Many animals go on long and difficult journeys to find food or places for their young to start life. They often travel very far, sometimes even halfway around the world.
Some animals make one of these amazing journeys every year, while others make only one amazing journey in their lives. Some animals travel over land, some through water and others in the air.
Green turtles spend most of their lives in the sea, but they come to the shore to lay their eggs. Every two or three years, fully-grown female turtles swim a long way to the same beach where they were hatched (孵化) and lay their eggs there. Some turtles may travel over 1240 miles to reach the same beach. No one knows how these turtles are able to find the same beach again.
Monarch butterflies live in North America. At the end of summer, they fly south to Mexico. In spring, they fly back north. During this journey, the adults lay their eggs and then they die. When the young butterflies hatch, they continue the journey north. No one knows how the young butterflies know where to go.The journeys for these animals are usually_____________.
| A．long but easy | B．short but difficult |
| C．short and easy | D．long and difficult |
Monarch butterflies lay eggs______________.
| A．in North America |
| B．in Mexico |
| C．on the way from Mexico to North America |
| D．at the end of summer |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Some animals make the amazing journey once in a lifetime. |
| B．Some animals make the journey through water. |
| C．Female turtles lay eggs on the same beach where they were hatched. |
| D．Young monarch butterflies fly back to Mexico after they hatch. |
The main idea of this passage is ______________.
| A．about some animals’ looks |
| B．about some animals’ journeys to find food or lay eggs |
| C．why some animals lay eggs |
| D．when some animals find food |
We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. It also gives you more energy. And you will feel better about yourself. It’s good to exercise twice a week. Twenty minutes each time is enough.
There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, play sports or swim. Many people go to some places to exercise. They are called “fitness centers.” These places have a lot of equipment(装备). People use them to exercise. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it is very expensive.
Exercise can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a fitness center, or they can play sports together. How do you exercise?What is the main idea?
| A．Exercise equipment is expensive |
| B．Playing sports is a good way to exercise. |
| C．Every person should exercise. |
| D．Fitness centers are popular. |
We should exercise ________.
| A．every day | B．20 minutes a week |
| C．twice a week | D．two times a month |
At fitness centers,___________.
| A．you can buy expensive equipment |
| B．people can do many kinds of exercising |
| C．it is very expensive |
| D．exercising is not fun |
Which kind of exercising is not mentioned in the article?
| A．Sports | B．Swimming |
| C．Running | D．Dancing |
Which of these sentences about exercising is TRUE?
| A．Exercising is expensive |
| B．Exercise is good for your heart. |
| C．Only doctors exercise |
| D．Friends never exercise together |
Mr. And Mrs. White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday, Mrs. White said to her husband, “The children don’t have any lessons today, and you’re free, too. There’s a new funfair(游乐场) in the park. Let’s all go there to play.”Her husband said, “I want to finish some work today.”“Oh, forget it. Go there and make our children happy. That’s the most important work.” Mrs. White said.
So Mr. And Mrs. White took their children to the funfair. Mr. White was forty-five years old.But he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another, and ate lots of sweets. One of the children said to her mother, “Dad is just like a small child, isn’t he? Mom” Mrs. White didn’t want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered. “He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because he might spend more money than a small child.”There were ____ children in the White family.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
One Sunday, Mr. And Mrs. White want to go to ___ with their children.
| A．school | B．work | C．a funfair | D．a shop |
Mr. White liked the place so much that he _____.
| A．bought lots of sweets |
| B．followed his wife all the time |
| C．hurried from one thing to another |
| D．asked a lot of questions |
From the story we know Mrs. White ____ when Mary asked her the question.
| A．was still excited to play |
| B．was a little angry with Mr. White |
| C．looked for Mr. White everywhere |
| D．have a lot of sweets |
Of all the family members, ____ enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.
| A．Mr. White | B．Mrs. White |
| C．Mary | D．the boys |
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Today is November 28th. It's my sister Gina's eighth birthday. In the morning, my parents take us to Zig Zag's Store. There my mother buys a red sweater for Gina. And we go to Xinhua Book Store. There I buy some CDs for Gina. My father also buys a book for Gina, and its name is Harry Potter. It's Gina's favorite book. In the afternoon, my parents have a birthday party for Gina at home. Gina's friends, Bill, Jim and Cindy come to the party. Bill brings a new pencil to Gina. Jim gives Gina a soccer ball because she likes playing soccer. Cindy gives Gina an English -Chinese dictionary. Gina is very happy. Oh, I'm Gina's brother. My name is Robert.
1题判断正误；2题根据短文内容完成句子；3~4题简略回答问题；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
A picture is on my desk. It is a picture of Mary’s family. The man is her father Mr. White. He is a doctor. A woman is behind Mary. She is her mother. She’s a teacher. A boy is in the picture, too. He is Mary’s brother, Sam. Mary and Sam are in the same school. But they aren’t in the same grade. They look like their mother. The White family are English. They come from London.
| A．Yes, it is. | B．No, it isn’t. |
| C．Yes, they do. | D．No,they don’t. |
| A．He’s a doctor. | B．He’s a teacher. |
| C．He’s a nurse. | D．He’s a farmer. |
| A．She’s a doctor. | B．She’s a teacher. |
| C．She’s a nurse. | D．She’s a farther. |
| A．He looks like a cook. |
| B．He looks like a doctor. |
| C．He looks like his mother. |
| D．He looks like his father. |
A. They’re from the U.S.A. B. They’re from Cuba.
C. They’re from England. D. They’re from Japan.
It is Sunday afternoon. Mary goes to do the shopping with her mother. Her mother wants to buy some food for supper. Mary wants to buy a new skirt and some school things. They come to a shop.
“What does your shop sell?” Mary asks, “A lot of things.” The girl in the shop says. “You can buy food, drinks, clothes in our shop and school things, too.”
Mary and her mother go in. there are many people in the shop. Mary finds a nice white skirt.
“How much is the skirt?” Mary asks the girl in the shop.
“It’s eighty yuan.”
“That’s too dear. Can I find a cheap one?”
“What about the green one? It looks nice. And it’s only thirty yuan.”
“Ok, thanks a lot.”
“You are welcome.”
After that, Mary buys some school things, too. Here mother buys a lot of food, like bread, cakes, meat and fish. They get home very late.
| A．some food | B．some drinks |
| C．some clothes | D．some school things |
| A．Saturday afternoon | B．Saturday morning |
| C．Sunday morning | D．Sunday afternoon |
| A．white | B．green | C．red | D．dear |
| A．￥30 | B．￥110 | C．￥80 | D．￥100 |
| A．nice but dear | B．nice and cheap |
| C．not nice but cheap | D．not nice or cheap |