Penguins are lovely seabirds. They have wings but they cannot fly. They wear a black or blue-gray coat, and they have a white belly, and a pair of short legs. There are eighteen kinds of them. We must look at their heads and necks to tell one kind from another. Some of them have strange-looking hair on their head. When these seabirds walk on land, they are slow. Yet, when they are in the water, they become excellent swimmers! Most of them live in places covered by snow and ice year – round, but some are in warmer areas.
Which part of the penguin’s body is white?
| A．The head. | B．The neck. |
| C．The leg. | D．The belly. |
How many kinds of Penguins are there?
| A．16. | B．17. | C．18. | D．19. |
Where do most of the penguins live?
| A．In warm areas. | B．In cold areas. |
| C．In the sea. | D．On land |
Now satellites are helping to forecast（预报）the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大气）, because this is where the weather forms（形成）. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists（气象学家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change. Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare（比较）them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.Satellites travel _____________.
| A．in space | B．in the atmosphere | C．above the ground | D．above space |
Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because __________.
| A．the weather satellites can do it easily |
| B．clouds form there |
| C．the weather forms there |
| D．the pictures can forecast the weather |
Meteorologists forecast the weather __________.
| A．when they have received satellite pictures |
| B．after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones |
| C．before they received satellite pictures |
| D．during they study satellite pictures |
Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ________.
| A．one day | B．two days | C．five days | D．seven days or even longer |
The main（主要的）idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.
| A．taking pictures of the atmosphere |
| B．receiving pictures of the atmosphere |
| C．doing other work in many ways |
| D．weather forecasting |
Alex Rawlings, from Oxford University, Has been named the UK’s most multilingual(说多种语言的)person. The 21-year-old British student can speak 11 language and is learning a 12th, He knows English, Greek, German, French, Dutch, Afrikaans, Spanish,Catalan,ltalian, Russian and Hebrew.Rawlings’ mother, who is half Greek, spoke to him in English, Greek and some French when he was growing up. Rawlings is studying German and Russian at university now. He taught himself other languages like Dutch because he wanted to talk to people on his travels or simply because he thought the language was interesting or beautiful.“When I was a kid, I always wanted to speak different languages,” Rawlings said. “My parents often took me to my mom’s family in Greece. My dad worked in Japan for four years. I was always frustrated that I couldn’t talk to other kids in those countries because of the language. ”
Thanks to his talent for languages, Rawliings has made many friends. He also thinks that picking up new languages getseasier over time.Rawlings plans to perfect his Russian while studying in the small Russian city of Yaroslavi and the next language he plans to learn is Arabic.“No matter how many languages I Iearn, my favorite language is always Greek because I have spoken it since childhood,” he said.Where does Alex Rawlings come from?
A. The UK. B. The USA. C. Germany. D. Italy.Alex Rwlings’ mother spoke to him in the following languages EXCEPT when he was young.
| A．Greek | B．Dutch | C．French | D．English |
How is Alex Rawlings going to improve his Russian?
| A．By getting a Russian tutor. |
| B．By reading Russian books. |
| C．By watching Russian movies. |
| D．By studying in a Russian city. |
Alex Rawlings likes Greek best because .
| A．his parents speak it |
| B．he thinks it’s interesting |
| C．he thinks it’s easy to learn |
| D．he has spoken it since childhood |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Alex Rawlings’ father’s family is in Japan. |
| B．Chinese is the next language Alex Rawlings plans to learn. |
| C．Alex Rawlings showed great interest in learning languages from a young age. |
| D．Learning new languages becomes more and more difficult for Alex Rawlings. |
Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm in time of danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager pays him more and the traffic policemen often speak highly of him. Mr. Baker， one of his friends， works in a factory outside the city. It's far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the traffic is crowded in the morning， sometimes he's late for the work. His manager warns the young man that he will be sent away unless he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car， but he hasn't enough money. He decides to buy an oldd one. He went to the flea （跳蚤） market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to have a trial （试验） drive， the seller agreed. He called Mr. King and asked him to help him. Mr. King examined the car at first and then drove it away. It was five in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it worked well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing， the lights turned red. He tried to stop it， but he failed and nearly hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop， but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road. "Didn't you hear me？" the policeman asked angrily. "Yes， I did， sir，" said Mr. King， "Since it doesn't listen to me，can it obey you？" From the passage, we know Mr. King is a .
| A．manager | B．driver | C．worker | D．policeman |
Mr. King is paid more because he _______.
| A．always drives very slowly |
| B．is not afraid of danger |
| C．had driven for years |
| D．drives very well |
Mr. Baker went to the flea market to _______.
| A．buy a second-hand car |
| B．have a trial drive |
| C．choose a new car |
| D．sell his old car |
Mr. King tried to stop the car when _______.
| A．he saw an old woman crossing the street |
| B．he saw a big tree |
| C．the traffic lights turned red |
| D．the policeman shouted angrily at him |
Which of the following is true？
| A．Mr. King will be sent away if he keeps being late |
| B．Mr. Baker can't afford to buy an old car |
| C．Mr. King didn't hear the policeman |
| D．Something was wrong with the car |
Hello,boys and girls. My name is Li Jing. I am a girl student. I am thirteen years old. I think as students, we should work hard at school on weekdays. But we also need to have a good rest to relax myself. So I always study hard when I am at school, but on my day off I often do something else to relax myself.
I had a very relaxing day off. In the morning, I got up at seven o’clock. Then I went to run with my father. I think we need to exercise every day. After all, it’s important to keep healthy. After running, I took a shower and had breakfast. At nine o’clock, I went to the aquarium with my friends. We saw some sharks and seals there. Sharks are very scary but the seals are cute. We also saw a dolphin show. I think dolphins are very clever animals. In the giftshop, we bought many gifts. We had great fun there.
In the afternoon, my parents took me to see my grandparents. They live in the beautiful countryside. They were very happy to see me. I talked with my grandparents for long and he told me many interesting things about him. My grandmother cooked lots of delicious food for us.
In the evening, I watched TV with my cousins. We watched a basketball match. The match was very exciting. We were glad when we saw our favorite team in the match.
What a happy day off I had! I hope all of you can have an interesting day off!
阅读短文，回答下列问题。What does Li Jing do when she is at school?
______________________________________________What did she do after running?
______________________________________________What does she think of sharks?
______________________________________________Who cooked dinner for Li Jing?
______________________________________________When did Li Jing watch TV?
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Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day,when he got home,his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said,” don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came back wet and dirty（脏的）clothes. His mother became even angrier.” I’ll tell your father you come back wet again.” said his mother,” He’ll punish you,you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“you’re a good boy today,” his mother said happily,”you didn’t play in the water.”
“No,” the boy said unhappily.” There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room（空地方） for me at all.”Bruno went to school _____every day.
| A．by bike | B．by bus | C．by car | D．on foot |
The playground was between _____.
| A．two classrooms |
| B．the cinema and shop |
| C．Bruno’s house and school |
| D．the shop and Bruno’s school |
The little boy liked to play on the playground______.
| A．when it snowed |
| B．when there was some water there |
| C．when the children played football there |
| D．when his father was busy with his work |
Bruno was afraid of _____ most.
| A．his father | B．his mother | C．his teacher | D．the other boys |
That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because ____.
| A．nobody made room（地方）for him in the water. |
| B．there was no water on the playground |
| C．he took off his clothes before he played there. |
| D．he played in the water carefully. |