What is the sky？ Where is it？ How bright is it？ What lies above it？ These questions are difficult to answer, aren’t they？
Is the sky blue？ The sky has no color. We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings. Planes can’t fly very high because the air gets thinner when they go up higher. If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we’ll find no air there.
When we talk about the sky, we usually mean the atmosphere around the earth. It is like a very thick “cover” over the earth and keeps it warm. Without the “cover”, the earth would be a very cold place and nothing could live on it.
Looking up above us, you will see the blue sky with white clouds. It is usually light blue, but the sky would be dark blue if you go to the top of the highest mountains. And you will see fewer clouds between you and the sun.
And if you sit in a spaceship high above the earth, there is no air at all. The sky would be so dark that its color would be black.
Sometimes the sky doesn’t look blue. When the sun rises and falls, you will see red, orange, and other colors in the sky. These are the most beautiful moments of the day.
Now you may understand that we see colors because the air scatters (散射) the sunlight. Light travels through the air. Without air, there would be no light and no colors.Planes can’t fly very high because ____________.
| A．there is air around the world |
| B．the air gets thinner when they go up higher |
| C．it’s warmer in the sky |
| D．the air gets thicker when they go up higher |
We can see colors of the sky because ____________.
| A．the sun rises and falls every day |
| B．the sky has lots of colors |
| C．the air scatters the sunlight |
| D．the sunlight has many colors |
Which of the following is TRUE？
| A．There is little air without light and colors in the sky. |
| B．The sky will look red, orange and other colors at noon. |
| C．The sky has only one color when the sun rises and falls. |
| D．The sky is dark blue if you go to the top of the highest mountains. |
Mr and Mrs Smith come from America. They teach English in Yangzhou. They like their jobs. They have a son, Tom and a daughter, Mary. They are all in China now. Mr Smith can speak Chinese. He likes swimming and singing. Mrs Smith likes swimming and running. Tom and Mary like playing chess. They often play games with Chinese boys and girls.
Mr and Mrs Smith like Chinese food very much, but Tom and Mary don’t like it. They like French fries and hamburgers. Mrs Smith wants them to eat more vegetables and fruit. One day, Mrs Smith cooks some vegetables for them. Tom sees them and says, “ I am full（饱的）.” And Mary says, “I have something to do.” And she runs away.Mr and Mrs Smith are from ____.
| A．America | B．China |
| C．England | D．France |
Mrs Smith is a（n） ____ teacher.
| A．Chinese | B．P.E |
| C．English | D．French |
What does Mr Smith like?
| A．Playing sports. | B．Swimming and singing. |
| C．Playing chess. | D．Swimming and running. |
Why don’t Tom and Mary eat the vegetables Mrs Smith cooks one day?
| A．Because they don’t like them. |
| B．Because they like Chinese food. |
| C．Because they are full. |
| D．Because they are busy. |
Today is Sunday, March 20. We, sixteen boys and seventeen girls, go to school early, but we have no lessons. Our teacher takes us to the zoo. We are very excited about the trip. We get on a bus, it goes fast and at half past nine we get there. How beautiful the zoo is! There're a lot of trees, some hills, and a big lake. The sun is shining and the flowers are coming out. There are all kinds of animals in it, elephants, monkeys, birds, fishes and many other animals. The birds are singing in the trees and the fishes are swimming in the lake. We like to watch monkeys. They are playing on the hill or having oranges, apples and bananas. There are many rules in the zoo. We mustn't do this and we mustn't do that. But we all have a good time. At one in the afternoon we leave（离开） the zoo.The weather is ______ today
| A．sunny | B．cloudy |
| C．rainy | D．windy |
_______ students and a teacher go to the zoo by bus
A. Sixteen B. Seventeen
C. Thirty-three D Thirty -four We stay in the zoo for ____ hours.
| A．four and a half | B．three and a half |
| C．four | D．five |
One evening Mr. Green is driving his car in the country and looking for a small hotel(旅馆). When he sees an old man on the side of the road, Mr. Green stops his car and says to the old man, ‘I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know how to get there?’
‘Yes, of course,’ the old man answers, ‘I will show you the way. Please let me sit in your car. I can go with you and tell you where to turn.’
He gets in Mr. Green’s car. They drive about twelve miles(英里). When they come to a small house, the old man says, ‘Stop here.’ Mr. Green stops his car and says, ‘But this isn’t a hotel.’
‘No,’ the old man answers. ‘This is my house. Thank you very much for driving me home. And I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel. Turn around and go back nine miles （回头开九英里）. Then you will get to the hotel.’What is Mr. Green doing?
| A．He is mending his car. |
| B．He is driving his car and looking for a hotel |
| C．He is looking for his car. |
| D．He is looking for a horse. |
Mr. Green asks ______how to get to the Sun Hotel.
| A．a young man | B．a woman |
| C．a child | D．an old man |
What does the old man ask Mr. Green to let him do first(首先)?
| A．The old man asks Mr. Green to let him sit in his car. |
| B．The old man shows the way to the post office. |
| C．The old man shows Mr. Green the way to the Sun Hotel. |
| D．The old man tells Mr. Green to turn right at the first crossing. |
How far does Mr. Green drive when he comes to the Sun Hotel at last?
| A．3 miles | B．12 miles |
| C．21 miles | D．9 miles |
How does Mr. Green feel after he hears the old man’s words?
| A．Angry. | B．Hungry（饥饿）. |
| C．Happy. | D．Glad（高兴）. |
Today is Sunday. Our class meets at seven thirty a.m. at the school gate. We take a bus to Haian Park. The price(价格)of the ticket(票) for each adult（成人） is eighteen yuan, but for each student is half（半价）. The park is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
First we play games in the park. And then we have dinner at noon. After that we sit and chat under the trees. At half past three, we go to the Swimming Club. We come back home at about six o’clock in the afternoon because it is time for all of us to have supper. We are tired but we are very happy.We meet ___________.
| A．at the school gate | B．in the park |
| C．on the bus | D．in the Swimming Club |
The price of the ticket for each student is _________yuan.
| A．nineteen | B．thirty—six |
| C．nine | D．eighteen |
The park is open for _______hours a day.
| A．eight | B．nine | C．ten | D．eleven |
After dinner we sit and chat________
| A．at home | B．near the club |
| C．on the sofa | D．under the trees |
Why do the students go home at about six p.m.?
| A．Because they are happy |
| B．Because they are tired |
| C．Because they go home for supper |
| D．Because they have some homework to do |
Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What a unlucky man he was！Mr Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.
| A．he like to | B．his wife told him to |
| C．he broke his right leg | D．he had to |
Mr. Smith felt ______ on Christmas Day.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．better | D．well |
He had a good time on ______.
| A．Christmas’ Eve | B．Christmas Day |
| C．New Year’s Eve | D．New Year’s Day |
Because ______, he drank so much on New Year’s Eve.
| A．he was too happy | B．both of his two legs got well |
| C．he had a fall | D．he was in hospital |
Mr Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
| A．at home | B．at a party |
| C．in hospital | D．outside hospital |
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