In the past month，we’ve been holding our breath for news about a Boeing 777 plane,MH 370．
It took off from Kuala Lumpur(吉隆坡)，Malaysia．On March 8．It was heading to Beijing．But about two hours into the flight, the plane went missing．
There were 239 people on the flight，including 154 Chinese．
A total of 12 countries including China and the US have joined the search for the plane．
Did it crash? We know that the weather was clear that day．The pilots didn’t make any distress calls(求救信号)．And as of March l3，experts have not found any broken parts of the plane。
Was it hijacked(劫机)? Two Iranians(伊朗人)used stolen passports to get into the flight．But now they do not appear to be linked to any possible hijacking of the plane，international police agency Interpol(国际刑警组织)official said on March 11．
The search is still going on．It could take months or even years to find out what happened
to the flight．
【小题1】When did MH370 go missing?

A．March 8

B．March 9

C．March ll

D．April 8

【小题2】How many Chinese are there on the flight?

A．239

B．1 54

C．1 45

D．85

【小题3】What was the weather like that day? 

A．cloudy

B．rainy

C．fine

D．windy

【小题4】Did the pilots make any distress calls before the plane went missing?

A．Yes，they did．

B．No，they didn’t．

C．We don’t know．

D．Maybe

【小题5】How long could it take to find out what happened to the flight?

A．several months

B．several years

C．months or years

D．3 months

Rita stepped into the cool, moving water. She pushed a black inner tube(内胎) in front of her. She had a worried look on her face because she had never floated down a river before.
“Let me hold your tube while you climb on,” said her father. He smiled at her. “There’s not a cloud in the sky. It’s a great day to be in the river, isn’t it?”
Rita looked out across the water. People were floating by on tubes. Some talked and laughed as they floated easily down the river. Others leaned(倚靠) back with hats pulled over their faces. None of them looked terrified.
“We’ll stay together,” said Rita’s father. “I’ll hold on to your rope(绳子).”
“Will we go very fast?” Rita asked.
“No,” said Dad. “We’ll move slowly for a while, and then it will get a little faster near the river’s bend(拐弯). Don’t worry, Rita. You’ll be fine.”
Rita looked at her tube. It gently(轻轻地) moved up and down in the water. She saw a girl of her own age float by. The girl seemed to be having fun. Suddenly Rita’s worries disappeared（消失）.
“I’m ready to climb on and ride, Dad,” she said.
【小题1】The underlined word “floated” in the reading means “________”.

A．划船

B．乘坐

C．漂浮

D．移动

【小题2】What is Rita’s problem in this story?   

A．She doesn’t like to be in cool water.

B．She is worried that she will get sunburned (晒伤的).

C．She is afraid to try something new.

D．She is afraid of boating.

【小题3】What’s the weather like in the story? 

A．Cloudy.

B．Rainy.

C．Windy.

D．Sunny.

【小题4】Which of these happened last in the story?  

A．Rita pushed her black tube.	B．Rita saw a girl of her own age.
C．Rita stepped into the water.	D．Rita looked worried.

【小题5】What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Rita’s Ride.

B．Rita’s Trip.

C．Rita’s Visit.

D．Rita’s Tube.

Rita stepped into the cool, moving water. She pushed a black inner tube(内胎) in front of her. She had a worried look on her face because she had never floated down a river before.
“Let me hold your tube while you climb on,” said her father. He smiled at her. “There’s not a cloud in the sky. It’s a great day to be in the river, isn’t it?”
Rita looked out across the water. People were floating by on tubes. Some talked and laughed as they floated easily down the river. Others leaned(倚靠) back with hats pulled over their faces. None of them looked terrified.
“We’ll stay together,” said Rita’s father. “I’ll hold on to your rope(绳子).”
“Will we go very fast?” Rita asked.
“No,” said Dad. “We’ll move slowly for a while, and then it will get a little faster near the river’s bend(拐弯). Don’t worry, Rita. You’ll be fine.”
Rita looked at her tube. It gently(轻轻地) moved up and down in the water. She saw a girl of her own age float by. The girl seemed to be having fun. Suddenly Rita’s worries disappeared（消失）.
“I’m ready to climb on and ride, Dad,” she said.
【小题1】The underlined word “floated” in the reading means “________”.

A．划船

B．乘坐

C．漂浮

D．移动

【小题2】What is Rita’s problem in this story?   

A．She doesn’t like to be in cool water.

B．She is worried that she will get sunburned (晒伤的).

C．She is afraid to try something new.

D．She is afraid of boating.

【小题3】What’s the weather like in the story? 

A．Cloudy.

B．Rainy.

C．Windy.

D．Sunny.

【小题4】Which of these happened last in the story?  

A．Rita pushed her black tube.	B．Rita saw a girl of her own age.
C．Rita stepped into the water.	D．Rita looked worried.

【小题5】What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Rita’s Ride.

B．Rita’s Trip.

C．Rita’s Visit.

D．Rita’s Tube.