The incorrect description of London Eye is that_______.
A.it is one of the world's tallest observation wheels |
B.you can sec up t0 40 kilometers away in all directions from each capsule |
C.it has 32 capsules and carries around l,000 visitors every day |
D.you can enjoy a full 360-degree panorama when you are at the top of the wheel |
The aim of opening Buckingham Palace to the public every summer is to_______.
A.raise money for building a new palace |
B.let visitors see the Changing of the Guard |
C.let visitors enjoy the Queen's country residence |
D.raise money for repairing it and lot visitors enjoy it |
From the passage, we know that_______.
A. the British Museum is opened for free only in summer
B. the British Museum has more than 70 million objects
C some of the treasures were brought to England by foreign visitors
D. you may need 7 days to enjoy everything in the British Museum
Our sun is a star. Like all stars, it is a mass of ( 一大团)very hot gases. The sun’s energy doesn’t come from burning fuels( 燃料 ). The sun’s energy comes from its nuclear fusion.( 核聚变 )
How big is the sun? Its diameter, the distance across its center, is quiet huge. That’s more than 100 times the diameter of Earth. The sun’s volume is more than a million times the volume of the Earth. Another way to say this is that the sun could hold one million Earths inside it.
The sun has different layers of gases. Each layer mixes into the next, like the layers of Earth’s atmosphere.( 大气 ) Most of the sun’s mass is in its center. It is also very hot. Almost all fusion takes place in the center.
The sun creates energy in the form of heat and light. Even though the sun is a ball of gases, it is made up of several layers. The main layers are the center. There are also other layers. The sun produces hug energy. Its energy mainly comes from its center. The sun is the source of most of the energy on Earth. Without the sun, there will be no living things on earth, including human beings.What are the gases of the sun like?
A. Very hot
B. Very bright
C. All of the aboveThe sun’s energy comes from .
A. X—rays
B. nuclear fusion
C. layers of gasesThe diameter of the earth is about 6300 km. How about that of the sun?
A. About 6300km
B. About 63000km
C. About 630000kmWhat’s the meaning of the underlined word “ volume” according to the passage?
A. 形状 B. 面积 C. 体积What’s the last two paragraphs about?
A. The sun has many layer.
B. Where the sun energy is from.
C. How the sun energy is made.
My daughter Emma is in Grade 7. In her class, there is a boy called Jack. He is quite overweight, so he is always made fun of.
For several nights Emma came home from school, feeling upset about that. She also said that Jack had no school things because his family couldn’t afford them. She said she wanted to help him. So the next day Emma asked Jack to make a list for her. She would bring the school things that she had at home for him. Jack was very thankful( 感激 ) and made a small list : erasers, pens and pencils.
That evening Emma and I went to the shop and we bought everything on his list. Emma also said that Jack needed a new pencil- box. When we got home, we put all the supplies into a new backpack(背包) because Jack didn’t have one. Emma wrote a little note saying “Hope you have everything you need and enjoy the supplies” and put it in the backpack.
The next day, I asked the school headmaster to give the backpack to Jack. After Jack read the little note, he thanked Emma many times and said he loved everything. Later that day when I picked up ( 接 ) Emma after school, she was all smiles. As for Jack, I saw him walking home with his new backpack. It was a good feeling to know we had made a difference in his life.Emma was very upset for several nights because .
A.Jack always made fun of her
B. Jack was always made fun of
CJack had no school thingsWhy didn’t Jack have school things?
A.He lost them one day.
B.He had no money to buy them.
C.He gave them to someone in need.What were in the new backpack that Jack got?
① erasers ② a ruler③ a book
④ pencils ⑤ a pencil-box ⑥ pens
A. ①④ ⑤ ⑥
B. ② ③ ④ ⑥
C. ①② ⑤ ⑥Who gave the backpack to Jack the next day?
A. Emma
B. Emma’s mother
C. The headmaster What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A.Be proud of who you are.
B.Don’t make fun of others.
C.Be kind to others and help those in need.
In the world today, all of the people need recreation (消遣). We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form (形式) is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and soccer. There are also individual (个人的) sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoors.
Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.
It doesn't matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.Which is the most popular form of recreation?
A.Sports. | B.Watching TV. |
C.Sleeping. | D.Singing and dancing. |
People want to take part in sports in order to _________.
A.keep healthy and enjoy life | B.make friends |
C.find a good job | D.make money |
Outdoor sports include (包括) _________.
A.watching TV |
B.singing and dancing |
C.listening to the radio |
D.skating and mountain climbing |
Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?
A.Because they like sports but don't like to take part in them. |
B.Because they don't enjoy sports. |
C.Because they don't enjoy life. |
D.Because they don't need recreation. |
The passage mainly tells us that _________.
A.basketball is a kind of team sport |
B.everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them |
C.different people have different ways of relaxing |
D.indoor recreation is more important than outdoor sports |
阅读B、C两篇短文,从各小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Helen Keller lived in America. She was a great woman.
When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, "She is better, but now she can't see or hear." Her mother and father were very sad.
After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn't understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).
Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.Helen Keller got very sick when ____________.
A.she was a baby | B.she went to college |
C.her teacher came to her home | D.she was very old |
__________taught Helen Keller her first word.
A.Her mother | B.Her teacher |
C.Her father | D.The doctor |
Helen Keller was famous because ___________.
A.she was an American |
B.she is a good teacher |
C.her teacher taught her many things |
D.she learned to read and write and helped many people in the world |
The world remembers Helen Keller today because __________.
A.she was very bright |
B.she was blind and deaf |
C.she was a brave and wonderful person |
D.she went to college |
Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but ________________.
A.she found a way to understand the world |
B.her mother and father didn't feel sad |
C.she found a way to travel around the world |
D.she found out how people became blind and deaf |
根据下面A篇短文的内容判断文后句子的正误,正确的用"A"表示,错误的用"B"表示。
We drink tea each day. But more than three hundred years ago most people in Europe did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them knew what to do with it.
There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. He had been to India (印度) and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for her mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a "tea party".
When her friends came to the "tea party", the old woman brought out some tea-leaves (叶子)and asked them to eat, of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.
At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, "Mother, what have you done with the tea?"
"I boiled it as you said."
"And what did you do with the water?"
"I threw it away, of course,"answered the old woman. "Now you may throw away the leaves, too,"said her son.The sailor gave his mother some tea as a present.
The old woman asked her friends to a "tea party".
Everybody liked to eat the tea-leaves.
The woman threw the water away but kept the leaves.
The story is about an American sailor.