Wild animals have __________ living areas. Instead, the farms are getting _________.

A. less and less; more and more

B. fewer and fewer; more and more

C. less and less; larger and larger

D. fewer and fewer; larger and larger

The group of trees __________ some shade __________ us.

A. provided; for B. provided; with C. offered; for D. offered; with

— What shall we do now?

— __________ it’s raining hard, let’s stay at home.

A. So B. Since C. Though D. Otherwise

— Let me introduce myself. I’m Albert.

— __________.

A. That’s very nice B. It’s nice of you

C. Nice to meet you D. How nice

The sentence structure of “Eddie is watching Hobo work”.

A.S+V+O B.S+V+P

C.S+V+IO+DO D. S+V+DO+OC

Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr Sanders, the man who started this ______ was not always very rich. At one time, he ______ a small gas station next to a highway . Many truck drivers ______ there to get gas and take a rest. Mr Sanders realized they were often ______, so he began serving sandwiches and coffee. ______ the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didn’t ______ too much, more and more ______ came to eat at his place. ______Mr Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People _____ it very much, and his new business grew rapidly. Not long after, however, another highway was ______, and many drivers no longer went ______ Mr Sanders’ restaurant. So he had to ______ it. Then he traveled around the country ______to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He_____. By 1967, there were almost 5000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, _____you go in the United States, you will see one. If you like chicken, I’m sure, you’ll enjoy eating Kentucky Fried Chicken.

1.A. business B. Shop C. Life D. search .

2.A. found B. worked C. saw D. Owned

3.A. passed B. got to C. stopped D. left

4.A. late B. hungry C. tired D. sick

5.A. Although B. If C. As D. Once

6.A. need B. pay C. spend D. cost

7.A. passengers B. drivers C. students D. doctors

8.A. Then B. So C. But D. For

9.A. ate B. liked C. tried D. drank

10.A. appeared B. found C. built D. broken

11.A. out B. to C. over D. on

12.A. close B. run C. return D. take

13.A. trying B. believing C. thinking D. suggesting

14.A. failed B. fails C. succeeds D. succeeded

15.A. Whenever B. wherever C. where D. when

You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.

Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.

But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.

1.“ABCs” in this passage means .

A. three English letters B. a kind of banana

C. Chinese born in America D. Americans born in China

2.Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because .

A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside

B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese

C. they were born in China but go to study in America

D. they like to eat bananas

3.The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .

A. 洪水 B. 祖先 C. 血统 D. 身份

4.Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs?

A. ABCs may know little about China. B. They are overseas Chinese.

C. They may speak little Chinese. D. They are Chinese citizens.

5.This passage mainly talks about .

A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese

C. the Nobel Prize D. the story of C.N. Yang

Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons?

Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.

How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates （蒸发）into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.

A typhoon has two parts, one is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.

Typhoons are very dangerous. In November this year, Typhoon Haiyan killed 5500 people in Philippines. More people are missing.

What to do when a typhoon hits?

Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.

Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!

Listen to the radio or TV for important information.

If you’re told to go to a safer place, do it right now.

1.This passage is most probably from .

A. an advertisement of a typhoon B. a travel record

C. a weather report D. a science magazine

2.Typhoons often happen .

A. in the hot season B. in the cold season C. only in China D. under the sea

3.In which order（顺序）does a typhoon happen?

a. The wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts.

b. The air moves quickly, making wind.

c. The sun makes sea water hot.

d. The air gets warmer.

A. d-c-b-a B. c-d-b-a C. c-d-a-b D. d-b-a-c

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.

B. 5500 people died because of Typhoon Haiyan around the world.

C. The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds.

D. A typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 km a second.

5.When a typhoon comes, we CANNOT .

A. close all the windows

B. listen to typhoon news

C. stay inside the strong house

D. go outside to find a safer place

It is not a good idea for children to have to work hard. Children should study in school as hard as they can. They should not have to do heavy work with their bodies. When parents or others force(强迫)their children to work hard, the results are never good. Many may be very bad. If a farmer makes his son work like a man, he may easily learn to hate farming.

Children sometimes do too much in gardens, in shops, or even in their own homes. They soon begin to hate such work with a force, because that can destroy their happiness. But there may be a worse loss, child’s love for its parents. The feeling may become something different. When that happens, the old kind of love never returns.

1.It is not a good idea for _______to have to work hard.

A. men B. womenC. children D. boys

2.Children should study in school _______.

A. hard B. easy C. happyD. early

3.Children should not have to do _______work with their bodies.

A. easy B. good C. heavily D. heavy

4.The writer thinks children should study and play _______.

A. hard B. happily C. heavily D. happy

5.The writer thinks children’s parents or others don’t force their _______to work hard.

A. sisters B. brothers C. children D. uncles

根据短文内容和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词

While Tom and Mary were on holiday at the seaside, they enjoyed w1. the seagulls. They l2. a lot about these lovely birds. They will often come c3. to you when you are eating something. If you t4. pieces of bread to them, they will at once pick them up. They are very good at f5. with their wings.