In the United States，children start school when they are five years old．In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen．Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary(中等的)schools．There are two kinds of schools in the United States：public schools and private(私立的)schools．Most children go to public schools．Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government．If a child goes to a private school，his parents have to get enough money for his schooling．Some parents still prefer private schools，though they are much more expensive．Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school．A student at the state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state．But many students work while they are studying at universities．In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands．
根据短文判断正(T)误(F)。Children can go to school at the age of four in the US．（ ）
Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America．（ ）
About fifty percent of high school students can go to universities after they leave the secondary school today．（ ）
Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely(完全地)．（ ）
The passage is mainly about American education．（ ）
Once upon a time there was a boy who liked drawing, but he was too poor to buy a brush. One night he said to himself,"If only I had a brush, I could draw pictures for the poor people in my village."
Suddenly an old man with a long white beard(胡须）appeared. He said, "Here is a brush for you. But you must only draw prictures for poor people with it."
Ma Liang began to draw a hen, and as he did so, it changed into a real hen. "Wow!"he said, "this brush must be magic!" Then he drew an axe（斧头) for a poor woman and it changed into a real one.
Soon the king heard about Ma Liang's magic brush. He asked Ma Liang to draw him a tree with gold coins hanging on it, but Ma Liang refused. The king was so angry that he threw Ma Liang in prison（监牢）."If I had a key, I could unlock the door,"Ma Liang said. So he drew a key and it changed into a real key. He opened the door quietly and escaped(逃跑). When the king got on his horse and chased him with his guards, Ma Liang drew a horse and it changed into a real horse. He rode the horse and ran away.
Judge the following sentences true(T) or false (F) according to what you read.Ma Liang didn't have a brush because he didn't like drawing at all.
Ma Liang did as the old man told him.
The King was friendly to Ma Liang all the time.
The underlined word "chased" in the passage means "ran after".
The story tells us Ma Liang was a kind, clever and brave boy.
Can dolphins talk ? They can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.
Dolphinp travel in a group. We call a group of fish a“school”. They don't study, but they travel together Dolphins are mammals, not fish, but they swim together in a school.
Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid .They say “Welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.
They make a few sounds above water They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium. People can watch the dolplains in a show Dolphins don't like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad.
There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don't like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.
Answer the following questions according to what you read.Can dolphins talk with words?
What do we call a group of fish?
When do they say “Welcome” ?
Do they make more sounds above water or under water?
In fact, do dolphins really bring good luck? Why?
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Choose the best choice from A、 B or C according to what you read.
Captain James Cook was a famous English explorer(探险者). He was the first European to visit many Pacific islands. He put these islands on maps around the world.
James Cook was born in1728. His parents were poor farm workers. James started to work on ships as a sailor when he was eighteen. When he was twenty-seven, he went into the navy(舰队). He fought a war in Canada and made maps of some of the eastern coast there.
In1768, the King of England sent him to explore the Pacific Ocean. Cook spent three years on that trip. He went to the Pacific again in 1772 and made maps of the coasts of Australia and New Zealand.
He began his third trip in 1776. This time he went to the North Pacific and made maps of the west coast of North America. When he finished making maps there, he went to Hawaii. Then the sailors and the Hawaiians started fighting and some Hawaiians killed Captain Cook.
Captain Cook took gifts to the Pacific Islander·. He gave them cattle, sheep, goats and new plants. He was a very good leader of his men. When Captain Cook died, the world 1ost one of the greatest explorers in history.
Judge the following sentences true( T) or false( F) according to the passage.Captain Cook was an explorer of the Pacific Ocean.
Captain Cook was born in Canada.
He was an explorer before he worked on ships.
He took new plants to the Pacific islands.
He made three trips to the Pacific.
On a hot July afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many things. I was feeling really tired as I was carrying our shopping bag. I decided to throw something away. I was walking towards a dustbin(垃圾箱) when I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He walked to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
I suddenly felt very sorry because I was going to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and gave the drink and some bread to him, which surprised him. The man looked at me in surprise and took what I gave him. A big smile appeared on his face. I felt I couldn`t be happier with myself. But then he said.”Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!”
With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm feeling inside. I now understand what it means by the saying ”Giving in getting.”
Though it was only a little action, I got and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month. Everyone in the world needs help. Everyone can give help and everyone can be helped.
The look of the man`s happiness appears in my mind whenever I have the chance to do something nice.When did the story happen?
| A．On a winter afternoon |
| B．On a summer morning. |
| C．On a summer afternoon |
| D．On a winter morning. |
Why did the writer want to throw away the new drink at first?
| A．Because he didn`t like it |
| B．Because it was too heavy |
| C．Because it was not delicious |
| D．Because he wanted to help others |
Who might the poor man give the drink to?
| A．His son | B．His wife |
| C．His mother | D．His daughter |
From the passage, we can infer (推断) that ________.
| A．the poor man had two sons |
| B．the writer liked throwing things away |
| C．the poor man knew the writer a long time ago |
| D．the writer will do something good more in the rest of his life |
What is the best title of this passage?
| A．A Poor Man |
| B．A Story of a Dustbin |
| C．My Son`s Lucky Day |
| D．The Power of Kindness |