题目内容
Everyone tries to get to school on time. But when bad weather gives you trouble, can you still make it before the bell rings?
In northern China during spring, big sandstorms often make trouble for students and everyone else. When the sky is dark with sand, buses and cars all move much more slowly. Sometimes, people can’t even see for 20 metres.
Sandstorms usually happen in spring. This year, sandstorms started in late March. They have happened in more than 10 provinces (省) in northern China this year. More than 70 million people have had problems in those places because of the sandstorms.
People in southern China don’t have to worry about this kind of bad weather. Most of the sand comes from Gansu and Inner Mongolia（内蒙古）. In northern China, lots of places have few trees and don’t get much rain. People there have been cutting down too many trees. When there aren’t many trees, the ground can’t keep enough water. Over the years, the ground dries up and turns to sand. When spring comes and the ice melts（融化）, the ground becomes looser（更松散的）. Strong winds take the loose sand into the sky.
Sandstorms are bad for people’s health. If people breathe（呼吸） too much sand, they could cough or have asthma（哮喘）.
Sandstorms also give farmers lots of problems. Sometimes their sheep get lost in the storms and never get back home. The winds also tear down farmers’ houses.
What can you do to stop sandstorms? Here’s an idea: Ask you parents to help you plant some trees this spring.
If you see people cutting down too many trees, tell them about the dangers of sandstorms, and ask your government to stop them from cutting.
1.In which season do sandstorms usually happen?
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A．In spring. |
B．In summer. |
C．In autumn. |
D．In winter. |
2.Which of the following provinces in China is often hit by sandstorms?
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A．Fujian Province. |
B．Yunnan Province. |
C．Jiangsu Province. |
D．Gansu Province. |
3.The underlined phrase “tear down” in the sentence means “_________”.
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A．使……哭泣 |
B．弄倒 |
C．摧残 |
D．加固 |
4. According to the passage, what cannot be caused by sandstorms?
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A．Health problems. |
B．Traffic problems. |
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C．The loss of farm animals. |
D．Noise pollution. |
5.Which is not stated in the passage？_______________ .
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A．Trees can help keep enough rain water |
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B．More trees need to be planted |
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C．Some people are doing harm to the environment |
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D．Sandstorms are the main cause of asthma |
1.A
2.D
3.B
4.D
5.D
【解析】略
One day when some government officials(官员) were building a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to make the mice inside the hole come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing(挤)out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they didn’t run away immediately. Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.
Everyone was puzzled(困惑), so they stepped near to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and couldn’t see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.
After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.
One serious American official said, “I think the relationship between those mice was that of king and guard(卫兵).” The other thought for a while and said, “That is why!”
A smart Frenchman said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.
A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed(表达) agreement another time.
At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”
Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and stayed speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame(羞愧), and did not dare to answer.
In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty(忠诚) or blood relationship.
Instead, it is based on no relationship.
【小题1】Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ________.
| A．one was biting the other |
| B．the mouth of the hole was too small |
| C．they were not afraid of smoke |
| D．one was trying to help the blind one |
| A．They didn’t dare to answer. |
| B．They didn’t realize the importance of protecting animals. |
| C．They felt sorry they had driven a poor blind mouse away. |
| D．They didn’t express themselves much better. |
| A．all the mice came out of the hole easily |
| B．each of the people understood the relationship differently |
| C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke |
| D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first |
| A．it was correct | B．it was strange |
| C．it was funny | D．it was sweet |
| A．Two Lovely Mice | B．Help Produces Love |
| C．Love Is All | D．Friends in Need |
Before you can start speaking and writing in English, your brain must get enough correct English sentences. This is obvious（显而易见的）.
There are two ways to get correct English sentences: listening and reading. Both are good, but reading is much easier than listening. With the help of a good dictionary, you will be able to understand English texts much more easily than movies. If you just read one book in English, you will see that your English has become much better. English phrases will just come to you without thinking when you are writing or speaking.
This is true for hundreds of words and grammar structures（结构）. If you read in English, you can forget about grammar rules. Throw away your grammar book! You needn’t know the rules for the present perfect tense(现在完成时). Instead, read a few books in English, and soon you will feel that “I have seen Paul yesterday” is wrong. The only difference between you and native speakers is that they have heard and read more English sentences than you have.
【小题1】From the first paragraph, we know that ________.
| A．English is difficult to learn |
| B．if you have seen an English sentence, you can speak English |
| C．before you use English, you must know some English |
| D．everyone is a born English speaker |
| A．Speaking. | B．Writing. |
| C．Thinking. | D．Reading and listening. |
| A．by reading English books | B．by reading grammar books |
| C．by writing and speaking | D．by learning grammar rules |
| A．have parents as their English teachers |
| B．are born to know grammar rules and phrases |
| C．read and hear more English than you |
| D．have a gift in learning English |
| A．It is important for us to know English words. |
| B．Reading is important for us to learn English. |
| C．English grammar is not so important. |
| D．The best way to learn English is going to England. |
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