Mike Robinson is a fifteen-year-old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt, one of the biggest and busiest cities in Africa.
They moved here with their parents two years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a very
big company. The company has offices in many countries, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. Peter usually stays in a country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family always goes with him.
The Robinsons love seeing the world. They have been to many interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids，travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.
Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language of the country, Arabic. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learning it. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. Sometimes they mix the languages. “It’s really fun,’’ said Clare. The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back in the US. Mike and Clare are happy about this. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are counting down the days.
1.How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt ?
A. since two years B. for two years
C. two years ago D. two years before
2.What have they seen or done in Egypt ？
A. have seen the Pyramids
B. have visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens
C. have travelled on a boat on the Nile River
D. all the above
3.What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic ?
A. to spell the words B. to pronounce the words
C. A and B D. A or B
4.Who do they miss in the US ?
A. their teachers B. their friends
C. their parents D. their cousins
5..Are they looking forward to going home ?
A. Yes , they are . B. No, they aren’t .
C. We’re not sure . D. Of course not .
I woke up this morning around 5 am and couldn’t go back to sleep. So, I decided to see the sunrise(日出) at the Jersey Shore.
After _________, I walked down to the beach. I’d never seen anything like it — there wasn’t a footprint on the beach or anyone else around. It was just me , the beach and a few sea birds. It was quite quiet at that moment and even those birds didn’t_________ a single sound.
I walked over to the water, which was surprisingly warm in the morning, and then took a seat on the sand. After half an hour, the show_________. The sun rose from the sea, looking like a large ball of fire, and the sky in the east became red . How beautiful it was! By then, there were lots of people on the beach. All of us enjoyed the beautiful sunrise.
This was the first time I had watched the sun _________on the beach. I’m quite sure that I will do it again. Maybe I’ll try a different_________ next time.
1.A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner D. supper
2.A. sleep B. visit C. find D. make
3.A. finished B. started C. stopped D. died
4.A. go down B. go up C. close down D. come in
5.A. beach B. road C. game D. Hotel
完形填空
Scientists think that there life on the earth for hundreds of millions of years. However, we have not found life on any other planets .
The earth is a planet and it around the sun. Seven other planets also go around the sun. of them has an environment like that of the earth, so scientists do not think they will find life on them. The sun and its planets are called the solar system, and our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars and planets, the Galaxy or the Milky Way.
There are billions of stars in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.
Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe. They are very far away and their light has to travel for many years to reach us. So is the universe? It is impossible to imagine.
Scientists have sent spaceships to the planet Mars . They have even
sent spaceships to travel outside the solar system. However, no spaceship has travelled to reach other stars in our Galaxy.
Scientists have always asked the questions: with so many stars in the universe, are we , or is there life out there in space? Have there been visitors to the earth from other planets? Why has communicated with us? We do no know the answers... yet.
1.A. have been B. has been C. is D. are
2.A. yet B. already C. just D. ever
3.A. go B. went C. goes D. going
4.A. no one B. neither C. either D. none
5.A. called B. call C. to call D. calls
6.A. what large B. how small C. how large D. how long
7.A. to take photos B. take photos C. taking photos D. takes photos
8.A. enough far B. enough near C. far enough D. near enough
9.A. lonely B. alone C. along D. alonely
10.A. someone B. anyone C. somebody D. no one
— have you had the cartoons?
—I’ve had them since ten years ago.
A. How long B. How many
C. How soon D. How often
—I think science is more useful than art.
— . We think art is as useful as science.
A. I don’t think we agree B. Good idea
C. Thanks a lot D. Me too
All the kids couldn’t help up when they heard the exciting news.
A. jump B. to jump C. jumping D. jumped
