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At one time or another we have all stopped to think about weather. Some days the weather is good. Some days the weather is bad. Still, there are days when the weather seems to change from hour to hour. A day that starts out fine might not stay that way. Sometimes a day that seems bad turns out better than you thought it would. There are ways of understanding the weather. One way is to study the clouds.

No two clouds are ever alike. But it is still possible to group clouds and to give them names. We can recognize the different kinds of clouds and watch them for signs of changing weather.

As a rule, the higher the clouds, the better the weather. And the lower the clouds, the worse the weather is likely to be. To predict the weather, there are three things about clouds you should look for: movement. color, and change.

Clouds can tell you if storm is on the way. For example, small feathery cirrus clouds(卷云) can become thick and move lower. This means rain is on the way. If there is a sudden, cool breeze（微风）and a dark thunder(雷声) clouds appears, then a storm is about to break out.

1.According to the first paragraph, we can say that_______.

A. the weather always remains the same in a day

B. a fine day can't last for long

C. we rarely think about the weather

D. the weather changes a lot

2.The importance of studying clouds is to_______.

A. learn about the change of weather

B. group them and give them names

C. tell the differences in clouds

D. find the likeness of clouds

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. If clouds are high, there will be bad weather.

B. The color of clouds is a factor to help predict the weather.

C. If the weather is good, the clouds must be very low.

D. To study clouds is the only way to understand the weather.

4.Which of the following is the sign of a storm?

A. A sudden and warm wind.　　 B. Thick and lower clouds.

C. Small and feathery cirrus clouds.　　 D. Dark and thunder clouds.

5.This passage is mainly about ___________.

A. the relation between the weather and clouds

B. the ways of grouping and naming clouds

C. the causes of differences in weather

D. the sign of the rain and storm

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During all this time, I never stopped thinking about escape(逃跑). When I travelled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”

So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe(独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think carefully before I began to work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.

In my sixth year on the island, I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.

I kept food and tools at both of my houses, and also wild goats. There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn fields. And so, many years went by.

1. We can infer(推断) from the first paragraph that the writer 　　　 .

A. was probably from England

B. lived happily on the island

C. lost his way on the island

D. was born on the island

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The writer made himself a smaller canoe in his sixth year on the island.

B. The writer made fields with high fences to keep many wild goats in.

C. The writer didn’t try to escape because he had two homes on the island.

D. The writer knew the canoe was too small for a long journey across the sea.

3.This story is mainly about how the writer 　　　 .

A. kept goats in the fields

B. escaped from the island

C. built houses by himself

D. survived on the island

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During all this time, I never stopped thinking about escape(逃跑).When I travelled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, "Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day."

So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe(独木舟).Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn't I think carefully before I began to work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn't move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn't move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.

In my sixth year on the island, I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.

I kept food and tools at both of my houses, and also wild goats (山羊).There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learned to take food from me, and soon I had goats' milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn(玉米)fields. And so, many years went by.

1.Where might the man in the story come from?

A. America. B. China. C. England. D. Australia.

2.Why was the man unhappy for a long time?

A. He was alone on the island.

B. He couldn't make a boat by himself.

C. The canoe he made was too heavy to move.

D. The canoe was too small for a long journey.

3.This story is mainly about how the man 　　　 .

A. kept goats in the fields

B. escaped from the island

C. built houses by himself

D. kept himself alive on the island

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During all this time, I never stopped thinking about escape (逃跑). When I travelled across to the other side of the island(岛), I could see the other islands, and I_______ to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a _______. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”

So I decided _______　 myself a boat. I _______ a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think carefully_________ I began to work ? Of course, the canoe was too_________. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried _______, but it didn’t move. I was very _______ for a long time after that.

In my sixth year on the _______ , I made myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long ________, and I did not want to die(死) at sea. The island was my home now, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made ________ a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also ________ myself a second house there, and so I had two________.

I kept food and tools at both of my homes, and also kept wild ________. There were many goats (山羊)on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to________ every day. I also worked hard in my corn fields. And so, many years went by.

1.A. said　　 B. spoke　　 C. told　　 D. talked

2.A. train　　 B. bus　　 C. underground　　 D. boat

3.A. making　　 B. to make　　 C. made　　 D. make

4.A. cut down　　 B. cut out　　 C. cut off　　 D. cut in

5.A. after　　 B. before　　 C. till　　 D. while

6.A. light　　 B. heavy　　 C. bright　　 D. clean

7.A. something　　 B. someone　　 C. everyone　　 D. everything

8.A. happy　　 B. unhappy　　 C. pleased　　 D. glad

9.A. sea　　 B. boat　　 C. island　　 D. house

10.A. holiday　　 B. summer　　 C. journey　　 D. swimming

11.A. myself　　 B. my　　 C. I　　 D. mine

12.A. gave　　 B. bought　　 C. sent　　 D. built

13.A. homes　　 B. families　　 C. rooms　　 D. places

14.A. strawberries　　 B. plants　　 C. goats　　 D. grapes

15.A. eat　　 B. drink　　 C. raise　　 D. smell

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During all this time， I never stopped thinking about escape(逃跑). When I travelled across to the other side of the island， I could see the other islands， and I said to myself， “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”

So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree， and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work， but about six months later， I had a very fine canoe(独木舟). Next， I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think carefully before I began to work? Of course， the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything， but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.

In my sixth year on the island， I did make myself a smaller canoe， but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey， and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now， and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later， I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there， and so I had two homes.

I kept food and tools at both of my houses， and also wild goats. There were many goats on the island， and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me， and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn fields. And so， many years went by.

1.We can infer(推断) from the first paragraph that the writer 　　 .

A. was probably from England

B. lived happily on the island

C. lost his way on the island

D. was born on the island

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The writer made himself a smaller canoe in his sixth year on the island.

B. The writer made fields with high fences to keep many wild goats in.

C. The writer didn’t try to escape because he had two homes on the island.

D. The writer knew the canoe was too small for a long journey across the sea.

3.This story is mainly about how the writer 　　 .

A. kept goats in the fields

B. escaped from the island

C. built houses by himself

D. survived on the island

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During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island (岛屿), I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”

So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole (洞) in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.

That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive.  A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.

My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.

I kept food and tools (工具) at both my houses, and also wild goats (山羊). There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by.

1. The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to _____________.

A. escape in it                B. get to the other side of the island

C. use it for food               D. go around the island

2. To survive, the writer did the following EXCEPT _____________.

A. keeping goats for milk        B. making clothes from animal skins

C. working in the cornfields      D. going fishing in the sea

3.Why didn’t the writer use his first canoe?

A. Because it was too small for a long journey.

B. Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea.

C. Because there was something wrong with it.

D. Because the writer was busy building a second house.

4.From the story, we can learn that _____________.

A. the writer tried to make his stay comfortable on the island

B. the writer had nothing to do on the wild island

C. the writer tried to escape in the second canoe, but failed

D. the writer was in prison on the island, losing his freedom

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Female pandas usually have one or two babies ________.

A．at times 　　                          B．at once

C．at all times                             D．at a time

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When we travel from one country to another, we find people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel what they eat is normal, and what other people eat is strange or silly. In most part of Asia, for example, people like rice and meat. In England, people eat potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal. Eating, like so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every day. Australians drink a great deal of beer, and the French drink wine every day.

The sort of meat people like to eat is also different from one country to another. Horse meat is thought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealanders eat sheep, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don’t like to eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy eating uncooked fish.

People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always eaten, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits.

1.People often feel what others eat is __________.

A. normal　 　　　 B. bad

C. attractive　　 D. strange

2.English people eat __________ every day.

A. rice　　 　　　　 B. potatoes

C. horse meat　　　 D. fish

3.The French drink __________ every day.

A. wine　　 B. tea　　　　 C. coffee　　　 D. orange juice

4. Japanese people like to eat __________.

A. snakes 　　　　 B. sheep meat

C. uncooked fish　 D. goat meat

5. People’s eating habits __________.

A. are easy to change　　　　　　 B. needn’t to be changed

C. are difficult to change　　 D. should be changed

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We all think we are tired after the long work. Let^，s stop________a rest.

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Do you feel you have enough time to do all the things you have to do or want to do? How do you think you could plan your day better? A daily schedule will help you plan every part of it. If you learn to plan your time, you probably feel less worried. Here is how to do it.

1. Take out a piece of paper and a ruler. Draw a form of your waking hours and use one square (正方形) for each half an hour. If you’re awake for 16 hours each day, you will need 32 squares： 8 across, 4 down.

2. Sit down and check your day. Make a list of all the things you need to do. Think about when you should do them.

3. Fill out your schedule.

4. Remember to give yourself time to rest. If doing all of your homework at one time is too much, plan a little bit of free time in the middle of it.

5. If you have an important event that falls right in the middle of your evening, change other activities around it.

6. Think about using different colored pens for your different activities. In this way, you’ll clearly know how your day is planned out.

1.The underlined word “schedule” means ______ in Chinese.

A. 课程表　　　　　 B. 进度表　　　　 C. 节目单　　　　 D. 时刻表

2.If the writer is awake for 14 hours each day, he will need ______ squares in his schedule.

A. 14　　　　　　　　 B. 28　　　　　 　 C. 32　　　　 　　 D. 36

3.The writer thinks that ______.

A. nobody has enough time to do everything he should do.

B. people can plan time better by making a daily schedule.

C. it’s good to do an important thing in the middle of the day.

D. students should finish all of their homework at a time.

4.In the writer’s opinion, if something not planned happens, you should ______.

A. not mind it

B. work according to your plan

C. change your other activities around it

D. forget about your plan

5.The passage is mainly about how to ______.

A. make a daily schedule

B. get good study habits

C. draw a form

D. live happily

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