A. more popular B. popular

C. popularer D. much popular

When we get wet, we need a towel to get ourselves dry. When a dog gets wet, all it needs is to shake its body. A study in 2010 showed that a wet dog could throw off(甩掉) half the water on its body by shaking for less than a second. In fact, this common act of dogs works better than a washing machine.

The study found that animal shaking begins with the head and ends with the tail(尾巴). Smaller animals must shake faster than bigger animals to get water off. For example, in one second, a rat can shake 18 times, a dog 6 times, and a bear 4 times. Bigger animals can get their bodies dry with fewer shakes.

For animals, shaking is not just about getting themselves dry. It is also about saving their lives. Being wet makes animals heavier, and that makes it harder to run. In the animal world, if an animal is not able to run very fast, it may not live long. Maybe that's why the wet-dog shake" has become a common habit of many animals.

【1】How much water can a wet dog throw off from its body by shaking in less than a second?

A.10%B.30%C.50%D.70%

【2】From the reading, which picture is probably right?

A.B.

C.D.

【3】Why do animals shake themselves dry?

A.To show their love to other animals.

B.To help themselves run faster.

C.To help themselves get more water.

D.To make other animals scared.

【4】What can we learn from the reading?

A.The animal's tail can help it run more quickly and easily.

B.Some animals shake more than they need to get water off.

C.Larger animals get drier at each shake than smaller animals.

D.The idea of washing machines came from the dogs' shaking.

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk normally, but would never run very well. He had to ______ his first three years of life in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him ______.

Children in our neighborhood always ran around during their ______, and Joey would jump and ran and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be ______ to run like the other children. So he didn’t know. In the seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross-country ______. Every day he trained with the team.

He worked harder and ran more than any of the other members. Although the whole team runs, only the top seven ______ would be chosen to run for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.

He continued to run four to five miles a day, every day – even when he had a fever. I was ______ so I went to look for him after school. I ______ him running all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more miles to go.

Yet he looked straight ahead and kept ______. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a high fever. So he didn’t know.

Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were called. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade – the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it … so he didn’t know. He just ______ it.

【1】A. cost B. take C. spend D. pay

【2】A. lie B. sit C. stand D. walk

【3】A. play B. race C. study D. exercise

【4】A. able B. sorry C. glad D. afraid

【5】A. class B. team C. group D. school

【6】A. students B. boys C. runners D. players

【7】A. afraid B. happy C. angry D. worried

【8】A. found B. thought C. realized D. believed

【9】A. riding B. running C. playing D. walking

【10】A. did B. had C. left D. took

A. the worst B. worst C. the worse D. worse

请准备桌子吃晚饭。

Please________the table________dinner．

Have you ever seen a carrot that looks like a nose or an apple that looks like a funny face?They may not look great,but they taste as good as the pretty ones.These strange-looking fruit and vegetables are called “seconds”.About 20-40 percent of what farmers grow is not so beautiful.Sadly,these “seconds” hardly ever arrive at your table, but often go straight into the trash can(垃圾箱). Why? It’s because supermarkets don’t want to buy them from farmers-- they believe their shoppers only love beautiful things.Because of these “seconds”, some farmers lose lot of money.

Wonky Market wishes to change this.We ‘re helping sell these “seconds”. Farmers can save them from the trash can,and you can get them at a lower price.

Send us photos of your delicious dishes that are made with our “seconds” to oneandonly@wonkymarket.com, and you may win our cookbook.

【1】What are “seconds” according to this passage?

A.Fruit or vegetables with terrible tastes.B.Broken paper boxes from the supermarket.

C.Boxes or trash cans with funny faces.D.Fruit or vegetables with a strange looking.

【2】Why does Wonky Market sell “seconds” ? Because _______.

A.It will teach the farmers how to grow fewer “seconds” .

B.Wonky Market lets their shoppers love beautiful things.

C.It’s good for both farmers and customers(顾客).

D.Wonky Market can sell “seconds” at a high price.

【3】How much do you have to pay if you buy three boxes of “seconds”?

A. 20B. 25C. 60D. 75

【4】How can you win the cookbook?

A.Shop at Wonky Market for a second time.B.Send photos of food made with the “seconds”.

C.Buy at least six boxes at Wonky Market.D.Save 20-40 percent of the money when shopping.

Everyone knows that exercise is important.We all need to exercise.Doctors say it's good for us.It keeps body strong.

When the daytime comes，we must get up.This is the time for exercise.Exercise means doing things with the body.There're many ways to exercise.You can walk，run，swim，skate，or play ball games.Make sure you exercise in the following ways: You have to like what you're doing.Exercise enough— but not too much.It's good to exercise twice a week.Thirty minutes each time is enough.Try all kinds of things until you find one，two or three sports that feel right for you.

Exercising can be fun.Friends can exercise together at a fitness__center，or they can play sports together.How do you exercise?

【1】In the passage the writer tells us that we all need to________．

A.drinkB.relaxC.exerciseD.work

【2】What does exercise mean?

A.It means doing things with the body.B.It means studying.

C.It means doing lessons.D.It means playing.

【3】What can exercise do to the body?

A.It can make the body weak.B.It can make the body healthy.

C.It can make us sick.D.It can make us sleep more.

【4】Which of the following sports is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.Fishing.B.Playing basketball.C.Swimming.D.Walking.

【5】The underlined words “fitness__center” in the passage mean “________” in Chinese.

A.减肥中心B.健身中心C.购物中心D.医疗中心

【1】Where does Karishma come from?

A. Asia. B. Africa. C. Australia. D. South America.

【2】What's Lumpur's favorite food?

A. Cakes. B. Fish. C. Beef. D. Chicken.

【3】How old is Ellish?

A. 3. B. 4. C. 7. D. 11.

【4】What animal is Lumpur?

A. A tiger. B. A lion. C. A giraffe. D. An elephant.

【5】What's the weight of Spike?

A. 130 kg. B. 200 kg. C. 750 kg. D. 2，300 kg.

【1】Nick is 8 years old, he wants to see a movie with his parents. How much should they pay?

A.￥96. B.￥78. C.￥126. D. ￥136.

【2】If you want to go to the music club, you can go there on ________.

A. Saturday B. Monday C. Thursday D. Tuesday

【3】Fred wants to learn about robots, he can go to ________.

A.MusicClub B. Holiday Restaurant

C. Movie World D. Science Museum

【4】You can call ________ if you are interested in music.

A. 504-732-9406 B. 504-822-9503

C. 504-525-2951 D. 504-410-9997

A. and B. but C. or