SouthofFlorida,manyislandsdot(-优题课

South of Florida, many islands dot (点缀着) the ocean. One of them is Hispaniola. Its name points to the fact that Christopher Columbus visited the island in 1492. As a result, Spain ruled theisland for th e next 300 years. Two nations now share the island. Haiti makes up (占据) the western third. The Dominican Republic makes up the eastern two-thirds.
The Dominican Republic's area is about 18,000 square miles with the population of 8 million.
Most people live close to the island's coast. Like many other tropical(热带的)islands, the Dominican Republic regards tourism as a key industry. The coastal citie s, especially, depend on tourists to fill their hotels and restaurants. The natural beauty of the beaches and of the forests draw Dominicans and tourists alike. When you're ready for something else,walk into town.Music,dancing,and people in Colourful masks (面具) will greet you at nearly every street corner. Whether you go to join them or get away from them, there will be a place for you in the Dominican Republic.
Which of the following maps shows the right position of Hispaniola, Haiti and the Dominican Republic?

What happened to Hispaniola after Christopher Columbus visited there in 1492?

A．Spainruledtheislandfor300years.

B．Twonationssharedtheisland.

C．TheDominicanRepublicjoinedtheisland

D．ThenameofHaitibegantouse.

The Dominican Republic is famous for

A．hotels	B．restaurants
C．tourism	D．forests

The last paragraph (段落) seems to tell us that people in the Dominican Republic are _____.

A．colourful	B．friendly
C．busy	D．brave

The reading above is probably taken from_________.

A．asciencebook	B．astorybook
C．ageographybook	D．apicturebook

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Peter didn’t know why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday, I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.” “Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.” That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed. The party was a big success.
However, as the guests(客人) were leaving, they said “Thank you ” to Bill and Martha
for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “ Thanks for the invitation.”
The party was held ________ .

A．at Peter’s house	B．in a large hall
C．at Peter’s friend’s house	D．in a secret place

Which of the following is not true?

A．Betty made the best cake.

B．Mary Jackson sang well.

C．Bill played the violin well.

D．The Jacksons did hard work for the party.

________ liked Peter.

A．Many of his friends	B．Few people
C．Everyone	D．All his friends

Peter ________ to give the party.

A．tried his best	B．did nothing
C．only invited some friends	D．did everything

From the story, we can see Peter was ________ .

A．a warm-hearted man	B．good at making friends
C．a selfish man	D．a welcomed friend

What do you think our life will be like in 2050? Some people are talking about it on QQ.

Blue Sky	I think there won’t be any TV channels (频道) in 2050. People will be able to choose (选择) a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme to the television. In 2050, we will be able to feel the things we see on TV with our hands.
Julia	In 2050, there won’t be enough water. Some places will be drier and people will not be able to have enough food. There may be serious water shortage (缺乏).
Ashley	Don’t be so pessimistic about that, Julia! People will solve this problem. And I think there will be less water pollution. Water will be much cleaner than it is now.
Linkin	I quite agree with Ashley. And I believe in 2050 doctors will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again. All people will be healthy because they will take a kind of special medicine when they are born.

Blue Sky thinks the computer will send the 　　　 to the television.

Julia thinks 　　　 in 2050.

A．the water will be much cleaner	B．there will be more water pollution
C．people will have less food	D．some places will have more water

The underlined word “pessimistic” means 　　　 in Chinese.

Ashley thinks people will have 　　　 in the future.

Linkin predicted that a kind of medicine would be able to make people 　　　.

Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap（捕蝇草）.
The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.
Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all these important things, especially nitrogen（氮）.Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!
The Venus flytrap is a kind of.

The Venus flytrap grows in.

A．most parts of the world	B．some parts of Africa
C．dry parts of the United States	D．wet parts of England

From the passage, we learn that.

A．all plants can eat people	B．all plants can eat animals
C．some plants can eat people	D．some plants can eat animals

he underlined word “presses” probably meansin Chinese.

Some plants eat animal meat because __________.

A．plants are dangerous to animals

B．animals are dangerous to plants

C．plants want to get what they need from animal meat

D．plants want to protect themselves against animals

Travel Information

Place of interest	Water Cube	West Lake	Disneyland	Drangon Tower
Location	Beijing	Hangzhou	Hong Kong	Harbin
Phone Number	010-28135589	0571-68345576	00852-28029822	0451-82187899
Price of Ticket	￥60	￥50	￥300	￥150
Feature	Special bubbly (气泡状的)design	The Broken Bridge	Cartoon characters	Skywalk

根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。
It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake happened on __________.

If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube, he should call __________ to get information.

Disneyland, which attracts a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year, is in __________ according to the travel information.

Two travelers plan to have a bird’s eye view(俯视) of Harbin, and they need to pay __________ from the information above.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel information?

A．Water Cube is special in design.

B．The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.

C．In Disneyland, you can’t see any cartoon characters.

D．Dragon Tower is in Beijing.

Skin Diving Interesting & Useful
Skin-diving, a new sport today, takes you into a wonderful new world! It is like a visit to the moon!
When under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks because you are no longer heavy, much lighter than on land!
Here, under water, everything is green and blue. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands!
With a tank of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time, but you must be careful when you dive in deep water.
To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of the sports. Besides, there’re more uses for skin diving. You can clean and repair ships without taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea.
The underlined sentence “takes you into a wonderful new world” in the first paragraph means ____________.

A．the moon is a wonderful place to visit.

B．climbing big rocks under water is wonderful.

C．skin-diving is a wonderful way for traveling.

D．you can see many things you’ve never seen and enjoy yourself.

With a tank of air on your back, you can _______.