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When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels（地道）. I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy（悲剧）happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.
My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired（钦佩）for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity（逆境）is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.
1. What did the writer’s family do for him when he was seven?
A．They built a farm of ants. B．They bought a few ants.
C．They caught a lot of ants. D．They found an ant city.
2. Which statement is WRONG according to the passage?
A．The writer knocked the glass box over because he put his face so close to the glass farm.
B．The ants didn’t die one by one after the tunnels were destroyed.
C．Like people, teamwork is very important for the ants.
D．Giving up isn’t a good way when we meet trouble.
3. Among the following events, which one happened first?
A．All the tunnels fell down. B．The ants died one by one.
C．The ants got into the glass box. D．The ants began making tunnels.
4. What did the writer learn from the ant tragedy a few years later?
A．Working together is useless. B．Teamwork is important.
C．He can’t accept adversity. D．Working alone is amazing.
5. What is the best title for the passage?
A．Ants Fear Adversity B．My Family and Ants
C．Giving Up in Adversity D．Don’t give up anytime
Who hasn’t enjoyed eating peanuts? Did you know that although peanuts look like nuts and taste like nuts, they aren’t nuts at all? They belong to the pea family, so they are called peanuts. The peanut grows flowers above ground, but its “fruit” grows underground. It grows in more countries than most other “nuts”.
The peanut is a native South American plant. Scientists believe that it grew wild in Brazil long ago. They think that for several thousand years the early peoples of South America made it a part of their diet. These peoples were nomads who moved on when a natural food could no longer be found in one area. Along the way they probably let fall some peanuts, which got into the ground and grew. This is believed to be the way the plant reached the place where the Incas（印加人）lived. The Incas, from about 1100 to 1532, thought highly of peanuts. The peanuts were eaten in several forms and used as sacrificial offerings（祭品）to the Incan Sun God. Later in the 16th century, European soldiers had brought peanuts to other parts of the world, including North America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Pacific Islands.
Although peanuts were found native in South America, they are now grown in almost every country that has warm weather. India produces the most peanuts. China’s production is next, followed by the United States.
The peanut is special in more ways than one. It can be eaten raw, boiled, roasted, or fried. Hundreds of widely different products have been made from it. Carver, an American scientist, set himself the task of discovering new uses for eating and for many other products.
Peanuts are very highly nutritious and are also high in protein （蛋白质）. Americans use about seven-tenths of their protein in the form of meat. In India, where the poor can’t pay for meat or milk, peanut meal and peanut milk have been produced. These have been a great help to the poor.
New products are continually being made from peanuts, among them peanut cheese and a powder that becomes peanut butter when water is added. The fact is that peanuts are so healthy that they were used by astronauts. The unusual nut that isn’t a nut is one of nature’s most amazing gifts.
1. Although we like eating peanuts, many of us don’t know peanuts belong to _______ family.
A．the pea B．the nut C．both the pea and the nut D．neither the pea nor the nut
2. Which paragraph（段落）mainly talks about the history of the peanut?
A．Paragraph Four B．Paragraph Three
C．Paragraph Two D．Paragraph One
3. What does the underlined word nutritious mean?
A．Helpful for staying healthy. B．Helpful to the poor.
C．Delicious and tasty. D．Rich in fat and oil.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A．Nomads always stayed in the same place.
B．The peanut was first found in South America.
C．Astronauts ate lots of peanuts to keep healthy.
D．China grows fewer peanuts than the US.
5. What is the purpose of the article?
A．To show that peanuts belong to the pea family.
B．To advise us to use more peanut products.
C．To tell us some new uses of peanuts.
D．To let us know more about peanuts.
用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. December is the __________ （twelve） month of a year.
2. As we all know, the silk dress feels __________ （soft）.
3. She said to the twins, “Help ___________ （you） to some fruit.”
4. You should do your homework as ___________ （careful） as your sister.
5. The foreign teacher gave us some ___________ （advice） on how to learn English.
6. ______ （teach） high school students in a poor mountain village may not sound like fun to you.
用方框内所给句子，完成对话。注意有一项多余。
A: Jim, you said you would not stay out late after school, didn’t you??
B: 1
A: But it’s 10 o’clock now. 2
B: Sorry. I’ve been to the hospital.
A: What? 3
B: No. I sent Jack to the hospital.
A: _ 4 What was wrong with him?
B: He had a terrible headache on the way home.
A: 5
B: Yes, he is.
A: Good for you, my dear! I’m very glad you can help others.
B: 6
| A．What should I do? B．Thank you, mom. C．Where have you been? D．Is he better now? E. Oh, really? F. Were you sick? G. Yes, mom, I did. |
根据文章大意和首字母提示，填写单词，使短文通顺、完整。每空限填一词。
At 8:30 in the morning, the body of a man was found. Someone murdered（谋杀）him. A small （1） k____________ was found near the body. Maybe the murder used that knife. The police doctor said, “The man （2）d____________ about eight hours ago.” So the murder had possibly happened between midnight （3）a____________ one o’clock.
The police questioned three men. They didn’t tell the three men about the murder. The first man said he had been at home the whole evening and was （4） r____________ magazines, （5） t____________ he went to bed early.
The （6） s____________ man told the police that he had spent the evening with some of his friends. They had been to cinema together. He got home at about 11 o’clock.
The third man said he didn’t know （7） a____________ about the murder. He also said he didn’t have a knife. Of course the police （8） e____________ found out who the murder was.
某市今年举办主题为“把希望带给贫困孩子”的活动。现在请你以学生会的名义写一份倡议书，内容要点如下（括号中的词汇可供参考）：
1、 许多贫困家庭无力负担孩子去上学；（afford）
2、 孩子们没有足够的钱去买学习用品和衣物；（school things and clothes）
3、 每个孩子都应该有上学的权力；（have the right to do something）
4、 我们应该尽最大的努力去帮助他们，比如……; （try one’s best to do something）
5、 让我们一起给贫困孩子创造一个更美好的未来。（work together）
注意：
1、文章开头、结尾已给出，但不计入总词数；
2、词数80左右。
Dear students,
In some parts of our country, there are many children out of school.
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Thanks for your joining!
Students’ Union
________Browns were having dinner when the telephone rang
A．A B．An C．The D．/
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal for China so we're proud ________them．
A．in B．on C．of D．for
I could look after ________when I was six．
A．herself B．myself C．yourself D．himself
I was so tired that I could ________walk any farther．
A．nearly B．hardly C．really D．suddenly
