Rice is very important t people all over the world. When we talk about rice, we will think of a great man. He is Yuan Longping, the father of rice. He has made great advances in rice research. Millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America eat rice every day of their lives. Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice. Famers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern United States and eastern Australia.

No one really knows where rice came from. Some scientists think that it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in southern Asia many years ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost 5, 000 years ago. Another kind probably grew in West Africa. Other scientists think that rice came from India, and Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world.

There are two main ways to grow rice. Most rice grows in wet soil. People in many countries do all of the work of growing rice by hand. This is the same way as farmers worked hundreds of years ago. In some countries, people now use machines on their farms.

People use every part of the rice plant. They make animal food and rice oil from it. They also make baskets, brooms and roofs for houses. They burn dry rice plants in fires for cooking.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（共5小题，每小题2 分，满分10分）

( ) 71. How many kinds of rice are there?

　　 A. There are more than 5,000 kinds.　　 B. There are less than 7,000 kinds.

　　 C. There are over 7,000 kinds.　　　　 D. There are 12,000 kinds.

( ) 72. Where did scientists think rice probably come from?

　　 A. It came from East Asia.　　　　　　　

　　 B. It came from Asia and Africa.

　　 C. It probably came from India or West Africa.

D. It only started in France.

( ) 73. How did farmers grow rice hundreds of years ago?

　　 A. They grew rice by hand.　　　　　

B. They used machines to grow rice.

　　 C. They grew rice by hand and with machines.

D. They grew rice with modern machines.

( ) 74. Which part of the rice plant can be used?

　　 A. Only one part rice plant.　　　　　 B. Some parts of rice plant.

　　 C. More parts of rice plant.　　　　　 D. Every part of rice plant.

( ) 75. Why do people call Yuan Longping “the father of rice”?

　　 A. Because he is from Asia.

B. Because he has made great advances in rice research.

C. Because people like to play a joke on him.

D. Because people want him to grow more rice.

　

Rice is very important t people all over the world. When we talk about rice, we will think of a great man. He is Yuan Longping, the father of rice. He has made great advances in rice research. Millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America eat rice every day of their lives. Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice. Famers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern United States and eastern Australia.

No one really knows where rice came from. Some scientists think that it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in southern Asia many years ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost 5, 000 years ago. Another kind probably grew in West Africa. Other scientists think that rice came from India, and Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world.

There are two main ways to grow rice. Most rice grows in wet soil. People in many countries do all of the work of growing rice by hand. This is the same way as farmers worked hundreds of years ago. In some countries, people now use machines on their farms.

People use every part of the rice plant. They make animal food and rice oil from it. They also make baskets, brooms and roofs for houses. They burn dry rice plants in fires for cooking.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（共5小题，每小题2 分，满分10分）

( ) 71. How many kinds of rice are there?

　　 A. There are more than 5,000 kinds.　　 B. There are less than 7,000 kinds.

　　 C. There are over 7,000 kinds.　　　　 D. There are 12,000 kinds.

( ) 72. Where did scientists think rice probably come from?

　　 A. It came from East Asia.　　　　　　　

　　 B. It came from Asia and Africa.

　　 C. It probably came from India or West Africa.

D. It only started in France.

( ) 73. How did farmers grow rice hundreds of years ago?

　　 A. They grew rice by hand.　　　　　

B. They used machines to grow rice.

　　 C. They grew rice by hand and with machines.

D. They grew rice with modern machines.

( ) 74. Which part of the rice plant can be used?

　　 A. Only one part rice plant.　　　　　 B. Some parts of rice plant.

　　 C. More parts of rice plant.　　　　　 D. Every part of rice plant.

( ) 75. Why do people call Yuan Longping “the father of rice”?

　　 A. Because he is from Asia.

B. Because he has made great advances in rice research.

C. Because people like to play a joke on him.

D. Because people want him to grow more rice.

　

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　　Look 1 there, children! There is 2 boy in the Picture. He is 3, 4 old man is standing behind him. He has 5 young trees in his hand. They are planting (种植) trees. How hard they are working! And there are two sheep 6 there. One is white, 7 is black. They are 8 working! Perhaps the 9 are 10.

1.

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A. at　　　B. on　　　C. in　　　D. over

2.

[　　]

A. a　　　B. some　　　C. the　　　D. any

3.

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A. work　　　B. working　　　C. works　　　D. to work

4.

[　　]

A. One　　　B. The　　　C. An　　　D. A

5.

[　　]

A. any　　　B. some　　　C. much　　　D. one

6.

[　　]

A. on　　　B. in　　　C. over　　　D. at

7.

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A. another　　　B. other　　　C. others　　　D. the other

8.

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A. run　　　B. to run　　　C. running　　　D. runs

9.

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A. ones　　　B. two　　　C. sheeps　　　D. sheep

10.

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A. theirs　　　B. their　　　C. they's　　　D. them

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　Look 　1　 there, children! There is 　2 　boy on the hill．He is 　3 　． 　4 　old man is standing behind him．He has 　5 　young trees in his hand．They are planting trees．How hard they are working! At the foot 　6　　 　the hill, there not 　7　　 　cows, but there are two sheep．One is white, 　8　　 　is black．They are 　9　　 　．Perhaps the sheep are 　10　　　．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A．at	B．on	C．in	D．over	[　　]
(2) A．a	B．some	C．the	D．any	[　　]
(3) A．dig	B．digging	C．digs	D．to dig	[　　]
(4) A．One	B．The	C．An	D．A	[　　]
(5) A．any	B．some	C．much	D．one	[　　]
(6) A．another	B．at	C．of`	D．in	[　　]
(7) A．any	B．some	C．a	D．one	[　　]
(8) A．another	B．other	C．others	D．the other	[　　]
(9) A．run	B．to run	C．running	D．runs	[　　]
(10) A．theirs	B．their	C．they's	D．them	[　　]

One day an American went to a small town in South America for his holidays. Few people went there because it was far away from the cities. He fell ill and wanted very much to see a doctor.

The American went to find out how he could find a fine doctor there. A man told him:” That’s very easy. If there is a patient(病人)that a doctor can't cure(治愈),the doctor has to put a balloon(气球) over his clinic(诊所).

The American thought. "The fewer balloons are, the finer the doctor is. "He began to look for the Finest doctor along the street. First, he found a clinic. There were 20 balloons. After a few minutes, he found another one--30 balloons. He thought neither doctor was fine.

At last, he found the third clinic. Only 5 balloons were there. He was very happy and went in. "Wait a minute,” said the doctor. "I'm too busy, you know. This clinic opened only yester-day. "The American was very much surprised(惊奇)and said to himself, "Where can I find the finest doctor?"

1. ________went to the small town for their holidays.(　)

A. Many people　　　　　　　　　　    B. Some people

C. Everyone　　　　　　　　　　    D. Anyone

2. The American wanted to see a doctor because________.(　)

A. he didn't feel well　　　　　　　　　　    B. he was very happy

C. he was very tired　　　　　　　　　　    D. he liked

3. It was ________ to find a doctor in the town.(　)

A. safe　　　　　　　　　　    B. not hard

C. dangerous　　　　　　　　　　    D. hard

4. There were ________ balloons over the second clinic than the first one.(　)

A. less　　　　　　　　　　    B. more

C. better　　　　　　　　　　    D. fewer

5. The doctor in the third clinic was________.(　)

A. a new doctor　　　　　　　　　　    B. an old doctor

C. the finest　　　　　　　　　　    D. the cleverest