Emily and Alex were happy when their family moved to a house with a very big garden. They could climb up trees, grow flowers and even play badminton. They liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden. They even started to put food out to attract more birds.
Everything was fine for a few days until one afternoon there was a strange bumping noise on a window. Emily went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass. Its neck seemed to be broken.
“It must have flown into the window,” Alex said when his sister Emily called him to have a look. “Ah, yes, look here. You can see the mark where it hit the window. There are a couple of tiny feathers stuck(粘贴) on the window.”
“Poor thing!” Emily said.
During the next month, five more birds died in the same way. “Why would they fly to the windows?” they wondered. Finally they found out the truth. When the birds were flying, they couldn’t see into the rooms. All they saw was the reflection(反射) of the garden. They thought that they were flying into trees because they saw trees reflected by the window.
“Something has to be done to save the birds.” the parents decided.
At first, he family tried keeping curtains(窗帘)across the windows, but this made the room dark. Then they bought some strong black paper and cut out the shape of a hawk. They made six hawks – one for each window. They stuck the hawks to the windows. They looked pretty and did not keep out much light. When the birds saw the hawks, they would fly away.
After that, there were no more dead birds. The family were much happier. They put food out to attract birds because they .
A.had a special garden for birds |
B.wanted to see more birds flying in the garden |
C.had too much bird food to feed the birds |
D.wanted to catch some birds in the garden |
birds died in the garden.
A.4 | B.5 | C.6 | D.7 |
The birds flew to the windows because they .
A.found the windows very clean |
B.fought for more food |
C.thought there were more trees ahead |
D.wanted to go into the room |
The underlined word “hawk” means .
A.鹰 | B.丛林 | C.山脉 | D.燕子 |
The story is mainly about .
A.why the birds died in the garden |
B.the family were good at paper-cutting |
C.the family had a very big new house |
D.how the family saved the birds in the garden |
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One day in April, No. 1 Middle School held a special activity called “Food.Street” on the playground in Xi’an.. The students in each class formed some groups. Each groupsold different kinds of foods.
Thestudentscookeddeliciousfoodsuchasfriedchicken, potato chips and vegetables.
Thecustomerswereallthestudents,teachersand parents.
“It’s really hard work.” said one of the students, “We must make a plan before the cooking. We must know the cost of the food. Also, we must learn how to serve customers well.”
“ This activity is to give a practical(实践的)chance to the students,” said a teacher, “ What’s more,the students will not only learn how to make money by their own hands, but also know the meaning of life.”
A. When eating the food, each of them thought it was wonderful. B. This activity was part of the English Art Festival in the school C. They all worked hard and sold the food at low prices. D. The students did the shopping and the cooking all by themselves. |
What does this passage tell us?
A.The students can eat the food without paying for it. |
B.The activity is useful for the students. |
C.Parents must help students prepare for the food. |
D.All the students like this activity a lot. |
All students need to have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you will learn things quickly and also remember them easily. Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place, because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom A quiet place will help you only to think about one thing. When you study, do not think about other things at the same time. Only think about your homework. If you do so, you will do your homework more quickly, and you will make fewer mistakes.
Good study habits are very important. If you do not have them, try to learn them. If your study
habitsare already good. Try to make them better.If you have good study habits, you can__________.
A.learn things quickly and remember them easily |
B.do things quickly and remember them easily |
C.read books quickly but forget them easily |
D.write words quickly but forget them easily |
You need_______ when you study.
A.a dining room | B.a quiet place | C.a living room | D.a noisy place |
When you study, you should think about________.
A.good study habits | B.other things | C.your homework | D.your hobbies |
After reading this passage, we know that good study habits are very_______.
A.difficult | B.unusual | C.important | D.easy |
According to (根据) the writer, which can be a good study habit?
A.Reading English among a crowd of people. |
B.Thinking only about math in a math class. |
C.Thinking in Chinese while talking in English. |
D.Do your homework as quickly as you can. |
Traffic lights are very important for us. I think you know this. But do you know how they were born?
Garrett A. Morgan was the father of traffic lights. He was an American. His family was very poor. He left school at the age of 14. He was clever. He always looked for better ways to do things. And he liked to make new things.
At that time, every American wanted to have a car. The streets were full of cars. The traffic was really bad. “Why not put three lights at each corner ? They should be red,green,and yellow,” Morgan said , “ Let them tell cars to go or stop.” He made a timer (定时器)to change the lights.
So we have traffic lights today .Todaycan help buses or cars to go regularly in cities .
A.Americans | B.Traffic lights | C.Chinese | D.policemen |
Garrett A.Morgan was the father of traffic lights. He came from.
A. Canada B. England C. America D. JapanWhy could Garrett A.Morgan invent traffic lights? Because.
A. he always looked for better ways to do things
B. his family was very poor
C. he wanted to have a car
D. He was cleverWhat did Garrett A.Morgan do when he was 14 years old ?
A.He studied at school.
B. He put three lights in the street.
C. He was away from school.
D. The streets were full of cars.What color are the traffic lights ? They are.
A.green and white | B.red and yellow |
C.red , green and yellow. | D.red and green |
One day a Chinese student went to study English in England. His family name is Sun. It is the same as the word “sun”. England is a country with bad weather. It is often cloudy or foggy, and it rains now and again. So the people there don’t get much sunshine in the whole year. When the Chinese student went to London, a tall English policeman with a large face opened his passport to examine(检查) it. The policeman was interested to find the Chinese name “sun” in the passport. He thought it was pronounced just like the English word “sun”,so he said to the Chinese student, “ I see your name is sun. You are wanted here.”
The Chinese student was greatly surprised. But after a moment the policeman began to smile, “Mr. Sun, you’ve brought sunshine to England! So we don’t want you to go away.”
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。The Chinese student’s family name is pronounced just like the English word “sun”.
London, the capital of England, is called “The foggy city”.
In London, a tall Englishman with large eyes examined the Chinese student’s passport.
The policeman in London was interested in the Chinese name “sun”.
Mr. Sun was really to bring sunshine to England.