A man was driving when he found a chicken running along the road, beside his car.
He was surprised to see that the chicken was keeping up with him. Looking at his speedometer (速度计), he found that he was doing 50 miles per hour (MPH).
Then he drove at 60 MPH, and the chicken stayed right next to him. He sped up to 75 MPH and it still kept up.
The man then found that the chicken had three legs. Growing even more curious (好奇), he followed the chicken down a road and into a farm. He got out of his car and saw that all the chickens around him had three legs.
He asked the farmer, “What’s up with the three-legged chickens?”
The farmer said, “Well, whenever we have chicken for diner, everyone in the family fights over the legs, but there are only two. I have raised a kind of three-legged chicken. It’s going to make me richer.”
“How do they taste?” the man asked.
The farmer said, “Don’t know yet, I haven’t been able to catch one.”How did the man feel when he saw the chicken keeping up with him?
A.Happy. | B.Scared. | C.Angry. | D.Surprised. |
What does the underlined “it” refer to (指的是)?
A.The car. | B.The chicken. |
C.The speedometer. | D.The road. |
Why did the farmer raise the three-legged chicken?
A.Because he wanted to be rich so that he can buy many chicken legs. |
B.Because his wife wants to have chicken legs every day. |
C.Because everyone in his family fights over the legs while having chicken for dinner. |
D.Because everyone in his family hasn’t had chicken legs for a long time. |
Which following statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The farmer knew the three-legged chickens tasted good. |
B.The farmer had become richer because of the three-legged chickens. |
C.The chickens ran too fast for the farmer to catch. |
D.There was only one three-legged chicken on the farm. |
Life in the future(将来) is different from now. There are not any paper money in the future. People use their credit cards when they go shopping. There are not so many stores. At weekends, people needn’t go out. They usually do some shopping at home on the Internet.
Children don’t get up early to go to school. They have lessons at home on the Internet, too. Teachers teach their students and give them homework on the Internet. Children give the homework to their teachers on the Internet, too.
People don’t need to do much work. There are more robots(机器人). Robots do hard work for people. Parents don’t cook or wash clothes. A cooking robot cooks breakfast. In fact, robots do all the housework for us.
There are more holidays. Parents spend much time with their children. They spend a lot of time travelling around the world.
I think life in the future is very interesting. Do you think so?What is the Chinese for the underlined phrase “credit cards”?
A.身份证 | B.户口本 | C.信用卡 | D.优惠卡 |
Teachers teach their students __________ in the future.
A.in the classroom | B.over the radio |
C.on TV | D.on the Internet |
In the future, robots can __________ for us.
A.eat dinner | B.cook meals | C.watch films | D.talk with friends |
How does the writer like the life in the future? He thinks it is__________.
A.hard | B.easy | C.interesting | D.healthy |
Which is the best title(标题) for the passage?
A.Life in the future | B.Studying at home |
C.Working at home | D.A hard life |
Hello, my name is Lisa. There are twelve months in a year. Among(在…之间) them, I like May, because my birthday is on May 21st. On that day, my parents have a birthday party for me. My cousin Beth’s birthday is in May, too. I like her, and she likes me. We are good friends. But she is only 3 years old. She is the daughter of my uncle and aunt. She likes June very much because Children’s Day is in it. My father likes October very much because every year, at that time, there are lots of ball games and he likes watching them. My mother likes September and October because Mid-autumn Day (中秋节) is in these two months.How many months are there in a year?
Why does Lisa like May?
Is Beth Lisa’s sister?
What does Lisa’s father like doing?
Which months does Lisa’s mother like?
Jim’s Timetable(课程表)
Time |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
8:00-8:45 |
Chinese |
Math |
English |
Chinese |
English |
8:55-9:40 |
English |
Chinese |
Math |
English |
Math |
10:00-10:45 |
History |
English |
Biology |
Math |
Chinese |
10:55-11:40 |
Math |
P . E. |
Politics |
Computer |
Geography |
14:30-15:15 |
Biology |
Music |
Chinese |
History |
Art |
15:25-16:10 |
Geography |
Art |
Biology |
P .E. |
Class meeting |
Jim has _____English lessons every week.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7P .E. class begins at _____ on Tuesday .
A. 10:00 B. 10:55 C. 14:30Jim is having a (an) ____ lesson at 15:00 on Monday .
A. music B. geography C. biologyClass meeting is on _____ .
A. Wednesday B. Friday C. ThursdayJim has a computer lesson on _____ .
A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. Thursday
Hello! I’m Paul. I’ m in China with my parents. I like China and Chinese food. I have breakfast at home. I eat an egg and some chicken for it. I don’t like salad. I have lunch at school. The lunch in my school is good. I can eat different (不同的) food. I eat a hamburger ,a banana and some vegetables. Sometimes (有时)I have chicken and French fries. I have dinner at home and I like to eat some fruit and dessert.Paul eats _______for breakfast.
A. an egg and some fruit
B. a hamburger and a banana
C. an egg and some chicken Paul doesn’t like _______.
A. salad B. vegetables C. eggs Paul has lunch ________.
A. at school B. at home C. in the club The ______in Paul’s school is good.
A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner For dinner, Paul likes to eat _______.
A. chicken and French fries
B. some fruit and dessert
C. a hamburger ,a banana and some vegetables
How old is Emma ? _______
A. 2 B. 4C. 6What’s the phone number of Tianya Hotel?_______.
A. It’s 947-686. B. It’s 946-688. C. It’s 947-688. What’s his family name?
A. Jeremy Lin B. Lin C. Jeremy What sports does he play?
A. Basketball B. Baseball C. Footabll