阅读下列材料,从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Standing on the beach of Copacabana, I come to realize that any understanding of Brazil really begins on its beaches. Everyone here has his or her perfect beach and is ready to tell you where to find it. I’m happy to take people’s advice, but my final goal is to find my own dream beach.
I head to Bahia, a place with Brazil’s best coastline. Over the centuries, people of many races have arrived here, creating a wonderful cultural mix. This mix influences Bahia’s language, food, music, and dance.
On arriving at one of Bahia’s best beaches —Prainha, I discover its golden sand lined by a row of perfect trees, moving softly in the ocean wind. As I enter the water, I have the feeling of swimming through moonlight. Prainha’s beauty is like something you might see in a postcard. But for me, it’s a little too perfect. ▲
I continue my search, heading north to Maceió, a fisherman’s beach. Boats lie on their sides while nets hang out to dry on lines between fishermen’s houses. We eat on the beach and later rest near the table. It’s a great day, but I have one final place to visit.
A few hundred kilometers out in the Atlantic, the islands of Fernando de Noronha are a national park, rich with birds and sea life. I visit a number of beaches on Fernando, but I leave the best one for last.
The beach at Praia do Leão has perfect sand, sea and sky. The water is pale blue and warm, alive with colorful fish and other sea life; the sand is the color of honey. The rocks and strong winds have the touch of wildness I was looking for. I dig my toes in the sand deeply and imagine I can hold on to this place forever.
(1)Which is the first beach the writer visits?
A. |
Maceió. |
B. |
Praia do Leão. |
C. |
Prainha. |
D. |
Copacabana. |
(2)What can we learn from the passage?
A. |
Prainha is a popular beach for fishermen. |
B. |
Bahia is a place with a wonderful cultural mix. |
C. |
The islands of Fernando are very rich in honey. |
D. |
Maceió’s beauty is like something in a postcard. |
(3)Which sentence can be put in the ▲ ?
A. |
The beach I’m searching for needs to be a little wilder. |
B. |
The beach I’m looking for is a place for fishermen to fish. |
C. |
The beach I’m searching for needs to be famous to tourists. |
D. |
The beach I’m looking for is popular with parents and children. |
(4)What is the best title for this passage?
A. |
An Unknown Beach |
B. |
Memories of Vacation |
C. |
The Perfect Beach |
D. |
A Tour of Education |
Trees can get light fromin the daytime.
A.C02 | B.O2 | C.the sun | D.the moon |
Chlorophyll is in .
A.sunlight | B.soil | C.air | D.leaves |
We can get more O2 by .
A.planting more trees |
B.cutting trees down |
C.making the water in soil(土壤) polluted |
D.making more CO2 |
CO2 from air and can produce food for trees with the help of chlorophyll and sunlight.
A.water in the sea | B.water from soil |
C.water in the river | D.O2 into air |
The picture tells us .
A.how trees let O2 go into air in the sunlight |
B.how trees let CO2 go into air in the sunlight |
C.the sunlight isn't important to trees at all |
D.trees can take in O2 and let out CO2 |
阅读表达,阅读短文,按要求完成短文后的各项任务。
We are in a world full of competition. Our parents compete with others in their offices, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete(1)_______ our ________in school. Most of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful. Why can’t we do better than others? One important reason is that we have no self-confidence.
In fact, everyone was born equal. You can do what others do. Although your classmates may be better than you in some ways, (2)你可能在其他科目上比他们好. So everyone has his or her advantages. Don’t look at things from a single point of view. Try to find your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.
Competition is not so terrible. Don’t be afraid of it. And don’t be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. Remember that self-confidence is the first step to success. Believe in yourselves, and you will be successful one day.在①句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整,上下文通顺:
将②句译成英文。
回答问题:Why can’t we do better than others?
在文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子,并写出该句。
You should not be afraid of competition.在文中写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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Feeling left out?
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn’t around.Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class.You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime.You want to have new friends.but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends.But remember, there’s always room for more friends.
Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break.Look for chances to say hi to them,smile,and be friendly.Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them.Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom.When you’re at break,walk over to kids you want to play with.act friendly,and say “Hi,can l play, too?” or just join in.If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends.Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends.The best way to make friends is to be a friend.Be kind,be friendly,share,say nice things,offer to help—and pretty soon,you’ll have one,or two,or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend.But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left:You can introduce her to your new friends!This text is written for.
A.teachers | B.parents | C.students | D.visitors |
According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they.
A.have trouble with their studies |
B.don’t have their best friends around |
C.need their parents to be with them |
D.are too young to look after themselves |
The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是).
A.sharing your ideas |
B.talking before many people |
C.studying better at school |
D.starting new friendship |
Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because·
A.they miss their old friends a lot |
B.they have no time to stay with others |
C.teachers know who wants a new friend |
D.they are shy or not good at making friends |
The expression “feeling left out'’ means“”in Chinese.
A.受冷落 8.被调侃 C.挨批评 D.遭攻击
An artist who did not have much money, but was a very kind man, was coming home by train one day. He gave his last few coins to a beggar, but then he saw another one, and forgot that he did not have any money. He asked the man if he would like to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted, so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal. At the end, the artist could not pay the bill, of course, so the beggar had to do so.
The artist was very unhappy about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend, and I’ll give you back the money for money.”
“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for your taxi home either!”The artist in this story was __________.
A.a man of wealth | B.a funny man | C.a kind man | D.a cheat |
While going home one day, the artist forgot about ___________.
A.his wallet | B.his train ticket | C.his coins | D.his own trouble |
After the meal, __________ paid the bill.
A.The artist | B.another man | C.the beggar | D.no one |
The artist invited the beggar to take a taxi home with him so that ___________.
A.the beggar could pay for the taxi home |
B.he could pay the money in return for the meal he had had |
C.he could make friends with the beggar |
D.they could trust each other |
At the end of the story, what the beggar said showed that he _________.
A.didn’t trust(信任) the artist |
B.was thankful to the artist |
C.felt sad for having paid for their lunch |
D.would make friends with the artist |
Dear Linda,
I have been in England three months now, and it’s my first time to be here. I hope you don't think I've forgotten you. There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I've not had much time for writing letters.
I shall soon be starting my studies at King's College. So far I've been learning about England and British ways of living. I won't tell you about London. There are plenty of books you can read and plenty of pictures you can look at. I'm sure you'll be more interested to know what I think about the life here.
I find some of the customs (风俗) new and interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in Europe. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other.
Yours
AliceThe writer came to London from _________.
A.Asia | B.Europe | C.America | D.Africa |
The writer __________.
A.has never been to England before |
B.came to England just now |
C.came to England three months ago |
D.will come to England in three months |
She has _________.
A.not written any letters |
B.much time to write letters |
C.no time to write letters |
D.a little time to write letters |
She came to England to _________.
A.study |
B.make a living |
C.learn British ways of living |
D.learn about life there |
Englishmen ___________.
A.do not often shake hands with friends when they meet |
B.often shake hands with friends when they meet |
C.raise their hats to all friends when they meet |
D.do not raise their hats to friends when they meet |