| Winter is cold, with piles of snow, When rain falls and no trees grow. For kids it’s the snow they desire, And cups of cocoa before the fire. When winter is gone, the grass grows, Roses and trees, light wind blows The bees are buzzing, the birds are singing, Sheep are grazing and cow bells are ringing. And then the sun starts to shine too brightly, It is so hot that fans are put on nightly. And then it’s off to the beach or pool, Where people swim about just to keep cool. All the leaves on the trees turn golden-brown, And when on the ground make a big sound. In autumn a lot of money he spends, For clearing leaves on the backyards. Each season has its own goods and its bads, But since they are different I am glad. |
According to the poem, light wind starts to blow ________.
| A．before winter | B．during winter |
| C．after winter | D．all year round |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The writer doesn’t like the cold winter. |
| B．The writer enjoys the differences of the four seasons. |
| C．The writer feels worried about the bad weather. |
| D．The writer likes summer best because it’s a season for swimming. |
The title of the poem is most likely to be ________.
| A．Weather | B．Tree leaves |
| C．Goods and bads | D．Seasons |
The weather was perfect. We were just out for a picnic. When lunch time came, we decided to go and get something to eat, and meet back on the grass.
Susan and I headed for a hot dog stand (摊) . We watched the seller put together the hot dog. But when Susan took out her money, the man surprised us. "It looks a little overdone," he said, "so you don’t have to pay me. " We said our thanks,joined our friends, and began to enjoy our food. But as we talked and ate, I noticed a man sitting alone, in dirty clothes. I could tell that he hadn’t had a bath for days. Another homeless person, I thought.
We finished eating but when Susan and I went to throw away the lunch bag, I heard a voice ask, "there isn’t any food in that bag, is there?"
It was the homeless man. I didn’t know what to say. "No, I ate it already. " "Oh, really? " was his only answer. He was obviously very hungry.
I felt bad for him, but I didn’t know what to do. Suddenly Susan said, "I’ll be right back. Please wait for me a minute. " I watched curiously (好奇地) as she went across to the hot dog stand. Then I realized what she was doing. She bought a hot dog, crossed back, and gave the man the food.
When she came back to us, Susan said simply, "I was just passing on the kindness that someone gave to me. "
That day I learned how generosity can go farther than the person you give to. By giving, you teach others how to give also. You never know what happiness a simple act of care will bring.The correct order of the following things is ________.
a. Susan bought a hot dog for the man.
b. We went for a picnic.
c. We met a hungry man.
d. We had the hot dog for free.
| A．abcd | B．badc | C．bdca | D．bcad |
The underlined word "generosity" means_____________.
| A．the fact of being happy |
| B．the feeling of pity for others |
| C．the idea of loving each other |
| D．the act of giving |
What does the writer want to tell us by telling us the story?
| A．Few people don’t know that a simple act of care will bring a lot of happiness. |
| B．A simple act of care will bring more happiness than you can imagine. |
| C．People know how much happiness a simple act of care will bring. |
| D．A simple act of care will never bring us any happiness. |
The Netherlands is a small country on the North Sea. From any place in the country, the farthest point is never more than 350 kilometers away. It takes only a little more than four hours to travel by train from Vlissingen, in the southwest, to Groningen, in the northeast.
More than 16 million people live there. Most of the people in the Netherlands live in the west of the country. The four largest cities, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, are there. Amsterdam is the capital, but The Hague is the seat of govemment.
The Netherlands is sometimes called Holland, because an area in the west of the Netherlands used to be called Holland. The name lives on in the names of two Dutch provinces: North Holland and South Holland. The language spoken in the Netherlands is Dutch. In the province of Friesland, Frisian is also spoken. That is a separate (独立的 ) language, which is a little bit like English.It takes people_________ hours to travel from Groningen to Vlissingen by train.
| A．less than four | B．over four |
| C．less than 16 | D．over 16 |
The Netherlands is also called____________.
| A．Holland | B．Dutch |
| C．Friesland | D．Utrecht |
Most of the people in the Netherlands __________.
| A．live in the east of the country |
| B．live in the capital of the country |
| C．speak Frisian |
| D．speak Dutch |
Our world’s population increases by 200 people every minute. That’s 240,000 more people every day! To see how the world’s population has changed over the past 400 years, check out this line graph（曲线图）. Then answer the questions that follow.
World Population Growth
The world’s population in 1900 was about_____________.
| A．1. 5 billion | B．2. 2 billion |
| C．1. 9 billion | D．1 billion |
When did the population grow fastest?
| A．1650 to 1700. | B．1800 to 1850. |
| C．1850 to 1900. | D．1950 to 2000. |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The line on the graph shows how many people are born every year. |
| B．The population stayed the same until the 1900s, and then began to rise quickly. |
| C．The population increased slowly from 1600 to 1850, then began to rise quickly. |
| D．The line on the graph shows how the population has changed over the past 200 years. |
A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.
Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn't built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.
Even so, travel isn't difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery(风光) and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.
Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war over 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.
Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange experiences. One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there’s nothing special. But when they come back to the bridge an hour later, it’s underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes.
Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋) melt( 融化).
Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.
Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy’s biggest companies to build the MOST project, which was planned to be build under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）According to the passage, Venice is a ___________of Italy.
| A． in the northeast. | B．in the west. |
| C．in the southwest | D．in the south. |
______have always been the best way to go here and there in the city.
| A．Taxis and cars. | B．The waterways |
| C．400 bridges. | D．Boats and rain shoes. |
Venice _____________ small islands in saltwater lakes more than 1500 years ago.
| A．change into | B．used to be |
| C．became | D．developed from |
Which is NOT the reason why the city gets lower and lower?
| A．The higher temperature |
| B．Overused underground water |
| C．Too many waterways |
| D．The rising seawater |
The passage is mainly aboutof Venice.
| A．the waterways and bridge |
| B．the MOST project and problems |
| C．the specials and problems |
| D．the history and scenery |
In their last moment before the flight took off, I heard a father saying to his daughter, “ I love you, I wish you enough.” The daughter said, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough to.” They kissed goodbye and the daughter left. I could see the father was very sad.
Suddenly the father walked towards me and asked me, “Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it would be the last time?”
His words made me think of my father. Realizing that my father’s days were limited(有限的)，I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me. So I understood what this father was experiencing.
“ Yes, I did.” I answered, “ But why is this a last goodbye?”
“ I am old and my daughter lives much too far away. Maybe her next trip back will be for my funeral (葬礼)，” he said.
“ When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say ‘I wish you enough’. What does that mean?”
He began to smile. “my parents used to say it to me . When we say ‘I wish you enough’，we want the other person to have a life filled with enough good things.” He stopped for a moment and continued, “I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate (欣赏、感激) the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life seem much bigger… I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you through the final ‘ Goodbye’”.
He then said goodbye to me and walked away.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分， 满分10分）Where did the story happened?
| A．In a hospital. | B．At an airport |
| C．At a train station | D．In a park |
The word “joys” in Paragraph 7 is about ______________.
| A．pleasure | B．happiness |
| C．enjoyment | D．all above |
In the passage, “ I wish you enough” means that we wish _______.
the other person as many good things as possible
B. each other a good life.
C. the other person as much sunshine as possible
D. it enough rainWhich is NOT mentioned according to the passage?
| A．The father’s parents used to say “ I wish you enough”. |
| B．The writer was the father’s friend. |
| C．The father was sad when his daughter left. |
| D．The father wished his daughter to live a happy life. |
According to the passage, why must we be wished enough pain?
| A．Because no pain, no gain. |
| B．Because we can keep our spirit alive. |
| C．Because the tiny happiness makes us feel like the great joys. |
| D．Because the pleasures and pains in life are necessary. |