An elephant and a monkey were arguing．
"Look，how big and strong I am!"The elephant said．
The monkey disagreed，"Look，how fast I can run and climb!Can you？"
At last they asked a wise tiger，"Which is better﹣to be strong or to be quick？"
The tiger said，"Go across the river and pick the fruit on that tree for me，then I can tell．"
So they went to the river，but the water ran fast and the monkey was afraid．
"Get on my back，"said the elephant proudly，"I shall carry you．"
Soon they crossed the river．There stood the tree．But the fruit was too high for the elephant to reach．He also tried to pull the tree down，but failed．
"Don't worry．"The monkey climbed quickly up the tree，and picked the fruit．
Then they returned and gave the tiger the fruit．"Which is better﹣to be strong or to be quick？"
The tiger smiled，"Neither of you could get the fruit alone．It took both the elephant's strength and the monkey's quickness to get it．"
（1）The elephant and the monkey argued about ．
A．who could climb faster
B．whose skill was better
C．how to be stronger
D．where to pick the fruit
（2）The monkey was afraid of ．
A．the fruit
B．the elephant
C．the tiger
D．the water
（3）Why couldn't the elephant get the fruit？
A．Because the elephant was ill．
B．Because the tree was not strong．
C．Because the monkey was fast．
D．Because the fruit was too high．
（4）What did the monkey think of his quickness？
A．Angry．
B．Proud．
C．Afraid．
D．Nervous．
（5）How did the monkey and the elephant finally get the fruit？
A．By working together．
B．By pulling down the tree．
C．By arguing with friends．
D．By asking the tiger for help．
Two men are walking in the park. One is Mr. Brown, a worker, the other is Mr. Black. Mr. Brown is going to a chair. It is next to the road. Mr. Black is after him. Mr. Brown finds Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black begins to walk faster (更快). Because he wants to get to the chair before Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black begins to walk faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they both run. Mr. Black runs faster than (比) Mr. Brown. So he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. Mr. Brown runs after Mr. Black. When he gets to the chair. He sees Mr. Black sitting on it. He is sorry to show a notice(通知)with the words“Wet Paint(油漆未干)”to Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black knows why Mr. Brown is going to the chair.Where are Mr. Brown and Mr. Black?
| A．In the garden | B．On the chair | C．In the park | D．Next to the road |
What are they doing? They are________
| A．talking | B．walking to the chair | C．holding a notice | D．sitting on a chair |
________is after _________at first
| A．Mr. Black , Mr. Brown | B．The worker, Mr. Brown |
| C．Mr. Brown ,Mr. Black | D．Mr. Brown The worker |
________get to chair first.
| A．The worker | B．Mr. Brown | C．Mr. Black | D．A student |
Mr. Brown goes to the chair because__________.
| A．he wants to sit there |
| B．it is his chair |
| C．he wants to talk to Mr. Black on the chair |
| D．he wants to tell people “Wet Paint” |
In our town, there is a big zoo with a lot of animals in it. There are so beautiful tigers and two old lions. They eat a lot of meat every day.
There are also two big elephants and one baby elephant. The elephants are kind animals. They eat a lot every day. They like children. Children often give them bread and bananas. Elephants like bananas best.
In our zoo there are also brown bears, black bears and white bears. They stand on their hind legs, hold up their four legs and ask for food. They like cakes very much.
There's also a children's corner in our zoo. Children ride horses and donkeys and watch the monkeys there. The monkeys are very funny. They climb up ropes and jump down again and play with each other like small children.Which animal likes bananas best ?
| A．monkeys | B．tigers | C．elephants | D．donkeys |
The zoo is ______________ .
| A．near our town | B．very big | C．very small | D．next to the city |
Which animal plays like small children ?
| A．the monkeys | B．the tigers | C．the bears | D．lions |
Why do bears stand on their hind legs ?
A. They are tired and want to have a rest. B They want to jump out
C. They want to ask for food. D. They want to eat peopleHow many kinds of bears are there in the zoo ?
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．five |
Do you still remember the disaster(灾难)several years ago? In Indonesia (印度尼西亚) thousands of people were killed by the tsunami(海啸) that washed people out to sea and pulled children out of their parents’ arms. “The weather was fine with no clouds .There was no warning and suddenly the sea water just hit the city. In some parts the water was as high as two meters.” a man in the city said. “Sadli, an official at the hospital, said many of the dead in the city were children under the age of ten.” “Maybe the children were being carried by their hold but they fell over in the water and couldn’t hold on to their children .All the dead children drawed.” said Sadli. Officials said hundreds of houses had been swept away the force (力量) of five –meter –high waves across Aceh, which lies on the northern tip (末端)of Sumatra Island . “Tens of people saw the rushing water and didn’t run to high ground .Instead, they kept watching it .Several of my workmates are missing.” Lelana said by telephone.According to the passage, ______were missing in the tsunami.
| A．some officials |
| B．some of Sadli’s friends |
| C．some children under the age of ten |
| D．some of Lelana’s workmates |
In the tsunami, ____ _swept away hundreds of houses.
| A．huge waves | B．strong winds |
| C．heavy rain | D．rushing river water |
“…. There was no warning and suddenly the sea water was as high as two meters.”“Warning”here means ________.
A. 预兆 B. 借鉴 C 教导 D 教训“…but they fell over in the water and couldn’t hold on to their children.”
“They”here refers to ______.
A. officials B children
C. the dead D. the children’s parents Some people saw the rushing water and didn’t run to high grounds because _____.
| A．they couldn’t run fast |
| B．the ground was too high to reach |
| C．they didn’t know they were in danger |
| D．the rushing water stopped them from running. |
根据短文内容，判断正误。正确填(A)错误填(B)。
What would the future life be like? I think we can travel faster and safer around the world and into space. Maybe one day we can work in Beijing, sleep in Chengdu and visit the moon for a holiday.
We will have new energy(能源) that doesn’t make pollution. Possibly, people will find ways to use cleaner things, such as sea water, to make energy without polluting the earth.
We will have machines that can copy everything in the future. Put a cake on the machine and it makes a new one. Of the machine is like a fax-machine, we can send food and presents to our friends easily.
We will have clever robots that work for us, and the robots can bring us useful things and take away our trash. Now we have to press a key or type a word to make a machine work. But in the future, if we think of something, the machine can make it for us. The machine can understand our ideas.
We can go into computer games and films, and everything will feel real. We can make our homes like forests or sunny beaches or anything we want. Maybe, one day we can collect our dreams and put our dreams on DVDsIn the future, we can work in one city and sleep in another.
In the future, we can make energy by using sea water.
In the future, we can only copy food by machines.
In the future, we can make a new machine by pressing a key.
People may make DVDs of their dreams in the future.
Jane was not a good student. Her head was in the clouds(处于幻想之中) most of the time. She wanted to listen in class, but other things seemed more important: her clothes, her hairstyle, films and television. Many times she tried to work hard at her lessons, but soon she became absent-minded.
One day, her math teacher gave the class an important lesson and told her students that there would be a test the next week. She helped them review all the week. Jane seemed to listen in class, but her mind went away again.
The day of the test arrived. Jane couldn’t answer many of the questions on the exam. Mike, a very hard-working student, sat next to Jane. So Jane decided to copy his. Mike was very angry when he found Jane was copying his answers. He changed all his answers so that they were not right. Before the bell rang, Mike quickly changed his answers back into right ones. After the test, Mike turned to Jane and said, “ All those answers you copied from my paper are wrong.”Jane thought a lot of things EXCEPT ________.
| A．her clothes | B．her study |
| C．films and television | D．her hairstyle |
The math teacher helped her students review for a week because ________.
| A．there would be an English test |
| B．there would be an important lesson |
| C．she wanted her students to study hard. |
| D．she wanted them to pass the math test. |
Jane couldn’t answer many of the questions on the exam because _______.
| A．her mind was not in the study most of the time |
| B．she was not clever. |
| C．she always slept in class. |
| D．she didn’t know how to study |
Mike was angry when he ________.
| A．was changing all his answers |
| B．failed the math test |
| C．found Jane was copying |
| D．found Jane copying the wrong answers |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Jane copied the wrong answers. |
| B．Mike couldn’t answer the questions |
| C．Jane sat before Mike. |
| D．Jane tried her best in the exam. |
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