Jim flew to Beijing yesterday．(改为同义句)

　　Jim went to Beijing _____ _____ yesterday.

According to some predictions, human beings will die out in 2012. Nearly all people think it’s impossible, but there are some more earthquakes in recent years.
Animals can predict the weather or other natural events. It may sound strange, but farmers living in the countryside think so. For hundreds of years , they have observed animals.
“Animals ’ behavior can be connected to future weather conditions or events.” They say. For example, if cows lie down, a rainstorm is coming. There are many traditional stories connecting animals and natural events. Many people think that these stories don’t have scientific evidence( 根据 ) at all. Scientists, however, are beginning to take another look at some of these ideas.
A Japanese earthquake researcher named Kiyoshi Shimamura noticed an increase in dog bites a short time before earthquake hit. Then he did research on twelve public health centers in Kobe, Japan. These health centers treated people after the 1995 earthquake . He got some interesting information about the month before the big earthquake:  treatment for animals’ bites had increased . In fact, aggressive(侵略的)behavior in dogs, such as biting and barking loudly , jumped 60 percent.
There are also other changes in animals’ behavior before the earthquake. For example, fish began swimming together in large groups , but only in the middle of the water and not near the edges. Birds flew away from their nests for many days, leaving their eggs unprotected . These animals’ behavior suggests that animals may be able to predict natural events better than people.
【小题1】What would cows behave before a rainstorm?

A．Running

B．Biting

C．Lying down

D．Sleeping

【小题2】What do dogs begin to do just before an earthquake?

A．They leave their homes.	B．They hurt people.
C．They lie down in grass.	D．They stay together in large groups.

【小题3】Which of the following animals behave strangely before an earthquake according to this passage?

A．Fish

B．Cows

C．Pigs

D．All of the above.

【小题4】In Kiyoshi Shimamura’s investigation(调查)，before the big earthquake, treatment for animals’  bites had _________.

A．disappeared

B．increased

C．been the same as before.

D．never changed.

【小题5】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Natural events and animals’ actions.

B．What animals do during earthquakes

C．Many earthquakes of Japan.

D．Some stories about animals.

According to some predictions, human beings will die out in 2012. Nearly all people think it’s impossible, but there are some more earthquakes in recent years.

Animals can predict the weather or other natural events. It may sound strange, but farmers living in the countryside think so. For hundreds of years , they have observed animals.

“Animals ’ behavior can be connected to future weather conditions or events.” They say. For example, if cows lie down, a rainstorm is coming. There are many traditional stories connecting animals and natural events. Many people think that these stories don’t have scientific evidence( 根据 ) at all. Scientists, however, are beginning to take another look at some of these ideas.

A Japanese earthquake researcher named Kiyoshi Shimamura noticed an increase in dog bites a short time before earthquake hit. Then he did research on twelve public health centers in Kobe, Japan. These health centers treated people after the 1995 earthquake . He got some interesting information about the month before the big earthquake:  treatment for animals’ bites had increased . In fact, aggressive(侵略的)behavior in dogs, such as biting and barking loudly , jumped 60 percent.

There are also other changes in animals’ behavior before the earthquake. For example, fish began swimming together in large groups , but only in the middle of the water and not near the edges. Birds flew away from their nests for many days, leaving their eggs unprotected . These animals’ behavior suggests that animals may be able to predict natural events better than people.

1.What would cows behave before a rainstorm?

A．Running          B．Biting             C．Lying down        D．Sleeping

2.What do dogs begin to do just before an earthquake?

A．They leave their homes.                  B．They hurt people.

C．They lie down in grass.                   D．They stay together in large groups.

3.Which of the following animals behave strangely before an earthquake according to this passage?

A．Fish              B．Cows             C．Pigs              D．All of the above.

4.In Kiyoshi Shimamura’s investigation(调查)，before the big earthquake, treatment for animals’  bites had _________.

A．disappeared       B．increased         C．been the same as before.  D．never changed.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Natural events and animals’ actions.

B．What animals do during earthquakes

C．Many earthquakes of Japan.

D．Some stories about animals.

 

John      to London to watch the Olympic Games next week.

A．flies

B．flew

C．will fly

D．has flown

 

Time flew while I was in Sydney．Soon came Christmas．then the New Year．I had（A）________spent the New Year without my family．But this year, I was so far away from them．I missed my parents very much．（B）But l was too busy to make a telephone call to them．Sometimes I thought about what my family was doing．I didn't know（C）他们想念我是否像我一样那么多地想念他们。That afternoon，my school held a New Year party for us．But this made me miss my family even more．In the evening，I couldn't wait to （D）phone my family．（E）________I heard their voice，I begun to cry．I found that I missed them so much．This had been the first time I cried since I （F） arrived in Australia．My homestay mother held me in her arms and told me not to cry．（G）This made me feel better．I was so lucky that I had a good family in Sydney．Now those days in Australia have become the sweetest time in my life．

1．在（A）和（E）填入恰当的词语________；________

2．将划线部分（B）改写为：But I was ______busy ______ I couldn't make a telephone call to them．

3．将划线部分（C）译成英语：________

4．写出划线部分（D）和（F）的同义词或近义词：________；________

5．划线部分（G）指代的是：________________________