More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled into unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.
Bungee jumping (蹦极) and motorcycle racing (摩托车赛) are quite dangerous sports. Bungee jumping only lasts for a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, about 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band (橡胶带子) tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.
Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.
Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
| A．they don’t need to look for food |
| B．they can go to the hospital if they are hurt |
| C．they have a lot of free time |
| D．they need excitement |
| A．Playing table tennis |
| B．Climbing the highest mountains |
| C．Traveling into unknown parts of the world |
| D．Sailing small boats across the largest sea |
| A．jump to the ground |
| B．jump up as high as you can |
| C．jump down without a rubber band |
| D．jump down with a rubber band tied to your legs |
| A．there were no doctors or hospitals |
| B．they had to go out and look for food |
| C．there were many dangerous animals |
| D．all of above |
| A．Many people live and work in safe places. |
| B．Many people buy food in shops. |
| C．Everyone’s life is interesting. |
| D．People can go to see the doctors when they become ill. |
Long long ago, there was a man who lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man fell in love with them at the first sight. So he bought them.
After he got home, he didn’t know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.
A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light. He didn’t know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole at the bottom.
Then he smiled to himself and said, "Happiness is for me. Let sadness go." He put his happiness into________.
| A．the red box | B．the yellow box |
| C．the black box | D．the white box |
A few days later, the black box was still__________.
| A．light | B．heavy |
| C．big | D．small |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．To buy more boxes when we go to the market. |
| B．To put our memories into the box |
| C．To forget the sadness and remember the happiness. |
| D．To forget all the happy and sad things. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．The Yellow Box | B．A good Market |
| C． A Silly Man | D．Two Boxes |
My name is Sue. I want to have a special party to celebrate my 12th birthday. After discussing it with my family, I decided to have a Hello Kitty theme birthday party.
Hello Kitty Birthday Invitations
An invitation in the shape of a skirt is a fun way to invite my friends to the party. My sister, Lisa, will help me make the invitations. My mom tells me to send out the invitations 3～5 weeks before the date of the party. My birthday party is on December 21, so I will send out the invitations before November 24.
Hello Kitty Theme Decorations
The party will be held in our garden. I plan to put some white and pink balloons around the garden. There will be a vase which is full of pink flowers on each table and a small Hello Kitty on each chair.
Hello Kitty Birthday Party Menu
My parents will cook some delicious food. All of them will be named after Hello Kitty’s friends, such as Rory and Fifi. I will book a birthday cake in the shape of a Hello Kitty at Mrs Green’S Cake Store at the beginning of December.
I hope my friends will enjoy themselves at the special party.Sue will be___________ years old.
| A．5 | B．12 | C．11 | D．14 |
When will Sue send out the party invitations to her friends?
| A．In September. | B．In October. |
| C．In November. | D．In December. |
What does the underlined word "book" mean in Chinese?
| A．预订 | B．书 | C．转达 | D．抓紧 |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The birthday party will be held in a park. |
| B．Sue’s mother will make the party invitations. |
| C．Both Rory and Fifi are Hello Kitty’s cousins. |
| D．Sue will book a Hello Kitty—shaped birthday cake. |
| Dear Tommy, I’m having a party in my house. Please come to 403 Spring Road, Date :Sunday, 13th May Time:4:00 p~5:00pm Simon |
| Dear Simon, Thank you for inviting me to your party, I’m afraid I can’t come, because I’m busy with my work on 13th May. I hope you will have a great party. Tommy |
Which of the following statements is true?
| A．Simon wants Tommy to come to the party |
| B．Tommy wants Simon to come to the party. |
| C．Simon doesn’t want Tommy to come to the party. |
| D．Tommy doesn’t want Simon to come to the party. |
The party will be on for____________
| A．one hour | B．two hours |
| C．three hours | D．four hours |
The party will be in_____________
| A．Tommy’s home | B．Simon’s house. |
| C．the school | D．the park |
One day a farmer went out for a walk with his daughter. The farmer put on a pair of wrong shoes－one with a thick sole(鞋底) and the other with a thin one. So as he began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable. When he was just out of the house, he turned to his daughter and said, “Why should one of my legs be longer than the other today?”
The daughter looked at his father’s legs carefully as he was walking, and then laughed, “Oh, no, Daddy, your legs are all right. You have put on the wrong shoes.”
The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself, “What a clever daughter I have got!” Then he asked his daughter to go back and get the other pair of shoes for him.
The farmer had only two pairs of shoes.
When the daughter ran back to the house, she found that the other pair was also a pair of wrong shoes.
She had to return to his father with nothing in her hands and said out of breath, “It’s no use changing them, Daddy! The shoes at home were not a pair, either!”
| A．wrong | B．comfortable |
| C．old | D．new |
| A．the shoes are not the farmer’s |
| B．the shoes are too small |
| C．one of the shoes has a thick sole, the other has a thin one, they are not a pair |
| D．the shoes are too big |
| A．one of his legs was longer than the other one |
| B．he was ill that day |
| C．he wore a pair of wrong shoes |
| D．the shoes were too small |
| A．she could make shoes |
| B．she could find out that her father wore a pair of wrong shoes |
| C．she could find out a pair of right shoes |
| D．she found that her father’s legs were sick |
| A．brought back a pair of wrong shoes |
| B．brought back a pair of right shoes |
| C．didn’t bring any shoes; she knew the other pair at home was not a pair, either |
| D．couldn’t find anything at home |
Ben Jones was walking home from school one day when he saw a black cat. It was walking across the
srteet in front of him.Ben stopped, turned around, and walked down a different srteet to go home. Why did he do that?
"It's unlucky when a black cat crossed the street in front of you," says Ben, "I did not want to walk down that street!"
Many people think that some things bring bad luck or good luck. For example, some people think that 13 is an unlucky number. They never invite 13 people to a party.
"I never walk under a ladder (梯子)," says Ben. "And I never open an umbrella inside the house. They both bring bad luck."
And what brings good luck? "We have a horseshoe over the front door of our house for good luck," says Ben."And when I find a peney on the ground, I always pick it up. That brings me good luck all day!"
| A．Because he thought it was lucky. |
| B．Because he disliked a black cat. |
| C．Because he was afraid of the cat. |
| D．Because he thought it was unlucky. |
| A．6 |
| B．10. |
| C．13 |
| D．14. |
| A．Opening an umbrella inside the house. |
| B．Walking under a ladder. |
| C．Picking up a penny on the ground. |
| D．Seeing a cat. |
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