The American alligator (短吻鳄) is the largest reptile (爬行动物) in North America. Some of them can be over 5 metres long.

In North America, the bison (野牛) is the largest animal on land. If they are frightened, the American bison will run away and can reach a speed of 52 km per hour.

The white-tailed deer can run up to 58 km per hour. This North American deer can also jump as high as 2.6 metres and jump as far as 9 metres.

There is a frog that barks just like a dog. This barking frog is found in the southwestern part

of the United States.

The polar bear is a great swimmer and can swim as fast as 10 km per hour using only its front feet.

The wild turkey nearly died out in the early 1900’s, because people hunted many of them. This wild bird is making a comeback now.

1.The ________ is the largest animal on land in North America.

A. polar bear B. bison

C. alligator D. white-tailed deer

2.In the _____ of the United States, there lives a kind of frog that can bark like a dog.

A. southwest B. southeast

C. northwest D. northeast

3.The polar bear _________.

A. is good at running

B. is good at swimming

C. swims with its back legs

D. can jump as far as 9 metres

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The alligator is the largest reptile in North America.

B. The white-tailed deer can jump as high as 2.6 metres.

C. Six kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage.

D. The wild turkey died out about 1000 years ago.

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Australia is located in the southern p 1. of the earth. So when it is a hot summer there, we have a cold w 2. here. The weather in Australia is neither too hot nor too cold. In many places of this beautiful land, you can either t 3. a walk in the rain forests or have a s 4. in its warm seas.

Canberra is the c 5. of Australia. But to visit the world-famous Opera House, you must go to Sydney. Sydney is the l 6. city of this country.

Australia is always a farming country. People usually call it “a country on sheep’s back”. There, you can find lots of s 7. and kangaroos(袋鼠). Alice Spring and Ayers Rock are two interesting p 8. in the center of the country to many foreign visitors. Ayers Rock is the biggest rock in the world. The rock rises 348 metres above the ground, and you may not believe that it changes its colour in the s 9. if you do not see it for yourself.

So, when you go t 10. around Australia, there will be lots of things to see and lots of places to visit.

---He didn’t catch the train, did he?

-- _________, because he was caught in the rain.

A. No, he didn’t B. Yes, he did

C. No, he did D. Yes, he didn’t

The lady spoke loudly in public so as to__________ others’ attention.

A. catch B. hold C. make D. have

---What do you think of the film called One Step Beyond?

--- I think this is the least wonderful film _______ I have ever seen.

A. that B. who C. whom D. what

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阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.

Long ago, there was a mother and a son living in a house. She worked hard everyday, ________ they were always poor.

One day, her son stole his friend's ________ . "Mom, what do you think of this bag?" His mother praised（表扬）her son ________ scolding（责骂）him. "It looks great!"

The next time, he stole an overcoat. She praised him again ________ he stole it.

A few years later, he ________ to be a young man. He stole jewelry and ________ them to his mother. "How ________ !" This time, she did not scold her son again.

Then, because he was ________ scolded by his mother, he started to steal more expensive things. One day, the police ________ him. Before putting him in ________ , he begged the police to meet his mother. They took him to his mother.

As soon as he saw his mother, he ________ her earlobe（耳垂）. "Ouch! What's the matter with you?"She finally scolded him. Her son answered, " ________ you had given me a scolding like that when I stole the first bag, I could not have become a thief."

The mother’s________ was broken as she looked at her son heading to prison. "If I only could ________ time, I would scold him strictly." She regretted（后悔） that she always praised him, ________ he did.

1.A. but B. and C. or D. then

2.A. bag B. watch C. bike D. book

3.A. because of B. instead of C. because D. instead

4.A. before B. since C. after D. until

5.A. put up B. looked up C. got up D. grew up

6.A.brought B. put C.told D. bought

7.A. beautiful B. terrible C. useful D. kind

8.A. often B. never C.sometimes D. always

9.A. heard B.looked C. caught D. searched

10.A.hospital B. school C. hotel D. prison

11.A.bit B.hit C.took D. ate

12.A.If B. Unless C. Though D. Although

13.A. eye B. heart C. mouth D. ear

14.A. turn on B. turn off C. turn back D. turn down

15.A. wherever B. whoever C. whenever D. whatever

What's the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions (提到 ) hard-work,others suggest knowledge, love and luck.

If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按-r母表IYJ顺序)and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, I for a 2 for b, 3 for c..., you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+1 8+4+23+15+1 8+11=98, meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge:11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96.while love:12+15+22+5=54, and luck:12+2l+3+11=47, a small mark．None of these words can give one a full mark．What about money or prayer(祈祷）?They can't, either.

Then what else? Don't be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things，or your attitude（态度）．Yes，attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+2l+4+5=100, a full mark.

Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one's attitude.

When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you'll meet more smiling faces towards you．1n the same way. if you take a positive（积极地）attitude towards failure（失败）, you'll find it's also rewarding though it has caused you losses.

1.What is the mark of the word “money”？

A．54 B. 72 C．96 D．100

2.In the writer's opinion, what is the most important thing in a person's life?

A. Hard work. B. Knowledge. C. Money. D. Attitude.

3.According to the passage, if you meet with problems，the best way out is to_______．

A. ask for help from others

B. say your prayers to God

C．change your attitude

D．try maths—solving methods(方法)

4.From the passage we can learn that_______.

A. different attitudes come from different courses of life

B. mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life

C. failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude

D. none of the English words except "attitude" equals to 100 or more

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根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，每空一词。

Eleven-year-old Antonin Careme could not believe that his father had ordered a lot of delicious food. It was an unexpected (意料不到的)dinner b 1. the Careme family was poor. As he was eating thankfully, his father e 2. to him in a sad voice that this would be a farewell meal. His father could no l 3. support all his children, so Antonin would have to leave home to make money h 4. .

After the meal, Antonin walked a 5. the streets, wondering who would take him in. He knocked on the door of a restaurant where the o 6. happened to need an assistant. In the restaurant, young Antonin g 7. his first lesson in cooking.

He was hard-working and his employer (雇主)decided to t 8. him all the skills and secrets of French cooking. When he was fifteen years old, Antonin trained under the famous cook, Baily.

One of Baily's customers was s 9. impressed with Antonin's style of cooking that he asked him to be his p 10. cook, working at his home. Antonin later went on to work for a diplomat, a banker and even the king.

We are asked to write ______ article every two weeks.

A．a 800－hundred－word B．an 800－hundred－words

C．an 800－hundred－word D．a 800－hundred－words

It is a pity that the music festival has been _______ because of the heavy rain.

A. cancelled B. held C. viewed D. covered