Cormorant fishing(鸬鹚捕鱼) is a traditional Chinese skill, probably more than a thousand years old. Cormorants are large, black birds, which are good at catching fish. They can dive down 25 meters, and stay under water for up to two minutes.
A fisherman usually goes on a fishing trip on a bamboo boat with his birds. When he reaches the right place, he stops. A piece of grass is tied around the neck of each bird, so that the fish won’t go down into its stomach. He pushes the birds into the water, and then bangs the water heavily with his bamboo pole(竹竿). The fish are frightened by this. The cormorants swim very quickly to catch the fish. Finally, the birds come up one after another to the fisherman. The fisherman takes the fish out of the birds’ mouths and then throws them into a big basket. Later some of the fish are sold, and the rest are divided between his family and the cormorants. At night, a light is hung from the front of the boat. This enables the fisherman see better, and also attracts the fish.
A cormorant__________.
| A．can catch any fish under water |
| B．can live up to 1000 years old |
| C．can stay under water for one minute |
| D．can swim 25 m/s under water |
The fisherman ties each bird with a piece of grass in order to __________.
| A．help it live longer |
| B．help it swim more quickly |
| C．stop it from running away |
| D．stop it from eating the fish |
What does the underlined word “bangs” mean in Chinese?
| A．插入 | B．拍打 | C．划桨 | D．泼水 |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Fisherman and His Life | B．To Live on Fishing |
| C．Fishing with Birds | D．To Go Fishing |
Mr. Smith is from England. He teaches French in our school. His English classes are very interesting. He likes us and we like him.
Mr. Smith has two children--Tom and Mary. Tom is seven and his sister Mary is four. Tom goes to school but Mary doesn’t. Mr. Smith likes to wear a T-shirt and jeans. Football is his favorite sport. After school we often have a basketball game. Sometimes Mr. Smith watches and plays basketball with us. He plays basketball just for fun . 根据He teaches French in our school.可知他是以为法语老师,故选B.
根据Mr. Smith has two children--Tom and Mary.他有两个孩子,汤姆一般是男孩的名字,玛丽是女孩名字,故他有一个儿子.选A.
根据Mary is four.可知玛丽不够上学 年龄.选A.
根据Mr. Smith likes to wear a T-shirt and jeans. Football is his favorite sport.可知选C.
这篇短文主要介绍史密斯先生的职业,子女,爱好等,只简略提到他的子女,没有提到妻子.故选A.
Mr. Smith is ____________.
A. a Chinese teacher B. a French teacher C. a basketball playerHow many sons does Mr. Smith have ?
A. One B. Two C. ThreeMary doesn’t go to school because she __________.
A. is only four B. is only seven C. doesn’t like school_____________ is Mr. Smith favorite sport.
A. basketball B. table tennis C. footballThe text is about ______________.
A. Mr. Smith B. Mr. Smith’s children C. Mr. Smith’s family
Sally’s father is ill in hospital. and her mother has to look after her father there The woman can’t leave their four-year-old son Harry at home. So she asks Sally, “How many classes do you have this afternoon?”
“We have no classes today,” answers the girl. “We’re having a school sports meeting today.”
“That’s great!” says her mother. “Take your brother to your school. Tell your teachers I have a lot of things to do. I’m sure they can let you look after him today.”
Sally does what her mother says. This little boy comes to school for the first time and thinks everything is interesting. He sees some children having a race and asks. “What are they running for, Sally?”
“The first one can get a prize.” answers Sally.
“Now, I see. But why are the others running?”Where is Sally’s father?
Who will take care of Sally’s father?
How old is Harry?
Does Harry often go to school?
Why does Sally take her brother to school today?
I’m 14, a year younger than most of my classmates.
A week ago one of my classmates, Nitin, asked me for help with math homework. We ended up talking about computers and file-sharing（共享文件）. As we talked I found that he was more experienced and could teach me about file-sharing and networking. We went to his room and watched a movie about robots that he’d downloaded. The math homework was forgotten.
The next day he came again for homework help “What do you do on weekends?” he asked. The truth is, when I have work to do, I do it. I have no special time to kill with friends. I was embarrassed about this. I expected him to think I was boring and said, “Get a life!” He said, “OK. You’re having trouble getting along with people I can show you. I’m old than you.”
Later, he checked my computer. He even connected me to an Internet chess server（服务器）.He was becoming like a big brother.
But when I thought about it, I didn’t really want Nitin’s help” His big-brother idea began to bore me.
“I’ll get you some cool computer programs（程序）”.
“I’ll teach you how to talk to girls.”
He meant what he was saying, but I don’t know why it didn’t make me feel good. Since then he’s hardly talked to me; we seem to have forgotten each other. I don’t think he can “teach” me much, and I don’t think much of him. But I could be wrong·What did Mitin help me do?
| A．He helped me with my homework. |
| B．He helped me with math problems. |
| C．He taught me about file-sharing and networking. |
| D．He introduced some fiends to me. |
What does the underlined word “kill” in Paragraph 3 mean?
| A．杀死 | B．浪费 | C．消磨（时间） | D．打猎 |
Which is NOT the reason why the writer doesn’t want Nitin’s help?
| A．He has no special time to kill with friends. |
| B．He forgot his homework because of playing with him. |
| C．He thinks his ideas are not useful to him. |
| D．He has another big brother. |
Can you use a word to describe the writer?
| A．Unfriendly. | B．Boring. | C．Independent.（独立的） | D．Lazy. |
Choose a title for this passage.
| A．I Don’t Want a Big Brother! |
| B．No Time to Kill |
| C．My Big Brother |
| D．My Life After School |
There is a one-day holiday in most western countries on New Year’s Day. The real celebration begins on New Year’s Eve-the night before New Year’s Day. There are several interesting customs（习惯）in the west, and there are many differences in different countries.
Though Christmas is a good time for families to get together, New Year’s Day is a time for some western people to be with friends. On New Year’s Day, there are always parties. At such parties, there is food, drinks and dances until New Year comes
At midnight, people often say “Happy New Year! ”to each other. In many western countries, fireworks are let off at midnight and some people like to shout aloud to drive away evil spirits.People begin to have great celebrations for the New Year on___________.
| A．New Year’s Day | B．the night before New Year’s Eve |
| C．the night of New Year’s Day | D．New Year’s Eve |
In the west, ___________on New Year’s Day.
| A．friends always get together |
| B．friends write to each other |
| C．people can have a week’s holiday |
| D．people go from one country to another |
On New Year’s Eve, western people don’t often____________.
| A．say “Happy New Year” to each other |
| B．let off fireworks |
| C．sing a Scottish song |
| D．shout aloud to drive away evil spirits |
This passage mainly（主要）tells us___________.
| A．western people drink together on New Year’s Day |
| B．how western people celebrate their New Year’s Day |
| C．what western people eat on New Year’s Day |
| D．western people have a good time on New Year’s Day |
Live Music——Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American from Herbie Davis, the famous trumper（小号）player.
| Place: The Jazz Club Dates: June 15-23 Price: $100-150 Time: 10p.m.till late Tel: 4668736 |
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from Britain will be shown.
| Place: Jack stein’s Dates: May10-20 Price: $150 Time: 7-10p.m. Tel: 4021877 |
Shown——Anhui Museum
There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole Chinese history.
| Place: Anhui Museum Dates: 1 March-30 June Price: $60（$30 for students） Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m-8 p.m Weekends 9 a.m-9 p.m Tel: 4886888 |
If you want to watch dancing, you can call__________________.
| A．4668769 | B．4021877 | C．4886888 | D．4686788 |
You can see the whole Chinese history at ____________________ in April in Anhui Museum.
| A．3.p.m.every day | B．9 p.m.from Monday to Friday |
| C．7 a.m. at the weekend | D．9 p.m.every day |
You can enjoy _________________ at Jack Stein’s.
| A．American jazz | B．Scottish dancing |
| C．12,000 pieces on show | D．A, B and C |
You have $70, and you can_____________________.
| A．listen to American Jazz |
| B．watch Scottish dancing |
| C．go to Anhui Museum to see Chinese history |
| D．watch magic shows in Anhui Museum |