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1、（1）“Youre just in time, Joe. Were going to play cowboys（牛仔）and Indians, and you can be theIndians.”One of my cousins（堂兄弟）said.“How many Indians?”I asked.“Oh, about a thousand.”He answered, and before I could say no，I was pushed out into thenight and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was

2、 running in the fields with a group of cowboysbehind. The shouts of“After them. Lets catch the killers!”and other such TV play language came into myears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpas car“Weve got him, boys. Lets go and catch him!”But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my

3、cousins except one were always very friendlywith. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.Just then I heard a shout ,“Bring the rope（绳子）, and we can burn him.”“Only Indians burn people. Cowboys.”I stopped just in time. I had almost said,“Cowboyshang（绞死）people.”I was tied to a

4、tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called,“Were leaving now.”“Untie me.”I shouted.”Were going.“Why did Bobby want matches（火柴）?”Mum asked when we were in the car.“He wasasking Dad whether he had any.”“oh, he was just going t matches? MA TCHES? Are you sure he wanted

5、matches”Mother was quite sure, and I didnt say any more.1How many children played the Indians? AOne thousandBOne hundredCOne groupDOne2Why did Joes cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because_ . Athere were not enough children four the gameBthe game was just going to startCnone of his cousins want

6、ed to be the IndiansDthey were waiting for Joe3Joe didnt say“Cowbays hang people.”Because_ . Ahe was tied to a treeBthat would make things worseChe was caught by the cowboysDthat would make the cowboys angry4Which of the following is TRUE? AOne of Joes cousins was looking for matches.BDad didnt want

7、 to give the children any matches.CBobby wanted to get some matches from his father.DMum didnt think children should play with matches.5The name of the story should he “ _ .” AJoe and his cousinsBWho knows what danger is waiting thereCCowboys and Indians is a favourite childrens gameDHow cowboys and

8、 Indians fought in the pastDCBAB（2）In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience （经历） fourseasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come andthen it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late after

9、noon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin toshine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swimsometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.When you go to England, you will

10、 see that some English people usually take an umbrella（伞） or a raincoat withthem in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.If you dont take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret （后悔） later in the day.1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?A. Because they may have

11、four seasons in one dayB. Because they often have very good weatherC. Because the weather is warm just like in springD. Because the sky is sunny all day2. From the story we know that when _come, there is a heavy rain.A. sunshine and snowB. black cloudsC. summer and winterD. spring and autumn3. Peopl

12、e can also have summer in winter. Means it is sometimes too _ in winter.A. warm B. cool C. coldD. rainy4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because.A.their friends ask them to do soB. it often rains in EnglandC. they are going to sell themD. th

13、ey are their favourite things5. The best title （标题）for this passage is _ .A. Bad SeasonsB. Summer or WinterC. The Weather in EnglandD. Strange English PeopleKEY: ABABC（3）蜜蜂）can see colours, the following experiment is made. Around table is put in a garden, and on the table is a piece of blue cardboa

14、rd（硬纸版）witha drop of syrup（糖浆）on it. After a short time, bees come to the syrup. The bees then fly to their hive（蜂房）and give the syrup to other bees in the hive. Then they return to the feeding-place which they have found.After a while, the blue cardboard with the syrup on it is taken away. Instead

15、of this card, a blue card is now put onthe left side of the first feeding-place and a red card to its right. These new cards have no syrup on them. Verysoon bees arrive again, and fly straight to the blue card. None go to the red card.Picture 11. How many cards do you need to prepare for the experim

16、ent?5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?B. Bees Love SyrupKeys: 15 BCBBD （4）Now satellites are helping to forecast（预报）the weather. They are in space, and they canreach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大气）, becausethis is where the weather

17、forms（形成）. They send these pictures to the weather stations.So meteorologists（气象学家）can see the weather of any part of theTo find out whether beesA. Two: one blue and one redB. Three: two blue and one redC. Three: one blue and two redD. Four: two blue and two red2. If Picture 1 below shows the table

18、top during Step 1 of the experiment, which of A, B, C,D in Picture 2 shows the table top during Step 2?Picture 23. During Step 2 of the experiment, the bees go toA. the blue card with syrup on itB. the new blue card with no syrup on itC. the empty space where the original原先的）blue card wasD. the new

19、blue card with syrup on it on the left of the red card4. The experiment has proved证明）that beesA. cannot see colorsB. can see colorsC. can not see blueD. cannot see redA. Bees Love BlueC. Bees, Color and SyrupD. Can Bees See Color?world. From thepictures, the scientists can often say how the weather

20、will change.Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures.When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare（比较）them with earlierones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather onth

21、e ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.So the weather satellites are a great helpto the meteorologists. Before satellites wereinvented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they canmake good forecasts for thre

22、e or fivedays. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecastthe weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.1. Satellites travelA. in spaceB. in the atmosphereC. above the groundD. above space2. Why do we use the weather satellitesto takepictures of theatmosphere?BecauseA. the weather satellites can do it ea

23、silyC. the weather forms thereweather3. Meteorologists forecast the weather _A. when they have received satellite picturesB. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier onesC. before they received satellite picturesD. during they study satellite picturesll soon be able to forecast t

24、he weather forA. one dayB. two daysC. five days D. seven days or even longer5. The main（主要的）idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _ .A.takingpictures of theatmosphereB. receiving pictures of theatmosphereC. doing other work in many waysD. weather forecastingKeys: 1-5 ACBDD（5）Snow f

25、ell on the mountain. It snowed and snowed. becameThe snow did not melt（融化）. Itdeep and heavy. The snow on the bottom pressed（挤压）together., it becameice.The ice was very wide and thick. It began to move down the mountain. It was like a river ofice. It was a glacier（冰河）.B. clouds form thereD. the pict

26、ures can forecast the4. Maybe weSometimes the glacier moved on ly a few in ches（英寸）each day. As it moved, it took rocks anddirt with it. It changed the land. In some places, it left hills. In some places, when the glacier melted, it made rivers andlakes.A million years ago, there were many bigglacie

27、rs. Glaciers covered many parts of theworld. The glaciers changed the land.Glaciers are still at work today. A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new（路）path down the side of a mountain. This glacier will change the land, too.1. The snow that fell on the mountainA. became snowmanB. meltedC.

28、became iceD. turned to rain2. The word in the story that means a river of ice is _ .3. The story says,“The snow did not melt. It became deep and heavy”. The word it means4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?A. There are not as many glaciers as there used to beB. Glaciers do

29、not change the land as they move over it.C. Glaciers are found only in warm places.5. How fast did the glacier move? （Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?）A. Sometimes the glacier moved only once a year.B. Sometimes the glacier moved over ten miles each day.C. Sometimes the glacier m

30、oved only a few inches each day.6. The main idea of the whole story is that _ .A. snow is heavyB. the high land never changesC. glaciers changed thelandKey: 1.C2. glacier 3.snow 3.A4.C5.C（6）A Leg Walking RightHere are some signs + - x? , the signs are very different. They mean very different things.

31、When you see them, you know what todo. This sign + means that you will add somenumerals. This signmeans that you will take one numeral away from another. You will subtract（减去）. What will youdo when you see x and? ?Our signs are easy to read.They are easy signs to remember. Look at these twosigns ? .

32、The ancient Egyptians used these signs. A picture of a leg walking to the left told them to add some numerals. Apicture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract.In the 1500s people used this printed（印刷的）sign & to add numerals. After a while thesign began to look like this? .Later, the

33、 sign became +.How much is 2 ? 2?1. What do you do when you see this sign +?A. Walk awayB. Write a numeralC. Read a sign D. Add2. The word in the story that means to take one numeral away from another is _.3. The story says,“Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember”. Theword they

34、means _.4. Which of the following does this story lead to believe?A. Egyptians could not add numerals togetherB. All Egyptians had two leftlegs.C. Our signs are not hard to understand5. What did the sign to add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book)?A. After

35、 a while, the sign began to look like this? .B. After a while, the sign began to look like this +.C. After a while, the sign began to look like this &.6. The main idea of the whole story is that _ .A. the signs for adding and subtracting have changed.B. People could not write in the 1500sC. the

36、old signs were good for Egyptians but not forus Key: 1.D 2.substract 3.signs 4.C 5.A 6.A(7)Mexicos neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about onequarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The languag

37、e of Mexico is Spanish.This makes Mexico the worlds largest Spanish-speaking country.Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). This makesit one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grow

38、s bigger every day. About thirty millionpeople live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes,peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolat

39、e comefrom Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants.Mexico has more kinds ofcactus than any other country.(Words: 161 Minutes: 3 )1. Mexico is _ the USA.2. Mexicans speak_.A. English C. French B. SpanishD. Latin(拉丁语)3. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Mexico City is the capital

40、 of Mexico.B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.(8)Australia has a lot of lovely animals . You cannot find them anywhere else in the world . The most famousones are kangaroos and koala

41、s.The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia.They have large eyes and eats . They dont walk, they jump.They usetheir strong back legs . They can jump at 74 kilometres per hour . They can go over nine metres in one jump .Kangaroo mothers have pouches to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm.Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia . They are on TV, in books and in the shops . But do you know thatmillions of kangaroos ar