To Zhang Hui

Southern Street No. 4

Shamian Island

Guangzhou

China 510133

Thursday 9 May 1995

Dear Zhang Hui,

We have now been in Australia for five days. The plane trip was great. The weather here is lovely! People complain that it is too hot but it is not nearly as hot here as it's been at home lately. We were supposed to stay at a hotel in the city but we moved to Bondi Beach, which is 8 kilometers from the city. It takes half an hour by bus from the centre of Sydney. We’ve been swimming every day-- the water here is so refreshing. Yesterday we went to Taronga Park Zoo which is only a short ferry ride across Sydney Harbour. We saw koalas(树袋熊) and kangaroos (袋鼠) and many other Australian animals. You wouldn't believe it, but while I was eating a sandwich for lunch a kookaburra (笑翠鸟) swooped down and stole my sandwich from the table right in front of me. We all laughed although it left me feeling a little bit hungry all afternoon. From the chair lift we had a close up view of the magnificent giraffes (长颈鹿). The animals in that zoo certainly have a great view of Sydney. From the elephant enclosure you can see the Harbour Bridge, the beautiful Opera House and the city of Sydney gleaming (若隐若现地) across the harbour. Tomorrow we are traveling to Greenville to stay with my host family. I miss you and will write again soon. With love from your friend,

  Liu Mei

1. On what day did Liu Mei arrive in Australia?

A. Sunday.          B. Tuesday.            C. Friday.              D. Saturday.

2. While Liu Mei is in Sydney she is staying__________.

A. in a hotel in the city                        B. at Bondi Beach

C. in Melbourne                            D. with her host family

3. On what day did Liu Mei visit the zoo?

A. Monday.            B. Tuesday.            C. Wednesday.          D. Thursday.

4. What type of transport did Liu Mei use to travel to the zoo?

A. Plane.             B. Train.               C. Ferry.              D. Chairlift.

5. A "kookaburra" is most probably a type of__________.

A. Bird              B. Kangaroo       .    C. Dog              D. Giraffe

One day a rich man meets Tom. The rich man asks, “People say you are very clever(聪明的) and nothing is difficult(困难的) for you. Can you tell my why you are so clever? ” Tom answers with a smile, “Oh, I’m not clever. Instead(反而) , you are too foolish.” The rich man becomes very very angry.
Tom says, “Sir, please don’t be angry. If you don’t believe me, now let me ask you a very easy question: If you have a group（群）of sheep(绵羊), I send you another group. Then, you say, how many groups of sheep do you have?”
“Why! That’s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two. Anybody knows that. I have two groups of sheep , of course.”
Tom laughs and says, “You are wrong , Sir. Two groups of sheep put together is still one group. That’s the easiest question in the world , isn’t it?”
【小题1】People say Tom_____________.

A．is very clever	B．has good eyes
C．is very strong	D．is very helpful

【小题2】The underline word “foolish” means “_____________”.

A．矮小的

B．愚蠢的

C．性急的

D．高傲的

【小题3】 The rich man becomes angry because ___________.

A．he is hungry

B．Tom is not friendly to him

C．Tom hits(打) him

D．he loses a sheep

【小题4】The underline word “that” in Paragraph 3 refers to _____________.

A．the rich man

B．Tom is very clever

C．the easiest question in the world

D．one and one is two

【小题5】 From the story we know that______________.

A．the rich man is very clever, too.

B．one and one is always two.

C．in fact one and one is not always two

D．Tom is as clever as the rich man

One day a rich man meets Tom. The rich man asks, “People say you are very clever(聪明的) and nothing is difficult(困难的) for you. Can you tell my why you are so clever? ” Tom answers with a smile, “Oh, I’m not clever. Instead(反而) , you are too foolish.” The rich man becomes very very angry.

Tom says, “Sir, please don’t be angry. If you don’t believe me, now let me ask you a very easy question: If you have a group（群）of sheep(绵羊), I send you another group. Then, you say, how many groups of sheep do you have?”

“Why! That’s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two. Anybody knows that. I have two groups of sheep , of course.”

Tom laughs and says, “You are wrong , Sir. Two groups of sheep put together is still one group. That’s the easiest question in the world , isn’t it?”

1.People say Tom_____________.

A．is very clever                          B．has good eyes

C．is very strong                          D．is very helpful

2.The underline word “foolish” means “_____________”.

A．矮小的           B．愚蠢的           C．性急的           D．高傲的

3. The rich man becomes angry because ___________.

A．he is hungry

B．Tom is not friendly to him

C．Tom hits(打) him

D．he loses a sheep

4.The underline word “that” in Paragraph 3 refers to _____________.

A．the rich man

B．Tom is very clever

C．the easiest question in the world

D．one and one is two

5. From the story we know that______________.

A．the rich man is very clever, too.

B．one and one is always two.

C．in fact one and one is not always two

D．Tom is as clever as the rich man

 

单词拼写（20分）

1.I will do some __________(评论) about our favourite hands .

2.The sun ___________(升起) in the east every day .

3.Mark Twain is not known as a great ___________(思想家)like Confucius.

4.I would like a __________(每月的)article called “Great  Books “ ,

5.Tom is _________（聪明的）than  any other boy in his class .

6. We are ___________(高兴的)to  see him alive .

7.Parents and teachers should be ____________（尊重）。

8.We were ___________(打败)last time .

9.They have got no __________(机会)to win this match .

10.I think it will be a ___________(艰苦的)match.

 

  Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you’re going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.
But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.
No doubt you’re wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There’s no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).
Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you’re at now, how you’ve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.
Don’t be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt（高峰）during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later ----between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.
You’ll usually begin to notice that you’re growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty. 
【小题1】. The Chinese for the word “puberty” is 　　　　　　　　　.

A．童年时期

B．婴幼儿时期

C．习惯养成期

D．生长发育期

【小题2】 If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _____.

A．you should have enough exercise	B．you can ask doctors for help
C．you should save the environment	D．You can record your growth during puberty

【小题3】 This passage is mainly about 　　　　　　　　　.

A．how the genes work in your body	B．when is the time you grow fast
C．why you look like your parents	D．how you grow to a certain height

【小题4】 After reading this passage, we can explain 　　　　　　　　　.

A．how good it is to be a doctor	B．how much sleep time we need
C．why genes can’t decide everything	D．what healthy diet is

【小题5】 Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are.

B．Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’.

C．The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.

D．You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.