Some years ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my friend, Chris. We decided to drive across country to Brisbane to visit another friend after the meeting ended.
The first day we were excited and laughed at each other’s jokes. By the third day of driving in the endless desert, we began to get bored. We had been quiet for a few hours when suddenly Chris saw some kangaroos. We were both excited and decided to get a closer look. Chris accelerated to catch up with the kangaroos. We got closer and closer, and Chris was doing 110 kilometers per hour. We were very close to the kangaroos—too close—when we heard a loud BANG!
Chris stopped the car and we got out. Behind the car was a large kangaroo lying still on the ground. Chris went over to the kangaroo and put his baseball cap on its head. He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then he put his arm around the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together. I was still in shock, but I took out my camera. While I was taking the photo, I saw the kangaroo move. It suddenly woke up, looked at Chris, and jumped away into the distance before we could do anything.
I started laughing but Chris looked very serious. He said his purse and passport(护照) were in the jacket. I started laughing even harder. I stopped laughing, however, when he said our car keys were also in the jacket.
1.Why did the writer and Chris go to Brisbane?
A. To have a trip. B. To have a meeting.
C. To see kangaroos. D. To visit their friend.
2.What does the underlined word “accelerated” in the second paragraph probably mean?
A. Climbed slowly. B. Walked slowly.
C. Drove faster. D.Ran faster.
3.What can you most probably conclude(推断) from the last sentence of the passage?
A. The kangaroo drove their car away.
B. They had to walk in the endless desert.
C. Chris had another key to the car.
D. The writer should buy a new jacket for Chris.
Can you swim? Swimming is one of the most popular activities in summer. It can be learned early in life. Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk. In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However, I believe that five is the best age to learn it. By five or six, a child knows fear of water, a very important thing to know. It’s wise to be afraid. The young understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous.
When you swim, you should follow certain rules:
★ Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don’t risk drowning by swimming alone. If you swim by yourself, you may get into trouble.
★ Don’t go beyond your abilities. Most swimmers know it clearly not to swim too far from the bank or the beach.
★ Don’t show off your skills by doing dangerous tricks.
★ Don't smoke. Swimming depends on a healthy body.
★ Work at any activity that builds muscles (肌肉).
1.Little children can learn to swim as soon as _________ .
A. they can talk
B. they start walking
C. they have no fear of the water
D. they are five or six years old
2.The writer believes it’s very __________for a child to know the fear of water.
A. important B. useful
C. dangerous D. bad
3.According to the passage, you should not swim alone because ____.
A. the water is too cold
B. your parents would not be happy
C. something in the water might attack
D. you might drown
It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers (祖先) had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frogs’ legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was to catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent to the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.
The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if (好像) the crops(庄稼) were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and there seemed to be more insects around lately.
The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money they’d just had to buy pesticides (杀虫剂) and medicine. Soon there was no money left.
Then the people realized that what was happening. It was the frogs. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job—eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, soon there were more and more insects. They were doing harm to both crops and people.
Now, the people are still poor. But in the evening they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of night now have a much deeper meaning.
1.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?
A. They needed money to buy medicine.
B. They wanted to please the visitors.
C. The frogs were easy money.
D. The frogs made too much noise.
2.What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?
A. The crops didn’t do well.
B. There were too many insects.
C. The visitors brought in disease.
D. The pesticides were overused.
3.What can we learn from the last sentence of the passage?
A. Good old days will never be forgotten.
B. Health is more important than money.
C. The harmony between man and nature is important.
D. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose them.
One picture was of a lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had , too. But these were rugged (崎岖的) and bare (光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush in the crack (裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (鸟窝). She sat on her nest, watching the running water.
After the king compared the two pictures , he chose the second picture explained, “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your . That is the real meaning of peace.”
1.A. argued B. invited C. tried D. invented
2.A. between B. except C. within D. through
3.A. calm B. round C. small D. Deep
4.A. announced B. thought C. doubted D. promised
5.A. lakes B. clouds C. mirrors D. Mountains
6.A. at all B. at last C. at once D. at present
7.A. lying B. growing C. dying D. moving
8.A. actively B. carefully C. angrily D. widely
9.A. so B. but C. or D. and
10.A. voice B. world C. heart D. View
—Thank you for showing me around your school, Daming.
—_____________.
A.Don’t mention it B. Never mind
C. Of course not D. No problem
—Could you tell me ____________?
—Sure. Walk straight along this street and you’ll find it.
A. how can I get to the post office
B. where is the post office
C. which is the way to the post office
D. how far the post office is
