The weather is closely related(联系) to our life. It is all around us all the time. It is an important part of our lives. We cannot control it, but it often controls how and we live, what we do, what we wear and what we eat. Read this passage and learn about the weather.
What is the weather?
The weather is just the state of the atmosphere any time, such as temperature, wind, ,sun,etc.
What makes the weather change?
As we know, not every place on the earth gets the same amount of sunlight. Some places get sunlight, so it’s warmer in those places. However, some places get little no sunlight in winter. Then those places have colder temperatures. These differences in temperature make the air and water around the earth. The movement helps to take the heat energy from the sun across the earth. So the changes.
What’s the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is a place’s weather over a long time. The weather changes from day to day and from hour to hour. It can be sunny in the morning and cold and wet in the afternoon. But the climate changes very over lots of years.
A．where B．which C．what D．when
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．in B．for C．on D．at
A．water B．rain C．plant D．animal
A．much B．more C．little D．less
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．move B．moves C．moved D．moving
A．sun B．earth C．weather D．sunlight
A．already B．almost C．ever D．even
A．differently B．slowly C．carefully D．easily
They out hitting two stones together could make a spark（火花）. The spark could set dry leaves on fire. They could start this kind of fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing（摩擦） two stick together. They made a hole on a large stick and put a stick into the hole. And then they turned the stick again and again. a few minutes they started a fire.
About two hundred years ago. People began to matches （火柴）. One early match looked the match we used today. The match gave people a way to start a fire. Today people are finding new ways to start fires. One of the new ways to start a fire is to use an electronic fire starter（电子打火器）. Now you can matches and electronic fire starters at shops. Of course an electronic fire starter is more expensive than . it is useful.
After people learned to make fires, their lives became
A．can cook B．can eat C．can’t cook D．can’t eat
A．quiet B．full C．hot D．warm
A．ask B．keep C．let D．make
A．no way B．no idea C．a way D．an idea
A．took B．found C．looked D．heard
A．larger B．large C．smaller D．smallest
A．After B．Before C．When D．For
A．invented B．do C．make D．used
A．up B．different C．the same D．like
A．quick and easy B．slow and difficult C．new and interesting D．important and clever
A．always B．already C．even D．still
A．sell B．buy C．see D．find
A．a match B．a box of match C．a box of matches D．a box matches
A．so B．and C．but D．because
A．harder and harder B．easier and easier C．longer and longer D．happier and happier
It is very cold outside.There comes a black car and it stops in front of a supermarket.A young woman is in the car.She is very hungry and wants to buy a hamburger to eat, but she doesn’t want to go out on a so cold morning.At that time she finds a little boy playing in the street
“Come on, boy!” she says to the boy. “Do you know how much a hamburger is in the supermarket?”
“Two dollars each,” the boy answers.
She gives the boy four dollars and asks him to buy two hamburgers. “One is for you and the other is for me,” she says.
Some minutes later, the boy comes back. He is eating a hamburger. He gives the young woman two dollars and says, “Sorry, there is only one hamburger left.”
The car stops because_______.
A．the boy wants to get on the car B．the woman finds a boy playing in the street C．the woman wants to buy a hamburger D．the woman wants to look for a person
A．playing in the street B．buying hamburgers in the supermarket C．eating a hamburger D．getting the dollars from the young woman
A．no hamburger B．one hamburger C．two hamburgers D．three hamburgers
A．左边的 B．剩余的 C．可口的 D．难吃的
A．in the winter B．in the summer C．on a cool day D．on a hot day
One day, a woman buys some food in the supermarket. Later, she comes back to the street, get into her car and want to drive home after . At that time, she sees a yellow car her. A man is driving the car. When she turns right, the yellow car turns right, . When she stops, the yellow car also stops.
It is not for the woman to make herself relaxed. The woman is afraid, she drives quickly to the police station. A young man is standing outside the police station. The woman is happy ___him. She knows that he is a policeman _he is wearing a police uniform. She runs to him and asks him to arrest(逮捕) the man in the yellow car, so the policeman walks to the man.
The man doesn’t want to run away when he sees the . He just says to the woman, “I think the watch is and I want to give it back to you, madam. I it in the street.
A．walking B．shopping C．riding D．taking
A．in front of B．near C．across from D．behind
A．also B．too C．either D．neither
A．easy B．difficult C．important D．relaxing
A．because B．so C．but D．or
A．seeing B．see C．sees D．to see
A．after B．before C．because D．when
A．policeman B．police station C．woman D．watch
A．you B．hers C．yours D．her
A．lose B．put C．find D．buy
I walked into the Huddle House Restaurant in Brunswick, Georgia and sat down at the table. I picked up the menu and was to order something for breakfast.
“Excuse me,” suddenly a soft voice came into my ear.
I looked up and a nice-looking woman standing before me.
“Is your name Roger?” asked.
“Yes, ” I answered, feeling rather confused(困惑的) as I had never seen her before.
“My name’s Barbara and my is Tony,” she said, pointing to a middle-aged man sitting alone at the table by the window. He was and weak.
“Tony White, from Landon School in Jacksonville, Florida.” She added.
I looked at that man for a few seconds I didn’t recognize(认识) him.
“I’m really sorry. The name doesn’t ring the bell(听起来不耳熟), ”I said.
She walked back, began with her husband and once in a while I saw her turn around and look directly at me.
I ordered breakfast and a cup of , sitting there, trying to remember who this Tony was. “I know him, ” I thought to myself. “He recognizes me for some reason.” I picked up the coffee cup. Suddenly it came to me like a flash of lightning.
“Tony, the bully(横行霸道者), the bad boy!” I could believe my eyes. “Jesus! He’s so thin now. Not the big boy that I from back in 1977.”
Everything came up to my mind. The time this boy had made fun of my big ears in front of the girls in my class, and the time this big bully had pushed me against the walls in the hallway just to make himself a big man to all other students.
“I am sorry, Roger,” Tony rolled by me in the wheelchair, being pushed by his wife, raising his thin trembling hand. “I am so sorry for that I did to you.”
“I’m…I’m er…” I didn’t know to say to him.
A few months later, I received a letter from Barbara. Tony was . Tony had been a fireman and had been seriously wounded in a task.
How I regretted(后悔) for not saying something to him but I no longer had the chance!
A．heard B．saw C．felt D．told
A．you B．we C．he D．she
A．husband B．father C．brother D．son
A．fat B．thin C．strong D．young
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．listening B．writing C．talking D．playing
A．tea B．juice C．coffee D．milk
A．needn’t B．need C．mustn’t D．must
A．hardly B．really C．almost D．always
A．protect B．remember C．love D．miss
A．clever B．shy C．bad D．friendly
A．look after B．look for C．look at D．look like
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．when B．why C．what D．where
A．healthy B．dead C．famous D．blind
Mrs. Peter works in a bank. She has two children-Sammy and Annie. Sammy is 8-year-old boy. His sister Annie is four. Sammy goes to the near his home and studies hard. When Sammy stays at home, he often games with Annie while Mrs. Peter is busy doing housework. Sammy loves his sister very much and he is usually to her, sometimes something unhappy may happen.
One Saturday morning, Sammy and Annie were playing in the garden. Their mother was ． Suddenly Annie began to cry and ran into the kitchen with a toy horse. Mrs. Peter asked, " are you crying. Annie?"
"Sammy did it." Annie answered, crying loudly.
"How did he break it?" her mother asked. Annie crying, but did not answer for a few seconds. Then she said, "I him on the head with it." Hearing this, Mrs. Peter understood the whole thing.
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．shop B．station C．school D．hospital
A．searches B．asks C．borrows D．plays
A．angry B．nice C．rude D．bad
A．Or B．So C．But D．Because
A．cooking B．sleeping C．writing D．dancing
A．small B．beautiful C．expensive D．broken
A．When B．Why C．Where D．What
A．stopped B．kept C．hated D．held
A．hit B．touched C．felt D．fixed
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