阅读表达 (共5小题，计10分)
阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
Most people graduate from school and then get a job. 3Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.
In the United States, high school graduates make about $18,6oo a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!
4If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree (学士学位), he can make $42,000 with a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a phD (博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.
We can learn a very important thing from the information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。What does the underlined phrase “earning power” mean in English?
If Nancy doesn’t finish high school in America, how much money will she make a year?
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（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。______________________________________________________
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。_____________________________________________________
There was once a man who couldn't sleep well because he was afraid that there was a stranger under his bed. He thought that as soon as he went to sleep, the stranger would come out from the bed and rob(抢劫) him. He was worried that the stranger might even kill him!
Every night, after he got into bed, the man had to get up again and looked under the bed. There was never anyone there, but as soon as he got back into bed, he had to get up and looked under the bed again. This went on for hours until at last he fell asleep from exhaustion.
The time came for the man to get married. He didn't tell his wife about his fears but she soon found out because he kept her awake all night.
"You must go to see a doctor," she told him. "He will make you become well. You won't have such silly fear again."
The man did as his wife told him. He told the doctor his problem, and the doctor said, "You can be well again, but it will take about two years. You must come and see me three times a week. The cost for each visit will be $ 75. "
The next day the man called the doctor and said, "l won't need to visit you again. I'm well now."
The doctor was amazed. "How?" he asked. "Who made you get well?"
"My wife did," the man said. "When I told her how much I would have to pay you, she cut the legs off the bed." What did the man think was under the bed at night?
| A．A god. | B．A person. |
| C．His wife. | D．A neighbour. |
When did the man start having his sleeping problem?
| A．After he got married. |
| B．After he saw the doctor. |
| C．Before he married his wife. |
| D．After he got a new bed. |
What does the underlined word "exhaustion" mean in this story?
| A．Bad air. | B．Medicine. |
| C．happiness. | D．Feeling very tired. |
How much would the man pay the doctor every week?
| A．$75. | B．$150. | C．$225. | D．$900. |
What made the man get well again?
| A．Talking to the stranger. |
| B．Having no space under the bed. |
| C．Taking medicine from the doctor. |
| D．Sleeping with the light on at night. |
If you want to watch and know something about birds, you must find a good place near the bird nest（巢）.
Birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, parents often go to look for food and come back in several minutes. So it is good to watch birds. When we watch birds, we’d better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it’s better to use binoculars .
But how to make a bird nest? A good bird nest must be very fine, strong, thick and comfortable. If you want to make one, please follow these:
a) Each nest must have six boards (木板). Don’t make the boards too slippery (滑).
b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a “door”. The “door” is big enough so birds can fly in or out easily.
c) Make sure the rainwater can’t go into the nest.
d) One piece of the board should be easy to open.
e) Don’t forget to color the nest. The most important thing in watching birds is to .
| A．look for a place near the bird nest |
| B．climb up to the trees |
| C．catch a bird |
| D．kill a bird |
We have to hide ourselves to ___ , when we’re watching birds.
| A．take better care of them |
| B．use the binoculars |
| C．make them do everything as usual |
| D．kill them at last |
We should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that easily.
| A．we can clean the nest |
| B．birds can fly in or out |
| C．we can hang（挂） |
| D．we can make it |
In ancient times(古代), people thought that their gods(神) lived on the tops of mountains. They believed that anything above them was nearer to their gods than them. They thought that birds were messengers(信使) from the gods. There were many beliefs(信念) about how to treat birds. Some people even believed that killing a bird was an act against the gods and would bring bad luck. In some parts of the United States, people believe that if they hear an owl(猫头鹰) in the early evening, it means death. Another link(联系) with these past beliefs is in an English expression. People no longer believe that birds are messengers of the gods, but when someone knows a secret about another person, he or she might say, "A little bird told me about it."In ancient times birds were thought to be_______.
| A．the ones bringing news from the gods |
| B．gods, too |
| C．the ones bringing news from human beings |
| D．bad |
In some parts of the USA now, people believe that _______ means death.
A. seeing an owl in the morning
B. seeing an owl outside their houses
C hearing an owl in the early evening
D. killing an owl in the evening
The moon looks bigger than the stars at night. But in fact, it`s smaller than any stars. The moon looks big to us, because it is closer to us the stars. The moon goes round the earth. It makes one trip about four weeks. The moon is round and looks beautiful. Now people know quite a lot about the moon. There is no air or water on the moon. So there are not any trees or animals or people on it . The moon gets its light from the sun , but some places on the moon are quite dark. It`s very cold at night . People know quite ______ about the moon now.
A. a lot B. a few C. someThe moon is _____ to the earth than the sun.
A. farB. near C. closerThe moon makes one trip around the earth is about _________ .
A. a week B. a month C. a year There is (are) ______ on the moon .
A. no air B. no tree or water C.all the aboveThe sun _______ to the moon .
A. get light B. gives light C. gives air
Early to bed and early to get up makes a man healthy, wealthy and clever. This is an old English saying ,Did you hear of it before? It means that we must go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. Then we’ll be healthy .We’ll also be rich and clever.
This is true. The body must haveenough sleep to be healthy ,children should have ten hour`s sleep every night.
If they don’t have enough sleep, they can’t study very well. They won’t be clever and they may not be rich.
The body also needs exercise .Walking, running, jumping,Swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong . Exercise also helps the blood(血液)to move around inside the body.
It is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood .Exercise helps us to think better.If we get up early and go to bed early, We’ll .
A、be healthy, rich and clever
B、be very sleepy
C、think betterIf a child doesn’t have w hour’s sleep, maybe he or she .
A、will get better
B、won’t do well in his or her classes
C、will go to school in timeA person needs exercise because .
A、he or she is strong enough
B、he or she has a lot of homework to do.
C、it makes him or her healthy and smartExercise makes the move quickly and Smoothly
A、 body B、head C、bloodkeeping taking exercise every day can make our body .
A、happy B、tired C、strong