A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.

　　Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn't built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.

　　Even so, travel isn't that difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can lead you where you want to go.

　　People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.

　　Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.

　　Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem.

　　Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower, little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters.

　　Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made arctic (北冰洋的) ice melt (融化).

　　Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is under water.

　　Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.

(1) According to the article, which picture shows the right position of Venice?

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(2) The best way to travel in Venice is by water, because ________.

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A．117 waterways can make your trip easy

B．you can talk to other people while you go along

C．you can enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights

D．it is not only easy but also you can enjoy yourself better

(3) There are ________ reasons that lead Venice lower and lower.

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(4) Which of the following statements (陈述) is TRUE?

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A．The first people coming to the island were Italians.

B．They came to Venice, because they liked the place very much.

C．They came here at the year 1 500.

D．The city has gone down to 23 centimetres.

(5) The article is mainly about ________.

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A．the position of Venice

B．the history of Venice

C．the problem of Venice

D．the scenery of Venice

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　　Texas was the biggest state before Alaska became the forty-ninth state in 1959. One good way to understand the size of Texas is to learn about its weather. Different parts of the state have different kinds of weather.

　　Laredo, Texas, is one of the hottest cities in the U. S. in summer. The best time to visit Laredo is in the winter, when it is pleasantly warm.

　　Amarillo gets very cold in winter. There is sometimes more snow in Amarillo than in New York, which is a northern city. Summers are better, but sometimes it gets quite hot. The best time to visit Amarillo is in the autumn when it is cool.

　　If anyone asks you about the weather in Texas, please ask him: “What part of Texas do you mean?

(1) The passage mainly tells us ________.

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A．what the weather is like in the U. S

B．how big the biggest state of the U. S

C．the weather in Texas is quite different

D．Texas is one of the biggest states in the U. S

(2) From this passage we may know ________.

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A．Texas is the biggest city in the U. S

B．Alaska is the biggest city in the U. S

C．there are not less than 49 states in the U. S

D．Texas becomes a state of the U. S after Alaska

(3) According to the passage, Texas probably lies in the ________ of the U. S.

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(4) Which of the following is not true?

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A．Alaska is the biggest of all the states in the U. S.

B．Texas is the forty-eighth state in the U. S.

C．Alaska has been a state of the U. S. only a little 47 years.

D．In winter, usually New York is colder than Amarillo.

(5) Which may be the best title for the passage?

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A．The size of Texas

B．The weather of Texas

C．The changes of weather in Texas

D．The weather of the U. S

　　The sun is a star. In the sky there are thousands of stars like the sun. They are as large as the sun and as hot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in the day time you can only see one star－the sun.

A．it's the biggest of all the stars

B．it's the brightest of all the stars

C．it's much nearer to us than any other star

D．it's far away from the earth

阅读理解 阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容判断正误。对的打“T”， 错的打“F”。

　　Betty is only five. She doesn't go to school and of course, she doesn't know how to read and write. But her sister Mary is a school girl. She's ten. One day， Mary sees her little sister at a table with a pen in her hand and a big piece of paper in front of her.“What are you doing，Betty？” she asks。 “I’m writing a letter to my friend Kitty.” “But how can you？” says her sister. “You can't write.” “Well,” says Betty, “It doesn't matter， because（因为） Kitty doesn't know how to read.

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2．Betty is older than Mary.

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3．Mary goes to school but her sister doesn't.

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4．Betty can read and write.

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5．Kitty can't read and write.

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　　A ship was going down. On the ship were the captain（船长） and three sailors（水手、船 员），The captain spoke first，“Men，there’s only a three-man lifeboat（救生船） on our ship. Of course，you know， there is not enough room for the four of us. One of us will have to stay here and go down with the ship. Now，I’m going to ask each of you one question. The one who can’t answer will stay behind. But if all of you can answer my questions correctly. I'll have to stay here. Here's my first question:“What ship went down here about 80 years ago after it hit an iceberg（冰山）？” The first sailor answered,“The Titanic, sir.” “That’s right. Well，the next question is: H0w many people lost their lives？” “One thousand five hundred and thirteen，” the second sailor said. “OK. Mmm，now answer my third and last question,” the captain turned to the third sailor and asked,“What were their names？”

1．There were_____ men on the sinking（下沉的）ship.

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A. 3　　　B. 4　　　C. 1513　　　D. 1517

2. Titanic went down because ______.

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A. there were too many people on it

B．the sailors left the ship

C．it hit an iceberg

D. the captain asked three questions

3． How many people lost their lives in the accident（事故）？

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A．1513　　　B．80　　　C．4　　　D．3

4．If any of the sailors wasn't able to answer the captain's question， ______.

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A．he would be the last sailor to get into the lifeboat

B．he could ask the other sailors to answer it

C．he had to stay on the ship by himself.

D．he would stay with the brave captain on the ship

5．Why did the captain ask the third sailor such a question？

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A．Because he had forgotten some of their name some of their names

B．Because he wanted to know all their names before he died

C. Because he didn't want to stay behind and lose his own（自己的） life

D． Because he knew it was impossible（不可能的） for the first sailor to answer it

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　　In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge (粥), eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soup(汤), then they have meat or fish with vegetables(蔬菜). After that they eat some other things like bananas, apples, or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple (简单)。

1. Many English people have______ meals a day.

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A. two　　　B. three　　　C. four　　　D. three of four

2. People may have_____ for their breakfast.

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A. tea and eggs

B. porridge, eggs, bread, tea or coffee

C. tea and coffee

D. bread and eggs

3. People have lunch at

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A. any time　　　B. nine　　　C. five　　　D. one

4. People don't have ______ for their dinner.

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A. porridge　　　　　 B. bananas and apples

C. soup and meat　　　D. meat and fish

5. In some English homes dinner can come ______.

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A. at one o'clock　　　B. at any time

C. at noon　　　　　　 D. in the evening

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　　Harry did not stop his car at some traffic-lights(交通灯)when they were red, and he hit (撞) another car. Harry jumped out and went to it. There was an old man in the cat. He was very frightened (惊吓的) and said to Harry, “What are you doing? You nearly killed me!” “Yes,” Harry answered, “I'm very sorry.” He took a bottle out of his car and said. “Drink some of this. Then you'll feel better.” He gave the man some whisky (威士忌), and the man drank it, but then he shouted again, “You nearly killed me!” Harry gave him the bottle again, and the old man drank a lot of the whisky. Then he smiled and said to Harry, “Thank you. I feel much better now. But why aren't you drinking ?”“Oh, well,” Harry answered, “I don't want any whisky now. I'm going to sit here and wait for the police.”

1. Harry didn't stop his car when the traffic lights were

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A. red　　　B. green　　　C. yellow　　　D. white

2. ______ was frightened when a car hit his car.

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A. Harry　　　B. The police　　　C. An old man　　　D. A boy

3. Harry gave the old man of whisky to drink.

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A. a bottle　　B. two bottles　　C. three bottles　　D. five bottles

4. The old man thanked Harry because

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A. Harry repaired his car

B. Harry hit his car

C. Harry gave him whisky to drink

D. Harry almost killed him

5. Harry didn't drink whisky because

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A. he would drive the old man home

B. he killed the man

C. he wanted the police to think that the old man was wrong

D. he didn't like whisky

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　　Mike lives in a big city (城市). Today he's very happy (高兴)'. It's the first day of school. Mike wants to go back to school. He wants to see his friends. He is going to meet his new teachers. Mike gets up early in the morning. He washes and puts on his new clothes. Look! He is having breakfast with his parents. Now he is ready for school. He goes to school by bike. He meets his friends outside the school gate. They are talking about something. Then the bell rings (响). Everyone runs to his or her classroom.

1. Where doe Mike live?

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A. He lives in a small house.

B. He lives in a big city.

C. He lives on a farm.

2. Does Mike want to go back to school?

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A. No, he doesn't.

B. I'm afraid not.'

C. Yes, he does.

3. Who does he want to see?

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A. His friends.

B. His brother.

C. His father.

4. Who is he having breakfast with?

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A. His father.　　　B. His mother.　　　C. His parents.

5. How does Mike go to school?

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A. He goes to school by bus.

B. He goes to school by bike.

C. He goes to school on foot.

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　　Mr Green worked in an office. Every morning he had breakfast with his wife at half past seven, read his newspaper, drank(喝)a cup of tea and then left his house at eight to go to catch his train to town. one morning he was still sitting comfortably (舒适地) at the breakfast table and reading his newspaper at five past eight. He didn't hurry and asked his wife for another cup of tea. “Another cup?” she said in surprise. “Aren't you going to the office today? Have you got a holiday?” “The office?” he said and stopped reading his newspaper. “I thought that I was at the office!”

1. Mr Green's office was in a ______.

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A. city　　　B. town　　　C. village　　　D. country

2. Mr Green always went to work by ______.

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A. bike　　　B. bus　　　C. train　　　D. plane

3. That morning it took Mr Green ______to sit at the breakfast table.

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A. thirty-five minutes

B. half an hour

C. twenty-five minutes

D. an hour

4. Mrs Green was surprised because her husband ______.

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A. wanted another cup of tea

B. was taking a holiday at home

C. didn't go to work on time

D. had a holiday at home

5. Mr Green forgot that he was ______.

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A. at home　　　　　　B. at the office

C. in the train　　　 D. in his car

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　　The Browns are the Smiths' neighbors (邻居). Mr. Brown's name is John. But when his neighbor talks about him, they call him “Mr. Going-to-do”. Do you know why? Mr. Brown always says he is going to do something, but never (从不) does it. Every Saturday Mr. Brown goes to the Smiths' back door and talks to Mr. Smith“I'm going to clean my house today,”he says, or “I'm going to wash my car tomorrow.” or “The trees in front of (在…前面) my house are too big. I'm going to cut them down (砍倒) next week.”Mr. Smith usually says, “Are you, John?” He knows his neighbor isn't' going to clean his house, or wash his car, or cut down any trees. Then he says, “Well, excuse me, John. I'm going to do some work in the house.” And so he does. Mr. and Mrs. Smith often say to their only child Dick, “Are you going to do something? Then do it. Don't be another‘Mr. Going-to-do'”.

1.Mr. Brown's house is ______ Mr. Smith's.

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A. far from　　　B. near　　　C. in　　　D. with

2.John talks a lot but does ______.

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A. something　　　B. anything　　　C. nothing　　　D. everything

3.Mr. Smith ______.

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A. becomes tired of (厌烦) John's talk.

B. is pleased (高兴的) to talk with John

C. likes listening to John's talks

D. wants his son to be a man like John

4.Mr. Going-to-do ______.

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A. talks a lot and does a lot

B. always says to do something, but never does it

C. usually needs (需要) help when he is going to do something

D. often talks much before he starts his work

5.Mr. and Mrs. Smith hope (希望) their only son ______.

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A. is going to be another "Mr. Going-to-do"

B. won't be another "Mr. Going-to-do"

C. will (将；愿) talks a lot

D. will does little