阅读理解：

    The glow-worm(萤火虫)is an insect. In spite of its name it is not really a worm(蠕虫)but a member of the beetle(甲虫)family. It is colored dark brown on the back and pink underneath. There are two spots of bright red on each division(部分)of its body. At night there is a green light in its tail.

    The glow-worm hunts a very small kind of snail(蜗牛)for food. The glow-worm’s method of attack is interesting. It can make the snail unconscious and then feed on it. But the glow-worm cannot really eat. It can only drink. It has to change its food into a drink by changing the solid food into a thin liquid.

1. The glow-worm is a _______.

[　　]

A. snail 　　　 　 B. beetle

C. wild animal 　　D. fly

2. In the tail of the glow-worm there is a ______ light.

[　　]

A. red　　　 B. pink

C. green 　　D. yellow

3. All insects have _______.

[　　]

A. six legs 　　　　　　　B. red spots on their bodies

C. yellow manes 　　　　　D. twelve legs

4. The glow-worm feeds on ______.

[　　]

A. files

B. earth-worm

C. a kind of small snail

D. egg

5. Glow-worms live on _______.

[　　]

A. solid food

B. water

C. solid substances that they turn into liquids

D. honey

阅读理解：

    Richard Rudd was so forgetful that he sometimes forgot what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence. His wife had to always remind him about his appointments, is classes-even his meals! Since Rudd was a professor at a wee-known university, his forgetfulness often caused him a lot of trouble. It wasn’t that he was unintelligent. He was just very, very absent-minded.

    One hot summer day, Professor Rudd decided to take his children to the beach. The seaside town he planned to visit was about a three-hour train ride away. To make the trip more interesting for his young children, he kept the name of the town a secret. Unfortunately, by the time Rudd had arrived at the train station, the poor forgetful man had forgotten the name of the town Luckily, a friend of his happened to be in the station. He offered to take care of the children while Rudd went back home to find out where he was going.

    The professor’s wife was surprised to see him again so soon, but she was amused when she heard what was the matter. She distrusted his memory, so she wrote the name of the town on a piece of paper. Satisfied that she had solved the problem, she sent her husband off again. Ten minutes later she was astonished to see him outside the house again. What was the matter now? The professor had forgotten where he had left his children.

1. Which statement is TRUE?

[　　]

A. Richard was so forgetful that he could teach his students.

B. Richard had a lot of trouble because he was unintelligent.

C. Though he was clever, he was very absent-minded.

D. Richard was a trouble-maker.

2. he kept the name of the town a secret because ______.

[　　]

A. he wanted to give the children a surprise

B. He didn’t know the name of the town at all

C. he thought to keep a secret was interesting

D. he wanted to add more fun to the trip

3. Which statement is NOT TRUE?

[　　]

A. He didn’t’ know where to go at all.

B. It took them three hours to get to that seaside

  town by train.

C. Before he got on the train Richard had forgotten

  the name of the   town.

D. None of his children knew which town they would go to.

4. Richard’s wife _____ his memory, so she wrote the name of the

   town on a piece of paper.

[　　]

A. did believe in

B. didn’t believe

C. didn’t believe in

D. had no belief in

5. The story about Professor Rudd tells us _______.

[　　]

A. he lost his children

B. he was unfit to be a professor

C. though some people are clever they are often absent-minded

D. one’s forgetfulness will bring about a lot of trouble to others.

　　Whether the hair is long or short,it must be regularly brushed and washed.For greasy（油腻）hair,especially if the owner lives in a town,it may be necessary to wash the head every four to five days.Those with a dry hair can usually go a little longer,but this is a matter for the individual to decide.

　　If a woman is not able to go to hairdressers very often,it is important that she chooses a style she can easily manage for herself,and this nearly always means that the first cut must be very standard（标准的）。

　　One thing should be remembered though,that is ,whatever you apply to（用于）the head can have some effect upon the skin and therefore anything strong should be used with care.Or you may use milder products.As for style,this must be studied according to what is the latest fashion and also to suit the individual at different times of the life.

　　Young people who have spots of skin troubles on their faces,should take particular care to make sure that the hair is both clean and does not touch the affected piece of skin.Hair is very difficult to keep completely clean and therefore anyone running their hands through their hair and afterwards touching their face ,or letting their hair fall over their faces,might spread infection（感染）from one place to another.Good hair does a lot to the effect of a face,so if you want to look nice,please start with your hair.

1.According to the text,the most basic thing to do in hair care is to______.

[　　]

A.go to hairdressers very often

B.choose better milder products for the hair

C.wash and brush the hair regularly

D.keepthe hair away from the skin trouble

2.The best hair style ca be achieved by______.

[　　]

A.having the hair cut standard

B.following the latest fashion to suit one’s age

C.not combing the hair with hand

D.not applying anything strong to the head

3.The thing you wash your hair with must be______.

[　　]

A.used with care

B.very strong

C.extremely mild

D.fashionable

4.To prevent the hair from infecting the skin,we’d better______.

[　　]

A.keep the hair completely clean

B.wash the hair very often

C.have hair cut four times a year

D.avoid combing the hair with our hands

5.“Those with a dry hair can usually go a little longer”means if your hair is dry______.

[　　]

A.you can walk longer

B.your hair can grow longer

C.you don’t have to wash it as often

D.you can grow taller

阅读理解

　　We often hear people saying the world is getting smaller.They don’t really mean that the world is getting smaller,of course.What they mean is that with modern means of transport,we can now reach every part of the world very quickly.we can cross from New York to Paris in less than hours in the Concorde(协和式飞机)and helicopters(直升飞机)can now be used to explore mountains and valleys that were difficult to explore on foot.There used to be a time when many parts of the world had never been seen or visited by foreigners.The great forests of Brazil are so thick that in some places it is impossible to walk through them Mt. Jolmo Lungma ,the world’s highest mountain was for a long time thought to be too dangerous to climb.But in 1953a new Zealander called Edmund Hillary with his Nepalese（尼泊尔）guide,Tenzing,reached the top of Mt.Jolmo Lungma and now with huge machines,roads are being cut through the forests of Brazil.

　　But there was a time when the world was very small.2,300years ago the Egyptians and the Greeks thought that the world looked as it does on this old map.They thought the world was flat and that around it was the ocean Then men began to use ships to explore the world.They found that as they sailed further away from their home countries,the world became bigger.And they discovered new countries and the continents that they didn’know about.As they built bigger and bigger ships,They were able to sail further and further away.So they had to make new maps to show the countries that they found. Today there are no undiscovered countries left to put on the map ,but there are many new worlds to discover out in space.

1.“They don’t really mean that the world is getting smaller”means they______.

[　　]

A.are not sure whether the world is getting smaller or not

B.don’t know whether the world is getting smaller or not

C.don’t really mean to say that the world is getting smaller

D.really mean that the world is getting bigger 

2.People couldn’t explore some mountains and valleys before because______.

[　　]

A.they have not helicopters

B.they have not Concordes

C.the mountains and valleys are dangerous

D.they don’t want to explore the mountains and valleys on foot

3.According to the article ,which of the following statements is right?______.

[　　]

A.Now we can reach the top of Mt.Jolmo Lungma with huge machines

B.Now we can easily go through the forests of Brazil

C.Not all of the places on the maps are discovered by man

D.The world looks flat really

4.______reached the top of Mt.Jolmo Lungma in 1953.

[　　]

A.A New Zealander

B.A Greek

C.An American

D.Both A and B

5.Men began to explore the world because they______.

[　　]

A.thought the world was flat and that around it was the ocean

B.could make ships at that time

C.thought that possibly there is another country in the world

D.had the maps on which many countries were marked

阅读理解

　　It was not yet eleven o'clock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who had obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare.While the youth stood on the landing-place searching in his pockets for money,the ferry-man lifted a lantern,by the aid of which,together with the newly risen moon,he took a very accurate survey（打量）of the stranger’s figure. He was a young man of barely eighteen years,evidently country bred,and now,as it seemed,on his first visit to town, He was wearing a rough gray coat,which was in good shape,but which had seen many winters before this one .the garments under his coat were well constructed of leather,and fitted tightly to a pair of muscular(肌肉发达)legs;his stockings of blue yarn（线）must have been the work of a mother of sister,and on his head was a three-cornered hat,which in its better days had perhaps sheltered the grayer head of the lad’s father.In his left hand was a walking stick,and his equipment was completed by a leather bag not so abundantly stocked as to inconvenience the strong shoulders on which it hung.Brown,curly hair,well-shaped features,bright ,cheerful eyes were nature’s gifts,and worth all that artcould have done for his adornment（装饰）.The youth,whose name was Robin,paid the boatman,and then walked forward into the town with a light step,as if he had not already traveled more than thirty miles that day .As he walked,he surveyed his surroundings as eagerly as if he were entering London or Madrid,instead of the little metropolis（首府）of a New England colony（殖民地）。

1.What time of year was it in this story?______.

[　　]

A.spring　　　B.summer　　　C.fall　　　D.winter

2.At what time of day did Robin cross the river?______.

[　　]

A.morning　　　B.midday　　　C.late afternoon　　　D.night

3.The boatman was willing to take Robin across the river because______.

[　　]

A.he wanted to make extra money

B.he saw that Robin was young and rich

C.he was going to row across the river anyway

D.he felt sorry for him because Robin looked poor

4.The stockings that Robin wore were obviously______.

[　　]

A.well worn

B.very expensive

C.handmade Much too big

5.How did robin appear as he walked into town?______.

[　　]

A.He was cheerful and excited

B.he was tired

C.he seemed very sad

D.He seemed frightened his strange surroundings

阅读理解

　　A four-year study made by the Infant（婴儿）Testing Center in San Fran-cisco,suggests that babies feel more comfortable around other babies than with strange aduls.While a baby might show fear of an adult stranger,be is likely to smile and reach out for an unfamiliar（不熟悉的）infant.By the time babies are one year old ,they have begun to form friendships of a sort.

　　The above findings might prove interesting to working parents who must find day care for their babies.Family care in a private home,with several babies together,is probably the good way to care for babies under three.Dr benjamin spock,well-known doctor and author of books about babies,supports the idea.He says the family day care is sounder in theory than hiring a housekeeper or a babysitter（照看婴孩者）。

1.The study made by the Infant Testing Center shows that babies______.

[　　]

A.fell less at ease with adult strangers

B.are likely to smile at those familiar to them

C.are usually afraid of infant strangers

D.fell ralaxed among familiar infants

2.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

[　　]

A.A baby has a natural fear of a strange adult.

B.A baby often holds out its hand when it sees another baby.

C.A one-year-old baby never knows how to make friends with other babies.

D.Babies aged 1 get along well with one another when they are together.

3.Dr Benjamin Spock agrees that______.

[　　]

A.it is better to leave one’s baby in the care of others

B.a baby grows well with less than three babies together

C.a baby under three should be raised in a private home with other babies

D.finding day care is a way for working mothers to bring up babies.

4.Which of the following is good for the growth of a baby?

[　　]

A.Family atmosphere.

B.Companionship.

C.The love of a babysitter.

D.Both A and B.

5.The proper title for the passage is ______.

[　　]

A.A Theory of Baby Raising

B.Day Care for Babies

C.Test on Infants

D.Changes of a Baby’s Mind

Chapter I．PARTS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 3

　　　　    The sun 　　　　　　    3

　　　　    The Planets　　 　　　　    15

　　　　    The Stars 　　　　　　    47

Chapter II．STUDY AND EXPLORATION 55

　　　　    The First Astronomers 55

　　　　    The Telescope　　    67

　　　　    Space Travel 　　    73

1．On which page would you begin reading to learn about spaceship that have traveled from the earth to other planets ? ______．

[　　]

A．15　　　B．55　　　C．73　　　D．47

2．On which page would you begin reading to learn about the orbits（运行轨道）of the planets ? ______．

[　　]

A．3　　　B．15　　　C．47　　　D．63

3．What is the name of the section that might tell how ancient Egytians studied the planets ? ______．

[　　]

A．The Planets　　　　 B．The First Astronomers

C．Space Travel　　　　D．The Telescope

4．What is the first page of the section in which you might learn the temperature of sun ? ______．

[　　]

A．3　　　B．67　　　C．14　　　D．54

5．Which pages might include information about lenses（透镜）and mirrors that are used to magnify（放大）distant objects ? ______．

[　　]

A．47～54　　　B．55～67　　　C．67～72　　　D．15～46

　　Pablo Ruiz Picasso was the favorite child of his family．He was the only boy among agreat many girl cousins．That was enough to make him important , but his father loved him especially , because he knew his son was going to be an artist．Pablo knew the word for pencil even before he could say Mamma and Papa．When he was small he spent hours by himself making delightful little drawings of animals and people．If his mother sent him out to play in the square , he went on drawing in the dust under the trees．One of his favorite models was his younger sister , Lola．

　　Don Jose Ruiz , Pablo’s father was director of the museum at Malaga in southern spain．He earned only a small salary , but there was not much work to do and he was able to practise his hobby , which was painting pigeons．Don Jose loved pigeons very much．He painted them dead or alive , in ones and twos and in dozens．Sometimes he painted them on paper , cut them out and stuck them on to canvas（画布）; Sometimes he stuck real feathers on to his pictures．He knew a great deal about the technique of painting and he taught it all to Pablo．

　　Life in Malaga was very pleasant．In the hot , Mediterranean（地中海的）sunshine father and son would walk down to the beach to look at the boats on the shore or wander round the open markets．They made a strange pair．Don Jose was tall and thin , with red hair and beard , sad grey eyes and a fine set of whiskers（髯）．He was so shy and correct that he was nicknamed “the Englishman”．Pabol was quite the opposite．He had his mother’s small, strong build ; he had straight black hair , and bright black eyes that noticed everything that was going on around him．

1．When Pablo was a little boy , he ______．

[　　]

A．used to play in the square

B．would spend hours drawing pictures

C．was fond of playing with pigeons

D．often enjoyed taking a walk with his sister

2．What did little Pabol draw most ? ______．

[　　]

A．The square he was playing in．

B．The trees．

C．The sea．

D．His younger sister , Lola．

3．Pablo’s father could paint a lot because ______．

[　　]

A．he had plenty of time

B．he did not have much money

C．he looked after the museum

D．he liked pigeons

4．Don Jose and Pablo were “ a strange pair ” because ______．

[　　]

A．they liked to wander about the town．

B．they noticed everything that was going on around them

C．they both painted

D．they looked so different from each other

5．Malaga is probably ______．

[　　]

A．an island in the Mediterranean

B．a sea port in Spain

C．an inland city in southern Spain

D．a small country township

　　Every summer many people try to swim across the English Channel．The shortest distance is only about twenty miles (one mile is about 1.6km) , but because of the strong currents , the distance that must be swum is usually more than twice as far．

　　The strong currents from the Atlantic Ocean divides in two before it passes round the British Isles．One goes round the north of Scotland , then into the North Sea, and then south, towards the Dutch and Belgian coasts．The other goes up the English Channel．They meet at Thames estuary（泰晤士河口）and make the swimmers impossible to swim in a straight line across the Channel．

　　The first man who succeeded in swimming the Channel was Captain Webb, an Englishman．This was in August 1875．He landed in France 21 hours 45 minutes after he started at Dover．Since then there have been many successful swimmers and time has been shortened．One French swimmer crossed in 11 hours and 5 minutes．In 1960 a Canadian crossed in 10 hours and 23 minutes , thus, making a record．

1．The distance at the nearest point from England to France is ______．

[　　]

A．about thirty-two kilometers

B．more than forty kilometers

C．less than twenty kilometers

D．about twenty kilometers

2．The narrowest part of the English Channel is called ______．

[　　]

A．the Strait of Dover

B．the mouth of the Thames

C．the Atlantic Ocean

D．the North Sea

3．To swim with the current is ______ to swim against the current．

[　　]

A．more difficult than B．as easy as

C．easier than D．not so easy as

4．The man who made the new record in swimming across the English Channel has shortened ______．

[　　]

A．11 hours 22 minutes　　　B．11 hours and 5 minutes

C．11 hours 23 minutes　　　D．less than 11 hours

5．______ try to swim the Channel．

[　　]

A．Only Englishmen

B．Only British and French people

C．Only Egyptian and Canadian Swimmers

D．People of many different nationalities

阅读理解

　　In the last 500 years, nothing about people not their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat．The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians．The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s．And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable．In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places．Some still exist today．

　　The potato is also from the New World．Around 1600 , the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe , where it soon was widely grown．Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine ” of 1845 , and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America．

　　There are many other foods that have traveled from south America to the Old World．But some others went in the opposite direction．Brazil is now the world’s largest grower of coffee , and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries．But it is native to Ethiopia．It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’s．

　　According to an Arabic legend , coffee was discovered when a goatherd named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush．He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake ” feeling that one-third of the world’s population now starts the day with．

1．According to the passage , which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years ? ______．

[　　]

A．Food　　　　B．Chocolate drinks

C．Potato　　　D．Coffee

2．“ Some ” in “Some still exist today ” refers to ______．

[　　]

A．cocoa trees　　　B．chocolate drinks

C．shops　　　　　　D．the meeting places

3．Thousands of Irish people starved because ______．

[　　]

A．they were dependent on it

B．they were forced to emigrate to America

C．the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato

D．the potato harvest was bad

4．Coffee originally came from ______．

[　　]

A．Brazil　　　B．Colombia　　　　C．Ethiopia　　　D．Arabia

5．The Arabic legend is used to prove that ______．

[　　]

A．coffee was first discovered by Kaldi

B．coffee was first discovered by Kaldi’s goats

C．coffee was first discovered in south American countries

D．coffee drinks were first made by Arabs