Many animals are camouflaged(伪装)by having the same colour as the places where they live．Since they blend well with their surroundings(四周环境)，their enemies cannot find them so easily．In addition, it is easier for them to hunt for food as they can come very close to their preys(猎物)without being noticed．
The polar bear lives in the snowy far north and it has white fur．The colour of the lions is similar to that of the dried grass found in the sandy desert．The tapirs(貘)which live in the jungles(丛林)have a colour pattern which seems of little use the front of their bodies, their heads and their legs are black, while the rest is white．We can pick out the tapirs easily at the zoo but in their homeland it is not so．They hunt at night when there are patches of moonlight and patches of shadow and this makes them less noticeable(显而易见)．Some other animals change their colours to suit the surroundings．For example, the arctic fox changes the colour of its coat in winter to blend in with the snow, so that it becomes less visible．
(1)
When animals are camouflaged, they ________．
[ ]
A．
can’t see well
B．
are protected from their enemies
C．
find it difficult to hunt for food
D．
can run faster
(2)
The lion lives in ________．
[ ]
A．
the snowy far north
B．
a place with no sand
C．
a place full of dried grass
D．
the same place as the polar bear
(3)
The tapirs are ________．
[ ]
A．
black and grey
B．
black and white
C．
brown and white
D．
brown and green
(4)
The tapirs ________．
[ ]
A．
hunt in the day
B．
live in the lake
C．
are a type of fish
D．
are easily noticed at the zoo
(5)
The arctic fox changes its coat in winter ________．
One evening two young men were walking in the street together．They tried to find a chance to steal something．The clock struck twelve．Most of the people went to bed．Quickly they came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep．Standing at the front gate, one said in English to the other in a low voice, “You wait here．I’ll go around to the back door and then get into the house．” Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them．The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could．Finally, they stopped at a lonely place．The man said breathlessly, “It’s too bad．I hadn’t expected that the dog could understand English．”
(1)
Why did the two men walk in the street one evening?
[ ]
A．
They couldn’t fall asleep
B．
They wanted to steal something
C．
They would like to take a walk
D．
They went to visit their friends
(2)
“One said in English to the other in a low voice．” From this sentence we know ________．
[ ]
A．
he didn’t know English
B．
he liked speaking English quietly
C．
he couldn’t speak loud
D．
he was afraid of waking up others
(3)
The dog ran out of the house and barked at them only because ________．
[ ]
A．
it understood English
B．
it knew them
C．
it found someone outside
D．
Both B and C
(4)
At last the two young men ________．
[ ]
A．
stole nothing
B．
stole something expensive
C．
were bitten by the dog
D．
were bitten by the police
(5)
What did the owners do while the dog was barking?
[ ]
A．
They stopped it．
B．
They got up quickly．
C．
They shouted for help．
D．
The story didn’t tell us．
Sam and Tom were boys．They were brothers, and they often had fights(打架)with each other．
Last Saturday their mother said to them, “ I’m going to cook our lunch now．Go out and play in the garden and be good．”
Yes, Mummy,” the two boys answered and they went out．They played in the garden for half an hour, and then Sam ran into the kitchen．Mummy, he said．Tom’s broken a window in Mrs．King’s house．Mrs．King lived next to them．
He’s a bad boy,” his mother said,“How did he break it?”
I threw a stone at him,” Sam answered,“and he quickly moved down．”
(1)
Sam and Tom were ________．
[ ]
A．
sisters
B．
twins
C．
brothers
D．
classmates
(2)
They ________．
[ ]
A．
were not friendly to each other
B．
helped each other
C．
had fights with their friends
D．
loved each other
(3)
Last Saturday they ________．
[ ]
A．
played in the kitchen
B．
cooked lunch
C．
played in the garden
D．
were good
(4)
A window of ________ was broken．
[ ]
A．
their house
B．
Mrs．King’s house
C．
the kitchen
D．
Tom’s room
(5)
Who broke the window?
[ ]
A．
Tom
B．
Mother．
C．
Mrs．King．
D．
Sam．
阅读理解
New words：
preliminaries预赛 quarterfinal1/4决赛
semifinal半决赛 10m Platform10米跳台
singles/doubles gold medal match单/双打决赛
(1)
Which of the following can you NOT watch on CCTV on August 21?
[ ]
A．
Volleyball matches．
B．
Tennis matches．
C．
Football matches．
D．
Badminton matches．
(2)
What event can you watch on the afternoon of August 22?
[ ]
A．
Diving：Women’s 10m Platform Final
B．
Tennis：Men’s Singles Gold Medal Match
C．
Basketball：Men’s Preliminaries(Japan vs．Italy)
D．
Table Tennis：Men’s Singles Semifinal
(3)
When can you watch Tennis：Men’s Singles Gold Medal Match on CCTV－5?
[ ]
A．
On August 21．
B．
On August 22．
C．
On August 23．
D．
On August 24．
阅读理解
Once upon a time, two young men were spending some time in the country．One day, while taking a walk together, they crossed a large field．
“Look out!” one of the young men shouted, because a bull suddenly appeared and began to chase them．They were very frightened．They ran as fast as they could, but the bull kept chasing them．
Finally, one of the men climbed up a tree．The other one jumped into a hole, but soon he came out of it．Immediately the bull chased him back into the hole．
“Stay there!” his friend shouted, but soon the man came out again, and again the bull chased him right back．This went on five or six more times．
At last, the man in the tree got angry and shouted to his friend in the hole, “You fool! Stay in that hole for a while, otherwise, this bull will keep us here all day!”
“That’s easy for you to say．” The other man said as he jumped one more time back into the hole, “But there happened to be a bear in this hole．”
(1)
The story took place in the ________．
[ ]
A．
hole
B．
village
C．
town
D．
large field
(2)
The young man shouted “Look out” because he saw ________．
[ ]
A．
a lion
B．
a bear
C．
a bull
D．
a cow
(3)
One of the men climbed up a tree, the other ________．
[ ]
A．
got into a hole
B．
ran away
C．
kept running
D．
went back home
(4)
The man couldn’t stay in the hole because ________．
[ ]
A．
he was afraid of the bull
B．
the hole was too small
C．
there was a bear in it
D．
he wanted to save his friend
(5)
The man in the tree got angry because his friend ________．
[ ]
A．
met a bear in the hole
B．
was a fool
C．
stayed in the hole
D．
didn’t stay in the hole
A man made a nice talking machine．It could weigh people’s weight．The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines．
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station．There were always lots of people in and out．
The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman．She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak．
“Good morning, Madam．”it said in Indian．“Your weight is 72 kilograms．That’s three kilograms more．If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right．Please have a nice day．”
The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl．She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight．
“Good morning, Miss．”the machine said in Chinese．”Your weight is 45 kilograms．It’s all right for your age．Keep eating what you eat every day．Please have a nice day．”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman．She thought for a long time to stand on the machine．The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning．Will one of you get off?”
(1)
The machine in this passage could ________．
[ ]
A．
weigh and talk to people
B．
tell people what they should eat
C．
speak all kinds of languages
D．
make people laugh
(2)
The man put his first machine ________．
[ ]
A．
in the station
B．
in a train
C．
in the doctor’s waiting room
D．
in the women’s room
(3)
The machine told the Indian woman ________．
[ ]
A．
she was a little lighter
B．
she was a little heavier
C．
it couldn’t speak Indian
D．
to eat what she wanted to eat
(4)
The machine said to a Chinese girl that she ________．
[ ]
A．
should eat more
B．
should eat less
C．
had to eat more fruit
D．
kept herself healthy
(5)
How was the American woman?
[ ]
A．
She was healthy．
B．
She liked thinking．
C．
She was too heavy．
D．
The machine didn’t like her．
Hello Sandy,
We have just returned from our holiday．We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors．This is a beautiful place．It is a natural park．There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds．
Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as be used to．However this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live．Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk．Very pleasant!
I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley(峡谷)below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist in the valley．Also, in England, the old steam powered trains(蒸汽火车)are very popular．I have taken many photos of the train and from it．
Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter．It is very early(we usually expect snow in January)．It rained all day, then snowed in the evening．Today we have bright sunshine!
Both Jenny and I are well I don’t know if I told you, in the last e-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel．Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work．
Please write to us to tell us your news．
Yours,
Victor
(1)
What kind of place is the Yorkshire Moors?
[ ]
A．
A hotel．
B．
A natural park．
C．
A hospital．
D．
A cafe．
(2)
When did the ladies take a walk?
[ ]
A．
Only in the morning．
B．
Only in the afternoon．
C．
Both in the morning and in the afternoon．
D．
In the evening．
(3)
They had ________ snow this winter．
[ ]
A．
an early
B．
a late
C．
a usual
D．
a big
(4)
What does the underlined word“it”in Paragraph 3 mean?
[ ]
A．
The valley．
B．
Travel．
C．
The mist．
D．
The train．
(5)
What do we know from this passage?
[ ]
A．
This is the first time Victor wrote an e mall to Sandy．
B．
Edward didn’t go traveling because he bad just come out of hospital．
C．
Jenny’s new job in a hotel is an easy one．
D．
People in England like the old steam powered trains very much．
阅读理解
Do you see many signs around you?Do you know the signs are an important part of our daily life?They can be in pictures or in words to give people information．What do people think are good signs?If you are thinking about making signs for others, what should you know?
The most important thing is that signs should be simple and easy to understand．It is important to use clear language．On the other hand, the words should be easy to write and you just need to write down what you want to do．“Keep off the grass” is a very good example．It means “Don’t touch or walk on the grass”．
Nowadays, there is a saying that “A picture paints a thousand words”．Perhaps that’s why we are seeing more and more signs in pictures, or a combination of pictures and words．However, that’s the difficult part, because picture signs may have different meanings in different countries．
(1)
First, a good sign should be ________．
[ ]
A．
clear
B．
beautiful
C．
funny
D．
interesting
(2)
The writer uses “A picture paints a thousand words” to show that ________．
[ ]
A．
a word sign is as easy as a picture sign to make
B．
a picture sign often has more information than a word sign
C．
a word sign has more information than a picture sign
D．
a word sign and a picture sign have the same information
(3)
What does the underlined word“combination”mean?
[ ]
A．
分开
B．
结合
C．
并列
D．
平行
(4)
What is the disadvantage(不利因素)of picture signs?
[ ]
A．
They are too simple．
B．
They are not easy to understand．
C．
They are not as interesting as word sign．
D．
They may have different meanings in different countries．
(5)
What’s the best title of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Word Signs
B．
Picture Signs
C．
The History of Signs
D．
Signs Are Important
阅读理解。
One morning in April, Jim Reed checked his e-mail．It was from a woman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania．He had talked to her on e-mail many times in the last ten days．All the other messages were fun and interesting to read．This message was different．
The message said, “Goodbye loved kowihn yu I amj leaving．”
Mr．Reed was frightened by the message．He tried to understand the words that were not spelled right．He quickly wrote a message to his new friend．
“What do you mean by the message you just sent to me?”
He waited but did not get an answer．He wrote back, “Please talk to me．”
Finally, she wrote, “I am fallllljg asleep what ti say gildgye ti ny friends．” Mr．Reed thought hard about this message．“Is she going to kill herself?” he thought．
“What is your phone number?” he typed．The woman sent a phone number．Mr．Reed called．At first the phone was busy．Then it just rang and rang．He called the police in Pittsburgh, and told them his story．Then he faxed them what his friend wrote．
The police and paramedics(医护人员)quickly went to the woman’s house．When she didn’t’ answer the doorbell, they broke in．They found her on the floor near the computer．She told them, “I took 60 pills．” The paramedics rushed her to the hospital．
“Mr．Reed did a great job of saving this woman,” the police captain said．“If he hadn’t succeeded at the e-message, she would be dead now．” The woman is fine now, and she thanks Mr．Reed for saving her life．
(1)
Mr．Reed talked with the woman ________．
[ ]
A．
by telephone
B．
on the Internet
C．
at his home
D．
in the office
(2)
The e-message he found was strange because ________．
[ ]
A．
it was fun to read
B．
it was not interesting like usual ones
C．
the woman wrote nothing
D．
the woman wrote it ten days ago
(3)
As soon as Mr．Reed read the e-message, he ________．
[ ]
A．
wrote back to ask her about the meaning of the message
