When my wife left this world, I chose to travel in Antigua looking for a peaceful place to rest my old body. Not quite old and weak, I felt I wanted something more than the usual hotel room with 24-hour room service.
I decided this year to try something completely new and booked myself a private holiday home in Antigua. This was the best decision I had ever made, as there was plenty to do, plenty to see and lots of lovely restaurants to visit. There was a private swimming pool, and a cool, wide yard where I ate my breakfast most mornings.
Antigua has to be one of the loveliest places on earth to spend a holiday. The bright blue sea and the endless blue around the beach areas proved to be an excellent place for me to spend the long afternoons.
I had to hurry to do what I wanted to do before the holiday came to an end. I managed to visit the Sugar Mill and Shirley Heights on my last two days and yet found myself wondering whether I could extend for a few more days.
I rented a boat and came home after a day’s sailing, refreshed, looking forward to dinner. Everything is so pleasant on these beautiful islands, swept by the trade winds and warmed by the sun for so many summer months. The food just tasted better to me, perhaps because I was having such a great holiday. There was always someone to have a drink with---- that’s what I liked most.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned about the private holiday home the writer stayed in?
A. It had a private swimming pool.
B. There were lots of restaurants near it.
C. The writer often had breakfast in its yard.
D. It supplied delicious seafood to the writer.
2.The word “extend” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”.
A. make something last longer
B. make you feel happy
C. prevent from entering
D. sell goods to foreign countries
3.The most important reason for the writer to travel in Antigua was ______.
A. there was bright blue sea
B. there was endless blue sky
C. there were lots of lovely restaurants
D. there were many people to drink with
4.The passage is most likely to be taken from a part of ______.
A. a tour guide B. a travel diary
C. a student’s report D. a health report
Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were going to give birth to their babies. The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”
“What a surprise! Believe it or not! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”
Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).
“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”
An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”
After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fallen down. The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”
1.Why were the fathers there?
A. They were waiting for their wives.
B. They were seeing doctors.
C. They were waiting for their babies to be born.
D. They were working at men nurses there.
2.Which of the following is true about the third man?
A. He thought the nurse made a mistake.
B. He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.
C. He didn’t want to have these babies.
D. He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.
3.Why did the fourth man fall down after hearing the nurse’s words?
A. He was afraid of having so many babies.
B. He was seriously ill.
C. He was too excited.
D. He was very glad to have 7 babies.
4.At least how many babies would be born according to the story?
A. 9. B. 10. C. 11. D. 16.
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was improved .Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world .They showed feelings like other kinds of art.
1.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________
A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window
2.The Daguerreotype was_______.
A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture
C. a kind of camera D. a photographer
3.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he
had to_____.
A. watch lots of films B. buy an expensive camera
C. stop in most cities D. take many films and something else.
4.This passage tells us_____________.
A. how photography was developed B. how to show feelings in pictures
C. how to take pictures in the world D. how to use different cameras
Canada 4：00 a．m．to 8：30 a．m．
Canada is a big country with six time zones（时区）．In the west，it is four a．m．，and everyone is asleep，but in the east it is half past eight and people are awake．It is a cold Friday morning in November．
Scotland 12：00 noon
Scotland is part of the UK．The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh，and the capital of the UK is London．It is twelve noon，or midday，in Edinburgh．Children are having lessons，but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday．
Egypt 2：00 p．m．
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt．Friday is a special day for Muslims，so schools，offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries．So now，at two p．m．，most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families．
Japan 9：00 p．m．
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt，so it is already Friday evening there．The weekend is beginning．Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games．
1.The people in needn’t go to work on Fridays.
A. Canada B. Scotland C. Japan D. Egypt
2.If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.
A. 11:00a.m B. 2:00 p.m. C. 12:30 p.m. D. 4:00 a.m.
3.While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.
A. having lessons B. sleeping C. watching TV D. playing games
Do you know why different animals or pests(害虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be mainly used to____themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot____catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their____with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look____But as the harvest time comes, locusts change into the same brown color____crops have. Some other pests whose colors are____plants are easily found and eaten by____So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only____
If you____animals’ life, you’ll find the main use of colors is to protect____Bears, lions and other animals____quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters____their colors are much like the trees.
Colors are useful not only on the land, but also in the____A kind of fish can______________液体) when they face danger. The liquid spreads over quickly, so they cannot be found by their enemies and can quickly swim away. That is____they can live safely though they are not strong at all. So colors are really useful to animals.
1.A. show B. protect C. kill D. interest
2.A. easily B. freely C. safely D. differently
3.A. sizes B. smells C. colors D. shapes
4.A. yellow B. red C. black D. green
5.A. so B. as C. like D. with
6.A. different from B. same as C. similar to D. opposite with
7.A. other B. others C. the others D. another
8.A. in the morning B. at noon C. at night D. in the daytime
9.A. study B. write C. draw D. work
10.A. them B. themselves C. it D. itself
11.A. run B. fight C. move D. eat
12.A. because B. so C. and D. although
13.A. forests B. desert C. sea D. mountains
14.A. keep out B. come out C. look out D. give out
15.A. why B. when C. how D. where
— Would you like to go for a picnic to enjoy the fresh air outside this weekend?
— __________. It will be a sunny day.
A. I’d love to B. Don’t mention it
C. No, I won’t D. It doesn’t matter
