Sandy is thinking about getting a pet. She is reading these articles on a website.
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A dog's life My name is Lucky. I am two years old. I am a 30-kg yellow dog. I am very friendly but some people are afraid of me. They think I am too big. My owner is my best friend. He takes me for a walk three times a day. He takes me to the park at the weekend and he takes me to the beach in summer. He does not like rainy days because I will get very wet and he will have to give me a shower. I like taking showers because I like chasing the towel when he dries me after a shower. I never fight or bite but I bark when someone touches my food. I can play many tricks but only when people give me biscuits. A cat's life My name is Dolly. I live next to Lucky. I am three years old. I am a 4-kg white cat. I love jumping onto the sofa or the window-ledge. I love watching people from my windows. I can see Lucky in the streets every day. I do not like going out because it is very dirty outside. I miaow when my bowl is empty. If you cannot find me, look into the cupboard or a cardboard box. I like sleeping in them. A goldfish's life My name is Yellow Tail. I live in a tank with five friends. I do not do much. I only swim, eat and sleep. My owners do not play with me. They only watch me. I like swimming in front of them. I do not like to be fish. I want to be Lucky. His owner takes him everywhere. I want to be Dolly, too. Her owners let her sit on their laps every evening. She is always very clean. |
Sandy is talking to her mother about the pets on the website. Her mother is asking her questions about them. Help her answer the questions.
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How many times does Lucky go out every day? A. Three times. B. Two times. C. One time. |
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Does Lucky bite? A. Yes, always. B. Yes, sometimes. C. No, never. |
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Where does Dolly like sleeping? A. On the window-ledge. B. In the cupboard. C. On the table. |
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How many fish are there in the tank? A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven. |
Daniel found an interesting article on the Internet. It is about the giants in the world. He showed it to Simon. Here is the article.
General Sherman is the name of a redwood tree, the biggest tree in the world. It is in the United .States and is 83.3 metres tall. It is about 11 metres across and about 31.1 metres round. It is almost 4,000 years old and it is still growing.
Do you know the tallest tree in the world? It is also in the United States. It is Harry Cole. It is about 113 metres tall. That is the height (高度) of a 37-floor building.
Have you ever heard of Robert Pershing Wadlow? He's the tallest man in the world. He lived in the United States. He was 2.72 metres tall. He died in 1940 and was only 22 years old then.
Zeng Jinlian, a 2.48 metre-tall Chinese woman, was the tallest woman in the world. She died in 1982 at the age of 17.
What is the biggest animal in the world now? It is the blue whale. Some blue whales are 33 metres long.
The longest car in the world has 26 wheels. It is 30.5 metres long. It has a swimming pool with a diving board and a king-sized waterbed.
Norway is the name of the longest ship in the world. It is 315 metres 66 centimetres long. You can play football on its deck (甲板).
Daniel wants to know if Simon really understands the article. He asks Simon to finish the following exercises. Help Simon choose the correct answers.
(1)The tallest woman in the world is from________.
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A.the United States |
B.Britain |
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C.Thailand |
D.China |
(2)General Sherman is________.
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A.the tallest man in the world
B.the tallest tree in the world
C.the strongest man in the world
D.the biggest tree in the world
(3)The tallest tree in the world is________.
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A. about 83.3 metres tall
B. as tall as a 37-floor building
C.4,000 years old
D.in Russia
(4)The longest car in the world has a________in it.
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A.football pitch |
B.swimming pool |
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C.balcony |
D.kitchen |
Beijing Sunshine Secondary School is holding a ‘Future City Show’. Mr.Wu asks each Class 1, Grade 7 student to write a paragraph describing his/her future city. Read what Millie, Simon and Daniel write.
Name: Millie Wang Class 1
My future city is called ‘Pollution-Free Town’. It is built on and island. I hope that there is no air pollution in my future city. People use only electric cars on the roads. The buildings are only seven floors high and there are no offices. People ride their boats to the cities to work. Students do not use books at school because they have their own computers.
Name: Simon Luo Class 1
My future city is a modern city with buildings over 60 floors. Nobody drives on the roads. They use flying cars to travel from one building to another. There is a big building called ‘The Plaza’. In ‘The Plaza’, there is a big restaurant. People can try all kinds of food: Cantonese food, Beijing food or Western food, etc. There is also a big supermarket. People can buy everything there.
Name: Daniel Chen Class 1
In the year 3000, people do not have to work in an office because computers and robots can do all their work. Robots work in hospitals, supermarkets, etc. People can spend their time in the big entertainment centre in the future city. In the centre, there is a big shopping mall. People can buy very cheap things because computers and robots can make everything cheaply. For example, they can buy a big TV for only ￥500. They can also sing in the big karaoke club or go to the cinema there.
Mr.Wu is asking Millie, Simon and Daniel about their future cities. Help them answer Mr.Wu's questions.
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Where is the ‘Pollution-Free Town’? |
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Millie: |
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A. It's on an island. B. It's on hill. C. It's in a town. |
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Mr.Wu: Millie: A. By car. B. By bus. C. By boat. |
How do people in the ‘Pollution-Free Town’go to work? … |
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Mr.Wu: |
How do people in your future city travel, Simon? |
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Simon: |
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A. They have planes. B. They use flying cars. C. They don't drive. |
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Mr.Wu: |
What can we do in ‘The Plaza’? |
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Simon: |
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A. We can see films there. B. We can fly our cars. C. We can eat and buy things. |
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Mr.Wu: |
What are the things so cheap in the shopping mall in your future city in the year 3000, Daniel? |
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Daniel: |
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A. People don't have to work. B. There's a big karaoke club. C. Computers and robots help to make things cheaply. |
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