Scientists （科学家） are trying to make the deserts （沙漠） into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.
Some places on the earth don’t get much rain. But they still don’t become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very helpful to dry (干旱的)places. Plants don’t let the hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants don’t let the wind blow the earth away. When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become deserts much more easily.Why can the land become deserts?
| A．Some places don’t get much rain. |
| B．Plants don’t let the hot sun make the earth even drier. |
| C．People don’t keep the earth well. |
| D．Scientists haven’t learnt enough about the deserts. |
Scientists are to make the deserts into good land again.
| A．carrying water | B．growing food | C．doing nothing | D．studying a lot |
Which is NOT true?
| A．The land never stops becoming deserts. |
| B．Scientists ask people to live in the deserts and grow food there. |
| C．People do bad things to the earth. |
| D．Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. |
Why are green plants and grass helpful?
| A．They can hold the water. |
| B．They can keep the earth wet. |
| C．They can stop the wind from blowing the earth away. |
| D．All the above. |
Which is the best title（题目）for the passage?
| A．The Desert Problem |
| B．People Make Deserts |
| C．Green Plants and Grass |
| D．The Deserts, the Tree and the Water |
A rabbit is running into his hole. You may ask, “What happened?”
Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its tail moves up and down as it runs. When other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they ran, too. They know there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee finds some food, it goes back to his home. It can’t tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.
But animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for examples, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs(发出呼噜呼噜的声音) when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning.
But human beings have something that no animals have---- a large number of words about things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things that have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this. No animals has the wonderful power of language.
No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow he learned to make them. As centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
People in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. A very large English dictionary, for examples, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we don’t know all these. The words we know are called vocabulary. We should try to make our vocabulary larger. Read as many books as possible. When we met a new word, look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary is the most useful book.What’s the meaning of the underlined word?
| A．标语 | B．信号 | C．唱片 | D．图像 |
A dog can tell something__________.
| A．by giving signals | B．by making different sounds |
| C．by purring | D．by barking |
It has been proved that no animals are able to_________.
| A．give the others information |
| B．express their actions and feelings with words |
| C．tell others how they feel |
| D．make different sounds, each with its own meaning. |
Generally speaking, what we mean by “vocabulary” is_______.
| A．all the words that we know | B．more and more words we use |
| C．all the words we need | D．the dictionary which contains thousands of words |
What must we do in order to make our vocabulary larger?
| A．Make more and more new words |
| B．look up some new words in a dictionary |
| C．learn more language |
| D．Try to read as many books as possible |
Trudy’s class has a newspaper. The students write stories, articles and poems for it. Then one of them types their work into a computer and prints it out. The teacher puts up everything on the wall so that it looks like a large, open newspaper.
One day Trudy said to the teacher, “most newspapers have advertisements. Can we have our advertisements?
The teacher thought this was a good idea. She made Trudy the advertising manager and Trudy asked the other students to advertise in the newspaper. Here are some of the advertisements she received.
| SONY WALKMAN FOR SALE: In good condition. Complete with earphones. Best offer. See Miriam. |
| GOOD HOME WANTED: Six lovely Persian kittens(猫崽) need good homes. They are the lovely things you’ve ever seen. Free to the right person. See John. |
| WORK WANTED: Strong boy is willing to work in a garden or do some housework. 3 hours a week. Not expensive. See Tom. |
| PC WANTED: In good condition. It must be at least Pentium IV(奔腾四代). See Alan. |
| CONCERT TICKETS: Has anyone got a spare ticket for the Raiders’ concert next week? I’m eager and will pay well for a good ticket. See Sheila. |
| LOST: a silver ring with a blue stone in it. Reward. See Patricia. |
| FOUND: A silver ring with a stone in it. Reward. See Agnes. |
What is Tom willing to do?
| A．Other people’s homework. | B．Gardening or housework. |
| C．Sell six Persian kittens. | D．Fix broken PCs. |
What does Alan want to buy?
| A．A lovely Persian kitten. | B．A ticket to Raiders’ concert. |
| C．A PC in good condition | D．A silver ring. |
why will Sheila pay well for a Raiders’ concert ticket?
| A．Because she is thinking about going to the concert. |
| B．Because she has a strong wish to go to the concert. |
| C．Because her friends are going to the concert. |
| D．Because she does well in music. |
Who will Patricia see to get her lost ring?
| A．Miriam | B．Tom | C．Sheila | D．Agnes |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．The students in Trudy’s class wrote advertisements for their newspaper. |
| B．Trudy’s class has a newspaper. |
| C．Trudy wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper. |
| D．The teacher wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper. |
Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day’s work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead.
"Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well." The second answered, "Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼)."
So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud.
"What cloud?" asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.
Choose the right answer The two farmers were _____.
| A．going home | B．going to the field |
| C．going to work | D．going to see their friend |
The two farmers _____ on that day.
| A．had a holiday | B．didn’t work |
| C．worked hard | D．wanted to quarrel with each other |
When there are black block clouds in the sky, _____.
| A．it will rain soon | B．it will be fine |
| C．it will get hot | D．the sun is shining brightly |
The two farmers fought in words because _____.
| A．they were hungry | B．it rained |
| C．one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn’t think so | |
| D．they both hoped for rain |
The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _____.
| A．wanted to make friends with them | B．joined them in the quarrel |
| C．wanted to know why they were quarreling | D．had nothings to do |
There are four seasons in a year in China. February, March, and April make the spring season. .May, June and July make the summer season. August, September and October make the autumn season.. November, December and January make the winter season..
Near the North Pole(南极)there are only two seasons. They are winter and summer. The nights in winter are very long. For more than two months you can’t see the sun, even at noon. In summer the days are long. For more than two months the sun never sets, and there is no night.
In the tropics（热带） there are also two seasons: a rainy season and a dry season.There are _________seasons in years in China.
| A． two | B． four | C． three | D． one |
In the tropics there are ________seasons.
| A． two | B． four | C． three | D． one |
The two seasons near the North Pole are _______.
| A． spring and autumn | B． winter and summer |
| C． rainy season and dry season | D． spring and winter |
Autumn in China______.
| A． cool | B． lasts from September to November |
| C． is hot | D． the days are less than two months |
Near the North Pole _______in summer.
| A． the days aren’t long | B． the days are long |
| C． there is no night | D． the days are less than two months |
This is a picture .There is a lake (湖)in the middle of the picture .On the lake we can see a boat .In the boat, there is a boy and his father .The boy is fishing .His father is looking at him .We can see some fish swimming in the lake .On the right of the picture , we can see a big tree .A young woman is reading a book .Her name is Mary .We can see very nice flowers near her seat .A little yellow dog is beside her feet .There are some birds in the sky .On the other side of the lake ,we can see three children .They are laughing and flying kites .They are having fun.This is a picture of _____.
| A．A park | B．Mary’s family | C．a school | D．a restaurant |
Mary is ______.
| A．looking at her son | B．reading a book | C．swimming in the lake | D．flying a kite |
The little dog is ____.
blue B. yellow C. black D. brown There are _____people in the picture .
| A．2 | B．4 | C．6 | D．8 |
Are they having a great time ?
| A．No, they haven’t . | B．No, they aren’t . | C．Yes , they have . | D．Yes , they are . |
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