Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying(摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs（屋顶）. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的) area and the welfare department （福利机构）brought them food, clothes and shelter. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?
| A．Fourteen | B．Twenty-one |
| C．Twenty-nine | D．Thirty-six |
Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
| A．He was in bed. |
| B．He was inside the house. |
| C．He was outside the house. |
| D．He was on the roof. |
Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because__________.
| A．her husband knew there would be a storm. |
| B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse. |
| C．she felt the house was moving. |
| D．the welfare department helped her. |
The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means______.
| A．something to eat | B．something to wear |
| C．somewhere to study | D．somewhere to stay |
Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
| A．A Terrible Storm. | B．A Lucky Woman. |
| C．Good Soldiers. | D．Clever People. |
A predator(捕食性动物) kills and eats other animals as prey(猎物).Sometimes it also becomes food for other predators. Polar bears are the largest of all the land predators. They can run across snow and swim in icy water for hours without rest. Their favorite food is seal. Not all big animals live on small animals. Hippos have heavy bodies and huge mouths. But they don’t eat animals. They just eat grass.
Some predators use speed to catch their prey. Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land. They can run up to 70km an hour. Other predators use their senses to find their food. Sharks can see, smell, hear, feel and taste. They can also sense electrical currents(电流 )from other animals’ bodies. Some fish try to hide themselves, but with this sixth sense, sharks can always find them. Sharks have smooth bodies. This helps them swim without using lots of energy. They need to save their energy because they never really sleep and never stop hunting. Flying is a useful skill for many predators in the sky. The butcher bird is the most interesting predator. It has a special way of eating its prey. First it kills its prey. Then it hangs it on a fence or in a tree, just like a butcher hangs meat in his shop. Finally, it eats its prey.
Some people hunt and kill more animals than any other predator. They not only hunt for food. They also hunt for fun. They kill sharks for their fins, and tigers for skins. Those human hunters are the worst predators on Earth. The following statements are about “predators”, which one is true?
| A．A predator kills and eats other animals as prey. |
| B．A predator not only eat animals, but eat grass. |
| C．A predator can eat other animals, but also can be eaten. |
| D．A predator can both run across snow and swim in icy water for hours. |
How many kinds of predators are mentioned in Paragraph 2?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
Why do sharks can find some fish that try to hide themselves?
| A．Because sharks can see, smell, hear, feel and taste. |
| B．Because sharks can sense electrical currents(电流 )from other animals’ bodies |
| C．Because sharks have smooth bodies. |
| D．Because sharks never really sleep and never stop hunting. |
Some people are also predators, they hunt and kill more animals for ________.
| A．Sharks’ fins | B．Tigers’ skins | C．food | D．food and fun |
Among the sharks, the tigers, the polar bears and some people, which are the most dangerous predators on earth?
| A．the sharks. | B．the tigers. | C．the polar bears. | D．some people. |
Dick often goes traveling when the summer holiday begins. But he was out of luck this summer.
He went to an old temple(庙)on a high mountain by himself. On his way there it suddenly began to rain heavily and he hurried to go down the mountain. When he got to the foot of the mountain, he found the wooden bridge was under the water, so he had to spend the rainy night in a broken farmhouse. He was so hungry that he hardly fell asleep.
The next morning the rain stopped and he found the bridge was damaged. He saw the river was not too deep and tried to swim across it. In the middle of the river the water nearly washed him away. Luckily , two farmers saved him, but he lost his bag. They gave him some food and dry clothes. He thanked them and went to the nearest town to call up his parents.
At the end of the street, Dick found a small hotel and went in. He asked the price for a room.
“A room on the first floor is twenty dollars, on the second floor, fifteen dollars and on the third, ten dollars,” answered the owner.
The young man had only eight dollars in all his pockets. He said thanks and was leaving. The owner asked, “Don’t you like our hotel?”
“Yes, it’s good,” said Dick, “but it’s not tall enough!”Dick spent the rainy night ______.
| A．in the old temple | B．in a farmhouse |
| C．on the bridge | D．in a hotel |
Why couldn’t Dick go to sleep that rainy night?
| A．Because he was afraid of the dark. |
| B．Because he had nothing for supper. |
| C．Because he felt cold. |
| D．Because he couldn’t call his parents. |
What did Dick do the next morning when he found the bridge was damaged?
| A．He went back to the temple |
| B．He stayed in a farmhouse. |
| C．He decided to swim across the river. |
| D．He asked the farmers for some food. |
What do you think of Dick’s summer holiday this year?
| A．Happy | B．Terrible | C．Boring | D．Exciting |
From Dick’s words in the last paragraph, we can infer(推测) that______.
| A．Dick liked tall buildings |
| B．Dick went to borrow money from his good friends. |
| C．Dick went to look for a better hotel at last |
| D．Dick was not able to pay for a room in the hotel |
In May, 1976, Gaynor was a nine-year-old girl and lived in North Wales. One day, on her way home from school, she saw a silver(银色的)object(物体)in a field not far from her home. The object looked like a saucer.
Gaynor was very scared. She stayed behind the tall grass and watched the door of the strange object open. She saw two aliens wearing silver suits get out. Then they used something to examine(检测)the ground. They were short and had pink eyes. After about thirty minutes, the two aliens went back into the object. Then it took off.
When Gaynor got home, she told her mother about this unusual experience, but her family decided to keep quiet about it. They didn’t want others to laugh at their daughter.
However, 18 months later, Gaynor told her story to UFO scientists. They found out that Gaynor told the truth. Where did Gaynor see the UFO?
▲ What did Gaynor see when the door of the UFO opened?
▲ What did the two aliens do?
▲ What did the two aliens look like?
▲Why did Gaynor’s parents keep quiet about her unusual experience?
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| Airline |
Flight number |
Destination |
Departure time |
Gate |
| Air Canada |
137 |
Beijing |
10.12a.m. |
24 |
| Japan Airlines |
320 |
Tokyo |
10.30a.m. |
18 |
| British Airways |
405 |
Paris |
11.00a.m. |
20 |
| Pan American |
226 |
London |
11.20a.m. |
12 |
| Pan American |
12 |
Beijing |
11.43a.m. |
15 |
| Air Canada |
178 |
Tokyo |
12.32p.m. |
21 |
| CAAC |
289 |
Hong Kong |
12.32p.m. |
14 |
If you want to fly to Paris, you should take________.
| A．Flight 137 | B．Flight 320 | C．Flight 226 | D．Flight 405 |
Flight 289 to Hong Kong leaves at_______.
| A．11.43a.m. | B．10.12a.m. | C．12.32p.m. | D．10.12a.m. |
A lady wants to take Flight 12 to Beijing, she should go to Gate________.
| A．14 | B．15 | C．12 | D．18 |
Flight 226 to London is from _________.
| A．Pan American | B．Japan Airlines | C．Air Canada | D．CAAC |
A man is at Gate 18. He’s going to________.
| A．Tokyo | B．Hong Kong | C．London | D．Paris |
When it was getting dark, a wolf was walking along the road. Then he was surprised to see his huge shadow(影子) under his feet.
“Wow, I didn’t know I was so big!” The wolf was happy to know it.
As time went by, the sun was going down and his shadow grew bigger and bigger, so it looked like a giant.
“Oh, look at my shadow. I’m so big!” The wolf thought that he was as big as his shadow. “I’m huge and excellent. I don’t need to be afraid of the lion.”
From then the wolf walked with his shoulders open. He thought of himself as the king of the forest.
“Why should I fear the lion? Lion! Come out! Here is your match（对手）.”It made the lion very angry, so he went to see the wolf.
“Here I am. I heard you said you could beat me. Now I’m here. Why don’t you prove it?”
The lion’s sharp claw(爪子) hit the wolf’s head hard. The wolf was knocked out. “Ah, help me!”
But it was too late when the wolf got to know that he wasn’t as big or strong as his shadow. Unluckily, he became the lion’s delicious supper.. Why was the wolf so surprised?
| A．He grew very quickly. | B．He beat the other animals in the forest. |
| C．He saw his huge shadow. | D．He didn’t need to be afraid of the lion any more. |
What does the word “giant” in the passage probably mean?
| A．大力士 | B．巨人 | C．怪兽 | D．野人 |
. The wolf went to the lion to________________.
| A．send him some food | B．ask for some food |
| C．tell him something surprising | D．show his strong body |
. What was the result?
| A．The lion ate the wolf. | B．The wolf ate the lion. |
| C．They became good friends. | D．The wolf became the king of the forest. |
. Which one is the best title for this passage?
| A．wolf and his shadow | B．A wolf and a lion |
| C．The king of the forest | D．A strong wolf |