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阅读下面材料，掌握大意。然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
We sometimes call the lion “the king of the jungle（丛林）” because it is stronger and more dangerous than other animals. It can faster than many animals and it can hunt the best. It is the highest animal in the food chain.
In the sea, the shark is one of the animals at the of the food chain. It can swim faster than other sea animals, and it can use its big teeth to eat them.
What is at the top of the world's food chain? !We are not the biggest or fastest, but we are the . We could not run faster than cheetahs(猎豹), so we planes and now we can move the fastest. We could not better than lions, so we invented guns. Now we can hunt the best.
People's inventions are great, but they can be , too. For example, man built , and now they make the air and rivers dirty. This can make changes. Dirty rivers kill fish. bears cannot eat the fish and the bears die. If we kill one part of the food chain, also die. Remember that we are a part of the food chain！ we are in danger too! If we protect animals, we are protecting !
A．walk B．run C．swim D．jump
A．land's B．sea's C．mountain's D．desert's
A．front B．end C．top D．beginning
A．some B．much C．more D．any
A．Man B．Lion C．Shark D．Cheetah
A．strongest B．cleverest C．most special D．most important
A．used B．having C．making D．invented
A．run B．hunt C．kill D．catch
A．dangerous B．interesting C．useful D．helpful
A．hotels B．schools C．factories D．hospitals
A．great B．terrible C．wonderful D．complete
A．That B．When C．Then D．While
A．one part B．another part C．other parts D．the other part
A．also B．but C．or D．so
A．one selves B．yourselves C．themselves D．ourselves
Once a Frenchman 36___ in England. He didn’t know English very well. One day he went to the post office with a postcard. He bought a 37 . Then he gave the stamp and the postcard to the girl 38 the desk. “Oh, no,” the girl said, “ you must stick（贴）the stamp on yourself.” He was very 39 . He couldn’t believe his ears. “Why must I stick the stamp on 40 ?” he asked. “Oh,” said the girl, “I mean that you must stick the stamp on the postcard. And you must do it yourself.”
A．live B．lives C．living D．lived
A．postcard B．stamp C．envelope D．paper
A．in B．on C．at D．under
A．surprised B．well C．tired D．happy
A．yourself B．myself C．herself D．himself
Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is (41).”
And he told the (42). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (43).”I’ll travel for my work, not for (44),” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have (45) to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to (46), and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good (47) or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t (48). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he (49) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild (50) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very (51), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her (53). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (54) it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “(55), woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．impossible
A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth
A．allowed B．refused C．failed D．joked
A．wealth B．prize C．pleasure D．luck
A．money B．time C．interest D．ability
A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay
A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party
A．agree B．understand C．reply D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．confused B．excited C．surprised D．disappointed
A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot
A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering
A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed
A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead
阅读下面短文，掌握大意。然后从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项
I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look 26 . Come and sit here,” she said. “ 27 are you going?”
“I don’t know. I just want to catch a 28 and see what it will be like at the end.”
“I’m afraid you’ll see 29 there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”
“How can I do that while my heart’s 30 ?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.
The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-five 31 ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took 32 to the sea. 33，they seemed to know what would happen, so they 34 loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me 35 . How could I 36 my hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live 37 and one of them has his own family.
Then the woman gave me a 38 , “We should never wait for the door to 39 before us. We should find the key to the 40 or try to find another way”
The bus came and I got on it with a smile
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Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.
“I have been a taxi driver 36 nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night, 37 there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually 38 between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”
“Some 39 things happened late at night. 40 day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her 41 . So I waited in the car 42 she climbed in through the windows.”
“I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out 43 was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to 44 in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”
“Luckily the woman came downstairs. She 45 have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!”
A．in B．for C．before D．after
A．if B．so C．though D．because
A．go home B．go shopping C．do sports D．do housework
A．sad B．good C．strange D．disappointing
A．The other B．Another C．The others D．Other
A．money B．bag C．box D．key
A．until B．while C．since D．as soon as
A．what B．which C．who D．that
A．drive B．walk C．climb D．run
A．will B．can C．may D．must
When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For “weeks my mother had helped me practise my lines. But once on the stage, every word 11 from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator (解说者) for the play. 12 I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she noticed my 13 and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) popping (炸开) 14 the grass in bunches (束). I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I’ll dig up (挖光) all these weeds (野草),” she said. “From now on, we’ll 15 have roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions,” I protested(抗议). “All flowers are 16 —even dandelions !”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is 17 of people, too,” she added.
When I 18 that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator,” she said, 19 me of how much I loved to read stories’ aloud.
Thanks to my mother’s encouragement, I got to know everybody had his or her own 20in the world. I felt proud of the role in the play.
A．developed B．left C．failed D．disappeared
A．If B．Because C．Though D．Since
A．difficulty B．mistake C．danger D．unhappiness
A．through B．past C．beyond D．behind
A．hardly B．only C．still D．also
A．harmless B．healthy C．beautiful D．fresh
A．true B．kind C．same D．clever
A．remembered B．realized C．explained D．promised
A．representing B．complaining C．recommending D．reminding
A．honor B．progress C．value D．interest