Snow fell on the mountain．It snowed and snowed．The snow did not melt(融化)．It became deep and heavy．The snow on the bottom pressed(挤压)together．, it became ice．
The ice was very wide and thick．It began to move down the mountain．It was like a river of ice．It was a glacier(冰河)．
Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches(英寸)each day．As it moved, it took rocks and dirt with it．It changed the land．In some places, it left hills．In some places, when the glacier melted, it made rivers and lakes．
A million years ago, there were many big glaciers．Glaciers covered many parts of the world．The glaciers changed the land．
Glaciers are still at work today．A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new path(路)down the side of a mountain．This glacier will change the land, too．
(1)
The snow that fell on the mountain
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A．
became snowman
B．
melted
C．
became ice
D．
turned to rain
(2)
The word in the story that means a river of ice is ________．
(3)
The story says, “The snow did not melt．It became deep and heavy”．The word it means ________．
(4)
Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?
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A．
There are not as many glaciers as there used to be
B．
Glaciers do not change the land as they move over it．
C．
Glaciers are found only in warm places．
(5)
How fast did the glacier move?(Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?)
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A．
Sometimes the glacier moved only once a year．
B．
Sometimes the glacier moved over ten miles each day．
C．
Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches each day．
(6)
The main idea of the whole story is that ________．
In England, many people begin with talks by saying：“Isn’t it a nice day?”“Do you think it will rain?”“I think it’s going to snow．”
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like．But they hardly ever agree with each other．One man may say：“Do you see how cloudy it is in the east?It’s going to rain tomorrow．”Another man will say：“Yes, it is cloudy in the east．We’re going to have fine weather tomorrow．”
People often look for the weather they want．When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain and he won’t believe(相信)anything else．When friends have a picnic, they are so sure the weather is going to be fine very quickly that they sit eating their lunch while it is raining．
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says．But he doesn’t always tell us what we want and sometimes he makes a mistake．Still, he is right most of the time．
判断正误：
(1)
In England, people like to talk about the weather．
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(2)
People usually agree with each other on the weather．
( )
(3)
People often look for the weather they want．
( )
(4)
When friends are having a picnic while it is raining, they are sure that it is going to be fine very quickly．
( )
(5)
The weatherman is always right．
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阅读理解。
Many children love to play with snow in winter．But Long Chuan has come to hate it．
This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms(遭受暴风雪)for nearly a month．The heavy snow stopped cars and trains, broke the electricity(电)tower and turned tap water to ice．
Every day Long Chuan had to walk several kilometers to carry drinking water．“I couldn’t ride a bike and it took me 3 hours to walk to school．I can’t remember how many times I slipped(滑倒)on the hard ice,”said Long Chuan．
Long is not alone．This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without enough water and electricity．The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people．They also cost the country 111.1 billion yuan．
Experts(专家)say a special type of climate condition(气候条件), La Nina, caused the storms．During a La Nina, the water in the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)near the equator(赤道)becomes colder than usual．It changes the weather around the world．
Besides China, Canada, the US and Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snowstorms this winter．The special climate caused the recent flooding(洪水)in Australia, too．
However, experts say that people have destroyed the environment(环境)．Global warming(全球变暖)may be causing these terrible weather events to happen more and more often．
(1)
What took place in Long Chuan’s hometown last winter?
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A．
Earthquake．
B．
Flooding．
C．
Traffic Accident．
D．
Heavy snowstorms．
(2)
During the snowstorms this year, Long Chuan ________．
[ ]
A．
had to walk to carry drinking water
B．
had to ride a bike to school
C．
couldn’t go to school on foot
D．
couldn’t play with snow
(3)
The heavy snow ________ this year．
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A．
killed millions of Chinese
B．
cost China 111.1 billion yuan
C．
used too much electricity
D．
lasted more than three hours
(4)
We can tell from the story that ________．
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A．
China is the only country which suffered from the heavy snow
B．
La Nina is said to have caused the snowstorms
C．
La Nina also caused hot summer in Australia
D．
the snowstorms have nothing to do with global warming
(5)
The passage tells people around the world ________．
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A．
to wear more clothes in winter
B．
to stop riding bikes on the hard ice
C．
to protect(保护)the environment
D．
to save water and electricity
阅读理解：
Mr．Evens works in Sydney．Last week he had a two weeks’ holiday, but he didn't know where to go．He said to his friend Robert, “I hate the hot weather here, but I can't find a cool place in Australia．How will I take my holiday? ”
“That's easy, ” said Robert．“You'd better go to Moscow．Snow and ice are covering the ground now．”
Mr．Evens agreed with his friend．He bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow．He made a happy journey(旅程)there．But one day He got into trouble．After lunch he went to a park outside the city．He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house．It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat．Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets．He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him．He wanted to look for a stick but couldn't find anything except snow and ice．Suddenly he saw a stone in the ground．He tried to pick it up but he failed．
“How strange Russians(俄国人)are! ” Mr．Evens said to himself．“They do not tie their dogs, but firmly(牢牢地)tie the ground! ”
(1)
Mr．Evens is ________．
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A．
an American
B．
an Englishman
C．
a Russian
D．
an Australian
(2)
Mr．Evens wouldn't spend his holiday in Australia because ________．
One of the world's greatest storytellers, Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2nd, 1805, in Denmark．He was the son of a poor shoemaker．After his father's death he traveled to Copenhagen to try out for the theater．He hoped to become an actor, but his real talent was for writing and he first became known for his poetry．He also wrote plays, novels and travel books, but while many of these are now almost unknown outside Denmark, his fairy tales are famous around the world．
His first collection of fairy tales, Tales Told for Children, was published in 1835 and included such favorites as The Tinderbox and The Princess and the Pea．His most famous fairy tales, however, are The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and The Snow Queen．There probably isn't a child in the world who hasn't read at least one of these, or had it read to him．
Shortly before his death, in August 1875, he was asked what music he would like to be played at his funeral．“It should be in time with little steps,”he said,“because most of the people at my funeral will be children．”
There is a statue(雕像)of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen Harbor．It was put there because the Danish are very proud of their most famous writer．
(1)
What is the main idea of this passage?
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A．
Hans Christian Andersen wrote several travel books．
B．
Hans Christian Andersen was born in Denmark．
C．
Hans Christian Andersen was famous for his writing．
D．
Hans Christian Andersen died in August 1875．
(2)
What did Andersen want to be at first?
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A．
An actor．
B．
A shoemaker．
C．
A writer．
D．
A bookseller．
(3)
What was the title of his first collection of fairy tales?
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A．
The Tinderbox．
B．
The Princess and the Pea．
C．
Tales Told for Children．
D．
The Little Mermaid．
(4)
Which fairy tales are his most famous ones?
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A．
The Princess and the Pea, The Little Mermaid and The Tinderbox．
B．
The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling and The Tinderbox．
C．
The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen．
D．
The Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen and The Princess and the Pea．
