Try reading the following sentences as fast as you can. “She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.”
Not very easy, was it? What you’ve just read is called a tongue twister (绕口令). It is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly. Try the next example.
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Pete Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?”
Tongue twisters usually do not have much meaning. They are just designed to improve people’s ability (能力) to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult, these exercises are very important to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is because tongue twisters help people to tell the differences between similar sounds.
So if you wish to pronounce words more smoothly, you’d better try picking out some tongue twisters and practicing them.
Tongue twisters are helpful in improving skills.
| A．listening | B．pronunciation |
| C．writing | D．communication |
The first tongue twister is hard because .
| A．it is very boring to read |
| B．it teaches us a lot of knowledge |
| C．we don’t know who “she” is |
| D．the sounds of “s” and “sh” are similar |
The passage is probably taken from in a school newsaper.
| A．Story Time | B．Latest News |
| C．Study Garden | D．Lost and Found |
Nowadays， students' safety has become a big problem． As students， we should know how to protect ourselves． So， Mr． Li， a teacher from Zhangjiajie， gives us some advice on how to deal with danger．
★If you are in a traffic accident
If a car hits you， you should remember the car number． If it is a bicycle， try to call your parents before you let the rider go． That's because you don't know how seriously you are hurt．
★If it is raining hard and there is lighting
Don't stay in high places and stay away from trees．
★When there is a fire
Get away as fast as you can． Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit（出口）． Don't take the lift．
★If someone is drowning（溺水）
If you can't swim， don't get into water． Cry out for help． Remember that danger is never as far away as you think． Take care of yourself at all times．
★If you are robbed（打劫）
Keep calm． If you cannot cry for help or run away， give the robber your money． Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later．
36． What has become a big problem nowadays？
A． Students' safety．
B． Car accident．
C． Students' study．
37． Who is Mr． Li？
A． A father．
B． A teacher．
C． A policeman．
38． If a car hits you， you should ．
A． remember the car number
B． stay in high places
C． let the driver go
39． You can not when there is a fire．
A． run away quickly
B． put wet things on your body
C． take a lift
40． Which of the following is NOT true？
A． Stay away from trees when there is lighting．
B． If you can not swim， get into water．
C． It is important to keep calm when you are robbed．
判断正误 阅读下面的材料，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容．符合的填涂"T"，不符合的填涂"F"．（T＝True， F＝False）
Bird flu is a kind of serious disease caused by poultry（家禽）． It's also called H7N9． People that catch this illness may first feel like having a common cold． It was reported that 106 people in China got H7N9last year and 20 of them died． This year，H7N9 attacked many provinces again， such as Hunan， Fujian， Yunnan， etc． In some places， many markets that sold poultry were closed， and some poultry were even killed， burned and buried（掩埋）． People were afraid to eat chicken and duck． Here are some suggestions to avoid bird flu．
★Keep away from animals like chickens， ducks and so on．
★Cook the food fully， especially poultry and eggs．
★Wash hands with soap after touching poultry．
★Go to a doctor the minute you feel like having a cold．
（1）Bird flu is not a kind of serious disease．
（2）When people catch H7N9， they will have a nosebleed．
（3）Many markets that sold poultry were closed because of bird flu．
（4）Poultry and eggs must be fully cooked．
（5）If you touch a chick， you should wash your hands at once．
It was a sunny summer day and I walked back home after school． When I stood in front of the door， I was shocked to find that the key had disappeared from my pocket． It was a disaster for me， because I only had one key and my parents were gone for several days．
I walked around the community， hoping to find the lost key． But I couldn't find it． I called my mum and she told me to go to my aunt's home． My aunt lives in another building of our community． I was sad， but I had no choice． The next morning， when I was going to school， I saw something shining on the window of the security hut （保安亭）． It was my key． "Unbelievable!" I was quite surprised as I held the key in my hands．
"Is that yours， kid？" the old guard asked．
"Yeah． I lost it yesterday． Who sent this？" I replied． The old man said， "I don't know， someone picked it up last night．"
To pick up a key from the ground and take it to the security hut is not something special， but it meant so much to me． I cannot express my thanks to the person who found my key． But I can pass on his or her kindness by following his or her steps to help others．
61． How many keys did the writer have？
62． Were the writer's parents at home or away from home？
63． Whom did the writer stay with for the night？
64． Did the old guard know who picked up the key？
65． What lesson does the passage give us？
On Dec． 28， a small satellite （卫星） was launched （发射） into space from Taiyuan， Shanxi． It was big news for students at Beijing Bayi School． After all， they designed the satellite．
With the help of space scientists， more than 30students built this satellite （12cm long， 11cm wide and 27cm tall）． This is the first satellite designed and built by middle school students in China．
This August， the school worked with the China Center for Aerospace Science and Technology Ingternational Communications （CCASTIC 中国航天科技国际交流中心） and started the satellite program． It allowed space experts to teach students about basic knowledge of satellites．
After several months of hard work， students designed their own satellite． Their main achievement was the design of the satellite's functions （功能） in space． "We worked together and came up with more than 10ideas． But after tests and experiments， we settled on four，" Zhu Xun， 16， told Beijing Evening News．
Indeed， they have to consider the weight of the satellite． The satellite will stay in space more than 180days． Its functions include taking pictures of Earth， radio communication and sending information to Earth． The students hope that the satellite can take photos of smog， typhoons （台风） and another weather conditions．
The students were divided into five groups． The group members worked closely to make satellite models． "Every time we think the satellite we are designing will fly into space， we are so excited and try to do experiments，" said Shen Shulang， 17． They also visited the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other organizations to get inspiration （灵感）．
51． designed the small satellite．
A． Students from Beijing Bayi School
B． Some space scientists
C． Some space experts
52． The satellite can NOT ．
A． take pictures of EarthB． send information
C． predict the weather
53． The underlined words "settled on" means in Chinese．
A． 计算
B． 确定
C． 总计
54． helped the students build the small satellite．
A． The school B． Space scientists C． CCASTIC
55． What's the main idea of this passage？
A． The first student﹣designed satellite was launched into space．
B． Space experts taught the students about the basic knowledge of satellites．
C． Students visited some science organizations to get inspiration．
The sun is always shining．But it can only shine on one side of the earth at one time．When the sun is shining on one side of the earth，it is night on the other side．At night，you can see the stars．The stars are in the sky all day．But the light from the sun is so bright that you can't see them．When night comes，there is no light，and the stars are bright enough to see．The stars look very small．But some of them are even bigger than the sun．They look small because they are so far away from you．Big things look much smaller when they are far away．The sun is closer to the earth than other stars，so it looks bigger．
（1）Can the sun shine on only one side or two sides of the earth at one time？
（2）Are the stars in the sky all day？
（3）When are the stars bright enough to see？
（4）How do big things look when they are far away？
（5）Why does the sun look bigger than other stars？ ．
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