During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”
So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.
That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.
My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.
I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats. There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn fields. And so many years went by.The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to _____________.
| A．escape in it |
| B．get to the other side of the island[来源 |
| C．use it for food |
| D．go around the island |
To survive, the writer _____________.
| A．kept goats for milk |
| B．made clothes from animal skins |
| C．worked in the cornfields |
| D．did all the above |
Why didn’t the writer use his first canoe?
| A．Because it was too small for a long journey. |
| B．Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea. |
| C．Because there was something wrong with it. |
| D．Because the writer was busy building a second house. |
From the story, we can learn that _____________.
| A．the writer tried to make his stay comfortable on the island |
| B．the writer had nothing to do on the wild island |
| C．the writer tried to escape in the second canoe, but failed |
| D．the writer was in prison on the island, losing his freedom |
Hi! My name’s Tina Miller. I am from America. I am ten.
Now I want to tell you my life(生活) in China. My mother and father are teachers. They teach English in Yichang. They like their job(工作) very much. I’m a student in my mother’s class, so I can see her from day to night. I think it’s very good. At school, I have a lot of friends. They teach(教) me Chinese, and I teach them English. We are like in a big family. After school, I play sports with my brother or play computer games at home. My home is near the Changjiang River. After dinner, I can take a walk with my parents. I like my life here. Tina teaches her friends ________.
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．Japanese | D．French |
________ people are in Tina’s family.
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
What is the Chinese meaning of “take a walk”?
| A．远足 | B．散步 | C．游泳 | D．慢跑 |
At home, Tina ________.
| A．reads books | B．watches TV |
| C．plays sports | D．plays computer games |
What can we learn(得知) from the passage(文章)?
| A．Tina is not tidy. |
| B．Tina likes Yichang. |
| C．Tina is a student in her father’s class. |
| D．Tina plays sports with her friends after school. |
Hello! I’m Sally Hand. I’m an English girl. I’m in EEC Middle School. Here’s a picture of my room.
A bed, a desk and a chair are in it. They are green. A computer is on the desk. Next to the computer is my telephone. It’s red. My phone number is 523-6851. I always call my cousin in the evening. He is in China. Can you see a ring? It’s on the desk, too. What’s that under the chair? It’s my dog. It’s Kelly. Kelly is always under the chair. Can you see a tape player on the bed? It’s mine. Some tapes are on the bed, too.What’s the girl’s first name?
| A．Hand. | B．Sally. |
| C．Sally Hand. | D．Hand Sally. |
Here’s a picture of her ________.
| A．family | B．school | C．dog | D．room |
What’re on the desk?
| A．A computer, a telephone and a ring. |
| B．A computer, a clock and a ring. |
| C．A telephone, a clock and a ring. |
| D．A telephone, a radio and a computer. |
Where’s the tape player?
| A．On the chair. | B．Under the bed. |
| C．On the bed. | D．Under the chair. |
You can know the following(下列事情) EXCEPT(除了) ________.
| A．her dog’s name |
| B．her cousin’s name |
| C．her telephone number |
| D．the name of her school |
More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment(环境). Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit(受益)from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding(可折叠的)bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.
Health Benefits of Bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases.
Bicycling helps to control(控制) your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling can improve your mood(心情).
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
Bicycling is healthier than driving.From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very___________.
| A．surprising | B．exciting |
| C．expensive | D．popular |
When you are riding your bicycle around your neighborhood, you may_________.
| A．pollute the environment around |
| B．find something you didn’t notice |
| C．go everywhere and use a little oil |
| D．get off your bike and begin to work |
If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and__________.
| A．get out of the car |
| B．take it onto a train |
| C．put it in your purse |
| D．go on airline websites |
One of the benefits from bicycling is that_______________.
| A．you can fold the bicycle |
| B．you will be friendly to others |
| C．you will be more relaxed |
| D．you may get fatter and fatter |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people |
| B．Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes |
| C．Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood |
| D．Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines |
The class in America is almost the same as that in China. But something is different.
1.In America, if the teacher asks you a question but you don’t understand, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat it. If you don’t know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you don’t know. Then he or she knows what you need to do.
2.You mustn’t be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows you a make-up test(补考), you should take the test in one or two days after you go back to school.
3.Be on time! It is impossible to be late. If you come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Take your books out of your bag after you enter the room. Then go to your seat and sit down quietly. In the US, you needn’t knock before you come into the classroom.
4.If you have to leave during the class, do it quietly, too. There’s no need to ask for the teacher’s agreement.When a teacher asks you a question but you don’t know the answer, you should_________.
| A．Repeat the question |
| B．Tell the teacher you don’t know |
| C．Give an answer |
| D．Put up your hand |
What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “absent”?
| A．早到的 | B．迟到的 | C．缺席的 | D．出席的 |
When can a student take a make-up test?
| A．When he’s too sick to take the test. |
| B．When he gets a bad grade in his test. |
| C．When he doesn’t finish the paper in his test. |
| D．When he is late for a test. |
It’s impolite for a student when he/she______.
| A．Takes out book quietly |
| B．comes into the classroom quietly |
| C．takes his/her seat and sits down quietly |
| D．gets to school late |
Which of the following about the class in America is TRUE?
| A．If one is late, he/she can’t enter the classroom without the teacher’s agreement. |
| B．One can take a make-up test without the teacher’s agreement. |
| C．One can leave the classroom without the teacher’s agreement. |
| D．One can’t put up his/her hand to ask the teacher to repeat the question if he/she can’t understand it. |
Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction (破坏) of our environment. Brown clouds, polluted water, endangered wild animals.., these problems seem so huge.
So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don't have to drive...
But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?
I recently learned something about flamingos (火烈鸟) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration (迁徙), a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the others seem to notice, so the small group returns. However, the next day they try again. This time few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a few more birds join in but, since the thousands of others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once more stopped.
Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before, then more. Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins. What a spectacular sight it must be—thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once!
A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems.
Where would you most probably read this passage?
| A．A guidebook. |
| B．A movie poster. |
| C．A personal blog(博客). |
| D．A geology(地质) magazine. |
Why does the writer use cloth bags in stores?
| A．Because he wants to do some good to the environment. |
| B．Because he thinks plastic bags are more expensive. |
| C．Because there are only cloth bags in stores. |
| D．Because all the people use cloth bags in stores. |
What does the underlined word "spectacular" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
| A．Frustrating. | B．Surprising. |
| C．Terrible. | D．Fantastic. |
What's the writer's purpose of writing this article?
| A．To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos. |
| B．To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference. |
| C．To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers. |
| D．To show that there're many problems in the world. |
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