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. |
以下是对五个人的情况介绍，请从A-F中找出他们感兴趣的选项。其中有一个选项是多余的。Mary likes cartoons very much. She often watches some cartoons, she thinks they are very lovely.
Ben really likes reading. His favorite book is The Old Man and the Sea.
Mike is a ten-year-old boy. He likes pandas very much, so he wants to see some movies about them.
Lily enjoys singing very much. And she loves listening to songs, too. They bring her much happiness.
Xiao Ming has one little dog in his home. He often plays with it when he is free. He wants to have a big dog.
| A．Future Life is a new movie about robots. There are all kinds of robots in the movie. |
| B．Kung Fu Panda is a movie about pandas, you can learn something about pandas from it. |
| C．Pangpang is the name of a lovely dog. Now it’s in the shop and waiting for its new owner(主人) |
| D．Kaixing Library will open this week. It will be the best library in the city. You can read many books in it. |
E. Tom and Jerry is a cartoon on a cat and a mouse. It’s very nice and clever.
F. Season in the Sun is a song about friendships. Listening to it with your friends is a good choice.
If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about speed* of reading.
1.Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read rapidly* or slowly.
2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Science and history books are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3.Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyable, letters from friends, news from local or hometown paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.
4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.This passage mainly tells us some important points about how to .
| A．write | B．read | C．spell | D．speak |
How many important points are mentioned here in order to be a better reader?
| A．one | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
should be read slowly.
| A．Science books |
| B．Stories meant for enjoyment |
| C．Letters from friends |
| D．News |
The best title of this passage is
| A．How to Read fast | B．How to Read Slowly |
| C．How to become a Better Reader | D．How to Remember Things. |
| 小词典 achieve vt. 达到、完成 bank n. 岸 Castle n. 城堡 human n. 人 own vt.拥有 prince n. 王子 rapidly adv. 迅速地 speed n. 速度 without prep. 没有 the amusement park 游乐场 the princess and the frog 公主和青蛙 |
The Princess and the frog* is a warm and enjoyable cartoon by Disney. It tells the story about a girl, Tiana. She makes her dreams come true through hard work.
Tiana is a waitress . She has a dream of owning* a restaurant. She wants to achieve* the dream, she works hard. She knows that it is useless to wish on a star. She never sits in a Castle* waiting for a prince* to come and help her. Tiana’s plan for success changes when she meets a talking frog. The frog happens to be a prince named Naveen. Hoping to become human* again, Naveen thinks Tiana is a princess. He tells her to kiss him. Then something more special happens. Tiana becomes a frog, too. Together they look for a way to become human again.
The story is easy for kids to understand, and it shows us with beautiful pictures, songs, and music. Besides, there’s a great lesson here: you should look for a way to make your dream come true. If there is any problem with the cartoon, it’s only that it doesn’t feel as excellent as some of Disney’s other films.Tiana to make her dream come true.
| A．makes cartoons | B．works hard | C．wishes on a star | D．looks for a prince |
What happen after Tiana kisses Naveen?
| A．Her dream comes true | B．Naveen becomes human. |
| C．Tiana becomes a frog | D．Naveen disappeared. |
Which of the following is TURE?
| A．The Princess and the frog is the most excellent film by Disney. |
| B．We can learn from the story that we should look for a way to achieve our dreams. |
| C．The Princess and the frog is a cartoon without* music. |
| D．The Princess and the frog is a scary cartoon. |
| Name |
The way to spend weekend |
| Jude |
I had a boring weekend. On Saturday, I clean the house, and I washed the clothes. On Sunday, I painted my bedroom. It was really a tiring weekend. |
| Alan |
Last weekend, I stayed at home. I watched old videos on Saturday. And on Sunday, I saw an old movie. It was an interesting weekend. |
| Donna |
I studied all weekend . I studied for a math test all day on Saturday. On Sunday morning, I did my history homework. In the evening, I talked to my friends on the phone. |
| Galen |
I had a great weekend. I visited some of my friends. On Saturday night, we went out to a party. On Sunday night, we went to the amusement park*, we really enjoyed ourselves. |
Jude had a(n) weekend.
| A．boring and tiring | B．busy and interesting |
| C．exciting but tiring | D．free and relaxing |
Donna did her history homework .
| A．on Saturday morning | B．on Saturday afternoon. |
| C．on Sunday morning | D．on Sunday evening |
Galen on Sunday night.
| A．Studied for a math test | B．painted his bedroom. |
| C．went out to a party. | D．went to the amusement park |
这是某学校通过校长意见箱收集到一些学生的意见和建议。请阅读下文，根据所提供的内容，完成下列表格，把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。
| Zhang Hongying, girl, 15 I want to make our lunch time longer. At the moment, lunch time is short. Most of my classmates would like to do their homework during this time. But if they don’t get a good rest, they won’t have enough energy for the afternoon. So I would like to have more time and have time to take a nap after lunch. That way, we’ll learn better in the afternoon. |
| Zhao Pengran, girl, 15 I would like to have more chances to talk in English. Now, the English classes are not enough for us to practice speaking English. And soon the 29th Olympic Games will be held in our country. I think we’d better have one morning a week at least to have spoken English lessons in order to improve our English. |
| Zhou Jiancheng, boy., 15 My idea would be to have more fashionable school uniforms. If I were the headmaster, I would ask the students to design the uniforms themselves. We could have a contest among student designers. Then, we could ask others to choose their favourite. This way, we’ll be able to wear what we like best. How nice it would be for us young people! |
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