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A Trip to the Forest

One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.

In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp（营地）, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?

Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!

It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? 

None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!

1.John and his two friends went to the forest to ________.

A．build their camp

B．find their way home

C．enjoy the mountains in the snow

D．watch the trees in the forest

2. They could not find their way back because ________.

A．there was only one road to their camp

B．they couldn’t decide which of the two roads led to their tents

C．there were no roads in the mountains at all

D．everything was covered by the white snow

3. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _______.

A．John’s house

B．the camp

C．the forest

D．the mountains

4. The horses stopped because _______.

A．it was getting late

B．they were tired after running for a long way

C．they knew that they had got to the camp

D．they had seen John’s house

5. The story happened _______.

A．on a cold winter day

B．on a dark snowy evening

C．in a cold camp far from villages

D．at night when nothing could be seen

 

①Forests help to keep water from running away, so drought does not often happen. The trees in the forests can keep raindrops from hitting the soil directly, and the dead leaves on the ground can also keep the water from running away.②

Chinese people don’t want to see more floods and droughts. We have built the “ Great Green Wall” of trees across the northern part of our country.③ Thanks to the “ Great Green Wall”, we can prevent the wind from blowing the earth away. It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland. That’s why more “ Great Green Walls” are needed. Trees must be planted all over the world.④

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。（10分）

1. “Great Green Wall will make the world better.” This sentence should be put in      .

A．①

B．②

C．③

D．④

2.       can help to keep water from running away.

A．Rain

B．Forests

C．Sand

D．Land

3. The reason of building “ Great Green Wall”is        .

A．to make the city beautiful

B．to move the sand

C．to stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland.

D．to stop the rain from hitting the soil directly.

4. We have built the “ Great Green Wall” of trees        of China.

A．in the east

B．in the west

C．in the south

D．in the north.

5.From the passage, we can know which is wrong.

A．We must plant more trees.

B．We have to protect our environment.

C．“Great Green Wall” project is very beneficial to us.

D．It is not necessary that trees must be planted all over the world.

 

Julio loves to visit his grandmother . He doesn’t get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away .His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm .It is old and looks as if it has secret hiding places .
On the third Sunday of June ,Julio’s parents took him to his grandmother’s .Since it was summer vacation, he was going to stay at grandmother’s for a whole summer . Hid cousins Mario and linda would soon be arriving. They would also be staying at their grandmother’s this summer .
A big porch (走廊) wrapped （缠绕）around two sides of the house .Julio sat in the porch swing （秋千）.He could see the trees that circle the house .They had been planted as a windbreak （防风林）.They protected the house from the wind and blowing dirt .The house was in the middle of a large flat field .
Julio watched the dirt road that led to the house .He couldn’t wait for his cousins to get there .Mario was his age ,and Linda was a year younger .They had fun together .Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed （装种子的麻袋做成的堡垒）.Then Uncle Henry took them on a tractor ride.
Julio remembered another time with his cousins .They had gone out to explore the fields .Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock .Then they found an old snake skin. Nothing like that ever happened at his own home !
Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking .It made him hungry .
Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road .“They’re here ! They are here !”He shouted .
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。并将其标号填入题前括号内。
【小题1】Why doesn’t Julio often visit his grandmother ?

A．Because he doesn’t love his grandmother.

B．Because his parents don’t let him visit his grandmother.

C．Because his home is far away from his grandmother's.

D．Because he is often ill .

【小题2】Who is the youngest of Julio and his cousins ?

A．Linda.

B．Julio.

C．Mario.

D．Henry.

【小题3】The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except_____.

A．watching old movie

B．taking a tractor ride

C．finding a snake skin

D．making a fort from seed sacks

【小题4】How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving?

A． He was worried.	B． Ht: was excited.
C．He was angry .	D． He was sad

【小题5】After Julio cousins arrive , when would probably happen next ?

A．They would build a fort on the hill

B．They would look for snake skins .

C．They would climb the trees in their grandmother’s yard

D．They would eat dinner at their grandmother’s house

Last summer vacation I went to Taiwan with my parents．Taiwan is really beautiful! The weather is always warm and humid because the sea is around Taiwan．In the north，it’s cold in winter，but in the south，it is still warm in winter and you can enjoy sunshine every day．The typhoon(台风)season is from June to October．

There are many mountains in Taiwan．(A)A-li Mountain is one of the biggest mountain there．We went to climb A-1i Mountain one afternoon．There are many trees in the forest there． They are very tall and many of them are really old．

Sun Moon Lake is the largest natural lake in Taiwan．In the lake there are many kinds of fishes．

 (B)We also went to the beach and enjoyed the sunshine．There are many kinds of food in the small towns near the sea．Dumplings with shrimp(虾) in them are my favorite．

Taiwan, a beautiful island，I love it! I took many photos there .Would you love to see them?

根据短文内容，完成下列句子。

1.The writer spent the summer vacation with             .

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

2.The trees in the forest in A-li Mountain are        .

A. tall and old            B. short              C. new                D. short and old

3.将画线（B）处的句子翻译成汉语。

                                                             

4.画线（A）处句子有一处错误，请指出并改正。

                                                              

5.回答下列问题。

(1)What’s the weather like in Taiwan?

                                                                

(2)Where did the writer spend his/her vacation?

                                                                

 

We all enjoy the beautiful show of colours as leaves change each autumn. But did you ever wonder how and why this happens?
Leaves are nature’s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into glucose (葡萄糖). Glucose is a kind of sugar, which plants use as food for energy and growing.
The way plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar is called photosynthesis that means “ putting together with light”. A chemical called chlorophyll helps photosynthesis. It gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.
During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories.
As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves. Small amounts of these colours have been in the leaves all along. We just can’t see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.
The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples (枫树), glucose is caught in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn this glucose into a red colour. The brown colour of trees like oaks (橡树) is made from waste left in the leaves.
It is the mixture of all these things that makes the beautiful colours we enjoy during autumn.
【小题1】The word “chlorophyll” in the third paragraph means _______ in Chinese.

A．叶绿素

B．氧气

C．胡萝卜素

D．蛋白质

【小题2】The leaves of the trees in autumn turn yellow because of the short of _____.

A．water and carbon dioxide

B．glucose and energy

C．sunlight and water

D．sunlight and carbon dioxide

【小题3】The way that _______________________ is called Photosynthesis .

A．plants change water and carbon dioxide into sugar

B．plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar with the help of sunlight

C．plants use glucose as food for energy and growing

D．chlorophyll is a great help

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．When autumn and winter come, the days get shorter and shorter.

B．During winter trees rest and live on the food they store during the summer.

C．During winter small amounts of yellow and orange colours are kept in the leaves all the time.

D．Trees begin to stop making food in summer.

【小题5】This passage tells us __________________.

A．all the plants can grow well with the strong sunlight

B．there are all kinds of plants on the earth

C．all the colours of the leaves aren’t made from chlorophyll

D．maples and oaks have the same reason as other trees for the change of colours