In almost every big university (大学) in the USA, football is a favourite sport. American football is not like soccer. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances (机会) to move the ball ten yards (码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the other end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touchdown (底线得分).
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell (喊加油) for their favourite team. Young men and women called cheerleaders (啦啦队长) come to help the people yell more.
Each team plays ten or eleven games. Each season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.In American football players can ______.
| A．only kick the ball | B．only throw the ball |
| C．only carry the ball | D．kick, throw and carry the ball |
If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball ______.
| A．10 yards | B．40 yards |
| C．away from its own end | D．to the other end |
Most teams play games in ______.
| A．July | B．August |
| C．October | D．December |
When do the best teams play again?
| A．At Christmas. | B．Before the season ends. |
| C．On New Year’s Day. | D．On the last day of the season. |
You must think a computer is the best thing in the world， right？ You must think it works at a super speed and can do everything？ Well， it's not! In fact，the brain is much more powerful than any super computer! Think about when a glass is just about to fall off the table．Your brain controls everything that you need to do to save that glass from falling． First your eyes check out what 's going on， then tell your brain． and your brain decides how quickly you need to react （反应）， and then your muscles （肌肉） go into action． That is just from your brain． No computer could ever come close to that!
The brain weighs just 3 pounds， but it controls everything you do from thinking， learning， feeling even to breathing and your heart beating． Even though the brain is just 2% of your body weight， it uses around 20% of all your energy in your body． That is a lot for such a small organ （器官）． There are about 100 billion tiny， tiny little cells （细胞） in your brain． There are so many that it would take you over 3.000 years to count them all!
Your brain stops growing when you're 18， but it actually keeps on developing and learning new things． So your parents are really super smart! You won't be able to fool them! Believe it or not， your brain NEVER stops working． Even during sleeping， the brain works for long﹣ term memory establishment （建立）． It is realized that the brain is the second organ in the body as the heart that never stops during human lives．
So everyone should be proud of such a gift of nature．
（1）In Paragraph 1， the writer wants to tell us ．
A． eyes and muscles react quickly
B． the brain controls everything in your body
C． the computer is the best thing in the world
D． the brain is more powerful than any computer
（2）In Paragraph 2， the underlined word " That" refers to （指的是） ．
A． the body weight
B． 2% of the body weight
C． all energy in the body
D． around 20% of the energy in the body
（3）Which is RIGHT according to the passage ？
A． The brain doesn't work during sleeping．
B． The brain is the only organ that never stops．
C． The brain keeps growing during human lives．
D． The brain keeps on developing during human lives．
（4）Which word can best describe the brain according to the passage ？
A． Magic．
B． Quick．
C． Light．
D． Developing．
（5）In which magazine can the passage be found most probably ？
A． Business Weekly
B． Medicine
C． Science
D． Sports
"To raise snails （蜗牛） well， you need to spray （喷） water to the container（容器）every morning and evening，change soil every two weeks， and feed them with vegetables and sweet fruits，" said Sun Youxiang after raising snails for one year． He is a fourth﹣grade primary school student in Hangzhou， Zhejiang Province．From three white jade snails at the very beginning to more than sixty snails of four generations （代） now， he has done a great job for his science class．
Watching the reproduction （繁殖） of animals is an uncommon experience for kids． Their creativity， patience and respect （尊重） for life will be developed as they learn to take care of animals on their own． Sun's teacher said the job served as a good example of life education． Practice is a necessary step in learning and it will benefit the kids for a life time．
Life education allows kids to know how to live with nature and creatures （生物） in a friendly way． Starting from this year． science will become an important subject as Chinese and math in primary schools in order to improve students' knowledge about the things around us． Because of curiosity （好奇心）， more kids will be willing to watch and think through practising． It will add to our knowledge of the world in the long run．
（1）Which of the following is WRONG about Sun Youxiang ？
A． He is good at raising snails．
B． He makes a lot of money by raising snails．
C． Raising snails is an interesting experience for him．
D． He becomes creative and patient through taking care of snails．
（2）The underlined word " benefit" in Paragraph 2 means ．
A． hurt
B． protect
C． be good for
D． be popular with
（3）In Paragraph 3， "Life education allows kids to know how to live with nature and creatures in a friendly way" means ．
A． nature and creatures are friendly to kids
B． life education can make kids more friendly
C． life education tells kids how to make friends
D． life education tells kids how to get on well with nature and creatures
（4）What does Sun Youxiang's teacher think of his job ？
A． It takes too much time．
B． It wastes lots of money．
C． It can't help with Sun's study．
D． It serves as a good example of life education．
（5）What is the main idea of the passage ？
A． How to raise snails．
B． Patience， the key to success．
C． The importance of life education．
D． How to think through practising．
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Room for rent （租） We are a couple looking to rent out a bedroom． It's close to 123 bus stop the street． We also have two small dogs who are house trained and walk every day． You should pay 500 monthly． |
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Householders （房主） Roommates 2 Bedrooms 2 Ages 25 and 29 Smokers？ No Any pets？ Yes Gender （性别） A man and a woman |
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（1）The householders ．
A． are two girls
B． like smoking a lot
C． have two well﹣trained dogs
D． are more than thirty years old
（2）Which is RIGHT about the room for rent ？
A． It has a private kitchen．
B． It's fit for the disabled．
C． It's ＄1，000 for three months．
D． It is far from 123 bus stop．
（3） can rent the room．
A． Mr． Black and his wife
B． Eric， a sixty﹣year﹣old doctor
C． Mrs． Smith and her 4﹣year﹣old son
D．Jim， a young man with a little cat
（4）You can't contact Mr． Adam Green ．
A． by telephone
B． by email
C． by QQ
D．by visiting him
（5）This article is a （an） ．
A． interview
B． report
C． advertisement（广告）
D． notice
When I was a child． I was a tomboy （假小子）． I had a cowboy hat and cowboy boots． My brothers were two and four years older than I． We often played games together．
Once， my brothers and I fell in love with playing a game called "stealing horses"， Then my parents decided to buy my brothers guns． These were not "real" guns． Because I was a girl， I didn't get a gun． They shot and shot at everything with their new guns． I tried to "fight" them with my bow and arrows（弓和箭）． But I was still in the poor position without a gun．
One day while I was hiding behind a wall， looking out toward the fields， I felt a terrible blow to my right eye． I looked up just in time to see my brother lower his gun． Both brothers rushed to my side． My eye felt great pain and I covered it with my hand． "If you tell that to Mummy，" they said， "We will get a whipping（鞭打） from Daddy． You don't want that to happen， do you？" I did not． "Here is a piece of wire（电线），" said the older brother， picking it up from the floor， "Say you stepped on one end of it and the other flew up and hit you．" "Yes，" I said． To be honest， I didn't want them to be punished． So I did as my brothers told me to do．
A week after the "accident" my parents took me to see a doctor． Finally I knew my brothers were worried about my eye， so they told our parents what had happened and asked them to take me to see a doctor．
（1）According to the passage， the two brothers were ．
A．strict
B．clever
C． polite
D． naughty（淘气的）
（2）What does the underlined（划线的） phrase " in the poor position" mean in Chinese ？
A．处于劣势
B．在低洼处
C．处于虚弱状态
D．处于贫穷状态
（3）The two brothers asked the writer to tell a lie because they were afraid ．
A． they would lose their guns
B． their parents would punish them
C． they couldn't play the game any more
D． their parents would take their sister to see a doctor
（4）Choose the correct order according to the passage．
①The writer was hurt．
②The brothers told the truth．
③The parents bought guns for the brothers．
④The parents took the writer to see a doctor．
A．②③①④
B．③①②④
C．③①④②
D．③②①④
（5）What can we infer（推断）from the passage ？
A． The writer's parents didn't like her．
B． The writer and her two brothers loved each other．
C． The writer's brothers wanted to hurt her．
D． The two brothers didn't get on well with each other．
In the Middle Eastern country of Syria （叙利亚）， there are over 4 million refugees （难民）．Yourself was 10 years old when a local Syrian musician discovered his talent： a deep， powerful voice． However， Syria's civil （内部的） war took place． He and his family lost their home．
When the Action for Hope Music School announced that it was looking for talented children to train， his family encouraged him to attend the school． A year and half later， the now 14﹣year﹣old， Yourself， with another 11 children， was chosen to take part in a concert．
Yourself， a shy boy， was a lead singer in the concert． He gave a confident performance of traditional Syrian songs． "We only heard the sound of a mortar （迫击炮）． It fell near us． Many buildings fell down． That is all I remember，" said Yourself． "Music makes me forget everything． Music is the most important thing．"
Basma， director of Action for Hope， said the music school offers strength to the children who suffer （遭受） from the war． They can find a good way to express themselves and stop thinking of themselves as refugees．
"Art gives strength． It comes from the ability to create，" Basma said． "People who are in difficult conditions need this strength much more than the rich．"
（1）Why did Yourself and his family lose their home？
（2）How many children were chosen to take part in the concert？
（3）Was Yourself a lead singer in the concert？
（4）文中划线单词 "They" 指代的是
（5）请给短文拟一个适当的英语题目 ．
