A forest fire that burned 55 square kilometers was finally brought under control on Wednesday morning. The fire started on Sunday in Black Bear State Park and quickly spread to nearby areas.
On Monday, police evacuated（疏散） the small town of Lawson and ordered the people to leave their homes. The fire destroyed 20 homes in the area and caused heavy damage to 40 others.
Nobody was hurt. Officials said the damage to homes and cars was between $l million and $2 million. The government declared (宣布) the town a disaster (灾难) area. The fire spread quickly in the hot, dry weather. Fire fighting was difficult because of strong winds. Firemen from 55 fire departments in the state joined the National Fire Service to put out the fire. Some kept fighting for 24 hours. Fire engines and helicopters（直升飞机）dropped water onto the fire. In order to control the fire, firemen cleared a way around the fire.
Police closed King Road to traffic on Tuesday because of heavy smoke. Thousands of tourists had to drive an hour north to Queen Road to pass the fire area.
Some people did not follow the police order. Paul Grayson sent his wife and two children to safety, but he stayed. As the fire came within 50 feet of his house, he started thinking, “Am I foolish? Did I stay here too long, just for a house?”When and where did the forest fire start?
What did the police order the people to do?
Why was fire fighting difficult?
How did the firemen drop water onto the fire?
What kind of person do you think Paul Grayson was?
阅读理解
What’s the coolest kind of transportation(交通) for middle school students back from winter holidays? A racing bike? A car? No, it’s a special kind of shoes called Heelys(暴走鞋). Heelys look just like common sports shoes, but they have a wheel(轮子) hidden(藏) in the heel(鞋跟). So instead of walking, kids can “fly” around in them.
“Wearing Heelys is fun and cool!” said Wu Peng, a boy who wore them on his first day back at No. 6 Middle School in Beijing. Wu Peng said he loves the shoes so much that he wears them to go here and there. Sometimes he even follows his parents’ car to the supermarket in his Heelys!
Other students also think they are very cool, but some aren’t so lucky with their Heelys. It’s said that some children fell down and got hurt while wearing these shoes.
“Heelys wheels are in the heels of the shoes, so it’s easy to fall,” said Liu Rui, a doctor at the Hong Kong International Medical Clinic, Beijing. Even worse, Liu said, “Wearing Heelys for a long time could stop young people from developing their legs. ”What’s the coolest kind of transportation according to the passage?
| A．A car. | B．A racing bike. |
| C．A pair of Heelys. | D．A pair of common sports shoes. |
Why do kids like Heelys when they wear them?
| A．Because they can fly in space. | B．Because they can walk fast. |
| C．Because they are fun and cool. | D．Because they can skate. |
Heelys are common shoes with ____ the heel.
| A．a wheel hidden in | B．a wheel in front of |
| C．an arm hidden in | D．a leg hidden in |
Not all the kids are lucky because some of them ____.
| A．have no money to buy them | B．are afraid of falling down |
| C．are not allowed(不被允许) to wear them | D．fell down and got hurt |
What does the doctor think of Heelys?
| A．They are too expensive to buy. | B．They are too fast to go. |
| C．They are bad for kids’ health. | D．They are good for training. |
阅读理解
When you want to go shopping, you will decide how much money you can pay for new clothes and think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then you just only look for those clothes. There’re labels(标签) inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The labels may say “dry-clean only”. If you put these clothes into the water to wash them, you may ruin(损坏) them.
Many clothes today must be dry-cleaned. Dry-cleaning is expensive. So when you buy new clothes, check if they will need to be dry-cleaned. You’ll save money if your clothes can be washed in water.
You can save money also if you buy clothes that are well-made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not always made better. They don’t always fit better. Sometimes the less expensive clothes look and fit better than the more expensive ones.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。If you want to save money, you can buy clothes that can be washed in water.
The labels inside the clothes tell you how to save money.
The first thing for you to do before you buy clothes is to see how much money they cost.
From the passage we learn that the cheaper clothes can sometimes fit you better.
Many clothes today must be washed in water.
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Today Newtown is a very clean place. But many years ago, there were millions of rats(老鼠)in Newtown. They attacked(袭击) the cats and dogs. Sometimes a lot of them knocked down a man or woman walking home at night. The rats were very big in size and they hurt many people.
The government (政府) ordered (命令) everybody to kill rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the government decided to pay some money for each dead rat. That made the people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A government officer put all the dead rats in a big pile(堆). Sometimes a man brought hundreds in one day.
After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the government office. The government officer thought that people were stealing (偷) dead rats from the pile. He ordered his men to dig a deep hole and put the rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the government did not pay any more money.The rats in Newtown were ________.
| A．as big as cats |
| B．as dangerous as dogs |
| C．large and many |
| D．knocked down by the people there |
The people killed rats ________.
| A．to get some money for the dead bodies |
| B．because the rats attacked them at night |
| C．to help the government make the city clean |
| D．to pay the government as a tax(税) |
A deep hole was dug so that ________.
| A．the rats could not come out to attack people at night |
| B．people could take as many rats from the hole as they wished |
| C．the rats could not run away easily |
| D．nobody could take any rats from the pile |
From the passage we can see that the government officer ________.
| A．was a very rich man |
| B．was clever |
| C．was afraid of rats |
| D．liked to live in a clean house |
Which of the following is the best title (标题) for this passage
| A．How to Kill Rats |
| B．Newtown - City of Rats |
| C．How Newtown People Became Rich |
| D．How Newtown Became a Very Clean Place |
阅读理解
In a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. He was ready to go and help people. People always went to him when they were ill.
Many years later, the doctor began to forget things. People were afraid and little by little, they stopped going to him. The doctor saw his business wasn’t as good as before. He thought, “Well, if I was the patient (病人), I’d be afraid to go to me, too. Maybe it’s time for me to stop being a doctor. But this town has no doctor. What will the people do when they become ill? ”
His wife heard him talking to himself and said, “Why don’t you find a young doctor to take your place Then people will have another good doctor to take care of them and I will get my husband back.”
The doctor liked what his wife said. He found a very good young doctor to help the people. The doctor and his wife then had time to take long walks together, go dancing, go travelling and spend the rest(剩余部分) of their days together.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案What’s the story about?
| A．A husband | B．A wife | C．A small town | D．A doctor |
The people ________the doctor when he forgot things.
| A．helped | B．went to see |
| C．stopped going to | D．forgot |
The doctor’s business wasn’t as good as before because ________.
| A．he was always ready to help people |
| B．people were afraid of him and his wife |
| C．he was old and forgetful |
| D．he found a very good young doctor to help the people |
The expression “to take your place” in the passage means .
| A．to take you home | B．instead of you |
| C．to take care of you | D．to take your time |
Which of the following is NOT true
| A．The old doctor agreed with what his wife said. |
| B．The old doctor was still busy working at the doctor’s. |
| C．The people weren’t taken care of by the old doctor any more when he was old. |
| D．The doctor and his wife had more time to enjoy their lives after the young doctor came. |
阅读理解
My name is Chen Lan. My home is in Gulangyu. Do you know Gulangyu? It is in Xiamen. It is near the sea. Gulangyu is a small place, but it is very nice and clean. There are no cars, no buses and no bikes. People only walk. So it is very quiet. People, go to visit Gulangyu by ship.
Our house is in the middle of Gulangyu. Behind our house there is a big tree. My grandfather tells me that the tree is very, very old. There are many birds in the tree. We call it a “bird tree” . Our house is near the sea. The sea is big and blue. There are a lot of fish in the sea. After school, I go there and catch fish with my friends. It is very interesting. I like fish and I like catching fish.
根据短文判断正误,在正确的句子前填上(T)，在错误的句子前填上(F)Gulangyu is an island.
Chen Lan tells us a lot about her parents.
There are no vehicles(车辆)in Gulangyu.
Chen Lan always goes fishing by herself.
Chen Lan is from Xiamen.