Many animals go on long and difficult journeys to find food or places for their young to start life. They often travel very far, sometimes even halfway around the world.
Some animals make one of these amazing journeys every year, while others make only one amazing journey in their lives. Some animals travel over land, some through water and others in the air.
Green turtles spend most of their lives in the sea, but they come to the shore to lay their eggs. Every two or three years, fully-grown female turtles swim a long way to the same beach where they were hatched (孵化) and lay their eggs there. Some turtles may travel over 1240 miles to reach the same beach. No one knows how these turtles are able to find the same beach again.
Monarch butterflies live in North America. At the end of summer, they fly south to Mexico. In spring, they fly back north. During this journey, the adults lay their eggs and then they die. When the young butterflies hatch, they continue the journey north. No one knows how the young butterflies know where to go.The journeys for these animals are usually_____________.
| A．long but easy | B．short but difficult |
| C．short and easy | D．long and difficult |
Monarch butterflies lay eggs______________.
| A．in North America |
| B．in Mexico |
| C．on the way from Mexico to North America |
| D．at the end of summer |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Some animals make the amazing journey once in a lifetime. |
| B．Some animals make the journey through water. |
| C．Female turtles lay eggs on the same beach where they were hatched. |
| D．Young monarch butterflies fly back to Mexico after they hatch. |
The main idea of this passage is ______________.
| A．about some animals’ looks |
| B．about some animals’ journeys to find food or lay eggs |
| C．why some animals lay eggs |
| D．when some animals find food |
Peng Jiangya, a 24-year-old girl, was born in Guizhou Province. She lives in a village of the Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County(自治县)at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau（高原）. Twenty-two years ago, One day her parents were out, she fell into a fire stove at home, and the fire burned her fingers badly. The family was too poor at the time to afford the expensive medical treatment ,at last she lost all her fingers.
"When I was a child, I was unable to hold chopsticks. My parents taught me for a long time. It was really difficult, but I tried it over and over again ,and at the age of seven, I overcame it. From then on I knew that one had to put great efforts into what she was doing,” said PengJiangya.
As a child , PengJiangya often saw others make cross-stitch (十字绣) and then she decided to learn how to make it herself. “ Of course, it took me many years to do that, when I was 18, I got it.” Said Peng. Now she can make as good cross-stitch works as her companies(同伴),but she is faster than other people.
Her hometown of Yinjiang Tujia at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau has become a tourist attraction. As for her future, Peng Jiangya said: "I will gather a few other people to embroider(绣) the beautiful landscape of our hometown as a souvenir and lasting memory for tourists. At the same time, we can make more money."Peng Jiangya was born .
| A．in Guizhou County | B．in a poor family |
| C．when her parents were out | D．in 1990 |
PengJiangya lost all her fingers, when .
| A．she was 22 years old |
| B．she was 13 years old |
| C．when her parents were at home |
| D．she was at an early age |
When Peng Jiangya was a child, she learned to without fingers
| A．use chopsticks by herself |
| B．make more money by herself |
| C．make cross-stitch by herself |
| D．help her parents hold chopsticks |
From this passage, we know that PengJiangya learn to make cross-stitch .
| A．easily | B．hardly |
| C．with great efforts | D．without any difficulties |
Reading is an activity that people enjoy a lot in their free time. Some like reading newspapers, and others enjoy novels or comic books. I like reading about the lives of great people. This always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my own life better.
Great people are remembered not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up when their lives were difficult. They used every opportunity to change their lives and make the world better.
One good example is Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two brothers who invented the airplane. The plane has made the world into a small village. Hard work, not good luck, is the reason why the Wright Brothers could invent this convenient machine and become remarkable people. Today we still remember them when we see planes in the sky.
When I feel sad, stories of great people always help me feel better. This is why I enjoy reading about great people’s lives.Which book might the writer be most interested in?
| A．How to Build a Strong Plane |
| B．Ten Books That Have Made Our World Better |
| C．Use Every Opportunity to Read in Your Free Time |
| D．Michael Jordan: The Man Who Changed Basketball History |
We still remember those great people, because .
| A．they were handsome or beautiful |
| B．they were handsome and beautiful |
| C．they were always lucky enough to have opportunities to change their lives |
| D．they never gave up when they had difficulties in their lives |
Wright Brothers are great ,because they .
| A．invented a new kind of medicine |
| B．changed their lives better |
| C．tried to make the world better |
| D．they worked hard and became rich |
What does “remarkable” mean in the third paragraph?
| A．Nice and polite. |
| B．Tall and handsome. |
| C．Special and famous. |
| D．Lucky and interesting. |
House Rules
Please clean up before leaving
Showers to be taken before 11 p.m.
No staying out after 10p.m. unless allowed by me.
You may have incoming calls on my mobile phone but no out-going calls.
Bed time is 11p.m.
Dinner is at 7 p.m.(If you don’t have dinner, you must let us know before 6 p.m.)
Keep noise to the least.
No smoking in the bedroom
| The address you are staying at is: 112 Kendal Way Chesterton Cambridge |
Contact numbers: My mobile number is : 138****4401 |
These rules are made by______.
| A．salesmen |
| B．guide |
| C．people who do the cleaning |
| D．the house host |
Which of the following is not talked about in the rules?
A. The name of the host
B. The time to go to bed
C. Something you can’t do
D. The address you will be staying at
D. use the host’s mobile phone to receive phone callsIf you want do have dinner outside, you can do the following except ______.
| A．telling the host | B．staying out until 12pm. |
| C．calling the host | D．coming back before 10 pm |
A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were too hard for her , she did not know how to make it and she wanted to give it up.
Her father , a cook , took her to the kitchen . He filled three pots（锅） with water and put each on a high fire . In the first pot he put carrots , in the second eggs , and in the last coffee ; then he let them boil . He just waited , without saying a word.
The daughter wondered what he was doing . Twenty minutes later , he took the carrots out and put them in a bowl , the eggs on a plate , and the coffee in a glass . Turning to her daughter , he asked , “My dear , what do you see ?”
“Carrots , eggs , and coffee .”she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots , break the eggs and taste the coffee after boiling . “What does it mean , father ?”she asked .
He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity（逆境） , boiling water , but each had a different result . The carrots went soft , the egg became hard , and the coffee changed the water .
“Which are you ? ”he asked his daughter .
When adversity knocks on your door , which one will you choose to be ? A carrot , an egg or coffee ? It all depends on you !
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| A．She was hungry. | B．She was ill. |
| C． She was thirty. | D．She was in trouble. |
| A．teacher | B．doctor |
| C．cook | D．scientist |
| A．Coffee | B．Eggs |
| C．Carrots | D．Pots |
| A．Warm hearted | B．Wise |
| C．Weak | D．Cold hearted |
| A．her father faced the difficulties |
| B．her father did an experiment |
| C．her father taught her how to cook |
| D．her father taught her how to deal with the difficulties |
At Christmas,1871, Edison, the famous American scientist, got married to Marry. Lots of their friends came to their wedding ceremony (婚礼). At about two in the afternoon , Edison suddenly thought out a good way to solve the problem on automatic telegraph(自动电报) after the wedding . So he said to the bride (新娘)，“I will have to go to the factory because I have something important to do. Then I’ll come back to have dinner with you.”The bride had no way but to agree.
On the night of the festival, other families were full of joy while the bride alone stayed in the house, just looking out of the window . How lonely she was!
Now a worker went into the lab( 实验室), and said as soon as he saw Edison, “My goodness! I have never seen a bridegroom (新郎) like you. I didn’t know you were here . It’s already twelve now ! ” Edison was great surprised , “Twelve ? Too bad ! I said I would have supper with Mary .” he said as he ran downstairs.
That’s how hard Edison worked . He gave all his life to the inventions of lights , films ,telephones and over two thousand other things . A new invention came into being（问世） every fifteen days.
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| A．asked lots of his friends to come to his birthday party |
| B．became a famous scientist |
| C．got married to Marry |
| D．stayed at home with his bride most of the time |
| A．he forgot his wedding ceremony |
| B．he had something to do with the bride |
| C．he thought out a way to solve problem on the telegraph |
| D．he could make out a new automatic telegraph |
| A．he forgot his bride |
| B．he forgot his supper |
| C．he forgot his festival |
| D．all of three above |
| A．two hours | B．eight hours |
| C．ten hours | D．twelve hours |
| A．fifteen thousand | B．one thousand |
| C．two thousand | D．over two thousand |
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