Nowadays, computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy streets have been made into small game houses in order to get more money. These places are always crowded with people, especially young boys.
In the computer game houses, people spend a lot of money competing (较量) with the machines. It's hard for one to win the computer, but one can make progress after trying again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology(赌博心理) when they play computer games.The more they lose, the more they want to win. When class is over, the school boys run to the nearby computer game houses.Little by little! (渐渐地), they forget all about their lessons and fall far behind others. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are not lucky enough to get the money. They begin to take away other students' money and become thieves.
Who always go to the computer game houses?
A.Young girls | B.Young children | C.Young students | D.Young boys. |
People made small shops into small game houses in order to ______.
A.make computer games more popular | B.get more money |
C.help people to learn computer better | D.make people happy |
What must be brought to play games in the game homes?
A. Tickets. B Paper C. Cards. D. Money.
What will happen to the boys if they keep going to the game houses?
A.They will win a lot of money. |
B.They will make a lot of good friends there. |
C.They will fail in their study and even break laws. |
D.They will live a happy life in the future. |
What is the passage mainly about?
A.Game houses have a bad effect on young boys. |
B.More and more small shops have been made into game houses. |
C.Young boys spend a lot of money playing computer games. |
D.People play games better after trying again and again. |
A fish that lives in America can live out. of water for months at a time, similar to how animals got used to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
The Mangrove Rivulus, a kind of little fish, lives in small pools of water. When their living place dries up, they live. on the land, said Scott Taylor, a researcher in Florida.
The fish can grow as large as three inches. They group together and breathe air through their skin before they can find water again.
The new scientific discovery came during a trip.
"We were travelling for fun. and one day I kicked over a log (圆木) and the fish came out," Taylor told reporters by telephone. He said he would make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.
In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.
Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish(肺鱼) found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in a not active(活波的)way. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and keep active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at a Canadian University.
More studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.
"These animals live in conditions similar to those millions of years ago, when animals began to move from water onto land," Wright said.
The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that_________.
A.lives on land in Africa |
B.can stay alive for months out of water |
C.prefers living in dry places |
D.is the longest living fish on earth |
Who will write a report on Mangrove Rivulus?
A, Scott Taylor. B. Some reporters.
C. Patricia Wright. D. Scientists from Europe.
According to the passage, lungfish can___________.
A.breathe through its skin | B.be found in Asia |
C.keep alive out of water | D.keep alive and walk on land |
Which one of the sentences below is not true?
A.The Mangrove Rivulus fish can live out of water as long as other animals if it has something to eat. |
B.Millions of years ago, animals began to live onto land from water. |
C.Lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water in a not active way. |
D.The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time. |
What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus?
A.ft was made by Scott Taylor, a researcher in New york. |
B.It was helped by an American magazine. |
C.It was helped by Patricia Wright. |
D.It was made by a researcher while travelling. |
Most animals protect(保护) their young until they are old enough to take care of themselves. A fish that swims in the rivers of South America protects its young in a very strange way. This fish, a kind of catfish, uses its mouth to keep its babies from danger(危险).
When this catfish lays(产卵) its eggs, it carries them in its mouth. From what we know, it does not eat during this time. After the eggs hatch(孵化), the fish swims with its young to protect them. It opens its mouth when danger appears(出现), and the tiny fish swim inside. They swim out only when it’s safe again.
These catfish may have a peculiar way to protect their young, but it seems(好像) to work.
The best title(标题) is _____________.
A.Staying Away From Danger | B.How A Fish Protect Its Young |
C.Laying Eggs | D.A Cat That Swims |
The catfish in the story live in _________________.
A.lakes | B.the sea | C.rivers | D.North America |
The young fish are ____________________.
A.tiny | B.large | C.yellow and gold | D.very brave |
If the young fish were not near their parents, they would be ______________.
A.safer | B.in greater danger | C.happier | D.less hungry |
The word “peculiar” in the story means ________________.
A.easy | B.useless | C.strange | D.dangerous |
Look at the Earth from.space.Why does our planet look so blue?Its blue because water covers almost three quarters of the Earth's surface.Water is not just an important part of our planet.It is an important part of our body,too.More than half of our total body weight is water.
Our body loses water whenever we exercise or.go to the toilet.That's why we need to drink plenty of water every day.We drink water.We use it to cook,clean,and carry waste out of our homes.Farmers use it to grow vegetables and crops like rice and corn;factories use it to make products.
Since the 1950s,the amount(数量)of water people use has increased by three times.But the water supply(供应)hasn't.Scientists worry that soon there won't be enough water for us,as well as for the animals and plants that share our world.What can we do to help?Use water wisely.
Having enough water isn't our only problem. We also need it clean.
Right now,ships and factories are putting wastes into seas,rivers and so on.Even chemicals that farmers use are running into rivers and lakes.All this pollution can make the water dangerous to drink.It can also harm fish and other water﹣living lives.
We must do something to stop pollution.It's the best way to protect our world's most valuable natural resource(资源).
(1)How many important areas of water are mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four.
(2)The underlined sentence "We also need it clean" in Paragraph 4 means" ."
A.We also need water to wash things
B.We also need water that looks clean
C.We also need to keep water clean
D.We also need to discover clean water
(3)This passage was written to .
A.ask people to value water
B.advise people to drink more water
C.introduce the uses of water
D.describe the situation of water supply
Now satellites(卫星)are helping to forecast(预报)the weather. They are in space and they can reach any part of the world.The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气), because this is where the weather forms(形成)。They send these pictures to the weather station. So meteorologists(气象专家)can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures,the meteor- ologists compare(比较)them with earlier ones. Peerhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours .This may mean the weather on the ground may soon change,too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for 3 or 5 days. Soon,perhaps , they may be ablet to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前)
Satellites travel__________.
A in space B in the atmosphere
C above the ground D above space
Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because___________.
A the weather satellites can do it easily
B clouds form there
C the weather forms there
D the pictures can forecast the weather
Meteorologists forecast the weather________.
A when they have received satellite pictures
B after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones
C before they receive satellite pictures
D while they study satellite pictures
Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for _______.
A one day B two days C five days D seven days or even longer
The main idea of this passage is that satellite are now used in______.
A taking pictures of the atmosphere
B receiving pictures of the atmosphere
C doing other work in many ways
D weather forecasting
The good things about computer games
They’re fun!
They can improve hand-eye coordination. That means you can think and do things more quickly.
You feel good when you can move up levels and see how well you’re doing.
Most games make you think about what you’re going to do, and they can help you improve the ability (能力) of solving problems.
You can play games on the Internet with people from all over the world.
Anyone can play computer games, even if they aren’t very good at sports, have a disability, or find it hard to talk to others.
The bad things about computer games
Kids may start hitting others in their lives just as they do in games because they may think it’s OK to hit others, or to talk to people, including their parents and teachers, impolitely.
If kids play games for a long time, they may not go out and exercise. They may start eating snacks while they play games and they will become too fat. Doctors are worried about kids that play too many computer games.
Playing games is a big problem for some people. They will play or think about games when they have time. This means they may stop talking with others and become really boring people.
How many good things about computer games does the writer mention?
A.Three. | B.Six. | C.Seven. | D.Nine. |
What does the underlined word “coordination” mean in Chinese?
A.协调 | B.障碍 | C.舒适 | D.问题 |
If you play computer games all the time, you may become a(n) ______ person.
A.healthy, impolite and boring | B.healthy, polite and boring |
C.unhealthy, polite and boring | D.unhealthy, impolite and boring |
Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?
A.Most games are good for your ability of solving problems. |
B.You can’t play games with strangers on the Internet. |
C.Playing too many computer games may make you fat. |
D.Playing games can also cause many problems. |
The passage is mainly about .
A.the two sides of computer games |
B.how to improve your computer games skills |
C.playing computer games with others |
D.some interesting things about computer games |
Have you ever seen snow? Many people in the world have not. Some countries never have snow; some have only a little on the tops of very high mountains. In the north of England, there is quite a lot of snow every winter, but in the south of England, there is usually little.
When a student from a warm country comes to England in autumn for the first time, he feels cold at first. There are often dark clouds, grey sky and cold rain in England in autumn, and most students from warm countries do not like this.
But snow is different. Though it is cold, it is also beautiful. Perhaps, after several dark mornings, the student wakes up one day, and there is a lot of light in his room. He thinks “Is it so late?” and jumps out of bed. But no, it is not very late. He looks out of the window and there is the snow on the ground and on the houses and everywhere. The light of his room comes from clean, beautiful snow.
In which part of England is there much snow in winter?
A.In the east. | B.In the north. |
C.In the west. | D.In the south. |
In the autumn of England, we can NOT often see __________.
A.grey sky | B.dark clouds |
C.strong winds | D.cold rain |
Why does the student ask himself “Is it so late?”
A.Because he has some work to do. |
B.Because it is bright in the room. |
C.Because it is really late. |
D.Because he usually gets up early. |
Which of the following statements is true?
A.Every country in the world has snow in winter. |
B.Foreign students like the weather in England. |
C.It is often very warm in the autumn of England. |
D.Many people in the world haven’t seen snow. |
Hi, dear friends! Welcome 1 our zoo. It is really a good place to have fun. We have a big family in the zoo. All the animals in the zoo are brothers and sisters. Follow(跟随) me to see 2 . First, let’s 3 the pandas over there. They come from China. They are black and white. They like eating bamboos(竹子). They are beautiful and very shy, so please 4 quiet. Now come this way, please. We will go and see the lions. These two lions are from Africa. They are very 5 and they usually sleep and relax 20 hours every day. 6 is their favorite food. So don't be near to them. Don't you want 7 and see Bill ? He is a koala. He is 8 for you. Look! Isn’t he cute? He is from Australia. He sleeps during the day, 9 at night he gets up and begins to eat food. That’s not all. I would like to take you to see some 10 animals of our family.
A.on B.at C.to D.for
A.them B.they C.their D.theirs
A.see B.to see C.to look D.look
A.is B.are C.am D.be
A.nice B.lazy C.beautiful D.busy
A.fruit B.meat C.vegetable D.ice cream
A.goes B.going C.to go D.go
A.wait B.waiting C.waits D.to wait
A.but B.or C.because D.if
A.the other B.others C.another D.other
Do you know why you sleep? You may think it’s because you’re tired. Or perhaps you’ve been told sleep is good for you. Yet no one knows exactly why or how people sleep.
Until the early 1950s, most scientists thought the body and brain rested during sleep. Then a scientist watched people sleep. He noticed that during periods of between 5 and 30 minutes each, sleepers’ eyes made rapid movements, as if they were watching something. He called these periods REM sleep, for Rapid Eye Movement. Periods when sleepers’ eyes did not move he called non-REM sleep.
Whenever the scientist woke people during REM sleep, they were having vivid dreams. Measurements showed that sleepers’ pulses(脉搏)went up quickly during REM sleep. Their breathing, heartbeat, and the blood going to the brain also increased. Far from being a time of rest, REM sleep is a time when the body is hard at work. Scientists still don’t know the reason for this. Some believe REM sleep makes learning easier. Babies spend a lot of time in REM sleep. Because of this, some scientists believe that REM sleep helps the brain grow. Others think REM sleep is a time for the brain to empty the day’s garbage.
One thing all the scientists agree on is that sleep is necessary. Without enough sleep, people make mistakes. Most major car accidents happen during the early morning hours, when people are sleepiest.
During REM sleep, a person’s breathing and heartbeat ________.
A.stop | B.increase | C.decrease | D.stay the same |
Which word in paragraph(段落)3 means “colorful and lively”?
A.easier | B.empty | C.vivid | D.quickly |
Which paragraph tells what happens when people don’t get enough sleep?
A.1 | B.2 | C.3 | D.4 |
What is the main idea of the article?
A.REM sleep helps the brain grow. |
B.REM sleep has been watched and recorded by scientists. |
C.REM sleep is a time to empty the day’s garbage. |
D.REM sleep is an active time when the body is hard at work. |
You can decide from the article that REM sleep ________.
A.has a restful effect on people |
B.can be avoided with lots of sleep |
C.is something that all people experience |
D.is something that all scientists agree on |
Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their daily life. For example, They can help people to save much time to do much work, and they can help people to work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asked everyone except the old people, to learn to use computers before the twenty-first century.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve their studies in school. Yet, many of the children use computers to play games, to watch videos or to sing karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain that computers can’t help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked in boxes by parents.
In some other countries, even some scientists also hate computers. They say computers make millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by today’s students themselves!
Our country asked everyone to learn to use computers except the ________ .
A.young people | B.old people | C.students | D.adults |
Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _____
A.Our country asks us to learn it. | B.it can help us to do a lot of things. |
C.We can use it to play games only. | D.it can help us to find jobs only. |
What do many teachers and parents complain about? They complain about _____ .
A.their students and children use computers to learn well. |
B.computers let them lose their jobs |
C.computers make their students and children fall behind |
D.computers bring people a lot of trouble |
In this passage we know computers _____
A.also bring us trouble | B.bring us happiness only |
C.are hated by people | D.are good for people’s health |
How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? It means ____
A.computers are used by people |
B.people can live well without computers |
C.one must decide how to use computers |
D.computers are strange machine |
Every year,tens of thousands of kids aged 3 to 13 become Junior Rangers in different national parks across America.At Yosemite alone,more than 20,000 kids take part in the Yosemite Junior Ranger Program.If you want to be a Junior Ranger,you need to learn about the natural and cultural history .and make a promise to be a national park protector.
Here Is How YOU Can Become a Junior Ranger!
Earn yourself an official Junior Ranger Badge!You could become a Yosemite's Junior Ranger today by completing the following steps:
• Buy your Junior Ranger Handbook in the nearest Visitor Center.
• Complete the pages in the handbook.
• Pick up rubbish.
• Attend a Guided Program.
• Return your completed handbook and a bag of rubbish to the Visitor Center.
• Make your official Junior Ranger Promise at a ceremony.
• Get your official Junior Ranger Badge.
After you become a Junior Ranger,you are encouraged to share your ranger stories with your friends,teachers and families.
(1)Who can become Junior Rangers?
A. |
Children. |
B. |
Parents. |
C. |
Teachers. |
D. |
Officers. |
(2)What should Junior Rangers promise to do?
A. |
Read the handbook. |
B. |
Learn American history. |
C. |
Share ranger stories. |
D. |
Protect the national parks. |
(3)Before getting Yosemite's Junior Ranger Badges,they should complete .
A. |
four steps |
B. |
five steps |
C. |
six steps |
D. |
seven steps |
Isn't fast food delicious?Aren't fast food restaurants cool? ...The answer to these questions is yes.
However,there are growing facts that fast food is one of the worst parts of modern life.And studies have shown that burgers and fried chicken,which we enjoy so much,can cause a lot of health problems.
In spite of (尽管) this,why are fast food restaurants so attractive(吸引人的)?The first and most important reason is that their service is fast.Their staff(员工)are friendly and very smart﹣looking in their clean and bright uniforms(制服).Moreover,most fast food restaurants are near places that people always pass by.It is so easy to graba burger and eat on the way to work.
Fast food is often so conveniently packed(包装方便)that it will not cause a mess even if you stand and eat it.Fast food restaurants are also very clean.A lot of clever ads(广告)have made them the coolest places in town,but none of them has ever told and will never tell you that too much fast food is not good for your health.
Such attractive places are selling junk food!Isn't it a pity?Is there a way to change the fast food restaurants into special places where you get the best possible,healthy and fresh food?
Well,why not?
As people realize the health problems that fast food causes,it is quite likely that fast food restaurants may go out of date.It may happen sooner or later.
Therefore,instead of resisting(抵制)fast food restaurants,a better idea may be to persuade(说服)them to change their menu!Fast food restaurants can be places to go to when you want to eat something that will be good for your body.If they could combine(结合)healthy food with their speed of service,delicious tastes and comfortable feelings,that will be the next best thing on the earth for the human beings!
(1)What does " this" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. |
Fast food is delicious. |
B. |
Fast food restaurants are cool. |
C. |
People enjoy fast food. |
D. |
Fast food can cause health problems. |
(2)Fast food has many advantages EXCEPT that it's .
A. |
delicious |
B. |
fast |
C. |
healthy |
D. |
unhealthy |
(3)Which word can replace the word " grab" in Paragraph 3?
A. |
move suddenly. |
B. |
get quickly. |
C. |
throw quickly. |
D. |
carry carefully. |
(4)According to the passage,ads about fast food .
A. |
show you all the facts |
B. |
don't tell you the whole truth |
C. |
make it hard to buy fast food |
D. |
make fast food restaurants out of date |
(5)The author advises .
A. |
making the service of fast food faster |
B. |
resisting fast food restaurants |
C. |
changing tastes of fast food |
D. |
making fast food good for health |
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What will our life be like in the future? Each family will have a 1 in the future. You can ask it to do everything 2 you. It will serve(服务) you 3 hours a day. The robot will 4 like a human. It can talk with you when you are 5 . You won’t know it is a human 6 a robot when you meet it on the street.
People will have 7 time to work and more time to travel. The vehicles(交通工具) in the future will fly freely in the sky because every vehicle will have wings(翅膀) with it. They will 8 you to any place you want to visit. You can go to 9 when you have a travel if you feel tired. All vehicles will be 10 because of driving by robots.
A、rocket B、robot C、car
A、on B、about C、for
A、eight B、twenty C、twenty-four
A、sound B、live C、look
A、happy B、alone C、comfortable
A、so B、and C、or
A、less B、few C、more
A、make B、take C、let
A、school B、work C、sleep
A、safe B、dangerous C、unpleasant
We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They are in their shells (壳) —sleeping.
Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.
In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense (感觉) of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.
A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin (大头针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.
A snail _________.
A.moves more slowly at night | B.has thousands of feet |
C.doesn’t move at all | D.sleeps much of the time |
In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _____.
A.to make with a pencil | B.to push | C.to pull | D.to move away |
From the story, we know _________.
A.a snail’s shell is very thin | B.a snail can’t see well |
C.a snail’s nose is quite short | D.a snail’s body changes in different seasons |
A snail goes to sleep when _____.
A.it feels hungry | B.it is put into a paper box | C.spring is coming | D.it rains heavily |
Which of the following is wrong?
A.In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move. | B.A snail doesn’t like living under the sun |
C.The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out. | D.The snail’s nose helps to find food. |
Do you know why different animals or pests (昆虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters (猎人). This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid (液体)when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over (散开), its enemies (敌人)cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
From the passage we learn that locusts________.
A.are small animals | B.are easily found by birds |
C.are dangerous to their enemies | D.change their colors to protect themselves |
How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?
A.They run away quickly. | B.They have the colors much like their enemies. |
C.They hide themselves by day and appear at night. | D.They have to move quietly. |
Bears and lions can keep safe because _________.
A.they have the colors much like the trees | B.they move quietly |
C.they like brown and gray colors | D.they live in forests |
Why can the kind of fish live up to now?
A.Because it is very and strong. |
B.Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies. |
C.Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies. |
D.Because it swims faster than any other fish. |
Which is the best title for this passage?
A.The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests | B.Colors of Different Animals and Pests |
C.The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests | D.Some Animals and Pests |