题目内容
__________ bad weather it was! It has been rainy for a week.
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
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【解析】略
Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 decided to become a writer. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream: “I dreamt that my little baby came to life again—that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”
In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-odl May visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. One night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story Frankenstein.
Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.
Although famous, Shelley’s life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.
【小题1】 What do we know about he story Frankenstein?
A.It was really written by Mary Shelley’s husband. |
B.It was been read by millions of people. |
C.It was written to remember Shelley’s husband. |
D.It is the most famous story in the world. |
A.In England. | B.In Italy. | C.In Switzerland. | D.In France. |
a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.
b. The story Frankenstein was first published.
c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.
d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.
e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.
A.a, c, b, e, d | B.d, c, a, b, e | C.c, a, b, d, e | D.b, a, d, c, e |
A.43 | B.48 | C.51 | D.54 |
A.She experienced a lot of sadness in her life. |
B.She wasn’t considered a good writer during her life. |
C.She was educated at her local school. |
D.She became very rich because of the story Frankenstein. |
We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.
When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration (迁徙) is probably the migration of fish, which is called “salmon”(蛙鱼). This fish is born in fresh(淡的) water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster (龙虾). Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.
【小题1】 Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _______.
A.enjoy warmer weather |
B.find food more easily |
C.find beautiful places |
D.get away from crowded places |
A.in cold water | B.in warm water |
C.in salty water | D.in fresh water |
A.It’s a safe traveling way. |
B.The weather is bad. |
C.It is still unknown to us. |
D.They just don’t want not to be too crowded. |
A.the migration of animals |
B.the migration of fish |
C.the travel of animals |
D.the secret of nature |
A new planet more like Earth was discovered and regarded as a likely future home for human. The planet contains both land and water with average temperatures around 22℃. It is 600 light years from Earth. There are 290 days a year on the planet. |
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A French company wants to change the Eiffel Tower into a very tall and growing Christmas tree made of 600,000 plants. The Eiffel Tower is decorated(装饰)with 10,000 light bulbs and attracts(吸引)7 million visitors a year. |
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Wow, what a night! The evening got off to a fun start with Steven Hall. Ronan Parke took on Kelly Clarkson’s Because Of You. Jai McDowall finally won because of his wonderful performance. |
1.The new planet .
A. might have 365 days a year B. has no water
C. might be a future home for human D. has bad weather
2. will make the Eiffel Tower become a big tree.
A. 1000 light bulbs B. 600,000 plants
C. 600 light years D. 7 million visitors
3. was the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2011.
A. Steven Hall B. Ronan Parke
C. Kelly Clarkson D. Jai McDowall