Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets
Grown-ups：＄2.00
Children：Over 12 ＄ 1.00 Under 12 Free
Opening time 9:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m.
Except Friday 10:00 a.m. — 3 :00 p.m.
Keep the zoo clean！
Do not touch，give food or go near the animals.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？
| A．Four | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10, how much are the tickets together？
| A．$4.00 | B．$2.00 | C．$3.00 | D．$1.00 |
Which of the following is the visiting time？
| A．8:30 a.m. Monday | B．9:30 a.m. Friday |
| C．3:00 p.m. Sunday | D．5:00 p.m. Tuesday |
From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _______.
| A．fat | B．long | C．strong | D．tall |
Which of the following can we do in the zoo？
| A．To give some food to the dogs. |
| B．To touch the monkey on the head. |
| C．To throw things everywhere. |
| D．To take a few nice photos. |
Have you ever thought about what kind of job you would like to have when you grow up? Many people think that we can have only one job in our lifetime. We all know that this is not true, but quite a few people actually think this way. For example, when people choose a major (专业) in college, they think that the decisions they make now will decide their jobs for the rest of their lives. However, there are many examples where people became successful after changing their careers (职业) later in life.
J. K. Rowling, writer of the famous novel Harry Potter, was a school teacher before she began writing books. In fact, she was out of work before the first Harry Potter book came out.
Former（前任） US President Ronald Reagan began as an actor when he was a young man. He later decided that he wanted to do political work. This kind of passion (激情) finally led him to become President of the United States.
The famous 19th century artist Vincent Van Gogh was not a painter from the beginning. He once worked as an art salesman and later became a preacher. It was only 10 years before he died that he decided to become an artist.
Careers are always open to change. The important thing is to find what you are really good at or what you really want to do. Once you find that passion, it’s all a matter of how hard you try.
| A．Vincent Van Gogh | B．Ronald Reagan |
| C．J. K. Rowling | D．Harry Potter |
| A．政治的 | B．艺术的 | C．文学的 | D．经济的 |
| A．what major you choose in college |
| B．how much money you can make |
| C．changing jobs as often as possible |
| D．finding what you really want to do |
| A．Par 1→Pars 2~4→Par 5 | B．Pars 1~2→Par 3→Pars 4~5 |
| C．Par 1→Pars 2~3→Pars 4~5 | D．Pars 1~2→Pars 3~4→Par 5 |
Imagine a world where air pollution is no longer a problem. Clean air is all around us. People don’t have to worry about polluting the air every time they drive their cars. They no longer need to face the problem of not having enough fuel（燃料）either.
Although scientists have been trying for many years to develop a new kind of car that does not need gasoline (汽油), they have been unsuccessful. Recently, however, car engineers have succeeded in creating a new kind of car that runs on gasoline and electricity（电）. This is the famous “hybrid car”. This car gets its name from the fact that it has a gasoline engine (引擎) and an electric motor inside. Hybrid cars do not pollute the environment as much as the cars that are commonly used today. They also cost drivers less money because they need less fuel than ordinary cars.
Hybrid cars are becoming widely popular in the United States. They are soon expected to become widely used around the world. If scientists and engineers continue to work on car development, perhaps the world with clean air that we imagined earlier just might become real in the future.
| A．cars | B．drivers |
| C．engines | D．scientists |
| A．increase air pollution | B．run only on electricity |
| C．have no engines inside | D．need less fuel than ordinary cars |
| A．like electric cars | B．drive cars easily |
| C．live in the world with clean air | D．understand how hybrid cars work |
| A．The Car of the Future | B．The Meaning of Hybrid |
| C．The Use of Hybrid Cars | D．The Invention of the Car |
Try reading the following sentences as fast as you can. “She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.”
Not very easy, was it? What you’ve just read is called a tongue twister (绕口令). It is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly. Try the next example.
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?”
Tongue twisters usually do not have much meaning. They are just designed to improve people’s ability to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult, these exercises are very important to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is because tongue twisters help people to tell the differences between similar sounds.
So if you wish to pronounce words more smoothly（顺利地，流利地）, you’d better try picking out some tongue twisters and practising them.
| A．listening | B．writing |
| C．pronunciation | D．communication |
| A．it is very boring to read |
| B．it teaches us a lot of knowledge |
| C．we don’t know who “she” is |
| D．the sounds of “s” and “sh” are similar |
| A．Story Time | B．Study Garden |
| C．Latest News | D．Lost and Found |
Lily is from New York , the U.S.A. She is twelve. She is in Shanghai NO.3 Junior High School. She is in Class Eight, Grade One. Her phone number is 66786019. Dongdong is from Kunming. His English name is Tom. He is eleven .He is in Class Seven,Grade One. His telephone number is 24524233. They are not in the same class. They are good friends
阅读短文,选择正确的答案.Lily is from_____.
A． English B. China C. the U.S.ADongdong is in Class______.
A． Six B. Seven C. EightLily and Dongdong are good___________ .
A． students B.friends C. teachersWhere is Tom from ? He is from______________
A． The U.S.A B. Japan C. ChinaHow old is Lily ? She is ________________
A． ten B. eleven C. twelve
Hello, I’m Lucy. I am from the USA. But now I’m in China. My teacher is Miss Chen. She is from Tianjin. She is Chinese. I have a sister. Her name is Lily. She is in China , too.We are in the same school.
阅读短文,判断句子正(用 “T” )误(用 “F” )Lily and Lucy are from Canada.
They are in China now.
Miss Liu is their teacher.
Miss Chen is from Dalian.
Lily and I are students.