阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Here is some information about some of the wonders of the worlD． I am sure you will be interested in them．
The Pyramids in Egypt
There are about eighty pyramids known today．A most well-known was built for Pharaoh(法老)Khufu．It is known as the “Great Pyramid”．It’s also the largest one．Workers used about 2．3 million blocks of stones to build it．It took twenty years to build it．
The Hanging Garden of Babylon
The garden sat on a hill．It was a large and wonderful structure(建筑物)．Many parts of the garden were raised high up on large column(支柱)．There were many big and green trees with lovely flowers．Although there are many different ideas about the garden, we are not sure whether this wonder ever existed(存在)!
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was designed about 2,000 years ago．It was in Egypt, too．(B) It was one of the ancient wonders of the world, about 135 metres high．It was once the highest building in the worlD． Although it doesn’t exist now, many people come to see its relic(遗址)every year．
The passage has talked about wonders of the worlD．
A． one
B． two
C． three
D． four
raised high up the parts of the garden．
| A．Big green trees |
| B．Lovely flowers |
| C．Stones |
| D．Large columns |
Which is NOT true?
A． The Great Pyramid has used many stones to build
B． Scientists can prove that the Hanging Garden of Babylon has ever existeD．
C． The Lighthouse of Alexandria was in Egypt．
D． The Lighthouse of Alexandria was about 135 metres high．
Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples grow(生长) in nearly every part of the world. The United States produces(生产) more apples than any other country except France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples. New York is on the east coast and Washington is on the west near Canada.
Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook, so they often have their lunches very simply. Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert of many Americans. The state of Washington is proud(自豪) of its apples. The trees there produce nearly five billion(十亿) apples every year - one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.What can we know from the underlined sentence? (理解并判断)
| A．American apples taste good. |
| B．We can see apples everywhere in America. |
| C．Americans like to eat apples. |
| D．Americans regard (把……视为) apples as their best food. |
_________ produces the most apples in the world. (阅读并判断或推理)
| A．The United States | B．Canada | C．China | D．France |
Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they _________ at noon.
| A．eat nothing but apples |
| B．feel it better to eat apples |
| C．always eat simple food |
| D．can get apples easily |
The state of Washington is proud of its apples because they think _________.
| A．everyone in the world can share their happiness. |
| B．they can produce apples for every person all over the world. |
| C．their apples are better than any other fruit. |
| D．their apple trees are the best in the world. |
How many kinds of food made(由……制成) from apples are mentioned(提到) in the passage?
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．Four |
In 1933， an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker
Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work on Disney's
cartoon (动画片) film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash's voice, he said
“Stop！That's our duck！”
The duck was the nowfamous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in
the film The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat (水上住家) and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year，he became a star after an eightminute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy (贪婪的), and because he lost his temper (发脾气) very quickly. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey's eight nephews (侄子)．Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn't a goodygoody like Mickey.
In the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966, Donald Duck and his voice disappeared — there were no more new cartoons.
Clarence Nash died in February, 1985.But today's children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.
Who made Donald Duck film?
| A．Mickey Mouse. | B．Clarence Nash. |
| C．Walt Disney. | D．Pluto. |
When was the first Donald Duck film made?
| A．In 1933. | B．In 1934. |
| C．In 1966. | D．In 1930. |
Who was Clarence Nash?
| A．A cartoonist. | B．Donald Duck's voice. |
| C．A filmmaker. | D．A film star. |
Where do today's children see Donald Duck?
| A．In new film. | B．At the cinema. |
| C．On television. | D．At concerts. |
The underlined word “audience” in the second paragraph means______.
| A．reads |
| B．formal interview |
| C．law freedom |
| D．the people who watch a film at a cinema |
Mr Green is a teacher of English. He comes from America. He teaches English in China. He speaks English quite well.
He reads a lot of books and his wife Mrs Green often writes books for the students. He gets up at five in the morning. He leaves home at ten to six. He begins the first lesson at 8:00. He teaches English every day except Sunday. At ten to twelve he finishes his lessons. Ten minutes later he has lunch.
In the afternoon he often plays games with his students at about four o’clock. Sometimes he teaches his students in his room. Supper time is at about six. After that he reads newspapers and watches TV. At about ten to eleven he goes to bed.Mr Green comes from ________.
| A．China | B．Australia | C． England | D．America |
He leaves home at ________.
| A．5:00 | B．5:50 | C．6:10 | D．6:30 |
The students go to school every day except _______in a week .
| A．Friday | B．Saturday | C．Sunday | D．Monday |
He has lunch at _______.
| A．11:30 | B．12:30 | C．12:00 | D．11:50 |
He watches TV or reads newspapers _______.
| A．at six | B．after supper |
| C．before supper | D．in the afternoon |
Very often, new-born babies aren’t beautiful. They’re wrinkled (皱褶), or they have an angry look on their faces. They seem to say, “Get away！I hate everybody.” But to a parent, that wrinkled, angry-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect child in the world. When a proud (自豪的) parent asks you, “Well, what do you think…? Isn’t she beautiful?” What are you going to say? Is this the time for the truth (真相)? Of course not!
You look at that proud parent in the eye and say, “Yes, she is! She is really a beauty. She’s going to be a movie star! I can tell!”
In English this is a white lie. White lies don’t hurt (伤害) people. They aren’t angry words. People use them to make a difficult thing a little easier. When people don’t want to meet someone, or they eat something new that they really don’t like at a friend’s house, they’ll tell a white lie. They are trying to be kind. They don’t want to hurt anyone. It’s important to be honest, but being kind is sometimes more important.
根据短文内容完成下列任务。（共5分）根据短文内容填空：Parents are usually ______________ when their babies are born.
The word “white” in the phrase “a white lie” means ________.
A. 白色的谎言 B. 善意的谎言 C. 真实的谎言Which of the following is a white lie?
A. You break the window but you say you don’t know who breaks it.
B. You know Jim has picked up (捡起)a wallet but you say you don’t know.
C. You don’t think your friend’s first picture is great but you say it is.从文中找出下列句子的同义句。Sometimes it’s more important to be kind.
________________________________________________________________.回答问题：Why do people use white lies? ___________________________
“I don't like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Zhang Hua，a middle school student in Guangzhou. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children's eyes?
One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying about things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born (出生). They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice (选择) of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It's easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you're doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone if you stay somewhere else so that your parents don't call everybody in the phone book looking for you. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility (负责任) for what you did. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.
Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help from you. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children.Parents sometimes look so unfriendly because ______.
| A．they are older than us |
| B．they worry about almost everything about us |
| C．they have the same problems as us |
| D．they are often unhappy |
Parents worry about ______.
| A．who you make friends with | B．what you eat |
| C．your schoolwork | D．all the above |
The writer thinks we should ______ if we go back home later than usual.
| A．tell our friends |
| B．tell the teacher |
| C．say sorry to our parents |
| D．make a telephone call to our parents |
The writer thinks ______.
| A．it's wrong of parents to worry about their children too much |
| B．some parents are unfriendly, and this makes their children angry |
| C．parents love their children very much and the children should understand them |
| D．children should do everything as their parents say |
Which is the best title (题目) for the passage?
| A．How to Get on with (相处) Parents? |
| B．Parents' Responsibility |
| C．Zhang Hua's Problem |
| D．What Are Parents Worrying about? |