I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”
When I got home，I started to think about what to write. My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm.
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things I was going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut．He was my dad．
My parents and I went to school on Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).
The third prize was announced and it was not me. I was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time. The second prize was announced. It was me.
I went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”. When I finished, the people stood up and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears were running down my mother's face. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the proudest moment of my life.’’
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.
根据短文内容，选最佳择答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。The writer felt itto be the son of a famous person．
| A．1ucky | B．natural | C．hard | D．pleasant |
In order tothe writer would like to save a child from a burning building．
| A．become an astronaut | B．become a class president |
| C．become a school team captain | D．become a great hero |
．What did the boy probably write in his composition?
| A．A lot of special things he had done． |
| B．The story of his father as an astronaut． |
| C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father． |
| D．The experiences his father had in middle school． |
．The writer felt proud when he．
| A．got a prize in a writing competition | B．won a Nobel Prize |
| C．saved a child from a burning building | D．discovered a new star |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．My daydream. | B．My father’s son. |
| C．My famous father. | D．My happy family. |