Scientists think that a weather pattern(形式)called E1 Nin6(厄尔尼诺现象)caused the drought(干旱)in Australia．E1 Nin6 causes different weather in different parts of the world．It causes a lot of rain and floods in some places．It causes droughts in other places．Droughts can badly affect people and the land．E1 Nin6 lasts about a year．
In normal weather conditions．warm winds from South America blow from east to west across the Pacific Ocean．The winds early storms to Australia．These storms bring rain to Australia．
During an E1 Nin6 weather pattern．the winds change direction．They blow from west to east across the Pacific Ocean．The storms n0 longer move across Australia．So Australia gets very little rain during E1 Nino．
The drought began in January,1982．E1 Nino often occurs at this time of year．But that year, E1 Nino was stronger than usual．There Was very little rainfall(降雨量)in eastern Australia．There was also very little water in the rivers．The drought WaS at its worst in February,1983．At that time, the weather was very hot．The forests and fields were very dry．Cotton growers eouldn’t plant their cotton．Sheep farmers had no grass for their animals to eat．So many of them died．Because the forests were dry．forest fires started quickly．Some of the fires burned for a month．Many forests were destroyed．Over 2,000 people lost their houses in the fires and 75 people died．
The Australian drought of 1982-1983 affected thousands of people and animals．The drought cost the country over＄3,000,000,000．It was a reminder(提示)to Australians of how the weather could change their lives．1
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(1)
From the passage we know El Nino is ________．
[ ]
A．
a powerful storm
B．
a place in Australia
C．
a weather pattern
(2)
The undedined word“DccH俗”in the passage means“________”in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
发生
B．
发展
C．
消失
(3)
Picture ________ shows how E1 Nin6 causes a drought in Australia．
[ ]
A．
B．
C．
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．
There was very little rainfall in eastern Australia in 1982．
B．
Many forests were destroyed in the Australian drought．
C．
as Australian government paid over￥3,000,000,000 for this drought．
A traveler came out of the airport．There were a lot of taxis．He asked every taxi driver’s name．Then he took the third one．It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel．
“How much does it cost for the whole day?” the man asked．“l00 dollars,”said the taxi driver．This was very expensive, but the man said it was OK．
The taxi driver took the man everywhere．He showed him all the parks and gift shops in the city．In the evening they went back to the hotel．The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said,“What about tomorrow?”“It's another l00 dollars,”said the taxi driver．But the traveler said, “That's OK!See you tomorrow．” The taxi driver was very pleased．
The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again．They visited all the parks and gift shops again, and in the evening they went back to the hotel．The man gave the taxi driverl00 dollars again and said,“I'm going home tomorrow．”The taxi driver was sorry because he liked the traveler, and above all, 100 dollars a day was a lot of money．“So you’re going home．Where do you come from?”he asked．“I come from New York!”said the traveler．I have a sister in New York．Her name is Susanna．Do you know her?”the taxi driver asked．“0f course I know her．She gave me 200 dollars for you!”．
(1)
Why did the taxi driver feel sorry when he knew the traveler would go home on the third day?
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A．
The taxi driver and the traveler became friends．
B．
The taxi driver wanted to get more money from the traveler．
C．
The traveler was his sister’s good friend．
D．
The taxi driver and the traveler came from the same city．
(2)
________ asked the traveler to give the money to the taxi driver．
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A．
The traveler's sister
B．
The traveler himself
C．
The driver's sister
D．
The driver's friend
阅读理解
Dear Jane and Bob,
I’m writing to invite you both to my 15th birthday party on Saturday, June 14th．I’m having a meal in a restaurant with a few friends and then we’ll have a party at my house．I would love you both to come if you can．If you need a place to stay for the night, you can sleep on the floor in our sitting room but bring a sleeping bag, please! Haha, it’s only a joke．If you want to stay at my home for a night, please tell me．I will prepare it for you．
The meal is at Mama Mia’s, a good Italian restaurant．It begins at 7∶30 p.m．You can take the train which leaves London, Liverpool Street at 5∶00 p.m．and arrives in Cambridge at 6∶45 p.m．Then we will have the birthday party at my house at about 8∶30 p.m．My mother will make a birthday cake and some snacks for us．I think they must be very delicious．I heard that you have some nice CDs, could you please bring them to my party and enjoy the music with us?I believe we will have a good time．
Hope you can come!
Yours
Debbie
(1)
Debbie’s letter is for ________?
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A．
her teacher．
B．
Jane and Bob．
C．
her pen pal．
(2)
How old is Debbie?
[ ]
A．
14．
B．
15．
C．
16．
(3)
Jane and Bob can go there by ________．
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A．
subway
B．
bus
C．
train
(4)
What time will the meal begin?
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A．
At 6∶45p.m．
B．
At 7∶30p.m．
C．
At 8∶30p.m．
(5)
What will Debbie’s mother make for them?
[ ]
A．
A birthday cake．
B．
Milk shake．
C．
Noodles．
阅读理解
"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 things．They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born．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 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 every hospital in the phone book looking for your body．Say sorry to them when you make mistakes．Take responsibility(责任)for what you have done．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 practising being parents and need help you can give them．Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children．
(1)
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
(2)
The writer thinks ________．
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A．
it's wrong of parents to worry about their children too much
B．
some parents are unfriendly, which makes their children angry
C．
children should do everything as their parents say
D．
parents love their children very much and the children should understand them
(3)
Which is the best title(标题)for the passage?
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A．
Parents' Responsibility
B．
How to get on with parents?
C．
Zhang Hua's Problem
D．
What are parents worrying about?
阅读理解。
(1)
What time does the movie start on 23rd?
[ ]
A．
At 2∶00
B．
At 3∶00
C．
At 6∶00
D．
At 7∶00
(2)
Which activity lasts the longest?
[ ]
A．
Fashion Show
B．
Book Club
C．
Picnic
D．
Camera Club
(3)
All the activities are in the afternoon except ________．
[ ]
A．
Exercises Class
B．
Travel Lecture
C．
Sewing Class
D．
Painting
(4)
Jim is very interested in sports．He can take part in sports activities every ________．
[ ]
A．
Monday
B．
Wednesday
C．
Thursday
D．
Friday
(5)
When does the school have dance classes?
[ ]
A．
On 13th and 27th
B．
On 27th and 29th
C．
On 10th and 27th
D．
On 10th and 15th
阅读理解
Americans are very direct people．When they want something they say“yes”and when they don’t they say“no”．If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it．Here’s an example．I arrive at someone’s house and he gives me wine, I don’t want wine．Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it．I will say“No, thanks．”If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask for something else,“No, thanks．But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some．”If I really want wine, I just say,“Yes, thank you．”Unless they happen to know the Chinese customs, westerners will not ask you again and again after you have said you don’t want it．
(1)
If Americans want something, they would say“________”．
[ ]
A．
Yes, thank you．
B．
No, thanks．
C．
No, I’m sorry．
D．
Yes, why not．
(2)
When Americans do not want what is given, they would say“________”．
[ ]
A．
No, I don’t．
B．
No, thanks．
C．
Yes, thank you．
D．
No, I’m sorry．
(3)
In this passage,“westerners”means ________．
[ ]
A．
the people who live in the west of their country
B．
the visitors who go to the Western countries
C．
the people who live in the Western countries
D．
the people who know the customs of the West
(4)
The Chinese people might ________ if you don’t want something given．
[ ]
A．
be glad
B．
say“thank you”
C．
get angry
D．
ask you again to take it
(5)
From this passage we know that ________．
[ ]
A．
the Chinese people are direct
B．
the Chinese customs are better
C．
the westerners are more polite
D．
different countries have different customs
阅读理解
Do you know more and more Chinese artists have made regular donations to charity or put their efforts into charity work in China?Here let’s know some of them．
(1)
Who can get help from the Yan Ran Angel Foundation?
[ ]
A．
Harelipped children under 14．
B．
All disabled children．
C．
All disabled children under 14．
D．
All harelipped children．
(2)
What can we learn from the passage?
[ ]
A．
Faye Wong and Li Yapeng don’t like their daughter．
B．
More than 7 people’s eyes were cured thanks to Cong Fei’s Cornea．
C．
Guan Mucun was once helped by the government and her neighbours．
D．
Jackie Chan didn’t have chance to visit the people he helped．
(3)
What is the passage mainly about?
[ ]
A．
Chinese charity work．
B．
Charity work of some Chinese artists．
C．
Some famous Chinese artists．
D．
Organizations started by Chinese artists．
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People have always wanted to speak with animals．There are many books about this, especially children books．Now there are also movies, such as Dr．Doolittle．When you watch animals, it seems clear that they can communicate with each other．Many people wonder why people can’t also communicate with them．
Scientists know how some animals communicate．Bees, for example, use their bodies．They do a kind of dance to give information about food．Birds, on the other hand, share information with sounds．They use certain sounds to protect their homes and to stay together when they fly．Some male(雄性)birds use lovely songs to attract a female(雌性)．Other animals communicate with both body movements and sounds．For example, dogs wag(摇摆)their tails(尾巴)when they are happy, and they bark(吠)when they are excited．
People used to think it was possible to teach human language to animals．Parrots and other birds, for example, can learn to say words．But the birds just repeat the words．They don’t understand them．Some American scientists tried to teach English to chimpanzees, close relatives of human beings．However, this was impossible．Chimpanzees can’t move their mouths the right way．They could never learn to speak like people．
Then scientists tried to teach human language to chimpanzees in other ways．Some tried with American Sign Language(ASL)．Others tried with a simple computer．But chimpanzees could only learn to use a few words．They could never learn to use grammar．Their brains are very different from the brains of human beings．
Now some scientists are studying the same points between human and animal language．In fact, some animals use sounds like people do．Dogs, for example, use an unpleasant, low sound to tell other dogs to stay away．People, too, use that kind of voice to say the same things．A dog’s noisy bark communicates that something is happening．People use the same high tone when they shout,“Watch out!”
Scientists want to understand the language of other animals, such as whales and bears．To do this, they go out to the animals’ natural homes．They watch the animals for days or even years．They take pictures and make tapes recordings and share the information with other scientists．In this way, they hope to learn more about the way animals communicate, and maybe someday we’ll be able to communicate better with them．
(1)
Some birds can learn to say words, ________．
[ ]
A．
but they don’t really know the meaning
B．
and they make up new words, too
C．
and they use grammar, too
D．
but they forget them quickly
(2)
Dogs and people use ________．
[ ]
A．
words when they communicate
B．
different sounds to mean the same thing
C．
a low sound to keep others away
D．
a high sound to keep others away
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
Bees communicate by making a noise
B．
Dogs wag their tails when they are angry．
C．
Chimpanzees can learn to use some grammar．
D．
Birds use sounds to stay together
(4)
This passage is mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
how scientists communicate with each other
B．
how scientists are studying animals’ communication
C．
how people might communicate with animals
D．
how animals communicate with each other
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Three engineers and three managers are traveling by train to a meeting．At the station, the three managers buy three tickets, but the three engineers only buy one ticket．
“How are three people going to travel with only one ticket?”asks a manager．“Watch and you'll see,”an engineer answers．They all get on the train．The managers take their own seats but all the three engineers go into a restroom(卫生间)and close the door．
After the train has moved, the conductor comes around to check tickets．He knocks on the restroom door and says,“Ticket, please．”The door opens and an arm comes out with a ticket in one hand．The conductor checks it and goes on．
The managers see it and think it is quite a good idea．So after the meeting, the managers decide to do it like the engineers on the return trip and save some money．When they get to the station, they buy only one ticket．
To their surprise the engineers don't buy a ticket at all．“How are you going to travel without a ticket?”says a manager．“Watch and you will see,”an engineer answers．When they get on the train, the three managers go into a restroom and the three engineers go into the restroom opposite．The train moves．
After a moment, one of the engineers leaves their restroom and walks over to the restroom opposite．He knocks on the door and says,“Ticket, please．”
(1)
How many tickets do all the people buy for the trip to the meeting?
[ ]
A．
Three．
B．
Four．
C．
Five．
D．
Six．
(2)
What does the underlined word“it”refer to(所指)?
[ ]
A．
Traveling with the three engineers．
B．
Buying one ticket for three people．
C．
Buying any ticket for a trip．
D．
Buying three tickets for three people．
(3)
Why do the three managers go into a restroom?
[ ]
A．
Because they think it's very comfortable．
B．
Because they only have one ticket．
C．
Because they don't want the engineers to find them．
D．
Because they don't want the conductor to check the ticket．
(4)
Why does one of the engineers knock on the door in the last paragraph?
[ ]
A．
The conductor let him check tickets．
B．
He has something to say to the managers．
C．
He wants to get the only one ticket from the three managers．
D．
He wants to tell the managers that they will get off the train．
(5)
Which of the following sentences is NOT right?
[ ]
A．
The engineers are much cleverer than the managers．
B．
The engineers may have one ticket for their return trip．
C．
The conductor knows the three engineers very well．
D．
The managers may give their one ticket to the engineer．
