Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887.She had polio and could not walk easily.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own.To make her legs stronger,her mother took her for swimming lessons every week.Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.

Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid.She wore a long tail and fish swam around her.People paid to come and see her.

In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel.She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.

In 1915 Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.

1.Annette Kellerman was born ________ in 1887.

A．in England                             B．In France

C．In America                            D．in Australia

2.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own because ______.

A．She had polio and couldn’t walk easily

B．Her family was poor

C．Her leg was hurt in an accident

D．She couldn’t swim

3.Her mother took her for swimming lessons every week ______.

A．to make her a famous swimmer

B．to make her legs stronger

C．to make her swim faster

D．to make her win gold medals

4.In 1990, Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two ________.

A．supports          B．fish              C．gold medals        D．films

5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．she was successful in swimming across the Channel

B．In 1901 she tried to swim across the Channel but later she had to stop.

C．She wasn’t able to throw away her supports at the age of fifteen.

D．She swam across the Channel for only six days

He has two daughters．They are twins．They are in the same school．They study very hard．The teachers and students all like them．They have many friends．

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1. -Where is Mr．Black from？

-He is from_______．

    A．China    　　　　 B．Australia    　　　　C．England    　　 D．America

2. -Where does Mr．Black work？

    -He works in a _______．

A．factory    　　   B．school    　　　　   C．shop    　　　　 D．boat

3. -What’s Mr．Black？

-He is a _______．

    A．driver    　　　　B．teacher    　　　　  C．worker    　　   D．student

4. -What language(语言)can Mr．Black speak？

    -He can speak _________．

    A．Chinese    　　   B．Japanese    　　　　 C．English    　　   D．B and C

5. Are the twins in the same school？

A．Yes，she is．

B．No，she isn’t．

C．Yes，they are．

D．No，they aren’t．

New York is in ________.

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　　He has two daughters．They are twins．They are in the same school．They study very hard．The teachers and students all like them．They have many friends．

阅读短文，选择正确答案

1. -Where is Mr．Black from？

　　-He is from_______．

    A．China　　　　　　 B．Australia　　　　    C．England　　　　 D．America

2. -Where does Mr．Black work？

    -He works in a _______．

　　A．factory　　　　   B．school　　　　　　   C．shop　　　　　　 D．boat

3. -What’s Mr．Black？

　　-He is a _______．

    A．driver　　&

nbsp;　　   B．teacher　　　　　　  C．worker　　　　   D．student

4. -What language(语言)can Mr．Black speak？

    -He can speak _________．

    A．Chinese　　　　   B．Japanese　　　　　　 C．English　　　　   D．B and C

5. Are the twins in the same school？

　　A．Yes，she is．

　　B．No，she isn’t．

　　C．Yes，they are．

　　D．No，they aren’t．

　　There are many kangaroos（袋鼠）in Australia and not only in zoos. You can see them everywhere outside the cities and towns. Kangaroos have very strong legs. So they're very good at jumping. Their tails are very strong, too. So when they want to have a rest, they rest on their tails. Kangaroos are also very good at looking after their babies. Mother kangaroos keep their babies safe in their pockets.

A．Mother kangaroos

B．Father kangaroos

C．Kangaroos