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There are 45 students in our class. I have made a survey, 36 students say they like to exercise. Most boys play basketball together twice a week. But girls think basketball is difficult for them, they’d like to play volleyball together twice a week. My friend, Tony, is good at running. He runs fastest in our class. He runs for 30 minutes on the playground every evening before he goes to bed. Is it interesting? Gray is good at swimming. He goes to the swimming club three times a month in winter, and three times a week in summer. So he is pretty healthy. Some of my classmates have good eating habits. They eat both meat and vegetables. 70% of them drink milk every day. 15 students say they drink milk three or four times a week. But some students like to eat junk food, especially Sally. What’s worse is that she doesn’t like to exercise, so she is very fat. She always says “ I’m going to lose weight(减肥) tomorrow.”
【小题1】 How often do most boys play basketball?

A．Everyday	B．Twiceaday
C．Twiceaweek.	D．Twiceamonth.

【小题2】 Why do the girls dislike to play basketball?

A．Becausetheyhavenotime.

B．Becausetheythinkitisnoteasy.

C．Becausetheydon’tliketoplaywiththeboys.

D．Becausetheydon’tliketoexercise.

【小题3】 When does Tony often run for 30 minutes?

A．Everymorning.

B．Everyafternoon

C．Everyeveningbeforehegoestobed.

D．Everyeveningbeforesupper

【小题4】 How often does Gray swim in winter?

A．Threetimesamonth.	B．Threetimesaweek.
C．Itisn’tmentionedinthepassage	D．Hardlyever

【小题5】 Why is Sally so fat?

A．Becauseshedoesn’tliketoexercise.

B．Becauseshelikestoeatjunkfoodverymuch.

C．Becausesheeatstoomuchmeat,butdoesn’texercise.

D．Becauseshedoesn’tliketoexercise,andshelikestoeatjunkfood.

Animals, including insects, don’t have a ‘language’ like ours. They do not ‘talk’ to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating (交流) with each other.

Can you see the rabbit’s tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.

Many other animals use this kind of ‘language’. When a cobra（眼镜蛇）is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look powerful（有力的）. This warns other animals. When a bee（蜜蜂）has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot ‘tell’ the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is.

Some animals ‘say’ things by making sounds. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” or “Ah” when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.

1.Which one is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Animals have languages like human beings.

B．Bees communicate with each other by dancing.

C．Animals can use words.                                                 D．Animals are brave.

2.A rabbit uses its tail to ___________.

A．warn other rabbits when they are in danger   B．tell other rabbits where food is

C．make itself look powerful                 D．help it to run fast

3.When a cobra is angry, it __________.

A．makes a loud noise                      B．raises its head

C．moves up and down                     D．does a little dance

4.Several different sounds can be made by a __________.

A．rabbit            B．bee              C．bird              D．fish

5.From the passage, we know that ________ use words and sentences to express ideas and thoughts.

A．all living things      B．all animals         C．some birds        D．human beings

 

完形填空（本题有10 小题，每小题1分，共10分）

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Sally is 96 years old. She has no sons or daughters. Her husband   1  fifteen years ago. But she didn’t move into a nursing home. She would like to 2   herself every day.

Every night she spends two hours   3   kids with their math for twenty years. All kids living on her street can get her help without payment（付费）. She was a famous  4  before she retired from a middle school.

She gets up early in the morning, then does sports, goes shopping or helps cleaners  5 the street. And she does these happily.

When the kids come for help, she is always  6  and tries her best to help them. People asked her   7__ . She said, “ I love it, it makes me happy to help them.”

She is always happy every day and always says hello to people around her   8  a smile. “I’ve decided to love everything around me. So I’m happy to do   9 . I’m thankful for those kids who come to me for help. Each kid is a  10  for me. I love each day to help them.” She said.

Really, a good decision decides what a person does in life.

1.                A．died           B．woke           C．slept D．went

 

2.                A．look like        B．look at          C．look after D．look for

 

3.                A．helping         B．working         C．studying  D．teaching

 

4.                A．cleaner         B．nurse          C．worker   D．teacher

 

5.                A．walk           B．run            C．sweep    D．talk

 

6.                A．awful          B．tired           C．happy    D．boring

 

7.                A．why           B．where          C．when D．how

 

8.                A．for            B．on             C．with D．in

 

9.                A．anything        B．nothing         C．something D．everything

 

10.               A．example        B．gift            C．teacher   D．helper

 

 

One of the fastest passenger trains in the world is the Euro Star. It travels the distance between London and Paris in just over two and a half hours. The same journey which used to take five or six hours and always involved（包含） a slow boat crossing. If you take the Euro Star, you can leave London Waterlooat 4 o’clock on a Friday afternoon and be in the centre of Paris at 6:35, in time for dinner.

One of the most exciting things about Euro Star is that it goes through a tunnel under the sea. This is called the Channel Tunnel, and goes between Folkestone in England and Sangate in France. The tunnel is 31 miles long, and cost $21 billion to build. This part of the journey takes about 20 minutes and there are two other tunnels that people can get out of quickly if there is a fire or an accident（事故）.

The trains have a top speed of 180 mph (300 km p hr), and run on special tracks（轨道）. It can go much faster on these tracks. The trains are very comfortable, just like all the other trains, and you can also buy a lot of food and drink in the restaurant car. But the trains travel so fast, people can’t really see anything out of the window, especially on the French side where it speeds up quite a lot.

1.Does the Euro Star travel between London and Paris?

                                                            

2.How long did it take from London to Paris if you take the Euro Star?

____________________________________________________________

3.How long is the Channel Tunnel?

                                                            

4.How many tunnels are there to help people get out of if there is a fire?

                                                            

5.What makes the Euro Star go faster through the tunnel?

                                                            

 

As soon as you land at London Heathrow airport, you will see it is easy for you to ride the subway or take a bus to your hotel. However, if you are planning on touring London, it would be the best idea for you to rent a car so that you can go wherever you wish to visit freely and you don’t have to run to catch a bus or a train. Remember that the trains in London are always very crowded. So a rental car is the easiest and most comfortable way to travel.
London has so many different attractions（旅游景点） to offer and the same is true for England itself. In London you can find Buckingham Palace, which you can also visit during summer time when the Queen of England goes to one of the castles（城堡）around the country. If you are interested in history and art, you can’t miss the National Gallery, which is right in front of Trafalgar Square. Not far from Trafalgar Square, there is the House of Parliament that faces the Thames River. If you wish to have a good view of London, then the best idea would be to take a ride on the London Eye, the tallest Ferris wheel（摩天轮）of Europe. The tour takes about half an hour so you can sit comfortably and take pictures of London from above.
London is not too far from other major cities and attractions in England. For example, a drive of only one hour and a half will take you to Cambridge and with even less time than that you can reach Stonehenge to see the stones that have been there for centuries.
【小题1】According to the passage, the best way for you to tour London is ______________.

A．to take the subway	B．to take buses
C．to take the train	D．to rent a car

【小题2】If you wish to take pictures of London from above, you’d better ______________.

A．pay a visit to the National Gallery

B．visit Buckingham Palace

C．take a ride on the London Eye

D．take a plane

【小题3】Among these attractions, _____________ are in London.
①Buckingham Palace
②The London Eye
③Stonehenge
④Trafalgar Square

A．①②③

B．②③④

C．①②④

D．①③④

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．By visiting the National Gallery, you can learn much about history and art.

B．The House of Parliament lies by the Thames River.

C．Cambridge is just one and a half hours’ drive from London.

D．The stones in Stonehenge have been there for only a hundred years.