题目内容
Overhead bridges(天桥)can be seen in many parts of Singapore because traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is 1 ．
Overhead bridges are very useful，although they are not very convenient(方便的)because people 2 climb up a lot of steps．This is not convenient to the 3 ．But if people cross a 4 road using a zebra crossing(斑马线)，traffic is busy．This is 5 the government has built many overhead bridges to help people and 6 traffic moving at the same time．The government of Singapore has 7 a lot of money building these bridges because they are much sifter．
1．A．danger B．dangerous C．safe
2．A．can B．may C．have to
3．A．young B．old C．deaf
4．A．Wide B．Winding C．busy
5．A．how B．when C．why
6．A．see B．keep C．find
7．A．used B．made C．spent
1—5 BCBCC 6—7 BC
When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to their radios, TVs, newspapers, or to the Internet. However, you can also find many weather signs among wildlife, because of their highly developed senses. Drops in air pressure produce an effect on small animals in many ways. Mice and deer are good weather indicators. People who spend a lot of time outdoors have observed that, before a storm, field mice come out of their holes and run around. Deer leave high ground and come down from the mountains.
Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways. For example, some birds become irritable(暴躁) and quarrelsome and will fight over a piece of bread. Other birds chirp and sing just before a storm. It seems they know they won’t get another chance for an hour or two. Birds also look for safe places before a storm. You will sometimes see birds settling in trees or gathering together on a wire close to a building. Pre-storm low pressure make the air so thin that birds have difficulty flying.
It is unusual to see many birds flying overhead in the summertime, rather than during the periods in the spring or autumn. Watch for other weather signs if you see this. If they fly in the wrong direction, they may be flying ahead of a storm.
By paying closer attention to some important signs in nature, we can become better prepared for any kind of weather.
【小题1】The word “indicators” in paragraph 1 probably means .
| A．maps | B．services | C．signs | D．stations |
| A．By feeling a drop in air temperature. |
| B．By noticing the change of wind directions. |
| C．By feeling a drop in air pressure. |
| D．By noticing the movements of other animals. |
| A．Signs of a Storm | B．Drops in Air Pressure |
| C．Animals’ Sharp Senses | D．Nature’s Weather Signs |
Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter. A man with a walking stick is pictured there. A bird called a California condor(大秃鹫)is flying overhead. Who is this man, and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位)on the back of a coin?
The man on this quarter is John Muir. Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man, he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness. He walked more than a thousand miles across the country, through fields and woods. John Muir liked writing about the places he visited, describing their beauty.
Muir also wrote about problems. In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, many trees were being cut down. This made Muir unhappy and worried, because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them．Muir believed that nature should be conserved(保护)instead of being changed by human beings. He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests. Soon, others began to listen.
Muir wrote letters to important people, such as President Theodore Roosevelt. The president admired Muir’s love for nature. When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California. Muir convinced(说服)the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation. Later, President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立)five national parks. National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. One of these parks is Yosemite National Park, the area that is featured on the back of the California quarter.
Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died, people continue his work today. His work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world. John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources---then, now, and for the future.
【小题1】Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir?
| A．Because Roosevelt loved watching nature. |
| B．Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir. |
| C．Because Roosevelt admired John Muir’s love for nature. |
| D．Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland. |
| A．Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country. |
| B．Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world. |
| C．Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests. |
| D．Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roosevelt. |
| A．To advise readers to become active conservationists. |
| B．To make us interested in the story about a great man. |
| C．To tell us something about an important person in history. |
| D．To give information about how to conserve the environment. |
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Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead.
"Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well." The second answered, "Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼)."
So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud.
"What cloud?" asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.
1.The two farmers were _____.
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A．going home |
B．going to the field |
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C．going to work |
D．going to see their friend |
2.The two farmers _____ on that day.
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A．had a holiday |
B．didn't work |
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C．worked hard |
D．wanted to quarrel with each other |
3. When there are black block clouds in the sky, _____.
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A．it will rain soon |
B．it will be fine |
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C．it will get hot |
D．the sun is shining brightly |
4. The two farmers fought in words because _____.
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A．they were hungry |
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B．it rained |
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C．one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn't think so |
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D．they both hoped for rain |
5. The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _____.
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A．wanted to make friends with them |
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B．joined them in the quarrel |
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C．wanted to know why they were quarreling |
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D．had nothings to do |
6. How many farmers said that the rain would be helpful? _____.
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A．None |
B．One |
C．Two |
D．Three |
