There are nearly 400 different types of sharks, but only about 30 types have even been reported as attacking human beings.
The chances of being attacked by a shark are very small compared to other dangers. Many more people drown（溺死）in the ocean every year than are bitten by sharks. The low number of attacks that happen every year proves that sharks do not feed on humans if they have the choice. There are three types of shark attacks. The main one is known as a ‘hit and run’. The shark attacks because it thinks you are a fish, but when it tastes a human it decides not to eat you. The second type is called a ‘bump and bite’. The shark bumps you to find out if you are fit to be eaten and then bites you if it thinks you are. The third type is called a ‘sneak’. When attacking in this way, the shark waits for you to swim by and attacks you suddenly. The latter（后者的）two types of attack are more likely to be deadly for humans.
However, your chances of being attacked by a shark can be reduced if you follow the advice below.
Do not swim in the dark. Sharks can still see you but you cannot see them.
Do not swim if you are cut or if you have a fresh wound. Sharks can smell blood over a long distance.
Do not wear bright clothing or jewellery because sharks are attracted to colours and shiny objects.
Try and stay in groups, as sharks usually avoid large numbers of people.
Don’t be frightened（受惊吓）by sharks as there is 30 times greater chance of being hit by lightning than being attacked by a shark.
【小题1】Are there only 30 types of sharks in the world?
【小题2】Are the chances of being attacked by a shark small or big compared to other dangers?
【小题3】What are the two deadly shark attacks called?
【小题4】Why should you try and stay in groups to avoid the shark attack?
【小题5】What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?

Mary didn’t understand such sentences as“She is blue today”，“You are yellow”，“He has a green thumb”，“He has told a white lie”and so on．And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help．
Mary：Mrs James，there is a colour in each of the sentences．What do they mean?
Mrs James：In everyday English，Mary，blue sometimes means sad，yellow afraid．A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one．
Mary：I’m afraid I don’t understand them a11．Would you give me an example for“a white lie”?
Mrs James：Certainly．Now I just give you some cakes．In fact you don’t like it，but you don’t want to let me know it．Instead you say，“No，thanks．I’m not hungry．”That’s a white lie．
Mary：It sounds very interesting．Thanks very much．
Mrs James：You are welcome．Colours are meaningful．I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future．Please come to me if you have any questions．
【小题1】Blue sometimes means sad in________English．

A．good

B．spoken

C．usual

D．poor

【小题2】I don’t have a green thumb，so all my plants________．

A．die off

B．grow well

C．look nice

D．are good

【小题3】David is yellow and he is________to climb the tall tree!

A．happy

B．clever

C．brave

D．afraid

【小题4】He didn’t like me to know________of the accident．He told me a white lie at last．

A．the reason

B．the true story

C．the meaning

D．the answer

【小题5】He is ________today．He is told that his father is seriously ill．

A．blue

B．yellow

C．green

D．white

缺词填空，其中13-15是根据上下文语境根据首字母填单词（15分）

1.More information can be ________(可获得的) on the Internet.

2.We all think his ________ (行为) is very strange. We must stop him from doing so.

3.This gift is so expensive that I can’t ________(接受) it.

4.Thank you very much for giving me so many useful__________(建议)．

5.I have________(答复)to my penfriend’s letter．

6．Mr Wang is busy__________(解释)everything to us．

7．He often__________(吵架)with his parents in the past．

8．__________(原谅)others for their mistakes is a good virtue．

9．Lily told me that she_________(宁愿)to listen to music to relax herself．

10.Do you know who __________ (发现) America?  

11.The old man is different from others. He doesn’t act ____________ ( 正常 ).

12.Peter has had his bicycle _______________(修理).

13.Did you know that colours can i _______ our moods?

14.Who has p___________my bedroorn pink? My father.

15．Lin Tao is very clever，but he never shows off．He is m_________ ．

 

 

 

 

1.Where can you probably find the passage？

A. At the end of a magazine.                   B. At the top of a map

C. At the beginning of a book.                  D. At the bottom of a guidebook.

2.The underlined word “prediction” probably means ____________.

A. the place you are going to visit

B. the vocabulary you find in a notebook

C. the time you have spent in reading

D. the thing you think is going to happen.

3.In the Review Units you can _________.

A. watch the videos at home

B. discover many interesting topics

C. practice reading skills and vocabulary

D. enjoy the photos, charts and maps

 

 --- Mr Li, I can’t understand everything in class.

--- Don’t worry! I’ll _____  _ the main points at the end.

A. record             B. review              C. require             D. remember