In 1938, a fishing boat off the coast of Africa pulled up its nets. One net held a very strange fish, five feet long and bright blue. Strangest of all, it had fins (鳍) that looked like legs!
In the nets, only this fish stayed alive for several hours. Before the fish began to rot (腐烂 ), a young woman made a drawing of it. She sent her drawing to a scientist on sea life, Professor J. B. Smith.
Upon seeing her drawing of the fish, Smith couldn’t believe his eyes. Could it be true? It just didn’t seem possible, but there it was. It could be only one thing, a coelacanth, a fish people believe having died out（灭绝）fifty million years ago. How could the fish be swimming about only a few days before?
If we found one, there must be others. The professor put up posters offering a reward for catching such a fish. Other scientists laughed at Smith. They thought the search was a waste of time. Years passed. It seemed the other scientists were right. But Smith never gave up hope. One day, fourteen years later, the professor received a telegram. Afish had been caught that looked like the one in the poster. Would the scientist fly to the region and check the fish? Smith did.
With shaking fingers the professor raised the cloth around the fish. It was exactly like the one in the young woman’s drawing. It was a coelacanth,a missing link（关联）with the past!
After the discovery of the coelacanth, scientists began to wonder. Is it possible that an even stranger creature（生物）will someday be discovered?Which is TRUE about the first coelacanth in the passage?
| A．It had four legs. | B．It was bright blue. |
| C．It was six feet long. | D．It died when caught. |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．A strange creature |
| B．A serious professor |
| C．The discovery of the coelacanth |
| D．A missing link with the past |
What can we infer from the last paragraph?
| A．Scientists didn’t believe the discovery of the coelacanth. |
| B．Scientists are working hard to find more coelacanths. |
| C．Scientists may find even stranger creatures someday. |
| D．Scientists are doing research on the coelacanth. |
Basketball is still a young game. It’s over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn’t play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.
Some of the teachers, at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court (球场) was not very large.
Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet(英尺) above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name.
1. How long is it since basketball was invented?
A. 1000 years B. More than 100 years
C. 1100 years D. Less than 100 years
2. The students felt unhappy because _______.
A. they had much homework to do
B. they often got into fights
C. they couldn’t play outdoors
D. they had little time to study
3. Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?
A. Some students B. Some teachers
C. Some students’ parents D. Some of his friends
4. When a student ______ , he makes a score.
A. receives the ball.
B. throws the ball to another student
C. runs quickly with the ball in his hand
D. throws the ball into the basket
5. Which sentence is right?
A. Dr. Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball.
B. It was easy to invent the game.
C. The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad.
D. The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor.
On New Year’s Eve, people in Italy throw out all the old things. So there are chairs, beds, clothes and plates in the streets. In Spain, the new year comes in more quietly. In the evening people come together to the streets. Each holds(拿着) grapes(葡萄). When twelve o’clock comes, people start eating the grapes.
In Japan, people eat noodles(面条) on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life(生命). Early the next morning, some families climb Mount Fuji(富士山). There they watch the first sunrise(日出) of the new year.
1. This story is about New Year’s Eve in ________.
A. Italy B. Spain C. Japan D. A,B and C
2.People in Spain welcome New Year by ________ after twelve.
A. eating grapes B. eating noodles
C. throwing the old things D. watching the sunrise
3.People in both Spain and Japan ________ to bring the New Year.
A. Throwing things away B. sing and dance
C. eat some food D. climb a mountain
4.Japanese climb Mount Fuji to _________.
A. look at the stars B. look for New Year’s wishes
C. see the sun coming up D. have a rest
5. The people in ________ hope to get long life from their New Year’s food.
A. Japan B.China C. Spain D. Italy
Jim and Andy are standing at the bus stop and waiting for the No.6 bus. They want to buy some new books. Suddenly（突然）, two men are running past them. A short man is crying,“help! help! Catch（抓住） the thief! Give my bag back to me.”“Oh! That man is a thief!”Jim shouts to Andy. They begin to run after the tall man, and very soon they catch him and get the bag back. The short man runs over and smiles,“Thank you. But we are filming(拍摄)a movie.” What are Andy and Jim doing at the bus stop?
| A．They are waiting for the thief. |
| B．They are waiting for the bus. |
| C．They are waiting for their friends. |
| D．They are watching a movie. |
.Where might(可能)they go?
| A．They might go to the cinema (电影院). |
| B．They might go to the zoo. |
| C．They might go to a bookstore. |
| D．They might go to a restaurant. |
Andy and Jim think the tall man is______.
| A．an actor | B．a thief |
| C．a policeman | D．the short man’s friend. |
In fact(事实上), the tall man and the short man are_____.
| A．thieves | B．policemen | C．actors | D．clerks |
From the passage, we know______.
| A．Jim and Andy like seeing movies |
| B．Jim and Andy like helping others |
| C．Jim and Andy want to be actors |
| D．the four people in the story become friends after that |
Hello! I have four classmates. Do you want to know what they 1 ? Let me tell you.
Wang Lin is the capital of the basketball team. He is tall and he is 2 medium build. He has short straight hair. Wang Lin is very popular in my class.
Mary is thin and she is 3 heavy. She has short curly blond hair. She is good –looking but she is a little bit quiet.
Xu Quian loves 4 jokes. She is short and a little heavy. She has beautiful long black hair. She never stops talking.
Mike is a good student. He is very tall. He has curly brown hair. He 5 reading and playing chess.
Which one of them do you like best, could you tell me?
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In Britain, people often invite friends for a meal, a party or a cup of coffee. People who know each other very well----close friends, family or neighbours---- visit each other’s houses without invitation(邀请). When people invite someone to their homes, they often say: “ Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday?” Answers are: “ Thanks, We’d love to. What time?” or “I’m sorry. We’d love to but we have tickets for the film.” However , it is not polite to say ：“ No，we wouldn’t!”
Sometimes, the British use expressions(表达) that sound like invitations but which are not invitations. For example：“ You must come over for a drink sometime.” Or “Let’s go out for a meal one of these days.” These are usually just polite ways of ending a talk. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention(提到) an exact (确切) time or day. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly and the answers are : “ Yes, that would be nice.” Or : “ OK, yes ,thanks.”
So next time you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person jus being friendly?
( ) 1 It’s always necessary(必要) for _______ to visit each other’s houses with an invitation.
A close friends B family members C neighbours D new friends
( ) 2 It is not polite to answer the real invitations by saying “__________”
A Sorry, We’d love to but we have tickets for the film.
B Thanks. We’d love to . What time ?
C Sure. We’d love to, thanks a lot
D No, we wouldn’t
( ) 3 If the British just want to end a talk politely, they may say, “__________”
A Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday?
B Let’s go out for a meal one of these days.
C Let’s go out for a meal on Saturday.
D Shall we go for a drink this afternoon?
( ) 4 The British often use “___________” to answer the invitation that is not real.
A Yes. What time? B No, that’s not a real invitation
C OK, yes, thanks D No, you just want to be friendly.
( ) 5 Which is the best title(标题) for the passage?
A British B Invitations
C A Talk With Friends D A letter To Friends
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