A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 1 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is 2 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered in trees.We call these woods.
Elephants, tigers and many 3 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the 4 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and 5 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed 6 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them. 7 did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon 8 in the same way.
You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 9 in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals 10 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer.
A.work B.study C.live D.enjoy
A.many B.a few C.no D.not
A.other B.others C.the other D.another
A.people B.animals C.plants D.things
A.grew B.made C.got D.kept
A.fire B.hotness C.heat D.stoves(炉子)
A.So B.Such C.As D.Nor
A.lived B.died C.came D.left
A.besides B.except C.and D.or
A.live B.to live C.lived D.Living
Today is fine. The sky is blue, Now it's nine o'clock in the morning. There's a sports meeting in the forest(森林)on the big mountain. Look,a horse, a panda and a cat are running. Over there a dog and two tigers are jumping. Two monkeys are climbing the trees. Four birds are flying around and singing. There are some other animals there, too. The elephants are standing. A monkey is sitting on an old elephant. The monkey has a flag(旗)in his hand. Polly is sitting in the tree. A fox, a baby panda and some small animals are sitting under the tree. They are all watching.
—What color is the sky today?—It’s____________.
A.white B.yellow C.black D.blue
A.Fourteen B.Six C.Eleven D.Five
A.not any birds B.a lot of animals C.many people D.many monkeys
A.A tiger, a baby horse and some cats B.Polly, an elephant and some small fish C.A fox, a baby panda and some animals D.A monkey, a baby cat and some birds
Much meaning can be carried clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of ? On a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he finds that he is being looked at, he may uncomfortable. The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself , to see if there is anything wrong with you. If goes wrong, you will feel angry towards the person who is looking at you that way. can speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be . But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract(吸引) her , to let her understand that he loves her. When two people are in a conversation, the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure the listener does pay attention to what he or she is speaking. For lovers, they enjoy looking at each other longer to show the love that words cannot .Clearly, eye communication should be done according to the relationship between the two people and the certain situation.
A.chance B.experience C.message D.feeling
A.feel B.sound C.seem D.turn
A.day and night B.all the time C.up and down D.here and there
A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
A.Ears B.Eyes C.Mouth D.Nose
A.polite B.normal C.unfriendly D.impolite
A.with B.for C.by D.since
A.direction B.lesson C.attention D.trouble
A.what B.while C.which D.that
A.write B.print C.read D.express
This year,we have met a once-a-century drought( 旱灾 )in Yunnan. It makes us water is the “life blood”of our earth. Like air and sunshine,It is very important to livingthings. Without water,there can be life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink,to cook and to clean . It even the greater part of our bodies.
Water is almost everywhere. Even in the places of the world,there is water in the air. However,we can not drink sea water fresh water.
To make things even worse,people often to keep the water clean. They throw rubbish into rivers,lakes and seas. So not all the fresh water is for us to drink. a member of the earth,we mustn’t waste water any more. Something must be to protect water.
A.to know B.knowing C.know D.knows
A.none B.not C.much D.no
A.himself B.ourselves C.him D.our
A.made of B.makes up C.makes D.made in
A.drier B.wetter C.driest D.beautiful
A.or B.so C.and D.but
A.decide B.fail C.try D.take
A.clean enough B.enough clean C.enough good D.dirty enough
A.For B.To C.As D.At
A.done B.did C.doing D.do
There are many ways for us to reduce (减少) waste. For example, we can reuse paper and plastic bags. We can also recycle newspapers, glass, and cans (易拉罐) 1 new things. Here are some useful 2 to reduce waste.
Write on both sides of paper
Many people write on only one side of their paper. Why not try using both sides? Some students only use half the pages of their 3 before getting new ones. Try to use up all the paper. People often give cards on birthdays or festivals. How about trying to 4 e-cards (电子贺卡) instead?
Don’t throw away your old batteries (电池)
Maybe you do not know that old batteries make the soil 5 . This is because they have poisonous (有毒的) parts in 6 . So, don’t throw away batteries. 7 them together. Try to use rechargeable (充电的) batteries for your games and CD players.
Give 8 all your unwanted clothes
There are many poor families in China. You may ask your mother to keep your unwanted clothes. Then you can pass them on to those poor children. You will feel happy that you are 9 someone else. Also, you can see 10 your friends or relatives (亲戚) want them before throwing them away.
A.make B.to make C.making D.be made
A.plans B.helps C.ways D.things
A.exercises B.schoolbags C.notebooks D.papers
A.send B.buy C.receive D.waste
A.dry B.rich C.clean D.dirty
A.those B.it C.them D.much
A.Throw B.Keep C.Try D.Lose
A.away B.in C.off D.up
A.helping B.giving C.enjoying D.interesting
A.unless B.if C.though D.but
The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is most surprising is that it was not ___1__ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced___2___ long after he died.
A person riding a bicycle uses ___3___ energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed ____4___, most people don’t travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel___5____ if they ride to work. It’s because __6___ cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes ___7___ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work ___8___ their cars , and in this way, the situation is made more serious.___9___ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths (开设通道) only for bicycles, and to make ___10___ so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles.
A.invent B.inventing C.invented D.to invent
A.before B.when C.since D.until
A.much B.quite a lot of C.very little D.many
A.world B.countries C.land D.earth
A.lucky B.glad C.sorry D.tired
A.the number of B.a number of C.this kind of D.all kinds of
A.safer B.more dangerous C.much dangerous D.safe
A.by B.in C.use D.drive
A.Hardly B.May be C.Perhaps D.Nearly
A.it B.them C.us D.that
What do you do when you are in trouble on a lonely island? Surely you need to a way to get in touch with the outside world. Your best of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane.
The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away, it is a good way to attract attention. If the weather is dry, it's to start a fire. But remember that fires can be very dangerous if they are out of control. make a fire unless you're sure that it can't spread. If the ground is dark, smoke can be seen more easily. Green grass and leaves produce white smoke.
It's a good idea to make some , too. For example, "F" means "I need food and water'', "IF' "I need medicine" and “I” for "I am too hurt to move from here". These are useful symbols. Use large pieces of wood to make them. If you find any wood, use earth.
You can be found more easily in this way. A. give B. find C. show
A. place B. service C. chance
A. so B. but C. or
A. hard B. easy C. impossible
A. Never B. Always C. Sometimes
A. light B. black C. blue
A. plans B. rules C. symbols
A. looks for B. waits for C. stands for
A. quietly B. badly C. slowly
A. can’t B. mustn’t C.needn’t
Umbrellas are common in our daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent the 36 . But it’s not easy to hold an umbrella if there is heavy rain and 37 wind. And it’s harder to make a phone call or ride a bike 38 an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company spend 6 years inventing a hand-free umbrella. 39 , they made it.
They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button(按钮),and the Nubrella will open 40 With the help of its “shoulder support(支持)”,the umbrella can rest on the user’s shoulders. So the user needn’t hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands 41 even in the strong wind.
The hand-free umbrella is $ 59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart 42 ,they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now. 43 in the rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isn’t it?
A.snow B.water C.sun D.cloud
A.tall B.short C.weak D.strong
A.by B.without C.with D.use
A.At first B.At last C.At most D.at the end
A.easily B.hardly C.nearly D.easy
A.free B.busy C.difficult D.easy
A.invention B.magazine C.book D.history
A.Lying B.Flying C.Running D.Walking
Paper was first about 2,000 years ago, it has been made silk, cotton, bamboo, and wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. And because there weren’t many books, people learned to read. Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by ink on a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and . ___ , more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly, a way that can be compared the of the Internet in the 20th century.
A. create B. created C. creating D. creates
A. in B. of C. from D. by
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
A. put B. putting C. puts D. puting
A. at B. in C. by D. on
A. cheap B. cheaply C. cheaper D. cheapest
A. Because B. so that C. As a result D. because of
A. on B. in C.by D. at
A. at B. with C. by D. about
A. introduction B. introduce C. introduced D. introducing
根据短文内容和以下提示:1.首字母提示,2.语境提示,3.汉语提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词。所填单词要求意义正确,拼写准确。
What are you going to do if you’re in a burning house? Do you know how to s yourself? Please read the following passage. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It's important to know the right way to escape, such exits and stairways, but not lifts. From the lower floors of buildings, escaping from the windows is (可能的). Leaving from windows may get the least chance of being hurt. When you are on the s floor, it's usually not high from the ground. It's about the height of an adult. It's safer to j out of the house than to stay in it. It's important to (保护)yourself when you' re waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. If you don't do that, may come into the room where you are. It's (有害的) to you. In that condition, you had better keep your head low to make sure that you can b fresh air rather than smoke. If you are on high floors, you can go up till the roof. You can try your to attract people's attention. Don't shout all the time because you need to save energy and wait for rescue(救援).
When people talk about air pollution, they are usually thinking about outdoor air____ .But do you know that there is ____ air pollution inside homes , offices, hotels and other buildings ? The air in your home can be 2 to 100 times more polluted than the air outdoors! In fact, some American doctors say that 50% of illnesses have____ to do with polluted indoor air. A lot of pollution comes from indoor activities ___ smoking and cooking. As most people ___ about 80-90% of their time inside buildings, it is important to take indoor air pollution seriously, too. Air pollution influences our health ____ . When the air is polluted, not only young children and old people suffer from it, ____ people with health problems suffer as well. Indoor air pollution can ____ people's eyes, noses and throats. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can also lead to lung cancer(肺癌)and heart disease! In the great London fog in 1952, 4,000 people died in a few days ____ the pollution! ____ is said that half a million young children and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution!
A.pollution B.sadness C.illness D.business
A.too B.none C.also D.neither
A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything
A.as well as B.such as C.instead of D.for example
A.take B.cost C.give D.spend
A.in many ways B.in many things C.in many houses D.by the way
A.and B.but C.or D.until
A.hit B.hurt C.polluted D.destroyed
A.because of B.thanks to C.related to D.or
A.This B.That C.What D.It
Do you know? There is one language ____ in every country in the world. People, young or old, short or tall, thin or fat, use it very often. It is everybody’s second ____ . It is very easy to ___, though you can’t hear it. It is a sign language.
When you wave(挥手) to a friend on the street, you are ____sign language. When you ___ up your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me, I think I know the answer,” or “I have some questions to ____.” When you smile at someone, you mean to be ____to him. When you put your forefinger(食指) in front of your mouth, you mean, “___ quiet, please.” When a policeman wants to ___cars or buses, he raises his right arm. Sign language is very useful in quiet places or places ___ of noise. It is different from body language.
A.used B.use C.using D.uses
A.sign B.action C.language D.expression
A.write B.say C.express D.understand
A.use B.using C.speak D.speaking
A.look B.make C.put D.Take
A.ask B.say C.answer D.tell
A.friend B.friendly C.kindness D.kindly
A.Take B.Make C.Is D.Be
A.say B.catch C.stop D.prevent
A.full B.none C.made D.some
The word “sharp” can be __ to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and places of work. In this chapter, the writer __sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine __.The writer does not like dull pencils. 。
We can also use “sharp” to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use “sharp” to describe a __ kind of point, such as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives. Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull. Furthermore, the points of scissors are __ sharp or rounded spending on the kind of scissors. Some tools, such as saws, scrapers, and garden tools, also have blades. We can use the words “sharp” and “dull” to describe the blades of these tools, too. Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are__to use. They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.
“Sharp” can be used to describe the edges of furniture and __some containers. For example, the edge of a table or desk can be __.In addition; we can describe the edge of __ open can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp__ to cut your hand. A piece of __ from a broken jar or bottle is ordinarily very sharp.
__we sometimes use “sharp” to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very well __.A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and__ learn and understand.
To summarize, “sharp” can be used to describe many kinds of __ that have blades, points, and edges. When we used it to describe people, it can mean nice looking, well dressed, or intelligent. It is an expensive word because it can be used in many different ways.
A.written B.used C.seen D.taken
A.talks about B.takes care of C.doesn't like to mention D.makes up his mind to
A.sharp B.color C.point D.edge
A.some B.any C.only D.certain
A.either B.neither C.too D.very
A.difficult B.easy C.interesting D.clean
A.for B.with C.of D.at
A.seen B.sharp C.smooth D.hard
A.an B.a C.the D./
A.so as B.in order C.so that D.enough
A.news B.glass C.information D.advice
A.However B.Finally C.Therefore D.In this way
A.prepared B.dressed C.mannered D.served
A.easy to B.is to C.to D.quick to
A.funny things B.knives C.objects D.containers
Man has a big brain. He can think and s languages. Scientists once thought that man isn’t the same as animals b man can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys and birds can learn, too.
They are beginning to u that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can’t speak. They make much n when they are afraid, or unhappy. Apes(猿) can learn some things more quickly than man. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they cannot join w to make sentences. They cannot think l us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been a to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very w when he is four or five, b no animals learn to speak.
How do children learn it? Scientists don’t really know w happens inside our body when we speak. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.
The word “blog”is a short way of web log (网络日志). A“blogger” is a person who writes a blog on the Internet. can start a blog. and they can write about anything they like.
There are a lot of blogs on the Internet today. They give information, news and ideas to many people read them. And they give people a place their ideas and talk about other people's ideas. If you want to open a biog. the first step is to link(链接) to the website. Then you can surf the Internet, find interesting articles and write comments about each one. This is called an online diary of links. Also there are personal diaries. The writers talk about their lives and there. Sometimes these blogs can be very personal.
Blogs are growing very fast. Compared other websites, blogs are special in many ways. Most , they are updated (更新) more often. Many blogs are updated every day, and some are updated several times a day. Also, there are many special websites for blogs, so you don't need to be a computer expert (专家) to start blog.
Many people think that as blogs become more common, news reporting will depend on TVs or radios, and more on people posting news to the Internet. They think that then the news will be less like a lesson, but more like a conversation, which anyone can .
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