题目内容
The Biggest Tree
Do you know the biggest tree in the world? Its name is " General Sherman". General Sherman is growing on the slopes(斜坡) of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 11 meters across and about 35 meters round, this will give you an idea of General Sherman's size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 80 meters high. It began as a tiny seed(小种籽) many years ago. Imagine!(设想) It has been growing since about 2000 BC. It has been growing for almost 4,000 years and it still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids.(金字塔) It may live for another 2000 years. What will the world be like in 4000 AD(公元)?
【小题1】The biggest tree in the world is growing on the slopes of the Rocky Mountain in___.
| A.the United States | B.China |
| C.Japan | D.France |
| A.400 | B.4,000 | C.40,000 | D.2,000 |
| A. a little seed | B.the Rocky Mountain |
| C.the Tai Mountain | D.the Pyramids |
【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
解析试题分析:这篇文章讲的是世界上最大的树——谢尔曼将军树的情况,文中对此树具体信息进行了详细描述。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据文中原句 General Sherman is growing on the slopes(斜坡) of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. 可知此树生长在美国,故选A。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据文中原句It has been growing for almost 4,000 years and it still growing! 可知它已生长了几乎4000来年,故选B。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据文中原句General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids.可知它和金字塔一样年龄大,故选D。
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A man had two sons. They were twins. They were born at almost the same time and looked exactly alike. But in one important way they were very different. One was an optimist(乐观者),while the other one was a pessimist(悲观者).
The man was worried about his sons. There are good and bad things in life, he knew. He did not want them to be too pessimistic or too optimistic. He took his problem to a friend, Sally.
“How can I cure(治愈)them of their foolish optimism and pessimist?” he asked his friend .
Sally was thoughtful. Then she said, “When is their next birthday?”
“It’s on Wednesday,” the father replied. “They’ll be twelve years old.”
“Excellent,” Sally said. “Here’s what you should do. Give your pessimist son a really wonderful present. Give your optimistic son a really poor present. That should cure them of their optimism and pessimisms.”
The father did as his friend told him.
On Wednesday morning the boys looked at their birthday presents.
The pessimist looked at his first. It was a beautiful and very expensive gold watch, but he was not pleased with it.
“Huh,” he said, “I don’t like this very much .I’m sure it won’t keep good time. It will always be fast or slow and it will probably break many times, and I’ll have to spend lots of money to get it repaired(修理).”
Then the optimist looked at his present. He was really pleased. “Look! Dad’s given me a shoelace (鞋带).” he said. He held up the shoelace.
“I haven’t found the shoes yet, but I’m sure they are here somewhere.”
【小题1】 What was the difference between the man’s two sons?
| A.They were born at different time. |
| B.They liked different presents. |
| C.One was an optimist, while the other one was a pessimist. |
| D.They didn’t have the same looks. |
| A.Optimist | B.Pessimist |
| C.His friend Sally | D.Himself |
| A.He wasn’t pleased with it. |
| B.He was pleased with it. |
| C.He was angry with it. |
| D.He was interested in it. |
| A.A gold watch. | B.A gold shoelace. |
| C.A pair of shows | D.A shoelace. |
| A.Because he knew there are good and bad things in life. |
| B.Because their sons were too pessimistic. |
| C.Because their sons were too optimistic. |
| D.Because their sons’ birthday was coming, he has no money to buy presents for them. |
We can see waste everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don't agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources(资源), we are short of others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal(煤) or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need and so on. Little by little, we will change everything. We can stop waste one day, if we do our best.
【小题1】From the passage we know that some students often _______ in the school.
| A.eat too much | B.don't work hard |
| C.waste things | D.throw rubbish everywhere |
| A.Fresh water | B.Forest. | C.Oil. | D.Coal. |
| A.We may still have enough oil. |
| B.We may still have enough coal. |
| C.We may have a little oil. |
| D.We may have no coal or oil to use. |
| A.Waste brings problems. |
| B.Waste can bring no problem. |
| C.China is rich in fresh water. |
| D.Students never waste things. |
| A.Stop Wasting |
| B.School life |
| C.Waste in the School |
| D.Rich Resources in China |
| Indonesia (印尼) | An Air Asia flight from the Indonesia to Singapore lost contact(联系) with air traffic control on Sunday. Transport Ministry official said the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 a.m local time. The Airbus 320-200 had 155 passengers and crew(乘务员) on it, another Indonesian Transport official said. |
| Shanghai | HONG KONG---At least 36 people were killed and 47 injured(伤害) in a stampede during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai, the city’s government reported. The deaths happened in the eastern city’s famous Bund, the riverside area where tens of thousands had gathered. The stampede began after 11:35 p.m. in Chen Yi Square, the city said. The exact cause was unclear. President Xi Jingping ordered an immediate investigation, the official Xinhua news service reported. |
| A.MH370 | B.ATR-72-600 | C.QZ8501 | D.MH17 |
| A.36 | B.42 | C.155 | D.191 |
| A.on Christmas Eve | B.during New Year’s Eve |
| C.at 6:17 a.m local time | D.on Sunday |
| A.health | B.education |
| C.environment | D.safety |
| A.text books | B.newspaper |
| C.comic books | D.magazines |
Two-year-old hero(英雄)Ye Chengfeng saved most of his family from a deadly gas leak(致命的煤气泄漏). As his grandfather lay dead(死的), the child woke up(叫醒) his grandmother and saved five other family members from death.
More and more British school kids use their mobile phones to cheat(作弊)in exams. They use them to send messages to get the answers. So far this year, 1,013 students were caught cheating with mobile phones. Teachers are now teaching themselves so they can find the cheats. They also ask the students to hand the phones in before exams.
A new study shows that girl chimps(黑猩猩) are faster to use tools(工具)than boys! Experts(专家)found that girl chimps in East Africa use sticks(棍) to dig (挖) in the soil(泥土) two years earlier than boys do. But they don’t know why. Girls watched their moms work, but the boys climbed trees. Yes, human girls always learn to write and draw first, but boys often run and play balls earlier than girls.
In Germany, doctors have three ways to help kids who are addicted (上瘾的)to the Internet. First, learning art — Kids learn painting or singing; Second, doing sports — Kids do swimming or horse riding. The last one is to go into nature — Kids plant flowers and grow vegetables. Doctors want kids to find other ways to have fun rather than(胜于)surf the Internet.
【小题1】How many family members did 2-year-old Ye Chengfeng save?
| A.Six. | B.Five. |
| C.Three. | D.Four. |
| A.send messages to each other |
| B.find their students’ cheats in exams |
| C.stop the students from using their mobile phones |
| D.ask the students to hand in their phones before exams |
| A.chimps are cleverer than monkeys |
| B.only chimps in East Africa can use tools |
| C.human boys always learn to write and draw earlier than girls |
| D.experts don’t know why girl chimps use tools faster than boys |
| A.go into nature |
| B.enjoy their school life better |
| C.become famous painters and singers |
| D.find some other ways to enjoy themselves |
①Girls learn faster than boys?
②Phone cheats
③Little hero
④No cheating!
⑤Internet cure
⑥Go into nature
| A.①⑤④⑥ | B.③④⑥⑤ |
| C.③②①⑤ | D.②③①⑤ |
Here are the contents (目录) of a book.
| Units | Readings | Skills | Words |
| Unit 1 Music | Music & Feelings Sad movies | Understanding main ideas Predicting by titles | Kinds of music Music stars |
| Unit 2 Sports | National sports The ancient Olympic Games | Understanding main ideas Guessing the meanings of new words | Action verbs Names of sports Sports tools |
| Unit 3 Weather | Weather service Weather and nature | Understanding main ideas Guessing the meanings of new words | Weather conditions Weather information |
| Unit 4 Culture | Traveling in India Body language in the United States | Understanding main ideas Predicting by titles Making inferences | Cultural studies Culture and art |
| Unit 5 Space | Living in space The planets | Understanding main ideas Understanding attitudes | Space news Space terms |
| A.National sports | B.Sad movies |
| C.The planets | D.Weather service |
| A.Unit 1 | B.Unit 2 | C.Unit 3 | D.Unit 4 |
| A.music stars | B.weather conditions |
| C.sports tools | D.space news |
| A.predicting by titles |
| B.understanding attitudes |
| C.understanding main ideas |
| D.guessing the meaning of new words |
Mascots(吉祥物) for the Olympic Games
(the first Olympic mascot) | |||||
| 20th | 23rd | 26th | 27th | 29th | 30th |
| 1972 | 1984 | 1996 | 2000 | 2008 | 2012 |
| Munich(慕尼黑) | Los Angeles | Atlanta | Sydney | Beijing | London |
| Germany(德国) | America | America | Australia | China | the UK |
【小题1】From the form(表格), we know the Olympic Games is held every ______ years.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4
【小题2】The mascot for the _______ Olympic Games was the first Olympic mascot in Olympic history.
A. 20th B. 26th C. 30th
【小题3】From the form, we know the ______ Olympic Games had the most mascots.
A. 1984 Los Angeles
B. 2000 Sydney
C. 2008 Beijing
【小题4】_______ held both the 23rd and the 26th Olympic Games.
A. Germany
B. America
C. Australia
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Atlanta held the Olympic Games in 1996.
B. Sydney is one of the cities in Australia.
C. London Olympic Games had three mascots.