Many animals do strange things before an earthquake.This news may be important.

Earthquakes can kill people and knock down houses.Animals may help to save lives.

Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake.Farmers know about this.Dogs that are usually quiet start to bark.Horses on farms run around in circles.Mice leave their holes and run away.Cows give less milk.

In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group.That happened only a few hours before an earthquake.In San Francisco.a man kept tiny pet frogs.One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever.They made loud noise.That night, an earthquake struck the city.People want to know when an earthquake is coming.Then they could get away safely.Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time.Maybe the best way is to watch the animals.

1.This story is mostly about _________.

A.how animals act before an earthquake

B.how an earthquake starts

C.how mice leave their homes

D.when an earthquake begins

2.Before an earthquake, quiet dogs ________.

A.run away B.start to bark

C.climb trees D.race down streets

3.Before an earthquake, the frogs ________.

A.sing

B.leave their homes

C.jumped around a lot

D.become quiet

4.According to the passage, there were earthquakes in _______.

A.most countries

B.Italy and San Francisco, the USA

C.Chicago and Spain

D.all the western countries

5.People want to ______.

A.be in an earthquake

B.find out early about an earthquake

C.run around in circles

D.get away from earthquakes

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One day, a father and a son were walking along a road. Suddenly, the father said, “________ ! There is a tin (罐头盒). Pick it up.” The son didn’t. The father picked up the tin and put it in his pocket. After a while, the father said again, “Look at the empty bottles under the tree. Let’s pick them up.” The son said, “No, I won’t. People will laugh at me.”

Once again the father said nothing and pick ________ up. Later they decided to have a rest. The father ________ the tin and the bottles, and with the little money that he had just got, he bought some cherries(樱桃).

The father and the son ________ on their way. It was very hot. The son was very ________ . Then, by accident, the father dropped a cherry onto the ground. The son picked it up as if it were a piece of gold and ________ it. After a little while, his father dropped another________ , and the son wasted no time in picking up the tasty ________ and putting it into his mouth. The father continued to drop the cherries, and the son continued to pick them up. When all of the cherries were gone, the father said to the son, “My dear son, if you had bent down to pick up the tin and the bottles, it would not have been ________ for you to bend down so many times to pick up the cherries. Always remember that he who does not care about the ________ things will find that he cannot do the great things.”

1.A. Go B. Listen C. Tell D. Look

2.A. them B. it C. us D. one

3.A. sold B. examined C. forgot D. memorized

4.A. turned B. put C. tried D. continued

5.A. clever B. bright C. thirsty D. cold

6.A. planted B. drew C. ate D. studied

7.A. cherry B. pear C. apple D. banana

8.A. juice B. bread C. milk D. fruit

9.A. difficult B. important C. necessary D. possible

10.A. same B. little C. big D. wonderful

What is the most famous building in Australia? It must be the Sydney Opera House. In fact, it is one of the top 10 famous buildings in the world. The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师), Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized (定稿) and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration (装璜) inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.

The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public (公众). The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 metres long and 120 metres wide. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.

The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.

1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from .

A. America B. Australia C. England D. Denmark

2.The underlined word “construction” means in Chinese.

A. 创立 B. 设计 C. 施工 D. 竣工

3.Building the Sydney Opera House lasted .

A. from 1959 to 1973 B. from 1962 to 1973

C. from 1959 to 1967 D. from 1962 to 1967

4. paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

A. Utzon B. The public

C. Queen Elizabeth II D. The government

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Sailing Roof

B. Travelling in Sydney

C. The Sydney Opera House

D. The Opening of the Opera House

If you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you by staying in one place.

There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal(信号)by shouting or whistling(吹口哨)three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help. Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gunshots(枪声). When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.

If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house—cover up the holes with branches(树枝)with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.

What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off(去除)small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back. The most important thing to do when you are lost is to stay in one place.

1.If you are lost in the forest, you should______.

A. stay where you are and give signals three times

B. walk around the forest and shout so that your friends could hear you

C. try to find your friends as soon as possible

D. try to get out of the forest and shout for help

2.When you hear two shouts, two whistles, two gunshots, ______ .

A. you should shout more loudly

B. you can whistle three times

C. it is an answer to your call for help

D. you should try to run to them

3.When you want to leave your place to get drinking water, you should ______ .

A. just go to the river

B. find some glasses or bottles before you go

C. make a fire so that you can have some tea

D. leave marks so that you can find your way back

4. This passage mainly tells you______.

A. when you hear a signal always three times, it is a call for help

B. what you should do if you get lost in a forest

C. any signal given twice means an answer to a call for help

D. how you can live longer in a forest

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