If you go to England, you may want to visit Big Ben. Big Ben is not the name of a man but a name of the clock in London. It has a long history of about 150 years. It is at the north end of the Palace of Westminster. The big clock has four faces (面). So you can read the face of the clock everywhere. The hands of it are about four meters (米) long each. When the new year comes, it chimes (报时) to welcome the start of the new year. There are also many fireworks (焰火) over the clock tower.
The big clock makes a very loud sound “Ding dong. Ding dong”--the clock gives the sound every 15 minutes of an hour.
1.What is Big Ben?
A. A man.
B. A house.
C. A clock.
D. A river.
2. How long is a hand of Big Ben?
A. 2 meters. B. 4 meters.
C. 15 meters. D. 16 meters.
3.Which of the following is TRUE about Big Ben?
A. It’s in the UK.
C. It gives the sound every 30 minutes.
B. It has three faces.
D. It is about 200 years old.
4.When the new year comes, what can you see over the clock tower?
A. Many birds. B. Many clock hands.
C. Many clocks. D. Many fireworks.
5.What’s the best title (标题) of the passage?
A. The clock tower C. Clock hands
B. The Palace of Westminster D. Big Ben
Hi, Peter. Thank you for your telephone call. I’m happy to tell you that we have a double room for you now. It’s on the fifth floor. It faces the West Lake, so you can see it well. The price for each room is $150 per night. Every morning from 7:00 to 9:30, there is a free breakfast, but you have to pay if you have lunch and supper in the hotel. Remember to bring your ID card with you. If you have any more questions, please let us know and we will be pleased to help you. We expect you to come to the hotel on August 16. We hope you will enjoy your stay with us. Thanks again for choosing our hotel.
1.What room does Peter want?
A. A single room.
B. A double room.
C. A clean room.
D. A tidy room.
2.Where is the room?
A. on the fifth floor
B. on the first floor
C. on the fifveth floor
D. on the five floor.
3. Peter wants to stay for 2 nights. How much does peter have to pay?
A . $ 150 B. $200 C. $300 D. $250
4.What is the meaning of the underlined(划线的) word?
A. 愿意 B. 期盼 C. 等待 D. 预测
5.Which meal is free according to the passage?
A. The breakfast. B. The lunch.
C. The dinner. D. The supper.
John is a very strong man. He gets a job cutting trees. His boss gives him an axe. The first day, John cuts down eighteen trees. “Good!” the boss says. Happily, John tries harder the next day, but he only cuts down fifteen trees. The third day he even tried harder, but can only cut down ten trees. Day after day, he cuts down fewer trees.
“ I must be losing my strength ( 力气 ),” John thinks. He goes to the boss to say sorry and says that he does not know what is going on.” “When is the last time you sharpen ( 使锋利 ) your axe?” the boss asks. “I’m busy cutting trees, so I have no time to do it.”
When John is working hard, he doesn’t work “smart”. He doesn’t think about the best way to do this job.
1.How many trees does John cut down on the second day?
A. 18. B. 15. C. 14. D. 10.
2.What does the writer think of John on the first day?
A. He thinks John works hard.
B. He thinks John works in a wrong way.
C. He thinks John is very smart.
D. He thinks John cuts down too many trees
3.Why does John cut down fewer and fewer trees day after day?
A. Because he is losing his strength.
B. Because he is busy doing something.
C. Because he doesn’t sharpen his axe.
D. Because his boss lets him do so.
4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “it”?
A. The work to sharpen the axe.
B. The job to cut down trees.
C. The way to do the job.
D. The time to have a rest.
5. What does the story tell us?
A. It’s really good to work hard.
B. It’s very bad to cut down trees.
C. It’s better to think of the best way
D. It’s so hard to sharpen the axe.
书面表达
请根据以下三个方面的提示，以“Let's do something to protect our environment.”为题写一篇80--100字的短文。1 重要性：只有一个地球。 2 主要问题： 各种污染。 3 措施：做些什么减少污染，保护大自然。
在下面的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词）
A： Hi, Frank! I have a question to ask you .1.____________________________?
B： My hobby is playing football.
A： It’s good for you. 2._____________________________________?
B： Four times a month. I play football with my classmates on weekends.
What about you?
A： I like reading. I’m very happy every time I sit down to read books.
B： By the way, 3.________________________________?
A： I prefer books that are humorous（诙谐的，幽默的） and exciting. I’m reading a book called The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer（汤姆·索亚历险记）. It’s written by Mark Twain. 4.________________________________?
B： No, I haven’t. Can I borrow it from you?
A：5._________________. After I finish reading it , I’ll lend it to you.
B： Thank you.
Australia is the greatest island in the world.1.澳大利亚比中国小一点.
Australia is big, but there are fewer people there. The population(人口) of Australia is smaller than that of Shanghai, a city of China.2.Australia is in the south of the earth. So when it is hot summer in our country, Australia will be cold winter. The seasons in Australia and in China are just opposite(相反的). Summer in Australia is from December to February, and winter is from July to August.3.When it’s spring in China, it will be autumn in Australia.
4.澳大利亚因绵羊和袋鼠而著名. They are both popular in Australia.
5.You can see kangaroos(袋鼠) not only in zoos but also outside the cities and towns. There are ten sheep for everyone in the country. So people call Australia “The country on the backs of sheep”. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, sheep, sheep are everywhere.
Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” on its body. The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroos in the “bag”. It’s very strange, isn’t it?
