题目内容
A School Report
【小题1】Edward's best subject is_______.
| A．Science | B．English |
| C．Geography | D．French |
| A．Maths and History | B．Science and Geography |
| C．History and French | D．Music and English |
| A．Edward can't sing songs very well. |
| B．School will begin again on May 6th. |
| C．Edward can do better if he works harder next term. |
| D．Edward doesn't do well in Science. |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
解析试题分析：这篇短文介绍Edward的基本情况，主要是关于他对各门功课的学习情况。他如果下学期更努力的话，他会学得更好。
【小题1】细节理解题。从短文中这句话“He is the best in the class.Keep it up.”这句话可知Edward的最好科目是英语，故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。从短文中这几句话“He is a little weak in this subject.”可知Edward数学差，“He is not so good at it.”可知Edward不擅长历史，故选A。
【小题3】细节理解题。从短文中最后一句话可知，Edward如果下学期更加努力的话，他会学得更好，故
选C
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步步高达标卷系列答案On April 20th,2013, a big and powerful earthquake attacked Ya’an, Sichuan Province. A great many buildings and houses collapsed, a lot of people were killed and even more people lost their homes in the earthquake .
The number of the death from the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Ya’an in southwestern China's Sichuan Province has risen to 188, according to latest calculations by local Civil Affairs Bureau(as of 18:00 pm, April 22, ). At least 11,826 were reportedly injured in the quake while 25 are still missing.
Experts are anticipating(预期的)much less casualties(人员伤亡)in the quake than that from the 8.0 magnitude quake hit Wenchuan on May 12, 2008, also in Sichuan Province, which killed more than 80,000 and injured over 300,000.
Energy released from Wenchuan earthquake would be 30 times of that from Ya’an quake, according to Zhang Xiaonan, an expert with China's Geophysical Union. Dai Junwu with Harbin-based seismological bureau (地震局)expects the number of the death at less than 1,000, and economic losses from the quake could reach up to 100 billion yuan.
Rescue（营救）efforts were carried “timely and orderly”, said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang who flew to the quicken-stricken area on Sunday, the second day of the quake. He was quoted as saying that “the current priority is to save lives”.
【小题1】When did Ya’an earthquake happen?
| A．April 22,2008 | B．April 20,2013 | C．May 12,2008 | D．May.22 2013 |
| A．About188 | B．At least 11,826 | C．More than 80,000 | D．Over 300,000. |
| A．fell down suddenly | B．Rebuilt |
| C．burnt to the ground | D．turned into pieces |
| A．Wenchuan earthquake released 30 times energy of Ya’an earthquake. |
| B．Premier Li Keqiang who flew to the quicken-stricken area on April,21,2013. |
| C．Wenchuan earthquake killed around 80000 people. |
| D．Zhang Xiaonan expected the economic losses from the quake could reach up to 100 billion yuan. |
A crow(乌鸦) is about twenty inches(英寸) long and black all over. Crows are dirty birds because they live on bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more useful to us than any birds. They clean up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always hungry. They look for food all day, and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests(巢) in the trees. They sleep there at night.
Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk. Sometimes they talk together, and sometimes they do it by turns(轮流) like human beings(人类). It is easy to tell(判断) from crow’s sound if they are pleased or angry. Perhaps crows talk a lot because they are friendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives, and if one of them dies, the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and some time later it dies too.
【小题1】Crows “live on bad food” means “ _________ ”.
| A．Crows eat old bad food. |
| B．Old bad food is crows’ nests. |
| C．Crows make their nests on old bad food. |
| D．Crows sleep on old bad food. |
| A．are clean birds |
| B．can move away waste food |
| C．can make our streets clean |
| D．aren’t dirty |
| A．in the evening | B．all day | C．in the morning | D．at night |
| A．together | B．by turns | C．noisily | D．quietly |
| A．they will not live together. |
| B．neither of them can live alone happily. |
| C．they will die |
| D．one of them will die |
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【小题1】 of the books in the form were written by American writers.
A. Two B. Three C. Four
【小题2】The book that came out in 1957 was written by .
| A．Gary | B．Schmidt | C．Paulo Coelho | D．Theodore Geisel |
A. The Wednesday Wars
B. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
C. The Alchemist
【小题4】The book that broke the Guinness record came out .
A. in 1947 B. in 1988 C. in 1903
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the information above?
A. The theme of the book The Cat in the Hat is a natural and easy attitude to life.
B. Only one of the four books won the Newbery Medal.
C. The book with the theme of a positive attitude to difficulty came out when the writer was 41 years old.
Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.
I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through pop music or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things.
But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem rather important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.
That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures (the opposite of success). JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat you—you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.
No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to tell when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.
And even when you’re struggling(奋斗), even when you’re discouraged (泄气), and you feel other people have given up on you—don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
【小题1】Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the third paragraph?
| A．To compare these two famous persons. |
| B．To explain that the more failures he has, the more successful he is. |
| C．If you want to be successful, you should fail first. |
| D．To show that failure is the mother of success. |
| A．No one can be successful without working hard. |
| B．Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way. |
| C．Those who believe in themselves shouldn’t ask others for help. |
| D．One should try his best to make his dream come true. |
| A．One shouldn’t ask questions because it is a sign of strength. |
| B．One should believe in himself though he will face much difficulty. |
| C．One doesn’t have to work hard when he has failed several times. |
| D．One doesn’t have to ask for help because it is a sign of weakness. |
If someone says to you: “give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person's not asking for your money, but your fingers.
In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular gesture (动作). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the slapping (拍) of each other's raised (举起的) right hands together.
People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket (彩票). If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.
This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword (刀) in his hand.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?
【小题1】“Give me five” is a gesture to __________.
| A．make people laugh | B．ask for money |
| C．celebrate success | D．search one’s pocket |
| A．toes | B．hands | C．arms | D．legs |
| A．lose your money | B．go back home |
| C．win a football game | D．do badly in exam |
| A．they were proud of their emperor |
| B．they were happy to see the emperor |
| C．they wanted to show there were no swords in their hands |
| D．we don’t know |
Put 2 February in your diary! It is World Wetlands Day! It marks the date that the
Convention(公约) on Wetlands was signed(签署)in1971.This special day was first celebrated in 1997 and it is celebrated every year.
The celebration is a call for action. It is a way to show people how important and
useful the wetlands are for people. On World Wetlands Day, people around the world take
part in many wetlands activities. People take trips to the local wetlands. There are talks
about how important the wetlands are. People get together to clean up their local wetlands
Children draw pictures to advertise the day. People also compete(比赛)in boat races.
The World Wetlands Day is important! If there are no wetlands, there will be no water for anyone in the future. Wetlands help protect nature and resources(资源)like fresh water. Already, more than 10000 million people in the world do not have fresh water.
Many people do not know how important the wetlands are. They can understand why an
elephant or a tiger is important because they are big, beautiful animals. It is much harder for
them to understand how important the animals in the wetlands are. These small animals,
such as frogs and snails, play a very important part in keeping the balance of nature.
All plants and animals are part of the food chain(链).If the small wetlands animals
die, some animals in the food chain will have nothing to eat. They will also die. People
need the wetlands to keep the balance of nature in the world. If we do not protect nature
today，it will be gone tomorrow.
【小题1】What should you put in your diary?
| A．Some frogs. |
| B．The date of World Wetlands Day. |
| C．1971 |
| D．Any special day. |
| A．All over the world. | B．In ships |
| C．At home. | D．In their own way. |
| A．People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking part in competitions. |
| B．People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking hips to local wetlands. |
| C．People celebrate World Wetlands Day by listening to talks about the wetlands. |
| D．People celebrate World Wetlands Day by talking about the weather. |
| A．They are part of the balance of nature and the food chain. |
| B．They are beautiful. |
| C．Bigger animals are eaten by them |
| D．Without them, there may be no water. |
| A．Wetlands Are Important |
| B．Small Animals Are Also Important |
| C．World Wetlands Day |
| D．Food Chain |
The human brain weighs about 1.4 kilograms, but it can, hold much more information than most computers. However, there is another difference between humans and computers. Computers don't forget information they are given, but humans often do. No one remembers everything, and luckily we don't usually have to. But everyone can improve their memory if they want to. Here are some suggestions.
◆Try to use new informati6n immediately. For example, if you meet someone who says "Hi! I'm Carlos," don't just say "Hello." Repeat the person's name. Say"____"
◆Break a big number into smaller parts. For example, it's hard to memorize (记忆) 109244153. But if you break it into three parts--109/244/153—it becomes easier.
◆Write out what you need to remember ever and over again. This will help you keep it in mind longer, especially for memorizing formulas (公式) or facts.
◆Always review information. If you bring what you've learned back to your mind, they become easier to remember. For example, before you go to sleep, it’s a good idea to review the new things you learned that clay.
◆Discuss with a friend. It is always easier to remember things through discussions. You can have a discussion about what's right and what's wrong, and it will lead to the right answer.
◆Never tell yourself that you have a bad memory. You can always do something to help improve your memory. And everyone's memory gets better if they use it often enough.
All of the suggestions are helpful. If you follow them, you are certain to improve your memory.
【小题1】How many suggestions are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．Hello, Carlos. | B．How do you do? |
| C．Hello, I am Sophia. | D．Glad to meet you! |
| A．To store it in a computer. | B．To break it into stunner parts. |
| C．To discuss it with a friend. | D．To review it before you sleep. |
| A．Discussing with friends can help you remember things. |
| B．Always reviewing information can help you fall asleep. |
| C．Formulas and facts can help you learn about your brain. |
| D．Human beings can improve their memory by computer. |
| A．You should tell others about your bad memory. |
| B．You should believe in other people all the time. |
| C．You should ask others to improve their memory. |
| D．You should ho confident in your memory ability. |