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It is a very hot day. Most of the animals are sleeping. The 1 can't sleep. He is hungry.
The lion 2 an animal to eat, but he can't find one. Every animal is sleeping in its home. Then, he 3 a small rabbit. It is too small. It can't be a 4 meal. But there are no other small animals, 5 he catches the rabbit.
The lion is going to eat the rabbit. Then, he 6 a sound. It is a deer. The deer would be a great 7 . To catch it, the lion needs to let the rabbit go.
The lion is greedy. He wants that deer. So, he lets the rabbit go and starts to 8 after the deer. The deer runs too 9 . It runs away.
The lion feels 10 after that. He doesn't have any food to eat now because he is greedy. He won't make that mistake again.
1. A. tiger B. lion C. panda D. elephant
2. A. looks for B. looks at C. look after D. looks like
3. A. draws B. buys C. sees D. keeps
4. A. small B. big C. long D. short
5. A. and B. because C. or D. so
6. A. hears B. makes C. takes D. gets
7. A. toy B. friend C. enemy D. meal
8. A. walk B. drive C. run D. ride
9. A. carefully B. quickly C. happily D. kindly
10. A. sorry B. busy C. lucky D. lazy
1. What time does Tom watch television?
A. At 9:00.
B. At 7:30.
C. At 8:00.
D. At 7:00.
2. What does Tom do at 5:00?
A. He watches television.
B. He plays in the garden.
C. He goes for a walk.
D. He goes to sleep on the sofa.
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Tom may be very busy in the day.
B. Tom gets up early every day.
C. Tom may be a middle school student.
D. Tom eats three meals in a day.
1. How does Racecar feel?
A. Happy.
B. Sad.
C. Lucky.
D. Busy.
2. Alex thinks that it's not good ________.
A. for kids to write something online
B. for kids to ask parents for help
C. to write something good to others online
D. to write something bad to others online
3. According to Alex, who can help Racecar?
A. Her friends.
B. The person who writes something bad.
C. Her father.
D. Her classmates.
My name is Claire Daniels, and I am 20 years old. My family is not rich, so I don't want to ask my parents for much money for my study.
I'm trying to make some money this summer by babysitting. I love kids, but I know how naughty they can be. I have three little brothers of my own. I can watch your children at your house, or you can drop them off at mine. I'm free in the evenings after 5 p.m. during the week and all day on weekends. I will take $10 an hour for a child.
If you'd like me to help take care of your child, call (626) 555-1206. Thanks!
1. What may be true about Claire?
A. She is still in school.
B. She has a baby of her own.
C. She has no brothers or sisters.
D. She doesn't get along with children.
2. Where would Claire like to work?
A. At her school.
B. Only at her place.
C. Only at the children's house.
D. At her home or the children's homes.
3. When can Claire babysit?
A. On Friday afternoons.
B. On Weekday mornings.
C. On Tuesdays before noon.
D. On Saturday afternoons.
Some people feel that homework is helpful for students to learn their lessons. Others think that doing homework takes students too much time. Is homework important? Here are some of the key ideas:
1. The underlined word “Others” refers to （指）________.
A. other questions
B. other replies
C. other homework
D. other people
2. Group “Yes” agrees that when studying at home, students ________.
A. feel relaxed
B. are very busy
C. feel worried
D. lose some time
3. What idea does Group “No” have?
A. Doing homework is very helpful for students.
B. Home is a comfortable place to do homework.
C. Doing homework takes students too much time.
D. Students spend too much time on play-grounds.
4. What is the text mainly about?
A. About homework.
B. About hobbies.
C. About classroom.
D. About environment.
阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入1~5各题空白处的最佳选项。
Maria was born in Peru. She grew up in a small village. 1 She went to elementary school, but she didn't go to high school. Her family was very poor, and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. 2
When Maria was seventeen years old, her family moved to the USA. First they lived in Los Angeles, and then they moved to San Francisco. 3 She missed her friends back in Peru, and she didn't speak one word of English. She began to study English at night, and she worked in a factory during the day.
Maria studied very hard. 4 She's still studying at night, but now she's studying typing. She wants to be a secretary.
5 But she's very happy now, and she's looking forward to her future in her new country.
A. She worked in a shoe factory.
B. And now she speaks English well.
C. Maria still misses her friends back home.
D. She began school when she was six years old.
E. When Maria first arrived in the USA, she wasn't very happy.
hungry adj. 饥饿的
rabbit n. 兔子
deer n. 鹿
greedy adj. 贪婪的
let ... go 释放；让……逃走
make a mistake 犯错误
sleep v. & n. 睡觉
sofa n. 沙发
garden n. 花园
go for a walk 散步
message n. 信息
online adj. 网上的，在线的
ugly adj. 丑陋的，难看的
worried adj. 担心的
make money 赚钱
babysit v. 照顾小孩
naughty adj. 顽皮的，淘气的
drop sb. off 把某人放在（某处）
during prep. 在……期间
take care of 照顾，照料，照看
advantage n. 优点
disadvantage n. 缺点
go over 复习
repetition n. 重复
comfortable adj. 舒适的，舒服的
relaxed adj. 放松的
stop sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
hobby n. 嗜好，爱好
develop v. 发展
character n. 品质，性格
Peru n. 秘鲁
elementary school 小学
type v. 打字
secretary n. 秘书
look forward to 期待
He doesn't have any food to eat now because he is greedy.
译文 他现在没有任何食物吃，因为他太贪婪了。
分析 这个句子是主从复合句；He doesn't have any food to eat now是主句，because引导原因状语从句。
They can help you deal with the messages.
译文 他们能帮助你处理这些消息。
分析 这个句子是简单句；deal with意为“处理”，message意为“消息”。
If you'd like me to help take care of your child, call (626) 555-1206.
译文 如果你想让我帮你照顾孩子，请拨打（626）555-1206。
分析 这个句子是主从复合句；call (626) 555-1206是主句；if引导条件状语从句；状语从句中，“would like sb. to ...”意为“想要某人（做某事）”；take care of意为“照顾”。
If students spend one hour each day on homework, that's an hour they can't spend on their hobbies.
译文 如果学生每天花一个小时做家庭作业，那这一个小时他们就不能花在兴趣爱好上。
分析 这个句子是主从复合句。if引导条件状语从句；spend time on +名词，表示“在某事上花费时间”；第二个hour是先行词，they can't spend on their hobbies是定语从句，修饰hour。
But she's very happy now, and she's looking forward to her future in her new country.
译文 但她现在很开心，在这个新国家她很期待自己的未来。
分析 and连接并列的两个分句；第二个分句中look forward to意为“期待”。