Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons?
Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates （蒸发）into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts, one is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.
Typhoons are very dangerous. In November this year, Typhoon Haiyan killed 5500 people in Philippines. More people are missing.
What to do when a typhoon hits?
Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.
Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
Listen to the radio or TV for important information.
If you’re told to go to a safer place, do it right now.This passage is most probably from .
| A．an advertisement of a typhoon | B．a travel record |
| C．a weather report | D．a science magazine |
Typhoons often happen .
| A．in the hot season | B．in the cold season | C．only in China | D．under the sea |
In which order（顺序）does a typhoon happen?
a. The wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts.
b. The air moves quickly, making wind.
c. The sun makes sea water hot.
d. The air gets warmer.
| A．d-c-b-a | B．c-d-b-a | C．c-d-a-b | D．d-b-a-c |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves. |
| B．5500 people died because of Typhoon Haiyan around the world. |
| C．The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds. |
| D．A typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 km a second. |
When a typhoon comes, we CANNOT .
| A．close all the windows |
| B．listen to typhoon news |
| C．stay inside the strong house |
| D．go outside to find a safer place |
Min Sun, with another name of Ziqian, was a famous man in the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. He was a student of Confucius. Among all students of Confucius, he was compared with Yan Yuan.
Min Sun’s mother died very early, later his father took another wife, who gave birth to two sons. The stepmother mistreated Min Sun—in winter, while two younger brothers wore warm clothes made of cotton. Min Sun only wore clothes made of reed catkins(芦苇花).
One day, he followed his father to go out. When pulling the chariot(马车), Min Sun felt so cold that he dropped the rope onto the ground. Then his father beat him. Just then, the reed catkins flew out from the broken clothes and his father knew that Min Sun was mistreated, he was very angry.
After the father returned home, he wanted to divorce(休掉）his wife. Min Sun fell on his knees and begged his father to forgive his stepmother. He said, “ if Mother stays at home, only I myself have to stand cold. But if you divorce Mother, all three children have to suffer from cold.”
His father was deeply moved and took Min Sun’s advice. The stepmother heard of this, felt sorry and knew her mistakes. From then on, she treated Min Sun as her own son.How many children were there in Min Sun’s family?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
The underlined word “ mistreated” in the passage means “_______ ”
| A．对待 | B．款待 | C．虐待 | D．善待 |
Why was Min Sun’s father still angry after beating him?
| A．Because Min Sun went out with him |
| B．Because Min Sun felt very cold |
| C．Because Min Sun dropped the rope |
| D．Because Min Sun was mistreated |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Min Sun was not as excellent as Yan Yuan. |
| B．Min Sun’s father forgave his wife. |
| C．Min Sun’s father divorced his wife. |
| D．Min Sun’s stepmother was always kind. |
According to the story, Min Sun is a________ person.
| A．filial(孝顺） | B．lovely | C．smart | D．brave |
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and over1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.
Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world. How often did Edison make a new invention？
| A．About every fourteen days. | B．About every seven days. |
| C．About once a week. | D．About twice a week. |
The underlined world “fired” in the passage means “_＿＿＿＿”
| A．Gave somebody a job. | B．Set fire to somebody. |
| C．Let somebody down. | D．Forced somebody to leaves his job. |
Edison considered his deafness as＿＿＿＿.
| A．something bad | B．a gift from God |
| C．a kind of ability | D．a disadvantage |
Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Edison had only 8hours’rest each day after his deafness. |
| B．Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching. |
| C．Edison had his first job in 1986. |
| D．Edison’inventions greatly improved the quality of people’s life. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．The function of the electric light. |
| B．Edison and his experiments. |
| C．The importance of inventions. |
| D．The whole life of Edison. |
I turned around to find a little old lady with warm smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked. She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have coupe of kids, and then retire and travel.”
I knew she was joking. I was curious(好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”
“There is a huge difference between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change…” When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a _______ manner.
| A．polite | B．impolite | C．serious | D．humorous |
Rose went to the university in order to __________.
| A．meet a rich husband | B．make new friends |
| C．get a better job | D．get a university education |
The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because____________.
| A．she always came to class on time |
| B．she made friends easily at university |
| C．she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience |
| D．she knew the difference between growing older and growing up |
The word “That” in the Paragraph 7 refers to (指) _________.
| A．growing older | B．growing up |
| C．staying young | D．being happy |
From the passage, we know Rose believed___________.
| A．“Easier said than done.” |
| B．“Well begun is half done.” |
| C．“It is never too late to learn.” |
| D．“Reading makes a full man.” |
| Subject: Can you help? From: Rose |
| Dear Knowledgeable, I have a good friend, Ann. She is very clever and can speak English really well. A very important English speech contest for our whole city will be held next month. Our classmates all think Ann is the best person to represent the class in the school contest and make sure she will win. But the problem is that she’s very shy and that she’s terrified of speaking in front of other people. She can’t tell others about it, because she doesn’t want to let her friends down. I can’t think of any good advice to give her, but you always come up with good solutions to people’s problems. Can you give us some good advice? Do you think we can tell the truth to the rest of the students? Rose |
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