Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions of locusts (蝗虫) and they are eating everything in their path.
And now in order to fight against this disaster, a radio station in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners 5 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50 kilograms of locusts. “We think this idea will get more people to take part in the fight against the locusts,” said Abdoulaye Ba, from Sud-Fm, a radio station in one of Senegal’s worst affected area.
This is West Africa’s biggest locust disaster in 15 years. Now it is moving east and it leads to the loss of crops. When they move, they have babies, so their number is getting bigger. and will soon threaten (威胁) Sudan in the northeast of Africa. Some say it may reach Asia.
Experts say many people in the areas will go hungry because of this disaster. What’s worse, governments in the areas don’t have enough things to fight the locusts.
Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is not enough. ‘We are now treating 6,000 hectares (公顷) per day with pesticide (杀虫剂), but we need to treat 20,000 hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling this disaster,’ said Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Babah, leader of locust control(控制) in Mauritania.What does“dark cloud”mean in the first paragraph, the writer of the article ___________.
| A．wanted to show the size and speed(速度) of the coming locusts |
| B．wanted to show the great damage that locusts may cause |
| C．wanted that locusts could cover the continent like rain clouds |
| D．both A and B |
The locust disaster ________.
| A．may be even more serious in Asia |
| B．is (was) such a big problem that people can’t do anything to solve it. |
| C．affected only the warning areas |
| D．can not be stopped if people can’t get more pesticide. |
How many kilograms of rice can Mike get if he catches and kills 450 kilos of locusts?
| A．15 | B．25 | C．30 | D．45 |
Which of the following is WRONG?
| A．Sud-Fm offered a reward(奖励) to those people would join in catching and killing locusts. |
| B．Senegal is to the northwest of Sudan. |
| C．People in West Africa often go hungry. |
| D．12 countries worked together but they didn’t have enough pesticide. |
The story is mainly about ________.
| A．Countries in West Africa worked together to fight a natural disaster |
| B．the difficulty in controlling locusts |
| C．how locusts caused great damage (破坏) to West Africa |
| D．a fight against a disaster brought by locusts in West Africa |
Peter is a student. He usually goes to school on a bus. This morning, He takes a taxi with his father because he may be late for school. His mother gives him a banana when they go out. On the way, he eats the banana and then throw(扔) the banana skin (皮) out of the taxi. At that time, an old man passes there. The old man just steps (踩) on the skin and then falls off. His father and he get off the car. They find the old man lying(躺) near the taxi. The banana skin is near him. The old man looks at them and says, “Teach your child to throw the banana skin to the right place!”“I am sorry,” says his father.“Sorry, I won’t do that.” Peter says.Where does Peter throw the banana skin?
| A．Out of the taxi | B．In the taxi | C．At home | D．At school |
Why does the old man lie（躺）near the taxi?
| A．He doesn't feel well. |
| B．He steps on the banana skin. |
| C．He wants to relax himself. |
| D．He wants to get money from Peter. |
What’s the Chinese meaning (意思) of “fall off”?
| A．扔掉 | B．离开 | C．停止 | D．摔倒 |
How does Peter feel(感觉) after old man says to them?
| A．Sorry | B．Happy | C．Excited | D．Relaxed |
What can you learn after reading the passage(文章)?
| A．Helping old people is good. |
| B．Walking on the street is interesting. |
| C．We can’t be late for school. |
| D．We can’t throw the things here and there. |
My name is Mike. I have a big family. It’s Saturday morning. My grandfather is sitting on the sofa near the window. He is reading the newspaper. My grandmother is taking photos of some flowers in the garden near the house. My father is watching sports games on TV in his bedroom. Basketball games are his favorite but he can’t play basketball. Where are my two sisters? Oh, look! Lily is over there. She is listening to music. She likes music very much. Lucy is in her room. There is a computer in her room. She is surfing the Internet(上网). She is writing an e-mail to her friend. What am I doing? I am doing my homework. Do you know who is cooking? How many people are there in Mike’s family?
| A．5 | B．6 | C．7 | D．8 |
What is Mike’s grandfather doing?
| A．He is doing housework. |
| B．He is reading the newspaper. |
| C．He is watching TV. |
| D．He is taking photos. |
Mike’s father likes ______ very much.
| A．watching sports games | B．playing basketball |
| C．listening to music | D．reading newspapers |
Where can we find Mike’s grandmother?
| A．In her room. | B．In the house. | C．On the sofa. | D．In the garden. |
Who may be cooking for the family now?
| A．Mike’s sister | B．Mike’s father |
| C．Mike’s mother | D．Mike’s grandmother |
| Names |
Occupations |
Countries |
Languages |
| Jack |
writer |
 |
English, German |
| Kelly |
teacher |
 |
French and English |
| Nick |
manager(经理) |
 |
English |
| Li ling |
student |
 |
Chinese, French, English |
| Gina |
student |
 |
English |
| Linda |
worker |
 |
English, Spanish |
She is a worker. What’s her name?
| A．Li Ling | B．Gina | C．Linda | D．Kelly |
She is a student. She doesn't speak French. Where is she from?
| A．China | B．Canada | C．Australia | D．America |
He is a manager. What language does he speak?
| A．English | B．English, Spanish |
| C．French and English | D．English and Japanese |
She speaks French, English and Chinese. What does she do?
| A．a worker | B．a teacher | C．a writer | D．a student |
Which of the following(下列) about the language is not mentioned(提及)?
| A．English. | B．Chinese. | C．Japanese | D．French |
Nowadays, computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns.
A lot of small shops along busy streets have been made into small game houses in order to get more money. These places are always crowded with people, especially young boys.
In the computer game houses, peoplespenda lot of money competing（较量） with the machines. It’shardfor one to win the computer, but one can makeprogress after trying again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology（赌博心理）when they play computer games. The more theylose, the more they want to win. When class is over, the school boys run to the nearby computer game houses. Little by little（渐渐地）, they forget all about their lessons and fall far behind others. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are notlucky enough to get the money. They begin to take away other students’ money and become thieves.Who always go to the computer game houses?
| A．Young girls. | B．Young children. |
| C．Young students. | D．Young boys. |
People made small shops into small game houses in order to _________.
| A．make computer games more popular. |
| B．get more money. |
| C．help people to learn computer better. |
| D．make people happy. |
What do we need to play games in the game houses?.
| A．Tickets. | B．Paper. | C．Cards. | D．Money. |
What will happen to the boys if they keep going to the game houses?
| A．They will win a lot of money. |
| B．They will make a lot of good friends there. |
| C．They will fail in their study and even break laws. |
| D．They will live a happy life in the future. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Game houses have a bad effect（影响）on young boys. |
| B．More and more small shops have been made into game houses. |
| C．Young boys spend a lot of money playing computer games. |
| D．People play games better after trying again and again. |
Why do we come to school? Most of us may say we come to school to study. But to study needs a right way, or you either waste the time or the money. The following are the ways for studying.
The best time for reading is morning. In the morning the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason we can get good results.
In studying we must have patience（耐心）. If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one until we have learned the first one well.
When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the books, or we can get nothing from the books while we are reading.
We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, brothers or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we have learned can be used well and made better.
Though there are many ways for studying, yet what I have said above will be enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.How many ways for studying does the passage tell us?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
It’s better for us to read in the morning because _________.
| A．we have no other work to do |
| B．we can get good results |
| C．we have slept for some hours |
| D．we may learn the next text |
While reading we can’t get anything from the book if we _________.
| A．read very fast |
| B．read in the afternoon |
| C．don’t read it again |
| D．can’t put our hearts into it |
Always asking “whys” in reading can help us _________.
| A．write down the questions |
| B．read in the afternoon |
| C．understand the book better |
| D．remember what we’ve learned |
In writing this passage, the writer wants to tell us to __________.
| A．save our time and money |
| B．know the importance of reading |
| C．have more patience in reading |
| D．learn about the ways for reading |