阅读下列短文，从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
The 31st Summer Olympics will be held in Brazil in 2016. Before this global sporting event, we started thinking about sports that didn’t exist any more and sports that were maybe a little strange. Read the following ones that have ever been included in the past Olympic Games.
Live Pigeon Shooting(1900)
This bloody event was only held once, at the 1900 Paris Games. Nearly 300 birds were killed during the competition, leaving a crime scene of feathers and blood. This is the only event in Olympic history that involved killing live animals.
Kabaddi(1936)
This sport if popular in South Asia. The object is for one member of a team to enter the other side’s half of the field, and score points. The attacker then returns to his half of the field.
12 Hour Bicycle Race(1896)
Seven riders got on their bikes at 5 am and rode until 5 pm. Four riders dropped out before noon, but the winner, Adolf Schmal of Austria, managed about 180 miles. Only Schmal and one other finished.
Tug of War(1900-1920)
This may seem like a basic PE class sport more than an Olympic event, but Tug of War was actually one of the first sports played at the Olympic games in 500 BC. There are two teams of eight; the winning team must pull the other team six feet forward.
Swimming Obstacle Race(1900)
The athletes had to climb over a pole(杆子) and a row of boats, and then swim under another row of boats. All of this was done in the Seine River, so they also had to fight against the water. This event was only ever held in 1900, in Paris.
1.Which sport looks like a common activity more than an Olympic event?
A. Swimming Obstacle Race. B. 12 Hour Bicycle Race.
C. Live Pigeon Shooting. D. Tug of War.
2.How many athletes finished the event 12 Hour Bicycle Race?
A. One B. Two
C. Four D. Seven
3.What does the underlined phrase “drop out” mean in English according to the passage?
A. Give up B. Run out
C. Fall off. D. Break down
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Athletes took part in all of the events in teams.
B. Tug of War was held in the Olympics only once.
C. Some of the events may be in the 31st Summer Olympics.
D. These events are not as popular as they used to be.
阅读下列短文，从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
The most popular idol(偶像) among girls is a white kitten .She is kind，friendly and cute. Who is she? She’s Hello Kitty. This sweet kitten has won the hearts of people of all ages from all over the world. Hello Kitty was created by a Japanese company in 1974 which is now making thousands of Kitty products. In the beginning, Kitty was a greeting-card character, and the company quickly used her logo into children’s things, such as clothes and bags. Now we can see Hello Kitty on clothes, bags or toys. It is famous all over the world.
Hello Kitty has no mouth, but she keeps buying toothpaste. Hello Kitty has no mouth, yet she speaks the truth. Hello has no mouth, but she says “Hello”. We all know Kitty has no mouth, but why? There are countless different guesses for that. Among them, the most popular answer is because Kitty should be an international character. If she speaks a certain language, people who don’t speak the same language will feel disappointed. So that’s the reason why she has no mouth and never speaks.
1.Where can we find Hello Kitty?
A. At a cinema. B. On children’s clothes.
C. On the wall D. In the park.
2.Which of the sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Kitty is an idol. B. Kitty is famous.
C. Kitty is cute. D. Kitty is shy.
3.If Kitty speaks English, who‘ll be disappointed?
A. Chinese B. Americans
C. Australians D. Englishmen
4.The best title of the passage is________ .
A. A greeting-card character
B. Kitty products
C. The introduction of Hello Kitty
D.A white kitten with no mouth
阅读下列短文，从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
The first time I went abroad was when I went to London. It was in the summer holidays about five or six years ago and I went with three friends. The plane and train were quite expensive, so we decided to travel by coach. We left at five o’clock in the morning and the journey to London took about sixteen hours but we didn’t mind: we were all very excited because for all four of us it was our first time away from home.
We stayed in London for three days, in a youth hotel not far from the centre. While we were there, we walked a lot. First, we went to see all the famous sites—Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, then we went shopping in Oxford Street. On the last morning my friends stayed in bed late, but I got up early and went to Camden Market. You can buy all kinds of jewelry and clothes there, and I bought a silver ring for my sister. It was really hot in the afternoon, so we went to Hyde Park for a game of football. Unfortunately, I think the ring fell out of my pocket during the game, because I couldn’t find it when I got on the coach that evening!
I’ve been back to London several times since then, but I don’t think I’ll ever feel as excited as I did that first time.
1.The writer went to London for the first time ________ .
A. By plane. B. By car.
C. By coach. D. By train.
2.Why did the writer go to Camden Market alone?
A. Because his friends went back home first.
B. Because his friends stayed in bed late.
C. Because his friends didn’t want to buy things there.
D. Because he wanted to buy his sister a ring.
3.When did the wrier think he lost the silver ring he bought for his sister?
A. When they went shopping in Oxford Street.
B. When they played football in Hyde Park.
C. When he got on the coach that evening.
D. When he got back to London.
4. Why does the writer think he will never feel as excited as he did that first time? ________ .
A. Because he went there for the first time.
B. Because he went there with his friends.
C. Because he lost the silver ring .
D. Because he went to Hyde Park for a game of football with friends.
阅读下列短文，从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
A
Years ago, as we know, zoos kept animals in cages. Cages made it easy for visitors to see the animals, but a small cage is not a good place for an animal to live in.
Today animals live in open areas. There are usually plants and a little lake around, like the animals' habitats. Visitors usually stay in the bus to see the animals outside.
Zoos help to protect all kinds of animals. They protect animals in the zoo as well as animals in the wild. How do they do this? Zoos tell people how animals live in the wild and how to help protect their environment.
The number of many kinds of plants and animals is becoming smaller and smaller. Mammoths, which are related with Asia elephants, are now extinct（已灭绝的.Scientists say that 74 different kinds of living things are disappearing a day!
Zoos are working together to help animals-our friends.
1.In the past, zoos kept animals in cages so that people can ________.
A. protect them B. see them better
C. feed them D. save them
2.Today, zoos keep animals ________ .
A. in open areas B. in bigger cages
C. in smaller cages D. in the buses
3.To protect animals, zoos ________.
A. are trying to keep all kinds of animals
B. are trying to free the animals
C. tell people more about animals
D. want people to feed the animals
4. A mammoth is a kind of ________ that has gone extinct.
A. plant B. bird
C. animal D. tree
5. An animal or a plant that is going extinct________ .
A. has more and more living members
B. comes into this world soon
C. becomes very dangerous
D. has fewer and fewer living member
补全对话。根据对话内容，请从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A. Try to relax. B. You should get a first-aid book. C. I have tried that, but it doesn’t help. D. You’d better go to see a doctor first. E. What’s wrong with you? F. Why not stay at home? G. I always get nervous before big exams. |
A: You don’t look well today, Robert.1.
B: I didn’t sleep very well last night.
A: Oh, what happened?
B: 2. You know, the Senior High School Entrance Exam is coming, so I was too stressed to sleep.
A: 3. Don’t give yourself too much pressure（压力）. Why not listen to light music before going to bed?
B: 4. Maybe some sleeping pills will be helpful to me.
A: Don’t do that. You can’t take medicine without a doctor’s instructions. 5.
阅读下面的短文，请在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When spring comes, flowers are beginning to come out. For teenagers in the US that means a vacation is on_______ way.
In the US, students may begin their spring vacation at different times, depending on _______ they live. So while students from one town are on vacation, their neighbors in the next town might _______as usual. Spring vacation is also known_______ “spring break”. During this time, students have one or two weeks off from school. The break usually happens in late March or_______.
Spring break is a_______ time. Teachers usually don’t give homework over the break, so students can spend their days and nights free from school-time stress. There are lots of ways to spend the time. Some families go on vacation, visit a new state or even a new_______. Others may ravel to visit family members who live far away. Some students_______relax at home or visit friends’ houses. Sometimes teachers lead overseas trips for groups of students. On a ten-day trip, for example, students might have a _______ through Spain, France, and Italy. These trips are often expensive, _______ they give students an unusual chance to see other parts of the world.
1.A. their B. its C. your D. ours
2.A. where B. how C. why D. when
3.A. play basketball B. take exams C. have classes D. leave school
4.A. by B. in C. for D. as
5.A. February B. April C. October D. December
6.A. relaxing B. busy C. private D. tiring
7.A. family B. city C. town D. country
8.A. both B. all C. either D. neither
9.A. tour B. rest C. walk D. picnic
10.A. or B. but C. and D. so
