Peter always doesn’t know the way. His friends often laugh at him. They say he needs a map to find the bathroom in his own house. In his eyes, every street looks the same, and he doesn’t know which way to go. Sometimes he has to take a taxi home because he can’t remember the way to his house.
Peter watches a lot of films and reads a lot of books about animals. Each bird knows which way is south. Bats (蝙蝠) can fly at night and find their way with their ears. He feels embarrassed (困窘的) because all these animals have a good sense of direction. He tries to find his way with the help of stars in the sky. There is a star called the North Star, and he knows how to find it.
Of course, Peter’s friends are still laughing at him, because he can only see the North Star outside when it is sunny at night. He can’t tell the directions in the daytime or when he is inside or when it is cloudy.Sometimes Peter has to take a taxi home because __________.
A.he is tired after shopping |
B.he doesn’t know the way home |
C.he likes taking the taxi |
D.his friends want him to do that |
Bats find the way with their __________.
A.ears | B.mouths | C.noses | D.eyes |
How does Peter find his way in the evening?
A.Reading a map. | B.With the help of Bats. |
C.With the help of stars in the sky. | D.By himself. |
What does the phrase “sense of direction” mean in Chinese?
A.幽默感 | B.责任感 | C.幸福感 | D.方向感 |
Peter’s friends still laugh at him because he __________.
① can’t still find his way in the daytime
② can’t still find his way when he is inside
③ can’t still find his way when it is cloudy
④ can see the North Star outside
A.①③ | B.①② | C.①②③ | D.①②③④ |
At two o'clock a bank robber (抢劫犯) stole in. "This is a hold-up," the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. "Hand it over!" George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part--close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave. Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly. The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted (晕倒). As soon as he was safe behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.
The next morning, while the others were checking the bank’s records, George was asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
"Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our small bank can be robbed, too. I have retired, but I am always thinking of our bank. That’s why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand. "
Which of the following do you think is TRUE?
A.George wanted to protect the money for the bank. |
B.George had been thinking of taking money away. |
C.This bank had been robbed several times. |
D.Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day. |
Why was George asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office?
A.His stealing money was known to all. |
B.Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him. |
C.Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him. |
D.Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money hadbeen put back. |
In this article "to keep everyone on his toes" means ________.
A.to make everyone work hard |
B.to keep everyone staying in his place |
C.to make everyone do a kind of exercise |
D.to keep everyone ready for the coming danger |
Why did the writer play the game?
A.Because their bank was once robbed. |
B.Because their bank was a small one. |
C.Because he wanted to keep his bank safe. |
D.Because he wanted to teach George a lesson. |
Which sentence can be used to end this story?
A.George turned cold with fear. |
B.George turned red with anger. |
C.George was pleased with the end. |
D.George was excited with the end. |
Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?
On April 5, the State Council(国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are stricter than the old ones.
Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students go to nearby school or boarding (寄宿的) schools to reduce traffic risks (风险). Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.
From now on, school buses have a speed limit (限制) of 80 km/h on highways and 60 km/h on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.
The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的).
There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.
Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. To stop such accidents, the Central Government decided to strengthen (加强) the rules for school buses.
The most serious accident happened in November in Gansu, When a nine-seat minibus crashed(碰撞). There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.
What did the State Council publish on April 5?
A.New rules about school bus safety. |
B.New rules about student safety. |
C.New rules about student home. |
D.New rules about class. |
Under the new rules, which of the following is NOT true?
A.School buses can go first when there are other cars. |
B.School buses must drive 80km/h or less on highways. |
C.School buses must drive 80km/h or less on normal roads. |
D.School buses must have at least one adult to look after the kids. |
According to the new rule, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT .
A.a GPS |
B.more than seven seats |
C.a parent of one the students |
D.a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit |
According to the passage, the government made new rules because .
A.21 students died in school bus accidents last year |
B.School buses in China were not safe enough before |
C.200 million children in China go to school by bus every day |
D.the government encourages all students to take school buses |
What is the best title of this passage?
A.The most serious accident happened in November in Gansu. |
B.A school bus must have more than seven seats. |
C.Local governments must help kids. |
D.Safety first on the bus. |
A:Have you listened to the weather report today?
B:Yes, why do you pay much more attention to the weather?
A:
B:The radio says that there’ll be rain.
A:Our plan will have to be put off.
B:You know sometimes the weatherman “makes mistakes”.
A:I hope he “made a mistake” again this time.
B:
A:I’m afraid I prefer to go to the movie rather than do that.
B:OK.
A man fell out of his plane and fell back into it again. Two people rowed(划) a small boat from New York to England in 56 days. One person was so big that he couldn’t get into any sickroom. Would you believe these stories? Well, they may sound strange, but they really happened. James Cornell has many strange but true stories like these in a book named Very Strange People.
Here is a part of the contents(目录) of Very Strange People.
Contents
Chapter Page
One A Dog’s Life…………………………………………3
Two A Fallen Pilot……………………………………… 14
Three High Wire Act(走钢丝) ……………………………33
Four Fat Men…………………………………………… 41
Five Over the Falls……………………………………… 43
Six The Unending House……………………………… 53
Seven Row, Row, Row Your Boat………………………… 60
Eight The Tower Builder………………………………… 85
Unlike many reference(参考) materials(材料), the stories are listed in the book according to when they happened.
根据短文内容,回答下列所给问题。
How many chapters(章节)are there in the book?
In the story Row, Row, RowYour Boat,how long did it take the two people to row the boat from New York to England?
In 1918,Captain Helley feel out of his plane in the sky,and soon he fell back into it again!Which chapter probably tells us the story?
Sarah thought she would die as soon as her house was finished.On which page does the story most probably appear?
Because of his great size,Robert could not enter any sickroom.What is the story’s name?
A School ReportAfter reading this, we know it is.
A、a studying plan of Edward Scott
B、a teaching plan of Ivy
C、a report card of Edward ScottWhich subject is NOT mentioned in the report?
A、P.E. B、Music. C、Math.Edward’s best subject is.
A、science B、English C、geographyEdward is not so good at.
A、Science and geography
B、math and history
C、history and FrenchWhich sentence is NOT TRUE?
A、Edward can’t sing songs very well.
B、Edward doesn’t do well in history.
C、Edward can do better if he works harder next term.