Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t study, but they travel together.
Dolphins are mammals（哺乳动物）, not fish, but they swim together in a school. Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say“welcome”when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.
They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People can’t hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium.(An aquarium is a zoo for fish.) People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely.
There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.A school of dolphins means_____.
| A．a zoo for dolphins | B．a show by dolphins |
| C．a group of dolphins | D．a library of dolphins |
A dolphin feels _____in an aquarium.
| A．afraid |
| B．happy with people watching them |
| C．lucky |
| D．sad and lonely |
Which sentence is true?
| A．Dolphins talk with words. |
| B．Dolphins always bring good luck. |
| C．Dolphins make more sounds above water. |
| D．Dolphins can’t breathe（呼吸） under the water. |
People can’t hear the dolphins’ sounds because they are .
| A．low | B．high | C．soft | D．quiet |
From the passage we know_____.
| A．Dolphins travel together. |
| B．Dolphins talk with words when they play. |
| C．Dolphins like to live in aquariums. |
| D．All people want to catch dolphins and eat them. |
阅读下列短文, 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
C
One day a man found a cocoon(蚕) of a butterfly in the forest．He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly．Suddenly, a small opening appeared and the butterfly made its great effort(努力) to force its body through that little hole．Then it seemed to stop making any progress．It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.（那个蛹好象忘记了它该怎样做, 也好象停止了挣扎）.
So the man decided to help the butterfly．He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly would come out easily．But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon．
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly．But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬) around with a heavy body and small wings．It was never able to fly.
The man was in his kindness, but he didn’t understand the nature rules．Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid(液体) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then would be ready for flying．It must have a hard struggle(拼搏) to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life．If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail．We would not be as strong as we could have been, we could never fly．What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?
| A．It was trying to make a cocoon for it self． |
| B．It was crawling around quietly on the ground. |
| C．It was flying among the trees in the forest． |
| D．It was struggling to get out of its cocoon． |
The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon in order to __________.
| A．take the butterfly home |
| B．help the butterfly come out easily |
| C．kill the butterfly |
| D．stop the butterfly growing bigger |
What do you think of the man?
| A．Patient but cruel |
| B．Careful and wise |
| C．Kind but unwise |
| D．Brave and funny |
What does the last paragraph (段落) tell us?
| A．Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life． |
| B．Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it． |
| C．Every good deed will come back with good result． |
| D．The greatest happiness in the world is to help others. |
What is the best title of the story?
| A．The Love for the Cocoon． |
| B．The Joy of Helping Each Other. |
| C．The Lesson of the Cocoon． |
| D．The Expectation (期待) for the Butterfly． |
阅读下列短文, 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
B
In today’s class, I will teach you how to send birthday e-cards to friends anywhere in the world without leaving our classroom．I’ll show it to you on 123 Greetings, which is one of the most popular free-card websites．
Step 1 Connect your computer to the Internet and go to 123 Greetings．Click “Happy Birthday”．You will see hundreds of e-cards．Choose the card you’d like to send.
Step 2 Design your e-card．After clicking the card you want, you’ll see the “Design” menu．In it you can find many things you can change to suit your taste, such as the colors and music．
Step 3 Add your message in the message box．The message box provides space for you to type a message．Think of something special and type the message into the box．
Step 4 Enter your e-mail address．Then enter the e-mail address of the recipient．Choose whether you want to be notified (通知) when your birthday e-card has been read．You can also choose whether to send the card immediately or at a later time．
The writer is most probable a __________．
| A．scientist |
| B．teacher |
| C．doctor |
| D．farmer |
How many steps should you take to send a birthday e-cards to your friends?
| A．One . |
| B．Three. |
| C．Five. |
| D．Seven. |
123 Greetings is __________________.
| A．a factory that makes e-cards. |
| B．a post office that sends birthday cards. |
| C．an e-card website that offers a free service. |
| D．a school that teaches how to make e-cards. |
If you want to change the music of your e-card, you need to ________________．
| A．choose another e-card. |
| B．type your e-mail address into the box． |
| C．go to the “Design” menu |
| D．click “send”. |
The underlined word “recipient” means “_______________”.
| A．the person who will receive the e-card． |
| B．a person whose name isn’t known． |
| C．the person who is sending the e-card． |
| D．a person who works for 123 Greetings． |
阅读下列短文, 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
It was a cold night．The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger all day．When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands．So he drove to him and asked, “ where are you going ,sir?”
“To the Red Hotel,” the young man answered．When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy any more．The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station．But suddenly, he had an idea．He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, they arrived at the hotel．“Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars, please.” the taxi driver said to the young man．“What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars．I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”The story probably happened _______．
| A．on a winter morning． |
| B．on a winter night． |
| C．on a rainy day． |
| D．on a rainy night． |
When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was ______．
| A．happy |
| B．annoyed |
| C．disappointed |
| D．sad |
The driver was not happy any more because ___________.
| A．the young man didn’t want to take the taxi |
| B．the young man wouldn’t give him money |
| C．the young man was carrying two big bags |
| D．the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars． |
Maybe the taxi driver got ________dollars at last.
| A．3 |
| B．2 |
| C．13 |
| D．15 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The two taxi drivers were both honest． |
| B．The two taxi drivers cheated the young man. |
| C．It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel． |
| D．The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel． |
阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Do you dream of growing up quickly so you can spend your own money? Earning money isn’t just for people who grow up．Kids can do______ , too．
Earning gives you more than money．It’s also a learning process．______working to earn your own money, you will learn______ to succeed in the world．This includes using money, understanding and______other people, using ______ you’ve learned from textbooks and using your time cleverly．
Earning is______for you．Money gives choices．______ you want to buy a better birthday gift for your grandpa, the extra money you earn helps．
Money gives you independence．When you earn your own money, you don’t have to______anyone else to give you anything．40 yuan that you earn yourself is______better than 160 yuan from your parents.
However, don’t_____to earn．Remember , what you are studying now can make you be able to earn money better in later life．
A．these B．them C．it
A．By B．With C．In
A．why B．how C．what
A．working on B．talking with C．getting on with
A．what B．why C．which
A．unnecessary B．good C．dangerous
A．Though B．Unless C．If
A．depend on B．look up C．give up
A．a few B．a lot C．a lot of
A．rush B．accept C．wait
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from India, and the play was very interesting. It was bought by an American TV company（公司）.
James was then invited to go to New York to help them. He lived in Washington, which is an hour away from New York by air. The plane was going to take off at 8:30 in the morning. So he had to be at the airport at about 7:30. He ordered a taxi for 6:30 and went to sleep. He forgot to wind the clock, and it stopped after midnight. Also the driver of the taxi had to work very late that night and he got up very late the next morning.
James woke with the feeling that something was wrong. He looked at his clock. It stood there silently with the hands pointing to ten past twelve. He turned on the radio and knew it was ten. He was late for the plane.
He was just preparing his coffee when the radio sent out another news, “Reports are coming in of a plane crash（飞机坠落）near Washington airport. A Boeing 707 fly to New York crashed shortly after taking off this morning. Plane number 2234…” James suddenly turned pale（苍白）.
“My plane,” he said aloud. “If I haven’t been late, “I’d have been on the plane!”
根据短文内容,判断各句是否符合短文意思，符合的 “T”，否则 “F”。James was a writer from England.
The driver came to pick him up on time.
James was lucky because he was not able to get on the plane.
The plane crashed while flying towards London.
Sometimes bad things can change into good ones.
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