London is such a wonderful city. It is very large. The Thames River runs   __1   the city from west to east. So the city has   2    parts: the South and the North. In the North, there are important buildings, shops, big parks and interesting places.

The weather in London is good. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot   3   the city is near the sea. People say   4   London is a foggy city and it often rains. It is true.

Last year, when I   5   in London I met one of the   6   fogs in years. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face. Cars and buses moved along with their lights on. When evening fell, the weather   7    even worse. The fog was as thick as milk.  8   the buses and cars stopped. I happened    9    an important meeting on the other side of the town, but it was impossible to find a car. I had to get there   10  .

1.A. about           B. through            C. in          D. along

2.A. four            B. six                C. five         D. two

3.A. because         B. so                 C. but         D. or

4.A. what            B. where             C. that         D. which

5.A. were            B. am                C. be          D. was

6.A. thick     B. thicker        C. the thickest   D. thickest

7.A. become          B. got                C. turn         D. grow

8.A. All              B. Each              C. Every       D. None

9.A. to have           B. have              C. having       D. had

10.A. by car      B. by bus        C. on foot      D. on the foot

 

How do you feel when you stay in hospital alone? Jenny, 13, a US student, feels bored. She knows the feeling because she has been in hospital many times herself. One day, she thought of an idea—if patients could get some books to read, they would feel better. So, from May, she and many of her friends began to collect books for hospital patients.
In six months the students collected 1,250 books at school. They decided to donate the books to the North Shore Medical Centre, a children’s hospital next door to their school. “There are books for kids of all ages, from babies up to high school level.” said Jenny.
The students put the books into “early readers”, “middle readers” and “advanced readers”. Then they wrote their best wishes to patients on bookmarks (书签) and letters, put the books in big boxes and donated them to the hospital.
“We wrote things like, “Keep on reading!’ and ‘Hope you feel better!’,” siad John, 14, Jenny’s brother. “And we also wrote some funny things to make them laugh.”
Frank, 12, and Steven, 14, helped carry 16 large boxes of books into a car. “I think these books will make me a lot of patients feel happy.” said Frank. Steven shared his opinion. “It is really the most meaningful thing that I have ever done in my life.”
【小题1】Who first thought of the idea of helping those bored patients in hospital?

A．John.

B．Frank.

C．Steven.

D．Jenny.

【小题2】From the article, we can learn that _______.

A．in half a year Jenny and her friends bought 1,250 books

B．the North Shore Medical Centre is far from Jenny’s school

C．Jenny and her friends were willing to help bored patients

D．Steven had a different opinion from Frank and John

【小题3】The best title for the article might be “_______”.

A．Collecting books for bored patients	B．Writing a letter to a medical centre
C．Donating books to poor students	D．Reading books for hospital patients

【小题4】 Which of the following words can be used to describe those student?

A．Polite and hard-working	B．Lazy and stubborn
C．Selfish and proud	D．Thoughtful and helpful

How do you feel when you stay in hospital alone? Jenny, 13, a US student, feels bored. She knows the feeling because she has been in hospital many times herself. One day, she thought of an idea—if patients could get some books to read, they would feel better. So, from May, she and many of her friends began to collect books for hospital patients.
In six months the students collected 1,250 books at school. They decided to donate the books to the North Shore Medical Centre, a children’s hospital next door to their school. “There are books for kids of all ages, from babies up to high school level.” said Jenny.
The students put the books into “early readers”, “middle readers” and “advanced readers”. Then they wrote their best wishes to patients on bookmarks (书签) and letters, put the books in big boxes and donated them to the hospital.
“We wrote things like, “Keep on reading!’ and ‘Hope you feel better!’,” siad John, 14, Jenny’s brother. “And we also wrote some funny things to make them laugh.”
Frank, 12, and Steven, 14, helped carry 16 large boxes of books into a car. “I think these books will make me a lot of patients feel happy.” said Frank. Steven shared his opinion. “It is really the most meaningful thing that I have ever done in my life.”
【小题1】Who first thought of the idea of helping those bored patients in hospital?

A．John.

B．Frank.

C．Steven.

D．Jenny.

【小题2】From the article, we can learn that _______.

A．in half a year Jenny and her friends bought 1,250 books

B．the North Shore Medical Centre is far from Jenny’s school

C．Jenny and her friends were willing to help bored patients

D．Steven had a different opinion from Frank and John

【小题3】The best title for the article might be “_______”.

A．Collecting books for bored patients	B．Writing a letter to a medical centre
C．Donating books to poor students	D．Reading books for hospital patients

【小题4】 Which of the following words can be used to describe those student?

A．Polite and hard-working	B．Lazy and stubborn
C．Selfish and proud	D．Thoughtful and helpful

Father’s Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a Mother’s Day, and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And businesses found it was a good way to get people to buy a present for their father from their shops.

By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though some have a Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular before too long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do — buy, buy, buy, buy, buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father’s Day present — not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.

The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.

1.Father’s Day was started just because _______________.

A．there was a Mother’s Day

B．there was a Children’s Day

C．businesses wanted to get a lot of money

D．people liked their fathers very much

2.The word “special” in the second paragraph means ________________________.

A．great

B．nice

C．useful

D．not usual

3.In America, people have a Father’s Day to ________________________.

A．buy some presents for their fathers

B．show their love for their fathers

C．let their fathers have a good rest

D．help their fathers do something

4.On Father’s Day, businesses always want ________________________.

A．people to buy many more presents

B．children to buy presents only for their fathers

C．women to buy presents only for their husbands

D．people to buy presents only for their parents

5.It can be learned from the passage that ________________________.

A．the writer is against Father’s Day

B．many countries have a Father’s Day

C．Businesses can get more money on Father’s Day

D．Father’s Day will become more important than Mother’s Day

 

American black bears appear in a variety of colors despite(尽管) their name. In the eastern part, most of these bears have shiny black fur, but in the west they grow brown, red, or even yellow coats. To the north, the black bear is actually gray or white in color. Even in the same litter(胎), both brown and black furred bears may be born.

Black bears are the smallest of all American bears, ranging in length from five to six feet, weighing from three hundred to five hundred pounds. Their eyes and ears are small and their eyesight and hearing are not as good as their sense of smell. Like all bears, the black bear is timid and rarely dangerous, but if attacked, most can climb trees or cover ground at great speed. When angry or frightened, they are formidable(可怕的) enemies.

Black bears feed on leaves, roots, fruit, insects, fish, and even larger animals. One of the most interesting characteristics of bears, including the black bear, is their winter sleep. Unlike squirrels and many other woodland animals, bears do not actually sleep through the winter months. Although the bear does not eat during the winter months, sustaining(维持) itself from body fat, its temperature remains almost normal, and it breathes regularly four or five times per minute.

Most black bears live alone, except during the mating(交配) season. They prefer to live in caves. Baby black bears are born in January or February after a gestation(怀孕) period of six to nine months, and they stay with their mother until they are fully grown or about one and a half years old. Black bears can live as long as thirty years in the wild, and even longer in some nature reserves.

1.American black bears may have ___________ colours according to the passage.

A．four             B．five              C．six               D．seven

2.Black bears have a good sense of _________.

A．hearing           B．smell             C．eyesight          D．taste

3.Which of the following statements is RIGHT?

A．Black bears sleep through the winter months.

B．Black bears can live up to 30 years old.

C．Black bears are the smallest bears in the world.

D．Most black bears live in a group.

4.What does the underlined word “enemies” refer to?

A．Black bears’ enemies.                  B．Black bears.

C．Other large animals.                     D．American bears.

5.We cannot read the passage ___________.

A．in a newspaper                         B．on the Internet

C．in a book                              D．in an advertisement