Canada Geese are large blue and white birds.When autumn comes,they have to move to South where the weather is warmer.The winters are so cold in Canada that the birds will die if they stay there.
Last spring,Bill found sixteen young Canada Geese on his farm.They had lost their parents.Bill thought.“These young birds won't know what to do in autumn.”He had a small plane and he decided to teach the birds to follow him.All through the summer,he went on short trips in his plane and the young geese flew after him.
When the cold weather arrived in the autumn,Bill flew to Virginia in the United States,600 miles south of his home in Canada.The geese followed him all the way.Bill left the geese in Virginia and he returned home.
This spring,Bill was waiting for the birds to come back.They didn't arrive,so Bill flew to Virginia to get them.He looked for them for two weeks but he couldn't find them.When he arrived back home,he found the geese waiting for him.They had found their way home without him!
根据短文内容,回答问题。
(1)
What will happen to the geese if they stay in Canada in winter?
(2)
Where did Bill find sixteen young geese last spring?
(3)
Is it 600 kilometres from Bill's home to Virginia?
(4)
How long did it take Bill to look for the geese in Virginia?
(5)
The geese found their way home by themselves,didn't they?
If you think you're too shy and want to be a little bit braver,try the following.You can make it.
1There's no need to hide it.When they get to know you are a shy kid.they'll understand you better.This also helps you feel more at ease in talks.startline 2 When you smile,people think you are friendly and easy to talk to.
Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.ndline
startline 3 ndlineIf you find it hard to start talks,say something nice about people around you.Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.Doesn't it make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere.Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game.Don't waste time worrying about your looks or whether people like you or not.startline 4 Each time after you say "hi" or smile at someone for the first time,say to yourself"I did it!"Or it could be something bigger,like buying yourself all ice cream.
Keep trying and one day you'll never be"shy"when you talk to others.
(1)
根据短文内容,从下面五个句子中选出四句分别放回到文中第1,2,3,4的空白处,以使短文意思完整。
A.Learn to be a good talker.
B.Take one small step at a time.
C.Tell people you're shy.
D.Don't lose heart.
E.Try to smile more.
(2)
(选择可以替换画线部分的选项)This also helps you feel more at ease in talks.
A.relaxed B.interested C.nervous
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(3)
(改为同义句)Most people will stay away from all angry-looking face.
People don't want to talk to the person who _____ ______.
(4)
Don't waste time worrying about your looks or whether people like you or not.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)(疾病防控中心),if you don't often wash your hands,you can pick up viruses(病菌)from many places and make yourself ill.You're at risk every time you touch your eyes,nose or mouth.In fact,one of the most common ways people catch colds is by rubbing their noses or their eyes when there are cold viruses on their hands.If you don't often wash your hands,especially when you're sick,you may spread the viruses directly to others.You should wash your hands in the following situations:
After using the bathroom(卫生间).
After blowing your nose or coughing.
Before eating,serving or preparing food.
After touching pets or other animals.
After visiting anyone who is sick.
When your hands are dirty.
There're right ways to wash your hands.Follow these simple steps to keep your hands clean.
Use warm water(not cold or hot).
Wash for l5 seconds
Rinse(冲洗)well under warm running water and dry them with a clean towel.
根据短文内容完成下面信息。
(1)
Way to protest against(防止)the spread of illness :_________.
(2)
Correct way to wash your hands:Use running water which is _________.
(3)
Situations in which you must wash your hands:After using the (1)_________.Before having (2)_________.After visiting (3)______people.
(4)
Time needed to wash your hands:_________.
用所给词组的适当形式填空
spend time,such as,look after,as a result,tidy up
(1)
She is a nurse and her work is ________ the patients.
(2)
My brother collects lots of things ________ stamps,tickets and fans.
(3)
Her voice is very sweet and beautiful.________,she becomes a very famous singer.
(4)
We should ________ our rivers,lakes and oceans so that the water can be kept clean.
(5)
I ________ reading English every day.
阅读理解
Grace is in chocolate trouble! Last week her boss,Mr Clark,came back from Europe and brought some chocolates into the office.At lunch,when she went to the office refrigerator to get her lunch,she saw the box of the chocolates there,and she thought it was for them! But for the rest of the day,her boss didn't say anything.She kept checking the refrigerator,and back at her desk.She couldn't stop thinking of the chocolates.
Then,around 4:00,she pretended to go for coffee,but in fact she went to the restroom and took out the box of the chocolates.She was only going to smell it. But when she had it in her hands,she thought,“It's OK;it's for us.Why not have my piece a little earlier?” So she opened it up and ate one and went back to her desk.
A bit later,Grace found herself back at the refrigerator.She looked at the box and noticed the box still looked full.She thought.“It doesn't matter for me to have a second piece.”It was so delicious that she couldn't help eating a third,a
fourth...until suddenly she had eaten half the box.She felt really stupid.She was afraid that others would find that.So she closed the box and tied the ribbon (丝带) again.
The next day,Grace knew the chocolates were for an important guest.When the guest opened the box and it was half empty,Mr Clark felt so embarrassed.That was a week ago.But he still keeps asking who ate the chocolates.And all the
others complain about that.Grace never thought this problem would get so big.What should she do? Should she give up her job? Tell her boss the truth? Just let it be? She's in so much trouble.
(1)
根据短文内容,回答问题。
Where did the boss put the chocolates?
(2)
Did the boss know Grace ate the chocolates?
(3)
How many chocolates did Grace eat?
(4)
Who did the boss buy the chocolates for?
(5)
What do you think Grace should do at last?
Have you seen the videos on TV? Do you wear large T-shirts and baggy jeans? Or have you heard someone rap(说唱)? Hip-Hop is very hot now.
Hip-Hop music was started in the middle of the 1970s by African Americans in New York.The music,break-dancing(霹雳舞) and graffiti(涂鸦) make up Western Hip-Hop culture.Most of the Hip-Hop songs are about love,jobs or even games.
Usually in rap,singers speak words very quickly to a certain beat.Most of the words are fun.Singers play off words to make fun of themselves or others. Hip-Hop music has few rules.Singers just do what they think and rap it out in a clever or creative way.The freedom makes a lot of teenagers fall in love with the music.Many of them like wearing large T-shirts and baggy jeans.Famous rap and Hip-Hop stars include Eminem in the U.S.and Jay Chou from China.
Today Hip-Hop is more and more popular across most of the world.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正误,正确的用“T”,错误的用“F”。
(1)
African Americans started Hip-Hop music in the middle of the 1970s in New York.
(2)
There are three main kinds of music in Western Hip-Hop culture.
(3)
Hip-Hop music is very popular,but it has a lot of rules to follow.
(4)
From the passage we know Jay Chou is a famous rap and Hip-Hop star.
(5)
Many teenagers don't like wearing large T-shirts or baggy jeans.
用所给单词或短语填空
be excited about,how...feel, with long hair,especially,shy
(1)
I'm quite _____________ when I'm with strangers.
(2)
_____________ do you _____________ when you speak English for the first time?
(3)
I enjoy sports as well,_____________ basketball.
(4)
They _____________ visiting Beijing tomorrow.
(5)
梂hat does she look like?
桽he is tall _____________.
(阅读理解)
Have you ever seen a horse with toes(脚趾)?
Millions of years ago,horses had many toes.They had four toes on each front foot.They had three toes on each back foot.The horses were no bigger than cats.These small horses lived in the forest(森林).Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft(软的)wet ground.
It was very hot in the forest.But the weather changed.It became cold.Many trees could not 1ive in cold weather.The trees died and fell.Open field took the place of the forest.The sun made the ground dry and hard.
Horses began to change,too.They began to get bigger.This took a long time.On the dry hard land,horses needed only their middle toes for running.Their middle toes became hard.After a long while,horses had only one hard to on each foot.We call this hard toe a hoof(马蹄).
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)
(1)
Long ago a horse had fewer toes than a horse today.
(2)
A horse then was almost as big as a cat.
(3)
Those small horses had many toes because they had to run over the soft wet ground.
(4)
The ground became dry and hard because the weather got warmer and warmer.
(5)
It took many many years for horses to be come bigger.
(6)
For running on soft land horses used their middle toes more than any of the others.
(7)
On dry hard land horses needed to become bigger.
(8)
A horse has a hoof on each foot now.
(9)
This passage(文章)makes us believe that horses had been the same as they are today.
(10)
The title(标题)of this passage could be“Horses Have Changed Much Over Years”.