Many people like doing unusual things, and some of them have appeared in the record books. Here are a few examples.
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Saimir Strati from Albania built the largest picture ever made from toothpicks. More amazingly, a very beautiful horse is in it ！ The artist used 1.5 million toothpicks and it took him about a month to complete it. |
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Can you imagine how tall a motorbike is? Well, here's one! Gregory Dunham （ the USA ） has built the world's biggest motorbike. It is 2.4 meters tall, about 4 meters long and weighs about 1 ton. Has Gregory ever ridden it? Of course, he has, and he says it's great fun! |
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People of Hamburg, Germany, set a new record. They have made the longest model train in the world. It is 110 meters long. How long would a real train of this size be? Leave it to your imagination. |
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Ashrita Furman has appeared in The Guinness Book of World Records 203 times. Furman once ran a mile in about 13 minutes while he was doing the hula hoop （呼拉圈） . But he isn't satisfied. Furman's life is all about breaking records. |
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
36 ． A ____________ is in the largest picture made from toothpicks.
| A． |
book |
B． |
horse |
C． |
train |
D． |
hula hoop |
37 ． Gregory Dunham is from ____________.
| A． |
Albania |
B． |
England |
C． |
the USA |
D． |
Germany |
38 ． The longest model train in the world is ____________ long.
| A． |
1.5 meters |
B． |
2.4 meters |
C． |
4 meters |
D． |
110 meters |
39 ． The Guinness Book of World Records has mentioned ____________ 203 times.
| A． |
Gregory Dunham |
B． |
Ashrita Furman |
C． |
some Germans |
D． |
Saimir Strati |
40 ． According to the passage, we know that ____________.
| A． |
Saimir Strati built the largest toothpick picture |
| B． |
Gregory Dunham made the best hula hoop |
| C． |
some Germans made the longest real train |
| D． |
Ashrita Furman's life is all about running |
Look at the photo. The two girls have big blue eyes and long brown hair. They are both ten years old. They are in the same class. The one in a yellow skirt is Lily. The other (另一个) in an orange skirt is Lucy. Their dad is Mr. White. He is in a brown coat. Their mom is Mrs White. She is in a black dress. Who is that boy in a blue cap? He is Lucy and Lily’s brother(哥哥)Bob. He is a high school student. Look! Lucy and Lily are in a black car.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 Lucy and Lily are ________ years old.
A. 8 B. 9 C. 10Lucy and Lily’s hair is ____________.
A. long and brown B. short and brown C. long and blond Bob wears _________.
A. black shoes B. a blue cap C. a brown coatMr. White’s car is ________.
A. black B. blue C. greenWhich is TRUE(哪一项是正确的？)
A. Lucy and Lily have two brothers.
B. The girl in an orange skirt is Lily.
C. Mrs. White’s dress is black.
A
| Names |
Things(物品)in the bag |
| Liu Jun |
two books, a pen, three pencils and a white eraser |
| Zhang Yuanyuan |
two pencils, three books, a yellow ruler and a blue knife |
| Chen Xiaofeng |
a toy car, a pen, a map and five pencils |
| Meng Yi |
a cake, two eggs and a big red apples |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。 We can see ________ pencils in Liu Jun’s bag.
A. one B. two C. threeZhang Yuanyuan’s knife is ________.
A. pink B. blue C. white_________ has a map in his bag.
A. Chen Xiaofeng B. Liu Jun C. Meng Yi Meng Yi has __________ in his bag.
A. a pen B. a ruler C. a cake_______ and ______ both have some (一些) books.
A. Liu Jun, Zhang Yuanyuan
B. Zhang Yuanyuan, Meng Yi
C. Liu Jun ,Chen Xiaofeng
Do you know the word “brunch”? On weekends, many people like to have brunch—late breakfast or early lunch. People usually have brunch between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday because they like to get up late after a week’s hard work and they want to enjoy brunch with their parents, children or friends. That is a relaxing and interesting way of eating for most families.
Today brunch has become the most popular in big hotels. People can ask for it or cook it themselves. To make it look like both breakfast and lunch, people choose to have lots of dishes. You can often see the following food on the table: meat, eggs, fruit, vegetables, orange, and tea.
按要求完成下列各题。 When do people usually have brunch? （根据短文内容回答问题）
What do people think of eating brunch?（根据短文内容回答问题）
Do people usually eat much for brunch?（根据短文内容回答问题）
从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最相近的短语。
Many people like to have brunch.In the passage, the underlined word “it” refers to (指).
For many people of Norway(挪威)，skiing(滑雪) is the best way to have fun in winter. Almost everyone can ski. Children learn to ski after they learn to walk. Long long ago in Norway, there were no buses, trains or cars. People had to find a way to walk over the deep snow. Skis were the right answer!
Although they love winter, the people of Norway are also happy to see summer come. They enjoy the out-door activities at any time of the year. In summer they swim and sunbathe near the beach. Some people go cycling and go mountain climbing. Sail-boating is also very popular during the warm sunny summer months.
The Norwegians(挪威人), like people everywhere, find many in-door ways to have a good time. During the long winter they also enjoy movies. They like to read books from the libraries in all seasons. Family life is very important to the people of Norway.In winter, _______ is the most popular sport for Norwegians to have a good time.
A. skiing B. skating C. climbing Long long time ago, Norwegians skied to ________.
A. have fun B. keep fit C. cross the deep snow We can find _________ kinds of outdoor activities in the passage.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7From the passage we know __________.
A. Norwegians like winter, but they don’t like summer.
B. Norwegians don’t think family life is very important.
C. Norwegians also like indoor activities. The writer wants to tell us about Norwegians’ _________.
A. sports B. life C. habits
The following are four kinds of medicine at home. We should know how to use them. Never make any mistakes.
| I Take the medicine with water. One or two pills every eight hours. Don’t take more than six pills in 24 hours. For children under six, go to ask the doctor. |
II Three times a day and one pill a time. One pill before breakfast, one before 11:00 and one before sleep. Not for children under six and persons with stomachache. |
| III The medicine is for a person with a toothache. Two pills a time a day before sleep for adults (成人). Half for children under 12. |
IV Take the medicine four times a day. Four pills a time for adults with a cold. Half the pills for children under 10. Take the medicine before three meals and before sleep. |
We shouldn’t take more than __________ pills of Medicine I a day.
A. 2 B. 6 C. 8Children under six shouldn’t take ___________.
A. Medicine II B. Medicine III C. Medicine IVMedicine III is for people with ___________.
A. a toothache B. a cold C. a stomachache If Lisa is ________ years old, she should take 8 pills of medicine IV a day.
A. 11 B. 20 C. 9 Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Three kinds of the medicine should be taken 3 times a day.
B. Three kinds of the medicine should be taken before sleep.
C. Three kinds of the medicine should be taken 1 pill a time.
