I was in a strange city, besides I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day in the town center, I decided to lose my way on my second day, since I believed that this was the surest way of getting to know the strange city.
I rode on a bus for several stops, then got off it and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. I wanted to ask the way. But the trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street my hotel was in.I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. The policeman listened to me carefully. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed. About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were seen on either side of me. I knew the only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station.The writer believed that if you wanted to get to know a strange city, ____.
| A．You should go everywhere on foot. |
| B．You should have a map |
| C．You should ask people the way |
| D．You should get lost |
The newspaper-seller ________________________.
| A．could understand what he said |
| B．didn’t know what he said |
| C．laughed at him |
| D．didn’t want to take the money |
The writer’s real trouble was that _______________
| A．he couldn’t speak the language |
| B．he followed the policeman’ direction |
| C．he took the wrong bus |
| D．he left the town-centre |
The policeman ______________________.
| A．didn’t help him |
| B．pointed at him |
| C．didn’t understand what he really meant |
| D．didn’t know the way |
Towards the end of the story, the writer _____________.
| A．got closer to his hotel |
| B．found that he was much farther away from the hotel |
| C．got to the hotel with the help of the policeman |
| D．found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed |
These days the students in Class 4 are very excited. There are many different kinds of sports for them to choose. Read the following chart(图表)and answer the questions.
根据短文及表格内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。How many girls are there at least in Class 4?
| A．4 | B．9 | C．20 | D．23 |
Of all the sports, what do most of the students want to play?
| A．Football. | B．Cycling. |
| C．Baseball. | D．Swimming. |
Which sport do girls like better than boys?
| A．Football. | B．Baseball. |
| C．Swimming. | D．Cycling |
What is more popular than Cycling?
| A．Football. | B．Baseball. |
| C．Swimming | D．Basketball. |
According to the chart, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Most girls like baseball. |
| B．11 students will play football. |
| C．Ten students like cycling. |
| D．Students can choose选择to play basketball. |
Many years ago,there was a very popular sport in America. Who invented the sport more than 3,000 years ago? We don’t know . But everyone thinks it was the 01mecs(輿梅充人）made it popular.
People don’t have the same rules about the game all over the world . People in different parts of the world play the game in different places at different times. If we want to bring back the sport, we need to have two teams of players standing on each end of a court. When the game begins, the two teams need to pass a ball with their hands and feet. The players can’t touch the ball with their hands and feet.
But they can use their elbows(肘) and other parts of their bodies hit it. If a player does not pick up t he ball in time and lets it fall to the ground, that team loses a point. Or if a player makes the ball through a hoop(环),that team scores a point. The team with the most points wins the game.The sports has a history of_______.
| A．2,000 years | B．3,000 years |
| C．a century | D．more than3,000 years |
People in different parts of the world play the sport _______.
| A．in the same ways | B．at the same times |
| C．with different rules | D．with the same rules |
Theplayercan’ttouchtheballwiththeir_______.
| A．feet | B．legs | C．elbows | D．heads |
Theword“pickup”maymean_________inChinese.
| A．捡起 | B．带走 | C．获得 | D．救起 |
Whichoneiswrong?
| A．Olmosmadethesportpopular. |
| B．Playersmuststandattheendofacourt. |
| C．Playersdon’tneedtopassballs. |
| D．Playerswhomaketheballthroughahoopcanscoreapoint. |
The population problem may be the greatest one of the world today. The world’s population is growing faster and faster. Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people on the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was over 500 million. But at the beginning of the 20th century, the world’s population was about 1,700 million. In 1970, the number was3,600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion. A UN report said that the world population had passed six billion by the end of the 20th century. This was just ten years after it reached five billion. By October 31, 2011, with a new baby’s birth, the world’s population has reached 7 billion. But another billion is coming by 2025, and the total will reach 10 billion before the end of the century.
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。每空填一词。
| Time |
World’s population |
| Two thousand years ago |
There were only ____ |
| Four hundred years ago |
The number was ____ |
| At the __ |
The world’s population was about 1,700 million. |
| By the end of the 20th century |
The world population had __ |
| By the year of 2025 |
The world’s population will be ___ |
Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail（航行） around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy，it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.
We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing（划独木舟） and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.” The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ____ .
| A．bright | B．dirty |
| C．comfortable | D．dark |
When Fiona McFee said “---I just hope it loves me.” What she meant was ____
| A．Of course , it loves me , since I love it . |
| B．If I love it , it should love me. |
| C．I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it . |
| D．I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger . |
The reason why she would like to have the sail is that ____.
| A．she thinks it will be very exciting |
| B．she likes sports and enjoys canoeing |
| C．she has decided to realize a childhood dream |
| D．she wants to be still active when she gets old |
What kind of person would you say the old woman is ?
| A．She does not show what she is feeling . |
| B．She is very proud and sure of her success . |
| C．She doesn’t use her head much . |
| D．She is open , honest and brave . |
The best title for this passage is ____ .
| A．Life Begins at Sixty | B．A Round Coast Sail |
| C．An Old Woman Sailor | D．An Unusual Hobby(爱好) |
Have you ever paid attention to the Air Quality Index(空气质量指标) or AQI reported in the newspaper? The AQI helps us understand what the air quality around us means to our health. The AQI uses colors, numbers and words to tell us about the air. Let’s see what these colors and numbers mean.
| AQI colors |
AQI numbers |
Health word(s) |
What to do |
| Green |
0-50 |
Good |
Just enjoy the clean air! |
| Yellow |
51-100 |
Mederate(适中) |
Air quality is fine for most people. |
| Orange |
101-150 |
Unhealthy for sensitive(敏感的) group |
Active children and adults and people with lung disease should spend less time outdoors. |
| Red |
151-200 |
Unhealthy |
People with lung disease and active kids and adults shouldn’t spend too long time outdoors. Everybody else should try to spend less time outside. |
| Purple |
201-300 |
Very unhealthy |
People with lung disease and active kids and adults should not spend any time outdoors. Everybody should try not to go outside. |
If the Air Quality Index is _______, the air quality is good for most people.
| A．orange | B．yellow | C．red | D．purple |
When the AQI color is green, the AQI number may be___________.
| A．40 | B．80 | C．120 | D．160 |
The ______ AQI number are, the ______ air quality is.
| A．bigger; better | B．bigger; nicer |
| C．smaller; worse | D．smaller; better |
The doctor advises Mr. Zhang________ if the AQI number is between 151 to 200 because of his lung disease.
| A．to stay outdoors often for fresh air |
| B．to spend less time outdoors |
| C．not to stay outdoors for a long time |
| D．never to spend any time outdoors |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．If the AQI numberis 140, the AQI color will be red. |
| B．People with lung disease are very sensitive to the air. |
| C．If the AQI color is purple,the air is the best for people. |
| D．The AQI can’t help people know the air quality. |