October 1st, 2011

Dear Ann,

　　I hope that you and your children will be here in two weeks. My husband and I will  go to meet you at the train station. Our town is small but it is nice and beautiful. Your son Tom can go to the sports center every day. He can play games and go swimming there. Jill  is also lucky. My son has a cat and two sheep and I have two horses. She can play with them all day.

Please don't worry. I'm sure you’ll have a good time here.　See you soon.

Best wishes,

Linda

1.The letter was from ________________.

A．Ann

B．Linda

C．Jill

D．Tom

2.Ann and her children will go to Linda’s home on about______________.

A．October 1	B．October 7
C．October 15	D．October 28

3.Linda lives in ________________ .

A．a big city	B．a small town
C．a big town	D．a country

4.Ann and her children are going to Linda’s home _____________.

A．by bus

B．by car

C．on foot

D．by train

5.From the letter we know that Tom loves        and Jill loves          .

A．sports, animals	B．music, animals
C．sports, dancing	D．animals, sports

 

Dear Mom, I’m sorry that I can’t go back home for Mother’s Day next week.  On that day, I’ll have to go to an important meeting for my boss, who helps me a lot with my work and life here.  But I’ll find time to see you at home soon. Mom, thank you for everything you’ve done for Tim and me.  After Dad died ten years ago, you had to work in a supermarket in the daytime and in a restaurant at night.  But you always gave us two your love and care.  Though you don’t have to work now, I still remember your coming home and feeling tired many evenings. Tim is going to finish his studies next month.  He said he would move back from school and look for a job neat home.  I’m glad you won’t live by yourself anymore.  Let’s plan to take a trip in the near future.  It’s been years since the three of us took a trip together. Happy Mother’s Day.  I love you, Mom. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Best wishes, 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　John 【小题1】What can we learn about John’s mother? A．She lives by herself now. B．She still works day and night. C．She will make a plan to save money. D．She used to be too busy to care for her children. 【小题2】What do we know from the letter? A．John has two brothers. B．John is unhappy with his boss. C．John has to work on Mother’s Day. D．Tim will leave home for his job soon. 【小题3】Which is said in the letter? A．John’s father died at work. B．Tim will look for a teaching job. C．John bought a gift for his mother. D．John hopes to take a trip with his family.

 

October 1st, 2011
Dear Ann,
　　I hope that you and your children will be here in two weeks. My husband and I will  go to meet you at the train station. Our town is small but it is nice and beautiful. Your son Tom can go to the sports center every day. He can play games and go swimming there. Jill  is also lucky. My son has a cat and two sheep and I have two horses. She can play with them all day.
Please don't worry. I'm sure you’ll have a good time here.　See you soon.
Best wishes,
Linda
【小题1】The letter was from ________________.

A．Ann

B．Linda

C．Jill

D．Tom

【小题2】Ann and her children will go to Linda’s home on about______________.

A．October 1	B．October 7
C．October 15	D．October 28

【小题3】Linda lives in ________________ .

A．a big city	B．a small town
C．a big town	D．a country

【小题4】Ann and her children are going to Linda’s home _____________.

A．by bus

B．by car

C．on foot

D．by train

【小题5】From the letter we know that Tom loves        and Jill loves          .

A．sports, animals	B．music, animals
C．sports, dancing	D．animals, sports

Do you know why different animals or pests (昆虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

　　Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters (猎人). This is because they have the colors much like the trees.

Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid (液体)when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over (散开), its enemies (敌人)cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.

1.From the passage we learn that locusts________.

A．are small animals	B．are easily found by birds
C．are dangerous to their enemies	D．change their colors to protect themselves

2.How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?

A．They run away quickly.	B．They have the colors much like their enemies.
C．They hide themselves by day and appear at night.	D．They have to move quietly.

3.Bears and lions can keep safe because _________.

A．they have the colors much like the trees	B．they move quietly
C．they like brown and gray colors	D．they live in forests

4.Why can the kind of fish live up to now?

A．Because it is very and strong.

B．Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies.

C．Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.

D．Because it swims faster than any other fish.

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A．The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests	B．Colors of Different Animals and Pests
C．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests	D．Some Animals and Pests

 

  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.