Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.
You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.
Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.
Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.In this passage, the word “gravity” means.
| A．the pull of everything. |
| B．the force of attraction(吸引) among objects. |
| C．the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth |
| D．the force which attracts the earth towards the sun. |
When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground because
| A．the earth always turns round. |
| B．the earth has gravity |
| C．the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight. |
| D．you are careless. |
Gravity is strong that
| A．it can throw a ball into the air. |
| B．it makes you jump only seven feet. |
| C．it can let you fly away from the earth. |
| D．it can keep everything on earth. |
Because of gravity,
| A．water flows everything. |
| B．we can go everywhere by ship. |
| C．water always flows downwards. |
| D．fish can live in water. |
My name is Sam. I joined a club called “Passing help” last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car broke down. It was 25 miles from my home. I wanted to get a ride in somebody else’s car, but it was dark and there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.
After a while, a bus came ,but it did not go to my town. The bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes, but no bus came . At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.
“ When I reached the bus station. I got to know that the bus to your town couldn’t come, so I returned here. I just can’t leave you here,” she said .“Get in my car and I will take you back to your home.”
“It is a long way,” I said.
“Come on, sir,” she said.“Let’s go.”
On the way she told me a story. A few days ago. There wasn’t gas(汽油) in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home ,I wanted to give her some money to thank her, but she didn’t accept it. “ I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.” She said.What happened to Sam one evening this May?
| A．He lost his way. | B．His car broke down. |
| C．He was in danger. | D．He missed the bus |
The underlined word get a ride in the passage most probably means
| A．骑马 | B．骑车 |
| C．搭便车 | D．乘车 |
The young woman wanted Sam to __________
| A．give her some money |
| B．get on her bus |
| C．take her to her house |
| D．help other just as she did |
The best title (题目)of the passage is _________
| A．A kind woman | B．Getting a ride |
| C．Passing help | D．A broken car |
Friends are important in our lives, but how to keep our friendship is more important. Here are some ways for you.
Write letters
If your best friend moves to other cities, you could buy the same magazine, E-mail, phone or write each other about the articles in the magazine that make you laugh. This will make you have the same interest. Don’t forget to visit each other as often as you can.
Think of your friends first
What are your friends’ thoughts, dreams, hopes and fears? What are her past experiences(经历)? From these, you could think of ways to support your friends. You put your friend first, she or he feels special, and you both grow closer to each other.
Gifts from the heart
Take photos of a whole day or weekend together. Write a short story about your time you enjoyed. Save the movie tickets, restaurant stubs(票根) or special gifts you find every place you travel. Put everything in a box you’ll keep all the time.
Create your own fun ways to keep your friendship if you can.__________makes you and your friends have the same interest.
| A．Writing a letters in English |
| B．Talking about the same magazine |
| C．Visiting each other often |
| D．Thinking of your friends first. |
From Paragraph4, we can find _________kinds of gifts from the heart.
| A．two | B．three |
| C．four | D．five |
According to the passage ________is TRUE.
| A．Writing letters to each other can make you laugh. |
| B．Thinking of your friends first can make you grow closer to each other. |
| C．Taking photos for your friend is the best gift from the heart. |
| D．Sending your friend special gifts can make her/him feel special. |
The writer wrote this article to tell us how to ___________
| A．make friends | B．find good gifts |
| C．create our own fun | D．keep friendship |
When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good and made his plane do all kinds of flying tricks.(飞行特技)
George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day, George took him up in his plane. Mark thought, "I travel(旅行)in a big plane many times, but I didn’t travel in a small one, so I'll go."
They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.
When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a shaking (抖动)voice, "Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane." George was very surprised and said,"Two trips?" "Yes, my first and my last," answered Mark.George was interested in _______.
| A．taking small planes |
| B．doing tricks in planes |
| C．reading books about planes |
| D．drawing pictures |
From the story, we can know_________..
| A．Mark never traveled in a small plane. |
| B．George and Mark were classmates. |
| C．Mark wanted to take George’s plane again. |
| D．Mark enjoyed all kinds of tricks. |
George’s friend was ______when they came down to the ground.
| A．happy | B．unlucky |
| C．relaxed | D．afraid |
In face，Mark had ______ trip(s) with George.
| A．one | B．two |
| C．three | D．Four |
The summer vacation is coming. Here are three great places for you and your family to enjoy the holiday.
You can ________ in Zhangjiajie, Hunan.
| A．go swimming | B．eat seafood |
| C．climb mountains | D．see plants |
Mark is five years old , If he goes to Sanya with his parents, he needs to pay _______RMB.
A. 180 B.240 C.300 D. 360Probably the article is from __________.
| A．A history book | B．an art book |
| C．a music book | D．a traveling book |
Some people like to get up early, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Maybe those who don't like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true. Scientists made a survey in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising(早起) people had less disease(疾病) than late rising people, and early rising people also look healthier than late rising people, and so on.
So we may know early rising is helpful in more than one way. First, it helps to keep us healthy. We all need fresh(新鲜的) air. But air is never so fresh as early in the morning. Besides, it is useful to do morning exercises.
Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.
Thirdly, early rising can give us a plan of our work for the day. We cannot work well without a good plan.
Fourthly, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work, such as to wash our hands and faces and eat our breakfast.
Late risers may find it difficult to form the habit(养成习惯) of early rising. They have to make an effort(努力) to do so. As the English proverb says, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy(富裕的) and wise. "Early rising are_________ than late rising people.
| A．fatter | B．thinner |
| C．healthier | D．cleverer |
Which of the following is the result(结果) of early rising?
| A．People can get ready for their work. |
| B．People can get fresh air. |
| C．People can learn things more quickly and better. |
| D．All of the above. |
If a man always likes to get up late, it's for him to form the habit of getting up early.
| A．easy | B．difficult |
| C．happy | D．sad |
As the English proverb says, can make us healthy, wealthy and wise.
| A．getting up early | B．going to bed early |
| C．getting up late | D．both A and B |
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