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Many children go to the zoo on October 4 to see elephants, monkeys and tigers because that day is World Animal Day.
Now, more children like animals and want to make friends with them. In the zoo, they learn about animal life. They don’t need to go out to show their love of animals. They have pets at home.
Mark is a middle school student. He has a black cat. He gives it milk to drink and meat to eat. The cat is his true friend. Jane is also a middle school student. She has two tortoises(乌龟). They are as big as her hand. Every day, she changes the water for them. She likes to watch them.
October 4 is______.
A. World Water Day
B. World Animal Day
C. World Children DayLots of children like to go to the zoo because they want to______.
A. feed animals
B. learn how to look after animal
C. learn about animal lifeMark’s pet may be a______.
A. cat B. dog C. tortoiseWhich of the following is NOT true?
A. More and more children like to make friends with animals these days.
B. Mark’s pet likes to drink milk.
C. Children must go to the zoo to show their love of animals.How big are Jane’s pets?
A.I don’t know.
B. As big as her hand.
C. Medium size.
"I want a mobile phone!" said Lisa． "I'm sure you do，" said her dad．
"No， Dad． You don't understand． I really， really， really want a mobile phone．" "And I really， really， really want a boat． It's not going to happen．"
Lisa and her dad were stuck in traffic． It seemed that it's always the case． When he took her to school in the morning ﹣ traffic． When he picked her up in the afternoon ﹣ traffic． Go to the supermarket， a birthday party， and what felt like ten hours of traffic was what they got．
Lisa was bored． When she was bored， she wanted things． Right now， she wanted a mobile phone．She wasn't sure if her dad understood that． She would have to tell him again．
"I WANT A MOBILE PHONE．" "NO．"
"What if I got stuck in a cave？"
"What？" asked her dad， trying not to laugh．
"What if I had a dog and the dog ran away， and I had to run after it． What if the dog ran into a cave， and I ran after the dog． In the cave there was a bear， and the bear trapped me， and …"
"And then you were stuck in the cave．"
"Yes． It's a mother bear． She will eat me unless I have a mobile phone to call for help．"
"If it's a mother bear， you can use her phone． Everyone knows mums always carry phones．" Dad was laughing as he said this． Lisa didn't think it was very funny． Now she was angry． "If I had a mobile phone， I could play games on it!"
"If I had a boat， I could eat beef on it． That doesn't mean I'm getting one．"
"No， but I mean if I could play games， I wouldn't be so bored when we were in traffic． I wouldn't trouble you!"
"I don't mind being troubled． I like talking to you．" "Then I won't say anything at all!"
Dad smiled quietly to himself． "I'm going to call Mum to let her know we'll be late．" He reached into his pocket． "Oh! My battery's dead．"
"You know…if I had a mobile phone， I could call Mum，" said Lisa． "Nice try．"
Lisa smiled． She wasn't getting a phone， but she knew she was right， and that was almost as good．
（1）What happened to Lisa and her dad？
A． They lost their way．
B． Their car broke down．
C． They were stuck in traffic．
D． They couldn't find their dog．
（2）Why did Lisa talk about being stuck in a cave？
A． She wanted to play there．
B． Her dad didn't pay attention to her．
C． She had a good imagination．
D． She needed a mobile phone．
（3）What does the underlined word "one" refer to？
A． a mobile phone
B． a boat
C． a piece of beef
D． a game
（4）Which of the following is NOT the reason why Lisa was angry？
A． Dad was making fun of her．
B． She would get home late today．
C． Dad didn't want to buy her a mobile phone．
D． She failed in making Dad buy her a mobile phone．
（5）How did Lisa feel at the end of the story？
A． Calm．
B． Worried．
C． Excited．
D． Bored．
At the doctor's office
Wilson is a foreign student in Britain．He is learning English there．He still has some trouble using the language．
Doctor： Good morning． You're a new patient， I think． What's the trouble？
Wilson： Sometimes I feel cold and sometimes hot． I have a headache and a stomachache． Doctor：Yes， you look a bit off﹣colour．
Wilson： What colour， please？
Doctor： Sorry， what I said was "off﹣colour"．We use it to describe how people look or feel when they are unwell． Let me take your temperature． When did this start？
Wilson： I felt very tired last night when I went to bed． Then I felt really bad this morning when I woke up．
Doctor： I see． Now， let's look at your temperature． Ah， just as I thought， a hundred and one．Wilson： Oh， a hundred and one？ So high？
Doctor： Ah， yes， that must sound strange to you． We measure people's temperature on the Fahrenheit scale（华氏）． In centigrade， your temperature is 39℃， which is a bit high， but not exactly boiling point（沸点）．
Wilson： Oh， it isn't very bad， then．
Doctor： No， it isn't serious． You've got a cold． I'll give you some medicine． You'd better stay at home in the warm for a day or two and drink plenty of water．
Wilson： Thank you very much， doctor． I'm feeling better already． It wasn't so difficult telling you about my illness．
Doctor： No， language doesn't matter too much to a doctor． After all， vets manage without language at all．
Wilson： Please， what's a "vets"？
Doctor： Animal doctors． Now I must end this English lesson and see my next patient．
（1）Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word "off﹣colour"？
A． tired
B． lazy
C． sick
D． stressed
（2）What do we know about Wilson？
A． He is good at English．
B． He has had a cold．
C． He is from the UK．
D． He knows the doctor well．
（3）What is the doctor like？
A． Impatient．
B． Strict．
C． Humorous．
D． Curious．
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Fun film facts |
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Two of the most famous silent films ever made were the French science fiction film A Trip to the Moon （1902） and the American film The Great．Train Robbery （1903）． |
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The silent film that made the most money ever was The Birth of a Nation （1915）， which was produced and directed by D．W．Grifith．It made ＄ 10，000，000． |
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Auguste Lumiere and his brother made the first film shown in public．However， they didn't believe that films would become very popular．Auguste said，'Cinema…has no commercial （商业）future!' |
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25% of the money by a film comes from ticket sales，46% from DVD sales，and 29% from television．We don't know how much money people get from popcorn sales，but film fans usually eat a lot of this salty food， especially when watching a horror film．
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（1）A Trip to the Moon， The Great Train Robbery and The Birth of a Nation were ．
A． silent films
B． science fiction films
C． made in the same year
D． made by a French director
（2）What did Auguste Lumire believe？
A． Horror films would become popular．
B． Film﹣makers would be rich in the future．
C． People would eat popcorn when seeing films．
D． Not many people would be interested in films．
（3）What percentage of the money by a film comes from ticket sales？
A． About a quarter．
B． About one﹣third．
C． About a half．
D． About three﹣fourths．
"Well， I'll eat the cake，" Alice said． "If I get taller， I can reach the key on the table． And if get Smaller， I can go under the door into the garden．"Then she fished the cake very soon．
"I shall be as tall as a house in a minute，" she said． She tried to look down at her feet， and could only just see them．
Just then her head hit the ceiling （天花板） of the room． She was now about three meters tall quickly， she took the key from the table and hurried to the garden door． But she was too tall to go through the door． She began to cry． The tears （泪水） ran down her face， and soon there was large pool of salt water all around her on the floor． Suddenly she heard a voice， and she stopped crying to listen．
"Oh， the Duchess （公爵夫人），the Duchess! She'll be very angry! I'm late， and she's waiting for me． Oh dear， oh dear!"
It was the White Rabbit again． He was hurrying down the long room， with a pair of white gloves in one hand and a fan in the other hand．
Alice was afraid， but she needed help． So she said in a low voice，"Oh， please， sir﹣"
Her voice frightened （ 使惊恐） the Rabbit． He dropped the gloves and the fan， and ran away quickly．
Alice picked up the gloves and the fan． The room was very hot， so she cooled down with the fan． She said， "Oh dear! How strange everything is today! Shall I get smaller during the night？"
She began to feel very unhappy again， but then she looked down at her hand． She was wearing one of the Rabbit's white gloves．"How did I get it on my hand？" she thought．"Oh， I'm getting smaller again! I'm already less than a meter tall and getting smaller every second! How can I stop it？" She saw the fan in her other hand． "It must be the fan!" she thought， and quickly she dropped it．
She was now very， very small， and the key was still lying on the table．
"Things are worse than ever，" thought poor Alice． She turned away from the door， and fell into salt water， right up to her neck． At first she thought it was the sea，but then she saw it was the pool of her own tears．
"Oh， why did I cry so much？" said Alice． She swam around and looked for a way out， but the pool was very big． Just then she saw an animal in the water near her． It looked like a large animal to Alice， but it was only a mouse．
"Shall I speak to it？" thought Alice． "Everything is very strange here， so perhaps a mouse can speak．
Then she began，"Oh， Mouse， do you know the way out of this pool？ I am very tired of swimming．
But the mouse looked at her with its little eyes and said nothing．
"Perhaps it doesn't understand English，"thought Alice． "Perhaps it's a French mouse． "So she began again， and said in French，"Where is my cat？" （This was first sentence in her French book． ）
The mouse jumped half out of the water and looked at her angrily．
"Oh， I'm sorry!" cried Alice quickly．"Of course， you don't like cats， do you？"
"No． I don't like cats，" the mouse replied．
（Adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ）
（1）What did the White Rabbit drop when he heard Alice's voice？
A． The cake and the fan．
B． The cake and the key．
C． The gloves and the fan．
D． The gloves and the key．
（2）How did Alice feel after the White Rabbit ran away？
A． Bored．
B． Excited．
C． Unhappy．
D． Curious．
（3）What is the correct order of what happened to Alice in the story？
a． Alice fell into the salt water．
b． Alice ate up the whole cake．
c． Alice met a mouse and spoke to it．
d． Alice took the key and hurried to the door．
A． b﹣a﹣d﹣c
B． c﹣b﹣d﹣a
C． c﹣d﹣a﹣b
D． b﹣d﹣a﹣c
（4）What can we learn from the story？
A． The key was taken away by a French cat．
B． The fan made Alice get smaller and smaller．
C． The mouse couldn't speak French or English．
D． The White Rabbit was waiting for the Duchess．
（5）Which of the following is the best title for the story？
A． The White Rabbit's house
B． The ceiling of the room
C． A cute mouse and a lazy cat
D． Alice's strange experience
Antarctica （南极洲） is at the southern end of the Earth． It is the coldest， driest and windiest place on our planet． What would it be like to live and work there？
On Oct 15， 50 Chinese researchers took a ship named Xuelong 2 from Shenzhen to Antarctica． Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker （破冰船） made in China． It took two years to build Xuelong 2． It is reported that Xuelong 2 is one of the world's best research icebreakers．
Chinese researchers have been to Antarctica 35 times． Because of its unusual environment， researchers from around the world have been going there to do study （研究） for many years． Some studies can only be done in Antarctica． For example， there is little air pollution there． This makes it easier for scientists to study the weather， atmosphere （大气） and stars．
The study of Antarctica's geology （地质） is also important． Rocks in Antarctica can tell us what the weather was like long time ago， and help us understand how the Earth has changed over time． There are also many wild animals， such as penguins （企鹅），seals （海豹） and birds． Scientists can learn how animals live in cold places by studying them．
Xie Zhouqing is a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China． He was part of China's 15th research trip to Antarctica． He said， "Life in Antarctica is not easy．It is tiring and sometimes dangerous， but it is still quite fun．" He also said，"I studied how penguins walk， what they eat， and why they move from one place to another． I was excited to see the cute animals playing around． I hope my studies can help protect them．"
（1）What can we know from the first three paragraphs？
A． Antarctica is at the northern end of the Earth．
B． There is plenty of air pollution in Antarctica．
C． Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker made in China．
D． Chinese scientists have been to Antarctica 45 times．
（2）What does the underlined word "it" mean in the fifth paragraph？
A． Life in Antarctica．
B． Rocks in Antarctica．
C． Fun in Antarctica．
D． Danger in Antarctica．
（3）What can we infer （推断） from the passage？
A． The weather in Antarctica hasn't changed over time．
B． Xie Zhouqing mainly studied geology in Antarctica．
C． Chinese researchers have done many studies in Antarctica．
D． The study in Antarctica can't help protect penguins and seals．
（4）Where does the passage probably come from？
A． A storybook．
B． A cooking guide．
C． A film review．
D． A science magazine．
