a clever pigeon just wants

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a clever pigeon just wants篇一：2013中考二模—回答问题阅读

上海中考二模回答问题阅读汇总（

2013）

【黄浦】

Many years ago in another country there lived a poor student. He had very little money. He lived in a very small room over a restaurant. His room was at the back of the building over the kitchen. The restaurant owner was a very mean (吝啬的) man. Nobody liked him. But he was good at cooking and many people came to his restaurant.

One day the restaurant owner was working quietly in his kitchen when he heard the poor student talking to his friend by accident.

― You must be very unhappy,‖ said his friend, ― living in a poor room like this.‖

― Oh no,‖ said the student, ― I am busy with my studies and I am not interested in my room.‖ ― But you only eat rice – you don‘t have money for anything tasty.‖

― Yes, it‘s true, I eat only rice. But the delicious smells that come from the kitchen make the rice very tasty indeed.‖

The restaurant owner was angry on hearing this. This student was stealing his smells from his kitchen. He decided to take him to court (法庭).

Everybody in the court laughed when the mean man accused（控告）the student of stealing his smells. But the judge took him seriously. ― Every man should be able to complain to the court,‖ he said.

When the restaurant owner told the judge everything, the judge said, ― You are right. The student is guilty (有罪的). ‖ The restaurant owner was very pleased, but the poor student was very much afraid. What could he do? He had only a few coins in his pocket.

The judge asked the student if he had any money. The student took 5 coins from his pocket and held them out to the judge in his right hand.

― Let the coins fall into your left hand,‖ said the judge.

The courtroom was very quiet. Everyone heard the light ringing sound of the coins as they fell into the student‘s left hand.

― Well,‖ said the judge to the restaurant owner, ― you‘ve heard his money. You‘ve been well paid for your smells.‖

93．Where did the poor student live?

94．When did the owner hear the student talking to his friend?

95．The poor student was not interested in his room, was he?

96．Why did the owner decide to take the student to the court?

97．What was the attitude of the people in the court?

98．What do you think of the judge?

【浦东】

Nowadays people are making themselves beautiful in Korean ways.

―Thank goodness you have double eyelids(双眼皮). Your parents will save a lot of money,‖ said a family friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which almost all the white people have, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans are born with double eyelids.

I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents money until that summer when I came back to Seoul. Everywhere I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics(整形诊所) and advertisements with South Korean women ---tall, thin, with milky skin, long legs, nice big eyes and perfect noses. I found that South Korean beauty meant looking as ―white‖ as possible.

Cosmetic surgery has a kind of magical attraction to women---the promise of beauty. Women are often sure that suffering and sacrificing(牺牲) is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. This suffering is not for

nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to a better-looking child and a better life.

Appearance is starting to play a bigger role in work places. For example, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and very tall, gets more job chances than his best friend, who is shorter and heavier, though both of them came from the same college, had the same good marks in their studies. In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty equals happiness.

93. How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?

____________________________________________________________.

94. There are many cosmetic surgery clinics in Seoul, aren‘t there?

_______, ____________________________________________________.

95. When did the writer understand having eyelids saved his parents money?

____________________________________________________________.

96. Why do so many women want to have cosmetic surgery?

____________________________________________________________.

97. What do many South Koreans believe?

They believe _________________________________________________.

98. What do you think of true beauty?

____________________________________________________________.

【徐汇】

Most of us have never thought about building an educational toy by ourselves. If we need a learning toy or something, we simply go to the nearest store and buy it. However, things are not as easy in third world countries. With families even having no food to put on the table, buying toys, especially the educational ones, is the last thing on the parents‘ minds.

So how can one get these kids interested in science? This was a question that worried the Indian engineer Arvind Gupta so much that he decided to give up a good job and spend his life making toys from trash, things that people no longer want or need!

Mr. Gupta began teaching in the 1970s. While still an engineering student at the Indian College of Technology, he volunteered to teach the children who could not afford to go to school. Upon graduation, he found a good job at India‘s Tata Motors and spent the next five years designing cars.

But he soon realized that this was not something he wanted to do for the rest of his life. So he took a year‘s training course and took part in the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Program whose aim was to make science fun and exciting for poor children using available materials.

Mr. Gupta found the whole project so satisfying that he decided to leave his high-paying job and focus his attention on designing educational toys that were not only cheap and easy to build, but are also full of scientific principles(科学原理), so that children could get interested in this interesting subject.

When the Internet started becoming a more widespread learning tool, Mr. Gupta created a Toys from Trash website and also recorded over 250 YouTube videos.

Today, over 50,000 children and teachers visit the website daily to download the videos for the toy creations based on cool science. Some young children have become so inspired (鼓舞)that they have even won international science competitions with the help of his creations.

93. What are these educational toys made from?

_____________________________________________________________________.

94. Did Arind Gupta start building educational toys as soon as he graduated from the college?

_________, ___________________________________________________________.

95. Who did Mr. Gupta build these educational toys for?

_____________________________________________________________________.

96. How are the educational toys designed by Mr. Gupta?

_____________________________________________________________________.

97. What did Mr. Gupta do to introduce his educational toys?

_____________________________________________________________________.

98. How can these educational toys help the children in third world countries?

_____________________________________________________________________.

【宝山嘉定】

If you dropped a piece of fruit on your computer keyboard, would you think about

eating it again? What if you dropped it in the toilet? Bacteria (细菌) can live

everywhere, even in some unexpected places.

If you eat at your computer, sneeze on your keyboard, or sit down to surf the

Internet without first washing your hands, your computer keyboard could be bad for

your health. According to the US National Research Centre, the average computer

carries 400 times more bacteria than a toilet bowl (抽水马桶).

Could one of the dirtiest things in your home be right in your hand? Yes: the TV remote control. It gets dropped on the floor, put on the sofa and everyone in the house holds it. Scientists found that around half of the tested remote controls carry the cold virus (病毒).

Don‘t forget your toothbrush. Do you put it in the bathroom? Studies show that flushing (抽水冲洗) the toilet releases (释放) bacteria in the air. Bacteria can remain in the air for at least two hours. They may pollute your toothbrush. You can find ways to solve this problem. Try to keep your toothbrush far from the toilet. Make sure that it is in an upright position after each use. It‘s also important to change your toothbrush every three months.

Here are some other places to watch out for:

At home

The kitchen is one of the places with the most bacteria—more than the bathroom. Dishcloths and kitchen sponges (海绵) are great places for bacteria since they are always wet after being used. Try to make them dry.

At school

When you put your schoolbags on the floor or in the bus, many bacteria can live on the bottom (底部) of it. Try to clean your schoolbag often.

In public places

Escalator handrails (电梯扶手), shopping cart handles (推车手柄), public books and magazines are top bacteria carriers. That‘s why the first thing to do when getting home is to wash your hands.

Yes, bacteria are everywhere. But don‘t be too afraid to touch those things. Most of bacteria are harmless. Just remember to wash your hands regularly. It is the most useful way to protect yourself from bacteria and viruses.

93. Where can bacteria live?

They can __________________________________________________________________.

94. An average computer doesn‘t carry many more bacteria than a toilet bowl, does it?

95. How many of the tested remote controls carry the cold virus?

96. How often should you change your toothbrush?

__________________________________________________________________ .

97. Why are dishcloths and kitchen sponges good places for bacteria?

a clever pigeon just wants篇二：英语阅读

Passage 1.Woodpecker

There are many apple trees in a garden. They’re good friends. One day an old tree is ill. There are many pests in the tree. Leaves of the tree turn yellow. The old tree feels very sad and unwell. Another tree sends for a doctor for him. At first, they send for a pigeon, but she has no idea about it. Then they send for an oriole, and she can’t treat the old tree well. Then they send for a woodpecker. She is a good doctor. She pecks a hole in the tree and eats lots of pests. At last the old tree becomes better and better. Leaves turn green and green.

Passage 2.A Busy Day

Today is Sunday! On Sundays, I usually play the flute. My father usually reads the newspaper. My mother usually cleans the house. But today my mother is in bed. She is ill. My father has to do the housework. Now, he is cleaning the house. ―Sam, can you help me?‖ ―Yes, Dad!‖ Now, we’re washing the car. Where’s my sister, Amy? She is playing my flute. What a lucky girl!

Passage 3.The dog and his reflection

One day a dog with a piece of meat in his mouth was crossing a plank over a stream. As he walked along, he looked into water, and he saw his reflection. He thought this was another dog carrying

a piece of meat. And he felt he would like to have two pieces. So he snapped at the reflection in the water, and of course, as he opened his mouth, the piece of meat disappeared quickly.

Passage 4.An honest boy

Tony is seven years old. He is an honest and polite boy. One day, it was Sunday. Tony, his sister and his mother stayed at home. He was watching TV and his sister was reading books. His mother was washing clothes. Just then, his father came back with a bag

of pears. Tony likes pears very much and he wanted

to eat one. His mother gave him four and said, ―Let’s share them.‖ ―Which pear do you want, Tony?‖ asked his mother. ―The biggest one, mum.‖ ―What?‖ said his mother, ―You should be polite and want the smallest one.‖ ―Should I tell a lie just to be polite, mum?‖

Passage 5.A birthday party

Today is Susan’s birthday. She is nine years old. Her friends are in her home now. There is a birthday party in the evening. Look! Mary is listening to the music. And Tom is drinking orange juice. Jack and Sam are playing cards on the floor. Lily and Amy are watching TV. Someone is knocking at the door. It’s Henry. He brings a big teddy bear for Susan. The teddy bear is yellow. Susan is very happy. All the children are happy. They sing a birthday song for Susan.

Passage 6.The Farmer and the Snake

It was a cold winter day. A farmer found a snake on the ground. It was nearly dead by cold. The Farmer was a kind man. He picked up the snake carefully and put it under the coat. Soon the snake Began to move and it raised its mouth and bit the farmer. ―Oh, My god!‖ said the farmer, ―I save your life, but you thank me in that way. You must die.‖ Then he killed the snake with a stick. At last he died, too.

Passage 7.Two Young Trees

Two young trees are standing on the top of the hill. Their names are Tim and Alan.

One day, it’s sunny and warm. Some birds are singing in the trees. The wind blows, and the trees are talking. ―What do you want to be when you grow up?’’ asks Tim. ―I’m not sure. I think I want to be a chair or a desk.‖ answers Alan, ―Maybe I want to be

a toy box or a baseball bat. I like children.‖ ―What do you want to be when you grow up?‖ asks Alan. ―Me?‖ says Tim, ―I just want to be a tree. I want to be

a house for birds and spiders. I want to have many apples. And when it’s sunny and hot, people and animals can stand under me.‖

Passage 8.Hongkong is a nice place

Hong Kong is a nice place, especially in summer. July is a hot month in Hong Kong. But it’s an excellent time for swimming. There is a beautiful beach at Repulse Bay (浅水湾). To get there, you can take a bus from Central. Lots of people go to the beach on Sundays and Saturdays. But if you go on a weekday, it is will be not so crowded.Visitors to Hongkong need passports. But people from many countries do not need visas. Hongkong is a nice place for holiday. There are many shops.

Passage 9.Water

Water is very important for living things. Without water, there must be no life on the earth. All the plants and animals need water to drink, to cook food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in farms, factories, offices, schools, families and many other places.

Water is found in seas, rivers and lakes. It can be found everywhere in the world, and it also can be found in the air.

Passage 10.Twins’ Bedroom

This is the twins’ bedroom. It is a nice room. The two beds look the same. This bed is Lily’s and that one is Lucy’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs. Their clock, books and pencil-boxes are on the desk. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs. Some nice flowers are on the desk. Some nice pictures are on the wall. Is there a kite? Yes, it’s under Lily’s bed. The bedroom is very nice.

Passage 11.Dogs

One of the animals that help people a lot is the dog. In some countries, dogs pull wagons. In the cold north, dogs pull sleds.

There are other ways that dogs help us, too. Policemen use them to look for missing people. Soldiers use them to carry letters and medicine .On farms, dogs take care of sheep and keep them in the fields. At night, they take the sheep home. Dogs help the blind with work. Some dogs are good and kind. Some dogs are good at another skill.

Passage 12.The Best Job

Betty is a lazy girl. She doesn’t study hard, and she doesn’t help her mother with the housework, either. ―What are you going to be when you grow up, Betty?‖ Mother asks. ―You’re too lazy. No job will ever fit you.‖ ―But I know one,‖ says the girl, ―I’m going to be Father Christmas,‖ ―You want to be Father Christmas?‖ Mother is surprised, ―But why?‖ ―Because he works only one day in a whole year.‖

Passage 13.A Clever Monkey

A little monkey picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The monkey can’t take it home.

Suddenly he sees a panda riding a bike towards him. He watches the bike. ―l have a good idea. I can roll the pumpkin. It likes a wheel.‖

So he rolls the pumpkin to his home. When his mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised and says, ―How can you carry it home?‖ The little monkey answers proudly, ―l can’t lift it, but l can roll it.‖ His mother smiles and says, ― What a clever boy!‖

Passage14. What Are Stars Like?

Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways, stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star’s life is over.

Passage 15.Radio and Television

Radio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio.

The TV is more useful than the radio. On TV we can see and hear what is happening in the world. However, radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. And listeners are becoming more. That’s because a transistor radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or your bike when you go to work.

Passage 16.It’s cool behind you

It’s two o’clock in the afternoon. The sun is shinning and it’s very hot. Nancy has to meet her mother at the train station.

Now she’s walking in the street. There are no trees and she’s fat. So she feels very hot. But she doesn’t find a boy walking just behind her. And she meets a friend and says “hello” to him. “Who’s the boy behind you？” asks the man . Now she sees the boy. She is angry and asks, ―Why are you walking behind me, boy?‖ ―There’s no shade in the street, you know.‖ answers the boy. ―It’s cool behind you, I think.‖

Passage 17.Father’s Hobby

My dad works from Monday to Friday in a bank. he uses the computer to count money. His job is very important in the bank.

Dad is also busy at home. At weekends he cooks dinner. Usually he cooks Italian food. On Sundays he makes five pieces of pizza. Sometimes he cooks chicken and makes Chinese food. My mum watches and helps him. I help my dad, too. I wash the dishes.

Many people think it is strange for a man to cook. But my dad enjoys his hobby. Cooking relaxes him. He is a weekend cook.

Passage 18.I don’t think so

Jack is a good boy but he doesn’t like to use his head. He often says something withou thinking.It makes others unhappy.

Mr. Black teaches math in a school. He’s old now and he likes children.On the Friday Mr. Black doesn’t go to work, because he’s ill in a hospital. And Jack’s mother will see him after dinner. ―I want to be there with you.‖ says Jack. ―You’re a rude boy. I can’t take you there.’’ says his mother. ―Don’t worry, mum. I won’t do that again. Please believe me. ‖ says Jack. In the hospital, Jack says nothing at first. When they’re leaving , he says to Mr. Black, ―You look fine. The doctor says you’re going to die, but I don’t think so. ‖

Passage 19.Seven days in a week

There are about fifty-two weeks in a year. And there are seven days in each week. The first day of a week is Sunday. The other days of a week between Sunday and Saturday are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Monday is the second day, Tuesday is the third day, Wednesday is the fourth day, Thursday is the fifth day, and Friday is the sixth day. What’s the last day? Do you know?

Passage 20.My special Friend

I have a friend in the U.S. His name is Don Adams. I know him very well, but I have never met him. We write to each other all the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received a letter from Don yesterday. It makes me very happy. He is coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time.

Passage 21.A Day in My Life

My family lives on this street. In the morning, my father goes to work and all the children go to

school. My mother takes us to school everyday. She does the housework. She always has her lunch at home, and sees her friends in the afternoon. In the evening all the children come home from school. They always get home early. My father goes home from work and he is often late. After supper my two brothers and I do our homework. We go to bed at ten.

Passage 22. The Sea

What do know about the sea? Some people have seen it but others haven’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very tough when there is a strong wind. What other things do you know about it? Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. If you have swum in the sea, you know that the sea is salty. Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea. Some places of the sea are saltier than the other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? It is so salty that you can’t sink when you are in the water! And fish cannot live in it!

Passage 23.A Good Young Pioneer

Li Hua is a Yong Pioneer. He is going to the park. Now he is waiting for a bus. Suddenly he finds a watch on the ground. He asks some people, ―Whose watch is it?‖ But the watch isn’t theirs. So he gives the watch to a policeman.

Now Li Hua gets on the bus. He is sitting near the window. An old woman gets on the bus. She has no seat. So he stands up and says, ―Here is a seat for you, Granny. Please sit here‖

Passage 24.Sea horse

There are all kinds of horses in the world. But one of them you can’t ride. It doesn’t live on land, but in the sea. It looks like the head of horse. So the people call it sea horse. In fact, the sea horse is a small fish. It likes to live in warm water. A sea horse stands up in the water when it swims.

Father horse carries the eggs to keep them safe in its pouch. When the eggs are hatched, the baby horses swim away.

Passage 25.A Cat and a Bird

There are three trees near the house. There is a big tree, and two small trees.

In the big tree there is a bird. Can the bird sing? Yes, it can. What’s under the big tree? It’s a cat. “I want some food,‖ thinks the cat. ―Bird, my good friend, Come here! It’s time to play games‖ says the cat.

“No today, thank you!‖ says the bird, ―You can’t catch me! Goodbye!‖ Look! The bird is flying!

Passage 26.A Flying Fox

A flying fox is not a fox at all. It is a bat. But this bat looks like a fox. A flying fox is very big. It likes to eat fruit. Sometimes the flying fox is called fruit bat.

The flying fox flies into fruit trees. Then the bat eats all the fruit. So fruit farmers do not like the flying fox.

Passage 27.Flying Birds

Birds don’t fly high up in the sky. The air is too thin.

It is hard for birds to breathe in thin air. Thin air doesn’t hold them up.

Birds fly near the ground so that they can see where they are. The birds look for places they know. Then they do not get lost. Some birds fly so low over the ocean that the waves often hide them. Many birds fly a long distance in the spring and autumn.

Passage 28.Air

Air is all around us. It is around us as we walk and play. From the time we were born air is around us on every side. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we cannot live for more than a

few minutes without air. We take in air. When we are working or running we need more air. When we are asleep, we need less air. We live in air, but we cannot see it. We can only feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can we make air move? Here is one way. Hold an open book in front of your face, close it quickly. What can you feel? What you feel is air.

Passage 29.Clocks

There are many clocks in the Brown’s house. They are in different rooms.A big clock stands in a corner of the sitting room. It is a very, very old clock, but it still keeps good time. Mr. Brown winds it once a week.

Passage 30. Swimming

Swimming is a good sport. It’s popular. People like swimming because the water makes people feel cool. But if they swim in a wrong place, it is very dangerous. These years, some people died when they were enjoying themselves in water and most of them were students. Summer holiday will be there again. I want to give you some advice. First, don’t get into the water when you are alone. Second, don’t get into the water if there is a No swimming sign. Third, you should be careful in the water. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and it’s good for your health.

Passage 31.A missing tiger

We used to have a cat called Tiger. He was a beautiful tabby with a great deal of character. He was a natural hunter, and very soon no mouse dared to show its face in our house.

Unfortunately Tiger also used to catch a lot of birds and this made him very unpopular with some of the neighbors. Onday day, just after his second birthday, Tiger disappeared. Perhaps he was run over by a car, for at that time we lived near a busy street. Although we offered a reward, we never discovered what had happened to him and we never saw him again.

Passage 32.Jim

Jim gets up at 6:30. His home is near his school. He leaves home at 7:30. They begin class at 8:00. He has lunch at home. After lunch he plays games with his classmates, in the afternoon, Jim has three classes. He leaves school at 4:30.

Passage 33.A Chinese Boy

I’m a Chinese boy. My name is Chen Dong. I am twelve. I have two sisters. My sisters and I are all students.

My father is a teacher. He is a Chinese teacher. He teaches in No. 19 Middle School. My mother is a teacher, too. She teaches English in the No. 11 Middle School.

Passage 34.Jim’s Family

A picture is on my desk. This is a picture of Jim’s family. The man is Jim’s father. A woman is behind Jim. She is his mother. They are teachers. A girl is in the picture, too. She is Jim’s sister. Her name is Kate Green. Jim and his sister are in the same school. But they aren’t in the same grade. They look like their mother. They are English.

Passage 35.Our House

Our home is near the school. We have a house. It

is a good house. The house has three rooms. One

is a living room. The other two are bedrooms. In the living room there is a table and six chairs. There are some flowers on the table. There is a garden in front of the house. Our house isn’t big, but we like it.

Passage 36.Our Monitor

This is Lin. She is from Beijing. She studies very hard. In class she can

answer the teacher’s questions very quickly. Lin loves her classmates and often

a clever pigeon just wants篇三：虹口2013初三英语二模(含答案)

虹口区2013年英语学科中考练习题

Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)

I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) (共30分)

A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分)

A B C

D E F G

1._________ 2. _________ 3. __________ 4. _________ 5. _________ 6._________

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (10分)

( ) 7. A) At home. B) In a flower shop. C) In a school. D) In a hospital.

( ) 8. A) Have dinner. B) Clean the table. C) Read the notebook. D) Take notes.

( ) 9. A) Her father. B) Her mother. C) Her teacher. D) Her sister.

( ) 10. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four.

( ) 11. A) At 3:00 p.m.. B) At 6:00 p.m.. C) At 6:30 p.m.. D) At 7:00 p.m..

( ) 12. A) By bus. B) By underground. C) By car. D) By taxi.

( ) 13. A) They are talking on the phone. B) They are arguing in the room.

C) They are waiting at the bus stop. D) They are having an English lesson.

( ) 14. A) It’s just so-so. B) It’s awful.

C) It’s not so good. D) It’s delicious.

( ) 15. A) Terrible. B) Rude. C) Fair. D) Patient.

( ) 16. A) The man hesitated to lend the woman his bike.

B) The man didn’t know how to get there.

C) The woman can’t go there on foot.

D) The woman has broken her leg.

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C. Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列

句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (7分)

( )17. The boy is complaining about his sight.

( )18. The boy can’t see the clock tower clearly today.

( )19. There is some kind of fog in the air when it is windy.

( )20. There is a sandstorm and it stops people from seeing things clearly.

( )21. People in Beijing are warned not to go out.

( )22. Only two reasons lead to sandstorms in Beijing.

( )23. We can prevent the bad weather by protecting the forests.

D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词): (共7分)

24. People turned to their ________ for some advice when they had problems in the past.

25. Today advice from ________ shows, TV programs and telephone hot lines is available to us.

26. A telephone hot line is the _________ way of getting advice.

27. Advisers at some hot lines are ________ and people usually pay nothing for calls and advice.

28. Some advisers take a ________ class before working on the hot line.

29. About ________ percent of the advisers are professionals(专业人士) with years of education and

experience.

30. All the advisers listen to people and help them __________their problems.

Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar

（第二部分 词汇和语法）

Ⅱ. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共20分)

( )31 Your manager is absent. Who will take _______ place of him?

A) a B) an C) the D) /

( )32. Mr. Wang met an old schoolmate of _______ on his way to the airport.

A) he B) his C) him D) himself

( )33. The magic show lasted for three hours, but ______ people left early.

A) few B) a few C) little D) a little

( )34. After reading the story, we came to know nobody can be successful ______ any efforts.

A) for B) in C) on D) without

( )35. When we face(面对) any danger, we should keep __________.

A) calm B) careful C) quiet D) frightened

( )36. The place is too expensive to hold our party. We should find a __________ one.

A) cheap B) cheaper C) cheapest D) the cheapest

( )37. We can’t do listening exercise, _______ the teacher’s recorder doesn’t work.

A) for

experience it.

A) although B) if C) before D) unless B) but C) or D) and ( )38. Teenagers will learn more knowledge from real life ______ they have more chances to

( )39. _______ you wait a few more minutes? The doctor’s coming soon.

A) Should

in western China.

A) millions

first time.

A) to hear B) heard C) hearing D) hear B) millions of C) million of D) million B) Must C) Need D) Could ( )40. The company decided to spend about five ________ yuan building a school for the children ( )41. Jane plays the piano best in our class, so I never forget _____ the music she played for the

( )42. The young ought to be allowed __________ their dream by themselves.

A) achieve B) to achieve C) achieving D) achieved

( )43. —Could you tell me ________ you did it so well?

—With my parents’ help.

A) who

tourists every month

A) attracts B) attract C) will attract D) are attracting B) how C) when D) what ( )44. The Bund as well as Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower __________ thousands of foreign

( )45. —I phoned you this morning, but you weren’t in. Where were you at that time?

— I ___________ my foreign friends around Yu Garden.

A) showed B) am showing C) was showing D) would show

( )46. I felt very nervous on the plane because I ________ before.

A) hadn’t flown B) haven’t flown C) didn’t fly D) wouldn’t fly

( )47. Eric’s mother has never seen a 3D film at the cinema, _________?

A) hasn’t she B) has she C) isn’t she D) is she

( )48. To his parents’ joy, Jack ________ a job as a manger in a bank yesterday.

A) is offered B) was offered C) offered D) would offer

( )49. －I will have a writing contest this weekend. I hope I will win.

－______

A) All right. B) I’m glad to hear that. D) What a shame! C) Good luck.

( )50. － Would you please help me with my singing skills?

Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be

used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）（共8分）

－ ______. You can come to my home on weekends. A) I hope so. B) Good idea. C) I’m afraid I can’t. D) No problem.

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.

The conversation soon ___51____complaints about stress(压力) in work and life. Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and ____52____with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups—____53___, glass, china, some plain-looking, some expensive—telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “Now you have ___54___ that all the nice-looking expensive cups was taken up, leaving behind the plain and ___55___ ones. It is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves. That is also the cause of your problems and stress.”

“It is certain that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most ___56___ it is just more expensive and sometimes even hides what we drink.”

“What all of you really want was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups. And then you began eyeing each other's cups.”

“Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in ___57___are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Don't let the cups drive you ... enjoy the coffee ___58___."

Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词) (共8分)

59. China raised fuel _______ for the second time after Chinese New Year. (price)

60. Computer technology has developed very quickly since mid-________ century. (twenty)

61. The football game between French team and ________ team was a close game.(Italy)

62. Many traffic accidents happen because of _________ driving.(careful)

63. The machine doesn’t work. Who can _________ it well? (operation)

64. Our government is trying to make sure the students go to school by school bus _______.(safe)

65. It took us nearly two hours to ___________ this project last night.（completely）

66. The TV play is based on Chinese ____________ in the 1940s. (historical)

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共14分)

67. Liu Qian’s magic tricks on CCTV spring festival gala left me a good impression.(改为一般疑

问句)

________ Liu Qian’s magic tricks on CCTV spring festival gala ________ you a good

impression?

68. 对划线部分提问)

________ ________ are the students asked to write a diary in English?

69. We held several charity shows to raise money for the blind children last year.(改为被动语态）

Several charity shows ________ ________ to raise money for the blind children last year.

70. The speaker gave us a lecture on how we could improve our writing ability.(保持句意基本不变)

The speaker gave us a lecture on ________ __________ improve our writing ability.

71. Jerry’s wonderful performance was a big success. (改为感叹句)

________ ________ big success Jerry’s wonderful performance was!

72. You should put your heart into the exam and shouldn’t consider anything else.(保持句意基本不变)

You should put your heart into the exam and shouldn’t_________ ________anything else.

73. Kitty asked me, “When will you go cycling in the countryside with me?”(改为宾语从句) Kitty asked me ______ I _______ go cycling in the countryside with her.

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)

IX. Reading comprehension （阅读理解） (共50分)

a clever pigeon just wants篇四：听写的答案

a clever pigeon just wants篇五：上海市2013年虹口区中考英语二模试题

上海市2013年虹口区中考英语二模试题

Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力) 2013.4

I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) (共30分)

A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分)

A B C

D E F G

1._________ 2. _________ 3. __________ 4. _________ 5. _________

6._________

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (10分)

( ) 7.

school.

( ) 8.

notebook.

( ) 9.

D) Her sister.

( ) 10.

Four. A) At home. B) In a flower shop. C) In a D) In a hospital. A) Have dinner. B) Clean the table. C) Read the D) Take notes. A) Her father. A) One. B) Her mother. B) Two. C) Her teacher.C) Three. D)

( ) 11. A) At 3:00 p.m..

D) At 7:00 p.m..

( ) 12. A) By bus.

By taxi.

( ) 13. B) At 6:00 p.m.. C) At 6:30 p.m..B) By underground. C) By car. D) They are A) They are talking on the phone. B) arguing in the room. C) They are waiting at the bus stop.

A) It’s just so-so. D) They are having B) It’s awful.an English lesson. ( ) 14.

C) It’s not so good.

A) Terrible. B) Rude. D) It’s delicious.C) Fair. D) ( ) 15.

Patient.

( ) 16.

A) The man hesitated to lend the woman his bike. B) The man didn’t know how to get there. C) The woman can’t go there on foot. D) The woman has broken her leg.

C. Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (7分)

( )17. The boy is complaining about his sight.

( )18. The boy can’t see the clock tower clearly today. ( )19. There is some kind of fog in the air when it is windy.

( )20. There is a sandstorm and it stops people from seeing things clearly.

( )21. People in Beijing are warned not to go out.

( )22. Only two reasons lead to sandstorms in Beijing.

( )23. We can prevent the bad weather by protecting the forests.

D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词): (共7分)

24. People turned to their ________ for some advice when they had problems in the past.

25. Today advice from ________ shows, TV programs and telephone hot lines is available to us.

26. A telephone hot line is the _________ way of getting advice.

27. Advisers at some hot lines are ________ and people usually pay nothing for calls and advice.

28. Some advisers take a ________ class before working on the hot line.

29. About ________ percent of the advisers are professionals(专业人士) with years

of education and experience.

30. All the advisers listen to people and help them __________their problems.

Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar

（第二部分 词汇和语法）

Ⅱ. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共20分)

( )31 Your manager is absent. Who will take _______ place of him?

A) a B) an C) the D) /

( )32. Mr. Wang met an old schoolmate of _______ on his way to the airport.

A) he

( )33.

left early.

A) few B) a few C) little D) a little B) his C) him D) himself The magic show lasted for three hours, but ______ people

( )34. After reading the story, we came to know nobody can be successful ______

any efforts.

A) for B) in C) on D) without

( )35. When we face(面对) any danger, we should keep __________.

one.

A) cheap B) cheaper C) cheapest D) the cheapest A) calm B) careful C) quiet D) frightened ( )36. The place is too expensive to hold our party. We should find a __________

( )37. We can’t do listening exercise, _______ the teacher’s recorder doesn’t work.

A) for B) but C) or D) and

( )38. Teenagers will learn more knowledge from real life ______ they have more

chances to experience it.

A) although B) if C) before D) unless

( )39. _______ you wait a few more minutes? The doctor’s coming soon.

A) Should B) Must C) Need D) Could

( )40. The company decided to spend about five ________ yuan building a school

for the children in western China.

A) millions B) millions of C) million of D) million

( )41. Jane plays the piano best in our class, so I never forget _____ the music

she played for the first time.

A) to hear B) heard C) hearing D) hear

( )42. The young ought to be allowed __________ their dream by themselves.

A) achieve B) to achieve C) achieving D) achieved

( )43. —Could you tell me ________ you did it so well?

—With my parents’ help.

A) who B) how C) when D) what

( )44. The Bund as well as Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower __________ thousands

of foreign tourists every month

time?

— I ___________ my foreign friends around Yu Garden.

A) showed B) am showing C) was showing D) would show A) attracts B) attract C) will attract D) are attracting ( )45. —I phoned you this morning, but you weren’t in. Where were you at that

( )46. I felt very nervous on the plane because I ________ before.

A) hadn’t flown B) haven’t flown

D) wouldn’t fly C) didn’t fly

( )47. Eric’s mother has never seen a 3D film at the cinema, _________?

( )48. To his parents’ joy, Jack ________ a job as a manger in a bank yesterday.

A) is offered B) was offered C) offered D) would offer A) hasn’t she B) has she C) isn’t she D) is she

( )49. －I will have a writing contest this weekend. I hope I will win. －______

A) All right. B) I’m glad to hear that. D) What a shame! C) Good luck.

( )50.

－ Would you please help me with my singing skills? － ______. You can come to my home on weekends. A) I hope so. B) Good idea. C) I’m afraid I can’t. D) No problem.

Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can

only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）（共8分）

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon ___51____complaints about stress(压力) in work and life. Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and ____52____with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups—____53___, glass, china, some plain-looking, some expensive—telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “Now you

have ___54___ that all the nice-looking expensive cups was taken up, leaving behind the plain and ___55___ ones. It is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves. That is also the cause of your problems and stress.”

“It is certain that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most ___56___ it is just more expensive and sometimes even hides what we drink.”

“What all of you really want was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups. And then you began eyeing each other's cups.”

“Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in ___57___are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Don't let the cups drive you ... enjoy the coffee ___58___."

Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词) (共8分)

59. China raised fuel _______ for the second time after Chinese New Year. (price)

60. Computer technology has developed very quickly since mid-________ century. (twenty)

61. The football game between French team and ________ team was a close game.(Italy)

62. Many traffic accidents happen because of _________ driving.(careful)

63. The machine doesn’t work. Who can _________ it well? (operation) 64. Our government is trying to make sure the students go to school by school bus _______.(safe)

65. It took us nearly two hours to ___________ this project last night.（completely） 66. The TV play is based on Chinese ____________ in the 1940s. (historical)

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共14分)

67. Liu Qian’s magic tricks on CCTV spring festival gala left me a good

impression.(改为一般疑问句)

________ Liu Qian’s magic tricks on CCTV spring festival gala ________ you a

good impression?

68. The students are asked to write a diary in English every day.(对划线部分提问)

________ ________ are the students asked to write a diary in English?

a clever pigeon just wants篇六：Unit 1-- Unit 3 复习

Unit 1--Unit 3 复习

一．单项选择（30题，30分）

( ) 1. There is ______ elephant in the zoo. ______ elephant is from Africa.

A. a, The B. an, The C. /, An D. a, An

( ) 2. One of the students _______ from France. He speaks ________.

A. are, Japanese B. is, English C. is, French D. come, French

( ) 3. Mr Li is kind _____ us. But sometimes he is kind ______ serious(严肃).

A. to, of B. with , to C. of, to D. of, of

( ) 4. He is late ____ his bike doesn’t work.

A. but B. because C. for D. So

( ) 5. —Isn’t the student friendly? —____. He studies hard and is ready to help others.

A. No, he is. B. No, she isn’t C. Yes, he is. D. No, she is.

( ) 6. —I’m sorry I’m late. — ___________.

A. That’s right B. You’re welcome C. That’s all right D. All right

( ) 7. Walk along the street, and ______ the second turning on the right.

A. do B. take C. go D. make

( ) 8. They are talking ____ the animals in the zoo.

A. to B. with C. about D. on

( ) 9. What things would you like ?

A. else B. other C. others D. the others

( ) 10. The park is a good place _____

A. relaxing B. relaxes C. relaxed D. to relax

( .

A. one B. the first C. first D. ones

( Lily and Lucy come from?

A. is B. are C. does D. do

( ) 13. Mary with her parents often ________to the zoo.

A. go B. goes C. to go D. going

( ) 14. _____ I’m hungry, _____ I have some food.

A. Because, so B. So, because C. Because, / D. So, /

( ) 15. ______ are from _______.

A. Chinese, Chinese B. Australian, Australia C. Japanese, Japan D. English, English

( ) 16. ----Do giraffes eat leaves or meat? ----_________.

A. Yes, meat B. Meat C. No, grass D. Leaves.

( ) 17. I teach_____Chinese and they teach_______English.

A.their;my B.theirs;mine C.they;I D.them;me

( ) 18. He is ____ to us and every one of us likes making ______ with him.

A .friends / friendly B. friendly / friends C. friend / friends D. friends / friend

( )19. —Do you know why he left so early? — ________ for the English test, I guess.

A. To study B. Study C. Studied D. Studying

( ) 20. Look! ________ two horses, a sheep and five goats on the hill.

A. There is B. There are C. There was D. There were

( ) 21. —Can a plane fly ________ the Atlantic Ocean?

—Yes, but it needs to go ________ the clouds for hours.

A. across; through B. through; across C. across; across D. through; through

( ) 22. Last week our teacher told us ________ more information about how to protect the

environment.

A. get B. got C. to get D. Getting

( ) 23. This is my first visit _________ China.

A. To B. At C. For D. on

( ) 24. They take a walk _____ the park every day.

A.across B.through C .past D.pass

( ) 25. Here is a letter _____ you. Who is it _____?

A. from; to B. to; to C. for; from D. for; for

( ) 26. We’ll have a_________ holiday. What about going to the West Lake?

A. three days B. three day C. three-day D. three days’

( )27. --When will they ______?

--_______ the evening of July the seventh.

A. arrive, On B. arrive at, On C. arrive in, In D. arrive, In.

( ) 28. Her voice sounds _______. I don’t want to listen to her singing.

A. good B. well C. bad D. badly

( ) 29. Where are our teachers? Are they in ________?

A. the room 809 B. Room 809 C. the 809 room D. 406 room

( )30. They ________ carefully, but they didn’t ________ anything.

A. listened; listen B. listened; hear C. heard; hear D. heard; hear

二、完型填空（10 题，15分)

Do you know pigeons (鸽子)? They are a 宠

物)

橄榄枝 和平鸽) .It is the symbol of peace.

（ ）31、A、kind of B、kinds C、kinds of D、kind

（ ）32、A、green B、red C、black D、white

（ ）33、A、ugly B、beautiful C、lazy D、shy

（ ）34、A、small B、fun C、clever D、light

（ ）35、A、How B、What C、Why D、Where

（ ）36、A、give B、bring C、have D、take

（ ）37、A、avenue B、way C、street D、road

（ ）38、A、look B、see C、watch D、look at

（ ）39、A、its B、him C、they D、theirs

（ ）40、A、food B、picture C、name D、bird

三. 阅读理解（15题, 30分）

（A）

Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time?

Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit(非盈利) organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.

You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.

“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too.” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers,” said another volunteer at the age of 18.

If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website:

( ) 56. When do the volunteers help others?

A. In their spare time. B. At weekends. C. On weekdays. D. In the evenings.

( )57. ______ can be a volunteer.

A.Children B. Old women C. Anyone aged 12—70 D. Young people

( )58. Volunteers want to get ______ when they help others.

A. money B. computers C. everything D. nothing

( )59. Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with _______.

A. animals B. children C. computers D.nothing

( )60. We can read such a passage ________.

A. in a newspaper B. in a storybook C. in a picture book D. in a textbook

B

Mr. Smith is an English teacher. He comes from America. He has a daughter. Her name is Amy, and she is a good doctor in New York. Mr. Smith likes playing basketball very much, and he can speak Japanese very well. Now, he is in China, so he wants to learn some Chinese. He works very hard at his Chinese, and goes to Chinese classes every evening. He has a lot of friends in China and they often help him. He likes to talk with them. He tells his daughter that he can speak good Chinese, and he doesn’t have any trouble (困难)with his Chinese, but the Chinese have a lot.

( )46. Mr. Smith works in ______.

A. a hospital B. a police station C. a school D. a restaurant

( )47. Mr. Smith is good at ______.

A. Chinese B. Japanese C. Spanish D. French

( )48. Can he speak Chinese very well?

A. Yes, he can B. No, he can’t C. we don’t know D. very good

( )49. Where does he learn Chinese?

A. In an evening school. B. At home. C. In his friend’s home. D. In a park.

( )50. Does he study very hard?

A. Yes, he do. B. No, he doesn’t. C. Yes, he does. D. No, he don’t.

（C）

Many people have the wrong idea about pigs. Pigs are actually very clean animals. On farms,

They are also really smart. They may be smarter than dogs. So, pigs can learn things from people.

Pigs are very friendly animals. Some people them as pets. Of course, people raise the small kind, not the big kind. Small pigs are very cute. And they don’t break things in the house. Big pigs usually live outside on farms, not in people’s houses.

( ) 51. Which words can describe pigs?

A. Dirty and stupid. B. Nervous and strange.

C. Dangerous and unfriendly D. Intelligent and friendly.

( )52. What does "in the wild" mean?

A. In nature. B. On farms. C. Acting crazy. D. In people’s houses.

( )53. Which of the following is true?

A. Pigs like to be dirty. B. People can teach pigs things.

C. Dogs are smarter than pigs. D. Only farmers raise pigs.

( )54. What kind of pigs do people raise in their houses?

A. The very big kind B. The small kind.

C. The kind from farms. D. The ugly kind.

( )55. What’s the meaning of "raise"______.

A. 吃 B. 饲养 C.喝 D. 打

四．根据首字母或提示写单词。(10题，共10 分)

56. There (有)some meat in that box.

57. You are h________. Why not buy some food in the shop?

58. The shop is _________(营业) 24 hours a day.

59. —Is your English teacher f______ to you all? —Yes, he is very kind to us.

605. John usually (relaxing) on weekends.

61. At the _______ (begin) of his term, we all work hard.

62. Across from the shop_______ (be) some restaurants

63. Just go s_________ and turn left , the hotel is on the right.

64.A river runs t______ the city.

65. We see her when she p________ the classroom.

五．书面表达（共计15分）

假设你有一位新笔友。请你向他介绍一下你的情况。需包括姓名、性别、年龄、来自国家、所说语言、喜欢的东西（包括食物、科目、动物等等）以及简单的原因、职业理想。不少于80个词。

参考答案

一. 单选1-5 BCABC 6-10 CBCBD 11-15 CDBCC 16-20 DDBAB 21-25 ACABC 26-30 CACBB

二. 完型 31-35 ADBCC 36-40 DBBAC

三. 阅读41-45 ACDBC 46-50 CAAAC 51-55 DABBC

四. 单词56. is 57. hungry 58. open 59. friendly 60. relaxes

61. beginning 62. are 63. straight 64. through 65. passes

a clever pigeon just wants篇七：英语复习

(好些同学一块整理共享）

一、单词连线：

1、destination目的地－ the place to which one is going or directed

2、switch转移/换/变－to shift,transfer,or divert

3、adjust调整/节－to change so as to match or fit;cause to correspond使符合

4、remove移走-take away拿开

5、schedule时间表-timetable时间表

6、convince说服-persuade

7、rescue营救-save解救

8、occupy占用-to fill a particular amount of space占用（空间）

9、shelter住所-a place to live 10、resident居民-someone who lives or stays in a particular place

11、spot一眼看到（远远地）-see

12、constantly时常的-frequently经常地

13、distress痛苦，忧虑-sorrow悲伤，痛苦

二、完形填空 New comers to the united states are often surprised by the schools.American schools seem so different from schools they know in other parts of the world. American education is based on the idea that children to learn to think themselves.The school should be the place where they learn to do this. In school,children learn the 3Rs(Reading,Writing and .They also learn be independent(独立的),how to make their own judg-ments(判断），and how to develop their own and interests.The American teacher does not want the children in her class to sit with hands folded quietly and to say .She wants them to listen attentively and ask questions.She knows children learn from books is important. She also knows that it is necessary for them to know how to use this learning for their and development.During Open School Week,parent have a chance to see how American education

Research has shown that too much noise people’s hearing.In fact many young people

now suffer from deafness from regularly going to discos where the have to shout to make themselves much part of modern world-planes fling overhead,traffic thundering along busy roads,television,portable radios,all produce noise it.In fact people going on country holidays have been known to complain that it is too quiet.They actually miss the noises they are used to in their daily lives.The problem is that noise, though i does not necessarily cause deafness,causes more or less noise cannot be left to the scientists alone.It is to us to decide what kind of world we

want to live in.

三、翻译:

1、我过去常常打高尔夫球，但后来为了得到更多的锻炼改打网球了。（switsh to）+ sth转变成

I used to play golf but I switched to tennis to get more exercise.

2、当说到电脑，他还是有点在行的。（when it comes to）当说到...的时候

He’s a bit of an expert when it comes to computers.

3、他不但擅长画画，唱歌也很棒。（not only... bu also...）不仅...而且

She is not only good at drawing,but also excellent in singing.

4、他们因为坐不起出租车而步行。（afford to ）+do sth有足够的钱/时间做某事

They walked because they couldn’t afford to take a taxi.

5、我好像总是赚得越多就花得越多。（the more...the more...）越...就越

It always seems that the more I earn,the more I spend.

6、我过去住在南方。可现在我住在北方，这里的气候我还不很习惯。（ get used to ）渐渐习惯

I used to live in the south.I’m living in the north now and I havent’t been/got used to the cli-mate here.

used to 过去有做某事，现在不做了get used to 渐渐习惯（行不习惯到习惯）

四、阅读理解

Can animals be made to work for us

Can animals be made to work for us ?Some scientists think that one day animals be trained to do a

number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings.

They point out that at a circus(),for example ,we may see elephants ,monkeys,dogs and other animals

doing quite skillful things. Perhaps you have seen them on television or in a film.if you watch closely ,you may notice that the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward .the scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them .

Of course ,as we know ,dogs can be used to guard a house ,and soldiers in both old and modern

times have used geese to give a warning by making a lot of noise when a stranger or an enemy comes near.but it may be possible to work in factories .in russia ,for example ,pigeons ,which are birds with good eyesight ,are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls balls that are being made in one factory .when the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from others,it touches a steel plate with its beak.this turn on a light to warn people in the factory.at the same time a few seeds are given as a reward .it takes three to five weeks to train a pigeon to do this and one pigeon can inspect 3,000 to 4,000 balls an hour.

Apes have been used in America in helping to make cars ,and scientists believe that these large

monkeys may be used one day to gather crops and even drive trains.

16.what made scientists think animals can be made to work for us one day? A

A. Animals are very skillful at a circus .

B.They are big and strong .

C.Some animals are as clever as human beings .

D.Animals can be trained because they like to get something as a reward .

17.The trainer usually gives the animal a piece of candy or fruit D

A.when it is hungry B.before it plays a trick

C.when it starts to play a trick D.after it has done the trick

18.The “reward “in the passage means D

A.an honor given for doing something

B.money paid for doing something

C.attention paid to good conduct

D.something given in return for work

19.Many animals may be trained to do simple jobs if they know C

A.who their trainers are B.they will be praised by their trainers

C.They will get a reward .

D.Something dangerous will happen to them .

20.Which of the following is NOT true ? D

A.Scientists believe apes may drive trains some day.

B.Apes have worked in some factories .

C.Apes may one day be used to gather crops.

D.An ape is not a large monkey .

Maintaining your automobile

The average north American driver travels 12,000 miles per year .in order to get the maxi-mum life out of an automobile,you must provide it with proper maintenance.proper maintenance can reduce air pollution ,extend the value of the vehicle , save on fuel bills ,prevent breakdowns ,and lead to better performance.

You should change the oil in all of your vehicles every3,000 miles .whenever you change the oil you can also change the oil filter .oil filters remove dirt and debris from an engine to run ,it also requires air.This air must be filtered to stop dirt from damaging the engine .Every time you change the vehicle’s oil you should inspect the car for any unexpected wear and tear .

Due to the performance and sheer heat of combustion car engines become very hot .Anti-free is used as a coolant for your vehicle system .This coolant should be replaced every two years.by doing this you extend the life of your radiator .other flu-ids that require maintenance at 60,000miles include brake fluid ,transmission fluid,and power steering fluid .

The use of properly inflated and well maintained tire is critical.the tire that holds the car to the road is your first line of safety .tires usually have a life expectancy dictated by the manufacturer .it is recommended that you follow this life expectancy which usually averages 30,000miles.

A vehicle should be driven properly by not exerting extra stress .Extra stress can lead to overheating .overheating is the prime cause of premature life of belts,gaskets hoses,and seals .if any of these parts become a problem it is a much better idea to replace the part than to repair it .

21.On average ,how many times a year should a North American driver change their

oil ? A

A.4 B.5 C.3 D.9

22.How often should you inspect your car for internal damage? C

A.Once a year B.Twice a year

C.four times a year D.Three times a year

23.What fluid helps stabilize the temperature of your car ? D

A.Brake fluid B.Power steering fluid

c.Transmission fluid D.Antifreeze .

24.How can driving excessive speeds damage your automobile internally ? A

A.They premature life of automobile parts and devices .

B.Thy burn the tires .

C.They extend the life expectancy of radiator

D.They clog the oil filter

25.Following manufacturers guidelines,after how many oil changes would you expect that the basic tire needs to be replaced? D

A.5 B.8 C.9 D.10

Passage Three

America is in no immediate danger of “running out of water”.People in the west have always been aware that water is a precious commodity and must be conserved .in the damp East ,an excess of water led to complacency until two factors created concern over our water supply .First ,the periods of drought from 1961to 1966in the Northeast affected crop production and used up the surface and ground water supplies .Second ,attention was called to the rapid increased urban and industrial growth. As a result ,these is an increasing awareness of the need for conserving

both the quantity and quality of our antion’s water supplies.

Water is a renewable resource ,but it is not inexhaustible .When used for municipal,indus-trial,or agricultural purposes ,it is not destroyed ,but generally finds its way back into our water supply .This used water now carries some waste materials .These dirty waters are often dumped into large bodies of the wastes on the soil surface .on the other hand ,water supplies .Eventually,all water evaporates and later returns to the earth as rain or snow in a relatively pure state .

Through this never-ending cycle,there is just as much water in this country now as there ever was .The amount ,however ,does not increase .our rapid population growth and our rapid agricultural and industrial expansion have caused our water needs to soar .By withdrawing water from streams too much waste too quickly,we have in some instances upset the balance of nature’s built-in renewal processes for conserving water .As a result ,some of our streams and and lakes have become “wet deserts”.There is still plenty of water in them ,but it is water so polluted that it supports no life at all .

26.The passage is mainly about C

water resources of the u.s B. The renewal processes of water in nature

C.the importance of water conservation D.water pollution in America

27.Water is relatively purer in D

A.fast moving streams and rivers B.underground water supplies

C.surface water supplies D.rain and snow

28.when the author says that lakes have become “wet deserts”(line6,para.3),he is being C

A.angry B.optimistic C.Sad D.humorous

29.it is implied in the passage that C

A.water can be polluted by deserts

B.There are many water conservation programs in America

C.water keeps evaporating from the earth’s surface

D.water is not polluted by waste materials

30.The word “complacency”(line3,para.1)most probably means D

trouble B.flooding C.drought D.self-satisfaction

Passage four

Man is a land animal ,but he is also closely tied to the sea .Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man .The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world .Today ,experts believe that nearly two-thirds of the world’s population

Live within eighty kilometers of the seacoast .

In the modern technological world ,the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive.

Resources on land are beginning to grow less .the sea, however,still offers hope to supply many of man’s needs in the future .

The riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology are impressive .Oil and gas explorations have existed for nearly thirty years.valuable amounts of minerals such as iron ,cop-per and so no exist on the ocean floor.

Besides oil and gas ,the sea may offer new sources of energy .for example ,warm temperature of the ocean can be used as the steam in a steamship .sea may also offer a source of energy as electricity for mankind .

Technology is enabling man to explore even deeper under the sea .it is obvious that the technology to harvest the sea continues to improve .by 2050,experts believe that problems to

Explore the food ,minerals and energy resources of the sea will have been largely solved .

31.what is the proper title for the passage that C

A.needs of man B.sea harvest and food C.Sea and sources of energy D.sea exploring technology

32.It can be inferred from the Passage that A

A.man hasn’t completely made use of the riches of the sea

B.Technology for exploring the sea has been solved

C.Harvesting rice in the sea will be made possible

D.In the near future man can live on the ocean floor

33.why does the author mention a steamship ? A

A.To illustrate that man can make use of sources of energy from the sea

B.To show that a steamship is better than other kinds of ships .

C.To argue that man should use steamships

D.To indicate that it is warmer in the ocean than on land .

34.According to the author ,technology is important because B

A.resources on land are running short in ten years

B.Man can use it to explore the deeper sea

C.It is a lot of fun diving into sea

D.Ancient people used it to explore the sea

35.According to the author ,when will the problem to explore the deeper sea largely be solved ? D

A.in the next generation B.By the end of 20th century

C.in the near future D.by the middle of 21st century

五、选择题（情景对话+语法）

1、Host: john,come and sit in the sofa.dinner will be ready in a minute.Could I get you something

to drink?

a clever pigeon just wants篇八：英语试卷

姓名_________ 班级_________ 座号_________ 成绩_________

英 语 试 卷

第Ⅰ卷

语言知识运用

Ⅰ.选择填空.

1. ——Would you like to have______? ——No, thank you. I‟ve had enough.

A. anything more B. something more

C. more anything D. more something

2. The driver was badly hurt ______of the traffic accident.

A, at a result B. in the result C. with the result D. as a result

3. ——What a nice camera ! Is it new?

——No, I have ______ it for three years.

A. had B. bought C. borrowed D. kept

4. ——Excuse me, could you tell me if it ______ tomorrow?

——Sorry, I don‟t know, either.

A. rains B. will rain C. had rained D. has rained

5. ——Susan, why are you still here? They are all ready to start.

——I‟m sorry, but I ______when to meet.

A. don‟t tell B. haven‟t told C. wasn‟t told D. told

6. ——I Have lunch at school on weekdays. What about you?

——______.

A. So have I. B. So I have C. So do I. D. So I do.

7. Everybody knows wood can be made ______ desks

A. into B. in C. of D. from

8. Peter‟s jacket looked just the same as Jack‟s, but it cost ______ his.

A. as much twice as B. as twice much as

C. twice as much as D. much as twice as

9. I ______ smoke, but I gave it up two years ago.

A. was used to B. is used to C. used to D. have used to

10. We must reuse the plastic bags ______ throw them away.

A. rather than B. instead of C. prefer to D. take place

Ⅱ.完形填空

Long ago, people sent messages in different ways. A man put his ears to the ground. He __11__ the horses. They were coming this way. He ran to ___12__ people. He was a ___13___. That was one way to send messages.

People in ___14___ countries also sent messages. One man made a cloud of smoke. In the next village people saw the smoke and went on doing that, too. The massage went from village to village by __15___.

Much ___16___, some soldiers kept many pigeons, these pigeons ___17___ flew back. When a soldier was sent far away from his own ___18__, he might take a pigeon along. He could tie a message to the bird's leg. It would fly back ___19____ the soldier's message.

These are slow ways to send messages. Can you think of ___20___ ways?

( ) 11. A. saw B. found C. heard D. lost

( ) 12. A. speak B. talk C. say D. tell

( ) 13. A. runner B. winner C. cleaner D. farmer

( ) 14. A. another B. other C. others D. the other

( ) 15. A. animals B. horses C. people D. smoke

( ) 16. A. better B. more C. later D. late

( ) 17. A. sometimes B. always C. never D. often

( )18. A. place B. home C. family D. house

( )19. A. and B. to C. without D. with

( ) 20.A. farther B. further C. faster D. more quickly

阅读理解

Ⅰ.根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“T”错误的用“F”。

Have you seen the videos on TV? Do you wear large T-shirts and baggy jeans? Or have you heard someone rap (说唱)? Hip-Hop is very hot now.

Hip-Hop music was started in the middle of the 1970s by African Americans in New York. The music, break-dancing(霹雳舞) and graffiti (涂鸦) make up Western Hip- Hop culture. Most of the Hip-Hop songs are about love, jobs or even games.

Usually in rap, singers speak words very quickly to a certain beat. Most of the words are fun. Singers play off words to make fun of themselves or others. Hip-Hop music has few rules. Singers just do what they think and rap it out in a clever or creative way. The freedom makes a lot of teenagers fall in love with the music. Many of them like wearing large T-shirts and baggy jeans. Famous rap and Hip-Hop stats include Eminem in the U.S. and Jay Chou from China.

Today Hip-Hop is more and more popular across most of the world.

21．African Americans started Hip-Hop music in the middle of the 1970s in New York．

22．There are three main kinds of music in Western Hip-Hop culture.

23．Hip-Hop music is very popular，but it has a lot of rules to follow．

24. From the passage we know jay Chou is a famous rap and Hip-Hop star．

25．Many teenagers don't like wearing large T-shirts or baggy jeans．

Ⅱ.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

(A) We moved to a new area when our son was in Grade Five．Before we moved，we took him to spend half a day at his new school．There he saw his new classmates and teachers．He enjoyed the visit．During the almost l50-kilometer drive home，he told US that he had told some of the students the date when we would move there．And he had also invited them to visit us.

The moving day，a Saturday，was a busy day．But we arrived at our new house at noon．About an hour later，kids began to come and soon one of them invited our son to his house to play for the afternoon．

By the time he returned，he knew where most of the kids lived and all of their family histories． On Monday morning，the door bell rang just before the time he would leave for schoo1．Then it rang again and again．

By the time he was ready，we had eight young boys waiting to walk to school with him on his first day．They all lived near us．

I asked them if their parents had sent them．The answers surprised and pleased me，“No，we just came so that he would have people to walk with．”and “It is the right thing to do．”

The starting of lasting（持续的）friendships were formed（形成）that day．We have lived here nearly six years and the same group of kids still plays together，goes to parties on weekends together，and surfs together．

I still get thinking how welcoming and kind those kids were．And how lucky my son is to have them as friends！

26．Before the family moved to the new area，the son was taken to his new schoo1 ．

A．to invite the teachers to visit them B．to play with his classmates

C．to see if the school was far D．to get to know it

27．What did the son know about other kids after they played for the afternoon?

A．Their living places and family histories．

B．Their family stories and their life．

C．Their school life and family histories．

D．Their living places and family members．

28．In the story，the son went to school on his first day

A．in his father‟s car B．on a school bus

C．on foot with other kids D．in another kid‟s car

29．Which of the following is Right according to the story?

A

．The family moved to the new house on Saturday afternoon．

B．The kids visited the house before the family arrived．

C．The son knew the kids well before he got there．

D．The son was invited to play in a kid‟s house later that afternoon．

30．The passage shows us that ．

A．it‟s easy to move to a new place

B．it‟s kind of people to help a new comer

C．it‟s difficult to make new friends

D．it‟s better to live in the same place

（B）

31. What job is wanted above?

A. Cooks. B. Drivers. C. Doctors. D. Teachers.

32. _________ will probably get the job.

A. An English lady at the age of 27 B. A woman who is good at French

C. An Australian of 35 with a teacher‟s license D. A Russian with 5 years of teaching experience

33. What is not mentioned (提到)?

A. Age. B. Pay. C. Address D. Phone number

34. If a foreigner wants to have an interview, he or she should make it _________.

A. in late August B. after August 15th

C. before August 15th D. in early September

35. What do you think it is?

A. An ad. B. An article. C. A film. D. A letter.

Ⅲ.阅读下面短文，把A-D四个句子填入文中空缺处，是短文内容完整、正确，然后完成第40小A. David sent a picture of himself.

B. In fact, Jane is quite lonely.

C. One day Jane‟s father was going on a business trip to San Francisco.

D. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. 题。 Jane is a

bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university. But her family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. So she spends a lot of time on her QQ. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made lots of friends.

Last years Jane made a very special friend on QQ. He and Jane were both interested in rock music. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. As time went by, they became good friends.

Jane asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. But when David finally stood before her, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old named Jim!

40. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Jane is in a rich family but she feels lonely.

B. Jane and David chatted on QQ happily and became good friends.

C. Jane went to see David on her business trip to San Francisco.

D. Jane didn‟t know David was only twelve until she visited him.

第Ⅱ卷

语言知识运用

I. 词汇

i.

43. I hope I‟ll be __________ enough to get a free ticket to the places of interest in Beijing.

41. Be careful when you walk _________ the street.

44.We couldn‟t help __________ when we watched the funny performance of Xiao Shenyang.

45. I have made a __________ to travel to Taiwan in the summer vacation.

ii. 根据中文提示， 用词组的适当形式填空。每词一词。

46. She ___________ ___________(收到……来信) her pen friend yesterday.

47. All the athletes ___________ ___________(对……满意) with the nice service during the Beijing Olympics.

a clever pigeon just wants篇九：英语

山东教育出版社 暑假生活指导（七年级 1.常见标志

A 不准停车 安全出口

肯德基 小心路滑

B No parking No smoking

No photos 不会

C No food

No music

2.广告英语

1.I'm lovin'it（我就喜欢）——麦当劳

2.Obey your thirst. （服从你的渴望。）——雪碧

3.We lead Others copy. （我们领先，他人仿效。)——理光复印机

4.The taste is great. （味道好极了。）——雀巢咖啡

5.Let's make things better. （让我们做得更好。）——飞利浦电子

6.Good to the last drop. (滴滴香浓，意犹未尽。)——麦斯威尔咖啡

7.Feel the new space. （感受新境界。)——三星电子

8.Just do it. （只管去做。）——耐克运动鞋

9.Focus on life. （瞄准生活。）——奥林巴斯相机

10. We're the dot. in. com. （我们就是网络。）——太阳微系统公司

广告英语的语言特点简单，明了 一般都是几个字

3.动物与英语

pig dog cat

1.Love me,love my dog. .爱屋及乌

2.I wanted mother„s present to be secret,but my sister let the cat out of the bag. .给妈妈的礼物

我本想保密，但妹妹却露出了马脚

3.He was lake a cat in hot bricks before his driving test. 面临驾驶考试，他急得像热锅上的蚂

蚁

4.The pian is a dead duck :there is no money. 计划泡汤了，因为没有钱

5.My new car gose like a bird.It runs fairly well. 我的新车行驶自如，它跑得非常好。

6.You can taik till the cows come home;you'll never make me clange my mind. 你就算说出大天

来，也休想改变我的主意

7.I smelt a rat when he strted being so helpful. 他主动帮忙，我怀疑里面另有文章

8.They lead a cat-and-dog life,so they decided to get separated. 他们老是吵架，所以决定分开

It’s not my pigeon 跟我没关系

4.色彩与英语

a white night 不眠之夜

a white elephant 累赘之物/无用物品

a white crow 罕见的事物

the White House 白宫

a white lie 善意的谎言

white flag 投降

black sheep 败家子

black tea 红茶

black coffee 黑咖啡

black Dog 情绪低落

black gold 石油

green hand新手

green tea绿茶

blue day乏味的一天

blue collar蓝领

blue fear极度的惊恐

I had a white night

（一）

1① basketball bookshop housework

②writer helpful

③shop water land name

2. straight

tall always

market smart

have square

hair airport

meat clean

see beef week

bear pear

shirt sir

zoo cool

soap coat

tour house

cow

toy

story

curly nurse

back rock

that weather

fish fashion

dolphin elephant

where when

cheap beach

er：height erther

other-mother-another-brother

make-lake-take-bake-snake

rain-train-drainage

duck-luck-lucky-chuck

twin-win-sing-winner

end-tend-send-spend

wet-fet-set-pet-get-let

call-fall-tall-small-hall-ball

cold-told-fold-mold-sold

eat-meat-seat-east-feast

sea-tea-seat-plead-each

low-slow-flower-flow

cow-how-now-down

feet-meet-meeting-street

sweep-steep-sleep-weep

ill-will-till-hill-still

it-hit-sit-pit-git-dither

cat-pat-fat-mat-nat-that

ate-fate-gate-mate-skate

noon-moon-toon-spoon

an-man-tan-any-ant-many

yet-met-net-let-ret-ket

lay-may-lay-hay-say-stay

yard-gard-card-art-smart

dish-fish-wish-finish

top-atop-drop-pop

（二）

1.thicker better easisr

2 写出三种用于比较的结构：

（1）原级比较用 as+原级+as. I have read books as many as you.

(2)两者比较用: ....比较级+than. I have watched more films than you. So my listening is better

than yours

(3)多者之间的比较常用: 比较级+than+any other+单数名词/the other+复数名词 Mary is

more optimistic than any other student in our class.2. 不规则形容词和副词的比较级和最高级

有

原级 比较级 最高级

good(好的)/well(健康的) better best bad (坏的)/ ill(有病的) worse worst old (老的) older/elder oldest/eldest

much/many(多的) more most

little(少的) less least

far (远的) farther/further farthest/furthest

4. .dearer

nearer

.better

more most

.far further

.least

Xinhua bookstore . because books in Xinhua bookstore are very cheap

5. Now I am on summer vocation ,and l will tell you something about my studies.My chinese and math was great .But my english was terrible ,my teacher said that i was lasy .So i should hard-working

6. Waste not,want not. 俭以防匮。

From saving comes having. 富有来自节俭。

A penny saved is a penny gained. 省一文是一文。

Take care of the pence and the pound will take care of themselves. 金钱积少便成多。 Frugality is an estate alone. 节俭本身就是一宗财产。

（三）

1.just like a long lost friend(像分别很久的朋友）

2.it made me smile(它使我笑容满面）

3.过去时态

4.①

, put . cut

Hit read

let beat

hurt cost

规律：都是不变化的 都是原型

②kept,slept, swept , ept

ep变pt

③taught, caught,

rach atch 变aught

④brought, bought, thought,

变 ought

⑤began,drank, rang, sang, swam, sat,

i 改变a

⑥lent,sent,spent, built,

d 改 t

⑦sold, told,

ell 变为old

⑧said, pard,

变y为i 加d

⑨met,fed

去掉E

⑩grew, knew,threw flew

变为 ew

fly flew;

find found;

5.

Dear mum:

i am having a good time in london.i__got__(get) to the airport at about 12 o'clock last

friday.i_ took_(take)a taxi to our language school and then i _went___(go)to my host family.in the afternoon i_did_(do)some shopping in downtown.then i_had_(have)my first dinner at about eight that evening.the food_was_(be)delicious and i liked it.

it_was_(be)Saturday yesterday.my teacher_took___(take)us sightseeing in the

city.i_saw_(see)the Big ben and the Palace where the queen_lives_(live).I_bought__(buy) some postcards in the shop.they are beautiful and i hope you_will love__(love)them.it

_was_(be)late when we_got_(get)back to the host home.i_felt_(feel)tired but excited.i think i_have fallen__(fall)in love with the

city. Your love

Daming

四 1阅读短诗，找出诗中押韵的单词:live,T.V,tea,me

2.整首诗用的主要时态是：现在进行时 其中结构是：V+ing

3.working buying visiting

规律：直接加ing

taking having driving

规律：去e加ing

stopping shopping getting

规律：双写辅音字母，再加ing

Lying

规律：变ie为y，再加ing

a clever pigeon just wants篇十：必备的小学英语阅读短文100篇

Passage 1.Woodpecker 惹treat or trick

There are many apple trees in a garden. They’re good friends. One day an old tree is ill. There are many pests in the tree. Leaves of the tree turn yellow. The old tree feels very sad and unwell. Another tree sends for a doctor for him. At first, they send for a pigeon, but she has no idea about it. Then they send for an oriole, and she can’t treat the old tree well. Then they send for a woodpecker. She is a good doctor. She pecks a hole in the tree and eats lots of pests. At last the old tree becomes better and better. Leaves turn green and green.

Good better best colder and colder,warmer and warmer . bigger and bigger

Passage 2.A Busy Day give

Today is Sunday! On Sundays, I usually play the flute. My father usually reads the newspaper. My mother usually cleans the house. But today my mother is in bed. She is ill. My father has to do the housework. Now, he is cleaning the house. ―Sam, can you help me?‖ ―Yes, Dad!‖ Now, we’re washing the car. Where’s my sister, Amy? She is playing my flute. What a lucky girl!

Passage 3.The dog and his reflection

One day a dog with a piece of meat in his mouth was crossing a plank over a stream. As he walked along, he looked into water, and he saw his reflection. He thought this was another dog carrying a piece of meat. And he felt he would like to have two pieces. So he snapped at the reflection in the water, and of course, as he opened his mouth, the piece of meat disappeared quickly.

Passage 4.An honest boy

Tony is seven years old. He is an honest and polite boy. One day, it was Sunday. Tony, his sister and his mother stayed at home. He was watching TV and his sister was reading books. His mother was washing clothes. Just then, his father came back with a bag of pears. Tony likes pears very much and he wanted to eat one. His mother gave him four and said, ―Let’s share them.‖ ―Which pear do you want, Tony?‖ asked his mother. ―The biggest one, mum.‖ ―What?‖ said his mother, ―You should be polite and want the smallest one.‖ ―Should I tell a lie just to be polite, mum?‖ polite

Passage 5. A birthday party

Today is Susan’s birthday. She is nine years old. Her friends are in her home now. There is a birthday party in the evening. Look! Mary is listening to the music. And Tom is drinking orange juice. Jack and Sam are playing cards on the floor. Lily and Amy are watching TV. Someone is knocking at the door. It’s Henry. He brings a big teddy bear for Susan. The teddy bear is yellow. Susan is very happy. All the children are happy. They sing a birthday song for Susan.

Passage 6.The Farmer and the Snake

It was a cold winter day. A farmer found a snake on the ground. It was nearly dead by cold. The Farmer was a kind man. He picked up the snake carefully and put it under the coat. Soon the snake began to move and it raised its mouth and bit the farmer. ―Oh, My god!‖ said the farmer, ―I save your life, but you thank me in that way. You must die.‖ Then he killed the snake with a stick. At last he died, too.

Lie, die, tie,pie,

Walking stick business

work

Passage 7. Two Young Trees bat蝙蝠，球棒

Two young trees are standing on the top of the hill. Their names are Tim and Alan.

One day, it’s sunny and warm. Some birds are singing in the trees. The wind blows, and the trees are talking. ―What do you want to be when you grow up?’’ asks Tim. ―I’m not sure. I think I want to be a chair or a desk.‖ answers Alan, ―Maybe I want to be a toy box or a baseball bat. I like children.‖ ―What do you want to be when you grow up?‖ asks Alan. ―Me?‖ says Tim, ―I just want to be a tree. I want to be a house for birds and spiders. I want to have many apples. And when it’s sunny and hot, people and animals can stand under me.‖

Passage 8. Hongkong is a nice place

Hong Kong is a nice place, especially in summer. July is a hot month in Hong Kong. But it’s an excellent time for swimming. There is a beautiful beach at Repulse Bay (浅水湾). To get there, you can take a bus from Central. Lots of people go to the beach on Sundays and Saturdays. But if（如果） you go on a weekday, it will be not so crowded(拥挤的).Visitors to Hongkong need passports护照. But people from many countries do not need visas. Hongkong is a nice place for holiday. There are many shops.

Passage 9. Water

Water is very important for living things生物. Without water, there must be no life on the earth. All the plants and animals need water to drink, to cook food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in farms, factories, offices, schools, families and many other places.

Water is found in seas, rivers and lakes. It can be found everywhere in the world, and it also can be found in the air.

Passage 10. Twins’ Bedroom

This is the twins’ bedroom. It is a nice room. The two beds look the same. This bed is Lily’s and that one is Lucy’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs. Their clock, books and pencil-boxes are on the desk. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs. Some nice flowers are on the desk. Some nice pictures are on the wall. Is there a kite? Yes, it’s under Lily’s bed. The bedroom is very nice.

Passage 11. Dogs

One of the animals that help people a lot is the dog. In some countries, dogs pull wagons马车. In the cold north, dogs pull sleds. There are other ways that dogs help us, too. Policemen use them to look for missing people. Soldiers use them to carry letters and medicine .On farms, dogs take care of sheep and keep them in the fields. At night, they take the sheep home. Dogs help the blind with work. Some dogs are good and kind. Some dogs are good at another skill.

Pull, push

Passage 12. The Best Job工作

Betty is a lazy girl. She doesn’t study hard, and she doesn’t help her mother with the housework, either. ―What are you going to be when you grow up, Betty?‖ Mother asks. ―You’re too lazy. No job will ever fit you.‖ ―But I know one,‖ says the girl, ―I’m going to be Father Christmas,‖ ―You want to be Father Christmas?‖ Mother is surprised, ―But why?‖ ―Because he works only one day in a whole year.‖

Passage 13.A Clever Monkey

A little monkey picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The monkey can’t take it home. Suddenly he sees a panda riding a bike towards him. He watches the bike. ―l have a good idea. I can roll the pumpkin. It likes a wheel.‖ So he rolls the pumpkin to his home. When his mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised and says, ―How can you carry it home?‖ The little monkey answers proudly, ―l can’t lift it, but l can roll it.‖ His mother smiles and says, ― What a clever boy!‖

Passage14. What Are Stars Like?

Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways, stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star’s life is over.

Passage 15.Radio and Television

Radio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio.

The TV is more useful than the radio. On TV we can see and hear what is happening in the world. However, radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. And listeners are becoming more. That’s because a transistor radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or your bike when you go to work.

Passage 16.It’s cool behind you

It’s two o’clock in the afternoon. The sun is shinning and it’s very hot. Nancy has to meet her mother at the train station.

Now she’s walking in the street. There are no trees and she’s fat. So she feels very

hot. But she doesn’t find a boy walking just behind her. And she meets a friend and says ―hello‖ to him. ―Who’s the boy behind you？‖ asks the man . Now she sees the boy. She is angry and asks, ―Why are you walking behind me, boy?‖ ―There’s no shade in the street, you know.‖ answers the boy. ―It’s cool behind you, I think.‖

Passage 17.Father’s Hobby

My dad works from Monday to Friday in a bank. he uses the computer to count money. His job is very important in the bank.

Dad is also busy at home. At weekends he cooks dinner. Usually he cooks Italian food. On Sundays he makes five pieces of pizza. Sometimes he cooks chicken and makes Chinese food. My mum watches and helps him. I help my dad, too. I wash the dishes.

Many people think it is strange for a man to cook. But my dad enjoys his hobby. Cooking relaxes him. He is a weekend cook.

Passage 18.I don’t think so

Jack is a good boy but he doesn’t like to use his head. He often says something withou thinking.It makes others unhappy.

Mr. Black teaches math in a school. He’s old now and he likes children.On the Friday Mr. Black doesn’t go to work, because he’s ill in a hospital. And Jack’s mother will see him after dinner. ―I want to be there with you.‖ says Jack. ―You’re a rude boy. I can’t take you there.’’ says his mother. ―Don’t worry, mum. I won’t do that again. Please believe me. ‖ says Jack. In the hospital, Jack says nothing at first. When they’re leaving , he says to Mr. Black, ―You look fine. The doctor says you’re going to die, but I don’t think so. ‖

Passage 19.Seven days in a week

There are about fifty-two weeks in a year. And there are seven days in each week. The first day of a week is Sunday. The other days of a week between Sunday and Saturday are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Monday is the second day, Tuesday is the third day, Wednesday is the fourth day, Thursday is the fifth day, and Friday is the sixth day. What’s the last day? Do you know?

Passage 20.My special Friend

I have a friend in the U.S. His name is Don Adams. I know him very well, but I have never met him. We write to each other all the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received a letter from Don yesterday. It makes me very happy. He is coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time.

Passage 21.A Day in My Life

My family lives on this street. In the morning, my father goes to work and all

the children go to school. My mother takes us to school everyday. She does the housework. She always has her lunch at home, and sees her friends in the afternoon. In the evening all the children come home from school. They always get home early. My father goes home from work and he is often late. After supper my two brothers and I do our homework. We go to bed at ten.

Passage 22. The Sea

What do know about the sea? Some people have seen it but others haven’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very tough when there is a strong wind. What other things do you know about it? Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. If you have swum in the sea, you know that the sea is salty. Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea. Some places of the sea are saltier than the other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? It is so salty that you can’t sink when you are in the water! And fish cannot live in it!

Passage 23.A Good Young Pioneer

Li Hua is a Yong Pioneer. He is going to the park. Now he is waiting for a bus. Suddenly he finds a watch on the ground. He asks some people, ―Whose watch is it?‖ But the watch isn’t theirs. So he gives the watch to a policeman.

Now Li Hua gets on the bus. He is sitting near the window. An old woman gets on the bus. She has no seat. So he stands up and says, ―Here is a seat for you, Granny. Please sit here‖

Passage 24.Sea horse

There are all kinds of horses in the world. But one of them you can’t ride. It doesn’t live on land, but in the sea. It looks like the head of horse. So the people call it sea horse. In fact, the sea horse is a small fish. It likes to live in warm water. A sea horse stands up in the water when it swims.

Father horse carries the eggs to keep them safe in its pouch. When the eggs are hatched, the baby horses swim away.

Passage 25.A Cat and a Bird

There are three trees near the house. There is a big tree, and two small trees. In the big tree there is a bird. Can the bird sing? Yes, it can. What’s under the big tree? It’s a cat.

―I want some food,‖ thinks the cat. ―Bird, my good friend, Come here! It’s time to play games‖ says the cat.

―No today, thank you!‖ says the bird, ―You can’t catch me! Goodbye!‖ Look! The bird is flying!

Passage 26.A Flying Fox

A flying fox is not a fox at all. It is a bat. But this bat looks like a fox. A flying

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