As we all know, the ocean moves. But waves breaking on the beach make the ocean fun. When you stand on the shore and look at the waves, it seems like the water is moving towards you. But the water is not really moving forward. The moving you see is wave energy. And wave energy comes from the wind.
Let’s think about how this works. As wave energy passes through the water, the energy makes particles （粒子） of water move up and down. Just give you an example of a wave passing under a basketball. We put a basketball on the sea. When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball. The basketball moves up to the top with the wave. Then the wave continues and leaves the basketball behind. The basketball looks lower, but it doesn’t move forward. That’s because the wave energy just moves the water which is under the basketball.
　  So why can you see a wave knock you down on the shore？When a wave moves toward the shore, the bottom of the wave slows down because it meets the ocean floor. But the top, which is called crest(浪峰), keeps moving. The different action causes the wave to fall over or break onto the shore. If a wave is very large, it carries a lot of energy when it hits the land. As time goes by, waves can break up and carry away the rocks and other things on the shore. Shorelines are changing all the time because of wave action

1. 1.

   ______ is really moving forward when you look at the wave

   1. A.
      Water
   2. B.
      The basketball
   3. C.
      Water and wave energy
   4. D.
      Wave energy
2. 2.

   Match the sentences with the pictures and the right answer.
   (1) The basketball moves up to the top with the wave.
   (2) The basketball continues and leaves the basketball behind.
   (3) When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball.
   

   1. A.
      a—(2) b—(1) c—(3)
   2. B.
      a—(3) b—(1) c—(2)
   3. C.
      a—(1) b—(3) c—(2)
   4. D.
      a—(3) b—(2) c—(1)
3. 3.

   Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Wave energy comes from the water
   2. B.
      Large waves carry plenty of energy
   3. C.
      Wave action makes shorelines change all the time
   4. D.
      The bottom of the wave is easy to slow down
4. 4.

   The underlined word “it” ( Paragraph 3) refers to “________”

   1. A.
      particles of water
   2. B.
      the shore
   3. C.
      the wind
   4. D.
      the bottom of the wave
5. 5.

   The main idea of this passage is ______

   1. A.
      what makes particles of water move
   2. B.
      how a basketball moves on the ocean
   3. C.
      how wave energy causes wave action
   4. D.
      why a wave can knock you down

As we all know, the ocean moves. But waves breaking on the beach make the ocean fun. When you stand on the shore and look at the waves, it seems like the water is moving towards you. But the water is not really moving forward. The moving you see is wave energy. And wave energy comes from the wind.

Let’s think about how this works. As wave energy passes through the water, the energy makes particles （粒子） of water move up and down. Just give you an example of a wave passing under a basketball. We put a basketball on the sea. When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball. The basketball moves up to the top with the wave. Then the wave continues and leaves the basketball behind. The basketball looks lower, but it doesn’t move forward. That’s because the wave energy just moves the water which is under the basketball.

　  So why can you see a wave knock you down on the shore？When a wave moves toward the shore, the bottom of the wave slows down because it meets the ocean floor. But the top, which is called crest(浪峰), keeps moving. The different action causes the wave to fall over or break onto the shore. If a wave is very large, it carries a lot of energy when it hits the land. As time goes by, waves can break up and carry away the rocks and other things on the shore. Shorelines are changing all the time because of wave action.

51. ______ is really moving forward when you look at the wave.

  A. Water      B. The basketball     C. Water and wave energy     D. Wave energy

52. Match the sentences with the pictures and the right answer.

   (1) The basketball moves up to the top with the wave.

   (2) The basketball continues and leaves the basketball behind.

   (3) When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball.

A. a—(2)  b—(1)  c—(3)              B. a—(3)  b—(1)  c—(2)

C. a—(1)  b—(3)  c—(2)              D. a—(3)  b—(2)  c—(1)

53. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

  A. Wave energy comes from the water.

  B. Large waves carry plenty of energy.

  C. Wave action makes shorelines change all the time.

  D. The bottom of the wave is easy to slow down.

54. The underlined word “it” ( Paragraph 3) refers to “________”.

A. particles of water      B. the shore      C. the wind    D. the bottom of the wave

55. The main idea of this passage is ______.

  A. what makes particles of water move         B. how a basketball moves on the ocean

C. how wave energy causes wave action        D. why a wave can knock you down

When the weather is hot, you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are nears lake or an ocean, you feel cool. Why? The sun makes the ear& hot, but it cannot make the water very hot. Although the air over the earth becomes hot, the air over the water keeps cool. The hot air over the earth goes up. Then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the place of the hot air. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel the cool air. When it moves in, you feel the wind. And the wind makes you cool. Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions, ff you ask, "Why is the ocean full of salt?", scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks (裂开). Rain falls into the cracks .The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask, "What happens to the salt in the ocean?" The ocean does not get more salty every year. Scientists are not sure about the answer to the question. We know a lot　about our world. But there are still many answers that we don't have, and we are curious(好奇的).

1. Now scientists know_______

A. what makes people feel cool near a lake or an ocean in summer

B. everything about the ocean

C. why the ocean doesn't get more salty

D. what happens to the salt in the ocean

2. In this passage the word "cracks" means _______in Chinese.

A. 山谷       B.裂缝       C. 地壳     D. 岩浆

3. Which of the following is not true?

  A. The sun makes the earth hot.

  B. The sun cannot make the water very hot.

  C. The wind makes you tout.

  D. The hot air over the water moves in and takes the place of the cold air

4. People are always curious about the world because______

A. they know nothing about it      

B. they know little about it

C. there are many answers they do not have     

D. both. A and B

5. The main idea of this passage is that ______

A. the salt in the ocean comes from rocks

B. scientists can explain (解释) everything we want to know

C. people feel cool when they are near a lake or an ocean

D. scientists can explain many things, but not everything

--I don't know _________ now.

　　--Her mother says she is much better.

　　A. what is she　　　　B. where is she　　　C. who is she　　D. how she is

_____ fine weather!

　　　 A. What, a    　B. What     　    C. How     　　  D. how a