A 90-year-old tortoise (乌龟) is going twice its usual speed after being equipped (装备) with a set of wheels. The animal, called Mrs T, was facing a terrible future after losing her two front legs in a mouse attack while she was sleeping in winter, but her owners glued the wheels onto her shell (外壳).
“She’s going double the speed she used to,” said the owner Jude Ryder, “She uses her back legs to push herself along and seems quite happy.”
The 58-year-old owner was surprised when she went to check on her loved pet last month and found her front legs had been eaten in the mouse attack. The local animal doctor tried his best to save Mrs T. But he was afraid that the tortoise would not survive without being mobile. After paying £1,000 for the treatment, Mrs Ryder turned to her son Dale for help. Dale designed the front wheels and used resin (树脂) to add them to the front of the shell. Mrs Ryder said: “She liked them immediately, but she must learn how to turn and stop. She can get a good speed up, much faster than before. Mrs T is still quite young for a tortoise. She could go on for another 50 years. All she needs is a new set of tyres (轮胎) sometimes.”
When Mrs T was sixty years old, she was bought as a pet for Dale, an 8-year-old boy. It liked running happily in Mrs Ryder’s garden in spring and summer. When winter came, Mrs T slept in the garden shelter. A mouse got in last month and chewed (咬) off both her front legs. Mrs Ryder said: “We were afraid she would be sure to die, but her new set of wheels have saved her life. She can run in the garden again and we can always find her because she leaves very strange footprints behind wherever she goes.”
Mice attacking tortoises is not uncommon around us—in 2013 Britain’s oldest tortoise died after a mouse attack. The tortoise called Thomas was 130 when he was bitten at his home in Guernsey. He spent five days on strong antibiotics (抗生素), but the wound became so infected (被感染的) that his owner had no choice but to have him put to sleep.
After being equipped with a set of wheels, Mrs T can move by using .
| A．her back legs to push herself |
| B．her front legs to pull herself |
| C．her back wheels to pull herself |
| D．her front wheels to push herself |
According to the passage, Mrs Ryder’s son is about .
| A．8 years old | B．28 years old |
| C．38 years old | D．58 years old |
Which of the following shows the right order of the story?
a. A mouse chewed off Mrs T’s two front legs.
b. Mrs T’s owners glued the wheels onto her shell.
c. Mrs T learned how to turn and stop with equipped wheels.
d. The local animal doctor tried his best to treat Mrs T.
e. Mrs T was bought as a pet for Dale when she was sixty.
| A．e-a-b-c-d | B．a-b-c-d-e |
| C．a-e-b-c-d | D．e-a-d-b-c |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Mrs Ryder is able to move much faster than before. |
| B．Tortoises attacking mice is not uncommon around us. |
| C．The animal doctor added the front wheels to the shell. |
| D．Mrs T can go faster after being equipped with wheels. |
Rivers are one of our most important natural resources(资源). Many of the world’s great cities are located on rivers, and almost every country has at least one river running through it that plays an important part in the lives of its people.
Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. To the people of India, the Ganges is great, but it is also important for transportation; ships can travel along it for a thousand miles. Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in southeastern Asia. The greatest of all for navigation（航海）, however, is the Amazon in Brazil（巴西）. It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles up it.
Besides transportation, rivers give food to eat, water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun. In order to increase the supply(供给) of water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (大坝)across a river and let a lake form behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate(灌溉) their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries.
However, large cities and industries that are located on rivers often cause problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluted with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits of these natural resources.The greatest river for navigation is ________________.
| A．the Mississippi | B．the Nile |
| C．the Mekong | D．the Amazon |
Which is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Many cities are located on rivers. |
| B．Almost every country has at least one important river. |
| C．The Nile is in India. |
| D．Rivers play an important part in the lives of people. |
When rivers are dammed, people use the water for __________.
| A．keeping the rivers clean |
| B．making electricity |
| C．washing clothes |
| D．irrigation and the production of electricity |
Most water in rivers is polluted with ___________.
| A．people’s drinking water too much |
| B．people’s swimming in the river too much |
| C．chemicals and other materials |
| D．people’s building a dam across a river |
The best title for the passage is _____________.
| A．The Importance of Rivers | B．Rivers in Cities |
| C．Transportation | D．Natural Resources |
Can you imagine a world without the Internet? It’s surprising to think about it.
Now, China has more than 162 million Internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre. This is the second highest number of user in the world after the United States. Today, 66%of Chinese “netizens （网民）” are teenagers. “They spend about thirteen hours every week online,” said Qian Hulin, an Internet expert(专家). Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14% of Chinese netizens who are teens often lasted over ten hours to play online games.
The main reasons why teenagers surf the Web are to search for information, to communicate with others and to have fun. On the Internet, teenagers can find out almost anything. And surfing the Web can help students with their homework and widen their knowledge.
Li Dong, a teacher at No. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, likes her students to use the Internet. “When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,” she said.
In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send e-mails. Many teens keep in touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker._______ has the most Internet users in the world according to the article.
| A．China | B．America | C．Canada | D．Russia |
There are about _______ Chinese netizens to surf about 13 hours every week.
| A．107 million old | B．22.7 million old |
| C．107 million young | D．22.7 million young |
Song said some teenagers continued _______ more than ten hours.
| A．playing online games |
| B．searching for information |
| C．chatting with their friends |
| D．sending e-mails to others |
Li Dong in No. 41 Middle School likes her students to use the Internet because she
______.
| A．thinks surfing the net can help students spend less time on homework |
| B．thinks her students can get more background information than the others |
| C．wants her students to talk to her about their hobbies and interests |
| D．wants to know what her students do and think about at home |
Which way is the cheapest and quickest to learn something about friends far away?
| A．Giving them a call. |
| B．Going to see them. |
| C．Writing a letter to them. |
| D．Sending e-mails to them. |
Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
"I don't sing," said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!"
The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!"
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.The lady asked the player to sing a song because _____.
| A．she had paid him for this |
| B．she knew him very well |
| C．she wanted to have a change |
| D．she enjoyed his singing |
Nat King Cole succeeded because _____.
| A．the lady helped him a lot |
| B．he caught the chance |
| C．he continued to play in the bar |
| D．he stopped playing the piano |
The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean" ___________.”
| A．fail to realize | B．forget to use |
| C．try to develop | D．manage to show |
From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _____.
| A．hide it and wait |
| B．ask others for help |
| C．pay no attention to it |
| D．work hard to improve yourself |
Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage?
| A．Sing in the Bar |
| B．Achieve Success in Life |
| C．Never Lose Heart |
| D．Find Your Hidden Talent |
Yucai Middle School will have a School Day on Friday．Students don't need to have any classes．Instead，they are going to do a lot of things for fun．Here is a poster for it．
The most wonderful game of the year
Meet our school basketball stars
Basketball Court 3:00 p.m．— 5:00 p.m．
Tel：375 — 7682
Water Sports
It's really cool!
Xingsha Beach The whole afternoon
Tel：375 — 7442
Talent Show
Are you good at singing，dancing，acting or playing the guitar?
Come and show yourself!
Music Hall 7:00 p.m．— 9:00 p.m．
Tel：375 — 9876
Chess is fun!
Different kinds of chess
Who will win at last?
Chess Club 8:00 a.m．— 10:30 a.m．1:00 p.m．— 3:30 p.m．
Tel：375 — 7465
For further information，please call the school office．Just do it! Enjoy yourself!You can _______ in the morning or in the afternoon．
| A．have the chess competition |
| B．go to the talent show |
| C．watch the basketball game |
| D．have water sports |
If you want to see the school basketball stars，you can go at _______．
| A．8:00 a.m．— 10:30 a.m． |
| B．3:00 p.m．— 5:00 p.m． |
| C．1:00 p.m．— 3:00 p.m． |
| D．7:00 p.m．— 9:00 p.m． |
You can have water sports _______．
| A．at Xingsha Beach |
| B．at the music hall |
| C．at the basketball court |
| D．at the chess club |
If you are good at singing and dancing，you should call at _______．
| A．375-7682 | B．375-7442 | C．375-9876 | D．375-7465 |
If you want to learn about further information，what should you do?
| A．See the poster． |
| B．Ask your classmates． |
| C．Call the school office． |
| D．Go to the school office． |
Snack time is a part of the day for children of all ages. But new research suggests that kids snacking in big groups could be at risk for obesity.
Scientists from American University looked at the eating behavior of 54 kids between the ages of 2 and 6. At snack time, the scientist watched the amount of food each child ate while they were in groups of either three or nine. According to the study, the more children there are in a group, the more likely they are to eat more. Those in the larger group ate nearly 30 percent more than those in the smaller group, and they actually ate faster.
Since this is the first such study in children, scientists are quick to point out the importance of encouraging healthy habits in kids as early as possible.
“If you know kids eat more in large groups, it seems perfect to use this information to keep snack groups small or use small tables,” says Dr. Jana Klauer, an expert in New York.
Smaller groups would allow for a quiet and more relaxing environment-a perfect chance to teach children about food, manners and how to know when they feel full. “This would have an effect on kids' eating,” adds Klauer. “They would slow down and eat less.”How many times have the scientists done such study according to the passage?
| A．Once | B．Twice | C．Three times | D．Many times |
The underlined word means””in Chinese.
| A．健康 | B．肥胖 | C．瘦弱 | D．服从 |
Why do children in smaller groups lose weight?
| A．Because children in smaller groups eat faster. |
| B．Because children in smaller groups don't like eating. |
| C．Because children in smaller groups don't know about food. |
| D．Because children in smaller groups eat slowly and eat less. |
The best title of the passage is “ ”
| A．Snack Time | B．Different Groups |
| C．Eating More | D．Food for Kids |