Long, long ago, when the world was new and the animals could talk, clams were the most talkative of all. And no wonder, for their mouths stretchedthe full length of their bodies. The clams not only lo 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

题目内容

Long, long ago, when the world was new and the animals could talk, clams were the most talkative of all. And no wonder, for their mouths stretched（伸长）the full length of their bodies. The clams not only loved to talk, they told stories as well. Some of the stories were true and some were not.

It wasn’t long before all the animals were quarreling with each other, and all due to the stories that the clams were spreading. Raven finally got so tired of all the gossiping（闲言）that he called a council meeting and invited all the animals. Bear, Eagle, Wolf, and many others came. It was decided at that meeting that, in order to preserve the peace, a way must be found to put a stop to these unkind stories.

“Beaver,” said Raven, “we cannot decide how to punish the clams. You are a good worker. We know that you will keep working until you discover a solution, so we have chosen you to rid us of this problem.”

Beaver thought and thought, and at last she thought of a plan. She gathered up armloads of the clams—every last one of them—and carried them to the edge of the water.

“What are you doing?” they asked in alarm.

“You shall see soon enough,” replied Beaver. “Never again will you spread your mean-spirited tales.”

Beaver waited there until the tide went out and then, quickly, she buried each and every one of those clams in the sand. The clams were outraged（激怒）! When Bear came down to walk along the beach, one of the clams opened its mouth to tattle（饶舌）on Beaver. But as soon as it did, sand and water ran in. The clam spit out the water. Again it opened its mouth, but as soon as it did, the sand and water ran into it, and all the poor clam could do was spit out the water and close its mouth. Even today, if you walk along the beach at low tide, you might see a little water shooting from beneath the sand here and there. That is just a clam spitting out the water it swallowed.

1．Which question does paragraph 2 answer?

A．Where was the council meeting held?

B．What did the wolf say at the meeting?

C．Why were all the animals quarreling?

D．How long did the animals’ meeting last?

2．What happened at the meeting?

A．The clams got embarrassed

B．A decision was made to solve the problem.

C．The animals were quarreling fiercely.

D．Unkind stories spread among the animals.

3．Which information from the story supports the idea that the clams thought they were being treated unfairly?

A．One of the clams said something unkind about the beaver.

B．The clams talked with everyone who visited the beach.

C．One of the clams spit out the water.

D．The clams’ mouths stretched the full length of their bodies.

4．The beaver in this story is shown as the _______.

A．group leader B．complainer C．problem solver D．troublemaker

5．What is the most likely reason that the author wrote this story?

A．To encourage readers to listen to each other.

B．To explain why animals are mean to each other.

C．To tell readers how to take care of a problem.

D．To teach a lesson about the harm of gossiping.

CBACD

练习册系列答案

68所名校图书小升初高分夺冠真卷系列答案

伴你成长周周练月月测系列答案

小升初金卷导练系列答案

萌齐小升初强化模拟训练系列答案

相关题目

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项．

　　Mr Brown liked to be exact. One day, he was sitting at the door reading a book carefully when a stranger came up to him and asked, “Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to the nearest hospital?” “Sure,”answered Brown. “You must go across the bridge and then turn right. The bridge is only 20 meters long.”

　　The stranger thanked him and went on his way. He was still walking across the bridge when someone suddenly called out from behind him. “Look out!” the stranger turned around and found it was Mr Brown. “I'm sorry,”said Mr Brown,“I just gave you the wrong direction. I have come to tell you that the bridge is 40 metres long, not 20 metres. If you go 20 metres and then turn right, you will fall into the river.”

1．From the story we know that the stranger ________.

[　　]

A．had to cross a bridge

B．wanted to see a doctor

C．would ask Mr Brown for help

D．had been there many times

2．After the stranger heard Mr Brown's last words, he would probably ________.

[　　]

A．thank him a lot

B．go another twenty metres

C．turn back with a smile

D．laugh at him

3．Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Mr Brown told the stranger the bridge was not 20 metres long but 40.

B．Mr Brown was afraid that the stranger would fall into the river.

C．Mr Brown knew he gave the wrong direction and caught up with the stranger.

D．Mr Brown didn't catch up with the stranger until he had crossed the bridge.

4．What does “Look out” mean in the text?

[　　]

We often see dogs always put their tongues(舌头)out in summer. But   1    the dogs didn’t do so. Long long ago, the dog was very bad .He 2   did a good deed.
One summer day the dog   3   into a forest. 4  he saw the forest was beautiful and clean , a  5   idea came to him. Then he brought  6   dirty things to the forest and put 7   everywhere. What he did was  8   by a monkey who hid  9  a big tree. He didn’t tell anyone    10 the dog did because   11   did not know why the dog did so.
Several days    12   ,it got hotter and hotter , and the dirty things became rotten(腐烂).The air smelt    13  . Many animals fell ill. All the other animals became angry and tried     14    who had done it and punish him. The money knew    15        bad the dog was. So he     16   the other animals the truth. They catch up with the dog and     17  him eat all the dirty things and     18        the forest clean.
After that the dog     19     honest. To remember this, he put his tongue out in 20.

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

Sitting too much is now listed with smoking and junk food as a bad habit that increases your risk of heart disease.

New Australian research shows that half-an-hour in the gym will not make up for the waist-expanding damage caused by spending the rest of the day sitting.

But the good news is that doing chores (家务杂事) in the house or gently walking around the office while on the phone might be enough to keep you fit.

The study joins the growing body of evidence suggesting too much sitting might undo the benefits of exercise.

The study measured the intensity (强度) of physical activities in 168 subjects over seven days. It found that, regardless of how much exercise they did or their total sitting time, those who took more breaks from sitting had lower risk of thick waists and lower levels of blood lipids (脂质).

“Higher levels of blood lipids have been linked to a heightened risk of heart disease,” principal researcher Genevieve Healy of the University of Queensland said. “What the study shows is that there are benefits in just getting up regularly and interrupting your sitting time.”

Researchers behind the Stand Up Australia project have written to the Rudd Government requesting $3.5 million for a two-year study into how long sitting affects health and productivity of workers. The study would also develop and test strategies for reducing sitting time on the job.

The latest study builds on work that is shifting the health promotion focus from purposeful exercise, such as running, to lower intensity activities throughout the day.

The Australian research has been backed up by US studies.

“To hold a body that weighs 77 kilograms upright takes a fair amount of energy from muscles,” said Professor Marc Hamilton from the University of Missouri. “There is a large amount of energy associated with standing every day that cannot be easily replaced by 30 to 60 minutes in the gym.”

56.The study shows that .

A. exercising for 30 minutes in the gym is good after sitting too long

B. walking is the best physical activity after sitting too long

C. sitting too long in the office causes the waist to expand

D. having breaks from sitting is good for your health

57.What’s the aim of the Stand Up Australia project?

A. To develop and test strategies for reducing working time.

B. To study the reasons for the longer sitting time in the office.

C. To develop and test strategies for reducing sitting time at work.

D. To study the factors influencing productivity of workers.

58.The purpose of the last paragraph is to .

A. provide a scientific basis for the benefits of standing up

B. compare the effect of standing with exercising in the gym

C. report the new research findings of Professor Marc Hamilton

D. figure out the amount of energy associated with daily standing

59.The health promotion focus used to be on .

A. purposeful exercise B. running

C. lower intensity activities D. long sitting

60.What’s the best title for the text?

A. Exercise in the Gym Is Out B. Your Office Chair Is Killing You

C. A Cause of Heart Disease D. Good News for Workers

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

Sitting too much is now listed with smoking and junk food as a bad habit that increases your risk of heart disease.

New Australian research shows that half-an-hour in the gym will not make up for the waist-expanding damage caused by spending the rest of the day sitting.

But the good news is that doing chores (家务杂事) in the house or gently walking around the office while on the phone might be enough to keep you fit.

The study joins the growing body of evidence suggesting too much sitting might undo the benefits of exercise.

The latest study builds on work that is shifting the health promotion focus from purposeful exercise, such as running, to lower intensity activities throughout the day.

The Australian research has been backed up by US studies.

56.The study shows that .

A. exercising for 30 minutes in the gym is good after sitting too long

B. walking is the best physical activity after sitting too long

C. sitting too long in the office causes the waist to expand

D. having breaks from sitting is good for your health

57.What’s the aim of the Stand Up Australia project?

A. To develop and test strategies for reducing working time.

B. To study the reasons for the longer sitting time in the office.

C. To develop and test strategies for reducing sitting time at work.

D. To study the factors influencing productivity of workers.

58.The purpose of the last paragraph is to .

A. provide a scientific basis for the benefits of standing up

B. compare the effect of standing with exercising in the gym

C. report the new research findings of Professor Marc Hamilton

D. figure out the amount of energy associated with daily standing

59.The health promotion focus used to be on .

A. purposeful exercise B. running

C. lower intensity activities D. long sitting

60.What’s the best title for the text?

A. Exercise in the Gym Is Out B. Your Office Chair Is Killing You

C. A Cause of Heart Disease D. Good News for Workers

Thousands of people in the world are a hundred years old－or more and certain parts of the world are famous for the long lives of their inhabitants: the Vilacamba Valley in Ecuador, and the home of the Hunzas in the Himalayas．

Why do so many people live to a healthy old age in certain parts of the world? What is the secret of their long lives? Three things seem to be very important: fresh air, fresh food and a simple way of life．People work near their homes in the clean,

mountain air instead of travelling long distances to work by bus, car or train．They do not sit all day in busy offices or factories, but work hard outdoors in the fields．They take more exercise and eat less food than people in the cities of the West．For years the Hunzas of the Himalayas did not need policemen, lawyers or doctors．There was no crime, no divorce and not much illness in their society． They were a happy, peaceful people, famous all over India for their long, healthy lives．

Do you want to live to a hundred years old? Here are some rules for success．Firstly, choose your parents and grandparents carefully．If they lived or live to a good old age, so will you．Secondly, live in the right place．Thirdly, choose the right

kind of job．Doctors, dentists and bus-drivers die young．Farmers, priests and orchestral conductors live much longer．If you are in the wrong kind of job, you can still improve your way of life．

An old man in the Caucasus was talking about his past life．"I was young then," he said, as he described his 87th year．His secret was: "Think young and stay young．" An old woman from Missouri, USA, gave this advice, "Drink a little whisky and some warm beer every day．" An English lady just said, "Take a cold bath every morning．" The shortest, simplest piece of advice came from Mr．Jim Chapman, aged 103．"Just keep breathing," he told reporters．

67．Who is most likely to live a long life?

A．A doctor． B．A bus-driver．

C．A dentist． D．An orchestral conductor．

68．We can see from the passage that long-lived people avoid ____．

A．working hard B．drinking

C．eating too much D．taking cold baths

69．The passage indicates that we can change our _____to live a long life．

A．jobs B．places of living

C．ways of living D．ways of thinking

70．What is mainly talked about in the last paragraph?

A．Whose advice is the best．

B．Who is the most long-lived person in the world．

C．Lifestyles of long-lived people．

D．How long-lived people think of' their life．

试题分类