Bobby was preparing to go to bed one night when he heard a shrill screech(尖叫) coming from the barn(牲口棚) outside. What could be making such a loud noise so late in the evening? He had trouble falling asleep and turned all night long dreaming about the noisy monster in the barn. When Bobby woke the next morning, he ran to the barn to discover what caused the loud noise last night. Bobby was baffled. He could not figure out what would make such a noise. That evening after dinner, Bobby gathered his courage, held a flashlight and headed out to the barn.
“Where are you going?” Bobby’s father asked as Bobby made his way through the kitchen to the back door.
“I am going to find the monster in the barn that was making such a noise last night,” Bobby replied bravely.
“If you are going to look for a monster, you might need some help,” Bobby’s dad responded as he walked with Bobby out to the barn.
“What did this monster sound like?” Bobby’s dad asked.
“It was a screeching noise,” Bobby said, “and it was coming from the barn. I know it!” Bobby’s dad began to smile as they went near the barn, and he took the flashlight from Bobby. Shining the flashlight up at the roof of the barn, Bobby and his dad saw a small brown owl in the roof.
“It was only a barn owl that you heard last night,” Bobby’s dad said. “They are active in the night so that is why you only heard him at night. He must have been hunting.”
Bobby was relieved that it wasn’t really a monster. He thanked his dad as they walked back to the house. As they reached the door they heard a loud screech and looked up just in time to see the barn owl flying away into the night sky.
1.The noise Bobby heard the first night was_______________.
A. the barn owl flying B. the barn owl screeching
C. a monster in the barn D. the barn owl building a nest
2.What do you think the underlined word “baffled” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A. 勇敢 B. 疑惑 C. 自信 D. 害羞
3.This passage is mostly about _______________.
A. dreaming about the noisy monsters
B. a father and son going hunting in the barn
C. learning about different types of owls
D. discovering the source of a strange sound
4.What would probably be the best title for this passage?
A. The Monster in the Barn B. The Horse in the Barn
C. Father and Son D. Bobby’s Dad
On Feb 21, a special Chinese “diplomat (外交官)”, Bao Bao the panda, arrived in China from the United States. Many people in the US found it hard to say goodbye to her and were at the airport to see her leave.
Bao Bao was born at the National Zoo in Washington DC in 2013. Her parents are Tian Tian and Mei Xiang. They went to the US in 2000. “We have watched Bao Bao grow up during the past three years,” said Dennis Kelly, the zoo director. “We’re going to miss her so much.”
In fact, the zoo has been preparing for Bao Bao to leave since the moment she was born. That’s because under the agreement between China and other countries, all the pandas born outside China must return home by the time they are four years old.
The flight took nearly 16 hours. A zookeeper and a doctor were on the plane together with Bao Bao. To make her comfortable, the zoo put bamboo and other snacks on the plane. Now, Bao Bao is at her new home in Chengdu. She will start a new life there.
Back to 1972, China first sent two pandas to the US as gifts. Right now, four zoos in the US have pandas from China. The pandas play an important role in the friendship between the two countries.
Of course the US is not the only country with pandas. There were 44 pandas living in different countries around the world last year, reported Xinhua.
1.The people in the US _________ when Bao Bao left the US.
A. didn’t mind her at all B. missed her so much
C. didn’t want to say goodbye D. bought her some gifts
2.What’s the agreement about the pandas between China and other countries?
A. All pandas born outside China must move to another city after they were born.
B. All pandas born outside China must return to China at the age of four.
C. The country where the pandas were born must offer good living condition for them.
D. The country where the pandas were born must protect them from danger carefully.
3.China sends two pandas to the US _________.
A. to make them comfortable and happy B. to help them start a new life in US
C. to help the US zoos have more pandas D. to be a gift and symbol of friendship
4.This passage might come from _________.
A. a newspaper B. a poster C. a story book D. a guide book
1.From the passage, we can find that gazpacho soup _________.
A. has a soft taste and is easy to make B. is best served in warm bowls
C. is best known as a wintertime soup D. has been made for many years in Spain
2.How many ingredients do we need to make the soup?
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12
3.The best way to describe gazpacho soup from the recipe above would be a kind of _________.
A. fruit soup B. vegetarian soup C. meaty soup D. fish soup
The night before my son was to leave for Paris in France, I couldn’t go to sleep in bed. I was trying to figure out something to say. But _____came to my mind. Maybe, I thought, it wasn’t _____to say anything.
What does it matter in a life-time _____a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? But as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I _____each other. Yet, I always felt sorry that I never heard him put his feelings into _____and never had the memory of that moment. Now, I could feel so nervous. Why is it so _____to tell a son something from my heart? My mouth turned ____, and I knew I would be able to say only a few words clearly.
“Daniel,” I said, “if I could have picked, I would have picked you.”
That’s all I could say. I wasn't sure if he understood what I ____. Then he came toward me and threw _____arms around me. For a moment, I felt all the people in the world ____, and there was only Daniel and me in our home by the sea, though his girlfriend stood aside.
He was saying something, but my eyes misted(变模糊) over, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying. All I was clear about was the stubble(胡茬) on his chin as his ____pressed against mine. And then, the moment ____. I went to work, and Daniel left a few hours later with his ____.
That was seven weeks ago, and nowadays I _____him when walking along the beach on weekends. Thousands of miles away, somewhere in France, he might be _____across a busy street, walking through a musty hallway of the Louvre. What I had said to Daniel was changeless and awful. It was nothing. And yet, it was everything.
1.A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
2.A. necessary B. interesting C. surprising D. careful
3.A. before B. that C. if D. because
4.A. learned B. loved C. hated D. played
5.A. books B. articles C. letters D. words
6.A. easy B. moved C. hard D. sad
7.A. dry B. wet C. warm D. cool
8.A. asked B. needed C. wanted D. meant
9.A. his B. her C. my D. our
10.A. left B. came C. died D. disappeared
11.A. back B. face C. eyes D. hands
12.A. ended B. lasted C. started D. began
13.A. mother B. father C. girlfriend D. sister
14.A. talk about B. think about C. argue about D. complain about
15.A. jumping B. hurrying C. working D. passing
Look at this girl in the picture; she is_____ good friend._____ name is Lily. She is_____. She is thirteen. My ___ is Han Mei. I’m a Chinese girl. I am one year younger than Lily. We are in the same_____.
Lily likes collecting sports things. She _____ a great sports collection. Look! These are her things. She has 10 tennis rackets, 8 baseballs, 6 basketballs, 12 soccer balls ____18 volleyballs. And she ____sports. Her brother, David, likes soccer. He plays _____every day with his friends. It’s really __________.
1.A. I B. me C. my D. mine
2.A. She B. Her C. My D. His
3.A. an English girl B. English girl C. a English D. England
4.A. friend B. father C. mother D. name
5.A. school B. family C. friends D. photo
6.A. is B. are C. has D. have
7.A. and B. or C. but D. /
8.A. like B. likes C. is like D. liking
9.A. soccer B. basketball C. baseball D. ping-pong
10.A. boring B. difficult C. relaxing D. bad
从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话，其中有两项多余。
A: Do you have an English book?
B：1.
A: Let's read it．
B：2.
A: Well, let's play computer games.
B: That sounds great. 3.
A: It's in my room.
B： 4.
A: Yes, I do.
B：Where are they?
A:5.
A. They are in the bookcase.
B, Where is it?
C. Yes, I do.
D. Do you have any computer games?
E. No, that sounds boring.
F. Where is your computer?
G. No, I don't.
