Giraffes are the tallest animals of all．They have long legs and long necks．Father giraffes can grow to nearly five and a half meters tall, and a mother giraffe to nearly five meters tall．
Giraffe skin is blotched(皮肤上的斑)in patterns(样式)of browns and yellows．No two have the same pattern．
They live in parts of Africa．Their necks are long so they can reach high into trees to eat the leaves．Leaves give giraffes most of the water they need so that they do not often have to drink water．A giraffe only drinks about once a day, Giraffes' long legs mean they take big steps when they walk or run．One step can be about 5 meters long．They can run very fast, A giraffe heart is the biggest of any animal's．Although giraffes are peaceful animals, they will protect themselves from lions．
(1)
A mother giraffe can grow to about ________ tall．
[ ]
A．
four meters
B．
five meters
C．
five meters and a half
D．
six meters
(2)
Why does a giraffe only drink once a day? Because ________．
When(当…时候)you go to Japan, we need to learn something about eating．When we eat with the Japanese people, they say “itadaki-masu” to show thanks for the food and the people who make the food．They also say “gochiso-sama” to show thanks and say the food is delicious(可口)when they finish eating(吃完)．They start to eat when everyone is seated(就坐)．They don’t speak when they are eating．
(1)
What’s the passage(文章)about?
[ ]
A．
Something about eating customs(风俗习惯)in Japan．
B．
Something about delicious food in Japan．
C．
Something about how to learn Japanese．
D．
Something about travelling(旅游)in Japan．
(2)
When a Japanese says “itadaki-masu”, it shows ________．
[ ]
A．
The food is not good．
B．
You are welcome．
C．
I dislike the food．
D．
Thanks for the food and the people who make the food．
(3)
Which of the following is not right(不正确)?
[ ]
A．
Japanese like showing their thanks．
B．
They start to eat when everyone is seated．
C．
They often speak when they are eating．
D．
They say “gochiso-sama” to show the food is nice．
阅读理解
(1)
The above information is about ________．
[ ]
A．
famous physicists
B．
great people
C．
great directions
D．
Nobel Prize winners
(2)
Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize before ________ years of his death．
[ ]
A．
32
B．
24
C．
42
D．
45
(3)
Peter Hall founded the Royal Shakespeare Company at the age of ________．
[ ]
A．
42
B．
92
C．
39
D．
29
(4)
________ has 40 productions all over the world．
[ ]
A．
The Peter Hall Company
B．
The Royal Shakespeare Company
C．
The Arts Theatre
D．
The National Theatre
阅读理解
Jim and Andy are standing at the bus stop and waiting for the No．6 bus．They want to buy some new books．Suddenly(突然), two men are running past them．A short man is crying,“help!help!Catch(抓住)the thief!Give my bag back to me．”“Oh!That man is a thief!”Jim shouts to Andy．They begin to run after the tall man, and very soon they catch him and get the bag back．The short man runs over and smiles,“Thank you．But we are filming(拍摄)a movie．”
(1)
What are Andy and Jim doing at the bus stop?
[ ]
A．
They are waiting for the thief．
B．
They are waiting for the bus．
C．
They are waiting for their friends．
D．
They are watching a movie．
(2)
Where might(可能)they go?
[ ]
A．
They might go to the cinema(电影院)．
B．
They might go to the zoo．
C．
They might go to a bookstore．
D．
They might go to a restaurant．
(3)
Andy and Jim think the tall man is ________．
[ ]
A．
an actor
B．
a thief
C．
a policeman
D．
the short man's friend．
(4)
In fact(事实上), the tall man and the short man are ________．
[ ]
A．
thieves
B．
policemen
C．
actors
D．
clerks
(5)
From the passage, we know ________．
[ ]
A．
Jim and Andy like seeing movies
B．
Jim and Andy like helping others
C．
Jim and Andy want to be actors
D．
the four people in the story become friends after that
阅读理解
Here is the timetable of science activities in the Children’s Palace．
(1)
If you want to learn technical English, you should go to the Children’s palace on _________．
[ ]
A．
Wednesday
B．
Thursday
C．
Saturday
D．
Sunday
(2)
The teacher who teaches photography is from _________．
[ ]
A．
England
B．
Italy
C．
America
D．
China
(3)
The computer science class may last for about _________．
[ ]
A．
2 weeks
B．
4 weeks
C．
12 weeks
D．
16 weeks
阅读理解
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city．The building next door was only a few feet away from mine．There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing(缝纫)or reading．
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty．Everything was unclear through the dirty window．I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window．It really looks terrible．”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window inside．Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest．What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible(可见的)．Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me．I had been criticizing(批评)her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window．
That was quite an important lesson for me．How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings(缺点)? Since then, whenever I wanted to judge(评判)someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly．
(1)
The writer was surprised that ________．
[ ]
A．
the woman was sitting by her window
B．
the woman’s window was clean
C．
the woman did cleaning in the afternoon
D．
the woman’s window was still terrible
(2)
“It dawned on me” probably means “________”．
[ ]
A．
I began to understand it
B．
it cheered me up
C．
I knew it grew light
D．
it began to get dark
(3)
It’s clear that ________．
[ ]
A．
the writer had never met the woman before
B．
the writer often washed the window
C．
they both worked as cleaners
D．
they lived in a small town
(4)
From the passage, we can learn that ________．
[ ]
A．
one shouldn’t criticize others very often
B．
one should often make his windows clean
C．
one must judge himself before he judges others
D．
one must look at others through his dirty windows
阅读理解
Read how Sofia writes a composition．
180words
(1)
What does Sofia do first before she writes the composition?
[ ]
A．
She looks at the title and thinks a lot．
B．
She has a sandwich and goes to watch TV．
C．
She writes a few ideas onto a piece of paper．
D．
She looks up a couple of words in the dictionary．
(2)
When she meets some words she’s not sure, ________．
[ ]
A．
she writes them down
B．
she looks back at her notes
C．
she crosses some things out
D．
she looks them up in the dictionary
(3)
From the passage we can know Sofia is a _________．
[ ]
A．
driver
B．
doctor
C．
student
D．
parent
阅读
Mobile phones and the internet have improved our live in many ways．However, along with improvements, they have also brought a number of worrying problems．
Many car accident are caused by mobile phones．You can use many new mobile phones to get on the internet．This can be very convenient, but some drivers get on the internet while driving．Driving needs all our attention．By looking at their mobile phones and not at the road, these insensitive Drivers are a danger to us all．
Many of the dangers of the internet are well known．Children who visit websites without their parents’ permission sometimes talk to older people they don’t know and put themselves in great danger．People with blogs sometimes post embarrassing photographs of people they don’t know on their websites without permission．There are also people who use the internet to get personal information that we do not want them to have．
Mobile Phone and Internet Safety Tips
◆If you need to use a mobile phone with you drive use a “hands-free” phone．
◆In difficult driving situations such as rain or snow, do not use your phone at all．
◆Do not make very important phone calls while driving．They take your attention off the road．
◆Tell your children not to talk with anyone they do not know on the internet．
◆In an embarrassing situation, pay attention to people around you．People will be shy about taking your picture if they know you’re paying attention．
◆Refuse to give out any information personal information on the internet．
(1)
Which of these dangers of mobile phones or the Internet is Not mentioned in the passage?
[ ]
A．
You can have a car accident．
B．
Someone can post your photograph on the internet．
C．
Someone can get your personal information
D．
Someone you do not know can call you．
(2)
A “hands-free” mobile phone is probably a mobile phone that _________．
[ ]
A．
is free to use
B．
can be used without your hands
C．
can be used with only one hand
D．
can be use only in ears
(3)
What advice is given in the passage to stop someone from taking an embarrassing picture of you?
[ ]
A．
Pay attention to the people around you．
B．
Don’t give out your personal information．
C．
Use a “hands-free” mobile phone．
D．
Wear your camera phone on you belt．
(4)
Which is the best title of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Internet Problems
B．
Mobile Phone and Internet Dangerous
C．
The Development of Mobile Phone and Internet
D．
The Advantages of Mobile Phone and Internet
阅读理解
Betty is a lazy girl．She doesn’t study very hard, and she doesn’t help her mother with housework,either．
“What are you going to be when you grow up,Betty?” mother asks．“ You are too lazy．No job will ever fit(适合)you 。”
“ But I know there is one ,” says the girl, “ I’m going to be Father Christmas．”
“You want to be Father Christmas?” Mother is surprised．“ But why?”
“Because he works only one day in a whole year．”
根据短文内容选择正确的选项。
(1)
Betty isn’t a ________ girl．
[ ]
A．
lazy
B．
hard-working
C．
quiet
D．
pretty．
(2)
Betty’s mother thinks ________
[ ]
A．
Betty can find a good job．
B．
Betty cannot find a good job．
C．
Betty isn’t lazy enough to get a job．
D．
Betty will work hard in the future．
(3)
Betty wants to be ________
[ ]
A．
a teacher
B．
Father Christmas
C．
a writer
D．
a Christmas worker
(4)
Betty wants to do that job because ________
[ ]
A．
that job fits her
B．
she likes him very much
C．
he works only one day in a year
D．
that job is interesting
(5)
Which sentence is true?
[ ]
A．
Betty wants to be Father Christmas so she isn’t lazy．
B．
Betty is very lazy, so she can’t find any job．
C．
Betty doesn't study hard,but she likes to help her parents with the housework．
